the earth Crossword Puzzles

Earth Science Vocabulary Crossword 2024-01-15

Earth Science Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The boundaries where plates meet.
  2. The innermost part of the earth is 9000 degrees and made up of iron and nickel.
  3. When two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  4. Holds the tectonic plates and is in between the mantle and the crust.
  5. When a plate meets essentially on the beach
  6. Crust on the bottom of the ocean.
  7. The third layer of the earth from out to all solid.
  8. When two plates are pushing against each other.
  9. Both plates are on the ocean and meet in the ocean.
  10. Both plates are on land and meet on land.
  11. When one plate goes under another, generally ocean crust slides under continental.
  12. Breaks in the earth's crust where rocks have slipped past each other.
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  1. In the upper mantle just below the lithosphere (consistency of rubber or cement)
  2. Tectonic events that are caused by movement of the plates
  3. Consequences of continental drift or plates connecting and the reason why volcanoes and earthquakes happen.
  4. Fifth part of the earth from out to in 6000 degrees composed of iron and nickel liquid.
  5. The outermost of the earth.
  6. Tectonic events where lava and magma is getting spit out
  7. Crust on land.
  8. When gasses or liquids move at the temperature they are at.

20 Clues: Crust on land. • The outermost of the earth. • The boundaries where plates meet. • Crust on the bottom of the ocean. • Both plates are on land and meet on land. • When a plate meets essentially on the beach • When two plates are pushing against each other. • The third layer of the earth from out to all solid. • Both plates are on the ocean and meet in the ocean. • ...

Matter and Elements 2025-02-03

Matter and Elements crossword puzzle
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  1. State of matter that forms at very high temperatures, like in stars.
  2. The most common element in the universe.
  3. The most common element in the Earth's crust.
  4. Solids that do not have a crystalline structure are called ____ solids.
  5. Another word for shine.
  6. Most solids on Earth are _______ solids.
  7. Element that is directly on the stair-step line but is not a metalloid
  8. The elements on the right of the stairstep line are called ____.
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  1. Most gases on Earth are found in the _____.
  2. General term for anything that has mass and takes up space.
  3. Able to be bent and molded
  4. The most common liquid on Earth
  5. A plasma forms when the atoms in a gas lose their _____.
  6. The most common element in the core of the Earth.
  7. Metals have _____ melting points.
  8. An _____ is a type of matter that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
  9. Metalloids are ______ because they can conduct electricity, but not as well as a metal can.
  10. Metals are located to the ____ of the stairstep line.

18 Clues: Another word for shine. • Able to be bent and molded • The most common liquid on Earth • Metals have _____ melting points. • The most common element in the universe. • Most solids on Earth are _______ solids. • Most gases on Earth are found in the _____. • The most common element in the Earth's crust. • The most common element in the core of the Earth. • ...

Unit 10 Vocabulary 2021-09-24

Unit 10 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. movements of ocean water far below the surface
  2. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another substance that it is touching
  3. The effect of Earth's rotation on the direction of winds and currents
  4. A measure of how hot or cold something is.
  5. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  6. a way to keep track of energy transfers into and out of the Earth system
  7. The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid or gas
  8. All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
  9. An increase in the size of a substance when the temperature is increased
  10. a movement of ocean water that follows a regular pattern
  11. ocean currents near the top of the water that are driven by wind
  12. 0-17 km above Earth's surface, site of weather, organisms, contains most atmospheric water vapor. (temperature decreases with increasing altitude, pressure decreases)
  13. The outer layer of the thermosphere, extending outward into space
  14. 12 to 50 km, Ozone held here, absorbs UV radiation
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  1. The totalkinetic energy (energy of motion) in the particles of a substance
  2. the movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  3. The uppermost layer of the atmosphere, in which temperature increases as altitude increases
  4. The movement of deep, cold, and nutrient-rich water to the surface
  5. a layer in the stratosphere that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
  6. all of the matter, energy, and processes within Earth's boundary
  7. The mostly solid, rocky part of the Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
  8. Horizontal movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of lower pressure
  9. Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists
  10. warming that results when solar radiation is trapped by the atmosphere
  11. The measure of the force with which air molecules push on a surface
  12. layer of Earth's atmosphere above stratosphere
  13. Frozen water on earth
  14. the movement of air over Earth's surface in patterns that are worldwide
  15. The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  16. a narrow band of high speed winds blowing from west to east near the top of the troposphere
  17. winds that blow over short distances

31 Clues: Frozen water on earth • winds that blow over short distances • A measure of how hot or cold something is. • movements of ocean water far below the surface • layer of Earth's atmosphere above stratosphere • The transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • 12 to 50 km, Ozone held here, absorbs UV radiation • The transfer of heat by the movement of a fluid or gas • ...

Geography Terms Chapter 1 2024-09-17

Geography Terms Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. An element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on the map relates to actual distance on the surface of Earth
  2. where a place is located in relation to another place (2 words)
  3. System of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map
  4. one half of a sphere. Earth can be divided into eastern and western or northern and southern
  5. a change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map
  6. the precise point where a place is located on Earth (2 words)
  7. Direction the includes the directions between Cardinal Directions
  8. Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator
  9. the system of imaginary lines (called parallels of latitude and meridians of longitude) used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes (2 words)
  10. Direction that includes North, South, East, and West
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  1. a way of representing the spherical Earth on a flat surface (2 words)
  2. a diagram on a map that shows directions such as north, south, east, and west (2 words)
  3. Part of the map that explains the meanings of symbols used on the map
  4. Imaginary line from which all other degrees of longitude are measured (0° Longitude)
  5. Imaginary line between North and south poles that cross the equator at right angles
  6. Found at the top of a map to give the map a name (2 words)
  7. Line of latitude that circles the Earth midway between the North and South pole (0° Latitude)

17 Clues: Imaginary lines that run parallel to the equator • Direction that includes North, South, East, and West • Found at the top of a map to give the map a name (2 words) • System of imaginary lines that divides up the space on a map • the precise point where a place is located on Earth (2 words) • where a place is located in relation to another place (2 words) • ...

World Geo Ch2.3 Internal Forces Shaping the Earth 2022-08-31

World Geo Ch2.3 Internal Forces Shaping the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Scale, used to measure energy released by quake
  2. Indicate a "Hot Spot" under the earth.
  3. boundary-plates colliding, getting above/below
  4. Violent movement of earth, related to plates.
  5. boundary-plates slide past one another.
  6. Where molten material flows out of earth crust.
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  1. boundary-plates moving apart or spread.
  2. of Fire. Zone of Volcanos around Pacific ocean.
  3. Stuff that flows out of earth. HOT.
  4. beneath the crust of earth is circulating.
  5. Plates, enormous moving pieces of earth's crust.
  6. Fracture in the earth's crust.
  7. A giant wave in the ocean caused by quakes.

13 Clues: Fracture in the earth's crust. • Stuff that flows out of earth. HOT. • Indicate a "Hot Spot" under the earth. • boundary-plates moving apart or spread. • boundary-plates slide past one another. • beneath the crust of earth is circulating. • A giant wave in the ocean caused by quakes. • Violent movement of earth, related to plates. • ...

Planets of Our Solar System 2023-11-21

Planets of Our Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The smallest and closest planet to the sun
  2. Jupiter is the ____ planet from the sun
  3. Earth is the _____ planet from the sun
  4. The first four planets from the sun.
  5. Known for its large rings
  6. Neptune is the ______ planet from the sun
  7. Planet covered in almost 72% water
  8. Uranus is the ____ planet from the sun
  9. Mars is the _____ planet from the sun
  10. Hottest planet and closest in size to earth
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  1. Biggest Planet
  2. Mercury is the ____ planet from the sun
  3. Red planet with tallest mountain in solar system
  4. The furthest Planet from the sun
  5. Orbits the sun at almost a 90 degree tilt
  6. the last four planets from the sun
  7. Saturn is the _____ planet from the sun
  8. Venus is the _____ planet from the sun

18 Clues: Biggest Planet • Known for its large rings • The furthest Planet from the sun • the last four planets from the sun • Planet covered in almost 72% water • The first four planets from the sun. • Mars is the _____ planet from the sun • Earth is the _____ planet from the sun • Uranus is the ____ planet from the sun • Venus is the _____ planet from the sun • ...

The Lost Hero Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-04

The Lost Hero Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. where tools come from
  2. son of the fire god
  3. mirror blade
  4. coin
  5. One eyed
  6. captive goddess
  7. centaur
  8. golden touch
  9. snow queen
  10. son of Jupiter
  11. Earth goddess
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  1. god of the wind
  2. freezing place
  3. earth giant
  4. wife of Jason
  5. Happy dragon
  6. where jason started
  7. safe place
  8. Storm spirits
  9. Charm speak

20 Clues: coin • centaur • One eyed • safe place • snow queen • earth giant • Charm speak • Happy dragon • mirror blade • golden touch • wife of Jason • Storm spirits • Earth goddess • freezing place • son of Jupiter • god of the wind • captive goddess • son of the fire god • where jason started • where tools come from

Egyptian Literature ACY 2022-11-22

Egyptian Literature ACY crossword puzzle
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  1. another word for happy
  2. a shell thats typically white
  3. the feeling of being worthless
  4. when you stressed you ask for
  5. drinking wrote a speech about it
  6. you pay someone for killing or capturing a person
  7. slave fought for
  8. single distinct meaningful element of speech or writing
  9. the need to be extremely wealthy
  10. a liquid that comes out of trees.
  11. something that makes something more beautiful
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  1. i love you
  2. is the synonym for dejected
  3. another word for ethnicrty
  4. to show warm feelings towards someone
  5. the earth is round
  6. a plant disease
  7. candy taste
  8. we are known as mankind on this earth
  9. slave ower use to hang slaves as lessons

20 Clues: i love you • candy taste • a plant disease • slave fought for • the earth is round • another word for happy • another word for ethnicrty • is the synonym for dejected • a shell thats typically white • when you stressed you ask for • the feeling of being worthless • drinking wrote a speech about it • the need to be extremely wealthy • a liquid that comes out of trees. • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2018-01-10

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. , warmest planet/cloudy planet
  2. , large planet known for the Great Red Spot
  3. , Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the...
  4. , it takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun.
  5. , planet with the brightest rings
  6. , our sun and the objects that orbit around it
  7. , turn on an axis
  8. , planet closest to the sun
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  1. , an American space traveler
  2. , the force that pulls you towards the center of a planet or Star
  3. , farthest planet from the sun
  4. , Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have ___ around them.
  5. , number of planets in our solar system
  6. , instrument used for seeing stars and planets clearly
  7. , dwarf planet with two moons
  8. , planet that rotates on its side
  9. , the star closest to earth
  10. , galaxy where the Solar System found
  11. , third planet from the sun; only planet people have walked on
  12. , the red planet

20 Clues: , turn on an axis • , the red planet • , an American space traveler • , planet closest to the sun • , farthest planet from the sun • , dwarf planet with two moons • , the star closest to earth • , warmest planet/cloudy planet • , planet that rotates on its side • , planet with the brightest rings • , galaxy where the Solar System found • ...

Solar System 2022-04-17

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Saturn's biggest satellite
  2. the smallest planet
  3. planetary companion
  4. Planet with slowest revolution time
  5. Planet spins on their own axis
  6. this planet has two satellites, phobos and deimos
  7. Meteoroid when enters the eatmosphere
  8. Solar eclipse when it looks like a ring
  9. The first animal's name landed on space
  10. planet with beautiful rings
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  1. gas that made up the sun (make nuclear reaction)
  2. Planet with great red spot
  3. the path where the planets turn around the sun
  4. star with tail
  5. minor planet
  6. dwarf planet
  7. obscuration of light
  8. The biggest natural satellite in Jjupiter
  9. morning/evening star(earth sister planet)
  10. blue planet that supports living things to live
  11. Lunar eclipse when the moon looks so red
  12. of the the artificial satellite of the earth
  13. planet that rotates on its side
  14. the biggest star in the solar system

24 Clues: minor planet • dwarf planet • star with tail • the smallest planet • planetary companion • obscuration of light • Saturn's biggest satellite • Planet with great red spot • planet with beautiful rings • Planet spins on their own axis • planet that rotates on its side • Planet with slowest revolution time • the biggest star in the solar system • Meteoroid when enters the eatmosphere • ...

Doctrine and Covenants 128 2025-11-09

Doctrine and Covenants 128 crossword puzzle
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  1. out of the books (V.7)
  2. never deviating (V.25)
  3. and not backward (V.22)
  4. of the Priesthood (V.17)
  5. of the Kingdom of Heaven (V.10)
  6. of the fullness of times (V.20)
  7. of voice of (V.19)
  8. on Earth and in heaven (V.9)
  9. without our dead (V.15)
  10. eyewitness (V.2)
  11. the powers of (V.11)
  12. day of the Lord (V.24)
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  1. a similitude of the (V.13)
  2. is the voice from heaven (V.23)
  3. upon precept (V.21)
  4. the Earth will be smitten with (V.18)
  5. of the priesthood (V.8)
  6. two or three (V.3)
  7. the revelator (V.6)
  8. of the Dead (V.5)
  9. on the Earth (V.14)
  10. and eternal life (V.12)
  11. for the Dead (V.1)
  12. just as (V.4)
  13. rise not at all (V.16)

25 Clues: just as (V.4) • eyewitness (V.2) • of the Dead (V.5) • two or three (V.3) • of voice of (V.19) • for the Dead (V.1) • upon precept (V.21) • the revelator (V.6) • on the Earth (V.14) • the powers of (V.11) • out of the books (V.7) • never deviating (V.25) • rise not at all (V.16) • day of the Lord (V.24) • and not backward (V.22) • of the priesthood (V.8) • and eternal life (V.12) • ...

Moon Phases and Eclipses 2025-01-24

Moon Phases and Eclipses crossword puzzle
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  1. The abbreviated order of a lunar eclipse. ( Will be a variation of the letters M,E and S)
  2. The darkest part of a shadow.
  3. The moon phase that occurs when the moon is fully lit up.
  4. The abbreviated order of a solar eclipse. (Will be a variation of the letters, S, E and M)
  5. The type of eclipse you are more likely to see.
  6. When the Earth blocks the sun and casts a shadow on the moon.
  7. The way the moon revolves around the Earth.
  8. The length of the lunar cycle.
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  1. What kind of line do the sun, moon and earth have to be in, in order for an eclipse to occur.
  2. What the moon looks like from Earth during a lunar Eclipse.
  3. The lighter part of a shadow.
  4. When the moon blocks the sun and casts a shadow on the Earth.
  5. The length between a new moon and the full moon.
  6. The moon phase that occurs when the moon is completely dark.
  7. The length between major moon phases.

15 Clues: The darkest part of a shadow. • The lighter part of a shadow. • The length of the lunar cycle. • The length between major moon phases. • The way the moon revolves around the Earth. • The type of eclipse you are more likely to see. • The length between a new moon and the full moon. • The moon phase that occurs when the moon is fully lit up. • ...

