the earth Crossword Puzzles

F.V. Unit 1 2023-02-25

F.V. Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. enjoying the company of others
  2. the surface features of an area of land
  3. an area which belongs to a person, organization, institution, animal, nation or state
  4. beyond the regular school curriculum
  5. a suffix meaning connected or relating to
  6. relating to the air
  7. beyond the ordinary
  8. broken pieces of stone and bricks
  9. going beyond what is reasonable
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  1. to lift into the air
  2. under the earth
  3. a disturbance that causes a disruption of an activity
  4. a prefix meaning outside of or beyond
  5. warm and friendly
  6. a Latin root meaning earth or land
  7. from outside of the earth
  8. relating to the face

17 Clues: under the earth • warm and friendly • relating to the air • beyond the ordinary • to lift into the air • relating to the face • from outside of the earth • enjoying the company of others • going beyond what is reasonable • broken pieces of stone and bricks • a Latin root meaning earth or land • beyond the regular school curriculum • a prefix meaning outside of or beyond • ...

Ancient Greeks 2021-02-26

Ancient Greeks crossword puzzle
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  1. Discovered earth is a sphere
  2. "Father of Medicine"
  3. Founder of Atomism
  4. Established that Earth was the center of the Universe
  5. First to propose a sun-centered universe
  6. Made a map of the inhabited world
  7. "Father of Modern Science"
  8. Greatest engineer of the ancient world
  9. "Father of Geometry"
  10. Founder of Western Philosophy
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  1. student of Socrates and teacher of Aristotle
  2. Theorized cosmic cycle of love and strife
  3. Created a doctrine saying air is the source of all things
  4. Claimed all things were numbers
  5. Founder of Ionian natural philosophy
  6. Greatest astronomer of antiquity
  7. Calculated circumference of Earth
  8. First with trigonometric table

18 Clues: Founder of Atomism • "Father of Medicine" • "Father of Geometry" • "Father of Modern Science" • Discovered earth is a sphere • Founder of Western Philosophy • First with trigonometric table • Claimed all things were numbers • Greatest astronomer of antiquity • Made a map of the inhabited world • Calculated circumference of Earth • Founder of Ionian natural philosophy • ...

Integrated Science 3 Vocab 2024-05-20

Integrated Science 3 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Fraction of sunlight reflected by a celestial object All planets move in elliptical orbits about the Sun
  2. A flattened, rotating disk of gas and dust, tis a nebula
  3. Orbit period with respect to the fixed stars
  4. a law that Relates the period of a planet to its semi major axis of orbit
  5. A theory Describes evolution of the solar system
  6. Planets having Earth-like characteristics
  7. Two planets lined up on the same side of the Sun
  8. Planetary clockwise rotation
  9. Two planets lined up on opposite sides of the Earth
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  1. Earth's motion around the Sun
  2. Counterclockwise revolution about the Sun
  3. The gaseous planets
  4. Average distance between the Earth and the Sun A new class of planets including Pluto
  5. a system that Contains eight planets
  6. this model Considers the Earth to be the center of the universe
  7. Considers the Sun to be the center of the solar system
  8. The study of the totality of all matter, energy, space, and time
  9. Musical genius created classics like Runaway, Lift yourself and Carnival
  10. Spinning on an internal axis

19 Clues: The gaseous planets • Spinning on an internal axis • Planetary clockwise rotation • Earth's motion around the Sun • a system that Contains eight planets • Counterclockwise revolution about the Sun • Planets having Earth-like characteristics • Orbit period with respect to the fixed stars • A theory Describes evolution of the solar system • ...

Rotation & Revolution 2024-10-09

Rotation & Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. The spinning of the earth on an imaginary line creates the ______ cycle of light and darkness.
  2. During this season, different parts of the Earth receive the most sunlight.
  3. During this, different parts of the Earth receive the least sunlight.
  4. The Earth rotates in a __________ direction.
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  1. The movement of the Earth going around the sun.
  2. The imaginary line that the Earth spins on.
  3. The spinning of the Earth on an imaginary line.
  4. Three hundred and sixty five and a quarter days marks one full _____ on Earth.
  5. The Earth's rotation plays a crucial role in the Earth's ocean _______.
  6. The Earth revolves from ______ to East.

10 Clues: The Earth revolves from ______ to East. • The imaginary line that the Earth spins on. • The Earth rotates in a __________ direction. • The movement of the Earth going around the sun. • The spinning of the Earth on an imaginary line. • During this, different parts of the Earth receive the least sunlight. • ...

Things fall apart puzzle 2025-12-03

Things fall apart puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. okonkwos son
  2. beginning stage
  3. being unpredictable
  4. final demand
  5. out of place
  6. okonkwos daughter
  7. the main character
  8. the oldest man in the village
  9. something dumb and reckless
  10. the earth goddess
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  1. something about to start
  2. okonkwos second wife
  3. the priest of the earth goddess
  4. something that causes disgust
  5. the king of crops
  6. the oracle
  7. the peace offering between mbaino and umofia
  8. being able to recognize something
  9. the great wrestler defeated by okonkwo
  10. okonkwos father

20 Clues: the oracle • okonkwos son • final demand • out of place • beginning stage • okonkwos father • the king of crops • okonkwos daughter • the earth goddess • the main character • being unpredictable • okonkwos second wife • something about to start • something dumb and reckless • something that causes disgust • the oldest man in the village • the priest of the earth goddess • ...

BJU Science 6 Chapter 1 vocabulary 2021-12-05

BJU Science 6 Chapter 1 vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The beginning part of an earthquake
  2. Breaks the earth's surface along which rock can move
  3. rock Rocks that are produced from volcanoes
  4. pot A hot spring that contains more mud than water.
  5. when the magma breaks the surface of the earth
  6. Large pieces that float on the partly melted rock in the earth's mantle
  7. strength or seismic waves of an earthquake
  8. Scientists who study volcanoes
  9. The earth directly above the focus seismologist Scientists who study the movement of the earth
  10. When rocks shift suddenly and release their stored energy
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  1. A device that detects, times, and measures movements of the earth
  2. where a crack in the earth's crust allows magma and gasses to come to the surface
  3. chamber Pockets of molten rock
  4. wave Vibrations that flow out from the focus in all directions
  5. The crust and upper area of the mantle
  6. boundary Places where the plates meet
  7. spring Hot water that rises to the earth's surface geyser Hot springs that periodically blow steam and hot water into the air
  8. Giant waves

18 Clues: Giant waves • chamber Pockets of molten rock • Scientists who study volcanoes • The beginning part of an earthquake • boundary Places where the plates meet • The crust and upper area of the mantle • rock Rocks that are produced from volcanoes • strength or seismic waves of an earthquake • when the magma breaks the surface of the earth • ...

Weather Crossword 2021-10-30

Weather Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Violent winter storm
  2. Boundary where two air masses meet
  3. Water that falls from the atmosphere
  4. Large, rotating tropical weather system
  5. Weather conditions in a long period
  6. Natural movement in the air
  7. gas Natural process that heats the Earth
  8. Is the atmospheric conditions
  9. cycle Natural process in which water moves
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  1. Transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  2. The amount of water vapor in the air
  3. Transfer of thermal energy by movement of particles
  4. Small, rotating column of air
  5. Layer closest to Earth
  6. Overlaps mesosphere, thermosphere, exosphere
  7. Transfer of thermal energy by collisions between particles
  8. Layer directly above troposphere
  9. point Temperature at which air is fully saturated
  10. Thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth

19 Clues: Violent winter storm • Layer closest to Earth • Natural movement in the air • Small, rotating column of air • Is the atmospheric conditions • Layer directly above troposphere • Boundary where two air masses meet • Weather conditions in a long period • The amount of water vapor in the air • Water that falls from the atmosphere • Large, rotating tropical weather system • ...

science ecosystem crossword 2022-01-21

science ecosystem crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. layers of gases held up by gravity
  2. when organisms rely on each other
  3. water found on earth surface
  4. living organisms
  5. variety of organisms in an ecosystem
  6. doesn't produce their own food
  7. the removal of forests
  8. building block for part of the cell
  9. outer shell of the earth
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  1. nutrient needed for the survival of organism
  2. mixture of sand, silt, clay, and hummus
  3. when one organism consumes another
  4. uses energy from the sun
  5. all areas where life is found
  6. a community of interacting organisms
  7. non-living things
  8. layer under all the soil made up of rocks
  9. one of the most common elements on earth
  10. layer of soil made up of decomposed plants

19 Clues: living organisms • non-living things • the removal of forests • uses energy from the sun • outer shell of the earth • water found on earth surface • all areas where life is found • doesn't produce their own food • when organisms rely on each other • layers of gases held up by gravity • when one organism consumes another • building block for part of the cell • ...

Rockets 2025-07-10

Rockets crossword puzzle
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  1. U.S. space agency
  2. Force that pulls objects toward Earth
  3. Small-scale rockets built for learning
  4. Another word for a quick upward movement
  5. Opposite of gravity
  6. These help stabilize a rocket during flight
  7. A rocket launches from this structure
  8. The device that helps launch the rocket
  9. Part that converts fuel into motion
  10. Rockets need this to create thrust
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  1. The missions that took astronauts to the Moon
  2. To light the fuel
  3. What is compressed in air rockets?
  4. The force that pushes a rocket upward
  5. Path a satellite takes around a planet
  6. Rockets travel into this beyond Earth
  7. Object placed in orbit around Earth
  8. The pointed front part of a rocket
  9. Air builds this inside an air rocket

19 Clues: U.S. space agency • To light the fuel • Opposite of gravity • What is compressed in air rockets? • The pointed front part of a rocket • Rockets need this to create thrust • Object placed in orbit around Earth • Part that converts fuel into motion • Air builds this inside an air rocket • Force that pulls objects toward Earth • The force that pushes a rocket upward • ...

5th Grade Science Vocabulary - water 2023-03-07

5th Grade Science Vocabulary - water crossword puzzle
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  1. a place where freshwater is stored
  2. a group of atoms joined together in particular way
  3. water in the form of invisible gas
  4. the air that surrounds Earth
  5. all liquid water and ice on Earth
  6. when liquid turns into a gas
  7. water that is found in the soil and Underground
  8. the solid part of Earth
  9. a community of organisms together with its environment
  10. matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule
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  1. a supply of something that is useful
  2. all the living things on earth
  3. a group of parts that work together
  4. water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  5. a long period Of dry weather
  6. when gas turns into a liquid

16 Clues: the solid part of Earth • the air that surrounds Earth • when liquid turns into a gas • a long period Of dry weather • when gas turns into a liquid • all the living things on earth • all liquid water and ice on Earth • a place where freshwater is stored • water in the form of invisible gas • a group of parts that work together • a supply of something that is useful • ...

puzzle 2024-12-09

puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The system containing all of Earths water
  2. The process that moves larger bodies of earths materials to higher elevations
  3. The water that is stored in cracks and pores beneath the Earth surface.
  4. The middle and largest layer of the geosphere is the mantle
  5. The process when plants release water vapor through cellular respiration
  6. Average weather pattern for a region over a long period of time.
  7. cycle The series of processes that transport and continually change rock into different form
  8. A naturally occurring composed of minerals such as organic matter.
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  1. The Earth system that contains all living things
  2. Mixture of gases that form a layer around the Earth
  3. The center part of Earth
  4. Naturally occurring inorganic solids that have crystal like structure.
  5. The most type of water in the Earth.
  6. The process in which a liquid turn into gas
  7. The brittle outer layer of the geosphere made of thin layer of rock

15 Clues: The center part of Earth • The most type of water in the Earth. • The system containing all of Earths water • The process in which a liquid turn into gas • The Earth system that contains all living things • Mixture of gases that form a layer around the Earth • The middle and largest layer of the geosphere is the mantle • ...

How the Moon Became a Place Crossword 2025-03-03

How the Moon Became a Place Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. adjective-related to myths, which are traditional stories often involving gods or heroes
  2. noun-A scientist who studies the Earth, its structure, and the processes that have shaped it over time
  3. noun-model of the universe in which Earth is at the center, with all other celestial bodies revolving around it
  4. noun-person with knowledge of many subjects or areas
  5. noun-the quality of continuing despite difficulties or obstacles
  6. adjective-relating to the sky or outer space
  7. verb-telling a story or describing events
  8. adjective-difficult to understand or explain
  9. adjective-existing or occurring beneath the Moon, on Earth; sublunary refers to anything below the celestial sphere
  10. noun-type of photographic film material used in early photography
  11. noun-relating to things that exist outside of Earth or its atmosphere
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  1. noun-the arrangement of natural and artificial physical features of an area
  2. noun-(modern spelling: ether)in ancient and medieval science, a hypothetical substance thought to fill the universe above the terrestrial sphere
  3. noun-the part of a spacecraft or rocket that is designed to carry instruments or other useful cargo
  4. noun-real-world data collected through direct observation, often used to verify remote sensing data
  5. noun-cientists who study Earth processes, such as geology, geophysics, and hydrology
  6. noun-undeveloped or uncharted region; often used metaphorically to describe the boundary of exploration
  7. noun-the history of Earth’s physical structure and the processes that shaped it
  8. noun-the science and technology of designing and operating robots
  9. noun-device for measuring small distances or thicknesses with great precision

20 Clues: verb-telling a story or describing events • adjective-relating to the sky or outer space • adjective-difficult to understand or explain • noun-person with knowledge of many subjects or areas • noun-the quality of continuing despite difficulties or obstacles • noun-the science and technology of designing and operating robots • ...

AWard crossword 2023-02-01

AWard crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer layer of a terrestrial planet
  2. igneous rock that makes up most of the oceanic crust
  3. the natural separation of differently dense materials over time due to gravity
  4. the plate boundary in which two plates slide past each other
  5. the area in which the oceanic plate is forced to during convergence with a continental plate
  6. the largest part of Earth’s interior
  7. movement that spreads through the Earth after an earthquake or explosion
  8. the motion of the segments of the outer layer of the Earth
  9. the plate boundary in which the two plates move apart
  10. rock formed from small pieces of other rocks
  11. the bending of seismic waves
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  1. the plate boundary in which two plates push into each other
  2. the magnetic field which surrounds the Earth
  3. rock that has cooled from a molten state
  4. movement caused by less dense gas or liquid’s tendency to move up
  5. an area far from a plate boundary in which heat still rises from the interior
  6. regions of high energy ions in the magnetosphere
  7. igneous rock that makes up the continental crust
  8. an instrument which measures the movement of the earth after a seismic event

19 Clues: the bending of seismic waves • the largest part of Earth’s interior • the outer layer of a terrestrial planet • rock that has cooled from a molten state • the magnetic field which surrounds the Earth • rock formed from small pieces of other rocks • regions of high energy ions in the magnetosphere • igneous rock that makes up the continental crust • ...

Earth-Sun-Moon Systems Vocabulary 2024-09-10

Earth-Sun-Moon Systems Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. Different times of the year with distinct weather patterns, caused by Earth’s tilt as it revolves around the sun.
  2. The movement of a planet, such as Earth, around another object, such as the sun.
  3. An invisible line that goes through the center of a thing, like the Earth, which spins around this line.
  4. What occurs when Earth comes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.
  5. When an object spins around an invisible line, such as Earth spinning around its axis.
  6. Eclipse When the moon comes between the sun and the Earth, casting a small shadow on the Earth.
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  1. The phase in which the whole face of the moon is lit up and looks like a complete circle in the night sky.
  2. The force of attraction between masses
  3. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, dividing it into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  4. Half of the Earth, either the northern or the southern part.
  5. The phase in which the moon is invisible, because its dark side is facing Earth.
  6. The water level in the ocean at any given time. High tides are at their highest, and low tides at their lowest, when there is a full moon.

12 Clues: The force of attraction between masses • Half of the Earth, either the northern or the southern part. • The movement of a planet, such as Earth, around another object, such as the sun. • The phase in which the moon is invisible, because its dark side is facing Earth. • When an object spins around an invisible line, such as Earth spinning around its axis. • ...

Unit 2 2018-05-12

Unit 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. areas at the top and bottom of Earth
  2. the imaginary horizontal line around the center of the Earth that divides it into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
  3. parallel to level ground or the horizon, flat
  4. units that measure longitude and latitude
  5. an imaginary vertical line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern hemispheres
  6. a solid geometric shape that is round, like a ball
  7. a round model of the Earth
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  1. 1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000
  2. horizontal line that measures the distance north or south of the equator
  3. upright or at right angles to the horizon, straight up
  4. set of numbers used to find locations on Earth
  5. vertical line that measures the distance east or west of the prime meridian
  6. the two halves of a sphere
  7. two lines of latitude above and below the equator that represent the point where the sun shines directly overhead

14 Clues: the two halves of a sphere • a round model of the Earth • areas at the top and bottom of Earth • units that measure longitude and latitude • parallel to level ground or the horizon, flat • set of numbers used to find locations on Earth • a solid geometric shape that is round, like a ball • upright or at right angles to the horizon, straight up • ...

