the earth Crossword Puzzles

The earth inside and out 2021-02-22

The earth inside and out crossword puzzle
Across
  1. center of the earth
  2. land masses above water on earth
  3. surrounds the core
  4. water elements on the earth
  5. solid rock portion of the earth’s surface
  6. molten rock that can form in the mantle
Down
  1. thin layer of rock that at the earth’s surface
  2. part of the earth where plants and animals live
  3. drift
  4. layer of gases surrounding the earth
  5. system

11 Clues: drift • system • surrounds the core • center of the earth • water elements on the earth • land masses above water on earth • layer of gases surrounding the earth • molten rock that can form in the mantle • solid rock portion of the earth’s surface • thin layer of rock that at the earth’s surface • part of the earth where plants and animals live

space 2013-11-20

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the planets orbit around it.
  2. a human that goes into space and explores.
  3. take images of the earth and other planets while flying through space.
  4. there are nine of them.
  5. the galexy we live in.
  6. the seventh closest planet to the sun.
  7. the closest planet to the sun.
  8. the eighth closest planet to the sun.
  9. the fourth closest planet to the sun
Down
  1. a vihicle that flys through space.
  2. rocks that fly through space at high speeds.
  3. the second closest planet to the sun.
  4. the furthest planet away from the sun.
  5. life on other planets.
  6. a black circle that sucks thing into it.
  7. the sixth closest planet to the sun.
  8. the fith closest planet to the sun.
  9. the third closest planet to the sun.
  10. unidentified flying object.
  11. affects the weather on earth.

20 Clues: life on other planets. • the galexy we live in. • there are nine of them. • unidentified flying object. • affects the weather on earth. • the closest planet to the sun. • all the planets orbit around it. • a vihicle that flys through space. • the fith closest planet to the sun. • the sixth closest planet to the sun. • the third closest planet to the sun. • ...

Science project #207 2023-02-22

Science project #207 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the light from the sun reflects off the ____ so that is why the ____ “glows”
  2. The _____ is the star for our solar system.
  3. When the sun sets in the west your shadow points to the ______
  4. What is the GD mascot?
  5. _____ means the moon is "grows"
  6. in the middle of the day you _________ shortens to almost nothing.
  7. Each side of the Earth has approximately 12 hours of ______
  8. the side of the earth that faces away from the Sun would be _____
  9. pulls everything toward the Center of the Earth
Down
  1. _____ is a push or pull
  2. As the _____ orbits us we block some of the sunlight which means less and less reflected light is reflecting off the___ .
  3. When it's summer in the ________ hemisphere it is tilted towards the sun
  4. The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its_________
  5. When the sun rises in the east that means your ________ is pointing in the west.
  6. _____ means the moon is “shrinking”
  7. _______is a force
  8. the side of the earth that faces toward the sun would be ____
  9. big ball of gas and fire
  10. our sun is a medium sized ______

19 Clues: _______is a force • What is the GD mascot? • _____ is a push or pull • big ball of gas and fire • _____ means the moon is "grows" • our sun is a medium sized ______ • _____ means the moon is “shrinking” • The _____ is the star for our solar system. • pulls everything toward the Center of the Earth • The Earth is tilted 23.5 degrees on its_________ • ...

TERRA word study 2023-05-18

TERRA word study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cotta- baked earth
  2. a hollow stone found on earth filled with crystals
  3. under surface of the earth
  4. out of this world
  5. a raised flat mound of earth
  6. study of the earth
Down
  1. an area
  2. the science of the earth
  3. a person who studies regions of the earth
  4. completely surrounded by land

10 Clues: an area • out of this world • cotta- baked earth • study of the earth • the science of the earth • under surface of the earth • a raised flat mound of earth • completely surrounded by land • a person who studies regions of the earth • a hollow stone found on earth filled with crystals

GG Water Quality/3 Test Combined 2021-03-23

GG Water Quality/3 Test Combined crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a liquid turns into a gas.
  2. All the living things on Earth.
  3. A solid form of carbon dioxide that is very cold and turns directly from a solid to a gas.
  4. Everything on Earth can be placed into one of four major subsystems: land, water, living things, and air.
  5. tiny droplets of condensed water vapor floating high above the ground.
  6. The cycle of the water evaporating and condensing on earth. It has been happening for millions of years.
  7. Water that falls to the ground. Comes in 3 main forms: rain, snow, and hail
  8. They can be formed when sand gets carried by wind and hits the rock. This weathers the bottom of the rock more than the top.
  9. The process of purifying a liquid by heating it until it boils and makes a gas, and then cooling the gas back down into a liquid.
  10. A large area of land that drains into a body of water.
  11. After pieces of the earth are broken down through weathering, those pieces are moved through this process.
  12. water in gas form.
Down
  1. All the gases surrounding the earth.
  2. A type of filter that separates out large particles that can get into water.
  3. A scientist that studies life in the oceans.
  4. All the rock, soil and sediments that makeup Earth’s land. It comes from the word “Geo” which means “Earth.”
  5. A type of plant that grows in water, such as seaweed.
  6. Water from rain or snow that flows over land before ending up in a body of water.
  7. To reuse something that would have otherwise been thrown out or to turn it into something usable again instead of sending it to a landfill.
  8. Condensation found on the ground, usually on grass.
  9. All the oceans, rivers, lakes and water on Earth.
  10. A slow moving mass of ice usually made from compacted snow on mountains
  11. A sewer that drains excess rain and groundwater from streets, parks and sidewalks.
  12. Measurement of the condition of water and how clean it is for living things, including humans.
  13. When a gas turns into a liquid.
  14. The process of removing unwanted parts from something.

26 Clues: water in gas form. • When a liquid turns into a gas. • All the living things on Earth. • When a gas turns into a liquid. • All the gases surrounding the earth. • A scientist that studies life in the oceans. • All the oceans, rivers, lakes and water on Earth. • Condensation found on the ground, usually on grass. • A type of plant that grows in water, such as seaweed. • ...

Science Crossword 2022-05-03

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All living things on Earth
  2. When water turns from liquid form to a gas
  3. Where most of the freshwater on earth is located
  4. A place where fresh water is found
  5. The air that surrounds Earth
  6. Some water is located in the
Down
  1. All of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  2. The solid part of Earth
  3. Water is a finite one of these
  4. When water turns from a gas to a liquid
  5. A system designed to stop the flow of water in a river or lake
  6. Most of the water on our planet has this in it
  7. A place where fresh water is found
  8. A place where fresh water is found
  9. A place where water is stored

15 Clues: The solid part of Earth • All living things on Earth • The air that surrounds Earth • Some water is located in the • A place where water is stored • Water is a finite one of these • A place where fresh water is found • A place where fresh water is found • A place where fresh water is found • When water turns from a gas to a liquid • All of the liquid water and ice on Earth • ...

Layers of the Atmosphere Homework 2026-02-13

Layers of the Atmosphere Homework crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force that keeps Earth’s atmosphere from floating away.
  2. The mesosphere is the ______ layer of the atmosphere.
  3. The coldest layer of the atmosphere where meteors burn up.
  4. A special form of oxygen in the stratosphere that protects Earth from harmful ultraviolet rays.
  5. The layer above the troposphere where the ozone layer is found.
  6. The thermosphere is the ______ layer of the atmosphere.
  7. To travel around a planet.
  8. “Shooting stars” that burn up in the mesosphere.
  9. An object that orbits Earth, often found in the exosphere.
Down
  1. The force of air pushing down on Earth; it decreases as altitude increases.
  2. The blanket of gases surrounding Earth.
  3. Shimmering curtains of light seen near Earth’s poles.
  4. The hottest layer of the atmosphere where auroras occur.
  5. The outermost layer of the atmosphere that blends into outer space.
  6. Height above Earth’s surface.
  7. The lowest layer of the atmosphere where all weather happens.

16 Clues: To travel around a planet. • Height above Earth’s surface. • The blanket of gases surrounding Earth. • “Shooting stars” that burn up in the mesosphere. • Shimmering curtains of light seen near Earth’s poles. • The mesosphere is the ______ layer of the atmosphere. • The thermosphere is the ______ layer of the atmosphere. • ...

geography 2012-10-07

geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the way the map is shown
  2. the way it is all year round
  3. a graph used to show temperature
  4. how it is that day
  5. defect in earth's crust
  6. aid to a foreign country
  7. layer of earths surface
  8. what the halves of earth are called
  9. a non-absolute area
  10. something used to make things smaller on a map
  11. study of earth
Down
  1. moving to one area to another
  2. a type of graph that uses pictures to represent numbers
  3. goes from the north pole to the south pole single word
  4. what earth spins on
  5. is used to show something
  6. what you live in
  7. used to show distance from sea level
  8. used to show something
  9. used to show the key

20 Clues: study of earth • what you live in • how it is that day • what earth spins on • a non-absolute area • used to show the key • used to show something • defect in earth's crust • layer of earths surface • the way the map is shown • aid to a foreign country • is used to show something • the way it is all year round • moving to one area to another • a graph used to show temperature • ...

Motion 2022-01-19

Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large marsupial
  2. Distance divided by time.
  3. Objects moving at 17,000 miles per hour do this around the earth.
  4. Planet number 8
  5. Any change in position.
  6. The distance light would travel in one year.
  7. Planet number 4
  8. Planet number 7
  9. The speed at which the earth rotates.
  10. First planet from the sun in our solar system.
  11. Planet number 2
  12. Moves at about 186,000 miles per second.
Down
  1. The rate of change in speed.
  2. Planet number 6
  3. Planet number 5
  4. Planet number 9
  5. Between Mars and Jupiter
  6. The quantity of motion of a moving object.
  7. Planet number 3
  8. Speed and direction
  9. This wave travels at about 700 miles per hour.
  10. A force of attraction, makes things fall or stay in place.

22 Clues: Large marsupial • Planet number 6 • Planet number 5 • Planet number 9 • Planet number 8 • Planet number 3 • Planet number 4 • Planet number 7 • Planet number 2 • Speed and direction • Any change in position. • Between Mars and Jupiter • Distance divided by time. • The rate of change in speed. • The speed at which the earth rotates. • Moves at about 186,000 miles per second. • ...

Science vocab 2022-09-16

Science vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. bending and breaking of earths crust
  2. solid outer layer of earth
  3. the middle of the earth
  4. sudden return of elasticity
  5. Block of lithosphere that moves
  6. boundary between 2 touching plates
  7. strong lower part of the mantle
  8. Thin outer layer
  9. when plates move below eachother
  10. break in body of rock
  11. edge between 2 or more plates
  12. when new oceanic lithosphere forms
  13. between crust and core
  14. Boundary between 2 plates
Down
  1. where earthquake first occurs
  2. Magnetic north and south pole switch
  3. soft layer of the mantle
  4. theory of the outer layer of earth
  5. boundary between 2 passing plates
  6. matter that forms from dif. density
  7. explains related observations
  8. earthquakes starting point
  9. reason for the splitting of Pangaea
  10. trembling of the ground

24 Clues: Thin outer layer • break in body of rock • between crust and core • the middle of the earth • trembling of the ground • soft layer of the mantle • Boundary between 2 plates • solid outer layer of earth • earthquakes starting point • sudden return of elasticity • where earthquake first occurs • explains related observations • edge between 2 or more plates • ...

Weather and Climate 2022-01-31

Weather and Climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Associated with rising temperatures in a region
  2. Humid and warm
  3. Convection current that occurs during the day
  4. Without this Earth would be colder
  5. Solid portion of Earth
  6. Weight of air
  7. Amount of salt in water
  8. Greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels
  9. Comes from the sun
  10. Created by cold air
  11. Air mass formed over land
  12. Long term average weather for an area
  13. Blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth
  14. Water vapor in the atmosphere
Down
  1. Heat transfer through a gas or liquid
  2. Convection current that occurs at night
  3. created by warm air
  4. Air mass found above Snowburg
  5. Similar weather for a few days
  6. Rising of deep ocean water
  7. Plants and animals on Earth
  8. Liquid to gas
  9. Release of water from plants
  10. Process by which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid
  11. Mass Similar humidity and temperature throughout
  12. Air mass formed over water
  13. Refers to a specific event happening at a specific time and place

27 Clues: Liquid to gas • Weight of air • Humid and warm • Comes from the sun • created by warm air • Created by cold air • Solid portion of Earth • Amount of salt in water • Air mass formed over land • Rising of deep ocean water • Air mass formed over water • Plants and animals on Earth • Release of water from plants • Air mass found above Snowburg • Water vapor in the atmosphere • ...

The election system of India 2023-04-13

The election system of India crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the latitude that divides the globe into two parts
  2. satellite an object that people have made and launched into orbit
  3. system Sun and all the objects that orbit around it
  4. meridian the longitude that divides the earth into two equal parts
Down
  1. spinning movement of the Earth on its own axis
  2. imaginary straight lines
  3. object that moves around the earth
  4. Earth spins around this imaginary point
  5. imaginary parallel lines
  6. movement of the earth around the sun
  7. model of our Earth

11 Clues: model of our Earth • imaginary straight lines • imaginary parallel lines • object that moves around the earth • movement of the earth around the sun • Earth spins around this imaginary point • spinning movement of the Earth on its own axis • the latitude that divides the globe into two parts • system Sun and all the objects that orbit around it • ...

Q1 Reflection 2025-11-03

Q1 Reflection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the youngest layer of rock is on the _______
  2. when the moon is more than halfway illuminated
  3. eclipse when the moon blocks the light from the sun which causes darkness in the daytime
  4. planets a planet that is rocky and solid; closer to the sun
  5. gravity depends on this to determine the strength of the gravitational pull
  6. planets a planet that is gassy and icy and giant; farther from the sun
  7. when the light on the moon increases
  8. an object's spin on it's axis; a day for Earth
Down
  1. the remains of an object that is hardened under ground
  2. eclipse when the Earth blocks the light from the sun to the moon so the moon appears red
  3. movement of an object in an orbit; a year for Earth around the Sun
  4. fossils are the remains of ancient ______
  5. the season in which the north part of the axis is tilted more toward the sun
  6. an imaginary line that goes through the North and South poles that the Earth rotates around which causes the seasons on Earth
  7. the force that pulls mass to an object
  8. the oldest layer of rock is on the ______

16 Clues: when the light on the moon increases • the force that pulls mass to an object • fossils are the remains of ancient ______ • the oldest layer of rock is on the ______ • the youngest layer of rock is on the _______ • when the moon is more than halfway illuminated • an object's spin on it's axis; a day for Earth • the remains of an object that is hardened under ground • ...