Space 2018-04-19

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known as a meteor
  2. Solid shell of a rocky planet, or dwarf
  3. How much light travels in one year
  4. Hole: A "hole" that swallows everything
  5. An object made of ice, dust, and gases
  6. The biggest star next to Earth
  7. Star: Red dwarf six light years away
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  1. Objects that orbit Earth to collect information
  2. What the moon does
  3. Way: Our galaxy
  4. Giant: A very big star
  5. Known as Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, or Earth
  6. Huge collection of stars and planets
  7. Very beautiful in the night sky
  8. A body that orbits Earth

15 Clues: Way: Our galaxy • Known as a meteor • What the moon does • Giant: A very big star • A body that orbits Earth • The biggest star next to Earth • Very beautiful in the night sky • How much light travels in one year • Huge collection of stars and planets • Star: Red dwarf six light years away • An object made of ice, dust, and gases • Solid shell of a rocky planet, or dwarf • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-23

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A convergent boundary where volcanic mountains and a deep-sea trench are formed.
  2. A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary
  3. Circular currents in the mantle caused by the magma being heated by the core of the Earth.
  4. Earth's thickest layer made of hot rock and is less dense than the core, less hot, and has less pressure on it. Magma like consistency.
  5. The name given to the landmass when the continents were all joined as one supercontinent.
  6. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  7. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  8. The theory that pieces of Earth's lithosphere are in constant motion, driven by convection currents in the mantle.
  9. Occur at all plate boundaries, where plates slide past eachother.
  10. A convergent boundary takes place, and continents push against each other, creating fold mountains.
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  1. Where two plates slide past each other.
  2. Where a plate overtakes another and the denser plate goes underneath the less dense plate.
  3. A boundary where two plates are moving toward each other, going to collide.
  4. An undersea mountain chain where new ocean floor is produced at a divergent plate boundar
  5. Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move
  6. A convergent boundary where volcanic islands and a deep-sea trench are formed.
  7. The thin outer layer of the earth that contains the earth's continents
  8. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other.
  9. Theory by Alfred Wegener that the continents on tectonic plates move.
  10. the innermost part of the earth, a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth
  11. a layer of molten iron and nickel (liquid) that surrounds the inner core of Earth

21 Clues: Where two plates slide past each other. • Sections of the Earth's lithosphere that move • A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • A long, narrow valley formed at a divergent continental boundary • Occur at all plate boundaries, where plates slide past eachother. • ...

Geography 2022-08-31

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measurement of a globe going north to south
  2. Longitude that is considered at zero degrees
  3. the social sciences, a cohesive area that is homogeneous in selected defining criteria and is distinguished from neighboring areas
  4. a fixed position where a place never changes
  5. study of physical features of the earth and its atmosphere
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  1. natural or anthropogenic land features on the solid surface of the Earth or other planetary body.
  2. big circle around the earth that is everywhere in between geographic poles
  3. looking at the difference between the things located on earth and gaps on its surface
  4. comprised of five natural components: atmosphere, hydrosphere, cryosphere, land surface, and biosphere.
  5. An explanation of how a place is related to another
  6. physical and biological factors along with their chemical interactions affect an organism.
  7. A place on earth's surface that can be viewed at one time and at one place
  8. measurement of earth going east to west
  9. any physical material constituting part of Earth that people need and value.

14 Clues: measurement of earth going east to west • measurement of a globe going north to south • a fixed position where a place never changes • Longitude that is considered at zero degrees • An explanation of how a place is related to another • study of physical features of the earth and its atmosphere • ...

Earth's Structure Review Puzzle (All answers should be written as one word) 2017-02-22

Earth's Structure Review Puzzle (All answers should be written as one word) crossword puzzle
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  1. The sphere of Earth containing gases and weather
  2. The name for a force, such as a volcano, which creates new land
  3. The sphere of Earth containing rocks and metals
  4. How igneous rock is made from magma
  5. The type of crust that is subducted (sinks) during the sea-floor spreading process
  6. The explanation for how the continents moved over time (30 years after Wegener died)
  7. Where does the old crust go when it is subducted?
  8. How sediment is made
  9. A plate boundary in which the plates move toward one another
  10. The tool used to measure the seismic waves from an earthquake
  11. A plate boundary in which the plates move apart
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  1. The name for a force, like an earthquake, which destroys land or breaks rock apart
  2. How sedimentary rocks are made
  3. How metamorphic rocks are made
  4. The location where subduction occurs
  5. The sphere of Earth containing Earth's water
  6. The location along a divergent boundary where sea-floor spreading begins
  7. Alfred Wegener's hypothesis that the continents had moved over time
  8. How magma is made
  9. The type of crust that remains on top during subduction
  10. A plate boundary in which the plates move side by side
  11. The sphere of Earth containing living things

22 Clues: How magma is made • How sediment is made • How sedimentary rocks are made • How metamorphic rocks are made • How igneous rock is made from magma • The location where subduction occurs • The sphere of Earth containing Earth's water • The sphere of Earth containing living things • The sphere of Earth containing rocks and metals • A plate boundary in which the plates move apart • ...

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

Lets Extend, Module 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the types of seismic waves
  2. Coarsed grained
  3. Most rocks have shiny particles called?
  4. Cools and solidifies quickly from lava
  5. Composed of granite and rhyolite
  6. Fluid part of the core
  7. Formed when sediment gets packed together
  8. The model that represents the processes of transformation of rocks
  9. Also known as rock salt
  10. Naturally-formed solid element or compound
  11. Also known as Compositional layer
  12. Consists of compaction and cementation
  13. – A process in which metamorphic rock is subject to extreme heat and pressure
  14. One of the types of seismic waves
  15. Rich in silica
  16. Is the breaking down of rock in the lithosphere
  17. Refers to the layers of the arrangement of minerals
  18. Magma cools slowly underground the earth
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  1. It is made up of less dense granitic rocks
  2. Softest mineral on the Mohs scale
  3. Composed of gabbro and basalt
  4. It is the outer solid part of the earth
  5. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
  6. Hardest material on the Mohs scale
  7. largest layer of the earth
  8. Another term for Lithification
  9. In this layer, the rocks are hot and soft
  10. Source of the Earth's internal heat
  11. Magma cools fast on the surface of the earth
  12. The process in which the minerals stick or bind with sediments

30 Clues: Rich in silica • Coarsed grained • Fluid part of the core • Also known as rock salt • largest layer of the earth • Composed of gabbro and basalt • Another term for Lithification • Composed of granite and rhyolite • One of the types of seismic waves • Softest mineral on the Mohs scale • Also known as Compositional layer • One of the types of seismic waves • ...

Earth-Sun-Moon System 2022-12-08

Earth-Sun-Moon System crossword puzzle
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  1. the greater the ___ the greater the pull of gravity
  2. the direction the position of stars shifts
  3. a body that orbits a planet
  4. area of shadow sun is partially blocked
  5. he revolutionized the science of astronomy
  6. the measure of the force of gravity on an object
  7. giant ball of superheated gas
  8. the sun is in the center of this model
  9. the force that keeps earth in orbit
  10. this eclipse occurs during a full moon
  11. a pattern or group of stars
  12. tide with most significant difference
  13. the orbit of each planet is this oval shape
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  1. gravity is affected by the ____ of two objects
  2. this is tilted at 23.5 degrees
  3. the tendency of an object to resist change
  4. discovered moons around jupiter
  5. type of light during summer
  6. this planets phases supported heliocentric model
  7. the different shapes of the moon
  8. one orbit around the sun
  9. rise and fall of ocean water every 12.5 hours
  10. darkest shadow light from sun completely blocked
  11. earth spinning on its axis
  12. during a ___ moon the moon is between sun and earth
  13. earth is in the center of this model
  14. type of light during winter
  15. tide during first and third quarter
  16. a scientist said planets moved in epicycles

29 Clues: one orbit around the sun • earth spinning on its axis • type of light during summer • a body that orbits a planet • type of light during winter • a pattern or group of stars • giant ball of superheated gas • this is tilted at 23.5 degrees • discovered moons around jupiter • the different shapes of the moon • the force that keeps earth in orbit • tide during first and third quarter • ...

Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling 2024-12-07

Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The size of something.
  2. Under the crust where it is hot and rock begins to melt, move & shift.
  3. Plate material containing dense basalt rock that is usually found under the ocean.
  4. The reason something has occurred or is occurring.
  5. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming.
  6. A boundary where two plates are moving towards each other.
  7. How deep or far down into the Earth an earthquake is occurring.
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  1. A boundary where two plates are moving past each other.
  2. Two things or events happening together or at the same time, but not causing one another.
  3. Resources that people are mining or drilling for. They are found in gaps or layers within solid rocks.
  4. The movement of the bedrock caused by plates getting stuck on each other then roughly moving past each other.
  5. A type of rock formed when layers of sediments are compressed by heavy layers of sediments above.
  6. Solid rock found everywhere on earth, often under sediments, such as soil, sand, dirt and broken rocks.
  7. The surface of the earth.
  8. The section of the crust between earthquake lines.
  9. Formed when magma or lava cools.
  10. Loose earth materials, such as sand, soil and rocks that are found on the surface of the earth.
  11. Plate material containing less dense granite, usually found underground or on continental land.
  12. Formed when heat and pressure change the original rock into a completely new rock.

19 Clues: The size of something. • The surface of the earth. • Formed when magma or lava cools. • The section of the crust between earthquake lines. • The reason something has occurred or is occurring. • A boundary where two plates are moving past each other. • A boundary where two plates are moving towards each other. • ...

Astronomy Review 2024-02-02

Astronomy Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What causes the seasons
  2. We can determine the universe is expanding by galaxies doing what
  3. Galaxies move in what speed in red wavelength
  4. What theory states the Sun is in the center of the solar system
  5. This law states that galaxies speed is proportional to their distance
  6. It takes 29.5 days for this to be completed
  7. What theory states the Earth is in the center of solar system
  8. What happened 13.7 billion years ago "creating" the universe
  9. Galaxies move in what speed in a blue wavelength
  10. Moon appears to be getting bigger
Down
  1. How we conclude if an object is moving towards or away from a source by its wavelength
  2. The sun is one big ___
  3. Earth move at this speed when it is close to the sun
  4. The imaginary path that the planets orbit around the sun
  5. When earth complete a full orbit around the sun
  6. How the moon gets its light
  7. Earth move at this speed when it is further away from the sun
  8. If it is summer in the northern hemisphere what season is the southern hemisphere in
  9. Moon appears to be getting smaller
  10. What galaxy do we live in
  11. How many moon phases do we have

21 Clues: The sun is one big ___ • What causes the seasons • What galaxy do we live in • How the moon gets its light • How many moon phases do we have • Moon appears to be getting bigger • Moon appears to be getting smaller • It takes 29.5 days for this to be completed • Galaxies move in what speed in red wavelength • When earth complete a full orbit around the sun • ...

Geography 2013-02-09

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the earth where living organisms are to be found
  2. the air surronding the earth
  3. dry land regions becoming more arid
  4. at risk of extinction
  5. crust of the earth
  6. relating to space
  7. no longer existing
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  1. human made surroundings
  2. all the water on the earths surface
  3. conserving natural resources
  4. a line joining points of equal elevation
  5. a community of oranisms where they live
  6. place where a plant or animal naturally lives
  7. the act of settling
  8. a plan or diogram

15 Clues: a plan or diogram • relating to space • crust of the earth • no longer existing • the act of settling • at risk of extinction • human made surroundings • the air surronding the earth • conserving natural resources • all the water on the earths surface • dry land regions becoming more arid • a community of oranisms where they live • a line joining points of equal elevation • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2014-02-13

Plate Tectonic Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the bending of rock layers
  2. boundary between two colliding plates
  3. theory that continents drift apart
  4. soft layer of the mantle
  5. Large moving section of lithosphere that contains continents and seafloor
  6. Movement of a fluid because of density differences.
  7. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  8. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  9. layer between the crust and the core
Down
  1. a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  2. a break in the Earth's crust
  3. outermost layer of the Earth
  4. Deep valley which runs down the middle of a mid-ocean ridge
  5. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  6. Long chain of underwater mountains
  7. the central part of the Earth below the mantle
  8. a squeezing force
  9. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  10. Name of the hypothetical great continent
  11. a pulling force

20 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • Long chain of underwater mountains • theory that continents drift apart • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • boundary between two colliding plates • ...

EaRthQuAKe CrossWORd 2016-10-18

EaRthQuAKe CrossWORd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fastest seismic wave
  2. power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources
  3. is the point on the earths surface directly above an earthquakes starting point
  4. is stress that occurs when forces act to stretch an object
  5. is the tracing of a earthquake in motion
  6. the tilting or breaking of the earths crust
  7. giant pieces of rocks that are in the lithosphere and float on top of the atmosphere
  8. when blocks slide past each other
  9. the only planet with life
  10. second fastest seismic wave
Down
  1. the point inside the earth where the earthquake begins
  2. spews lava
  3. people who study earthquakes
  4. the study of seismic waves
  5. has the p waves and s waves
  6. a massive wave that causes mass destruction
  7. 7 huge land masses
  8. records seismic waves
  9. the earth shaking
  10. when all 7 continents were together

20 Clues: spews lava • the earth shaking • 7 huge land masses • fastest seismic wave • records seismic waves • the only planet with life • the study of seismic waves • has the p waves and s waves • second fastest seismic wave • people who study earthquakes • when blocks slide past each other • when all 7 continents were together • is the tracing of a earthquake in motion • ...

Earth's Tectonic Plates 2025-10-23

Earth's Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process here the collision between two plates collide and one gets forced under
  2. The theory that the earth has plates that move across the surface
  3. A system that maps the seafloor by sending sound beams and measuring the echo time
  4. The solid, innermost layer of Earth, composed primarily of iron and nickel
  5. A tectonic belt of volcanoes and earthquakes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
  6. A natural tube formed by flowing lava and after eruptions, is left as an empty tunnel
  7. The rigid, outermost layer of Earth, composed of the crust and the solid, uppermost part of the mantle
  8. A supercontinent that existed approximately 335 to 175 million years ago, when all the Earth's landmasses together
  9. An elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means
  10. A group of ideas and models supported by large amounts of evidence
Down
  1. A zone in the Earth's upper mantle, located below the rigid lithosphere, that behaves as a viscous, semi-fluid layer
  2. Requirements for any engineering solutions success
  3. A hill like figure with an opening in a planet's crust where hot liquid rock, ash, and gas escape from inside
  4. The hypothesis that continents have slowly drifted away from what used to be one landmass
  5. Wegener had one of these about The Continental Drift
  6. The hard, outermost layer of the earth
  7. The process where rocks on the sides of ridges pull and magma comes up, cool, and causes new seafloors
  8. A sudden and violent shaking of the ground, as a result of movements within the earth's crust and plates
  9. The limitations on an engineering solution
  10. This is a break in the earth's crust

20 Clues: This is a break in the earth's crust • The hard, outermost layer of the earth • The limitations on an engineering solution • Requirements for any engineering solutions success • Wegener had one of these about The Continental Drift • The theory that the earth has plates that move across the surface • A group of ideas and models supported by large amounts of evidence • ...

Planetary Science Inv. 1-3 2021-03-12

Planetary Science Inv. 1-3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The part of Earth facing the Sun
  2. cycle takes 24 hours
  3. The distance above or below sea level
  4. The point at which land and sky appear to meet
  5. Earth orbiting the Sun and takes 365 days
  6. 23.5 degrees and is the reason for seasons
  7. imaginary line around Earth that divides the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
Down
  1. the amount of space a light covers from different angles
  2. The position from which an object is being observed
  3. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun
  4. The distance above Earth's surface
  5. Earth's axis always points toward this
  6. angle The angle at which the Sun hits a location
  7. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun
  8. Earth spinning on its axis and takes 24 hours

15 Clues: cycle takes 24 hours • The part of Earth facing the Sun • The distance above Earth's surface • The distance above or below sea level • Earth's axis always points toward this • Earth orbiting the Sun and takes 365 days • 23.5 degrees and is the reason for seasons • Earth spinning on its axis and takes 24 hours • The point at which land and sky appear to meet • ...

Geology Review 2020-03-30

Geology Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of planet Earth
  2. A weak spot in the crust where magma come to the surface.
  3. The shaking that results from the movement of rock below Earth's surface.
  4. Rock that forms from the cooling of magma.
  5. Melted or molten rock material beneath Earth's surface.
  6. A naturally occurring solid with a crystal structure and chemical composition
  7. Molten material that reaches Earth's surface.
  8. Earth’s rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes.
Down
  1. Rock that forms from heat and pressure
  2. A trace of an organism that has been found in rock.
  3. The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth.
  4. The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core.
  5. Rock that forms from weathering and erosion and can be deposited by wind and water.
  6. Innermost layer of the Earth made of iron and nickel; liquid on the outside and solid on the inside.

