the earth Crossword Puzzles
Geography Terms 2013-09-09
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- a deep gorge with a river usually flowing in it.
- a mountain or hill with a crater, that contains lava and rock.
- a hill that has steep sides.
- a place that is completely surrounded by water.
- The hemisphere containing the largest area of water.
- imaginary lines that go from the North to the South Pole.
- a representation of something on paper to real life.
- a place where boats are anchored.
- a narrow inlet of the sea.
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- are divided into four: spring, fall, summer, and winter.
- is group or cluster of islands.
- a fertile place in the desert where there is water.
- a piece of land surrounded by water, except for the tip.
- a picture that represents something.
- imaginary lines that go around the globe, that are perpendicular, and are measured in minutes.
- parts that divide the earth. There are 4 hemispheres: southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western.
- a more accurate way of showing the earth.
- a piece of land extending into a body of water.
- a framework that contains parallel lines.
- of the earth is the motion of the earth around the sun.
20 Clues: a narrow inlet of the sea. • a hill that has steep sides. • is group or cluster of islands. • a place where boats are anchored. • a picture that represents something. • a more accurate way of showing the earth. • a framework that contains parallel lines. • a place that is completely surrounded by water. • a piece of land extending into a body of water. • ...
Earths Systems Vocab 2023-04-05
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- Compress through solids and liquids. Travels faster than S
- The outer part of the earth
- Still in existence
- Boundary where tectonic plates divide
- Forms when molten rock crystallizes and solidifies
- The lower part of earths mantle
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter things to float and colder things to sink
- Boundary where tectonic plates collide
- The study of earth
- Move side to side only through solids. Moves slower than P
- A solid inorganic material found in nature
- The layer that lies between earths crust and core
- Below the lithosphere
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- Group of animals that occupy a certain area
- The intermost layer of the earth
- Forms under extreme heat and pressure
- When Heat, pressure, cooling,etc cause rocks to change from one type to another over time
- No longer in existence
- Forms from pre-existing rock and fossils
- A tool that records details of earthquakes
- The study of earhquakes and related phenomena
- Boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other
- Made from remains of plants and animals
- Water held underground in the soil in deep reservoirs
- The outermost layer of the earth
25 Clues: Still in existence • The study of earth • Below the lithosphere • No longer in existence • The outer part of the earth • The lower part of earths mantle • The intermost layer of the earth • The outermost layer of the earth • Forms under extreme heat and pressure • Boundary where tectonic plates divide • Boundary where tectonic plates collide • ...
Ecology Key Terms Crossword 2023-09-12
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- a process that releases energy from organic molecules in the presence of oxygen
- non living part of an ecosystem
- a chemical needed for all living things to survive
- the home of an organism
- the hard part of the Earth's surface
- the gases that surround the Earth
- the process in which an organism converts sunlight into energy
- the living parts of an ecosystem
- what it's called when nutrients in aquatic ecosystems increase and cause increase in population
- a category of organisms that is defined by how the organisms gain their energy
- an atmospheric gas that prevents heat from leaving Earth's surface
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- an ecosystem that can withstand pressure and providing support
- rain, snow or fog that is unnaturally acidic
- land based ecosystem
- the total mass of living organisms in a defined group or area
- the regions of Earth where living organisms exist
- the warming of Earth as a result of greenhouse gases
- a process in which an organism ingests materials faster than it eliminates them
- a process that releases energy from organic molecules in the absence of oxygen
- a water-based ecosystem
- all the interactive parts of a community & environment
- all water on Earth
22 Clues: all water on Earth • land based ecosystem • the home of an organism • a water-based ecosystem • non living part of an ecosystem • the living parts of an ecosystem • the gases that surround the Earth • the hard part of the Earth's surface • rain, snow or fog that is unnaturally acidic • the regions of Earth where living organisms exist • ...
Unit 7 Crosword 2017-03-21
Across
- An area where water drains
- Series of overlapping food chains
- all living organisms on earth
- Groups of populations that interact with each other in a given area
- Both species benefits
- Non-living things in the environment
- All the members of one species that live together
- all the water on earth
- when species within an ecosystem compete for the same resources
- Study of the oceans
- Lives on land
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- Current in the ocean that brings deep, cold water to the surface containing high concentrations of nutrients
- The measure of the amount of solid or salt dissolved in seawater
- An area of the land that water drain into
- How water is circulated on earth
- An interaction between species in with predators eat prey
- Living things within the environment
- Lives in water
- One organism gets the benefits at the others expense on them
- One species benefits and the other species is neither harmed nor benefitted
- Mainly bacteria and fungi, consumers that use waste and dead organisms for food
- All gases surrounding earth
- Role and position a species has in it environment
23 Clues: Lives on land • Lives in water • Study of the oceans • Both species benefits • all the water on earth • An area where water drains • All gases surrounding earth • all living organisms on earth • How water is circulated on earth • Series of overlapping food chains • Living things within the environment • Non-living things in the environment • An area of the land that water drain into • ...
Geography Terms 2013-09-09
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- a place where boats are anchored.
- a fertile place in the desert where there is water.
- a narrow inlet of the sea.
- a piece of land extending into a body of water.
- imaginary lines that go around the globe, that are perpendicular, and are measured in minutes.
- of the earth is the motion of the earth around the sun.
- a piece of land surrounded by water, except for the tip.
- parts that divide the earth. There are 4 hemispheres: southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western.
- a place that is completely surrounded by water.
- a mountain or hill with a crater, that contains lava and rock.
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- a framework that contains parallel lines.
- imaginary lines that go from the North to the South Pole.
- a picture that represents something.
- a representation of something on paper to real life.
- a more accurate way of showing the earth.
- is group or cluster of islands.
- a hill that has steep sides.
- are divided into four: spring, fall, summer, and winter.
- a deep gorge with a river usually flowing in it.
- hemisphere the hemisphere containing the largest area of water.
20 Clues: a narrow inlet of the sea. • a hill that has steep sides. • is group or cluster of islands. • a place where boats are anchored. • a picture that represents something. • a framework that contains parallel lines. • a more accurate way of showing the earth. • a piece of land extending into a body of water. • a place that is completely surrounded by water. • ...
Geography Terms 2013-09-09
Across
- a place where boats are anchored.
- a fertile place in the desert where there is water.
- a narrow inlet of the sea.
- a piece of land extending into a body of water.
- imaginary lines that go around the globe, that are perpendicular, and are measured in minutes.
- of the earth is the motion of the earth around the sun.
- a piece of land surrounded by water, except for the tip.
- parts that divide the earth. There are 4 hemispheres: southern, Northern, Eastern, and Western.
- a place that is completely surrounded by water.
- a mountain or hill with a crater, that contains lava and rock.
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- a framework that contains parallel lines.
- imaginary lines that go from the North to the South Pole.
- a picture that represents something.
- a representation of something on paper to real life.
- a more accurate way of showing the earth.
- is group or cluster of islands.
- a hill that has steep sides.
- are divided into four: spring, fall, summer, and winter.
- a deep gorge with a river usually flowing in it.
- hemisphere the hemisphere containing the largest area of water.
20 Clues: a narrow inlet of the sea. • a hill that has steep sides. • is group or cluster of islands. • a place where boats are anchored. • a picture that represents something. • a framework that contains parallel lines. • a more accurate way of showing the earth. • a piece of land extending into a body of water. • a place that is completely surrounded by water. • ...
Grade 7 EcoSampling 2013-10-28
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- A region of land with characteristic climate, soil and organisms
- An animal that eats only plants
- A group of different populations interacting in an ecosystem
- Plants that use energy from the sun to make nutrients they need to survive
- The solid mineral material, in the biosphere, on Earth.
- All the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving, physical components of the environment with which they interact.
- A group of organisms of the same species in an ecosystem
- An organism that eats dead or decaying plant or animal material
- An animal that hunts other animals for food
- An animal that eats other animals and plant material
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- A non living factor in an ecosystem
- The water, in the biosphere, on Earth
- The air, in the biosphere, that surrounds Earth
- Organisms that break down the cells of dead or waste materials and absorb their nutrients
- A single living thing
- An animal that eats only other animals
- The areas on and around Earth that can sustain life
- A living organism
- Organisms that eat food made by producers
- The role of an organism in an ecosystem
20 Clues: A living organism • A single living thing • An animal that eats only plants • A non living factor in an ecosystem • The water, in the biosphere, on Earth • An animal that eats only other animals • The role of an organism in an ecosystem • Organisms that eat food made by producers • An animal that hunts other animals for food • The air, in the biosphere, that surrounds Earth • ...
Space 2024-10-14
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- The layer of gases surrounding Earth (9 letters)
- Spacecraft that carried astronauts to the Moon (7 letters)
- A massive star explosion (9 letters)
- Path taken by an object around a star or planet (5 letters)
- Closest planet to the Sun (7 letters)
- The first artificial satellite sent into space (6 letters)
- The galaxy that contains our Solar System (7 letters)
- Small rocky body orbiting the Sun (9 letters)
- Study of celestial objects and phenomena (10 letters)
- The closest star to Earth (3 letters)
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- Bright ball of burning gases like our Sun (4 letters)
- A place where stars are born (6 letters)
- A system of millions or billions of stars (6 letters)
- Invisible form of energy in the universe (4 letters)
- A telescope that orbits Earth (5 letters)
- Natural satellite of Earth (4 letters)
- The red planet (5 letters)
- These icy celestial bodies orbit the Sun (6 letters)
- The force that keeps planets in orbit (9 letters)
- The largest planet in our solar system (7 letters)
- Twinkling objects seen in the night sky (5 letters)
- The first human in space (5 letters)
22 Clues: The red planet (5 letters) • A massive star explosion (9 letters) • The first human in space (5 letters) • Closest planet to the Sun (7 letters) • The closest star to Earth (3 letters) • Natural satellite of Earth (4 letters) • A place where stars are born (6 letters) • A telescope that orbits Earth (5 letters) • Small rocky body orbiting the Sun (9 letters) • ...
Grade 7 EcoSampling 2013-10-28
Across
- An animal that hunts other animals for food
- A living organism
- An animal that eats only other animals
- A group of different populations interacting in an ecosystem
- A non living factor in an ecosystem
- A group of organisms of the same species in an ecosystem
- Organisms that break down the cells of dead or waste materials and absorb their nutrients
- An animal that eats only plants
- The water, in the biosphere, on Earth
- All the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving, physical components of the environment with which they interact.
- The role of an organism in an ecosystem
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- Plants that use energy from the sun to make nutrients they need to survive
- A region of land with characteristic climate, soil and organisms
- The air, in the biosphere, that surrounds Earth
- An organism that eats dead or decaying plant or animal material
- The areas on and around Earth that can sustain life
- The solid mineral material, in the biosphere, on Earth.
- An animal that eats other animals and plant material
- Organisms that eat food made by producers
- A single living thing
20 Clues: A living organism • A single living thing • An animal that eats only plants • A non living factor in an ecosystem • The water, in the biosphere, on Earth • An animal that eats only other animals • The role of an organism in an ecosystem • Organisms that eat food made by producers • An animal that hunts other animals for food • The air, in the biosphere, that surrounds Earth • ...
Grade 7 EcoSampling 2013-10-28
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- The air, in the biosphere, that surrounds Earth
- A non living factor in an ecosystem
- A group of different populations interacting in an ecosystem
- Organisms that break down the cells of dead or waste materials and absorb their nutrients
- The water, in the biosphere, on Earth
- An animal that eats only other animals
- The areas on and around Earth that can sustain life
- The role of an organism in an ecosystem
- An organism that eats dead or decaying plant or animal material
- An animal that eats other animals and plant material
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- An animal that hunts other animals for food
- The solid mineral material, in the biosphere, on Earth.
- An animal that eats only plants
- Organisms that eat food made by producers
- A single living thing
- A group of organisms of the same species in an ecosystem
- A region of land with characteristic climate, soil and organisms
- All the organisms living in a particular area, as well as all the nonliving, physical components of the environment with which they interact.
- Plants that use energy from the sun to make nutrients they need to survive
- A living organism
20 Clues: A living organism • A single living thing • An animal that eats only plants • A non living factor in an ecosystem • The water, in the biosphere, on Earth • An animal that eats only other animals • The role of an organism in an ecosystem • Organisms that eat food made by producers • An animal that hunts other animals for food • The air, in the biosphere, that surrounds Earth • ...
TOPIC 1 INTRODUCTION TO HISTORY Part 2 2022-08-29
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- the path along which something moves, lies, or points
- a way of showing the Earth on a flat sheet of paper
- 180° longitude; defining the boundary between one day and the next
- imaginary lines that circle the Earth parallel to the Equator
- a map that shows land and water features
- the geographical area in which one nation is very influential
- a measuring line that shows the distances on a map
- approximately 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator
- imaginary line; 0 degrees latitude; divides the planet into a Northern and Southern hemisphere
- an area of land that has common features; 3 types- formal, functional, and vernacular
- approximately 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator
- the movement of either people or animals from one area to another
- a "half sphere," used to refer to one half of the globe
- the study of places and the relationships between people and their environments
- physical and human characteristics of a location
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- imaginary lines that circle the Earth from pole to pole
- 0 degrees longitude; divides earth into east west; runs through Greenwich; basis for world’s time zones
- the locations of things, the conditions at different places, and the connections between places
- the location of a person or place in relation to another object or place
- northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest
- a map that shows themes or patterns such as climate, natural resources, or population
- a map that shows the names and borders of countries
- a spherical representation of the earth
23 Clues: a spherical representation of the earth • a map that shows land and water features • northeast, southeast, southwest, and northwest • physical and human characteristics of a location • approximately 23 1/2 degrees north of the equator • approximately 23 1/2 degrees south of the equator • a measuring line that shows the distances on a map • ...