Word Study 2023-05-16

Word Study crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of earth
  2. an area or region of the earth
  3. out of this world
  4. almost or completely surrounded by land
  5. a raised flat mound of earth
Down
  1. under the earth
  2. a person who studies regions of earth
  3. cotta baked earth
  4. the science of earth
  5. a hollow stone

10 Clues: a hollow stone • under the earth • out of this world • cotta baked earth • the study of earth • the science of earth • a raised flat mound of earth • an area or region of the earth • a person who studies regions of earth • almost or completely surrounded by land

Lunar Cycle Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-13

Lunar Cycle Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This keeps up on the ground while the Earth is rotating.
  2. The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  3. Quarter The seventh kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  4. The revolves around the Earth.
  5. Every planet in the Solar System revolves around this star.
  6. The "brightest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  7. Very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun.
  8. All planets and moons....(another word for spin)
  9. The only planet we know of that inhabits life.
  10. Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..)
  11. The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  12. An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
Down
  1. The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  2. The "darkest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  3. The planets and sun are in the...(blank system).
  4. The eighth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  5. We have 8 of these in our Solar System(used to be nine).
  6. The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
  7. A lunar cycle resets about every...
  8. We are learning about the moon...
  9. The Earth spins on its...

21 Clues: The Earth spins on its... • The revolves around the Earth. • We are learning about the moon... • A lunar cycle resets about every... • Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..) • The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • ...

WINSLOW HOMOLOVI OBSERVATORY 2025-06-07

WINSLOW HOMOLOVI OBSERVATORY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. OUR PLANET
  2. STAR GAZING DOME
  3. ORBITS EARTH
  4. CONCAVE MIRROR THAT REFLECTS & MAGNIFIES LIGHT
  5. OPTICAL TUBE ASSEMBLY
  6. LARGE CIRCULAR ROOM TOPPED WITH A DOME
  7. USED TO VIEW THROUGH TELESCOPE AND ADJUST FOCUS
  8. MIRROR WHICH REDIRECTS LIGHT TOWARDS THE EYEPIECE
  9. CENTER OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM KEEPS US WARM
Down
  1. REFLECTOR TO REDIRECT LIGHT TOWARD A FOCAL POINT
  2. STUDY OF STARS AND OUTER SPACE
  3. PROVIDES WIDE FILED OF VIEW TO HELP LOCATE CELESTIAL OBJECTS
  4. PART OF A TELESCOPE
  5. WAR OF THE WORLDS INVASION FROM____?
  6. INSTRUMENT TO STUDY THE STARS
  7. THREE LEGGED STAND
  8. CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN
  9. ORBITS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND MERCURY
  10. OBJECTIVE LENS

19 Clues: OUR PLANET • ORBITS EARTH • OBJECTIVE LENS • STAR GAZING DOME • THREE LEGGED STAND • PART OF A TELESCOPE • OPTICAL TUBE ASSEMBLY • CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN • INSTRUMENT TO STUDY THE STARS • STUDY OF STARS AND OUTER SPACE • WAR OF THE WORLDS INVASION FROM____? • ORBITS BETWEEN THE EARTH AND MERCURY • LARGE CIRCULAR ROOM TOPPED WITH A DOME • CENTER OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM KEEPS US WARM • ...

Geo Root 2024-03-24

Geo Root crossword puzzle
Across
  1. heat energy that comes from the Earth's core
  2. formation of a hollow rock lined with crystals, typically found within the Earth's crust
  3. magnetic field associated with the Earth
  4. one who studies the chemical composition and processes of the Earth
  5. one who studies the Earth
  6. features, phenomena, or characteristics related to the Earth's surface
Down
  1. natural process in which materials on Earth undergo various transformations and cycles over time
  2. outdoor activity in which GPS coordinates on Earth are used to find containers
  3. Earth-centered universe
  4. study of the Earth's physical properties and processes
  5. study of the physical features of the Earth's surface
  6. study of the Earth's structure, composition, and history

12 Clues: Earth-centered universe • one who studies the Earth • magnetic field associated with the Earth • heat energy that comes from the Earth's core • study of the physical features of the Earth's surface • study of the Earth's physical properties and processes • study of the Earth's structure, composition, and history • ...

The Fall 2026-01-25

The Fall crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Result of Disobedience to God's law
  2. We will provide a _____ for them.
  3. Garden of _____.
  4. First Woman on Earth
  5. That great serpent
  6. God's plan of ______.
  7. We are forgiven because of _____.
  8. Men are that they might have _____.
Down
  1. The ______ allows us to be forgiven.
  2. First Man on Earth
  3. ______ and replenish the earth.
  4. The forbidden ______.
  5. There must be ______ in all things.
  6. Wrong Choices
  7. The opportunity to choose

15 Clues: Wrong Choices • Garden of _____. • First Man on Earth • That great serpent • First Woman on Earth • The forbidden ______. • God's plan of ______. • The opportunity to choose • ______ and replenish the earth. • We will provide a _____ for them. • We are forgiven because of _____. • Result of Disobedience to God's law • There must be ______ in all things. • ...

Semester Exam Review 2023-12-07

Semester Exam Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the part of earth where life exists
  2. google earth for example
  3. countryside
  4. longest day of the year
  5. a region defined by opinion
  6. when on tectonic plate dives beneath another
  7. the movement of people
  8. the movement of sediment
  9. newly industrialized country
Down
  1. known as meridians
  2. a navigation system used to determine exact location
  3. all the landforms on earth are located here
  4. a distinctive region of plants and animals
  5. known as parallels
  6. a country with low socioeconomic development
  7. equal amounts of daylight and darkness in both hemispheres
  8. areas from 0 - 23.5 degrees n/s
  9. a type of region such as a highway system
  10. areas with non agricultural jobs

19 Clues: countryside • known as meridians • known as parallels • the movement of people • longest day of the year • google earth for example • the movement of sediment • a region defined by opinion • newly industrialized country • areas from 0 - 23.5 degrees n/s • areas with non agricultural jobs • the part of earth where life exists • a type of region such as a highway system • ...

Tectonic Plate Movement 2021-04-27

Tectonic Plate Movement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2 continental plates colliding
  2. water plate that is denser than a continental plate
  3. natural disaster caused by transform
  4. 2 continental plates forming a tipi
  5. 2 tectonic plates moving away from each other
  6. one of the other disaster that is caused by transform
  7. in the upper part of the mantle
  8. a feature that plate tectonics form
  9. land plate
  10. 1 oceanic sinking below a continental plate
Down
  1. caused by convergent subduction
  2. The layer above the inner core
  3. The center of the Earth
  4. hot liquid coming out of the mantle when the oceanic plate sinks
  5. the reason why the tectonic plates move
  6. The thickest part of Earth
  7. 2 plates sliding against each other
  8. caused by divergent
  9. The top layer of Earth

19 Clues: land plate • caused by divergent • The top layer of Earth • The center of the Earth • The thickest part of Earth • 2 continental plates colliding • The layer above the inner core • caused by convergent subduction • in the upper part of the mantle • 2 continental plates forming a tipi • 2 plates sliding against each other • a feature that plate tectonics form • ...

Moon Phases/Tides 2025-09-19

Moon Phases/Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Phase that occurs between the full moon and last quarter
  2. The movement of one object around another
  3. True or False, the moon produces its own light
  4. Phase that occurs between the 1st quarter and the new moon
  5. The beginning of the moon cycle where you can't see anything
  6. When the left side of the moon is illuminated
  7. When half of the sun light is reflected off of the moon
  8. The force of attraction between any two objects in the universe
Down
  1. The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth
  2. The Moon _________ the Earth
  3. Sun & Moon are at right angles to each other
  4. Phase that occurs between the 1st quarter and the full moon
  5. Moon is fully illuminated and 14 days into the cycle
  6. Sun, Moon, & Earth are in line
  7. It takes about _____ days for the moon to orbit the earth
  8. Phase that occurs between the new moon and last quarter

16 Clues: The Moon _________ the Earth • Sun, Moon, & Earth are in line • The movement of one object around another • Sun & Moon are at right angles to each other • When the left side of the moon is illuminated • True or False, the moon produces its own light • Moon is fully illuminated and 14 days into the cycle • The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth • ...

Moon Phases/Tides 2025-09-19

Moon Phases/Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. True or False, the moon produces its own light
  2. When the left side of the moon is illuminated
  3. When half of the sun light is reflected off of the moon
  4. Phase that occurs between the full moon and last quarter
  5. It takes about _____ days for the moon to orbit the earth
  6. Phase that occurs between the new moon and last quarter
  7. Moon is fully illuminated and 14 days into the cycle
  8. The Moon _________ the Earth
  9. The movement of one object around another
Down
  1. The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth
  2. Sun & Moon are at right angles to each other
  3. Phase that occurs between the 1st quarter and the new moon
  4. Sun, Moon, & Earth are in line
  5. The force of attraction between any two objects in the universe
  6. Phase that occurs between the 1st quarter and the full moon
  7. The beginning of the moon cycle where you can't see anything

16 Clues: The Moon _________ the Earth • Sun, Moon, & Earth are in line • The movement of one object around another • Sun & Moon are at right angles to each other • When the left side of the moon is illuminated • True or False, the moon produces its own light • Moon is fully illuminated and 14 days into the cycle • The changing appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth • ...

Earth and Space 2019-08-15

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural resource used by man to make buildings
  2. A man-made resource that is useful, but takes thousands of years to disappear from our Earth
  3. Things we use.
  4. It orbits the Earth and looks huge because it is our closest neighbour.
  5. When the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and a dark shadow crosses the Moon's surface.
  6. A natural resource used by man to grow plants
  7. When the moon looks dark because the sunlit part is turned away from the Earth
  8. Movement of water that is caused by the Moon's gravity
Down
  1. Most of the moon's surface is covered by these holes, caused my rocks crashing into it from space
  2. rain water that floats in the sky
  3. The centre of our universe.
  4. An endless, looping path.
  5. When the whole of the Moon's face is lit.
  6. The planet we live on.
  7. A natural resource used by man for drinking, washing and swimming.

15 Clues: Things we use. • The planet we live on. • An endless, looping path. • The centre of our universe. • rain water that floats in the sky • When the whole of the Moon's face is lit. • A natural resource used by man to grow plants • A natural resource used by man to make buildings • Movement of water that is caused by the Moon's gravity • ...

Chapter 3 Crossword 2013-01-29

Chapter 3 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process by which water is heated by the sun and rises into the air
  2. above the troposphere
  3. transfer of energy across space
  4. water without salt
  5. rain
  6. atmospheric layer nearest Earth's surface
  7. continuous movement of water into the air,onto land, and back to water
  8. plates divided plates
  9. earths innermost layer
  10. molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms
Down
  1. gases trap heat near the Earth
  2. earth's thin outer layer
  3. earths outer layer
  4. narrow layer around Earths surface
  5. mixture of gases that surround the Earth
  6. solid part of Earth that consists of all rock
  7. water vapor forms water droplets on dust particles
  8. the layer beneath lithosphere
  9. dissolved salt
  10. \layer beneath the crust
  11. the flow of heat from a warmer object to a colder one
  12. the transfer of heat by air currents

22 Clues: rain • dissolved salt • earths outer layer • water without salt • above the troposphere • plates divided plates • earths innermost layer • earth's thin outer layer • \layer beneath the crust • the layer beneath lithosphere • gases trap heat near the Earth • transfer of energy across space • narrow layer around Earths surface • molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms • ...

Geology 2024-02-08

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process when new oceanic lithosphere forms
  2. the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's crust move and change shape
  3. continents formed a single landmass
  4. sknking of regions of the Earth's crust to lower elevations
  5. tectonic plates move apart
  6. soft plastic-like layer
  7. Tectonic plates slide past each other
  8. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
Down
  1. block of lithosphere
  2. The thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the Earth
  3. Stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  4. It solid iron and nickel
  5. The strong, lower part of the mantle
  6. Makes up 66% of Earth
  7. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load
  8. Only liquid layer
  9. center of the earth
  10. a break in a body of rock
  11. tectonic plates collide
  12. Solid outer layer

20 Clues: Only liquid layer • Solid outer layer • center of the earth • block of lithosphere • Makes up 66% of Earth • tectonic plates collide • soft plastic-like layer • It solid iron and nickel • a break in a body of rock • tectonic plates move apart • continents formed a single landmass • The strong, lower part of the mantle • Tectonic plates slide past each other • ...

Science Crossword 2023-11-07

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A mixture that has different parts
  2. How much matter occupies a space
  3. A change that changes shape or size
  4. Particles packed close together and vibrate
  5. When it's winter in the northern hemisphere, it's this season in the southern hemishere
  6. How we have night and day
  7. The amount of matter an object has
  8. Sink or floating
  9. The amount of space an object takes up
Down
  1. When no moon is seen in the sky
  2. How we have seasons
  3. What keeps us down to earth
  4. A change that changes the color or temperature
  5. Particles move absolutely freely
  6. Angled rays of light hitting Earth
  7. The path of the earth's rotation
  8. A solution that's the same
  9. Straight rays of light hitting the earth
  10. When the entire moon is visible
  11. Particles move freely but are still close together

20 Clues: Sink or floating • How we have seasons • How we have night and day • A solution that's the same • What keeps us down to earth • When no moon is seen in the sky • When the entire moon is visible • Particles move absolutely freely • How much matter occupies a space • The path of the earth's rotation • A mixture that has different parts • Angled rays of light hitting Earth • ...

