the earth Crossword Puzzles

Ask Me about Planet Earth 2026-03-10

Ask Me about Planet Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. a giant that lives in the Sonora Desert of North America
  2. the layer of the earth we live on
  3. large bodies of water that cover most of the Earth
  4. the huge pieces of Earth's surface that slide past or under each other and create earthquakes
  5. a giant storm that begins over warm seas
  6. red hot liquid rock that flows out of a Volcano
  7. large expanses of land on the surface of Earth
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  1. the home of a blind fish that has sensitive spots all over its body that allow it to feel what it cannot see
  2. rivers made of ice
  3. the biggest and deepest body of water on Earth
  4. the flash of light you see in the sky before you hear thunder
  5. a spinning funnel of air caused by giant thunderstorms
  6. the blanket of air that covers the Earth
  7. a steaming pool that is formed by hot water rising to the Earth's surface

14 Clues: rivers made of ice • the layer of the earth we live on • the blanket of air that covers the Earth • a giant storm that begins over warm seas • the biggest and deepest body of water on Earth • large expanses of land on the surface of Earth • red hot liquid rock that flows out of a Volcano • large bodies of water that cover most of the Earth • ...

Chapter One Review 2020-09-24

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

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

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

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

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

Earth's Atmosphere 2025-10-28

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

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

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

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

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

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 • ...

Science Crossword puzzle 2023-12-01

Science Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
  2. the section of the Earth that is north of the Equator
  3. the biggest star in our solar system
  4. 30 days =
  5. a triple star
  6. a system of lines used to describe the location of any place on Earth
  7. the opposite way the clock is going
  8. 24 hours = ?
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  1. A closed curve, consisting of all points whose distances from each of two fixed points (foci) add up to the same value
  2. Temperature is the amount of heat in something. It's measured with a thermometer
  3. a wrong or mistaken idea
  4. is when something turns or spins around a point located at its center
  5. when its dark outside its...
  6. 12 months = ?
  7. the area of Earth that is south of the Equator
  8. Earth's ____ is 23.5 degrees
  9. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22).
  10. the star that stays in one place
  11. the line going horizontally through the Earth
  12. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).

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

Earths Interior 2024-05-21

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

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

Geography 2022-08-31

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

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

Fundamentals of Geography Vocabulary 2023-11-30

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

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

NOAH Lesson 1 2023-02-12

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

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

Geology 2021-11-03

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

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

Quarterly 2 Review 2021-01-05

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

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

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2012-07-29

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

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

Science crossword! 2023-11-29

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

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

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29

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

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

science 2024-12-04

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

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

Astronomy 2025-06-02

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

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

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.
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  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. • ...

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

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

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

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

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

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

The Solar System 2025-03-30

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

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

Unit 5 Crossword 2019-01-16

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

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

Paleser Innerplanets 2024-04-24

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

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

Neely Mitchell-4th 2023-12-12

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

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

Water!! 2023-10-17

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

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

Balance in our Ecosystem 2024-04-18

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

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

Astronomy 2016-12-14

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

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

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 • ...

Plate Techtonics 2012-12-17

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

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

Atmosphere 2023-04-17

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

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

Volcano's 2023-02-07

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

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

Unit 2 Vocab 2023-09-20

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

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

Space 2018-04-19

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

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

Gravity and Acceleration 2013-01-17

Gravity and Acceleration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What type of force is gravity?
  2. If Matt and a little girl were left in space, which one would attract the other?
  3. What is weight measured in?
  4. When can your acceleration change, but speed remain the same?
  5. As the distance between 2 objects decreases, what happens to the force of gravity?
  6. On Earth the ______________ of gravity is 9.8m/s²
  7. At what time would a ball and feather hit the ground?
  8. Negative acceleration is called what?
  9. Acceleration is also the change in _________ divided by the change in time.
  10. Gravity can cause light to do what?
Down
  1. Would the gravity be stronger on Earth or Jupiter?
  2. How would the strength of gravity be affected if the Earth had more mass?
  3. Acceleration is net force times what?
  4. The term for something falling that is only affected by gravity.
  5. A force of attraction between all objects.
  6. What type of speed is shown on a car speedometer?
  7. The Law of Universal Gravitation states that every object attracts another with a force that is directly proportional to the object's masses and ________ proportional to the square of the distance between them.
  8. Gravity pulls towards what part of the attracting object?
  9. What is the standard amount of g's on Earth
  10. Does velocity increase in relation to the time spent falling?

