the earth Crossword Puzzles
A place for everything, and everything in its place 2012-11-16
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- An explanation of why or how something happens
- Plates/ Move over the Earth's surface
- Measure of mass in a given volume
- variable/ The one you change or introduce in an experiment
- When heat travels through fluids
- When heat travels by two solids touching
- variable/ The one that responds or depends on what you changed
- When heat travels in rays or waves
- Core/ Solid ball of metal in the Earth
- The first scientist who proposed that plates move slowly over time on Earth's surface
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- Outermost layer of Earth
- group/ Under normal conditions in an experiment
- Name of a landmass that existed 200 million years ago
- current/ The flow that transfer heat in a liquid
- An educated guess
- Drift/ A rejected theory about how plates move on Earth
- Amount of force pushing down on an area
- Thickest and solid but hot layer of Earth
- Core/ Liquid nikel and iron layer
- A statement about how the same thing will happen everytime in a certain set of conditions
20 Clues: An educated guess • Outermost layer of Earth • When heat travels through fluids • Measure of mass in a given volume • Core/ Liquid nikel and iron layer • When heat travels in rays or waves • Plates/ Move over the Earth's surface • Core/ Solid ball of metal in the Earth • Amount of force pushing down on an area • When heat travels by two solids touching • ...
GEO:Topic 1 Lesson 1-2 2022-09-21
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- A point at which, everywhere on Earth, day and night are nearly equal in length.
- Middle latitude.
- Between the cardinal directions.
- Sphere of super-hot metal.
- Process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle.
- North, East, South, West
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- Movement of Earth's water from surface to atmosphere.
- Main line of longitude located in Greenwich England.
- Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material.
- A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers.
- The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
- Imaginary lines around Earth to help locate places on its surface.
- Process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
- Seams in Earth's crust.
- Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days.
- A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals.
- Position in degrees east to west of the Prime Meridian.
- The process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces.
- A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.
- Average weather of a place over many years.
20 Clues: Middle latitude. • Seams in Earth's crust. • North, East, South, West • Sphere of super-hot metal. • Between the cardinal directions. • A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers. • Average weather of a place over many years. • Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days. • A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals. • Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material. • ...
Sleeping Giant 2025-10-22
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- Something fiery that rises from the bottom of Earth.
- To make an educated guess.
- Something that is very hot or creates heat.
- crust The outer layer of Earth.
- winter An event that makes it hard to find different resources.
- deformation How volcanic activity causes land to shift.
- An extremely large volcano that can change the face of the Earth if it erupts.
- When something like water turns into gas.
- A tool that measures energy waves that are caused by earthquakes.
- A type of crater.
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- When a large volcano erupts.
- National Park A place that spans over Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
- When something is relatively inactive.
- A negative charged particle.
- microscope Something that uses negatively charged particles.
- record The history of Earth’s layers and fossils.
- spot A column of hot rock and magma rising from deep in the Earth.
- Something that sprays boiling water into the air.
- migration When animals and humans leave a place because of problems.
- A mixture of melted rock, crystals, and dissolved gases.
20 Clues: A type of crater. • To make an educated guess. • When a large volcano erupts. • A negative charged particle. • crust The outer layer of Earth. • When something is relatively inactive. • When something like water turns into gas. • Something that is very hot or creates heat. • record The history of Earth’s layers and fossils. • Something that sprays boiling water into the air. • ...
Chapter 1 Vocab 2022-08-24
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- Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole
- the 2890 kilometer -thick layer of earth located beneath the crust
- all life on earth; the parts of the solid earth, hydrosphere, and atmosphere in which living organisms can be found
- the innermost layer of earth, located beneath the mantle; the core is divided into an outer core and inner core
- the scientific study of the oceans and the oceanic phenomena
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- The science that examines earth, its form and composition and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing
- The gaseous portion of a planet; the planet's envelope of air; one of the traditional subdivisions of earth's physical environment
- the scientific study of the atmosphere and the atmospheric phenomena: the study of weather and climate
- the water portion of earth; one of the traditional subdivisions of earth's physical environment
- the scientific study of the universe; it includes the observation and interpretation of celestial bodies and phenomena
- the thin rocky outer layer of Earth
- Layer of earth under both the atmosphere and the oceans; it is composed of the core , the mantle, and the crust
12 Clues: the thin rocky outer layer of Earth • the scientific study of the oceans and the oceanic phenomena • Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole • the 2890 kilometer -thick layer of earth located beneath the crust • the water portion of earth; one of the traditional subdivisions of earth's physical environment • ...
unit 3 review 2023-12-07
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- What is the mouth of the river called?
- What is the third layer of the earth called?
- Erosion _____ the rock
- What is the last layer of the earth called?
- What is the second layer of the earth called?
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- plates can move ____ from each other, past or against.
- The break down of rock.
- What is the dropping of broken down rock called?
- What is the outer layer of the earth called?
- Weathering ______ the rock
- The _______ scale tells us how powerful a earthquake it or will be
- What uses water, wind, and sand?
- Is a earthquake a constructive or destructive force?
- Liquid rock.
14 Clues: Liquid rock. • Erosion _____ the rock • The break down of rock. • Weathering ______ the rock • What uses water, wind, and sand? • What is the mouth of the river called? • What is the last layer of the earth called? • What is the third layer of the earth called? • What is the outer layer of the earth called? • What is the second layer of the earth called? • ...
Space and planets 2022-09-27
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- The sixth planet from the sun and is famous for its large and distinct ring system.
- Material that covers the surface of the earth.
- The closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in the solar system.
- Chemical element. Metal.
- Object that orbits around the Earth or any other celestial body.
- The eighth planet from the sun and is on average the coldest planet in the solar system.
- The seventh planet from the sun and is a bit of an oddball.
- The largest object in our solar system.
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- The red planet.
- The fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in the solar system.
- It's a hole.
- Solid outer layer of Earth and other planets.
- cap
- dune
- Our home planet, is the third planet from the sun.
- The second planet from the sun and is the hottest planet in the solar system.
16 Clues: cap • dune • It's a hole. • The red planet. • Chemical element. Metal. • The largest object in our solar system. • Solid outer layer of Earth and other planets. • Material that covers the surface of the earth. • Our home planet, is the third planet from the sun. • The seventh planet from the sun and is a bit of an oddball. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2016-02-26
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- A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
- The outermost, ridged layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the ridged upper part of the mantle.
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older material is pulled away from the ridge
- "Middle Sphere" the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
- The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary.
- A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
- The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material
- The liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
- The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust.
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- The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the Lithosphere.
- The theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
- The central spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
- A fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
- The solid, dense center of the Earth.
- A break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide relative to one another.
- The type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
- A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere.
- The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed.
20 Clues: The solid, dense center of the Earth. • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • The central spherical part of the Earth below the mantle. • The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed. • The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust. • The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material • ...
The Solar System 2022-06-10
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- It takes 365 days for the ..... to complete one circuit around the Sun. We call this a year.
- Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets.
- The movement of the Earth about its axis.
- the whole cosmic system of matter and energy of which Earth, and therefore the human race, is a part.
- A body of ice, dust and bits of rock that passes through space leaving a tail of ice and dust behind it
- the movement of the Earth around the Sun in its orbit
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- the whole cosmic system of matter and energy of which Earth, and therefore the human race, is a part.
- A large body of either rock or gas that follows a consistent orbit around a star
- The layer of gas around a planet
- Orbits around the Earth.
- the closest planet to the Sun.
- This is the same force that keeps the Earth and the other planets orbiting around the Sun.
- This object is 93 million miles from the Earth.
13 Clues: Orbits around the Earth. • the closest planet to the Sun. • The layer of gas around a planet • The movement of the Earth about its axis. • This object is 93 million miles from the Earth. • the movement of the Earth around the Sun in its orbit • Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets. • ...
Eclipse Vocab 2024-04-19
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- the rising and falling of the sea do to gravitational force
- Outer region of a shadow
- an area where an object block light from going
- An object revolving around another object in space
- When the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon
- to spin around something
- When the moon fully blocks the sun from hitting the earth
- Total or partial blocking of an object in space
- When the moon blocks the sun from hitting the earth
- when the moon partially blocks the sun from hitting the earth
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- When the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon
- when the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon
- Inner region of a shadow
- to spin
- the earth’s natural satellite
- the angle of an object
16 Clues: to spin • the angle of an object • Outer region of a shadow • Inner region of a shadow • to spin around something • the earth’s natural satellite • an area where an object block light from going • Total or partial blocking of an object in space • An object revolving around another object in space • When the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon • ...
GEOGRAPHY:Topic1 Lesson1-2 2022-09-21
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- A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.
- Sphere of super-hot metal.
- A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals.
- The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
- North, East, South, West
- Imaginary lines around Earth to help locate places on its surface.
- A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers.
- Middle latitude.
- Process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
- Movement of Earth's water from surface to atmosphere.
- Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material.
- Process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle.
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- in Earth's crust.
- The process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces.
- Main line of longitude, located in Greenwich, England.
- A point at which, everywhere on Earth, day and night are nearly equal in length.
- Position in degrees east to west of the Prime Meridian.
- Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days.
- Between the cardinal directions.
- Average weather of a place over many years.
20 Clues: Middle latitude. • in Earth's crust. • North, East, South, West • Sphere of super-hot metal. • Between the cardinal directions. • A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers. • Average weather of a place over many years. • Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days. • A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals. • Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material. • ...
Earth Systems 2025-05-01
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- All the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and glaciers
- Continuous movement of ocean water in certain directions
- All living things on Earth, including plants and animals
- Layer of gases surrounding the Earth
- Daily atmospheric conditions like temperature, rain, clouds, and wind
- Typical weather patterns observed over many years
- Water vapor cooling and changing into liquid droplets
- Water located underground between rocks and soil
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- Water without salt, found in rivers, lakes, glaciers, and underground
- Water containing salt, found mainly in oceans
- When two or more Earth systems affect each other
- Huge mass of slow-moving ice
- Liquid water changing into water vapor due to heat
- Water falling from clouds as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- Solid parts of Earth, such as rocks, mountains, and soil
- Movement of water on Earth through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation
16 Clues: Huge mass of slow-moving ice • Layer of gases surrounding the Earth • Water containing salt, found mainly in oceans • When two or more Earth systems affect each other • Water located underground between rocks and soil • Typical weather patterns observed over many years • Liquid water changing into water vapor due to heat • ...
Greek gods and goddesses to remember 2013-03-06
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- god of the earth and sky
- god of the sun
- goddess of the earth and agriculture
- goddess of wisdom and warfare
- goddess of love and beauty
- god of the underworld
- messenger of the gods
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- goddes of the home and earth
- brutal and unpredictable god of war
- god of the sea
- god of fire
- god of the moon and hunting
- playful god of love
- father of Zeus
- Zeus' wife; protector of marriage
15 Clues: god of fire • god of the sun • god of the sea • father of Zeus • playful god of love • god of the underworld • messenger of the gods • god of the earth and sky • goddess of love and beauty • god of the moon and hunting • goddes of the home and earth • goddess of wisdom and warfare • Zeus' wife; protector of marriage • brutal and unpredictable god of war • ...
Unit 2 Vocab 2023-09-20
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- Molten rock underneath the earth's surface.
- A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement.
- The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
- A theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.
- A crack or break in earth's crust
- The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
- Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
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- The part of Earth where life exists
- A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth.
- Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface.
- Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean.
- The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; The wearing away of soil.
- Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- Thick middle layer of earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible.
- Innermost layer of earth made up of super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core.
15 Clues: A crack or break in earth's crust • The part of Earth where life exists • Molten rock underneath the earth's surface. • A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth. • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean. • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement. • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface. • ...
vocabe 2023-09-20
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- Innermost layer of earth made up of super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core.
- The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
- Thick middle layer of earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible.
- Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean.
- A crack or break in earth's crust
- Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; The wearing away of soil.
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- The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
- A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth.
- Molten rock underneath the earth's surface.
- Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface.
- A theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.
- The part of Earth where life exists
- Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
- A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement.
15 Clues: A crack or break in earth's crust • The part of Earth where life exists • Molten rock underneath the earth's surface. • A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth. • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean. • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement. • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface. • ...
The 100 2020-12-16
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- Where did the 100 live?
- The producer of the 100.
- Octavia her boyfriend.
- Where did the 100 live before they send to the ground?