14 Clues: The study of planet Earth • Rock that forms from heat and pressure • The thin, solid, outermost layer of Earth. • Rock that forms from the cooling of magma. • Molten material that reaches Earth's surface. • A trace of an organism that has been found in rock. • Melted or molten rock material beneath Earth's surface. • ...

Geosphere 2024-02-20

Geosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and slides beneath it
  2. What happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  3. A blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
  4. The transformation of existing rock to new types of rock
  5. Formed from the cooling and solidification of molten (melted) rock
  6. Formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms
  7. Places where plates slide sideways past each other
Down
  1. The solid, outer part of Earth
  2. A hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron
  3. This occurs when plates move towards each other and collide
  4. Lies between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust
  5. Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  6. Liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle
  7. The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  8. The third planet from the sun, the only planet on which life is known to exist

15 Clues: The solid, outer part of Earth • A hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron • A blanket of gases that surrounds Earth • The outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • Places where plates slide sideways past each other • The transformation of existing rock to new types of rock • Occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • ...

Neely Mitchell-4th 2023-12-12

Neely Mitchell-4th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the earth that is the first level of that inner earth
  2. happens to the ground during an earthquake?
  3. a volcano can erupt, it is what?
  4. core/a part of the earth that involves iron
  5. coliding
  6. cone volcano/made mostly of ash and cinders
  7. volcano/a broad volcano with sloping
  8. comes out of volcanos?
Down
  1. happens to stuff durging an earthquake?
  2. crust/a crust of the earth that involves the ocean
  3. crust/a crust of the earth that involves contenints
  4. buildings do during a earthquake

12 Clues: coliding • comes out of volcanos? • a volcano can erupt, it is what? • buildings do during a earthquake • volcano/a broad volcano with sloping • happens to stuff durging an earthquake? • happens to the ground during an earthquake? • core/a part of the earth that involves iron • cone volcano/made mostly of ash and cinders • crust/a crust of the earth that involves the ocean • ...

Science: Unit 3 Vocab, pages 136 - 165 2025-02-04

Science: Unit 3 Vocab, pages 136 - 165 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A seasonal wind that brings heavy rain.
  2. The average weather in a place over a long time.
  3. Large underwater structures made by tiny sea animals.
  4. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  5. A gas that makes up most of Earth's atmosphere.
  6. Tiny shrimp-like animals that many sea creatures eat.
  7. The solid part of Earth, including rocks and land.
  8. The process of sediments settling in a new location.
Down
  1. A warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean.
  2. All the water on Earth, including oceans and lakes.
  3. The movement of soil and rock by wind, water, or ice.
  4. Water found underground in soil and rocks.
  5. Large, slow-moving masses of ice.
  6. All living things on Earth.
  7. When gas turns into a liquid, like water vapor to rain.
  8. A dry area on one side of a mountain.
  9. A living thing, like a plant, animal, or microbe.

17 Clues: All living things on Earth. • Large, slow-moving masses of ice. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • A dry area on one side of a mountain. • A seasonal wind that brings heavy rain. • Water found underground in soil and rocks. • A warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean. • A gas that makes up most of Earth's atmosphere. • ...

grace 2021-01-08

grace crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planet we live on
  2. peaceful
  3. to show
  4. important
  5. have a portion of something with others
  6. conversation
  7. the star around which the earth orbits
  8. awkward
  9. find or point out
  10. the study of zodiac signs
  11. emotional
Down
  1. recognize the full worth and value
  2. worried or anxious
  3. place of travel
  4. convince
  5. progress
  6. show by example
  7. give a detailed account
  8. to express indirectly

19 Clues: to show • awkward • peaceful • convince • progress • important • emotional • conversation • place of travel • show by example • find or point out • worried or anxious • the planet we live on • to express indirectly • give a detailed account • the study of zodiac signs • recognize the full worth and value • the star around which the earth orbits • have a portion of something with others

Phsyical Science Chapter 24 Vocab 2023-09-20

Phsyical Science Chapter 24 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it takes Earth one year to complete a full on of these around the sun
  2. begins at an altitude of 80 kilometers and extents into space
  3. a wind system that is characterized by seasonal reversal of directions
  4. a belt of high speed wind in the upper troposphere
  5. most meteoroids burn up in this layer of the atmosphere
  6. the cooler air over the water flows towards land creating this
  7. scientists use it to measure air pressure
  8. what you commonly call air scientist call the
  9. the zone where Earth is generally cold
  10. the horizontal movement of air
  11. these mark the beginning of autumn and spring
  12. blows over a short distance
  13. the curving effect that Earth's rotation has on all free moving objects
  14. the cooler air over land has a higher density than the warmer air over water resulting in
  15. there are two of these a year one in the summer and one in the winter
Down
  1. not a distinct layer of the atmosphere
  2. a region of high ozone concentration
  3. this zone is colder than the Tropic zone
  4. the layer of the atmosphere that contains most weather
  5. the force exerted by the weight of a column of air on the surface
  6. the condition of the atmosphere at in a particular place and at a particular time
  7. without this effect earth would be much colder
  8. the zone where Earth is generally warm
  9. this causes day and night on Earth
  10. above the troposphere
  11. a colorful display of lights in the sky
  12. this blows over a long distance in a specific direction

27 Clues: above the troposphere • blows over a short distance • the horizontal movement of air • this causes day and night on Earth • a region of high ozone concentration • not a distinct layer of the atmosphere • the zone where Earth is generally warm • the zone where Earth is generally cold • a colorful display of lights in the sky • this zone is colder than the Tropic zone • ...

Volcano 2014-07-13

Volcano crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of rocks
  2. The outermost layer of the Earth
  3. Light-colored volcanic rock rich in silica
  4. Enormous chunks of rock floating atop the soft mantle
  5. The substance created when molten rock cools
  6. Hot substance found in a volcano
  7. A huge waved cause by underwater earthquakes
  8. A volcano in Indonesia
  9. A scientist who studies rocks
  10. When gas is cooled to a liquid state
  11. An underground cavity filled with magma
  12. A naturally occurring inorganic substance
  13. Small fragments of lava
  14. The process of liquid turning to gas
  15. The ocean floor
  16. A volcano that is not likely to erupt again
  17. An era lasting hundreds of millions of years
  18. A chemically pure substance composed of atoms of a single type
  19. The study of fossils
  20. The movement of the Earths continents
  21. The period when dinosaurs flourished
  22. Rocks compacted by pressure and heat from deep inside the Earth
  23. The third planet from the sun
  24. An area when one plate is pushed under another
  25. The scale sound is measured with
  26. scale The scale measuring the intensity of an earthquake
  27. A crack caused when lava erupts
  28. Most dangerous volcano
  29. The angular distance east or west of the prime meridian
  30. A space rock that enters Earths atmosphere
  31. The valley between two faults
  32. A vast body of water
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  1. Half of a sphere
  2. Very old
  3. A state of matter where the molecules are spread widely
  4. mountain that erupts
  5. Solidified lava that is in tiny particles
  6. The hot substance that runs down a volcano
  7. A vent which volcanic gasses escape
  8. Outer part of Earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  9. The southern super-continent formed when Pangaea broke apart
  10. The area of alignment between the north and south poles
  11. The unit in which and earthquake is measured with
  12. A unit of weight
  13. The first main super-continent
  14. Also a protective weapon
  15. The scientist that studies fossils
  16. The northern super-continent the formed when Pangaea broke
  17. Also known as the water cycle
  18. Light-colored, course grained igneous rock
  19. tube A tube-like tunnel formed by flowing lava
  20. What the continents sit on
  21. A volcanic eruption on the side of a volcano
  22. Imaginary circle around the earth
  23. The angular distance north or south of the equator
  24. An are in the Pacific Ocean with lots of volcanoes
  25. A circular depression in the top of a volcano
  26. Volcanic activity in which lava or gasses are released
  27. The measurement of temperature
  28. Smallest volcano
  29. The study of oceans
  30. The of the Earth between the crust and the molten core
  31. A time when the the Earth was very cold
  32. When a volcano that has not erupted for a while
  33. The innermost layer of the Earth
  34. Most common lava type in shield volcanoes

66 Clues: Very old • The ocean floor • Half of a sphere • A unit of weight • Smallest volcano • The study of rocks • The study of oceans • mountain that erupts • The study of fossils • A vast body of water • A volcano in Indonesia • Most dangerous volcano • Small fragments of lava • Also a protective weapon • What the continents sit on • A scientist who studies rocks • Also known as the water cycle • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2023-09-20

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock that is located below earths surface
  2. The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; the wearing away of soil
  3. Shelf Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
  4. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
  5. Tectonic The trem scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
  6. The part of earth where life exist
  7. A crack or break in earths crust.
  8. The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  9. Innermost layer of earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core
Down
  1. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
  2. Thick middle layer of the earths interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexable
  3. Drift The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  4. A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement
  5. Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
  6. Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface

15 Clues: A crack or break in earths crust. • The part of earth where life exist • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • Molten rock that is located below earths surface • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement • Shelf Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface • ...

NOAH Lesson 1 2023-02-12

NOAH Lesson 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHO PLANNED TO DESTROY THE EARTH?
  2. "EVERY ________ THING THAT CREEPETH UPON THE EARTH"
  3. NOAH WAS SIX ______ YEARS OLD WHEN HE BUILT THE ARK.
  4. THE NAME OF ONE OF NOAH'S SONS.
  5. NOAH'S OBEDIENCE _____ HIS FAMILY.
  6. THE KIND OF WOOD NOAH USED TO BUILD THE ARK.
  7. WHAT GOD BROUGHT UPON THE EARTH.
Down
  1. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE ARK.
  2. THE NUMBER OF DAYS AND NIGHTS IT RAINED.
  3. "FOR ALL HAVE ______ AND COME SHORT OF THE GLORY OF GOD"
  4. THE NUMBER OF DECKS (STORIES) NOAH BUILT ON THE ARK.
  5. "BUT NOAH FOUND _____ IN THE EYES OF THE LORD."
  6. GOD _________ THE EARTH WITH WATER.
  7. THE PEOPLE OF NOAH'S DAY WERE ______.

14 Clues: THE NAME OF ONE OF NOAH'S SONS. • WHAT GOD BROUGHT UPON THE EARTH. • WHO PLANNED TO DESTROY THE EARTH? • NOAH'S OBEDIENCE _____ HIS FAMILY. • GOD _________ THE EARTH WITH WATER. • THE PEOPLE OF NOAH'S DAY WERE ______. • THE TOTAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON THE ARK. • THE NUMBER OF DAYS AND NIGHTS IT RAINED. • THE KIND OF WOOD NOAH USED TO BUILD THE ARK. • ...

Tides 2024-09-13

Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. periodic rise and fall of the sea surface.
  2. This color flag is shown on the beach when there are hazardous conditions and strong rip currents
  3. we compare a tide to a wave, the low tide would be this
  4. This color flag is shown on the beach when hazardous marine life is possible
  5. The term used when the moon is closest to the earth during its orbit
  6. These type of tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
  7. These type of tides occur when the sun. moon, and earth are in alignment.
  8. difference between the high tide and the low tide in one day.
  9. zone that is submerged under high tide and exposed to air at low tide
  10. we compare a tide to a wave, the high tide would be this
  11. point of Earth closest to the moon is called this
  12. of tide that has two high tides and two low tides each tidal day, but the heights of the two high tides,low tides are not equal.
  13. of tide that has one high and low tide each day.
  14. these type of daily tides there is a higher high tide, a lower high tide, a higher low tide and a lower low tide.
Down
  1. of tide that has two high and two low tides a day.
  2. This force that causes the water of the ocean to shifts away from the center of rotation
  3. we compare a tide to a wave, the tidal range would be this
  4. the attraction between two masses is known as this
  5. bulge,The egg-shaped water envelop that surrounds the Earth is known as a
  6. point furthest from the moon is called the
  7. zone that never is submerged but does get splashed by waves or ocean spray
  8. The term used when the earth is closest to the sun during its orbit
  9. tides occur how often every month
  10. A tide can be seen as a global-scale
  11. celestial body has the greatest gravitational effect on the earth

25 Clues: tides occur how often every month • A tide can be seen as a global-scale • periodic rise and fall of the sea surface. • point furthest from the moon is called the • of tide that has one high and low tide each day. • point of Earth closest to the moon is called this • the attraction between two masses is known as this • ...

Grade 6 2021-09-07

Grade 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A telescope for collecting radio waves.
  2. The most famous space telescope.
  3. The gases around the Earth.
  4. SKA stands for Square _____ Array.
  5. The imaginary line through the centre of the Earth is called its _____
  6. The spinning of a planet on its own axis is called _____
  7. The time it takes the Earth to spin once on its axis.
Down
  1. The time it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun once.
  2. SALT stands for _____ African Large Telescope.
  3. An optical telescope has an _____ lens and an eyepiece lens.
  4. The movement of one body in space around another is called _____
  5. The _____ is at the centre of our solar system.
  6. To make things look bigger.
  7. A group of radio telescopes
  8. A telescope that we look through is an ______ telescope.

15 Clues: The gases around the Earth. • To make things look bigger. • A group of radio telescopes • The most famous space telescope. • SKA stands for Square _____ Array. • A telescope for collecting radio waves. • SALT stands for _____ African Large Telescope. • The _____ is at the centre of our solar system. • The time it takes the Earth to spin once on its axis. • ...

WED Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-11

WED Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All water on earth
  2. Nimbus definition
  3. All life on earth
  4. When one side of a mountain range is covered in green while the the other side is dry
  5. What color is coral when it bleaches
  6. When sediment finds a new home and makes a new feature
Down
  1. All land on earth
  2. All the air and gases on the earth
  3. When sediment gets carried to a new place
  4. Rock breaking into sediment
  5. Currents One way the ocean can moderate the temperature of a coastal city.
  6. 97% of water on earth is in the

12 Clues: All land on earth • Nimbus definition • All life on earth • All water on earth • Rock breaking into sediment • 97% of water on earth is in the • All the air and gases on the earth • What color is coral when it bleaches • When sediment gets carried to a new place • When sediment finds a new home and makes a new feature • ...

Biology Unit 2 2023-10-03

Biology Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reactions second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP+NADPH to make glucose from CO2
  2. type of organism that is able to make its own food, base of the food chain
  3. first step of aerobic respiration, breaks down glucose into pyruvate
  4. process of using light energy to make glucose
  5. anything that has mass and takes up space
  6. all the water on the earth
  7. site of aerobic respiration that creates the most ATP
  8. type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
Down
  1. adenosine triphosphate, charges energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
  2. sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding the eart
  3. substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction, changed into products
  4. site of photosynthesis
  5. pigment in chloroplast, used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
  6. nutrient, used in proteins + nucleic acids must be "fixed" for living things to use, often limited
  7. substances created during a chemical reaction, made from reactants
  8. adenosine diphosphate, uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
  9. all the rocks and soil on the earth
  10. all the living things on earth
  11. describes a situation in which oxygen is present
  12. second step of anaerobic respiration, 2 types include alcoholic + lactic acid

20 Clues: site of photosynthesis • all the water on the earth • all the living things on earth • all the rocks and soil on the earth • anything that has mass and takes up space • process of using light energy to make glucose • describes a situation in which oxygen is present • sphere of earth, all the gases surrounding the eart • ...