20 Clues: What is weight measured in? • What type of force is gravity? • Gravity can cause light to do what? • Acceleration is net force times what? • Negative acceleration is called what? • A force of attraction between all objects. • What is the standard amount of g's on Earth • What type of speed is shown on a car speedometer? • On Earth the ______________ of gravity is 9.8m/s² • ...

Geography Review 2014-11-15

Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Is the point within Earth where the earthquakes start.
  2. / Millions of people don't have access to _________ water.
  3. / It begins in the mountains and flows into lakes and oceans
  4. / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
  5. / Apart from gases and lava, what else comes out of volcanoes?
  6. / When the plates and the continents move it’s called _____________ drift
  7. / River that goes through Peru and Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
  8. / A long, low area of land between hills or ranges of mountains.
  9. / We use 22% of the freshwater in ___________
Down
  1. / A fracture in earth. The most famous is the San Andreas _______
  2. / Purified water goes through a separation method with strainers. How is it called?
  3. / A large area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land
  4. / Rio Grande and the Mississippi river flow into the ______ of mexico
  5. / The plate tectonics movements are: divergent, convergetn and _______
  6. / Magma is to inside as _______ is to outside.
  7. / The 29% of the fresh water comes from
  8. / Large mass of compacted snow and ice
  9. / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth.
  10. / There are three stages of volcanoes: active, inactive and ________
  11. / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth.

20 Clues: / Large mass of compacted snow and ice • / The 29% of the fresh water comes from • / We use 22% of the freshwater in ___________ • / Magma is to inside as _______ is to outside. • / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth. • / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth. • / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2015-02-18

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Movement along strike slip faulting is not up and down, but
  2. Outer, thinnest layer of the Earth
  3. Molten rock from within the earth
  4. Type of scale to describe an earthquake in terms of the amount of damage done
  5. What the outer core of the Earth is composed of
  6. Type of faulting is common at divergent plate boundaries
  7. The theory of crustal movement was introduced in 1915 by Alfred
  8. The upper,"plastic" mantle that is made up of partially melted material
  9. Formed from a hot spot in the Earth's Crust
  10. Type of plate boundary when two plates move opposite of each other
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  1. Type of scale to describe the amount of energy released by an earthquake
  2. The continental crust is mostly made of
  3. Type of plate boundary where an ocean trench will typically form
  4. Layer found below the crust
  5. The crust and outermost part of the mantle
  6. Waves that ripple the surface of the Earth, causing most of the damage of an earthquake
  7. Type of fault when two plates slide horizontally past each other
  8. Type of plate boundary when two plates move together
  9. In an earthquake the point on the surface directly above the focus
  10. Rock layers get warped, or bent as a result of compression

20 Clues: Layer found below the crust • Molten rock from within the earth • Outer, thinnest layer of the Earth • The continental crust is mostly made of • The crust and outermost part of the mantle • Formed from a hot spot in the Earth's Crust • What the outer core of the Earth is composed of • Type of plate boundary when two plates move together • ...

Noor's crossword 2018-03-07

Noor's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle part of the earth
  2. periods of thousands, millions, and billions, of years referred other scientists who study the earths history
  3. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
  4. a boundaries between tectonic plates that are moving towards each other
  5. volcano built up of ash or lava
  6. a volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years, but scientists think it may erupt again
  7. a volcano that is erupting
  8. a theory that the contents were attached together in the past, and have been falling apart ever since
  9. a scientist who uses fossil evidence to study life in prehistoric times
  10. a single landmass
Down
  1. an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward
  2. a boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. outer part of the earth
  4. the plates sliding sideways past each other
  5. the size of a diagram or model in proportion to the actual size of a object
  6. part of the earth between the core and the the crust
  7. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection in thought to occur
  8. a sudden shaking of the ground
  9. outer layer of the Earth
  10. no longer in existence

20 Clues: a single landmass • no longer in existence • outer part of the earth • outer layer of the Earth • a volcano that is erupting • the middle part of the earth • a sudden shaking of the ground • volcano built up of ash or lava • the plates sliding sideways past each other • a large natural elevation of the earth's surface • an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward • ...