Earth Moon Sun Relationships 6.3abcde 2023-10-31

Earth Moon Sun Relationships 6.3abcde crossword puzzle
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  1. the light of the moon is on the right
  2. the light of the moon is on the left
  3. made mostly of nitrogen and oxygen
  4. also called the goldilocks zone. Earth's perfect location where everything is just right
  5. earth has equal amounts of daylight and darkness
  6. when the moon moves into earth's shadow
  7. when the sun, moon, and earth are in a straight line and tides are more extreme
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  1. when the sun, moon, and earth form a 90 degree angle and tides are less extreme
  2. protects earth from solar winds and radiation
  3. when the moon moves in front of the sun and blocks are view
  4. going around another object-the earth revolves around the sun
  5. spinning on an axis-determines how long day/night are
  6. the rise and fall of oceans, mainly due to the moon's gravitational pull
  7. when a celestial object is blocking the view of another object

14 Clues: made mostly of nitrogen and oxygen • the light of the moon is on the left • the light of the moon is on the right • when the moon moves into earth's shadow • protects earth from solar winds and radiation • earth has equal amounts of daylight and darkness • spinning on an axis-determines how long day/night are • ...

Sundials and time 2017-11-21

Sundials and time crossword puzzle
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  1. 24 in every day
  2. Name for the shadow stick
  3. The opposite of midday
  4. When the sun appears
  5. It travels around the earth
  6. It sets here
  7. The dark half
  8. It takes this long for earth to travel around the sun
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  1. As humans we need it to survive
  2. Cast by the sun
  3. As the sun goes down
  4. The earth travels around this star
  5. Half way through a day
  6. On our sundials midday points in this direction
  7. It rises here

15 Clues: It sets here • The dark half • It rises here • 24 in every day • Cast by the sun • As the sun goes down • When the sun appears • The opposite of midday • Half way through a day • Name for the shadow stick • It travels around the earth • As humans we need it to survive • The earth travels around this star • On our sundials midday points in this direction • ...

MSM Magicals 2026-02-27

MSM Magicals crossword puzzle
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  1. Plant Cold Light
  2. Water Fire Bone
  3. Light Psychic Bone
  4. Earth Bone
  5. Fire Light
  6. Earth Fire Faerie
  7. Fire Faerie
  8. Water Psychic
  9. Psychic
  10. Light Psychic Faerie
  11. Psychic Faerie
  12. Faerie Bone
  13. Fire Psychic
  14. Bone
  15. Cold Faerie
  16. Cold Fire Light
  17. Plant Fire Psychic
  18. Fire Bone
  19. Plant Water Fire Psychic
  20. Light
  21. Plant Cold Fire Light
  22. Earth Cold Fire Faerie
  23. Water Fire Psychic
  24. Light Psychic
  25. Light Faerie
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  1. Light Bone
  2. Plant Water Psychic
  3. Plant Light
  4. Earth Faerie
  5. Water Earth Bone
  6. Light Psychic Faerie Bone
  7. Cold Fire Faerie
  8. Cold Light
  9. Plant Psychic
  10. Water Bone
  11. Psychic Bone
  12. Water Earth Fire Bone
  13. Earth Fire Bone
  14. Psychic Faerie Bone
  15. Faerie
  16. Earth Cold Faerie
  17. Light Faerie Bone
  18. Plant Fire Light

43 Clues: Bone • Light • Faerie • Psychic • Fire Bone • Light Bone • Earth Bone • Fire Light • Cold Light • Water Bone • Plant Light • Fire Faerie • Faerie Bone • Cold Faerie • Earth Faerie • Psychic Bone • Fire Psychic • Light Faerie • Water Psychic • Plant Psychic • Light Psychic • Psychic Faerie • Water Fire Bone • Earth Fire Bone • Cold Fire Light • Plant Cold Light • Water Earth Bone • Cold Fire Faerie • Plant Fire Light • ...

S-E-M Lesson 1 Crossword 2021-06-23

S-E-M Lesson 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Collection of planets, moons, and the Sun.
  2. Length of time for Earth to orbit Sun.
  3. The planet on which we live.
  4. Earth____ or spins on its axis.
  5. Earth's rotation results in ___ and night.
  6. Used to collect information about space.
  7. Earth's natural satellite.
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  1. A measure from side to side.
  2. Length of time for the Moon to orbit Earth.
  3. Collection of dust,gas, and stars.
  4. The only star in our solar system.
  5. What is the Sun?
  6. The Moon____ or orbits around the Earth.

13 Clues: What is the Sun? • Earth's natural satellite. • A measure from side to side. • The planet on which we live. • Earth____ or spins on its axis. • Collection of dust,gas, and stars. • The only star in our solar system. • Length of time for Earth to orbit Sun. • The Moon____ or orbits around the Earth. • Used to collect information about space. • ...

Mars 2022-04-29

Mars crossword puzzle
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  1. why is mars red
  2. how far is mars from the sun
  3. the average distance around mars 142 miles
  4. what layer of earth stores magma
  5. is 95% of the atmosphere on mars
  6. the thinnest layer of earth
  7. what planet is 3 times the size of mars
  8. mars is the planet in our solar system
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  1. the largest volcano on mars
  2. A other name for mars
  3. mars has two moons Phobos and.
  4. the distance earth from mars
  5. how long does mars orbit
  6. what planet is 70% water
  7. the third planet in our solar system

15 Clues: why is mars red • A other name for mars • how long does mars orbit • what planet is 70% water • the largest volcano on mars • the thinnest layer of earth • the distance earth from mars • how far is mars from the sun • mars has two moons Phobos and. • what layer of earth stores magma • is 95% of the atmosphere on mars • the third planet in our solar system • ...

Sky Science 2015-11-23

Sky Science crossword puzzle
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  1. This constellation is named after the Swan
  2. Planet closest to the Sun
  3. Fourth planet from the Sun
  4. Bright stars grouped together
  5. Large objects that revolve around the Sun and are only seen by a reflection of light
  6. Sixth planet from the Sun known for it's rings.
  7. A name for the North Star
  8. Fifth planet from the Sun
  9. A group of stars that are
  10. A person that studies the stars
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  1. A word that means "circles around the North star"
  2. The closest Star to the Earth
  3. Eighth planet from the Sun
  4. It gives off light and orbits the Earth
  5. This asterism makes up Ursa Major
  6. This constellation is named after the Queen
  7. Third planet from the Sun
  8. Second planet from the Sun
  9. A force that attracts and holds the world together. There is none of this in space
  10. Gives off light
  11. Seventh planet from the Sun

21 Clues: Gives off light • Planet closest to the Sun • Third planet from the Sun • A name for the North Star • Fifth planet from the Sun • A group of stars that are • Eighth planet from the Sun • Fourth planet from the Sun • Second planet from the Sun • Seventh planet from the Sun • The closest Star to the Earth • Bright stars grouped together • A person that studies the stars • ...

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam 2015-12-14

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam crossword puzzle
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  1. Name the state with the abbreviation WY
  2. The Tropic of Cancer is located in this hemisphere
  3. a mapmaker
  4. an oval shaped projection of the Earth in which the shape and size of the continents near the equator are shown accurately, but the water and land near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.
  5. a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries
  6. Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  7. a smaller map set within the border between countries
  8. The state capital of UT
  9. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways
  10. directions north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W)
  11. The state capital of New Mexico
  12. imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  13. imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator
  14. Name the state with the abbreviation CA
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  1. sharing an edge or boundary
  2. Montpelier is the capital of this New England state
  3. meridian an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth
  4. units of latitude or longitude
  5. the parallels and meridians appear as straight lines
  6. an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  7. a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
  8. the latitude and longitude address of a place
  9. Name the state with the abbreviation RI
  10. a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate direction on a map
  11. a list that explains the symbols on a map
  12. a state that is not part of the contiguous United States

26 Clues: a mapmaker • The state capital of UT • sharing an edge or boundary • units of latitude or longitude • The state capital of New Mexico • Name the state with the abbreviation WY • Name the state with the abbreviation RI • Name the state with the abbreviation CA • a list that explains the symbols on a map • the latitude and longitude address of a place • ...

Science Quarter 1 2023-10-24

Science Quarter 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tool that records shakes from earthquakes.
  2. A stable, flat area on Earth with old rocks.
  3. A tall volcano made of different layers of rock and ash.
  4. Like puzzle pieces, they make up Earth's surface and can shift.
  5. When two parts of the Earth's crust move apart, often under the ocean.
  6. When one plate slides beneath another, causing things like deep ocean canyons and volcanoes.
  7. The layer below the crust. It's like warm, gooey rock.
  8. Where an underwater mountain range meets a deep trench.
Down
  1. A rare situation where two deep ocean canyons come together.
  2. The outer layer of the Earth, like a shell. It's solid ground.
  3. Really hot, melted rock inside the Earth.
  4. When the ground shakes because of sudden energy release, often from moving plates.
  5. The very center of the Earth, made of super-hot metal.
  6. A super big, ancient land where all continents were connected.
  7. Studying the Earth and how it's made.
  8. A type of volcano that spews bits of rock and ash.

16 Clues: Studying the Earth and how it's made. • Really hot, melted rock inside the Earth. • A tool that records shakes from earthquakes. • A stable, flat area on Earth with old rocks. • A type of volcano that spews bits of rock and ash. • The very center of the Earth, made of super-hot metal. • The layer below the crust. It's like warm, gooey rock. • ...

GEOLOGY 2017-06-28

GEOLOGY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. horizontal intrusion
  2. hill of wind-blown soil deposited over a rock,tree etc.
  3. responsible for picking up rock grains and moving them often
  4. slow movement of water along a smooth channel
  5. attraction to a magnet
  6. indentation
  7. number of cirques that gnaw into a ridge
  8. equal length of day and night
  9. the extent of the open water across which a wind blows
  10. formed from hot molten materials through solidification
  11. color of a thin layer of the finely powdered minerals
  12. generates tremendous amount of energy from nuclear reactions
  13. mixture of metallic element and waste mineral
  14. north-south location of any place in earth
  15. cresent-shape dune
  16. splitting/breaking along certain planes
  17. lower layer:behaves as if it were blast
  18. great island of rock that have been raised above the surface of the crust
  19. wrinkles or bends produced in rocks while they are in plastic state
  20. sandstone is made up of _____
  21. natural solid materials of the earths crust
Down
  1. caused by landslide
  2. movement of the solid parts of the earth
  3. provides a due to the internal structure of a mineral
  4. due to either explosive volcanic activity
  5. a small lake that occupies a glacial cirque
  6. attacks the mineral,iron bearing minerals
  7. large intrusions with no definite lower limit
  8. finger like intrusion
  9. ability to absorb light
  10. ridge and hills formed when a melting glacier leaves its moraines
  11. earth tremors that accompany faulting movement of great rock masses
  12. often red or white, becomes darker when it cools
  13. a fracture on a rocks surface,along which there is displacement of the broken surface
  14. it has not erupted for along time
  15. one of the smallest planets
  16. study of the structure and composition of earth
  17. divides the earth into to two equal halves
  18. results of crustal movements
  19. uppermost layer:behave as if it were granite

40 Clues: indentation • cresent-shape dune • caused by landslide • horizontal intrusion • finger like intrusion • attraction to a magnet • ability to absorb light • one of the smallest planets • results of crustal movements • equal length of day and night • sandstone is made up of _____ • it has not erupted for along time • splitting/breaking along certain planes • ...

Seasons Choice Board 2023-11-29

Seasons Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A real or imaginary straight line going through the center of an object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves.
  2. Measures the distance north or south of the equator.
  3. The planet on which we live on.
  4. The star around which the planets revolve.
  5. Sunlight that either passes through a medium—a window shade or the leaves of a tree
  6. Sits more or less directly above Earth's north pole along our planet's rotational axis.
  7. The verb orbit is the act of revolving around another object, usually on a circular or elliptical course.
  8. The shortest day of the year.
  9. Sunlight in which the path of light from the sun to the plant is a straight line.
  10. The measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius.
  11. The half of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  12. The northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole.
  13. A fundamental change in political organization.
Down
  1. When the sun appears the lowest in the sky, our days are shorter, and therefore our temperatures are colder.
  2. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
  3. An event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
  4. The section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  5. The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth.
  6. The action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center.
  7. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.

20 Clues: The shortest day of the year. • The planet on which we live on. • The star around which the planets revolve. • A fundamental change in political organization. • The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. • Measures the distance north or south of the equator. • The half of the earth that lies south of the equator. • ...

Seasons Choice Board 2023-11-29

Seasons Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A real or imaginary straight line going through the center of an object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves.
  2. Measures the distance north or south of the equator.
  3. The planet on which we live on.
  4. The star around which the planets revolve.
  5. Sunlight that either passes through a medium—a window shade or the leaves of a tree
  6. Sits more or less directly above Earth's north pole along our planet's rotational axis.
  7. The verb orbit is the act of revolving around another object, usually on a circular or elliptical course.
  8. The shortest day of the year.
  9. Sunlight in which the path of light from the sun to the plant is a straight line.
  10. The measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius.
  11. The half of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  12. The northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole.
  13. A fundamental change in political organization.
Down
  1. When the sun appears the lowest in the sky, our days are shorter, and therefore our temperatures are colder.
  2. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
  3. An event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
  4. The section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  5. The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth.
  6. The action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center.
  7. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.

20 Clues: The shortest day of the year. • The planet on which we live on. • The star around which the planets revolve. • A fundamental change in political organization. • The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. • Measures the distance north or south of the equator. • The half of the earth that lies south of the equator. • ...

Seasons Choice Board 2023-11-29

Seasons Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A real or imaginary straight line going through the center of an object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves.
  2. Measures the distance north or south of the equator.
  3. The planet on which we live on.
  4. The star around which the planets revolve.
  5. Sunlight that either passes through a medium—a window shade or the leaves of a tree
  6. Sits more or less directly above Earth's north pole along our planet's rotational axis.
  7. The verb orbit is the act of revolving around another object, usually on a circular or elliptical course.
  8. The shortest day of the year.
  9. Sunlight in which the path of light from the sun to the plant is a straight line.
  10. The measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius.
  11. The half of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  12. The northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole.
  13. A fundamental change in political organization.
Down
  1. When the sun appears the lowest in the sky, our days are shorter, and therefore our temperatures are colder.
  2. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
  3. An event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
  4. The section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  5. The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth.
  6. The action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center.
  7. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.

20 Clues: The shortest day of the year. • The planet on which we live on. • The star around which the planets revolve. • A fundamental change in political organization. • The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. • Measures the distance north or south of the equator. • The half of the earth that lies south of the equator. • ...

Overview of Oceans 2023-05-18

Overview of Oceans crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Local source which may have contributed to water on Earth.
  2. % of freshwater located on Earth including ice and water within rivers and lakes.
  3. Instrument used to record wave motion and current speeds.
  4. What is denser, warm or cold water?
  5. What water has a freezing point of zero degrees?
  6. The measure of dissolved salts in water.
  7. Factor which causes ocean water layering?
  8. Transitional layer between warmer water at the surface and cooler deep water below.
  9. Manned or remotely operated vessel used by oceanographers.
  10. What instrument is used to measure the depth of the ocean floor?
Down
  1. What instrument is useful to track hurricanes from above the storm?
  2. Areas of lowest salinity where rivers empty into oceans.
  3. Scientific study of all aspects of Earth's oceans.
  4. Remote sources that contributed to the water on Earth.
  5. Largest ocean on Earth.
  6. What happens to the sea level during warm periods when ice melts?
  7. Can penetrate the upper 100 meters of seawater.
  8. Cover 71% of Earth's surface.
  9. What happens to ocean water temperature when the depth increases?
  10. In the word SONAR, what does the S stand for?

20 Clues: Largest ocean on Earth. • Cover 71% of Earth's surface. • What is denser, warm or cold water? • The measure of dissolved salts in water. • Factor which causes ocean water layering? • In the word SONAR, what does the S stand for? • Can penetrate the upper 100 meters of seawater. • What water has a freezing point of zero degrees? • ...