Natural Resources Management 2024-05-02

Natural Resources Management crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A resource that cannot be recycled or reclaimed
  2. The kind of power generated by dams/water
  3. Fossil fuel composed mostly of dead plant matter
  4. Mining the earth for resources is ____ harmful to the environment.
  5. A resource that can be regrown, reused, or recycled
  6. The state of matter you most often find oxygen or CO2 in on earth
  7. type of mining done beneath the earth's surface
  8. returning land to its pre-mined, original state
  9. Extracting metal from ore by heating and melting it
  10. another name for oil resources: p______
Down
  1. Raw materials from the earth that are useful to humans: natural ___
  2. The tendency for shared resources to be depleted because of a few selfish entities: ___ of the commons
  3. A way to extract gold and other precious metals from crushed rock in water
  4. Resource gathering done by sprinkling a solution on a pile of ore: heap ___
  5. type of mining done above ground
  6. Rock containing metal or minerals that can be profitably extracted
  7. caused by the uneven heating of the earth
  8. an aggressive and polluting form of mining: mountaintop ___
  9. A section of ore that is profitable to mine: ore ___
  10. A fossil fuel often used for heating: __ gas

20 Clues: type of mining done above ground • another name for oil resources: p______ • The kind of power generated by dams/water • caused by the uneven heating of the earth • A fossil fuel often used for heating: __ gas • A resource that cannot be recycled or reclaimed • type of mining done beneath the earth's surface • returning land to its pre-mined, original state • ...

Earth Systems Exam Review Puzzle I 2014-05-09

Earth Systems Exam Review Puzzle I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. cycle the formation, alteration, destruction and reformation of rocks
  2. the internal resistance to flow in a liquid
  3. the sharp-edged particles from an explosive volcanic eruption.
  4. the reflection of light on a surface, classified by intensity and quality
  5. Hawaiian term for a lava flow that has a rough, jagged surface
  6. a rock that has crystallized from a molten state
  7. the transformation of a soil from a solid to a liquid state
  8. seismic wave that travels through the body of Earth
  9. named after the messenger of the gods and is closest to the Sun
  10. a region of high heat flow on the Earth's surface
  11. direct transfer of energy from one particle to another
  12. iron, aluminum, magnesium, manganese, and titanium
  13. a zone in the Earth between 400 and 670 km below the surface
  14. the initial point within the Earth that ruptures in an earthquake
  15. the tectonic region in which two plates meet
  16. a minor tremor that precedes an earthquake
  17. a collection of maps
  18. the mass of an object divided by its volume
  19. heat extracted from the Earth for use as an power source
  20. living in water
  21. the innermost zone of Earth
  22. the most abundant volcanic rock in the Earth's crust
  23. a natural open space underground, large enough for a person to enter
  24. any molten material that is extrusive or volcanic
  25. the rock beneath the soil
  26. cone a volcano formed by the buildup of pyroclastic debris around a vent
Down
  1. evidence in rock of the presence of past life, such as a dinosaur bone
  2. energy that travels through space in the form of waves
  3. a fracture or zone of fractures along the boundaries of tectonic plates
  4. It is the third planet from the Sun
  5. the attractive force between two objects
  6. large area of extremely flat ocean floor lying near a continent
  7. supercontinent, Greek for "all lands”
  8. the weak or "soft" zone in the upper mantle
  9. states that the landmasses were once supercontinents
  10. heat transport by moving particles
  11. pertaining to clastic material formed by volcanic explosion
  12. the peak flow of water that tops the banks of a stream channel
  13. A steep-walled depression at the summit or on the flanks of a volcano
  14. a measure of the strength of an earthquake
  15. named after the Roman god of war and is the fourth planet from the Sun
  16. rain due to gases from internal combustion engines
  17. Igneous, Synonym of volcanic
  18. Someone who loves you
  19. the outermost layer of the Earth
  20. Breach in a natural levee
  21. that portion of the Earth below the crust and reaching to about 2,780 km
  22. an earthquake that follows a larger earthquake
  23. the way in which a rock breaks in random patterns rather than cleaving
  24. the point that is directly above the focus of an earthquake
  25. the layer of gases (air), that surrounds a planet or moon
  26. the science that deals with the study of the planet Earth
  27. a geometrical form taken by a mineral
  28. a large, basin-shaped volcanic depression
  29. the very slow, generally continuous downslope movement of soil

55 Clues: living in water • a collection of maps • Someone who loves you • Breach in a natural levee • the rock beneath the soil • the innermost zone of Earth • Igneous, Synonym of volcanic • the outermost layer of the Earth • heat transport by moving particles • It is the third planet from the Sun • supercontinent, Greek for "all lands” • a geometrical form taken by a mineral • ...

Atmosphere 2023-04-17

Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the gas that makes up 1/5 of Earth's atmosphere
  2. the fourth layer of atmosphere above Earth
  3. the gas that makes of 3/4 of Earth's atmosphere
  4. where the pressure or weight of air is the strongest
  5. the weight of air
  6. the layer so far from Earth that Earth's gravity can no longer keep the gas near Earth and gas particles drift away
  7. the layer of the atmosphere that is 50 miles above the Earth's surface
Down
  1. the layer of atmosphere closest to Earth
  2. the layer of the atmosphere that is 30 miles above Earth's surface
  3. a layer in the atmosphere that protects us from the sun's radiation
  4. the layer of gas that surrounds the Earth. It can be found on other planets and some large moons, but not all planets.
  5. what holds the gases close to Earth
  6. a gas found in the higher layers of the Earth's atmosphere. Used in balloons to make them float.

13 Clues: the weight of air • what holds the gases close to Earth • the layer of atmosphere closest to Earth • the fourth layer of atmosphere above Earth • the gas that makes up 1/5 of Earth's atmosphere • the gas that makes of 3/4 of Earth's atmosphere • where the pressure or weight of air is the strongest • the layer of the atmosphere that is 30 miles above Earth's surface • ...

Geology 2021-11-03

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It's gravity keeps asteroids from Earth
  2. Earth's crust is made of these divisions
  3. The father of Geology
  4. "The lesser light to rule the night"
  5. The thinnest layer of the Earth
  6. This is the bottom layer of the Earth's crust
  7. Geologists use these to create seismic waves
  8. Would be a part of historical geology
  9. Worldwide during Noah's time
  10. The Earth's orbit can be described as this
  11. Divided into tectonic plates
Down
  1. Geologists that study earthquakes
  2. Occupies highest percentage of Earth's volume
  3. The Earth's Core is contained mostly of this
  4. The study of the Earth
  5. Compared to other moons our moon is...
  6. The Earth's atmosphere protects us from these
  7. A renewable resource
  8. Earth's seasons are caused because of this
  9. The Earth's Core material
  10. What the moon's gravity causes
  11. This is a biological natural resource

22 Clues: A renewable resource • The father of Geology • The study of the Earth • The Earth's Core material • Worldwide during Noah's time • Divided into tectonic plates • What the moon's gravity causes • The thinnest layer of the Earth • Geologists that study earthquakes • "The lesser light to rule the night" • Would be a part of historical geology • This is a biological natural resource • ...

Protect the Earth 2022-07-30

Protect the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a material comes from trees
  2. a material not easily goes away
  3. don't use too much
  4. do let people get hurt
Down
  1. use too much
  2. The 70% of Earth is it.
  3. a large paper that you can draw or write on it
  4. cars need it to move

8 Clues: use too much • don't use too much • cars need it to move • do let people get hurt • The 70% of Earth is it. • a material comes from trees • a material not easily goes away • a large paper that you can draw or write on it

Reasons for the Seasons 2023-11-26

Reasons for the Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
  2. The time the earth takes to make one revolution around the sun.
  3. The optimal stimulus for setting your circadian clock for daytime wakefulness, nighttime sleep, mood & health.
  4. The degree of hotness or coldness of an object.
  5. The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  6. A period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis.
  7. The period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise.
  8. The angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  9. Each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided.
  10. In a direction opposite to that in which the hands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front.
  11. The action of rotating around an axis or center.
Down
  1. The axis of rotation of the Earth is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees away from vertical, perpendicular to the plane of our planet's orbit around the sun.
  2. Sunlight More concentrated heat, which tends to be warmer but also covers a smaller surface area.
  3. A view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding.
  4. The star around which the earth orbits.
  5. The planet on which we live; the world.
  6. The star of the Northern Hemisphere toward which the axis of the Earth points.
  7. An imaginary line about which a body rotates.
  8. At high angles ( 65o-90o) the sun's radiation is most intense.
  9. The angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.

20 Clues: The star around which the earth orbits. • The planet on which we live; the world. • An imaginary line about which a body rotates. • The degree of hotness or coldness of an object. • The action of rotating around an axis or center. • At high angles ( 65o-90o) the sun's radiation is most intense. • Each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided. • ...

Tides 2024-09-13

Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This causes the water of the ocean to shifts away from the center of rotation
  2. Spring tides occur how often every month
  3. The point of Earth closest to the moon is called this
  4. Type of tide that has two high tides and two low tides each tidal day, but the heights of the two high tides are not equal.
  5. Tidal zone that never is submerged but does get splashed by waves or ocean spray
  6. the attraction between two masses is known as this
  7. These type of tides occur when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
  8. If we compare a tide to a wave, the high tide would be this
  9. A tide can be seen as a global-scale
  10. The point furthest from the moon is called the
  11. This color flag is shown on the beach when hazardous marine life is possible
  12. bulge, The egg-shaped water envelop that surrounds the Earth is known as a
  13. This color flag is shown on the beach when there are hazardous conditions and strong rip currents
Down
  1. The periodic rise and fall of the sea surface.
  2. The term used when the earth is closest to the sun during its orbit
  3. If we compare a tide to a wave, the tidal range would be this
  4. This celestial body has the greatest gravitational effect on the earth
  5. Type of tide that has one high and low tide each day.
  6. Tidal zone that is submerged under high tide and exposed to air at low tide
  7. The term used when the moon is closest to the earth during its orbit
  8. Type of tide that has two high and two low tides a day.
  9. These type of tides occur when the sun. moon, and earth are in alignment.
  10. In these type of daily tides there is a higher high tide, a lower high tide, a higher low tide and a lower low tide.
  11. The difference between the high tide and the low tide in one day.
  12. If we compare a tide to a wave, the low tide would be this

25 Clues: A tide can be seen as a global-scale • Spring tides occur how often every month • The periodic rise and fall of the sea surface. • The point furthest from the moon is called the • the attraction between two masses is known as this • The point of Earth closest to the moon is called this • Type of tide that has one high and low tide each day. • ...

2A-Nia Bowman 2021-04-19

2A-Nia Bowman crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an air like fluid substance which expands freely to fill any space available
  2. two hydrogens one oxygen
  3. process by which green plants and certain types of bacteria make carbohydrates
  4. invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth
  5. the planet on which we live
  6. the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun
  7. hot fluid or semifluid material below
  8. the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid
  9. a very large expanse of sea, in particular each of the main areas into which the sea is divided geographically
  10. turning from liquid into vapor
  11. the star around which the earth orbits.
Down
  1. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  2. atomic number 8 and the life-supporting component of the air
  3. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface rising abruptly from the surrounding level
  4. decay
  5. chemical element of atomic number 7
  6. rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  7. Carbon can be stored in a variety of reservoirs, including plants and animals, which is why they are considered carbon life forms(its a cycle)

18 Clues: decay • two hydrogens one oxygen • the planet on which we live • turning from liquid into vapor • chemical element of atomic number 7 • hot fluid or semifluid material below • the star around which the earth orbits. • a sudden and violent shaking of the ground • the conversion of a vapor or gas to a liquid • invisible gaseous substance surrounding the earth • ...

Astronomy 2016-12-14

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We use them to go to space
  2. A comapny that is famous for space travel
  3. Hottest planet in our solar system
  4. Biggest known star in the universe
  5. Where planets orbit around the sun
  6. He saw that hydrogen on the stars was different then on earth
  7. Has a gravity of 10.44 m/s^2
  8. Provides heat for us on earth
Down
  1. Subject of the puzzle
  2. A season that happens in January
  3. A force (downwards)
  4. constant equals to 6.67*10^-11
  5. Dwarf
  6. A ball of fire travelling through space
  7. A theory on how the galaxy was created
  8. A hot light in the sky
  9. September 23
  10. Three laws of planetary motion
  11. Has a mass of 5.9742*10^24

19 Clues: Dwarf • September 23 • A force (downwards) • Subject of the puzzle • A hot light in the sky • We use them to go to space • Has a mass of 5.9742*10^24 • Has a gravity of 10.44 m/s^2 • Provides heat for us on earth • constant equals to 6.67*10^-11 • Three laws of planetary motion • A season that happens in January • Hottest planet in our solar system • Biggest known star in the universe • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2023-09-20

Unit 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement
  2. The trem scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of earths physical features
  3. a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth
  4. Thick middle layer of the earths interior structure consisting of hot rock that is dense but flexable
  5. Innermost layer of earth made up of a super hot but solid inner core and super hot liquid outer core
  6. Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface
  7. Drift The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart
  8. The watery areas of earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water
  9. The part of earth where life exist
  10. Molten rock that is located below earths surface
Down
  1. Uppermost layer of the earth that includes the crust, continents, and ocean basins
  2. A crack or break in earths crust.
  3. Chemical or physical processes that break down rocks into smaller pieces
  4. Shelf Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean
  5. The movement of weathered rock and material by wind, glaciers, and moving water; the wearing away of soil

15 Clues: A crack or break in earths crust. • The part of earth where life exist • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • Molten rock that is located below earths surface • A bend in layers of rock, sometimes, caused by plate movement • Shelf Part of a continent that extends out underneath the ocean • Outer layer of the earth, hard rocky shell forming earths suface • ...

EARTH 2022-11-01

EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. math work
  2. god of war
  3. A school subject
  4. god of war
  5. friend of percy
Down
  1. makes humans smart
  2. the god of sea
  3. a god of sky
  4. A place to learn
  5. the sea demigod

10 Clues: math work • god of war • god of war • a god of sky • the god of sea • the sea demigod • friend of percy • A school subject • A place to learn • makes humans smart

EARTH 2012-04-24

EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made mainly of oxygen,silcon and aluminum
  2. solid rock that flows like hot asphalt
  3. layers of rock betweencrustand outer core
  4. middle layer
Down
  1. solid and dense,center of earth
  2. colliding dirictly
  3. rigid outer layer (crust)
  4. liquid layer of core
  5. move in oppsite diriction

9 Clues: middle layer • colliding dirictly • liquid layer of core • rigid outer layer (crust) • move in oppsite diriction • solid and dense,center of earth • solid rock that flows like hot asphalt • made mainly of oxygen,silcon and aluminum • layers of rock betweencrustand outer core

Earth 2022-05-02

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water known as a shelf sea.
  2. the introduction of harmful materials into the environment
  3. a synthetic material made from a wide range of organic polymers such as polyethylene, PVC, nylon, etc., that can be molded into shape while soft and then set into a rigid or slightly elastic form
  4. long, narrow depressions on the seafloor
  5. formed by eruptions of volcanoes on the ocean floor.
  6. a flat region of the ocean floor, usually at the base of a continental rise, where slope is less than 1:1000.
Down
  1. an opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows.
  2. the slope between the outer edge of the continental shelf and the deep ocean floor.
  3. new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart

9 Clues: long, narrow depressions on the seafloor • formed by eruptions of volcanoes on the ocean floor. • the introduction of harmful materials into the environment • new ocean floor is created as the Earth's tectonic plates spread apart • an opening in the sea floor out of which heated mineral-rich water flows. • ...

