the earth Crossword Puzzles
Chap. 28 + 29 2017-05-22
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- nearest star to our Earth
- Occurs when the moon's shadow falls on Earth.
- Theory of solar system formation
- Occurs when the moon passes into the shadow of Earth.
- another name for the inner planets
- Implies that the Earth expandes.
- Saturn's rings are mostly composed of rocks and____.
- name of our solar system
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- Where the moon reflects different amounts of sunlight in a series.
- Which planets are located farthest away from the sun?
- How many planets are there in the milky way?
- A meteoroid that strikes Earth's atmosphere.
- Which planets are located closest to the sun?
- another name for the outer planets
- Theory that our universe began with a primordial explosion.
15 Clues: name of our solar system • nearest star to our Earth • Theory of solar system formation • Implies that the Earth expandes. • another name for the outer planets • another name for the inner planets • How many planets are there in the milky way? • A meteoroid that strikes Earth's atmosphere. • Occurs when the moon's shadow falls on Earth. • ...
Science 2022-09-02
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- solar energy that is taken in by earth
- the amount of energy in short wavelengths
- a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual molecules or atoms in a substance
- the energy transferred due to difference of temperature
- the amount of incoming or outgoing energy allocated to a system
- the ability to do work.
- energy is diffused or scattered into different wavelengths
- state of balance in a system
- stored energy
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- energy being used/in motion
- wave/radiation-type of solar energy that is felt as heat but not seen
- the part of earth that includes living organisms
- where most energy on earth is from
- the ground layers of the earth
- the amount of energy in long wavelengths
- energy is bounced away without being absorbed
16 Clues: stored energy • the ability to do work. • energy being used/in motion • state of balance in a system • the ground layers of the earth • where most energy on earth is from • solar energy that is taken in by earth • the amount of energy in long wavelengths • the amount of energy in short wavelengths • energy is bounced away without being absorbed • ...
Unit #1 Review 2022-10-04
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- All life occurs in this layer.
- Red giants
- Layer where you find ozone
- All science begins with this.
- The number of lays in the atmosphere
- The moon's force pulling on the Earth creating tides.
- In science, this is backed up by multiple facts and experiments that support it.
- This type of electromagnetism has the highest energy.
- Brightness
- This planet has no atmosphere
- This was formed because the Earth was hit by another planet.
- This is the number of topics we covered in unit #1.
- At 93 million miles away, it gives Earth all its energy.
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- Star burn this during nuclear fusion.
- The types of waves the Earth's core produces.
- Very large stars will do this as they die.
- This causes the seasons on Earth
- The interaction between matter and electromagnetism.
- A word meaning where life exists
- A non-science word you have that nobody cares about.
- The "sweet spot" in the solar system is named after her.
- This part of the scientific method is where you propose an answer to your question.
- The color at the top of every rainbow.
23 Clues: Red giants • Brightness • Layer where you find ozone • All science begins with this. • This planet has no atmosphere • All life occurs in this layer. • This causes the seasons on Earth • A word meaning where life exists • The number of lays in the atmosphere • Star burn this during nuclear fusion. • The color at the top of every rainbow. • ...
Science summary 2023-05-16
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- Plant cycle for food
- Line all the way around the Earth that separate the Northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere
- Eats the producer and is eaten by the predator
- Center of the earth
- Pigment that carries out photosynthesis in plants
- Something done to make a discovery
- Pliable sheet of tissue that is inside of sells that attaches to plants or animals
- A consistent thing
- Hooded layer in the Earth between the crust and core
- Taking a very focused look
- Eat plants
- An organism that depends on complex organic substances for nutrition
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- Outer layer of the Earth
- Demonstrate what something looks like without having to use the real thing
- Takes energy form the sun and gives it to other organisms that eat it
- Techtronic plate shifting
- Educated guess
- Collect facts
- Living thing that has the ability to function independently
- Structural function of all living organisms
- Eats the prey
- Small, icy object that orbits the sun and has a long tail of gas
- Explosion of steam and lava from a volcano
- Control center of the cell
- Warm-blooded, drinks milk, and has hair
- Breaks down dead plants and animals
26 Clues: Eat plants • Collect facts • Eats the prey • Educated guess • A consistent thing • Center of the earth • Plant cycle for food • Outer layer of the Earth • Techtronic plate shifting • Control center of the cell • Taking a very focused look • Something done to make a discovery • Breaks down dead plants and animals • Warm-blooded, drinks milk, and has hair • ...
Sun and Earth 2012-10-30
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- object that revolves around the Sun that is spherical.
- the layer of the atmosphere we live in where weather occurs.
- imaginary line that planets like the Earth rotate on.
- oval shaped orbit that Earth takes around the Sun.
- Earth's natural satellite.
- path an object takes around another object.
- when an object in space spins on its axis.
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- Earth the moon and the Sun's shape.
- force of attraction between a large and small object.
- one complete trip around the Sun. Takes Earth 1 year.
- a star that is closest to the Earth.
- blanket of air that surrounds Earth protecting from the Sun.
12 Clues: Earth's natural satellite. • Earth the moon and the Sun's shape. • a star that is closest to the Earth. • when an object in space spins on its axis. • path an object takes around another object. • oval shaped orbit that Earth takes around the Sun. • force of attraction between a large and small object. • imaginary line that planets like the Earth rotate on. • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary 2023-09-08
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- a group of stars with fixed distances between the, that typically resembles a pattern of picture
- First to calculate circumference of earth
- Improved the spyglass and used it to discover the 4 moons of Jupiter, phases of Venus, and found the Milky Way was made of many, many stars
- The imaginary line on which the Sun, Moon, and planets travel
- Motion The perceived revers motion of a planet in the sky; caused by Earth passing another planet in its orbit
- An imaginary sphere surrounding the earth on which all galaxies, stars, and nebula revolve.
- A great circle on the celestial sphere 90° from the zenith; the place where the sky meets Earth
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- A great circle on the celestial sphere 90° from the celestial poles; where the celestial sphere interacts with the plane of Earth’s equator
- First to create a catalogue of stars by brightness
- Centered on the Sun
- A measure of how bright a star looks in the sky; the larger the number, the dimmer the star appears to us
- The circular orbit of a planet in the Ptolemaic system, the center of which revolves around another circle(the deferent)
- The slow movement of Earth’s celestial North Pole in an elliptical 26,000 year cycle - caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth’s equatorial bulge
- The point on the celestial sphere opposite the direction of gravity; the point directly overhead
- The movement of nearby stars throughout the year that results from the motion of Earth around the Sun
- Centered on earth
- First to present the heliocentric model
17 Clues: Centered on earth • Centered on the Sun • First to present the heliocentric model • First to calculate circumference of earth • First to create a catalogue of stars by brightness • The imaginary line on which the Sun, Moon, and planets travel • An imaginary sphere surrounding the earth on which all galaxies, stars, and nebula revolve. • ...
Crossword puzzle 2013-04-25
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- Molten rock that has reached earth's surface
- rock material formed by a volcanic explosion
- Formed from alternating layers of lava flows and ash or cinders
- A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake
- A location where mantle plume rises to the surface to form a volcano
- The layer of rock that lies between the outer crust and the core of the earth
- When two tectonic plates past each other horizontally
- When two tectonic plates release stress
- Measure of the fluidity of a substance
- Two plates moving against each other
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- Molten rock that is underneath earth's surface
- A place where gas, Ash or melted rock come out of the ground
- The outer solid part of the Earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle
- a large underground pool of molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
- Two plates separating from each other
- A scientific instrument that detects and records vibrations produced by earthquakes
- Lies beneath the lithosphere
- Broad based with gentle slopes
- Small with steep sides Formed from eruptions of only pyroclastic
- the outermost layer of earth
- The opening of a volcano where lava erupts from
21 Clues: Lies beneath the lithosphere • the outermost layer of earth • Broad based with gentle slopes • Two plates moving against each other • Two plates separating from each other • Measure of the fluidity of a substance • When two tectonic plates release stress • Molten rock that has reached earth's surface • rock material formed by a volcanic explosion • ...
Earthquakes & Earth's Interior Elaboration 2013-11-19
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- a type of seismic wave that causes particles in the ground to move up and down in a rolling motion
- the dense, metallic center of Earth
- a graphical illustration of seismic waves
- the mass per unit of volume of a substance
- the change in direction of a wave away from a boundary the wave encounters
- a ball shape with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center
- molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface
- a location inside Earth where rocks first move along a fault and from which seismic waves originate
- the outer part of Earth's magnetic field that interacts with charged particles
- the transfer of heat by the mass movement of heated particles into an area of cooler fluid
- scientist that studies earthquakes
- a type of seismic wave that causes particles to move at right angles relative to the direction the wave travels
- the rigid, outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust
- a type of seismic wave which causes particles in the ground to move in a push-pull motion similar to a coiled spring
- the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
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- an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption
- energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth
- The bending of a wave as it passes from one medium to another medium of different density
- vibrations caused by the rupture and sudden movement of rocks along a break or a crack in Earth's crust
- an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass
- the locations on Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
- the partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
- an instrument that measures and records ground motion and can be used to determine the distance seismic waves travel
- a crack or a fracture in Earth's lithosphere along which movement occurs
- the solid part of Earth
- a liquid layer about 2,266 km (1,408 mi) composed of iron and nickel which lies above the Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle
- the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth
27 Clues: the solid part of Earth • scientist that studies earthquakes • the dense, metallic center of Earth • the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth • a graphical illustration of seismic waves • the mass per unit of volume of a substance • molten rock stored beneath Earth's surface • energy that travels as vibrations on and in Earth • ...
Science Vocab 2023-10-20
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- When something revolves around a star, planet, or moon.
- A medium sized star and can be seen as a glowing bang of light that makes the sky bright.
- A cold, rocky body that revolves around Earth.
- Long-period waves that move through the ocean and the forces apply by the moon and sun.
- A planet that we live on that produces water, oxygen, and life
- A period of tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
- A moon phase where you can see the whole part of the moon.
- The moons shadow is cast on the Earth for a solar eclipse.
- Springing forth of the tide on a full and new moon.
- Keeps the Sun and planets in orbit around the sun.
- To increase in size or grow larger
- The first phase of the moon phases
- Occurs when the Moon passes through Earth's shadow.
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- Orbiting around another body
- Occurs when the Moon passes between the Earth and the Sun.
- A moon phase when less than half of the moon is being shown
- Its tilt is about 23.5 degrees.
- When one object gets in between you and another object.
- A fully shaded inner place of a shadow cast by an object, in the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
- Spinning on an axis.
- A moon phase when you can see more than half of the moon.
- Decrease in size or grow smaller.
- The partially shaded outer place of the shadow cast by an object.
23 Clues: Spinning on an axis. • Orbiting around another body • Its tilt is about 23.5 degrees. • Decrease in size or grow smaller. • To increase in size or grow larger • The first phase of the moon phases • A cold, rocky body that revolves around Earth. • Keeps the Sun and planets in orbit around the sun. • Springing forth of the tide on a full and new moon. • ...
Chapter 2 Vocab Quiz 2017-09-29
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- capacity the largest population that an environment can support at any given time
- web a diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
- literally the “middle sphere”; the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
- a mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body body
- the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
- a set of particles or interacting components considered to be a distinct physical entity for the purpose of study
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- the central part of Earth below the mantle
- the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
- the part of Earth where life exist
- the portion of Earth that is water
- the solid, outer layer of earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core
- a community of organisms and their abiotic environment
- the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle
14 Clues: the part of Earth where life exist • the portion of Earth that is water • the central part of Earth below the mantle • the layer of rock between Earth’s crust and core • a community of organisms and their abiotic environment • the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth above the mantle • the solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere • ...
Geomorphology Vocabulary Practice 2022-09-16
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- Slow process in which an oceanic plate slides under a continental plate resulting in debris
- A crack or break in the Earth's crust
- Part of the continent that extends out underneath the ocean
- Large body of ice
- All of the watery areas on Earth are referred to as the
- Term referring to subterranean movement on Earth that results in the formation of landforms, continental drift, and geological events like earthquakes
- Outer-most layer of the Earth's structure, forms the Earth's surface
- Outer layer of the Earth including the crust, continents, and ocean basins
- Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- The process of converting liquid into gas
- Process of water vapor returning back to a liquid as warm air cools
- How water is exchanged through the Earth's atmosphere, land, and oceans
- Process in which magma welling up between oceanic plates pushes them apart
- This water supplies wells and springs
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- Cracking that occurs when folded land cannot be bent anymore
- Theory that the continents were once joined together and have drifted apart
- Process in which oceanic tectonic plates dive beneath continental plates often results in mountains forming on land
- Removal of salt from seawater so it can be used for drinking or farming
- A bend in rock layers, can be caused by tectonic movement
- Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of what
- Process in which earthen material is warn away and moved by natural forces like wind, water, and glaciers
- The molten center of the Earth is called the
- The part of the Earth where life exists, all ecosystems
- Underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel
- Thick middle layer of the Earth's inner structure, made of hot rock that is dense but flexible
- molten rock below Earth's surface
- Debris left behind from a moving glacier
- Thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
28 Clues: Large body of ice • molten rock below Earth's surface • A crack or break in the Earth's crust • This water supplies wells and springs • Debris left behind from a moving glacier • The process of converting liquid into gas • The molten center of the Earth is called the • Thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • Rain, sleet, snow, and hail are all forms of what • ...