Solar System 2025-03-10

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name often given to the four inner planets.
  2. smallest planet
  3. a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
  4. The name often give to the outer planets
  5. an object that orbits the sun and has enough gravity to be spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
  6. a region where many small objects orbit the the sun and that stretches from beyond the orbit of Neptune
  7. hottest planet
  8. blue and has clouds
  9. region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter
  10. the system consisting of the Sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it.
Down
  1. called the red planet
  2. A thin disk of small ice and rock particles surrounding a planet.
  3. the average distance between Earth and the Sun.
  4. largest planet
  5. not quite a circle, but an oval shape; the shape of the planet’s orbit.
  6. an object that orbits a star and is large enough to have become rounded by it’s own gravity, and cleared the area of its orbit.
  7. known for its rings
  8. a model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun.
  9. coldest planet
  10. planet with one moon

20 Clues: largest planet • hottest planet • coldest planet • smallest planet • known for its rings • blue and has clouds • planet with one moon • called the red planet • The name often give to the outer planets • the average distance between Earth and the Sun. • the name often given to the four inner planets. • region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter • ...

Dragonvale Challenge 2025-06-12

Dragonvale Challenge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water + Cold (6)
  2. Cold + Earth (8)
  3. Surface (5)
  4. Earth + Plant (4)
  5. Seasonal (8)
  6. Seasonal (5)
  7. Galaxy (8)
  8. Moon + Sun + Lightning + Dark (6)
  9. Water + Dark + Lightning + Light (7)
  10. Chrysalis (8)
  11. Chrysalis + Rift (11)
  12. Water + Earth + Fire + Air
  13. Cold + Dark + Light (11)
  14. Moon (4,4)
  15. Olympus (7)
Down
  1. Air + Fire + Plant (7)
  2. Galaxy (9)
  3. Treasure + Apocalypse (10)
  4. Gemstone (7)
  5. Air + Water + Earth + Fire
  6. Galaxy (9)
  7. Moon + Sun + Air + Dark (6)
  8. Hidden (5)
  9. Plant + Air (6)
  10. Galaxy + Moon (5)
  11. Fire + Earth (4)
  12. Treasure + Plant + Earth (4)
  13. Surface (6)

28 Clues: Galaxy (9) • Galaxy (9) • Galaxy (8) • Hidden (5) • Moon (4,4) • Surface (5) • Olympus (7) • Surface (6) • Gemstone (7) • Seasonal (8) • Seasonal (5) • Chrysalis (8) • Plant + Air (6) • Water + Cold (6) • Cold + Earth (8) • Fire + Earth (4) • Earth + Plant (4) • Galaxy + Moon (5) • Chrysalis + Rift (11) • Air + Fire + Plant (7) • Cold + Dark + Light (11) • Treasure + Apocalypse (10) • Air + Water + Earth + Fire • ...

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what general shape is the earth
  2. how long did the accretion last
  3. what is our galaxy name
  4. includes united states Canada and Mexico
  5. lines are also known as
  6. what color can penetrate the ocean waters the deepest
  7. how old are the oldest fossils
  8. early steps of organisms forming organic building blocks
  9. what does gravity hold together
  10. what ocean is the largest
  11. who experience with atmosphere gases
  12. what planets formed through
  13. how much land is covered in ice
  14. the name of the continent of the south pole
  15. which land is the smallest
  16. what chemical element made the planets, stars, oceans
  17. which ocean is the warmest
  18. the northern ocean
Down
  1. at what angle is the earth's axis tilted
  2. the reference line drawn around the earth that connect the prime meridian
  3. the star collapse explosion
  4. who suggest that heat from the thermal vents in the sea
  5. when was the earth form
  6. what polItical boundary that separates north and south America
  7. one of the galaxy shapes
  8. why stars shine
  9. how many galaxies are there
  10. how much of the earth is water
  11. what ocean connects the polar waters
  12. when the stars energy rises and the star swells up

30 Clues: why stars shine • the northern ocean • what is our galaxy name • when was the earth form • lines are also known as • one of the galaxy shapes • what ocean is the largest • which land is the smallest • which ocean is the warmest • the star collapse explosion • how many galaxies are there • what planets formed through • how old are the oldest fossils • how much of the earth is water • ...

The City And The Stars 2025-03-09

The City And The Stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – The grand setting beyond Earth.
  2. – Machines integral to Diaspar’s function.
  3. – A state almost achieved in Diaspar.
  4. – A mode of transportation to explore beyond Diaspar.
  5. – The last city on Earth, fully enclosed and protected.
  6. – The wider setting beyond Earth in the novel.
  7. – Representations of meaning in the novel.
  8. – Alvin’s key desire.
  9. – The trait that sets Alvin apart.
  10. – The home planet, largely abandoned.
  11. – Alvin's mentor and teacher.
  12. – Non-human assistants in the world of Diaspar.
  13. – The mysterious intelligence Alvin discovers.
Down
  1. – What Alvin seeks outside Diaspar.
  2. Computer – The system controlling Diaspar.
  3. – The long duration for which Diaspar has existed.
  4. – A concept linked to the higher intelligence of the universe.
  5. – Something resisted by Diaspar’s society.
  6. – The emotion keeping citizens within Diaspar.
  7. – The celestial bodies Alvin longs to see.
  8. – The protagonist who seeks to explore beyond Diaspar.
  9. Mountain- the mountain they needed to scale in Chapter 1
  10. – Stories from the past influencing Alvin’s journey.
  11. – The space beyond the city.
  12. – A legendary figure in Diaspar’s history.
  13. – The potential for a new era.
  14. – The pastoral, open city that contrasts with Diaspar.
  15. – The supposed perfection of Diaspar.
  16. – The historian who assists Alvin.
  17. – The passage that shapes civilizations.
  18. – The process by which knowledge is retained and recalled.

31 Clues: – Alvin’s key desire. • – The space beyond the city. • – Alvin's mentor and teacher. • – The potential for a new era. • – The grand setting beyond Earth. • – The trait that sets Alvin apart. • – The historian who assists Alvin. • – What Alvin seeks outside Diaspar. • – A state almost achieved in Diaspar. • – The home planet, largely abandoned. • ...

Isaiah 24 (1) 2025-10-11

Isaiah 24 (1) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. As with the ___ , so with the borrower (v. 2)
  2. All the merry-hearted ___ (v. 7)
  3. The land shall be entirely ___ and utterly plundered (v. 3)
  4. Are upon you, O ___ of the earth (v. 17)
  5. The ___ of the tambourine ceases (v. 8)
  6. The earth is ___ exceedingly (v. 19)
  7. Changed the ___ (v. 5)
  8. And before His elders, ___ (v. 23)
  9. The name of the LORD God of Israel in the ___ of the sea (v. 15)
  10. That the LORD will punish on high the host of ___ ones (v. 21)
  11. And those who dwell in it are ___ (v. 6)
Down
  1. The earth shall ___ to and fro like a drunkard (v. 20)
  2. All joy is ___ (v. 11)
  3. And the gate is ___ with destruction (v. 12)
  4. Strong drink is ___ to those who drink it (v. 9)
  5. Like the ___ of grapes when the vintage is done (v. 13)
  6. As ___ are gathered together in the pit (v. 22)
  7. Every house is shut up, so that none may go in (v. 10)
  8. Indeed, the ___ dealers have dealt treacherously (v. 16)
  9. The ___ people of the earth languish (v. 4)
  10. That he who flees from the ___ of the fear (v. 18)
  11. They shall cry ___ from the sea (v. 14)

22 Clues: All joy is ___ (v. 11) • Changed the ___ (v. 5) • All the merry-hearted ___ (v. 7) • And before His elders, ___ (v. 23) • The earth is ___ exceedingly (v. 19) • The ___ of the tambourine ceases (v. 8) • They shall cry ___ from the sea (v. 14) • Are upon you, O ___ of the earth (v. 17) • And those who dwell in it are ___ (v. 6) • The ___ people of the earth languish (v. 4) • ...

Ocean currents ~ Zoey Fields 2023-05-25

Ocean currents ~ Zoey Fields crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The deepest and densest water in the ocean.(2 words)
  2. replacing old water with better new water.
  3. As the water cools it becomes ______?
  4. Moving objects looking crooked even though they were going straight.(2 words)
  5. Strongest surface currents on earth.(2 words)
  6. There are several _____ of water.
  7. Convection currents can be...
  8. Who use currents as transportation?
  9. The cold water travels along the _____?
  10. Caused by difference in water density.(2 words)
Down
  1. Streamlike movements of water.(2 words)
  2. Think of convection currents as?( 2 words)
  3. What shape is Earth?
  4. what heats air near the equator?
  5. Ocean currents caused by wind.(2 words)
  6. The warmer water _____ energy?
  7. One full rotation of the earth takes...(numbers& letters)
  8. The measurement of salt in water.
  9. The ocean is super...
  10. Convection currents transfer _____?

20 Clues: What shape is Earth? • The ocean is super... • Convection currents can be... • The warmer water _____ energy? • what heats air near the equator? • There are several _____ of water. • The measurement of salt in water. • Who use currents as transportation? • Convection currents transfer _____? • As the water cools it becomes ______? • Streamlike movements of water.(2 words) • ...

Spanish Space Words Crossword (no articles 2026-02-27

Spanish Space Words Crossword (no articles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. EVERYTHING is a part of this
  2. A smaller asteroid
  3. Rovers land here
  4. A white dwarf
  5. The sun is a ___
  6. It created everything
  7. Closest to the sun
  8. all the planets in the solar system revolve around this
  9. It has a big red dot on the side
  10. Drawings in the stars
  11. Has a funny name
  12. A larger comet
Down
  1. Moons orbit this
  2. Earth is a part of the ___
  3. We live here
  4. In between Earth and Mercury
  5. Also the name of a candy
  6. A king in Spongebob
  7. Orbits the earth
  8. Big space hole
  9. An exploded star becomes this
  10. Technically not a planet
  11. a star exploding is a ___
  12. A black dwarf
  13. A planet outside of our solar system
  14. It has rings
  15. It keeps you on the ground

27 Clues: We live here • It has rings • A white dwarf • A black dwarf • Big space hole • A larger comet • Moons orbit this • Rovers land here • Orbits the earth • The sun is a ___ • Has a funny name • A smaller asteroid • Closest to the sun • A king in Spongebob • It created everything • Drawings in the stars • Also the name of a candy • Technically not a planet • a star exploding is a ___ • ...

Layers of Earth, Drift, Seafloor Spread 2021-05-07

Layers of Earth, Drift, Seafloor Spread crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Method of heat transfer that creates circular currents driven by differences in density
  2. Made of solid Iron and nickle
  3. Old crust is recycled in one of these
  4. _____ data is used by scientists to "see" inside the Earth
  5. The _________ crust is the least dense layer (what we live on top of)
  6. technology used to map the sea floor during WWII
  7. rocky outer part of Earth (includes crust and the upper mantle)
Down
  1. Scientist who proposed continental drift
  2. Hot, dense rock layer between the crust and outer core
  3. The boundary between the crust and the mantle
  4. Continental drift theory was rejected by mainstream science because it was missing a _________
  5. ______ inside new rock points to the magnetic north of the Earth
  6. The only liquid layer of the Earth (creates the magnetic field).
  7. Continental ______= the theory that the continents were once together as one supercontinent
  8. Scientist who discovered seafloor spreading
  9. The _________ crust is thinner than the continental crust
  10. _______ evidence shows that we find the same species of plants and animals on different continents
  11. New sea floor is created here

18 Clues: Made of solid Iron and nickle • New sea floor is created here • Old crust is recycled in one of these • Scientist who proposed continental drift • Scientist who discovered seafloor spreading • The boundary between the crust and the mantle • technology used to map the sea floor during WWII • Hot, dense rock layer between the crust and outer core • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword 2021-10-05

Plate Tectonics Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cause of volcanoes and earthquakes
  2. Fire hill
  3. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  4. Sphere below lithosphere
  5. Islands with a volanic chain
  6. Narrow mountain range
  7. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  8. Depression in ocean floor
  9. Mr. Wegner
  10. The San Andreas _____ Zone
  11. Mr. Wilson
Down
  1. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  2. Layer of Earth between its core and crust
  3. Hot material below or within Earth's crust
  4. Shaking ground
  5. Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory
  6. Super-continent
  7. Sphere above asthenosphere
  8. Study of physical features of Earth
  9. Innermost layer of Earth

20 Clues: Fire hill • Mr. Wegner • Mr. Wilson • Shaking ground • Super-continent • Narrow mountain range • Sphere below lithosphere • Innermost layer of Earth • Depression in ocean floor • Sphere above asthenosphere • The San Andreas _____ Zone • Islands with a volanic chain • Cause of volcanoes and earthquakes • Study of physical features of Earth • Evidence for the Continental Drift Theory • ...

The Science Crossword (Out of Order) 2018-03-06

The Science Crossword (Out of Order) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 0 to 90 Degrees North and South
  2. the northernmost point on the Earth
  3. full of ice
  4. the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth
  5. 0 Degrees North and South
  6. the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December solstice
  7. a unit of time above the seconds
  8. South of the equator
  9. 0 to 90 Degrees East and West
  10. North of the equator
  11. The lines never meet
  12. Use latitude and longatude to find your position
Down
  1. a person who draws or produces maps
  2. NORTH the direction along Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole
  3. a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth
  4. assistant with navagation
  5. one of the 24 regions or divisions of the globe approximately coinciding with meridians at successive hours from the observatory
  6. a unit telling us weather cold or hot
  7. equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  8. a system or series of marks used for measuring or registering
  9. A unit of time underneath minutes
  10. NORTH the wandering point on the surface of Earth's Northern Hemisphere
  11. the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees north

23 Clues: full of ice • South of the equator • North of the equator • The lines never meet • assistant with navagation • 0 Degrees North and South • 0 to 90 Degrees East and West • 0 to 90 Degrees North and South • a unit of time above the seconds • A unit of time underneath minutes • a person who draws or produces maps • the northernmost point on the Earth • ...

The Science Crossword (Out of Order) 2018-03-06

The Science Crossword (Out of Order) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the circle of latitude that contains the subsolar point on the December solstice
  2. a unit telling us weather cold or hot
  3. the circle marking the latitude 23.5 degrees north
  4. a person who draws or produces maps
  5. one of the 24 regions or divisions of the globe approximately coinciding with meridians at successive hours from the observatory
  6. 0 to 90 Degrees North and South
  7. NORTH the direction along Earth's surface towards the geographic North Pole
  8. a unit of time above the seconds
  9. assistant with navagation
  10. the southernmost point on the surface of the Earth
  11. equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
Down
  1. the wandering point on the surface of Earth's Northern Hemisphere
  2. Use latitude and longatude to find your position
  3. 0 Degrees North and South
  4. a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth
  5. The lines never meet
  6. North of the equator
  7. South of the equator
  8. A unit of time underneath minutes
  9. full of ice
  10. the northernmost point on the Earth
  11. 0 to 90 Degrees East and West
  12. a system or series of marks used for measuring or registering

23 Clues: full of ice • The lines never meet • North of the equator • South of the equator • 0 Degrees North and South • assistant with navagation • 0 to 90 Degrees East and West • 0 to 90 Degrees North and South • a unit of time above the seconds • A unit of time underneath minutes • a person who draws or produces maps • the northernmost point on the Earth • ...

Seasons Choice Board 2023-11-29

Seasons Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A real or imaginary straight line going through the center of an object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves.
  2. Measures the distance north or south of the equator.
  3. The planet on which we live on.
  4. The star around which the planets revolve.
  5. Sunlight that either passes through a medium—a window shade or the leaves of a tree
  6. Sits more or less directly above Earth's north pole along our planet's rotational axis.
  7. The verb orbit is the act of revolving around another object, usually on a circular or elliptical course.
  8. The shortest day of the year.
  9. Sunlight in which the path of light from the sun to the plant is a straight line.
  10. The measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius.
  11. The half of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  12. The northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole.
  13. A fundamental change in political organization.
Down
  1. When the sun appears the lowest in the sky, our days are shorter, and therefore our temperatures are colder.
  2. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
  3. An event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
  4. The section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  5. The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth.
  6. The action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center.
  7. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.

20 Clues: The shortest day of the year. • The planet on which we live on. • The star around which the planets revolve. • A fundamental change in political organization. • The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. • Measures the distance north or south of the equator. • The half of the earth that lies south of the equator. • ...