Chapter 3 Vocabulary Terms 2024-01-07
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- the layer of rock that forms earths outer skin
- dark, fine grained rock found in the crust
- core the innermost layer of earth below the mantle
- The part of earth that contains living organisms
- Waves waves produced by earthquakes
- forces destroys and wears away land masses through processes like erosion and weathering
- The part of earth that contains the layers of rock
- core that layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core
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- forces shapes the lands surface by building up mountains and other landmasses
- a rock found in the crust that is usually a light color and has coarse grains
- The part of earth that contains all of earths water
- consists of the crust and uppermost part of the mantle
- core a dense ball of solid metal
- The part of earth that contains earth's gases
- Mantle the middle layer of earth below the crust
15 Clues: core a dense ball of solid metal • Waves waves produced by earthquakes • dark, fine grained rock found in the crust • The part of earth that contains earth's gases • the layer of rock that forms earths outer skin • The part of earth that contains living organisms • Mantle the middle layer of earth below the crust • The part of earth that contains the layers of rock • ...
Social Studies Vocab 2025-10-08
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- a nation with it's own government occupying a particular territory.
- weather conditions in an are over a long period of time.
- A fourth of the earth, divided by north, south, east, and west.
- a specific geographic point on a map using latitude and longitude.
- what are the factors that draw people to move to a different place?
- it is the state of the atmosphere at a place and time as regards the heat, dryness, sunshine, wind, rain, etc.
- what is the representation on a plane surface of any part of the surface of the earth or a celestial sphere?
- what word means point of view?
- it is an area or division, especially part of a country or the world, and has definable characteristics. It doesn't always have fixed boundaries.
- this is any of the world's main continuous land masses.
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- what is the natural environment of a place?
- moving permanently to a foreign country.
- what word describes a line that marks the limits of an area/a dividing line?
- an accurate worldwide navigational and surveying facility based on signals from an array of satellites.
- what are the factors that drive people out from a place?
- the science/practice of drawing maps.
- what word means the position of a place or entity based on its positive with respect to other locations?
- what word means the location of a place based on a fixed point of the Earth?
- this is the invisible lines running vertically around the Earth.
- this is the invisible lines running horizontally around the Earth.
20 Clues: what word means point of view? • the science/practice of drawing maps. • moving permanently to a foreign country. • what is the natural environment of a place? • this is any of the world's main continuous land masses. • what are the factors that drive people out from a place? • weather conditions in an are over a long period of time. • ...
Astronomy Key Terms 2023-11-13
Across
- In geocentrism, a secondary looping path that a planet makes, which explains retrograde motion
- Moon more than half full
- When the moon passes between the earth and the sun
- When planets appear to loop backwards in their path over several weeks
- Getting smaller (moon)
- Moon less than half full
- When a star moves away from us, its lightwaves get stretched out
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- A theory of the cosmos with the earth stationary at the center, in which all other bodies orbit the earth
- A natural satellite the orbits a planet, not a star
- A force exerted by every object with mass on every other
- When a star moves toward us, its lightwaves get compressed
- When the earth passes between the moon and the sun
- A theory of the cosmos with the sun at the center, orbited by earth and other planets
- Getting larger (moon)
- An body that has strong enough gravity to become a sphere, but is not a star
- A self-luminous sphere held together by gravity which gives off radiation due to nuclear fusion
16 Clues: Getting larger (moon) • Getting smaller (moon) • Moon more than half full • Moon less than half full • When the moon passes between the earth and the sun • When the earth passes between the moon and the sun • A natural satellite the orbits a planet, not a star • A force exerted by every object with mass on every other • ...
Importance of the Sun Crossword 2021-11-15
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- All life on Earth relies on ___ ___ for survival, either directly or indirectly.
- Energy ___ starts with the Sun!
- The Sun is responsible for driving the ___ ___, so without it, hydropower could not be possible.
- The hottest part of the sun is its ___.
- In the video, we learn that the Sun is a gaseous soup of charged particles that we call ___.
- The Sun is the source of ___ energy for animals and humans.
- The Sun is the source of ___ ___ like coal, oil, and natural gas.
- ___ energy can be traced back to the Sun because it is generated from the uneven heating of the Earth by the Sun.
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- Most of Earth's energy comes from the Sun. This is called ___ ___.
- The Sun is made of mostly ___ and helium.
- The Sun releases tremendous amounts of ___.
- Some of Earth's energy comes from the hot interior of the Earth. This is called ___ energy.
- Biomass is a fuel that comes from plants or decaying matter that contain stored ___ energy from the Sun.
- The Sun is the ___ of our solar system.
- In the video, we learn that the Sun is made up of ___ regions or layers.
- The Sun is the major source of ___ energy on Earth!
- The Sun is a medium ___ that is about 100 times the size of Earth!
17 Clues: Energy ___ starts with the Sun! • The hottest part of the sun is its ___. • The Sun is the ___ of our solar system. • The Sun is made of mostly ___ and helium. • The Sun releases tremendous amounts of ___. • The Sun is the major source of ___ energy on Earth! • The Sun is the source of ___ energy for animals and humans. • ...
Lulani Sultana;Earth, Sun & Moon 2019-10-27
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- the imaginary line that runs through the earth from the north to south pole
- a progressively larger part of its visible surface illuminated
- (of the moon) having the illuminated part greater than a semicircle and less than a circle.
- eclipse an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
- an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow
- this causes the seasons and is approximately 23.5 degrees
- the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon
- each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided
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- the phase of the moon in which its whole disc is illuminated
- the phase of the moon when only half its illuminated surface is visible from the earth
- a two-dimensional plane which we call the ecliptic
- the star round which the earth orbits
- a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated
- example, summer, autumn winter, spring
- the time at which the moon is in conjunction with the sun, when it is not visible from the earth
- the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth, or towards any other physical body having mass
- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon
17 Clues: the star round which the earth orbits • example, summer, autumn winter, spring • a two-dimensional plane which we call the ecliptic • the curved sickle shape of the waxing or waning moon • this causes the seasons and is approximately 23.5 degrees • eclipse an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon • ...
Rachel Science Crossword puzzle 2016-10-07
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- The layer that's above the mesosphere and in the thermosphere.
- the dominant prevailing wind patterns that blow in a fairly constant, steady direction across our earth.
- Wind belts found between 30 degrees and 60 degrees latitude.
- the perceptible natural movement of the air
- The layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere.
- Located along the equator where no winds blow.
- The layer above the troposphere.
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- The outer most region of the planet's atmosphere and part of the thermosphere.
- Winds around you/us
- Variable band of very strong westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above earth.
- The layer of the atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere.
- Where the earth spins so global winds curve.
- Winds that blow from 30 degrees latitude almost to the equator.
- Winds belts that extend to the poles 60 degrees latitude.
- The lowest Layer of the atmosphere which we live in.
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
- a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land.
- a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea.
18 Clues: Winds around you/us • The layer above the troposphere. • the perceptible natural movement of the air • Where the earth spins so global winds curve. • a breeze blowing toward the sea from the land. • Located along the equator where no winds blow. • a breeze blowing toward the land from the sea. • The layer of the atmosphere above the mesosphere. • ...
Climate 2023-04-16
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- can block, reflect, or capture heat
- a tool that climatologists send into the atmosphere to collect information
- what carries warm and cool air around?
- the idea that gases released by human activity is warming the Earth
- the coldest climates
- the weather found in certain places over a long period of time
- ________ impacts climate by hitting Earth unevenly
- someone who studies climate
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- _______ satellites in space that send data to climatologists back on Earth
- many things impact climate including _________ activities
- climate determines what kinds of _______ can live in an area
- can block the movement of air
- climates that are found either north or south of tropical climates
- climates that are found high in the mountains and have hot daytime temperatures and cold nighttime temperatures
- land near a _______ has a milder climate than areas in-land
- the part of the Earth that receives sunlight the most directly and the strongest
- climates that are warm all year round
- the study of climates
- people use information about climate to prepare for natural _______
19 Clues: the coldest climates • the study of climates • someone who studies climate • can block the movement of air • can block, reflect, or capture heat • climates that are warm all year round • what carries warm and cool air around? • ________ impacts climate by hitting Earth unevenly • many things impact climate including _________ activities • ...
Creation and the fall 2026-03-06
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- Describes the earth in the very beginning (1:2).
- The consequence for the serpent and the ground (3:14, 17).
- The specific tree: Knowledge of Good and Evil (2:9).
- The authority God gave humans over the earth (1:26).
- The history of the heavens and the earth (2:4).
- SOUL What man became after God breathed life (2:7).
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- The NKJV term for the expanse of the heavens (1:6).
- The state of the earth before God’s work (1:2).
- The guardians placed at the east of Eden (3:24).
- The command to bring the earth under order (1:28).
- How God set apart the seventh day (2:3).
- What increased for the woman after the Fall (3:16).
- The "war" God put between the serpent and the woman (3:15).
- Their realization after the Fall (3:7).
14 Clues: Their realization after the Fall (3:7). • How God set apart the seventh day (2:3). • The state of the earth before God’s work (1:2). • The history of the heavens and the earth (2:4). • The guardians placed at the east of Eden (3:24). • Describes the earth in the very beginning (1:2). • The command to bring the earth under order (1:28). • ...
Cosmic Crossword 2025-07-12
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- Large celestial bodies that orbit a star (our solar system has eight of them)
- A vacuum where there’s no air, sound, or atmosphere
- Saturn’s largest moon, known for its thick atmosphere and methane rain cycles.
- A massive system made up of stars, planets, gas, and dust
- A giant ball of burning gases around which planets orbit.
- A spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and equipment into space.
- Natural objects that orbit planets (Earth has just one)
- Fragments of asteroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, often seen as shooting stars.
- he powerful, explosive death of a massive star.
- A device used to view distant objects in the night sky from Earth.
- The totality of everything that exists - all galaxies, stars, planets, and space itself
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- Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun (sometimes found in a belt)
- A habitable laboratory orbiting Earth where astronauts from multiple countries live and work.
- Once considered the ninth planet, now classified as a dwarf planet, and named after the Roman god of the underworld.
- A region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
- Massive, glowing balls of hot gas (billions fill the night sky)
- The galaxy that contains our solar system
- An object placed in orbit to relay signals or capture images from space
- The path one object takes around another in space, like Earth around the Sun.
- The third planet from the Sun and our home.
20 Clues: The galaxy that contains our solar system • The third planet from the Sun and our home. • he powerful, explosive death of a massive star. • A vacuum where there’s no air, sound, or atmosphere • Natural objects that orbit planets (Earth has just one) • A massive system made up of stars, planets, gas, and dust • ...
science crossword 40 2026-02-15
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- – Long-term weather pattern
- – Point inside Earth where earthquake starts
- – Water falling from clouds
- – Opening in the Earth’s surface where magma, ash, and gases escape
- – Mountain formed by volcanic materials
- – Fine particles from erupted rock
- – Collection of water droplets in the air
- – Outermost layer of the Earth
- – Opening where magma escapes
- water – Helps typhoons become stronger
- – Outer layer of Earth
- – Release of lava, ash, and gas from a volcano
- active volcanoes – Showing signs of eruption
- – Water changing into vapor
- – Hot liquid semi-molten rock found beneath the Earth’s surface
- – Point on Earth’s surface above the focus
- – Bowl-shaped opening of a volcano
- side – Side receiving less rainfall
- – Shaking of the ground
- – Side receiving heavier rainfall
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- – Crack in the Earth’s crust
- plates – Large pieces of Earth’s crust
- – Long period without rain
- volcanoes – Expected to not erupt again
- – Vapor changing into liquid
- – Large body of saltwater
- hazard – Natural event that causes damage
- – Layer beneath the crust
- – Ability to do work
- – Innermost layer of the Earth
- Magma that reaches the Earth’s surface
- – Overflow of water onto land
- volcanoes – Erupted in the last 10,000 years
- – Condition of the atmosphere
- surge – Rise of seawater during a storm
- boundary – Area where plates meet
- – Layer of gases surrounding Earth
- – Strong tropical storm
- – Form of energy
- – Calm center of a typhoon
40 Clues: – Form of energy • – Ability to do work • – Outer layer of Earth • – Strong tropical storm • – Shaking of the ground • – Large body of saltwater • – Layer beneath the crust • – Long period without rain • – Calm center of a typhoon • – Long-term weather pattern • – Water falling from clouds • – Water changing into vapor • – Crack in the Earth’s crust • – Vapor changing into liquid • ...
Vocabulary review part 1-mid term science 2024-12-05
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- the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature per unit mass
- a large system of rotating ocean currents
- transfer of energy through a substance
- these currents result from differences in water density
- region of earth where life exists
- energy responsible for the systems temperature
- the degree of hotness or coldness
- the relationship between mass of a substance ad how much space it takes up (volume)
- total amount of water on a planet
- a material capable of transmitting energy
- currents located in the upper ocean caused mainly by wind
- move from one place to another
- when surface currents meet continents and the currents deflect or change direction
- different regions on earth receive different amounts of energy from sun
- area in a fluid warm material is rising (center) and cold material is sinking (edges)
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- the solid earth
- a natural movement of air
- mixture of gases around the earth
- travels in waves from very long (radio) to short (gamma)
- does not allow heat to pass through
- gravity acts on the air and exerts a force on earth
- energy released in the form of electromagnetic waves
- movement of water from one location to another
- circulating air is deflected toward right in Northern hemisphere and left in southern hemisphere
- motion in a gas or liquid where warmer portions rise and colder sink
- the quality of being hot
26 Clues: the solid earth • the quality of being hot • a natural movement of air • move from one place to another • mixture of gases around the earth • region of earth where life exists • the degree of hotness or coldness • total amount of water on a planet • does not allow heat to pass through • transfer of energy through a substance • a large system of rotating ocean currents • ...