EARTH 2022-05-15

EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. NIGHT
  2. ROUD NOT FLAT
  3. IN THE SKY
  4. YELLOW
Down
  1. SATURN
  2. SOFT
  3. OCEANS
  4. SPOTS
  5. HEAVEN

9 Clues: SOFT • NIGHT • SPOTS • SATURN • OCEANS • YELLOW • HEAVEN • IN THE SKY • ROUD NOT FLAT

Earth 2024-01-16

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hot liquid rock in deep parts of Earth
  2. the layer underneath the crust of Earth
  3. the rocks, sand, and landmasses on Earth
  4. all the living things on Earth
  5. outermost layer of Earth
  6. all the water on Earth
Down
  1. layers of different gases surrounding Earth
  2. rocky pieces of Earth's outer shell
  3. hottest, deepest part of Earth

9 Clues: all the water on Earth • outermost layer of Earth • all the living things on Earth • hottest, deepest part of Earth • rocky pieces of Earth's outer shell • hot liquid rock in deep parts of Earth • the layer underneath the crust of Earth • the rocks, sand, and landmasses on Earth • layers of different gases surrounding Earth

earth 2024-04-16

earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens
  2. extinction events that occur over a longer time period
  3. formed as a result of high temperature and pressure deep within the earth changing a rock that already existed
  4. sudden events that led to a mass extinction
Down
  1. a group of the same species living in the same area
  2. forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement
  3. includes the crust and upper part
  4. hot material rises, cooler materials sink. it drives plate tectonics
  5. instruments used to measure and record seismic waves

9 Clues: includes the crust and upper part • sudden events that led to a mass extinction • rock formed when lava or magma cools and hardens • a group of the same species living in the same area • instruments used to measure and record seismic waves • extinction events that occur over a longer time period • forms after weathering and erosion when sediments compact and cement • ...

space 2023-10-03

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a blue planet
  2. number 1
  3. hot planet
  4. around with axis
  5. big red spot
  6. it is just funny
Down
  1. how earth go around the sun
  2. we live here
  3. the forth planet
  4. earth has only one
  5. rings
  6. hot ball
  7. what the moon controls

13 Clues: rings • number 1 • hot ball • hot planet • we live here • big red spot • a blue planet • the forth planet • around with axis • it is just funny • earth has only one • what the moon controls • how earth go around the sun

Space 2012-10-17

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest planet in the solar system
  2. the local stars to earth
  3. the plant we live in
  4. name of a chocolate
  5. shining rings
Down
  1. big rocks
  2. people from other planets
  3. everything
  4. spacemobile
  5. sucks everything in
  6. people that go to space
  7. the closest object to earth
  8. a big star

13 Clues: big rocks • everything • a big star • spacemobile • shining rings • sucks everything in • name of a chocolate • the plant we live in • people that go to space • the local stars to earth • people from other planets • the closest object to earth • largest planet in the solar system

Balance in our Ecosystem 2024-04-18

Balance in our Ecosystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A change in the natural conditions of the Earth
  2. A layer of gas surrounding the atmosphere
  3. Life needs this to survive
  4. This is responsible for almost 75% of oxygen on Earth
  5. There are many trees here
  6. Animal Kingdom
Down
  1. Orangutans, rhinoceros, and blue whales are all _________ species
  2. Plant life
  3. Its usually cold up in the _______
  4. Earth would not be habitable without it
  5. Only planet in the solar system that has life
  6. Living underwater rocks
  7. The primary element in all life

13 Clues: Plant life • Animal Kingdom • Living underwater rocks • There are many trees here • Life needs this to survive • The primary element in all life • Its usually cold up in the _______ • Earth would not be habitable without it • A layer of gas surrounding the atmosphere • Only planet in the solar system that has life • A change in the natural conditions of the Earth • ...

Ms Shalna Class 2023-05-03

Ms Shalna Class crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Nearest moon to us
  2. Earth is a______
  3. All of the moons and planets are here
  4. Different types of waves in a spectrum
  5. An eclipse that happens in the moon
  6. The distance of how light travels
  7. A moon phase that means big
  8. A model in which the Sun is in the middle
  9. A tiny planet
  10. The amount of kinetic energy in an area
  11. Being done multiple times
  12. A guess with evidence
Down
  1. An eclipse that happens with the Sun
  2. Scientists need this to support an experiment
  3. A traveling disturbance
  4. The planet we live in
  5. The Sun is an example of a __
  6. A type of moon phase that means small
  7. A model in which the Earth is in the middle
  8. The action of rotating
  9. Contains all of the galaxies
  10. Rocky objects that orbit the Sun
  11. Scientists gather this
  12. Waves carry this
  13. Being done exactly

25 Clues: A tiny planet • Earth is a______ • Waves carry this • Nearest moon to us • Being done exactly • The planet we live in • A guess with evidence • The action of rotating • Scientists gather this • A traveling disturbance • Being done multiple times • A moon phase that means big • Contains all of the galaxies • The Sun is an example of a __ • Rocky objects that orbit the Sun • ...

E&Sp Vocab 2022-08-12

E&Sp Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. makes up 35% of earth's component
  2. thicker than oceanic
  3. the thinnest layer of the earth
  4. process of parts of the mantle heating up and moviny upwards while the ones that cool down sinks
  5. the thing that protects us from solar flare
  6. rigid part of the middle mantle
  7. super continent
  8. the effect of 2 collision between 2 tectonic plates
  9. cause of mountain building and earthquakes
  10. what sinks and rise up at convection current
  11. the thing about earth we are discussing about
Down
  1. Despite being the hottest layer, it is
  2. liquid part of the core
  3. Formed by the collision of tectonic plates
  4. crust nd upper mantle
  5. the reason why the inner core is solid despite being 6000 degrees
  6. Thickest layer of earth
  7. found in continental plates
  8. found in oceanic plates
  9. one of the measurement unit of pressure

20 Clues: super continent • thicker than oceanic • crust nd upper mantle • liquid part of the core • Thickest layer of earth • found in oceanic plates • found in continental plates • the thinnest layer of the earth • rigid part of the middle mantle • makes up 35% of earth's component • Despite being the hottest layer, it is • one of the measurement unit of pressure • ...

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

Lets Extend, Module 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hardest material on the Mohs scale
  2. Coarsed grained
  3. Source of the Earth's internal heat
  4. In this layer, the rocks are hot and soft
  5. – A process in which metamorphic rock is subject to extreme heat and pressure
  6. The model that represents the processes of transformation of rocks
  7. Softest mineral on the Mohs scale
  8. Most rocks have shiny particles called?
  9. Composed of granite and rhyolite
  10. Is the breaking down of rock in the lithosphere
  11. Refers to the layers of the arrangement of minerals
  12. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
  13. Formed when sediment gets packed together
  14. largest layer of the earth
  15. Magma cools slowly underground the earth
  16. Fluid part of the core
  17. Consists of compaction and cementation
  18. Another term for Lithification
Down
  1. It is made up of less dense granitic rocks
  2. One of the types of seismic waves
  3. Cools and solidifies quickly from lava
  4. One of the types of seismic waves
  5. Magma cools fast on the surface of the earth
  6. Composed of gabbro and basalt
  7. The process in which the minerals stick or bind with sediments
  8. Naturally-formed solid element or compound
  9. Rich in silica
  10. Also known as Compositional layer
  11. Also known as rock salt
  12. It is the outer solid part of the earth

30 Clues: Rich in silica • Coarsed grained • Fluid part of the core • Also known as rock salt • largest layer of the earth • Composed of gabbro and basalt • Another term for Lithification • Composed of granite and rhyolite • One of the types of seismic waves • One of the types of seismic waves • Softest mineral on the Mohs scale • Also known as Compositional layer • ...

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

Lets Extend, Module 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
  2. It is the outer solid part of the earth
  3. Formed when sediment gets packed together
  4. Also known as Compositional layer
  5. largest layer of the earth
  6. Magma cools slowly underground the earth
  7. Composed of granite and rhyolite
  8. – A process in which metamorphic rock is subject to extreme heat and pressure
  9. One of the types of seismic waves
  10. Source of the Earth's internal heat
  11. Fluid part of the core
  12. Composed of gabbro and basalt
  13. Naturally-formed solid element or compound
  14. Cools and solidifies quickly from lava
  15. The process in which the minerals stick or bind with sediments
Down
  1. Another term for Lithification
  2. Coarsed grained
  3. Consists of compaction and cementation
  4. Refers to the layers of the arrangement of minerals
  5. In this layer, the rocks are hot and soft
  6. Also known as rock salt
  7. It is made up of less dense granitic rocks
  8. Most rocks have shiny particles called?
  9. Magma cools fast on the surface of the earth
  10. Rich in silica
  11. Is the breaking down of rock in the lithosphere
  12. One of the types of seismic waves
  13. Softest mineral on the Mohs scale
  14. The model that represents the processes of transformation of rocks
  15. Hardest material on the Mohs scale

30 Clues: Rich in silica • Coarsed grained • Fluid part of the core • Also known as rock salt • largest layer of the earth • Composed of gabbro and basalt • Another term for Lithification • Composed of granite and rhyolite • Also known as Compositional layer • One of the types of seismic waves • One of the types of seismic waves • Softest mineral on the Mohs scale • ...

The Solar System 2025-03-30

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the asteroid that the spacecraft Psyche is travelling to.
  2. Venus is a __ planet.
  3. The name of the mannequin inside Elon Musk's Red Roadster Tesla.
  4. Has 6 rings but they are very hard to see.
  5. The amount of years that voyager 1 lasted for in space.
  6. The ISS has a volume of a __ bedroom house.
  7. More pieces were added to the ISS over the next __ years.
  8. Was accidentally classified as an asteroid and a possible threat to Earth this year.
  9. A curved path around another object.
  10. Every __ minutes the ISS orbits the Earth.
  11. Psyche spacecraft may be able to show us Earths ___.
  12. The number of planets in the Solar System.
  13. Discovered active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon.
  14. Helium and _ make up the sun.
  15. 1.3million __ can fit into the sun.
Down
  1. The amount of hours that one day on Neptune is equal to.
  2. Voyager 1 is currently more than __ billion kilometres from Earth.
  3. The Solar System's only star.
  4. Number of days that one year on Murcury is equal to.
  5. The fastest planet in the Solar System.
  6. On Voyager 1 you would find a __.
  7. Furthest planet from the Sun and last planet in the solar system.
  8. Voyager 1 hasn't looked back at Earth in a really long time because it takes too much __ to look back.
  9. The first man-made object to leave our solar system.

24 Clues: Venus is a __ planet. • The Solar System's only star. • Helium and _ make up the sun. • On Voyager 1 you would find a __. • 1.3million __ can fit into the sun. • A curved path around another object. • The fastest planet in the Solar System. • Has 6 rings but they are very hard to see. • Every __ minutes the ISS orbits the Earth. • The number of planets in the Solar System. • ...

Fundamentals of Geography Vocabulary 2023-11-30

Fundamentals of Geography Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the half of the earth south of the equator
  2. a map that shows physical features (mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.)
  3. the hemisphere west of the prime meridian
  4. the hemisphere east of the prime meridian
  5. exact location of a place on the earth (can be described by longitude/latitude coordinates)
  6. a map that shows a particular theme or topic (such as climate or population)
  7. half of the earth
Down
  1. a system that determines the precise position of something on Earth through a series of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers
  2. the half of the earth north of the equator
  3. a tool on a map showing cardinal directions (N, E, S, W)
  4. a special kind of map that distorts the shapes and sizes of countries or other political regions to present data for comparison
  5. the science of making maps
  6. a map showing political borders - such as countries, states, provinces, districts, etc. Typically color is used on this map to identify when a border change occurs.
  7. the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian
  8. a two-dimensional, or flat, representation of Earth's surface or a portion of it
  9. the distance in degrees north or south of the equator

16 Clues: half of the earth • the science of making maps • the hemisphere west of the prime meridian • the hemisphere east of the prime meridian • the half of the earth south of the equator • the half of the earth north of the equator • the distance in degrees north or south of the equator • a tool on a map showing cardinal directions (N, E, S, W) • ...

PLAT TECTONICS 2016-12-09

PLAT TECTONICS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the Earth's crust
  2. plate piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  3. boundary boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  4. core liquid layer of the Earth's core
  5. boundary boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  6. core solid, dense center of the Earth
  7. drift theory that continents drift apart
  8. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  9. layer between the crust and the core
  10. a squeezing force
  11. outermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. prevailing weather conditions of a region
  2. a pulling force
  3. boundary boundary between two colliding plates
  4. zone a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  5. soft layer of the mantle
  6. the bending of rock layers
  7. The person whos class this is
  8. spreading new lithosphere is created here
  9. tectonics the theory that Earth's outer shell is divided into several plates

20 Clues: a pulling force • a squeezing force • soft layer of the mantle • the bending of rock layers • a break in the Earth's crust • outermost layer of the Earth • The person whos class this is • outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • layer between the crust and the core • core liquid layer of the Earth's core • core solid, dense center of the Earth • ...

section 2 vocab words 2022-11-18

section 2 vocab words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planets with a dence rocky surface
  2. white halo around the sun
  3. earth is the center of the solar system
  4. dark places on the sun
  5. middle of the sun
  6. donut shaped ring around the solar system
  7. outer layer of the sun
  8. clouds of gas
  9. small chunk of rock
  10. loose conection of space particles
  11. meteroid enter earth
  12. reddish loops of gas on the sun
  13. elongated circle
Down
  1. inner layer of the suns atmosphere
  2. hydrogen atoms join together
  3. sudden eruption of magnetic energy
  4. heat trapped in an atmosphere
  5. center part of a comet
  6. middle layer of the suns atmosphere
  7. sun at the center
  8. rocky space rocks too small too be a planet
  9. the middle layer of the sun
  10. big circle that surronds the solar
  11. strikes earth surface
  12. outer planets
  13. particles around planets

26 Clues: clouds of gas • outer planets • elongated circle • middle of the sun • sun at the center • small chunk of rock • meteroid enter earth • strikes earth surface • center part of a comet • dark places on the sun • outer layer of the sun • particles around planets • white halo around the sun • the middle layer of the sun • hydrogen atoms join together • heat trapped in an atmosphere • ...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the layer people call is like plastic
  2. What is the hole line in san andres
  3. in mantle and between asthenosphere and outer core
  4. what are the big peices of earths crust
  5. what consists of inner core and outer core
  6. squeezes rocks together
  7. what is the layer in the middle of the earth
  8. The thickest layer in earth
  9. the theory of tectonic plates
  10. boundaries that are diverging
  11. when one plate subducts under the other
Down
  1. when sea floor spreads
  2. what are the boundaries that are coming together
  3. what consists of upper mantle and crust
  4. layers of earth placed by how they behave
  5. what is the boundary when two tranform plates slide past each other
  6. Outer part of the core
  7. consists of lithosphere athenosphere lower mantle outer core and inner core
  8. The outermost layer
  9. what is the movement of plates

20 Clues: The outermost layer • when sea floor spreads • Outer part of the core • squeezes rocks together • The thickest layer in earth • the theory of tectonic plates • boundaries that are diverging • what is the movement of plates • What is the hole line in san andres • what consists of upper mantle and crust • what are the big peices of earths crust • ...

Science Puzzle 2023-05-03

Science Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Being done exactly
  2. A guess with evidence
  3. Scientists gather this
  4. Earth is a______
  5. The distance of how light travels
  6. A type of moon phase that means small
  7. A model in which the Sun is in the middle
  8. Different types of waves in a spectrum
  9. The Sun is an example of a __
  10. Scientists need this to support an experiment
  11. A traveling disturbance
  12. Rocky objects that orbit the Sun
Down
  1. Being done multiple times
  2. All of the moons and planets are here
  3. A tiny planet
  4. The action of rotating
  5. A model in which the Earth is in the middle
  6. A moon phase that means big
  7. An eclipse that happens with the Sun
  8. The planet we live in
  9. Contains all of the galaxies
  10. The amount of kinetic energy in an area
  11. An eclipse that happens in the moon
  12. Waves carry this
  13. Nearest moon to us

25 Clues: A tiny planet • Earth is a______ • Waves carry this • Being done exactly • Nearest moon to us • A guess with evidence • The planet we live in • The action of rotating • Scientists gather this • A traveling disturbance • Being done multiple times • A moon phase that means big • Contains all of the galaxies • The Sun is an example of a __ • Rocky objects that orbit the Sun • ...

