the earth Crossword Puzzles

Geography Terms Chapter 1 2024-09-17

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

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

Relating to Tectonic Plates 2024-10-02

Relating to Tectonic Plates crossword puzzle
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  1. Also known as subduction boundary.
  2. A crack or fracture in Earth's crust where two tectonic plates grind past each other in a horizontal
  3. A layer of the earth's crust that lies under the seven continents.
  4. The name given to the supercontinent may that existed more than 225 million years ago.
  5. A straight line of travel where data is being collected.
  6. A hot semi liquid zone in the upper mantle
  7. The border between two tectonic plates.
  8. Core The innermost layer of the earth.
  9. The outermost layer of Earth.
  10. Melted rock on Earth’s surface.
  11. Also known as spreading boundary.
  12. A trembling and shaking of the earth's surface resulting from the sudden release of energy in the crust.
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  1. A long narrow deep area on the ocean floor that is formed at a convergent plate boundary.
  2. The zone where a collision between two continental plates occur.
  3. A slowly flowing layer of solid and melted rock formed by heat and pressure.
  4. This boundary occurs where two plates slide against each other.
  5. This boundary occurs where two land masses on plates are pushed
  6. The solid outer part of Earth that includes the crust and upper mantle.
  7. Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface.
  8. The layer of Earth between the core and the crust.

20 Clues: The outermost layer of Earth. • Melted rock on Earth’s surface. • Also known as spreading boundary. • Also known as subduction boundary. • Melted rock beneath Earth’s surface. • Core The innermost layer of the earth. • The border between two tectonic plates. • A hot semi liquid zone in the upper mantle • The layer of Earth between the core and the crust. • ...

Geography Vocabulary 2022-08-25

Geography Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a model of the earth
  2. imaginary line that divides earth into E & W hemispheres
  3. half of earth above equator
  4. imaginary parallel lines that run east to west
  5. type of map that shows boundaries
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  1. tells what symbols on map means
  2. shows directions on a map
  3. four main directions
  4. in between directions
  5. imaginary lines that meet at north and south poles
  6. type of map that shows landforms
  7. imaginary line that divides earth into N & S hemispheres
  8. half of earth below equator
  9. imaginary line around which earth turns

14 Clues: a model of the earth • four main directions • in between directions • shows directions on a map • half of earth above equator • half of earth below equator • tells what symbols on map means • type of map that shows landforms • type of map that shows boundaries • imaginary line around which earth turns • imaginary parallel lines that run east to west • ...

Act. 2.2, Science & RE Crossword - Rachel Cunningham 2013-11-08

Act. 2.2, Science & RE Crossword - Rachel Cunningham crossword puzzle
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  1. A black dwarf is a ------------ star.
  2. In electro-magnetic spectrums, light is carried through particles called -------.
  3. Hubble’s Tuning Fork claimed galaxies come in elliptical, ------, barred and irregular.
  4. two main previous views of the universe were heliocentric and ----------.
  5. The first theory of the universe is the Steady ------ Theory.
  6. The structure of liturgies is reflected in the story of Isaiah’s -------------.
  7. The Big Bang Theory was identified through the ------- effect and red shift theory.
  8. What type of star is Betelgeuse?
  9. In a cosmological perspective, the Catholic church believes the human body developed from previous biological forms under the guidance of God, true or false?
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  1. The four harmonies include: God, Others, Self and --------
  2. Galileo predominantly used -------- to prove the truth about his theory.
  3. Galileo’s hypothesis was ------------.
  4. In both the creation stories, God created life on earth to ------- itself.
  5. In the years when Christ was on earth, how did society suspect the shape of the earth?
  6. The explosion of a star.
  7. In the second Genesis creation story, God spoke ---- into Adam.
  8. Cardinal Robert ---------- challenged Galileo’s theory and began conflict in the Catholic Church.
  9. Religion asks about values, ------------- and purpose.
  10. What did Nicolas Copernicus identify the earth revolves around?
  11. Scientific theories are based on factual information, but religious theories are based on one’s -----.

20 Clues: The explosion of a star. • What type of star is Betelgeuse? • A black dwarf is a ------------ star. • Galileo’s hypothesis was ------------. • Religion asks about values, ------------- and purpose. • The four harmonies include: God, Others, Self and -------- • The first theory of the universe is the Steady ------ Theory. • ...

Tectonic Hazards 2025-05-09

Tectonic Hazards crossword puzzle
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  1. a type of explosive volcano found at destructive boundaries
  2. a type of crust found under landmasses that is thicker
  3. when one plate is forced under another
  4. hazards related to movements in the earth
  5. the tectonic plate that the UK is on
  6. hazards related to the atmosphere
  7. a type of gentle volcano found at constructive boundaries
  8. a natural event with social/economic impacts
  9. a natural hazard in the form of a large wave caused by an earthquake
  10. these move the plates via rising and falling heat
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  1. a natural hazard in the form of violent shaking of the ground
  2. a layer made of molten iron and nickel
  3. the type of hazard that kills the most people
  4. a plate boundary where two plates move alongside each other
  5. the outer layer of the earth made of plates
  6. the layer of the earth made of magma
  7. a type of crust that is denser and found under oceans
  8. a natural hazard that involves magma rising from the mantle
  9. the central layer of the earth
  10. the name of the supercontinent that existed long ago when all land was joined
  11. a plate boundary where one plate is forced under another
  12. a plate boundary where two plates separate
  13. the country with the most natural hazards

23 Clues: the central layer of the earth • hazards related to the atmosphere • the layer of the earth made of magma • the tectonic plate that the UK is on • a layer made of molten iron and nickel • when one plate is forced under another • hazards related to movements in the earth • the country with the most natural hazards • a plate boundary where two plates separate • ...