- The leader of the trikru.
- The person who built the ship for the 100.
- The sister of Bellamy, she was missing.
- Where was arkadia?
- One of the tribes on earth.
- She is one of the main characters.
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- What were the 100 on Arkadia?
- How many books are ther about the 100.
- The people who born on earth.
- The leader in the sky.
- The punishment if you do something wrong.
- How doe you say it when you fight with another tribe?
- To which planet did the 100 go?
- The name of the ship.
- How many people did they send to the ground?
- He is one of the main characters.
20 Clues: Where was arkadia? • The name of the ship. • Octavia her boyfriend. • The leader in the sky. • Where did the 100 live? • The producer of the 100. • The leader of the trikru. • One of the tribes on earth. • What were the 100 on Arkadia? • The people who born on earth. • To which planet did the 100 go? • He is one of the main characters. • She is one of the main characters. • ...
VOCAB Science CORE 4 2024-01-31
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- The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. The path the Earth follows around the sun.
- An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
- The imaginary line of latitude that divides Earth into two equal hemispheres
- Very long-period waves that move through the ocean in resposne to the forces exerted by the moon and sun
- A period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
- A measure of how cold or hot something is
- a natural object that exists outside the Earth's atmosphere. Examples: stars, planets, asteroids, comets, or meteoroids
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- A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface
- The force that draws objects towards each other
- The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time
- The spinning of Earth on its axis. Every day the Earth rotates or spins on its axis.
- Happens just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line
- Imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator
- A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and tempature
- The time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year
- To move in a circle about/around a central axis.
- Either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days
17 Clues: A measure of how cold or hot something is • An imaginary line around which Earth rotates. • The force that draws objects towards each other • To move in a circle about/around a central axis. • The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time • A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface • ...
Science Crossword 2024-04-24
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- When there is too much water for the ground to soak in.
- Water vapor losing energy to turn into liquid water.
- This has 100cm.
- A push or a pull
- The element that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.
- Starts life as a tadpole.
- The force that holds us to Earth.
- Rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
- The outer layer of the Earth.
- Living factors of an ecosystem.
- Has a crest and a trough.
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- The non-living factors in an ecosystem.
- Our closest star.
- The planet with the most rings.
- The lunar landing module from Apollo 11.
- What is passed from plant/animal in a food web.
- Measures temperature.
- A force that opposes motion.
- The planet we live on.
- The name of the first launched USSR satellite.
20 Clues: This has 100cm. • A push or a pull • Our closest star. • Measures temperature. • The planet we live on. • Starts life as a tadpole. • Has a crest and a trough. • Rain, sleet, snow, or hail. • A force that opposes motion. • The outer layer of the Earth. • The planet with the most rings. • Living factors of an ecosystem. • The force that holds us to Earth. • ...
Geography 2016-07-22
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- slow moving mass of ice(river of ice)
- Biggest canyon in the world
- units to measure amount of salt in water
- movement of plates under the crust
- proposed continental drift
- gorge in A.p on the godavari
- india was part of
- solid realm of the earth
- outer core contains this metal
- oceanic deeps
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- trench in pacific ocean (11022mts)
- realm of earth
- hard rocks formed from cooling of molten materials
- chemical symbol of salt
- super continent
- water fall with a great force
- other name of deep sea plain
- rocks are weakened and broken by weather forces
- greek name for vapour
- outermost layer of the earth
- greek name for water
21 Clues: oceanic deeps • realm of earth • super continent • india was part of • greek name for water • greek name for vapour • chemical symbol of salt • solid realm of the earth • proposed continental drift • Biggest canyon in the world • other name of deep sea plain • gorge in A.p on the godavari • outermost layer of the earth • water fall with a great force • outer core contains this metal • ...
Handle with Care 2017-05-25
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- to say what will happen before it happens
- the part of the Earth in which life can exist / land and water
- cutting down too many trees in the forest
- to harm or ruin something
- our planet
- to let go
- the top layer of earth where plants grow
- place where the garbage is buried
- where something comes from
- to take in
- a large area of land covered with trees
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- very important
- fun activities
- to convince someone to do something
- something that can be used for support or help
- to stop from happening
- thousands
- to use something again
- to hurt something so it cannot be fixed
- make smaller
- something that is a problem
21 Clues: thousands • to let go • our planet • to take in • make smaller • very important • fun activities • to stop from happening • to use something again • to harm or ruin something • where something comes from • something that is a problem • place where the garbage is buried • to convince someone to do something • to hurt something so it cannot be fixed • a large area of land covered with trees • ...
Solar 2023-02-08
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- Rotates on its side
- Hottest planet
- Once a planet but now a dwarf planet
- Icy rock that orbits the sun
- Planet with well known ring system
- Name of our galaxy
- Liquid substance found on Earth
- Something that revolves around a planet
- Coldest planet
- Path a planet follows around the sun
- Revolves around the Earth
- Name for outer four planets
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- One of the gases that makes up the sun
- Planet that sustains life
- Where asteroids are found
- Largest planet in our solar system
- Planet has a lot of rust
- Large pieces of rocks in space with irregular shape
- Smallest planet
- Known as a shooting star
- One of Mars' moon
21 Clues: Hottest planet • Coldest planet • Smallest planet • One of Mars' moon • Name of our galaxy • Rotates on its side • Planet has a lot of rust • Known as a shooting star • Planet that sustains life • Where asteroids are found • Revolves around the Earth • Name for outer four planets • Icy rock that orbits the sun • Liquid substance found on Earth • Largest planet in our solar system • ...
Geographica 2022-01-06
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- a mount from where magma is erupting
- rigid slab of lithosphere
- sinuous curves of river
- traditional house of Eskimo
- 23.5 north latitude, tropic of ___
- large area of vegetation, soil and wildlife
- grassland of Africa
- rise and fall in sea level due to gravity
- fan shaped feature form at the mouth of river
- a rock contain mineral oil abundantly
- rock type made by lava
- a place where organisms makes its home
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- wave like bending in crust of the earth
- circular motion of wind
- vibrations in the crust of earth
- moving ice body
- state of being subject to death
- cracks in the crust of the earth
- crescent shaped sand dunes in desert
- unit of water flow
20 Clues: moving ice body • unit of water flow • grassland of Africa • rock type made by lava • circular motion of wind • sinuous curves of river • rigid slab of lithosphere • traditional house of Eskimo • state of being subject to death • vibrations in the crust of earth • cracks in the crust of the earth • 23.5 north latitude, tropic of ___ • a mount from where magma is erupting • ...
Caden Zerby 2024-03-14
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- very middle of earth
- close to dirt, also has small rocks and minerals in it
- a thing caused by plate movement
- the scale used to measure earthquakes the ___ scale
- the thing we breathe
- tall structures of rock and some are very big
- natural solid substance with a crystal structure
- large cracks in earths crust
- very old bug/animal/rock
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- convergent, divergent, transforming
- soft material involved with divergent and convergent plate boundaries
- the study of rock
- outer layer of earth
- spews lava
- tectonic things
- huge wave
- big, is Pacific, Atlantic, and more
- they are in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
- the planet we live on
- can form magma, and changes form
20 Clues: huge wave • spews lava • tectonic things • the study of rock • outer layer of earth • very middle of earth • the thing we breathe • the planet we live on • very old bug/animal/rock • large cracks in earths crust • a thing caused by plate movement • can form magma, and changes form • convergent, divergent, transforming • big, is Pacific, Atlantic, and more • ...
Cody Hendricks fun friday 2025-04-11
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- line of heat that lines across the earth
- how well something can dissolve
- a liquid that can dissolve something
- land made of sand caused by movement of sediment
- big block of ice
- how salty something is
- earths universal solvent
- pollutant from a unknown source
- item that contains almost all the water on earth
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- items that can be dissolved
- how good or bad the air is for you
- something that pollutes something
- layer of earth holding all of its water
- the process of using fossils for energy
- chemical reaction with rain and pollutants
- every living thing is inside this
- the weight of something
- how blurry water is
- pollution from a known source
- form of pollutant fuel
20 Clues: big block of ice • how blurry water is • how salty something is • form of pollutant fuel • the weight of something • earths universal solvent • items that can be dissolved • pollution from a known source • how well something can dissolve • pollutant from a unknown source • something that pollutes something • every living thing is inside this • how good or bad the air is for you • ...
Water on Mars - Directions = Follow along with the story line to find the answers to the following questions - worth 5 points each. For extra credit (for a maximum of 25 points): write 5 things a colonization crew would need to survive in space and off-w 2014-02-27
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- What type of apocalypse occurred on Earth to make these people start a colony on Mars?
- Most of the atmosphere on Mars is ______ Dioxide.
- What type of technology is used to keep the colony safe & catch trespassers?
- What evacuation action does the crew need to do when there is a colony wide infection spreading?
- What was the first vegetable to be eaten in this episode?
- How many tons rocket fuel is needed for every pound of weight in the space shuttle?
- What can interfere with the communications system at the beginning of the show?
- What type of food packs does the crew try to pack before evacuation?
- The base was built on top of a source of water called a ____.
- Mars has ____ water than Earth.
- The colony has birds in the bio-dome to get rid of _____.
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- The atmosphere on Mars is not enough to protect the crew. They always have to wear space suits since the temperature on Mars is much _____ than Earth.
- Mars is classified as part of the _________ planets.
- Where do they grow their vegetables?
- Riddle: What is patient, able to wear down the cliff tops, mountains, & whole of the world? It always wins.
- Astronauts would need ______ supplies going to Mars when compared to going to the moon.
- How many millions of miles is Earth from Mars?
- What is another name for Mars?
- How many months does it take the crew to get to Mars (& from Mars to Earth)?
- What percent of a human is made up of water?
20 Clues: What is another name for Mars? • Mars has ____ water than Earth. • Where do they grow their vegetables? • What percent of a human is made up of water? • How many millions of miles is Earth from Mars? • Most of the atmosphere on Mars is ______ Dioxide. • Mars is classified as part of the _________ planets. • What was the first vegetable to be eaten in this episode? • ...
Science Crossword 2015-11-09
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- the innermost portion of Earth that consists of solid iron and nickel
- a place in Earths surface where hot magma is forced up, forming a mountain that erupts with lava and hot gasses
- the manner of a mineral or rock to break in a certain shape
- a crack in Earths crust where pieces of rock rub against each other, releasing energy waves during an earthquake
- the process occurring at converging plate boundaries in which one lithospheric plate slides under another
- a solid, inorganic crystalline substance with a definite chemical composition
- a naturally occurring combination minerals
- the stress and strain in the earth that causes the crust to fracture, fault or fold
- the movement of Earths surface caused by waves of energy released as rocks move along faults
- the name of landmass believed to have broken up into todays continents
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- the salt water covering 72 percent of Earths surface
- a natural rise in the Earths surface having steep sides
- the outer most layer of earth, mostly solid rock
- smaller earthquakes that occur after the primary earthquake, which are a result of Earths plates settling into new positions
- the water beneath the surface of Earth between saturated soil and rock that supplies wells and springs
- rock the rock s formed from sediments (sand, clay, and other materials that settle in water
- the name of Earths crust that rests and moves on the semi-liquid mantle
- a rock in melted form
- an instrument that records earthquake waves
- the layer of Earth that lies between the crust and the core
20 Clues: a rock in melted form • a naturally occurring combination minerals • an instrument that records earthquake waves • the outer most layer of earth, mostly solid rock • the salt water covering 72 percent of Earths surface • a natural rise in the Earths surface having steep sides • the manner of a mineral or rock to break in a certain shape • ...
fdfd 2024-07-08
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- - Prized precious metal for jewelry
- - Liquid metal that melts in your hand
- - Essential plant nutrient in fiberglass
- - Building block of life, forms diamonds
- - Rare earth element used in magnets and reactors
- - Rare earth element used in magnets
- - Rare earth element in lasers and superconductors
- - Rainbow-colored metalloid
- - Rare earth element in superconductors
- - Rare earth element in fluorescent lights
- - Rare earth element for solid-state lasers
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- - Rare earth element for MRI scans
- - Volcano element essential for life
- - Rare earth element in lasers and hard drives
- - Liquid metal at room temperature
- - Strong, lightweight metal in airplanes
- - Reddish-brown liquid used in flame retardants
- - Rare earth element used in magnets
- - Red gas in neon signs
- - Soft metal in LCD screens and solar cells
20 Clues: - Red gas in neon signs • - Rainbow-colored metalloid • - Rare earth element for MRI scans • - Liquid metal at room temperature • - Prized precious metal for jewelry • - Volcano element essential for life • - Rare earth element used in magnets • - Rare earth element used in magnets • - Liquid metal that melts in your hand • - Rare earth element in superconductors • ...