Earth Science Chapter 1 Review 2020-09-24

Earth Science Chapter 1 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  2. large geologic basins that are below sea level.
  3. a method of procedure that has characterized natural science, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
  4. time a system of chronological dating that classifies geological strata in time.
  5. 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.
  6. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet.
  7. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds.
  8. the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior, lying between Earth's dense, super-heated core and its thin outer layer, the crust.
  9. any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere, as the lithosphere and hydrosphere.
  10. a group of mountain ranges with similarity in form, structure, and alignment that have arisen from the same cause, usually an orogeny.
  11. consists of the land, oceans, atmosphere and poles.
  12. the physical and biological properties and phenomena of the sea.
Down
  1. a supposition or proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
  2. the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean.
  3. the application of systems science to the Earth.
  4. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
  5. the central part of the earth, beneath the mantle, consisting mainly of iron and nickel, which has an inner solid part surrounded by an outer liquid part.
  6. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
  7. the earth's physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
  8. the solar system developed out of an interstellar cloud of dust and gas, called a nebula.
  9. the processes and phenomena of the atmosphere, especially as a means of forecasting the weather.
  10. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  11. deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
  12. a large geologic landform that rises from the ocean floor but that does not reach to the water's surface
  13. all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth.
  14. an explanation of an aspect of the natural world that can be repeatedly tested and verified in accordance with the scientific method.

26 Clues: the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet. • large geologic basins that are below sea level. • the application of systems science to the Earth. • any of the world's main continuous expanses of land • consists of the land, oceans, atmosphere and poles. • all fields of natural science related to the planet Earth. • ...

mocchi's crossword 2020-05-26

mocchi's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. If you don’t pay me back, I ....never speak to you again.
  2. If you .... ice, it melts.
  3. If it rains today, you‘ll ... wet.
  4. If I was married, I ... have a couple of children.
  5. what earth does on its axis
  6. If it ......, the grass gets wet.
  7. adjective that describe the whisper of the police car
  8. earth satellite
  9. the only named character
  10. when the story is set
Down
  1. If You ... Spanish, You would be working in Barcellona.
  2. it's covered the 70% of the earth
  3. If I .... money, I would buy it
  4. If I .... married, I‘ll have a couple of children.
  5. If I .....on the radio, I listen the music.
  6. the adjective that describe the distance
  7. If I .... a millionaire, I wouldn’t work.
  8. it blocks harmful solar radiation
  9. author's surname
  10. Mead's name

20 Clues: Mead's name • earth satellite • author's surname • when the story is set • the only named character • If you .... ice, it melts. • what earth does on its axis • If I .... money, I would buy it • it's covered the 70% of the earth • it blocks harmful solar radiation • If it ......, the grass gets wet. • If it rains today, you‘ll ... wet. • the adjective that describe the distance • ...

Vocab crossword-kylie 2025-04-29

Vocab crossword-kylie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. features of the Earth's surface
  2. flow Incinerate living organisms or turn
  3. boundaries-location where 2 plants meet
  4. or vents where lava or stream erupt
  5. layer within between the crust
  6. continent formed during the late area
  7. hot or cold mixture of water and fragments
  8. `The innermost layer of the earth
  9. the surface of dissolving rock
Down
  1. the outside layer of the earth and is made of soil
  2. a large land to have existed long ago
  3. wearing away of rocks
  4. liquid layer of the earth core located the inner
  5. molten rock ejected by volcanoes in liquid
  6. drift-movement of continents the motions
  7. molten rock ejected by volcanoes
  8. tectonics a scientific theory about major land form
  9. German meteorologist and geophysicist
  10. large continuous mass of land
  11. hypothetical land form

20 Clues: hypothetical land form • large continuous mass of land • layer within between the crust • features of the Earth's surface • wearing away of rocks • molten rock ejected by volcanoes • `The innermost layer of the earth • or vents where lava or stream erupt • a large land to have existed long ago • continent formed during the late area • ...

cycles of matter 2023-10-05

cycles of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reactions -first step of photosynthesis uses sunlight to split H2O and make ATP and NADPH O2 is released
  2. -nutrient used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes often limited
  3. -organelle site of steps 2 and 3 aerobic cellular respiration
  4. -third steps of aerobic respiration NADH and FADH2 from earlier reactants are used to make 32 units of ATP
  5. - any number of organized or specialized structures within an living cell
  6. reactions -second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP and NADH to make glucose
  7. respiration -process of breathing down glucose to make ATP starts with C6H12O6 and end with CO2 and H2O
  8. cycle -second step of aerobic respiration pyruvate is broken down while NADH and FADH are made releases CO2
  9. -nutrient forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
  10. -sphere of earth all the water on earth
  11. -adenosine triphosphate charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
  12. - first step of aerobic respiration breaks down glucose
  13. -nutrient used in proteins and acids must be fixed for living to use often limited
  14. -pigment in chloroplast used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
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  1. -type of organism that is able to make its own food base of the food chain
  2. - process of using light to create glucose
  3. -anything that has mass and takes up space makes up everything
  4. -adenosine diphosphate uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
  5. -type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into abiotic compounds recycles
  6. -sphere of earth all living things on earth
  7. - substances created during a chemical reaction made from reactants
  8. -substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction changed into products
  9. -second step of anaerobic respiration 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
  10. -sphere of earth all the gasses surrounding earth
  11. -describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
  12. - site of photosynthesis
  13. -type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
  14. -describe a situation in which oxygen is present
  15. -sphere of earth all soil and rocks on earth

29 Clues: - site of photosynthesis • -sphere of earth all the water on earth • - process of using light to create glucose • -sphere of earth all living things on earth • -sphere of earth all soil and rocks on earth • -describe a situation in which oxygen is present • -sphere of earth all the gasses surrounding earth • -describes a situation in which oxygen is not present • ...

Coordinate Systems 2014-02-14

Coordinate Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Math of dealing with area and shape of Earth
  2. 430 day _____ cycle
  3. American Organ. that uses UTM for mapping needs
  4. Origin of center of mass of the Earth
  5. __Coordinates with x,y,z axis
  6. Geocentric, geodetic, and ____ latitudes
  7. X and Y or _ and _ (2 wrd)
  8. Hypothetical shape of Earth
  9. _____ Height= ellipsoid height-geoidal height (h-N)
  10. Most projections cannot avoid this
  11. Organ. that maintains ITRS
  12. The "Conventional ____ System" (CTS)
  13. Not latitude
  14. Location of zero meridian
  15. K factor also known as ____ factor
  16. Deflection of the ____
Down
  1. 72,126.21 feet from Peak Station
  2. Universal Transverse ____
  3. Flat reference surface
  4. Case that has high distortion over large area
  5. Distance between latitude and longitude (km)
  6. Total number of UTM zones
  7. Other name for ellipsoidal height
  8. Type of projection you may put ice cream in
  9. 'W' of WGS84
  10. Holy sounding leveling (_____ leveling)
  11. Newtons first edition thesis on the ellipsoid (1687)
  12. In ____ ____ coodinate system, UTM is not used
  13. Caused by the force of the moon
  14. Earth ain't no sphere, it is a(n) ____

30 Clues: 'W' of WGS84 • Not latitude • 430 day _____ cycle • Flat reference surface • Deflection of the ____ • Universal Transverse ____ • Total number of UTM zones • Location of zero meridian • X and Y or _ and _ (2 wrd) • Organ. that maintains ITRS • Hypothetical shape of Earth • __Coordinates with x,y,z axis • Caused by the force of the moon • 72,126.21 feet from Peak Station • ...

-Erosion Crossword- 2025-02-28

-Erosion Crossword- crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The period of time when James Hutton discovered erosion (in word form)
  2. A sudden fall occurring because of power
  3. Moving air that makes trees sway
  4. water in its solid form
  5. A living thing that grows from soil
  6. An erosional process
  7. How much heat or coolness in something
  8. A piece of land
  9. A part of Earth’s surface that can be viewed at one time from one place
  10. Belonging to the Earth; not heavenly or ideal
Down
  1. When organic material breaks down to help other life grow
  2. The distance and direction an object moves from start to finish
  3. The liquid that makes life on Earth possible
  4. A naturally-formed feature on the surface on the surface of Earth
  5. A large, mostly flat area
  6. Hutton A Scottish person who discovered erosion
  7. When natural forces cause rocks and Earth to wear away
  8. A landform that rises high above its surroundings
  9. A long depression, or ditch, in Earth’s surface
  10. A landform higher than surrounding land with a visible summit
  11. An area in which there is shortage of water for plants

21 Clues: A piece of land • An erosional process • water in its solid form • A large, mostly flat area • Moving air that makes trees sway • A living thing that grows from soil • How much heat or coolness in something • A sudden fall occurring because of power • The liquid that makes life on Earth possible • Belonging to the Earth; not heavenly or ideal • ...

Global Systems Crossword 2015-04-29

Global Systems Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere.
  2. a layer of glacier ice that is over 50 000 square kilometres.
  3. the emission or transmission of energy in the form of waves or particles.
  4. The area of gas surrounding the planet.
  5. an energy that is naturally produced using natural resources such as sun, water and wind.
  6. the convertion of light into energy. This is done by plants.
  7. the continuous circulation of water around the earth.
  8. an environment where organisms interact with each other and their environment.
  9. The chemical element with the symbol N.
  10. The build up of evaporation.
  11. an invisible electromagnetic radiation with wave lengths longer than visible light.
  12. the liquid layer of the earth.
  13. the chemical compound with the chemical formula CH 4.
Down
  1. The process of cutting down and harvesting trees.
  2. the perios of time between glacation.
  3. The gas created when people exhale.
  4. the land layer of the earth.
  5. Where the lithosphere, hydrosphere and atmosphere meet to create an environment where living things live.
  6. area of radio wavelengths.
  7. The process of the earth being warmed up due to greenhouse gases.
  8. the extreme of the southern oscillation which causes drought in areas of Australia.
  9. the vaporization of liquid form the surface of liquid.
  10. Long term averages of weather conditions.
  11. the daily conditions of the atmosphere such as humidity, rainfall and temperature.
  12. a fuel that contains the carbon of plants and animals that died millions of years ago and were preserved over time.
  13. Carbon is recycled by this through soil, water, living things and the atmosphere.
  14. Parts of the earth where the temperature in the layers of soil and rock never goes above freezing point.

27 Clues: area of radio wavelengths. • the land layer of the earth. • The build up of evaporation. • the liquid layer of the earth. • The gas created when people exhale. • the perios of time between glacation. • The area of gas surrounding the planet. • The chemical element with the symbol N. • Long term averages of weather conditions. • Greenhouse gases emitted into the atmosphere. • ...

Geology layers 2024-10-22

Geology layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A crack or fissure in the Earth’s surface where tectonic plates are moving apart.
  2. A crack in the Earth’s crust where two tectonic plates meet and move relative to each other.
  3. Rock formed by the accumulation and compression of sediment over time.
  4. The shaking of the ground caused by the sudden movement of tectonic plates.
  5. A semi-fluid layer beneath the lithosphere that allows tectonic plates to move.
  6. An opening in the Earth’s surface where molten rock, ash, and gasses erupt.
  7. The solid innermost layer of the Earth, composed primarily of iron and nickel.
  8. Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava.
  9. The thicker, less dense part of the Earth’s crust that forms the continents.
  10. The outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock.
  11. A region where one tectonic plate moves beneath another into the mantle.
Down
  1. The rigid outer layer of the Earth, comprising the crust and the upper part of the mantle.
  2. Vibrations that travel through the Earth, typically caused by earthquakes.
  3. Large sections of the Earth’s lithosphere that move and interact at their boundaries.
  4. The thinner, denser part of the Earth’s crust that underlies the oceans.
  5. The liquid layer of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, composed of molten iron and nickel.
  6. The layer beneath the crust, composed of silicate rocks rich in iron and magnesium.
  7. Molten rock located beneath the Earth’s surface.
  8. Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure from its original form.
  9. Molten rock that reaches the Earth’s surface through volcanic activity.
  10. Circular movements of molten material in the mantle, driving plate tectonics.

21 Clues: Molten rock located beneath the Earth’s surface. • Rock formed from cooled and solidified magma or lava. • The outermost layer of the Earth, composed of solid rock. • Rock formed by the accumulation and compression of sediment over time. • Rock that has been changed by heat and pressure from its original form. • ...

A level C8 P107-117 Crossword 2023-03-10

A level C8 P107-117 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A moon stage
  2. bitor unscramble this for the word.
  3. Eight plants and moons with the sun make this.
  4. hasep unscramble this for the word.
  5. There are four in a year.
  6. rttaioon unscramble this for the clue.
  7. saix unscramble this for the word.
  8. Uranus, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury and Neptune
  9. The time from morning to night.
  10. Earth’s path around the Sun.
  11. _ o _ a _ . e fill in the letters to find the word.
  12. all of these complete the crossword.
  13. We can build a snowman in _______ .
Down
  1. 12 months
  2. When Earth faces away from the sun.
  3. A 24 hour period.
  4. rats unscramble this for the word.
  5. An obect in space made of burning gases.
  6. Earth is one.
  7. _ _ i n _ i n _. fill in the letters to find the word
  8. A turn or a spin.
  9. The hot season.
  10. What we see on the ground in daylight.
  11. a – o _ n _ . fill in the letters to find the word.
  12. An imaginary line through Earth.

25 Clues: 12 months • A moon stage • Earth is one. • The hot season. • A 24 hour period. • A turn or a spin. • There are four in a year. • Earth’s path around the Sun. • The time from morning to night. • An imaginary line through Earth. • rats unscramble this for the word. • saix unscramble this for the word. • When Earth faces away from the sun. • bitor unscramble this for the word. • ...

Science Crossword 07/08/19 2019-08-06

Science Crossword 07/08/19 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small ball of plasma
  2. Sometimes referred to as "Dirty Snowballs"
  3. When planets go around the sun
  4. People who go out into space to collect data
  5. The oval shape in which planets travel
  6. The darkest part of a shadow of an eclipse
  7. The model that shows Earth in the middle of the universe
  8. When the moon is visible
Down
  1. When planets spin around
  2. What people use to get to space
  3. A picture made of stars
  4. The imaginary line in which planets rotate
  5. the first planet in our solar system
  6. Something that is in the orbit of a planet, the sun or moon.
  7. The brightest star in our solar system
  8. The fifth zodiac sign
  9. The last planet in our solar system
  10. The third planet in our solar system
  11. A ball that orbits around the Earth
  12. When the sun if visible

20 Clues: The fifth zodiac sign • A small ball of plasma • A picture made of stars • When the sun if visible • When planets spin around • When the moon is visible • When planets go around the sun • What people use to get to space • The last planet in our solar system • A ball that orbits around the Earth • the first planet in our solar system • The third planet in our solar system • ...

Joshua Galindo 2023-05-09

Joshua Galindo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a object speeding up or slowing down
  2. competing for something
  3. earth around the earth
  4. phases of light on the moon
  5. speed with direction
  6. makes organ system
  7. plates of land on earth.
Down
  1. the time and object reaches a destination
  2. the pull of planets
  3. a force from two forces pushing opposite ways
  4. made up of organs
  5. the spinning of the earth

12 Clues: made up of organs • makes organ system • the pull of planets • speed with direction • earth around the earth • competing for something • plates of land on earth. • the spinning of the earth • phases of light on the moon • a object speeding up or slowing down • the time and object reaches a destination • a force from two forces pushing opposite ways

The solar system Crosspuzzle 2025-01-19

The solar system Crosspuzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is known as “the blue planet”
  2. The seventh planet in the solar system.
  3. The planet farthest from the Sun.
  4. It is known as “the red planet”
  5. When the Moon comes between the Sun and the Earth
  6. A vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space.
  7. It has a famous ring system.
  8. Spinning motion of a planet around its axis
  9. The name of the path the planets move along
Down
  1. The warmest planet
  2. It moves around the earth
  3. The 4 inner planets are also called…
  4. The biggest planet.
  5. Main source of light for all the planets
  6. It causes the four seasons
  7. The name of our galaxy.
  8. A small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  9. The smallest planet in the solar system.
  10. A dwarf planet beyond Neptune.

19 Clues: The warmest planet • The biggest planet. • The name of our galaxy. • It moves around the earth • It causes the four seasons • It has a famous ring system. • A dwarf planet beyond Neptune. • It is known as “the red planet” • It is known as “the blue planet” • The planet farthest from the Sun. • The 4 inner planets are also called… • A small rocky body orbiting the sun. • ...