Unit 1: The Five Themes of Geography and Map Skills 2025-08-25

Unit 1: The Five Themes of Geography and Map Skills crossword puzzle
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  1. The Tropic of _____ is the southernmost parallel of latitude where the sun's rays ever beat straight down. (1.5)
  2. A _____ projection is a way of showing the spherical Earth on a flat surface. (1.3)
  3. A map _____ is an element of a map that shows how a unit of distance on teh map relates to actual distance on the surface of Earth. (1.6)
  4. The directions on a compass rose that are located between the cardinal directions are called _____ directions. (1.6)
  5. The International _____ Line is the meridian of longitude located at 180 degrees; by international agreement, the date is one day earlier to the east of the line. (1.4)
  6. A _____ factor is something that encourages people to move to a new place. (1.11)
  7. _____ location is the precise point where a place is located on Earth. (1.7)
  8. The spinning motion of Earth around its axis (1.5)
  9. Population _____ is the average number of people who live in a unit of area; measures how crowded an area is. (1.8)
  10. _____ geography is the study of the natural features on the surface of Earth. (1.1)
  11. _____ location explains where a place is located in relation to another place. (1.7)
  12. A set of numbers that together describe the exact location of something, such as a place ona. map (1.7)
  13. One half of a sphere (1.4)
  14. The _____ Circle is the parallel of latitude that marks boundary of the northern polar zone. (1.5)
  15. A change in the shape, size, or position of a place when it is shown on a map (1.3)
  16. A global _____ is a system of imaginary lines used to divide the surface of Earth on maps and globes. (1.6)
  17. The four main directions (north, south, east, west) on a compass rose are called _____ directions. (1.6)
  18. An area defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics that set it apart from other areas (1.9)
  19. A _____ feature is any natural characteristic of Earth's surface, such as landforms and bodies of water. (1.8)
  20. A compass rose is a diagram on a map that shows _____. (1.6)
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  1. One of the seven large landmasses on Earth (1.4)
  2. A meridian of _____ is an imaginary line between the North and South poles that crosses the equator at right angles. (1.7)
  3. The _____ zone is the area between the Arctic Circle and the North Pole or the Antarctic Circle and the South Pole, where the climate is generally cold. (1.5)
  4. A map _____ is a box or other display on a map that explains the meaning of the symbols used on the map. (1.6)
  5. The _____ meridian is the meridian of longitude labeled 0 degrees from which all other degrees of longitude are measured. (1.4)
  6. A _____ factor is something that encourages people to leave a place behind. (1.11)
  7. The _____ Circle is the parallel of latitude that marks the boundary of the southern polar zone. (1.5)
  8. The _____ zone is the area between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn, where the climate is generally hot. (1.5)
  9. Any natural feature of Earth's surface that has a distinct shape (1.8)
  10. The _____ zone is the area between the Earth's tropical and polar zones, where teh climate is generally mild. (1.5)
  11. _____ geography is the study of how people have spread across Earth. (1.1)
  12. All the plants and trees in an area (1.8)
  13. The pattern of weather over a long period of time (1.8)
  14. _____ activity refers to any action that relates to the making, buying, and selling of goods and services. (1.8)
  15. The study of the features of Earth's surface including landforms, bodies of water, climate, plants, animals, and peoples (1.1)
  16. A parallel of _____ is an imaginary line around Earth that runs parallel to the equator. (1.7)
  17. The parallel of latitude labeled 0 degrees from which all other degrees of latitude are measured (1.4)
  18. One complete trip by the Earth around the sun (1.5)
  19. To move from one region or country to another
  20. An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole through the center of Earth (1.5)
  21. The Tropic of _____ is the northernmost parallel of latitude where the sun's rays ever beat straight down. (1.5)

41 Clues: One half of a sphere (1.4) • All the plants and trees in an area (1.8) • To move from one region or country to another • One of the seven large landmasses on Earth (1.4) • The spinning motion of Earth around its axis (1.5) • One complete trip by the Earth around the sun (1.5) • The pattern of weather over a long period of time (1.8) • ...

Geosystems crossword 1 2013-05-11

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

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

Geosystems crossword 1 2013-05-11

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

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

Marine Science Chapter3 2023-09-29

Marine Science Chapter3 crossword puzzle
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  1. Landmass that is believed to have once been the only continent on earth surrounded by water
  2. How fast (in centimetres) continents move per year
  3. the uppermost layer of the earth, it is brittle and lightweight
  4. invented the continental drift theory
  5. layer of the earth that is approximate to the temperature of the sun
  6. move along the earth's surface
  7. mass per unit volume
  8. heat transferred by contact
  9. some of the oceanic crust will melt along with the sediments. As the plates come together water fills the empty space
  10. Plates that move towards each other
  11. Section of the Mantle that is hotter than the Asthenosphere
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  1. less dramatic but are useful in analyzing Earth's interior structure
  2. Plates that move apart
  3. Consists of 68% of the mass of the earth
  4. Ocean located left of California and Chile
  5. one of the surface exresssions of plumes of magma rising from relatively stationery sources of heat in the mantle
  6. form when divergent plates spilt
  7. 7 landmasses located around the world
  8. loss of energy through radiation
  9. the ability of an object to float in a fluid by displacing a volume of that fluid equal in weight to the floating object's own weight
  10. largest known plume
  11. heat transferred without contact

22 Clues: largest known plume • mass per unit volume • Plates that move apart • heat transferred by contact • move along the earth's surface • form when divergent plates spilt • loss of energy through radiation • heat transferred without contact • Plates that move towards each other • 7 landmasses located around the world • invented the continental drift theory • ...

science crossword puzzle 2024-03-11

science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. the study of the earth is called
  2. an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction
  3. the ability of a substance to allow another substance to pass through it
  4. deals with the study of water as it occurs on, over , under the earths surface
  5. A chain of process that produces and transforms the rock type in earths crust
  6. when the moon passes between the sun and earth
  7. the measurements of distance north and south of the equator
  8. when plates move towards each other and collide
  9. a thin white cloud
  10. the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
  11. where two plates move away from each other
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  1. a way heat travels
  2. the measure of how wet the air is
  3. a natural process that results from accumulation of nutrients in lakes or other bodies of water
  4. the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  5. change - long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
  6. the structure of the earth is divided into 4 major components
  7. A measure of spaces in a material, liquid go through it if it has porosity
  8. occurs when the moon is on the same side of earth as the sun
  9. how many plate boundaries are there

20 Clues: a way heat travels • a thin white cloud • the study of the earth is called • the measure of how wet the air is • how many plate boundaries are there • the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere • where two plates move away from each other • when the moon passes between the sun and earth • when plates move towards each other and collide • ...

Save the Earth 2022-11-17

Save the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. cats dogs rabbits tigers
  2. rubbish
  3. die and disappear
  4. how hot it is
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  1. the weather hot or cold
  2. to make dirty
  3. the place animals live
  4. use less

8 Clues: rubbish • use less • to make dirty • how hot it is • die and disappear • the place animals live • the weather hot or cold • cats dogs rabbits tigers

Save the Earth 2022-10-05

Save the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Home to the Sabertooth Cat and Jaguar
  2. Home to the Walrus and Arctic Fox
  3. Home to the Tasmanian Wolf and Meerkats
  4. Home to the Wolverine and Wooly Mammoth
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  1. Home to the Pine Tree
  2. Home to the Albertosaurus and Bison
  3. Home to the Dolphin and Eelgrass
  4. Home to the Mountain Laurel

8 Clues: Home to the Pine Tree • Home to the Mountain Laurel • Home to the Dolphin and Eelgrass • Home to the Walrus and Arctic Fox • Home to the Albertosaurus and Bison • Home to the Sabertooth Cat and Jaguar • Home to the Tasmanian Wolf and Meerkats • Home to the Wolverine and Wooly Mammoth

Save the Earth! 2020-05-09

Save the Earth! crossword puzzle
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  1. 2)the ________ we use for energy makes the atmosphere warmer.
  2. 5) As the sea rises, the ______ disappears.
  3. 8) In _______ live millions of marine animals.
  4. 4) We should ____________ plastic, glass, paper and tin.
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  1. 6) Smoke from cars causes air ___________.
  2. 7) We can _______ the water that we consume.
  3. 3) _______ bags can kill turtles.
  4. 1)___________ clean the air and produce oxygen.