HELLO!!! 2025-03-28
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- The upper part of the mantle
- The explanation of Earth's surface having many rigid plates
- The outer part of the Earth, like the crust
- When one tectonic plates slides under the other plate
- The boundary where 2 or more plates collide
- The stress that happens when two tectonic plates push toward each other, causing folding or faults
- Divergent boundaries cause this
- A theory of the super continent name Pangaea
- Surface under the crust
- Spreading Caused by divergent boundaries
- The surface of the Earth
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- Part of the core made of liquid
- The center of the Earth
- The part of the core that's solid
- The San Andreas...
- The description of the behavior of rocks under stress
- Boundary When plates slide past each other
- Proportions of different minerals and rock
- Rock made up of the Earth's lithosphere
- Coldest layer of the Earth's atmosphere
20 Clues: The San Andreas... • The center of the Earth • Surface under the crust • The surface of the Earth • The upper part of the mantle • Part of the core made of liquid • Divergent boundaries cause this • The part of the core that's solid • Rock made up of the Earth's lithosphere • Coldest layer of the Earth's atmosphere • Proportions of different minerals and rock • ...
Planets Crossword 2014-10-12
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- The 4th planet from the sun
- There are many of these in the night sky
- The planet that is the most far away from the sun
- Objects like Earth, Jupiter, Mercury
- These go around a planet like Jupiter
- The 7th planet from the sun
- The are above/around our planet
- The 8th planet from the sun
- The big, yellow object in the sky
- The closest planet to the sun
- The Earth is one of these
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- These objects float around in space
- Where all the planets are located
- The 6th planet from the sun
- The 2nd planet in the Solar System
- This object is in the sky during the night
- This planet has rings around it
- This is all around us and can be found everywhere
- We use these to visit other planets
- The planet we live on
20 Clues: The planet we live on • The Earth is one of these • The 4th planet from the sun • The 6th planet from the sun • The 7th planet from the sun • The 8th planet from the sun • The closest planet to the sun • This planet has rings around it • The are above/around our planet • Where all the planets are located • The big, yellow object in the sky • The 2nd planet in the Solar System • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- the middle layer of the earth.
- The mechanical model; lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core. (look at me on ice)
- a boundary where the plates move away from eachother
- the outer layer of the core.
- a divergent boundary where new crust is formed in the ocean
- the theory that the continents are always moving.
- the cracked-up parts of earths crust.
- when something is pressed together.
- the center of the earth.
- the 3rd mechanical layer
- the 1st mechanical layer
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- the theory of plates moving on the asthenosphere
- when the plates slide past eachother
- what something is composed of.
- when the plates come together.
- when one plate (usually the denser, oceanic plate) go under another.
- A long rigid crack in the earths surface.
- the inner layer of earths center
- the very outer layer of the earth.
- the 2nd mechanical layer
20 Clues: the 2nd mechanical layer • the center of the earth. • the 3rd mechanical layer • the 1st mechanical layer • the outer layer of the core. • the middle layer of the earth. • what something is composed of. • when the plates come together. • the inner layer of earths center • the very outer layer of the earth. • when something is pressed together. • ...
A Planet in Need of Repair 2023-01-09
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- Seasonal weather type
- To convert waste into new materials
- A person moving from place to place
- A natural disaster often made worse by climate change
- Climate skeptic and ex-president
- The _____ layer protects the Earth from the sun's harmful rays
- City where an important climate agreement was signed
- Colour associated with the environment
- When the last of a species disappears
- The scientific name for the Earth
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- A type of renewable energy source
- Essential component of life
- The population of the earth is close to ... billion
- A decrease in the amount of polar ___ has led to rising sea levels
- Contaminated air
- A type of fossil fuel
- Disease or symptom that makes the body lose water
- The "opposite" of a flood
- Swedish climate activist
- Not local, but ...
- Organisation where many countries cooperate
21 Clues: Contaminated air • Not local, but ... • Seasonal weather type • A type of fossil fuel • Swedish climate activist • The "opposite" of a flood • Essential component of life • Climate skeptic and ex-president • A type of renewable energy source • The scientific name for the Earth • To convert waste into new materials • A person moving from place to place • ...
The Planets 2014-10-26
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- Known as the "red planet"
- Number of planets in the solar system.
- Only planet with visible rings around it.
- First space shuttle to land on the moon.
- Only planet to rotate on its side.
- Planet furthest away from the sun.
- Largest Planet.
- Number of moons Earth has.
- Planet closest to the sun.
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- Large rock in space.
- What number planet away from the sun is Earth?
- Name of our galaxy.
- NASA is located here.
- Biggest star in our solar system.
- Someone who travels in space.
- Planet we live on.
- First name of the first person to walk on the moon.
- Used to be a planet, now a dwarf planet.
- Smallest Planet.
- Second planet from the sun
20 Clues: Largest Planet. • Smallest Planet. • Planet we live on. • Name of our galaxy. • Large rock in space. • NASA is located here. • Known as the "red planet" • Number of moons Earth has. • Second planet from the sun • Planet closest to the sun. • Someone who travels in space. • Biggest star in our solar system. • Only planet to rotate on its side. • Planet furthest away from the sun. • ...
Science Vocab 2021-10-21
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- The equinox after winter solstice
- more than half
- A chunk of rock that orbits the Sun and it's too tiny to be a planet
- A chunk if rock in space
- when the Moon is between the Earth and Sun
- revolving the sun
- A chunk of rock that has entered the atmosphere
- getting bigger
- less than half
- when the Earth is between the Sun and Moon
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- A meteor that has crashed on Earth's surface.
- getting smaller
- When a hemisphere is tilted away from the sun
- When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
- a chunk of dust and ice
- A celestial body that orbits the sun
- The equinox after summer solstice
- any object that revolves around another one
- giant rock that orbits Earth
- spinning around on an axis
20 Clues: more than half • getting bigger • less than half • getting smaller • revolving the sun • a chunk of dust and ice • A chunk if rock in space • spinning around on an axis • giant rock that orbits Earth • The equinox after winter solstice • The equinox after summer solstice • A celestial body that orbits the sun • When a hemisphere is tilted toward the sun • ...
Earth world 2014-05-20
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- force upon a surface by an object,fluid.
- the process by which the surface of the earth is worn away by the action of water,glaciers,winds,waves,etc.
- a period of time marked by distinctive character,events.
- remains, or trace of a living thing of a former geologic age,as a skeleton or footprint.
- the ejection of molten rock.
- one of the structures composing the skeleton of a vertebrate.
- a substance obtained by mining.
- the star that is the central body of the solar system.
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- a class of individuals having some common characteristics or qualities;distinct sort or kind.
- types of rock that are formed by the deposition of material at the earths surface.
- a large amount of species that die.
- the act or process of petrifying.
- any flow of electric charge through a gas,liquid or solid.
- the act of adapting.
- period of the Paleozoic era from 500 to 425 million years ago.
- period of the Paleozoic era occurring from about 280 to 230 million years ago.
16 Clues: the act of adapting. • the ejection of molten rock. • a substance obtained by mining. • the act or process of petrifying. • a large amount of species that die. • force upon a surface by an object,fluid. • the star that is the central body of the solar system. • a period of time marked by distinctive character,events. • ...
Earth Science 2015-07-11
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- A mountain or hill that erupts lava causing destruction to some towns.
- A sudden tremor shaking the earth's ground, usually causing lots of destruction of cities.
- The process of a state dividing in two.
- Form into a hard outer layer.
- Is an instrument that records the details and size of earthquakes.
- Scale/ The measurement and magnitude of an earthquake.
- Rocks that are breaking by a fault.
- Hot fluid or semi-fluid material below or within the earth's crust.
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- Oceanic crust is the part of Earth's lithosphere that surfaces in the ocean basins.
- A fold of a stratified rock.
- A small earthquake with no destruction.
- Sideways and downwards movement of the edge of the plate of the earth's crust.
- A fold of stratified rock in which the strata slope upwards from the axis.
- A raised elongated block of the earth's crust lying between two faults.
- Hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
- A high,long wave caused by an earthquake underwater.
16 Clues: A fold of a stratified rock. • Form into a hard outer layer. • Rocks that are breaking by a fault. • The process of a state dividing in two. • A small earthquake with no destruction. • A high,long wave caused by an earthquake underwater. • Scale/ The measurement and magnitude of an earthquake. • Is an instrument that records the details and size of earthquakes. • ...
Earth Science 2015-04-06
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- The accuulation or laying down of matter by a natural processm, as the laying down of sediments in a river
- A relatively lightweight igneous rock that makes up most of the Earth's continental crust
- The process by which collision of the Earth's crustal plates results in one plate's being drawn down or overridden by another
- To move or cause to move towards the same point
- An underwater mountain range that is created when two plates diverge or pull away from each other
- Rock altered by pressure and heat
- The breaking down of rock from water, wind, and human destruction
- The moving away of rocks and other deposits on the Earth's surface by the action of water, ice, wind
- A deep ditch made when two plates collide and one subducts under the other
- An arc-shaped chain of islands indicating volcanic activity where the oceanic lithosphere is descending into the Earth's interior
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- Rock formed by the solidification of molten magma
- To move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point
- The breaking down of rick by chemically changing what the rock is made up of
- Rock formed from consolidated (a mix) clay sediments
- A hard, dense, igneous rock that makes up the oceanic crust in the Earth's plates
- A break in the Earth's crust caused by stresses related to plate movement
16 Clues: Rock altered by pressure and heat • To move or cause to move towards the same point • Rock formed by the solidification of molten magma • Rock formed from consolidated (a mix) clay sediments • The breaking down of rock from water, wind, and human destruction • To move, lie, or extend in different directions from a common point • ...
Earth Science 2017-12-12
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- / Is a satellite navigation system that allows users to locate their approximate position on Earth
- / The science of mapmaking
- Meridian / Represents 0 degrees longitude
- / Is the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
- Line / Connects points of equal elevation
- / Is a map that has parallel lines in longitude and latitude
- / Is used to show the distribution, arrangement, and type of rocks located below the soil
- / Is made by projecting points and lines from the globe onto a paper cone
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- / Is the ratio between distances on a map and actual distances on the Earth's surface
- / Distance in degrees North or South of the Equator
- / Show changes in elevation of Earth's surface
- / Combines many of the traditional types and styles of mapping described in this chapter
- /Explains what the symbols represent
- / Is made by projecting points and lines from a globe onto a piece of paper that touches the globe at a single point
- / Horizontally circles Earth halfway between the North and South
- / Which is the use of sound waves to detect and measure objects under water
16 Clues: / The science of mapmaking • /Explains what the symbols represent • Meridian / Represents 0 degrees longitude • Line / Connects points of equal elevation • / Show changes in elevation of Earth's surface • / Distance in degrees North or South of the Equator • / Is a map that has parallel lines in longitude and latitude • ...
Earth Science 2024-04-26
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- A carbonate mineral with the chemical formula CaCO3
- A solid earth material that is made of minerals
- A scientist who studies Earth.
- A sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite.
- A sedimentary rock made of clay or silt.
- Material that is deposited by water, wind, or ice.
- Rocks that are smaller than gravel but bigger than silt.
- Particles that are smooth or slick.
- The carrying away of weathered earth materials by water, wind, or ice.
- A thickness or bed of weathered rock material.
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- The settling of sediments
- A natural feature of Earth's surface with a characteristic shape.
- The process of matching up rock layers from different locations.
- Rocks that are smaller than sand but bigger than clay.
- The vertical distance of the land's surface above sea level.
- A sedimentary rock made of sand particles stuck together.
16 Clues: The settling of sediments • A scientist who studies Earth. • Particles that are smooth or slick. • A sedimentary rock made of clay or silt. • A sedimentary rock made mostly of calcite. • A thickness or bed of weathered rock material. • A solid earth material that is made of minerals • Material that is deposited by water, wind, or ice. • ...
