the earth Crossword Puzzles

Plate Tectonic Terms 2023-02-15

Plate Tectonic Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. earth's outermost layer
  2. 90% of earthquakes occur inside of this ring
  3. an instrument used to record the motion of the ground during an earthquake
  4. there are this many major tectonic plates
  5. a weaker layer of earth that is beneath the lithosphere
  6. Alfred Wegener suggested that this was happening to the continents
  7. a phenomenon caused by the slipping of tectonic plates
  8. when crust is destroyed as one plate goes under another
  9. super continent that existed hundreds of millions of years ago
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  1. the solid outer part of earth. It includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust
  2. when new crust is created as two plates pull away from each other
  3. when crust is not created or destroyed, as the plates slide past each other horizontally
  4. last name of the person who proposed "continental drift"
  5. large pieces of earth's crust and mantle
  6. a split between two bodies (ex: two plates)
  7. the centre of the earth
  8. the proper term for molten rock
  9. last name of the person who invented the seismic magnitude scale
  10. formed when lava flows through cracks in the earth
  11. earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the _____ of plates

20 Clues: earth's outermost layer • the centre of the earth • the proper term for molten rock • large pieces of earth's crust and mantle • there are this many major tectonic plates • a split between two bodies (ex: two plates) • 90% of earthquakes occur inside of this ring • formed when lava flows through cracks in the earth • a phenomenon caused by the slipping of tectonic plates • ...

Trooper's Star Crossword 2025-05-16

Trooper's Star Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the constaltion between the little dipper and big dipper
  2. the brightest star in the night
  3. earth and jupiter are _____
  4. what planet earth does around the sun
  5. how long it takes light to travel
  6. the closest star to earth
  7. the resistance to change an objects state of motion
  8. a very good candy bar thats green and brown
  9. 2 of this element and 1 oxygen will create water
  10. the name of the lion that hercules killed
  11. the big dipper the little dipper and cancer are all ____
  12. the planet we live on
  13. starlink has a lot of these
  14. 1 and a half hours
  15. the first spacecraft to pass the heliosphere
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  1. a guide to find other stars in the sky
  2. a super dense hole that light cant escape
  3. a vast doughnut shaped ring
  4. a space bassed research lab
  5. a large space observatory
  6. the milky way _____
  7. a cloud of dust and gas in space
  8. what pulls us down when we jump
  9. the north star
  10. twinkle, twinkle little _____
  11. a galaxy located 2.5 millon light years away
  12. he killed leo the lion

27 Clues: the north star • 1 and a half hours • the milky way _____ • the planet we live on • he killed leo the lion • a large space observatory • the closest star to earth • a vast doughnut shaped ring • a space bassed research lab • earth and jupiter are _____ • starlink has a lot of these • twinkle, twinkle little _____ • the brightest star in the night • what pulls us down when we jump • ...

Geo/Therm/Scope/Meter/Logy 2023-03-16

Geo/Therm/Scope/Meter/Logy crossword puzzle
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  1. sees around
  2. measures heat
  3. sees small things
  4. sees into your chest
  5. sees the Earth
  6. tells you the temperature
  7. study of the Earth
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  1. measures speed
  2. study of animals
  3. 1000 standard measurements
  4. study of life
  5. study of religion
  6. Earth meter
  7. keeps or repels heat

14 Clues: sees around • Earth meter • study of life • measures heat • measures speed • sees the Earth • study of animals • study of religion • sees small things • study of the Earth • sees into your chest • keeps or repels heat • tells you the temperature • 1000 standard measurements

Reasons Of Biodiversity Loss 2023-03-22

Reasons Of Biodiversity Loss crossword puzzle
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  1. The materials naturally made from the Earth
  2. Loss Of Trees On Earth
  3. The decomposition of the environment
  4. The human consumption of the Earth’s oceans
  5. Harmful Materials In The Air
  6. Harmful Materials To Our Environment
  7. The depletion of food or resources
  8. The Lower Quality In The Environment
  9. Long Shifts In Weather Patterns
  10. A Lack A Food Resources
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  1. The overuse of the earth’s resources
  2. The Rise In The Human Species
  3. A reaction in which two or more elements or compounds combine to form a new product.
  4. Harmful Materials In Our Water
  5. Harmful Materials In Different Environments
  6. people’s actions to the Earth
  7. The destruction of an animal's home
  8. A Non-Native Animal
  9. The human consumption of the Earth’s land
  10. Searching For A Species And Trying To Gather It

20 Clues: A Non-Native Animal • Loss Of Trees On Earth • A Lack A Food Resources • Harmful Materials In The Air • The Rise In The Human Species • people’s actions to the Earth • Harmful Materials In Our Water • Long Shifts In Weather Patterns • The depletion of food or resources • The destruction of an animal's home • The overuse of the earth’s resources • ...

Igneous Rocks 2021-10-11

Igneous Rocks crossword puzzle
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  1. Low density rock found on the beach
  2. Liquid rock found in the crust
  3. Part of the earth with plastic rock
  4. Dark coloured lava
  5. Metal found in Inner core
  6. size depends on the rate of cooling
  7. mountain where lava flows
  8. Feature of Earth's core
  9. Rock formed by lava
  10. Liquid rock that flows out of a volcano
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  1. Rock formed in the crust
  2. Castle Hill is made of this
  3. Large rock thrown out of a volcano
  4. Dark volcanic glass
  5. Centre of the Earth
  6. Substances that make up rocks
  7. Common element found in minerals
  8. Hard outer layer of the earth

18 Clues: Dark coloured lava • Dark volcanic glass • Centre of the Earth • Rock formed by lava • Feature of Earth's core • Rock formed in the crust • Metal found in Inner core • mountain where lava flows • Castle Hill is made of this • Substances that make up rocks • Hard outer layer of the earth • Liquid rock found in the crust • Common element found in minerals • ...

nanyanhgb 2025-05-18

nanyanhgb crossword puzzle
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  1. A human-made object that orbits Earth.
  2. The circular movement of Earth around the Sun.
  3. Small plastic pieces harmful to aquatic life.
  4. Planet that we live on.
  5. Most common gas in Earth’s atmosphere.
  6. Type of pollution caused by burning fossil fuels.
  7. of using items again instead of throwing them away.
  8. Underground source of water.
  9. Season that occurs when a hemisphere tilts away from the Sun.
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  1. Gases from pollution can mix with water to form this harmful rain.
  2. Natural satellite of the Earth.
  3. Process where water changes from liquid to gas.
  4. The process of vapor turning into liquid.
  5. The layer of gases around the planet.
  6. Object at the center of the solar system.
  7. The shape of Earth’s orbit around the Sun (slightly ________).

16 Clues: Planet that we live on. • Underground source of water. • Natural satellite of the Earth. • Object at the center of the solar system. • Most common gas in Earth’s atmosphere. • The layer of gases around the planet. • A human-made object that orbits Earth. • The process of vapor turning into liquid. • ...

Moon Cycle Stages 2023-11-01

Moon Cycle Stages crossword puzzle
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  1. he order the cycle goes
  2. Satelite orbiting the Earth
  3. First phase of the moon cycle
  4. Almost completly dark, light on the left
  5. Before a full moon
  6. Dark on the right halfway
  7. Planet we currently live in
  8. When the Moon blocks the suns light
  9. Brightest Item in the solar system
  10. When the moon passes into the earths shadow
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  1. An object that orbits the earth
  2. Dark on the right first stage
  3. Light on the right halfway
  4. First Light on the right
  5. A meteor that makes it past the earths atmosphere
  6. All the moon is lit
  7. Caused by the Moon in the ocean

17 Clues: Before a full moon • All the moon is lit • he order the cycle goes • First Light on the right • Dark on the right halfway • Light on the right halfway • Satelite orbiting the Earth • Planet we currently live in • Dark on the right first stage • First phase of the moon cycle • An object that orbits the earth • Caused by the Moon in the ocean • Brightest Item in the solar system • ...

social studies the earth 2023-01-24

social studies the earth crossword puzzle
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  1. The beginning of seasons.
  2. Seams in the crust.
  3. The process of dropping eroded material.
  4. Part of a whole.
  5. Contains all the solid, liquid, and gaseous water of the planet.
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  1. Provide something necessary, to maintain.
  2. Molten rock.
  3. Contains all the planet's living things.
  4. The breaking apart of rocks, while erosion carries away the pieces.
  5. Contains all of the cold, hard solid land of the planet's crust (surface), the semi-solid land underneath the crust, and the liquid land near the center of the planet.
  6. Period during which hours of daylight and hours of darkness are of equal length everywhere on Earth.
  7. Contains all the air in earth's system.

12 Clues: Molten rock. • Part of a whole. • Seams in the crust. • The beginning of seasons. • Contains all the air in earth's system. • Contains all the planet's living things. • The process of dropping eroded material. • Provide something necessary, to maintain. • Contains all the solid, liquid, and gaseous water of the planet. • ...

The Earth Cross word 2023-02-15

The Earth Cross word crossword puzzle
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  1. The Movement of plates
  2. The Size to weight ratio of an object
  3. two plates moving towards each other form a ___ boundary
  4. What Mr.Codwell is trying to convey by swimming in the air, warm spot that heats stuff, making it go up and push other thing out of the way
  5. When something goes under something else
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  1. Batmans Butler(Science mode)
  2. two plates moving away from each other form a ___ boundary
  3. can have bread + peanut butter
  4. The reason for the plates movement
  5. two plates rubbing against each other form a ___ boundary
  6. James
  7. Trevor

12 Clues: James • Trevor • The Movement of plates • Batmans Butler(Science mode) • can have bread + peanut butter • The reason for the plates movement • The Size to weight ratio of an object • When something goes under something else • two plates moving towards each other form a ___ boundary • two plates rubbing against each other form a ___ boundary • ...

Layers of the Earth 2023-02-17

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Thickest layer inside the Earth between the core and the crust; made of silicon
  2. Lightest, least dense, outermost rock layer; made of oxygen and silicon
  3. Structural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials act
  4. The region of the mantle beneath the lithosphere and asthenosphere, but above outer core; made of magnesium; high pressure
  5. The quality of being easily shaped or molded
  6. The innermost layer of the Earth; solid and believed to be made of iron and nickel; very hot
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  1. The central region of the Earth; made of nickel and iron
  2. Structural layers of the Earth defined by the materials from which they are made
  3. The solid and rigid outer layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and the solid portion of the upper mantle; between atmosphere and asthenosphere
  4. Having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid; exceptionally thick substance
  5. Thick, fluid layer above solid inner core and below mantle; made of nickel and iron
  6. The somewhat fluid portion of the mantle upon which the lithosphere is located

12 Clues: The quality of being easily shaped or molded • The central region of the Earth; made of nickel and iron • Structural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials act • Lightest, least dense, outermost rock layer; made of oxygen and silicon • The somewhat fluid portion of the mantle upon which the lithosphere is located • ...

Layers of the Earth 2021-10-14

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. melted rock below Earth's surface.
  2. The thickest layer of Earth, underneath the crust, composed of magnesium and iron.
  3. Solid outer section of the Earth, which includes the crust.
  4. solid and most dense layer of Earth, made of iron and nickel; creates the magnetic field.
  5. Molten or melted rock that reaches Earth's surface.
  6. The top and thinnest layer of earth, similar to the skin of an apple.
  7. Thin layer of crust that overlies the ocean basins, mostly thinner basalt rock.
  8. A flow of fluid or air due to heating and cooling of the fluid or air.
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  1. Layer of dense, semi molten (plastic like) material and the crust moves.
  2. Waves of Energy caused by eathquakes and other rock movement.
  3. layer of rock which forms the continents, mostly thicker granite
  4. The second largest (thickest) layer of Earth that is liquid iron and nickel.

12 Clues: melted rock below Earth's surface. • Molten or melted rock that reaches Earth's surface. • Solid outer section of the Earth, which includes the crust. • Waves of Energy caused by eathquakes and other rock movement. • layer of rock which forms the continents, mostly thicker granite • The top and thinnest layer of earth, similar to the skin of an apple. • ...

Layers of the Earth 2022-11-21

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. a process to form sedimentary rock
  2. Nickel and Iron, what makes up two of Earth's layers
  3. rock made of sediment that was compacted and cemented
  4. a process involved with making igneous rock
  5. rock made by heat and pressure
  6. the 2nd most dense layer, contains nickel and iron, only liquid layer
  7. the layer that is made of molten rock, causes plates to move
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  1. heat that makes rocks rise and fall
  2. rock that was made of cooled magma
  3. caused by earthquakes, only way scientists can study layers
  4. layer that is east dense and outermost
  5. the densest core, made up of iron and nickel, middlest

12 Clues: rock made by heat and pressure • a process to form sedimentary rock • rock that was made of cooled magma • heat that makes rocks rise and fall • layer that is east dense and outermost • a process involved with making igneous rock • Nickel and Iron, what makes up two of Earth's layers • rock made of sediment that was compacted and cemented • ...

Layers of the Earth 2016-12-15

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. This type of crust is made up of mostly basalt.
  2. This type of crust is made up of mostly granite.
  3. This is the thinnest layer of the Earth.
  4. This is the thickest layer of the Earth and makes up 70% of the Earth's mass.
  5. When the mantle pushes through the Earth's crust, these erupt.
  6. This layer is made up of molten liquid.
  7. The inner core has 3,000,000 times more of this than at sea level.
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  1. This inner core is this.
  2. The outer core is responsible for the Earth's this.
  3. The mantle's consistency is solid, but capable of flow like this.
  4. The outer core is made up of nickel and this.
  5. This layer is made up of mostly iron.

12 Clues: This inner core is this. • This layer is made up of mostly iron. • This layer is made up of molten liquid. • This is the thinnest layer of the Earth. • The outer core is made up of nickel and this. • This type of crust is made up of mostly basalt. • This type of crust is made up of mostly granite. • The outer core is responsible for the Earth's this. • ...

