the earth Crossword Puzzles
Level 2 Unit 12 2022-12-07
Across
- where two roads intersect
- the spinning of the Earth
- the general weather patterns around the globe
- to transition from liquid to gas
- including cultures and economies of the world
- to make smaller
- not of this Earth
- to be wise
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- to fall
- a state of matter that is neither liquid or solid
- when two tectonic plates rub against each other
- to get rid of
- the central point around which the planet rotates
- the amount of money a person makes
- a system of planets that rotates around the sun
- to turn
- to support
- dangerous
- force that pulls us to the Earth’s surface
- the planet we live on
- to make larger
- everything that exists including both space and physical matter
- a mountainous structure that spews magma, rock, and gas
23 Clues: to fall • to turn • dangerous • to support • to be wise • to get rid of • to make larger • to make smaller • not of this Earth • the planet we live on • where two roads intersect • the spinning of the Earth • to transition from liquid to gas • the amount of money a person makes • force that pulls us to the Earth’s surface • the general weather patterns around the globe • ...
Bentley´s Space Puzzle 2022-04-28
Across
- the turning of Earth
- when light from the moon or sun is cut off
- shooting stars
- an object that allows you to see in space
- a measure of distance in space
- a invisible line planets turn on
- having to do with the moon
- relating to the heavens or skies
- the study of space
- a path a planet follows around the sun
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- a kind of star formation
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- a man made object that orbits Earth
- something that use to fly to space
- a full orbit around the sun
- the action or process of moving or being moved
- made from ice and dust
- Earth, Space, and all things in it
- the milky way
- having to do with the sun
20 Clues: the milky way • shooting stars • the study of space • the turning of Earth • made from ice and dust • a kind of star formation • having to do with the sun • having to do with the moon • a full orbit around the sun • a measure of distance in space • a invisible line planets turn on • relating to the heavens or skies • something that use to fly to space • ...
Astronomy 2025-10-02
Across
- how long it takes to spin
- North Star
- shape of the orbits
- motion around the Sun
- Occurs when only half of the moon is visible
- Orbit
- our star
- More light than dark
- Like Earth
- Entire 50% of the moon is visible
- Star makes energy
- 3rd planet from the Sun
- Planet with the fastest revolution
- eclipse of the Sun
- spins
- created 3 laws of planetary motion
- Around Polaris
- how much of the Moon we can see
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- explosion
- Red shift
- massive star
- Earth centered model
- Beginning of the universe
- eclipse of the moon
- Sun centered model
- pattern stars make in the sky
- flat or round orbit
- "fingerprint" of energy or light
- how long it takes to orbit
- crest to crest
- Like Jupiter
31 Clues: Orbit • spins • our star • explosion • Red shift • North Star • Like Earth • massive star • Like Jupiter • crest to crest • Around Polaris • Star makes energy • Sun centered model • eclipse of the Sun • shape of the orbits • eclipse of the moon • flat or round orbit • Earth centered model • More light than dark • motion around the Sun • 3rd planet from the Sun • how long it takes to spin • ...
Vocabulary #6 2021-05-20
Across
- earth
- not using speech or words
- having or representing the earth as the center of the universe
- the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere
- animals and plants of the land
- not alive; inorganic
- the highest point in the development of something
- to continue going without stopping; constant
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- relating to international relations as influenced by geographic features
- relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth's surface
- the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, etc.
- not
- the science that deals with the earth's physical structure, its rocks, its history, and the processes that act on it
- the branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it
- not attaching; having a finish that prevents food from attaching to the surface
- not designed or run to make cash for oneself
- not poisonous or harmful
- the mechanism by which the earth's magnetic field is generated
18 Clues: not • earth • not alive; inorganic • not poisonous or harmful • not using speech or words • animals and plants of the land • not designed or run to make cash for oneself • to continue going without stopping; constant • the highest point in the development of something • having or representing the earth as the center of the universe • ...
2.1 Earth: A Unique Planet Crossword 2022-10-05
Across
- Slightly flattened sphere
- The rigid outer part of the earth
- The ability of a solid to flow
- Provides the air you breathe
- Center of the earth
- Just below the lithosphere
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- Solid outermost zone of the earth
- Vibrations that travel through the earth
- All of earths water makes up the _______
- Imaginary line that divides the earth
- Zone of rock below earths crust
11 Clues: Center of the earth • Slightly flattened sphere • Just below the lithosphere • Provides the air you breathe • The ability of a solid to flow • Zone of rock below earths crust • Solid outermost zone of the earth • The rigid outer part of the earth • Imaginary line that divides the earth • Vibrations that travel through the earth • All of earths water makes up the _______
Astronomy 2020-10-01
Across
- Spinning on an axis
- Where we live
- Has different phases depending on where it is around the Earth.
- What revolves around the sun
- The idea the earth is the center of everything
- The inner planets
- Too many and too small to be a planet
- Has different phases depending on where it is in space
- The ball of rock and ice flying though the solar system
- The outer planets
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- The idea the sun is the center of the solar system
- The force that pulls objects to the ground
- What everything is in
- Where the sun, planets, and smaller rocks are.
- When one object blocks out another.
- A group of stars
- When one object moves around another.
- An idea to explain the universe's creation
- What the sun is
- The center of the solar system
20 Clues: Where we live • What the sun is • A group of stars • The inner planets • The outer planets • Spinning on an axis • What everything is in • What revolves around the sun • The center of the solar system • When one object blocks out another. • When one object moves around another. • Too many and too small to be a planet • The force that pulls objects to the ground • ...
restless earth crossword Harlee thomas 2014-04-30
15 Clues: lava • you like it • you made one • is in the sky • we live on it • made by plates • you swim in it • you support them • you see them at night • you are using one of them • it keeps you on the ground • it is your favourite sport • it is in the middle of earth • this things can make earthquakes • it is the first layer of the earth
tectonic plate movements 2021-04-27
Across
- a natural feature of the earth
- the layer below the outercore
- liquid that falls out of the landform caused by transform
- the layer below the mantle
- The outer layer of the earth
- this is caused by divergant
- the second disaster that is caused by transform
- two
- Two plates one oceanic and one continental collide together
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- the reason that tectonic plates move
- the thickest part of the earth
- a natural event that leads to diaster
- a natural disaster caused by transform
- the layer on the upper part of the mantle
- one oceanic sinks under the continental plates
- this is created due to subduction
- this forms because of Collison
- Two plates move away from eachother
18 Clues: two • the layer below the mantle • this is caused by divergant • The outer layer of the earth • the layer below the outercore • the thickest part of the earth • a natural feature of the earth • this forms because of Collison • this is created due to subduction • Two plates move away from eachother • the reason that tectonic plates move • a natural event that leads to diaster • ...
Earthquakes, volcanoes, and tsunamis 2024-06-07
Across
- The outer layer of the Earth.
- Melted rock that flows from a volcano.
- A tool that records movements in the Earth.
- Tiny bits of rock from a volcano.
- A mountain that can erupt with lava.
- A slide of wet earth down a slope.
- A narrow opening in the ground.
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- When the ground suddenly shakes.
- To move back and forth quickly.
- Rocks and earth falling down a hill.
- Hot, melted rock inside the Earth.
- A giant sea wave caused by an underwater earthquake.
12 Clues: The outer layer of the Earth. • To move back and forth quickly. • A narrow opening in the ground. • When the ground suddenly shakes. • Tiny bits of rock from a volcano. • Hot, melted rock inside the Earth. • A slide of wet earth down a slope. • Rocks and earth falling down a hill. • A mountain that can erupt with lava. • Melted rock that flows from a volcano. • ...
6- vocabulary puzzle - A 2022-03-07
Across
- a region around a moving electic charge within which the force of magnetism acts
- the region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body in which its magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field
- a slight hill or hollow in the ground
- the temprature and pressure is extreme in this layer
- the direction of a magnetic or electric field
- the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere
- the layer that we can see directly; the tinnest layer of the earth
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- the action or process of deforming or distorting
- the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
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- consits of the inner and outer core
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associates with sea-floor spreading.
- the tickest layer of the earth
- the riged outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust which forms the large land masses
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity
- the layer is a low viscosity fluid
- the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
20 Clues: the tickest layer of the earth • the layer is a low viscosity fluid • consits of the inner and outer core • a slight hill or hollow in the ground • the direction of a magnetic or electric field • the action or process of deforming or distorting • the temprature and pressure is extreme in this layer • the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere • ...
Earth's Layers 2022-09-02
Across
- The part of Earth's crust that makes up the continents.
- The core that is completely solid.
- Located within the mantle and acts similarly to plastic.
- The core that is completely liquid.
- Where the less dense layers of Earth rose to.
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- The thickest layer of Earth.
- What happens to temperature and pressure when as you move towards the center of the Earth.
- The bottom part of the crust and upper part of the mantle where tectonic plates are.
- The thinnest layer of Earth.
- The part of Earth's crust that makes up the ocean floor.
- Heat movement in the mantle.
- The measure of how much stuff is in a given amount of space.
- The amount of layers that Earth has.
13 Clues: The thickest layer of Earth. • The thinnest layer of Earth. • Heat movement in the mantle. • The core that is completely solid. • The core that is completely liquid. • The amount of layers that Earth has. • Where the less dense layers of Earth rose to. • The part of Earth's crust that makes up the continents. • The part of Earth's crust that makes up the ocean floor. • ...
8th Grade Final 2025-05-28
Across
- all the water at or near the surface of the Earth
- the amount of matter in an object
- water underground
- a solid turning into a liquid
- only eats plant materials
- a gas changing to a liquid
- when the earth suddenly moves from elastic rebound
- rotating storm over land with extremely stronbg winds
- a liquid turning into a gas
- the length of a whole wave
- formed when lava erupts from the Earth
- all the living things on Earth
- oxygen and glucose turns into ATP, water, and carbon dioxide
- energy cannot be ________ or destroyed
- organism that breaks down material of dead organisms
- positively part of an atom
- wave created by an earthquake
- how big a wave is (brightness, loudness)
- neutral part of an atom
- sun, water, and carbon dioxide turns into glucose and oxygen
- mass cannot be created or _________
- all the rocks on Earth (sometimes call lithosphere)
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- organism that eat things (animal)
- negatively changed part of an atom
- type of wave that looks like a slnky squeezing a expanding (sound)
- the gaseous layer of the Earth
- what is produced during a chemical reaction
- a liquid changing to a solid
- energy of motion
- only eats other animals (meat)
- tropical storm that increases strength over warmer water
- shows the energy transfer or a whole ecosystem (complex)
- type of wave the looks like a string going up and down (light)
- eats both plant and animal material
- as this category of gas increases, the planet is thought to warm up faster
- stored energy
- the ingredients that go into a chemical reacion
- show energy transfer of who eats who (simple)
- oil, coal, and natural gas are examples
- copper, gold, silver, uranium, iron
- organism that makes food (plant)
- how often a whole wave happens in a timer period
42 Clues: stored energy • energy of motion • water underground • neutral part of an atom • only eats plant materials • a gas changing to a liquid • the length of a whole wave • positively part of an atom • a liquid turning into a gas • a liquid changing to a solid • a solid turning into a liquid • wave created by an earthquake • the gaseous layer of the Earth • only eats other animals (meat) • ...
Earth's Motion and Seasons 2024-02-29
Across
- This pole experiences 24 hours of daylight in June.
- Regions near the Equator experience this type of sunlight.
- The imaginary line the divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- This day has the longest daylight hours.
- Earth's axis always points towards this.
- During this, the Earth's axis is tilted as far away from or towards the Sun.
- The imaginary line going from the North Pole to the South Pole; the Earth rotates on this.
- Earth's_______ was caused when a planetary body collided into it a very long time ago; it is also the reason for the seasons.
- This hemisphere experiences daylight first.
- The Earth completes 1 of these each day; this is also responsible for Earth's day and night cycle.
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- This day has the shortest daylight hours.
- This is the shape of the Earth.
- Astronomer Copernicus came up with this theory that states that the Sun is the center of our solar system.
- The Earth completes one of these every 365.25 days.
- Regular repeats in temperature occurring each year; there are 4 of them.
- This pole experiences 24 hours of daylight in December.
- During this, there are equal daylight and nighttime hours; Earth's axis does not tilt towards or away from the Sun.
17 Clues: This is the shape of the Earth. • This day has the longest daylight hours. • Earth's axis always points towards this. • This day has the shortest daylight hours. • This hemisphere experiences daylight first. • This pole experiences 24 hours of daylight in June. • The Earth completes one of these every 365.25 days. • ...
Earth Science Crossword 1 2022-04-08
Across
- A natural object in space, outside of earth’s atmosphere.
- When the Earth moves between the sun and the moon.
- The darkest, inner part of the Earth’s shadow during an eclipse.
- The total or partial covering of one celestial body by another.
- Physical earth, its waters, landforms and air systems.
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- When the moon moves between the Earth and sun.
- Center of our solar system. Provides light for Earth.
- What is blocked from Earth during a solar eclipse.
- The layer of gasses that surrounds planet Earth.
- Planet that sustains all known life and orbits around the sun.
- The lighter shadow on the outer edge during a lunar eclipse.
11 Clues: When the moon moves between the Earth and sun. • The layer of gasses that surrounds planet Earth. • When the Earth moves between the sun and the moon. • What is blocked from Earth during a solar eclipse. • Center of our solar system. Provides light for Earth. • Physical earth, its waters, landforms and air systems. • ...