Geography Weeks 1-4 2022-10-21

Geography Weeks 1-4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water almost completely surrounded by land
  2. Tropic of ____ is south of the equator
  3. Largest ocean in the world
  4. cuts earth in half
  5. One of the five Great Lakes
  6. zone on either side of the tropical zone
  7. location using nearby places
  8. Direction to travel from Arizona to Oregon
  9. mid-latitude line that circles the earth
  10. longitude line that separates East & West
Down
  1. continent at the southern end of earth
  2. Most southern state
  3. Tropic of _____ is north of the equator
  4. On compass rose to show direction
  5. zone that is closest to the equator
  6. In the southern hemisphere
  7. capital of California
  8. exact location using coordinates
  9. ocean off the east coast of the US
  10. completely surrounded by water
  11. provides information on map
  12. Most northern part of world

22 Clues: cuts earth in half • Most southern state • capital of California • Largest ocean in the world • In the southern hemisphere • One of the five Great Lakes • provides information on map • Most northern part of world • location using nearby places • completely surrounded by water • exact location using coordinates • On compass rose to show direction • ocean off the east coast of the US • ...

Continental Drift 2021-10-08

Continental Drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory proposed by Wegener (11,5)
  2. The remains of living things that support continental drift.
  3. The land mass that formed the southern continents
  4. The scientist who proposed the theory of moving continents
  5. The modern continent that fits the east coast of South America
  6. The outer layer of the Earth
Down
  1. The semi-solid layer of the Earth under the crust.
  2. The inner layers of the Earth contail a lot of this metal.
  3. The molten layer deep within the Earth (5.4)
  4. A scientist who studies rocks
  5. The first supercontinent.
  6. The layer of the Earth at the very centre (5,4)

12 Clues: The first supercontinent. • The outer layer of the Earth • A scientist who studies rocks • The theory proposed by Wegener (11,5) • The molten layer deep within the Earth (5.4) • The layer of the Earth at the very centre (5,4) • The land mass that formed the southern continents • The semi-solid layer of the Earth under the crust. • ...

earth structure 2021-11-30

earth structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. its under the crust
  2. mantle rocky
  3. plates they are in the earth
  4. waves waves that go thru the earth
  5. its on the earth
Down
  1. the center of the earth
  2. mantle flowing
  3. what makes things float
  4. core is in the earth
  5. the big blue rock we live on

10 Clues: mantle rocky • mantle flowing • its on the earth • its under the crust • core is in the earth • the center of the earth • what makes things float • plates they are in the earth • the big blue rock we live on • waves waves that go thru the earth

Interacting Earth's Systems Vocab 2025-10-21

Interacting Earth's Systems Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of Earth's surface that is not covered by water, as opposed to the sea or the air
  2. The sum of all living matter on Earth
  3. The portion of the system of Earth that includes Earth's interior, rocks and minerals, landforms, and the processes that shape Earth's surface
  4. A single, self-contained, living thing
  5. A large, slow-moving, long-lasting accumulation of snow and ice that develops on land
  6. Areas where standing water covers the soil or where the ground is very wet
  7. Actions by one thing that have an effect on a different or separate thing
  8. Sand or small pieces of rock broken down by weathering and deposited on land or at the bottom of a body of water
  9. All the plants found in a particular area
  10. All the interacting populations in a particular area
Down
  1. The science and business of cultivating soil, growing crops, and raising livestock
  2. A small body of fresh water that flows into a river
  3. All the water on Earth's surface
  4. The space, conditions, and all the living and nonliving things around an organism
  5. Something valuable that we can use
  6. All living and nonliving things and all their interactions in an area
  7. The layer of gas surrounding planet Earth that is held in place by gravity
  8. A large body of water that is still and surrounded by land
  9. A feature on the surface of Earth such as a mountain, hill, dune, ocean, or river
  10. The entire body of salt water that covers about 71% of Earth

20 Clues: All the water on Earth's surface • Something valuable that we can use • The sum of all living matter on Earth • A single, self-contained, living thing • All the plants found in a particular area • A small body of fresh water that flows into a river • All the interacting populations in a particular area • A large body of water that is still and surrounded by land • ...

WY8BM3 2022-03-06

WY8BM3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Some people or some things, they stay as a team or set
  2. Get to somewhere
  3. Nobody can do
  4. The area outside the earth
  5. Called The Milky Way
  6. Talk to, write to someone
  7. The natural world in which people, animals and plants live
  8. It's different from others or other things
  9. A ship travels in the space
  10. A group or a way to do something
  11. People work in space
Down
  1. A large round object in space
  2. There are planets,stars, galaxies in it
  3. Somebody stays together to do something
  4. It's there but nobody has found before
  5. Someting about Sun
  6. Just now happened
  7. The object goes aron Earth
  8. Looks like, but not real
  9. The planet that we live on
  10. 300,000km/S
  11. I haven't done it __

22 Clues: 300,000km/S • Nobody can do • Get to somewhere • Just now happened • Someting about Sun • Called The Milky Way • I haven't done it __ • People work in space • Looks like, but not real • The area outside the earth • The object goes aron Earth • Talk to, write to someone • The planet that we live on • A ship travels in the space • A large round object in space • ...

All About Landforms! 2024-03-26

All About Landforms! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moves sediments using wind and water
  2. breaks rocks but doesn't move them
  3. natural feature of earth
  4. the innermost layer of earth
  5. when a volcano is spewing out lava
  6. flowing stream of water
  7. breaks rocks and moves them
  8. huge chunks of rock that shift
  9. describes plains
  10. land between hills or mountains
  11. very high elevation; does not have magma
Down
  1. volcano that is at risk of erupting
  2. land completely surrounded by water
  3. H2O
  4. area of land containing multiple landforms
  5. top of a mountain
  6. volcano that will never erupt again
  7. volcano that hasn't erupted in a long time but is at risk of erupting
  8. valley with steep sides
  9. outer layer of the earth
  10. low elevation of land
  11. go apart
  12. second layer of earth
  13. higher than surrounding land

24 Clues: H2O • go apart • describes plains • top of a mountain • low elevation of land • second layer of earth • valley with steep sides • flowing stream of water • natural feature of earth • outer layer of the earth • breaks rocks and moves them • the innermost layer of earth • higher than surrounding land • huge chunks of rock that shift • land between hills or mountains • ...

Geography4.6 2024-07-03

Geography4.6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for the water cycle
  2. The boundary that determines where the water flows
  3. where the river begins
  4. smaller rivers that flow off of a larger one
  5. another name for the mouth of the river
  6. The first step in the water cycle
  7. Only 3% of all water on Earth
  8. The need for water
  9. 97% of all water on Earth
  10. Place where 2 rivers meet
Down
  1. The second step in the water cycle
  2. The process of material being moved or transported from one location to another
  3. where the river ends
  4. A fixed amount of water on Earth makes the water cycle a
  5. The third step in the water cycle
  6. The last step in the water cycle
  7. The largest place water is stored
  8. Deterioration of rocks through contact of water, gas, sunlight
  9. Meeting the demand of water for the population
  10. Area of land where the river is drained

20 Clues: The need for water • where the river ends • where the river begins • 97% of all water on Earth • Place where 2 rivers meet • Only 3% of all water on Earth • Another name for the water cycle • The last step in the water cycle • The third step in the water cycle • The largest place water is stored • The first step in the water cycle • The second step in the water cycle • ...

Tides Crossword 2023-11-08

Tides Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A instrument that is used to measure tides by recording the heights of the water at different times or making continuous graphs of the height of the water over time
  2. Pulls the Earth through gravity but less than the Moon due to its distance from Earth
  3. An ecosystem that is directly affected by tides
  4. When ocean water advances to its furthest extent onto the shore
  5. A relatively strong narrow current flowing outward from the beach through the surf zone, presenting hazard to swimmers
  6. Acts with gravity in opposition of Earth's oceans to create two tidal bulges
  7. Occurs 6 hours after every high tide
  8. when the Sun Moon and Earth are in a straight line, causing stronger gravitational pulls and extreme tides
  9. The rising and falling of ocean currents, occurring every 6 hours
Down
  1. Pulls the Earth to create tides
  2. When an area only gets one high tide and one low tide per lunar day
  3. An industry affected directly by tides
  4. The force that attracts a body towards the center of the Earth or towards any other physical body that has mass
  5. 29 and 1/2 days measured between successive new moons
  6. when the Sun Moon and Earth create a right angle and the gravitational pulls balance out creating moderate tidal changes
  7. When an area experiences two high tides and two low tides of different sizes per lunar day

16 Clues: Pulls the Earth to create tides • Occurs 6 hours after every high tide • An industry affected directly by tides • An ecosystem that is directly affected by tides • 29 and 1/2 days measured between successive new moons • When ocean water advances to its furthest extent onto the shore • The rising and falling of ocean currents, occurring every 6 hours • ...

Global Systems 2013-05-18

Global Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Natural things which are used in fuel
  2. Glacier which covers a large amount of a continent
  3. Manufacturing companies smog
  4. Interaction with the lithosphere
  5. Carbon becomes a part of living things through plants predominately green
  6. Remove natural environments
  7. Invisible wave spans
  8. Vanish into gas
  9. Gas changes to a liquid
  10. Extreme Southern Oscillation droughts in Australia
  11. In the middle of glaciations
  12. Land on Earth
  13. Effect Warming of Earth
  14. Organic composition
  15. Daily situations on land and sea
  16. Interaction between living things and their surroundings
Down
  1. Found mixed in with Oxygen in the air
  2. Contains everything on Earth
  3. Made again
  4. Fuels Plant and animal carbon which is prehistoric
  5. Essential in creating photosynthesis
  6. Energy to waves
  7. Surface to deep currents which are unhurried
  8. Happens in order to live
  9. Word for land and air combined
  10. Extensive period of time in weather
  11. Layers of Earth which remain in the vicinity of -10 c
  12. Electrical wave which is long in length

28 Clues: Made again • Land on Earth • Energy to waves • Vanish into gas • Organic composition • Invisible wave spans • Gas changes to a liquid • Effect Warming of Earth • Happens in order to live • Remove natural environments • Contains everything on Earth • Manufacturing companies smog • In the middle of glaciations • Word for land and air combined • Interaction with the lithosphere • ...

Space 2017-05-23

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The red planet
  2. We see this at night
  3. Closest to the sun
  4. Holds us on Earth
  5. This is used to see the universe
  6. The largest planet
  7. We live on this planet
Down
  1. Milky Way
  2. Space rock
  3. The solar system is apart of the what?
  4. Earth, Jupiter and Mars are all what?
  5. Earth is the 3rd planet away from this

12 Clues: Milky Way • Space rock • The red planet • Holds us on Earth • Closest to the sun • The largest planet • We see this at night • We live on this planet • This is used to see the universe • Earth, Jupiter and Mars are all what? • The solar system is apart of the what? • Earth is the 3rd planet away from this

Unit 1 Lesson 3 Vocabulary - Geology 2026-03-19

Unit 1 Lesson 3 Vocabulary - Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. molten rock under Earth’s surface
  2. natural creation or geologic feature on Earth
  3. transform or transverse boundary; causes earthquakes
  4. supercontinent that existed approximately 250 million years ago
  5. large continuous landmass; seven on Earth
  6. continuous underwater mountain chain
  7. theory that Earth’s outer layer is made of moving plates
  8. mountain that can vent lava and hot vapor
  9. how heat flows; warm air rises cool air sinks
Down
  1. convergent boundary; forms mountains
  2. divergent boundary; makes sea-floor spreading
  3. depression formed when tectonic plates drift apart on land
  4. forms when a rift valley fills with water
  5. process through which new ocean floor is made
  6. remains of plants and animals from long ago
  7. the pull toward the center of the Earth
  8. shaking due to seismic activity at a fault
  9. satellites and receivers used to determine location on Earth
  10. steep-sided depression on ocean floor
  11. edge of the continent that is underwater
  12. large slabs of lithosphere that move

21 Clues: molten rock under Earth’s surface • convergent boundary; forms mountains • large slabs of lithosphere that move • continuous underwater mountain chain • steep-sided depression on ocean floor • the pull toward the center of the Earth • edge of the continent that is underwater • forms when a rift valley fills with water • large continuous landmass; seven on Earth • ...

UNIT 2 CHEMISTRY 2023-05-04

UNIT 2 CHEMISTRY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. VARIABLES
  2. VARIABLES
  3. the scientific study of the universe
  4. the scientific study of of the origin, history, and structure of Earth and the process that shape the Earth
  5. Flying mammal
  6. science the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it
Down
  1. the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the
  2. Large marsupial
  3. Has a trunk
  4. Man's best friend
  5. Likes to chase mice
  6. REVIEW

12 Clues: REVIEW • VARIABLES • VARIABLES • Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • the scientific study of the universe • the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the • science the scientific study of Earth and the universe around it • ...

The modern astronomy 2014-05-01

The modern astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point at which the moon is closest to earth
  2. eclipse An eclipse of the moon,moon passes through earth's shadow
  3. The point in the orbit of a planet where it is closest to the sun
  4. motion The apparent westward motion of the planets with respect to the stars
  5. The place in the orbit of a planet where it is furthest away from the sun
  6. The study of the universe
  7. The path an object makes as it goes around another object in space
  8. The point where the moon is furthest from the earth
  9. The motion of one body about another
Down
  1. Earth centered universe
  2. An oval path
  3. A slow motion of earths axis that traces out a cone over a period of 26000 years
  4. unit Average distance from the earth to the sun
  5. Sun centered universe
  6. Any of a system of bright elongated streaks,sometimes associated with a crater on the moon
  7. Smooth areas on the moon
  8. The depression at the summit of a volcano caused by a meteorite impact
  9. The spinning of a body about its axis
  10. eclipse An eclipse of the sun,the sun passes through earths shadow

19 Clues: An oval path • Sun centered universe • Earth centered universe • Smooth areas on the moon • The study of the universe • The motion of one body about another • The spinning of a body about its axis • The point at which the moon is closest to earth • unit Average distance from the earth to the sun • The point where the moon is furthest from the earth • ...

Summer Biology Review 2022-06-30

Summer Biology Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where DNA is located in prokaryotes
  2. Percent chance of getting a white cat from a grey and black cat mating
  3. Base that is NOT in RNA
  4. mRNA travels from the
  5. All the water on earth
  6. Black Chicken + White Chicken = speckled chicken
  7. sections of DNA a cell copies as RNA strands to make specific proteins
  8. All non-living things on earth
  9. Role of RNA polymerase in trascription
  10. the "t" in tRNA
Down
  1. well-defined nucleus, but thick cell wall & ribosomes
  2. All living things on earth
  3. Aquatic organisms return Carbon back to the atmosphere through
  4. loss Since farming requires space, it primary contributes to ____ of local organisms
  5. which base does Uracil bond in RNA
  6. Common to both prokaryotic & eukaryotic
  7. Sphere of gas that surrounds the earth and separates us from space
  8. Giraffes evolved over many generations to have long necks because longer necks allowed them to survive long enough to reproduce

18 Clues: the "t" in tRNA • mRNA travels from the • All the water on earth • Base that is NOT in RNA • All living things on earth • All non-living things on earth • which base does Uracil bond in RNA • where DNA is located in prokaryotes • Role of RNA polymerase in trascription • Common to both prokaryotic & eukaryotic • Black Chicken + White Chicken = speckled chicken • ...