8 Clues: 3) _______ bags can kill turtles. • 6) Smoke from cars causes air ___________. • 5) As the sea rises, the ______ disappears. • 7) We can _______ the water that we consume. • 8) In _______ live millions of marine animals. • 1)___________ clean the air and produce oxygen. • 4) We should ____________ plastic, glass, paper and tin. • ...

Inside the Earth 2012-10-08

Inside the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. Rocks that were changed are called _____ rocks.
  2. The outside of the earth is a shell of hard rock and soil called the earth's _____.
  3. Shapes that look like cones and icicles are formed in caves by dripping _____ that contains tiny invisible bits of limestone.
  4. _____ is made of ground-up rock, mixed with clay, bits of dead leaves, sticks, and small pebbles.
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  1. The different color specks in rocks are the different _____ that make up the rock.
  2. When the melted rock pushes up through the cracks in the earth's crust, cools, and hardens, that rock that is formed is called _____ rock.
  3. Most of the solid part of the earth is made of great masses of _____.
  4. The material that comes out of a volcano is melted rock called _____.

8 Clues: Rocks that were changed are called _____ rocks. • Most of the solid part of the earth is made of great masses of _____. • The material that comes out of a volcano is melted rock called _____. • The different color specks in rocks are the different _____ that make up the rock. • The outside of the earth is a shell of hard rock and soil called the earth's _____. • ...

The Planet Earth 2023-07-08

The Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They occupy 30% of the Earth
  2. Oceans regulate the '______'
  3. Lakes store them
  4. Lakes are '_______' water bodies
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  1. One of the major threat to the water bodies
  2. One of the major sea
  3. One of the major ocean
  4. One of the natural feature of the Earth

8 Clues: Lakes store them • One of the major sea • One of the major ocean • They occupy 30% of the Earth • Oceans regulate the '______' • Lakes are '_______' water bodies • One of the natural feature of the Earth • One of the major threat to the water bodies

The Earth System 2025-08-14

The Earth System crossword puzzle
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  1. a group of parts that work together as a whole
  2. The part of the Earth system that contains all of Earth's rocks, metals, and minerals
  3. forces that construct or build up mountains and other land masses
  4. the Part of the Earth system that contains all of Earth's water
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  1. all of the gases that surround the planet
  2. The part of the Earth system that contains all living organisms
  3. forces that wear down or destroy landmasses
  4. the ability to do work

8 Clues: the ability to do work • all of the gases that surround the planet • forces that wear down or destroy landmasses • a group of parts that work together as a whole • The part of the Earth system that contains all living organisms • the Part of the Earth system that contains all of Earth's water • forces that construct or build up mountains and other land masses • ...

B1 2020 Purvis 2020-11-08

B1 2020 Purvis crossword puzzle
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  1. __________ produce a lot of carbon dioxide in the means of production.
  2. The pause in between the mesosphere and stratosphere.
  3. Rural areas are converted to more city-like areas and this typically means that there is more carbon dioxide given off from increases car and bus transportation.
  4. We can cut down on greenhouse gas emissions by riding a __________ instead of a car when traveling short distances.
  5. The blanket of gases that surround the Earth.
  6. As altitude increases in the mesosphere, temperature __________.
  7. The melting of glaciers and ice caps can add to the amount of water in the oceans and can cause __________.
  8. Plants use sunlight and other factors to convert it into food (glucose) and then eventually give off oxygen.
  9. Growing crops and farming gives off a plentiful amount of oxygen to the atmosphere.
  10. Increasing amounts of heat, caused by greenhouse gases and the sun cause glaciers and ice caps to melt and heat up the Earth overall.
  11. A natural occurrence where the sun gives off radiation to the Earth and it is absorbed and heats the Earth up overall.
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  1. This is the second most abundant greenhouse gas in the atmosphere.
  2. The greenhouse gas that is emitted by the burning of fossil fuels.
  3. These are the least emitted major greenhouse gases.
  4. The atmospheric layer that weather occurs.
  5. The atmospheric layer that contains the ozone layer.
  6. Evaporation changes liquid water into this gaseous form.
  7. The Earth heating up causes glaciers and ice caps to __________.
  8. The atmospheric layer that is the most dense.
  9. The second most abundant atmospheric gas.
  10. A process where trees are cut down, which leads to decreases oxygen given off.
  11. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere.
  12. Eruptions from these give off carbon dioxide and a lot of heat.
  13. The emission of greenhouse gases by people into the atmosphere is air __________.
  14. A protective layer in the stratosphere where harmful radiation from the sun is absorbed and is blocked from the Earth.
  15. Give off oxygen to the atmosphere after going through photosynthesis.

26 Clues: The most abundant gas in the atmosphere. • The second most abundant atmospheric gas. • The atmospheric layer that weather occurs. • The blanket of gases that surround the Earth. • The atmospheric layer that is the most dense. • These are the least emitted major greenhouse gases. • The atmospheric layer that contains the ozone layer. • ...

Plate Tectonics and Rock Cycling 2024-12-07

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

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

Terrestrial Planets 2018-03-26

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth has only one _________.
  2. Mars’ _________ takes 24 hours and 37 minutes.
  3. Mercury has a ________ mantle.
  4. This planet has little to no atmosphere.
  5. Venus’ surface has _________ and plains.
  6. The atmosphere of this planet includes oxygen, CO2 and nitrogen.
  7. Venus’ rotation takes _________.
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  1. Mercury’s core is made of molten ________.
  2. Only Earth and Mars have ___________.
  3. The atmosphere on this planet is toxic.
  4. The surface of this planet is red and it is filled with volcanoes, lava and craters.
  5. Earth's surface is divided into __________.
  6. Mars’ atmosphere is mostly made up of _____.
  7. One Earth year is __________ days.
  8. Venus has __________ rain.

15 Clues: Venus has __________ rain. • Earth has only one _________. • Mercury has a ________ mantle. • Venus’ rotation takes _________. • One Earth year is __________ days. • Only Earth and Mars have ___________. • The atmosphere on this planet is toxic. • This planet has little to no atmosphere. • Venus’ surface has _________ and plains. • Mercury’s core is made of molten ________. • ...