The Earth-Moon System 2024-03-21

The Earth-Moon System crossword puzzle
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  1. Different shapes of the moon visible from Earth
  2. The darkest part of the moon's shadow
  3. Occurs when the noon is directly between the Sun and Earth
  4. Where there is the least change between daily high tide and low tides
  5. Regular rise and fall of ocean waters
  6. A region of shadow that is less dark than the umbra
  7. Chunks of rock that move through the solar system
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  1. When the change between daily high and low tides is the greatest
  2. Low, flat plains formed by ancient lunar lava flows
  3. When the shadow of one body in space (planet or moon) falls on another
  4. occurs when the moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun and the whole side facing the Earth is lit by the moon
  5. Round depressions in the surface caused by the impact of high-speed meteoroids

12 Clues: The darkest part of the moon's shadow • Regular rise and fall of ocean waters • Different shapes of the moon visible from Earth • Chunks of rock that move through the solar system • Low, flat plains formed by ancient lunar lava flows • A region of shadow that is less dark than the umbra • Occurs when the noon is directly between the Sun and Earth • ...

Atmosphere and the Earth 2024-03-08

Atmosphere and the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. the gas that we breathe out
  2. the useful gas in the atmosphere
  3. the outer layer of the earth
  4. the gas layer around the Earth
  5. rock that is made when magma cools
  6. the process by which rocks can change from one to another
  7. the rock that fossils are found in
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  1. the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  2. rock that is made under heat and pressure
  3. the process where plants make their own food and give out oxygen
  4. the process by which carbon is recycled
  5. the remains of animals or plants that lived millions of years ago

12 Clues: the gas that we breathe out • the outer layer of the earth • the gas layer around the Earth • the useful gas in the atmosphere • rock that is made when magma cools • the rock that fossils are found in • the most abundant gas in the atmosphere • the process by which carbon is recycled • rock that is made under heat and pressure • ...

The Earth and space 2025-05-21

The Earth and space crossword puzzle
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  1. The separating movement of two tectonic plates
  2. Which is the biggest planet in the Solar system?
  3. Name of our galaxy
  4. What type of space object is the Sun called?
  5. The layer of the Earth that we live in
  6. How many planets are their in our Solar system?
  7. What is the Earth's natural satellite?
  8. The hottest layer in the centre of the Earth
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  1. What type of object is Pluto called?
  2. After a giant star collapses, it turns into this object.
  3. The magma layer of the Earth
  4. What type of planet is the Earth, Mars and Venus?

12 Clues: Name of our galaxy • The magma layer of the Earth • What type of object is Pluto called? • The layer of the Earth that we live in • What is the Earth's natural satellite? • What type of space object is the Sun called? • The hottest layer in the centre of the Earth • The separating movement of two tectonic plates • How many planets are their in our Solar system? • ...

Climate 2025-03-01

Climate crossword puzzle
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  1. Angular distance north or south of the equator
  2. When these hit Earth, they release large amounts of dust and block sunlight
  3. Human caused changes to our climate
  4. All water on Earth
  5. All rock on Earth
  6. Is the measure of how circular or elliptical a planet’s orbit is
  7. The higher you go in elevation/mountains, the _________ it gets
  8. This tilt changes over time between 22.1 and 24.5 degrees every 41,000 years.
  9. Cities are ___________ because parking lots and buildings absorb heat
  10. How the Koppen Climate Zones are determined
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  1. _____________ cycles discuss how Earth's climate varies due to differences in sunlight reaching our planet
  2. All living things on Earth
  3. Air surrounding earth
  4. Volcanos release large amounts of this compound and alter our atmosphere
  5. Long term temperature and precipitation trends in an area
  6. As we spin each day, our axis wobbles in a circle called axial ____________________.

16 Clues: All rock on Earth • All water on Earth • Air surrounding earth • All living things on Earth • Human caused changes to our climate • How the Koppen Climate Zones are determined • Angular distance north or south of the equator • Long term temperature and precipitation trends in an area • The higher you go in elevation/mountains, the _________ it gets • ...

How do the seasons change? 2019-03-13

How do the seasons change? crossword puzzle
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  1. The ________ revolves around the Earth.
  2. A ________ is a very large ball of burning gas in space.
  3. _________ begins at the equinox in September.
  4. The ________ revolves around the sun.
  5. The _______ is when the day and night are the same amount of hours.
  6. The longest day of the year is during the summer ________.
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  1. The Earth is a _________.
  2. When it is summer in Spain, it is _______ in Australia.
  3. _________ begins at the equinox in March.
  4. The Earth spins on an _______.
  5. The ________ separates the northern and southern hemispheres.
  6. The _______ is the nearest star to the Earth.

12 Clues: The Earth is a _________. • The Earth spins on an _______. • The ________ revolves around the sun. • The ________ revolves around the Earth. • _________ begins at the equinox in March. • _________ begins at the equinox in September. • The _______ is the nearest star to the Earth. • When it is summer in Spain, it is _______ in Australia. • ...

Natural Resources 2021-11-30

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
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  1. salted water
  2. smoke mixed with fog
  3. DNA and RNA are called
  4. used in nitrification
  5. compound of hydrogen and carbon
  6. living organisms on earth from the _ component
  7. glass building which usually has plants
  8. process of rotting
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  1. fourth stage in water cycle
  2. Green plants and animals are also known as
  3. most important gaseous cycle
  4. a toxic colorless gas surrounding the earth
  5. emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
  6. Water on earth
  7. a rigid external covering for some animals
  8. a source
  9. 21% of atmosphere
  10. air on the earth's surface

18 Clues: a source • salted water • Water on earth • 21% of atmosphere • process of rotting • smoke mixed with fog • used in nitrification • DNA and RNA are called • air on the earth's surface • fourth stage in water cycle • most important gaseous cycle • compound of hydrogen and carbon • glass building which usually has plants • Green plants and animals are also known as • ...

Science 6: Chapter 1 2021-09-13

Science 6: Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. the origin of an earthquake
  2. a type of fast moving lava flow
  3. the crust and outer mantle of the Earth
  4. a machine that measures earthquakes
  5. a fault where rock moves apart
  6. a fault where rock slides
  7. a fault where rock moves upward
  8. the waves caused by movement in the Earth
  9. the strength of an earthquake
  10. the type of seismic wave felt on the earth
  11. the spot above the origin of an earthquake
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  1. the edge of a plate
  2. the space between plates
  3. the pieces of the earth's crust
  4. rock ejected into the air by a volcano
  5. rock formed from cooled magma and lava
  6. a huge wave that can do serious damage
  7. the main vent of a volcano
  8. the most powerful volcanic eruption
  9. a fountain that shoots out of hot springs

20 Clues: the edge of a plate • the space between plates • a fault where rock slides • the main vent of a volcano • the origin of an earthquake • the strength of an earthquake • a fault where rock moves apart • a type of fast moving lava flow • the pieces of the earth's crust • a fault where rock moves upward • a machine that measures earthquakes • the most powerful volcanic eruption • ...

Earth,Moon, and Sun glossary 2025-03-11

Earth,Moon, and Sun glossary crossword puzzle
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  1. a moon outside our solar system
  2. the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
  3. the relative size of things
  4. to shine light on an object and make it visible
  5. eclipse when the moon is completely dark
  6. moon a moon phase in which the moon is not visible from Earth
  7. a planet outside our solar system
  8. the border between light and dark on the moon
  9. moon a moon phase that looks like a half circle from Earth
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  1. moon a moon phase that looks like more than half a circle from Earth
  2. a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  3. moon a moon phase that looks like a full circle from earth
  4. an object,diagram, or computer program that helps us understand something by making it simpler or easier to see
  5. system the sun,the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
  6. moon a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle
  7. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  8. phase the shape of the illuminated part of the moon as it appears from earth
  9. the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the moon) travels around a larger object (like earth)
  10. the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars

19 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • a planet outside our solar system • eclipse when the moon is completely dark • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Rotation and Revolution 2020-04-25

Rotation and Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. The area that has summer has more ____ rays of the Sun hitting it. (ertdci)
  2. The imaginary line that passes through its center from the North to the South Pole. (sxia)
  3. Neither hemisphere is tilted toward the sun ___ days a year during the equinoxes (wot)
  4. The study of the Earth, moon, stars, and other objects in space. (moonytras)
  5. The movement of one body around another. (rentloouiv)
  6. Polaris is another name for the North _____. (rats)
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  1. If the Earth had no ____, we would not have seasons. (ltti)
  2. Earth's ______ on its axis makes the sun and moon appear to travel across the sky. (irootant)
  3. The _____ of the Sun to the Earth does NOT cause the seasons. (slonecess)
  4. In spring and fall the Sun hits the Northern and Southern _______ equally. (shimperheps)
  5. The Earth tilts at a 23.5 degree ______. (glane)
  6. The side of the Earth facing the Sun experiences this. (yad)
  7. The ____ revolves around the Earth. (mono)

13 Clues: The ____ revolves around the Earth. (mono) • The Earth tilts at a 23.5 degree ______. (glane) • Polaris is another name for the North _____. (rats) • The movement of one body around another. (rentloouiv) • If the Earth had no ____, we would not have seasons. (ltti) • The side of the Earth facing the Sun experiences this. (yad) • ...

Let's learn Earth & Space 2020-11-26

Let's learn Earth & Space crossword puzzle
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  1. Seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth as opposed through it.
  2. surface.
  3. Seismic wave that travels through the earth rather than across its surface
  4. Top layer of earth.
  5. Hot molten material that rises from the mantle to the crust.
  6. It is formed when a continental plate and an ocean plate collides.
  7. Method that is used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
  8. A type of plate boundary that are sliding past each other.
  9. Geologic feature that may form when plates are moving away from each other.
  10. The one who made the continental drift theory.
  11. Wave of energy that travels through the earth as a result of
  12. A type of plate boundary that plates are moving away from each other.
  13. The boundary between the crust and mantle, as inferred from the change in the speed of body waves.
  14. Proposed to be the supercontinent 250 million years ago.
  15. Formed when two oceanic crusts collide.
  16. Deepest part of earth.
  17. Geologic feature that happens when two continental plates collide.
  18. Upper mantle.
  19. Other possible cause of plate movements which the weight of the subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subduction zone just like a tablecloth slipping off the table and pulling items with it.
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  1. This may happen during divergence or convergence of plates because of the movement of plates.
  2. Thickest layer of the earth where magma comes from.
  3. A recording device that is used to locate the earthqiake's epicenter.
  4. A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma.
  5. Time difference between the p-waves and s-waves.
  6. Is the instrument used to mapped the mid-ocean ridges
  7. A type of plate boundary that collides with each other.
  8. An upwelling of superheated rock from the mantle.
  9. Geologic feature that happens when two continental plates move apart from each other.
  10. A very large wave that is caused by earthquake.
  11. The very slow creeping motion of earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the
  12. Theory that states that the earth's crust is divided into several plates.
  13. Surface seismic wave generated by the interaction of p-waves and s-waves at the surface of the earth that move with a rolling motion.
  14. The point on the surface directly above the focus.
  15. Theory that states that there was a big continent before.
  16. Process which happens when ocean plates move apart and magma rises from the mantle and create new areas of oceanic crust.
  17. Outer crust.
  18. This process happens when the oceanic crust sinks beneath the continental crust.
  19. Surface seismic wave that cause horizontal shifting of the earth during an earthquake.
  20. The point within the earth where the actual movement takes
  21. One of the possible cause of plate movements which the ridge pushes the old sea-floor towards the trench and it will subduct.
  22. A geologist who proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading.

41 Clues: surface. • Outer crust. • Upper mantle. • Top layer of earth. • Deepest part of earth. • Formed when two oceanic crusts collide. • A very large wave that is caused by earthquake. • Time difference between the p-waves and s-waves. • An upwelling of superheated rock from the mantle. • The point on the surface directly above the focus. • ...

Weather 2021-10-12

Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The time at which the sun begins to rise
  2. The degree of heat in an area
  3. The star which earth orbits
  4. Ice crystals that fall to earth as small white flakes
  5. The force exerted on a surface by air as gravity pulls it to earth
  6. Precipitation that forms in balls of ice
  7. Movement of air
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  1. The temperature at which dew occurs
  2. A type of liquid precipitation
  3. The study of weather
  4. An expert that studies meteorology
  5. The time at which the sun begins to set
  6. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to earth
  7. A visible mass of water vapor floating in the atmosphere
  8. Amount of water vapor in the air

15 Clues: Movement of air • The study of weather • The star which earth orbits • The degree of heat in an area • A type of liquid precipitation • Amount of water vapor in the air • An expert that studies meteorology • The temperature at which dew occurs • The time at which the sun begins to set • The time at which the sun begins to rise • Precipitation that forms in balls of ice • ...

Natural Disasters Words 2012-10-07

Natural Disasters Words crossword puzzle
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  1. molted Rock
  2. it cause thunder
  3. caused by disasters
  4. spinning tornado
  5. Fires when its summer
  6. Slides a bunch of rocks falling
  7. a huge wave
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  1. volcanos
  2. when the earth drys up
  3. travelling snow
  4. explode
  5. when the earth moves
  6. spinning disaster
  7. a rush load of water
  8. Slides earth rocks rolling

15 Clues: explode • volcanos • molted Rock • a huge wave • travelling snow • it cause thunder • spinning tornado • spinning disaster • caused by disasters • when the earth moves • a rush load of water • Fires when its summer • when the earth drys up • Slides earth rocks rolling • Slides a bunch of rocks falling

Q5. Complete the grid with the help of clues: 2019-01-07

Q5. Complete the grid with the help of clues: crossword puzzle
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  1. Model of the Earth
  2. Our solar system is a part of this galaxy
  3. Layer of gas that surrounds the Earth
  4. Ferdinand Magellan and his sailors sailed on this ship
  5. Covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface
  6. Shape of the Earth
  7. Ocean named after our country
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  1. The large landmasses on the Earth
  2. Planet named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty
  3. Continent covered with ice
  4. Third planet in our solar system
  5. Dwarf planet

12 Clues: Dwarf planet • Model of the Earth • Shape of the Earth • Continent covered with ice • Ocean named after our country • Third planet in our solar system • The large landmasses on the Earth • Layer of gas that surrounds the Earth • Covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface • Our solar system is a part of this galaxy • Ferdinand Magellan and his sailors sailed on this ship • ...