Earth's Changing Surfaces 2016-05-24

Earth's Changing Surfaces crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landform that forms from the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river
  2. The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it.
  3. There are many types of rocks and minerals that make up the ____ of the Earth.
  4. During ____ sediments get carried to the bottom of the ocean.
  5. _____ is an important source of drinking water.
  6. There are many different types of ____. Some are edible and some are not
  7. layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through
  8. the loose top layer of the Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter
  9. all frozen water on the Earth
  10. substance with a pH higher than 7
  11. underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone
  12. living things and things that support life
Down
  1. substance with a pH lower than 7
  2. the gases that surround the Earth
  3. ______ is important for plants because water soaks into the soil.
  4. A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting ___ in the Artic.
  5. The ______ is all of the water on the Earth, including frozen forms.
  6. mound formed when windblown sediments pile up behind and obstacle
  7. Water may take different amounts of time to _____ through the ground.
  8. Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size.

20 Clues: all frozen water on the Earth • substance with a pH lower than 7 • the gases that surround the Earth • substance with a pH higher than 7 • living things and things that support life • _____ is an important source of drinking water. • Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size. • The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it. • ...

Solar System 2023-09-26

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Only planet capable to support life
  2. Fastest winds in the solar system
  3. A description of the solar system in which the planets revolve around Earth
  4. A scientist who studies the solar system
  5. A "dirty snowball"
  6. Has over 1000 visible rings
  7. The attractive force between 2 objects
  8. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  9. A description of the solar system in which the planets revolve around the Sun
  10. The largest planet in the solar system
  11. Nuclear Fusion happens inside
  12. The name given to the four outer planets (Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune) but mainly refers to Jupiter
  13. Name given to the four inner planets (Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars) but mainly refers to Earth
  14. Any object that revolves around another object in space
Down
  1. Closest planet to the Sun
  2. Methane gives it a light blue color
  3. A meteoroid that hits Earth's surface
  4. A chunk of rock or dust in space
  5. Were once called planets but are too small to be called planets
  6. Has extinct volcanoes
  7. Earth's twin
  8. The study of the solar system
  9. A system of billions of stars held together by gravitational attraction
  10. A streak of light in the sky made by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere

24 Clues: Earth's twin • A "dirty snowball" • Has extinct volcanoes • Closest planet to the Sun • Has over 1000 visible rings • The study of the solar system • Nuclear Fusion happens inside • A chunk of rock or dust in space • Fastest winds in the solar system • Methane gives it a light blue color • Only planet capable to support life • A meteoroid that hits Earth's surface • ...

space 2023-10-03

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

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

Astronomy Terms 2022-03-17

Astronomy Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The time it takes for an object (such as a planet) to go around another object (such as the sun).
  2. The smallest terrestrial planet and the planet closest to the sun. Scorching temperatures here by day, extremely cold temperatures here by night due to the almost non-existent atmosphere.
  3. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  4. Each of the four divisions of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter) marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the earth's changing position and tilt with regard to the sun.
  5. Planet located in the habitable zone of the solar system, with conditions that allow for the presence of large amounts of liquid water. This planet has one moon, luna.
  6. This type of eclipse occurs when the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow over part of Earth.
  7. A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  8. Becoming more full.
  9. Gas giant with the strongest magnetosphere in the solar system, the most moons and a giant red spot- a megastorm, that is twice the size of earth.
  10. An object that orbits a planet and is not man made - the moon is an example of one on earth.
  11. Phase of the moon where more than half is illuminated, but the moon is not quite full.
  12. The time at which the tide reaches its highest level (occurs when the sun and/or moon are in line with the earth)
  13. Becoming less full.
Down
  1. This type of eclipse occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun. Light that normally would illuminate the moon is blocked by the earth casting a shadow on the moon.
  2. The time it takes for an object (such as a planet or a moon) to spin a full 360° on its axis.
  3. Gas giant with the most prominent ring system.
  4. Cold, blue gas giant with a prominent dark spot.
  5. Earth's "twin" planet with a runaway greenhouse gas effect. The atmosphere here is always hot and filled with clouds of sulfuric acid. This planet rotates backwards and a day here is longer than a year.
  6. The distance that light travels in one year. Used to measure HUGE distances in space.
  7. The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides. Caused by the alignment of the sun and the moon, so gravitational pull on the earth's oceans is amplified.
  8. The average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million km. A unit used for measuring distances between planets in our solar system.
  9. The time at which the tide reaches its lowest level (occurs when the sun and moon are not aligned)
  10. A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion. The closes one of these to Earth is our Sun.
  11. Icy gas giant that rotates on its side.
  12. the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides. Occurs when sun and moon are at right angles to each other, canceling out some of the effects of gravity on the earth's oceans.
  13. The alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the gravitational attraction of the moon and sun.
  14. Red planet that shows evidence of flowing water at one point in its history. Home to Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system.