Geoscience Crossword Puzzle by John Duvall 10/24/23 2023-10-24

Geoscience Crossword Puzzle by John Duvall 10/24/23 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. main constituent of gas giant planets
  2. comet particles burn up as they enter earth's atmosphere
  3. streak of light that burns in earth's atmosphere.
  4. oval that is centered on two points
  5. large planet composed mostly of helium or hydrogen
  6. a line of cliffs produced by erosion or faulting.
  7. object that orbits the sun, but isn't a satellite
  8. interplanetary material that falls to earth.
  9. space object that can form planets through collisions
Down
  1. defines the shape of a planet's elliptical orbit.
  2. average distance between the sun and earth
  3. high, cool, light-colored clouds
  4. small fragments that causes an impact crater on earth
  5. a planet's apparent backward movement in the sky
  6. earth-like planets made of rocks or metals with a hard surface
  7. where small solar system bodies that are mostly rock and ice probably formed
  8. have one or more tails that point away from the sun
  9. low, warm, dark-colored clouds

18 Clues: low, warm, dark-colored clouds • high, cool, light-colored clouds • oval that is centered on two points • main constituent of gas giant planets • average distance between the sun and earth • interplanetary material that falls to earth. • a planet's apparent backward movement in the sky • defines the shape of a planet's elliptical orbit. • ...

Science 4 Crossword 2015-11-24

Science 4 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Process of an oceanic plate sinking
  2. Used to measure earthquakes
  3. When plates rub against each other
  4. When plates separate
Down
  1. The first layer of the Earth
  2. Edges of tectonic plates
  3. Where magma comes out of the Earth
  4. Major land masses
  5. When plates meet
  6. When the Earths tectonic rub against each other violently
  7. What the Earth was called when it was one giant mass
  8. What magma is called on the surface of the Earth
  9. Weak areas in the Earths crust

13 Clues: When plates meet • Major land masses • When plates separate • Edges of tectonic plates • Used to measure earthquakes • The first layer of the Earth • Weak areas in the Earths crust • Where magma comes out of the Earth • When plates rub against each other • Process of an oceanic plate sinking • What magma is called on the surface of the Earth • ...

The Planets 2014-09-08

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known for its rings
  2. The second planet from the sun
  3. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  4. The largest planet in our solar system
  5. No longer considered a planet
  6. Nicknamed the Red Planet
  7. The planet furthest from the sun
  8. The galaxy our Solar System is in
  9. The planet we live on
Down
  1. Revolves around the Earth
  2. A ball of gas held together by gravity
  3. A vehicle that launches into space
  4. The planet closest to the sun
  5. Made up of the sun and the planets which orbit it
  6. The star in the centre of the Solar System
  7. The force that attracts people to the Earth
  8. The seventh planet from the sun
  9. Four planets in the Solar System are known as _ planets
  10. Billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
  11. An object which moves around a star

20 Clues: Known for its rings • The planet we live on • Nicknamed the Red Planet • Revolves around the Earth • The planet closest to the sun • No longer considered a planet • The second planet from the sun • The seventh planet from the sun • The planet furthest from the sun • The galaxy our Solar System is in • A vehicle that launches into space • An object which moves around a star • ...

Profile of Canada Terms 2023-09-29

Profile of Canada Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of human populations
  2. A big decrease in the amount of births
  3. The science of the history of earth
  4. The study of the earths crust
  5. A detailed map of the surface features on land
  6. Uses numbers and letters to locate an area
  7. The ratio for the amount of people living in an area
  8. The amount of children born per 1000 population
Down
  1. The pattern of where people live
  2. The study of humans
  3. Average number of children born per woman
  4. Measures distances north or south of the equator
  5. The science that deals with the surface of the earth
  6. The study of bodies of water
  7. The name of a book or map
  8. Used to know what you’re looking at on a map
  9. Something used for direction
  10. Imaginary line that goes across the earth
  11. Measures distances east of west of the prime meridian
  12. Covering the land with ice

20 Clues: The study of humans • The name of a book or map • Covering the land with ice • The study of bodies of water • Something used for direction • The study of the earths crust • The study of human populations • The pattern of where people live • The science of the history of earth • A big decrease in the amount of births • Average number of children born per woman • ...

vocabulary word crossword puzzle 2025-10-31

vocabulary word crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. /liquid rock
  2. /core/ the layer of the earth located between the mantle and the inner core
  3. drift / theory that the earth is made of plates that move
  4. /found everywhere on earth
  5. core / a solid super hot metal made of iorn and nickel
  6. / an opening in the earths crust where liquid rock soots out
Down
  1. /the layer of rock below the crust
  2. /giant hot shell of rock
  3. / the rigid outer layer of the earth
  4. /a hard silvery metal
  5. plates/large peace of crust that moves
  6. /thin rocky outer layer of earth

12 Clues: /liquid rock • /a hard silvery metal • /giant hot shell of rock • /found everywhere on earth • /thin rocky outer layer of earth • /the layer of rock below the crust • / the rigid outer layer of the earth • plates/large peace of crust that moves • core / a solid super hot metal made of iorn and nickel • drift / theory that the earth is made of plates that move • ...

unit 1 cross word 2013-10-17

unit 1 cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. characteristics / has natural features
  2. / the ability to reach a place
  3. / An area
  4. / starts with move
  5. / the world
  6. characteristics / The pattern that people make on earth
Down
  1. / the spread of ideas
  2. / line from west to east
  3. / Half of the Earth
  4. location / the location on a point on the earth
  5. / line running from north to south
  6. / A specified district or territory

12 Clues: / An area • / the world • / starts with move • / Half of the Earth • / the spread of ideas • / line from west to east • / the ability to reach a place • / line running from north to south • / A specified district or territory • characteristics / has natural features • location / the location on a point on the earth • characteristics / The pattern that people make on earth

Science chapter 8 2025-11-07

Science chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. satilite placed into orbit by humans
  2. ovalshape
  3. one complete orbit around the sun
  4. less dense shadow of an eclipse
  5. the time it takes for a planet to revolve once around the sun
  6. model of the universe with earth as its center
  7. when the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
  8. full, darkshadow of an eclipse
Down
  1. object in orbit around another larger object
  2. model of the universe with earth at its center
  3. the total or partial obscuring of one celestial
  4. different shapes of the moon as seen from earth
  5. relating to the sky or space
  6. the galaxy in which our solar system is located
  7. a meteor big enough for a part of it to hit the ground

15 Clues: ovalshape • relating to the sky or space • full, darkshadow of an eclipse • less dense shadow of an eclipse • one complete orbit around the sun • satilite placed into orbit by humans • object in orbit around another larger object • model of the universe with earth at its center • model of the universe with earth as its center • the total or partial obscuring of one celestial • ...

World Geography-Module 2 2023-09-20

World Geography-Module 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock underneath the earth's surface.
  2. Uppermost layer of earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins.
  3. The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
  4. Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean.
  5. Thick middle layer of earth's interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexible.
  6. The part of earth where life exists.
Down
  1. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces.
  2. A thin layer of gasses that surrounds the earth.
  3. The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earth’s physical features.
  4. A theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.
  5. Outer layer of the earth, Hard rocky shell forming Earth's surface
  6. The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; The wearing away of soil.
  7. A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement
  8. A crack or break in earth's crust
  9. 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 • ...

Planet Crossword 2014-08-31

Planet Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What planet is now a gas planet
  2. What is our galaxy called
  3. How many planets are in our solar system
  4. What is the smallest planet, but closest to the sun
  5. What is the sixth planet from the sun
  6. What is the second planet from the sun
  7. What is the Red Planet
  8. What is the brightest star in the sky
  9. Our galaxy is filled with
Down
  1. What is the first planet from the sun
  2. Outer Space doesn't have
  3. What is one of the brightest stars in the sky that doesn't disappear
  4. What is the eighth planet from the sun
  5. Flying rock
  6. Humans went to space and they landed where?
  7. Stars and Planets were formed ages
  8. What is the seventh planet from the sun
  9. What is the third planet from the sun
  10. Earth is filled with
  11. The Earth goes around the

20 Clues: Flying rock • Earth is filled with • What is the Red Planet • Outer Space doesn't have • What is our galaxy called • Our galaxy is filled with • The Earth goes around the • What planet is now a gas planet • Stars and Planets were formed ages • What is the first planet from the sun • What is the sixth planet from the sun • What is the third planet from the sun • ...

The Planets 2014-09-08

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A ball of gas held together by gravity
  2. Nicknamed the Red Planet
  3. The force that attracts people to the Earth
  4. Made up of the sun and the planets which orbit it
  5. The largest planet in our solar system
  6. The planet closest to the sun
  7. The planet we live on
  8. The seventh planet from the sun
  9. An object which moves around a star
  10. Revolves around the Earth
  11. The second planet from the sun
Down
  1. Four planets in the Solar System are known as _ planets
  2. Billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
  3. The star in the centre of the Solar System
  4. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  5. The galaxy our Solar System is in
  6. No longer considered a planet
  7. The planet furthest from the sun
  8. A vehicle that launches into space
  9. Known for its rings

20 Clues: Known for its rings • The planet we live on • Nicknamed the Red Planet • Revolves around the Earth • No longer considered a planet • The planet closest to the sun • The second planet from the sun • The seventh planet from the sun • The planet furthest from the sun • The galaxy our Solar System is in • A vehicle that launches into space • An object which moves around a star • ...

7th Grade Science Challenge 2014-05-30

7th Grade Science Challenge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. disaster that occurs in dry, windy environments; often caused by lightning
  2. first “P” in HIPPO
  3. two or more elements bonded together chemically
  4. anything from Earth which humans use
  5. thinnest layer of the earth
  6. cycle of matter that includes respiration, photosynthesis, and pollution
  7. two or more elements or compounds NOT chemically combined
  8. center of earth
  9. part of the mantle where convection currents occur
  10. thickest layer of earth; location of convection currents
  11. natural resources that are gone once they are used
  12. boundary where plates move together
  13. positive particles in the nucleus of an atom
  14. rock made from heat and pressure
  15. snow sliding and building up causing disaster
  16. the biggest cause of extinction
  17. caused by too many greenhouse gases building up in the atmosphere
  18. negative particles that travel around the nucleus of an atom
  19. process that moves small rock pieces
  20. theory presented by Alfred Wegener
  21. twisting disaster
  22. name of the super continent
  23. process of removing minerals from Earth
  24. process in which magma rises and cools at divergent oceanic plates
  25. boundary where plates slide side by side
  26. warmer than usual water in the Pacific ocean
  27. layer of earth that is liquid
  28. rock made from compaction and cementation
  29. way in which an organism is able to be hurt or damaged
  30. heat transfer through direct contact
  31. process that breaks rock into smaller pieces
  32. process at convergent boundaries where dense crust goes under and melts into magma
  33. mixture that is the same throughout
  34. cycle of matter that includes bacteria, lightning, and dead organisms
  35. average weather trends for a particular area
Down
  1. a homogeneous mixture
  2. all of the possible paths that energy can travel in an ecosystem
  3. found on the Periodic Table
  4. one possible path that energy can travel in an ecosystem
  5. increased development of land allows for more runoff and an increase of this natural disaster
  6. floods, avalanches, volcanoes, earthquakes, tornadoes
  7. the puzzle pieces of the lithosphere
  8. causes the climate on either side of a mountain to differ
  9. the sugar in lemonade (substance that gets dissolved)
  10. energy waves that travel through the atmosphere through space
  11. layer of Earth that includes the crust and the top of the mantle
  12. the water in lemonade (substance that dissolves another substance)
  13. igneous rocks formed above ground
  14. Chesapeake Bay is the largest of these areas where fresh and salt water meet
  15. layers of gases surrounding Earth
  16. heat transfer by waves
  17. 7 billion humans on Earth
  18. species which are introduced into a new environment and often overtake the native species
  19. typhoons, but in the Northern Hemisphere of Earth
  20. neutral particles in the nucleus of an atom
  21. acronym used to describe reasons for which species become endangered
  22. surround the Ring of Fire
  23. occur at faults
  24. mixture in which you can see the different parts
  25. current conditions in the atmosphere
  26. nonrenewable natural resource made underground from dead organisms
  27. fishing too much, for example
  28. natural resources that can be replaced by nature faster than we use them
  29. elements organized here in groups and periods
  30. feature found at divergent continental plates
  31. heat transfer in fluids; hot fluids rise and cool fluids sink
  32. made up of pebbles and minerals
  33. smallest part of matter
  34. igneous rocks formed underground
  35. layer of the atmosphere in which weather occurs
  36. large wave caused by underwater earthquakes
  37. species which can no longer be found alive on Earth
  38. rock made from melting and cooling
  39. boundary where plates divide

74 Clues: center of earth • occur at faults • twisting disaster • first “P” in HIPPO • a homogeneous mixture • heat transfer by waves • smallest part of matter • 7 billion humans on Earth • surround the Ring of Fire • found on the Periodic Table • thinnest layer of the earth • name of the super continent • boundary where plates divide • fishing too much, for example • layer of earth that is liquid • ...

Water on Earth 2018-12-17

Water on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the symbol for water?
  2. This liquid has 15,000 times more chlorine than drinking water.
  3. Water which contains calcium and magnesium(minerals)and causes spots to show up on a glass container.
  4. What percent of water on earth is glacier ice?
  5. the best team in the NFL?
  6. What percent of water on earth is salt water?
  7. Without water our earth would like what thing out in space?
Down
  1. What is the symbol for iron?
  2. A two letter abbreviated word to help us measure substances in water.
  3. A colorless, odorless, tasteless but highly explosive.
  4. Less than what percent on earth is fresh water?
  5. This is added to drinking water to kill bacteria and control algae.
  6. This element creates a bluish-green stains and scale on pipes.
  7. What percent of water is on earth?
  8. This element reacts with oxygen which can cause rust.
  9. A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas;combustible.