Earth Science: 4th Quarter Human Impact CrossWord 2020-04-15

Earth Science: 4th Quarter Human Impact CrossWord crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Isolated hill w/steep sides
  2. Natural feaature of Earth's surface
  3. Preserve existing conditions
  4. Two plates slide sideways past each other
  5. Home
  6. Low area of land between hills or mountains
  7. Two plates moving toward each other
  8. Causing great & irreparable harm or damage
  9. Formed under Earth's surface
Down
  1. Two plates moving away from each other
  2. Help build up the Earth
  3. Rigid outer part of the Earth = crust & upper mantle
  4. Depression or dip in Earth's surface
  5. Large elevation = large steep hill
  6. Area of flat land w/ few trees
  7. Slab solid rock
  8. Deep gorge
  9. Large-scale processes affecting the structure of the Earth's crust
  10. Raised area of land
  11. Something that marks a border

20 Clues: Home • Deep gorge • Slab solid rock • Raised area of land • Help build up the Earth • Isolated hill w/steep sides • Preserve existing conditions • Formed under Earth's surface • Something that marks a border • Area of flat land w/ few trees • Large elevation = large steep hill • Natural feaature of Earth's surface • Two plates moving toward each other • ...

Geography : Map Key Terms 2022-10-18

Geography : Map Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. map that shows countries boundaries
  2. an image taken from space
  3. a direction indicator, displays cardinal directions
  4. map that shows land, water, elevation, and physical features
  5. map that is 3-D
  6. symbols are pictures used on a map to represent information
  7. imaginary lines that run vertical, from pole to pole.
  8. a pattern that forms when lines of latitude and longitude cross
  9. map that is used to show borders of
  10. imaginary line that divides northern and southern hemispheres
  11. directions, such as (N,S,E,W)
  12. special purpose map that shows climate
  13. a part of a map that explains the symbols used
  14. a collection of maps
Down
  1. an imaginary line that through the earth's center from pole to pole
  2. flat representation earth
  3. a thematic map that would be used for road trips
  4. way of drawing a map to represent the rounded earth on a flat surface
  5. southernmost point on earth
  6. gives a name to map, identifies the purpose
  7. imaginary line of longitude
  8. imaginary line of latitude
  9. person that studies map construction
  10. certain measurement on a map that represents a certain measurement on earth's surface
  11. northernmost point on earth
  12. imaginary lines that run horizontal around the globe
  13. location at 0 degrees longitude
  14. each map has a ___________ purpose
  15. to get the best information you must use the _______ map.
  16. used to relate distance on the map to distance in real life.
  17. earliest projection of full world
  18. truest representation of the earth

32 Clues: map that is 3-D • a collection of maps • flat representation earth • an image taken from space • imaginary line of latitude • southernmost point on earth • imaginary line of longitude • northernmost point on earth • directions, such as (N,S,E,W) • location at 0 degrees longitude • earliest projection of full world • each map has a ___________ purpose • ...

Europe crossword 2024-11-09

Europe crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. effect, Warming of the Earth as gases trap heat in the atmosphere.
  2. greenhouse effect, Extra warming from more greenhouse gases due to human activities.
  3. Energy generated from the wind.
  4. change, Long-term changes in global or regional climate patterns.
  5. Two words.The study of natural features of Earth, like mountains and rivers.
  6. An uncontrolled fire that spreads quickly over vegetation.
  7. Energy sources like coal, oil, and gas formed from ancient plants and animals.
  8. Energy from sources that can’t be quickly replaced, like coal or oil.
  9. Changing to better suit an environment or new conditions.
  10. Energy from the sun.
  11. The natural environment where a plant or animal lives.
Down
  1. Two words.The study of human activities and how they relate to the Earth.
  2. Natural actions that shape the Earth, like erosion or weathering.
  3. A continent located north of Africa and west of Asia.
  4. Growth or improvement of something, like a country or area.
  5. Energy that can be reused or replenished, like wind or solar power.
  6. A large, slow-moving river of ice.
  7. Harmful substances introduced into the environment such as CO2.
  8. A person or group with an interest or concern in something.
  9. Energy produced by splitting atoms.
  10. Using resources in a way that doesn’t harm the future.
  11. Clearing of trees or forests.
  12. Traveling for pleasure or leisure.
  13. Organic material, like plants and animal waste, used for energy.
  14. A specific area or location on Earth.

25 Clues: Energy from the sun. • Clearing of trees or forests. • Energy generated from the wind. • A large, slow-moving river of ice. • Traveling for pleasure or leisure. • Energy produced by splitting atoms. • A specific area or location on Earth. • A continent located north of Africa and west of Asia. • Using resources in a way that doesn’t harm the future. • ...

Quarterly 2 Review 2021-01-05

Quarterly 2 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 70% of Earths surface is _______ water
  2. Blanket of gases around Earth
  3. We live in this layer of the atmosphere
  4. This causes surface currents
  5. The _____ effect causes currents to curve
  6. 78% of the atmosphere is this gas
  7. Water stored in cracks underground
  8. Waste product of photosynthesis
  9. Organelle where photosynthesis occurs
  10. Rock that allows water to flow through
  11. Gas in the stratosphere that blocks UVrays
Down
  1. Warm current in the Atlantic ocean
  2. Trees losing water as vapor
  3. Weight of the air
  4. Any form of water falling to Earth
  5. Main source of energy for life on Earth
  6. C.R. releases energy stored in _________
  7. Sugar created during photosynthesis
  8. Plants create their own food through...
  9. Average temp and rainfall of an area

20 Clues: Weight of the air • Trees losing water as vapor • This causes surface currents • Blanket of gases around Earth • Waste product of photosynthesis • 78% of the atmosphere is this gas • Warm current in the Atlantic ocean • Any form of water falling to Earth • Water stored in cracks underground • Sugar created during photosynthesis • Average temp and rainfall of an area • ...

Science Vocab 2020-10-09

Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. you got results and collected data, what comes next?
  2. The scientific study of different weather forms
  3. science the scientific study of the Earth and the human beings on it
  4. did you notice that too? When you notice things you use one or/and more than one of your 5 senses
  5. the scientific study of the space beyond the Earth
  6. I’m just guessing, I don’t know this scientific question. My guess could be a possible answer though, so let me test it.
  7. numbers and rulers of any kind are welcome
  8. the 5 things you use everyday are welcome
  9. the scientific study of the deep waters
Down
  1. Don’t say it’s true, it’s just your opinion
  2. not influenced by emotions, opinions, or beliefs
  3. the scientific study of the originality and landforms of the Earth
  4. Do you have a reasonable explanation based on your observations?
  5. the question you always had; you are going to test it with an experiment
  6. science the scientific study of the Earth’s ways and everything around it
  7. the observations you collected and recorded
  8. gathered data you got from the experiment
  9. The scientific study of the regular climate
  10. something fun you are going to do to test your hypothesis
  11. that’s the one thing you are going to change in your experiment

20 Clues: the scientific study of the deep waters • gathered data you got from the experiment • the 5 things you use everyday are welcome • numbers and rulers of any kind are welcome • Don’t say it’s true, it’s just your opinion • the observations you collected and recorded • The scientific study of the regular climate • The scientific study of different weather forms • ...

Geosystems crossword 1 2013-05-11

Geosystems crossword 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rocks formed by crystallisation of molten rock (magma or lava).
  2. Rocks formed after other rocks are weathered, eroded, transported, deposited and compacted into rock.
  3. Ductile layer on which the plates move.
  4. Where plates move past one another without being created or destroyed.
  5. Forms the bulk of the Earth and convects slowly.
  6. Where lithosphere is destroyed and recycled back into the asthenosphere.
  7. The most common type of mineral.
  8. The theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates and they move over the surface of the Earth.
  9. Set of geological process that relates all three rock classes.
  10. The tendency of minerals to break along a regular plane.
  11. Process occurring in the mantle that moves the plates.
Down
  1. Rigid layer that forms the plates.
  2. Naturally occurring, solid, crystalline substance.
  3. Where lithosphere is created.
  4. Geophysical boundary between the crust and the mantle.
  5. core Metallic centre of the Earth.
  6. Rocks formed after other rocks are subjected to pressure (buried) and temperature (heated).
  7. Process that forms crystals.
  8. core Liquid part of the Earth that generates the magnetic field.
  9. The shape that silicon and oxygen ions are arranged in to build up the silicate structure.
  10. One plate being pushed beneath another into the asthenosphere.

21 Clues: Process that forms crystals. • Where lithosphere is created. • The most common type of mineral. • Rigid layer that forms the plates. • core Metallic centre of the Earth. • Ductile layer on which the plates move. • Forms the bulk of the Earth and convects slowly. • Naturally occurring, solid, crystalline substance. • Geophysical boundary between the crust and the mantle. • ...

Geosystems crossword 1 2013-05-11

Geosystems crossword 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Naturally occurring, solid, crystalline substance.
  2. Where plates move past one another without being created or destroyed.
  3. Ductile layer on which the plates move.
  4. Geophysical boundary between the crust and the mantle.
  5. Where lithosphere is created.
  6. Rocks formed after other rocks are weathered, eroded, transported, deposited and compacted into rock.
  7. The most common type of mineral.
  8. Forms the bulk of the Earth and convects slowly.
Down
  1. The shape that silicon and oxygen ions are arranged in to build up the silicate structure.
  2. The theory that the Earth's lithosphere is divided into plates and they move over the surface of the Earth.
  3. Process that forms crystals.
  4. core Metallic centre of the Earth.
  5. core Liquid part of the Earth that generates the magnetic field.
  6. The tendency of minerals to break along a regular plane.
  7. Rigid layer that forms the plates.
  8. Where lithosphere is destroyed and recycled back into the asthenosphere.
  9. Rocks formed after other rocks are subjected to pressure (buried) and temperature (heated).
  10. Rocks formed by crystallisation of molten rock (magma or lava).
  11. Process occurring in the mantle that moves the plates.
  12. One plate being pushed beneath another into the asthenosphere.
  13. Set of geological process that relates all three rock classes.

21 Clues: Process that forms crystals. • Where lithosphere is created. • The most common type of mineral. • core Metallic centre of the Earth. • Rigid layer that forms the plates. • Ductile layer on which the plates move. • Forms the bulk of the Earth and convects slowly. • Naturally occurring, solid, crystalline substance. • Geophysical boundary between the crust and the mantle. • ...

Moon Phases & Eclipses 2021-11-24

Moon Phases & Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A representation of data, phenomena, system, etc.
  2. Earth casts a shadow onto the moon; occurs only during some full moon phases.
  3. A relationship in which one element depends on the presence, absence, or change of another.
  4. The movement of an object around another object.
  5. A repeated and/or predictable relationship between elements.
  6. The moon casts a shadow onto Earth; occurs only during some new moon phases.
  7. The position of the moon in its orbit when it is closest to Earth.
  8. The entire lit half of the moon is observed.
  9. The darkest part of a shadow; results in total eclipses.
Down
  1. The periods of revolution and rotation are similar; causes only one side of the moon to be observed.
  2. The spinning of an object around an axis.
  3. Decreasing in light; full moon to new moon.
  4. None of the lit half of the moon is observed.
  5. Increasing in light; new moon to full moon.
  6. The position of the moon in its orbit when it is furthest from Earth.
  7. The predictable pattern of moon phases; approximately 28 days in length.
  8. An oval-like shape.
  9. The only visible part of the sun during a total solar eclipse.
  10. One of 8 ways the moon can appear.
  11. The path of revolution.

20 Clues: An oval-like shape. • The path of revolution. • One of 8 ways the moon can appear. • The spinning of an object around an axis. • Decreasing in light; full moon to new moon. • Increasing in light; new moon to full moon. • The entire lit half of the moon is observed. • None of the lit half of the moon is observed. • The movement of an object around another object. • ...

Moon Phases & Eclipses 2021-11-24

Moon Phases & Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A representation of data, phenomena, system, etc.
  2. Earth casts a shadow onto the moon; occurs only during some full moon phases.
  3. A relationship in which one element depends on the presence, absence, or change of another.
  4. The movement of an object around another object.
  5. A repeated and/or predictable relationship between elements.
  6. The moon casts a shadow onto Earth; occurs only during some new moon phases.
  7. The position of the moon in its orbit when it is closest to Earth.
  8. The entire lit half of the moon is observed.
  9. The darkest part of a shadow; results in total eclipses.
Down
  1. The periods of revolution and rotation are similar; causes only one side of the moon to be observed.
  2. The spinning of an object around an axis.
  3. Decreasing in light; full moon to new moon.
  4. None of the lit half of the moon is observed.
  5. Increasing in light; new moon to full moon.
  6. The position of the moon in its orbit when it is furthest from Earth.
  7. The predictable pattern of moon phases; approximately 28 days in length.
  8. An oval-like shape.
  9. The only visible part of the sun during a total solar eclipse.
  10. One of 8 ways the moon can appear.
  11. The path of revolution.

20 Clues: An oval-like shape. • The path of revolution. • One of 8 ways the moon can appear. • The spinning of an object around an axis. • Decreasing in light; full moon to new moon. • Increasing in light; new moon to full moon. • The entire lit half of the moon is observed. • None of the lit half of the moon is observed. • The movement of an object around another object. • ...

Teacher 2024-11-27

Teacher crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – A person who travels to space.
  2. – A large object that orbits a star.
  3. – The brightest planet in the night sky.
  4. – The force that keeps us on the ground.
  5. – The largest planet in our solar system.
  6. – A tool used to see stars and planets.
  7. – The star at the center of our solar system.
  8. – A shooting star that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
  9. – A rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
  10. – Everything that exists in space.
Down
  1. – The path a planet takes around the Sun.
  2. – A giant system of stars, like the Milky Way.
  3. – It orbits around Earth and lights up the night sky.
  4. – The vast area beyond Earth's atmosphere.
  5. – This planet is famous for its beautiful rings.
  6. – The planet we live on.
  7. – A machine in space that sends signals to Earth.
  8. – Known as the "Red Planet."
  9. – The farthest planet from the Sun.
  10. – A big ball of burning gas in space.
  11. – Once called a planet, now a "dwarf planet."
  12. – A ball of ice and dust that orbits the Sun.
  13. – When the Sun, Moon, and Earth line up in space.
  14. – A vehicle used to travel to space.
  15. – The smallest planet and closest to the Sun.

25 Clues: – The planet we live on. • – Known as the "Red Planet." • – A person who travels to space. • – Everything that exists in space. • – The farthest planet from the Sun. • – A large object that orbits a star. • – A vehicle used to travel to space. • – A big ball of burning gas in space. • – A tool used to see stars and planets. • – The brightest planet in the night sky. • ...

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

Lets Extend, Module 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hardest material on the Mohs scale
  2. Coarsed grained
  3. Source of the Earth's internal heat
  4. In this layer, the rocks are hot and soft
  5. – A process in which metamorphic rock is subject to extreme heat and pressure
  6. The model that represents the processes of transformation of rocks
  7. Softest mineral on the Mohs scale
  8. Most rocks have shiny particles called?
  9. Composed of granite and rhyolite
  10. Is the breaking down of rock in the lithosphere
  11. Refers to the layers of the arrangement of minerals
  12. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
  13. Formed when sediment gets packed together
  14. largest layer of the earth
  15. Magma cools slowly underground the earth
  16. Fluid part of the core
  17. Consists of compaction and cementation
  18. Another term for Lithification
Down
  1. It is made up of less dense granitic rocks
  2. One of the types of seismic waves
  3. Cools and solidifies quickly from lava
  4. One of the types of seismic waves
  5. Magma cools fast on the surface of the earth
  6. Composed of gabbro and basalt
  7. The process in which the minerals stick or bind with sediments
  8. Naturally-formed solid element or compound
  9. Rich in silica
  10. Also known as Compositional layer
  11. Also known as rock salt
  12. It is the outer solid part of the earth

30 Clues: Rich in silica • Coarsed grained • Fluid part of the core • Also known as rock salt • largest layer of the earth • Composed of gabbro and basalt • Another term for Lithification • Composed of granite and rhyolite • One of the types of seismic waves • One of the types of seismic waves • Softest mineral on the Mohs scale • Also known as Compositional layer • ...