Wipro_3912743_UdayKumar_Environment 2026-04-10

Wipro_3912743_UdayKumar_Environment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer of gases surrounding Earth
  2. Reuse waste materials to make new products
  3. Waste that decomposes naturally
  4. Cutting down of forests causes?
  5. Natural home of plants and animals
  6. Dirty air caused by smoke and gases
  7. non-living parts of environment
  8. is the process by which plants make food?
Down
  1. Animals and plants living together in an area
  2. Variety of life on Earth
  3. Main source of energy for Earth
  4. Which of the main gas responsible for global warming?
  5. Increase in Earth's temperature
  6. Which layer protecting Earth from UV rays?
  7. Energy from the Sun

15 Clues: Energy from the Sun • Variety of life on Earth • Main source of energy for Earth • Increase in Earth's temperature • Waste that decomposes naturally • Cutting down of forests causes? • non-living parts of environment • Layer of gases surrounding Earth • Natural home of plants and animals • Dirty air caused by smoke and gases • is the process by which plants make food? • ...

Mars Vocabulary 2021-01-15

Mars Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a linear or square rod
  2. the envelope of gasses surrounding the Earth
  3. Unwelcome intrusion
  4. transform a planet to resemble Earth
  5. the curved object of a celestial object
  6. A person who observes the stars
  7. Gaining control of a place
  8. Required immediately
Down
  1. any ground that remains completely frozen
  2. A length of water wider than a strait
  3. a celestial body that moves in orbit
  4. the end of an event
  5. A small body of matter from Outer Space
  6. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft
  7. The natural satellite of the Earth
  8. to stop the process
  9. A round solid figure

17 Clues: the end of an event • Unwelcome intrusion • to stop the process • A round solid figure • Required immediately • a linear or square rod • Gaining control of a place • A person who observes the stars • The natural satellite of the Earth • a celestial body that moves in orbit • transform a planet to resemble Earth • A length of water wider than a strait • ...

Protect the Earth 2022-07-30

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

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

Volcano 2014-07-13

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

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

Europe crossword 2024-11-09

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

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

science crossword puzzle 2024-03-11

science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the earth is called
  2. an instrument used to measure wind speed and direction
  3. the ability of a substance to allow another substance to pass through it
  4. deals with the study of water as it occurs on, over , under the earths surface
  5. A chain of process that produces and transforms the rock type in earths crust
  6. when the moon passes between the sun and earth
  7. the measurements of distance north and south of the equator
  8. when plates move towards each other and collide
  9. a thin white cloud
  10. the study of everything in the universe beyond Earth's atmosphere
  11. where two plates move away from each other
Down
  1. a way heat travels
  2. the measure of how wet the air is
  3. a natural process that results from accumulation of nutrients in lakes or other bodies of water
  4. the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere
  5. change - long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns
  6. the structure of the earth is divided into 4 major components
  7. A measure of spaces in a material, liquid go through it if it has porosity
  8. occurs when the moon is on the same side of earth as the sun
  9. how many plate boundaries are there

20 Clues: a way heat travels • a thin white cloud • the study of the earth is called • the measure of how wet the air is • how many plate boundaries are there • the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere • where two plates move away from each other • when the moon passes between the sun and earth • when plates move towards each other and collide • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword 2014-02-13

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

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

EaRthQuAKe CrossWORd 2016-10-18

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

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

The Lost Hero Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-04

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

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

Human Geography Vocabulary 2014-09-17

Human Geography Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scientific study of ecosystems
  2. the location of a plane relative to another plane
  3. relationships among people and objects
  4. the spread of something over a given area
  5. the fashioning of a national landscape by a culture group
  6. the physical gap between two objects
  7. the physical character of a place
  8. the science of making maps
  9. the geometric arrangement in a study area
  10. a geographic approach to human environment relationships
  11. a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator
  12. the sustainable management of a natural resource
  13. a system used to transfer locations from Earth's surface to a flat map
  14. a chain of communication that connects places
  15. the thin layer of gases surrounding the Earth
  16. composed of non-living or inorganic matter
  17. land created by the Dutch by draining water from an area
  18. a two dimensional representation of Earth's surface
Down
  1. the numbering system used to indicate the location of meridians
  2. the rapid, widespread diffusion of a feature or trend throughout a population
  3. an area distinguished by a unique combination of trends or features
  4. all water on or near Earth
  5. actions that involve the entire world
  6. the long term average weather conditions in one location
  7. the arrangement of something across Earth's surface
  8. the process of spread of a feature or trend from one place to another
  9. the maintenance of resources in their present condition
  10. the name given to a portion of the Earth's surface
  11. all living organisms on Earth
  12. the numbering system used to indicate the location of parallels
  13. generally the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
  14. the position of anything on Earth's surface
  15. Earth's crust and a portion of the upper mantel
  16. substance in the environment that is useful to people
  17. a group of living organisms and the abiotic spheres
  18. the region from which innovative ideas originate
  19. an arc drawn on a map between the north and south poles
  20. a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic

38 Clues: all water on or near Earth • the science of making maps • all living organisms on Earth • the physical character of a place • the scientific study of ecosystems • the physical gap between two objects • actions that involve the entire world • relationships among people and objects • the spread of something over a given area • the geometric arrangement in a study area • ...

Geography Vocabulary 2025-08-26

Geography Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. maps that show the landforms of an area such as mountains and plains
  2. shows direction on a map
  3. a three-dimensional scale model of the Earth or other round body
  4. measures the distance North and South of the equator
  5. presents information in a simple, visual way, usually drawn on a flat surface
  6. an imaginary zig-zag line on the surface of the earth, and crossing this line loses or gains a day
  7. divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres
  8. North, South, East, and West
  9. explains the how real distances on earth compare to distances on a map
Down
  1. Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest
  2. measures the distance East and West of the Prime Meridian
  3. maps that show the names and boundaries of cities, states, and countries
  4. divides the earth into Eastern an Western hemispheres
  5. explains the symbols on a map

14 Clues: shows direction on a map • North, South, East, and West • explains the symbols on a map • Northeast, Southeast, Northwest, and Southwest • measures the distance North and South of the equator • divides the earth into Eastern an Western hemispheres • measures the distance East and West of the Prime Meridian • divides the earth into the Northern and Southern hemispheres • ...

World Geography DCP Review 2023-12-06

World Geography DCP Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where a particular point or object exists on the Earth
  2. the largest river in the United States (not the longest)
  3. used to determine the exact, or absolute, location of something on Earth.
  4. refers to all of the physical processes that create many of the earth's physical features.
  5. the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and customs.
  6. the part of the earth that supports life.
  7. condition of the atmosphere in one place over a short period of time
Down
  1. an area of land that has a common feature
  2. Oceans, lakes, rivers, underground water, and other bodies of water which make up part of the earth.
  3. the process of moving salt from water to make it drinkable.
  4. part of the earth which is all land and the earth's crust
  5. a thin layer of gases extending above the planet's surface.
  6. the travel of people, things and ideas from one place to another
  7. the physical and human characteristics of a location
  8. the average weather conditions as measured over many years.
  9. USA's type of government, when people vote on elected officials and those officials make decisions on behalf of the people.