2018 science vocab review;Leilani 2018-05-08
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- "water planet"
- the circular flow of water, electricity, or wind
- the ability to do work
- Energy of a moving object
- the time it takes for Earth to rotate once on its axis
- the amount of water vapor in the air
- the amount of salinity in the water
- highest high tides, lowest low tides
- the shape of Earth's orbit
- one benefits, the other is harmed
- examples: rain, snow, sleet, hail
- measures pressure
- these have a neutral charge
- the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure
- Anything that ever existed
- nutrient-rich water to t he surface
- these have a positive charge
- biome that has little rainfall and extreme cold temperatures
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- collection of stars, dust, and gas, bound together by gravity
- the time it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun once
- a community of organisms and their environment
- Nonliving; Never lived
- lowest high tides, highest low tides
- Earth's natural satellite
- the closest layer of the atmosphere to Earth
- transfer of energy through Direct Contact
- (sun)
- the study of outer space
- heat transfer through electromagnet waves
- through this, electrons cannot flow easily
30 Clues: (sun) • "water planet" • measures pressure • Nonliving; Never lived • the ability to do work • the study of outer space • Energy of a moving object • Earth's natural satellite • the shape of Earth's orbit • Anything that ever existed • these have a neutral charge • these have a positive charge • one benefits, the other is harmed • examples: rain, snow, sleet, hail • ...
Tectonic Plates Crossword Puzzle by Chloe Stanley 2019-03-06
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- An area of rock that has been bent by stress.
- One of the large landmasses of the earth.
- The process that occurs when plates converge and one plate forces the other down into Earth's mantle.
- The process by which rocks change shape under stress.
- The supercontinent that broke apart 225 million years ago.
- A split between two bodies that were once joined.
- Ground movements that occur when blocks of rock in Earth move suddenly and release energy.
- Pertaining to the structure or movement of the earth's crust.
- The outermost layer of earth.
- The thick, dense layer of rock between Earth's crust and its core.
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- The amount of force applied an object.
- A crack that forms when large blocks of rock break.
- Made up of the earth’s crust and mantle.
- Type of boundary where two plates collide.
- The center of earth.
- Molten rock in the earth's crust.
- Liquid magma that reaches the surface.
- Type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.
- A form of stress produced by a force that acts to stretch a material.
- Large movable segments of the lithosphere.
20 Clues: The center of earth. • The outermost layer of earth. • Molten rock in the earth's crust. • The amount of force applied an object. • Liquid magma that reaches the surface. • Made up of the earth’s crust and mantle. • One of the large landmasses of the earth. • Type of boundary where two plates collide. • Large movable segments of the lithosphere. • ...
Crossword puzzle 2013-04-25
Across
- Molten rock that is underneath earth's surface
- a large underground pool of molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth
- rock material formed by a volcanic explosion
- A scientific instrument that detects and records vibrations produced by earthquakes
- the outermost layer of earth
- Formed from alternating layers of lava flows and ash or cinders
- Molten rock that has reached earth's surface
- A place where gas, Ash or melted rock come out of the ground
- Two plates moving against each other
- Measure of the fluidity of a substance
- Small with steep sides Formed from eruptions of only pyroclastic
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- When two tectonic plates past each other horizontally
- Lies beneath the lithosphere
- Two plates separating from each other
- When two tectonic plates release stress
- The layer of rock that lies between the outer crust and the core of the earth
- Broad based with gentle slopes
- The outer solid part of the Earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle
- A smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake
- A location where mantle plume rises to the surface to form a volcano
- The opening of a volcano where lava erupts from
21 Clues: Lies beneath the lithosphere • the outermost layer of earth • Broad based with gentle slopes • Two plates moving against each other • Two plates separating from each other • Measure of the fluidity of a substance • When two tectonic plates release stress • rock material formed by a volcanic explosion • Molten rock that has reached earth's surface • ...
Chapter 25- Space Exploration 2025-04-11
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- The first US space station
- The first man to walk on the moon
- A type of telescope that bends light to produce an image
- A device powered by a reaction engine, using propulsion
- The US president who declared man would be put on the moon, thus beginning the space race
- A type of telescope that see radio wavelengths
- A smaller body that orbits a larger one
- The space project that put man on the moon
- The space station used by 26 counties which conducts ongoing research
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- NASA is a result of his legacy
- This word always means moon
- A one way space vehicle sent from earth to explore space
- The first man to orbit the earth
- A probe designed to land softly on a planet to transmit photographs and data back to earth
- The first space station put in orbit by the USSR
- The US space shuttle program which used reusable space craft
- Instruments that form enlarged images of distant objects, making them appear close
- The father of modern rocketry
- A type of telescope which uses dish shaped mirrors as the main light gathering element
- A mobile lander that is remotely controlled from earth
20 Clues: The first US space station • This word always means moon • The father of modern rocketry • NASA is a result of his legacy • The first man to orbit the earth • The first man to walk on the moon • A smaller body that orbits a larger one • The space project that put man on the moon • A type of telescope that see radio wavelengths • ...
The Rock Cycle 2025-05-18
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- Sediments being dropped somewhere is called _____
- A rock formed from cooling magma.
- Melted rock when it is out of the earth.
- The process of cementing sediments together with minerals is called _____
- Rock that is on the outside of the earth is ____
- The process when rock is broken apart by pressure is called _____
- Loose broken down rock is called _____
- A rock formed from extreme heat and pressure.
- The proccess when sediments are pressed together is called _____
- Layers of sedimentary rock is called _____
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- The process where solid crystals are formed from cooling liquid is called _____
- The arrangement of minerals in parallel layers or bands in metamorphic rocks is called_____
- The look and feel of a rock's surface is called the _____
- Rock that is on the inside of the earth is _____
- Then never ending cycle where rocks are changed from one type to another is called the Rock _____
- The proccess of breaking down rocks is called _____
- The process by which loose sediments are transformed into a solid rock.
- A rock formed over time from deposited sediments being compacted
- Melted rock when it is in the earth.
- Sediments being carried away is called ______
20 Clues: A rock formed from cooling magma. • Melted rock when it is in the earth. • Loose broken down rock is called _____ • Melted rock when it is out of the earth. • Layers of sedimentary rock is called _____ • Sediments being carried away is called ______ • A rock formed from extreme heat and pressure. • Rock that is on the inside of the earth is _____ • ...
Activity 4.1 "CROSSWORD PUZZLE" 2022-04-21
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- a huge wave
- Plate Boundary, this is when two plates are separated from one another
- Plate Boundary, this is when two plates move towards each other
- part of the earth that's in-between the crust and the core
- the result of plates colliding
- a record made by seismographs
- Scale, measures the magnitude of an earthquake
- Waves, waves caused by an earthquake
- where the earthquake begins
- Boundaries, the area wherein two plates meet
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- directly above the focus
- is how severe the earthquake is
- outermost layer of the earth
- Plate Boundary, this is when two plates slide with each other
- the hottest layer of the earth
- measures earthquakes
- the aftermath of earthquakes
- Plate, a lithospheric plate
- Scale, measures the intensity of an earthquake
- the energy released by an earthquake
20 Clues: a huge wave • measures earthquakes • directly above the focus • Plate, a lithospheric plate • where the earthquake begins • outermost layer of the earth • the aftermath of earthquakes • a record made by seismographs • the hottest layer of the earth • the result of plates colliding • is how severe the earthquake is • the energy released by an earthquake • ...
unit 2 vocab 2025-10-02
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- Sphere of earth, all living things on earth
- Adenosine Triphosphate, charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
- Pigment in chloroplast, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
- Substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed into products
- Type of organism that must eat another organism to obtain energy
- Type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
- Using light energy to make gluecose ans starts with CO2 and H2O and ends with CH12O6
- Type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into abiotic compounds, recyclers
- First step of photosynthesis, uses sunlight to split H2O and makes ATP and NADH,O2is released
- Describes a situation in which oxygen is present
- Nutrient,Used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids Of membranes, often Limited
- First step of aerobic respiratilight reactions.cose into pyruvate, make some NADH
- Organelle, site of steps two and three of aerobic celluer respiration
- Second step of aerobic respiration pyruvate is broken down while nadh and fadh2 are made in releases
- Third step of aerobic respiration, nadh and f a d h 2 from earlier reactions are used to make 32 units of ATP
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- Adenosine diphosphate, an Uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
- Process of breaking down glucose and make ATP, starts with starts with C6H12O6 from CO2
- Nutrient, used in proteins and nucleic acids must be fixed for living things to use, often limited
- Anything that has mass and takes up space, makes up everything
- Second step of photosynthesis, using energy in ATP and nadph To make glucose from CO2
- Nutrient, forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
- Sphear of earth, all the water on Earth
- Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding Earth
- Organelle site of photosynthesis
- sphear of earth, all the soil and rocks on Earth
- Describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
- Second step of Anaerobic respiration, two types include alcoholic and lactic acid
27 Clues: Organelle site of photosynthesis • Sphear of earth, all the water on Earth • Sphere of earth, all living things on earth • Sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding Earth • Describes a situation in which oxygen is present • sphear of earth, all the soil and rocks on Earth • Describes a situation in which oxygen is not present • ...
complete the crossword puzzle using the given clues. 2023-09-05
Across
- location of a place determined by surrounding landforms.
- the line used to tell the time and date at different parts of the world because it is where the date changes by one day.
- shape of the earth that is broader in the middle and flattened at the poles.
- is the degree of heat in the atmosphere.
- scale model or representation of earth.
- or vicinal location of a place on earth determined by land marks such as land and water boundaries.
- receives very little sunlight.
- is the atmospheric/general conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
- an imaginary line perpendicular to earth's axis
- receives direct sunlight.
- the distance between two meridians.
- the horizontal lines extending from east to west around the globe.
- a wind flow known as habagat.
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- is the widest and the deepest ocean.
- vertical line in the middle of the globe.
- a wind flow that is known as amihan.
- location of a place determined by surrounding bodies of water.
- is a small of our planet Earth.
- big masses of land.
- the vertical lines extending from the north pole to the south pole.
- home of humankind and other living things,the third planet, only planet that can support life.
- receives indirect sunlight.
- amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
- the distance between two parallels.
- amount of rain that a particular area receives.
- state of the atmosphere at a particular place that might change at any time.
- "land of the midnight sun".
27 Clues: big masses of land. • receives direct sunlight. • receives indirect sunlight. • "land of the midnight sun". • a wind flow known as habagat. • receives very little sunlight. • is a small of our planet Earth. • the distance between two parallels. • the distance between two meridians. • is the widest and the deepest ocean. • a wind flow that is known as amihan. • ...
Atmosphere 2022-02-16
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- trapping of the suns warmth in a planets lower atmosphere
- middle layer, coldest layer, protects earth from meteoroids, meteoroids usually burn up in the layer
- harmful to ozone, owing to the release of chlorine atoms on exposure to ultraviolet radiation
- weather conditions prevailing in an area in general over a long period of time
- envelope of gases surrounding the earth of another planet
- presence of introduction into the environment of substance that has harmful or poisoness' effects
- production/discharge of something, gas or radiation
- height of an object or point in relation to sea/ground level
- reversal of the normal behavior of temperature in the troposphere
- gradual increase in overall temperature, attributed to greenhouse effect
- region above troposphere, ozone layer
- natural fuel such as coal or gas, formally passed living organisms
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- narrow variable band of very strong air currents encircling the globe several miles up the earth
- hottest layer with more than 2000 degrees fahrenheit, space begins here, ISS located here
- large rotating storm with high-speed winds that form over warm waters in the tropical areas
- absorbs most of the ultraviolet radiation reaching earth from sun, UV-A gets through the zone, UV-B cannot
- furthest layer from earth, extends into the outer space
- climate pattern that describes the unusual warming of surface waters
- phenomenon that describes cooler than normal ocean surface temperatures
- amount of water vapor in the air
- state of atmosphere at a place and time in a short time period
- rising of sea water, magma, or other liquids
- mobile destructive vortex rotating winds have the appearance of a funnel-shaped cloud
- lowest region of the atmosphere layer closest to the earth
- degree to which the ambient air is pollution free, assessed by measuring a number of indicators of pollution
- emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles
- movement back and forth at regular speed
27 Clues: amount of water vapor in the air • region above troposphere, ozone layer • movement back and forth at regular speed • rising of sea water, magma, or other liquids • production/discharge of something, gas or radiation • furthest layer from earth, extends into the outer space • trapping of the suns warmth in a planets lower atmosphere • ...
Science 2022-09-02
Across
- energy is diffused or scattered into different wavelengths
- water on earh
- land on earth
- state of balance in a system
- the energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in the objects temp
- budget
- energy is bounced away without being absorbed or transformed
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- gases in the air
- living things on earth
- frozen water on earth
- energy in the form of waves of particles
- radiation
- the ability to do work
- solar energy that is taken in by earth
- a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms
15 Clues: budget • radiation • water on earh • land on earth • gases in the air • frozen water on earth • living things on earth • the ability to do work • state of balance in a system • solar energy that is taken in by earth • energy in the form of waves of particles • energy is diffused or scattered into different wavelengths • a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms • ...
Unit 2 vocabulary 2023-09-20
Across
- The part of the Earth where life exists
- The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
- Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths surface
- Molten rock that is located below earths surface
- Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
- The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
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- A thin gas layer that surrounds the Earth
- Innermost layer of earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core
- Thick middle layer of the earths interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexable
- A crack or break in the Earth's crust
- Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
- A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement
- The trem scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
- The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; the wearing away of soil
15 Clues: A crack or break in the Earth's crust • The part of the Earth where life exists • A thin gas layer that surrounds the Earth • Molten rock that is located below earths surface • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths surface • ...