16 Clues: the best team in the NFL? • What is the symbol for iron? • What is the symbol for water? • What percent of water is on earth? • What percent of water on earth is salt water? • What percent of water on earth is glacier ice? • Less than what percent on earth is fresh water? • A colorless, odorless, tasteless gas;combustible. • ...

Space 2023-06-02

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sort of window
  2. We call it the red planet
  3. What astronauts wear
  4. used to protect astronauts
  5. where live astonauts
  6. the sunlight
  7. Shining point in the sky at night
  8. natural satellite of Earth
Down
  1. sport machine for running
  2. to breathe in space
  3. where the planets are
  4. Transform a planet so that ressembles the Earth
  5. it disintegrate in space
  6. big rock which candestroy Earth
  7. The bigest star of the solar system

15 Clues: the sunlight • sort of window • to breathe in space • What astronauts wear • where live astonauts • where the planets are • it disintegrate in space • sport machine for running • We call it the red planet • used to protect astronauts • natural satellite of Earth • big rock which candestroy Earth • Shining point in the sky at night • The bigest star of the solar system • ...

Eartha and its resources 2020-12-09

Eartha and its resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A gas which makes up 78% of our atmosphere
  2. Carbon __________ is the movement of Carbon to different stores around the earth
  3. the part of the earth which is gas
  4. very outer part of the earth
  5. a type of gas that heats up the earth
  6. a type of rock formed from cooled magma
Down
  1. the very slow moving liquid found under the crust
  2. a type of rock formed under massive heat and pressure
  3. A C word which form large versions when cooled slowly and small versions when cooled quickly
  4. a type of rock formed from sediment
  5. the very centre of the earth
  6. A gas which makes up 21% of our atmosphere
  7. Our Carbon ____________ is a measurement of how much Carbon we put into the atmosphere
  8. Carbon _________ is found in the atmosphere and is a greenhouse gas

14 Clues: the very centre of the earth • very outer part of the earth • the part of the earth which is gas • a type of rock formed from sediment • a type of gas that heats up the earth • a type of rock formed from cooled magma • A gas which makes up 78% of our atmosphere • A gas which makes up 21% of our atmosphere • the very slow moving liquid found under the crust • ...

Tectonic Plates 2022-12-14

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Forms at divergent and convergent boundaries
  2. The layer of the Earth over the outer core
  3. The very center of the Earth
  4. Lava before it exits a volcano
  5. Occurs at a divergent boundary
  6. Comes from a transform boundary
  7. Earth's outer most layer
  8. The semi liquid layer that the plates float on
  9. Builds up at a transform boundary
  10. A boundary where plates collide
Down
  1. Crust carrying a continent
  2. Part of the mantle under the lithosphere
  3. When a plate is being subducted
  4. A boundary where plates slide past each other
  5. A boundary where plates move away from each other
  6. Crust carrying an ocean
  7. Forms at a convergent boundary between oceanic and continental crust
  8. Forms at convergent boundaries between continental and continental
  9. The only liquid layer of Earth
  10. Occurs at the mid ocean ridge

20 Clues: Crust carrying an ocean • Earth's outer most layer • Crust carrying a continent • The very center of the Earth • Occurs at the mid ocean ridge • Lava before it exits a volcano • Occurs at a divergent boundary • The only liquid layer of Earth • When a plate is being subducted • Comes from a transform boundary • A boundary where plates collide • Builds up at a transform boundary • ...

Plate tectonic 2025-10-26

Plate tectonic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The man who came up with the continental drift theory.
  2. The crust that the continents are on.
  3. Vibrations that travel through earth.
  4. Crack in Earths crust where plates move.
  5. Gigantic ocean
  6. Areas covered by ocean water.
  7. Where convection currents are.
  8. A super continent.
  9. where two plates are moving in opposite directions as in a mid ocean ridge.
  10. The rigid rocky outer layer of earth.
Down
  1. Molten rock deep inside the earth.
  2. Solid and really heated metal.
  3. The point where the boundaries of three tectonic plates meet.
  4. When one plate moves under another.
  5. How seafloor is made and destroyed.
  6. A deep gash in the seafloor.
  7. Hot molten.
  8. The movement of material due to differences in temperature.
  9. Large sheets of slow moving ice.
  10. The shaking of earths ground.

20 Clues: Hot molten. • Gigantic ocean • A super continent. • A deep gash in the seafloor. • Areas covered by ocean water. • The shaking of earths ground. • Solid and really heated metal. • Where convection currents are. • Large sheets of slow moving ice. • Molten rock deep inside the earth. • When one plate moves under another. • How seafloor is made and destroyed. • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun Vocabulary Review 2024-02-14

Earth, Moon, and Sun Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A moon phase where the moon in not visible from earth
  2. The relative size of things
  3. A rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  4. A moon phase that looks larger than a half circle from earth
  5. The shape of the illuminated moon as it appears from earth
  6. A moon phase that looks like less than a half circle viewed from earth
  7. To shine a light on something to make it visible
  8. Roughly the amount of time it takes for the moon phases to cycle
Down
  1. The border between light and dark on our moon
  2. The star that is the main source of light an energy in our solar system
  3. A nearly circular path that a smaller object travels around a larger object
  4. A moon phase that looks like a half circle when viewed from earth
  5. An object, diagram, or computer program that helps make something easier to understand
  6. The only time the moon is completely dark on all sides
  7. A moon phase where the illuminated moon is a full circle
  8. Something we observe to be similar over and over again

16 Clues: The relative size of things • A rocky sphere that travels around a planet • The border between light and dark on our moon • To shine a light on something to make it visible • A moon phase where the moon in not visible from earth • The only time the moon is completely dark on all sides • Something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Changing faces of the earth 2020-04-11

Changing faces of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. upper layer of the earth
  2. known as mesosphere
  3. known as core
  4. lower crust
  5. innermost layer of the earth
  6. domain of earth containing rocks
  7. rocks solidification from magma to lave
Down
  1. upper crust
  2. the hot molten material from inside of the earth
  3. sedimentary rock
  4. constituent is core
  5. upper part of mantle

12 Clues: upper crust • lower crust • known as core • sedimentary rock • known as mesosphere • constituent is core • upper part of mantle • upper layer of the earth • innermost layer of the earth • domain of earth containing rocks • rocks solidification from magma to lave • the hot molten material from inside of the earth

Earth's Unique Properties 2021-10-11

Earth's Unique Properties crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth is not a gas giant, but it is ________.
  2. Our planet is covered with liquid _______, which we need to live.
  3. Earth is made out of __________ & metals with a crust, mantle, and core.
  4. _________ planet from the sun.
  5. 1 day on Earth lasts 24 _______.
  6. ___________ field interacts with the solar wind to deflect highly charged particles in the magnetosphere.
  7. Earth's nickname
Down
  1. Which planet is about the same size and called Earth's twin?
  2. It takes 365 days or one ______ to orbit the sun.
  3. This protects our planet from getting too hot or cold.
  4. Polar _________ _________ (2 words-no spaces)are huge areas of frozen water.
  5. Large amounts of liquid water covering 71% of the Earth
  6. Only planet known to have _______ things.
  7. The one object or satellite that orbits around the Earth.

14 Clues: Earth's nickname • _________ planet from the sun. • 1 day on Earth lasts 24 _______. • Only planet known to have _______ things. • Earth is not a gas giant, but it is ________. • It takes 365 days or one ______ to orbit the sun. • This protects our planet from getting too hot or cold. • Large amounts of liquid water covering 71% of the Earth • ...

Very creative title 2024-05-02

Very creative title crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth has an _____ around the sun
  2. Only planet that supports human life
  3. Something that orbits a planet
  4. Southern triple star system
  5. The zodiac sign of the GOAT
  6. Newtons 2nd law of motion
  7. NASA launched it on september 5 1997
  8. A planet that has a belt
  9. Used to be a planet now a dwarf
  10. Something we launched into space that orbits around us
  11. A doughnut shape place of icy spots.
  12. Amount of matter in an object
Down
  1. Candy bar named after our home galaxy
  2. The station that astronauts live on in space
  3. The 1st element on the periodic table
  4. 6,000,000,000,000 miles = 1 _______
  5. Also known as the north star
  6. The ISS takes ____ to make one complete turn around the earth
  7. Earth is a _____
  8. Ginormous telescope that takes pictures of all of the above
  9. It can spagettify you
  10. Without it we would be floating in space
  11. Orion's belt is a __________
  12. Constellations are made of _____
  13. Big cloud of dust and gas
  14. a spiral galaxy
  15. The closest planet to the sun
  16. Made of billions of stars, held together with gas and dust, with gravitational pull

28 Clues: a spiral galaxy • Earth is a _____ • It can spagettify you • A planet that has a belt • Newtons 2nd law of motion • Big cloud of dust and gas • Southern triple star system • The zodiac sign of the GOAT • Also known as the north star • Orion's belt is a __________ • The closest planet to the sun • Amount of matter in an object • Something that orbits a planet • ...

Water Systems 2024-02-23

Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _____ is the name of Canada's worst ever hurricane.
  2. A ___ is a mass of ice and overlaying snow that moves slowly down a mountain slope under the influence of gravity.
  3. Where do hurricanes hit the lightest?
  4. A _________ an area of land, in which all water present eventually drains into one large main water body.
  5. _____ is 80% of the Southern hemisphere of Earth.
  6. what is built to access water?
  7. ___ is it 76% of all freshwater?
  8. The Northernmost point on planet earth.
  9. ___ water is the most pure and natural source of freshwater.
  10. The Southernmost points on planet earth.
  11. ________ is a massive windstorm that pulls speeds of over 119 km/h.
  12. All ______ of water on Earth are connected.
Down
  1. ____________ a climate of one small, secluded area that differs greatly from surrounding areas.
  2. __________ is water in its gas form.
  3. Where do Ontario watersheds drain water to?
  4. What are hurricanes called in the Northwest Pacific Ocean?
  5. ___________ is when water gets turned into its gas form, and it rises up to the sky due to the sun overheating it.
  6. What are the huge bodies of water that sit on Ontario?
  7. When do hurricanes start?
  8. The Dead Sea is very _____.

20 Clues: When do hurricanes start? • The Dead Sea is very _____. • what is built to access water? • ___ is it 76% of all freshwater? • __________ is water in its gas form. • Where do hurricanes hit the lightest? • The Northernmost point on planet earth. • The Southernmost points on planet earth. • Where do Ontario watersheds drain water to? • ...

Tectonic Plates 2014-04-16

Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hard magnetic middle of the earth.
  2. the proper name for mountain making.
  3. plates collide.
  4. old and buoyant.
  5. the innermost part of the earth.
  6. where we live
  7. these shouldn't be crossed.
  8. a huge wave that usually causes death and distress.
  9. middle and biggest layer.
  10. an opening in the surface of a planetary mass.
  11. a fracture in which there has been movement of plates on one or both sides.
Down
  1. plates split.
  2. rigid outermost shell.
  3. young and dense.
  4. the core is made of this.
  5. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground. a release of energy in the earth.
  6. A theory that the earth's surface is made up of large slowly moving sections.
  7. ring of volcanoes in the Pacific.
  8. all the continents together. how it used to be.
  9. plates pass by each other.

20 Clues: plates split. • where we live • plates collide. • young and dense. • old and buoyant. • rigid outermost shell. • the core is made of this. • middle and biggest layer. • plates pass by each other. • these shouldn't be crossed. • the innermost part of the earth. • ring of volcanoes in the Pacific. • hard magnetic middle of the earth. • the proper name for mountain making. • ...

earth science vocabulary 2014-01-26

earth science vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers of earth that make up tectonic plates
  2. currents of heating and cooling magma that move plates around
  3. a plate boundary where two plates scrape past each other
  4. solid metal layer of earth
  5. movement of sediment from one place to another
  6. a tectonic event where one plate slips underneath another plate
Down
  1. mechanical or chemical wearing down of the earth's crust
  2. a plate boundary where two plates move apart
  3. super hot layer of earth that causes plate movement
  4. liquid metal layer of earth
  5. thin, hard layer of earth
  6. a plate boundary where two plates run into each other
  7. semi-liquid, hot rock layer of earth
  8. a tectonic event where two plates push each other upward on the crust
  9. sediment being left behind in a new location, often in layers

15 Clues: thin, hard layer of earth • solid metal layer of earth • liquid metal layer of earth • semi-liquid, hot rock layer of earth • a plate boundary where two plates move apart • layers of earth that make up tectonic plates • movement of sediment from one place to another • super hot layer of earth that causes plate movement • ...

World Geography 2025-09-25

World Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Meridian The zero-degree longitude line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  2. A flat elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area.
  3. A natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, or plains.
  4. A cold, treeless region found in the Arctic and on mountain tops.
  5. The arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  6. A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow.
  7. Resource Materials from the Earth that are used by humans, such as water, minerals, and forests.
  8. The beliefs, customs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
  9. The number of people living in a particular area.
  10. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Down
  1. A dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation.
  2. A landform created by sediment deposits at the mouth of a river.
  3. The average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time.
  4. One of the seven large landmasses on Earth.
  5. Imaginary lines that run north-south and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  6. A visual representation of an area showing physical or political features.
  7. An area defined by common features such as geography, culture, or climate.
  8. A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
  9. Imaginary lines that run east-west and measure distance north or south of the Equator.
  10. A half of the Earth, usually divided into Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western.

20 Clues: One of the seven large landmasses on Earth. • The number of people living in a particular area. • A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow. • A landform created by sediment deposits at the mouth of a river. • A cold, treeless region found in the Arctic and on mountain tops. • A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean. • ...

CROSSWORD 2C 2021-08-11

CROSSWORD 2C crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Wire coded in green and yellow stripes
  2. Potential that remains the same
  3. Colour of live wire
  4. Type of potential used in mains electricity
  5. Wire that has a potential of 230V between it and the earth
  6. Number of wires normally in an appliance's cable
Down
  1. Has occurred when the earth wire carries a current
  2. Unit of frequency
  3. Must not occur between live and earth wire
  4. Wire that completes the appliance's circuit
  5. Use of the earth wire
  6. Colour of the neutral wire

12 Clues: Unit of frequency • Colour of live wire • Use of the earth wire • Colour of the neutral wire • Potential that remains the same • Wire coded in green and yellow stripes • Must not occur between live and earth wire • Wire that completes the appliance's circuit • Type of potential used in mains electricity • Number of wires normally in an appliance's cable • ...