Ch5 Earth in space 2015-04-10
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- The type of force that keeps the Earth in orbit around the sun
- The imaginary line through the centre of the Earth from pole to pole
- Half a sphere
- The phase of the moon before and after a full moon
- A computer model can be used to make a ____ about global warming
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- These form craters when they crash into the moon
- Occurs when the moon blocks the light from the sun (two words)
- The movement of the Earth around the sun
- The first person to walk on the moon
- When the Southern Hemisphere is tilted towards the sun it experiences ____
- The time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun once
- The time it takes the Earth to rotate on its axis once
- The shape of the moon after a new moon
- A high tide that doesn't come in very far
14 Clues: Half a sphere • The first person to walk on the moon • The shape of the moon after a new moon • The movement of the Earth around the sun • A high tide that doesn't come in very far • These form craters when they crash into the moon • The time it takes the Earth to orbit the sun once • The phase of the moon before and after a full moon • ...
Unit One Ap human Geography 2022-01-20
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- Landscape Fashioning of a natural landscape by a cultural group.
- The method or action used in order to reach a specific pattern.
- the number of people who live in a defined land area
- Determinism A philosophy of geography that stated that human behaviors are a direct result of the surrounding environment.
- the absolute position of something on the surface of the earth and its relative proximity to other related things.
- Ecology Geographic approach that emphasizes the human-environment relationships
- Of Place state of mind derived through the infusion of a place with meaning and emotion by remembering important events
- the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole.
- the arrangement of features in a space
- Observation process of observing and collecting data about people, cultures, and natural environment.
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- Analysis a process of studying and describing a landscape.
- he name given to a place on Earth.
- the amount of space between two things, regions, or land masses.
- Data The way things are arranged and organized on earth
- Photography taking of photographs of the ground from an elevated position off Earth's surface.
- the geometric or regular arrangement of something in an area.
- Environment Interaction the effect that humans have on their environment and the effect that the environment has on humans.
- the degree to which things are similarly arranged over space.
- The theory that the physical environment may set limits on human actions.
- Environment the tangible human creation on the landscape.
20 Clues: he name given to a place on Earth. • the arrangement of features in a space • the number of people who live in a defined land area • Data The way things are arranged and organized on earth • Environment the tangible human creation on the landscape. • Analysis a process of studying and describing a landscape. • ...
Solar System Crossword puzzle 2021-01-10
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- planet with the brightest rings
- a planet or star
- furthest planet from the sun
- the star closest to earth
- the
- It takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun
- Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk
- our sun and the objects that orbit around it
- third planet from the sun; only planet
- to turn on an axis
- warmest planet; cloudy planet
- the force that pulls you towards the center
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- planet that rotates on its side
- Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have
- instrument used for seeing stars and planets
- a space traveler
- number of stars in our solar system
- dwarf planet with two moons
- have walked on
- large planet known for the Great Red Spot
- around them
- planet closest to the sun
- the red planet; humans have sent robots
23 Clues: the • around them • have walked on • a space traveler • a planet or star • to turn on an axis • the star closest to earth • planet closest to the sun • dwarf planet with two moons • furthest planet from the sun • warmest planet; cloudy planet • planet with the brightest rings • planet that rotates on its side • number of stars in our solar system • It takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun • ...
Earthquakes and volcanoes 2014-03-28
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- Scale used to describe the effects of earthquakes
- Layer of molten rock underneath the crust
- River banks break causing
- The outer layer of the earth
- Molten rock inside the earth
- Two plates spreading apart
- The point on th earth's surface above where an earthquake starts
- Two plates moving towards each other
- Graph which shows the information of a earthquake
- Gas pipes break causing
- boundary Line where different plates meet
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- Two plates passing each other
- plate Plate with an ocean on the surface
- The shaking of an earthquake causes buildings to
- plate Plate with land on surface
- Molten rock outside the earth
- Most commonly used scal to measure earthquakes
- The inside of the rock
- Greek for 'shake
- A natural spring that ejects water and steam into the air
20 Clues: Greek for 'shake • The inside of the rock • Gas pipes break causing • River banks break causing • Two plates spreading apart • The outer layer of the earth • Molten rock inside the earth • Two plates passing each other • Molten rock outside the earth • plate Plate with land on surface • Two plates moving towards each other • plate Plate with an ocean on the surface • ...
CGF3M Unit 1 Review 2015-01-19
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- 4.6 ____ years old is the age of Earth
- red eye planet
- sphere containing the earth
- hypothesis that life on Earth maintains itself
- rocky inner planets
- sphere containing all the other spheres
- hit the planet causing the death of the dinosaurs
- early stage of a star
- gas giant planets
- has a coma when close to a star
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- rare metal found in rock from 65 mya
- sphere where life exists
- sphere containing the air
- name of our galaxy
- sphere containing water in all its forms
- size of our star
- mismanaged river in the USA that doesn't flow to the Pacific anymore
- theory explaining the origin of the universe
- when a orbit is oval instead of circular
- created one of the hypothesis from this unit
- changes to the earth's axis
21 Clues: red eye planet • size of our star • gas giant planets • name of our galaxy • rocky inner planets • early stage of a star • sphere where life exists • sphere containing the air • sphere containing the earth • changes to the earth's axis • has a coma when close to a star • rare metal found in rock from 65 mya • 4.6 ____ years old is the age of Earth • ...
Dig it up 2016-02-14
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- The rigid outer part of the Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- A us navy Soilder
- Non-renewable energy sources the are old
- The science or practice of farming
- relating to water
- Process of liquid to gas
- on or relating to the Earth
- Can't replenish itself
- trying to use less of a certain type of things.
- The things around us
- A stock or supply of money,materials,staff and other assets.
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- Using old used metal to create new metal forms
- The remains of a living thing
- the gases surronding the Earth or another planet.
- Rock containing metal
- Finding new things.
- All the water on a planet
- Process of liquid to solid
- The regions of the surface and atmosphere occupying life
- Can replenish itself.
- digging up resources
21 Clues: A us navy Soilder • relating to water • Finding new things. • digging up resources • The things around us • Rock containing metal • Can replenish itself. • Can't replenish itself • Process of liquid to gas • All the water on a planet • Process of liquid to solid • on or relating to the Earth • The remains of a living thing • The science or practice of farming • ...
Puzzling Earth Science 2024-12-04
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- Core a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron
- Isotope The original unstable isotope
- the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
- a rock that originated in outer space
- a neutrino or antineutrino
- Boundary When two plates come together
- Decay the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation.
- Core about 1300 miles (2092 km) thick
- crust thick part of the earth's crust
- Waves vibrations in the earth that transmit energy
- region of the upper atmosphere
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- Isotope the more stable form
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- Current heat-driven cycles
- Dating Radiometric dating calculates an age in years
- crust denser crustal layer of Earth
- Boundary two tectonic plates move away
- Plates composed of the oceanic lithosphere
- Boundary two tectonic plates pass laterally
20 Clues: a neutrino or antineutrino • Current heat-driven cycles • Isotope the more stable form • region of the upper atmosphere • the rigid outer part of the earth • crust denser crustal layer of Earth • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • Isotope The original unstable isotope • a rock that originated in outer space • Core about 1300 miles (2092 km) thick • ...
Unit 2 vocabulary 2023-09-20
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- Thick middle layer of the earths interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexable
- The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
- A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement
- The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
- The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
- a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
- Molten rock that is located below earths surface
- Innermost layer of earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core
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- A crack or break in earths crust.
- Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
- Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
- Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- The part of earth where life exist
- The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; the wearing away of soil
- Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface
15 Clues: A crack or break in earths crust. • The part of earth where life exist • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • Molten rock that is located below earths surface • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface • ...
Astronomy Terms 2021-10-11
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- The force of gravity depends on the mass of the objects and the distance between them.
- An instrument that collects electromagnetic radiation from the sky and concentrates it for better observation
- A theory that describes the explosive birth of the universe from the observed expansion of the universe, cosmic background radiation, an abundance of the elements, and the laws of physics.
- Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth.
- The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
- The fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.
- When the Moon comes between the Earth and Sun and the shadow of the Moon falls on part of Earth.
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- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.
- Who showed that all objects in the sky attract each other through gravitational force.
- The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe.
- A change in the sunlight area of a celestial body seen from another.
- The area where asteroids orbit which is between Mars and Jupiter.
- When Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and the shadow of Earth falls on the Moon.
- A small body of ice, rocky and cosmic dust that follows an elli[tical orbit around the Sun.
- When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
15 Clues: Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth. • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune. • The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe. • When the shadow of one celestial body falls on another • The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe. • The area where asteroids orbit which is between Mars and Jupiter. • ...
Universe 2025-05-03
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- – A person who travels in space
- – The path a planet takes around the Sun
- – The red planet
- – A tool to look at stars and planets
- – A planet with big rings
- – A huge explosion of a star
- – The biggest planet in our solar system
- – The force that pulls things toward each other
- – The big star that gives Earth light and heat
- – The name of our galaxy
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- – A big group of stars, planets, gas, and dust in space
- – The planet we live on
- – A space rock that lands on Earth
- – A group of stars that forms a picture
- – The farthest planet from the Sun
- – The second planet from the Sun
- – Earth's natural satellite
- – The closest planet to the Sun
- – A small rocky object that orbits the Sun
- – The closest star to Earth
20 Clues: – The red planet • – The planet we live on • – The name of our galaxy • – A planet with big rings • – Earth's natural satellite • – The closest star to Earth • – A huge explosion of a star • – A person who travels in space • – The closest planet to the Sun • – The second planet from the Sun • – A space rock that lands on Earth • – The farthest planet from the Sun • ...
Geography of Egypt 2024-01-05
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- These are mountains on the side of rivers.
- The act of growing crops.
- Called the Red Land.
- The god of air.
- The god of the sky.
- The god of life.
- The name of the sea to the east of Egypt.
- The place this all is located.
- Plain at the end of a river.
- Longest river the Egyptians had.
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- Comes from the Nile.
- These surround Egypt.
- The sea to the north of Egypt.
- The civilization after Egypt.
- What three gods of earth, sky, and air made.
- The god of the earth.
16 Clues: The god of air. • The god of life. • The god of the sky. • Comes from the Nile. • Called the Red Land. • These surround Egypt. • The god of the earth. • The act of growing crops. • Plain at the end of a river. • The civilization after Egypt. • The sea to the north of Egypt. • The place this all is located. • Longest river the Egyptians had. • The name of the sea to the east of Egypt. • ...
Rocks, Fossils, & Time 2022-10-25
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- The law of fossil ______________ states that fossils change through time.
- Means "recent animal life".
- The last _________ ended 10,000 years ago.
- Represent the remains of once-living organisms.
- Most fossils are the remains of _____ organisms; that is, they belong to species that are no longer living on Earth.
- The study of the order and correlation of Earth's rocks.
- The largest division of geological time.
- Earth is _____.
- Means "ancient animal life".
- A dominant type of life during the Cenozoic era.
- Broad spans based on the general type of life existing during that time.
- The kinds of fossils found in rocks of different ages are different because life on Earth has ______________through time.
- The branch of science devoted to the study of fossils.
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- Means "middle animal life".
- Layers that had a particular fossil would have formed at the same time.
- People who study Earth's history use this type of calendar.
- The father of stratigraphy.
- Earth is constantly ________________.
- Geologists continue to use index fossils to write a connected history for the entire Earth by relating rocks on on ________________ to those on another.
- Subdivisions of a period.
- The father of paleontology.
- When we talk about Earth's history, time is measured in ____________________ of years.
- Refers to animal life.
- Divide up eras, based partly on evidence of major disturbances in Earth's crust and on the characteristics of the common rock formations.
- The science of layered rocks, which includes how they relate to time.
- Smith determined that fossils provided important evidence for the relative ____ of rock layers.
- Both the Paleozoic era and the Mesozoic era ended in great ________________ of many species of organisms.
27 Clues: Earth is _____. • Refers to animal life. • Subdivisions of a period. • Means "middle animal life". • The father of stratigraphy. • Means "recent animal life". • The father of paleontology. • Means "ancient animal life". • Earth is constantly ________________. • The largest division of geological time. • The last _________ ended 10,000 years ago. • ...
Geography terms 2026-02-04
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- the act of cutting down trees and clearing forests
- well-engineered manner of watering agriculture
- tropical grasslands with scattered vegetation primarily located on the African continent
- a very large expanse of sea
- a natural fuel such as gas or coal
- the point on the Northern Hemisphere of the earth that is farthest North
- a change in global or regional climate patterns
- a steep rock face
- a vast and treeless region located in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world such as Green, Europe, and North America
- a triangular plain at the end or mouth of a river where the soil is deposited
- a large area covered chiefly with trees and undergrowth
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- the gradual increase in the Earth's temperature
- a group of islands
- imaginary vertical lines used to determine exact geographic coordinates that run along the eastern and western hemisphere of the earth
- the process by which natural forces such as wear away rocks,soil,and other surface materials
- the damp heaviness in the air
- deep valley with steep sides
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth
- all living or non-living things occurring naturally
- a large slow-moving mass of ice
- imaginary horizontal lines on the Earth that are utilised to specify the north or south
- a biological community of interacting organisms
- a body of water that lies between a reef and a coastline
- a prolonged time with less than average rainfall
- the sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a cliff
25 Clues: a steep rock face • a group of islands • a very large expanse of sea • deep valley with steep sides • the damp heaviness in the air • a large slow-moving mass of ice • a natural fuel such as gas or coal • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth • well-engineered manner of watering agriculture • the gradual increase in the Earth's temperature • ...