GEOGRAPHY 2015-02-14
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- opposite of north
- the imaginary line around the Earth that divides it into equal north and south parts
- the round object that shines in the sky at night and moves around the Earth
- If you have American/British/Swiss, etc. nationality, you are legally a member of that country.
- a piece of cloth with a special design and colours, that is the symbol of a country
- the direction from which the sun rises
- Pole the place that is further north than anywhere else
- a large area of water which has land all around it
- range (a line of) very high hill(s)
- an area of low land between hills or mountains
- one of the five main areas of sea
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- a large, round object in space that moves around the sun or another star
- the direction in which the sun sets
- the line that separates two countries or states
- a large, hot, dry area of land with very few plants
- an area of land that has its own government, army, etc.
- the land next to the sea
- the words used by the people of a country
- the temperature or conditions outside, for example if it is hot, cold, sunny, etc.
- one of the seven main areas of land on the Earth, such as Asia, Africa or Europe
- the Earth and all the people, places, and things on it
- an area of land that has water around it
- the planet that we live on
23 Clues: opposite of north • the land next to the sea • the planet that we live on • one of the five main areas of sea • the direction in which the sun sets • range (a line of) very high hill(s) • the direction from which the sun rises • an area of land that has water around it • the words used by the people of a country • an area of low land between hills or mountains • ...
Planet Earth & Beyond 2023-09-20
Across
- Objects in space that are luminous in the night sky.
- ______ of the moon are the changing patterns of sunlight on the moon.
- South Africa is a part of which continent?
- A cool, round object that always orbits around the Earth.
- The upper layer of the Earth in which plants grow. Sand that is mixed with dead or rotting material
- The expanse of saltwater, smaller than saltwater's surfaces.
- One of the seven main large pieces of the Earth's surface.
- Unending darkness beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
- An interesting or distinctive attribute of something.
- The layer of gases or air surrounding the Earth or another planet.
- A round hole made by something that has fallen on it.
- The largest continent.
- Heat from the sun is important for the water _____ .
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- The pull that holds things on Earth.
- The largest of Earth's saltwater surfaces.
- A piece of land surrounded by the sea.
- The solar ______ is the sun and all the objects that move around it.
- Covers more than half of the Earth's surface.
- A regular, repeating pathway along which an object moves around another.
- A natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or organism.
- A round solid figure, like a ball.
- A bright star that gives light and warmth to Planet Earth.
- A large object that moves around a star.
- The outside part or uppermost layer of something.
- A large area of water surrounded by land.
- A long tall structure that can be propelled into space.
26 Clues: The largest continent. • A round solid figure, like a ball. • The pull that holds things on Earth. • A piece of land surrounded by the sea. • A large object that moves around a star. • A large area of water surrounded by land. • The largest of Earth's saltwater surfaces. • South Africa is a part of which continent? • Covers more than half of the Earth's surface. • ...
Weather Review 2024 2024-04-03
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- the weight of air molecules pressing down on Earth
- most abundant element in our atmosphere
- Type of precipitation: begins frozen, melts and remains liquid
- the atmosphere covers the Earth like a _____
- the measure of how hot or cold something is (the amount of thermal energy)
- type of precipitation: begins frozen, melts, refreezes as ice pellets
- measures wind speed
- hottest layer of the atmosphere, satellites orbit here, thickest layer
- balloons and _____ can fly in the Stratosphere
- 2nd most abundant element in our atmosphere
- the atmosphere protects the Earth from damaging ______ _____
- type of precipitation: begins frozen and stay frozen all the way to the ground
- closest to the earth, thinnest layer, weather found here
- type of precipitation: begins frozen, melts, freezes, melts, and hits the surface as a liquid but immediately freezes
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- fades into space
- coldest layer of the atmosphere
- measures wind direction
- moisture (water vapor) in the air
- measures air pressure
- the distance from Earth’s surface
- the overall weather patterns over a long period of time in a specific location
- protects earth and living things from UV rays
- temperature increases as altitude increases because the ozone layer is found here
- Example used to describe freezing rain
- ______ burn up in the Mesosphere
- Air pressure (increases, decreases) through all the layers in the atmosphere
- measures thermal energy (how hot or cold)
- contains all the gases on our planet
- the atmosphere helps to control ______ (the condition outside right now)
- a mixture of gaseous elements and compounds
- measures amount of rainfall
31 Clues: fades into space • measures wind speed • measures air pressure • measures wind direction • measures amount of rainfall • coldest layer of the atmosphere • ______ burn up in the Mesosphere • moisture (water vapor) in the air • the distance from Earth’s surface • contains all the gases on our planet • Example used to describe freezing rain • most abundant element in our atmosphere • ...
Plate Tectonics and Continental Drift 2014-02-11
Across
- Molten center of the Earth
- The scientist who proposed the theory of continental drift
- Outermost layer of the Earth
- Forms from a continental-continental convergent plate boundary
- One piece of evidence for plate tectonics
- Forms at a divergent plate boundary
- The study of the Earth and Earth's processes
- Refers to the direction of rock formations found on the ocean floor
- One piece of evidence for continental drift
- Middle layer of the Earth
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- One piece of evidence for continental drift
- Type of plate boundary that exists where 2 plates colide
- Type of plate boundary that exists where 2 plates move apart
- Current theory for the movement of continents
- Occurs at a transform plate boundary
- The name given to the single "super continent" that all of today's continents came from
- Type of plate boundary that exists where 2 plates slide past each other
- One piece of evidence for continental drift
- May form at an oceanic-continental convergent plate boundary
- May result from a severe earthquake at an oceanic-continental plate boundary
20 Clues: Middle layer of the Earth • Molten center of the Earth • Outermost layer of the Earth • Forms at a divergent plate boundary • Occurs at a transform plate boundary • One piece of evidence for plate tectonics • One piece of evidence for continental drift • One piece of evidence for continental drift • One piece of evidence for continental drift • ...
Telescopes, Planets, and Moons p.442-449 2024-09-24
Across
- This is the category of man made satellites
- This natural satellite revolves around the Earth
- The largest moon in our solar system
- A star and the objects that orbit around it
- An instrument that makes distant objects seem farther and nearer
- The _____________ space telescope was placed into orbit in 1990
- The 3rd planet from the Sun
- A large object that orbits a star
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- This is the storm happening on Jupiter right now and it's twice the size of Earth
- It was a planet up until 2006 now it's a dwarf planet
- This planet is tipped over on its side.
- Anything that orbits around something else in space
- This is a bowl-shaped hole caused by an impact
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are in this group of planets
- It is nicknamed "The Red Planet". We currently have rovers on it now.
- This is the last of the gas planets in our solar system
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- Venus is covered in rivers of ___________.
18 Clues: The 3rd planet from the Sun • A large object that orbits a star • The largest moon in our solar system • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • This planet is tipped over on its side. • Venus is covered in rivers of ___________. • This is the category of man made satellites • A star and the objects that orbit around it • This is a bowl-shaped hole caused by an impact • ...
Plate Tectonics 2025-01-24
Across
- Geologist that discovered that mid-ocean ridges were expanding
- Bendable solid layer of the earth that has convection currents
- Fernlike plant,from 250 million year ago, found on 5 continents
- Layer between the crust and the core
- Theory:the continents were once a single landmass(hint:2 word answer with no space)
- Mass in a given space
- The cycle of rising and falling of molten rock in the mantle
- Earth layer made of crust and upper mantle, rigid
- Layer of the earth that is a liquid
- Tool that uses sound waves to measure the distance of an object
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- Scientist that observed that the coastlines of continents matched up
- Name of the supercontinent
- Dark fine grained rock found in the oceanic crust
- Process:the ocean floor sinks below a trench
- Hottest layer of the earth
- Rock that is light colored usually found in the crust
- Reptile that lived in free water millions of years ago
- Type of crust that is made of basalt
18 Clues: Mass in a given space • Name of the supercontinent • Hottest layer of the earth • Layer of the earth that is a liquid • Layer between the crust and the core • Type of crust that is made of basalt • Process:the ocean floor sinks below a trench • Dark fine grained rock found in the oceanic crust • Earth layer made of crust and upper mantle, rigid • ...
We Wonder We Praise 2013-08-13
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- There are ______ forces on the Earth.
- They can destroy houses.
- God is ________.
- Christians believe in _____.
- There are forces of earth and _______.
- A force that killed many people in Japan a few years ago.
- There are lots of them that are powerful.
- A force: Lightning and ______.
- ____ wonder we praise.
- The Father, The ___ and the Holy Spirit.
- Humans _______ at God.
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- Earthquakes can cause _______.
- God is infinite, we are ______.
- One force that is dangerous to people is f_____.
- God created _________.
- God has infinite ______.
- God _____ everyone.
- God is everywhere, therefore he is always _____.
- God Creation (where we live)
19 Clues: God is ________. • God _____ everyone. • God created _________. • ____ wonder we praise. • Humans _______ at God. • They can destroy houses. • God has infinite ______. • Christians believe in _____. • God Creation (where we live) • Earthquakes can cause _______. • A force: Lightning and ______. • God is infinite, we are ______. • There are ______ forces on the Earth. • ...
THE SCIENCE MUSEUM 2020-11-19
Across
- an illness or sickness
- a person who works in science industry
- a disc that travels around the earth
- atmosphere outside the earth
- medicine to cure
- a portable source of electricity
- an act to discover something
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- a copy of you
- a three-fan instrument that create green electricity
- astronauts travel in this
- uses sun to create electricity
- third planet from the sun
- a planet that is the closest to earth
- an act to treat an illness
14 Clues: a copy of you • medicine to cure • an illness or sickness • astronauts travel in this • third planet from the sun • an act to treat an illness • atmosphere outside the earth • an act to discover something • uses sun to create electricity • a portable source of electricity • a disc that travels around the earth • a planet that is the closest to earth • ...
Science Starter task 2023-07-18
Across
- Earth natural satellite
- There are four different ..... in a year.
- Our terrestrial planet
- Planets form our .......
- Another word for a rock planet
- Contains billions of stars
- The solar systems biggest planet
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- a group of stars
- The planet next to Earth further from the Sun
- Earth spins on this
- A gas giant planet with many rings
- Planet closest to the Sun
- The force that keeps us on the ground
13 Clues: a group of stars • Earth spins on this • Our terrestrial planet • Earth natural satellite • Planets form our ....... • Planet closest to the Sun • Contains billions of stars • Another word for a rock planet • The solar systems biggest planet • A gas giant planet with many rings • The force that keeps us on the ground • There are four different ..... in a year. • ...
EXTRA CREDIT 2022-04-14
Across
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- The moment that the moon orbits directly between the sun and the Earth
- the four parts of the year where weather, ecology, and number of daylight hours change as a result of Earth’s orbit around the sun
- the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
- a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
- when the moon is completely dark
- the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the moon during the phases in which the part illuminated by the sun gets larger (new moon to full moon)
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- a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth
- a moon outside our solar system
- a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
- a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
- the border between light and dark on the Moon
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the relative size of things
- a planet outside our solar system
- to shine light on an object and make it visible
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
- a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems that are held together by gravity
20 Clues: the relative size of things • a moon outside our solar system • when the moon is completely dark • a planet outside our solar system • the border between light and dark on the Moon • to shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...
Unit 8 & 9 2024-07-10
Across
- Opening in the Earth's surface from which hot molten rocks and gases can escape
- Clearing of forests by cutting or burning trees
- Breaking down of stones, rocks and minerals over time
- Magma that flows on the Earth's surface
- Weather conditions of a place over a period of time
- Populations of organisms that interact with one another in a habitat
- Molten rock found in the Earth's crust
- Transfer pollen grains from one flower to another
- Melted by heat
- Microscopic plant-like organisms found in aquatic habitats
- Substances that can wear out rocks, stones and minerals
- Using up of resources
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- Cover formed by the leaves and branches of tall trees in a forest
- Related to land or earth
- Reduction or removal of industries
- (CFCs): Gases that can break down the ozone layer
- Shaking of the ground due to movement of the Earth's crust
- Things owned by a person
- layer: Thin layer of gas in the atmosphere that prevents ultraviolet rays from reaching the Earth
- Huge ocean waves caused by an earthquake that occurs underwater
- erosion: Removal of the top layer of soil
- Outer layer of the Earth
- Movement of large amounts of rock and earth down a slope
- warming: Rise in temperature on the Earth
- Community of living organisms interacting with its non-living environment
- crops: Crops grown to cover the soil and protect it
26 Clues: Melted by heat • Using up of resources • Related to land or earth • Things owned by a person • Outer layer of the Earth • Reduction or removal of industries • Molten rock found in the Earth's crust • Magma that flows on the Earth's surface • erosion: Removal of the top layer of soil • warming: Rise in temperature on the Earth • Clearing of forests by cutting or burning trees • ...