PLATE TECTONICS 2013-01-10
Across
- a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
- the bending of rock layers due to stress
- the solid, dense center of the Earth
- the layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
- when Earth's magnetic pole changes places
- the solid outer layer of the Earth that consists of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle
- stress that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
- the sinking of regions of the Earth’s crust to lower elevations
- when rocks are pulled apart because of tension
- downward, trough-like folds of rock layers
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- the liquid layer of the Earth's core that lies beneath the mantle and surrounds the inner core
- the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and the outer core
- upward-arching folds of rock layers
- the central part of the Earth below the mantle
- the theory that explains how large pieces of the Earth's outermost layer move and change shape
- stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
- when rocks are pushed together by compression
- a process in which areas rise without deforming
- the rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations
- the thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
20 Clues: upward-arching folds of rock layers • the solid, dense center of the Earth • the bending of rock layers due to stress • when Earth's magnetic pole changes places • downward, trough-like folds of rock layers • when rocks are pushed together by compression • the central part of the Earth below the mantle • when rocks are pulled apart because of tension • ...
Astronomy 2023-11-20
Across
- An object's orbital motion around another object
- An object circling on itself or spinning round and round
- Earth comes in the middle of the sun and moon
- layers of gas surrounding a planet
- increasing motion of something such as a waxing gibbous
- created due to the 23.5 degree tilt on the earth
- decreasing motion of something such as a waning gibbous
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- Strong waves in the ocean that move due to the moon's gravitational pull
- A celestial object orbiting the Sun
- moon blocks the sun from the earth
- an object that is slanted on itself
- Longest or shortest day of the year
- The center of a celestial object such as a planet
- A celestial object orbiting the Earth
- force that attracts things to itself
- massive body of gas that is very hot and gives out energy
16 Clues: moon blocks the sun from the earth • layers of gas surrounding a planet • A celestial object orbiting the Sun • an object that is slanted on itself • Longest or shortest day of the year • force that attracts things to itself • A celestial object orbiting the Earth • Earth comes in the middle of the sun and moon • An object's orbital motion around another object • ...
Chapter 29 2022-09-20
Across
- is defined as the plane of Earth’s orbit
- is the spinning of Earth on its axis
- is a rise or fall in the ocean surface
- occurs when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and casts a shadow on the Moon
- is an area in which the time is the same
- a layer of dusty lunar material produced by collisions between asteroids and comets and the Moon
- reflects the change in appearance
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- is the motion of Earth in orbit around the Sun
- occurs when Earth’s rotational axis is tilted directly toward the Sun
- an elongated closed curve with two foci
- a round three dimensional object
- the dark-colored, flat, lava-filled regions on the Moon’s surface
- occurs when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth
- the number of daylight hours and the number of nighttime hours are nearly the same everywhere
14 Clues: a round three dimensional object • reflects the change in appearance • is the spinning of Earth on its axis • is a rise or fall in the ocean surface • an elongated closed curve with two foci • is defined as the plane of Earth’s orbit • is an area in which the time is the same • is the motion of Earth in orbit around the Sun • ...
Greek and Latin Wordstudy -TERRA 2024-04-08
Across
- almost or completely surrounded by land
- out of this world
- the study of earth
- a hollow stone found on the earth
- a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt)
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- under the surface of the earth; underground
- a person who studies the regions of the earth,
- the science of earth
- an area, region, or piece of land
- baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
10 Clues: out of this world • the study of earth • the science of earth • an area, region, or piece of land • a hollow stone found on the earth • a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) • almost or completely surrounded by land • baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • under the surface of the earth; underground • a person who studies the regions of the earth,
Early Astronomers 2024-01-22
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- The first to propose a heliocentric model.
- Model with the sun at the center.
- Formulated and tested the Law of Universal Gravitation.
- Concluded that the Earth is shaped like a sphere.
- Accurately provided measurements of stars and planets before the telescope.
- Distance of the Earth to the sun is 93 million miles.
- The apparent motion of a planet moving backwards.
- Law states that the path of a planet is an ellipse.
- The measure of oval a closed circle is.
- This law states that the closer a planet is to the sun, the shorter the orbital period.
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- The first to propose that Earth is a planet.
- States that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
- Discovered retrograde movement.
- Discovered the three laws of planetary motion.
- Model with the Earth at the center.
- This law states that equal areas are covered in equal time as a planet revolves around the sun.
16 Clues: Discovered retrograde movement. • Model with the sun at the center. • Model with the Earth at the center. • The measure of oval a closed circle is. • The first to propose a heliocentric model. • The first to propose that Earth is a planet. • Discovered the three laws of planetary motion. • Concluded that the Earth is shaped like a sphere. • ...
Moon Phases Crossword 2023-11-04
Across
- The planet which we live on
- Face after waxing gibbous
- The motion of a sphere that is spinning around its own axis
- Focus of a lunar eclipse
- It occurs after the third quarter or last quarter
- Any object that orbits another celestial body
- The path an object follows as it moves around another thing or object
- The force that attracts body towards the center of the earth
- It occurs before the waxing gibbous phases
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- It occurs after the first quarter
- Tide When the moon is at its First quarter or third quarter
- Occurs after the waning Gibbous phase
- When the sun is obscured by the moon from the perspective of earth
- The sun acts to augment the tidal forces of the moon, creating a higher than a normal tide
- The earth is no longer illuminated by the sun's rays
- The movement of one celestial body as it orbits another
- Occurs after the full moon
17 Clues: Focus of a lunar eclipse • Face after waxing gibbous • Occurs after the full moon • The planet which we live on • It occurs after the first quarter • Occurs after the waning Gibbous phase • It occurs before the waxing gibbous phases • Any object that orbits another celestial body • It occurs after the third quarter or last quarter • ...
Moon Phases Crossword 2023-11-04
Across
- The planet which we live on
- Face after waxing gibbous
- The motion of a sphere that is spinning around its own axis
- Focus of a lunar eclipse
- It occurs after the third quarter or last quarter
- Any object that orbits another celestial body
- The path an object follows as it moves around another thing or object
- The force that attracts body towards the center of the earth
- It occurs before the waxing gibbous phases
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- It occurs after the first quarter
- Tide When the moon is at its First quarter or third quarter
- Occurs after the waning Gibbous phase
- When the sun is obscured by the moon from the perspective of earth
- The sun acts to augment the tidal forces of the moon, creating a higher than a normal tide
- The earth is no longer illuminated by the sun's rays
- The movement of one celestial body as it orbits another
- Occurs after the full moon
17 Clues: Focus of a lunar eclipse • Face after waxing gibbous • Occurs after the full moon • The planet which we live on • It occurs after the first quarter • Occurs after the waning Gibbous phase • It occurs before the waxing gibbous phases • Any object that orbits another celestial body • It occurs after the third quarter or last quarter • ...
Season Misconception 2021-11-24
Across
- the coldest season
- rays of heat from the sun
- the main star in the constellation Ursa Minor
- the hottest season
- each of the four divisions that separate the yearly earth calendar
- use ____ and longitude to measure coordinates
- one of the two
- False: the bottom of the earth is the _________
- the bottom of the earth
- Autumns equinox
- high/low the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
- Spring's equinox
- each of the two belts of latitude between the torrid zone and the northern and southern frigid zones
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- a measurement of temperature or angle
- longest day of the year
- shortest day of the year
- the vernal equinox happens in the ______
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22)
- when leaves fall and temperatures cool
- a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
- when the sun's rays do not hit the earth as hard
- the action of rotating around an axis or center
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length
- misconception: the ______ and southern hemisphere constantly have the same season
- a single orbit of one object around another or about an axis or center.
- circles and one most northern of the equator
- when the sun's rays are most direct and heat is most common
27 Clues: one of the two • Autumns equinox • Spring's equinox • the coldest season • the hottest season • longest day of the year • the bottom of the earth • shortest day of the year • rays of heat from the sun • a measurement of temperature or angle • when leaves fall and temperatures cool • the vernal equinox happens in the ______ • circles and one most northern of the equator • ...
Solar and Lunar Eclipses 2024-04-04
Across
- Darker and cooler regions on the Sun where magnetic fields are bundled together
- Very faint, shimmering ripples of dark and light moving across the ground,
- the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon casting a shadow on the Moon
- a loop of plasma from the Sun that can be visible during a total solar eclipse
- the only phase of the Moon when a solar eclipse is possible
- natural satellite of the Sun
- the only phase of the Moon when a lunar eclipse is possible
- during a solar eclipse when the Moon is at the perfect distance to completely cover the Sun
- Caused by sunlight shining through deep valleys on the Moon, look like a series of bright beads popping on and off
- the apparent moment that the Moon first starts to cover the Sun
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- the full and darkest part of the shadow created during an eclipse
- The visible surface of the Sun, which consists of a gas layer at a temperature of roughly 5,500° Celsius
- the only star in the Solar System
- the moment between second and third contact when the eclipse appears to make a ring with a bright jewel
- Path of _________ The path along which the Moon's shadow travels across Earth's surface
- the moon passes in front of the Sun and casts a shadow on Earth
- the lighter partial shadow created during an eclipse
- the Sun's atmosphere, only visible during to the eye during an eclipse
- during a solar eclipse when the Moon is at its farthest point from the Earth and does not completely cover the Sun
- natural satellite of the Earth
20 Clues: natural satellite of the Sun • natural satellite of the Earth • the only star in the Solar System • the lighter partial shadow created during an eclipse • the only phase of the Moon when a solar eclipse is possible • the only phase of the Moon when a lunar eclipse is possible • the moon passes in front of the Sun and casts a shadow on Earth • ...
B3 2020 Park 2020-11-07
Across
- GHG formed from burning fossil fuels
- What kind of radiation warms Earth
- How Earth would be like if there was no greenhouse effect
- Used to measure temperature
- Caused by too much greenhouse gas emissions by human
- Describes the whole layer in the atmosphere
- Takes up 1% of gases in the atmosphere
- Most dense layer
- Takes up 21% of gases in the atmosphere
- This layer is the warmest layer
- GHG formed from sunlight interacting with hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides
- GHG formed from living organisms
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- GHG formed from industrial processes
- This layer contains the ozone layer
- Boundary between two layers of the atmosphere, where on begins and one ends
- Used to measure how much rain falls in an area
- Shell of gas protecting Earth
- This layer is the coldest layer
- Used to measure air pressure
- GHG formed from water containing human and animal remains
- The process of keeping Earth at the same temperature
- The kinds of gases that can be produced by humans
- Takes up 78% of gases in the atmosphere
- GHG originally used in aerosol propellants
- GHG formed from evaporation
25 Clues: Most dense layer • Used to measure temperature • GHG formed from evaporation • Used to measure air pressure • Shell of gas protecting Earth • This layer is the coldest layer • This layer is the warmest layer • GHG formed from living organisms • What kind of radiation warms Earth • This layer contains the ozone layer • GHG formed from industrial processes • ...
Science Review 2023-02-14
Across
- breaking down of stones, rocks and minerals over time
- gases that can break down the ozone layer
- opening in the Earth's surface from which hot molten rocks and gases can escape
- warming rise in temperature on the Earth
- magma that flows
- crops grown to cover the soil and protect it
- clearing of forests by cutting or burning trees
- reduction or removal of industries
- waves waves caused by an earthquakes that spread across the land in all directions
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- shaking of the ground due to movement of the Earth's crust
- huge ocean waves caused by an earthquake that occurs underwater
- things owned by a person
- layer thin layer of gas in the atmosphere that prevents ultraviolet rays from reaching the Earth
- melted by heat
- plants with dry fruits that split on two sides
- movement of large amounts of rock and earth
- erosion removal of the top layer of soil
- weather conditions of a place over a period of time
- using up to
- substances that wear out rocks, stones and minerals
- outer layer of the Earth
- molten rock found in the Earth's crust
22 Clues: using up to • melted by heat • magma that flows • things owned by a person • outer layer of the Earth • reduction or removal of industries • molten rock found in the Earth's crust • warming rise in temperature on the Earth • erosion removal of the top layer of soil • gases that can break down the ozone layer • movement of large amounts of rock and earth • ...
Unit 1: Introduction to Earth Space 2017-09-13
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- a projection made by placing a paper cone along one axis of the globe
- a type of system where both matter and energy is exchanged
- maps that show surface features and elevation of an area
- study of Earth and its neighbors
- observations that include physical descriptions
- a line of latitude is also called this
- the line of latitude designated as 0 degrees
- a global network of 24 satellites
- approximately 70% of the Earth is covered by this
- a well tested explanation for observable facts
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- a map that shows they type and age of rocks
- the study of the earth
- lines used to show elevation on a topographic map
- the variable that is changed between each group
- any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole
- the town in England where the Prime Meridian passes through
- map projection made in 1569 and is still the most popular today
- a type of scale expressed using a ratio
- study of the universe
- the middle layer of the Earth
- a type of system where only energy is exchanged
- one of Earth’s energy sources
22 Clues: study of the universe • the study of the earth • the middle layer of the Earth • one of Earth’s energy sources • study of Earth and its neighbors • a global network of 24 satellites • a line of latitude is also called this • a type of scale expressed using a ratio • a map that shows they type and age of rocks • the line of latitude designated as 0 degrees • ...
Water Systems Crossword 2022-02-06
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- A high boundary that separates areas by different river systems.
- Water is located on the Earth's surface of the ground.
- It is a tropical cyclone that forms of high climate or tropical water.
- The water present underground in rock, soil, and sand.
- Water is able to pass through it.
- The northernmost region on Earth.
- Changes from a liquid to a gas.
- Enormous size of ice that is continuously flowing under its own weight.
- The southernmost region on Earth and site of the South Pole.