Solar System 2023-11-14
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- 300-600 million year old on Mercury
- Mercury Venus Earth Mars
- A Roman Venus Name
- Name of object that hit earth
- Sun Cell
- Planet Criteria; __________ Shape
- Protoplanetary __________
- Craters of eternal ________________
- Type of collapse that started the formation of the solar system
- Hottest part of Sun
- Sun atmosphere; Color orb
- Late ______ Bombardment
- Type of moon that we can't see
- Moon pulls the ocean
- 2004 - 2015 Mercury studier
- abbreviation; Ejection of the Sun
- Soviet Mercury Program
- Type of orbits planets move in
- Past Neptune
- "There's a little black _______ on the Sun today"
- Where the sun's energy comes from
- Neither a star or its remnant
- Eclipse; Sun Moon Earth
- Not just the moon has these
- Martian Volcanic area
- The type of cloud where are solar system is from
- Type of Core Mars has
- 3 letter abbreviation for theory of how the solar system was created
- Dark feautre on Mars, thought to be a sea
- Belt 30 - 50 AU
- Grains -> _________ -> Planetesimals
- Eclipse; Sun Earth Moon
- Boundary between us and interstellar space
- This super event caused the formation of our solar system
- Mercury's favorite element
- First Martian Period
- Symbols for the 3 elements that primarily make up the 98% of the mass that formed the sun
- Mercury's Continent
- Nasa Martian Program searches for life
- Sun Geyer
- Cloud beyond Heliosphere
- Something Mars once had
- Icy Small Solar System body
- Pluto Eris Gonggong
- Mars Ground Shaking
- coldest sphere of the sun
- Compound found in molecular clouds
- Plural Natural Satellites
- Failed Stars Giants Jupiter and Saturn
- Sun's protective Sphere
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- The line after which volatile chemicals can be found
- Disk beyond Pluto
- Grand Canyon got nothing on this Valles
- Process that signals the birth of a star
- Largest Volcanoes in the Solar System
- Maybe on Mercury says Phosphine
- Magnetic _________ protect earth from solar winds
- Damage shows up everywhere Moon Venus Mercury
- Official Astronomy Body
- System bound by gravity
- Abbreviation Theory that something hit the Earth to get the moon
- Planet forming process
- zone that is unstable
- a volatile chemical
- Sun's "gen" by mass
- Comet and Asteriod
- Sulfuric acid on Mercury Water on Earth
- Do not come closer than Kuiper
- Between Mars and Jupiter
- Volatiles like water ammonia and methane
- Mercury Photobombs the Sun
- Alot of on Mercury like lava
- Mar's first in 1840
- What prominences do
- zone where light travels slowly
- Center of System
- NASA's Mercury mapper
- Outer core
- Type of Mercury atmosphere
- Group that sent the Akatsuki to
- Greek Mercury Name
- Martian Storm
- Type of "pre" star
- Planet Criteria; ___________ Orbit No Neighbors
- House effect on Mercury
- Ancient Lunar Magma Oceans
- Heat source of earth
- Objects not affected by planet's gravity
- First to mercury
- Smooth Mercury surfaces
- ESA and JSA Mission to Mercury
- Currently Roving Mars
- planet criteria; _______ around the sun
- Covection __________ produce magnetic field on Earth
- Much Larger than Earth
- Neptune and Uranus
- Comet Cloud
- Small Mars Moon
- Found in the shadows on the moon
- Future Lunar Missions
- Type of planets that form in the middle of the solar system
- Past Lunar Missions
- Type of world Earth is 71% water
103 Clues: Sun Cell • Sun Geyer • Outer core • Comet Cloud • Past Neptune • Martian Storm • Belt 30 - 50 AU • Small Mars Moon • Center of System • First to mercury • Disk beyond Pluto • A Roman Venus Name • Comet and Asteriod • Greek Mercury Name • Type of "pre" star • Neptune and Uranus • Hottest part of Sun • a volatile chemical • Sun's "gen" by mass • Mar's first in 1840 • What prominences do • Mercury's Continent • ...
Science Crossword 2024-09-28
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- a mountain that opens downwards to a reservoir of molten rock
- explains that mountains are built by internal processes through geologic time
- group of jagged, snowcapped peaks
- composed of igneous rocks and sediments
- means mountain climbing
- a steep valley between two young mountains
- measure of the earthquakes size
- where the earthquake originates
- study of mountains
- small earthquakes that happens after a major one
- locations on earth that has active volcanoes
- the longest mountain range in the world
- refer to tiny particles like sand, silt, and clay
- sudden, violent shifting of plates under earth
- a crack across the rocks
- this word comes means “the house of snow”
- the point on earth’s surface directly above the focus
- columns where rocks in the mantle are rising towards earth’s surface
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- many closely spaced mountains
- the largest mountain system in Europe
- associated with the surficial discharge of molten rock
- occurs when magma circulates within earth
- is a product of movements of tectonic plates.
- large elevated platform that is formed through tectonic forces
- is the study of the structure, evolution and dynamics of the Earth
- a large wave that moves up and down instead of forward
- layer of the earth that lies below the lithosphere
- the study of earthquake
- Japanese word for tidal wave
- describes the degree of shaking caused by an earthquake at a given place
- founder of the theory of plate tectonics
- molten rock
- the oldest mountain range in the US
33 Clues: molten rock • study of mountains • means mountain climbing • the study of earthquake • a crack across the rocks • Japanese word for tidal wave • many closely spaced mountains • measure of the earthquakes size • where the earthquake originates • group of jagged, snowcapped peaks • the oldest mountain range in the US • the largest mountain system in Europe • ...
Alivia's world geography 2021-12-20
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- 36 state in the us
- the largest state in the us
- south equator
- island the smalled state in the us
- position on earth
- the largest continent.
- the measurement of the east and west prime meridian
- ocean the largest ocean in the us
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- the 34 state in the us
- imaginary line drawn around the earth
- the way people , goods , infomation and idea move
- the measurement of the distance from north
- an area defined by similar characteristics
- study of the earth
- ocean the smallest ocean in the us.
- area defined by everything in it
16 Clues: south equator • position on earth • 36 state in the us • study of the earth • the 34 state in the us • the largest continent. • the largest state in the us • area defined by everything in it • ocean the largest ocean in the us • island the smalled state in the us • ocean the smallest ocean in the us. • imaginary line drawn around the earth • the measurement of the distance from north • ...
Science 2023-10-22
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- Are the preserved remains of traces of ancient organisms that are once lived on Earth
- The basic materials of earth's crust.
- Type of mining that is used to extract ore from below the surface of the earth.
- is a process that is used for the extraction of metals in their pure form.
- It means "splitting with electricity"
- Process of making cole or petrified coal
- The scientific study of rocks dealing with their composition,structure and texture
- Use for making high strength heat resistant alloys.
- Is any natural occurring solid mass.
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- Refers to the way light is reflected from a mineral surface.
- Is solid material that is move and deposited in a new location.
- The solid portion of Earth, its structure and land.
- The upper limit of our atmosphere.
- Uses plants to absorb minerals from the soil.
- the ability to grow under UV light.
- Used in electronic, electrical goods, building, construction, vessels.
- "Zone of Life", where life exist.
- Is a process where the denser material is sink to the bottom, thus separated from lighter materials.
- Extracting valuable minerals from the earth.
- Are crystallized form of magma or molten volcanic material.
20 Clues: "Zone of Life", where life exist. • The upper limit of our atmosphere. • the ability to grow under UV light. • Is any natural occurring solid mass. • The basic materials of earth's crust. • It means "splitting with electricity" • Process of making cole or petrified coal • Extracting valuable minerals from the earth. • Uses plants to absorb minerals from the soil. • ...
What's shaking, Carson 2021-10-13
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- stress directed at a lot of rocks
- a very very deep area full of water
- 84 percent of earth
- upper layer of 7
- rigid outer part of earth
- capacity of a rock to deform
- change or re-just
- trying to separate
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- 2 plates moving away from each other
- where 2 plates collide
- deformation of earths crust
- motion of the surface of 2 rocks against eachother
- the middle of earth
- opposite of 4
- outer layer of earth
15 Clues: opposite of 4 • upper layer of 7 • change or re-just • trying to separate • 84 percent of earth • the middle of earth • outer layer of earth • where 2 plates collide • rigid outer part of earth • deformation of earths crust • capacity of a rock to deform • stress directed at a lot of rocks • a very very deep area full of water • 2 plates moving away from each other • ...
Earth and its movement 2015-03-10
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- the Earth is split into two of these
- the days of the year when daylight is the same as night
- the season when days are the longest
- the longest or shortest day of the year
- this makes day and night
- imaginary line through the middle of an object
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- the season when days are short
- an imaginary line that separates the Earth into North and Sounth
- this is the movement of on object around another
- 365 days
- this is what the Earth orbits around
- the object that revolves around Earth
- this is the force that attracts on object to another
- also known as the Red Planet
14 Clues: 365 days • this makes day and night • also known as the Red Planet • the season when days are short • the Earth is split into two of these • the season when days are the longest • this is what the Earth orbits around • the object that revolves around Earth • the longest or shortest day of the year • imaginary line through the middle of an object • ...
Geography 2022-09-18
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- round model of the earth
- coldest continent in the world
- the line of latitude at 0 degrees
- smallest city in the world
- most popular map tool
- Blue planet
- horizontal lines on a map
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- dwarf planet
- vertical lines on a map
- largest desert in the world
- largest river
- study of earth is called
- area where land meets the sea or ocean
- the number of continents in the world
- largest continent
15 Clues: Blue planet • dwarf planet • largest river • largest continent • most popular map tool • vertical lines on a map • round model of the earth • study of earth is called • horizontal lines on a map • smallest city in the world • largest desert in the world • coldest continent in the world • the line of latitude at 0 degrees • the number of continents in the world • ...
Cells and Organelles 2023-09-19
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- Caused when solar winds enter the top layers of the atmostphere
- largest tide when the moon and sun align
- found at the center of our solar system
- large burst of energy from the sun
- process of burning something
- outer most part of the sun
- combining of lightweight nuclei into heavier nuclei
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- layer that lies just outside the core of the sun
- satellite that pulls on earth creating tides
- eclipse where the moon is between the earth and sun
- most commonly used fossil fuel
- dark spots on the sun
- eclipse where the earth is between the sun and moon
- oblong bands of water around earth
- smallest tide when the moon and sun are perpendicular
15 Clues: dark spots on the sun • outer most part of the sun • process of burning something • most commonly used fossil fuel • large burst of energy from the sun • oblong bands of water around earth • found at the center of our solar system • largest tide when the moon and sun align • satellite that pulls on earth creating tides • layer that lies just outside the core of the sun • ...
Earth and Space 2022-01-13
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- a hole dug in the ground to get water
- rock that can hold water
- rain hail snow sleet
- when water is heated and changes to gas
- water with many different salts in oceans
- drops of water from vapor cooling
- the thin layer of gases around the earth
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- the earth and the earth's core
- water on the earth under earth and in air
- steam
- water with no salt found in lakes rivers
- all living things on the earth
12 Clues: steam • rain hail snow sleet • rock that can hold water • the earth and the earth's core • all living things on the earth • drops of water from vapor cooling • a hole dug in the ground to get water • when water is heated and changes to gas • water with no salt found in lakes rivers • the thin layer of gases around the earth • water on the earth under earth and in air • ...
Earth's Structures 2024-03-08
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- breaks in the earth's crust
- the edges of tectonic plates.
- plates slide past each other
- an opening in the Earth's crust through which molten lava, ash, and gases are ejected.
- the thick layer of hot, solid rock between the Earth's crust and the molten iron core
- All the water on earth
- how something is put together
- rock formed when layers of sediments were pressed and cemented together
- A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
- Earth's outermost layer.
- underwater mountain ranges
- plates Sections of the Earth's crust that move due to convection currents.
- crust, mantle, outer core, inner core
- The parts of our planet that are solid like the mantle and crust
- coming together
- part of Earth in which life exists including land, water, and air or atmosphere
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- the process in which soil particles and decaying organic matter accumulate in layers on the ground or at the bottom of large bodies of water, contributing to the formation of sedimentary rock
- a type of rock that forms from the cooling of molten rock at or below the surface
- Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations.
- A thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- Rocks that undergo a physical change due to extreme heat and pressure
- A trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rock.
- The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface.
- Divide apart
- slide past each other
- sudden, violent movements of Earth's crust
- relate or connect to one another.
- to form a solution by mixing evenly
- The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another
- core A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
- A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
- made liquid by heat; melted
- 3rd planet from the sun
- A group of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent elements or parts that function together as a whole to accomplish a goal.
- small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or living things
35 Clues: Divide apart • coming together • slide past each other • All the water on earth • 3rd planet from the sun • Earth's outermost layer. • underwater mountain ranges • breaks in the earth's crust • made liquid by heat; melted • plates slide past each other • the edges of tectonic plates. • how something is put together • relate or connect to one another. • ...
Chapter 11. Vocabulary Crossword 2021-03-05
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- The weight of Earths atmosphere pressing down on Earth
- Wind that results from local differences in temp.
- The air around Earth
- the pattern of weather an area experiences over a long time
- The amount of water vapor in the air
- Water continuously moves from Earth to the sky and back
- The border where two air masses meet
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- A large body of air the same temp. and humidity throughout
- Global winds that always blow in the same direction.