Earth's Atmosphere 2025-10-28

Earth's Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All of the water on Earth including ice, liquid water in the ocean, rivers, and lakes, and water vapor.
  2. The envelope of air that surrounds the solid Earth, including gasses and aerosols.
  3. ONLY atmospheric layer where weather occurs.
  4. All of the rock, sand, and soil on Earth including at Earth’s surface and deep underground.
  5. The height above earth or above sea level.
  6. Where the earth’s system gets its energy from.
  7. a group of interacting parts, with each piece influencing the behavior of the whole.
  8. The pattern of weather over a long period of time.
  9. Hottest atmospheric layer.
  10. A person who forecasts weather.
Down
  1. The layer of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
  2. Coldest atmospheric layer.
  3. Rain, sleet, snow, and hail.
  4. A gas that makes up 21 percent of earth’s atmosphere.
  5. All of Earth’s living things.
  6. The condition of the atmosphere and its phenomena in a certain place at a specific time. ONLY in the troposhere.
  7. The outermost and thickest layer of the atmosphere.
  8. A gas that makes up 78 percent of earth’s atmosphere.
  9. How close together particles are
  10. Tiny liquid and solid particles suspended in the atmosphere.
  11. A visible mass of condensed water vapor floating in the atmosphere.

21 Clues: Coldest atmospheric layer. • Hottest atmospheric layer. • Rain, sleet, snow, and hail. • All of Earth’s living things. • A person who forecasts weather. • How close together particles are • The height above earth or above sea level. • ONLY atmospheric layer where weather occurs. • Where the earth’s system gets its energy from. • ...

Plate Techtonics 2012-12-17

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of hot,solid material between earth's crust and core.
  2. a trace of an ancient organism that has been preserved in rocks.
  3. A layer of molten iron and nickle that surrounds the inner core of earth.
  4. a device that determines the distance of an object under water by recording echoes of sound waves.
  5. an undersea mountains chains where new ocean floor is produced;a divergent plate boundary.
  6. the process by witch oceanic crust sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  7. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  8. Waves Vibration that travels through earth carrying the energy released during an earthquake.
  9. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickle at the center of the earth.
  10. the transfer of energy though space.
Down
  1. the transfer of heat within a material or between materials that are touching.
  2. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  3. the hypothesis that the continents slowly move across earth surface.
  4. The force exerted on a surface divided by the area over which the force is exerted.
  5. the transfer of heat by movement of a fluids.
  6. A dark dense,igneous rock with a fine texture, found in oceanic crust.
  7. The layer of rock that form earth outer surface.
  8. A usually light-color igneous rock that is found in continental crust.
  9. the name of the single landmass that broke apart 200 million years ago and gave rise to today's continents.
  10. the amount of mass in a given space;mass per unit volume.

20 Clues: the transfer of energy though space. • the transfer of heat by movement of a fluids. • The layer of rock that form earth outer surface. • the amount of mass in a given space;mass per unit volume. • The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats. • The layer of hot,solid material between earth's crust and core. • ...

Earth, Moon, Sun System 2017-05-04

Earth, Moon, Sun System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one rotation of the Earth
  2. Earth's tilt and its revolution cause this to change
  3. Two times of year when the day and night lengths are about 12 hours
  4. the phase that is present when the moon is between the Earth and the sun (2 words)
  5. To move in a circle about a central axis
  6. describes a moon that appears to be growing
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  1. caused by the gravity of the moon as the Earth rotates on its axis
  2. one revolution of the Earth around the sun
  3. the phase that is present when the Earth is between the moon and the sun
  4. when one celestial body such as a moon or planet moves into the shadow of another celestial body
  5. one revolution of the moon around the Earth
  6. to spin on an axis

12 Clues: to spin on an axis • one rotation of the Earth • To move in a circle about a central axis • one revolution of the Earth around the sun • one revolution of the moon around the Earth • describes a moon that appears to be growing • Earth's tilt and its revolution cause this to change • caused by the gravity of the moon as the Earth rotates on its axis • ...

Water!! 2023-10-17

Water!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a body of rock or sediment that stores ground water and allows it to flow.
  2. the part of Earth that is water
  3. the path that a stream follows
  4. the ability for water to stick to other things
  5. the boundary between drainage areas that have streams that flow inn opposite directions
  6. Water that is above Earth surface
  7. a smaller stream that feeds into a river and eventually into a river system
  8. the upper boundary, or surface of groundwater
  9. the eater found in the spaces between rock particles below earths surface
  10. anything that has a positive charge at one end and a negative charge at another
Down
  1. the movement if water in Earth's system (also called the hydrologic cycle)
  2. the ability for water to stick to itself
  3. The process of solid water turning directly into water vapor without first becoming a liquid
  4. this occurs when liquid water changes into water vapor
  5. The release of water vapor into the air by plants
  6. the area of land that is drained by a river system
  7. any form of water that falls to earth from the clouds
  8. the gases surrounding Earth
  9. the change in state from water vapor to liquid water

19 Clues: the gases surrounding Earth • the path that a stream follows • the part of Earth that is water • Water that is above Earth surface • the ability for water to stick to itself • the upper boundary, or surface of groundwater • the ability for water to stick to other things • The release of water vapor into the air by plants • ...

Chapter One Review 2020-09-24

Chapter One Review crossword puzzle
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  1. A narrow and tight corridor along the ocean floor, and houses the deepest areas of the Earth’s ocean system.
  2. Refers literally to the “study of Earth”, and pertains to the physical significance of Earth’s processes, as well as the historical timeline in which the planet formed.
  3. A concentrated area of study devoted to weather and its processes, and the changes presented in specific patterns in the atmosphere.
  4. A large, flat area of land composed of igneous and metamorphic bedrock with continental interiors.
  5. The outer shell of the Earth’s interior. It is at its thickest underneath continents, and at its thinnest underneath the ocean floor.
  6. An underwater volcanic foundation, which may create a long and thin chain along the sea floor.
  7. Outside of areas featuring trenches, and a gradual incline of the sea floor composed of sediment, which shifted away from the continental shelf.
  8. Section of the ocean floor right beside major land masses or continents. Often includes the continental shelf.
  9. A gradual slope that continues from the shoreline towards the sea floor. Often cited as a point of reference for flooded continental areas.
  10. A highly prominent feature in continental land masses, and is a linear path in which a mountain range forms.
  11. (Mid-Ocean Ridge) A highly prominent feature along the ocean floor composed of fractured igneous rock.
  12. An interacting yet independent process that operates separate from the entirety of the Earth.
  13. Any area on Earth covered by ocean water (average depth is 3.8 kilometers).
  14. The realm consisting of all life present on Earth. Concentrated predominantly in shallow waters, and land masses closest to sea level.
  15. The most dense part of the Earth’s interior, and sits below the mantle.
  16. System A general term describing the interactions between different respective systems within Earth’s many “spheres”.
  17. Time Regarded as the amount of time denoted since the creation of Earth, and is associated with large increments to time.
  18. A much steeper drop-off that continues past the end of the continental shelf, and into the deeper ocean.
  19. A large, very flat area within a Deep-Ocean Basin.
  20. The thin layer encompassing the physical Earth, which houses oxygen and other emitted greenhouse gases. A representation of an open system.
Down
  1. A centered area of the study of Earth, concentrated on the systems within the world’s oceans. It is not a separate field of “science”, and is rather a combination of basic scientific areas with a focus on ocean life and structures.
  2. Theory A relatively new “theory” that argues the formation of the solar system was derived from a large solar nebula, in which nuclear fusion began.
  3. The interior area of a continent, which is much older than Mountain Belts.
  4. Basically a study of the known universe, with an emphasis on the relationship between earth and other known processes within the solar system and surrounding galaxy.
  5. Another flat area within the continental interior, which instead houses deformed rocks and a tin top layer of sedimentary rock.
  6. Science A collection of sciences, centered on geology, oceanography, meteorology, and astronomy. Demands an understanding of the complexities within Earth’s many systems.
  7. A mostly flat landmass featuring plateaus and other land forms risen above sea level (average elevation of 0.8 kilometers).
  8. An area that lies between the continental shore regions and oceanic ridges. May contain largely flat areas.
  9. An area of the outer layer of the interior, which houses the entirety of the crust and a portion of the outer mantle.
  10. A well-tested and well accepted viewpoint among scientists. Well beyond the uncertainty of a guess or hypothesis.
  11. A less dense middle section of the interior.
  12. An “educated guess”, or untested answer provided for a scientific question. Forms the basis of an experiment or series of tests and investigations.
  13. A scientific study devoted to viewing the Earth as a whole system, with a combination of various smaller systems forming a united whole planet. Power source derived from the Sun and the heat of the core.
  14. A pathway undertaken throughout the duration of an experiment or testing period, in which different ideas and concepts are exchanged in a joint effort to add legitimacy to a hypothesis, or additional strength to a theory.
  15. The area of the Earth between the surface and its center (which lies about 6400 kilometers beneath). The layering of Earth’s interior is linked to distinct physical and chemical properties.
  16. An area of the Earth featuring the rotating “cycle” of water, from evaporation to precipitation, and the return of rainwater to the oceans.
  17. A solid yet slowly moving section of the interior beneath the lithosphere, and is composed of significantly weaker rocks.

37 Clues: A less dense middle section of the interior. • A large, very flat area within a Deep-Ocean Basin. • The most dense part of the Earth’s interior, and sits below the mantle. • The interior area of a continent, which is much older than Mountain Belts. • Any area on Earth covered by ocean water (average depth is 3.8 kilometers). • ...

Unit 5 Crossword 2019-01-16

Unit 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The system of Earth that contains all living organisms
  2. The ability of a system to do work
  3. Process by which water circulates on Earth
  4. Make something denser or more concentrated
  5. The action or process of precipitating a substance
  6. How hot or cold something is
  7. Is the process by which heat travels through air
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  1. A group of atoms bonded together
  2. All ice that is on Earth
  3. The quality of being hot, high temperature
  4. All of the water that is on Earth
  5. The process of turning liquid into vapor
  6. The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere or in a gas
  7. Tiny drops of water that form on cool surfaces at night
  8. Anything that has mass and occupies space

15 Clues: All ice that is on Earth • How hot or cold something is • A group of atoms bonded together • All of the water that is on Earth • The ability of a system to do work • The process of turning liquid into vapor • Anything that has mass and occupies space • The quality of being hot, high temperature • Process by which water circulates on Earth • ...

Paleser Innerplanets 2024-04-24

Paleser Innerplanets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What greek god is Mars named after
  2. What greek god is Venus named after
  3. Two planets that don’t have moons (include the word “and”)
  4. it takes ______days to be a year on mercury
  5. Closest planet to the sun
  6. it takes three hundred and _____days to be a year on Earth
Down
  1. These four first planets are called ______
  2. 2nd planet closest to the sun
  3. What is mars moons called (include the word “and”)
  4. When the moon is covering the sun from Earth’s point of view
  5. What is it called when Earth makes a whole rotation around the sun
  6. 4th planet closest to the sun
  7. how many moons does Earth have
  8. how many moons does Mars have
  9. 3rd planet closest to the sun

15 Clues: Closest planet to the sun • 2nd planet closest to the sun • 4th planet closest to the sun • how many moons does Mars have • 3rd planet closest to the sun • how many moons does Earth have • What greek god is Mars named after • What greek god is Venus named after • These four first planets are called ______ • it takes ______days to be a year on mercury • ...

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

Lets Extend, Module 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the types of seismic waves
  2. Coarsed grained
  3. Most rocks have shiny particles called?
  4. Cools and solidifies quickly from lava
  5. Composed of granite and rhyolite
  6. Fluid part of the core
  7. Formed when sediment gets packed together
  8. The model that represents the processes of transformation of rocks
  9. Also known as rock salt
  10. Naturally-formed solid element or compound
  11. Also known as Compositional layer
  12. Consists of compaction and cementation
  13. – A process in which metamorphic rock is subject to extreme heat and pressure
  14. One of the types of seismic waves
  15. Rich in silica
  16. Is the breaking down of rock in the lithosphere
  17. Refers to the layers of the arrangement of minerals
  18. Magma cools slowly underground the earth
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  1. It is made up of less dense granitic rocks
  2. Softest mineral on the Mohs scale
  3. Composed of gabbro and basalt
  4. It is the outer solid part of the earth
  5. An instrument used to detect and record earthquakes
  6. Hardest material on the Mohs scale
  7. largest layer of the earth
  8. Another term for Lithification
  9. In this layer, the rocks are hot and soft
  10. Source of the Earth's internal heat
  11. Magma cools fast on the surface of the earth
  12. The process in which the minerals stick or bind with sediments

30 Clues: Rich in silica • Coarsed grained • Fluid part of the core • Also known as rock salt • largest layer of the earth • Composed of gabbro and basalt • Another term for Lithification • Composed of granite and rhyolite • One of the types of seismic waves • Softest mineral on the Mohs scale • Also known as Compositional layer • One of the types of seismic waves • ...

Science Crossword puzzle 2023-12-01

Science Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
  2. the section of the Earth that is north of the Equator
  3. the biggest star in our solar system
  4. 30 days =
  5. a triple star
  6. a system of lines used to describe the location of any place on Earth
  7. the opposite way the clock is going
  8. 24 hours = ?
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  1. A closed curve, consisting of all points whose distances from each of two fixed points (foci) add up to the same value
  2. Temperature is the amount of heat in something. It's measured with a thermometer
  3. a wrong or mistaken idea
  4. is when something turns or spins around a point located at its center
  5. when its dark outside its...
  6. 12 months = ?
  7. the area of Earth that is south of the Equator
  8. Earth's ____ is 23.5 degrees
  9. 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).
  10. the star that stays in one place
  11. the line going horizontally through the Earth
  12. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).

20 Clues: 30 days = • 24 hours = ? • 12 months = ? • a triple star • a wrong or mistaken idea • when its dark outside its... • Earth's ____ is 23.5 degrees • the star that stays in one place • the opposite way the clock is going • the biggest star in our solar system • the line going horizontally through the Earth • the area of Earth that is south of the Equator • ...

Earths Interior 2024-05-21

Earths Interior crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The point on Earth's surface directly above the focus of an earthquake.
  2. The type of rock in the inner core.
  3. The feature that separates Earth's crust and mantle from the asthenosphere.
  4. Earth's mantle at a local scale.
  5. The heat source where rock is heated and expands.
  6. A type of boundary where plates move away from each other left and right.
  7. Gigantic pieces of Earth's crust and upper mantle.
  8. A type of boundary where the plates move up and down from each other by sliding past eachother.
  9. The only planet with tectonic plates
  10. Seismic waves travel ___ through solid rock than liquid rock.
  11. The shaking of Earth's surface resulting from a sudden release of energy in the lithosphere that makes seismic waves.
Down
  1. The solid, outer part of Earth that includes the upper portion of the mantle.
  2. Earth's mantle at a global scale.
  3. ___ will subduct under the continental crust.
  4. ___ is caused by differences in temperature and density in a fluid.
  5. The layer of the Earth that lies below the lithosphere.
  6. ___ move slower through liquids than solids.
  7. A measure of how much mass there is in a volume of a substance.
  8. ___ waves are generated by earthquakes that travel through or over Earth.
  9. The type of rock in the outer core.

20 Clues: Earth's mantle at a local scale. • Earth's mantle at a global scale. • The type of rock in the inner core. • The type of rock in the outer core. • The only planet with tectonic plates • ___ move slower through liquids than solids. • ___ will subduct under the continental crust. • The heat source where rock is heated and expands. • ...