27 Clues: Becoming more full. • Becoming less full. • Icy gas giant that rotates on its side. • Gas giant with the most prominent ring system. • Cold, blue gas giant with a prominent dark spot. • The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space • The distance that light travels in one year. Used to measure HUGE distances in space. • ...

Earth's system & resources 2021-10-21

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

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

Space 2012-10-17

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

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

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

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

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

Earth, Moon, Sun System 2017-05-04

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

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

erika's crossword // the water cycle 2021-06-25

erika's crossword // the water cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this process is called ___ when water turns into gas
  2. a product of precipitation
  3. water in gas form
  4. the product of condensation
  5. the name of the subject
  6. the earth's largest light source
  7. the symbol for water
  8. what does the sun produce?
  9. our 'planet'
Down
  1. the upper layer of earth in which plants need to grow in
  2. the most common product of precipitation
  3. an organism that needs water and light to survive
  4. the earth's air
  5. the process of rain/sleet/etc falling back down to earth
  6. where most of earth's water is
  7. a source of water

16 Clues: our 'planet' • the earth's air • water in gas form • a source of water • the symbol for water • the name of the subject • a product of precipitation • what does the sun produce? • the product of condensation • where most of earth's water is • the earth's largest light source • the most common product of precipitation • an organism that needs water and light to survive • ...

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 • ...

Tectonic Plate Movement 2021-04-27

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

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

SOLAR SYSTEM 2018-01-10

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

20 Clues: / the red planet • / turn on an axis • / planet closest to the sun • / the star closest to earth • / an American space traveler • / dwarf planet with two moons • / farthest planet from the sun • / warmest planet/cloudy planet • / planet that rotates on its side • / planet with the brightest rings • / it takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun. • ...

Morray Crossword 2021-12-22

Morray Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet that is fifth in order from the sun and that is the largest of the planets
  2. Name movie starring characters Moglie and Baloo
  3. How many sections in a Netball court
  4. Movie featuring the song 'Let it Go'
  5. Harry Potter's owl
  6. Earth is in what galaxy
  7. Which team is known as 'The Diamonds'
  8. What is the name of the force that holds us to the Earth
  9. How many players on a Netball team
  10. A long, thin stick used by a wizards
Down
  1. Name of space telescope that orbits the earth
  2. What colour is Cinderella's dress
  3. True or False. Netball has never been at the Summer Olympics
  4. Non-Magical people
  5. Who other than GS can score goals
  6. House with serpent as its mascot
  7. Planet closest to the Sun
  8. Favourite sport played by wizards and witches
  9. Colour of Rapunzel's hair
  10. What's the name of the Princess in Aladdin

20 Clues: Non-Magical people • Harry Potter's owl • Earth is in what galaxy • Planet closest to the Sun • Colour of Rapunzel's hair • House with serpent as its mascot • What colour is Cinderella's dress • Who other than GS can score goals • How many players on a Netball team • How many sections in a Netball court • Movie featuring the song 'Let it Go' • A long, thin stick used by a wizards • ...