- Liquid water changes to gas
- Water that changes from a gas to a liquid
- Water that falls from the sky to Earth
- The layer of the atmosphere that's closest to Earth
13 Clues: The air around Earth • Liquid water changes to gas • The amount of water vapor in the air • The border where two air masses meet • Water that falls from the sky to Earth • Water that changes from a gas to a liquid • Wind that results from local differences in temp. • The layer of the atmosphere that's closest to Earth • Global winds that always blow in the same direction. • ...
The Solar System 2019-02-05
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- The fourth planet from the sun a.k.a. the red planet
- Almost a full moon
- The first planet from the sun
- When we can’t see any of the moon
- The fifth planet from the sun, a gas giant
- The first visible half of the moon
- When earth gets in between the moon and sun
- The first small sliver of the moon
- When we can see all of the moon
- An elongated circle or oval shape, how the planets orbit the sun
- Declared as an official dwarf planet
- The seventh planet from the sun which is tilted and also has rings
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- When there is a little less of the moon
- The last quarter we see of the moon
- The star in the solar system that gives us light
- The second planet from the sun
- The last bit we see if the moon before it’s another new moon
- The gray sphere that goes through phases and revolves around earth
- The eighth and last planet form the sun
- The sixth planet that has a lot of rings
- When the moon gets in between earth and the sun
- The third planet from the sun where we live
- When the planets move around the sun
23 Clues: Almost a full moon • The first planet from the sun • The second planet from the sun • When we can see all of the moon • When we can’t see any of the moon • The first visible half of the moon • The first small sliver of the moon • The last quarter we see of the moon • Declared as an official dwarf planet • When the planets move around the sun • ...
Clouds 2012-08-16
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- Movement of water from earth to sky and back to earth again
- No salt
- Puffy cloud
- What happens to water vapor when it cools
- Water containing salt, like the ocean
- Clouds (two words)
- Process in which plants make water and oxygen
- Percent of earth that is freshwater
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- Wispy cloud
- When water moves from liquid to vapor state
- Mid-level cloud
- Rain cloud
- Percent of earth covered with water
- Rain, sleet, hail
- The movement of water out of plants
15 Clues: No salt • Rain cloud • Wispy cloud • Puffy cloud • Mid-level cloud • Rain, sleet, hail • Clouds (two words) • Percent of earth covered with water • The movement of water out of plants • Percent of earth that is freshwater • Water containing salt, like the ocean • What happens to water vapor when it cools • When water moves from liquid to vapor state • ...
GEOGRAPHY: Topic 1 Lesson 1-2 2022-09-21
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- Imaginary lines around Earth to help locate places on its surface.
- Process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
- A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals.
- The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
- Between the cardinal directions.
- A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.
- Process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle.
- Main line of longitude, located in Greenwich, England.
- Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material.
- point at which, everywhere on Earth, day and night are nearly equal in length.
- Average weather of a place over many years.
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- North, East, South, West
- Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days.
- Middle latitude.
- in Earth's crust.
- Sphere of super-hot metal.
- Movement of Earth's water from surface to atmosphere.
- The process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces.
- Position in degrees east to west of the Prime Meridian.
- A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers.
20 Clues: Middle latitude. • in Earth's crust. • North, East, South, West • Sphere of super-hot metal. • Between the cardinal directions. • A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers. • Average weather of a place over many years. • Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days. • A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals. • Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material. • ...
GEOGRAPHY: Lesson 1-2 2022-09-21
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- The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
- Process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle.
- Movement of Earth's water from surface to atmosphere.
- Between the cardinal directions.
- Main line of longitude, located in Greenwich, England.
- North, East, South, West
- Middle latitude.
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- Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days.
- A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.
- in Earth's crust.
- Average weather of a place over many years.
- Imaginary lines around Earth to help locate places on its surface.
- A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers.
- The process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces.
- A point at which, everywhere on Earth, day and night are nearly equal in length.
- Sphere of super-hot metal.
- Position in degrees east to west of the Prime Meridian.
- Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material.
- A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals.
- Process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
20 Clues: Middle latitude. • in Earth's crust. • North, East, South, West • Sphere of super-hot metal. • Between the cardinal directions. • A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers. • Average weather of a place over many years. • Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days. • A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals. • Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material. • ...
Branches of science part 1 2025-08-26
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- the study of organisms and their parts
- the study of heredity and passing traits
- the study of physics of stellar phenomena
- the study and growth and development of living things
- the study of blood and blood making organs
- the study of past human lives
- the study of the universe in regards to time and space
- the study of insects
- the study of the heart
- the study of laughter
- the science of growing and maintaining a forest
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- study of sound
- the study of plants
- the study of applying beauty treatments to hair, skin, and nails
- the art of making maps and charts
- The study of water on earth
- the study of enzymes
- the study of blood and blood making organs
- the study of life and organisms
- the study of the origin and history of earth
- the study of the size and shape of the earth
- the study of outer space
22 Clues: study of sound • the study of plants • the study of enzymes • the study of insects • the study of laughter • the study of the heart • the study of outer space • The study of water on earth • the study of past human lives • the study of life and organisms • the art of making maps and charts • the study of organisms and their parts • the study of heredity and passing traits • ...
Geography 1 Chapter 1 Crossword 2024-10-02
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- the frozen water part of the Earth system
- all living organisms and ecosystems
- days when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point
- the lines of latitude parallel to the equator
- the solid part of Earth, including rocks and soil
- a day where day and night are equal lengths
- the layer of gasses surrounding the Earth
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- Processes in which the output of a system influences its own input.
- all water bodies, including oceans, rivers, and glaciers
- Energy emitted by the Sun in the form of electromagnetic waves
- shape of the earth
- 23.5 degrees
- A system in which energy can enter and leave, but matter cannot.
- measurement north/south of the equator
- measurement east/west of the prime meridian
15 Clues: 23.5 degrees • shape of the earth • all living organisms and ecosystems • measurement north/south of the equator • the frozen water part of the Earth system • the layer of gasses surrounding the Earth • measurement east/west of the prime meridian • a day where day and night are equal lengths • the lines of latitude parallel to the equator • ...
Seasons Vocabulary Crossword 2025-09-05
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- regular changes in temperature that repeat every year
- Hemisphere we live on
- an imaginary line that divides the earth into two hemispheres
- ___________clockwise - the direction the earth moves around the sun
- spinning motion of the Earth on its axis.
- half of a sphere, or half of the Earth.
- imaginary line that passes through Earth from the North Pole to the South pole.
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- the movement of an object around another object.
- The number of seasons we experience here on Earth
- another name for the North Star, Earth's axis points here
- elliptical (oval) curved path that an object takes around another object or center of gravity.
- The length of each season in months
12 Clues: Hemisphere we live on • The length of each season in months • half of a sphere, or half of the Earth. • spinning motion of the Earth on its axis. • the movement of an object around another object. • The number of seasons we experience here on Earth • regular changes in temperature that repeat every year • another name for the North Star, Earth's axis points here • ...
Unit 3 2026-02-17
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- A soft, semi-liquid layer of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere
- Type of boundary Where tectonic plates move apart.
- Type of boundary Where tectonic plates move toward each other.
- The outer layer of Earth.
- Rocks from space that land on Earth.
- The Center of the Earth - Made of Iron and Nickel.
- ________plates: Large pieces of Earth's crust that move.
- Surrounds the inner core and is made of liquid iron and nickel
- The layer of Earth between the crust and core.
- __________ waves: slower seismic waves that move only through solids. They shake the ground up and down or side to side, perpendicular to the wave's direction
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- When one tectonic plate goes under another.
- The rigid outer part of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
- Places where Earth's crust is pulling apart.
- Type of crust that is The Thick buoyant part of the Earths crust that forms the continents.
- Rocks formed from cooled lava or magma.
- Rocks changed by heat and pressure.
- ____________Currents: the circular patterns created when warm material rises, cools, and then sinks again, causing a continuous flow.
- _______ Waves: the fastest type of seismic wave that moves through solids, liquids, and gases. They push and pull the ground in the same direction the wave is moving.
- Type of Rocks made from layers of sediment.
- Type of crust that is The thinner, denser part of Earth's crust that lies beneath ocean basins.
- Type of Boundary Where tectonic plates slide past each other.
21 Clues: The outer layer of Earth. • Rocks changed by heat and pressure. • Rocks from space that land on Earth. • Rocks formed from cooled lava or magma. • When one tectonic plate goes under another. • Type of Rocks made from layers of sediment. • Places where Earth's crust is pulling apart. • The layer of Earth between the crust and core. • ...
Antarctica Vocabulary 2024-01-10
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- Part of a glacier that reaches out over water
- A large floating piece of ice
- All of the water on the Earth
- Someone that studies the history of Earth’s climate
- When one of the poles tips towards the sun
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- All of the air around the Earth
- When the sun doesn’t rise for days
- A force that attracts objects with mass
- When the sun doesn’t set for days
- A large area of ice that builds over time
- All of the life on Earth
- A sled used to pull supplies across the ice
- Water that is a mixture of fresh and salt
- All of the rocks and minerals of the Earth
- When both poles are not pointed towards the sun
15 Clues: All of the life on Earth • A large floating piece of ice • All of the water on the Earth • All of the air around the Earth • When the sun doesn’t set for days • When the sun doesn’t rise for days • A force that attracts objects with mass • A large area of ice that builds over time • Water that is a mixture of fresh and salt • All of the rocks and minerals of the Earth • ...
Geography 2016-07-22
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- other name of deep sea plain
- oceanic deeps
- rocks are weakened and broken by weather forces
- greek name for vapour
- super continent
- Biggest canyon in the world
- hard rocks formed from cooling of molten materials
- realm of earth
- slow moving mass of ice(river of ice)
- outer core contains this metal
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- gorge in A.p on the godavari
- trench in pacific ocean (11022mts)
- movement of plates under the crust
- solid realm of the earth
- outermost layer of the earth
- water fall with a great force
- chemical symbol of salt
- proposed continental drift
- units to measure amount of salt in water
- india was part of
- greek name for water
21 Clues: oceanic deeps • realm of earth • super continent • india was part of • greek name for water • greek name for vapour • chemical symbol of salt • solid realm of the earth • proposed continental drift • Biggest canyon in the world • gorge in A.p on the godavari • other name of deep sea plain • outermost layer of the earth • water fall with a great force • outer core contains this metal • ...
Mars 2025-05-06
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- Mars has one of the biggest ___ in the solar system
- Mars has a ___ atmosphere
- Mars has slightly____ days
- Mars also experiences___ like Earth
- Mars has __ water below its surface
- Marses moons are likely captured ___
- Mars is the__th planet from the sun
- Phobos orbits Mars__ times a day
- Marses year is ____ as long as Earths years
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- Mars has a large ___ system
- On Mars the sunsets are ___
- Mars has ___ moons
- Marses surface texture
- Like Earth Mars is a ___ planet
- From Mars the ___ seams smaller
- Mars is ____ than Earth
- It takes ___ months to travel to Mars
- Mars has large scale __ storms
- Mars has ___ in its atmosphere
- Mars is also known as the___ planet
20 Clues: Mars has ___ moons • Marses surface texture • Mars is ____ than Earth • Mars has a ___ atmosphere • Mars has slightly____ days • Mars has a large ___ system • On Mars the sunsets are ___ • Mars has large scale __ storms • Mars has ___ in its atmosphere • Like Earth Mars is a ___ planet • From Mars the ___ seams smaller • Phobos orbits Mars__ times a day • ...
Seasons Vocabulary Crossword 2025-01-28
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- regular changes in temperature that repeat every year
- Hemisphere we live on
- an imaginary line that divides the earth into two hemispheres
- ___________clockwise - the direction the earth moves around the sun
- spinning motion of the Earth on its axis.
- half of a sphere, or half of the Earth.
- imaginary line that passes through Earth from the North Pole to the South pole.
Down
- the movement of an object around another object.
- The number of seasons we experience here on Earth
- another name for the North Star, Earth's axis points here
- elliptical (oval) curved path that an object takes around another object or center of gravity.
- The length of each season in months
12 Clues: Hemisphere we live on • The length of each season in months • half of a sphere, or half of the Earth. • spinning motion of the Earth on its axis. • the movement of an object around another object. • The number of seasons we experience here on Earth • regular changes in temperature that repeat every year • another name for the North Star, Earth's axis points here • ...
Relfection sheet 2025-11-05
Across
- an object spinning around another object
- outer planets
- inner planets
- the northern and southern means the opposite season
- rock and clay that preserves fossils
- the moon decreasing in light
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- what controls earths seasons
- what it takes for a fossil to preserve
- the moon between the sun and earth
- a gravitational pull
- an object spinning on its axis
- the moon in increasing in light
- the earth between the sun and moon
- layers building up overtime
- things piling on top of each other
- your weight on earth
16 Clues: outer planets • inner planets • a gravitational pull • your weight on earth • layers building up overtime • what controls earths seasons • the moon decreasing in light • an object spinning on its axis • the moon in increasing in light • the moon between the sun and earth • the earth between the sun and moon • things piling on top of each other • rock and clay that preserves fossils • ...
Earth and Plate Tectonics 2017-10-09
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- made up of iron and nickel.
- Theory that explains how continents shift position on the earth's surface
- hard layer on the outer most part of the earth.
- When oceanic crust is formed from volcanic activity and gradually moves away from the ridge.
- Theory that the earth's outer shell is divided into several plates that glide over earth's mantle.
- Waves of energy caused by sudden breaking of rock within the earth or explosion.
- Move through the body of an object unlike surface waves.
- region of the upper part of the earth's mantle.
Down
- a current in a fluid that results from convection.
- region surrounding the earth.
- Crust, mantle, Convection currents, Outer core, inner core
- rigid outer part of the earth.
- Supercontinent that eventually split up in the the continents we know today.
- largest part of the earth that takes up 84% of the earth's total volume.
- First waves of an earthquake that arrive on the seismograph.