16 Clues: an area of land that has a common feature • the part of the earth that supports life. • the physical and human characteristics of a location • where a particular point or object exists on the Earth • the largest river in the United States (not the longest) • part of the earth which is all land and the earth's crust • ...

Earth🌎, Sun🌞,and Moon🌕 Puzzle Easy!👍 2025-02-19

Earth🌎, Sun🌞,and Moon🌕 Puzzle Easy!👍 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Equal hours of daylight?💡
  2. Difference Between Australia and the US?🇺🇲and🇦🇺
  3. 365 ___ in a year?🌎
  4. When the moon seems to get bigger🌕
  5. What is Earth´s orbit around the sun?🌞
  6. Earth´s seasons are caused by the ____ of the earth🌎
  7. Is the earth the largest planet(True or False)👍/👎
  8. What are the outer planets called?🪐
Down
  1. We have day and night because the earth is _______🔃
  2. The sun rises in the ____?🌞
  3. Shortest and longest days?💫
  4. What´s the sun is made of?🌞

12 Clues: 365 ___ in a year?🌎 • Equal hours of daylight?💡 • The sun rises in the ____?🌞 • Shortest and longest days?💫 • What´s the sun is made of?🌞 • When the moon seems to get bigger🌕 • What are the outer planets called?🪐 • What is Earth´s orbit around the sun?🌞 • Difference Between Australia and the US?🇺🇲and🇦🇺 • Is the earth the largest planet(True or False)👍/👎 • ...

P6 Astronomical Assignment 2024-11-03

P6 Astronomical Assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thale's student
  2. the founder of flat earth theory
  3. the found of round earth and heliocentrism
  4. the theory of chiming crystal spheres
  5. Jess' dog
  6. a study about celestial objects
  7. a tool to spectate the celestial objects
Down
  1. vehicle the girsl used to travel time
  2. the sun revolves the earth
  3. a study about zodiac
  4. house-arrested scientist
  5. pieces of space rock found on earth

12 Clues: Jess' dog • Thale's student • a study about zodiac • house-arrested scientist • the sun revolves the earth • a study about celestial objects • the founder of flat earth theory • pieces of space rock found on earth • vehicle the girsl used to travel time • the theory of chiming crystal spheres • a tool to spectate the celestial objects • the found of round earth and heliocentrism

6th Grade Geography Semester Review 2024-12-11

6th Grade Geography Semester Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A giant swampland in Florida covering 4,000 square miles
  2. A type of government where the power is held by a king or queen
  3. Weather conditions at one location over a long period of time
  4. The permanently frozen subsoil in the tundra region
  5. Corporations that do business in multiple countries
  6. When weathered material moves by wind, water, ice, or gravity
Down
  1. The layer of gasses surrounding the Earth
  2. Atmospheric conditions at a particular location and time
  3. The most populous state in the west
  4. All the water elements on Earth including atmospheric water
  5. A type of government where the citizens hold the power
  6. Water droplets falling to earth as rain, hail, snow, or sleet
  7. The oldest permanent English settlement in the United States
  8. The number of continents on Earth
  9. The difference in landform elevation from its lowest point to its highest point
  10. A type of government where a single person holds all the power

16 Clues: The number of continents on Earth • The most populous state in the west • The layer of gasses surrounding the Earth • The permanently frozen subsoil in the tundra region • Corporations that do business in multiple countries • A type of government where the citizens hold the power • Atmospheric conditions at a particular location and time • ...

Crossword_Lec#_Noreck_Zambrano.pdf 2024-09-26

Crossword_Lec#_Noreck_Zambrano.pdf crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What slices Earth like an orange?
  2. What measures the angle of an object around the horizon starting with North?
  3. The actual amount of time Earth takes to completely orbit the Sun once
  4. What lines are like the rungs of a ladder on Earth?
  5. What unit of time used to measure how long it takes for the Earth to completely orbit the Sun?
  6. Year What unit of time is used to measure how long it takes the Sun to return to the same position in Earth’s sky ?
  7. Polaris’ ________ is 43° in Buffalo
  8. What’s 90° from the top of your head?
Down
  1. Size This Equation uses D, d, and alpha
  2. September 22nd starts the ________ Equinox
  3. Which star is our North Star changes depending on__________?
  4. December 21st starts the ______ Solstice
  5. July 21st starts the ______ Solstice
  6. What Author wrote Spherical Astronomy
  7. March 20th starts the ______ Equinox
  8. The planets and some constellations move along this invisible line

16 Clues: What slices Earth like an orange? • Polaris’ ________ is 43° in Buffalo • July 21st starts the ______ Solstice • March 20th starts the ______ Equinox • What Author wrote Spherical Astronomy • What’s 90° from the top of your head? • Size This Equation uses D, d, and alpha • December 21st starts the ______ Solstice • September 22nd starts the ________ Equinox • ...

Matter and Elements 2025-02-03

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

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

Earthquakes & Volcanoes 2023-01-24

Earthquakes & Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mini vibration or shake after the earthquake
  2. an earthquake that creates a tsunami
  3. a cloud formed from a volcanic eruption
  4. the melting point of rocks and or minerals
  5. the explosion of a volcano
  6. shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth
  7. the location above the hit on the surface
Down
  1. to measure the motion of an earthquake
  2. a massive irregularly shape of the earth underground
  3. hot fluid that comes out of a volcano
  4. a channel or pipe that carries magma up to the top of the volcano
  5. relating to earthquakes or other vibrations of the earth's crust
  6. rugged movement of an object or earth
  7. a layer of the earth that contains lava
  8. a bowl shaped opening at the top of a volcano

15 Clues: the explosion of a volcano • an earthquake that creates a tsunami • hot fluid that comes out of a volcano • rugged movement of an object or earth • to measure the motion of an earthquake • a cloud formed from a volcanic eruption • a layer of the earth that contains lava • the location above the hit on the surface • the melting point of rocks and or minerals • ...

7º ANO - TECTONIC PLATES 2026-04-17

7º ANO - TECTONIC PLATES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The process in which one plate sinks beneath another.
  2. The slow movement of continents over time.
  3. A type of boundary where two plates move toward each other.
  4. A deep ocean region formed by subduction.
  5. Molten rock material inside the Earth.
  6. A type of boundary where two plates move away from each other.
  7. The rigid outer layer of Earth, made up of the crust and part of the mantle.
  8. A type of boundary where two plates slide past each other.
Down
  1. The meeting of continental plates that can form mountains.
  2. A large ocean wave caused by disturbances on the seafloor.
  3. The activity of magma reaching the surface.
  4. An underwater mountain range where seafloor spreading occurs.
  5. The middle layer of Earth, beneath the crust.
  6. The outermost and thinnest layer of Earth.
  7. Large blocks of Earth’s crust that move over the mantle.
  8. Ground tremors caused by plate movements.
  9. A more plastic layer of the mantle over which the plates move.
  10. A crack in the crust caused by plates moving apart.