Topic 1 Map Skills Terminology 2021-11-18
Across
- Ways in which to show the land that belongs to a country
- The place where a river begins
- Ways in which to show the land that belongs to a province
- The two points on a globe which form the end of the Earth's axis
- The line around which the Earth rotates
- A country with no direct access to the sea and no sea border
- the most northern point of the Earth
- Large stretches of sea in between the continents
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- A real fence or an imaginary line drawn around land that belongs to a person, a province or a country
- The place where a rive ends and flows into the sea
- The imaginary line around the Earth, half way between the poles
- Large pieces of land on the Earth
- A map that shows how the land is divided up into different countries
- The most southern point of the Earth
- Largest city in Egypt
15 Clues: Largest city in Egypt • The place where a river begins • Large pieces of land on the Earth • The most southern point of the Earth • the most northern point of the Earth • The line around which the Earth rotates • Large stretches of sea in between the continents • The place where a rive ends and flows into the sea • Ways in which to show the land that belongs to a country • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-04-23
Across
- layer of Earth below the lithosphere that flows like a liquid
- pieces of rock that have been weathered
- the reason something has occurred or is occurring
- primary layer where plants and organisms live
- occur along plate boundaries
- the oceanic crust and the upper mantle
- type of crust that is made up mostly of granite and is less dense
- rock that requires heat and pressure
- rock that is formed when lava cools and hardens
- the only liquid layer of Earth
- Father of Continental Drift
- two events happening at the same time, but not causing one
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- largest layer of Earth
- large pieces of crust that are constantly moving
- natural process that breaks down rock
- Earth's supercontinent
- top layer of soil made up of living and decomposed materials
- the theory that the continents were once a giant landmass and have slowly drifted apart
- type of crust that is made up mostly of basalt and is more dense
- solid layer of rock
- can be found in sedimentary rock
- thinnest layer of Earth
- the center of the Earth
- process in which oceanic crust sinks below the less dense continental crust
- hot molten rock
- occurs along mid-ocean ridges
- cycle that occurs in the mantle, where heated material rises then cools and sinks
- tallest mountain in the Himalayas
- rock with many layers
- natural forces that move rocks
30 Clues: hot molten rock • solid layer of rock • rock with many layers • largest layer of Earth • Earth's supercontinent • thinnest layer of Earth • the center of the Earth • Father of Continental Drift • occur along plate boundaries • occurs along mid-ocean ridges • the only liquid layer of Earth • natural forces that move rocks • can be found in sedimentary rock • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary 2023-09-08
Across
- a group of stars with fixed distances between them, that typically resembles a pattern of picture
- First to calculate circumference of earth
- Improved the spyglass and used it to discover the 4 moons of Jupiter, phases of Venus, and found the Milky Way was made of many, many stars
- The imaginary line on which the Sun, Moon, and planets travel
- Motion The perceived revers motion of a planet in the sky; caused by Earth passing another planet in its orbit
- An imaginary sphere surrounding the earth on which all galaxies, stars, and nebula revolve.
- A great circle on the celestial sphere 90° from the zenith; the place where the sky meets Earth
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- A great circle on the celestial sphere 90° from the celestial poles; where the celestial sphere interacts with the plane of Earth’s equator
- First to create a catalogue of stars by brightness
- Centered on the Sun
- A measure of how bright a star looks in the sky; the larger the number, the dimmer the star appears to us
- The circular orbit of a planet in the Ptolemaic system, the center of which revolves around another circle(the deferent)
- The slow movement of Earth’s celestial North Pole in an elliptical 26,000 year cycle - caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun on Earth’s equatorial bulge
- The point on the celestial sphere opposite the direction of gravity; the point directly overhead
- The movement of nearby stars throughout the year that results from the motion of Earth around the Sun
- Centered on earth
- First to present the heliocentric model
17 Clues: Centered on earth • Centered on the Sun • First to present the heliocentric model • First to calculate circumference of earth • First to create a catalogue of stars by brightness • The imaginary line on which the Sun, Moon, and planets travel • An imaginary sphere surrounding the earth on which all galaxies, stars, and nebula revolve. • ...
Sun, Moon and Earth 2022-03-26
Across
- Centre of universe
- When the moon grows larger
- Force that keeps you on the ground
- Spinning motion around axis
- 4 per year involving changing temperatures
- Invisible line Earth rotates on
- Celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
- Contains trillions of stars
- Has an atmosphere
- Earth's natural satellite
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- Path of one object around another
- Where planets, moons and stars live together
- Moon passing in front of Sun
- When the moon grows smaller
- Giant balls of hot gasses
- Mass of gasses surrounding Earth
- Group of stars forming a pattern
- Object with a "tail"
- Called the "Red Planet"
19 Clues: Has an atmosphere • Centre of universe • Object with a "tail" • Called the "Red Planet" • Giant balls of hot gasses • Earth's natural satellite • When the moon grows larger • When the moon grows smaller • Spinning motion around axis • Contains trillions of stars • Moon passing in front of Sun • Invisible line Earth rotates on • Mass of gasses surrounding Earth • ...
Earth Crossword 2026-03-04
Across
- A large body of salt water
- What magma turns into once it's on the surface
- The first layer of the Earth
- The layer of the Earth located beneath the crust
- The center of the Earth
- An invisible line located at 0 degrees latitude
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- Boundary, where tectonic plate separate
- A vibration of the Earth
- A large tidal wave usually caused by an earthquake
- A break that occurs during a plate tectonic shift
- An opening in the Earth's crust that erupt magma
- When plate tectonic bend
- Boundary, where tectonic plates collide
- Boundary, where tectonic plates slide
14 Clues: The center of the Earth • A vibration of the Earth • When plate tectonic bend • A large body of salt water • The first layer of the Earth • Boundary, where tectonic plates slide • Boundary, where tectonic plate separate • Boundary, where tectonic plates collide • What magma turns into once it's on the surface • An invisible line located at 0 degrees latitude • ...
Lily Eisenberg Unit 5 Vocabulary 2019-01-16
Across
- Natural movement of oxygen and air
- Heat with physical contact
- Tiny droplets of condensed water
- Rays producing heat (from the sun)
- How hot or cold something is
- Everything on Earth that takes up space
- Hottest star in the the center of the Earth
- Vapor Evaporated water in the air.
- All natural resources on Earth (including living things)
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- All water on Earths surface
- Heat transfer through liquids and gasess
- A consistant weather pattern that is easy to predict
- A constint change in the outside weather
- All ice and frozen particles on Earth
- Disaster Natural weather storms that can cause a disaster
15 Clues: Heat with physical contact • All water on Earths surface • How hot or cold something is • Tiny droplets of condensed water • Natural movement of oxygen and air • Rays producing heat (from the sun) • Vapor Evaporated water in the air. • All ice and frozen particles on Earth • Everything on Earth that takes up space • Heat transfer through liquids and gasess • ...
vocabulary terms 2023-10-12
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- type of the land
- a line that splits earth in two in between north to south pole
- used to make a flat map
- imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth
- every five contour lines
- highest part of a map to the lowest part
- flat lands
- high elevation high relief
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- imaginary lines that east and west on the earth
- lines that connect places of the same elevation on a topographic map
- how high above the ocean level
- high elevation flat top
- lots of mountains
- a type of map
- a line that splits earth in two from north to south pole
15 Clues: flat lands • a type of map • type of the land • lots of mountains • high elevation flat top • used to make a flat map • every five contour lines • high elevation high relief • how high above the ocean level • highest part of a map to the lowest part • imaginary lines that east and west on the earth • imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth • ...
vocabulary terms 2023-10-12
Across
- type of the land
- a line that splits earth in two in between north to south pole
- used to make a flat map
- imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth
- every five contour lines
- highest part of a map to the lowest part
- flat lands
- high elevation high relief
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- imaginary lines that east and west on the earth
- lines that connect places of the same elevation on a topographic map
- how high above the ocean level
- high elevation flat top
- lots of mountains
- a type of map
- a line that splits earth in two from north to south pole
15 Clues: flat lands • a type of map • type of the land • lots of mountains • high elevation flat top • used to make a flat map • every five contour lines • high elevation high relief • how high above the ocean level • highest part of a map to the lowest part • imaginary lines that east and west on the earth • imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth • ...
Science 2022-09-02
Across
- solar energy that is taken in by earth
- the amount of energy in short wavelengths
- a measure of the average kinetic energy of the individual molecules or atoms in a substance
- the energy transferred due to difference of temperature
- the amount of incoming or outgoing energy allocated to a system
- the ability to do work.
- energy is diffused or scattered into different wavelengths
- state of balance in a system
- stored energy
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- energy being used/in motion
- wave/radiation-type of solar energy that is felt as heat but not seen
- the part of earth that includes living organisms
- where most energy on earth is from
- the ground layers of the earth
- the amount of energy in long wavelengths
- energy is bounced away without being absorbed
16 Clues: stored energy • the ability to do work. • energy being used/in motion • state of balance in a system • the ground layers of the earth • where most energy on earth is from • solar energy that is taken in by earth • the amount of energy in long wavelengths • the amount of energy in short wavelengths • energy is bounced away without being absorbed • ...
Yr 7 Extension Space Crossword 2019-08-07
Across
- A ball of light
- A gas giant with rings around it
- The imaginary line where Earth spins upon
- The inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object
- The egg or oval shape in which a celestial object orbits
- One of the people who supported the heliocentric model
- One of the people who supported the geocentric model
- The largest planet in our solar system
- A natural satellite which orbits Earth
- The path an object revolves around another celestial object
- The largest ball of gas in our solar system
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- Can be natural such as the Moon or artificial such as the ISS
- A small rocky or metallic object from outer space
- A shape a group of stars make
- Is a non-contact force found by Issac Newton
- An astronomical event where a celestial object blocks light from reaching it's usual place
- Was once considered to be the 9th planet of our solar system
- A season where the Earth is facing tilted away from the Sun
- A constellation which looks like a hunter, saucepan or canoe
- Thing on Earth that can be created by the Moon
20 Clues: A ball of light • A shape a group of stars make • A gas giant with rings around it • The largest planet in our solar system • A natural satellite which orbits Earth • The imaginary line where Earth spins upon • The largest ball of gas in our solar system • Is a non-contact force found by Issac Newton • Thing on Earth that can be created by the Moon • ...
P1 Key Word 2014-05-22
Across
- FUSION The process in which two small nuclei combine to form a larger one, releasing energy (e.g. hydrogen combining to form helium). This happens in stars, including the Sun
- Lump of rock and ice in a highly elongated orbit around the Sun
- The tiny central part of an atom (made up of protons and neutrons).
- The maximum disturbance of a wave motion from its undisturbed position
- The layer of rock between the crust and the outer core of the Earth (approximately 2900 km thick)
- theoretical beginning of the Universe, when energy and matter expanded outwards from a point
- A collection of thousands of millions of stars held together by gravity
- WAVE A wave in which the particles of the medium vibrate in the same direction as the wave is travelling. Sound is an example
- The distance between one wave crest (or wave trough) and the next
- The number of waves passing a set point, or emitted by a source, per second
- A dwarf rocky planet, generally orbiting the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
- Event in which rocks break to allow tectonic plate movement, causing the ground to shake
- SPEED The speed at which waves move through a medium
- RIDGE A line of underwater mountains in an ocean, where new seafloor constantly forms
- Longitudinal shock waves following an earthquake that can travel through the molten core of the Earth; they change direction at the boundary between different layers of the Earth
- The movement of solids at the Earth’s surface (for example, soil, mud, and rock) caused by wind, water, ice, gravity, and living organisms
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- The centre of the Earth. It’s made mostly from iron, solid at the centre and liquid above.
- The shift of lines in a spectrum towards the red (longer wavelength) end, due to the motion of the source away from us
- The movement that occurs when hot material rises and cooler material sinks.
- Molten (liquid) rock
- Scientist who studies rocks and the changes in the Earth
- Angle between two imaginary lines from two different observation points on Earth to an object such as a star or plant, used to measure the distance to that object
- DRIFT: Slow movement of continents (land masses) relative to each other
- Spherical object orbiting the Sun, smaller than a planet and larger than an asteroid
- Faint patch of light in the night sky. With good telescopes we can see that some are gas clouds, others are distant clusters of stars.
- BRIGHTNESS: The apparent brightness of a star as seen from Earth; a dim star close to Earth may appear brighter than a bright one that is further away
- EQUATION The speed of a wave is equal to its frequency multiplied by its wavelength
- A rocky layer at the surface of the Earth, 10 – 40 km deep
- CYCLE Continuing changes in rock material, caused by processes such as erosion, sedimentation, compression, and heating
- BRIGHTNESS: A measure of the light emitted by a star compared to the Sun, taking into account how far away it is
30 Clues: Molten (liquid) rock • SPEED The speed at which waves move through a medium • Scientist who studies rocks and the changes in the Earth • A rocky layer at the surface of the Earth, 10 – 40 km deep • Lump of rock and ice in a highly elongated orbit around the Sun • The distance between one wave crest (or wave trough) and the next • ...
Weather crossward 2026-04-13
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- When you have really cold winters and really hot summers
- Fourth layer away from earth and the layer that we release most of our satellites into
- Type of pressure when the sky is dark with lots of clouds
- The closest layer of space that birds and some airplanes in it
- The layer and is two away from earth and is where most airplanes fly in
- How much moisture is in the air
- The measure of temperature over a long period of time
- The layers of the earth outside all the way to space and to the end of it
- It is a forest that rains everyday in
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- It is a force that blows air around
- The measure of temperature for a short period of time
- Third layer away from earth and is 32-85 miles away and is the layer where meteors can happen
- A climate when a place is really hot and has low precipitation levels
- A climate when a place is cold
- Type of pressure when the sky is sunny with no clouds
- Fifth layer away from the earth and we can have rockets in
- How hot or cold it is in numbers
17 Clues: A climate when a place is cold • How much moisture is in the air • How hot or cold it is in numbers • It is a force that blows air around • It is a forest that rains everyday in • The measure of temperature for a short period of time • Type of pressure when the sky is sunny with no clouds • The measure of temperature over a long period of time • ...