- Atmospheric water vapor that falls back to the earth.
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- Water that contains minimal concentrations of dissolved salts.
- Continuous movement of water on the Earth and atmosphere.
- Water is unable to pass through it.
- A body of permeable rock where the substances carry water.
- An area of land where water moves to a central point.
- The process of water vapor becoming liquid.
- A natural resource that can be replenished.
- High salty sea about 37 million tonnes of the salt in that.
- A natural flowing water forwards sea, lake or other streams.
- A substance spread or is suspended in the air.
20 Clues: Changes from a liquid to a gas. • Water is able to pass through it. • The northernmost region on Earth. • Water is unable to pass through it. • The process of water vapor becoming liquid. • A natural resource that can be replenished. • A substance spread or is suspended in the air. • An area of land where water moves to a central point. • ...
Social Studies Vocab Chapter 1 2023-10-18
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- *2 words) something found in nature that people use
- half of the Earth formed by the Equator and Prime Meridian
- measurement of how hot or cold something like the air is
- physical feature of Earth's surface
- system by which a place manages, produces, and delivers goods and services
- one of 7 large bodies of land on Earth
- the pattern of weather an area has over a long period of time
- an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
- study of Earth and the way people, plants, and animals use it
- height of land above sea level
- something that makes the air, soil, and water dirty
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- a natural resoufce that can NOT be replaced
- (2 words) a period of very cold temperatures
- the temperature and condition of air from day to day
- a natural resource that can be replaced
- to use natural resources carefully
- moisture that falls as rain, snow, sleet, or hail
- (2 words) height of land where it meets the sea
- huge sheet of ice that moves across the land- one created the Finger Lakes
- an area that shares common features
20 Clues: height of land above sea level • to use natural resources carefully • physical feature of Earth's surface • an area that shares common features • one of 7 large bodies of land on Earth • a natural resource that can be replaced • a natural resoufce that can NOT be replaced • (2 words) a period of very cold temperatures • (2 words) height of land where it meets the sea • ...
Crossword puzzle 2021-05-06
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- wind taking sediments to another place
- amount of time to go around the sun
- formed by glaciers
- orbits earth
- dent in a planet caused my meteor
- the trasphere of energy
- where animals live
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- Something getting eaten
- the longer trasphere of energy
- planet in the milky way
- eats the prey
- Bright shining star
- amount of time to do 360 degrees
- imaginary line through earth
- what we live on
15 Clues: orbits earth • eats the prey • what we live on • formed by glaciers • where animals live • Bright shining star • Something getting eaten • planet in the milky way • the trasphere of energy • imaginary line through earth • the longer trasphere of energy • amount of time to do 360 degrees • dent in a planet caused my meteor • amount of time to go around the sun • ...
Plate Tectonics Vocab Crossward 2024-01-10
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- When Oceanic plates collide if there is a difference in density there is subduction which often creates trenches in the ocean floor.
- A break in the earth’s crust.
- When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth.
- When continental plates collide the crust gets folded and mountains form.
- When one plate goes under another because there is a difference in density.
- solid top most layer of the earth, includes crust and solid part of the mantle.
- When plates move away from each other
- A mountain spewing molten rock or lava from the Asthenosphere.
- Volcanoes- When the Earth cracks far down and hits the asthenosphere creating a volcano inside a fissure in the Earth’s crust.
- When Oceanic crust goes under continental crust and creates trenches in the sea floor.
- Core- Solid inner most layer of earth, it is also made up of nickel and iron.
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- mantle- Solid uppermost part of the mantle.
- Solid outermost layer of the earth subdivided continental crust and oceanic crust, broken into tectonic plates.
- Gooey melted rock that is located directly under the lithosphere.
- Events- Natural disasters caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
- core- Really hot liquid metal and rock primary, metals are iron and nickel, It is also under the asthenosphere.
- Boundaries- A place where two plates meet or collide.
- When two plates collide with each other.
- depression in the ocean floor usually by a subduction zone or fault line
- currents- Heat transferred through the movement of fluids or gasses, based on density.
20 Clues: A break in the earth’s crust. • When plates move away from each other • When two plates collide with each other. • mantle- Solid uppermost part of the mantle. • Boundaries- A place where two plates meet or collide. • When Plates collide and doing so shakes or reshapes the Earth. • A mountain spewing molten rock or lava from the Asthenosphere. • ...
6-vocabularly puzzle-A 2022-02-24
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- a region around a moving electic charge within which the force of magnetism acts
- pieces of earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- a slight hill or hollow in the ground
- the temprature and pressure is extreme in this layer
- the direction of a magnetic or electric field
- the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere
- the layer that we can see directly; the tinnest layer of the earth
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- the action or process of deforming or distorting
- the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
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- the region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body in which its magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associates with sea-floor spreading.
- the tickest layer of the earth
- the riged outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- the relatively thick part of the earth's crust which forms the large land masses
- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity
- the layer is a low viscosity fluid
- the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
20 Clues: the tickest layer of the earth • the layer is a low viscosity fluid • a slight hill or hollow in the ground • pieces of earth's crust and uppermost mantle • the direction of a magnetic or electric field • the action or process of deforming or distorting • the temprature and pressure is extreme in this layer • the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere • ...
Tectonic Plates 2012-10-01
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- Caused by two plates rubbing against each other
- The result of two plates seperating
- Includes the crust and the upper most part of the mantle
- Magma rotating in a circular motion due to temperature
- Formed by the friction of subduction
- Magma coming directly from the mantle and forming volcanoes
- In which boundray do two plates collide
- The deepest layer of the Earth
- Formed by subduction
- When gravity pulls down a slab of a plate
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- The area between two ridges
- In which boundaray do two plates seperate
- Includes the upper mantle
- The thickest layer of the Earth
- The liquid layer below the mantle
- When the oceanic plate goes underneath the continental plate
- The result of two plates colliding
- The Thinnest layer of the Earth
- In which boundaray do two plates rub against each other
- When two ridges seperate
20 Clues: Formed by subduction • When two ridges seperate • Includes the upper mantle • The area between two ridges • The deepest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The Thinnest layer of the Earth • The liquid layer below the mantle • The result of two plates colliding • The result of two plates seperating • Formed by the friction of subduction • ...
The Planets 2014-09-08
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- Nicknamed the Red Planet
- The second planet from the sun
- The galaxy our Solar System is in
- An object which moves around a star
- A person trained to travel in a spacecraft
- The planet we live on
- The seventh planet from the sun
- A vehicle that launches into space
- Revolves around the Earth
- The smallest planet in our Solar System
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- Four planets in our Solar System are known as _ Planets
- Balls of gas held together by gravity
- Billions of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
- Made up of the sun and the planets which orbit it
- The furthest planet from the sun
- Known for its rings
- The star in the centre of the Solar System
- No longer considered a planet in our Solar System
- The force that attracts people to the Earth
- The largest planet in our Solar System
20 Clues: Known for its rings • The planet we live on • Nicknamed the Red Planet • Revolves around the Earth • The second planet from the sun • The seventh planet from the sun • The furthest planet from the sun • The galaxy our Solar System is in • A vehicle that launches into space • An object which moves around a star • Balls of gas held together by gravity • ...
The Internal Structure of the Earth and the Different Landforms and Processes Involved in their Formation 2022-09-21
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- the result of a tectonic plate shifting too quickly
- a magma blanket circling the inner core
- the result of an eruption
- the greek word for carpenter
- the general shape of volcanoes
- the name for when lava is inside earth
- the group of greek wind gods
- the thickest layer of earth
- the greek god that was the leader before Zeus
- divides
- collides
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- the roman version of Hephastus
- also called "rock pedestal"
- a group of mountains together
- the result of the core moving, creates the north and south pole
- the most common element in the mantle
- the thinnest layer of earth
- a type of wave thats created by oceanic plates sliding, very deadly.
- the center of our world, a ball of iron-nickle alloy
- the element formed from some lava that creates a magnetic field
20 Clues: divides • collides • the result of an eruption • also called "rock pedestal" • the thinnest layer of earth • the thickest layer of earth • the greek word for carpenter • the group of greek wind gods • a group of mountains together • the roman version of Hephastus • the general shape of volcanoes • the most common element in the mantle • the name for when lava is inside earth • ...
weathering, erosion, and deposition 2025-12-16
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- these are normally under water and they come out of the ground.
- it drops the rock.
- is what comes out of a volcano.
- it breaks the rock.
- tiny pieces of rock.
- a break in the Earth's crust.
- deposition does this to a rock.
- the layer of the earth extending from the Earth's center to the bottom of the mantle.
- thin outer layer of the earth.
- what is broken.
- is the molten rock that erupts from the volcano.
- weathering does this to a rock.
- thick layer of Earth beneath the crust.
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- erosion does this to a rock.
- the strength of an earthquake.
- the Earth's crust is divided into plates that are always moving.
- it moves the rock.
- natural land shape or feature
- measures the magnitude of an earthquake on a scale 1-10.
- when the ground moves.
- the liquid rock below earths crust.
21 Clues: what is broken. • it drops the rock. • it moves the rock. • it breaks the rock. • tiny pieces of rock. • when the ground moves. • erosion does this to a rock. • natural land shape or feature • a break in the Earth's crust. • the strength of an earthquake. • thin outer layer of the earth. • is what comes out of a volcano. • deposition does this to a rock. • ...
Season Misconception 2021-11-23
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- misconception: the ______ and southern hemisphere constantly have the same season
- longest day of the year
- the coldest season
- each of the two belts of latitude between the torrid zone and the northern and southern frigid zones
- False: the bottom of the earth is the _________
- the vernal equinox happens in the ______
- each of the four divisions that separate the yearly earth calendar
- Spring's equinox
- when the sun's rays are most direct and heat is most common
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- when the sun's rays do not hit the earth as hard
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length
- high/low the space (usually measured in degrees) between two intersecting lines or surfaces at or close to the point where they meet.
- the bottom of the earth
- a measurement of temperature or angle
- a single orbit of one object around another or about an axis or center.
- use ____ and longitude to measure coordinates
- shortest day of the year
- a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
- rays of heat from the sun
- when leaves fall and temperatures cool
- one of the two polar circles and most north of the equator
- the hottest season
- the action of rotating around an axis or center
- the main star in the constellation Ursa Minor
- Autumns equinox
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22)
26 Clues: Autumns equinox • Spring's equinox • the hottest season • the coldest season • the bottom of the earth • longest day of the year • shortest day of the year • rays of heat from the sun • a measurement of temperature or angle • when leaves fall and temperatures cool • the vernal equinox happens in the ______ • use ____ and longitude to measure coordinates • ...
Earth Day 2022-04-22
15 Clues: Our Planet • grass color • ocean color • to use again • what cows eat • what we breathe • Green Trash Bin • what to recycle • where fish live • what month it’s in • how we need to work • who killed the earth • what produces oxygen • use less of something • what we need to do to the earth
Vocabulary #6 2021-05-20
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- earth
- not using speech or words
- having or representing the earth as the center of the universe
- the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere
- animals and plants of the land
- not alive; inorganic
- the highest point in the development of something
- to continue going without stopping; constant
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- relating to international relations as influenced by geographic features
- relating to the form of the landscape and other natural features of the earth's surface
- the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, etc.
- not
- the science that deals with the earth's physical structure, its rocks, its history, and the processes that act on it
- the branch of mathematics dealing with the shape and area of the earth or large portions of it
- not attaching; having a finish that prevents food from attaching to the surface
- not designed or run to make cash for oneself
- not poisonous or harmful
- the mechanism by which the earth's magnetic field is generated
18 Clues: not • earth • not alive; inorganic • not poisonous or harmful • not using speech or words • animals and plants of the land • not designed or run to make cash for oneself • to continue going without stopping; constant • the highest point in the development of something • having or representing the earth as the center of the universe • ...
Unit 4 Vocab Review 2022-10-26
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- The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle
- The layer of hot, solid material between Earth's crust and core.
- A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
- A description of surface features of land.
- A substance that releases high energy as it breaks down
- The makeup of something (often referring to chemical elements within object)
- the difference in elevation between the highest and lowest parts of an area
- naturally occurring background radiation from outer space
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- Region of space affected by Earth's magnetic field.
- The area of magnetic force around a magnet
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
- A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
- The movement of matter due to differences in density
- Energy coming from the sun in charged particles
- The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
- The height of land above sea level
- The central part of the earth below the mantle
- How compact the mass of an object is
18 Clues: The height of land above sea level • How compact the mass of an object is • The area of magnetic force around a magnet • A description of surface features of land. • The central part of the earth below the mantle • Energy coming from the sun in charged particles • Region of space affected by Earth's magnetic field. • The movement of matter due to differences in density • ...
Science 2021-12-07
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- the air in the earth
- Fine particles of pulverized rock that are blown from an explosion vent. ...
- The most common type of rock formed from the cooling of lava. ...
- the rocks of the earth
- the living things on the earth
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- a rotating organized system of clouds
- The large, basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano.
- the water in the earth
- molten rock beneath the earth
- molten rock above the earth
- an opening in the earth's crust through which lava, volcanic ash, and gases escape.
11 Clues: the air in the earth • the water in the earth • the rocks of the earth • molten rock above the earth • molten rock beneath the earth • the living things on the earth • a rotating organized system of clouds • The large, basin-shaped crater at the top of a volcano. • The most common type of rock formed from the cooling of lava. ... • ...