Unit 4 science stuff By: Madeleine Hansrote 2023-10-25

Unit 4 science stuff By: Madeleine Hansrote crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rigid outer part of the earth
  2. Green pigment inside a plant
  3. breathing
  4. physical substance
  5. breaks down dead stuff
  6. cells break down the sugar molecules to produce energy without the presence of oxygen
  7. the process where a plant makes food
  8. spherical concentric regions of matter that make up the earth
  9. chemical element of atomic number 6
  10. environment viewed in terms of its ability to absorb carbon dioxide
Down
  1. anything that releases more carbon into the atmosphere than it absorbs
  2. process of burning something
  3. chemical reactions that break down glucose to produce ATP
  4. all the waters on the earth's surface
  5. plastid that contains the Chlorophyll
  6. non-renewable energy source
  7. envelope of gases surrounding the earth
  8. power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources
  9. at the bottom of the food pyramid
  10. membrane-bound cell organelles
  11. non-living
  12. everywhere life exists
  13. living
  14. eats the producers

24 Clues: living • breathing • non-living • physical substance • eats the producers • breaks down dead stuff • everywhere life exists • non-renewable energy source • process of burning something • Green pigment inside a plant • rigid outer part of the earth • membrane-bound cell organelles • at the bottom of the food pyramid • chemical element of atomic number 6 • ...

The Last Kids On Earth 2022-03-02

The Last Kids On Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The evil monster trying to build the zombie tower
  2. Where all the team members live
  3. The only girl in the team
  4. The un-dead monsters threw out the whole book
  5. The teams transportation veichle
  6. Where all monsters go to eat pizza
  7. Where all the monster battling takes place Slycer The weapon that absorbed dark energy
  8. The brain of the team
  9. The good monster who dies near the end
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  1. Thrull's main weapon of destruction
  2. The teams monster pet
  3. The evil Rat mutein monster
  4. The evil human teaming up with bad monsters
  5. The Main Character
  6. One of the lead monster warriors
  7. The Character having zombie thoughts in his head

16 Clues: The Main Character • The teams monster pet • The brain of the team • The only girl in the team • The evil Rat mutein monster • Where all the team members live • One of the lead monster warriors • The teams transportation veichle • Where all monsters go to eat pizza • Thrull's main weapon of destruction • The good monster who dies near the end • ...

People can change the Earth 2022-05-16

People can change the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something we use that is from the Earth
  2. a part of something that is different from the parts above and below it
  3. everything in an area where people, plants and animals live
  4. to use something again
  5. an overflow of water covering land that is usually dry
  6. a process where pieces of soil, rock or sand are moved by wind, water or ice
  7. to use less of something
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  1. to make something different
  2. the power to do work
  3. the layer of Earth that we live on
  4. to take something old and make it into something new
  5. waste that hurts the land, air and water
  6. trash that people leave in the environment
  7. to save or protect
  8. a large fire that happens in a wooded area
  9. the planet we live on

16 Clues: to save or protect • the power to do work • the planet we live on • to use something again • to use less of something • to make something different • the layer of Earth that we live on • something we use that is from the Earth • waste that hurts the land, air and water • trash that people leave in the environment • a large fire that happens in a wooded area • ...

Test 2022-12-30

Test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A unit of time equal to 60 minutes
  2. The capital of Italy
  3. The smallest continent on Earth
  4. The 7th planet from the sun
  5. The largest ocean on Earth
  6. The currency of Japan
  7. The fifth element on the periodic table
Down
  1. The first element on the periodic table
  2. The currency of Canada
  3. The capital of Brazil
  4. The capital of France
  5. A unit of time equal to 60 seconds
  6. The largest continent on Earth
  7. A unit of distance equal to 5280 feet
  8. The currency of the United Kingdom

15 Clues: The capital of Italy • The capital of Brazil • The capital of France • The currency of Japan • The currency of Canada • The largest ocean on Earth • The 7th planet from the sun • The largest continent on Earth • The smallest continent on Earth • A unit of time equal to 60 minutes • A unit of time equal to 60 seconds • The currency of the United Kingdom • ...