Science Crossword! (Chapter 8) 2025-11-07

Science Crossword! (Chapter 8) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is caused by earths tilt
  2. month the time the moon takes to complete on orbit of the earth
  3. year the time a planet takes to revolve once around the sun
  4. an object in orbit around another larger object
  5. oval shaped
  6. a scientist who studies the stars
  7. planet a small celestial body that orbits the sun
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  1. different shapes of the moon seen from earth
  2. earth-like, rocky
  3. the time a planet takes to rotate once around its axis
  4. a path a planet takes around a star
  5. giants the larger planets of the outer solar system
  6. belt a group of rocks that orbit the sun in a band between mars and Jupiter
  7. eclipse when the moon blocks sun from coming to earth
  8. one complete orbit of the sun

15 Clues: oval shaped • earth-like, rocky • it is caused by earths tilt • one complete orbit of the sun • a scientist who studies the stars • a path a planet takes around a star • different shapes of the moon seen from earth • an object in orbit around another larger object • the time a planet takes to rotate once around its axis • ...

🔭 Earth, Moon, & Sun Crossword Puzzle 2025-12-08

🔭 Earth, Moon, & Sun Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The motion of an object spinning on its axis.
  2. The sun is an average-sized_________.
  3. The side of the Earth facing away from the sun experiences this.
  4. The side of the Earth facing toward the sun experiences this.
  5. The phase of the moon when it appears fully sunlit.
  6. Earth's spinning motion that causes day and night.
Down
  1. The smallest object when comparing the Earth, Moon, and Sun.
  2. This object is made of burning, glowing gas and helium.
  3. The Moon's gravitational pull causes these.
  4. The Earth's tilted ____ and its revolution cause the seasons.
  5. When the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in a straight line, the tidal range is the ____.
  6. It takes the Earth this many hours to complete one rotation.
  7. The phase of the moon when it appears fully in shadow.

13 Clues: The sun is an average-sized_________. • The Moon's gravitational pull causes these. • The motion of an object spinning on its axis. • Earth's spinning motion that causes day and night. • The phase of the moon when it appears fully sunlit. • The phase of the moon when it appears fully in shadow. • This object is made of burning, glowing gas and helium. • ...

Scarlett's Planet Earth Crossword Puzzle 2017-05-06

Scarlett's Planet Earth Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth is made up of 3 main layers. These are the Crust, The Mantle and the _______?
  2. Earth is one of ________ planets in our Solar System
  3. At the top and bottom of the Earth are the North and South ___________
  4. The Earth's atmosphere is made up of different gases. The main one is _______
  5. The Earth spins on it's _______ giving us night and day
  6. Earth is the ________ planet from the Sun
  7. The Moon takes 28 ________ to go around the Earth
Down
  1. The 7 big areas of land that make up Earth are called __________
  2. What is the name of the force that pulls objects to the Earth?
  3. What does the moon's pull of gravity control on Earth?

10 Clues: Earth is the ________ planet from the Sun • The Moon takes 28 ________ to go around the Earth • Earth is one of ________ planets in our Solar System • What does the moon's pull of gravity control on Earth? • The Earth spins on it's _______ giving us night and day • What is the name of the force that pulls objects to the Earth? • ...

Earth's system & resources 2021-10-21

Earth's system & resources crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a form where two tectonic plates separate
  2. crust on land
  3. areas of weakness in the volcano
  4. a force that squeezes something together
  5. one super-continent
  6. the denser plate that sinks below
  7. the rigid layer of earth
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  1. a hard black volcanic rock
  2. crust under oceans
  3. the occurrence of a shear strain
  4. is described as the pulling force
  5. ingenuous rock composed mostly of quarts
  6. where two plates collide
  7. the thick layer of earth
  8. the brittle rocky outer layer of earth

15 Clues: crust on land • crust under oceans • one super-continent • where two plates collide • the thick layer of earth • the rigid layer of earth • a hard black volcanic rock • the occurrence of a shear strain • areas of weakness in the volcano • is described as the pulling force • the denser plate that sinks below • the brittle rocky outer layer of earth • ...

Space 2018-04-19

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest star next to Earth
  2. How much light travels in one year
  3. Known as Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, or Earth
  4. Way: Our galaxy
  5. An object made of ice, dust, and gases
  6. Star: Red dwarf six light years away
  7. Giant: A very big star
  8. Very beautiful in the night sky
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  1. Huge collection of stars and planets
  2. Objects that orbit Earth to collect information
  3. Known as a meteor
  4. A body that orbits Earth
  5. Solid shell of a rocky planet, or dwarf
  6. What the moon does
  7. Hole: A "hole" that swallows everything

15 Clues: Way: Our galaxy • Known as a meteor • What the moon does • Giant: A very big star • A body that orbits Earth • The biggest star next to Earth • Very beautiful in the night sky • How much light travels in one year • Huge collection of stars and planets • Star: Red dwarf six light years away • An object made of ice, dust, and gases • Solid shell of a rocky planet, or dwarf • ...

Astronomy 2025-06-02

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural object that orbits a planet
  2. Known for its rings
  3. A model of the solar system with Earth at the center
  4. Second planet from the Sun. Cloud covered and very bright
  5. A medium sized star at the center of our solar system
  6. A body that orbits a planet
  7. The movement of one object around another
  8. Closest to the Sun. Small rocky planet with craters
  9. The measure of the amount of matter in an abject
  10. The spinning of Earth around its axis
  11. All of space and everything in it
  12. An imaginary line through the center of the Earth. From North pole to South pole
  13. Windy planet
  14. The force of gravity on an object
  15. The rise and fall of ocean water that occur approximately every 12.5 hours
  16. Day and night are about 12 hours long each
  17. An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared its orbit of debris
Down
  1. The day of the year when the Sun is farthest north or south
  2. Spherical object that orbits a star
  3. Coldest planet
  4. Massive, self-luminous body of gas
  5. A ball of dust and ice that develops a tail as it passes the Sun
  6. A pattern or group of stars that represents a figure
  7. A curved path that a celestial body takes
  8. Gas giant. Largest planet
  9. Develops the Heliocentric Model
  10. A force that makes objects pull toward each other
  11. The pale blue dot
  12. Includes the Sun, the planets, their moons, and everything else that revolves around the Sun
  13. A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center
  14. 4th planet from the Sun. Red planet
  15. Earth has seasons because its axis is _____________
  16. A system of dust, gas, and many millions of start
  17. A giant ball of superheated gas or plasma
  18. A small piece of rock or ice burning in Earth’s atmosphere

35 Clues: Windy planet • Coldest planet • The pale blue dot • Known for its rings • Gas giant. Largest planet • A body that orbits a planet • Develops the Heliocentric Model • All of space and everything in it • The force of gravity on an object • Massive, self-luminous body of gas • Spherical object that orbits a star • 4th planet from the Sun. Red planet • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2012-07-29

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core: An extremely hot, solid sphere mostly iron and nickel at the centre of the earth
  2. plates: This occurs when 2 plates slide past eachother
  3. An avalanche of volcanic ash
  4. Likes to chase mice
  5. That point on the earth's surface directly above the hypocenter of an earthquake
  6. The fine grained material produced by a pyroclastic eruption
  7. The calculated location of the focus of an earthquake
  8. Crust: Outermost solid layer of the earth that forms the continents
  9. The maximum height of a wave crest or depth of a trough
  10. volcano: A volcano which is erupting.
  11. A weak point in the earth's crust where the rock layers have ruptured and slipped
  12. Man's best friend
  13. Large marsupial
  14. The layer of rock that lies between the outer crust and the core of the earth
  15. Pieces of crust and brittle uppermost mantle
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  1. The outermost solid shell
  2. plates: This occurs when 2 plates move apart, usually under water
  3. tectonics: A widely accepted theory that relates most of the geologic features near the earth's surface to the movement and interaction of relatively thin rock plates
  4. Flying mammal
  5. An earthquake that follows a larger earthquake
  6. plates: When plates diverge and Magma from the Mantle spews onto the Earth surface
  7. Has a trunk
  8. Hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling
  9. plates: When the edges of some plates move towards eachother
  10. core: The only liquid layer of the Earth
  11. Low amplitude, continuous earthquake activity commonly associated with magma movement
  12. A steep-sided mass of viscous (doughy) lava extruded from a volcanic vent
  13. A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock

28 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • The outermost solid shell • An avalanche of volcanic ash • A dark, fine-grained volcanic rock • volcano: A volcano which is erupting. • core: The only liquid layer of the Earth • Pieces of crust and brittle uppermost mantle • An earthquake that follows a larger earthquake • ...

Science crossword! 2023-11-29

Science crossword! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an increase of a substance while its mass remains the same
  2. a mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth.
  3. a natural phenomenon that happens near the equator
  4. hempisphere half of earth between the South Pole and the equator
  5. a year is made up of four of these.
  6. the measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales including Fahrenheit and Celsius
  7. the highest layer of the atmosphere in which the gases are all mixed up rather than being layered by their mass
  8. an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.
  9. jet stream a belt of powerful upper-level winds that sit atop the polar front
  10. in a direction to that in which th elands of a clock rotate as viewed from in front
  11. degree of consistency measured by the quantity of mass per unit volume
  12. the outermost layer of out atmosphere
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  1. the half of earth north of the equator
  2. winds air currents closer to the earths surface that blows from east to west near the equator
  3. proceeds in the same direction as a clocks hand
  4. Pole the southernmost point on earth
  5. layer of earths atmosphere lying between the troposphere and the mesophere
  6. Pole the northernmost point on earth
  7. cells an atmospheric cell lying between the polar cell and the Hadley cell
  8. cells the smallest weakest cells
  9. cells a pattern of atmostoheric circulation in which warm air rises near the aquator and cools as it travels poleward at high altitude
  10. to shorten to become reduced in size
  11. the angle between an objects rotational axis and its orbital axis
  12. effect an internal or fictitious force that acts on objects in motion within a frame of reference that rotates with respect to an inertial frame.
  13. pressure a scientific unit of pressure

25 Clues: cells the smallest weakest cells • a year is made up of four of these. • Pole the southernmost point on earth • Pole the northernmost point on earth • to shorten to become reduced in size • the outermost layer of out atmosphere • the half of earth north of the equator • pressure a scientific unit of pressure • a mixture of gasses that surrounds the earth. • ...

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Atlantic ocean covers about __ _______ of the Earth.
  2. ___ covers about 1/10 of the Earth.
  3. The Pacific ocean covers about __ _______ of the Earth.
  4. A modern practice of position fixing that enables a navigator to travel through space.
  5. What is the smallest major land mass?
  6. Africa is bordered by the Atlantic ocean to the ____.
  7. What land mass includes Europe and Asia?
  8. A star that increases in brightness because of an explosion.
  9. The largest ocean basin.
  10. Latitude is noted in degrees ____ or South of the Equator.
  11. The ocean basin that connects the polar waters.
  12. The warmest ocean basin that contains a trade route between africa and Asia.
  13. The line drawn by the 180 degree meridian separating neighbors by 24 hours.
Down
  1. How long did it rain to create the oceans?
  2. Unit used in measuring distance at sea.
  3. An interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium, and ionized gases.
  4. What is the longitudinal line of reference?
  5. Layers of water with a cold, dense one at top and a warm one at bottom.
  6. A person who draws and produces maps.
  7. What galaxy are we in?
  8. The release or give off of a gas or vapor.
  9. What is the latitudinal line of reference?
  10. Imaginary line at which a body rotates.
  11. What is the continent of the south pole?
  12. Longitude is noted in degrees ____ or west of the Prime Meridian.
  13. In 1955, the UN established major __________.
  14. A large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature.
  15. The first organisms on Earth were ________-like.
  16. Meridians of longitude pass through both _____ of the Earth.
  17. The smallest and coldest ocean basin.

30 Clues: What galaxy are we in? • The largest ocean basin. • ___ covers about 1/10 of the Earth. • A person who draws and produces maps. • What is the smallest major land mass? • The smallest and coldest ocean basin. • Unit used in measuring distance at sea. • Imaginary line at which a body rotates. • What land mass includes Europe and Asia? • What is the continent of the south pole? • ...

science 2024-12-04

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation.
  2. a chunk of rock or iron that has landed on the ground after surviving a fiery passage through the atmosphere.
  3. a loose sleeveless garment worn over other clothes : cloak b : a figurative cloak symbolizing preeminence or authority accepted the mantle of leadership.
  4. Tectonic plates are composed of the oceanic lithosphere and the thicker continental lithosphere, each topped by its own kind of crust.
  5. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents and continental shelves
  6. When two plates come together,
  7. the more stable form
  8. In nuclear and particle physics, a geoneutrino is a neutrino or antineutrino emitted during the decay of naturally-occurring radionuclides in the Earth.
  9. heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
Down
  1. vibrations in the earth that transmit energy and occur during seismic activity such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and even man-made explosions.
  2. occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other.
  3. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  4. formed where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another
  5. The original unstable isotope
  6. the denser crustal layer of Earth that makes up portions of tectonic plates in deep oceans.
  7. Radiometric dating calculates an age in years for geologic materials by measuring the presence of a short-life radioactive element, e.g.
  8. a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron
  9. a fluid layer about 2,260 km
  10. region of the upper atmosphere between about 50 and 80 km (30 and 50 miles) above the surface of the Earth
  11. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.

20 Clues: the more stable form • a fluid layer about 2,260 km • The original unstable isotope • When two plates come together, • a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron • the emission of energy in the form of ionizing radiation. • occurs when two tectonic plates move away from each other. • heat-driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle • ...

Layers of the earth and plate tectonics! 2021-09-13

Layers of the earth and plate tectonics! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. part of the crust that is mostly made up of graphite and is less dense
  2. liquid part of the core made from uranium
  3. the process that gives the plates to move like a conveyor belt
  4. there are this many layers of the earth
  5. increases as depth increases
  6. solid part of the core made of mostly iron and nickel
  7. part of the crust that is made up of basalt and is more dense
  8. boundaries that move away from each other
Down
  1. the original super continent
  2. a zone of the mantle that flows like hot lava and plates "float" on
  3. boundaries that move toward each other and smash into one another
  4. a zone made up of the crust and the upper mantle
  5. boundaries that move past each other
  6. thinnest layer of the Earth
  7. thickest layer of the Earth
  8. inner most layer of the earth both solid and liquid

16 Clues: thinnest layer of the Earth • thickest layer of the Earth • the original super continent • increases as depth increases • boundaries that move past each other • there are this many layers of the earth • liquid part of the core made from uranium • boundaries that move away from each other • a zone made up of the crust and the upper mantle • ...

Volcano's 2023-02-07

Volcano's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The pipe that carries magma from a reservoir or chamber to the vent where it is erupted.
  2. A sudden and especially violent explosion produced during a volcanic eruption.
  3. The opening at the Earth's surface where magma, rock fragments, and/or volcanic gases are emitted.
  4. hot, pressurized volcanic gas that can cause a volcanic explosion or blast.
  5. A volcano that is not erupting now, but is considered likely to erupt in the future.
  6. A vent in the surface of the Earth which magma and gases erupt, and form a structure.
  7. A bowl depression that usually lies directly above the vent from which volcanic material is ejected.
  8. a sudden motion or trembling in the crust.
  9. A surface feature of a geothermal system, where warm or hot water flows out of the ground.
  10. Molten rock beneath the surface of the earth that erupts from a volcano as lava.
Down
  1. the effusion of lava to the surface of the earth.
  2. The zone of the Earth below the crust and above the core.
  3. A volcano that is currently erupting or has erupted during the last 10,000 years.
  4. Earth's outermost layer or shell.
  5. plate boundaries are where the tectonic plates are moving towards each other.
  6. mixture of rock, mineral, and glass pieces expelled from a volcano during an eruption.
  7. an opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases erupt and create a volcano.
  8. Fine particles of pulverized rock (tephra) erupted from the vent of a volcano.
  9. Molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface and flowed from a volcano .
  10. The reservoir beneath a volcanic vent where magma resides prior to eruption.

20 Clues: Earth's outermost layer or shell. • a sudden motion or trembling in the crust. • the effusion of lava to the surface of the earth. • The zone of the Earth below the crust and above the core. • hot, pressurized volcanic gas that can cause a volcanic explosion or blast. • Molten rock that has reached the Earth's surface and flowed from a volcano . • ...