15 Clues: made up of iron and nickel. • region surrounding the earth. • rigid outer part of the earth. • hard layer on the outer most part of the earth. • region of the upper part of the earth's mantle. • a current in a fluid that results from convection. • Move through the body of an object unlike surface waves. • Crust, mantle, Convection currents, Outer core, inner core • ...
Solar Systems and Rockets 2023-08-14
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- The fifth planet from the Sun
- The season that leaves fall off trees
- A rock layer found between Mars and Jupiter
- The season where new life is generally born
- The only star in our solar system
- The term when a large segment of the moon can be seen
- the planet that we live on
- The eclipse that occurs when the order is Sun -> Moon -> Earth
- The cause of tides
- The term when a small segment of the moon can be seen
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- The planet most recently deemed a dwarf planet
- The force that formed the Solar System
- The coolest season
- A gas planet (NOT Jupiter)
- Gravitational pull is caused by distance and what?
- The model that places the Earth at the centre of the Solar System
- The model that places the Sun at the centre of the Solar System
- The warmest season
- The phase of the moon in which the whole moon is seen
- The planet most recently discovered (not a dwarf planet)
- The planet Elon Musk is trying to inhabit
- A planet orbits around a what?
- The eclipse that occurs when the order is Sun -> Earth -> Moon
- Moon The phase of the moon is which none of the moon is seen
24 Clues: The coolest season • The warmest season • The cause of tides • A gas planet (NOT Jupiter) • the planet that we live on • The fifth planet from the Sun • A planet orbits around a what? • The only star in our solar system • The season that leaves fall off trees • The force that formed the Solar System • The planet Elon Musk is trying to inhabit • ...
Solar System 2022-11-09
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- the force that keeps us on Earth
- number of planets in our solar system
- the path a planet takes around the sun
- earth orbits the sun
- earth spinning on an axis
- the star at the center of our solar system
- the moon is Earth's natural _____________
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- One revolution and 365 days
- planets that are gas giants
- planets that are smaller, terrestrial
- one full rotation takes 24 ____________
- gravity pulls to the ________ of the Earth
- rotation gives us day and ___________
13 Clues: earth orbits the sun • earth spinning on an axis • One revolution and 365 days • planets that are gas giants • the force that keeps us on Earth • number of planets in our solar system • planets that are smaller, terrestrial • rotation gives us day and ___________ • the path a planet takes around the sun • one full rotation takes 24 ____________ • ...
Eclipse Vocab 2024-04-19
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- the rising and falling of the sea do to gravitational force
- Outer region of a shadow
- an area where an object block light from going
- An object revolving around another object in space
- When the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon
- to spin around something
- When the moon fully blocks the sun from hitting the earth
- Total or partial blocking of an object in space
- When the moon blocks the sun from hitting the earth
- when the moon partially blocks the sun from hitting the earth
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- When the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon
- when the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon
- Inner region of a shadow
- to spin
- the earth’s natural satellite
- the angle of an object
16 Clues: to spin • the angle of an object • Outer region of a shadow • Inner region of a shadow • to spin around something • the earth’s natural satellite • an area where an object block light from going • Total or partial blocking of an object in space • An object revolving around another object in space • When the earth blocks the sun from hitting the moon • ...
Dur, Viv, Geo 2017-10-04
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- having the quality of lasting
- earth, ground
- the act of bringing back to life; renewed interest in
- birth, produce, race
- related to the heat of the earth's interior
- live, life
- like, related to
- related to the earth's center; earth-centered
- state, quality, act
- high-spirited and full of life
- heat
- the length of time something has
- study of, science
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- time
- able to be
- growing on or in the ground
- center
- study of the earth's structure
- like, related to
- lively in appearance; vigorous
- one who writes about the earth's features
- one who, that which
- system of time divisions used in the study of the earth
- like, related to
- write, written
- back, again
- harden, to last, lasting
- an action or process
- having the quality of
29 Clues: time • heat • center • able to be • live, life • back, again • earth, ground • write, written • like, related to • like, related to • like, related to • study of, science • one who, that which • state, quality, act • birth, produce, race • an action or process • having the quality of • harden, to last, lasting • growing on or in the ground • having the quality of lasting • study of the earth's structure • ...
Greek gods and goddesses to remember 2013-03-06
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- god of the earth and sky
- god of the sun
- goddess of the earth and agriculture
- goddess of wisdom and warfare
- goddess of love and beauty
- god of the underworld
- messenger of the gods
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- goddes of the home and earth
- brutal and unpredictable god of war
- god of the sea
- god of fire
- god of the moon and hunting
- playful god of love
- father of Zeus
- Zeus' wife; protector of marriage
15 Clues: god of fire • god of the sun • god of the sea • father of Zeus • playful god of love • god of the underworld • messenger of the gods • god of the earth and sky • goddess of love and beauty • god of the moon and hunting • goddes of the home and earth • goddess of wisdom and warfare • Zeus' wife; protector of marriage • brutal and unpredictable god of war • ...
Science 8 Vocab 2024-10-17
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- A flat model of the earth
- Relates distance on a map to the earth
- A feature of topography
- How much higher something is then sea level
- A large piece of land that is mostly the same landform
- The shape of the land
- The difference between the highest and lowest point
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- Nearly flat or rolling land
- A group of mountains that resemble each other
- A landform with high elevation but is level on top
- They stand for features
- A landform with a peak and a high relief
- A list of symbols
- Squares that show colors and light on earth
- A sphere that represents the entire earth
15 Clues: A list of symbols • The shape of the land • They stand for features • A feature of topography • A flat model of the earth • Nearly flat or rolling land • Relates distance on a map to the earth • A landform with a peak and a high relief • A sphere that represents the entire earth • How much higher something is then sea level • Squares that show colors and light on earth • ...
A place for everything, and everything in its place 2012-11-16
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- An explanation of why or how something happens
- Plates/ Move over the Earth's surface
- Measure of mass in a given volume
- variable/ The one you change or introduce in an experiment
- When heat travels through fluids
- When heat travels by two solids touching
- variable/ The one that responds or depends on what you changed
- When heat travels in rays or waves
- Core/ Solid ball of metal in the Earth
- The first scientist who proposed that plates move slowly over time on Earth's surface
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- Outermost layer of Earth
- group/ Under normal conditions in an experiment
- Name of a landmass that existed 200 million years ago
- current/ The flow that transfer heat in a liquid
- An educated guess
- Drift/ A rejected theory about how plates move on Earth
- Amount of force pushing down on an area
- Thickest and solid but hot layer of Earth
- Core/ Liquid nikel and iron layer
- A statement about how the same thing will happen everytime in a certain set of conditions
20 Clues: An educated guess • Outermost layer of Earth • When heat travels through fluids • Measure of mass in a given volume • Core/ Liquid nikel and iron layer • When heat travels in rays or waves • Plates/ Move over the Earth's surface • Core/ Solid ball of metal in the Earth • Amount of force pushing down on an area • When heat travels by two solids touching • ...
GEO:Topic 1 Lesson 1-2 2022-09-21
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- A point at which, everywhere on Earth, day and night are nearly equal in length.
- Middle latitude.
- Between the cardinal directions.
- Sphere of super-hot metal.
- Process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle.
- North, East, South, West
Down
- Movement of Earth's water from surface to atmosphere.
- Main line of longitude located in Greenwich England.
- Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material.
- A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers.
- The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
- Imaginary lines around Earth to help locate places on its surface.
- Process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
- Seams in Earth's crust.
- Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days.
- A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals.
- Position in degrees east to west of the Prime Meridian.
- The process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces.
- A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.
- Average weather of a place over many years.
20 Clues: Middle latitude. • Seams in Earth's crust. • North, East, South, West • Sphere of super-hot metal. • Between the cardinal directions. • A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers. • Average weather of a place over many years. • Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days. • A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals. • Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material. • ...
Sleeping Giant 2025-10-22
Across
- Something fiery that rises from the bottom of Earth.
- To make an educated guess.
- Something that is very hot or creates heat.
- crust The outer layer of Earth.
- winter An event that makes it hard to find different resources.
- deformation How volcanic activity causes land to shift.
- An extremely large volcano that can change the face of the Earth if it erupts.
- When something like water turns into gas.
- A tool that measures energy waves that are caused by earthquakes.
- A type of crater.
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- When a large volcano erupts.
- National Park A place that spans over Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana.
- When something is relatively inactive.
- A negative charged particle.
- microscope Something that uses negatively charged particles.
- record The history of Earth’s layers and fossils.
- spot A column of hot rock and magma rising from deep in the Earth.
- Something that sprays boiling water into the air.
- migration When animals and humans leave a place because of problems.
- A mixture of melted rock, crystals, and dissolved gases.
20 Clues: A type of crater. • To make an educated guess. • When a large volcano erupts. • A negative charged particle. • crust The outer layer of Earth. • When something is relatively inactive. • When something like water turns into gas. • Something that is very hot or creates heat. • record The history of Earth’s layers and fossils. • Something that sprays boiling water into the air. • ...
GEOGRAPHY:Topic1 Lesson1-2 2022-09-21
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- A point at which days are longest in one hemisphere and shortest in the other.
- Sphere of super-hot metal.
- A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals.
- The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
- North, East, South, West
- Imaginary lines around Earth to help locate places on its surface.
- A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers.
- Middle latitude.
- Process in which water, ice, or wind remove small pieces of rock and move them somewhere else
- Movement of Earth's water from surface to atmosphere.
- Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material.
- Process involving huge blocks of Earth's crust and upper mantle.
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- in Earth's crust.
- The process that breaks rocks down into tiny pieces.
- Main line of longitude, located in Greenwich, England.
- A point at which, everywhere on Earth, day and night are nearly equal in length.
- Position in degrees east to west of the Prime Meridian.
- Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days.
- Between the cardinal directions.
- Average weather of a place over many years.
20 Clues: Middle latitude. • in Earth's crust. • North, East, South, West • Sphere of super-hot metal. • Between the cardinal directions. • A thick, rocky layer of Earth's layers. • Average weather of a place over many years. • Complete journey around the Earth of 365 days. • A layer that is 18 miles of rocks and minerals. • Process depositing, or dropping, eroding material. • ...
Space Facts 2020-10-08
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- A star that reaches the highest temperature
- Layers of dust and thin air that surrounds the earth
- A layer of rocks that separate the inner and outer planets
- A rock that falls into earth
- An object that orbits the earth
- The 4 planets from the sun
- A small rock piece that orbits the earth
- A planet that has not cleared its orbit
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- A giant piece of rock from a planet/moon
- Terrestrial planets and Gas giants that orbit the sun
- A rock made of ice and snow
- The 4 planets after the Asteroid belt
- A belt after the outer planets and where pluto lives
- A rock that is burning in the earth's atmosphere
- Dwarf planet discovered in 2006 (originally the 9th planet)
- This is the reason why we can stand
16 Clues: The 4 planets from the sun • A rock made of ice and snow • A rock that falls into earth • An object that orbits the earth • This is the reason why we can stand • The 4 planets after the Asteroid belt • A planet that has not cleared its orbit • A giant piece of rock from a planet/moon • A small rock piece that orbits the earth • A star that reaches the highest temperature • ...
Plate Tectonics 2016-02-26
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- A fault in which the hanging wall moves down relative to the footwall.
- The outermost, ridged layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and the ridged upper part of the mantle.
- The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core.
- The process by which new oceanic lithosphere is created at mid-ocean ridges as older material is pulled away from the ridge
- "Middle Sphere" the strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core.
- The region where an oceanic plate sinks down into the asthenosphere at a convergent boundary.
- A fault in which the hanging wall moves up relative to the footwall.
- The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material
- The liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core.
- The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust.
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- The thin, outermost layer of the Earth, or the uppermost part of the Lithosphere.
- The theory that continents can drift apart from one another and have done so in the past.
- The soft layer of the mantle on which pieces of the lithosphere move.
- The central spherical part of the Earth below the mantle.
- A fault in which the two fault blocks move past each other horizontally.
- The solid, dense center of the Earth.
- A break in the Earth's crust along which two blocks of the crust slide relative to one another.
- The type of stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object.
- A piece of the lithosphere that moves around on top of the asthenosphere.
- The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed.
20 Clues: The solid, dense center of the Earth. • The layer of the Earth between the crust and the core. • The central spherical part of the Earth below the mantle. • The type of stress that occurs when an object is squeezed. • The bending of rock layers due to stress in the Earth's crust. • The amount of force per unit area that is put on a given material • ...
Geographica 2022-01-06
Across
- a mount from where magma is erupting
- rigid slab of lithosphere
- sinuous curves of river
- traditional house of Eskimo
- 23.5 north latitude, tropic of ___
- large area of vegetation, soil and wildlife
- grassland of Africa
- rise and fall in sea level due to gravity
- fan shaped feature form at the mouth of river
- a rock contain mineral oil abundantly
- rock type made by lava
- a place where organisms makes its home
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- wave like bending in crust of the earth
- circular motion of wind
- vibrations in the crust of earth
- moving ice body
- state of being subject to death
- cracks in the crust of the earth
- crescent shaped sand dunes in desert
- unit of water flow
20 Clues: moving ice body • unit of water flow • grassland of Africa • rock type made by lava • circular motion of wind • sinuous curves of river • rigid slab of lithosphere • traditional house of Eskimo • state of being subject to death • vibrations in the crust of earth • cracks in the crust of the earth • 23.5 north latitude, tropic of ___ • a mount from where magma is erupting • ...