SPACE 2013-08-06

SPACE crossword puzzle
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  1. Someone that challenges people
  2. A compacter that holds trash
  3. Spheres that rotate around the sun
  4. A flying vehicle
  5. A man that goes into space to investigate
  6. Used to make repeated journeys between the earth and earth orbit.
  7. Investigation; adventure
  8. Another name for space ship
  9. Instrument that helps you see out to space
  10. Another way to say dark side
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  1. Where all comets and asteroids are.
  2. Printer messages
  3. Foot holder
  4. It’s sticky in other words.
  5. Satellite base
  6. A space program
  7. A mysterious object seen in the sky
  8. Of or relating to the atmosphere of the earth or (occasionally) another planet
  9. U.S space laboratory
  10. What hold us close to the sun

20 Clues: Foot holder • Satellite base • A space program • Printer messages • A flying vehicle • U.S space laboratory • Investigation; adventure • It’s sticky in other words. • Another name for space ship • A compacter that holds trash • Another way to say dark side • What hold us close to the sun • Someone that challenges people • Spheres that rotate around the sun • ...

Interesting Facts 2023-11-30

Interesting Facts crossword puzzle
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  1. Gassy layer surrounding Earth
  2. Cold, white, fluffy precipitation
  3. Natural satellite of Earth
  4. Earth's largest ocean
  5. First element on the periodic table
  6. Powerful natural event with shaking ground
  7. Bright flashes of light during a storm
  8. Liquid that gives life to plants
  9. Our planet's closest star
  10. The science of matter and energy
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  1. Force that pulls objects toward the Earth
  2. Tiny building blocks of matter
  3. Process where plants make their own food
  4. Red planet in our solar system
  5. The study of living things
  6. Organ responsible for thinking and learning
  7. Glowing insects that light up the night
  8. Fastest land animal
  9. Shiny objects in the night sky
  10. Cold region with polar bears and ice

20 Clues: Fastest land animal • Earth's largest ocean • Our planet's closest star • Natural satellite of Earth • The study of living things • Gassy layer surrounding Earth • Tiny building blocks of matter • Red planet in our solar system • Shiny objects in the night sky • Liquid that gives life to plants • The science of matter and energy • Cold, white, fluffy precipitation • ...

Earth's Layers 2021-12-02

Earth's Layers crossword puzzle
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  1. the fourth layer of the Earth
  2. Earth's inner core is a solid ball of ______ and nickel
  3. temperature and pressure_________ as you move down through Earth's layers
  4. Oceanic crust is _________ than continental crust
  5. the third layer of the Earth
  6. the second layer of the Earth
  7. The crust and the uppermost mantle make up the solid layer of hard rock called the
  8. the thickest layer of the Earth
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  1. the liquid layer of molten rock.
  2. layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere. It is very similar to bubblegum in terms of texture.
  3. the amount of layers of the Earth
  4. the core is ______% of Earth's mass
  5. the crust is _______% of Earth's mass.
  6. the first layer of the Earth
  7. the mantle is _________% of Earth's mass
  8. the thinnest layer of the Earth

16 Clues: the first layer of the Earth • the third layer of the Earth • the fourth layer of the Earth • the second layer of the Earth • the thinnest layer of the Earth • the thickest layer of the Earth • the liquid layer of molten rock. • the amount of layers of the Earth • the core is ______% of Earth's mass • the crust is _______% of Earth's mass. • ...

Genesis Chapter 7 2024-01-14

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

16 Clues: - And the windows of ___ were opened • - The number of people who were on the ark • - The waters increased and ___ up the ark, • - And all ___ died that moved on the earth • - Number of days and nights it rained on the earth • - All the high hills under the whole heaven were ___ • - And Noah did according to all that the ___ commanded him • ...

Creation 2015-09-19

Creation crossword puzzle
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  1. God called the _____ day.
  2. God said "Let us create ______ in our image."
  3. God created the great whales and every living _______ that move.
  4. In the ____, God created the heaven and the earth.
  5. On the ______ day, God rested.
  6. The first book of the bible.
  7. and _____ saw that it was good.
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  1. In the beginning, God ______ the heaven and the earth.
  2. On the third day, God created the trees that yield _____.
  3. God called the firmament _____ on the second day.
  4. And the ____ he called night.
  5. God made two great lights to rule the day and night. He made the _____ also.
  6. On the sixth day, God created the ____ of the earth.
  7. God called the dry land _____.
  8. God created man in his own ______.

15 Clues: God called the _____ day. • The first book of the bible. • And the ____ he called night. • On the ______ day, God rested. • God called the dry land _____. • and _____ saw that it was good. • God created man in his own ______. • God said "Let us create ______ in our image." • God called the firmament _____ on the second day. • ...

Witty Milky Way 2024-01-24

Witty Milky Way crossword puzzle
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  1. A region around the earth that shields the planet from solar radiation.
  2. The outside layer of earth made from rock and minerals
  3. The Redirection of waves when passing from one medium to another with varying densities
  4. Sunlight falls more direct on Northern hemisphere.
  5. During March and the sun shines equally on both hemispheres.
  6. Measures the distance north or south of the equator on a globe or map.
  7. The thicker part of earths crust that forms large landmasses; older and more complex
  8. The most dense layer of earth.
  9. The thinner part of earths crust which makes up the ocean floor; younger and made of basaltic rock covered with sediments
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  1. The layer surrounding the inner core of the earth.
  2. A half of a sphere
  3. The sun is equally seen on both hemispheres and occurs during september
  4. Measures the distance east or west of the prime meridian on a globe or map.
  5. A wave in the earth produced by an earthquake.
  6. Sunlight falls more direct on the hemisphere.
  7. Curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon

16 Clues: A half of a sphere • The most dense layer of earth. • Sunlight falls more direct on the hemisphere. • A wave in the earth produced by an earthquake. • The layer surrounding the inner core of the earth. • Sunlight falls more direct on Northern hemisphere. • The outside layer of earth made from rock and minerals • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-30

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. when 2 plates collide with each other
  2. the theory of plate movements
  3. when 2 plates separate from each other
  4. This is a land form created by a convergent collision.
  5. The type of crust on continent floors.
  6. what causes plates to move
  7. when 2 plates slide past each other
  8. An American geologist who came up with the theory of seafloor spreading.
  9. This is a land form created by divergent continental plates.
  10. The movement of the Earth over millions of years.
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  1. The most dense layer of the Earth.
  2. when one plate goes beneath another plate
  3. The theory of how crust is being created and recycled.
  4. The type of crust on ocean floor
  5. A layer of the Earth that is below the lithosphere and also known as the mantle.
  6. This is a land form created by a convergent subduction.
  7. A layer of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  8. This is a land form created by transform boundaries.
  9. A German Scientist who came up with the theory of continental drift.

19 Clues: what causes plates to move • the theory of plate movements • The type of crust on ocean floor • The most dense layer of the Earth. • when 2 plates slide past each other • when 2 plates collide with each other • when 2 plates separate from each other • The type of crust on continent floors. • when one plate goes beneath another plate • ...

2nd 9 weeks crossword 2023-12-06

2nd 9 weeks crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An area that surrounds the pacific ocean where the earths tectonic plates are in motion
  2. When two plates move away form each other
  3. Point on earths surface directly above the location of an earthquake
  4. Scientists use this to measure earthquakes
  5. A place where magma is held in a volcano
  6. When oceanic crust sinks under continental crust
  7. This fault has a convergent boundary
  8. The thinnest layer of the earth
  9. When two plates slide past each other
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  1. The hottest layer of the earth
  2. When two plates move towards each other
  3. Crack withing the earths rocky crust, where rock has been fractured and where rocks move past each other
  4. Slow gentle eruptions lava can travel for miles and is formed from layers of cooled lava
  5. Energy travellingas waves passing through the earthcaused by a sudden shift along a fault line
  6. Simplest type of volcanoes and has sudden violent eruptions
  7. The layer closest to the core
  8. The thickest layer of the earth
  9. Point within the earth where an earthquake took place
  10. Magma that reaches the surface

19 Clues: The layer closest to the core • The hottest layer of the earth • Magma that reaches the surface • The thickest layer of the earth • The thinnest layer of the earth • This fault has a convergent boundary • When two plates slide past each other • When two plates move towards each other • A place where magma is held in a volcano • When two plates move away form each other • ...

Introduction to Earth Science 2018-02-01

Introduction to Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. A possible explanation that is based on facts.
  2. The study of the universe beyond Earth.
  3. A hypothesis or set of hypotheses supported by results of experimentation and observation.
  4. measures distance east and west of the prime meridian.
  5. This sphere consists of the solid earth.
  6. Lines that show a decrease in elevation.
  7. This is the invisible blanket that surrounds Earth.
  8. Imaginary lines that run E to W and are parallel to the equator.
  9. The study of variations in atmospheric conditions that produce weather.
  10. The relationship between distance on a map and actual distance.
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  1. The study of the origin, history and structure of Earth.
  2. Covers all of Earth's water.
  3. The difference between two contour lines.
  4. measures distance north and south of the equator.
  5. Shows Earth's three dimensional surface in two dimensions.
  6. Imaginary lines that run north to south.
  7. Lines that connect all points of the same elevation.
  8. The difference between the highest and lowest point.
  9. A rule that correctly describes a natural phenomena.
  10. The study of the seas, waves, tides, currents, and sea floor.
  11. Any factor in an experiment that changes.

21 Clues: Covers all of Earth's water. • The study of the universe beyond Earth. • Imaginary lines that run north to south. • This sphere consists of the solid earth. • Lines that show a decrease in elevation. • The difference between two contour lines. • Any factor in an experiment that changes. • A possible explanation that is based on facts. • ...

Unit 3 Final word puzzle FMM 2023-05-16

Unit 3 Final word puzzle FMM crossword puzzle
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  1. most likely exists at the poles shadowed in deep craters
  2. many other solar activities are due to differential rotation
  3. circular features formed by meteorite impacts
  4. dark areas on the surface that are ancient basaltic lava flows
  5. the Earth is positioned between the Moon & Sun
  6. Moon is slightly egg-shaped
  7. theory - Moon formed far away and was caught by Earth’s gravity
  8. orbit to rotation ratio 1:1
  9. theory Moon formed separately near Earth
  10. Moon’s rotation is identical to its orbit around Earth - 27.3 days
  11. pulverized meteorite ejecta or regolith
  12. the Moon is positioned between the Earth & the Sun
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  1. Moon’s gravity causes a tidal drag on Earth’s spin
  2. the continuous flow of charged particles (ions, electrons, and neutrons) that comes from the Sun in every direction
  3. lighter areas that are mountainous
  4. ditches where molten lava flowed
  5. largest impact crater on the Moon (10
  6. radiation from the surface of the Sun, which is the portion of the Sun we see
  7. from inside the Sun causes the photosphere to be subdivided into 1000-2000 km cells
  8. thin orange-red gaseous layer just above the photosphere

20 Clues: Moon is slightly egg-shaped • orbit to rotation ratio 1:1 • ditches where molten lava flowed • lighter areas that are mountainous • largest impact crater on the Moon (10 • pulverized meteorite ejecta or regolith • theory Moon formed separately near Earth • circular features formed by meteorite impacts • the Earth is positioned between the Moon & Sun • ...

Emerie space puzzle 2025-02-05

Emerie space puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many moons does earth have?
  2. What was the first animal in space?
  3. what gets info without human maintenance
  4. what does NASA stand for?
  5. What is the force that makes things wander in a strait line
  6. What is in between Mars and Jupiter?
  7. what is the planet with the most rings
  8. Have aliens ever visited earth that we know of?
  9. Who was the first person on the moon?
  10. Who works in space?
  11. What is the theory for how space got created?
  12. What is the closest planet to the sun?
  13. What used to be the ninth planet?
  14. what is the farthest planet from the sun?
Down
  1. What does UFO stand for?
  2. What is a meteor called after it hits earth?
  3. How many planets are in the solar system?
  4. What do astronauts wear in space
  5. What is the sun?
  6. An object that can swallow other stuff is a?
  7. What looks like an asteroid with a tail?
  8. who was the first person in space?
  9. What is the third farthest planet from the sun?
  10. Transportation for in space?
  11. How many moons does Mars have?

25 Clues: What is the sun? • Who works in space? • What does UFO stand for? • what does NASA stand for? • Transportation for in space? • How many moons does Mars have? • How many moons does earth have? • What do astronauts wear in space • What used to be the ninth planet? • who was the first person in space? • What was the first animal in space? • What is in between Mars and Jupiter? • ...

Sienna’s 6th grade Amplify plate motion science crossword! 🌎🌋 2024-10-28

Sienna’s 6th grade Amplify plate motion science crossword! 🌎🌋 crossword puzzle
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  1. an extinct dinosaur that lived in the water
  2. hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
  3. a plate boundary that moves apart
  4. something that occurs only at a divergent boundary
  5. the outer layer of the earth
  6. hot liquid underneath the surface of the earth
  7. a natural spring that erupts hot water and steam into the air
  8. a great country to visit if you want to learn about geology
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  1. an opening that erupts lava and smoke on the earths surface
  2. evidence that shows us things about life millions of years ago
  3. a plate boundary that moves toward each other
  4. a group of working parts making something
  5. a sudden pushing out of something like lava
  6. the inside of the earth
  7. how long it typically takes for a plate to move in a year
  8. when the land gets pulled apart because of plate movement
  9. the space in between the crust and core
  10. where most of the worlds earthquakes and volcanoes occur
  11. a movement of plates that shakes the ground and causes lots of damage
  12. an indentation in the ocean floor when two plates move towards each other

20 Clues: the inside of the earth • the outer layer of the earth • a plate boundary that moves apart • the space in between the crust and core • a group of working parts making something • an extinct dinosaur that lived in the water • a sudden pushing out of something like lava • hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • a plate boundary that moves toward each other • ...