Earth Conservation 2024-05-16
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- preserving the Earth
- Taking old materials and creating something new
- Resources found in nature people use
- Species that is in danger of going extinct
- Cutting down of trees and Forests
- All the variety of life on Earth
- Unnatural substances in the air that can cause harm
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- A resource that we cannot make more of
- All the living and nonliving things in an area
- Old food scraps used to fertilize soil
- Species that can enter and damage a ecosystem
- Unnatural substances in water that can cause harm
- Where all of our trash goes that isn't recycled
- A resource that we can get more of
- Creating a "staircase" on land to prevent soil erosion
- When a lot of soil falls down a slope at a fast rate
16 Clues: preserving the Earth • All the variety of life on Earth • Cutting down of trees and Forests • A resource that we can get more of • Resources found in nature people use • A resource that we cannot make more of • Old food scraps used to fertilize soil • Species that is in danger of going extinct • Species that can enter and damage a ecosystem • ...
Earth Sciences 2023-06-21
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- Reusing materials like paper, plastic, and glass to help the environment.
- Patterns of stars that form imaginary pictures in the night sky.
- Natural homes where plants and animals live and interact.
- Mountains that sometimes explode and release hot lava and ash.
- The study of daily changes in the atmosphere, including temperature and rain.
- The top layer of the ground where plants grow and live.
- Drawings that show places and how to get from one location to another.
- The remains of ancient plants and animals that teach us about the past.
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- Shaking of the ground caused by the movement of Earth's plates.
- Chains The transfer of energy from one living thing to another in nature.
- System The sun, planets, and other objects that orbit around it.
- Shining objects in the sky that twinkle at night.
- The process of wearing away rocks and soil by wind, water, and ice.
- Large bodies of saltwater where many plants and animals live.
- Cycle The continuous process of water evaporating, forming clouds, and raining down.
- Different types of hard materials that make up the Earth's surface.
16 Clues: Shining objects in the sky that twinkle at night. • The top layer of the ground where plants grow and live. • Natural homes where plants and animals live and interact. • Large bodies of saltwater where many plants and animals live. • Mountains that sometimes explode and release hot lava and ash. • Shaking of the ground caused by the movement of Earth's plates. • ...
Earth Day 2023-04-18
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- To keep and protect from waste, loss, or damage.
- To use less.
- Prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortage.
- Wolds largest tropical rain forest.
- Vanished or no longer living.
- Relating to the sun.
- Decayed mixture of food scraps used as fertilizer.
- #1 trash producing country in the world.
- Country with the best recycling rate.
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- An environmentally diet where there is no consumption of animal products.
- Where most of our oxygen comes from.
- A species seriously at risk of extinction.
- To use again.
- Month Earth Day is celebrated.
- Able to be maintained
- Greater threat to life expectancy than HIV or war.
16 Clues: To use less. • To use again. • Relating to the sun. • Able to be maintained • Vanished or no longer living. • Month Earth Day is celebrated. • Wolds largest tropical rain forest. • Where most of our oxygen comes from. • Country with the best recycling rate. • #1 trash producing country in the world. • A species seriously at risk of extinction. • ...
Earth Layers 2022-04-01
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- Airplanes and jets fly in this layer
- The most outermost layer of earth's atmosphere
- Absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun
- Without this gas getting to the brain our cells will begin to die
- Negative effects include increases in certain types of skin cancers and eye damage
- A source of transportation normally for long distant travels
- A body orbiting the earth or another planet to collect information or to communicate
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere that looks like a streak of light
- A gas composed of three atoms of oxygen
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- any of a class of compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine
- The ozone and other layers which make up the Earth's sky as we see it
- Where life goes on and the layer where most of the weather occurs
- The fourth layer of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs The sun's radiation which make it reallly hot
- the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, rain, snow and more
- This is where the ozone hole is located
- Directly above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
16 Clues: Airplanes and jets fly in this layer • This is where the ozone hole is located • A gas composed of three atoms of oxygen • The most outermost layer of earth's atmosphere • Directly above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere • A source of transportation normally for long distant travels • Where life goes on and the layer where most of the weather occurs • ...
Earth Layers 2022-04-01
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- Airplanes and jets fly in this layer
- The most outermost layer of earth's atmosphere
- Absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching the earth from the sun
- Without this gas getting to the brain our cells will begin to die
- Negative effects include increases in certain types of skin cancers and eye damage
- A source of transportation normally for long distant travels
- A body orbiting the earth or another planet to collect information or to communicate
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere that looks like a streak of light
- A gas composed of three atoms of oxygen
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- any of a class of compounds of carbon, hydrogen, chlorine, and fluorine
- The ozone and other layers which make up the Earth's sky as we see it
- Where life goes on and the layer where most of the weather occurs
- The fourth layer of the Earth's atmosphere that absorbs The sun's radiation which make it reallly hot
- the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards heat, rain, snow and more
- This is where the ozone hole is located
- Directly above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
16 Clues: Airplanes and jets fly in this layer • This is where the ozone hole is located • A gas composed of three atoms of oxygen • The most outermost layer of earth's atmosphere • Directly above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere • A source of transportation normally for long distant travels • Where life goes on and the layer where most of the weather occurs • ...
Earth Day 2022-03-01
16 Clues: use again • mc squared • April 22nd • the weather • Mr. _______ • knowledge of • convert waste • Where we live • kitchen scraps • around the world • they make oxygen • Branch of biology • they breathe oxygen • make smaller in size • The color of recycling • prevention of wasteful use of a resource
Earth crossword 2023-12-12
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- materials rises to the top
- Molten rocks mixture of rocks forming
- the resistance of fluid to change shape
- The location on the surface of Earth above the focus
- Earthquakes that may come before a major Earthquake
- float on top of a mantle
- the earth's crust slipping past each other
- layer that's a solid ball of metal
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- crust is destroyed
- the slide past each other
- it comes to together
- Magma Rises and creates new crust
- Earthquakes that may come After a major Earthquake
- volcanic Explosive index measure the intensity of volcanic
- only liquid layer of Earth
- Magma reaches the Earth service
16 Clues: crust is destroyed • it comes to together • float on top of a mantle • the slide past each other • materials rises to the top • only liquid layer of Earth • Magma reaches the Earth service • Magma Rises and creates new crust • layer that's a solid ball of metal • Molten rocks mixture of rocks forming • the resistance of fluid to change shape • ...
Earth crossword 2023-12-12
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- materials rises to the top
- Molten rocks mixture of rocks forming
- the resistance of fluid to change shape
- The location on the surface of Earth above the focus
- Earthquakes that may come before a major Earthquake
- float on top of a mantle
- the earth's crust slipping past each other
- layer that's a solid ball of metal
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- crust is destroyed
- the slide past each other
- it comes to together
- Magma Rises and creates new crust
- Earthquakes that may come After a major Earthquake
- volcanic Explosive index measure the intensity of volcanic
- only liquid layer of Earth
- Magma reaches the Earth service
16 Clues: crust is destroyed • it comes to together • float on top of a mantle • the slide past each other • materials rises to the top • only liquid layer of Earth • Magma reaches the Earth service • Magma Rises and creates new crust • layer that's a solid ball of metal • Molten rocks mixture of rocks forming • the resistance of fluid to change shape • ...
Earth & Lithosphere 2024-11-22
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- The boundary between two rock masses that can move relative to each other.
- A type of rock that has been changed by pressure and temperature.
- The theory that describes the movement of Earth's lithospheric plates.
- The principal ingredient of the mantle.
- These mountains are formed by magma that does not escape to the surface.
- A type of rock formed from molten rock.
- The Earth's magnetic field deflects these particles from the sun.
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- The hot, plastic-like layer of the mantle.
- The boundary between the crust and mantle.
- The vibration of the Earth caused by volcanic activity or rock movement.
- The core's main ingredient.
- A giant supercontinent that scientists speculate existed millions of years ago.
- Seismic waves can be detected with these instruments.
- The point on the Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus.
- The Earth's outermost layer.
- The boundary between the outer core and inner core.
16 Clues: The core's main ingredient. • The Earth's outermost layer. • The principal ingredient of the mantle. • A type of rock formed from molten rock. • The hot, plastic-like layer of the mantle. • The boundary between the crust and mantle. • The boundary between the outer core and inner core. • Seismic waves can be detected with these instruments. • ...
Earth day 2025-04-29
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- localement sa nourriture auprès des agriculteurs et des vendeurs ambulants
- : marcher sur un sentier
- : une partie des « r » de la Journée de la Terre, mais on utilise quelque chose plusieurs fois
- : voyager dans la même voiture avec d'autres personnes
- : les émissions de gaz affectent l'air de la planète
- : jeter de vieux objets pour en faire du neuf
- en commun : prendre le train avec d'autres personnes
- : cultiver ses propres fruits et légumes dans son jardin
- : source d'oxygène
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- : créer de la terre en rassemblant de vieux déchets
- : semer des graines
- : nocif pour la planète, mais utilisé dans certaines bouteilles d'eau
- électrique : Tesla
- : jeter des déchets par terre
- : respecter l'environnement
- : utiliser moins souvent des produits moins nocifs
16 Clues: électrique : Tesla • : source d'oxygène • : semer des graines • : marcher sur un sentier • : respecter l'environnement • : jeter des déchets par terre • : jeter de vieux objets pour en faire du neuf • : utiliser moins souvent des produits moins nocifs • : créer de la terre en rassemblant de vieux déchets • : les émissions de gaz affectent l'air de la planète • ...
Ag earth 2022-01-19
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- a rock that gets caught up in supduction zone
- material originally suspened in a liquid
- wearing away of exposed surfaces
- what i eat on
- when hot conditions that caused magma to mealt
- this process occurs when the particles created by weathering
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- takes place when a lowering of hydravlic
- makes up go percent of the earth solied
- crystallize when the magama reaches the earths surface
- physical,chemical,biological,
- because certain rocks are created under the earth surface
- most sediment are deposited in water
- metamphic rocks trapped underground
- soled becoming liquid
- when the earth shakes
- the result of the pressure is a compaction of the sedmint
16 Clues: what i eat on • soled becoming liquid • when the earth shakes • physical,chemical,biological, • wearing away of exposed surfaces • metamphic rocks trapped underground • most sediment are deposited in water • makes up go percent of the earth solied • takes place when a lowering of hydravlic • material originally suspened in a liquid • ...
earth science 2025-09-02
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- worldly worldview
- being redeemed
- quantifying a physical property
- model that explains a phenomena
- presenting an observation
- model that describes a phenomena
- to be responsible for something
- an educated guess
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- a collection of observations, explanation and models
- a lie that people still believe
- someone's view of the world
- a workable explanation
- a command
- the story of Jesus
- taken from
- information that scientists collect
16 Clues: a command • taken from • being redeemed • worldly worldview • an educated guess • the story of Jesus • a workable explanation • presenting an observation • someone's view of the world • a lie that people still believe • quantifying a physical property • model that explains a phenomena • to be responsible for something • model that describes a phenomena • information that scientists collect • ...
Our Earth 2025-10-02
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- An ice-age animal similar to an elephant.
- a massive group of stars and planets in space.
- when all members of a species have disappeared.
- The way living things slowly change over a long period.
- An animal with hair or fur that feeds its babies milk.
- Something new that a person creates.
- a rock from space that burns up in the Earth’s sky.
- A hollow space in the ground.
- A group of people who share a culture and lifestyle.
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- The hard remains or shapes of plants or animals found in rocks.
- A person who travels to new places.
- A large rock that moves around the Sun in space.
- The layer of air and water around the Earth.
- a tool we use to observe stars and planets.
- A sudden shaking of the ground.
- a mountain that erupts hot rocks and lava.
16 Clues: A hollow space in the ground. • A sudden shaking of the ground. • A person who travels to new places. • Something new that a person creates. • An ice-age animal similar to an elephant. • a mountain that erupts hot rocks and lava. • a tool we use to observe stars and planets. • The layer of air and water around the Earth. • a massive group of stars and planets in space. • ...
Earth Science 2025-12-04
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- The action or process of precipitation a substance
- A storm chatergized by thunder lightning and precepitation
- A long period of time without water
- water which collects as droplets on a cold surface when humid air is in contact with it.
- a form of precipitation consisting of ice pellets, often mixed with rain or snow.
- a droplet of precpitation
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- a storm with a violent wind, in particular a tropical cyclone in the Caribbean.
- the process of turning from liquid into vapor.