Earthquakes and Waves 2024-11-05
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- that fracture in the earth along which blocks of crust move relative to each other causing earthquakes
- a scale that reports the amount of energy released by an earthquake
- the energy of the wave
- a body wave that does not penetrate the earths core
- the distance a seismic station is from the epicenter of the earthquake
- a wave in which the particles move parallel to the direction of wave energy
- A sea wave that is created when the seafloor slips after and underwater earthquake
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- the part of the earth between the core and the crust
- an electronic device that is used to record and transmit earthquake data
- the top of a waveform
- the tendency of a system to oscillate with greater amplitude at some frequencies than at others
- the outer most layer of the earth where earthquakes occur
- a wave in which the particles move up and down, perpendicular to the direction of the wave energy
- cycles per second
- the place on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
- the area of the earth that is unaffected by both P and S waves
16 Clues: cycles per second • the top of a waveform • the energy of the wave • a body wave that does not penetrate the earths core • the part of the earth between the core and the crust • the outer most layer of the earth where earthquakes occur • the place on the surface of the earth directly above the focus • the area of the earth that is unaffected by both P and S waves • ...
Creation 2017-02-02
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- What did God call the waters on the third day?
- What did God create on the first day?
- What light did God create to rule the night on the fourth day?
- What did God create to fly above the earth on the fifth day?
- What did God create from the earth on the sixth day?
- What did God create in the waters on the fifth day?
- What did God call the dry land on the third day?
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- What did God do on the seventh day?
- What light did God create to rule the day on the fourth day?
- How many days did it take God to create heaven and earth?
- What did God create in His image on the sixth day?
- Who created heaven and earth?
- What lights did God create besides the sun and moon?
- What did God divide on the second day?
14 Clues: Who created heaven and earth? • What did God do on the seventh day? • What did God create on the first day? • What did God divide on the second day? • What did God call the waters on the third day? • What did God call the dry land on the third day? • What did God create in His image on the sixth day? • What did God create in the waters on the fifth day? • ...
Plate Tectonics 2012-10-02
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- The Thinnest layer of the Earth
- Caused by two plates rubbing against each other
- Formed by subduction
- Includes the crust and the upper most part of the mantle
- The result of two plates separating
- Magma rotating in a circular motion due to temperature
- Directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The result of two plates colliding
- In which boundary do two plates collide
- Magma coming directly from the mantle and forming volcanoes
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- The deepest layer of the Earth
- The thickest layer of the Earth
- Includes the upper mantle
- In which boundary do two plates separate
- In which boundary do two plates rub against each other
- The liquid layer below the mantle
- The area between two ridges
- When the oceanic plate goes underneath the continental plate
- Formed by the friction of subduction
- When two ridges separate
20 Clues: Formed by subduction • When two ridges separate • Includes the upper mantle • The area between two ridges • The deepest layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The Thinnest layer of the Earth • The liquid layer below the mantle • The result of two plates colliding • The result of two plates separating • Formed by the friction of subduction • ...
Geography fun! :) 2012-07-29
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- Closest planet to Earth
- No longer a officially considered a planet
- Closest planet to the sun
- First female God created?
- The farthest planet from the sun
- What is the opposite to north?
- what do we live in that has a name of a chocolate bar?
- Takes approximately 365 days to rotate around the sun
- Creater of heaven and earth?
- What object would you use if you were lost out in the bush?
- Known as the "Red Planet"
- First male God created?
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- Famous for its rings
- what is a chocolate named after a planet?
- what is the opposite to east?
- What is the largest star?
- What did God do on the 7th day?
- The largest planet
- What did God make on the 4th day?
19 Clues: The largest planet • Famous for its rings • Closest planet to Earth • First male God created? • Closest planet to the sun • What is the largest star? • First female God created? • Known as the "Red Planet" • Creater of heaven and earth? • what is the opposite to east? • What is the opposite to north? • What did God do on the 7th day? • The farthest planet from the sun • ...
Constructive and Destructive Forces 2021-04-14
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- SOME CHANGES TAKE ____ OF YEARS.
- EXAMPLE OF A QUICK DESTRUCTIVE FORCE WHICH CAN CAUSE THE EARTH TO CRACK.
- ONE OF THE TWO MAIN SLOW DESTRUCTIVE FORCES.
- SOME FORCES QUALITY AS ____ BECAUSE THEY DESTROY AND BUILD.
- THESE ISLANDS ARE A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SLOW CONSTRUCTIVE FORCES.
- THESE CAN FLATTEN THE EARTH AND ERASE HILLS.
- CATASTROPHIC CHANGES TAKE ____.
- ___ FORCES ARE THOSE THAT WORK TO BUILD OR CREATE NEW FORMATIONS.
- THIS OCCURS WHEN WHOLE MOUNTAIN SIDES MOVE TO THE BOTTOM IN MINUTES.
- TYPE OF CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE THAT TAKES MILLIONS OF YEARS TO OCCUR.
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- ____ FORCES DESTROY OR TEAR DOWN EXISTING FORMATIONS.
- ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF WEATHERING AND EROSION IN ARIZONA (2 WORDS)
- THE NATURAL FORCES ON THE EARTH CAN BE CATEGORIZED INTO TWO ____.
- ___ AND ASH SHOOT OUT OF A VOLCANO IN SECONDS.
- THE OTHER OF THE TWO MAIN SLOW DESTRUCTIVE FORCES.
- THE EARTH IS EVER ____.
- AN EXAMPLE OF A QUICK CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE.
- AN EXAMPLE OF WEATHERING AND EROSION IN (2 WORDS)
18 Clues: THE EARTH IS EVER ____. • CATASTROPHIC CHANGES TAKE ____. • SOME CHANGES TAKE ____ OF YEARS. • AN EXAMPLE OF A QUICK CONSTRUCTIVE FORCE. • ONE OF THE TWO MAIN SLOW DESTRUCTIVE FORCES. • THESE CAN FLATTEN THE EARTH AND ERASE HILLS. • ___ AND ASH SHOOT OUT OF A VOLCANO IN SECONDS. • AN EXAMPLE OF WEATHERING AND EROSION IN (2 WORDS) • ...
Science; Layers of the Atmosphere 2014-02-06
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- The layer that absorbs harmful radiation
- A low pressure zone near the equator
- 78% of this gas is found in the atmosphere
- Where space shuttles and satellites orbit Earth
- Chemicals used in cooling systems, etc. that break down in the stratosphere and release ozone-destroying chemicals
- Electromagnetic waves that directly transport energy through space
- A thick layer of Earth that forms a protective barrier around Earth
- The layer closest to Earth in the atmosphere
- Sailors and sea merchants find this wind very helpful
- True or False; Contour lines never cross each other
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- The transfer of heat energy through matter from place to place (when touching)
- Carbon dioxide, methane, and Nitrous oxide are __________ ______
- Water boiling is an example of ___________
- Fog and smoke combined makes ______
- Uneven heating of the Earth's surface causes ______ _____
- Layer known for its hot temperatures
- A layer of electronically charged particles that allows radio waves to travel
- The layer that contains ozone gas and planes
18 Clues: Fog and smoke combined makes ______ • A low pressure zone near the equator • Layer known for its hot temperatures • The layer that absorbs harmful radiation • Water boiling is an example of ___________ • 78% of this gas is found in the atmosphere • The layer that contains ozone gas and planes • The layer closest to Earth in the atmosphere • ...
space 2014-08-05
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- summer, autumn, winter and spring are
- pulls you down
- year,366 days in a
- motion, the movement of something else of contrary of direct of prograde motion
- model, the earth is in the middle
- satellite, satellite that is man made
- goes around planets
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- full moon is a( )of the moon
- its in the ocean and the moon deals with it
- everything is( )your chair is( )
- it can be man made and it is in space
- oval shape orbit
- eclipse, the moon blocks the sun is an
- eclipse, earth blocking the moon
- model, planets revolve around
- days in a
- the moon the sun and earth is in a line
- Monday is a( )of the week
- imaginary line about which a body rotates
19 Clues: days in a • pulls you down • oval shape orbit • year,366 days in a • goes around planets • model, planets revolve around • Monday is a( )of the week • full moon is a( )of the moon • eclipse, earth blocking the moon • model, the earth is in the middle • summer, autumn, winter and spring are • it can be man made and it is in space • satellite, satellite that is man made • ...
Genesis 6 2021-03-22
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- This was set in the side of the Ark.
- Number of stories (levels) in the Ark
- Noah was perfect in these.
- Noah did according to ___ God commanded him.
- the kind of wood used to make the Ark.
- Noah was to bring these living things on the Ark
- Noah was to gather ___ ____ unto him for himself and all he brought on the Ark.
- In those days of old, these were mighty and famous.
- in Luke 3:38 who is called the son of God?
- The earth was filled with this in Noah's day.
- Noah was to bring these living things on the Ark.
- ______ cubits was the breadth of the Ark.
- This word means famous
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- Every _______ thing of the earth Noah was to bring on the Ark
- ______ cubits was the height of the Ark.
- The ___ __ ___ took the daughters of men as wives.
- _____ _______ cubits was the length of the Ark.
- ___ _____ had corrupted the earth and filled it with violence.
- Everything that is in the _____ shall die.
- Noah found this in the eyes of the Lord
- the ______ __ ____ was in all flesh that God destroyed by the flood.
- According to Genesis 2:23 and I Corinthians 11:8 the _____ is (taken out) of the man.
- This is what kind of man Noah was.
23 Clues: This word means famous • Noah was perfect in these. • This is what kind of man Noah was. • This was set in the side of the Ark. • Number of stories (levels) in the Ark • the kind of wood used to make the Ark. • Noah found this in the eyes of the Lord • ______ cubits was the height of the Ark. • ______ cubits was the breadth of the Ark. • ...
Science Vocab 2022-09-11
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- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
- space rocks
- about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge
- space research
- earth science
- The fifth planet
- state of matter
- Only Saturn has..
- state of matter
- based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science
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- positive electric charge
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
- a group of atoms bonded together
- a basis for reasoning
- facts and statistics
- looking at something to gain information
- systematic investigation
- state of matter
- Our Planet
20 Clues: Our Planet • space rocks • earth science • space research • state of matter • state of matter • state of matter • The fifth planet • Only Saturn has.. • facts and statistics • a basis for reasoning • positive electric charge • systematic investigation • a group of atoms bonded together • looking at something to gain information • the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth • ...
Science Vocab 2022-09-11
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- earth science
- Our Planet
- The fifth planet
- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- a basis for reasoning
- the process of eroding or being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
- state of matter
- a group of atoms bonded together
- about the same mass as a proton but without an electric charge
- space rocks
- state of matter
- state of matter
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- looking at something to gain information
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
- systematic investigation
- Only Saturn has..
- positive electric charge
- space research
- based on or characterized by the methods and principles of science
- facts and statistics
20 Clues: Our Planet • space rocks • earth science • space research • state of matter • state of matter • state of matter • The fifth planet • Only Saturn has.. • facts and statistics • a basis for reasoning • systematic investigation • positive electric charge • a group of atoms bonded together • looking at something to gain information • the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth • ...
The Physical World 2024-02-09
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- Energy from the sun
- Any water under the Earth’s Surface
- one trip of the Earth around the sun. Takes a year (365 ¼ Days)
- Magma that reaches the Earth’s surface, comes from a gap
- Large Landmass
- Water without salt. Water that occurs in most lakes and
- one rotation of the Earth on the axis (24 Hrs)
- The Earth is divided into moving plates or pieces
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- Temperate climate that receives the most energy from the sun. Occurs at the Equator.
- Shapes on the planet’s surface, such as hills or mountains.
- The movement of water from Earth’s Surface to the atmosphere and back
- The process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces
- Water that comes from the sky (rain, ice, snow)
- All water on the surface of the Earth. Found in rivers, streams, lakes
- Water in the air (gas)
- Large area of slow moving ice. Most located in the Artic and Antartic
- the movement of sediment from one location to another
- Sudden violent movements of the Earth’s Crust
18 Clues: Large Landmass • Energy from the sun • Water in the air (gas) • Any water under the Earth’s Surface • Sudden violent movements of the Earth’s Crust • one rotation of the Earth on the axis (24 Hrs) • Water that comes from the sky (rain, ice, snow) • The Earth is divided into moving plates or pieces • the movement of sediment from one location to another • ...
Dumi's Earth, Sun & Moon Crossword. 2019-10-27
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- when the moon covers the sun for a little while
- An orbit is the path that an object takes in space when it goes around a star
- whats keeping you on the ground
- moon When we can see 100% of the lit up side, this is a full moon
- the half of the moon
- summer winter autumn and winter
- where Neil Armstrong landed
- when the moon is on its way to a full moon
- the star which the earth orbits
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- a circle that the earth follows
- lunar eclipse, the light of the sun, which reflects on the moon, is being blocked by the Earth
- this causes the seasons and is approximately 23.5 degrees
- when almost the moon is illuminated
- when a third of the moon is covered
- every 31 or 30 days February 28 and a leap year 29 days
- when the moon is on its way to an new moon
- moon where you can see the whole lit up moon
- the imaginary line that runs through earth from the north to south
18 Clues: the half of the moon • where Neil Armstrong landed • a circle that the earth follows • whats keeping you on the ground • summer winter autumn and winter • the star which the earth orbits • when almost the moon is illuminated • when a third of the moon is covered • when the moon is on its way to an new moon • when the moon is on its way to a full moon • ...