Plate Tectonics Review 2024-12-03

Plate Tectonics Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oceanic lithosphere is ________ and more dense than Continental Lithosphere
  2. Feature formed at subduction zones on less dense plate
  3. Feature showing steep decline in ocean due to plates bending down; found at subduction zones
  4. Rigid portion of Earth; Contains the plates
  5. Continental Lithosphere is ________ and less dense than Oceanic Lithosphere
  6. Harry Hess' hypothesis about what happens in the ocean to oceanic plates
  7. movement of heat and material within the mantle; mechanism for Plate Tectonics
  8. Heat energy source of Earth; unstable element turns into stable element
Down
  1. convergent plate boundary where one plate moves under another
  2. describing plates or crust that are under the ocean
  3. Matthews and Vine found Magnetic ______ reversals in the ocean rock; supported Hess' hypothesis
  4. Layer of Earth made of Iron and Nickel; is the heat source for convection
  5. Layer of earth made of rock that is "plastic" due to heat and pressure
  6. map of world showing elevations
  7. map of world showing natural surfaces
  8. early theory of Earth movement; did not have mechanism, so it was rejected
  9. describing plates or crust that contain landmasses
  10. rise in midde of ocean where magma rises to surface; found at divergent boundaries
  11. geologic event from tectonic plates shift; can kill thousands

19 Clues: map of world showing elevations • map of world showing natural surfaces • Rigid portion of Earth; Contains the plates • describing plates or crust that contain landmasses • describing plates or crust that are under the ocean • Feature formed at subduction zones on less dense plate • convergent plate boundary where one plate moves under another • ...

Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzl 2019-01-25

Chapter 8 Crossword Puzzl crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Release of volatile substances and water vapor from the earth is called
  2. what is a sun
  3. Stratification responsible for the formation of earths gravitational field
  4. most abundant element after big bang theory
  5. first known type of organism on earth
  6. Stars twinkle because of elements being converted over to other elements which gives off
  7. how many years heavy rain it earth
  8. Explosion of a star
  9. Dominant scientific theory that occurred 15 billion years ago that formed the universe
  10. Earth was formed
Down
  1. where most bacteria probably originated
  2. what did Hubble discover
  3. Way our galaxy is known as
  4. building blocks of proteins
  5. in 6 billion years the sun will turn into
  6. a minute planet
  7. suggested that energy from thermal vents go into sea

17 Clues: what is a sun • a minute planet • Earth was formed • Explosion of a star • what did Hubble discover • Way our galaxy is known as • building blocks of proteins • how many years heavy rain it earth • first known type of organism on earth • where most bacteria probably originated • in 6 billion years the sun will turn into • most abundant element after big bang theory • ...

Unit 8 word play 2024-10-02

Unit 8 word play crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the solid part of the earth
  2. living part of earth
  3. the movement of air
  4. the total amount of water on the earth
  5. resources that cannot be replaced
  6. material to produce power by burning
  7. the presence of frozen water
  8. able to be replaced by natural cycles
  9. the process of obtaining coal or minerals
  10. process involving heating
Down
  1. uses the natural flow of moving water for electricity
  2. has blades and spins in wind, water, or steam
  3. converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
  4. changes as a result
  5. isn’t changed by the other variables
  6. community of living organisms
  7. organic material that comes from plants and animals

17 Clues: changes as a result • the movement of air • living part of earth • process involving heating • the solid part of the earth • the presence of frozen water • community of living organisms • resources that cannot be replaced • isn’t changed by the other variables • material to produce power by burning • able to be replaced by natural cycles • the total amount of water on the earth • ...

Unit 1 Vocabulary Crossword 2025-12-15

Unit 1 Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tool that shows how distance on a map compares to real distance on Earth.
  2. When the size, shape, distance, or direction on a map is not completely accurate.
  3. Meridian, The main meridian at 0° longitude that divides Earth into the Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  4. Projection, A method used to show the round Earth on a flat map, which always causes some distortion.
  5. Lines, Lines on a map that connect places with the same elevation.
  6. Imaginary lines that run east to west and measure how far north or south a place is from the Equator.
  7. One half of Earth (north/south or east/west).
  8. A round model of Earth that shows the planet’s true shape.
  9. An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole.
Down
  1. Interval, The difference in elevation between two contour lines.
  2. An imaginary line around the middle of Earth that divides it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  3. The height of land above sea level.
  4. A small picture or shape on a map that represents something real, like a city or river.
  5. The shape of Earth’s surface, including mountains, valleys, and flat areas.
  6. A box on a map that explains what the symbols and colors mean.
  7. A flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth’s surface.
  8. Imaginary lines that run north to south and measure how far east or west a place is from the Prime Meridian.

17 Clues: The height of land above sea level. • One half of Earth (north/south or east/west). • A flat drawing that shows all or part of Earth’s surface. • A round model of Earth that shows the planet’s true shape. • A box on a map that explains what the symbols and colors mean. • Interval, The difference in elevation between two contour lines. • ...

will moths stuff 2014-11-13

will moths stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name of business in farming
  2. line of latitude
  3. to be connected
  4. where rivers meet the sea
  5. what mountain ranges is Mt Everest in?
  6. fork of river or where two rivers meet
  7. the middle line through the earth is the __________?
Down
  1. in more then one nation
  2. actually there
  3. high point of land
  4. major object that is well known
  5. lines vertically through earth
  6. the world is a __________?
  7. steep slope
  8. horizontal line through the earth

15 Clues: steep slope • actually there • to be connected • line of latitude • high point of land • in more then one nation • where rivers meet the sea • the world is a __________? • name of business in farming • lines vertically through earth • major object that is well known • horizontal line through the earth • what mountain ranges is Mt Everest in? • fork of river or where two rivers meet • ...

Creation Review 2014-07-13

Creation Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to become the father of
  2. number of generations before the flood
  3. data evolutionist use to date earth
  4. number of days God created the earth
  5. walked with God
  6. father of Abraham
  7. first man
  8. is 6,000 years old
Down
  1. the study of a family tree
  2. lived 969 years grandfather of Noah
  3. God's Word
  4. one of the patriarchs
  5. one of Noah's sons
  6. son of Lamech(built the ark)
  7. made from rib of Adam

15 Clues: first man • God's Word • walked with God • father of Abraham • one of Noah's sons • is 6,000 years old • one of the patriarchs • made from rib of Adam • to become the father of • the study of a family tree • son of Lamech(built the ark) • lived 969 years grandfather of Noah • data evolutionist use to date earth • number of days God created the earth • number of generations before the flood

Why is Earth the only place we've found life? 2023-12-12

Why is Earth the only place we've found life? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the universe contains about 100 billion of these
  2. how much of Earth is covered in ocean
  3. the planet orbiting Earth
  4. a liquid essential for all life
  5. the form that water needs to be in order to support life
  6. the layer of air that surrounds a planet
Down
  1. an ocean will boil if a planet is too ________
  2. a planet has more of this when it is bigger
  3. it contains 100 billion galaxies
  4. when a liquid turns into a solid
  5. an ocean will freeze if a planet is too ________
  6. a planet that can support life
  7. the star around which the Earth orbits
  8. the only planet we know of that has life
  9. when a solid turns into a liquid
  10. when a liquid turns into gas

16 Clues: the planet orbiting Earth • when a liquid turns into gas • a planet that can support life • a liquid essential for all life • it contains 100 billion galaxies • when a liquid turns into a solid • when a solid turns into a liquid • how much of Earth is covered in ocean • the star around which the Earth orbits • the only planet we know of that has life • ...

science 2024-04-29

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of space that and object occupies
  2. force that attracts a body towards the center of the earth
  3. a man that discovered the laws of motion
  4. is the eight planet from the sun
  5. is the hottest planet
  6. it can be push, pull, magnetic, etc
  7. a light that is in the universe
  8. is famous for its beautiful rings
  9. is the largest planet
  10. is the fourth planet from the sun
  11. a celestial body that has his own motion, in one of them we live
  12. the resistance to scratching
Down
  1. a year on there is 84 earth years
  2. is the closest planet to the sun
  3. is a large object made of dust and ice that orbit the sun
  4. the mass that exists in a volume
  5. were we live
  6. everything is in it
  7. is everything that has mass and volume
  8. the amount of matter in an object

20 Clues: were we live • everything is in it • is the hottest planet • is the largest planet • the resistance to scratching • a light that is in the universe • is the closest planet to the sun • the mass that exists in a volume • is the eight planet from the sun • a year on there is 84 earth years • is famous for its beautiful rings • is the fourth planet from the sun • ...

First Creation Story Crossword 2025-03-26

First Creation Story Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the day God rested
  2. what we have over the tame and wild animals.
  3. the Action of bringing something into existence
  4. image, how humans are created
  5. narrative genre that expresses the timeless truths through experience and reflection.
  6. another name for the earth.
  7. How much living creatures there are.
  8. Plant life
  9. Gd blessed the winged birds and sea creatures saying this.
  10. The book of the bible where the Creation story is.
  11. not in genesis (we did an assignment on this).
  12. the connection between the different days.
Down
  1. Truth, what the creation accounts are concerned with presenting.
  2. another name for sky
  3. what the earth was before God created everything
  4. Humanity
  5. what human beings have witnessed and recorded.
  6. what God created on the first line of Genesis
  7. what the stars do to the earth.
  8. (Elohim), How the creator is said in first creation story

20 Clues: Humanity • Plant life • the day God rested • another name for sky • another name for the earth. • image, how humans are created • what the stars do to the earth. • How much living creatures there are. • the connection between the different days. • what we have over the tame and wild animals. • what God created on the first line of Genesis • ...

Unit 8 word play 2024-10-02

Unit 8 word play crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of obtaining coal or minerals
  2. resources that cannot be replaced
  3. the total amount of water on the earth
  4. living part of earth
  5. has blades and spins in wind, water, or steam
Down
  1. uses the natural flow of moving water for electricity
  2. the movement of air
  3. isn’t changed by the other variables
  4. the solid part of the earth
  5. able to be replaced by natural cycles
  6. changes as a result
  7. community of living organisms
  8. material to produce power by burning
  9. the presence of frozen water
  10. process involving heating
  11. organic material that comes from plants and animals
  12. converts mechanical energy into electrical energy

17 Clues: the movement of air • changes as a result • living part of earth • process involving heating • the solid part of the earth • the presence of frozen water • community of living organisms • resources that cannot be replaced • isn’t changed by the other variables • material to produce power by burning • able to be replaced by natural cycles • the total amount of water on the earth • ...

Plate cross 2025-11-05

Plate cross crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the geological process in which a continent moves across the earth in a matter of centimeters per year
  2. the type of plate boundary where soft solid rock comes up from the mantle to fill a gap between plates
  3. the outer layer of the earth about 22 miles deep under the continental crust and 6 miles deep under the oceans crust
  4. the type of plate boundary where one plate slides by another plate
  5. how often or fast something happens
  6. the central portion of the earth which is believed to be composed mainly of molten iron and molten nickel
  7. to examine in detail for a purpose
  8. the type of plate boundary where one plate goes under the other
  9. one of the very large sections of solid rock that make up earths outer layer
  10. the forces or conditions within the earth that cause movements of earths plates
  11. one of the main landmasses of the globe
Down
  1. the crust and upper mantle of the earth
  2. the transfer of heat by the circulation or movement of the heated parts of a liquid or gas
  3. something we observe to happen over and over
  4. the process by which collision of the earths plates results in one plates being drawn down or overridden by another
  5. a mountain or hill usually having a cuplike crater at the summit in which expels ash and lava
  6. a type of valley thats formed by plate motion
  7. a series of vibrations induced in the earth's crust by the abrupt rupture of rocks in which strain had slowly accumulated
  8. the landmass that existed when all continents were joined from about 300 to 200 million years ago
  9. the layer of soft solid rock under the crust

20 Clues: to examine in detail for a purpose • how often or fast something happens • the crust and upper mantle of the earth • one of the main landmasses of the globe • something we observe to happen over and over • the layer of soft solid rock under the crust • a type of valley thats formed by plate motion • the type of plate boundary where one plate goes under the other • ...

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam 2015-12-14

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a state that is not part of the contiguous United States
  2. meridian an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth
  3. sharing an edge or boundary
  4. The Tropic of Cancer is located in this hemisphere
  5. a mapmaker
  6. The state capital of UT
  7. Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  8. Montpelier is the capital of this New England state
  9. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways
  10. a smaller map set within the border between countries
  11. the latitude and longitude address of a place
  12. a list that explains the symbols on a map
  13. an oval shaped projection of the Earth in which the shape and size of the continents near the equator are shown accurately, but the water and land near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.
  14. a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
  15. Name the state with the abbreviation RI
  16. Name the state with the abbreviation CA
  17. imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  18. imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator
Down
  1. Name the state with the abbreviation WY
  2. a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate direction on a map
  3. The state capital of New Mexico
  4. the parallels and meridians appear as straight lines
  5. directions north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W)
  6. units of latitude or longitude
  7. a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries
  8. an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles

26 Clues: a mapmaker • The state capital of UT • sharing an edge or boundary • units of latitude or longitude • The state capital of New Mexico • Name the state with the abbreviation WY • Name the state with the abbreviation RI • Name the state with the abbreviation CA • a list that explains the symbols on a map • the latitude and longitude address of a place • ...

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam 2015-12-14

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an oval shaped projection of the Earth in which the shape and size of the continents near the equator are shown accurately, but the water and land near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.
  2. a state that is not part of the contiguous United States
  3. Name the state with the abbreviation RI
  4. The Tropic of Cancer is located in this hemisphere
  5. units of latitude or longitude
  6. a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries
  7. a list that explains the symbols on a map
  8. Name the state with the abbreviation WY
  9. a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate direction on a map
  10. a mapmaker
  11. the latitude and longitude address of a place
  12. The state capital of New Mexico
Down
  1. Name the state with the abbreviation CA
  2. Montpelier is the capital of this New England state
  3. imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  4. meridian an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth
  5. Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  6. directions north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W)
  7. The state capital of UT
  8. a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
  9. imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator
  10. the parallels and meridians appear as straight lines on this projection map
  11. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways
  12. sharing an edge or boundary
  13. an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  14. a smaller map set within the border between countries

26 Clues: a mapmaker • The state capital of UT • sharing an edge or boundary • units of latitude or longitude • The state capital of New Mexico • Name the state with the abbreviation CA • Name the state with the abbreviation RI • Name the state with the abbreviation WY • a list that explains the symbols on a map • the latitude and longitude address of a place • ...

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam 2015-12-14

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mapmaker
  2. Montpelier is the capital of this New England state
  3. a list that explains the symbols on a map
  4. The state capital of New Mexico
  5. the latitude and longitude address of a place
  6. directions north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W)
  7. an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  8. a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate direction on a map
  9. Name the state with the abbreviation RI
  10. imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  11. Name the state with the abbreviation WY
  12. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways
  13. meridian an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth
  14. a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
Down
  1. Name the state with the abbreviation CA
  2. a smaller map set within the border between countries
  3. The Tropic of Cancer is located in this hemisphere
  4. The state capital of UT
  5. sharing an edge or boundary
  6. a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries
  7. the parallels and meridians appear as straight lines on this projection map
  8. Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  9. an oval shaped projection of the Earth in which the shape and size of the continents near the equator are shown accurately, but the water and land near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.
  10. units of latitude or longitude
  11. a state that is not part of the contiguous United States
  12. imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator

26 Clues: a mapmaker • The state capital of UT • sharing an edge or boundary • units of latitude or longitude • The state capital of New Mexico • Name the state with the abbreviation CA • Name the state with the abbreviation RI • Name the state with the abbreviation WY • a list that explains the symbols on a map • the latitude and longitude address of a place • ...

Vol App 2014 2014-05-30

Vol App 2014 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Does the sun orbit the Earth
  2. What is the name of NASA’s most famous space telescope
  3. What is the name of the first satellite sent into space
  4. What planet is famous for its big red spot on it
  5. Earth is located in which galaxy
  6. Ganymede is a moon of which planet
  7. What is the name of a place that uses telescopes and other scientific equipment to research space and astronomy
  8. What planet is famous for the beautiful rings that surround it
  9. What is the name of the force holding us to the Earth
Down
  1. What is the hottest planet in our solar system
  2. Who was the first person to walk on the moon
  3. What is the closest planet to the Sun
  4. Tryggvason First Icelandic Canadian Astronaut
  5. Olympus Mons is a large volcanic mountain on which planet
  6. Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth
  7. Which Vol App staff is most obsessed with Space
  8. Can humans breathe normally in space as they can on Earth
  9. Is the sun a star or a planet
  10. What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon

19 Clues: Does the sun orbit the Earth • Is the sun a star or a planet • Earth is located in which galaxy • Ganymede is a moon of which planet • What is the closest planet to the Sun • Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth • What is the name of Saturn’s largest moon • Who was the first person to walk on the moon • Tryggvason First Icelandic Canadian Astronaut • ...