Space Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-16

Space Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the name of the galaxy we live in
  2. the more mass an object has more
  3. an asteroid belt outside of Pluto rlly far away
  4. F=ma
  5. the name of a famous telescope
  6. long form of ISS no spaces
  7. water (H2O), ammonia, methane, table sugar, hydrogen peroxide, and hydrochloric acid all have this in them
  8. the north star
  9. the galaxy that is closest to us
  10. when the planets go around the sun
  11. the sun is a what?
  12. where starts are born
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  1. there are more than 10,000 of these orbiting the earth right now
  2. how long it takes for the ISS to make a full orbit around the earth
  3. a unit of measurement used in astronomy to describe the vast distances between stars and galaxies
  4. a triple star system located about 4.37 light-years from Earth.
  5. what Isaac Newton discovered
  6. the milky way is a
  7. hole we have one of these in the center of our galaxy
  8. Ursa major, Draco, Ursa minor are all examples of this
  9. a NASA space probe launched in 9/5/1977
  10. the solar system has nine what in it
  11. the planet we live in

23 Clues: F=ma • the north star • the milky way is a • the sun is a what? • the planet we live in • where starts are born • long form of ISS no spaces • what Isaac Newton discovered • the name of a famous telescope • the more mass an object has more • the galaxy that is closest to us • the name of the galaxy we live in • when the planets go around the sun • the solar system has nine what in it • ...

chapter 9 2024-04-15

chapter 9 crossword puzzle
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  1. who suffer most from environmental contamination?
  2. what is always guided by the principle of subsidiarity?
  3. what is seen as the major offenders of the natural world?
  4. which pope was known as the green pope?
  5. nearly 1 out of 10 people are drinking ____ _____.
  6. what is a gift from god?
  7. dominion over creation requires what?
  8. what can help to take care of the environment?
  9. who must we protect the earth for?
  10. what is an important part of the earths balance?
  11. the church teaches we need to _____the earth
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  1. what is a threat to all life on earth?
  2. what is drying out the forests?
  3. what has serious and delay effects?
  4. what are all things that God created?
  5. what is a major environmental risk?
  6. what is essential to life?
  7. through the gifts of the holy spirit, god gives people power to _________.
  8. city what is the only carbon neutral country in the world?
  9. to reduce your energy use you can ____
  10. who is tasked with protecting the environment?
  11. what can help to take care of the environment?
  12. who teaches the meaning of good stewardship?
  13. what has lead humans to abuse the gift of creation?
  14. who are the earth stewards?

25 Clues: what is a gift from god? • what is essential to life? • who are the earth stewards? • what is drying out the forests? • who must we protect the earth for? • what has serious and delay effects? • what is a major environmental risk? • what are all things that God created? • dominion over creation requires what? • what is a threat to all life on earth? • ...

The Elemental You 2024-08-13

The Elemental You crossword puzzle
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  1. The study of land formations
  2. When nature breaks down earth
  3. refers to area of land or type of land.
  4. A fragile material Neha Choksi used in her work ‘Porous Earth’.
  5. Hajra Waheed's work, known to us as the house of dreams
  6. where stones are extracted and mined
  7. Rocks formed by other rocks and once-living organisms
  8. A restful state to disconnect with the order of daily life.
  9. It is an important theme explored in the work of Simryn Gill, a diaspora artist.
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  1. Like a sieve, honeycomb, or a sponge
  2. What do you see on a starry night?
  3. What kind of fruits can you see in “A Small Town at the Turn of the Century”
  4. It is from the _____ view that the open pit mines appear as orifices on the surface of the earth
  5. Caught in the roots of coastal trees.
  6. Geology is a study of the _______.
  7. The sanskrit word for it is Naga.
  8. The deep dark void into which we often gaze -
  9. living organisms do this upon death
  10. Like a curl or a coil, the artist’s thoughts intertwine and diverge.

19 Clues: The study of land formations • When nature breaks down earth • The sanskrit word for it is Naga. • What do you see on a starry night? • Geology is a study of the _______. • living organisms do this upon death • Like a sieve, honeycomb, or a sponge • where stones are extracted and mined • Caught in the roots of coastal trees. • refers to area of land or type of land. • ...

Eclipses 2023-04-28

Eclipses crossword puzzle
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  1. an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet
  2. when some object spins around an imaginary object in the middle of it
  3. when the moon gets partially in front of the sun
  4. when the Moon gets in front of the Earth and casts a big shadow
  5. 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun
  6. when a solar object shines on to something and the behind the object is dark because the solar object shining isn't shining on that darkness
  7. the part of the shadow cast by the Earth or Moon that is darker
  8. when the Earth gets partially in front of the sun, and makes the Moon look a little red
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  1. when the Earth gets fully in front of the moon, making it look completely red
  2. when the moon gets completely in front of the sun
  3. when some object spins around a real object that had more mass
  4. when an object is not completely straight up, it is pointed somewhere else
  5. when the Earth gets in front of the Moon, and the moon looks red
  6. the revolution around an object with more mass
  7. the part of the shadow cast by the object casting the shadow that is lighter
  8. when a celestial object gets in front of another object in space and casts a big shadow

16 Clues: the revolution around an object with more mass • when the moon gets partially in front of the sun • when the moon gets completely in front of the sun • 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun • an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet • when some object spins around a real object that had more mass • ...

Eclipses 2024-03-14

Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet
  2. when some object spins around an imaginary object in the middle of it
  3. when the moon gets partially in front of the sun
  4. when the Moon gets in front of the Earth and casts a big shadow
  5. 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun
  6. when a solar object shines on to something and the behind the object is dark because the solar object shining isn't shining on that darkness
  7. the part of the shadow cast by the Earth or Moon that is darker
  8. when the Earth gets partially in front of the sun, and makes the Moon look a little red
Down
  1. when the Earth gets fully in front of the moon, making it look completely red
  2. when the moon gets completely in front of the sun
  3. when some object spins around a real object that had more mass
  4. when an object is not completely straight up, it is pointed somewhere else
  5. when the Earth gets in front of the Moon, and the moon looks red
  6. the revolution around an object with more mass
  7. the part of the shadow cast by the object casting the shadow that is lighter
  8. when a celestial object gets in front of another object in space and casts a big shadow

16 Clues: the revolution around an object with more mass • when the moon gets partially in front of the sun • when the moon gets completely in front of the sun • 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun • an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet • when some object spins around a real object that had more mass • ...

THE EARTH IS IN DANGER 2013-01-17

THE EARTH IS IN DANGER crossword puzzle
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  1. свежий
  2. дышать
  3. опасный
  4. климат
  5. деятельность
  6. чистый
  7. грязный
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  1. озеро
  2. побережье
  3. глубокий
  4. защищать
  5. трудный
  6. природа
  7. фабрика
  8. океан
  9. воздух
  10. умирать

17 Clues: озеро • океан • свежий • дышать • климат • чистый • воздух • опасный • трудный • природа • фабрика • грязный • умирать • глубокий • защищать • побережье • деятельность

The Earth and Tectonic Plates 2015-10-14

The Earth and Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  2. A place where extremely hot material from inside the Earth erupts at the surface
  3. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  4. Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  5. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle
  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. Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface
  4. Where plates are colliding with each other
  5. Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
  6. Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle
  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
  10. A huge wave in the ocean caused by an Earthquake occurring on the seafloor

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. The separating of the continents by drifting across the oceans
  3. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the focus of an Earthquake
  4. The rapid movement of the ground, back and forth and up and down, as a result of tectonic plate movement
  5. Type of boundary where plates are sliding next to each other but in opposite directions
  6. The process of continents breaking up, sinking and allowing the ocean in
  7. Where plates are moving apart from each other in opposite directions
Down
  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. Made up of the crust and the upper-most mantle
  4. A deep valley in the Earth's crust that is much deeper than the area around it
  5. Where the crust is sinking down into the Earth
  6. Isolated places away from plate boundaries where a lot of hot magma is being created
  7. Where plates are colliding with each other
  8. A layer of 'plastic' semi-solid rock in the upper mantle
  9. Hot liquid rock found under the Earth's surface
  10. 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 • 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 Last Kids On Earth 2021-03-04

The Last Kids On Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Author
  2. Flying monster
  3. Brainless corpse brought back to life
  4. The final destruction of the world
  5. Jackś best friend
  6. Where the monsters live
  7. First monster in story
  8. Someone willing to risk their live to save others
Down
  1. Jackś home
  2. Giant monster that is super strong
  3. Jackś crush
  4. Very strong bully
  5. Friendly monster
  6. Apocalyptic truck
  7. Main character
  8. Baseball bat weapon
  9. Illustrater

17 Clues: Author • Jackś home • Jackś crush • Illustrater • Flying monster • Main character • Friendly monster • Very strong bully • Apocalyptic truck • Jackś best friend • Baseball bat weapon • First monster in story • Where the monsters live • Giant monster that is super strong • The final destruction of the world • Brainless corpse brought back to life • ...

Energy and the Earth System 2023-09-12

Energy and the Earth System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ice becomes a gas without passing through the liquid state
  2. Earth's surface and interior
  3. refills the groundwater supply
  4. the largest reservoir of water and carbon on Earth
  5. oxygen, water vapor, and nitrogen are found in it
  6. burning fossil fuels or wood puts carbon back in the atmosphere
  7. liquid to gas
  8. plants release water vapor
Down
  1. icebergs and glaciers
  2. any form of water that falls from the sky
  3. returns carbon to the geosphere when an organism dies
  4. all of the living things in a habitat
  5. producers convert light energy to chemical energy
  6. forms clouds and dew
  7. the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  8. oceans and lakes
  9. cellular __________ occurs in the mitochondria to release stored energy

17 Clues: liquid to gas • oceans and lakes • forms clouds and dew • icebergs and glaciers • plants release water vapor • Earth's surface and interior • refills the groundwater supply • all of the living things in a habitat • the most abundant gas in the atmosphere • any form of water that falls from the sky • producers convert light energy to chemical energy • ...

The 4 Spheres of Earth 2021-12-08

The 4 Spheres of Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. animals that only eat plants
  2. animals that only eat other animals
  3. where an animal lives
  4. animals that eat other animals and plants
  5. sphere of Earth meaning life
  6. your science teacher
  7. factors that are living
Down
  1. sphere of Earth meaning ground/earth
  2. sphere of Earth meaning water
  3. the mascot of Manchester
  4. sphere of Earth meaning air
  5. factors that are non-living
  6. harmful things in the environment

13 Clues: your science teacher • where an animal lives • factors that are living • the mascot of Manchester • sphere of Earth meaning air • factors that are non-living • animals that only eat plants • sphere of Earth meaning life • sphere of Earth meaning water • harmful things in the environment • animals that only eat other animals • sphere of Earth meaning ground/earth • ...

Miraculous Supernatural 2022-07-02

Miraculous Supernatural crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Finish The Lyrics "LET THIS GROOVE SET IN YOUR..."
  2. EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer
  3. Carlos's restaurant named after which of his own song
  4. Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire
  5. Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays
Down
  1. Earth Wind & Fire bassist known for his long hair
  2. First instrument Carlos learned to play
  3. Which Astrological sign inspired EARTH WIND & FIRE's name {Maurice's sign)
  4. Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..."
  5. 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year
  6. "Black Magic Woman" is on which album?
  7. Finish The Lyrics "MIDNIGHT CREEPS SO SLOWLY INTO HEARTS OF..."
  8. City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED
  9. Carlos's Birthday Month

14 Clues: Carlos's Birthday Month • EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer • 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year • City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED • Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..." • "Black Magic Woman" is on which album? • First instrument Carlos learned to play • Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays • Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire • ...

Miraculous Supernatural 2022-07-02

Miraculous Supernatural crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First instrument Carlos learned to play
  2. "Black Magic Woman" is on which album?
  3. Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire
  4. Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..."
  5. Finish The Lyrics "LET THIS GROOVE SET IN YOUR..."
  6. Earth Wind & Fire bassist known for his long hair
  7. Carlos's Birthday Month
  8. City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED
Down
  1. Carlos's restaurant named after which of his own song
  2. EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer
  3. Which Astrological sign inspired EARTH WIND & FIRE's name {Maurice's sign)
  4. Finish The Lyrics "MIDNIGHT CREEPS SO SLOWLY INTO HEARTS OF..."
  5. 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year
  6. Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays

14 Clues: Carlos's Birthday Month • EARTH WIND & FIRE Lead singer • 2000 Grammy's Song of the Year • City where Earth Wind & Fire FORMED • Finish The Lyrics "OYE COMO VA MI..." • "Black Magic Woman" is on which album? • First instrument Carlos learned to play • Instrument Carlos's wife primarily plays • Original Founder & Leader of Earth Wind & Fire • ...

Everything We've Learned 2024-10-25

Everything We've Learned crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We have 206 of these in our body
  2. Moving closer with force
  3. The Earth is in between the Moon and the Sun
  4. The Moon is in between the Sun and the Earth
  5. A pattern of rocks
  6. Moving away with force
  7. It's pitch black at night
Down
  1. The warmest season
  2. The coldest season
  3. The dead remains that are millions of years old
  4. The great unconformity settles at this place
  5. It illuminates fully at night
  6. The largest planet
  7. Spinning on it's axis
  8. Orbiting something
  9. Life is sustainable on this planet

16 Clues: The warmest season • The coldest season • The largest planet • Orbiting something • A pattern of rocks • Spinning on it's axis • Moving away with force • Moving closer with force • It's pitch black at night • It illuminates fully at night • We have 206 of these in our body • Life is sustainable on this planet • The great unconformity settles at this place • ...

Reflection Puzzle 2024-10-29

Reflection Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. we have 206 in our body
  2. moving closer with force
  3. the earth is in between the sun and the moon
  4. the moon is in between the sun and the earth
  5. a pattern of rocks
  6. moving away with force
  7. its pitch black at night
Down
  1. the warmest season
  2. the coldest season
  3. the dead remains that are millions of years old
  4. the great unconformity is here
  5. it illuminates fully at night
  6. the largest planet
  7. it spins on its axis
  8. it orbits something
  9. life is sustainable on this planet

16 Clues: the warmest season • the coldest season • the largest planet • a pattern of rocks • it orbits something • it spins on its axis • moving away with force • we have 206 in our body • moving closer with force • its pitch black at night • it illuminates fully at night • the great unconformity is here • life is sustainable on this planet • the earth is in between the sun and the moon • ...

Space 2013-11-06

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has things living on it
  2. is the closet to the Sun
  3. is White/Grey
  4. all are planets and stars are in
  5. things that float in space
  6. is part of a rocket
  7. it orbits Earth
  8. has mountains and craters on it
  9. are believed to live on the orther planets
Down
  1. also known as the red planet
  2. is the largest of Mar's moons
  3. has 64 Moons
  4. get sent to planets and back to Earth
  5. a group of stars, dust, gas and dark matters
  6. a planet full of methane
  7. rains diamonds
  8. made ice, rock, co2 or methane mixed with dust
  9. is the smallest of Mar's moons
  10. has rings made of ice
  11. is one of our largest stars

20 Clues: has 64 Moons • is White/Grey • rains diamonds • it orbits Earth • is part of a rocket • has rings made of ice • has things living on it • is the closet to the Sun • a planet full of methane • things that float in space • is one of our largest stars • also known as the red planet • is the largest of Mar's moons • is the smallest of Mar's moons • has mountains and craters on it • ...