- the occurence of a natural electrical discharge
- A violently rotating column of air
- The overflow of water
- A severe snowstorm
- The amount of water vapor in the air
- Tiny water droplest of gas that block your vision
- pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
- frozen ice crystals falling in forms of white flakes
16 Clues: A severe snowstorm • The overflow of water • a droplet of precpitation • A violently rotating column of air • A long period of time without water • The amount of water vapor in the air • the process of turning from liquid into vapor. • the occurence of a natural electrical discharge • Tiny water droplest of gas that block your vision • ...
Space Crossward 2017-12-17
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- Also a type of chocolate bar
- Give off their own light(stars)
- The space shuttles lifts off from a ______ pad
- A phase where the moon appears completely black
- _____ is used to described anything of or relating to the moon
- Hottest planet with no moons
- Closest planet to the sun
- ______system
- Refers to any type of vehicle that travels in space
- The _____ Space station is NASA's labratory in space
- Means to resolve around
- Large group of stars and planets found in the universe
- Dark areas on the surface of the sun
- Also known as "Dirty Snowballs"
- Most visible in our night sky
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- Another name for shooting star
- Saturn has these
- Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the _____
- Meteors that did not burn up as they fell through our atmosphere and hit earth
- Rotates on its side and has 27 moons
- All planets resolve around the _____
- A big bowl-shaped depression created from where meteors hit earth
- When the moons position blocks our veiw of the sun
- IS blue because o vf methane gas
- The sun is made up of 70% of ______
- The galaxy where earth is located
- It is the largest planet
- An _____ is a person who travels in space
- The very middle of the sun
- Earth spins on its ______
- The only planet able to support life
- Has 53 moons and has 1000+ rings made of ice and rock
- _____ power helps power the International Space Station
33 Clues: ______system • Saturn has these • Means to resolve around • It is the largest planet • Closest planet to the sun • Earth spins on its ______ • The very middle of the sun • Also a type of chocolate bar • Hottest planet with no moons • Most visible in our night sky • Another name for shooting star • Give off their own light(stars) • Also known as "Dirty Snowballs" • ...
PTRC Vocabulary Crossword #1 2025-01-23
Across
- plate material containing less dense granite, usually found underground or on continental land
- liquidy rock that flows out of a volcano and onto the Earth’s surface
- liquidy rock found below or within the Earth’s crust
- a type of rock formed when layers of sediment are compressed by heavy layers of sediment above
- how deep or far down into the Earth an earthquake is occurring
- loose earth materials, such as sand, soil and rocks, found on the surface of the Earth
- plate material containing dense basalt rock that is usually found under the ocean
- the surface of the Earth
- the section of the crust between earthquake lines
- openings, or vents where lava, small rocks, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
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- under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move & shift
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake occurred
- the reason something has occurred or is occuring
- formed when heat and pressure change the original rock into a completely new rock
- the size of something
- the movement of the bedrock caused by plates getting stuck on each other and then roughly moving past each other
- solid rock found everywhere on Earth, often under sediments, such as soil, sand, dirt and broken rocks
- a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake
- resources that people are mining or drilling for that are found in gaps or layers within solid rock
- two things or events happening together or at the same time, but not causing one another
20 Clues: the size of something • the surface of the Earth • the reason something has occurred or is occuring • the section of the crust between earthquake lines • liquidy rock found below or within the Earth’s crust • how deep or far down into the Earth an earthquake is occurring • a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake • ...
Space Facts 2020-10-08
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- A star that reaches the highest temperature
- Layers of dust and thin air that surrounds the earth
- A layer of rocks that separate the inner and outer planets
- A rock that falls into earth
- An object that orbits the earth
- The 4 planets from the sun
- A small rock piece that orbits the earth
- A planet that has not cleared its orbit
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- A giant piece of rock from a planet/moon
- Terrestrial planets and Gas giants that orbit the sun
- A rock made of ice and snow
- The 4 planets after the Asteroid belt
- A belt after the outer planets and where pluto lives
- A rock that is burning in the earth's atmosphere
- Dwarf planet discovered in 2006 (originally the 9th planet)
- This is the reason why we can stand
16 Clues: The 4 planets from the sun • A rock made of ice and snow • A rock that falls into earth • An object that orbits the earth • This is the reason why we can stand • The 4 planets after the Asteroid belt • A planet that has not cleared its orbit • A giant piece of rock from a planet/moon • A small rock piece that orbits the earth • A star that reaches the highest temperature • ...
Spelling List 46 Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-07
Across
- Convince
- Travel or Passage
- Direction or Order
- Begin
- At a fast speed
- Loyal or Constant
- Allowing access
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- Fright
- Unacceptable or Contrary
- The star around which the earth orbits
- Pain or Suffering
- Gather in crops
- Having qualities or value
- Area
- Firm or Unwavering
- Foolishness
- Convenient or Practical
- Accompanied by
- Open out
- The natural satellite of the earth
20 Clues: Area • Begin • Fright • Convince • Open out • Foolishness • Accompanied by • Gather in crops • At a fast speed • Allowing access • Pain or Suffering • Travel or Passage • Loyal or Constant • Direction or Order • Firm or Unwavering • Convenient or Practical • Unacceptable or Contrary • Having qualities or value • The natural satellite of the earth • The star around which the earth orbits
Changing Faces of the Earth- The Processes-1 2020-04-10
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- Is an aggregate of minerals
- The upper part of the mantle
- The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus
- The solid outer crust of rocks forming the surface of the earth
- Is the intermediate layer between the crust and the core
- The science of the study of earthquakes
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- The intensity of an earthquake is measured with the help of this item
- An opening in the crust of the earth
- Occupying the centre of the earth
- The narrow opening of a volcano
- Is the uppermost layer of the earth
- Tremors and vibrations in the crust of the earth
12 Clues: Is an aggregate of minerals • The upper part of the mantle • The narrow opening of a volcano • Occupying the centre of the earth • Is the uppermost layer of the earth • An opening in the crust of the earth • The science of the study of earthquakes • Tremors and vibrations in the crust of the earth • Is the intermediate layer between the crust and the core • ...
Elements of a Map Crossword 2017-09-12
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- 2-D dimensional representation of Earth
- shows features humans have created
- hows how much distance on Earth
- Imaginary lines that run east to west
- Place is in relation to other places (down Cooper St)
- height of a physical feature
- imaginary lines that run north to south
- a large landmass on Earth's surface
- 3-D spherical, representation of Earth
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- shows natural features of earth
- exact point where a place is located (coordinates)
- change in elevation
- map about a specific topic (like Population Density)
- shows the directions N,S,E,W
- mapmakers
- Tells the subject of the map or globe
16 Clues: mapmakers • change in elevation • shows the directions N,S,E,W • height of a physical feature • shows natural features of earth • hows how much distance on Earth • shows features humans have created • a large landmass on Earth's surface • Imaginary lines that run east to west • Tells the subject of the map or globe • 3-D spherical, representation of Earth • ...
earth and its neighbours 2014-08-01
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- group of stars are called
- ___________ of earth causes day and night
- imaginary line on which an object spins
- more than half of the moon is seen
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- the other movement of the earth that takes 365 1/4 days to complete
- first man to tell the earth is round
- half of the moon is seen
- little bit of the moon is seen
- the moon is between the sun and earth
- fixed path
- people who study the sun, moon, stars and the planets
- natural satellite of the earth
12 Clues: fixed path • half of the moon is seen • group of stars are called • little bit of the moon is seen • natural satellite of the earth • more than half of the moon is seen • first man to tell the earth is round • the moon is between the sun and earth • imaginary line on which an object spins • ___________ of earth causes day and night • ...
Hawksword 2016-04-13
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- God of War
- 1974 World Cup Champion
- 2020
- Nevermore
- Debris Around the World
- Geordi La Forge
- Coined the Term "Spaceship Earth"
- 1973 Abbotsford Superintendent
- Dunkin
- Peace
- Russian Secret Service
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- Abbotsford's Mayor
- Co-Founder of Apple
- Born 1989
- He said "Everything in life is luck"
- Famous German Composer Born 1685
- Pierre Trudeau's Son
- Luxembourg's Capital
- The Third Planet
- The "King"
20 Clues: 2020 • Peace • Dunkin • Born 1989 • Nevermore • God of War • The "King" • Geordi La Forge • The Third Planet • Abbotsford's Mayor • Co-Founder of Apple • Pierre Trudeau's Son • Luxembourg's Capital • Russian Secret Service • 1974 World Cup Champion • Debris Around the World • 1973 Abbotsford Superintendent • Famous German Composer Born 1685 • Coined the Term "Spaceship Earth" • ...
Spelling List 46 Crossword Puzzle 2021-04-07
Across
- Accompanied by
- The star around which the earth orbits
- Convince
- At a fast speed
- Firm or Unwavering
- The natural satellite of the earth
- Open out
- Area
- Having qualities or value
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- Direction or Order
- Unacceptable or Contrary
- Foolishness
- Gather in crops
- Begin
- Convenient or Practical
- Loyal or Constant
- Pain or Suffering
- Travel or Passage
- Fright
- Allowing access
20 Clues: Area • Begin • Fright • Convince • Open out • Foolishness • Accompanied by • Gather in crops • At a fast speed • Allowing access • Loyal or Constant • Pain or Suffering • Travel or Passage • Direction or Order • Firm or Unwavering • Convenient or Practical • Unacceptable or Contrary • Having qualities or value • The natural satellite of the earth • The star around which the earth orbits
water cycle crossword 2023-03-30
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- the weather in the cloud is below freezing
- water falling down to earth again
- when water collects into a lake, river, stream, or ocean
- rain snow sleet or hail
- water becomes water vapor
- rain freezing in the air as it's coming down
- helps decide what type of precipitation will come down to earth
- puddle
- evaporation but from plants
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- cycle of water
- needed for evaporation
- water goes down into the earth
- balls of ice falling to the earth
- clouds
- when water slides down hill
15 Clues: clouds • puddle • cycle of water • needed for evaporation • rain snow sleet or hail • water becomes water vapor • evaporation but from plants • when water slides down hill • water goes down into the earth • water falling down to earth again • balls of ice falling to the earth • the weather in the cloud is below freezing • rain freezing in the air as it's coming down • ...
Space Crossword 2024-03-13
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- Space center that sends people to space
- Machines that go around the Earth and sends signals
- Where other planets are
- Very small lights that you can see at night
- Something that makes things go around a planet
- Rock going around the Earth that you can see at night
- Rocket that goes to space
- The planet we live on
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- The red planet
- Hot ball that you can see from Earth
- person who goes to space
- A floating rock in space
- The blue planet
- Planet with a ring around it
14 Clues: The red planet • The blue planet • The planet we live on • Where other planets are • person who goes to space • A floating rock in space • Rocket that goes to space • Planet with a ring around it • Hot ball that you can see from Earth • Space center that sends people to space • Very small lights that you can see at night • Something that makes things go around a planet • ...
Sun Moon & Earth 2025-01-17
Across
- number of days for Earth to orbit the sun
- time from one new moon to the next
- particular period of time
- the crescent moon
- getting dimmer
- a repeating path of an object around another object
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- huge, glowing ball of gas
- to throw back light
- - a large natural object that orbits Earth
- the moon orbits the _____
- getting brighter
- a large object that travels around a star
- a dark area that is made when an object stops light
- time for Earth to spin around one time
14 Clues: getting dimmer • getting brighter • the crescent moon • to throw back light • huge, glowing ball of gas • the moon orbits the _____ • particular period of time • time from one new moon to the next • time for Earth to spin around one time • number of days for Earth to orbit the sun • a large object that travels around a star • - a large natural object that orbits Earth • ...
coordinates and resources 2021-06-15
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- the place where natural resources are rich has fertile arable lands and home to the largest metallic minerals
- a renewable energy coming from the sun.
- using latitude and longitude together gives us an _____ on the earth
- another term used for longitude is known as ________.
- there are _____ hemispheres in the earth.
- a type of renewable resource that produces electricity
- it means to make more again
- a non-renewable resource that was formed from sea animals and plants millions of year ago.
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- the zero degrees of longitude.
- a renewable resource that is made from the difference in air pressure.
- it is to use without being completely used up or destroyed.
- latitude are also called as ________.
- the number of degrees in the southern hemisphere.
- half of the earth is called as __________.
- a solid material or substance that are composed of ions and molecules bonded together.
- it is a resource that will not run out.