18 Clues: Molten rock material inside the Earth. • Ground tremors caused by plate movements. • A deep ocean region formed by subduction. • The slow movement of continents over time. • The outermost and thinnest layer of Earth. • The activity of magma reaching the surface. • The middle layer of Earth, beneath the crust. • A crack in the crust caused by plates moving apart. • ...

Solar Eclipse 2024-03-26

Solar Eclipse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one way to safely observe the eclipse
  2. amount of space between two objects
  3. location in the Earth where a total eclipse can be observed
  4. observing the eclipse without looking directly at the sun
  5. sun's atmosphere
  6. when the moon passes between the earth and the sun
  7. eclipse where the sun is partly covered by the moon
Down
  1. eclipse when the moon is farther from the sun
  2. point in moon's orbit closest to the Earth
  3. eclipse where the sun is completely covered by the moon
  4. shadow where the eclipse is partial
  5. shadow where the eclipse is total
  6. oval shape of the moon's orbit
  7. point in the moon's orbit farthest from Earth

14 Clues: sun's atmosphere • oval shape of the moon's orbit • shadow where the eclipse is total • shadow where the eclipse is partial • amount of space between two objects • one way to safely observe the eclipse • point in moon's orbit closest to the Earth • eclipse when the moon is farther from the sun • point in the moon's orbit farthest from Earth • ...

Biology Unit 2 2023-10-03

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

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

Natural Resources Management 2024-05-02

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

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

SOLAR SYSTEM 2018-01-10

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

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

Solar System 2022-04-17

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

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

Doctrine and Covenants 128 2025-11-09

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

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

A Block Taco Buffet (word with a space use "-" as a substitute 2020-10-19

A Block Taco Buffet (word with a space use "-" as a substitute crossword puzzle
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  1. The hottest part of Earth's layers
  2. The outermost Earth system is a mixture of gases and particles of matter called the...
  3. Earthquakes are formed along ... ; At ... the rocks are sliding past each other and will eventually collide causing an Earthquake.
  4. ... are pieces of land that connect together on the Earth's outer shell. Sort of like a giant round puzzle that cover Earth
  5. The gas type that radiates the heat back to the Earth's surface,
  6. The outermost layer of the Earth.
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  1. The processes in the ... help move phosphorus through the geosphere, the hydrosphere, and the biosphere.
  2. describes the process in which carbon atoms continually travel from the atmosphere to the Earth and then back into the atmosphere
  3. the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses.
  4. The largest part of Earth's layers
  5. All living organisms on Earth make up the...
  6. The ... includes the thin layer of soil and rocks on Earth’s surface and all the underlying layers of Earth.
  7. the relatively thin part of the earth's crust which underlies the ocean basins.
  8. the system that contains all of Earth’s water.

14 Clues: The outermost layer of the Earth. • The hottest part of Earth's layers • The largest part of Earth's layers • All living organisms on Earth make up the... • the system that contains all of Earth’s water. • The gas type that radiates the heat back to the Earth's surface, • the relatively thick part of the earth's crust that forms the large landmasses. • ...

Planets of Our Solar System 2023-11-21

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

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

Earth's Tectonic Plates 2025-10-23

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

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

Astronomy 2022-11-16

Astronomy crossword puzzle
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  1. These are like asteroids, but are mostly ice and far away from earth and other planets
  2. This orbits earth and may have come from earth
  3. The impact of meteors hitting the moon have left
  4. The earth is tilted on this (which gives us seasons)
  5. The first crescent moon shape is known as
  6. When you can see the moon in a perfect circle
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  1. Every star is actually also a
  2. When something revolves around another thing
  3. Rocks flying through space that burn up in earth's atmosphere
  4. it takes an entire one of these for earth to circle the sun
  5. The red planet next to Earth
  6. The last crescent moon shape is known as

12 Clues: The red planet next to Earth • Every star is actually also a • The last crescent moon shape is known as • The first crescent moon shape is known as • When something revolves around another thing • When you can see the moon in a perfect circle • This orbits earth and may have come from earth • The impact of meteors hitting the moon have left • ...

Space Crossword Puzzle- for after you've finished yesterday's Conversion Practice! 2026-03-18

Space Crossword Puzzle- for after you've finished yesterday's Conversion Practice! crossword puzzle
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  1. Smallest periodic table element, most common one in stars
  2. What orbits around stars, with enough mass to clear out it's orbital path
  3. Moon phase when the moon is reflecting the most light onto Earth
  4. Type of eclipse we see from Earth when the Earth blocks sun from reflecting off the moon
  5. How long it takes for the moon phase cycle to restart
  6. Verb for the motion an object with less mass does around one with more mass
  7. Period of time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun
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  1. Period of time in takes for the Earth to spin on its axis
  2. Word for planets outside of our solar system
  3. Most massive objects in universe, first picture taken in 2019
  4. Moon phase when the moon is reflecting the least light onto Earth
  5. Type of eclipse we see from Earth when the moon's shadow hits us

12 Clues: Word for planets outside of our solar system • How long it takes for the moon phase cycle to restart • Period of time it takes for the Earth to orbit the Sun • Smallest periodic table element, most common one in stars • Period of time in takes for the Earth to spin on its axis • Most massive objects in universe, first picture taken in 2019 • ...

Egyptian Literature ACY 2022-11-22

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

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

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

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

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

Moon Game/Random 2025-01-28

Moon Game/Random crossword puzzle
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  1. A ____ occurs during a full and new moon.
  2. What happens when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon?
  3. Happens when the Sun Earth and Moon are at right angles.
  4. What happens when the moon fully blocks the light from the sun?
  5. The ____ of the moon causes the tides.
  6. A______ occurs during a 1st and 3rd quarter moon.
  7. What moon Phase happens first?
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  1. When the moon is looking larger, what is that called?
  2. Who is Ms. Dev's favorite artist?
  3. Who are playing the Eagles in the Superbowl?
  4. What type of business does Mr. Cheney have?
  5. Happens when the Sun, Earth and Moon are in a straight Line
  6. When there is a lack of gravitational pull on the opposite side of Earth, it is called a ______
  7. When the moon is looking smaller, what is it called?
  8. What large object causes tides
  9. How many kids does Mrs. Whiteamire have?

16 Clues: What large object causes tides • What moon Phase happens first? • Who is Ms. Dev's favorite artist? • The ____ of the moon causes the tides. • How many kids does Mrs. Whiteamire have? • A ____ occurs during a full and new moon. • What type of business does Mr. Cheney have? • Who are playing the Eagles in the Superbowl? • A______ occurs during a 1st and 3rd quarter moon. • ...