Kevin's Changing Earth Project 2021-10-06

Kevin's Changing Earth Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle layers of earth
  2. formed by heat and pressure
  3. cracks in earth's crust
  4. the inside layers of earth
  5. formed by layers of sediment
Down
  1. melted rock inside earth
  2. formed by cooled magma or lava
  3. the theory that explains the motions of plates
  4. a solid object that forms crystals
  5. the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
  6. the outer layer of earth
  7. a sudden shaking of earth's crust
  8. narrow valleys with sleep sides

13 Clues: cracks in earth's crust • melted rock inside earth • the outer layer of earth • the middle layers of earth • the inside layers of earth • formed by heat and pressure • formed by layers of sediment • formed by cooled magma or lava • narrow valleys with sleep sides • a sudden shaking of earth's crust • a solid object that forms crystals • ...

Science And Freitas 2023-04-05

Science And Freitas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the lower part of the earth's mantle
  2. where plates collide
  3. the solid outermost layer of the earth
  4. The innermost layer of earth
  5. A sudden release of energy
  6. below the lithosphere
  7. The continent that existed before the big bang
Down
  1. Forms at convergent boundaries Where one plate subducts
  2. When magma flows through a crack.
  3. Large pieces of lithosphere
  4. Occurs when divergent plates separate
  5. Between earth's crust and core
  6. The outer part of the earth
  7. Where plates divide
  8. where plates slide past

15 Clues: Where plates divide • where plates collide • below the lithosphere • where plates slide past • A sudden release of energy • Large pieces of lithosphere • The outer part of the earth • The innermost layer of earth • Between earth's crust and core • When magma flows through a crack. • Occurs when divergent plates separate • the solid outermost layer of the earth • ...

Earth's Motion & its Seasons 2024-11-13

Earth's Motion & its Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where the sunsets in the Summer
  2. All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
  3. The time of day when the sun is highest in the sky
  4. A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  5. The only sky that does not appear to move in our sky. It remains stationary.
  6. Special name for March 21st in the Northern Hemisphere
  7. Special name for Dec. 21st in the Northern Hemisphere
  8. Name for our current day model of the Solar System where the Sun is in the center and planets revolve around the sun
  9. The name for the point directly over an observer
  10. Spinning of the Earth on its axis causes the apparent daily motion of the sun, earth, & moon.
  11. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies such as asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
  12. The name of the latitude that receives the vertical sun rays on the first day of Spring and Fall
  13. Where the sunrises in the Winter
  14. Earth orbiting around the sun causes us to see different constellations throughout the year.
Down
  1. The name of the latitude that receives the vertical sun rays on the first day of summer
  2. Object on Earth
  3. Object in Space
  4. Name for the model of the Solar System where the Earth is in the center and everything revolves around the Earth
  5. Special name for Sept. 22nd in the Northern Hemisphere
  6. The name of the latitude that receives the vertical sun rays on the first day of winter
  7. The number of degrees the stars appear to move across the sky per hour because of Earth’s rotation
  8. Where the sunsets in the Fall and Spring
  9. Where the sunrises in the Fall and Spring
  10. Special name for June 21st in the Northern Hemisphere
  11. Where the sunsets in the Winter
  12. Where the sunrises in the Summer

26 Clues: Object on Earth • Object in Space • Where the sunsets in the Summer • Where the sunsets in the Winter • Where the sunrises in the Summer • Where the sunrises in the Winter • Where the sunsets in the Fall and Spring • Where the sunrises in the Fall and Spring • The name for the point directly over an observer • The time of day when the sun is highest in the sky • ...

Astronomy Chapter 1 Sections 3 and 4 2023-09-20

Astronomy Chapter 1 Sections 3 and 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of the moon's shadow that is less dark than the umbra
  2. Light colored features on the moon's surface
  3. A device built to observe distant objects by making them appear closer
  4. Chunks of rock or dust from space
  5. Occurs when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun
  6. A tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
  7. Occurs when the moon passes directly between Earth and the sun, blocking sunlight from Earth
Down
  1. The darkest part of the moon's shadow
  2. The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth
  3. A tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
  4. Large round pits on the surface of the moon
  5. When the moon's shadow hits Earth or the Earth's shadow hits the moon
  6. Dark, flat areas on the moon's surface
  7. The rise and fall of ocean water that occurs every 12.5 hours or so.

14 Clues: Chunks of rock or dust from space • The darkest part of the moon's shadow • Dark, flat areas on the moon's surface • Large round pits on the surface of the moon • Light colored features on the moon's surface • The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth • Occurs when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun • ...

The Atmosphere 2024-01-31

The Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unequal heating where warm air rises and cold air goes under it creating movement
  2. A device that measures air pressure
  3. Winds that blow over short distances
  4. The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs
  5. The layer of the atmosphere closest to space
  6. A planet with thick atmosphere that makes the planet too hot
  7. The atmosphere is 21% this gas
  8. the layer of the atmosphere where asteroids burn p
  9. The atmosphere helps keep the Earth a temperature that sustains _____
Down
  1. Winds that form from heat from the equator and cold temperatures from the poles
  2. The atmosphere is 78% this gas
  3. The atmosphere protects the Earth from solar _______
  4. The distance above sea level
  5. The layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone
  6. The atmosphere is a think layer of ____ that surround the earth
  7. A planet with a thin atmosphere that makes the planet too cold
  8. Air _______ is the force of air particles pushing down on the Earth

17 Clues: The distance above sea level • The atmosphere is 78% this gas • The atmosphere is 21% this gas • A device that measures air pressure • Winds that blow over short distances • The layer of the atmosphere closest to space • The layer of the atmosphere that contains ozone • The layer of the atmosphere where weather occurs • the layer of the atmosphere where asteroids burn p • ...

Quarter 1 Review 2025-10-30

Quarter 1 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This age of rock strata is found towards the bottom
  2. The moon is appearing to get smaller
  3. The eclipse where the moon blocks light from the sun so it doesn’t get to the earth
  4. What people do to remove fossils from the ground
  5. The type of scientist that studies fossils
  6. Gravity does this to objects
  7. When the earth is tilted away from the sun (Northern Hemisphere)
  8. The act of an object moving around another object
Down
  1. This age of rock strata is found towards the top
  2. The eclipse where earth blocks light from the sun so it doesn't get to the moon
  3. When the earth is tilted towards the sun (Northern Hemisphere)
  4. What the outer planets are referred to
  5. The moon is appearing to get larger
  6. What the inner planets are referred to
  7. The act of gravity is always this
  8. The act of an object spinning on its axis

16 Clues: Gravity does this to objects • The act of gravity is always this • The moon is appearing to get larger • The moon is appearing to get smaller • What the outer planets are referred to • What the inner planets are referred to • The act of an object spinning on its axis • The type of scientist that studies fossils • This age of rock strata is found towards the top • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2012-09-14

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The phenomenon that occurs when the moon blocks the light from the sun (happens during a new moon)
  2. Newton's law that states all bodies in the universe have a gravitational pull directly related to their size
  3. The center of gravity between two bodies
  4. A cool cloud of dust and gas, can be the birthplace of stars and planets
  5. Tool used to measure star distance - the larger the angle, the closer the star
  6. The wobbling of the Earth on its axis
  7. The thought that the sun is in the center of the solar system and all planets revolve around it (supported by Copernicus & Galileo)
  8. The change in wavelength emitted by a body as the body moves (causes Red Shift)
  9. A cool, dark area on the solar surface
  10. Another word for precession
  11. Fuel for stars
  12. Used to measure star mass - a larger star will have a greater gravitational pull
Down
  1. The prevailing theory for the formation of the universe; claims that an impact between two particles 13.7 billion years ago created the entire universe today
  2. The phenomenon that occurs when the sun illuminates the moon from behind the Earth (happens during a full moon)
  3. The process that gives all stars, including the sun, their energy
  4. The apparent backward drift of a planet caused by planets moving at different speeds
  5. The thought that the Earth is in the center of the solar system and all planets and the sun revolve around it (supported by Ptolemy)
  6. States that all galaxies are moving away from each other, proving that the universe is expanding
  7. The motion of Earth that causes the years (ellipse around the sun)
  8. The study of light and its properties
  9. The motion of Earth responsible for day and night

21 Clues: Fuel for stars • Another word for precession • The wobbling of the Earth on its axis • The study of light and its properties • A cool, dark area on the solar surface • The center of gravity between two bodies • The motion of Earth responsible for day and night • The process that gives all stars, including the sun, their energy • ...

FUN CROSSWORDS 2024-10-05

FUN CROSSWORDS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The capital city of France
  2. The process of water turning into vapor
  3. A celestial body that orbits a planet
  4. The organ that pumps blood in the body
  5. The study of the structure and function of the Earth
  6. A government ruled by a king or quee
  7. The study of living organisms
  8. The art of effective speaking or writing
  9. A figure of speech that compares two unlike things
  10. The longest river in the world
Down
  1. The force that pulls objects toward the Earth
  2. A polygon with eight sides
  3. The process plants use to convert sunlight into energy
  4. The main character in a literary work
  5. The layer of gases surrounding Earth
  6. The smallest unit of an element
  7. A story that explains the origin of something
  8. A term for a repeating pattern in music
  9. A type of government where power rests with the people
  10. The chemical symbol for gold

20 Clues: A polygon with eight sides • The capital city of France • The chemical symbol for gold • The study of living organisms • The longest river in the world • The smallest unit of an element • The layer of gases surrounding Earth • A government ruled by a king or quee • The main character in a literary work • A celestial body that orbits a planet • ...

Astronomy Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-20

Astronomy Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. eclipse, An eclipse in which the sun is covered by the moon
  2. The one day per year in which the sun appears highest in the sky
  3. A body that orbits a planet
  4. tide, A tide with the least difference between low and high tides
  5. between high and low water
  6. The tendency of an object to resist change in motion
  7. The movement of one object around another
  8. A model that shows Earth as the center
  9. The darkest part of the shadow where the light from the sun is blocked
  10. side The lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth
  11. The phase in which the moon's visible surface area is getting
Down
  1. A model that shows the sun as the center
  2. A large cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet/moon
  3. The moon after New moon and before Full moon
  4. eclipse, When the moon moves into Earth's shadow
  5. When night and day are the same length all around Earth
  6. tide, A tide after a new/full moon when there is the biggest
  7. A large basalt plain on the surface of the moon
  8. The shadow where the sun is only a little blocked
  9. The name of Earth's moon
  10. The spinning of Earth on its axis

21 Clues: The name of Earth's moon • between high and low water • A body that orbits a planet • The spinning of Earth on its axis • A model that shows Earth as the center • A model that shows the sun as the center • The movement of one object around another • The moon after New moon and before Full moon • A large basalt plain on the surface of the moon • ...

Forces of the Earth Review 2025-10-05

Forces of the Earth Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An oceanic plate sinks under a continental plate.
  2. A crack in the Earth's crust
  3. The breakdown of rock by wind, water, and plants.
  4. A mountain that erupts in an explosion of molten rock, gases, and ash.
  5. Two tectonic plates bump into each other.
  6. Two oceanic plates move away from each other.
  7. The largest layer of the Earth. Full of magma.
  8. A theory that all the continents were together at one point.
Down
  1. The thinnest layer of the Earth.
  2. Two continental plates move towards each other.
  3. Earth's crust divided into sections.
  4. Molten or melted rock inside the Earth.
  5. The movement of broken rock by wind and water.
  6. A solid layer of the Earth under the most pressure.
  7. A violent shaking of the Earth's crust.
  8. Comes out of a volcano. Hardens and makes new land.

16 Clues: A crack in the Earth's crust • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • Earth's crust divided into sections. • Molten or melted rock inside the Earth. • A violent shaking of the Earth's crust. • Two tectonic plates bump into each other. • Two oceanic plates move away from each other. • The movement of broken rock by wind and water. • ...

Weather and Climate 2022-02-01

Weather and Climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rising of deep ocean water
  2. Similar weather for a few days
  3. Air mass formed over water
  4. Air mass formed over land
  5. Mass Similar humidity and temperature throughout
  6. Long term average weather for an area
  7. Amount of salt in water
  8. Liquid to gas
  9. Weight of air
  10. created by warm air
  11. Refers to a specific event happening at a specific time and place
  12. Solid portion of Earth
  13. Process by which water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid
Down
  1. Created by cold air
  2. Heat transfer through a gas or liquid
  3. Associated with rising temperatures in a region
  4. Greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels
  5. Humid and warm
  6. Release of water from plants
  7. Convection current that occurs during the day
  8. Without this Earth would be colder
  9. Convection current that occurs at night
  10. Comes from the sun
  11. Air mass found above Snowburg
  12. Plants and animals on Earth
  13. Water vapor in the atmosphere
  14. Blanket of gases that surrounds the Earth

27 Clues: Liquid to gas • Weight of air • Humid and warm • Comes from the sun • Created by cold air • created by warm air • Solid portion of Earth • Amount of salt in water • Air mass formed over land • Rising of deep ocean water • Air mass formed over water • Plants and animals on Earth • Release of water from plants • Air mass found above Snowburg • Water vapor in the atmosphere • ...

stars 2024-05-03

stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a giant cloud of dust and gas
  2. a big telescope
  3. how much matter you take up
  4. a big space rock that orbits earth
  5. how much light travels in a year
  6. helps you see stars
  7. it is an element
  8. constillation with 16 stars
  9. a galaxy that includes our solar system
  10. orbits a planet or star
  11. it ship in space
  12. a resistance
  13. a triple star system in the southern constellation of Centaurus
  14. first aircraft to pass the helioshere
Down
  1. its 1.5 hours
  2. planets do this around the sun
  3. stars make shapes in space
  4. we live on it
  5. a spacecraft orbiting earth
  6. earth if this
  7. they study space
  8. north star
  9. a galaxy past Neptune
  10. a force that keeps us on the ground
  11. it is really bright and makes constellations
  12. a huge collection of stars
  13. light can't escape from it
  14. a constellation with a big cup

28 Clues: north star • a resistance • its 1.5 hours • we live on it • earth if this • a big telescope • they study space • it is an element • it ship in space • helps you see stars • a galaxy past Neptune • orbits a planet or star • stars make shapes in space • a huge collection of stars • light can't escape from it • how much matter you take up • a spacecraft orbiting earth • constillation with 16 stars • ...