Geology— Colby Lavoie 2024-01-30

Geology— Colby Lavoie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of rocks
  2. the most fragile mineral
  3. very hard sand that is basically stone
  4. they have crystals in them
  5. they are in minerals
  6. they make earthquakes
  7. the upper layer has lots of magma
  8. chunk of frozen fresh water
  9. mountains with lava and magma
Down
  1. melted rocks and minerals
  2. a huge rock structure
  3. thinnest layer on earth
  4. when air moves
  5. when something is so hot its looses its form and becomes a thick liquid
  6. if earth was this its crust would be skin
  7. a mixture of minerals
  8. when two tectonic plates rub
  9. the world was this when it was combined
  10. the hardest mineral on earth
  11. most of the volcanos are here

20 Clues: when air moves • the study of rocks • they are in minerals • a huge rock structure • a mixture of minerals • they make earthquakes • thinnest layer on earth • the most fragile mineral • melted rocks and minerals • they have crystals in them • chunk of frozen fresh water • when two tectonic plates rub • the hardest mineral on earth • most of the volcanos are here • ...

Orienteering vocab 2023-04-21

Orienteering vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. opposite of north
  2. imaginary lines that circle the globe east to west
  3. shows symbols on a map
  4. a map that shows travel routes
  5. opposite of south
  6. opposite of east
  7. a map that shows borders of countries/states
  8. shows distance on a map
  9. Earth rotates on its...
  10. the four directions on a compass
Down
  1. imaginary lines that circle the globe north to south
  2. the exact location of a place on the earth
  3. Earth is divided into...
  4. a map that shows weather and temperature
  5. a map that shows height elevation
  6. 0 degrees longitude
  7. a map that shows land features
  8. 0 degrees latitude
  9. height above sea level
  10. the tool we use to determine direction
  11. opposite of west

21 Clues: opposite of east • opposite of west • opposite of north • opposite of south • 0 degrees latitude • 0 degrees longitude • shows symbols on a map • height above sea level • shows distance on a map • Earth rotates on its... • Earth is divided into... • a map that shows travel routes • a map that shows land features • the four directions on a compass • a map that shows height elevation • ...

Chapters 17/18 Vocabulary Crossword 2020-09-30

Chapters 17/18 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A relationship in which two different species live in close association
  2. Growing or living in water
  3. The colors or patterns on animals that help them hide in their surroundings
  4. The process of liquid water changing into gas due to heating
  5. An organism that feeds on other organisms
  6. A large area of the earth that has similar ecosystems and weather
  7. Having to do with the solid parts of the earth
  8. The tops of the forest trees
  9. An area of water that has salt
  10. All the food chains in a community that are linked to one another
  11. An area of water with no salt
Down
  1. Of or from the sun
  2. The air that surrounds the earth
  3. The feeding order of organisms in a community
  4. An organism that makes its own food
  5. When organisms try to use the same resources
  6. Poisonous
  7. A relationship in which one species eats another species
  8. The total area of the earth that contains and supports life
  9. The average weather of a region over a long period of time
  10. The plant life in an area\
  11. An organism at the end of a food chain that feeds by breaking down dead organisms

22 Clues: Poisonous • Of or from the sun • Growing or living in water • The plant life in an area\ • The tops of the forest trees • An area of water with no salt • An area of water that has salt • The air that surrounds the earth • An organism that makes its own food • An organism that feeds on other organisms • When organisms try to use the same resources • ...

Crossword Puzzle Mammals 2020-08-30

Crossword Puzzle Mammals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warm blooded creatures
  2. not cold
  3. newly arrived
  4. infants
  5. human beings
  6. exist
  7. earth
Down
  1. like fur
  2. having a body with blood giving life
  3. living
  4. living creature on earth
  5. almost all
  6. liquid
  7. soar above the earth in the sky

14 Clues: exist • earth • living • liquid • infants • like fur • not cold • almost all • human beings • newly arrived • warm blooded creatures • living creature on earth • soar above the earth in the sky • having a body with blood giving life

vocab earth enviromental 2019-09-05

vocab earth enviromental crossword puzzle
Across
  1. force which tries to pull two objects toward each other
  2. distance measured in degrees east or west from the equator
  3. the movement of one object around a center or another object
  4. The belief that the Earth and other planets started from nebulae
  5. cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases in a galaxy.
  6. the sun passes directly over the equator
  7. the time when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point at noon
  8. idea that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun
  9. meaurment of a part of the Earth in relation to the north or south of the Earth's equator
  10. the motion of the axis of a spinning body
  11. the center of mass of two or more bodies
  12. the process or act of turning or circling around something
  13. is the act of melting things together
Down
  1. relating to, measured from, or as if observed from the earth's center
  2. all matter, energy, planets, galaxies and space
  3. a noticeable change in the frequency of sound, light or water waves
  4. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
  5. when the Moon passes directly behind Earth and into its shadow
  6. group of many stars, with gas, dust, and dark matter
  7. when the sun is covered completely by the moon
  8. process in which a large nucleus splits into two smaller nuclei with the release of energy
  9. accumulation of particles into a massive object by gravitationally attracting more matter
  10. the rocking or swaying motion of the Earth

23 Clues: is the act of melting things together • the sun passes directly over the equator • the center of mass of two or more bodies • the motion of the axis of a spinning body • the rocking or swaying motion of the Earth • when the sun is covered completely by the moon • all matter, energy, planets, galaxies and space • group of many stars, with gas, dust, and dark matter • ...

Earth an Space Science 2022-01-20

Earth an Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 70% of the Earth's surface is covered in?
  2. system that with objects that orbit it.
  3. what are stars made off?
  4. the only planet not named after a God
  5. I reflect light from the Sun to light the night
  6. the closet planet to our sun
  7. explorers of space
  8. how many oceans are on the Earth?
Down
  1. what shape is the Earth
  2. the amount of hours for the Earth to make a complete rotation
  3. the sun is actually a _______
  4. the only planet that spins on its side
  5. vehicles used to travel to space
  6. which planet spins backwards

14 Clues: explorers of space • what shape is the Earth • what are stars made off? • which planet spins backwards • the closet planet to our sun • the sun is actually a _______ • vehicles used to travel to space • how many oceans are on the Earth? • the only planet not named after a God • the only planet that spins on its side • system that with objects that orbit it. • ...

Natural Processes 2021-04-13

Natural Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made up of all Earth's gases
  2. when layers of eroded material pile up
  3. movement of weathered materials from one place to another
  4. all the water found under and above the surface of the Earth
  5. breaking down of natural materials
  6. formed when sediment is deposited at the end of a river
  7. any surface feature on Earth
  8. how landforms are laid out in a certain area
Down
  1. actual solid Earth such as rocks and minerals
  2. made up of all life on Earth
  3. Earth has four major ______ that support all life on Earth
  4. type of weathering caused by changes in chemical properties
  5. type of weathering that breaks the Earth's materials apart

13 Clues: made up of all Earth's gases • made up of all life on Earth • any surface feature on Earth • breaking down of natural materials • when layers of eroded material pile up • how landforms are laid out in a certain area • actual solid Earth such as rocks and minerals • formed when sediment is deposited at the end of a river • ...

weathering and deserts 2021-03-11

weathering and deserts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. invisible mass movement
  2. colour of iron's chemical weathering
  3. central african lake
  4. the biggest desert on Earth
  5. dry valley (arabic word)
  6. removal of solid particles of wind
  7. sand mound
  8. sandy desert on the atlantic coast of Africa
  9. a kind of evaporite mineral
Down
  1. chemical weathering of iron
  2. vanishing salt lake in Central Asia
  3. borderline between Sahara and savannah
  4. ship of the desert
  5. native tribe of deserts
  6. palm tree of oases
  7. the driest part of Earth
  8. the biggest temperate zone desert on Earth

17 Clues: sand mound • ship of the desert • palm tree of oases • central african lake • invisible mass movement • native tribe of deserts • dry valley (arabic word) • the driest part of Earth • chemical weathering of iron • the biggest desert on Earth • a kind of evaporite mineral • removal of solid particles of wind • vanishing salt lake in Central Asia • colour of iron's chemical weathering • ...

Vocabulary Review 2023-10-02

Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a breeze moves from the sea to the land due to cooler waters and warmer land at daytime
  2. Temperature at which air near the ground becomes fully saturated with water
  3. Cycle how carbon moves and cycles throughout earth and atmosphere
  4. Atmospheric conditions of a certain place at a certain time
  5. Amount of water vapor in the air
  6. Boundary between two air masses
  7. The pressure that air exerts on the air or surface below it
  8. how water changes form and moves throughout the earth (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and transpiration)
  9. large body of circulating air that has low pressure at its center and higher pressure on the outside
  10. when a cloud becomes over saturated (too full of) water and water falls to the earth (rain, snow, sleet, hail)
Down
  1. intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h
  2. the gases around earth
  3. Large body of circulating air that has high pressure at its center and lower pressure on the outside
  4. liquid water heating up and becoming water vapor (gas)
  5. when water vapor cools down and forms a cloud
  6. how something rots/decays
  7. Cycle how Nitrogen is cycled throughout earth in many different forms (fixation, animal waste, decay, and etc...)
  8. Breeze When a breeze moves from land to the sea due to cooler land and warmer water at night time
  9. when plants release water back into the atmosphere
  10. the compactness of a substance

20 Clues: the gases around earth • how something rots/decays • the compactness of a substance • Boundary between two air masses • Amount of water vapor in the air • when water vapor cools down and forms a cloud • when plants release water back into the atmosphere • intense tropical storm with winds exceeding 119 km/h • liquid water heating up and becoming water vapor (gas) • ...

Kaitlyn's crossword on earth 2021-03-26

Kaitlyn's crossword on earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it surrounds the earth's core
  2. another word for lava
  3. two boundaries separating
  4. two boundaries sliding past each other
  5. this causes the earth's plates to move
  6. the outer core is the only ______ layer of the earth
  7. center of the earth
  8. the less dense type of plate
Down
  1. the more dense type of plate
  2. the outer layer of the earth
  3. the layer of the earth below the crust
  4. a very mountainous example of a convergent boundary
  5. two boundaries colliding

13 Clues: center of the earth • another word for lava • two boundaries colliding • two boundaries separating • the more dense type of plate • the outer layer of the earth • the less dense type of plate • it surrounds the earth's core • the layer of the earth below the crust • two boundaries sliding past each other • this causes the earth's plates to move • ...

Let's learn Earth & Space 2020-11-26

Let's learn Earth & Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The very slow creeping motion of earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the
  2. Geologist who proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading.
  3. It is formed when a continental plate and an ocean plate collides.
  4. Is the instrument used to mapped the mid-ocean ridges.
  5. The point within the earth where the actual movement takes
  6. A concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
  7. Deepest part of earth.
  8. An upwelling of superheated rock from the mantle.
  9. Thickest layer of the earth where magma comes from.
  10. Surface seismic wave that cause horizontal shifting of the earth during an earthquake.
  11. This may happen during divergence or convergence of plates because of the movement of plates.
  12. Formed when two oceanic crusts collide.
  13. Theory that states that the earth's crust is divided into several plates.
  14. A very large wave that is caused by earthquake.
  15. One of the possible cause of plate movements which the ridge pushes the old sea-floor towards the trench and it will subduct.
  16. Upper mantle.
  17. Proposed to be the supercontinent 250 million years ago.
  18. A recording device that is used to locate the earthquake's epicenter.
  19. Method that is used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
  20. Process which happens when ocean plates move apart and magma rises from the mantle and create new areas of oceanic crust.
  21. Theory that states that there was a big continent before.
Down
  1. Seismic wave that travels across the surface of the earth as opposed through it.
  2. Surface seismic wave generated by the interaction of p-waves and s-waves at the surface of the earth that move with a rolling motion.
  3. Top layer of earth.
  4. Outer crust.
  5. Geologic feature that happens when two continental plates move apart from each other.
  6. Type of plate boundary that collides with each other.
  7. Wave of energy that travels through the earth as a result of an earthquake.
  8. The point on the surface directly above the focus.
  9. Other possible cause of plate movements which the weight of the subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subduction zone just like a tablecloth slipping off the table and pulling items with it.
  10. Seismic wave that travels through the earth rather than across its surface.
  11. surface.
  12. Geologic feature that happens when two continental plates collide.
  13. Hot molten material that rises from the mantle to the crust.
  14. Type of plate boundary that are sliding past each other.
  15. This process happens when the oceanic crust sinks beneath the continental crust.
  16. Type of plate boundary that plates are moving away from each other.
  17. A geologic feature that may form when plates are moving away from each other.
  18. The one who made the continental drift theory.
  19. Boundary between the crust and mantle, as inferred from the change in the speed of body waves
  20. Time difference between the p-waves and s-waves.

41 Clues: surface. • Outer crust. • Upper mantle. • Top layer of earth. • Deepest part of earth. • Formed when two oceanic crusts collide. • A very large wave that is caused by earthquake. • Time difference between the p-waves and s-waves. • An upwelling of superheated rock from the mantle. • The point on the surface directly above the focus. • ...

Eclipses 2025-03-13

Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet
  2. when some object spins around an imaginary object in the middle of it
  3. when the moon gets partially in front of the sun
  4. when the Moon gets in front of the Earth and casts a big shadow
  5. 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun
  6. when a solar object shines on to something and the behind the object is dark because the solar object shining isn't shining on that darkness
  7. the part of the shadow cast by the Earth or Moon that is darker
  8. when the Earth gets partially in front of the sun, and makes the Moon look a little red
Down
  1. when the Earth gets fully in front of the moon, making it look completely red
  2. when the moon gets completely in front of the sun
  3. when some object spins around a real object that had more mass
  4. when an object is not completely straight up, it is pointed somewhere else
  5. when the Earth gets in front of the Moon, and the moon looks red
  6. the revolution around an object with more mass
  7. the part of the shadow cast by the object casting the shadow that is lighter
  8. when a celestial object gets in front of another object in space and casts a big shadow

16 Clues: the revolution around an object with more mass • when the moon gets partially in front of the sun • when the moon gets completely in front of the sun • 1/12 of a single revolution of Earth around the sun • an object that revolves around a planet or rogue planet • when some object spins around a real object that had more mass • ...