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

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

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

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

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

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

Earth-Sun-Moon System 2022-12-08

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

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

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

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

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

Balance in our Ecosystem 2024-04-18

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

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

Geosphere 2024-02-20

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

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

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-23

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

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

Planetary Science Inv. 1-3 2021-03-12

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

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

G5 Science Unit 3 Crossword V2 2026-02-15

G5 Science Unit 3 Crossword V2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Water that contains little or no salt.
  2. The force or weight of air pressing down on everything beneath it.
  3. A dry area on one side of a mountain caused when rain falls on the other side first.
  4. A group of similar organisms that can reproduce together.
  5. The process of dropping or settling sediment in a new place.
  6. All the water on Earth, including oceans, rivers, lakes, ice, and groundwater.
  7. Water stored underground in soil and rock spaces.
  8. The movement of sediment from one place to another.
  9. An underground layer of rock or soil that holds water and can supply wells.
  10. The solid, rocky part of Earth, including its layers.
  11. A large body of air that has similar temperature, air pressure, and moisture throughout.
  12. Related to Earth’s rocks, landforms, and physical structure.
  13. The layer of gases that surrounds Earth.
Down
  1. The upper level of groundwater beneath Earth’s surface.
  2. All living things on Earth and the environments where they live.
  3. A large region with a certain climate that supports specific plants and animals.
  4. The continuous process in which rocks change between igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic forms.
  5. The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces.
  6. Water that contains dissolved salt, such as ocean water.
  7. The top layer of Earth’s surface made of organic and inorganic materials.
  8. The continuous movement of water above, on, and below Earth’s surface.
  9. The variety of different living species in an area or on Earth.
  10. A natural or man-made place where water is stored or collected.

23 Clues: Water that contains little or no salt. • The layer of gases that surrounds Earth. • Water stored underground in soil and rock spaces. • The process of breaking rocks into smaller pieces. • The movement of sediment from one place to another. • The solid, rocky part of Earth, including its layers. • The upper level of groundwater beneath Earth’s surface. • ...

Rocks Review 2024-04-11

Rocks Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sedimentary rock formed from compaction and cementation
  2. igneous rocks formed outside the earth
  3. metamorphic rocks changed by the pressure of tectonic plates
  4. rocks formed from cooling and solidification
  5. the building blocks of rocks
  6. molten rock outside the earth
  7. metamorphic rocks changed by touching magma
Down
  1. rocks formed from compaction and cementation
  2. sedimentary rock formed from minerals after evaporation
  3. igneous rocks formed inside the earth
  4. rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure
  5. molten rock inside the earth
  6. sedimentary rock formed from compacting living matter

13 Clues: molten rock inside the earth • the building blocks of rocks • molten rock outside the earth • igneous rocks formed inside the earth • igneous rocks formed outside the earth • rocks formed from extreme heat and pressure • metamorphic rocks changed by touching magma • rocks formed from compaction and cementation • rocks formed from cooling and solidification • ...

Phsyical Science Chapter 24 Vocab 2023-09-20

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

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

Unit 5 Crossword 2019-01-16

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

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

Earth Day 2024-04-22

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural satellite of the Earth
  2. The are produced by seeds creating veggies or fruits
  3. The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth
  4. An animal with wings, feathers, and two legs
  5. The force that makes things fall to the center of the Earth
  6. A theory that the Earth lithosphere is divide into a number of large ___
Down
  1. The composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region
  2. A slow-moving reptile
  3. A sea mammal that is large, smooth, and grey with a long point mouth
  4. A circular movement
  5. Cold-blooded, have fins, live in water, and breathe with gills
  6. A element of gas that humans breath
  7. A group of marine mammals called “pinnipeds”
  8. A transparent liquid
  9. A woody perennial plant

15 Clues: A circular movement • A transparent liquid • A slow-moving reptile • A woody perennial plant • A natural satellite of the Earth • A element of gas that humans breath • The gaseous envelope surrounding the Earth • An animal with wings, feathers, and two legs • A group of marine mammals called “pinnipeds” • The are produced by seeds creating veggies or fruits • ...

Reasons for the Seasons 2023-11-26

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

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

Tides 2024-09-13

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

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

Geography : Map Key Terms 2022-10-18

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

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

Europe crossword 2024-11-09

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

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

Tides 2024-09-13

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

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

WED Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-11

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

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

Science Crossword 2022-10-19

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the star that people rely on to live.
  2. the planet humans live on
  3. how long it takes for the moon to orbit around Earth.
  4. when the sun is shining on a certain part of Earth.
  5. when the Earth has completed on day.
Down
  1. when the Earth is faced so we can't see the sun.
  2. how long it takes for the Earth to spin around.
  3. when something goes around something else in a circle motion.
  4. ______ is always the direction facing the Earth.
  5. _____ is always the direction away from the Earth.

10 Clues: the planet humans live on • when the Earth has completed on day. • the star that people rely on to live. • how long it takes for the Earth to spin around. • when the Earth is faced so we can't see the sun. • ______ is always the direction facing the Earth. • _____ is always the direction away from the Earth. • when the sun is shining on a certain part of Earth. • ...

Space 2018-04-19

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

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

Geo/Terr 2023-02-02

Geo/Terr crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sea located in the middle region of the earth
  2. math that deals with the measurement of the earth
  3. lying under the surface of the earth
  4. to bury in the earth
Down
  1. a level platform of earth
  2. science that deals with earth's history recorded in rocks
  3. the physical features of a region
  4. science that records facts about earth's surface
  5. taking the earth as the center
  6. an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside

10 Clues: to bury in the earth • a level platform of earth • taking the earth as the center • the physical features of a region • lying under the surface of the earth • an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside • science that records facts about earth's surface • the sea located in the middle region of the earth • math that deals with the measurement of the earth • ...