Earth Environmental Science Unit 3 2022-03-24

Earth Environmental Science Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Waves made when wind blows across water.
  2. Large wind systems around Earth.
  3. When something takes in heat.
  4. Steady winds near the equator.
  5. Large streams of moving ocean water.
  6. Water moving up through small spaces (like in plant stems).
  7. Energy from moving particles that makes things warm.
  8. Heat moving through liquids or gases in a circular way.
  9. All the water on Earth.
  10. Water sticking to other things.
  11. Cooler Pacific Ocean water that changes weather worldwide.
  12. The lowest layer of the atmosphere where weather happens.
  13. Earth gets warmer because greenhouse gases trap heat.
  14. Water has a positive and negative side, like a tiny magnet.
  15. Energy moving from one thing to another.
  16. Heat moving by touch.
  17. Gas that protects Earth from harmful sunlight.
  18. Big circular ocean currents.
  19. All the land, rocks, and soil on Earth.
  20. When something holds onto heat.
  21. Warm air slides over cold air.
  22. A big body of air with the same temperature and humidity.
  23. The air around Earth.
  24. The way Earth’s spin makes winds and currents curve.
  25. Cold air pushes under warm air.
  26. Water sticking to other water.
Down
  1. All living things on Earth.
  2. A huge storm with strong winds and heavy rain.
  3. A storm with lightning, thunder, and rain.
  4. How hot or cold something is.
  5. Heat moving through waves, like sunlight.
  6. Heat used to change water’s state (ice to liquid, liquid to gas) without changing temperature.
  7. The usual changes in weather.
  8. The global system of ocean currents that moves heat and nutrients.
  9. Heat moving from one place to another.
  10. H2O - two hydrogen atoms attached to an oxygen atom
  11. The usual weather in a place over a long time.
  12. A “skin” on the top of water caused by water molecules sticking together.
  13. Water at the top of oceans, lakes, and rivers.
  14. Warmer Pacific Ocean water that changes weather worldwide.
  15. Winds that blow west to east in middle latitudes.
  16. A warm ocean current in the Atlantic that affects climate.
  17. How salty water is.
  18. Fast winds high in the sky.
  19. Climate in a smaller area, like a state or city.
  20. The cold, dark part of the ocean far below the surface.

46 Clues: How salty water is. • Heat moving by touch. • The air around Earth. • All the water on Earth. • All living things on Earth. • Fast winds high in the sky. • Big circular ocean currents. • How hot or cold something is. • When something takes in heat. • The usual changes in weather. • Steady winds near the equator. • Warm air slides over cold air. • Water sticking to other water. • ...

Science - Zacha 2021-12-08

Science - Zacha crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is an invisible force which makes us and all other objects fall towards the Earth.
  2. a contact force which always pushes in the opposite direction to the way an object is moving
  3. this sphere includes the earth’s crust, landforms, and rocks, soil. It is mostly solid rock is hard and contains many minerals.
  4. this sphere includes all the water on the Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers rain and mist.
  5. animals that don't have a backbone
  6. any liquid or frozen water that forms in the atmosphere and falls back to the Earth.
  7. basic unit of life that is responsible for all of life's processes
  8. animals that have backbones
  9. rocks that are formed from pre-existing rocks or pieces of once-living organisms.
  10. the gradual destruction of something by natural forces
Down
  1. this sphere includes the area that contains all life.
  2. a blanket of gases, which surrounds the Earth. It is mostly nitrogen and oxygen, which supports life in Earth.
  3. a very thick layer of dense rocks
  4. an organism that is made up of only one cell
  5. the process of a gas changing to a liquid in a water cycle
  6. preserved remains, or traces of remains, of ancient organisms
  7. a thin layer of low density rocks
  8. the breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on Earths surface.
  9. a rock that is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  10. the process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas or vapor in the water cycle

20 Clues: animals that have backbones • a very thick layer of dense rocks • a thin layer of low density rocks • animals that don't have a backbone • an organism that is made up of only one cell • this sphere includes the area that contains all life. • the gradual destruction of something by natural forces • the process of a gas changing to a liquid in a water cycle • ...

Basics of Geography 2021-09-01

Basics of Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a sphere-shaped model of the Earth
  2. show landforms and elevation.
  3. is when you describe where a place is located compared to another place or landmark
  4. An area that rises steeply at least 2,000 feet above sea level: usually wide at the bottom and rising to a narrow peak or ridge.
  5. show locations of boundary lines, cities and capitals.
  6. is a special kind of drawing used to show what the Earth or part of the Earth looks like overhead.
  7. A person who makes maps.
  8. describes a place's exact position on Earth using precise lines of longitude and latitude
  9. are pictures that represent real places and things.
  10. A group of lines that form imaginary squares on a map that help locate places using coordinates.
  11. An opening in the Earth’s surface through which molten rock, ashes, and grasses from the Earth’s interior escape.
  12. A deep, narrow valley with steep sides; often has a stream flowing through it.
  13. are (FLAT) horizontal lines that run east and west. They are also called Parallels, and measure in degrees north and south of the Equator.
Down
  1. A triangular-shaped plain at the mouth of a river, formed when sediment is deposited by flowing water.
  2. A huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice.
  3. Show specific types of information such as: population, resource, product, climate, rainfall, road maps
  4. show the natural landscape features of Earth.
  5. The name given to any half of the Earth
  6. is a longitude line at 0 degrees that divides the Earth into the Eastern and Western hemispheres.
  7. The study of Earth’s physical features and human interactions with them
  8. are (LONG) vertical lines that run north and south.
  9. An area of land completely surrounded by water.
  10. tells you what objects the symbols represent.
  11. An area that rises above surrounding land and has a rounded top; lower and usually less steep than a mountain
  12. a piece of land that is surrounded by water from three sides.

25 Clues: A person who makes maps. • show landforms and elevation. • a sphere-shaped model of the Earth • The name given to any half of the Earth • A huge, slow-moving mass of snow and ice. • show the natural landscape features of Earth. • tells you what objects the symbols represent. • An area of land completely surrounded by water. • ...

GEOLOGY 2017-06-28

GEOLOGY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. responsible for picking up rock grains and moving them often
  2. equal length of day and night
  3. sandstone is made up of _____
  4. study of the structure and composition of earth
  5. caused by landslide
  6. slow movement of water along a smooth channel
  7. attraction to a magnet
  8. attacks the mineral,iron bearing minerals
  9. number of cirques that gnaw into a ridge
  10. formed from hot molten materials through solidification
  11. mixture of metallic element and waste mineral
  12. the extent of the open water across which a wind blows
  13. large intrusions with no definite lower limit
  14. results of crustal movements
  15. color of a thin layer of the finely powdered minerals
  16. great island of rock that have been raised above the surface of the crust
  17. lower layer:behaves as if it were blast
  18. hill of wind-blown soil deposited over a rock,tree etc.
  19. north-south location of any place in earth
  20. cresent-shape dune
Down
  1. finger like intrusion
  2. ridge and hills formed when a melting glacier leaves its moraines
  3. horizontal intrusion
  4. uppermost layer:behave as if it were granite
  5. movement of the solid parts of the earth
  6. often red or white, becomes darker when it cools
  7. generates tremendous amount of energy from nuclear reactions
  8. ability to absorb light
  9. indentation
  10. due to either explosive volcanic activity
  11. earth tremors that accompany faulting movement of great rock masses
  12. provides a due to the internal structure of a mineral
  13. one of the smallest planets
  14. divides the earth into to two equal halves
  15. wrinkles or bends produced in rocks while they are in plastic state
  16. natural solid materials of the earths crust
  17. a small lake that occupies a glacial cirque
  18. a fracture on a rocks surface,along which there is displacement of the broken surface
  19. it has not erupted for along time
  20. splitting/breaking along certain planes

40 Clues: indentation • cresent-shape dune • caused by landslide • horizontal intrusion • finger like intrusion • attraction to a magnet • ability to absorb light • one of the smallest planets • results of crustal movements • equal length of day and night • sandstone is made up of _____ • it has not erupted for along time • splitting/breaking along certain planes • ...

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam 2015-12-14

Map Skills Semester 1 Exam crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sharing an edge or boundary
  2. Name the state with the abbreviation WY
  3. imaginary lines on Earth that run parallel to the equator
  4. directions north (N), south (S), east (E) and west (W)
  5. The state capital of UT
  6. a smaller map set within the border between countries
  7. the parallels and meridians appear as straight lines on this projection map
  8. a state that is not part of the contiguous United States
  9. units of latitude or longitude
  10. imaginary lines on Earth that run between the North and South Poles
  11. a directional arrow that shows cardinal and sometimes intermediate direction on a map
  12. Name the state with the abbreviation RI
Down
  1. Montpelier is the capital of this New England state
  2. an oval shaped projection of the Earth in which the shape and size of the continents near the equator are shown accurately, but the water and land near the poles are distorted to match the shape of the map.
  3. Name the state with the abbreviation CA
  4. Hartford is the capital of this New England state
  5. a map that shows natural landforms and waterways
  6. a list that explains the symbols on a map
  7. a map that shows human-made features and boundaries such as cities, highways, and countries
  8. The Tropic of Cancer is located in this hemisphere
  9. an imaginary line that runs around the center of Earth halfway between the North and South Poles
  10. a mapmaker
  11. The state capital of New Mexico
  12. the latitude and longitude address of a place
  13. a graphic that compares the distance on a map to the actual distance it represents
  14. meridian an imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole of Earth

26 Clues: a mapmaker • The state capital of UT • sharing an edge or boundary • units of latitude or longitude • The state capital of New Mexico • Name the state with the abbreviation CA • Name the state with the abbreviation WY • Name the state with the abbreviation RI • a list that explains the symbols on a map • the latitude and longitude address of a place • ...

Astronomy 2023-05-07

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In 500 to 430 BC, he further supported Pytagoras' proposal through his observations of the shadows that the Earth cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse.
  2. A type of solar eclipse that is happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are not exactly aligned.
  3. Babylonian and Egyptian civilizations used a primitive version of a sundial called _______.
  4. The Law of ________ describes that the square of a planet's orbital period, T2 is proportional to the cube of a planet's average distance from the Sun R³.
  5. Sun revolves 360° a year around a path on the celestial sphere called ______.
  6. It is states that when an imaginary line is drawn from the center of the Sun to the center of a planet, the line will sweep out an equal area of space in equal time intervals.
  7. It occurs every September 22
  8. Apparent yearly movement of the stars as observed from Earth as a direct effect of the Earth's revolution around the sun.
  9. One of the phases of the moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are aligned, with the Sun and Earth on opposite sides of the moon
  10. It is the circular path that the celestial bodies take to complete the diurnal motion.
  11. Diurnal Motion is the apparent ______ revolution of the celestial sphere around the celestial poles as a direct effect of the Earth's rotation on its axis
Down
  1. The law of ellipses which describes that the actual path followed by the planets was _______, not circular, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse.
  2. Around 340 BC, he listed several arguments for a spherical earth that included the position of the North star, the shape of the moon and the sun, and the disappearance of the ships when they sail over the horizon.
  3. Around 240 BC, he attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth.
  4. A type of lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth.
  5. Brahe He was a Danish astronomer and nobleman who made accurate observations of the movement of celestial bodies in an observatory built for him by King Frederick II of Denmark in 1576.
  6. Kepler postulated that there must be a ______ from the Sun that moves the planets.
  7. This axis intersects the celestial sphere at a point in the northern sky and is presently lose to the northern star.
  8. A type of equinox that is only Happens in every 20th of march
  9. It is also called a satellite.
  10. Pythagoras, an ancient Greek philosopher and his pupils were the first to propose that the earth is _____.
  11. They have discovered that Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are planets.
  12. Kepler's first law of Planetary Motion.
  13. This table was the most accurate table that is known to the astronomical world.
  14. A__________ can only happen during a New Moon.

25 Clues: It occurs every September 22 • It is also called a satellite. • Kepler's first law of Planetary Motion. • A__________ can only happen during a New Moon. • A type of equinox that is only Happens in every 20th of march • Around 240 BC, he attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth. • ...

Astronomy 2023-05-07

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kepler postulated that there must be a ______ from the Sun that moves the planets.
  2. He was a Danish astronomer and nobleman who made accurate observations of the movement of celestial bodies in an observatory built for him by King Frederick II of Denmark in 1576.
  3. A__________ can only happen during a New Moon.
  4. The law of ellipses which describes that the actual path followed by the planets was _______, not circular, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse.
  5. It is also called a satellite.
  6. They have discovered that Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are planets.
  7. A type of equinox that is only Happens in every 20th of march
  8. A type of solar eclipse that is happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are not exactly aligned.
  9. It is states that when an imaginary line is drawn from the center of the Sun to the center of a planet, the line will sweep out an equal area of space in equal time intervals.
  10. Babylonian and Egyptian civilizations used a primitive version of a sundial called _______.
  11. Pythagoras, an ancient Greek philosopher and his pupils were the first to propose that the earth is _____.
  12. Kepler's first law of Planetary Motion.
  13. Around 340 BC, he listed several arguments for a spherical earth that included the position of the North star, the shape of the moon and the sun, and the disappearance of the ships when they sail over the horizon.
  14. It is the circular path that the celestial bodies take to complete the diurnal motion.
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  1. This table was the most accurate table that is known to the astronomical world.
  2. In 500 to 430 BC, he further supported Pytagoras' proposal through his observations of the shadows that the Earth cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse.
  3. A type of lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth.
  4. The Law of ________ describes that the square of a planet's orbital period, T2 is proportional to the cube of a planet's average distance from the Sun R³.
  5. One of the phases of the moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are aligned, with the Sun and Earth on opposite sides of the moon
  6. It occurs every September 22
  7. Around 240 BC, he attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth.
  8. Sun revolves 360° a year around a path on the celestial sphere called ______.
  9. Apparent yearly movement of the stars as observed from Earth as a direct effect of the Earth's revolution around the sun.
  10. Diurnal Motion is the apparent ______ revolution of the celestial sphere around the celestial poles as a direct effect of the Earth's rotation on its axis
  11. This axis intersects the celestial sphere at a point in the northern sky and is presently lose to the northern star.

25 Clues: It occurs every September 22 • It is also called a satellite. • Kepler's first law of Planetary Motion. • A__________ can only happen during a New Moon. • A type of equinox that is only Happens in every 20th of march • Around 240 BC, he attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth. • ...

cycles of matter 2023-10-05

cycles of matter crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reactions -first step of photosynthesis uses sunlight to split H2O and make ATP and NADPH O2 is released
  2. -nutrient used in phosphates of nucleic acids and phospholipids of membranes often limited
  3. -organelle site of steps 2 and 3 aerobic cellular respiration
  4. -third steps of aerobic respiration NADH and FADH2 from earlier reactants are used to make 32 units of ATP
  5. - any number of organized or specialized structures within an living cell
  6. reactions -second step of photosynthesis, uses energy in ATP and NADH to make glucose
  7. respiration -process of breathing down glucose to make ATP starts with C6H12O6 and end with CO2 and H2O
  8. cycle -second step of aerobic respiration pyruvate is broken down while NADH and FADH are made releases CO2
  9. -nutrient forms the backbone for all macromolecules in living things
  10. -sphere of earth all the water on earth
  11. -adenosine triphosphate charged energy storage molecule with 3 phosphorus groups
  12. - first step of aerobic respiration breaks down glucose
  13. -nutrient used in proteins and acids must be fixed for living to use often limited
  14. -pigment in chloroplast used to trap light energy during photosynthesis
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  1. -type of organism that is able to make its own food base of the food chain
  2. - process of using light to create glucose
  3. -anything that has mass and takes up space makes up everything
  4. -adenosine diphosphate uncharged energy storage molecule with 2 phosphates
  5. -type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds into abiotic compounds recycles
  6. -sphere of earth all living things on earth
  7. - substances created during a chemical reaction made from reactants
  8. -substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction changed into products
  9. -second step of anaerobic respiration 2 types include alcoholic and lactic acid
  10. -sphere of earth all the gasses surrounding earth
  11. -describes a situation in which oxygen is not present
  12. - site of photosynthesis
  13. -type of organism that must eat other organisms to obtain energy
  14. -describe a situation in which oxygen is present
  15. -sphere of earth all soil and rocks on earth

29 Clues: - site of photosynthesis • -sphere of earth all the water on earth • - process of using light to create glucose • -sphere of earth all living things on earth • -sphere of earth all soil and rocks on earth • -describe a situation in which oxygen is present • -sphere of earth all the gasses surrounding earth • -describes a situation in which oxygen is not present • ...