We Should Save the Earth 2021-12-07

We Should Save the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 샤워
  2. 대중 교통
  3. 적게
  4. ~을 절약하다/ 구하다
  5. 서점
  6. 연결/작동이 안 되는
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  1. 불/ 불빛
  2. ~해야 한다
  3. 재활용하다
  4. 지구
  5. (건물의) 층
  6. 모든/전부
  7. 재사용
  8. 대기 오염
  9. 방법
  10. 계단

16 Clues: 샤워 • 지구 • 방법 • 적게 • 계단 • 서점 • 재사용 • 불/ 불빛 • 재활용하다 • 모든/전부 • 대중 교통 • 대기 오염 • ~해야 한다 • (건물의) 층 • 연결/작동이 안 되는 • ~을 절약하다/ 구하다

Knowledge 2021-12-24

Knowledge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. study insects
  2. study of substances
  3. study earth mineral energy resources
  4. study the largest area on the earth
  5. ancient artifacts
  6. interaction between life and environments
  7. study of places and objects on earth
  8. data manipulation and analysis, inferences
  9. ancient life
  10. languages
  11. aspects about humans
  12. about life
  13. study weather and climate
  14. study phenomena and objects in the space
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  1. mind and behavior
  2. study about culture, history etc. of human
  3. calculus algebra differential equation
  4. organs and mechanism of systems
  5. thermodynamics force
  6. plant uses and knowledge of a people
  7. documentation of the past
  8. process of shipping products to customers
  9. behaviors, relationship, atterns of human groups
  10. fundamental nature of knowledge reality
  11. study animals

25 Clues: languages • about life • ancient life • study insects • study animals • mind and behavior • ancient artifacts • study of substances • thermodynamics force • aspects about humans • documentation of the past • study weather and climate • organs and mechanism of systems • study the largest area on the earth • study earth mineral energy resources • plant uses and knowledge of a people • ...

Lets Extend, Module 2 2020-11-03

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

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

Science Crossword puzzle 2023-12-01

Science Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
  2. the section of the Earth that is north of the Equator
  3. the biggest star in our solar system
  4. 30 days =
  5. a triple star
  6. a system of lines used to describe the location of any place on Earth
  7. the opposite way the clock is going
  8. 24 hours = ?
Down
  1. A closed curve, consisting of all points whose distances from each of two fixed points (foci) add up to the same value
  2. Temperature is the amount of heat in something. It's measured with a thermometer
  3. a wrong or mistaken idea
  4. is when something turns or spins around a point located at its center
  5. when its dark outside its...
  6. 12 months = ?
  7. the area of Earth that is south of the Equator
  8. Earth's ____ is 23.5 degrees
  9. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22).
  10. the star that stays in one place
  11. the line going horizontally through the Earth
  12. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).

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

Solar System 2025-03-13

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

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

Geography words 2025-10-22

Geography words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of the earth, its physical and human system a and how they are organized and interact
  2. The shared belief behaviors customs and traditions of a group
  3. The global grid lines that run horizontally
  4. Directions North east south and west
  5. a map with know distortion
  6. Meridian zero degrees longitude
  7. one of the five themes how similar areas are grouped\organized
  8. Interaction one of the five themes how humans change the Earth and adapt to the Earth
  9. A 3d map of earth
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  1. one of the five themes how people stuff and ideas can get from one location to another
  2. one of the five themes where something can be found
  3. Directions North east north west south east south west
  4. The global grid lines that run vertically
  5. tool on the map to show distance and size
  6. Inaccuracy on maps ( stretched squeezed misshaped too close to far etc.) caused by making a 3d object 2d
  7. zero degrees latitude
  8. The global positioning satellite system
  9. one of the five themes the human and physic geography
  10. Grid The grid system made up of the lines of longitude and longitude main way for absolute location

19 Clues: A 3d map of earth • zero degrees latitude • a map with know distortion • Meridian zero degrees longitude • Directions North east south and west • The global positioning satellite system • The global grid lines that run vertically • tool on the map to show distance and size • The global grid lines that run horizontally • one of the five themes where something can be found • ...