EverElles Ed3 Crossword 2023-11-24
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- The imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- The process of turning liquid into vapor.
- The famous scientist known for his theory of relativity.
- The force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth.
- The author of the "Harry Potter" series.
- The largest mammal on Earth.
- The capital city of France.
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- The famous detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
- The smallest prime number.
- The currency used in Japan.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- The process by which plants make their own food.
- The liquid that fills the oceans.
- The number of continents on Earth.
14 Clues: The smallest prime number. • The currency used in Japan. • The capital city of France. • The largest mammal on Earth. • The liquid that fills the oceans. • The number of continents on Earth. • The largest planet in our solar system. • The author of the "Harry Potter" series. • The process of turning liquid into vapor. • The process by which plants make their own food. • ...
Layers of the Earth Crossword 2022-05-18
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- thin and solid outer layer of the earth
- an area around a magnetic force
- the planet we live on
- Earths Crust located under the ocean
- layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of the Earth
- the layer of the Earth between the crust and core
- Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust
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- Vibrations that travel through Earth carrying the energy relesed during an earthquake
- dence sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth
- upper layer of the Earths mantle, below the lithoshere
- the mass of a substance
- magma molten rock emerginf as a liquid onto Earths surface
12 Clues: the planet we live on • the mass of a substance • an area around a magnetic force • Earths Crust located under the ocean • thin and solid outer layer of the earth • the layer of the Earth between the crust and core • upper layer of the Earths mantle, below the lithoshere • magma molten rock emerginf as a liquid onto Earths surface • ...
Science.38-42.Stubbington 2020-08-30
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- Apollo 10 orbited the Moon (Number) times before returning to earth
- Earth was formed 4.6 ___ years ago
- Another word for "orbit"
- Lies 40-50 km above Earth's surface
- What is the acronym for the module tested on Apollo 7
- The mean plane of Earth's orbit around the Sun
- The magnetic poles ___ 40 km a year
- Layer below the crust
- Geologists indirectly determine the composition of our planet by observing ___ waves
- Rock slabs thousands of miles across that cause continents to move
- The ___ effect is caused by burning of coal and oil
- How many planets are in the solar system?
- Orbits the sun, sufficient mass to be round, has own orbital path
- Lies 50-80 km above Earth's surface
- Sun and all objects are gravitationally bound in this
- Particles move rapidly in two donut shaped regions called the Van ___ belts
- A ___ planet is nearly round and does not clear the region around its orbit
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- The oldest rocks discovered were found in this country
- Apollo 11 was the ___ Moon landing!
- Apollo (number) became first manned mission to orbit the Moon and return
- Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee died in a cabin ___ on Apollo 1
- Everything on Earth's surface lies inside of this
- Shields Earth's organisms from UV radiation interacting with oxygen molecules
- Thin, outermost, solid layer of Earth
- Deepest spot in the ocean
- The ___ contains 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 1% other gases
- Central layer of Earth made of iron and nickel
- Region of magnetic forces that affects a compass needle
- This is kept partly ionized by solar UV radiation
- Common unit of atmospheric pressure
- In 2006 became a dwarf planet
- 70% of the Earth is covered in this
- Highest point on Earth
- Apollo 9 tested ___ capabilities
- Refrigerators, air conditioners, and some aerosols create ___ in the ozone layer
35 Clues: Layer below the crust • Highest point on Earth • Another word for "orbit" • Deepest spot in the ocean • In 2006 became a dwarf planet • Apollo 9 tested ___ capabilities • Earth was formed 4.6 ___ years ago • Apollo 11 was the ___ Moon landing! • Lies 40-50 km above Earth's surface • The magnetic poles ___ 40 km a year • Common unit of atmospheric pressure • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- The biggest layer of the earth
- The layer above the mantle
- outermost lighter part of the crust
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- The realm of the earth containing water
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- Narrow opening of a volcano
- another name for the core
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
- Another name for lithosphere
- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Study of earthquakes
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • outermost lighter part of the crust • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- another name for the core
- The layer above the mantle
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- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- The realm of the earth containing water
- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- Narrow opening of a volcano
- lower part of the crust
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- Study of earthquakes
- Another name for lithosphere
- The biggest layer of the earth
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • lower part of the crust • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • The point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • ...
Braden Klosty's unit 5 vocabulary Crossword puzzle 2019-01-16
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- I am a bright star, and the Earth orbits me.
- I am the part of Earth where life exists. I include humans, animals, and even fungus.
- I am in a way like weather but I work over long periods of time, I work in regions not small areas
- I am the layer of air surrounding Earth, I include gases.
- I am when water is in the form of rain, sleet, hail, snow, and fall from the sky
- I am heat transfer through solids. I have to make direct contact.
- I am one of Earth's spheres, I contain all the water on Earth.
- I am in your walls, nothing can escape me, not even electricity, heat, or sound.You probably could.
- I am all the water on Earth that is currently frozen with in ice caps, snow, and much more
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- I am the solid part of Earth. I am not living.
- I have the ability to do work.
- I am very useful, I am a layer in that atmosphere that shields you from ultra violet Radiation.
- I am the condition of Earths atmosphere at a particular time and place. I am always happening.
- I am the second lowest layer of Earth in the atmosphere. The ozone layer is within me.
- I am the measure of how hot or cold something is.
15 Clues: I have the ability to do work. • I am a bright star, and the Earth orbits me. • I am the solid part of Earth. I am not living. • I am the measure of how hot or cold something is. • I am the layer of air surrounding Earth, I include gases. • I am one of Earth's spheres, I contain all the water on Earth. • ...
Parts of a Map Crossword Name: 2025-09-18
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- an imaginary line that runs vertially through the center of the Earth dividing the Eastern and Western hemispheres
- a half of the Earth
- another name for lines of latitude
- a more detailed representation of a specific area on a map
- an imaginary line that runs horizontally through the center of the Earth, dividing the Northern and Southern hemispheres
- the four major compass points of North, South, East, and West
- imaginary lines that run horizontally (east-west) around the Earth
- explains the ratio of distance on the map to distance on the ground
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- imaginary lines that run vertically (north-south) around the Earth
- the in-between compass points of NW, SW, NE, SE
- shows direction
- tells you what the map is about
- explains the meaning of each symbol used in the map
- another name for lines of longitude
14 Clues: shows direction • a half of the Earth • tells you what the map is about • another name for lines of latitude • another name for lines of longitude • the in-between compass points of NW, SW, NE, SE • explains the meaning of each symbol used in the map • a more detailed representation of a specific area on a map • ...
SCIENCE 2024-10-19
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- STATE OF TEMPERATURE
- TO CONVERT A LIQUID TO GAS
- TO CONVERT GAS TO LIQUID
- THE LINE WHERE THE SKY AND EARTH MEET
- TO ENLARGE
- OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY
- TO CONTROL
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- WATER DROPLETS FROM THE EARTH
- CYCLE MOVEMENT OF WATER ON EARTH
- FROM THE SUN
- A LAYER OF GAS
- TO EMIT ENERGY IN WAVES
- TO SHRINK
- TO CAST BACK FROM THE SURFACE
- HAS TROPICAL CLIMATE
15 Clues: TO SHRINK • TO ENLARGE • TO CONTROL • FROM THE SUN • A LAYER OF GAS • OCCURS CONTINUOUSLY • STATE OF TEMPERATURE • HAS TROPICAL CLIMATE • TO EMIT ENERGY IN WAVES • TO CONVERT GAS TO LIQUID • TO CONVERT A LIQUID TO GAS • WATER DROPLETS FROM THE EARTH • TO CAST BACK FROM THE SURFACE • CYCLE MOVEMENT OF WATER ON EARTH • THE LINE WHERE THE SKY AND EARTH MEET
Moon Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-26
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- when the moon appears to get smaller each night as it goes from full moon to new moon
- when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun
- when the moon makes one complete circle around the Earth
- The phase of the moon when it appears fully illuminated
- a lowland plain of hardened lava
- an imaginary line which a body rotates
- when the moon appears larger each night as it goes from new moon to full moon
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- a loose layer of rock and dust
- when the moon passes directly behind the Earth into its shadow
- are deep channels that run through the Moon's maria
- when the moon is only half visible
- a round solid figure (the shape of the earth)
- - the path an artificial satellite does around another Earth
- the thing that controls our tides
14 Clues: a loose layer of rock and dust • a lowland plain of hardened lava • the thing that controls our tides • when the moon is only half visible • an imaginary line which a body rotates • a round solid figure (the shape of the earth) • when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun • are deep channels that run through the Moon's maria • ...
Gravitational Forces Between Objects 2024-12-03
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- astronomer __ is a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in space.
- The gases that surround Earth are called the __.
- __ is the force that repels the motion of objects.
- __ is the rate of change of velocity.
- __ is the amount of force acting on an object due to gravity.
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- Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the center of __.
- Sir Isaac ___ is famous for developing the laws of motion.
- Mass is the amount of __ an object contains.
- __ does not change based on where you are.
- he Sun's gravity keeps Earth in its __ around the Sun.
- The Moon's gravity causes the __ tides on Earth.
- Weight can change depending on the __ of gravity at a location
- Gravity is the __ that pulls objects to the center of Earth.
- The Moon’s gravitational pull is strongest during __ tide.
14 Clues: __ is the rate of change of velocity. • __ does not change based on where you are. • Mass is the amount of __ an object contains. • The gases that surround Earth are called the __. • The Moon's gravity causes the __ tides on Earth. • __ is the force that repels the motion of objects. • he Sun's gravity keeps Earth in its __ around the Sun. • ...
English Review 2021-11-30
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- Earth only has one _______________.
- "Is it okay to take ___________?"
- The boys' favorite verb.
- You do this on a chair.
- UFO
- The planet you're on.
- They shine brightly at night.
- You do this at the beach.
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- When you are thirsty
- "I want to know more."
- the language you are studying
- Not run but ________.
- ________ a book.
- An astronaut's suit.
- You do this when you are hungry.
- A little red planet next to Earth.
16 Clues: UFO • ________ a book. • When you are thirsty • An astronaut's suit. • Not run but ________. • The planet you're on. • "I want to know more." • You do this on a chair. • The boys' favorite verb. • You do this at the beach. • the language you are studying • They shine brightly at night. • You do this when you are hungry. • "Is it okay to take ___________?" • ...
Science 2022-09-02
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- energy is diffused or scattered into different wavelengths
- water on earh
- land on earth
- state of balance in a system
- the energy transferred from one object to another because of a difference in the objects temp
- budget
- energy is bounced away without being absorbed or transformed
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- gases in the air
- living things on earth
- frozen water on earth
- energy in the form of waves of particles
- radiation
- the ability to do work
- solar energy that is taken in by earth
- a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms
15 Clues: budget • radiation • water on earh • land on earth • gases in the air • frozen water on earth • living things on earth • the ability to do work • state of balance in a system • solar energy that is taken in by earth • energy in the form of waves of particles • energy is diffused or scattered into different wavelengths • a measure of the average kinetic energy of individual atoms • ...
natural disasters 2016-05-16
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- Hot molten rock is called ______
- The earths upper layer is called _______
- SCALE EARTH QUAKES ARE MEASURED ON_______
- called ______
- a sudden shaking of the ground cause by movement
- the richer scale .
- The crust is made of large and small ______
- Erebus The three famous active volcanoes are mount
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- ash, gasses , hot molten rock burst through a
- seismologists use ______ to measure earth quakes
- tidal or storm waves are also known as _____
- people who study earth quakes are______
- mount Fuji,and _______
- vibrations deep inside the earth.
14 Clues: called ______ • the richer scale . • mount Fuji,and _______ • Hot molten rock is called ______ • vibrations deep inside the earth. • people who study earth quakes are______ • The earths upper layer is called _______ • SCALE EARTH QUAKES ARE MEASURED ON_______ • tidal or storm waves are also known as _____ • The crust is made of large and small ______ • ...
Rocks 2013-07-28
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- tittle wave caused by an earthquake.
- the pieces that make up the earths crust.
- The entire body of salt water that covers more than 70 percent of the earth's surface.
- solid part of earth.
- lightning,thunder,heavy rain and wind.
- This is supplied by tectonic plate movement.
- outer layer of the earth.
- its hot.
- hard object.
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- A planet.
- Liquid rock under the earth's crust.
- Under the crust is the upper mantle.
- The crust and upper mantle.
- From the mantle originally.
- Formed by the collection of sediments in layers.
- Fine particles eroded by wind and water.
- Hard solid.
- Floating part of earths crust.
18 Clues: its hot. • A planet. • Hard solid. • hard object. • solid part of earth. • outer layer of the earth. • The crust and upper mantle. • From the mantle originally. • Floating part of earths crust. • Liquid rock under the earth's crust. • Under the crust is the upper mantle. • tittle wave caused by an earthquake. • lightning,thunder,heavy rain and wind. • ...
Mapping Indiana 2012-11-01
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- The act of extracting ores or minerals from the earth.
- The way of life shared by a group of people including their language, beliefs, music, food, and holiday traditions
- The lines of the global grid that run east and west.
- Outlying small towns and country areas not included in a larger city.
- The lines of the global grid that run north and south.
- The way a place uses and produces natural resources goods and services.