Vocabulary 2016-09-27

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. CYCLE The series of processes that change one type of rock into another type of rock.
  2. The process that moves large bodies of earth materials the higher elevations.
  3. The long term average weather conditions that occur in a particular region.
  4. Water that is stored in cranes and pores beneath earths surface.
  5. The system containing all earth s water.
  6. A statement of what will happen next in the sequence of events.
  7. A naturally occurring, inorganic solid that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition.
  8. The atmospheric condition, along with short-term changes, of a certain place at a certain time.
  9. The process of a liquid changing to a gas at the surface of the liquid.
Down
  1. The parts of earth and the surrounding atmosphere where there is life.
  2. A thin layer of gases surrounding earth.
  3. CLCLE The series of natural processes by which water continually moves throughout the hydrosphere.
  4. The process by which plants release water vapor through their leaves.
  5. The process by which a gas changes to a liquid.
  6. The solid part of earth.
  7. The frozen portion of water on earths surface.

16 Clues: The solid part of earth. • A thin layer of gases surrounding earth. • The system containing all earth s water. • The frozen portion of water on earths surface. • The process by which a gas changes to a liquid. • A statement of what will happen next in the sequence of events. • Water that is stored in cranes and pores beneath earths surface. • ...

Year 9 Space 2024-08-05

Year 9 Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun
  2. The seventh planet from the Sun
  3. Another word for Sun
  4. The side of the Earth facing the Sun
  5. This season is in between Summer and Winter
  6. The Earth spins on this, causing day and night
  7. How long it takes the Moon to orbit the Earth
Down
  1. The fifth planet from the Sun
  2. The closest planet to the Sun
  3. The most famous dwarf planet
  4. Caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis
  5. The third planet from the Sun

12 Clues: Another word for Sun • The most famous dwarf planet • The fifth planet from the Sun • The closest planet to the Sun • The third planet from the Sun • The seventh planet from the Sun • The side of the Earth facing the Sun • Caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis • This season is in between Summer and Winter • How long it takes the Earth to orbit the Sun • ...

Inside the Earth and the Rock Cycle 2023-09-13

Inside the Earth and the Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientist who said continental drift could occur because of thermal convection in the mantle
  2. Small bits of rock being carried by water or wind
  3. Rocks formed by melted rock erupting and cooling
  4. The connecting of compacted small bits rock into a sedimentary rock
  5. The layer of the earth that likely produces the magnetic field
  6. Igneous rock that cools under the surface
  7. Igneous rock that cools on the surface
  8. Rocks formed by pressure on rock particles
  9. Rocks formed by extreme heat and pressure
Down
  1. Metamorphic rock without visible layers
  2. The Navy scientist who mapped the sea floor and supported the idea of plate tectonics
  3. The squishing together of small bits of rock
  4. Metamorphic rock with visible layers
  5. Small bits of rock being dropped and usually buried by water and wind
  6. The hot dense middle layer of the earth
  7. The action of wind, water, ice, and sun to break small bits of rock off of the land
  8. The outer layer of the earth broken into tectonic plates
  9. The inside layer of the earth spinning very fast and heated to 10,000 F
  10. The scientist who in 1915 proposed the idea of continental drift

19 Clues: Metamorphic rock with visible layers • Igneous rock that cools on the surface • Metamorphic rock without visible layers • The hot dense middle layer of the earth • Igneous rock that cools under the surface • Rocks formed by extreme heat and pressure • Rocks formed by pressure on rock particles • The squishing together of small bits of rock • ...

Investigating Australia's Physical Environments 2013-02-03

Investigating Australia's Physical Environments crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something crecent shaped
  2. an extent of land which drains water
  3. half the earth
  4. a rock transformed by heat
  5. lies underneath the bark of a trunk
  6. someone who studies evolution
  7. starchy swelling of the root
  8. a plant that needs very little water
  9. land that separates water from flowing into rivers
Down
  1. geographic coordinate that specifies the north-south position on the Earth
  2. formed from cooled magma
  3. formed from sediments
  4. forces that structure the earth
  5. a type of vegetation
  6. a sacred era
  7. a line representing a physical system at constant pressure
  8. the angular distance of a place east-west
  9. a low-growing Australian Eucalyptus

18 Clues: a sacred era • half the earth • a type of vegetation • formed from sediments • something crecent shaped • formed from cooled magma • a rock transformed by heat • starchy swelling of the root • someone who studies evolution • forces that structure the earth • lies underneath the bark of a trunk • a low-growing Australian Eucalyptus • an extent of land which drains water • ...

Astronomy 2024-09-26

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has 16 moons
  2. What Earth does that causes day & night
  3. Smallest Planet
  4. Sometimes called a shooting star
  5. Causes seasons
  6. Biggest planet
  7. Large space rock that orbits the sun
Down
  1. Earth is covered in large ______
  2. Group of planets Farther from the sun
  3. Group of planets Closer to the sun
  4. Earth is sometimes referred to as the ____
  5. Has 146 moons (6th planet from sun)
  6. our galaxy
  7. Tail always points away from the sun
  8. Orbits on it's side
  9. Doesn't clear it's neighborhood
  10. Main source of energy & made of plasma & superheated gas
  11. Result of the gravitational pull on the surface waters

18 Clues: our galaxy • Has 16 moons • Causes seasons • Biggest planet • Smallest Planet • Orbits on it's side • Doesn't clear it's neighborhood • Earth is covered in large ______ • Sometimes called a shooting star • Group of planets Closer to the sun • Has 146 moons (6th planet from sun) • Tail always points away from the sun • Large space rock that orbits the sun • ...

GLOBAL STYSTEMS 2015-04-28

GLOBAL STYSTEMS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Destruction of forests to clear land for other uses
  2. The process in which plants incorporate carbon into living things
  3. What we breathe out
  4. Burning fossil fuels release ___________
  5. The process in which the sun takes up water
  6. It is an important element in protein
  7. A continuous circulation of water Earth
  8. Periods between glaciations
  9. All living things on earth
  10. Formed from the breakdown of organic matter
  11. Fuels that contain the carbon of plants and animals that were preserved millions of years ago
  12. Oceans, seas, lakes, ponds, rivers are all part of Earth's ______________
  13. Naturally replenished
  14. layers of rocks/soil that don't reach above freezing point, have a temperature known as ______________
Down
  1. The general long term average weather
  2. Causes drought in Australia and Indonesia
  3. The warming of Earth caused by greenhouse gases
  4. Form of light we can feel as heat
  5. The process in which water vapor is turned into rain
  6. Interaction between all living things and the physical environment
  7. New renewable type of fuel
  8. The layer of gases on Earth
  9. The process in which carbon is recycled to enable life on earth
  10. Masses of glacial land ice are known as ___________
  11. Earth's __________ is made up of the crust and upper mantle
  12. Radios, X-rays, Televisions and microwaves all have sources of ___________
  13. The conditions in the atmosphere
  14. type of radiation that reflects back into space as heat

28 Clues: What we breathe out • Naturally replenished • New renewable type of fuel • All living things on earth • The layer of gases on Earth • Periods between glaciations • The conditions in the atmosphere • Form of light we can feel as heat • The general long term average weather • It is an important element in protein • A continuous circulation of water Earth • ...

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2014-01-20

The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where the one ring was created and destroyed
  2. Gandalfs horse, given to him by Théoden
  3. Also known as Halflings
  4. The ring bearer who destroys the one ring
  5. An elven outpost in middle-earth
  6. An area in middle-earth inhabited by hobbits
  7. The one ring to rule them all
  8. The main enemies fought throughout the story
  9. Servents bound to the power of the one ring
  10. The primary antagonist in The Return of The King
Down
  1. King of Rohan
  2. The true king of Gondor
  3. The Capital of Gondor
  4. Base of operations for sauron
  5. The ancient capital city of Gondor
  6. Fellow hobbit who accompanies Frodo
  7. The people of Dunland, also known as wildmen of Dunland
  8. Leader of the Istari (Wizards sent to middle earth)
  9. Frodos Sword
  10. Also known as Elven bread or waybread

20 Clues: Frodos Sword • King of Rohan • The Capital of Gondor • The true king of Gondor • Also known as Halflings • Base of operations for sauron • The one ring to rule them all • An elven outpost in middle-earth • The ancient capital city of Gondor • Fellow hobbit who accompanies Frodo • Also known as Elven bread or waybread • Gandalfs horse, given to him by Théoden • ...

Wind in the Atmosphere 2021-02-24

Wind in the Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. little to know wind close/on equator
  2. places that make electricity with wind
  3. short distances any direction
  4. between the poles and 60 degrees latitude
  5. bottom half of the earth south
  6. between 30 degrees and the equator
  7. breeze towards the sea from the land
  8. between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude
  9. breeze from the valley goes up to the mountain
Down
  1. breeze from the mountain goes to the valley
  2. top half of the earth north
  3. Near the earth's surface
  4. Curving due to the earth's rotation
  5. measures pressure in the atmosphere
  6. breeze towards the land from the sea
  7. high-speed winds that blow west to east
  8. severe storm caused by strong winds
  9. measurement around the earth (line)
  10. movement caused by differences in air pressure
  11. Ships carried horses

20 Clues: Ships carried horses • Near the earth's surface • top half of the earth north • short distances any direction • bottom half of the earth south • between 30 degrees and the equator • Curving due to the earth's rotation • measures pressure in the atmosphere • severe storm caused by strong winds • measurement around the earth (line) • little to know wind close/on equator • ...

Geography 2017-03-22

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on
  2. The type of map we look at for countries
  3. The type of map we look at for mountains/rivers
  4. The name of the ocean of WA's coast
  5. Coldest continent
  6. The continent west of Asia
  7. Earth spinning on its axis
  8. The country we live in
  9. The state we live in
  10. The biggest continent
  11. Australia's capital city
  12. Summer, Spring, Autumn, Winter
  13. The most northern ocean
Down
  1. Earth orbiting around the Sun
  2. Part of a sphere
  3. Large bodies of water
  4. Continent that includes Canada
  5. Middle longitude line
  6. A large landmass
  7. The continent we live on
  8. Continent that has the Amazon Rainforest
  9. North, East, South, West
  10. Ocean that's near Antarctica
  11. The closest planet to the Sun
  12. The middle latitude line- goes through Africa.

25 Clues: Part of a sphere • A large landmass • Coldest continent • The state we live in • The planet we live on • Large bodies of water • Middle longitude line • The biggest continent • The country we live in • The most northern ocean • The continent we live on • North, East, South, West • Australia's capital city • The continent west of Asia • Earth spinning on its axis • Ocean that's near Antarctica • ...

bEeP bOp bOoP 2023-04-06

bEeP bOp bOoP crossword puzzle
Across
  1. high wispy clouds
  2. is the closest planet to the sun
  3. is the Heater for earth and other planets
  4. is where planes fly around
  5. is the fluffy tall cloud
  6. most visible rings
  7. is water sticks to other objects
  8. is the planet we live on
  9. measures the temperature of something
  10. is the hottest planet in the solar system
Down
  1. is the storm or thunder cloud
  2. largest planet in the solar system
  3. gauge measure how much water there is
  4. going around something
  5. is water sticks to water
  6. a guess
  7. is what holding you down on earth
  8. tension is item float on the water
  9. a low cloud with white and gray color
  10. is the water planet
  11. is the 3rd layer of the atmosphere
  12. vanes measures the direction of the wind

22 Clues: a guess • high wispy clouds • most visible rings • is the water planet • going around something • is water sticks to water • is the fluffy tall cloud • is the planet we live on • is where planes fly around • is the storm or thunder cloud • is the closest planet to the sun • is water sticks to other objects • is what holding you down on earth • largest planet in the solar system • ...

Space Exploration 2025-03-10

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The telescope that orbits Earth
  2. A massive explosion that occurs when a star dies
  3. First person to walk on the moon
  4. The boundary where Earth's atmosphere meets space
  5. The closest star to Earth
  6. The first satellite launched into space
  7. The first human in space
  8. Known as the Red Planet
  9. The largest planet in our solar system
  10. The first reusable space shuttle
  11. The force that keeps planets in orbit
  12. A vehicle used to explore space
Down
  1. A bright streak of light caused by a meteoroid
  2. An astronaut's home in space
  3. The natural satellite of Earth
  4. The study of space and celestial bodies
  5. The time toward which space missions are planned
  6. A scientist who studies space
  7. The galaxy that contains our solar system
  8. The path a planet follows around the Sun

20 Clues: Known as the Red Planet • The first human in space • The closest star to Earth • An astronaut's home in space • A scientist who studies space • The natural satellite of Earth • The telescope that orbits Earth • A vehicle used to explore space • First person to walk on the moon • The first reusable space shuttle • The force that keeps planets in orbit • ...