Earth Day Webquest 2020-04-30

Earth Day Webquest crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary where the land and the ocean meet
  2. a map that shows shapes, contours and sizes of land
  3. the month that Earth Day is celebrated
  4. the highest point of an ocean wave
  5. the continuous movement of water and water vapor from water sources to the air and land and back to the water source
  6. a vent in the Earth's crust where molten rock and gas can escape from below the surface
  7. an ocean wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption
  8. large chunk of ice that breaks away from a glacier
  9. gas element that makes up 21% of the Earth's atmosphere
  10. the highest mountain on Earth
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  1. molten rock found below the Earth's surface
  2. area of science that studies to protect the natural environment
  3. the time it takes Earth to make one revolution around the sun
  4. waste, gas, or emissions that destroys ecosystems
  5. scientific term for all land on the planet
  6. the time it takes Earth to make one rotation on its axis
  7. the wearing away of land from water and wind
  8. a small landmass completely surrounded by water

18 Clues: the highest mountain on Earth • the highest point of an ocean wave • the month that Earth Day is celebrated • scientific term for all land on the planet • molten rock found below the Earth's surface • the wearing away of land from water and wind • the boundary where the land and the ocean meet • a small landmass completely surrounded by water • ...

Earth Science Ch 1 2023-04-13

Earth Science Ch 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One week after a full moon, we would see a _____ moon.
  2. When the Northern Hemisphere is tilted away from the sun, they experience ____.
  3. When she looks at the stars each night, Nina notices that they are in a different place. This is because as Earth revolves, its ___ in space changes.
  4. When the moon appear to get bigger in the sky, it is considered ______.
  5. The sun rises in the _______.
  6. This phase of the moon shows the entire circle of the moon's surface.
  7. The moon's rocky surface has low valleys and _____.
  8. Locations near the _____ always get direct sun, which gives warmer temperatures all year.
  9. The _____ is visible in our daytime sky.
  10. The moon revolves around Earth approximately once every 28 _____.
  11. This causes night and day to occur.
  12. The moon's surface is made of _____ without atmosphere or water.
  13. At sunset, the sun is visible in the ______ sky.
  14. The earth's surface is solid and _____ rock.
Down
  1. This motion takes 365 days and creates our year.
  2. The _____ is visible in our night sky most nights.
  3. The seasons are caused by the _____ of the Earth.
  4. The tilting of Earth on its axis creates the ______.
  5. This phase of the moon makes it appear that there is no moon in the sky.
  6. When the full moon starts to shrink in the sky, it is ______.
  7. The surface of the sun is made up of burning hot ____.
  8. The sun, moon, and _____ can all be seen in our sky.
  9. One week after a new moon, we would see a _____ moon.
  10. Earth revolves around the sun because of the force of its _____.

24 Clues: The sun rises in the _______. • This causes night and day to occur. • The _____ is visible in our daytime sky. • The earth's surface is solid and _____ rock. • This motion takes 365 days and creates our year. • At sunset, the sun is visible in the ______ sky. • The seasons are caused by the _____ of the Earth. • The _____ is visible in our night sky most nights. • ...

Seasons Choice Board 2023-11-29

Seasons Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A real or imaginary straight line going through the center of an object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves.
  2. Measures the distance north or south of the equator.
  3. The planet on which we live on.
  4. The star around which the planets revolve.
  5. Sunlight that either passes through a medium—a window shade or the leaves of a tree
  6. Sits more or less directly above Earth's north pole along our planet's rotational axis.
  7. The verb orbit is the act of revolving around another object, usually on a circular or elliptical course.
  8. The shortest day of the year.
  9. Sunlight in which the path of light from the sun to the plant is a straight line.
  10. The measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius.
  11. The half of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  12. The northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole.
  13. A fundamental change in political organization.
Down
  1. When the sun appears the lowest in the sky, our days are shorter, and therefore our temperatures are colder.
  2. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
  3. An event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
  4. The section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  5. The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth.
  6. The action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center.
  7. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.

20 Clues: The shortest day of the year. • The planet on which we live on. • The star around which the planets revolve. • A fundamental change in political organization. • The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. • Measures the distance north or south of the equator. • The half of the earth that lies south of the equator. • ...

Seasons Choice Board 2023-11-29

Seasons Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A real or imaginary straight line going through the center of an object that is spinning, or a line that divides a symmetrical shape into two equal halves.
  2. Measures the distance north or south of the equator.
  3. The planet on which we live on.
  4. The star around which the planets revolve.
  5. Sunlight that either passes through a medium—a window shade or the leaves of a tree
  6. Sits more or less directly above Earth's north pole along our planet's rotational axis.
  7. The verb orbit is the act of revolving around another object, usually on a circular or elliptical course.
  8. The shortest day of the year.
  9. Sunlight in which the path of light from the sun to the plant is a straight line.
  10. The measure of hotness or coldness expressed in terms of any of several scales, including Fahrenheit and Celsius.
  11. The half of the earth that lies south of the equator.
  12. The northernmost point on the Earth, lying antipodally to the South Pole.
  13. A fundamental change in political organization.
Down
  1. When the sun appears the lowest in the sky, our days are shorter, and therefore our temperatures are colder.
  2. When the northern hemisphere is tilted towards the sun.
  3. An event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
  4. The section of the Earth that is north of the Equator.
  5. The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth.
  6. The action or process of rotating on or as if on an axis or center.
  7. An equator is an imaginary line around the middle of a planet or other celestial body.

20 Clues: The shortest day of the year. • The planet on which we live on. • The star around which the planets revolve. • A fundamental change in political organization. • The South Pole is the southernmost point on Earth. • Measures the distance north or south of the equator. • The half of the earth that lies south of the equator. • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-11-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of a single landmass that broke up around 200-300 million years ago
  2. The layer of earth where convection currents take place
  3. Two plates separating
  4. The innermost/ densest layer of earth
  5. a system that determines the distance of an object underwater by recording the echoes of sound waves
  6. a process in which new land is created and the old land moves further away from where it was created
  7. a break in the earths lithosphere along which the rocks move along
  8. a vibration that travels through the earth carrying the energy released by an earthquake
  9. Two plates sliding past each other
  10. a extensive break in the middle of the ocean which shows how plates are moving
Down
  1. a liquid-like solid layer in the mantle that the plates float on
  2. Two plates colliding
  3. a deep valley along the ocean floor where the oceanic crust sinks into the mantle
  4. the upper most layer of the mantle
  5. a deep valley that is formed when to plates move apart
  6. Alfred Wegener created this idea
  7. Large chunks of land that float on the mantle
  8. The Scientist that created the plate Tectonics theory
  9. process by which a denser crust sinks down into the mantle
  10. The outermost/ least dense layer of earth

20 Clues: Two plates colliding • Two plates separating • Alfred Wegener created this idea • the upper most layer of the mantle • Two plates sliding past each other • The innermost/ densest layer of earth • The outermost/ least dense layer of earth • Large chunks of land that float on the mantle • The Scientist that created the plate Tectonics theory • ...

Grade 6: Investigating Earth's Layers Extra Credit 2025-01-24

Grade 6: Investigating Earth's Layers Extra Credit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hottest, most dense layer of Earth; made of solid iron and nickel.
  2. The prefix "atmo" means ______.
  3. The prefix "hydro" means _______.
  4. Type of rock that forms due to extreme heat and pressure.
  5. Very hot liquid layer made of iron and nickel.
  6. The prefix "bio" means ________.
  7. How many spheres does Earth have?
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  1. The prefix "geo" means _______.
  2. Type of rock that is formed in layers by cementation and compaction; often contains fossils.
  3. Cycle in which rocks are changed from one type to another.
  4. The thickest layer of Earth.
  5. The outermost layer of Earth; where we live.
  6. Type of rock that forms from melting, cooling, and hardening of magma/lava.

13 Clues: The thickest layer of Earth. • The prefix "geo" means _______. • The prefix "atmo" means ______. • The prefix "bio" means ________. • The prefix "hydro" means _______. • How many spheres does Earth have? • The outermost layer of Earth; where we live. • Very hot liquid layer made of iron and nickel. • Type of rock that forms due to extreme heat and pressure. • ...

Magnetosphere 2022-03-02

Magnetosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thickest layer
  2. The inner core is this state of matter.
  3. As we go deeper into the earth the _ increases.
  4. As we go deeper into the earth the pressure __.
  5. radiation produced from the sun.
  6. layer of the earth that is liquid
  7. Waves produced from earthquakes.
  8. the second main element found in the core.
  9. ability to sense magnetic field.
  10. type of seismic wave that is faster
  11. having a lot of something
  12. Type of North Pole that moves.
  13. S waves are only able to travel through ___.
Down
  1. type of seismic wave that is slower.
  2. The mantle and the crust contain this element. Element allows us to breathe.
  3. P waves can go through both solids and __.
  4. mineral associated with the magnetosphere.
  5. Type of North Pole that does not move.
  6. the main element found in the core.
  7. the atmosphere around the sun is called...
  8. Humans are able to use the magnetic field __.
  9. Method of heat is transfer in the outer core to produce the magnetic field.
  10. the only layer of the earth humans have gone to
  11. type of material that will impact the magnetosphere
  12. As we go deeper into the earth the _ increases.
  13. The mantle and the crust contain this element. Hint: It starts with an s.

26 Clues: the thickest layer • having a lot of something • Type of North Pole that moves. • radiation produced from the sun. • Waves produced from earthquakes. • ability to sense magnetic field. • layer of the earth that is liquid • the main element found in the core. • type of seismic wave that is faster • type of seismic wave that is slower. • Type of North Pole that does not move. • ...

Earth and Environmental Vocab Crossword 2024-03-05

Earth and Environmental Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Rotating of a planet on its axis
  2. A rock having solidified from lava or magma
  3. An attraction force between objects in space
  4. The study of space
  5. The study of rocks/ the earth
  6. Water underground in saturated in zones
  7. Below the lithosphere, plastic flow
  8. Air pollution that reduces visibility
  9. All of Earth's ice
  10. A rock that has undergone transformation by heat and pressure
  11. The second layer of the atmosphere/ above the troposphere
  12. Rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
  13. Galaxy in a pinwheel shape with spiral-like arms
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  1. The process that changes water to water vapor
  2. The state of something being able to absorb liquid
  3. Layer of the atmosphere where weather happens
  4. (Typhoon) A storm with violent winds that forms near the equator in the ocean
  5. Galaxy in an elliptical shape
  6. Outer layer of the earth/ thinnest layer
  7. The draining of water from the surface of an area of land
  8. The layer of gas between earth and the rest of space
  9. Crust and the upper mantle
  10. Innermost part of the earth, both liquid and solid
  11. The study of water
  12. A rock that has formed from sediments deposited by water or air
  13. The phases of the moon after the New Moon phase

26 Clues: The study of space • The study of water • All of Earth's ice • Crust and the upper mantle • The study of rocks/ the earth • Galaxy in an elliptical shape • Below the lithosphere, plastic flow • The Rotating of a planet on its axis • Air pollution that reduces visibility • Water underground in saturated in zones • Outer layer of the earth/ thinnest layer • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-03-24

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The theory that the lithosphere is broken up into large plates that move and then rejoin; considered the unifying theory of geology.
  2. A plate boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  3. A weak spot in the middle of a tectonic plate where magma surfaces; forms a volcano.
  4. A plate boundary where two plates move past each other in opposite directions.
  5. The parts of Earth's crust that form the continents.
  6. A plate boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. A dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of Earth.
  8. The idea that continents have moved and are still moving slowly across the Earth's surface.
  9. Any of the many processes (such as eruptions and lava flows) in which gas, lava, and ash are pushed out on the surface of Earth.
  10. A break in the earth's crust.
  11. The region where two tectonic plates are in contact.
  12. one of the seven large landmasses on the earth.
  13. The "plastic" layer of the earth between the crust and the core.
  14. Earth's crust located under the ocean.
  15. The rising of regions of the Earth's crust to higher elevations.
  16. A layer of liquid iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth.
Down
  1. The process that creates new sea floor as plates move away from each other at the mid-ocean ridges.
  2. 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.
  3. A series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone.
  4. The thin and solid outermost layer of the Earth above the mantle.
  5. The region where oceanic plates sink down into the asthenosphere.
  6. A block of lithosphere that consists of the crust and the rigid, outermost part of the mantle.
  7. A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart.
  8. A rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and the crust.
  9. The shaking that results from the movement of rock beneath Earth's surface.

25 Clues: A break in the earth's crust. • Earth's crust located under the ocean. • one of the seven large landmasses on the earth. • A series of volcanoes formed at a subduction zone. • The parts of Earth's crust that form the continents. • The region where two tectonic plates are in contact. • A deep valley that forms where two plates move apart. • ...

Weather and climate 2022-12-07

Weather and climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The degree of compactness of a substance.
  2. a belt of powerful upper-level winds that sits atop the polar front.
  3. either of the two locations ( North Pole or South Pole ) on the surface of the earth (or of a celestial object) which are the northern and southern ends of the axis of rotation.
  4. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
  5. the layers of gases surrounding a planet or other celestial body.
  6. the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth.
  7. the half of the earth that lies north of the equator.
  8. The result of Earth's rotation on weather patterns and ocean currents.
  9. move or cause to move into a sloping position.
  10. belt around the Earth near the equator where sailing ships sometimes get stuck on windless waters.
  11. dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the east.
Down
  1. the layer of the earth's atmosphere above the troposphere, extending to about 32 miles (50 km) above the earth's surface (the lower boundary of the mesosphere).
  2. Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position with regard to the sun.
  3. the lowest region of the atmosphere, extending from the earth's surface to a height of about 3.7–6.2 miles (6–10 km), which is the lower boundary of the stratosphere.
  4. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  5. The outermost region of a planet's atmosphere.
  6. A current fluid that results from convection.
  7. a belt of calm air and sea occurring in both the northern and southern hemispheres between the trade winds and the westerlies.
  8. Dry and cold prevailing winds that blow from the east.
  9. In the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around.
  10. model of the mid-latitude segment of Earth's wind circulation,
  11. a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south.
  12. become or make larger or more extensive.
  13. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.

24 Clues: become or make larger or more extensive. • The degree of compactness of a substance. • A current fluid that results from convection. • The outermost region of a planet's atmosphere. • move or cause to move into a sloping position. • dry, cold prevailing winds that blow from the east. • the half of the earth that lies north of the equator. • ...

Noah 2015-01-17

Noah crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These went into the Ark
  2. Bird sent out by Noah
  3. Noah found _____ from the lord
  4. Son of Noah
  5. Years to build the ark
  6. God commanded Noah to build this
  7. The ark had one
  8. It rained for
  9. Used to make the ark waterproof
  10. God gave Noah a sign that he would not flood the earth again
  11. This man walked with God
  12. Married to Noah
Down
  1. Brought back by the Dove
  2. what caused the flood?
  3. The world was filled with
  4. Animals that came by 2s
  5. Animals that came by 7s
  6. What happened to every living thing on the earth
  7. Another bird sent out by Noah
  8. How did the Lord punish the world?
  9. Son of Noah
  10. God wanted to ___________ The earth
  11. Son of Noah
  12. The ark had one of these too
  13. Where the ark rested
  14. Who closed the door?

26 Clues: Son of Noah • Son of Noah • Son of Noah • It rained for • The ark had one • Married to Noah • Where the ark rested • Who closed the door? • Bird sent out by Noah • what caused the flood? • Years to build the ark • These went into the Ark • Animals that came by 2s • Animals that came by 7s • Brought back by the Dove • This man walked with God • The world was filled with • ...

Space Science 2020-04-16

Space Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An uncrewed spacecraft.
  2. The hottest planet in our solar system.
  3. This spacecraft sends people to and from space.
  4. This planet has the weakest gravitational pull.
  5. This planet has the strongest gravitational pull.
  6. A research laboratory that orbits the Earth.
  7. A meteor that strikes the Earth.
  8. The first person to walk on the moon.
  9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  10. The president who started the "space race."
  11. Small, rocky celestial body that orbits the Sun.
Down
  1. The first woman in space was from which country?
  2. The first American woman in space.
  3. Venus is about the same size as this planet.
  4. This celestial body has two moons.
  5. The first man in space.
  6. The first space shuttle that did not go to space.
  7. Frozen gas and dust that orbit the Sun.
  8. This planet rotates on its side.
  9. This spacecraft launches space shuttles to space.