- an Earth's material result from the rock fragments that have been created thru physical weathering.
- are lines that run from east to west but measures from north to south
- how many parts does the equator divide the earth?
- it defines as zero degrees latitude
20 Clues: it means to make more again • the zero degrees of longitude. • it defines as zero degrees latitude • latitude are also called as ________. • it is a resource that will not run out. • a renewable energy coming from the sun. • there are _____ hemispheres in the earth. • the number of degrees in the southern hemisphere. • how many parts does the equator divide the earth? • ...
12TH/ 7TH 2025-09-22
Across
- Cycle – The water cycle: evaporation, condensation, precipitation.
- – An imaginary line Earth rotates around (north to south pole).
- – Long-term patterns of temperature and precipitation.
- System – The sun and all planets, moons, and objects that orbit it.
- – Warm region near the equator between Cancer & Capricorn.
- – Weather effect caused by air rising over mountains.
- Zone – Region with moderate climate between tropics & poles.
- – The longest or shortest day of the year (summer & winter).
- Shadow – A dry area on the leeward side of a mountain.
- – The layers of gases surrounding Earth.
- Zones – Areas divided by distance north or south of the equator.
- – The boundary where two air masses meet.
- – A large region with similar plants, animals, and climate.
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- – Earth spinning on its axis (causes day and night).
- Effect – The way Earth’s rotation makes winds and currents curve.
- Change – Long-term shifts in global or regional climate.
- – Day-to-day conditions of temperature, wind, and rain.
- Regions – Cold areas near Earth’s poles.
- – Water falling from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- Zones – Divisions of Earth based on average weather.
- – Earth moving around the sun (causes seasons).
- – When day and night are equal in length (spring & fall).
- Point – The temperature at which air becomes saturated and dew forms.
23 Clues: Regions – Cold areas near Earth’s poles. • – The layers of gases surrounding Earth. • – The boundary where two air masses meet. • – Earth moving around the sun (causes seasons). • – Earth spinning on its axis (causes day and night). • Zones – Divisions of Earth based on average weather. • – Weather effect caused by air rising over mountains. • ...
Unit 2 Earth Science 2024-01-03
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- Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying energy released during an Earthquake.
- Includes all of the water on the surface of Earth.
- The 2nd main layer of the Earth that starts about 40 kilometers below the surface.
- A dense ball of solid metal. Temperatures are extremely high, but the high pressure prevents the atoms from spreading out.
- The middle part of the mantle; it is soft like road tar.
- The two main metals that make up the core and that give Earth its magnetic field.
- Increase steadily as you get deeper into the Earth.
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- The lowest part of the mantle; it is solid rock that extends all the way to the core.
- A layer of molten metal that surrounds the inner core. It is a liquid because of the high temperatures.
- Heat transfer through the movement of fluids.
- Includes the rock of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; it is about 100 kilometers thick.
- Light-colored rock with coarse texture that makes up the continental crust.
- Decreases for a short distance under the surface but then increases all the way to the center of Earth.
- Dark rock with fine texture that makes up the oceanic crust.
- Layer of solid rock includes both dry land and ocean floor
15 Clues: Heat transfer through the movement of fluids. • Includes all of the water on the surface of Earth. • Increase steadily as you get deeper into the Earth. • The middle part of the mantle; it is soft like road tar. • Layer of solid rock includes both dry land and ocean floor • Dark rock with fine texture that makes up the oceanic crust. • ...
Core Word Unit 2 2014-08-23
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- line across the sky where it appears to meet the earth
- confused or puzzled
- figuring mathematically
- identifies a position on the earth as determined by its distance, measured in degrees, north or south of the equator
- path over which something moves
- to have a lot of knowledge and skill in doing something
- refers to having beauty and gracefulness
- long trips usually taken by ship
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- identifies a position of the earth as determined by its distance, measured in degrees, east or west of an imaginary line from the top to the bottom of the earth
- the act of giving something in return for something else
- things that you must have such as food or water
- real or actual
- strength, especially in dealing with pain or facing danger
- means stay alive despite a dangerous and life-threatening event.
- become all mixed up with something
- valued
- people who fight or engage in battles
17 Clues: valued • real or actual • confused or puzzled • figuring mathematically • become all mixed up with something • path over which something moves • long trips usually taken by ship • people who fight or engage in battles • refers to having beauty and gracefulness • things that you must have such as food or water • ...
"The 100" Crossword Puzzle - KS 2023-02-07
Across
- A seal for the colony - like a door
- The leader of the colony's
- Deserted many centuries ago
- Someone who lives in Pheonix
- The governing body of the colony's
- The richer colony
- Someone who lives in Walden
- Someone who lives in Arcadia
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- Small apartment
- Sending people to earth for the first time
- The poor colony
- One of the colonies
- Forgiven of any crimes
- Prison for many young inmates
- The event that made the earth uninhabitable
15 Clues: Small apartment • The poor colony • The richer colony • One of the colonies • Forgiven of any crimes • The leader of the colony's • Deserted many centuries ago • Someone who lives in Walden • Someone who lives in Pheonix • Someone who lives in Arcadia • Prison for many young inmates • The governing body of the colony's • A seal for the colony - like a door • ...
chapter 8 science 2025-11-07
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- 24 hours
- 365 days
- spherical rock or gass giant
- imaganary line on the earth
- the large planets in the outer solar system
- ball of ice
- model of the universe with earth at its centre
- relating to the sky or space
- model of the universe with the sun at thecentre
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- satilates placed in orbit by humans
- the earths tilt
- a scienetist who studys space
- time taken for the earth to rotate the sun
- oval shaped
- full dark shadow of the ellipse
15 Clues: 24 hours • 365 days • ball of ice • oval shaped • the earths tilt • imaganary line on the earth • spherical rock or gass giant • relating to the sky or space • a scienetist who studys space • full dark shadow of the ellipse • satilates placed in orbit by humans • time taken for the earth to rotate the sun • the large planets in the outer solar system • ...
chapter 8 science 2025-11-07
Across
- 24 hours
- 365 days
- spherical rock or gass giant
- imaganary line on the earth
- the large planets in the outer solar system
- ball of ice
- model of the universe with earth at its centre
- relating to the sky or space
- model of the universe with the sun at thecentre
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- satilates placed in orbit by humans
- the earths tilt
- a scienetist who studys space
- time taken for the earth to rotate the sun
- oval shaped
- full dark shadow of the ellipse
15 Clues: 24 hours • 365 days • ball of ice • oval shaped • the earths tilt • imaganary line on the earth • spherical rock or gass giant • relating to the sky or space • a scienetist who studys space • full dark shadow of the ellipse • satilates placed in orbit by humans • time taken for the earth to rotate the sun • the large planets in the outer solar system • ...
Science vocab Ch.6 2022-11-15
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- An area with low relief and high elevation.
- A topographic feature formed by processes that shape Earth’s surface.
- The brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth.
- The outer part of Earth's magnetic field that interacts with charged particles.
- A landform with high relief and high elevation.
- A landform with low relief and low elevation.
- A ball shape with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center.
- The dense metallic center of Earth.
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- The rigid outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust.
- A solid part of Earth.
- The partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere.
- The mass per unit volume of a substance.
- The thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth.
- An attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass.
14 Clues: A solid part of Earth. • The dense metallic center of Earth. • The brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth. • The mass per unit volume of a substance. • An area with low relief and high elevation. • A landform with low relief and low elevation. • A landform with high relief and high elevation. • The thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth. • ...
Fantasy 2015-03-25
Across
- The name of the main character in The Hobbit.
- The elven king.
- The city within the mountain.
- A kind of evil sorcerer.
- The mightiest and fairest of all the elves in Middle-Earth.
- The orcish leader.
- A beautiful, immortal race in middle-earth.
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- The leader of the dwarves.
- The world wherein The Hobbit, and the The Lord of the Rings movies take place.
- An elvish town.
- The elvish name for Gandalf.
- The most powerful wizard in all of Middle-Earth.
- The brown wizard.
13 Clues: An elvish town. • The elven king. • The brown wizard. • The orcish leader. • A kind of evil sorcerer. • The leader of the dwarves. • The elvish name for Gandalf. • The city within the mountain. • A beautiful, immortal race in middle-earth. • The name of the main character in The Hobbit. • The most powerful wizard in all of Middle-Earth. • ...
Changing Faces of the Earth- The Processes-1 2020-04-08
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- Is an aggregate of minerals
- Occupying the centre of the Earth
- The solid outer crust of rocks forming the surface of the earth
- The science of the study of earthquakes
- The narrow opening of a volcano
- Is the intermediate layer between the crust and the core
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- The point on the earth's surface vertically above the focus
- Is the uppermost layer of the earth
- The intensity of an earthquake is measured with the help of this item
- An opening in the crust of the earth
- Tremors and vibrations in the crust of the earth
- The upper part of the mantle
12 Clues: Is an aggregate of minerals • The upper part of the mantle • The narrow opening of a volcano • Occupying the centre of the Earth • Is the uppermost layer of the earth • An opening in the crust of the earth • The science of the study of earthquakes • Tremors and vibrations in the crust of the earth • Is the intermediate layer between the crust and the core • ...
. 2022-12-01
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- the half of the earth that is north of the equator
- move or cause to move into a sloping position
- the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
- a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression.
- an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force
- the lowest region of the atmosphere
- the part of the earth's atmosphere between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere
- a belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the trade winds and the westerlies
- in the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around
- a written or spoken agreement, especially one concerning employment,
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- the weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth.
- an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles
- the degree of compactness of a substance.
- the half of the earth that is south of the equator
- become or make larger or more extensive
- the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere
- model of the mid-latitude segment
- the region of the atmosphere above the mesosphere and below the height at which the atmosphere ceases to have the properties of a continuous medium
- a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes
- each of the four divisions of the year
- a wind blowing steadily towards the equator from the northeast in the Northern hemisphere or the southeast in the southern hemisphere
- in the same direction as the way in which the hands of a clock move around
24 Clues: model of the mid-latitude segment • the lowest region of the atmosphere • each of the four divisions of the year • become or make larger or more extensive • the degree of compactness of a substance. • move or cause to move into a sloping position • the outermost region of a planet's atmosphere • the half of the earth that is south of the equator • ...
earthquakes 2021-11-08
Across
- an instrument used to record seismic waves.
- plate movement plates move past eachother.
- a crack in the earth crust.
- the kind of current found in the earth's Mantle.
- the crust of the earth.
- the scale used to measure earthquakes
- plates move under eachother.
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- part of earth in between outer core and crust.
- pices of the crust.
- a tremer that occours after a earthquake.
- the center of the earth.
- type of plate movement were plates move away.
- state where earthquaks are native
13 Clues: pices of the crust. • the crust of the earth. • the center of the earth. • a crack in the earth crust. • plates move under eachother. • state where earthquaks are native • the scale used to measure earthquakes • a tremer that occours after a earthquake. • an instrument used to record seismic waves. • plate movement plates move past eachother. • ...
Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2023-11-20
Across
- The earth revolves around the sun because the sun has strong _________
- The moon _______ around the earth
- There are 2 low and high each day
- when the half of the moon that has light is growing every day
- The moon has 8 of these
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- Every year the earth makes a ____________ around the sun
- the earth is ______ on its axis
- The earths rotation around the sun causes ________
- earth is one of the _______
- when the half of the moon with light is fading every day
- the object that orbits the earth
11 Clues: The moon has 8 of these • earth is one of the _______ • the earth is ______ on its axis • the object that orbits the earth • The moon _______ around the earth • There are 2 low and high each day • The earths rotation around the sun causes ________ • Every year the earth makes a ____________ around the sun • when the half of the moon with light is fading every day • ...
Spacecraft 2025-04-13
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- Small, pressurized section where astronauts ride, often returns to Earth.
- Used by spacecraft to send and receive signals or data.
- Protects spacecraft from extreme heat, especially during reentry (Heat ____).
- The area where pilots control the spacecraft.
- Powerful vehicle used for launch into space.
- Object orbiting Earth, often for communication or weather.
- Part of the rocket that provides thrust (push).
- Large structure orbiting Earth where astronauts live and work (like the ISS).
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- A self-contained section of a larger spacecraft (e.g., Lunar ____).
- The team of astronauts working together aboard a spacecraft.
- Spacecraft designed to touch down softly on a surface (like the Moon).