- The business of growing crops and animals.
- Giant sheet of ice.
- The study of Earth and the way that people live on it
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- A natural substance found on earth that does not come from plants or animals.
- Gives the meaning of the colors and symbols on a map
- A city and it’s surroundings.
- History that a group of people share.
- The making of goods by machinery.
- The surroundings in which we live on Earth
- People who move to a new country to live.
- A natural feature of Earth’s surface.
- A physical representation of a process or object.
- Something that can be used to help us survive.
- A soft rock that is crushed and then used to make roadways and buildings.
20 Clues: Giant sheet of ice. • A city and it’s surroundings. • The making of goods by machinery. • History that a group of people share. • A natural feature of Earth’s surface. • People who move to a new country to live. • The surroundings in which we live on Earth • The business of growing crops and animals. • Something that can be used to help us survive. • ...
ELD Vocab Review - Advanced 2025-09-16
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- •A __________ is a lake made by people to store water.
- • Most of Earth is covered in _________.
- •The _______ points to North, East, South, or West.
- • A _________ is a tall raised area of land.
- •An ______ is a large area of salt water.
- • A _____ is a large but skinny stream of fresh water that flows into a lake or an ocean.
- •North, _____, South, West
- •A ______ is a rounded, short area of land.
- •A model of the Earth is a ______.
- •Places with a _____ climate do not have rain.
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- •A ____________ is half of the Earth.
- • North, East,_____, West
- • North, East, South,______.
- • There are seven ________.
- • A ______ is a water with land all around it.
- • ______, East, South, West
- • We live on planet _______.
- •A _______ is a low area between hills or mountains.
- • Cities and towns are built on ____.
19 Clues: • North, East,_____, West • •North, _____, South, West • • There are seven ________. • • ______, East, South, West • • North, East, South,______. • • We live on planet _______. • •A model of the Earth is a ______. • •A ____________ is half of the Earth. • • Cities and towns are built on ____. • • Most of Earth is covered in _________. • •An ______ is a large area of salt water. • ...
Crossword for geography 2016-06-02
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- don't eat the yellow stuff!
- sexy things that live on Earth
- explodes and goes "boom boom"
- professional
- powerful water
- my brother goes crazy with windy ...
- a lot of people in one space
- traveling
- the things that contribute to global warming
- lots of trees and animals
- the huge thing in the sky which is also in space
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- flying water
- moist
- it floods if i gets to heavy
- multiple people get struck every year
- "it is getting hot in here!"
- the only place were you can breathe air
- melted rocks
- the fish are in the ... and the ... is in the fish
- lots of people die on the largest one on Earth
- the thing the titanic ran into!
- the things you through at the people you don't like
22 Clues: moist • traveling • flying water • melted rocks • professional • powerful water • lots of trees and animals • don't eat the yellow stuff! • it floods if i gets to heavy • "it is getting hot in here!" • a lot of people in one space • explodes and goes "boom boom" • sexy things that live on Earth • the thing the titanic ran into! • my brother goes crazy with windy ... • ...
World map 2020-03-16
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- Large land mass surrounded by water.
- Ocean south of Australia.
- Continent north-east of the Pacific Ocean.
- Large body of water between continents.
- Continent north of Australia.
- Ocean west of Africa.
- Line showing the south of the tropical zone: Tropic of .........
- Line around the region of the North Pole.
- Continent north of Asia and Africa.
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- Most southern point on the Earth.
- Ocean west of Australia.
- Most northern point on the Earth.
- Continent with only one country.
- Line around the middle of the Earth.
- Line around the region of the South Pole.
- Ocean east of Australia.
- Continent south of North America.
- Most southern continent.
- Ocean north of Europe and North America.
- Continent west of the Indian Ocean.
- Line showing the north of the tropical zone: Tropic of ......
21 Clues: Ocean west of Africa. • Ocean west of Australia. • Ocean east of Australia. • Most southern continent. • Ocean south of Australia. • Continent north of Australia. • Continent with only one country. • Most southern point on the Earth. • Most northern point on the Earth. • Continent south of North America. • Continent west of the Indian Ocean. • Continent north of Asia and Africa. • ...
Gravitational Forces Between Objects 2024-12-04
Across
- Gravity is the __ that pulls objects to the center of Earth.
- __ is the rate of change of velocity.
- The Moon’s gravitational pull is strongest during __ tide.
- The gases that surround Earth are called the __.
- Gravity is the force that pulls objects toward the center of __.
- Sir Isaac ___ is famous for developing the laws of motion.
- Mass is the amount of __ an object contains.
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- he Sun's gravity keeps Earth in its __ around the Sun.
- __ is the amount of force acting on an object due to gravity.
- Weight can change depending on the __ of gravity at a location
- __ is the force that repels the motion of objects.
- The Moon's gravity causes the __ tides on Earth.
- astronomer __ an is a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in space.
- __ does not change based on where you are.
14 Clues: __ is the rate of change of velocity. • __ does not change based on where you are. • Mass is the amount of __ an object contains. • The Moon's gravity causes the __ tides on Earth. • The gases that surround Earth are called the __. • __ is the force that repels the motion of objects. • he Sun's gravity keeps Earth in its __ around the Sun. • ...
Seasons Crossword 2021-03-18
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- Australia is in the _________ hemisphere
- ______ comes before Winter in the Southern hemisphere
- Earth moving around the Sun
- 24 hours
- 365 1/4 days
- Longest day of the year
- Earth spinning on its axis
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- If its ____ in the Northern hemisphere, then its Fall in the Southern hemisphere
- When Houston is facing away from the Sun its ____
- first day of Spring
- The next season in the Northern hemisphere after Spring is _______
- 23.5 degrees
- the path the Earth takes around the Sun in space
- the hemisphere where we live
- shortest day of the year
- first day of Fall
- imaginary line dividing Northern and Southern Hemispheres
17 Clues: 24 hours • 23.5 degrees • 365 1/4 days • first day of Fall • first day of Spring • Longest day of the year • shortest day of the year • Earth spinning on its axis • Earth moving around the Sun • the hemisphere where we live • Australia is in the _________ hemisphere • the path the Earth takes around the Sun in space • When Houston is facing away from the Sun its ____ • ...
Crossword puzzle 2025-06-10
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- The hard rocky part of the earth
- Visual representation of world on a piece of paper
- Imaginary line dividing the earth into two parts
- A huge body of salty water
- Breaking of earth's material
- Fresh Water bodies on the surface of the earth
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- Mixture of gases surrounding the earth
- A flat piece of elevated land
- Moving pieces of earth's crust
- Breaking and removal of earth's material.
- Magma erupting from within the crust
- Surface of the earth covered by water
12 Clues: A huge body of salty water • Breaking of earth's material • A flat piece of elevated land • Moving pieces of earth's crust • The hard rocky part of the earth • Magma erupting from within the crust • Surface of the earth covered by water • Mixture of gases surrounding the earth • Breaking and removal of earth's material. • Fresh Water bodies on the surface of the earth • ...
Plate Tectonics Review Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-04
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- boundary where 2 plates move apart
- he proposed the theory of seafloor spreading
- hard rigid layer of the Earth also known as the plates
- earth crust and lithosphere are broken into these tectonic
- these types of currents are the driving force behind plate tectonics
- The Theory of Continental _________
- layer below the lithosphere that is more "plastic-like"
- this is the outer layer of the Earth that can be oceanic or continental
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- form where 2 continental plates collide
- boundary that causes major earthquakes
- proposed Continental Drift Theory
- the continents had this type of fit when they were together
- type of zone where one plate sinks under another
- name for the supercontinent made of all earth
- place where magma rises and cools to form new seafloor
- boundary where 2 plates move together
- type of valley that forms when 2 continental plates divide
- this field reverses from time to time and is captured in the rocks in the new seafloor
18 Clues: proposed Continental Drift Theory • boundary where 2 plates move apart • The Theory of Continental _________ • boundary where 2 plates move together • boundary that causes major earthquakes • form where 2 continental plates collide • he proposed the theory of seafloor spreading • name for the supercontinent made of all earth • ...
Earth's Systems 2024-11-14
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- Dead plants and animals underground over a long time can become...
- Wind can carry ___ to new places for plants to grow
- All of the minerals on Earth
- All of water on Earth
- The Geosphere has all of Earth's...
- Air temperature impacts the _____ of lakes
- The number of spheres on Earth
- All of the life on Earth
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- All of the air on Earth
- There are 5 in the atmosphere
- The biosphere includes (three words no spaces)
- Water can affect rock by this
12 Clues: All of the air on Earth • All of water on Earth • All of the life on Earth • All of the minerals on Earth • There are 5 in the atmosphere • Water can affect rock by this • The number of spheres on Earth • The Geosphere has all of Earth's... • Air temperature impacts the _____ of lakes • The biosphere includes (three words no spaces) • ...
Astronomy 2023-11-20
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- Earth's natural satellite
- The earth _____ around the sun
- When the moon blocks the earth from the sun
- The path the earth orbits in
- When the earth blocks the sun from the moon
- The earth orbits this object
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- What the moon looks like in 28 days
- The earth ____ around the sun
- The moon is _____ed
- As a result the earth gets _______ From revolving around the sun
10 Clues: The moon is _____ed • Earth's natural satellite • The path the earth orbits in • The earth orbits this object • The earth ____ around the sun • The earth _____ around the sun • What the moon looks like in 28 days • When the moon blocks the earth from the sun • When the earth blocks the sun from the moon • As a result the earth gets _______ From revolving around the sun
C1 2013-10-09
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- The part of the Earth System that contains all living things (page 7).
- Not made from living things (page 33).
- The amount of matter in a specific amount of space; mass / volume (page 20 & 37).
- Rock formed from cooled lava or magma (page 47).
- The type of natural force that adds or builds new landforms (page 8).
- A naturally-occurring solid formed by inorganic processes that has a crystal structure and a definite chemical composition (page 32).
- The repeating patter of a mineral’s particles (page 33).
- The part of the Earth System that includes all of the gases that surround the planet (page 6).
- The type of natural force that destroys or wears away landforms (page 9).
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- The thickest layer of the Earth is the __________ (page 14).
- Rock formed when heat and/or pressure changes another rock (page 47).
- Rock formed from small pieces of rock (and plants or animals) that have been compacted and cemented together (page 47).
- The part of the Earth System that contains all of the planet’s water (page 6).
- The Earth’s thin outer layer of solid rock (page 13).
- When atoms arrange into crystals (page 40).
- The Earth’s center layer, made of solid metal (page 15).
- The Earth’s ___________ is composed of liquid metal (page 15).
- A group of parts that work together as a whole (page 4).
- How heat is transferred in liquids and gases (page 19).
- The part of the Earth System that includes all of the planet’s rocks on and below the surface (page 6).
20 Clues: Not made from living things (page 33). • When atoms arrange into crystals (page 40). • Rock formed from cooled lava or magma (page 47). • The Earth’s thin outer layer of solid rock (page 13). • How heat is transferred in liquids and gases (page 19). • The Earth’s center layer, made of solid metal (page 15). • A group of parts that work together as a whole (page 4). • ...
B4 2021 Hopkins 2021-04-14
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- a natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.
- Greenhouse gases keep the Earth warm through a process called...
- these released, carbon dioxide, steam, and ammonia.
- the long-term heating of Earth's climate system
- molecules in the atmosphere that were broken apart by sunlight, leaving nitrogen and hydrogen.
- a series of regions in parts of the mesosphere and thermosphere where high-energy radiation from the Sun has knocked electrons loose from their parent atoms and molecules
- occurs when a planet absorbs more energy from the sun than it can radiate back to space
- the atmosphere that came from earth itself
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- layer with the highest pressure
- the lightest element that rose to the top of the atmosphere and much of it eventually drifted off into space.
- take in carbon dioxide (CO2) and give off oxygen (O2)
- emitted during agricultural and industrial activities, combustion of fossil fuels and solid waste, as well as during treatment of wastewater.
- emitted during the production and transport of coal, natural gas, and oil.
- water takes the form of an invisible gas
- most produced greenhouse gas and responsible for the majority of global warming.
- Carbon naturally moves from one part of the Earth to another through the...
- where the earth gets its energy from,in forms of radiation
- trap heat in the atmosphere, which makes the Earth warmer
- global warming is caused mainly by...
- the lightest elemnt
- the amount of a particular gas in the air.
21 Clues: the lightest elemnt • layer with the highest pressure • global warming is caused mainly by... • water takes the form of an invisible gas • the atmosphere that came from earth itself • the amount of a particular gas in the air. • the long-term heating of Earth's climate system • these released, carbon dioxide, steam, and ammonia. • ...
Unit 4 Vocabulary Test (ES) 2025-02-11
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- Solid, dense ball of iron and nickel at the center of the planet.
- Solid part of Earth, from its core to its features atop the Crust.
- Liquid or molten rock found inside the mantle.
- A sudden and violent shaking of the ground as a result of movements.
- A crack on the Crust, usually resulting in lava flow.
- Two plates moving into each other, often causing the plates to lift.
- An opening in the Earth’s Crust through which lava flows out.
- Two plates moving away from each other, allowing magma to flow out.
- A type of volcano that gently “flows” lava down its sides.
- Liquid and molten rock found flowing on top of the Crust.
- These are much bigger in scale and tend to have the most violent eruptions.
- A massive, destructive wave that is caused by underwater shakes.
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- “Ring” around the Pacific Ocean that outlines where the Earth is active.