Unit 3 Review Crossword - Space Exploration 2026-05-12

Unit 3 Review Crossword - Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the rocket agency of Europe
  2. ________ orbits pass over Earth’s poles, letting satellites scan the entire planet as Earth rotates
  3. Rovers often use _________ to maneuver across terrain
  4. ___________ System - The area of a rocket that holds equipment
  5. the use of onboard AI or preprogrammed instructions to make decisions
  6. Ignition of the engines and initial ascent.
  7. the rocket agency of Russia
  8. Space probes use deep-space navigation techniques such as ________ assists to increase speed and adjust their paths
  9. ___________ (MEO) earth orbit is higher up and is commonly used for navigation systems such as GPS
  10. the rocket agency of India
  11. a vehicle or device that uses controlled explosions of propellants (fuel and oxidizer) to generate thrust, enabling it to propel itself upwards through the atmosphere.
  12. ________ lens - Gathers and focuses light
  13. The fuel used to generate thrust
  14. Magnifies the image formed by the objective lens
  15. __________ telescope - Uses lenses to focus light
  16. Probes and rovers use _____________ energy sources like solar panels or radioisotope thermoelectric generators
  17. __________ (LEO) earth orbit is close to Earth and is used by satellites that need detailed images or fast communication
  18. Scientists can use ________ control features to send commands from Earth to a rover if they would like it to perform a specific job
  19. __________ telescope - Uses both mirrors and lenses
  20. the rocket agency of China
  21. __________ (GEO) earth orbit is much farther out and allows satellites to stay fixed over one spot on Earth
  22. _________ probe - land on the surface of a celestial body and send data
  23. __________ telescope - Uses radio waves to observe celestial objects.
  24. A rocket's propellant is often made of fuel and an ___________
  25. __________ return probe - collect and return samples to Earth
  26. __________ telescope - Positioned outside Earth’s atmosphere to avoid interference
Down
  1. A rocket reaches its last stage at payload ____________
  2. A facility containing multiple kinds of telescopes
  3. __________ telescope - Uses mirrors to gather and focus light
  4. Because satellites are in space, ___________ is very difficult to do.
  5. the rocket agency of Japan
  6. The force that propels the rocket upwards and forwards
  7. the rocket agency of the United States
  8. The eyeglass maker who invented the first telescope
  9. __________ probe - enter orbit and send data
  10. a type of robotic vehicle designed to explore the surface of planets, moons, or other celestial bodies.
  11. ____________ System - Holds navigation systems such as a control panels or GPS systems
  12. Space _______ - an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore space, gather scientific data, and send it back to Earth.
  13. an object that orbits around another object in space.
  14. Space probes often use radio _________ to determine their position and velocity using signals exchanged with Earth
  15. __________ point - The point where the light converges after it enters the telescope
  16. A tool that collects and magnifies light to observe distant objects in space
  17. _________ probe - pass by and send data
  18. _____________ System - Holds an engine that burns fuel
  19. ____________ insertion - Reaching the desired orbit or trajectory
  20. Once it reaches the proper __________ and speed, the rocket performs orbital insertion
  21. SpaceX, Blue Origin, and Rocket Lab are all examples of ________ rocket agencies
  22. _____________ probe - travel beyond the solar system and send data
  23. improved the telescope for astronomical observation.
  24. As it climbs, the rocket enters stages of ascent. This is where it sheds empty __________ or spent stages to lighten its weight and improve efficiency

50 Clues: the rocket agency of Japan • the rocket agency of India • the rocket agency of China • the rocket agency of Europe • the rocket agency of Russia • The fuel used to generate thrust • the rocket agency of the United States • _________ probe - pass by and send data • ________ lens - Gathers and focuses light • Ignition of the engines and initial ascent. • ...

Climate, Sustainability, Earth's Exterior Terms 2023-11-16

Climate, Sustainability, Earth's Exterior Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process that moves sediment
  2. the solid parts of the earth and its layers
  3. process that transfers carbon when a living thing dies
  4. all the life on earth
  5. plants use carbon dioxide from the atmosphere in this process
  6. when water sticks to itself
  7. when water sticks to other things
  8. a triangular shaped formation at the end of a river when it meets stagnant water
  9. all the gases surrounding earth
Down
  1. all the water on earth
  2. a place that stores carbon
  3. carbon transfers back and forth from the atmosphere to the ocean in this process
  4. constraint of a solution that focuses on that we can count on it working all the time
  5. the process that breaks down rock and other things
  6. a lake formed when a wide meander of a river is cut off over time
  7. process that puts carbon into the air by burning organic matter
  8. a stream that breaks off and merges lots of times
  9. constraint of a solution that focus on how something looks

18 Clues: all the life on earth • all the water on earth • a place that stores carbon • when water sticks to itself • the process that moves sediment • all the gases surrounding earth • when water sticks to other things • the solid parts of the earth and its layers • a stream that breaks off and merges lots of times • the process that breaks down rock and other things • ...

Natural Resources 2021-11-30

Natural Resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a source
  2. salted water
  3. DNA and RNA are called
  4. a toxic colorless gas surrounding the earth
  5. Water on earth
  6. smoke mixed with fog
  7. emission of energy as electromagnetic waves
  8. 21% of atmosphere
  9. fourth stage in water cycle
  10. air on the earth's surface
Down
  1. Green plants and animals are also known as
  2. most important gaseous cycle
  3. process of rotting
  4. used in nitrification
  5. compound of hydrogen and carbon
  6. a rigid external covering for some animals
  7. living organisms on earth from the _ component
  8. glass building which usually has plants

18 Clues: a source • salted water • Water on earth • 21% of atmosphere • process of rotting • smoke mixed with fog • used in nitrification • DNA and RNA are called • air on the earth's surface • fourth stage in water cycle • most important gaseous cycle • compound of hydrogen and carbon • glass building which usually has plants • Green plants and animals are also known as • ...

#201 2023-02-15

#201 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sun is responsible for many patterns and ______ in our solar system
  2. The northern hemisphere experiences _______ seasons from one another.
  3. When the northern hemisphere has summer the southern hemisphere has ______
  4. Hot stars appear brighter than smaller stars, larger stars appear brighter than _______ stars.
  5. The force of gravity is strongest between objects when they are ______ together
  6. The sun appears to move in the sky, but it is not actually moving rather it is _____ that is moving
  7. When the sun shines on one _____ of the earth
  8. As the sun appears to move _____ the sky,shadows are short
  9. Shadows caused by the sun follow a ______ pattern of changes.
Down
  1. Gravity pulls you ______ the earth
  2. The moon cycles through Cycles about once a ______
  3. As the sun appears to move _____ the sky,shadows are short
  4. The sun is a _____ sized star
  5. Depending on the time of the day you are standing outside, your shadow will point a ________ direction and different length
  6. The moon’s gravity is also _______ on objects that are close to it
  7. Earth has only ____moon. It orbits Earth about once a month.
  8. Our axis is ____ 23.5 degrees

17 Clues: The sun is a _____ sized star • Our axis is ____ 23.5 degrees • Gravity pulls you ______ the earth • When the sun shines on one _____ of the earth • The moon cycles through Cycles about once a ______ • As the sun appears to move _____ the sky,shadows are short • As the sun appears to move _____ the sky,shadows are short • ...

Assign 8.7 Earthquakes 2024-02-28

Assign 8.7 Earthquakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mantle plumes of hot rock that rise through the mantle
  2. Boundaries where the two plates move toward each other.
  3. The fastest seismic wave
  4. The edges where two plates meet.
  5. Movement of the plates over Earth's surface is termed plate _______.
  6. This layer of the Earth is mostly iron metal and makes up about 31% of the Earth
  7. Composed of both the crust and the portion of the upper mantle that behaves as a brittle, rigid solid
  8. This Earth layer is less than 1% of Earth by mass.
Down
  1. partially molten upper mantle material that behaves plastically and can flow
  2. Boundaries where the two plates slip past each other.
  3. Geologist that proposed that the continents were once united into a single supercontinent
  4. Boundaries where the two plates move away from each other.
  5. This process occurs at oceanic trenches and when an oceanic plate meets a continental plate.
  6. This layer of the Earth is hot, ultramafic rock and represents about 68% of Earth's mass
  7. The point on the Earth's surface directly above the place where the earthquake occurs
  8. These seismic waves cannot travel through liquid.

16 Clues: The fastest seismic wave • The edges where two plates meet. • These seismic waves cannot travel through liquid. • This Earth layer is less than 1% of Earth by mass. • Boundaries where the two plates slip past each other. • Mantle plumes of hot rock that rise through the mantle • Boundaries where the two plates move toward each other. • ...

In Terms of Geology 2022-02-16

In Terms of Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has unlimited supply/easily replenished
  2. Upper mantle/crust that moves with tec.plates
  3. Earth's solid, outermost layer (3-56 mi. deep)
  4. Boundary between Earth's crust and mantle
  5. Region in which the Earth orbits
  6. Dense, extremely hot interior of Earth (2900mi.deep)
  7. False, fundamental principle of geology
  8. Hot, plastic rock/between crust and core (1800mi.)
  9. Raw material from Earth that we use
  10. Low-frequency/inaudible wave moving thru/Eart
  11. The study of Earth's structures, materials, etc.
Down
  1. Effort to oversee/wisely use resources
  2. The "Father of Geology"
  3. Can't be replenished once used up
  4. Upper mantle (125 mi. deep)
  5. First published view of "Uniformitarianism"
  6. Idea that earth is ancient, billions/yrs.old

17 Clues: The "Father of Geology" • Upper mantle (125 mi. deep) • Region in which the Earth orbits • Can't be replenished once used up • Raw material from Earth that we use • Effort to oversee/wisely use resources • Has unlimited supply/easily replenished • False, fundamental principle of geology • Boundary between Earth's crust and mantle • First published view of "Uniformitarianism" • ...

The Planets 2014-09-03

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the largest planet
  2. known as the 'Red' planet
  3. a collection of stars
  4. 75% of our planet is covered with it
  5. path of a planet: circular path
  6. space rock
  7. the furthest planet from the sun
  8. coldest planet in the solar system
  9. closest planet to Earth
  10. an astronaut is sometimes known as a 'what' man
  11. hottest star in our solar system
Down
  1. no longer officially a planet
  2. the galaxy containing our solar system
  3. takes approximately 365 days to orbit the sun
  4. famous for its rings
  5. everything that exists everywhere
  6. man has been able to land and walk on it
  7. closest planet to the sun
  8. people on Earth are known as 'what' beings
  9. balls of gas seen in the night sky

20 Clues: space rock • the largest planet • famous for its rings • a collection of stars • closest planet to Earth • known as the 'Red' planet • closest planet to the sun • no longer officially a planet • path of a planet: circular path • the furthest planet from the sun • hottest star in our solar system • everything that exists everywhere • coldest planet in the solar system • ...

SCIENCE REVIEW 2021-01-20

SCIENCE REVIEW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All the frozen ice and water on Earth.
  2. The sphere that contains the ozone layer.
  3. All the living things on Earth.
  4. Provides radiant heat to the Earth.
  5. The sphere that is the coldest and meteors fly here.
Down
  1. The wind that comes from the ocean to the land.
  2. The gradual warming up of our planet over time.
  3. All the water on Earth.
  4. All the air surrounding the Earth.
  5. The transfer of heat through touching.
  6. All the land and rocks on Earth.

11 Clues: All the water on Earth. • All the living things on Earth. • All the land and rocks on Earth. • All the air surrounding the Earth. • Provides radiant heat to the Earth. • All the frozen ice and water on Earth. • The transfer of heat through touching. • The sphere that contains the ozone layer. • The wind that comes from the ocean to the land. • ...

Seasons 2021-05-25

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an imaginary line through the North Pole and SouthPole about which Earth rotates.
  2. The season experienced when the earth's axis is tilted TOWARD the sun
  3. When day and night are equal length; occurs after winter.
  4. One complete trip around the sun; causes a year on Earth
  5. This is the longest NIGHT of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; First day of winter
  6. The PATH an object takes when revolving around another object
  7. The angle of Earth's incline at 23.5 degrees
  8. the star that all other planets and celestial bodies revolve around
  9. the northern end of Earth's axis of rotation
  10. The spinning of an object on an axis; causes day and night
Down
  1. an imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres, with a latitude 0°.
  2. This occurs in March and marks the beginning of spring in North America.
  3. one half of a sphere; either the northern or southern half of Earth as divided by the equator
  4. Occurs every September and marks the beginning of fall in North America.
  5. the southern end of Earth's axis of rotation, a point in Antarctica
  6. This is the longest DAY of the year in the Northern Hemisphere; First day of summer.
  7. The result of Earth's tilted axis and the yearly revolution of the Earth around the Sun
  8. When day and night are equal length; occurs after summer.
  9. The season experienced when the earth's axis is tilted AWAY from the sun

19 Clues: The angle of Earth's incline at 23.5 degrees • the northern end of Earth's axis of rotation • One complete trip around the sun; causes a year on Earth • When day and night are equal length; occurs after winter. • When day and night are equal length; occurs after summer. • The spinning of an object on an axis; causes day and night • ...

Unit 2 Exam Review 2022-09-27

Unit 2 Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The __________ ___________ effect is caused by a landform like a mountain trapping the moisture on one side and creating a dry, arid climate on the other side
  2. People _______ the environment by changing it to meet their needs.
  3. the average weather of an area over long periods of time.
  4. High latitudes typically have ________ climates.
  5. __________ to large bodies of water help to stabilize climate. (5 factors of climate)
  6. specific days throughout the year that signify both the longest and shortest days of the year relative to daylight.
  7. includes all the water on earth making up rivers, lakes, oceans, and glaciers
  8. The act of movement of the earth around the sun.(responsible for our 365 1/4th day-long year)
  9. The higher your _______, the colder it gets (5 factors of climate)
  10. specific days throughout the year where the earth receives equal amounts of daytime and night time.
  11. land surrounded by water on 3 sides.
  12. Middle latitudes typically have _________ climates.
  13. Wind and ocean _______ helps to distribute hot air and water around the globe.(5 factors of climate) landforms ________ like mountains trap moisture on one side, the windward side, and create a more arid climate on the other side leeward (5 factors of climate)
  14. a group of islands, like Hawaii
Down
  1. low latitudes typically have ______ climates.
  2. made up of all the gases on earth
  3. body of water feeding into a larger body of water.
  4. People _______ to the environment by changing the way they live to survive or live more comfortably in a particular environment.
  5. inlet of water almost complete enclosed by land.
  6. made up of living plants and animals on earth
  7. Climate is generally hotter the closer you are to the equator (5 factors of Climate)
  8. the circular movement of an object around an axis.(responsible for our 24-hour day)
  9. Different places on earth receive different amounts of sunlight because the earth is ______ on its axis 23.5 degrees
  10. hill or mountain characterized by its flat top, often called mesas in Texas.
  11. Includes non-living soil, rocks, and minerals.
  12. People ________ on the environment by using its resources to fulfill their needs
  13. snapshot of the atmospheric conditions at a specific time and place.
  14. a fanlike area at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited.

28 Clues: a group of islands, like Hawaii • made up of all the gases on earth • land surrounded by water on 3 sides. • low latitudes typically have ______ climates. • made up of living plants and animals on earth • Includes non-living soil, rocks, and minerals. • inlet of water almost complete enclosed by land. • High latitudes typically have ________ climates. • ...

Science crossword year 8 2022-03-16

Science crossword year 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Out star.
  2. The colour a small star goes when it cools.
  3. The unit for distance in space.
  4. Dark object in space from a large dead star.
  5. The red planet
  6. A burning ball of gas in space.
  7. A planet closer to the sun than earth.
  8. The colour a large star goes when it dies.
  9. Space ice
  10. A blue planet in our solar system.
  11. The planet with rings
Down
  1. The largest planet in our solar system.
  2. Our planet
  3. A space rock that enters earths atmosphere.
  4. A rock that orbits the sun
  5. The curved path around a planet or star.
  6. A natural satellite
  7. A planet seen from earth in the daytime.
  8. A giant mass in space that has moons.