Earth Matters Ch 1 2016-09-03

Earth Matters Ch 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s is almost circular
  2. it has no like, equal, or parallel
  3. the bishop who thought Earth was created in 4004 BCE
  4. the most widely accepted theory about how the universe came to be
  5. a planet’s mass affects them
  6. a protoplanet of our solar system
  7. of the Middle Ages
  8. primitive planet
  9. it’s on Earth in liquid form
  10. they rotate around planets
  11. small remaining quantity
  12. it’s 4.6 billion years old
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  1. system of ideas explaining something
  2. it travels at 299 792 km per second
  3. a planet’s mass affects it
  4. energy as electromagnetic waves
  5. a planet’s mass affects it
  6. our galaxy
  7. a protoplanet of our solar system
  8. a protoplanet of our solar system
  9. dist light travels in 1 year
  10. independent systems of stars, gas and dust

22 Clues: our galaxy • primitive planet • of the Middle Ages • small remaining quantity • Earth’s is almost circular • a planet’s mass affects it • a planet’s mass affects it • they rotate around planets • it’s 4.6 billion years old • a planet’s mass affects them • dist light travels in 1 year • it’s on Earth in liquid form • energy as electromagnetic waves • a protoplanet of our solar system • ...

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

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

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

Global Systems 2014-05-13

Global Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The release of something, specifically gas or radiation.
  2. A natural process in the water cycle. When water changes state by heat energy from the sun.
  3. The gasses that surround the earth or other planets.
  4. One of the four main Greenhouse Gasses.
  5. When the sun is trapped in the atmosphere of a plants atmosphere.
  6. It is all of the water that is on the surface of the Earth.
  7. The surface of the Earth where living organisms exist.
  8. One of the four main Greenhouse Gasses.
  9. A large layer of ice.
  10. Periods of global warming
  11. A element (gas) that is found in proteins.
  12. When weather conditions are common for a long period of time.
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  1. The conversion of a vapour to liquid.
  2. This is the process by which green plants get their nutrients from the sun heat energy.
  3. Another name for the global conveyor belt.
  4. A layer of soil or rock that is below freezing point.
  5. The clearing of a forest or trees.
  6. The process where plants use sunlight to produce nutrients from carbon dioxide.
  7. A natural source of energy that is not drained by use, such as water, solar power and wind power.
  8. The outer part of the earth.
  9. The activity when hot water floats on top of cold water because it is less dense.
  10. The state of the earth such as wind, rain, temperature and cloud cover.
  11. A new type of fuel that is renewable. Its is manufactured by fermenting sugars in crops.
  12. The cycle in which carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere. It is used in the process of photosynthesis.
  13. A natural fuel e.g coal or gas.
  14. A wavelength that travels more then one kilometre.

26 Clues: A large layer of ice. • Periods of global warming • The outer part of the earth. • A natural fuel e.g coal or gas. • The clearing of a forest or trees. • The conversion of a vapour to liquid. • One of the four main Greenhouse Gasses. • One of the four main Greenhouse Gasses. • Another name for the global conveyor belt. • A element (gas) that is found in proteins. • ...

Geologic Time Scale 2023-05-11

Geologic Time Scale crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lots of this gas was present in the Hadean Eon
  2. Word to describe the land during the Paleozoic Era
  3. Versions of elements used to see how old a rock is
  4. First Eon, oceans of fire
  5. Fifth Era, Pangea broke apart & age of reptiles
  6. How we know how old the Earth is
  7. Reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era
  8. Location of asteroid that hit Earth, killing all dinosaurs :(
  9. Most recent supercontinent
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  1. Essential life process started by unicellular organisms in the Proterozoic Eon
  2. Third Eon, basic life started & supercontinents formed
  3. When a large amount of life dies out at the same time
  4. Fourth Era, explosion of life that was huge
  5. Sixth Era, current era & human life started
  6. Second Eon, asteroids hitting Earth brought 1/2 of water
  7. Surface of the Earth during the Archean Eon

16 Clues: First Eon, oceans of fire • Most recent supercontinent • How we know how old the Earth is • Fourth Era, explosion of life that was huge • Sixth Era, current era & human life started • Surface of the Earth during the Archean Eon • Reptiles that lived during the Mesozoic Era • Lots of this gas was present in the Hadean Eon • Fifth Era, Pangea broke apart & age of reptiles • ...