Stump 2023-12-19
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- Molecules are full of energy, zoom around anywhere
- Comes out of a volcano as lava
- Composed of multiple elements
- When two plates slide against each other
- Depicts the amount of energy in an object
- Contains Iron and Nickel
- The thinnest layer of the Earth
- Describes something coming from this earth
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- Everything in the earth is composed of these
- Made of molten-hot minerals
- Located at the center of the earth
- The many different forms a rock can assume
- Molecules are more loose & spread apart
- Molecules are packed densely together
14 Clues: Contains Iron and Nickel • Made of molten-hot minerals • Composed of multiple elements • Comes out of a volcano as lava • The thinnest layer of the Earth • Located at the center of the earth • Molecules are packed densely together • Molecules are more loose & spread apart • When two plates slide against each other • Depicts the amount of energy in an object • ...
Solar Crossword 2024-02-14
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- north star
- hottest planet
- moons revolution around earth
- planet discovered mathematically
- halfway through luna cycle
- third planet from the sun
- red planet
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- force that pulls toward earth
- natural satellite
- dwarf planet
- coldest planet
- chocolate bar galaxy
- average distance from earth to sun
- planets in our solar system
14 Clues: north star • red planet • dwarf planet • hottest planet • coldest planet • natural satellite • chocolate bar galaxy • third planet from the sun • halfway through luna cycle • planets in our solar system • force that pulls toward earth • moons revolution around earth • planet discovered mathematically • average distance from earth to sun
Solar System 2026-04-01
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- icy rock that orbits the sun
- there are eight in our solar system
- the red planet
- the farthest planet from the sun
- a space rock that hits Earth
- exploring new places
- a planet between earth and mercury
- large planet with rings
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- a rock that burns up in our atmosphere
- the area ouside our planet
- an instrument for seeing far away objects
- people who travel into space
- a suit that protects people in space
- third planet from the sun
- a planet between saturn and neptune
- the biggest planet
16 Clues: the red planet • the biggest planet • exploring new places • large planet with rings • third planet from the sun • the area ouside our planet • icy rock that orbits the sun • people who travel into space • a space rock that hits Earth • the farthest planet from the sun • a planet between earth and mercury • there are eight in our solar system • a planet between saturn and neptune • ...
Karola's Tectonic Hazards Crossword 2019-10-17
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- A place where the Earth's crust is so thin that the magma is able to break through.
- The theory that today's continents were created by the tectonic plates constant movement.
- The circular movement of heat within the Earth, which drive the tectonic plates movement.
- The name given to the supercontinent that existed more than 225 million years ago.
- The hottest layer of the Earth.
- The upper layer of the Earth's mantle.
- The border between two tectonic plates.
- Pieces of of the Earth's crust that are constantly moving.
- Where two plates slide along-side each other, in the same or different direction.
- The thickest layer of the Earth.
- When radioactive elements give off heat.
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- The layer above the Asthenosphere.
- The immediate direct impact of a natural event.
- Hot, liquid molten rock.
- The violent shaking of the Earth's crust.
- Where two plates move away from each other, in the opposite directions.
- Where two plates collide, one sliding underneath the other.
- A cone-shaped mountain that erupts lava, ash and gas.
- The thinnest layer of the Earth.
- Where two plates collide against each other, folding upwards.
- The after-effects that occurs as an indirect impact of a natural event.
- Magma that's been erupted out of a volcano.
22 Clues: Hot, liquid molten rock. • The hottest layer of the Earth. • The thinnest layer of the Earth. • The thickest layer of the Earth. • The layer above the Asthenosphere. • The upper layer of the Earth's mantle. • The border between two tectonic plates. • When radioactive elements give off heat. • The violent shaking of the Earth's crust. • ...
judah's cross word puzzle 2026-02-03
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- a valley where 2 tectonic plates move apart.
- currents that help magma flow in the mantle
- the innermost layer of the core.
- the melted rock in the mantle.
- trench a trench formed at a divergent boundary.
- a word used to describe rocks.
- used to find how deep the ocean is.
- the rock that makes up the oceanic crust.
- the super continent formed 250 million years ago.
- the outer most layer of earth.
- when 2 oceanic plates spread apart this happens.
- core the outer most layer of the core.
- the rock that makes up the continental crust.
- when the ground shakes violently.
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- the process in witch one plate slides unnder the other plate usaly the more dense one
- when the magnetic feild of earth changes
- where 2 tectonic plates push each other.
- the first Suggested continental drift.
- the feild of energy that 2 magnets produce
- the theroy the theroy that the whole earth is on plate tectonics
- the middle layer of the earth.
- the crust that is under water.
- a word used to describe liquid rock or metal.
- when 2 tectonic plates move away from each other
- shot out of sonars to find how deep the ocean is
25 Clues: the melted rock in the mantle. • the middle layer of the earth. • the crust that is under water. • a word used to describe rocks. • the outer most layer of earth. • the innermost layer of the core. • when the ground shakes violently. • used to find how deep the ocean is. • the first Suggested continental drift. • core the outer most layer of the core. • ...
Space - Beyond The Stars Difficulty 4/10 2025-03-27
Across
- American space agency
- These are what conspiracy theorys think exist
- These things live on Earth
- It is the brightest
- We use this to travel from planet to planet
- It is close to Mercury and close to Earth
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- It is the largest planet in our solar system
- Which planet has the largest rings in our solar system
- It is the star that give light to Earth
- It is considered the blue planet
- American space agency
- It is the closest planet to the sun
- It is covered in red dust
- Our galaxy
- It is not even a planet
15 Clues: Our galaxy • It is the brightest • American space agency • American space agency • It is not even a planet • It is covered in red dust • These things live on Earth • It is considered the blue planet • It is the closest planet to the sun • It is the star that give light to Earth • It is close to Mercury and close to Earth • We use this to travel from planet to planet • ...
Genesis 6 2021-03-22
Across
- According to Genesis 2:23 and I Corinthians 11:8 the _____ is (taken out) of the man.
- ______ cubits was the breadth of the Ark.
- This was set in the side of the Ark.
- _____ _______ cubits was the length of the Ark.
- ___ _____ had corrupted the earth and filled it with violence.
- This word means famous
- the ______ __ ____ was in all flesh that God destroyed by the flood.
- In those days of old, these were mighty and famous.
- This is what kind of man Noah was.
- Noah was perfect in these.
- Everything that is in the _____ shall die.
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- Noah was to gather ___ ____ unto him for himself and all he brought on the Ark.
- the kind of wood used to make the Ark.
- Every _______ thing of the earth Noah was to bring on the Ark
- Noah found this in the eyes of the Lord
- The ___ __ ___ took the daughters of men as wives.
- The earth was filled with this in Noah's day.
- Number of stories (levels) in the Ark
- Noah was to bring these living things on the Ark
- Noah did according to ___ God commanded him.
- Noah was to bring these living things on the Ark.
- ______ cubits was the height of the Ark.
- in Luke 3:38 who is called the son of God?
23 Clues: This word means famous • Noah was perfect in these. • This is what kind of man Noah was. • This was set in the side of the Ark. • Number of stories (levels) in the Ark • the kind of wood used to make the Ark. • Noah found this in the eyes of the Lord • ______ cubits was the height of the Ark. • ______ cubits was the breadth of the Ark. • ...
ROCK/MINERAL CHOICE PROJECT 2021-11-30
Across
- what are the hardest substance known to man
- what type of rock comes from the combination of sedimentary and igneous rocks
- what type of rock comes from the word "fire"
- what TWO things break rocks down into sand
- process of rocks being broken down
- what holds the history of the Earth and the minerals that will be used to build the future of the Earth.
- currents that go through the mantle
- process of moving particles
- an area where the tectonic plates are and where most volcanoes are located.
- is the outer layer of the Earth
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- when the tectonic plates run into each other
- process that breaks down rocks due to chemical change
- is the layer underneath the crust
- inside layer of the Earth
- what type of rock comes from the combination of sand, slit, or mud carried by moving water
- where the mantle is closest to the surface
- is the study of rocks
17 Clues: is the study of rocks • inside layer of the Earth • process of moving particles • is the outer layer of the Earth • is the layer underneath the crust • process of rocks being broken down • currents that go through the mantle • what TWO things break rocks down into sand • where the mantle is closest to the surface • what are the hardest substance known to man • ...
Moon Phases 2024-05-18
Across
- Path the Moon takes around the Earth
- Sequence of the Moon's phases, from new to full and back to new again
- Phase when the left half of the Moon is illuminated, three quarters of the way through the cycle
- To bounce light off a surface, as the Moon does with sunlight
- Another term for the lunar month, referring to the time between two identical phases
- When the Earth's shadow completely covers the Moon, causing a reddish appearance
- Phase when the Moon appears as a thin crescent, shrinking each night
- To light up or cast light upon, as the Sun does to the Moon
- Phase when more than half but less than the full Moon is illuminated, growing larger each night
- Phase when more than half but less than the full Moon is illuminated, shrinking each night
- Phase when the right half of the Moon is illuminated, one quarter of the way through the cycle
- Half of the Moon's surface, either the near side facing Earth or the far side
- Rise and fall of sea levels caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun
- Time it takes for the Moon to complete one full cycle of phases, about 29.5 days
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- The Moon's rotation matches its orbit, so the same side always faces Earth
- Faint illumination of the dark part of the Moon by sunlight reflected from Earth
- Phase when the entire visible surface of the Moon is illuminated
- Curved sickle shape of the Moon during its waxing and waning crescent phases
- Phase when the Moon is completely dark, not visible from Earth
- Phase when the Moon appears as a thin crescent, growing larger each night
20 Clues: Path the Moon takes around the Earth • To light up or cast light upon, as the Sun does to the Moon • To bounce light off a surface, as the Moon does with sunlight • Phase when the Moon is completely dark, not visible from Earth • Phase when the entire visible surface of the Moon is illuminated • Phase when the Moon appears as a thin crescent, shrinking each night • ...
Sky Science 2013-06-09
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- moon the second full moon in the same calendar month
- the closest star to the Earth
- a man made or heavenly body that orbits around a larger object
- a bright star also known as the North Star
- the distance of a point on the Earth's surface measured parallel to the equator
- when the moon grows more illuminated after the full moon
- the distance of a point on the Earth's surface north or south
- the sun and all of the bodies
- when the moon grows gradually more illuminated when passing the new moon
- when the moon passes in front of the sun, covering the sun's disk, either partially or totally
- larger meteors that fall to the surface of the Earth
- a gaseous body that produces its own energy
- a straight line that an object or body rotates around
- a cycle which the moon appears in different forms as it orbits the Earth
- the motion of a planet along its orbit around the sun
- to send or give out
- large bodies that can only be seen by reflected light
- the satellite that orbits the Earth
- when a meteoroid enters the Earth's atmosphere, creating a bright streak or light
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- the path of an object as it revolves around something
- these rocks may have been swept off asteroids or comets
- the study of the Universe and all of the bodies that appear in the skies
- June 21 and Dec. 21 -- the most and least number of daylight hours
- a phase in the Moon's cycle when more than half of the moon, but not the entire face of the Moon is illuminated
- the motion of a planet satellite around its north-south axis
- when the full moon passes through the Earth's shadow, and sunlight is prevented from falling onto the moon's surface
- bright stars grouped according to the patterns they make in the sky
- a spiral island of stars in space. The Milky Way is an example.
- two days of every year (March 21 and Sept. 23) the day is divided between 12 hours or sunlight and 12 hours or darkness
- a force that attracts and holds the universe together
- either the north or the south half of the Earth divided by the equator
- 365 days
- an imaginary circle around the centre of the Earth
- where everything exists (earth, sun, galaxies)
- the distance light travels in a year
- shine
36 Clues: shine • 365 days • to send or give out • the closest star to the Earth • the sun and all of the bodies • the satellite that orbits the Earth • the distance light travels in a year • a bright star also known as the North Star • a gaseous body that produces its own energy • where everything exists (earth, sun, galaxies) • an imaginary circle around the centre of the Earth • ...
Hudson Blake - Space Review 2019-02-21
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- The hottest planet
- A gas giant with a huge red storm
- The gas giant that is Tilted nearly 98°
- The Third landing on the moon
- The pull of force toward an object with the greater mass
- gravitationally bound planetary system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it
- Not a planet anymore
- largest moon of saturn
- Closest to the sun
- The first Landing on the moon
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- a small object that goes around a planet
- A terrestrial planet that supports life
- Rover supposedly died there
- The people that were in the cockpit burned to death
- A gas giant with a huge ring around it
- the measurement of the sun to the earth
- The center of a planet or sun
- astronomical body that orbits planet Earth
- A star
- The second landing on the moon
20 Clues: A star • The hottest planet • Closest to the sun • Not a planet anymore • largest moon of saturn • Rover supposedly died there • The Third landing on the moon • The center of a planet or sun • The first Landing on the moon • The second landing on the moon • A gas giant with a huge red storm • A gas giant with a huge ring around it • A terrestrial planet that supports life • ...
Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. 2022-05-13
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- the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
- the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
- a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
- the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
- the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- the lower layer of the crust
- of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
- the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
- (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- tending to come together from different directions
- the central part of the Earth
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
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- a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
- the gradual movement of very large land masses
- alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
- molten rock in the earth's crust
20 Clues: the lower layer of the crust • the central part of the Earth • molten rock in the earth's crust • a long narrow depression in a surface • a salt or ester derived from silicic acid • the gradual movement of very large land masses • the phenomena associated with volcanic activity • a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature • ...