20 Clues: An uncrewed spacecraft. • The first man in space. • This planet rotates on its side. • A meteor that strikes the Earth. • The first American woman in space. • This celestial body has two moons. • The first person to walk on the moon. • The hottest planet in our solar system. • Frozen gas and dust that orbit the Sun. • The president who started the "space race." • ...

Greek Etymology Words 2023-04-04

Greek Etymology Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I used a _________ to cook my food
  2. the study of the earth itself
  3. a tool people use to identify small objects
  4. the study of space
  5. something in cameras used to take small photos
  6. the _________ of this word comes from a greek word
  7. the study of star patterns
  8. a volcanic explosion is a huge ________
  9. the study of myths
  10. a thing people use in the modern days
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  1. a star symbol used in writing to emphasise something
  2. the rocks in the middle of Mars and Jupiter
  3. the study of how forms of life interact with the earth
  4. the study of living things
  5. the study of the human society
  6. a tiny living thing
  7. a person who works in space
  8. a small world
  9. someone that studies space from the earth
  10. a part of the computer needed to operate it

20 Clues: a small world • the study of space • the study of myths • a tiny living thing • the study of living things • the study of star patterns • a person who works in space • the study of the earth itself • the study of the human society • I used a _________ to cook my food • a thing people use in the modern days • a volcanic explosion is a huge ________ • ...

Mya Browns science crossword 2024-03-20

Mya Browns science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plates make this happen
  2. A heavy element used in coins and jewelry
  3. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  4. the liquid rock underneath earths crust
  5. all the gases surrounding the earth
  6. all the body’s of water
  7. a hard solid substance that is bumpy
  8. the great size or extent of something
  9. also know as the lithosphere
  10. the hottest place in the earth
Down
  1. horse shoe volcanic circle
  2. A highly transparent rock the is shinny
  3. a very hard igneous rock containing mostly quartz and feldspar
  4. a rock that form by sea creatures
  5. all living organisms
  6. this is when the plates move toward each other
  7. something that make earthquakes
  8. outside of the earth
  9. this means when the plates move away from each other
  10. sometimes in this volcanos form and make a island here

20 Clues: all living organisms • outside of the earth • plates make this happen • all the body’s of water • horse shoe volcanic circle • also know as the lithosphere • the hottest place in the earth • something that make earthquakes • a rock that form by sea creatures • all the gases surrounding the earth • a hard solid substance that is bumpy • the great size or extent of something • ...

Astronomy 2023-05-07

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A type of solar eclipse that is happens when the Sun, Moon and Earth are not exactly aligned.
  2. Apparent yearly movement of the stars as observed from Earth as a direct effect of the Earth's revolution around the sun.
  3. A type of lunar eclipse occurs when the moon and the sun are on exact opposite sides of Earth.
  4. Sun revolves 360° a year around a path on the celestial sphere called ______.
  5. Diurnal Motion is the apparent ______ revolution of the celestial sphere around the celestial poles as a direct effect of the Earth's rotation on its axis
  6. Kepler's first law of Planetary Motion.
  7. Kepler postulated that there must be a ______ from the Sun that moves the planets.
  8. Brahe He was a Danish astronomer and nobleman who made accurate observations of the movement of celestial bodies in an observatory built for him by King Frederick II of Denmark in 1576.
  9. They have discovered that Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn are planets.
  10. A__________ can only happen during a New Moon.
  11. A type of equinox that is only Happens in every 20th of march
  12. It is states that when an imaginary line is drawn from the center of the Sun to the center of a planet, the line will sweep out an equal area of space in equal time intervals.
  13. Around 240 BC, he attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth.
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  1. The law of ellipses which describes that the actual path followed by the planets was _______, not circular, with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse.
  2. It is also called a satellite.
  3. It occurs every September 22
  4. This table was the most accurate table that is known to the astronomical world.
  5. In 500 to 430 BC, he further supported Pytagoras' proposal through his observations of the shadows that the Earth cast on the moon during a lunar eclipse.
  6. It is the circular path that the celestial bodies take to complete the diurnal motion.
  7. The Law of ________ describes that the square of a planet's orbital period, T2 is proportional to the cube of a planet's average distance from the Sun R³.
  8. This axis intersects the celestial sphere at a point in the northern sky and is presently lose to the northern star.
  9. Around 340 BC, he listed several arguments for a spherical earth that included the position of the North star, the shape of the moon and the sun, and the disappearance of the ships when they sail over the horizon.
  10. Babylonian and Egyptian civilizations used a primitive version of a sundial called _______.
  11. Pythagoras, an ancient Greek philosopher and his pupils were the first to propose that the earth is _____.
  12. One of the phases of the moon occurs when the Sun and Moon are aligned, with the Sun and Earth on opposite sides of the moon

25 Clues: It occurs every September 22 • It is also called a satellite. • Kepler's first law of Planetary Motion. • A__________ can only happen during a New Moon. • A type of equinox that is only Happens in every 20th of march • Around 240 BC, he attempted to measure the circumference of the Earth. • ...

Chapter 7 Key Terms 2017-05-16

Chapter 7 Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two or more species occupying the same area
  2. The relationship between two species that both benefit from each other
  3. A geographic area where different organisms, along with the abiotic factors work together and depend on each other
  4. The relationship between two species, in which one benefits while the other is unaffected
  5. An organism being hunted by a predator
  6. The gas surrounding earth
  7. The water on earth, including the water in the air
  8. The natural environment of an organism
Down
  1. An organism that lives of another organism of a different species. It benefits while the host is harmed
  2. An organism that harbors and provides for a parasite
  3. Two largely different organisms living together
  4. The relationship between organisms for food, shelter, water, etc.
  5. The relationship between two species in which one is destroyed or harmed while the other is unaffected
  6. The solid earth
  7. One benefits and the other is killed
  8. The ecosystem of the entire earth, including all organisms
  9. A habitat supplying factors necessary for the survival of an organism
  10. An organism that lives by preying off others

18 Clues: The solid earth • The gas surrounding earth • One benefits and the other is killed • An organism being hunted by a predator • The natural environment of an organism • Two or more species occupying the same area • An organism that lives by preying off others • Two largely different organisms living together • The water on earth, including the water in the air • ...

Day and Night 2013-03-25

Day and Night crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The opposite of far
  2. The sun is millions of ______ from the Earth
  3. Man has walked on the____
  4. Another word for rotate
  5. The Shape of the Earth
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  1. A part of the Earth facing away from the sun will be _____
  2. AS the Earth turns we move from morning to ______
  3. To light up.
  4. The sun rises in the ________
  5. The Earth rotates on its own _________
  6. _________ look directly at the sun

11 Clues: To light up. • The opposite of far • The Shape of the Earth • Another word for rotate • Man has walked on the____ • The sun rises in the ________ • _________ look directly at the sun • The Earth rotates on its own _________ • The sun is millions of ______ from the Earth • AS the Earth turns we move from morning to ______ • ...

The Sun, Moon, and Earth 2026-02-10

The Sun, Moon, and Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, dividing it into the Northern Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
  2. The phase in which the whole face of the moon is lit up and looks like a complete circle in the night sky.
  3. The force of attraction between masses
  4. Different times of the year with distinct weather patterns, caused by Earth’s tilt as it revolves around the sun.
  5. The phase in which the moon is invisible, because its dark side is facing Earth
  6. Half of the Earth
  7. When an object spins around an imaginary line, such as Earth spinning around its axis.
  8. An invisible line that goes through the center of a thing, like the Earth
Down
  1. The movement of a planet (such as Earth) or moon around another object (such as the sun) in space.
  2. What occurs when Earth comes between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon.
  3. When the moon comes between the sun and the Earth, casting a small shadow on the Earth.
  4. When the moon comes between the sun and the Earth, casting a small shadow on the Earth.

12 Clues: Half of the Earth • The force of attraction between masses • An invisible line that goes through the center of a thing, like the Earth • The phase in which the moon is invisible, because its dark side is facing Earth • When an object spins around an imaginary line, such as Earth spinning around its axis. • ...

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle 2021-11-09

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of earth where convection currents take place
  2. a vibration that travels through the earth carrying the energy released by an earthquake
  3. a deep valley that is formed when to plates move apart
  4. The innermost/ densest layer of earth
  5. a system that determines the distance of an object underwater by recording the echoes of sound waves
  6. Two plates colliding
  7. the upper most layer of the mantle
  8. the name of a single landmass that broke up around 200-300 million years ago
  9. process by which a denser crust sinks down into the mantle
  10. a break in the earths lithosphere along which the rocks move along
Down
  1. a liquid-like solid layer in the mantle that the plates float on
  2. Two plates separating
  3. Two plates sliding past each other
  4. a extensive break in the middle of the ocean which shows how plates are moving
  5. a deep valley along the ocean floor where the oceanic crust sinks into the mantle
  6. a process in which new land is created and the old land moves further away from where it was created
  7. The Scientist that created the plate Tectonics theory
  8. Large chunks of land that float on the mantle
  9. Alfred Wegener created this idea
  10. The outermost/ least dense layer of earth

20 Clues: Two plates colliding • Two plates separating • Alfred Wegener created this idea • Two plates sliding past each other • the upper most layer of the mantle • The innermost/ densest layer of earth • The outermost/ least dense layer of earth • Large chunks of land that float on the mantle • The Scientist that created the plate Tectonics theory • ...

Planet Earth Crossword 2025-01-31

Planet Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Iron is a chemical element with symbol Fe and atomic number 26
  2. the rigid, outermost layer of Earth, made up of the crust and the upper mantle
  3. layer of a planet that sits between the crust and the core.
  4. a liquid layer of Earth that's made up of iron and nickel
  5. solid, made up of mostly iron and nickel
  6. the thin, dense layer of rock that makes up the Earth's seafloor
  7. marks the exact moment when half of Earth is tilted the farthest away from the sun
  8. measures the distance north or south of the equator
  9. places around the globe experience nearly equal periods of day and night
Down
  1. crust that makes up the continents on Earth
  2. occurs at the moment the earth's tilt toward the sun is at a maximum
  3. the area around a magnet in which the effect of magnetism is felt
  4. an event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator
  5. measures distance east or west of the prime meridian
  6. made of solid rock that floats on the mantle
  7. imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres

16 Clues: solid, made up of mostly iron and nickel • crust that makes up the continents on Earth • made of solid rock that floats on the mantle • measures the distance north or south of the equator • measures distance east or west of the prime meridian • a liquid layer of Earth that's made up of iron and nickel • layer of a planet that sits between the crust and the core. • ...

Unit 3 Review 2024-12-10

Unit 3 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates that exist in the sea
  2. An underwater mountain range that forms due to seafloor spreading
  3. The layer of the earth that is entirely liquid
  4. The supercontinent that existed 250 million years ago
  5. The subsystem that contains all of Earth's water
  6. The subsystem that contains all life
  7. Plates that slide past each other
  8. Plates that move away from each other
  9. The process of matter being moved from one place to another
  10. A feature that forms due to converging plates in the ocean
Down
  1. The layer of the earth that is semi-liquid and sits just below the crust
  2. Rock that is made by compaction and cementation
  3. The layer of the earth that is in the very middle
  4. Plates that move towards each other
  5. The subsystem that contains all gases in the air
  6. The breakdown of rock from physical or chemical causes
  7. The outer layer of the earth
  8. Rock that is made with heat and pressure
  9. The subsystem that contains all non-living matter
  10. The process of sediment or rock being laid down
  11. Plates that exist under the land
  12. ___________ currents cause matter to cycle in the mantle
  13. Rock that is made from cooling and hardening magma
  14. Event that occurs at all plate boundaries

24 Clues: Plates that exist in the sea • The outer layer of the earth • Plates that exist under the land • Plates that slide past each other • Plates that move towards each other • The subsystem that contains all life • Plates that move away from each other • Rock that is made with heat and pressure • Event that occurs at all plate boundaries • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2023-08-16

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth stayed motionless at the center of the universe
  2. when the moon is between Earth and sun
  3. when the moon is in Earth's shadow
  4. science that studies the universe
  5. oval shape path
  6. sun-centered universe
  7. turning of a body on its axis
Down
  1. the motion of a body along its orbit around some point in space
  2. slight cone-shaped movement of where Earth's axis points
  3. moon is farthest from Earth
  4. change in the amount of the moon that appears lit
  5. round depressions in the surface of the moon.
  6. moon is closest to Earth
  7. the path an object takes as it goes around another object in space

14 Clues: oval shape path • sun-centered universe • moon is closest to Earth • moon is farthest from Earth • turning of a body on its axis • science that studies the universe • when the moon is in Earth's shadow • when the moon is between Earth and sun • round depressions in the surface of the moon. • change in the amount of the moon that appears lit • ...

Lunar Phases and Seasons 2023-03-08

Lunar Phases and Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of moon when the small part is lit up.
  2. the eclipse that occurs when the moon orbits directly between the Earth and the sun.
  3. it takes one ______ for the earth to revolve once.
  4. the type of moon when most of the moon is lit up.
  5. when the moon is getting bigger and the light is on the right side.
  6. the phases that the moon goes through is called ________ phases.
  7. when an object in space is blocked by the shadow of another object.
Down
  1. the _______ of the earth causes seasons
  2. the _______ quarter is the phase where half of the left side is light.
  3. the lunar phase where the moon is completely dark and not visible.
  4. when the moon is getting smaller and the light is on the left.
  5. the lunar phase where the 100% if the moon is lit.
  6. it takes one _________ for the earth to orbit the sun one time.
  7. the ______ quarter is the phase where half of the right side of the moon is lit up.
  8. the Earth revolves and is tilted on this.

15 Clues: the _______ of the earth causes seasons • the Earth revolves and is tilted on this. • the type of moon when the small part is lit up. • the type of moon when most of the moon is lit up. • the lunar phase where the 100% if the moon is lit. • it takes one ______ for the earth to revolve once. • when the moon is getting smaller and the light is on the left. • ...

3B Nathaniel Davis 2021-04-21

3B Nathaniel Davis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process of when liquid water turns into water vapor
  2. all the waters on the earth's surface, such as lakes and seas, and sometimes including water over the earth's surface, such as clouds
  3. A chemical element
  4. the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth
  5. a very large expanse of sea
  6. The process of water movement through a plant and its evaporation from aerial parts
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  8. the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth
  9. the formation of organic nitrogen compounds like amino acids from inorganic nitrogen compounds present in the environment
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  1. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water
  2. found in most large body's of water
  3. the biogeochemical cycle by which nitrogen is converted into multiple chemical forms as it circulates among atmosphere, terrestrial, and marine ecosystems
  4. frozen water
  5. any of the almost spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth and its atmosphere
  6. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth
  7. the series of processes by which carbon compounds are interconverted in the environment

16 Clues: frozen water • A chemical element • a very large expanse of sea • found in most large body's of water • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth • The process of when liquid water turns into water vapor • the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...

The Lord of The RIngs: The Return Of The King 2014-01-14

The Lord of The RIngs: The Return Of The King crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The primary antagonist in The Return of The King
  2. Fellow hobbit who accompanies Frodo on his journey
  3. The people of Dunland, also known as wildmen of Dunland
  4. An area in middle-earth inhabited by hobbits
  5. Gandalfs horse, given to him by Theoden, the king of Rohan
  6. The ancient capital city of Gondor
  7. The main enemies fought throughout the story
  8. Leader of the Istari (Wizards sent to middle earth)
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  1. Also known as Halflings
  2. The ring bearer who destroys the one ring
  3. An elven outpost in middle-earth
  4. Servents bound to the power of the one ring
  5. The Capital of Gondor
  6. King of Rohan
  7. Where the one ring was created and destroyed
  8. Also known as Elven bread or waybread
  9. The true king of Gondor
  10. The one ring to rule them all
  11. Frodos Sword
  12. Base of operations for sauron

20 Clues: Frodos Sword • King of Rohan • The Capital of Gondor • Also known as Halflings • The true king of Gondor • The one ring to rule them all • Base of operations for sauron • An elven outpost in middle-earth • The ancient capital city of Gondor • Also known as Elven bread or waybread • The ring bearer who destroys the one ring • Servents bound to the power of the one ring • ...