Geological Time 2021-02-19

Geological Time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warm-blooded vertebrate with fur/hair
  2. Earliest eon of the earth
  3. Vertebrates with scales and tough skin
  4. When an organism mutates to survive
  5. Formed from other rocks changed by heat
  6. Animals with backbones
  7. Formed from pre-existing rocks
  8. Hollow fossil imprinted in substrate
  9. Present day
  10. Animals matter is replaced by minerals
  11. Remain of an animals in a rock
  12. A person who studies the earth
  13. Decayed remains in a rock
Down
  1. Smallest thing in the world
  2. A person who studies fossils
  3. The tracks of a prehistoric animal
  4. Age of the dinosaurs
  5. Rock made from hardened lava
  6. Age of the reptiles
  7. A long and distinct period of history
  8. Animals without backbones
  9. Geological events
  10. When a species is wiped off the earth

23 Clues: Present day • Geological events • Age of the reptiles • Age of the dinosaurs • Animals with backbones • Earliest eon of the earth • Animals without backbones • Decayed remains in a rock • Smallest thing in the world • A person who studies fossils • Rock made from hardened lava • Formed from pre-existing rocks • Remain of an animals in a rock • A person who studies the earth • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword 2013-12-07

Tectonic Plates Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core Center of Earth
  2. Drift Theory that continents move apart
  3. The bending of rock layers
  4. A boundary between two plates that slide past each other
  5. Soft layer of the mantle; putty-like
  6. A break in Earth's crust
  7. A pulling force
  8. Core Liquid layer of Earth's core
  9. Outer layer of Earth
  10. Forms where the oceanic crust bend downward
Down
  1. Outermost, rigid layer of Earth
  2. Zone Where two plates come together in the lithosphere
  3. A squeezing force
  4. One joined super continent
  5. A boundary between two drifting apart plates
  6. Layer between the crust and outer core
  7. A boundary between two colliding plates
  8. Plate Piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  9. Occurs at transform fault boundaries
  10. Occurs at hot spots, divergent boundaries and convergent boundaries

20 Clues: A pulling force • A squeezing force • Core Center of Earth • Outer layer of Earth • A break in Earth's crust • One joined super continent • The bending of rock layers • Outermost, rigid layer of Earth • Core Liquid layer of Earth's core • Soft layer of the mantle; putty-like • Occurs at transform fault boundaries • Layer between the crust and outer core • ...

Lunar Cycle 2021-04-15

Lunar Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The phase that comes after the New Moon
  2. Phase where no visible light is seen from Earth
  3. Phase that comes 1 week before the New Moon
  4. Visible light in increasing
  5. Visible light is decreasing
  6. The light on the left is about 25% visible
  7. One fourth of the way through the lunar cycle
  8. The path the Moon travels around the Earth
  9. Phase opposite of the New Moon
Down
  1. Shape of the light that is about 25% visible
  2. The movement of one object around another
  3. Visible light shaped like a football on the left side of the Moon
  4. phase that comes before the Full Moon
  5. The predictable pattern of the Moon's orbit around the Earth
  6. It takes about this long for the Moon to revolve around the Earth one time
  7. Shape of the light that is about 75% visible

16 Clues: Visible light in increasing • Visible light is decreasing • Phase opposite of the New Moon • phase that comes before the Full Moon • The phase that comes after the New Moon • The movement of one object around another • The light on the left is about 25% visible • The path the Moon travels around the Earth • Phase that comes 1 week before the New Moon • ...

Space Science 2023-11-08

Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. As you move north or south of the equator, the weather will begin to get________
  2. as the ___________ between two objects increases, the force of gravity between them decreases a lot!
  3. Which planet has more gravity, Jupiter or Mars
  4. Because the sun is so far away, sunlight strikes the surface of the Earth in straight and _________ lines
  5. A planet known for its beautiful rings
  6. This is what is likely at the center of the galaxy (squish the two words together)
  7. This planet rotates on its side
  8. Sunlight gets stretched-out when it hits a _________ surface like the Earth.
  9. If the ecliptic of the Sun is short, the altitude will be low. What season will it be?
  10. The circular path a planet takes around the Sun
Down
  1. The ____________ depends on the altitude of the Sun
  2. What is the fastest thing in the universe?
  3. If the altitude of the sun is LOW, the weather will be _____
  4. This is what happens when massive stars die. A neutron star (baby black hole) is left behind.
  5. The angle of the sun to the Earth
  6. What season will it be if the ecliptic is medium-size?
  7. The arch-shape path the sun takes through the sky every day
  8. Jupiter has more gravity than Earth because it has more ________
  9. The time of day when the Sun is at its peak is local __________
  10. What is the force that pulls all objects with mass towards each other?
  11. The invisible line going around the middle of the Earth
  12. Sunlight behaves predictably in perfectly ____________ lines
  13. If the altitude of the sun is HIGH, the weather will be _____

23 Clues: This planet rotates on its side • The angle of the sun to the Earth • A planet known for its beautiful rings • What is the fastest thing in the universe? • Which planet has more gravity, Jupiter or Mars • The circular path a planet takes around the Sun • The ____________ depends on the altitude of the Sun • What season will it be if the ecliptic is medium-size? • ...

Science chapter 8 2025-11-07

Science chapter 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. satilite placed into orbit by humans
  2. ovalshape
  3. one complete orbit around the sun
  4. less dense shadow of an eclipse
  5. the time it takes for a planet to revolve once around the sun
  6. model of the universe with earth as its center
  7. when the earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
  8. full, darkshadow of an eclipse
Down
  1. object in orbit around another larger object
  2. model of the universe with earth at its center
  3. the total or partial obscuring of one celestial
  4. different shapes of the moon as seen from earth
  5. relating to the sky or space
  6. the galaxy in which our solar system is located
  7. a meteor big enough for a part of it to hit the ground

15 Clues: ovalshape • relating to the sky or space • full, darkshadow of an eclipse • less dense shadow of an eclipse • one complete orbit around the sun • satilite placed into orbit by humans • object in orbit around another larger object • model of the universe with earth at its center • model of the universe with earth as its center • the total or partial obscuring of one celestial • ...

Astronomy Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2021-05-20

Astronomy Vocab Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model that shows the sun as the center
  2. eclipse, An eclipse in which the sun is covered by the moon
  3. The shadow where the sun is only a little blocked
  4. The tendency of an object to resist change in motion
  5. eclipse, When the moon moves into Earth's shadow
  6. A body that orbits a planet
  7. tide, A tide with the least difference between low and high tides
  8. A large cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet/moon
  9. A large basalt plain on the surface of the moon
  10. When night and day are the same length all around Earth
Down
  1. The movement of one object around another
  2. The phase in which the moon's visible surface area is getting
  3. The spinning of Earth on its axis
  4. The darkest part of the shadow where the light from the sun is blocked
  5. tide, A tide after a new/full moon when there is the biggest
  6. The one day per year in which the sun appears highest in the
  7. between high and low water
  8. A model that shows Earth as the center
  9. side, The lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth
  10. The moon after New moon and before Full moon
  11. The name of Earth's moon

21 Clues: The name of Earth's moon • between high and low water • A body that orbits a planet • The spinning of Earth on its axis • A model that shows Earth as the center • A model that shows the sun as the center • The movement of one object around another • The moon after New moon and before Full moon • A large basalt plain on the surface of the moon • ...

Minerals 2023-09-20

Minerals crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The hardest mineral on the hardness scale.
  2. The rock that is found in Continental Crust.
  3. The top layer of the Earth.
  4. A special property where a mineral will fizz when exposed to acid.
  5. Refers to the way that a mineral reflects light from its surface.
  6. A special property associated with magnets.
  7. Not made by humans.
  8. The color of the powdered form of the mineral.
  9. The middle layer of the Earth.
  10. Non-living.
  11. The source of water for the Earth.
  12. The composition of the Crust.
  13. A special property where a mineral will glow under ultraviolet light.
  14. The name of the mineral hardness scale.
Down
  1. The rock that is found in Oceanic Crust.
  2. The ability of a mineral to break along smooth flat surfaces.
  3. The same composition throughout a substance.
  4. The major component of Earth's Crust.
  5. A measure of how easily a mineral scratches a material.
  6. The composition of the Core.
  7. The softest mineral of the hardness scale.
  8. The composition of the Mantle.
  9. The bottom layer of the Earth.
  10. Refers to the atomic structure of a mineral.
  11. A special property associated with Halite.
  12. Where a mineral breaks along uneven jagged surfaces.
  13. A property of minerals that can be misleading.

27 Clues: Non-living. • Not made by humans. • The top layer of the Earth. • The composition of the Core. • The composition of the Crust. • The composition of the Mantle. • The bottom layer of the Earth. • The middle layer of the Earth. • The source of water for the Earth. • The major component of Earth's Crust. • The name of the mineral hardness scale. • ...

Single Room Earth View Crossword Puzzle 2013-03-11

Single Room Earth View Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Did she die on the trip?
  2. / Part of every orbit takes us to the dark side of the planet creates a strong feeling of _______ and mystery.
  3. / What was Ride's job aboard the Challenger?
  4. / How old was ride when she applied for NASA?
  5. / What text structure does Ride organize by?
  6. / The main purpose of this essay is to give us a unique ___ of earth.
  7. / Space scientists take advanced courses in _____ and sciences.
  8. / At what age did sally retire from NASA?
  9. / Ride is ____ and appreciative.
  10. / How many other people applied NASA when she did too?
Down
  1. / What degree did Sally Ride have?
  2. / Sally Spent a total of _ days in space.
  3. / What was rides first name?
  4. / How long did the shuttle circle the earth
  5. / What was Ride looking out of?
  6. / When was Ride chosen to go on a space flight?
  7. / Sally loved _____.
  8. / What is most of the Earth Covered in?
  9. / What was the space shuttle she rode on?
  10. / The ____ focus of the essay is that spaceflights give us a big picture perspective on the earth.
  11. / Where was ride located when she saw this view?

21 Clues: / Sally loved _____. • / Did she die on the trip? • / What was rides first name? • / What was Ride looking out of? • / Ride is ____ and appreciative. • / What degree did Sally Ride have? • / What is most of the Earth Covered in? • / Sally Spent a total of _ days in space. • / What was the space shuttle she rode on? • / At what age did sally retire from NASA? • ...

Geology Grace Grubb 2024-01-30

Geology Grace Grubb crossword puzzle
Across
  1. outmost, rocky layer of Earth
  2. to examine in detail for a purpose
  3. a natural spring that sends hot water and steam suddenly into the air from a hole in the ground
  4. molten rock that makes up Earths mantle and becomes igneous rock when it cools
  5. the outside or top layer of something
  6. the slow pulling apart of land that is cause by plate movement
  7. layer inside Earth, between the mantle and inner core
  8. a feature that forms on the surface of a planet
  9. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  10. how often or fast something happens
Down
  1. a sudden shaking of the earths surface
  2. a set of interacting parts forming a complex whole
  3. innermost part of Earth, made of solid iron and nickel
  4. hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth
  5. the sudden pushing out of something, like lava from a volcano
  6. evidence of life from the past
  7. an object or diagram that makes it easier to understand something
  8. a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
  9. moving apart in different directions
  10. a layer of Earths crust

20 Clues: a layer of Earths crust • outmost, rocky layer of Earth • evidence of life from the past • to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • moving apart in different directions • the outside or top layer of something • a sudden shaking of the earths surface • hot liquid rock on the surface of the earth • ...

Genesis Chapter One - Creator 2024-09-25

Genesis Chapter One - Creator crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Why did God stop working on day six? 2 words
  2. The Creator made this before man.
  3. The first Hebrew word in Genesis.
  4. The earth was called out of ______ into God’s marvelous light.
  5. Herbs, grass and fruit trees all have these in common
  6. Take care of and rule over the earth.
  7. Bring to order
  8. Which great light is used to rule the night?
  9. God looked back on everything HE made and proclaimed: 4 words
  10. Land and sea _________ were blessed to be fruitful and multiply.
  11. Man was made into this of God.
  12. Who is the Creator of heaven and earth?
Down
  1. Man’s meat.
  2. Who carried out the acts of God as He spoke?
  3. Another name for fowls
  4. The day begins at this time.
  5. Sun, moon and stars were placed in this for lights, signs, seasons, days and years.
  6. This is the same as shapeless and empty
  7. Lots and lots of varieties.
  8. The first thing that was created
  9. How did God Create?
  10. According to Genesis, God took six _______ days to create the heaven and the earth.
  11. Which days did God name?
  12. Bara completed HIS work in this length of time.

24 Clues: Man’s meat. • Bring to order • How did God Create? • Another name for fowls • Which days did God name? • Lots and lots of varieties. • The day begins at this time. • Man was made into this of God. • The first thing that was created • The Creator made this before man. • The first Hebrew word in Genesis. • Take care of and rule over the earth. • This is the same as shapeless and empty • ...

Seasons 2023-05-09

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Northern Hemisphere is pointing towards the Sun, what season is the Southern hemisphere experiencing
  2. What is the name of the first day of summer
  3. The imaginary line that seperates the Northern and Southern hemisphere is calledn
  4. Three and a Half Earths axis is tilted ____ degrees
  5. True or false-The hemispheres experience the same seasons at the same time
  6. The Earths ___ is an imaginary line that goes from the North Pole to the South Pole
  7. Where is is Winter in July
  8. Month where Earth is closest to the Sun
Down
  1. What is the name of the first day of summer
  2. The revolution of the Earth around the Sun
  3. Earths orbit is not a perfect___
  4. Where it is Summer in July
  5. What season are the days the shortest
  6. What it is called when the Earth has an equal day and night
  7. Month when Earth is farthest from the Sun
  8. Day and Night is caused by the ___ of Earth on its axis

16 Clues: Where it is Summer in July • Where is is Winter in July • Earths orbit is not a perfect___ • What season are the days the shortest • Month where Earth is closest to the Sun • Month when Earth is farthest from the Sun • The revolution of the Earth around the Sun • What is the name of the first day of summer • What is the name of the first day of summer • ...