6th grade review Earth and Space 2026-04-17

6th grade review Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Management – sustainable and responsible use of natural resources such as land,
  2. Crust – thick part of Earth’s crust that forms the landmasses
  3. – all the gases surrounding Earth
  4. – the outermost, solid layer of the Earth
  5. – the form of energy associated with the movement of atoms and molecules in a material
  6. - the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes and for solving problems
  7. harmful to human, animal, or plant health
  8. – the path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object
  9. Tide - a tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest
  10. – the process of tightly packing sediments together due to extreme pressure within
  11. Rock – formed from the compacting and cementing of sediments
  12. – the Earth’s crust and upper portion of the mantle
  13. Tide - the least amount of difference between high and low tides
  14. – the action of one object moving completely around another in an orbital path
  15. – each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by
  16. – the thickest layer of the Earth that lies between the crust and outer core
  17. Cycle – the process in which rocks are created, changed, destroyed, and formed again
  18. harmful to the health of humans and other living things
  19. Crust – thin part of Earth’s crust under oceans and seas
  20. – turning or spinning on an axis
  21. – molten rock that has reached the surface of the Earth through a weak spot in the crust
  22. – all the rock on Earth
Down
  1. Rock – a type of rock that is formed from extreme heat and pressure
  2. – the process by which sediments are binded together
  3. air minerals, forests, fisheries, plants, and animals
  4. weather patterns and daylight hours
  5. - the rising and falling of the ocean’s surface
  6. – all the water on Earth
  7. Tide - occurs when ocean water is at its highest level during the day
  8. Pollution – the contamination of air due to the presence of substances in the atmosphere that
  9. – molten rock located beneath the Earth’s surface
  10. – the practice of using natural resources responsibly
  11. – lack of proper nutrition, caused by not having enough to eat, not eating enough of
  12. Core – the solid, innermost layer of the Earth
  13. Rock – a type of rock that is formed from the cooling and hardening of magma or lava
  14. – all the living things on Earth
  15. – the state or condition of not being able to meet a minimum standard of living because
  16. Core – a liquid layer of the Earth located between the mantle and inner core
  17. – avoiding the unnecessary use of Earth’s natural resources
  18. – a measure of the performance and effectiveness of a system or component
  19. - the force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it
  20. right things, or being unable to use the food that one does eat
  21. a lack of the proper resources
  22. Tide - occurs when ocean water is at its lowest level during the day
  23. – an imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet
  24. – the portion of Earth’s mantle where convection occurs
  25. Pollution - any contamination of water with chemicals or other hazardous substances that
  26. Energy – the total of every type of energy source used by humans

48 Clues: – all the rock on Earth • – all the water on Earth • a lack of the proper resources • – all the living things on Earth • – turning or spinning on an axis • – all the gases surrounding Earth • weather patterns and daylight hours • – the outermost, solid layer of the Earth • harmful to human, animal, or plant health • Core – the solid, innermost layer of the Earth • ...

Astronomy Review 2024-02-02

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

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

Unit 2 Vocab 2023-09-20

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

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

Science Vocab 2020-10-09

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

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

Geosystems crossword 1 2013-05-11

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

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

Geosystems crossword 1 2013-05-11

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

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

Moon Phases & Eclipses 2021-11-24

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

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

Moon Phases & Eclipses 2021-11-24

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

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

Teacher 2024-11-27

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

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

the geo/terra words 2017-10-18

the geo/terra words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside
  2. a science that deals with the earth
  3. the sea located in the middle of the region of the earth
  4. a level platform of land
  5. natural features of the tract of land
  6. to bury in the ground
Down
  1. lying below the surface of the earth
  2. a study on the earth surface
  3. having or representing the earth as the center of the universe
  4. math that deals with the measurements of the earth

10 Clues: to bury in the ground • a level platform of land • a study on the earth surface • a science that deals with the earth • lying below the surface of the earth • natural features of the tract of land • an earth-shaped stone with crystals inside • math that deals with the measurements of the earth • the sea located in the middle of the region of the earth • ...

SPACE 2013-05-02

SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. WHAT SENDS INFORMATION TO EARTH FROM MARS
  2. WHICH PLANET IS THE HOTTEST
  3. WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A SHOOTING STAR
  4. WHAT ARE THE DENTS IN THE MOON CALLED
  5. WHAT MAKES UP 70% OF THE EARTH
  6. WHAT ARE THE PLANETS' MAIN LIGHT SOURCE
Down
  1. WHAT ORBITS THE EARTH IN 28 DAYS
  2. ONE WHAT MAN MADE OBJECT IS THE FARTHEST AWAY FROM EARTH
  3. ICE PARTICLES, ROCKY DEBRIS AND WHAT MAKE THE RINGS OF SATURN
  4. WHAT IS THE ONLY PLANET WITH KNOWN LIFE
  5. NAME ONE OF THE MOONS OF JUPITER
  6. OXIDE WHAT MAKES MARS HAVE THE NICKNAME THE RED PLANET

12 Clues: WHICH PLANET IS THE HOTTEST • WHAT MAKES UP 70% OF THE EARTH • WHAT ORBITS THE EARTH IN 28 DAYS • NAME ONE OF THE MOONS OF JUPITER • WHAT ARE THE DENTS IN THE MOON CALLED • WHAT IS THE ONLY PLANET WITH KNOWN LIFE • WHAT ARE THE PLANETS' MAIN LIGHT SOURCE • WHAT IS ANOTHER NAME FOR A SHOOTING STAR • WHAT SENDS INFORMATION TO EARTH FROM MARS • ...

grace 2021-01-08

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

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

Earth Systems Exam Review Puzzle I 2014-05-09

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

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

Moon Phases and Eclipses 2025-01-24

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

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

Earth Layers 2023-02-28

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outer core is ______.
  2. Part of Mantle; Means without strength
  3. Responsible of earth`s magnetic fields
  4. center of the Earth; made up of two parts
Down
  1. Largest Earth layer; Between the crust and the core
  2. Stiff upper part; Means rock layer
  3. Thinnest Earth layer; The outermost layer of the Earth
  4. Hot solid ball at center of the Earth
  5. The inner core is ______.
  6. Large planet made up of three main layers

10 Clues: The outer core is ______. • The inner core is ______. • Stiff upper part; Means rock layer • Hot solid ball at center of the Earth • Part of Mantle; Means without strength • Responsible of earth`s magnetic fields • Large planet made up of three main layers • center of the Earth; made up of two parts • Largest Earth layer; Between the crust and the core • ...

2A-Nia Bowman 2021-04-19

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

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

PLAT TECTONICS 2016-12-09

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

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

section 2 vocab words 2022-11-18

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

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

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

Science Puzzle 2023-05-03

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

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

Ms Shalna Class 2023-05-03

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

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

E&Sp Vocab 2022-08-12

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

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

Grade 6 2021-09-07

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

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

Earths Layers 2021-05-11

Earths Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Waves of energy caused by earthquakes
  2. Liquid layer and Second largest part of the earth
  3. The outer Layer of the earth
  4. The heat that causes rocks to rise and fall
  5. Solid Part of the upper mantle
  6. The substance that makes up Earths outer and inner core
Down
  1. Part of the Earth thats a Solid ball of medal made out of iron and nickle
  2. Solid Outer section of the earth
  3. Earths inner core is the most what
  4. Largest part of the earth
  5. The outer core creates Earths what
  6. What the earths mantle is mostly made of

12 Clues: Largest part of the earth • The outer Layer of the earth • Solid Part of the upper mantle • Solid Outer section of the earth • Earths inner core is the most what • The outer core creates Earths what • Waves of energy caused by earthquakes • What the earths mantle is mostly made of • The heat that causes rocks to rise and fall • ...

Geography 2013-02-09

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

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

Geology Review 2020-03-30

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

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