- Cone-shaped volcanoes, being the most common type of volcano on Earth.
- A theory explaining the structure and phenomena of the Crust.
- To do with Earthquakes.
- The area around a magnet in which the effect of magnetism is felt.
- Two plates rubbing against each other moving in opposite directions.
- A way of expressing the magnitude of an earthquake, ranging from 1 to 10.
- Liquid layer of Earth that is made mostly of iron and nickel.
- The layer of semifluid rock and metal between the Crust and the Core.
- The outermost (and thinnest) layer of the Earth; where we all live.
22 Clues: To do with Earthquakes. • Liquid or molten rock found inside the mantle. • A crack on the Crust, usually resulting in lava flow. • Liquid and molten rock found flowing on top of the Crust. • A type of volcano that gently “flows” lava down its sides. • A theory explaining the structure and phenomena of the Crust. • ...
Earth and out of this world 2022-10-18
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- the _____ is what keeps earth alive
- ____ is the direction gravity is pulling
- The earth is always ______
- the sun comes up in the_____
- ___ lasts 24 hours
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- A series of stars but when aligned form a picture.
- The moon _____ the earth
- the moon comes up in the __________
- The study of stars
- __ is always pulling objects to the earth
- orbiting the sun
11 Clues: orbiting the sun • The study of stars • ___ lasts 24 hours • The moon _____ the earth • The earth is always ______ • the sun comes up in the_____ • the _____ is what keeps earth alive • the moon comes up in the __________ • ____ is the direction gravity is pulling • __ is always pulling objects to the earth • A series of stars but when aligned form a picture.
Unit 5 Vocabulary 2019-01-16
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- Energy in transmit due to temperature difference.
- When water vapor turns into a liquid.
- All water on Earth.
- A measure to see how hot or cold something is.
- Water in a form of gas.
- When Something natural causes danger or disaster.
- A group of atoms bonding together.
- Drops of water that form a cool surface over night.
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- All the gases surrounding Earth.
- Body of mass orbiting a star known as a sun.
- Consists of all life on Earth.
- A daily and accurate temperature.
- Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere.
- When water falls from the clouds known as rain.
- The change of a substance from liquid to gas.
- A way of the water getting around Earth.
- A large star planets orbit around.
17 Clues: All water on Earth. • Water in a form of gas. • Consists of all life on Earth. • All the gases surrounding Earth. • A daily and accurate temperature. • A large star planets orbit around. • A group of atoms bonding together. • When water vapor turns into a liquid. • Amount of water vapor in the atmosphere. • A way of the water getting around Earth. • ...
The Great Flood 2013-11-08
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- "For in seven days I will send rain on the _____"
- "I will remember my covenant that is between me and you and every living creature of all ______."
- Then Noah built an altar to the LORD, and took of every clean animal and of every clean bird, and offered burnt ______ on the altar.
- everything on dry land in whose nostrils was the breath of life ____.
- God
- How long did the flood continue?
- As long as the earth ______.
- "Never again shall there be a flood to ______ the earth"
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- The water swelled so mightily on the earth that all the _____ under the whole heaven were covered.
- "I have set my bow in the ______"
- What natural disaster is this reading referring to?
- The only people that were left were those on the _____.
- How did the animals and people leave the ark?
- "I am establishing my _____ with you and your descendants after you"
- In the second month, on the twenty-seventh day of the month, the earth was ____.
15 Clues: God • As long as the earth ______. • How long did the flood continue? • "I have set my bow in the ______" • How did the animals and people leave the ark? • "For in seven days I will send rain on the _____" • What natural disaster is this reading referring to? • The only people that were left were those on the _____. • ...
Earth's Layers 2024-10-29
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- The layer of the ocean containing most of the zooplankton
- The second layer up in the atmosphere that contains ozone
- The layer of the earth that is plastic like chewing gum
- The dense central part of the earth made of iron and nickel
- The rapid reduction in temperature in the ocean
- The line that separates the troposphere from the stratosphere
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- The layer of the atmosphere where all the weather occurs
- The near-surface layer of the ocean that receives light from the sun
- The layer of the atmosphere that bounces radio waves
- The chemical layer of the earth between the crust and the core
- The layer of the atmosphere that burns up meteors
- The solid surface layer of the earth
- The layer in the ocean that is nearest the bottom and has no light
- The layer of the earth containing Igneous, Sedimentary and Metamorphic rocks
14 Clues: The solid surface layer of the earth • The rapid reduction in temperature in the ocean • The layer of the atmosphere that burns up meteors • The layer of the atmosphere that bounces radio waves • The layer of the earth that is plastic like chewing gum • The layer of the atmosphere where all the weather occurs • ...
vocabulary terms 2023-10-12
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- type of the land
- a line that splits earth in two in between north to south pole
- used to make a flat map
- imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth
- every five contour lines
- highest part of a map to the lowest part
- flat lands
- high elevation high relief
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- imaginary lines that east and west on the earth
- lines that connect places of the same elevation on a topographic map
- how high above the ocean level
- high elevation flat top
- lots of mountains
- a type of map
- a line that splits earth in two from north to south pole
15 Clues: flat lands • a type of map • type of the land • lots of mountains • high elevation flat top • used to make a flat map • every five contour lines • high elevation high relief • how high above the ocean level • highest part of a map to the lowest part • imaginary lines that east and west on the earth • imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth • ...
Vocab words ES Ch. 1 2023-10-17
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- relates to the distance on earth compared to the distance on the map
- Use symbols and scale to create an image
- the difference in elevation between two points
- Lines Measured in east and west
- Shapes and pictures mapmakers use to stand for things
- Measured in north and south
- Map that shows natural and manmade features
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- One half of the earth
- Picture made of pixels to show what the earth looks like
- Splits the earth into north and south hemispheres
- Lines of latitude form this
- Shows what the world looks like in maps from satellite images
- The height above sea level
- Spot where there is low relief and low elevation
- Landform with high elevation and low relief
- Helps people get around the world
16 Clues: One half of the earth • The height above sea level • Lines of latitude form this • Measured in north and south • Lines Measured in east and west • Helps people get around the world • Use symbols and scale to create an image • Landform with high elevation and low relief • Map that shows natural and manmade features • the difference in elevation between two points • ...
vocabulary terms 2023-10-12
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- type of the land
- a line that splits earth in two in between north to south pole
- used to make a flat map
- imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth
- every five contour lines
- highest part of a map to the lowest part
- flat lands
- high elevation high relief
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- imaginary lines that east and west on the earth
- lines that connect places of the same elevation on a topographic map
- how high above the ocean level
- high elevation flat top
- lots of mountains
- a type of map
- a line that splits earth in two from north to south pole
15 Clues: flat lands • a type of map • type of the land • lots of mountains • high elevation flat top • used to make a flat map • every five contour lines • high elevation high relief • how high above the ocean level • highest part of a map to the lowest part • imaginary lines that east and west on the earth • imaginary lines that go north and west on the earth • ...
Earthquakes 2025-11-14
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- The point on the Earth's surface directly above the earthquake's origin.
- A force that tends to deform rock, leading to strain.
- The study of the processes that shape the Earth's crust, including plate movement.
- A type of fault where plates slide past each other horizontally.
- A measure of the total energy released by an earthquake.
- The central part of the Earth, consisting of a solid inner part and a liquid outer part.
- Large rigid sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move slowly.
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core.
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- A type of reverse fault where the hanging wall moves up over the footwall due to compression.
- The deformation or change in shape of rock resulting from stress.
- The point within the Earth where the earthquake rupture begins.
- Relating to or caused by earthquakes or Earth vibration.
- An instrument used to detect and record ground motion caused by seismic waves.
- The outermost solid layer of the Earth.
- The process where one tectonic plate moves under another and sinks into the mantle.
- A type of fault where the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall due to tension.
- A fracture in the Earth's crust where blocks of rock move past one another.
- Molten rock found beneath the Earth's surface, often associated with volcanic activity.
18 Clues: The outermost solid layer of the Earth. • A force that tends to deform rock, leading to strain. • Relating to or caused by earthquakes or Earth vibration. • A measure of the total energy released by an earthquake. • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the outer core. • The point within the Earth where the earthquake rupture begins. • ...
Plate Tectonics 2017-02-15
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- core-A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of earth.
- study of planet Earth.
- core-A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the earth.
- A great landmass surrounded by oceans.
- The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface.
- force- A force that slowly wears away mountains and other features on the surface of earth.
- soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
- The layer of hot, solid material between earth's crust and core.
- wave- A vibration that travels though Earth carrying the energy released during and earthquake.
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- scientist who studies the forces that make and shape planet Eathe.
- The material that forms Earth's hard suface.
- A usually light-colored rock that is found in continental crust.
- force- A force that builds up mountains and landmass on earth's surfaces.
- rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the matle and the crust.
- amout of force pushing on a surface or area.
- drack, dense, igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceainc crust.
16 Clues: study of planet Earth. • A great landmass surrounded by oceans. • The material that forms Earth's hard suface. • amout of force pushing on a surface or area. • The layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface. • soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • core-A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel in the earth. • ...
science 2015-02-23
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- when plates collide
- an area where earthquakes cannot be detected
- a scale, ranging from 1 to 10, for indicating the intensity of an earthquake
- the lateral movement of continents resulting from the motion of crustal plates.
- a longitudinal earthquake wavethat travels through the interiorof the earth and is usually thefirst conspicuous wave to berecorded by a seismograph
- an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption
- any of various instruments for measuring and recording the vibrations of earthquakes
- the region between the ionosphere and the exosphere and is above the surface of the earth
- a small earthquake or tremor that follows a major earthquake
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- where the earthquake starts
- a series of vibrations induced inthe earth's crust by the abruptrupture and rebound of rocks inwhich elastic strain has beenslowly accumulating
- a theory of global tectonics inwhich the lithosphere is dividedinto a number of crustal plates,each of which moves on theplastic asthenosphere more orless independently to collidewith, slide under, or move pastadjacent plates.
- a plate boundary that moves apart and creates rifts
- caused by convergent plate boundaries and contains magma
- a measure of earthquake intensity with 12 divisions ranging from I to XII
- a transverse earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the second conspicuous wave to reach a seismograph
- the crust and the upper mantle oh the earth
- the sections that the crust is broken into
- the outer layer of the earth
19 Clues: when plates collide • where the earthquake starts • the outer layer of the earth • the sections that the crust is broken into • the crust and the upper mantle oh the earth • an area where earthquakes cannot be detected • a plate boundary that moves apart and creates rifts • caused by convergent plate boundaries and contains magma • ...
Blaine Smith 2021-02-02
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- What does a continental, and continental divergent plate boundary make?
- What is the theory that our world’s crust split into continental plates?
- What does a continental, and continental convergent boundary make?.
- What was the supercontinent that existed 240 million years ago called?.
- What is it called when an oceanic plate goes under a continental plate?
- What does a continental, and continental transform plate boundary make?
- A person that came up with the theory called sea floor spreading?
- What is the layer of the earth that is completely liquid?
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- Which is most is the inner layer of the earth’s layers?
- What is the theory called that the continents slowly move over time?
- Which layer of the earth that takes up the most area?
- What is the ridge in the middle of the bottom of the ocean?
- Which layer of the earth contains the earth’s crust?
- Which layer of the earth is plastic like?
- Which is the outer layer of the earth?
15 Clues: Which is the outer layer of the earth? • Which layer of the earth is plastic like? • Which layer of the earth contains the earth’s crust? • Which layer of the earth that takes up the most area? • Which is most is the inner layer of the earth’s layers? • What is the layer of the earth that is completely liquid? • ...
Life in space 2024-05-30
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- they work in space
- light up the night sky
- the u.s space program
- when the moon is red
- the sun sets in the
- make a wish
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- the planet you live on
- the sun rises in the
- this surrounds the earth
- the planet you can see at night
- the moon has 8 of these
- creatures in space
- the center of the solar system
- this machine orbits the earth
- you use this to get to space
15 Clues: make a wish • they work in space • creatures in space • the sun sets in the • the sun rises in the • when the moon is red • the u.s space program • the planet you live on • light up the night sky • the moon has 8 of these • this surrounds the earth • you use this to get to space • this machine orbits the earth • the center of the solar system • the planet you can see at night
Earth Science Part 2 Vocabulary 2022-10-07
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- The process of new oceanic floor forming from magma coming to the surface at mid ocean ridges
- Water sinking into the ground
- Gas to Liquid
- A natural fuel such as coal or gas, formed by decomposition, pressure, and heat turned into organic matter.
- Frozen parts of the Earth
- Plants giving off water
- Air of the Earth
- Plants taking up water through roots
- Water that doesn't go into the ground
- The hypothesis that a single large landmass broke up into smaller landmasses to form the continents, which then drifted to their present locations
- Transform marine sediments into rock and release Carbon Dioxide through volcanic activity
- Ice and snow to gas
- Any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
- The geological process of rocks breaking apart without changing their chemical composition. Ex: Moving water, Icing, Thawing, and Plant roots
- Life of the Earth
- The geological process by which rocks break down as a result of chemical reactions. Ex oxidation, carbonation, hydrolysis, hydration and dehydration.
- Rock of the Earth
- Water of the Earth
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- Water traveling underground
- Liquid to Gas
- The separating of tectonic plates
- rain/snow/sleet
- The sliding back and forth of tectonic plates
- 660 to 2700 km below the surface. Mostly Silicon, Iron, Magnesium, Aluminum, and Oxygen in rock.