Caden Zerby 2024-03-14
Across
- very middle of earth
- close to dirt, also has small rocks and minerals in it
- a thing caused by plate movement
- the scale used to measure earthquakes the ___ scale
- the thing we breathe
- tall structures of rock and some are very big
- natural solid substance with a crystal structure
- large cracks in earths crust
- very old bug/animal/rock
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- convergent, divergent, transforming
- soft material involved with divergent and convergent plate boundaries
- the study of rock
- outer layer of earth
- spews lava
- tectonic things
- huge wave
- big, is Pacific, Atlantic, and more
- they are in igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
- the planet we live on
- can form magma, and changes form
20 Clues: huge wave • spews lava • tectonic things • the study of rock • outer layer of earth • very middle of earth • the thing we breathe • the planet we live on • very old bug/animal/rock • large cracks in earths crust • a thing caused by plate movement • can form magma, and changes form • convergent, divergent, transforming • big, is Pacific, Atlantic, and more • ...
Cody Hendricks fun friday 2025-04-11
Across
- line of heat that lines across the earth
- how well something can dissolve
- a liquid that can dissolve something
- land made of sand caused by movement of sediment
- big block of ice
- how salty something is
- earths universal solvent
- pollutant from a unknown source
- item that contains almost all the water on earth
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- items that can be dissolved
- how good or bad the air is for you
- something that pollutes something
- layer of earth holding all of its water
- the process of using fossils for energy
- chemical reaction with rain and pollutants
- every living thing is inside this
- the weight of something
- how blurry water is
- pollution from a known source
- form of pollutant fuel
20 Clues: big block of ice • how blurry water is • how salty something is • form of pollutant fuel • the weight of something • earths universal solvent • items that can be dissolved • pollution from a known source • how well something can dissolve • pollutant from a unknown source • something that pollutes something • every living thing is inside this • how good or bad the air is for you • ...
VOCAB Science CORE 4 2024-01-31
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- The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. The path the Earth follows around the sun.
- An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
- The imaginary line of latitude that divides Earth into two equal hemispheres
- Very long-period waves that move through the ocean in resposne to the forces exerted by the moon and sun
- A period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
- A measure of how cold or hot something is
- a natural object that exists outside the Earth's atmosphere. Examples: stars, planets, asteroids, comets, or meteoroids
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- A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface
- The force that draws objects towards each other
- The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time
- The spinning of Earth on its axis. Every day the Earth rotates or spins on its axis.
- Happens just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line
- Imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator
- A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and tempature
- The time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year
- To move in a circle about/around a central axis.
- Either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days
17 Clues: A measure of how cold or hot something is • An imaginary line around which Earth rotates. • The force that draws objects towards each other • To move in a circle about/around a central axis. • The state of the atmosphere at a given place and time • A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface • ...
Space and planets 2022-09-27
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- The sixth planet from the sun and is famous for its large and distinct ring system.
- Material that covers the surface of the earth.
- The closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in the solar system.
- Chemical element. Metal.
- Object that orbits around the Earth or any other celestial body.
- The eighth planet from the sun and is on average the coldest planet in the solar system.
- The seventh planet from the sun and is a bit of an oddball.
- The largest object in our solar system.
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- The red planet.
- The fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in the solar system.
- It's a hole.
- Solid outer layer of Earth and other planets.
- cap
- dune
- Our home planet, is the third planet from the sun.
- The second planet from the sun and is the hottest planet in the solar system.
16 Clues: cap • dune • It's a hole. • The red planet. • Chemical element. Metal. • The largest object in our solar system. • Solid outer layer of Earth and other planets. • Material that covers the surface of the earth. • Our home planet, is the third planet from the sun. • The seventh planet from the sun and is a bit of an oddball. • ...
Water Systems 2024-02-23
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- refers to the ability of a material to absorb heat.
- A place for collecting and storing something
- When water evaporates from oceans, lakes, and rivers, it forms _____.
- Earth is surrounded by an ___________ made up of a mixture of gases, including water vapour.
- used to refer to these big ice masses at poles.
- Liquid water is found on both _____ and _____ the ground.
- process of air to water
- The Sun provides the thermal _____ that drives the whole cycle.
- small localised climate, different form other climates around it.
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- All of the solid water on earth is ____
- any frozen or liquid water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back into the earth.
- A mass of ice which movies slowly, due to gravity.
- The upper surface of the groundwater zone
- the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water (water vapour).
- an area of land in which all bodies of water eventually drain into one big body
- The water on earth is always changing ____.
- Underground freshwater reservoir
- long hollow shafts
- How much salt is dissolved in ocean water
- is a particularly large glacier that covers the land.
20 Clues: long hollow shafts • process of air to water • Underground freshwater reservoir • All of the solid water on earth is ____ • The upper surface of the groundwater zone • How much salt is dissolved in ocean water • The water on earth is always changing ____. • A place for collecting and storing something • used to refer to these big ice masses at poles. • ...
Geography 2016-07-22
Across
- slow moving mass of ice(river of ice)
- Biggest canyon in the world
- units to measure amount of salt in water
- movement of plates under the crust
- proposed continental drift
- gorge in A.p on the godavari
- india was part of
- solid realm of the earth
- outer core contains this metal
- oceanic deeps
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- trench in pacific ocean (11022mts)
- realm of earth
- hard rocks formed from cooling of molten materials
- chemical symbol of salt
- super continent
- water fall with a great force
- other name of deep sea plain
- rocks are weakened and broken by weather forces
- greek name for vapour
- outermost layer of the earth
- greek name for water
21 Clues: oceanic deeps • realm of earth • super continent • india was part of • greek name for water • greek name for vapour • chemical symbol of salt • solid realm of the earth • proposed continental drift • Biggest canyon in the world • other name of deep sea plain • gorge in A.p on the godavari • outermost layer of the earth • water fall with a great force • outer core contains this metal • ...
Handle with Care 2017-05-25
Across
- to say what will happen before it happens
- the part of the Earth in which life can exist / land and water
- cutting down too many trees in the forest
- to harm or ruin something
- our planet
- to let go
- the top layer of earth where plants grow
- place where the garbage is buried
- where something comes from
- to take in
- a large area of land covered with trees
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- very important
- fun activities
- to convince someone to do something
- something that can be used for support or help
- to stop from happening
- thousands
- to use something again
- to hurt something so it cannot be fixed
- make smaller
- something that is a problem
21 Clues: thousands • to let go • our planet • to take in • make smaller • very important • fun activities • to stop from happening • to use something again • to harm or ruin something • where something comes from • something that is a problem • place where the garbage is buried • to convince someone to do something • to hurt something so it cannot be fixed • a large area of land covered with trees • ...
Solar 2023-02-08
Across
- Rotates on its side
- Hottest planet
- Once a planet but now a dwarf planet
- Icy rock that orbits the sun
- Planet with well known ring system
- Name of our galaxy
- Liquid substance found on Earth
- Something that revolves around a planet
- Coldest planet
- Path a planet follows around the sun
- Revolves around the Earth
- Name for outer four planets
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- One of the gases that makes up the sun
- Planet that sustains life
- Where asteroids are found
- Largest planet in our solar system
- Planet has a lot of rust
- Large pieces of rocks in space with irregular shape
- Smallest planet
- Known as a shooting star
- One of Mars' moon
21 Clues: Hottest planet • Coldest planet • Smallest planet • One of Mars' moon • Name of our galaxy • Rotates on its side • Planet has a lot of rust • Known as a shooting star • Planet that sustains life • Where asteroids are found • Revolves around the Earth • Name for outer four planets • Icy rock that orbits the sun • Liquid substance found on Earth • Largest planet in our solar system • ...
Planets Crossword 2014-10-12
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- The 4th planet from the sun
- There are many of these in the night sky
- The planet that is the most far away from the sun
- Objects like Earth, Jupiter, Mercury
- These go around a planet like Jupiter
- The 7th planet from the sun
- The are above/around our planet
- The 8th planet from the sun
- The big, yellow object in the sky
- The closest planet to the sun
- The Earth is one of these
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- These objects float around in space
- Where all the planets are located
- The 6th planet from the sun
- The 2nd planet in the Solar System
- This object is in the sky during the night
- This planet has rings around it
- This is all around us and can be found everywhere
- We use these to visit other planets
- The planet we live on
20 Clues: The planet we live on • The Earth is one of these • The 4th planet from the sun • The 6th planet from the sun • The 7th planet from the sun • The 8th planet from the sun • The closest planet to the sun • This planet has rings around it • The are above/around our planet • Where all the planets are located • The big, yellow object in the sky • The 2nd planet in the Solar System • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- the middle layer of the earth.
- The mechanical model; lithosphere, asthenosphere, mesosphere, outer core, inner core. (look at me on ice)
- a boundary where the plates move away from eachother
- the outer layer of the core.
- a divergent boundary where new crust is formed in the ocean
- the theory that the continents are always moving.
- the cracked-up parts of earths crust.
- when something is pressed together.
- the center of the earth.
- the 3rd mechanical layer
- the 1st mechanical layer
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- the theory of plates moving on the asthenosphere
- when the plates slide past eachother
- what something is composed of.
- when the plates come together.
- when one plate (usually the denser, oceanic plate) go under another.
- A long rigid crack in the earths surface.
- the inner layer of earths center
- the very outer layer of the earth.
- the 2nd mechanical layer
20 Clues: the 2nd mechanical layer • the center of the earth. • the 3rd mechanical layer • the 1st mechanical layer • the outer layer of the core. • the middle layer of the earth. • what something is composed of. • when the plates come together. • the inner layer of earths center • the very outer layer of the earth. • when something is pressed together. • ...
unit 3 review 2023-12-07
Across
- What is the mouth of the river called?
- What is the third layer of the earth called?
- Erosion _____ the rock
- What is the last layer of the earth called?
- What is the second layer of the earth called?
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- plates can move ____ from each other, past or against.
- The break down of rock.
- What is the dropping of broken down rock called?
- What is the outer layer of the earth called?
- Weathering ______ the rock
- The _______ scale tells us how powerful a earthquake it or will be
- What uses water, wind, and sand?
- Is a earthquake a constructive or destructive force?
- Liquid rock.
14 Clues: Liquid rock. • Erosion _____ the rock • The break down of rock. • Weathering ______ the rock • What uses water, wind, and sand? • What is the mouth of the river called? • What is the last layer of the earth called? • What is the third layer of the earth called? • What is the outer layer of the earth called? • What is the second layer of the earth called? • ...
Eclipses 2020-11-30
Across
- when part of the earth's shadow covers the moon
- when the moon is at its furthest point from earth and passes directly in front of the sun and causes a ring of light to be seen around the moon.
- the blocking of light when one celestial body passes between the light source and another celestial body
- when part of the moon's shadow covers earth
- when the earth's shadow completely covers the moon as seen from earth
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- when the moon casts a shadow on earth
- when the moon completely covers the sun as seen from earth
- the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by the earth or moon
- partially shaded outer region of a shadow
- when the earth casts a shadow on the moon
- during a solar eclipse the moon is in this phase
- during a lunar eclipse the moon is in this phase
12 Clues: when the moon casts a shadow on earth • partially shaded outer region of a shadow • when the earth casts a shadow on the moon • when part of the moon's shadow covers earth • when part of the earth's shadow covers the moon • during a solar eclipse the moon is in this phase • during a lunar eclipse the moon is in this phase • ...
The Solar System 2022-06-10
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- It takes 365 days for the ..... to complete one circuit around the Sun. We call this a year.
- Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets.
- The movement of the Earth about its axis.
- the whole cosmic system of matter and energy of which Earth, and therefore the human race, is a part.
- A body of ice, dust and bits of rock that passes through space leaving a tail of ice and dust behind it
- the movement of the Earth around the Sun in its orbit
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- the whole cosmic system of matter and energy of which Earth, and therefore the human race, is a part.
- A large body of either rock or gas that follows a consistent orbit around a star
- The layer of gas around a planet
- Orbits around the Earth.
- the closest planet to the Sun.
- This is the same force that keeps the Earth and the other planets orbiting around the Sun.
- This object is 93 million miles from the Earth.
13 Clues: Orbits around the Earth. • the closest planet to the Sun. • The layer of gas around a planet • The movement of the Earth about its axis. • This object is 93 million miles from the Earth. • the movement of the Earth around the Sun in its orbit • Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets. • ...
Space Crossward 2017-12-17
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- Also a type of chocolate bar
- Give off their own light(stars)
- The space shuttles lifts off from a ______ pad
- A phase where the moon appears completely black
- _____ is used to described anything of or relating to the moon
- Hottest planet with no moons
- Closest planet to the sun
- ______system
- Refers to any type of vehicle that travels in space
- The _____ Space station is NASA's labratory in space
- Means to resolve around
- Large group of stars and planets found in the universe
- Dark areas on the surface of the sun
- Also known as "Dirty Snowballs"
- Most visible in our night sky
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- Another name for shooting star
- Saturn has these
- Neil Armstrong was the first to walk on the _____
- Meteors that did not burn up as they fell through our atmosphere and hit earth
- Rotates on its side and has 27 moons
- All planets resolve around the _____
- A big bowl-shaped depression created from where meteors hit earth
- When the moons position blocks our veiw of the sun
- IS blue because o vf methane gas
- The sun is made up of 70% of ______
- The galaxy where earth is located
- It is the largest planet
- An _____ is a person who travels in space
- The very middle of the sun
- Earth spins on its ______
- The only planet able to support life
- Has 53 moons and has 1000+ rings made of ice and rock
- _____ power helps power the International Space Station
33 Clues: ______system • Saturn has these • Means to resolve around • It is the largest planet • Closest planet to the sun • Earth spins on its ______ • The very middle of the sun • Also a type of chocolate bar • Hottest planet with no moons • Most visible in our night sky • Another name for shooting star • Give off their own light(stars) • Also known as "Dirty Snowballs" • ...