Crossword puzzle 2021-05-06
Across
- wind taking sediments to another place
- amount of time to go around the sun
- formed by glaciers
- orbits earth
- dent in a planet caused my meteor
- the trasphere of energy
- where animals live
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- Something getting eaten
- the longer trasphere of energy
- planet in the milky way
- eats the prey
- Bright shining star
- amount of time to do 360 degrees
- imaginary line through earth
- what we live on
15 Clues: orbits earth • eats the prey • what we live on • formed by glaciers • where animals live • Bright shining star • Something getting eaten • planet in the milky way • the trasphere of energy • imaginary line through earth • the longer trasphere of energy • amount of time to do 360 degrees • dent in a planet caused my meteor • amount of time to go around the sun • ...
Cross-World Crossword 2024-11-23
Across
- the Dune
- the golden dream
- four-woman monarchy
- white sky, black sun
- other name for the Sun
- there
- seven colors that make up the world
- naked blue people
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- closest outer star from Earth
- here
- lost planet of kami and oni
- first exoplanet ever discovered by humans
- where I swim at night
- the sun of this solar system
- adjective form of Jupiter (as Gaian is to Earth)
15 Clues: here • there • the Dune • the golden dream • naked blue people • four-woman monarchy • white sky, black sun • where I swim at night • other name for the Sun • lost planet of kami and oni • the sun of this solar system • closest outer star from Earth • seven colors that make up the world • first exoplanet ever discovered by humans • adjective form of Jupiter (as Gaian is to Earth)
Volcano 2023-07-21
Across
- Gasses from volcanoes are..
- A substance that can cause death is known as..
- A mountain with a vent or crater through which material erupts or has erupted
- Opposite of cold
- The release of lava to the surface
- Volcanic material is named this while underground
- to the surface.
- The outer layer of earth, the surface of earth
- Ground water heated by magma are known as natural
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- A classification of a volcano also known as a stratovolcano
- The release of lava through the surface of earth
- Molten rock that flows from a volcano
- The outlet where magma escapes to the surface of earth
- Scientist that studies volcanos
- Smelly yellow substance found in volcanoes
- Classification of a volcano for its conical shape
16 Clues: to the surface. • Opposite of cold • Gasses from volcanoes are.. • Scientist that studies volcanos • The release of lava to the surface • Molten rock that flows from a volcano • Smelly yellow substance found in volcanoes • A substance that can cause death is known as.. • The outer layer of earth, the surface of earth • The release of lava through the surface of earth • ...
Astronomy crossword puzzle 2024-01-21
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- - Like the first quarter, it is seen illuminated on half the side facing the earth. The third quarter moon rises about midnight, is highest at dawn and sets about noon. In the morning it is in the western sky.
- -a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the light from the Sun.
- - Its famous rings, though it is much like Jupiter, characterize Saturn. The rings - two bright ones and a fainter inner one - surround the planet in the plane of its equator. The rings appear to be composed of many small bodies, which revolve around Saturn like miniature satellites.
- - Half the side of the moon facing the earth appears illuminated. It rises about noon, reaches its high point for the day at sundown, and sets near midnight.
- - was a studentor Plato. For him, the earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.
- - is considered as the greatest of the early Greek astronomers who compared and observed the brightness of the 850 stars and arranged them into order of brightness or magnitude.
- - planets moves in the opposite* direction for some time, after which it resume its eastward motion
- - The whole side of the moon is now illuminated to viewers from the earth. The full moon rises in the east as the sun sets in the west. It stays up all night long, reaching its highest point about midnight. In summer, it is as low in the sky as the sun is at noon in midwinter.
- - the reddish planet, is the only other known body whose surface conditions seemed suitable for life of some kind. The Martian days and nights are about the same lengths as ours
- - growing ; describes the moon when the illuminated portion is increasing
- - appears only when the moon is on the side of the earth most directly in line with the sun. There is no illumination on the earth's side, so it is also sometimes called the dark moon.
- - Earth is assumed to the center of all
- - the first successful attempt to determine the size of the arth was made by him by applying geometric principles;
- - in the solar system is a large round object that orbits the sun and has cleared out most of the other objects in its orbit.
- - shrinking; describes the moon when the illuminated is decreasing
- - the smallest and the fastest of our neighbors, is somewhat larger than the moon and similar in appearance.
- - either of the two times in the year: the summer solstice and winte solstice
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- - the sun and all of the planets, comets, etc. that revolve around it.
- -was believed to be at fixed position in the sky, however when the Greeks traveled,to places nearer the equator, like• Egypt, they noticed that it is closer to the horizon
- - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views
- - astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
- - a huge planet, is shrouded in thick clouds that its surface cannot be seen Its volume is about 1,300 times that of earth, but its mass is only 300 times as great.
- - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon
- - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
- - is the second planet from the sun. It is brighter than Mercury in the sky and is easily seen near the sun at either sunup or sunset.
- -A natural object that orbits a larger object.
- - the figure of the moon that is more than half full, looking swollen on one side.
- - gave the most accurate size during their time.
- - proposed a system of fixed spheres. He believed that the sun, moon and the five known planets and the stars were attached to these spheres which carried the heavenly bodies while they revolved around the stationary Earth.
- - the figure of the moon that appears as a curve with pointy ends
- - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another one between it
- - was ableto explain what causes the phases of the moon, To him, the moon shone only by reflected sunlight.
32 Clues: - Earth is assumed to the center of all • -A natural object that orbits a larger object. • - gave the most accurate size during their time. • - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views • - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. • - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon • ...
Landforms Crossword 2016-06-17
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- this is how many major plates are on Earth
- The Seven _________ are the tallest mountains of each continent
- the country where the largest volcanic eruption happened
- liquid rock inside a volcano
- a waterfall in Africa
- Australia's most famous natural wonder
- plates can cause this natural disaster
- an area of Earth where most volcanoes are
- a giant wave
- the largest volcanic eruption in history
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- ________ lines make up the boundaries of the plates
- highest mountain on earth
- plate ___________
- this polar region has penguins
- a great harbor is located here
- a natural light show
- the tallest mountain in Africa
- how many natural wonders are there?
18 Clues: a giant wave • plate ___________ • a natural light show • a waterfall in Africa • highest mountain on earth • liquid rock inside a volcano • this polar region has penguins • a great harbor is located here • the tallest mountain in Africa • how many natural wonders are there? • Australia's most famous natural wonder • plates can cause this natural disaster • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- Hot solid rock from under earths surface
- The creator of the Pangea theory
- an indent in the ocean floor
- Moving toward the same place
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often something happens
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends up water
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- What all the continents connected looks like
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- The layer of earth made of soft solid rock
- The way something repeats over and over
- Outer layer of earth
- the ground shakes
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- An old dinosaur
- Hot liquid rock from earths surface
- Moving apart in different directions
18 Clues: An old dinosaur • the ground shakes • Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • how often something happens • an indent in the ocean floor • Moving toward the same place • The creator of the Pangea theory • Hot liquid rock from earths surface • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in different directions • A natural spring that sends up water • ...
Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2019-05-08
Across
- the breaking of a mineral along a smooth, flat surface
- the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth
- the dense, metallic center of Earth
- the series of processes that move phosphorus among Earth systems
- the breaking of a mineral along a rough or irregular surface
- the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
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- the way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its surface
- the color of a mineral's powder
- the partially melted portion of the mantle below the lithosphere
- the rigid outermost layer of Earth that includes the uppermost mantle and crust
- a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs Earth's outgoing infrared radiation
- the series of processes that continuously move carbon among Earth systems
12 Clues: the color of a mineral's powder • the dense, metallic center of Earth • the brittle, rocky outer layer of Earth • the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth • the breaking of a mineral along a smooth, flat surface • the way a mineral reflects or absorbs light at its surface • the breaking of a mineral along a rough or irregular surface • ...
Astronomy crossword puzzle 2024-01-21
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- - Like the first quarter, it is seen illuminated on half the side facing the earth. The third quarter moon rises about midnight, is highest at dawn and sets about noon. In the morning it is in the western sky.
- -a type of eclipse that occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, and the Moon fully or partially blocks the light from the Sun.
- - Its famous rings, though it is much like Jupiter, characterize Saturn. The rings - two bright ones and a fainter inner one - surround the planet in the plane of its equator. The rings appear to be composed of many small bodies, which revolve around Saturn like miniature satellites.
- - Half the side of the moon facing the earth appears illuminated. It rises about noon, reaches its high point for the day at sundown, and sets near midnight.
- - was a studentor Plato. For him, the earth is spherical in shape since it always casts a curved shadow when it eclipses the moon.
- - is considered as the greatest of the early Greek astronomers who compared and observed the brightness of the 850 stars and arranged them into order of brightness or magnitude.
- - planets moves in the opposite* direction for some time, after which it resume its eastward motion
- - The whole side of the moon is now illuminated to viewers from the earth. The full moon rises in the east as the sun sets in the west. It stays up all night long, reaching its highest point about midnight. In summer, it is as low in the sky as the sun is at noon in midwinter.
- - the reddish planet, is the only other known body whose surface conditions seemed suitable for life of some kind. The Martian days and nights are about the same lengths as ours
- - growing ; describes the moon when the illuminated portion is increasing
- - appears only when the moon is on the side of the earth most directly in line with the sun. There is no illumination on the earth's side, so it is also sometimes called the dark moon.
- - Earth is assumed to the center of all
- - the first successful attempt to determine the size of the arth was made by him by applying geometric principles;
- - in the solar system is a large round object that orbits the sun and has cleared out most of the other objects in its orbit.
- - shrinking; describes the moon when the illuminated is decreasing
- - the smallest and the fastest of our neighbors, is somewhat larger than the moon and similar in appearance.
- - either of the two times in the year: the summer solstice and winte solstice
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- - the sun and all of the planets, comets, etc. that revolve around it.
- -was believed to be at fixed position in the sky, however when the Greeks traveled,to places nearer the equator, like• Egypt, they noticed that it is closer to the horizon
- - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views
- - astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun
- - a huge planet, is shrouded in thick clouds that its surface cannot be seen Its volume is about 1,300 times that of earth, but its mass is only 300 times as great.
- - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon
- - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe.
- - is the second planet from the sun. It is brighter than Mercury in the sky and is easily seen near the sun at either sunup or sunset.
- -A natural object that orbits a larger object.
- - the figure of the moon that is more than half full, looking swollen on one side.
- - gave the most accurate size during their time.
- - proposed a system of fixed spheres. He believed that the sun, moon and the five known planets and the stars were attached to these spheres which carried the heavenly bodies while they revolved around the stationary Earth.
- - the figure of the moon that appears as a curve with pointy ends
- - an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another one between it
- - was ableto explain what causes the phases of the moon, To him, the moon shone only by reflected sunlight.
32 Clues: - Earth is assumed to the center of all • -A natural object that orbits a larger object. • - gave the most accurate size during their time. • - very first Greek to profess the heliocentric views • - believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. • - one of the cyclically recurring apparent forms of the moon • ...
Earth & Sudden Changes 2021-05-04
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- 2nd layer of the earth and the thickest layer
- center of the earth made of solid iron and nickel
- molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
- the planet we live on (and the best one in our solar system!)
- outermost layer of the Earth where life is found
- a mountain with a vent through which lava and gas escape from the Earth's crust
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- sudden violent shaking of the ground caused by movements of the Earth's crust
- a scientist that studies the Earth
- the tool we use for measuring the strength of earthquakes
- molten rock that moves down a mountain after a volcanic eruption
- liquid layer of earth composed of molten iron and nickel
- the type of land plates that make up the earth's crust
12 Clues: a scientist that studies the Earth • molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • 2nd layer of the earth and the thickest layer • outermost layer of the Earth where life is found • center of the earth made of solid iron and nickel • the type of land plates that make up the earth's crust • liquid layer of earth composed of molten iron and nickel • ...
Ancient Greeks 2021-02-26
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- "Father of Medicine"
- Calculated circumference of Earth
- "Father of Modern Science"
- First to propose a sun-centered universe
- Founder of Ionian natural philosophy
- Discovered earth is a sphere
- Greatest astronomer of antiquity
- student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
- Greatest engineer of the ancient world
- Theorized cosmic cycle of love and strife
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- First with trigonometric table
- Claimed all things were numbers
- Established that Earth was the center of the Universe
- Made a map of the inhabited world
- "Father of Geometry"
- Founder of Western Philosophy
- Created a doctrine saying air is the source of all things
- Founder of Atomism
18 Clues: Founder of Atomism • "Father of Medicine" • "Father of Geometry" • "Father of Modern Science" • Discovered earth is a sphere • Founder of Western Philosophy • First with trigonometric table • Claimed all things were numbers • Greatest astronomer of antiquity • Made a map of the inhabited world • Calculated circumference of Earth • Founder of Ionian natural philosophy • ...
Plate Motion Crossword 2025-11-04
Across
- Hot solid rock from under earths surface
- The creator of the Pangea theory
- an indent in the ocean floor
- Moving toward the same place
- A geologist that proved Pangea was a real thing
- how often something happens
- Center layer of earth
- A natural spring that sends up water
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- What all the continents connected looks like
- A natural disaster where lava erupts
- The layer of earth made of soft solid rock
- The way something repeats over and over
- Outer layer of earth
- the ground shakes
- Multiple things that make up on big function
- An old dinosaur
- Hot liquid rock from earths surface
- Moving apart in different directions
18 Clues: An old dinosaur • the ground shakes • Outer layer of earth • Center layer of earth • how often something happens • an indent in the ocean floor • Moving toward the same place • The creator of the Pangea theory • Hot liquid rock from earths surface • A natural disaster where lava erupts • Moving apart in different directions • A natural spring that sends up water • ...
The Atmosphere 2022-03-31
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- Flying mechanic birds
- This gas comes from plants and trees
- This is the fourth layer of the Atmosphere.
- It surrounds the earth on top of all the other sphere's.