- A pathway by which a chemical substance moves through biotic and abiotic compartments of Earth.
- Theory that explains how large pieces of the lithosphere moved and changed shape
- A condition of gravitational and buoyant equilibrium between Earth's lithosphere and asthenosphere
- The colliding of tectonic plates
- Movement of water to another area
- 2900 km below the Earth's surface. Mostly Iron and Nickel. Inner core is solid. Outer core is liquid.
- The supercontinent that formed 300 million years ago and that began to break up 200 million years ago
- Crust 25 to 75 Km thick. Mostly Granite.
- The rock material carried and deposited by glaciers
- A process in which the materials of Earth's surface are loosened, dissolved, or worn away and transported from one place to another by a natural agent. Ex: Wind, water, ice and gravity
- 6 Km thick. Mostly Basalt
35 Clues: Liquid to Gas • Gas to Liquid • rain/snow/sleet • Air of the Earth • Life of the Earth • Rock of the Earth • Water of the Earth • Ice and snow to gas • Plants giving off water • Frozen parts of the Earth • 6 Km thick. Mostly Basalt • Water traveling underground • Water sinking into the ground • The colliding of tectonic plates • The separating of tectonic plates • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- another name for the core
- The layer above the mantle
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- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- The realm of the earth containing water
- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- Narrow opening of a volcano
- lower part of the crust
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- Study of earthquakes
- Another name for lithosphere
- The biggest layer of the earth
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • lower part of the crust • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • The point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- another name for the core
- The layer above the mantle
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- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- The realm of the earth containing water
- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- Narrow opening of a volcano
- lower part of the crust
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- Study of earthquakes
- Another name for lithosphere
- The biggest layer of the earth
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • lower part of the crust • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • The point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • ...
SCI 512 Flavor Crossword 2024-11-14
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- Living factor.
- The solid and rocky parts of the earth. Also called the lithosphere.
- Parts of the environment that interact and influence each other.
- Something that flows through the food web entering and exiting only at the end.
- Not living factor.
- The main greenhouse gas.
- The air parts of the earth that we breathe in.
- The zone of the earth that contains all water.
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- A Substance that goes through the ecosystem leaving and entering at any time.
- The zone that contains all life on earth.
- A community of organisms that interact.
- The largest contributor to global warming (2 words)
- The phrase for increasing temperature worldwide.
- The element used to make all life.
- The amount of different life in an area.
15 Clues: Living factor. • Not living factor. • The main greenhouse gas. • The element used to make all life. • A community of organisms that interact. • The amount of different life in an area. • The zone that contains all life on earth. • The air parts of the earth that we breathe in. • The zone of the earth that contains all water. • The phrase for increasing temperature worldwide. • ...
space 2026-05-12
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- Moons are always ____ than the planets they orbits.
- Mercury is smaller planet in our ___ system.
- The Sun is the closest star to ____.
- Venus spins in the ____ direction to Earth.
- Planats can be ____ of rock,gas or ice.
- The star the most importante.
- Neptune is the ___ planet away from the sun.
- Earth is the only ___ that we known of where things can live.
- Asteroids can be odd ____.
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- The Universe is ____ years old.
- The ____ of the Sun is 5600 degree celsius.
- Uranus is the ____ planet in our solar system.
- ___ is the largest planet in the solar system.
- The moon orbits the Earth every ___.
- Mars looks ___ because it has something called iron oxide on its surface.
15 Clues: Asteroids can be odd ____. • The star the most importante. • The Universe is ____ years old. • The Sun is the closest star to ____. • The moon orbits the Earth every ___. • Planats can be ____ of rock,gas or ice. • The ____ of the Sun is 5600 degree celsius. • Venus spins in the ____ direction to Earth. • Mercury is smaller planet in our ___ system. • ...
Earth Day - Singapore Special! 2020-04-05
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- _ footprint
- yellow + blue
- 2020's theme
- we soak this in
- a very good label has 4
- wear away
- what earth day is fighting for
- a sustainable way to get preloved things
- founder
- earth l(it)erally
- circuit breaker
- your birthday happens
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- turn over earth
- 50th this year
- goodbye ice caps
- element #5
- happens for an hour on 28 Mar
- 3rd 3 Rs
- title
- author of JttCotE
- a perfect city
- half of the planet's remaining rainforests
- direction of the earth's rotation
- a form of energy
24 Clues: title • founder • 3rd 3 Rs • wear away • element #5 • _ footprint • 2020's theme • yellow + blue • 50th this year • a perfect city • turn over earth • we soak this in • circuit breaker • goodbye ice caps • a form of energy • author of JttCotE • earth l(it)erally • your birthday happens • a very good label has 4 • happens for an hour on 28 Mar • what earth day is fighting for • direction of the earth's rotation • ...
General knowledge 2021-05-10
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- Pixar's first feature-length movie
- the British football team that won the most European Cups
- The number of hearts an octopus has
- the lowest natural place on Planet Earth(trench)
- composer of Moonlight Sonata
- Marilyn Monroe’s real name
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- the collective name for a group of crows
- Inventor of the world wide web
- The longest river on Earth
- The place where the first olympics game was held
- the tallest mountain on Earth
- capital of canada
- The smallest country on Earth
13 Clues: capital of canada • The longest river on Earth • Marilyn Monroe’s real name • composer of Moonlight Sonata • the tallest mountain on Earth • The smallest country on Earth • Inventor of the world wide web • Pixar's first feature-length movie • The number of hearts an octopus has • the collective name for a group of crows • The place where the first olympics game was held • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- another name for the core
- The layer above the mantle
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- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- The realm of the earth containing water
- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- Narrow opening of a volcano
- lower part of the crust
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- Study of earthquakes
- Another name for lithosphere
- The biggest layer of the earth
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • lower part of the crust • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • The point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • ...
Weather by Valeria DonJuan Charre 2025-03-25
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- Oceans's affect the Earths _____
- Cold ___ is less dense than hot air
- ___ influence weather
- The sun radiates heat to _____.
- ____ water is the densest
- Movement of molecules that carry heat with them
- ___ Air rises
- ________ Effect deflects the direction of the wind
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- Heat energy in the form of electromagnetic waves
- All the water on Earth
- Hot air holds more water because it is ___ dense
- Absorbs heat
- Layer of gases around the Earth
- Heat is transferred through substances by touch
- Makes the warm air rise
- ____ Air sinks
16 Clues: Absorbs heat • ___ Air rises • ____ Air sinks • ___ influence weather • All the water on Earth • Makes the warm air rise • ____ water is the densest • Layer of gases around the Earth • The sun radiates heat to _____. • Oceans's affect the Earths _____ • Cold ___ is less dense than hot air • Heat is transferred through substances by touch • ...
Habitable Earth 2023-11-09
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- created by the collision of a small planet and the early Earth
- held the first dust particles together, like the sand in space experiment
- the distance from the sun where water can exist in all forms
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- found in the early Earth rocks, melts the ancient Earth
- is a pathway for the gases inside the Earth to get outside the Earth
- created by the movement of the metal outer core
- the attractive force holding us to the Earth
- cold hard outer layer of Earth
- the amount of material in a space
- ability to sustain life
- movement of the oceans due to the moon; moves nutrients unto land
11 Clues: ability to sustain life • cold hard outer layer of Earth • the amount of material in a space • the attractive force holding us to the Earth • created by the movement of the metal outer core • found in the early Earth rocks, melts the ancient Earth • the distance from the sun where water can exist in all forms • ...
Earthy Terms 2022-03-30
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- The Earth has a large satellite known as the ________
- numerous asteroid impacts during the Late Heavy ________.
- The most abundant chemical compound found in the Earth’s crust.
- 71% of the surface is covered in this
- the only planet known to have this
- the ‘sphere’ of the Earth that involves the robust movement and circulation of water on the Earth and that water commonly exists in 3 different phases.
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- The Earth hasn’t always looked like it does today. About a 1000-541Mya the Earth may have been completely covered in ice – known as “ _________ Earth”
- Nebular theory suggests that _________ formed about 4.5bya by accretion.
- a unique thing about the Earth is that it has a vibrant geological process whereby new continental crust is formed by the process of plate _______.
- The main part of Earth's magnetic field is generated in the core, the site of a _________ process that converts the kinetic energy of thermally and compositionally driven convection into electrical and magnetic field energy
- an adjective form of Earth similar to Earthling – often used in science fiction
- dating the age of the Earth is done in large part by the presence of grains of the mineral _____ which formed during the Hadean age.
12 Clues: the only planet known to have this • 71% of the surface is covered in this • The Earth has a large satellite known as the ________ • numerous asteroid impacts during the Late Heavy ________. • The most abundant chemical compound found in the Earth’s crust. • Nebular theory suggests that _________ formed about 4.5bya by accretion. • ...
Unit 2 Vocab Crossword 2022-09-12
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- wind- Wind that usually blows more often from one direction than from any other direction.
- The presence of anything in the environment that can harm living things or damage natural resources.
- Taking materials from old discarded objects and making new objects from them.
- The breaking down of rock by interactions with Earth’s systems.
- When a material is broken down into smaller pieces.
- Vapor- Water when it is in the gas state.
- the condition of the atmosphere at a place for a short period of time such as a few hours or days.
- The dropping of weathered material in one place.
- refuge- An area of land or of land and water that is set aside for the protection of wildlife.
- Cycle- The continual movement of water between the air and the land
- The loosening and carrying away of weathered material from one place to another.
- Tiny pieces of sand, rock, and shells settle to the bottom in layers.
- Capable of causing injury or death to an organism.
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- A natural structure on Earth’s surface.
- The wise use of material and energy resources. Many efforts involve reducing the amount of material and energy resources used.
- The Earth system that includes all of Earth's Water.
- Water that falls to Earth’s surface.
- devices that remove dirt and harmful pollutants from smoke produced by burning high-sulfur coal.
- Mass- A large quantity of air that has similar temperature, moisture and pressure all through it.
- The Earth system that is made up of a mixture of gases that is air.
- The Earth system that is made up of a thin surface layer of rock, soil and sediments as well as the materials that are inside Earth.
- The Earth system that includes all the living things found on Earth
- The general weather of a place over a long period of time, such as many years
- Pressure- How much the air pushes on any surface
24 Clues: Water that falls to Earth’s surface. • A natural structure on Earth’s surface. • Vapor- Water when it is in the gas state. • The dropping of weathered material in one place. • Pressure- How much the air pushes on any surface • Capable of causing injury or death to an organism. • When a material is broken down into smaller pieces. • ...
World Geography Chapter 1 2017-08-28
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- the curved surface of the Earth represented on the flat surface of a map
- _________ projection; type of projection created by placing a cone over part of an Earth model
- _______ map; map that shows location and topography of the Earth’s land features (also called a relief map)
- science of obtaining information about an object or area from a distance
- ________ projection; type of projection that shows the Earth centered in such a way that a straight line coming from the center to any other point represents the shortest distance; often used for maps of the Poles
- computer programs that process and organize details about places on Earth and integrate those details with satellite images and other pieces of information
- Height above sea level
- the variation in elevation across an area
- geographic position of a place in relation to other places or features of a larger region
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- used to determine the exact location of something on Earth
- _______ region; a central place and the surrounding territory linked to it
- _______ region; region defined by popular feelings and images rather than by objective data
- a way of looking at the human and physical patterns on Earth and their relationships to one another
- _______ map; map that shows the boundaries and locations of political units such as countries, states, counties, counties, and towns
- ________ location; location in relation to other places
- ______ region; region defined by a common characteristic, such as production of a product
- ________ projection; type of projection that is most accurate at the Equator because shapes and distances are increasingly distorted when moving away from the Equator and toward the Poles; the Mercator projection is an example
- specific location of a place, including its physical setting
- ________ map; map that emphasizes a particular subject
- _______ location; the exact position of a place on the Earth’s surface
20 Clues: Height above sea level • the variation in elevation across an area • ________ map; map that emphasizes a particular subject • ________ location; location in relation to other places • used to determine the exact location of something on Earth • specific location of a place, including its physical setting • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- another name for the core
- The layer above the mantle
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- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- The realm of the earth containing water
- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- Narrow opening of a volcano
- lower part of the crust
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- Study of earthquakes
- Another name for lithosphere
- The biggest layer of the earth
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • lower part of the crust • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • The point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- another name for the core
- The layer above the mantle
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- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- The realm of the earth containing water
- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- Narrow opening of a volcano
- lower part of the crust
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- Study of earthquakes
- Another name for lithosphere
- The biggest layer of the earth
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • lower part of the crust • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • The point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • ...
Changing phases of the earth 2020-04-11
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- The point from where the earthquake tremors originate.
- Study of earthquakes
- The realm of the earth that supports life
- core Layer of the earth that is made up of iron and is very dense.
- Another name for sedimentary rocks
- The biggest layer of the earth
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- The layer above the mantle
- another name for the core
- Name of the rock that is hard and has a close banded structure
- Name of the rock formed by cooling and hardening of the earths material
- The realm of the earth containing water
- Volcanoes are cone shaped mountains with openings in the earth’s crust through which molten lava comes out.
- Another name for lithosphere
- lower part of the crust
- Narrow opening of a volcano
15 Clues: Study of earthquakes • lower part of the crust • another name for the core • The layer above the mantle • Narrow opening of a volcano • Another name for lithosphere • The biggest layer of the earth • Another name for sedimentary rocks • The realm of the earth containing water • The realm of the earth that supports life • The point from where the earthquake tremors originate. • ...