- Collects energy from the sun (Solar ____).
- The act of sending a rocket or spacecraft into the sky.
- Reusable spacecraft, looked like an airplane.
- To connect one spacecraft securely to another in space.
- Wheeled vehicle used to explore the surface of Mars or the Moon.
- A spacecraft designed primarily to circle a planet or moon.
- The specific goal or planned journey for a spacecraft.
- Unmanned craft sent to explore planets or deep space.
- The curved path a spacecraft takes around Earth or another body.
20 Clues: Collects energy from the sun (Solar ____). • Powerful vehicle used for launch into space. • Reusable spacecraft, looked like an airplane. • The area where pilots control the spacecraft. • Part of the rocket that provides thrust (push). • Unmanned craft sent to explore planets or deep space. • The specific goal or planned journey for a spacecraft. • ...
Water Systems 2024-02-23
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- refers to the ability of a material to absorb heat.
- A place for collecting and storing something
- When water evaporates from oceans, lakes, and rivers, it forms _____.
- Earth is surrounded by an ___________ made up of a mixture of gases, including water vapour.
- used to refer to these big ice masses at poles.
- Liquid water is found on both _____ and _____ the ground.
- process of air to water
- The Sun provides the thermal _____ that drives the whole cycle.
- small localised climate, different form other climates around it.
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- All of the solid water on earth is ____
- any frozen or liquid water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back into the earth.
- A mass of ice which movies slowly, due to gravity.
- The upper surface of the groundwater zone
- the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapour).
- an area of land in which all bodies of water eventually drain into one big body
- The water on earth is always changing ____.
- Underground freshwater reservoir
- long hollow shafts
- How much salt is dissolved in ocean water
- is a particularly large glacier that covers the land.
20 Clues: long hollow shafts • process of air to water • Underground freshwater reservoir • All of the solid water on earth is ____ • The upper surface of the groundwater zone • How much salt is dissolved in ocean water • The water on earth is always changing ____. • A place for collecting and storing something • used to refer to these big ice masses at poles. • ...
Review for CA #2 2025-11-17
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- Cycle How nitrogen moves through the atmosphere, soil, and living things.
- Cycle The movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
- The daily conditions such as temperature, wind, and precipitation.
- Sheets Huge layers of ice that cover large areas of land.
- Pollution Harmful gases or particles released into the air.
- A large body of saltwater that covers much of Earth.
- When plants use sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to make food.
- A powerful storm that forms over warm ocean water.
- The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.
- The upper part of the geosphere, including Earth’s crust.
- The wearing away of rock or soil by wind, water, or ice.
- All frozen water on Earth like ice, snow, and glaciers.
- Cycle How phosphorus moves through rocks, soil, plants, and animals.
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- Large, slow-moving masses of ice.
- Harmful substances released into the air, water, or land.
- Cycle How sulfur moves through the environment, including volcanoes.
- Smaller flowing bodies of freshwater.
- Nutrients added to soil to help plants grow.
- Water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- The solid parts of Earth such as rocks, soil, and minerals.
- When water vapor cools and changes into liquid droplets.
- All living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and people.
- Smoke Polluted air created when forests or plants burn.
- All the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and water vapor.
- Cycle How carbon moves through the air, living things, soil, and fossil fuels.
- Fixation When bacteria change nitrogen in the air into forms plants can use.
- When liquid water changes into water vapor.
- Fuels Energy sources like coal and oil that release carbon when burned.
- Flowing bodies of freshwater that move across land.
- The long-term weather pattern in a region.
- The natural home where a plant or animal lives.
31 Clues: Large, slow-moving masses of ice. • Smaller flowing bodies of freshwater. • The layer of gases that surrounds Earth. • The long-term weather pattern in a region. • When liquid water changes into water vapor. • Nutrients added to soil to help plants grow. • The natural home where a plant or animal lives. • A powerful storm that forms over warm ocean water. • ...
"The 100" Crossword Puzzle - KS 2023-03-21
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- Deserted many centuries ago
- The richer colony
- A seal for the colony - like a door
- Someone who lives in Arcadia
- One of the colonies
- The governing body of the colony's
- Sending people to earth for the first time
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- Someone who lives in Pheonix
- The leader of the colony's
- Small apartment
- Forgiven of any crimes
- The event that made the earth uninhabitable
- Prison for many young inmates
- The poor colony
- Someone who lives in Walden
15 Clues: Small apartment • The poor colony • The richer colony • One of the colonies • Forgiven of any crimes • The leader of the colony's • Deserted many centuries ago • Someone who lives in Walden • Someone who lives in Pheonix • Someone who lives in Arcadia • Prison for many young inmates • The governing body of the colony's • A seal for the colony - like a door • ...
Year 7 Solar System One 2021-01-26
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- The planet that is famous for its rings (6)
- The ancient idea that the Earth is at the centre of the Universe (10,5)
- Name for the (almost) circular path that a planet takes around its star (5)
- The side of the Earth facing away from the Sun has... (5)
- An imaginary line that goes around the middle of the Earth which divides the world into the Northern and Southern hemispheres (7)
- It's nicknamed 'the red planet' (4)
- An imaginary line about which an object rotates/turns (4)
- It's the name for the part of the day when the Sun appears at its highest point in the sky (6)
- The biggest planet in our solar system (7)
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- The surname of the scientist who first came up with the heliocentric model (10)
- The _______ a planet is from its star, the slower it will orbit (7)
- The idea that the Sun is at the centre of the solar system (12,5)
- Our planet!
- The planet closest to the Sun (7)
- The closer a planet is to its star, the _______ it will orbit (6)
- The 24 hours it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis, (1,3)
16 Clues: Our planet! • The planet closest to the Sun (7) • It's nicknamed 'the red planet' (4) • The biggest planet in our solar system (7) • The planet that is famous for its rings (6) • The side of the Earth facing away from the Sun has... (5) • An imaginary line about which an object rotates/turns (4) • The 24 hours it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis, (1,3) • ...
Geography Vocab 2021-09-15
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- A series of islands.
- Located at 0 degrees latitude and divides the earth into North and South.
- Location A point on the earth designated by the latitudinal and longitudinal location. This is precise and refers to only 1 location.
- The absolute location North or South of the earth's equator.
- A division of half of the earth.
- Location A location determined by its proximity to another location.
- The study of the earth.
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- Meridian Location at 0 degrees longitude and divides the earth into East and West.
- A geographic area marked by similar features.
- The measurement of the distance about sea level.
- The absolute location East or West of the Prime Meridian.
- Grasslands found in South America.
- An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top.
- An area of land that is significantly raised in comparison to the surrounding land and has a relatively flat surface.
- The area (usually on a side of a mountain or island) that is exposed to severe wind or wind anytime it blows.
15 Clues: A series of islands. • The study of the earth. • A division of half of the earth. • Grasslands found in South America. • A geographic area marked by similar features. • The measurement of the distance about sea level. • An isolated hill with steep sides and a flat top. • The absolute location East or West of the Prime Meridian. • ...
Fly Me to the Moon Crossword 2024-02-16
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- The amount of successful missions to the Moon up until 2019
- The name of the planet that impacted with Earth to form the moon
- Where earth and other planets are orbiting the Sun
- The first manned mission to the Moon
- The center of the solar system
- The planet which the moon orbits
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- The moon is a _____ as wide as the Earth
- The first mission to the Moon
- A body of rock that orbits Earth
- The number of people that have walked on the Moon
- First successful American mission to the Moon was _______4
- About how many billion years ago the Moon was formed
- US Apollo missions that landed humans on the Moon and brought them back
13 Clues: The first mission to the Moon • The center of the solar system • A body of rock that orbits Earth • The planet which the moon orbits • The first manned mission to the Moon • The moon is a _____ as wide as the Earth • The number of people that have walked on the Moon • Where earth and other planets are orbiting the Sun • About how many billion years ago the Moon was formed • ...
Earth Shape 2024-12-06
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- North Star
- third planet from the sun
- Interface
- line of longitude
- distance east or west of prime meridian
- All gages on earth
- Where weather occurs in the atmosphere
- Slope
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- Starting point of longitude
- Rock
- A space with measurable qualities
- shape of the earth
- distance north or south of the equator
- Line of Latitude
14 Clues: Rock • Slope • Interface • North Star • Line of Latitude • line of longitude • shape of the earth • All gages on earth • third planet from the sun • Starting point of longitude • A space with measurable qualities • distance north or south of the equator • Where weather occurs in the atmosphere • distance east or west of prime meridian
Liza Gordon-4th 2023-12-12
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- Mountains that contain magma
- Also called composite cone
- This plate boundary occurs when two plates move toward each other
- A crack or break in the lithosphere
- This plate boundary occurs when two plates move away from each other
- This is the point on the surface of Earth directly above the focus
- A liquid layer of iron and nickel
- Slow and gentle eruptions
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- The simplest type of volcano
- This is the point in within the Earth where two tectonic plates collide
- The scale that measures seismic wave activity
- This plate boundary occurs when two plates slip past each other
- The scale that measures observable damage
- A solid mass of iron and nickel
- A thick, mostly solid layer that is 85% the total mass of the Earth
- The outermost shell of the Earth
16 Clues: Slow and gentle eruptions • Also called composite cone • The simplest type of volcano • Mountains that contain magma • A solid mass of iron and nickel • The outermost shell of the Earth • A liquid layer of iron and nickel • A crack or break in the lithosphere • The scale that measures observable damage • The scale that measures seismic wave activity • ...
Carbon Emissions 2021-05-17
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- furthest sphere from earth
- fossil fuel used to make power when burned
- protective layer around the earth
- consists of the crust and upper mantle
- cars run of it
- what the atmosphere is made off
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- second closest sphere to earth
- closest sphere to earth
- third closest sphere to earth
- consists of water
- created by burning fossil fuels
- nuclear weapons create this
12 Clues: cars run of it • consists of water • closest sphere to earth • furthest sphere from earth • nuclear weapons create this • third closest sphere to earth • second closest sphere to earth • created by burning fossil fuels • what the atmosphere is made off • protective layer around the earth • consists of the crust and upper mantle • fossil fuel used to make power when burned
Vocab crossword 2022-03-30
11 Clues: natural gasses • gasses that trap • all the air on earth • the Earth gets warmer • all the rock on earth • all the water on earth • no more left of species • the place something lives • all the living things on earth • when you cut down a ton of trees • when fertile land becomes a desert
HELLO!!! 2025-03-28
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- The upper part of the mantle
- The explanation of Earth's surface having many rigid plates
- The outer part of the Earth, like the crust
- When one tectonic plates slides under the other plate
- The boundary where 2 or more plates collide
- The stress that happens when two tectonic plates push toward each other, causing folding or faults
- Divergent boundaries cause this
- A theory of the super continent name Pangaea
- Surface under the crust
- Spreading Caused by divergent boundaries
- The surface of the Earth
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- Part of the core made of liquid
- The center of the Earth
- The part of the core that's solid
- The San Andreas...
- The description of the behavior of rocks under stress
- Boundary When plates slide past each other
- Proportions of different minerals and rock
- Rock made up of the Earth's lithosphere
- Coldest layer of the Earth's atmosphere
20 Clues: The San Andreas... • The center of the Earth • Surface under the crust • The surface of the Earth • The upper part of the mantle • Part of the core made of liquid • Divergent boundaries cause this • The part of the core that's solid • Rock made up of the Earth's lithosphere • Coldest layer of the Earth's atmosphere • Proportions of different minerals and rock • ...
Geography crossword 2013-02-06
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- the type enviroment in which a group normally lives
- the way something is settled
- a system of organisms with their physical enviroment
- human made space and which people live,work and recreate
- a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal heights
- the preservation of the enviroment and of natural resources
- the air around earth
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- the watery layer of earth's surface
- the gradual transformation of habitable land into desert
- a representation of a region of the earth
- the solid part of earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle
- the atmosphere of the earth where living organisms exist
- in imminent danger of extinction
- no longer existence
- involing or having the nature of space
15 Clues: no longer existence • the air around earth • the way something is settled • in imminent danger of extinction • the watery layer of earth's surface • involing or having the nature of space • a representation of a region of the earth • the type enviroment in which a group normally lives • a system of organisms with their physical enviroment • ...
5 - Chapter 9 Review 2023-04-21
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- weathering that causes the materials in a rock to change.
- the color of a mineral when scratched on a tile.