Dafna Plate Tectonics Crossword 2024-01-12

Dafna Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Earth cracks far down and hits the asthenosphere creating a volcano inside a fissure in the Earth’s crust.
  2. When Oceanic crust goes under continental crust and creates trenches in the sea floor.
  3. Heat transferred through the movement of fluids or gasses, based on density.
  4. Solid uppermost part of the mantle.
  5. Solid outermost layer of the earth subdivided continental crust and oceanic crust, broken into tectonic plates.
  6. A place where two plates meet or collide.
  7. Solid inner most layer of earth, it is also made up of nickel and iron.
  8. solid top most layer of the earth, includes crust and solid part of the mantle.
  9. Natural disasters caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
Down
  1. When two plates collide with each other.
  2. When one plate goes under another because there is a difference in density.
  3. When continental plates collide the crust gets folded and mountains form.
  4. Really hot liquid metal and rock primary, metals are iron and nickel, It is also under the asthenosphere.
  5. When Oceanic plates collide if there is a difference in density there is subduction which often creates trenches in the ocean floor.
  6. When plates move away from each other
  7. A break in the Earth’s crust.
  8. Gooey melted rock that is located directly under the lithosphere.
  9. depression in the ocean floor usually by a subduction zone or fault line
  10. When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth.
  11. A mountain spewing molten rock or lava from the Asthenosphere.

20 Clues: A break in the Earth’s crust. • Solid uppermost part of the mantle. • When plates move away from each other • When two plates collide with each other. • A place where two plates meet or collide. • Natural disasters caused by the movement of tectonic plates. • When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth. • ...

yup 2022-05-03

yup crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth
  2. Water Fire
  3. Earth Water
  4. Earth Water Plant Fire
  5. Fire
  6. Plant Fire
  7. Water Plant Fire
  8. Earth Water Plant
Down
  1. Earth Fire
  2. Earth Plant
  3. Water
  4. Earth Water Fire
  5. Earth Plant Fire
  6. Water Plant
  7. Plant

15 Clues: Fire • Water • Earth • Plant • Earth Fire • Water Fire • Plant Fire • Earth Plant • Earth Water • Water Plant • Earth Water Fire • Earth Plant Fire • Water Plant Fire • Earth Water Plant • Earth Water Plant Fire

Aquatic Science Chapter 7&8 review 2019-01-29

Aquatic Science Chapter 7&8 review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. political boundary that seperates north and south america
  2. what galaxy we are in
  3. smallest land mass
  4. what color penetrates the ocean the deepest
  5. distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them
  6. largest ocean
  7. how earth formed
  8. how much of earth is covered by ice
  9. first organisms on earth
  10. lines of longitude
  11. includes all countries south of panama
  12. where we live
  13. smallest and coldest ocean
  14. most accurate representations of features of the earth are
Down
  1. what are the lines of latitude called
  2. warmest ocean
  3. when a star blows up
  4. major boundaries are
  5. the 0 degree for longitude line
  6. a ship attempting to travel the world ocean wouldnt..
  7. includes Europe and Asia
  8. what is responsible for the earths atmosphere
  9. connects polar waters
  10. stars twinkle because they are releasing
  11. what year did the UN establish major boundaries
  12. the globe that is divided the area into equal sections
  13. the 0 degree for latitude lines
  14. someone who makes a map
  15. distance measured by marine and air navigators
  16. continent of south pole
  17. release of volatile substance and water vapor

31 Clues: warmest ocean • largest ocean • where we live • how earth formed • smallest land mass • lines of longitude • when a star blows up • major boundaries are • what galaxy we are in • connects polar waters • someone who makes a map • continent of south pole • includes Europe and Asia • first organisms on earth • smallest and coldest ocean • the 0 degree for longitude line • ...

Danze space crossword 2023-04-21

Danze space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large space craft in orbit around earth
  2. can either be planetary or stellar of this
  3. the dwarf planet
  4. body of matter
  5. the milky way is one of these
  6. machine that orbits plants or stars
  7. brightest star in the southern
  8. a donut shaped ring around the sun
  9. raining in space
  10. the brightest star in the constellation Ursa Minor
  11. a shooting star
Down
  1. the galaxy that we live on
  2. a space telescope named after an astronomer
  3. newtons first laws bases off of this
  4. the thing that orbits earth
  5. method used to measure distance in space
  6. we orbit around this
  7. second space craft of visit saturn
  8. how long does it take for the space station so round earth
  9. group of stars that are a shape with names
  10. number one on the periodic table
  11. we live on one of these
  12. gravity pulls so much that light cant get out of this
  13. the only planet we know that has life
  14. a circular path that all our planets are on
  15. a constellation with three really bright stars
  16. the force that keeps plants in orbit
  17. Twinkle Twinkle little _____

28 Clues: body of matter • a shooting star • the dwarf planet • raining in space • we orbit around this • we live on one of these • the galaxy that we live on • the thing that orbits earth • Twinkle Twinkle little _____ • the milky way is one of these • brightest star in the southern • number one on the periodic table • second space craft of visit saturn • a donut shaped ring around the sun • ...

World Geography 2025-09-25

World Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Meridian The zero-degree longitude line that divides the Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  2. A flat elevated landform that rises sharply above the surrounding area.
  3. A natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as mountains, valleys, or plains.
  4. A cold, treeless region found in the Arctic and on mountain tops.
  5. The arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  6. A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow.
  7. Resource Materials from the Earth that are used by humans, such as water, minerals, and forests.
  8. The beliefs, customs, arts, and way of life of a particular group of people.
  9. The number of people living in a particular area.
  10. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth that divides it into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Down
  1. A dry, barren area of land with little rainfall and sparse vegetation.
  2. A landform created by sediment deposits at the mouth of a river.
  3. The average weather conditions of a region over a long period of time.
  4. One of the seven large landmasses on Earth.
  5. Imaginary lines that run north-south and measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  6. A visual representation of an area showing physical or political features.
  7. An area defined by common features such as geography, culture, or climate.
  8. A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean.
  9. Imaginary lines that run east-west and measure distance north or south of the Equator.
  10. A half of the Earth, usually divided into Northern and Southern or Eastern and Western.

20 Clues: One of the seven large landmasses on Earth. • The number of people living in a particular area. • A large, slow-moving mass of ice formed from compacted snow. • A landform created by sediment deposits at the mouth of a river. • A cold, treeless region found in the Arctic and on mountain tops. • A group or chain of islands clustered together in a sea or ocean. • ...

Aquatic Science Chapter 7&8 review 2019-01-29

Aquatic Science Chapter 7&8 review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. political boundary that seperates north and south america
  2. what galaxy we are in
  3. smallest land mass
  4. what color penetrates the ocean the deepest
  5. distorts the continents little as possible by not slicing into them
  6. largest ocean
  7. how earth formed
  8. how much of earth is covered by ice
  9. first organisms on earth
  10. lines of longitude
  11. includes all countries south of panama
  12. where we live
  13. smallest and coldest ocean
  14. most accurate representations of features of the earth are
Down
  1. what are the lines of latitude called
  2. warmest ocean
  3. when a star blows up
  4. major boundaries are
  5. the 0 degree for longitude line
  6. a ship attempting to travel the world ocean wouldnt..
  7. includes Europe and Asia
  8. what is responsible for the earths atmosphere
  9. connects polar waters
  10. stars twinkle because they are releasing
  11. what year did the UN establish major boundaries
  12. the globe that is divided the area into equal sections
  13. the 0 degree for latitude lines
  14. someone who makes a map
  15. distance measured by marine and air navigators
  16. continent of south pole
  17. release of volatile substance and water vapor

31 Clues: warmest ocean • largest ocean • where we live • how earth formed • smallest land mass • lines of longitude • when a star blows up • major boundaries are • what galaxy we are in • connects polar waters • someone who makes a map • continent of south pole • includes Europe and Asia • first organisms on earth • smallest and coldest ocean • the 0 degree for longitude line • ...

Weather 2025-04-07

Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. electricity in the sky
  2. water into vapor
  3. loud sound during a storm
  4. long term weather
  5. all around us
  6. water vapor
Down
  1. wall of water reaching 100 ft high
  2. short term climate
  3. provides heat to earth
  4. lightning ____
  5. rain
  6. study of earth
  7. water vapor in the sky
  8. 71% of earth
  9. vertical tunnel of strong wind

15 Clues: rain • water vapor • 71% of earth • all around us • lightning ____ • study of earth • water into vapor • long term weather • short term climate • provides heat to earth • electricity in the sky • water vapor in the sky • loud sound during a storm • vertical tunnel of strong wind • wall of water reaching 100 ft high

Earth system and science lab crossword! 2024-10-02

Earth system and science lab crossword! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Air blowing.
  2. Harm to our earth.
  3. fules Coal or gas.
  4. Lakes and water.
  5. Trees and paper.
  6. Everyday machinery.
  7. Earths heat.
  8. The bubble we are in.
Down
  1. Non living and living things are here.
  2. renewable material.
  3. A nucleus.
  4. Where the water is solid.
  5. power from dams.
  6. living part of earth.
  7. Existing cause of earth.

15 Clues: A nucleus. • Air blowing. • Earths heat. • power from dams. • Lakes and water. • Trees and paper. • Harm to our earth. • fules Coal or gas. • renewable material. • Everyday machinery. • living part of earth. • The bubble we are in. • Existing cause of earth. • Where the water is solid. • Non living and living things are here.

Semester 1 Final Review Crossword Search 2025-12-11

Semester 1 Final Review Crossword Search crossword puzzle
Across
  1. region that has the highest temperatures
  2. type of economy where government owns and controls much of the industries like Canada's healthcare system.
  3. used to collect and create maps from several forms of data
  4. the sphere of the earth that entails gases
  5. growing enough food to feed your family and trade with neighbors
Down
  1. economy that allows ordinary citizens to control the market
  2. types of plates moving away from each other that cause rift valleys
  3. the sphere of the earth that contains water
  4. the sphere of earth that contains life
  5. greatest factor affecting climate
  6. causes earthquakes and volcanoes in the ring of fire
  7. free trade agreement between United States, Mexico, and Canada
  8. the sphere of the earth that contains the earth itself including dirt and rocks
  9. an area with defined borders and characteristics

14 Clues: greatest factor affecting climate • the sphere of earth that contains life • region that has the highest temperatures • the sphere of the earth that entails gases • the sphere of the earth that contains water • an area with defined borders and characteristics • causes earthquakes and volcanoes in the ring of fire • ...

Restless Planet 2016-02-24

Restless Planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Masses of water formed when water vapour in the Earth's atmosphere cooled and condensed.
  2. The layer below the Earth's crust which can flow despite the fact that it is solid.
  3. Gas which is most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere today.
  4. The first life forms on Earth.
  5. Gas which was most abundant in the early atmosphere of the Earth.
  6. Type of currents in the mantle which cause the tectonic plates to move.
  7. Miller-Urey's theory to explain the formation of life on Earth.
  8. Nitrogen containing gas found in the early atmosphere of the Earth.
Down
  1. Outer layer of the Earth which is broken into tectonic plates.
  2. Violent tremors which can occur where plates collide or move past each other.
  3. Process carried out by plants and algae which releases Oxygen into the atmosphere.
  4. Process taking place in all living organisms which releases Carbon dioxide gas.
  5. area at the centre of the Earth which contains magnetic metals such as iron, nickel & cobalt.
  6. A feature which can occur at plate boundaries where two plates meet.

14 Clues: The first life forms on Earth. • Gas which is most abundant in the Earth's atmosphere today. • Outer layer of the Earth which is broken into tectonic plates. • Miller-Urey's theory to explain the formation of life on Earth. • Gas which was most abundant in the early atmosphere of the Earth. • Nitrogen containing gas found in the early atmosphere of the Earth. • ...

Vocabulary Words - Feb 2023 2023-02-10

Vocabulary Words - Feb 2023 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of water vapor in the air
  2. a region that covers the north and south poles of the Earth
  3. air movement caused by differences in pressure, air moves from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure
  4. long-term weather patterns of a specific geographic area; an average patter of weather that occurs in a certain location over many years
  5. an imaginary line drawn around the Earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the Earth into 2 halves
  6. bad weather events that occur and are out of human control/cause great damage
  7. a measure of how far north or south a place is from the equator
Down
  1. the state of the atmosphere on a daily basis
  2. the speed at which air moves, measured by an anemometer
  3. a region that circles the Earth in both Northern and Southern hemispheres
  4. a region that circles the Earth surrounding the equator where temperatures remain constant throughout the year - HOT
  5. the weight of the atmosphere on Earth's surface
  6. half of Earth - northern, southern, eastern and western
  7. the height above a given level, especially sea level

14 Clues: the amount of water vapor in the air • the state of the atmosphere on a daily basis • the weight of the atmosphere on Earth's surface • the height above a given level, especially sea level • the speed at which air moves, measured by an anemometer • half of Earth - northern, southern, eastern and western • a region that covers the north and south poles of the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-09-25

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Melted rock on the earths surface
  2. The spot when one plate moves under another
  3. The degree of hotness in a place
  4. The thick shell that surrounds the earths core
  5. The study of history as recorded in rocks
  6. Melted rock under the earths surface
  7. an unusual rise of water
  8. The ground does this when an earthquake happens
  9. The outer layer of the earth
  10. To be put underwater
Down
  1. Believed to be the original shape of the earth
  2. A lava spewing mountain
  3. Crash together
  4. A huge wave caused by an earthquake
  5. Relating to the internal heat of the earth
  6. The branch of geology studying the folding of the earths crust
  7. When rubbing plates causes the ground to shake
  8. A volcano is considered a natural ________
  9. The shore of a sea or ocean
  10. A hot spring that sends water into the air

20 Clues: Crash together • To be put underwater • A lava spewing mountain • an unusual rise of water • The shore of a sea or ocean • The outer layer of the earth • The degree of hotness in a place • Melted rock on the earths surface • A huge wave caused by an earthquake • Melted rock under the earths surface • The study of history as recorded in rocks • ...