- satellites float in this layer of the atmosphere.
- This contains most flying vehicles like airplanes or air balloons.
- This layer contains 3 oxygen molecules to create itself
- The gas that was created from our factorys and destroying the ozone
- this layer protects the Earth from the Sun Rays
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- This has meteors that burn out before reaching to the earth's surface.
- Technology in the Atmosphere that sends signals.
- The sphere that's closet to the earth.
- The place is at the bottom of the earth and is one of the coldest
- The tempature in the air
- Broken rock pieces that's fallen off other planets
- a hole in the ozone
16 Clues: a hole in the ozone • Flying mechanic birds • The tempature in the air • This gas comes from plants and trees • The sphere that's closet to the earth. • This is the fourth layer of the Atmosphere. • this layer protects the Earth from the Sun Rays • Technology in the Atmosphere that sends signals. • satellites float in this layer of the atmosphere. • ...
astroomy 2025-01-31
14 Clues: Fe • angled • rotating • long day • still night • surface of earth • solid iron center • Speed to leave earth • comes from outer core • largest part of earth • circling a larger mass • four minutes longer than solar day • imaginary line that splits the earth • when metal settles in different layers
Basic Weather Concepts (8.1-8.5) 2026-02-09
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- bands of wind that usually flow in the same predictable direction at certain latitudes
- the process by which liquid water becomes water vapor
- precipitation that eventually trickles into streams
- the weather conditions an area receives over time
- the movement of water from the Earth to the air and back again
- the condition of the air
- the measurement of the force exerted against an object
- a weather prediction
- a scientist who studies the weather
- a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air
- the process by which water vapor changes back into very tiny droplets of liquid water
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- the atmosphere’s ability to keep heat from easily escaping into space
- a cloud at ground level
- the air surrounding the Earth
- a band of wind high above the Earth that flows from west to east around the globe
- weather instrument that measures the relative humidity of air
- any form of water which falls from the sky to the earth
- weather instrument meteorologist used to detect air pressure changes
18 Clues: a weather prediction • a cloud at ground level • the condition of the air • the air surrounding the Earth • a scientist who studies the weather • the weather conditions an area receives over time • a measure of the amount of water vapor in the air • precipitation that eventually trickles into streams • the process by which liquid water becomes water vapor • ...
Moon Phases Crossword 2023-11-04
Across
- Occurs after the waning Gibbous phase
- Tide When the moon is at its First quarter or third quarter
- When the sun is obscured by the moon from the perspective of earth
- The planet which we live on
- It occurs after the third quarter or last quarter
- Focus of a lunar eclipse
- The force that attracts body towards the center of the earth
- It occurs after the first quarter
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- The sun acts to augment the tidal forces of the moon, creating a higher than a normal tide
- It occurs before the waxing gibbous phases
- Face after waxing gibbous
- The movement of one celestial body as it orbits another
- Any object that orbits another celestial body
- Occurs after the full moon
- The motion of a sphere that is spinning around its own axis
- When the Earth hidden from sunlight by a celestial body
- The path an object follows as it moves around another thing or object
17 Clues: Focus of a lunar eclipse • Face after waxing gibbous • Occurs after the full moon • The planet which we live on • It occurs after the first quarter • Occurs after the waning Gibbous phase • It occurs before the waxing gibbous phases • Any object that orbits another celestial body • It occurs after the third quarter or last quarter • ...
Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. 2022-05-13
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- alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- the gradual movement of very large land masses
- of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
- tending to come together from different directions
- the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
- a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
- the lower layer of the crust
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- molten rock in the earth's crust
- the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
- a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- a long narrow depression in a surface
- the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
- the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- the central part of the Earth
- the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
- (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
- the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
20 Clues: the lower layer of the crust • the central part of the Earth • molten rock in the earth's crust • a long narrow depression in a surface • a salt or ester derived from silicic acid • the gradual movement of very large land masses • the phenomena associated with volcanic activity • a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature • ...
Earth, Sun, and Moon 2024-02-21
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- A process that happens over and over
- Phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full moon
- Caused because of the Earth’s revolution/orbit around the Sun
- We have these because the Earth rotates on an imaginary line called an axis
- The time take for Earth to complete its orbit around the sun
- A large natural object that orbits the Earth
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- Phase of the moon when it is not lit also called a dark moon
- A star that sustains life on earth and is the center of our solar system
- Imaginary line around which something rotates
- Spinning of body around its own axis
- Phase of the moon during the lunar cycle between the full moon and the new moon
- The moon when the sunlit side is entirely visible from Earth
- A body moving around another
- Path followed by a body when it revolves around another body
14 Clues: A body moving around another • A process that happens over and over • Spinning of body around its own axis • A large natural object that orbits the Earth • Imaginary line around which something rotates • Phase of the moon when it is not lit also called a dark moon • The moon when the sunlit side is entirely visible from Earth • ...
Earth, Sun, and Moon 2017-12-15
Across
- Push or Pull
- Taking turns or changing back and forth
- Daily changes in the height of water along coasts
- The shadow made on Earth when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
- Travels around something
- Regular changes in how the moon looks from Earth
- Spring, winter, summer and fall
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- A force that pulls things together
- Turn in place or spins
- the shadow made on Earth when the moon comes between the Earth and the Sun
- A object that orbits a planet
- Revolves in a way that is controlled by gravity
- slanted or tipped
- Shadow caused by Earth or the moon
- An imaginary line around Earths middle
15 Clues: Push or Pull • slanted or tipped • Turn in place or spins • Travels around something • A object that orbits a planet • Spring, winter, summer and fall • A force that pulls things together • Shadow caused by Earth or the moon • An imaginary line around Earths middle • Taking turns or changing back and forth • Revolves in a way that is controlled by gravity • ...
Unit 2 Vocabulary 2024-11-01
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- a long narrow island close to the mainland that protects it from erosion and storms from
- Carbon dissolving in water that weather rocks
- the winding curve or bend of a river
- process that breaks down rocks and other substances
- rocks are physically broken into small pieces
- eroded rock particles dumped off in a new location
- the solid part of Earth
- wearing away of rocks by rock particles carried by water, ice, wind or gravity
- all the bodies of water on Earth
- all the frozen areas on Earth
- the upper layer of the thermosphere where satellites orbit
- weathered rock particles are carried away
- the area where weather occurs or lowest layer of atmosphere
- rocks are broken down through chemical changes
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- where the ozone layer is in atmosphere and jets fly in
- all the living organisms on Earth
- a slow moving mass or fiver of ice found near poles or on mountains
- coldest region of atmosphere and meteors burn in
- One of the most abundant greenhouse gases
- a chemical species gains oxygen or loses hydrogen occurs in weathering
- all the gases that surround Earth
- where rivers deposit sediments into the ocean
- a cavity in the ground caused by water erosion
- part of the thermosphere where radio waves bounce
- warmest layer of atmosphere and auroras occur
- process where the atmosphere keeps Earth's surface warm
- a mound or ridge of sand formed by wind
- made of 3 oxygen atoms where some harmful radiation from the sun
28 Clues: the solid part of Earth • all the frozen areas on Earth • all the bodies of water on Earth • all the living organisms on Earth • all the gases that surround Earth • the winding curve or bend of a river • a mound or ridge of sand formed by wind • One of the most abundant greenhouse gases • weathered rock particles are carried away • ...
From Abraham to Joseph- Lilly 2020-12-07
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- - the first women on the earth
- - the women that put Joseph in prison
- - one of Zilpah's sons
- - the first man on the earth
- - the man Joseph worked for for 10 years
- - how many years would there be famine
- - what kind of wood was the ark made of
- - the man called by God to go to Canaan
- - Isaac's eldest son
- - what day was the sky created on
- - Isacc's wife
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- - the favorite son of Jacob
- - who told eve to eat the fruit
- - the group Esau created
- - sons of Jacob
- - who created the earth
- - Jacobs last wife
- - how many floors were on the ark
- - how long did the flood last
- - the son that tried to save joseph
- - one of Bihah's sons
- - Jacobs favorite wife
- - the man who made the ark
- - Jacobs first wife
- - Abraham's wife
25 Clues: - Isacc's wife • - sons of Jacob • - Abraham's wife • - Jacobs last wife • - Jacobs first wife • - Isaac's eldest son • - one of Bihah's sons • - one of Zilpah's sons • - Jacobs favorite wife • - who created the earth • - the group Esau created • - the man who made the ark • - the favorite son of Jacob • - the first man on the earth • - how long did the flood last • ...
Astronomy Crossword puzzle 2017-05-23
Across
- / A very small star
- / A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun
- / The name of our galaxy
- / A group of stars with a definite pattern or arrangement
- / The planet closest to Earth
- / Small rocky objects that revolve around the sun, mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter
- / A star much larger than our sun
- / The largest planet in our solar system
- / Number of stars in the Big Dipper
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- / The movement of the Earth around the Sun
- / A scientist who studies stars and planets
- / The distance light travels in one year
- / The planet with rings
- / The planet closest to the Sun
- / An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer
- / A star's brightness is called its ______.
- / Another name for the North Star
- / The spinning of the Earth on its axis
- / A large group of stars, gas and dust
- / The "Red Planet"
20 Clues: / The "Red Planet" • / A very small star • / The planet with rings • / The name of our galaxy • / The planet closest to the Sun • / Another name for the North Star • / The planet closest to Earth • / A star much larger than our sun • / Number of stars in the Big Dipper • / A large group of stars, gas and dust • / The spinning of the Earth on its axis • ...
Origin of the Universe 2024-01-05
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- consist of stars, planets, and vast clouds of gas and dust, all bound together by gravity.
- the curved path of a celestial object
- having or representing the earth as the center
- the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth.
- The motion of an object around a point, especially around another object or a center of mass
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- The different shapes of the Moon that we see at different times of the month are called the ______ of the moon.
- having or representing the sun as the center
- an eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the earth's shadow.
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- the theory that the solar and stellar systems were developed from a nebula.
- a circle which has been squashed or flattened a bit.
- he branch of science that deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
- an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
- all of the current and past matter in the Universe came into existence at the same time, roughly 13.8 billion years ago.
- the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the earth.
- the slow change in the direction of Earth's rotational axis.
- this is the time where Earth was first created
- the action of rotating around an axis or center.
- a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
20 Clues: a small rocky body orbiting the sun • the curved path of a celestial object • having or representing the sun as the center • having or representing the earth as the center • this is the time where Earth was first created • the action of rotating around an axis or center. • a circle which has been squashed or flattened a bit. • ...
6- vocabulary list - A 2022-02-17
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- the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material to rise, and colder, denser material to sink under the influence of gravity
- a slight hill or hollow in the ground
- the temprature and pressure is extreme in this layer
- the direction of a magnetic or electric field
- the force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere
- the layer that we can see directly; the tinnest layer of the earth
- the layer is a low viscosity fluid
- a region around a moving electic charge within which the force of magnetism acts
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- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- crust: the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins
- plates: the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- the region surrounding the earth or another astronomical body in which its magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field
- a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associates with sea-floor spreading
- the tickest layer of the earth
- the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
- the riged outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- crust the relatively thick part of the earth's crust which forms the large land masses
- pieces of earth's crust and uppermost mantle
- the action or process of deforming or distorting
20 Clues: the tickest layer of the earth • the layer is a low viscosity fluid • a slight hill or hollow in the ground • pieces of earth's crust and uppermost mantle • the direction of a magnetic or electric field • the action or process of deforming or distorting • the temprature and pressure is extreme in this layer • the upper layer of the earth's mantle below the lithosphere • ...
general 2024-10-09
Across
- the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, etc. can be seen"
- a current of air moving approximately horizontally, especially one strong enough to be felt"
- a clear liquid, without color or taste, that falls from the sky as rain and is necessary for animal and plant life"
- one of the five main areas of sea
- the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe
- a tall plant that has a wooden trunk and branches that grow from its upper part
- a natural wide flow of fresh water across the land into the sea, a lake, or another river"
- a white or grey mass in the sky, made of very small drops of water"
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- the star that provides light and heat for the earth and around which the earth moves
- the conditions in the air at a particular time, such as wind, rain, or temperature"
- a large area of land covered with trees and plants, usually larger than a wood"
- a raised part of the earth’s surface, much larger than a hill, the top of which might be covered in snow"
- an extreme weather condition with very strong wind, heavy rain, and often thunder and lightning"
- water, especially from a river or stream, dropping from a higher to a lower point, sometimes from a great height"
- water that falls from the sky in small drops
- the planet third in order of distance from the sun, between Venus and Mars; the world on which we live"
- the surface of the earth that is not covered by water
17 Clues: one of the five main areas of sea • water that falls from the sky in small drops • the surface of the earth that is not covered by water • the mixture of gases that surrounds the earth and that we breathe • a white or grey mass in the sky, made of very small drops of water" • the area above the earth, in which clouds, the sun, etc. can be seen" • ...
Bryan Da Silva's Crossword Puzzle 2019-01-18
Across
- Air that moves from high pressure areas to low pressure
- Unlike weather this can take years upon years to change
- The layer of air surrounding Earth
- An event such as a hurricane,tornado, and earthquake
- The transfer of thermal energy
- Protects us from the sun's ultra violet rays
- The cycle of water moving from Earth to the atmosphere and back
- All life on Earth
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- The reason why the water cycle happens.