PTRC Vocabulary Crossword #1 2025-01-23
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- plate material containing less dense granite, usually found underground or on continental land
- liquidy rock that flows out of a volcano and onto the Earth’s surface
- liquidy rock found below or within the Earth’s crust
- a type of rock formed when layers of sediment are compressed by heavy layers of sediment above
- how deep or far down into the Earth an earthquake is occurring
- loose earth materials, such as sand, soil and rocks, found on the surface of the Earth
- plate material containing dense basalt rock that is usually found under the ocean
- the surface of the Earth
- the section of the crust between earthquake lines
- openings, or vents where lava, small rocks, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
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- under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move & shift
- the point on Earth’s surface directly above where an earthquake occurred
- the reason something has occurred or is occuring
- formed when heat and pressure change the original rock into a completely new rock
- the size of something
- the movement of the bedrock caused by plates getting stuck on each other and then roughly moving past each other
- solid rock found everywhere on Earth, often under sediments, such as soil, sand, dirt and broken rocks
- a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake
- resources that people are mining or drilling for that are found in gaps or layers within solid rock
- two things or events happening together or at the same time, but not causing one another
20 Clues: the size of something • the surface of the Earth • the reason something has occurred or is occuring • the section of the crust between earthquake lines • liquidy rock found below or within the Earth’s crust • how deep or far down into the Earth an earthquake is occurring • a smaller earthquake following the main shock of a large earthquake • ...
Water on Mars - Directions = Follow along with the story line to find the answers to the following questions - worth 5 points each. For extra credit (for a maximum of 25 points): write 5 things a colonization crew would need to survive in space and off-w 2014-02-27
Across
- What type of apocalypse occurred on Earth to make these people start a colony on Mars?
- Most of the atmosphere on Mars is ______ Dioxide.
- What type of technology is used to keep the colony safe & catch trespassers?
- What evacuation action does the crew need to do when there is a colony wide infection spreading?
- What was the first vegetable to be eaten in this episode?
- How many tons rocket fuel is needed for every pound of weight in the space shuttle?
- What can interfere with the communications system at the beginning of the show?
- What type of food packs does the crew try to pack before evacuation?
- The base was built on top of a source of water called a ____.
- Mars has ____ water than Earth.
- The colony has birds in the bio-dome to get rid of _____.
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- The atmosphere on Mars is not enough to protect the crew. They always have to wear space suits since the temperature on Mars is much _____ than Earth.
- Mars is classified as part of the _________ planets.
- Where do they grow their vegetables?
- Riddle: What is patient, able to wear down the cliff tops, mountains, & whole of the world? It always wins.
- Astronauts would need ______ supplies going to Mars when compared to going to the moon.
- How many millions of miles is Earth from Mars?
- What is another name for Mars?
- How many months does it take the crew to get to Mars (& from Mars to Earth)?
- What percent of a human is made up of water?
20 Clues: What is another name for Mars? • Mars has ____ water than Earth. • Where do they grow their vegetables? • What percent of a human is made up of water? • How many millions of miles is Earth from Mars? • Most of the atmosphere on Mars is ______ Dioxide. • Mars is classified as part of the _________ planets. • What was the first vegetable to be eaten in this episode? • ...
Science Crossword 2015-11-09
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- the innermost portion of Earth that consists of solid iron and nickel
- a place in Earths surface where hot magma is forced up, forming a mountain that erupts with lava and hot gasses
- the manner of a mineral or rock to break in a certain shape
- a crack in Earths crust where pieces of rock rub against each other, releasing energy waves during an earthquake
- the process occurring at converging plate boundaries in which one lithospheric plate slides under another
- a solid, inorganic crystalline substance with a definite chemical composition
- a naturally occurring combination minerals
- the stress and strain in the earth that causes the crust to fracture, fault or fold
- the movement of Earths surface caused by waves of energy released as rocks move along faults
- the name of landmass believed to have broken up into todays continents
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- the salt water covering 72 percent of Earths surface
- a natural rise in the Earths surface having steep sides
- the outer most layer of earth, mostly solid rock
- smaller earthquakes that occur after the primary earthquake, which are a result of Earths plates settling into new positions
- the water beneath the surface of Earth between saturated soil and rock that supplies wells and springs
- rock the rock s formed from sediments (sand, clay, and other materials that settle in water
- the name of Earths crust that rests and moves on the semi-liquid mantle
- a rock in melted form
- an instrument that records earthquake waves
- the layer of Earth that lies between the crust and the core
20 Clues: a rock in melted form • a naturally occurring combination minerals • an instrument that records earthquake waves • the outer most layer of earth, mostly solid rock • the salt water covering 72 percent of Earths surface • a natural rise in the Earths surface having steep sides • the manner of a mineral or rock to break in a certain shape • ...
Unit 2 Vocab 2023-09-20
Across
- Molten rock underneath the earth's surface.
- A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement.
- The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
- A theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.
- A crack or break in earth's crust
- The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
- Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
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- The part of Earth where life exists
- A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth.
- Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface.
- Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean.
- The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; The wearing away of soil.
- Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- Thick middle layer of earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible.
- Innermost layer of earth made up of super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core.
15 Clues: A crack or break in earth's crust • The part of Earth where life exists • Molten rock underneath the earth's surface. • A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth. • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean. • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement. • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface. • ...
vocabe 2023-09-20
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- Innermost layer of earth made up of super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core.
- The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
- Thick middle layer of earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible.
- Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean.
- A crack or break in earth's crust
- Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
- The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; The wearing away of soil.
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- The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
- A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth.
- Molten rock underneath the earth's surface.
- Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface.
- A theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.
- The part of Earth where life exists
- Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
- A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement.
15 Clues: A crack or break in earth's crust • The part of Earth where life exists • Molten rock underneath the earth's surface. • A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth. • Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean. • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement. • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earth's surface. • ...
A Planet in Need of Repair 2023-01-09
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- Seasonal weather type
- To convert waste into new materials
- A person moving from place to place
- A natural disaster often made worse by climate change
- Climate skeptic and ex-president
- The _____ layer protects the Earth from the sun's harmful rays
- City where an important climate agreement was signed
- Colour associated with the environment
- When the last of a species disappears
- The scientific name for the Earth
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- A type of renewable energy source
- Essential component of life
- The population of the earth is close to ... billion
- A decrease in the amount of polar ___ has led to rising sea levels
- Contaminated air
- A type of fossil fuel
- Disease or symptom that makes the body lose water
- The "opposite" of a flood
- Swedish climate activist
- Not local, but ...
- Organisation where many countries cooperate
21 Clues: Contaminated air • Not local, but ... • Seasonal weather type • A type of fossil fuel • Swedish climate activist • The "opposite" of a flood • Essential component of life • Climate skeptic and ex-president • A type of renewable energy source • The scientific name for the Earth • To convert waste into new materials • A person moving from place to place • ...
Earth & Plate Tectonics 2026-01-13
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- An opening where magma reaches the surface
- Plates slide past each other
- Large pieces of Earth’s crust that move.(plates)
- Plates move away from each other
- Shaking caused by moving plates
- Crust that forms the continents
- Plates move toward each other
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- Melted rock below Earth’s surface
- The liquid metal layer around the inner core
- The thick layer beneath the crust
- When land forms in the ocean from volcanoes
- The hot, solid center of Earth
- boundary The place where plates meet
- The theory that explains plate movement
- A small, steep volcano made of ash
- A tall volcano with layers of lava and ash
- Crust found under the oceans
- The thin outer layer of Earth
- A wide volcano with gentle slopes
- A large ocean wave caused by an earthquake
- The planet we live on
21 Clues: The planet we live on • Plates slide past each other • Crust found under the oceans • The thin outer layer of Earth • Plates move toward each other • The hot, solid center of Earth • Shaking caused by moving plates • Crust that forms the continents • Plates move away from each other • Melted rock below Earth’s surface • The thick layer beneath the crust • ...
The 100 2020-12-16
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- Where did the 100 live?
- The producer of the 100.
- Octavia her boyfriend.
- Where did the 100 live before they send to the ground?
- The leader of the trikru.
- The person who built the ship for the 100.
- The sister of Bellamy, she was missing.
- Where was arkadia?
- One of the tribes on earth.
- She is one of the main characters.
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- What were the 100 on Arkadia?
- How many books are ther about the 100.
- The people who born on earth.
- The leader in the sky.
- The punishment if you do something wrong.
- How doe you say it when you fight with another tribe?
- To which planet did the 100 go?
- The name of the ship.
- How many people did they send to the ground?
- He is one of the main characters.
20 Clues: Where was arkadia? • The name of the ship. • Octavia her boyfriend. • The leader in the sky. • Where did the 100 live? • The producer of the 100. • The leader of the trikru. • One of the tribes on earth. • What were the 100 on Arkadia? • The people who born on earth. • To which planet did the 100 go? • He is one of the main characters. • She is one of the main characters. • ...
The Ultimate Second Year Physics Crossword 2014-05-07
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- This is caused by the vibration of air particles
- The unit of speed
- The time for the Moon to orbit the Earth
- Opposite poles of a magnet do this
- The unit of distance
- The unit of time
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- Distance divided by time
- The time for the Earth to orbit the Sun
- length x width x height
- This is made when a current flows through a conductor
- An object which orbits the Earth (the Moon is the only natural one)
- A place with no particles
- Like poles of a magnet do this
- The time it takes for the Earth to make one rotation on its axis
14 Clues: The unit of time • The unit of speed • The unit of distance • length x width x height • Distance divided by time • A place with no particles • Like poles of a magnet do this • Opposite poles of a magnet do this • The time for the Earth to orbit the Sun • The time for the Moon to orbit the Earth • This is caused by the vibration of air particles • ...
Science Crossword 2024-04-24
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- When there is too much water for the ground to soak in.
- Water vapor losing energy to turn into liquid water.
- This has 100cm.
- A push or a pull
- The element that makes up 78% of our atmosphere.
- Starts life as a tadpole.
- The force that holds us to Earth.
- Rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
- The outer layer of the Earth.
- Living factors of an ecosystem.
- Has a crest and a trough.
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- The non-living factors in an ecosystem.
- Our closest star.
- The planet with the most rings.
- The lunar landing module from Apollo 11.
- What is passed from plant/animal in a food web.
- Measures temperature.
- A force that opposes motion.
- The planet we live on.
- The name of the first launched USSR satellite.
20 Clues: This has 100cm. • A push or a pull • Our closest star. • Measures temperature. • The planet we live on. • Starts life as a tadpole. • Has a crest and a trough. • Rain, sleet, snow, or hail. • A force that opposes motion. • The outer layer of the Earth. • The planet with the most rings. • Living factors of an ecosystem. • The force that holds us to Earth. • ...
earth fancy terms 2026-01-21
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- the theory mad by Alfred wegener
- the theory that the seafloor is getting bigger
- the line between boundaries
- the layer after the mantle
- the layer that is the outer and inner core
- the hard outer layer of earth similar to a egg shell
- a boundary where plates converge
- the building of the compositional layers of earth
- a zone where one plate goes underneath the other plate
- a boundary where plates slide past eachother
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- the properties that each layer represents
- the theory that the Earth's continents are moving
- the upper part is the lithosphere lower is asthenosphere
- the hottest layer reaching degrees hotter than the sun
- the shifting plates of earth
- a boundary where plates pull apart
- the layer that is the lower mantle
- where a longitudinal wave squeezes
- the mechanical layer that is the upper mantle and crust
- the layer solid from pressure
20 Clues: the layer after the mantle • the line between boundaries • the shifting plates of earth • the layer solid from pressure • the theory mad by Alfred wegener • a boundary where plates converge • a boundary where plates pull apart • the layer that is the lower mantle • where a longitudinal wave squeezes • the properties that each layer represents • ...
Chapter 1 Vocab 2022-08-24
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- Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole
- the 2890 kilometer -thick layer of earth located beneath the crust
- all life on earth; the parts of the solid earth, hydrosphere, and atmosphere in which living organisms can be found
- the innermost layer of earth, located beneath the mantle; the core is divided into an outer core and inner core
- the scientific study of the oceans and the oceanic phenomena
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- The science that examines earth, its form and composition and the changes it has undergone and is undergoing
- The gaseous portion of a planet; the planet's envelope of air; one of the traditional subdivisions of earth's physical environment
- the scientific study of the atmosphere and the atmospheric phenomena: the study of weather and climate
- the water portion of earth; one of the traditional subdivisions of earth's physical environment
- the scientific study of the universe; it includes the observation and interpretation of celestial bodies and phenomena
- the thin rocky outer layer of Earth
- Layer of earth under both the atmosphere and the oceans; it is composed of the core , the mantle, and the crust
12 Clues: the thin rocky outer layer of Earth • the scientific study of the oceans and the oceanic phenomena • Any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole • the 2890 kilometer -thick layer of earth located beneath the crust • the water portion of earth; one of the traditional subdivisions of earth's physical environment • ...
Rock cycle 2021-12-02
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- molten rock outside earth
- the ratio of mass and volume
- a visual attribute of an object based on perception
- resistance of a mineral to be scratched
- the appearance or character
- rock has been altered due to an increase in pressure and temperature
- above earth crust
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- the shine of an unweathered material or the way it looks in reflected light
- below earth crust
- when a rock breaks irregularly
- molten rock in earth
- rock forms when molten material solidifies
- a naturally formed solid that is part of the earth or any other celestial object
13 Clues: below earth crust • above earth crust • molten rock in earth • molten rock outside earth • the appearance or character • the ratio of mass and volume • when a rock breaks irregularly • resistance of a mineral to be scratched • rock forms when molten material solidifies • a visual attribute of an object based on perception • ...