19 Clues: Out star. • Space ice • Our planet • The red planet • A natural satellite • The planet with rings • A rock that orbits the sun • The unit for distance in space. • A burning ball of gas in space. • A blue planet in our solar system. • A giant mass in space that has moons. • A planet closer to the sun than earth. • The largest planet in our solar system. • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon 2024-02-22

Earth, Sun, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determined by the sun
  2. the planet where we live
  3. the 4th planet from the sun
  4. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  5. one of the ice giants in our solar system
  6. the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
  7. a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.
  8. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  9. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  10. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.
  11. the 6th planet from the sun
  12. this day was made up after the moon
Down
  1. one of the gas planets in our solar system
  2. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  3. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon.
  4. the natural satellite of earth
  5. the star around which earth orbits
  6. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  7. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  8. the smallest planet in our solar system

20 Clues: determined by the sun • the planet where we live • the 4th planet from the sun • the 6th planet from the sun • the natural satellite of earth • the star around which earth orbits • this day was made up after the moon • the smallest planet in our solar system • one of the ice giants in our solar system • one of the gas planets in our solar system • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon 2024-02-22

Earth, Sun, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determined by the sun
  2. the planet where we live
  3. the 4th planet from the sun
  4. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  5. one of the ice giants in our solar system
  6. the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
  7. a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.
  8. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  9. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  10. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.
  11. the 6th planet from the sun
  12. this day was made up after the moon
Down
  1. one of the gas planets in our solar system
  2. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  3. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon.
  4. the natural satellite of earth
  5. the star around which earth orbits
  6. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  7. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  8. the smallest planet in our solar system

20 Clues: determined by the sun • the planet where we live • the 4th planet from the sun • the 6th planet from the sun • the natural satellite of earth • the star around which earth orbits • this day was made up after the moon • the smallest planet in our solar system • one of the ice giants in our solar system • one of the gas planets in our solar system • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon 2024-02-22

Earth, Sun, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determined by the sun
  2. the planet where we live
  3. the 4th planet from the sun
  4. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  5. one of the ice giants in our solar system
  6. the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
  7. a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.
  8. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  9. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  10. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.
  11. the 6th planet from the sun
  12. this day was made up after the moon
Down
  1. one of the gas planets in our solar system
  2. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  3. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon.
  4. the natural satellite of earth
  5. the star around which earth orbits
  6. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  7. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  8. the smallest planet in our solar system

20 Clues: determined by the sun • the planet where we live • the 4th planet from the sun • the 6th planet from the sun • the natural satellite of earth • the star around which earth orbits • this day was made up after the moon • the smallest planet in our solar system • one of the ice giants in our solar system • one of the gas planets in our solar system • ...

Samara's Space Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-21

Samara's Space Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cold desert planet that is half the size of our planet
  2. another name for the North Star
  3. the measure of the amount of matter in an object
  4. can either be planetary or stellar of this planet
  5. a large spacecraft that orbits our planet
  6. a rocky planet
  7. A large telescope in space
  8. the last major planet in our Solar System
  9. the distance light travels in one year
  10. the galaxy we live in
  11. star groups that make a certain shape
  12. one proton and one electron
  13. orbits a moon or star
  14. planet we live on
  15. contains stars and planets
  16. draws objects towards it
Down
  1. brightest star in southern Constellation.
  2. first spacecraft that crossed the helioshere
  3. Mercury,Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, etc.
  4. a very hot star that the Earth orbits
  5. the region beyond Neptune in our Solar System
  6. the time t takes the space station to go around earth
  7. black circular shape that pulls in gravity.
  8. a circular path an object makes around another one
  9. a constellation in the Northern Hemisphere
  10. the tendency to do nothing
  11. The Sun is a_____
  12. the second planet from the sun

28 Clues: a rocky planet • The Sun is a_____ • planet we live on • the galaxy we live in • orbits a moon or star • draws objects towards it • A large telescope in space • the tendency to do nothing • contains stars and planets • one proton and one electron • the second planet from the sun • another name for the North Star • a very hot star that the Earth orbits • ...

Planets Crossword 2020-02-19

Planets Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. another word for "giant" planets (like the gas planets)
  2. this belt is between mars and Jupiter
  3. the layer of our atmosphere where meteors burn up
  4. Mercury takes 88 days to go around the sun or _____
  5. all the planets _________on their axis
  6. planet known for its rings
  7. this is the belt where pluto can be found
  8. another word for "made of gas"
  9. this model shows the sun in the center of the system
  10. the reason why Earth is the perfect temperature
  11. rocky bodies found between inner and outer planets
  12. planet known for its great storms/great red spot
  13. considered a dwarf planet
Down
  1. a planet that looks red due to its iron surface
  2. what we call meteors that hit the earth's surface
  3. icy bodies that can be found in the Kuiper belt
  4. another word for "made of rock/earth-like"
  5. only planet with water
  6. also has rings but rotates on its side
  7. closest planet to the sun
  8. largest planet in the solar systems
  9. this model shows everything revolving around the earth
  10. the name for comets or asteroids that enter our atmosphere
  11. farthest planet from the sun
  12. hottest planet due to atmosphere
  13. this word means "sun"

26 Clues: this word means "sun" • only planet with water • closest planet to the sun • considered a dwarf planet • planet known for its rings • farthest planet from the sun • another word for "made of gas" • hottest planet due to atmosphere • largest planet in the solar systems • this belt is between mars and Jupiter • also has rings but rotates on its side • ...

Tectonic Plate Crossword 2021-03-29

Tectonic Plate Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boundary, Tectonic plates moving opposite ways from each other.
  2. The viscous upper layer of Earths mantle.
  3. Molten rock under the Earths surface.
  4. These occur due to tectonic plates moving releasing energy that sends energy waves through the crust and creates shakes on Earths surface.
  5. Forms, Formed by two convergent tectonic plates pressed against each other.
  6. Boundary, Tectonic plates moving away from each other creating new crust.
  7. The rupture in Earths crust due to tectonic plates moving under each other.
  8. The hot and dense centre of Earth.
Down
  1. Boundary, Tectonic plates moving away from each other destroying old crust.
  2. The type of plates formed by convergent boundaries.
  3. The outer solid shell of Earth.
  4. The planet we live on.
  5. The outer part of Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. The layer\layers of gasses surrounding a planet.
  7. Spreading, The process in which tectonic plates split apart from each other.
  8. The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior.
  9. A big wave
  10. The former large continent that has had other parts of it broken off.
  11. Molten rock the breaks through the crust to Earth's surface.
  12. The type of plates formed by divergent boundaries.

20 Clues: A big wave • The planet we live on. • The outer solid shell of Earth. • The hot and dense centre of Earth. • Molten rock under the Earths surface. • The viscous upper layer of Earths mantle. • The mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior. • The layer\layers of gasses surrounding a planet. • The type of plates formed by divergent boundaries. • ...

space 2019-06-02

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the burning up of a chunk of rock and metal pulled into the atmosphere
  2. number of planets as of 2006
  3. group of stars forming a picture
  4. planet with water and one moon
  5. everything that exists including energy, matter and space
  6. another name for the inner planets
  7. at the center of our solar system
  8. chunk of rock and metal pulled down through the atmosphere
  9. chunk of frozen material travelling in large orbits around the Sun
  10. astronomical event when the earth blocks out the moon
  11. time it takes for a planet to do one full revolution around the sun
  12. number of stars in our solar system
Down
  1. when the chunk of rock and metal hits the earth
  2. any object that exists in space
  3. paths that planets travel in
  4. another name for a moon
  5. when the moon is not out
  6. time it takes for a planet to rotate once on its axis
  7. astonomical event when the moon blocks out the sun
  8. planet with no atmosphere but that has craters
  9. the study of everything beyond the Earth
  10. another name for the outer planets

22 Clues: another name for a moon • when the moon is not out • number of planets as of 2006 • paths that planets travel in • planet with water and one moon • any object that exists in space • group of stars forming a picture • at the center of our solar system • another name for the inner planets • another name for the outer planets • number of stars in our solar system • ...

Geography 2024-07-10

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. show the ratio of a distance on the map.
  2. southern most point
  3. a large continuous mass of land regarded as a collective region.
  4. represent the actual place in the form of a point or other different shapes and colors.
  5. System of satellites and receiving devices used to determine the location of something
  6. a period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions.
  7. meaning of symbols and colors used to represent data.
  8. is the third largest Nation in Southeast Asia
  9. the quantity of rain falling within a given area in a given time
  10. a symbolic representation of a place, usually drawn on a flat surface.
  11. show quantitative data by using lines, dots or pictures.
Down
  1. ... lines drawn around the Eart
  2. is the local mean time at the Royal Observatory in London
  3. instrument that give information about direction.
  4. all the inhabitants of a particular section or type of people
  5. a three dimensional scale model of the Earth
  6. imaginary lines drawn from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  7. separate countries to each other
  8. Shape of the earth
  9. circular line dividing the Earth into two hemisphere.
  10. Study of Earth

21 Clues: Study of Earth • Shape of the earth • southern most point • ... lines drawn around the Eart • separate countries to each other • show the ratio of a distance on the map. • a three dimensional scale model of the Earth • is the third largest Nation in Southeast Asia • instrument that give information about direction. • circular line dividing the Earth into two hemisphere. • ...

Earth, Sun, and Moon 2024-02-22

Earth, Sun, and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determined by the sun
  2. the planet where we live
  3. the 4th planet from the sun
  4. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  5. one of the ice giants in our solar system
  6. the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
  7. a star showing a sudden large increase in brightness and then slowly returning to its original state over a few months.
  8. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  9. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  10. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern that is traditionally named after its apparent form or identified with a mythological figure. Modern astronomers divide the sky into eighty-eight constellations with defined boundaries.
  11. the 6th planet from the sun
  12. this day was made up after the moon
Down
  1. one of the gas planets in our solar system
  2. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  3. the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon.
  4. the natural satellite of earth
  5. the star around which earth orbits
  6. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  7. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  8. the smallest planet in our solar system

20 Clues: determined by the sun • the planet where we live • the 4th planet from the sun • the 6th planet from the sun • the natural satellite of earth • the star around which earth orbits • this day was made up after the moon • the smallest planet in our solar system • one of the ice giants in our solar system • one of the gas planets in our solar system • ...

Everything Plate Tectonics 2026-03-10

Everything Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the layer of the Earth where the solid crust and uppermost mantle are found
  2. Type of plate that is underneath the ocean
  3. Type of boundary movement where two plates slide past one another
  4. Ocean-based disaster caused by an earthquake at sea
  5. Type of plate that is carrying land (a continent)
  6. The layer named after being "weak" because it is somewhat liquid, allowing the tectonic plates to float on top of them
  7. An opening or large offset created by the separation of plates
  8. Outermost solid layer of the Earth, home of the tectonic plates
  9. Layer of the Earth beneath the crust but outside of the core. Mainly liquid rock.
  10. Type of boundary movement where two plates move toward each other
  11. A ground-shaking movement due to the movement of tectonic plates
  12. Name of the proposed supercontinent that existed before today's continents drifted apart
Down
  1. Name of the process that causes continental drift (happens at the bottom of the sea)
  2. Geological formation that forms during sea floor spreading
  3. Liquid rock that rises to the surface of the earth's crust through a volcano
  4. Name of the region/border shared by two plates
  5. Where one plate moves on top of another plate
  6. Type of boundary movement where two plates move away from each other
  7. Land-based disaster caused by an earthquake affecting the surfaces of hills/mountains
  8. The point on the ground closest to the origin of an earthquake
  9. Innermost layer of the Earth, which is made of iron.
  10. Liquid rock from beneath the crust of the earth

22 Clues: Type of plate that is underneath the ocean • Where one plate moves on top of another plate • Name of the region/border shared by two plates • Liquid rock from beneath the crust of the earth • Type of plate that is carrying land (a continent) • Ocean-based disaster caused by an earthquake at sea • Innermost layer of the Earth, which is made of iron. • ...

Earth, sun, and moon 2022-04-25

Earth, sun, and moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A big star that gives off lots of light
  2. what happens when an object blocks light from getting to another object
  3. opposite of waxing
  4. when its day time and your outside you can see your...
  5. the earth complets one of these in a day
  6. after a new moon and before a full moon
  7. difference between high and low tide is the least.
  8. the changing of something
  9. 23.44
  10. only plant that has life
Down
  1. occurs when the Moon moves into the Earth's shadow
  2. the darkest part of a shadow
  3. pulls things to the center of the earth
  4. occurs when the Moon is either new or full
  5. occurs when a portion of the Earth is engulfed in a shadow cast by the Moon which fully or partially blocks sunlight
  6. comes out during the night and has phases
  7. half of a shadow between a full shadow
  8. more than half but not the whole moon
  9. happens when the moon is on it first or last quarter
  10. the rise and fall of sea levels
  11. when something curves
  12. moon when the moon gives off all of its light source
  13. moon none of the moons night is being shown

23 Clues: 23.44 • opposite of waxing • when something curves • only plant that has life • the changing of something • the darkest part of a shadow • the rise and fall of sea levels • more than half but not the whole moon • half of a shadow between a full shadow • A big star that gives off lots of light • pulls things to the center of the earth • after a new moon and before a full moon • ...

space 2023-05-31

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest modular space station in low Earth orbitinertia
  2. a group of stars
  3. an area of such immense gravity that nothing—not even light—can escape from it.
  4. the third-largest constellation in the sky and the largest constellation in the Northern Hemisphere
  5. a giant cloud of dust and gas in space
  6. the earth _______ the sun
  7. candy
  8. we live on it
  9. a moon, planet or machine that orbits a planet or star
  10. biggest star
  11. _____ space telescope
  12. the first spacecraft to cross the heliosphere,
  13. Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation
  14. coldest color of the star are _____ ____
Down
  1. the first element on the periodic table
  2. buzz
  3. triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
  4. barred spiral galaxy and is the closest major galaxy to the Milky Way
  5. an hour and a half
  6. doughnut-shaped ring of icy objects around the Sun
  7. a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor
  8. earth
  9. kg
  10. little dipper
  11. is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems
  12. self-luminous celestial body of gas
  13. bright can see in the day not at night

27 Clues: kg • buzz • earth • candy • biggest star • little dipper • we live on it • a group of stars • an hour and a half • _____ space telescope • the earth _______ the sun • self-luminous celestial body of gas • Newton's Law of Universal Gravitation • a giant cloud of dust and gas in space • bright can see in the day not at night • the first element on the periodic table • ...