- point underground where an earthquake happens.
- crust that forms the land of the oceans.
- center of the Earth made mostly of nickel and iron.
- molten rock found above ground.
- the placing of weathered rock and sediment in a new location.
- property that measures how strong a mineral is.
- middle layer of soil that has less nutrients.
- the top, main opening of a volcano.
- the parts of the lithosphere that move and are different sizes and shapes.
- large landform that allows molten rock, gases, and ash to escape.
- boundary where plates slide past each other in opposite directions.
- boundary where plates move apart from each other.
- top layer of soil with lots of nutrients.
- property that describes a mineral as metallic or nonmetallic.
- weathering caused by forces.
- point on the ground directly above an earthquake.
- process where rocks are broken into smaller pieces.
- area where two tectonic plates meet.
- a natural solid made of crystals.
- boundary where plates collide into each other.
- layer of the Earth with liquid metals and rock.
- large waves of water caused by earthquakes.
- crust that forms the land of the continents.
- shaking of the Earth surface because of tectonic plates.
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- molten rock found underground.
- rock that is so hot, it's in liquid form.
- section of the Earth made of the crust and upper mantle.
- process where rocks form, change, and recycle minerals.
- the movement of weathered rock and sediment.
- a hole in a volcano that lava escapes from.
- rock type formed from high heat and pressure.
- bottom layer of soil made of solid rock.
- an instrument that records earthquake waves.
- a crack in the Earth's crust.
- ancient remains of an organism that has turned to rock.
- rock type formed from cooled molten rock.
- rock type formed from small pieces of rocks, minerals, and shells.
- the middle layer of the Earth.
- downhill movement of large amounts of rock and soil caused by an earthquake.
- natural, solid part of the Earth made of minerals.
- currents of flowing molten rock based on temperature.
- the outermost layer of the Earth.
- a volcano that will never erupt again.
45 Clues: weathering caused by forces. • a crack in the Earth's crust. • molten rock found underground. • the middle layer of the Earth. • molten rock found above ground. • a natural solid made of crystals. • the outermost layer of the Earth. • the top, main opening of a volcano. • area where two tectonic plates meet. • a volcano that will never erupt again. • ...
Weather and climate crossword puzzle 2023-12-18
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- The smallest and weakest cells
- the basic building blocks of living things
- heat transfer
- Heather meadow, field of heather
- to open out
- the upper portion of the atmosphere where temperature changes
- an agreement between two people
- the outer layer of the atmosphere
- the southernest point of the Earth
- lowest layer of earths atmosphere
- volume
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- air deflected toward the right in the Northern Hemisphere
- a force on a surface by the air
- model of the mid-latitude segment
- in a direction of rotation
- measurement of hotness and coldness
- the opposite direction on a clock
- the northernmost point of the Earth
- movement of air
- lowest layer of the atmosphere
- a combination of gasses that surrounds the earth
- an imaginary line around the middle of the planet
- the highest layer of the atmosphere were gasses are mixed
- the rate at which electrons flows
24 Clues: volume • to open out • heat transfer • movement of air • in a direction of rotation • The smallest and weakest cells • lowest layer of the atmosphere • a force on a surface by the air • an agreement between two people • Heather meadow, field of heather • model of the mid-latitude segment • the opposite direction on a clock • the outer layer of the atmosphere • ...
Unit 12 2014-05-12
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- go fast
- a hole in the ground made by an meteorite
- a piece of rock in space
- a world
- a planet with a ring around it
- Earth has one
- a planet
- 8th planet
- 2nd planet
- our world
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- a sun
- it's red on Mars
- red planet
- biggest planet
- 7th planet
- 1st planet
- a piece of ice in space
- some stars do this
- 9th planet
- a burning piece of rock falling to earth
20 Clues: a sun • go fast • a world • a planet • our world • red planet • 7th planet • 1st planet • 9th planet • 8th planet • 2nd planet • Earth has one • biggest planet • it's red on Mars • some stars do this • a piece of ice in space • a piece of rock in space • a planet with a ring around it • a burning piece of rock falling to earth • a hole in the ground made by an meteorite
4th Nine Weeks Test Review 2022-05-15
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- this is the smallest type of star
- smaller pieces broken off of astroids or comets
- this is the largest planet in the solar system
- meteors become this when they make contact with the earth surface
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are these planets
- it takes the earth 365.25 days to complete this type of motion
- this space material is large enough to be a planet and is believed to be remnants of the early solar system
- the launching of this satellite started the Space race between the US and USSR
- during the spring and fall seasons the earths axis is not tilted to or away from the sun resulting in a _______.
- a _____ is a glowing ball of hydrogen and helium gas
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- this theory, derived by early scientist, states that the sun is in the center of the solar system
- this is the largest type of star
- this space material is made of rock and ice and revolve around the sun in a narrow ellipse
- HR diagrams conclude that a stars ______ indicates what temperature it is
- meteoroids become this when they enter the atmosphere of earth
- this is the hottest planet in the solar system
- it takes the earth 24 hours to complete this type of motion
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are these planets
18 Clues: this is the largest type of star • this is the smallest type of star • this is the hottest planet in the solar system • this is the largest planet in the solar system • smaller pieces broken off of astroids or comets • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are these planets • a _____ is a glowing ball of hydrogen and helium gas • ...
New Earth Science Vocab - 3/24/25 2025-03-23
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- A natural shaking of the lithosphere cause by a release of energy stored in rocks.
- The size or strength of an earthquake
- The process where one plate is pushed below another and then is consumed in the mantle.
- A fast-moving, destructive, and extremely hot avalanche of volcanic ash, hot rock fragments, and gases that flows down the side of a volcano during an eruption
- A scale for measuring the elevation/height of an area of land, using
- Boundary where two lithospheric plates are coming together.
- A region deep within Earth's mantle where heat rises, causing magma to melt and erupt, forming volcanoes, and potentially leading to chains of volcanoes as tectonic plates move over the stationary hot spot.
- Underwater mountain range created from a divergent plate boundary.
- The theory that Earth’s continents are moving.
- Molten rock inside the Earth.
- A break in rock layers that is marked by displacement on either side.
- The thickest layer of Earth that makes up about 80% of Earth’s volume.
- Layer of Earth that is the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- Location on the surface directly above the focus.
- The fastest earthquake wave that travels through the Earth (compressional).
- a lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift.
- The slow movement of Earth's mantle, where hot material rises and cooler material sinks, creating currents that move the Earth's tectonic plates
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- The slower earthquake wave that travels through the Earth (shear).
- The state or process of a species or ‘thing’ no longer existing.
- An area on Earth's surface where seismographs cannot detect direct P-waves and/or S-waves from an earthquake.
- Partially melted layer that allows for parts of the lithosphere to move.
- Boundary where two lithospheric plates are moving apart.
- Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor. Can be the deepest parts of the ocean—and some of the deepest natural spots on Earth.
- A volcano that has erupted recently, is currently erupting, or is showing signs of erupting.
- Section of the lithosphere that move due to convection currents.
- A series of powerful ocean waves that can cause damage when they reach coastal areas.
- A vent in the crust of the Earth from which molten material and steam is ejected from.
- A large depression formed when a volcano erupts and collapses.
- Boundary where two lithospheric plated are sliding past one another.
- A Volcano that hasn't erupted recently bust is considered "potentially" active" because it could erupt again.
- The point inside the Earth where the earthquake originates.
- Large, moving pieces of the Earth's crust and upper mantle that fit together like a puzzle.
- The process where ocean floor is extended when two plates move apart.
- When wet soil loses its strength and stiffness during an earthquake and begins to behave like a liquid.
34 Clues: Molten rock inside the Earth. • The size or strength of an earthquake • The theory that Earth’s continents are moving. • Location on the surface directly above the focus. • Boundary where two lithospheric plates are moving apart. • Boundary where two lithospheric plates are coming together. • The point inside the Earth where the earthquake originates. • ...
Topic 1 Intro to Earth's Systems 2025-08-23
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- The shape and features of the land’s surface.
- A scientist who studies rocks, sediments, and landforms on the ocean floor.
- A scientist who studies the chemicals in seawater and how they affect ocean life.
- The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- A scientist who studies the oceans and their processes.
- The process of liquid water changing into a gas.
- The ability to do work or cause change.
- The process of water vapor cooling and changing into liquid.
- A natural feature of Earth’s surface, like a mountain, hill, or valley.
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- A scientist who studies weather and the atmosphere.
- All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, and groundwater.
- The natural process by which rocks change from one type to another (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic) through melting, cooling, erosion, and heat/pressure.
- All living things on Earth.
- A scientist who studies long-term weather patterns and climate.
- A scientist who studies plants and animals that live in the ocean.
- Anything that has mass and takes up space.
- A group of parts that work together as a whole.
- A scientist who studies physical forces in the ocean such as waves, currents, and tides.
- The movement of weathered rock or soil by wind, water, or ice.
- The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces.
- Water that falls to Earth from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- The continuous movement of water through evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
- The solid part of Earth, including rocks, land, and mountains.
23 Clues: All living things on Earth. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • The ability to do work or cause change. • Anything that has mass and takes up space. • The shape and features of the land’s surface. • A group of parts that work together as a whole. • The process of liquid water changing into a gas. • A scientist who studies weather and the atmosphere. • ...
The Moon: Theories, Phases and More Crossword 2025-09-05
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- caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans
- shape of the Moon that can also be referred to as a first or last quarter Moon
- theory suggests the Earth and Moon formed at the same time from the same cloud of dust and gas
- different forms the Moon takes in its appearance from Earth
- theory suggests the Moon formed elsewhere and was later captured by Earth's gravity
- the Mars-sized object that collided with early Earth to form the Moon and part of the Giant Impact Theory
- shape the Moon creates when more than half of it is visible
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- theory suggests the Moon spun off from Earth due to rapid early rotation
- type of phases that show more of the Moon's illuminated surface each night
- occurs when the Earth or Moon casts a shadow on the other
- caused the Moon to move in an orbit around Earth
- shape the Moon creates when only a thin slice of it is visible
- Earth's natural satelitte
- type of phases that show less of the Moon's illuminated surface each night
14 Clues: Earth's natural satelitte • caused the Moon to move in an orbit around Earth • occurs when the Earth or Moon casts a shadow on the other • different forms the Moon takes in its appearance from Earth • shape the Moon creates when more than half of it is visible • caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans • ...
TERRA word study 2023-05-18
10 Clues: an area • out of this world • cotta- baked earth • study of the earth • the science of the earth • under surface of the earth • a raised flat mound of earth • completely surrounded by land • a person who studies regions of the earth • a hollow stone found on earth filled with crystals
The earth inside and out 2021-02-22
Across
- center of the earth
- land masses above water on earth
- surrounds the core
- water elements on the earth
- solid rock portion of the earth’s surface
- molten rock that can form in the mantle
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- thin layer of rock that at the earth’s surface
- part of the earth where plants and animals live
- drift
- layer of gases surrounding the earth
- system
11 Clues: drift • system • surrounds the core • center of the earth • water elements on the earth • land masses above water on earth • layer of gases surrounding the earth • molten rock that can form in the mantle • solid rock portion of the earth’s surface • thin layer of rock that at the earth’s surface • part of the earth where plants and animals live
Earth Systems 2022-03-24
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- The movement of earths materials
- The movement of tectonics plates sliding against each other
- The movement of tectonics plates sliding against each other
- The type of weathering caused by acid rain
- The earth system sphere with rocks
- The earth system sphere with air
- The movement of tectonics plates pushing apart
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- The type of weathering caused by wind
- The earth system sphere you belong in
- The breaking down of earths materials
- The earth system sphere with water
- The type of weathering caused by gophers
- The movement of tectonics plates pushing together
- 97% of earth's water
- The area around the Pacific Coast with a lot of volcanoes and earthquakes
15 Clues: 97% of earth's water • The movement of earths materials • The earth system sphere with air • The earth system sphere with water • The earth system sphere with rocks • The type of weathering caused by wind • The earth system sphere you belong in • The breaking down of earths materials • The type of weathering caused by gophers • The type of weathering caused by acid rain • ...
Word Study 2023-05-16
10 Clues: a hollow stone • under the earth • out of this world • cotta baked earth • the study of earth • the science of earth • a raised flat mound of earth • an area or region of the earth • a person who studies regions of earth • almost or completely surrounded by land