- Unlike Climate changes daily
- Water turns into this when it heats up
- All of the water on Earth
- Heat that is transferred through electromagnetic waves
- The amount of water vapor in the air
- Ozone layer is contained in this layer of the atmosphere
15 Clues: All life on Earth • All of the water on Earth • Unlike Climate changes daily • The transfer of thermal energy • The layer of air surrounding Earth • The amount of water vapor in the air • Water turns into this when it heats up • The reason why the water cycle happens. • Protects us from the sun's ultra violet rays • An event such as a hurricane,tornado, and earthquake • ...
The Universe Q1 Review 2024-10-20
Across
- The method used to identify elements by their properties is _______________.
- The Moon is an example of a ________ satellite.
- Galileo's observation of the moons of __________ challenged the geocentric model by showing that celestial bodies do not orbit Earth.
- The galaxy that contains our solar system is called the ________.
- The telescope that was launched in 1990 and provided clear images of deep space is the ____________.
- The heliocentric model developed by Copernicus states that the _______ is at the center of the solar system and planets, including Earth, orbit around it.
- The most powerful space telescope, launched in 2021, is the _________ telescope.
- The type of telescope used to view radiation beyond the visible spectrum is the _________ telescope.
- As the distance from an object increases, the amount of light that reaches us _____________.
- A modern _________ is defined as one of 88 regions of the sky.
- _________ is the only planet in the solar system known to support life.
- Eratosthenes calculated the circumference of Earth by measuring the angle of the Sun's rays at ____ locations.
- The astronomer who built on Brahe's work to create laws of planetary motion was _________.
- The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere is the _________.
- The two types of visible light telescopes are reflecting and __________ telescopes.
- The greater the distance between two objects, the ___________ the gravitational force.
- For an object orbiting Earth, perigee is the closest point to _________.
- The phases of the __________ occur due to its changing position relative to the Earth and Sun.
- The temperature at the surface of the Sun is approximately 5,500 degrees _________.
- The thinnest layer of Earth is the _________.
- The three types of rock in Earth's crust are _______, sedimentary, and metamorphic.
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- On the cosmic calendar, the most recent event was the extinction of ___________.
- The most abundant component of Earth's atmosphere is __________.
- The phenomenon of the Sun’s atmosphere releasing large amounts of energy in the form of light and particles is called a _____________.
- The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun is called _________.
- Specific wavelengths of light emitted or absorbed by elements are called ___________________.
- It takes light ________ minutes to travel from the Sun to Earth.
- space: The space between stars that contains gas and dust, blocking light, is called _________.
- A Greek astronomer found Earth's size by using the Sun's ______ at different locations.
- The scientific method is a process that involves a cycle of ___________, hypothesis, experiment, and conclusion.
- The "middle" sphere of the atmosphere is the ________.
- A _________ is equivalent to 9.46 × 10¹² kilometers.
- _________ was the first person to observe the moons of Jupiter, proving that not everything orbits around Earth.
- Light exhibits the properties of both a ______ and a particle.
- The Earth's axis is tilted by 23.5 degrees, causing the ____________.
- The Earth completes one full rotation on its axis in _________ hours.
- The term for the point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun is ____________.
- The astronomer who collected 20 years of data on planetary position was __________.
- ________ is the study of space and celestial objects.
- Infrared telescopes are used to detect ________ emissions from celestial objects.
- The chemical element that makes up most of the Sun’s mass is ___________.
41 Clues: The thinnest layer of Earth is the _________. • The Moon is an example of a ________ satellite. • A _________ is equivalent to 9.46 × 10¹² kilometers. • The "middle" sphere of the atmosphere is the ________. • ________ is the study of space and celestial objects. • The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere is the _________. • ...
Ancient Greeks 2021-02-26
Across
- "Father of Medicine"
- Calculated circumference of Earth
- "Father of Modern Science"
- First to propose a sun-centered universe
- Founder of Ionian natural philosophy
- Discovered earth is a sphere
- Greatest astronomer of antiquity
- student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
- Greatest engineer of the ancient world
- Theorized cosmic cycle of love and strife
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- First with trigonometric table
- Claimed all things were numbers
- Established that Earth was the center of the Universe
- Made a map of the inhabited world
- "Father of Geometry"
- Founder of Western Philosophy
- Created a doctrine saying air is the source of all things
- Founder of Atomism
18 Clues: Founder of Atomism • "Father of Medicine" • "Father of Geometry" • "Father of Modern Science" • Discovered earth is a sphere • Founder of Western Philosophy • First with trigonometric table • Claimed all things were numbers • Greatest astronomer of antiquity • Made a map of the inhabited world • Calculated circumference of Earth • Founder of Ionian natural philosophy • ...
Hemphill Seasons 2025-09-09
Across
- section of Earth south of the equator
- section of Earth north of the equator
- imaginary line of latitude 23' south of the equator
- more concentrated heat, focused. Warmer but covers a smaller area
- two days a year with the longest day and the shortest day
- the curved trajectory of an object around another object
- two days a year when the amount of daylight and sunlight are equal
- energy is scattered with less heat but covers a larger area
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- the Earth spinning on its axis
- imaginary line of latitude 23'north of the equator
- another word for spring
- the 23.5 slant of Earth
- the movement of one object around another
- 365.5 days
- 24 hours
15 Clues: 24 hours • 365.5 days • another word for spring • the 23.5 slant of Earth • the Earth spinning on its axis • section of Earth south of the equator • section of Earth north of the equator • the movement of one object around another • imaginary line of latitude 23'north of the equator • imaginary line of latitude 23' south of the equator • ...
Chaper 5 and 6 2013-05-30
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- The sudden return of ealastically deformed rock
- Waves of energy that travel through earth
- Waves that travelthough solids
- Are a isturment that locate eathquakes
- Is the point on the earths surface directly above an earth
- Is the point were the earthquake begins
- The second fastest wave
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- Are insturments that read earthquakes
- Is a hypothesis that old earthquakes are more likely to be the site of new earthquakes
- The areas of earth were maga and gases pass
- Is the response to the stress on rock
- Were reatively few earthquakes happened
- The Branch of Earth science
- Cracks in the earths crust
14 Clues: The second fastest wave • Cracks in the earths crust • The Branch of Earth science • Waves that travelthough solids • Are insturments that read earthquakes • Is the response to the stress on rock • Are a isturment that locate eathquakes • Were reatively few earthquakes happened • Is the point were the earthquake begins • Waves of energy that travel through earth • ...
geography terms 2023-03-11
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- A triangular plain at the end or mouth of a river where the soil is deposited.
- All the animal life present in a particular region or time.
- The plants of a specific region, geographic location, or geological period.
- The vertical height above the sea level.
- A body of water that lies between a reef and a coastline.
- A group of islands such as the Galapagos or Hawaii.
- Half of a sphere and since the earth is a sphere it means half the earth.
- Imaginary horizontal lines on the Earth that are utilized to specify the north or south position of a coordinate on the Earth's surface.
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- The assortment of species, flora and fauna, found in a specific area.
- The art of making maps or mapping.
- A vast and treeless region located in the Arctic and subarctic regions of the world such as Europe, and North America.
- A circle of constant longitude passing through a given place on the earth's surface and the terrestrial poles.
- Imaginary vertical lines used to determine exact geographic coordinates that run along the eastern and western hemisphere of the earth.
- A source of heat that originates from the Earth.
- A circle of latitude that divides a spheroid, such as Earth, into the northern and southern hemispheres; located at 0 degrees latitude.
15 Clues: The art of making maps or mapping. • The vertical height above the sea level. • A source of heat that originates from the Earth. • A group of islands such as the Galapagos or Hawaii. • A body of water that lies between a reef and a coastline. • All the animal life present in a particular region or time. • ...
Ancient Greeks 2021-02-26
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- First with trigonometric table
- "Father of Medicine"
- student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
- Created a doctrine saying air is the source of all things
- Founder of Ionian natural philosophy
- Founder of Western Philosophy
- Greatest astronomer of antiquity
- "Father of Modern Science"
- "Father of Geometry"
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- Theorized cosmic cycle of love and strife
- Claimed all things were numbers
- Greatest engineer of the ancient world
- Established that Earth was the center of the Universe
- Made a map of the inhabited world
- Calculated circumference of Earth
- Discovered earth is a sphere
- First to propose a sun-centered universe
- Founder of Atomism
18 Clues: Founder of Atomism • "Father of Medicine" • "Father of Geometry" • "Father of Modern Science" • Discovered earth is a sphere • Founder of Western Philosophy • First with trigonometric table • Claimed all things were numbers • Greatest astronomer of antiquity • Made a map of the inhabited world • Calculated circumference of Earth • Founder of Ionian natural philosophy • ...
Wordcell Unit 10 Caleb Wagner 2023-04-19
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- a city
- the science which studies religion
- lying or being below the surface of the earth
- firm earth
- earth; dry land
- having a tremendous appetite
- a belief that there are many gods
- feeding on both plant and animal substances
- god, gods, God
- eat;devour;feeding on
- a town or village on or near a city's border
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- to plunge something underwater
- any plant-eating animal
- a place where land animals are kept for the purpose of study or display
- a geographical area controlled by a government
- on who holds the belief in one god
- of or pertaining to a city
- under;below
18 Clues: a city • firm earth • under;below • god, gods, God • earth; dry land • eat;devour;feeding on • any plant-eating animal • of or pertaining to a city • having a tremendous appetite • to plunge something underwater • a belief that there are many gods • the science which studies religion • on who holds the belief in one god • feeding on both plant and animal substances • ...
Earth-Sun-Moon System 2022-03-18
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- The portion of illuminated Moon you are able to see changes, these changes are called ______ of the Moon.
- Only ______ of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun.
- During our summer, the Earth is positioned such that the northern hemisphere is tilted ______ the Sun.
- During the other half of the lunar cycle, the illuminated area of the Moon visible on Earth is decreasing; the Moon is said to be ______ .
- The side of the Earth illuminated by the Sun is in ______ .
- Tilting towards the Sun also means that the sunlight in the summer is more ______ than it is during the winter.
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- The change from winter to summer is called ______.
- A ______ eclipse occurs when the Earth blocks out the light of the Sun.
- A ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks out the light of the Sun.
- The Earth has seasons because its axis is ______ .
- For half the lunar cycle, the illuminated area of the Moon visible on Earth is increasing; the Moon is said to be ______ .
- The change from summer to winter is called ______.
- During our winter, the Earth is positioned such that the northern hemisphere is tilted ______ the Sun.
13 Clues: The change from winter to summer is called ______. • Only ______ of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun. • The Earth has seasons because its axis is ______ . • The change from summer to winter is called ______. • The side of the Earth illuminated by the Sun is in ______ . • A ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon blocks out the light of the Sun. • ...
Sundials and time 2017-11-21
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- It rises here
- It sets here
- Name for the shadow stick
- The opposite of midday
- When the sun appears
- It travels around the earth
- The dark half
- It takes this long for earth to travel around the sun
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- Cast by the sun
- As humans we need it to survive
- 24 in every day
- As the sun goes down
- The earth travels around this star
- Half way through a day
- On our sundials midday points in this direction
15 Clues: It sets here • It rises here • The dark half • Cast by the sun • 24 in every day • As the sun goes down • When the sun appears • The opposite of midday • Half way through a day • Name for the shadow stick • It travels around the earth • As humans we need it to survive • The earth travels around this star • On our sundials midday points in this direction • ...
Rockets 2025-07-10
Across
- The missions that took astronauts to the Moon
- Rockets travel into this beyond Earth
- A rocket launches from this structure
- To light the fuel
- Another word for a quick upward movement
- Object placed in orbit around Earth
- The device that helps launch the rocket
- Air builds this inside an air rocket
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- The pointed front part of a rocket
- Force that pulls objects toward Earth
- Rockets need this to create thrust
- Path a satellite takes around a planet
- These help stabilize a rocket during flight
- Small-scale rockets built for learning
- U.S. space agency
- Opposite of gravity
- What is compressed in air rockets?
- The force that pushes a rocket upward
- Part that converts fuel into motion
19 Clues: U.S. space agency • To light the fuel • Opposite of gravity • The pointed front part of a rocket • Rockets need this to create thrust • What is compressed in air rockets? • Object placed in orbit around Earth • Part that converts fuel into motion • Air builds this inside an air rocket • Force that pulls objects toward Earth • Rockets travel into this beyond Earth • ...
It's Global 2026-01-20
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- An island country in East Asia
- A flat drawing that shows places on Earth
- The ocean around the North Pole
- One half of the Earth
- A large country in South America known for tango
- The only continent that is also a country
- The continent that is home to the Sahara Desert
- Lines that measure distance north and south of the Equator
- A South Asian country with over one billion people
- The capital city of Canada
- The capital city of Italy
- The capital city of the United Kingdom
- A major country in central Europe
- A country home to ancient pyramids
- The most populous country in the world
- The ocean south of Asia
- The largest continent by land area
- The largest ocean on Earth
- A country at the southern tip of Africa
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- The largest country in the world by land area
- A continent west of Asia with many small countries
- The coldest continent on Earth
- A European country west of Spain
- Lines that measure distance east and west
- The capital city of France
- A European country famous for the Eiffel Tower
- An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth
- The largest country in South America
- The capital city of the United States
- A country made up of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland
- A European country on the Iberian Peninsula
- A European country shaped like a boot
- The country directly north of the United States
- The most populous country in Africa
- The country directly south of the United States
- The ocean between the Americas and Europe and Africa
36 Clues: One half of the Earth • The ocean south of Asia • The capital city of Italy • The capital city of France • The capital city of Canada • The largest ocean on Earth • An island country in East Asia • The coldest continent on Earth • The ocean around the North Pole • A European country west of Spain • A major country in central Europe • A country home to ancient pyramids • ...