Earth Layer Crosswords 2022-08-12

Earth Layer Crosswords crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the boundary between the crust and the mantle in the earth.
  2. the region of the earth's atmosphere above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
  3. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection is thought to occur.
  4. The solid material found in the centre of some planets at extremely high temperature and pressure, distinct from the liquid outer core.
  5. relating to the structure of the earth's crust and the large-scale processes which take place within it.
  6. the central, innermost, or most essential part of anything. Also called magnetic core .
  7. the planet on which we live; the world.
  8. a covering of ice over a large area, especially on the polar region of a planet.
  9. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
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  1. liquid, iron-nickel layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle.
  2. any of the world's main continuous expanses of land
  3. a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials.
  4. a very hard, granular, crystalline, igneous rock consisting mainly of quartz, mica, and feldspar and often used as a building stone.
  5. all the waters on the earth's surface
  6. an external coating or covering. In geology, it is the term given to the outermost layer of our planet earth or that of any other planet.
  7. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  8. a dark gray to black dense to fine-grained igneous rock that consists of basic plagioclase, augite, and usually magnetite.

17 Clues: all the waters on the earth's surface • the planet on which we live; the world. • any of the world's main continuous expanses of land • the boundary between the crust and the mantle in the earth. • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2013-04-02

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the transfer of heat
  2. the movement of the Earth's continents
  3. the act of conveying or transmitting
  4. between the crust and the core
  5. a long, narrow depression in the ocean floor
Down
  1. process of collision of the earth's crust plates
  2. tectonics in which the lithosphere is divided
  3. the central part of the earth
  4. to change in form
  5. something that indicates bounds
  6. the crust and upper mantle of the earth
  7. diverging; differing
  8. to come together
  9. to undergo faulting
  10. the solid outer shell of the earth

15 Clues: to come together • to change in form • to undergo faulting • the transfer of heat • diverging; differing • the central part of the earth • between the crust and the core • something that indicates bounds • the solid outer shell of the earth • the act of conveying or transmitting • the movement of the Earth's continents • the crust and upper mantle of the earth • ...

Chapter 1- Minerals and Rocks 2018-09-28

Chapter 1- Minerals and Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rock formed from magma or volcanic lava
  2. The movement of sediment from one place to another
  3. A type of igneous rock
  4. A beautiful but more common type of gemstone
  5. A type of sedimentary rock
  6. Melted rock underground
  7. A type of gemstone that is beautiful and rare
  8. The wearing away of the earth
  9. The color of the mark made when a mineral sample is rubbed on a harder surface
  10. a rock-like substance that forms from decayed plant matter
  11. A substance made of things that were never alive
  12. The way a mineral reflects light
  13. Magma that flows from an opening onto the earth's surface
  14. The ability of a mineral to resist scratching
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  1. Organic particles in the soil that forms from decayed plants and animals
  2. Scientists who study the structure, rocks, and minerals of the earth
  3. Small bits of weathered rock
  4. Rock formed by heat and pressure deep below the earth's crust
  5. A hard, natural substance made of one or more minerals
  6. The center of the Earth
  7. A type of metamorphic rock
  8. Rock that forms when layers of sediment and organic material harden
  9. The thin outer layer of the earth
  10. The layer of hot rock that makes up most of the earth's mass
  11. An inorganic substance found naturally in the earth's crust
  12. A mineral that can be cut and polished for use
  13. The scale used to determine the hardness of minerals
  14. The characteristic of a mineral to break along smooth, straight lines or into flat sheets
  15. The loose material on the surface of the earth in which plants can grow

29 Clues: A type of igneous rock • The center of the Earth • Melted rock underground • A type of metamorphic rock • A type of sedimentary rock • Small bits of weathered rock • The wearing away of the earth • The way a mineral reflects light • The thin outer layer of the earth • Rock formed from magma or volcanic lava • A beautiful but more common type of gemstone • ...

Geography 2021-04-22

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warming a rise in the average temperature of the earth's atmosphere
  2. the angular distance from the prime meridian at Greenwich
  3. the process of absorbing one cultural group into another
  4. the dispersion of something that was originally localized
  5. a line that indicates a boundary
  6. an imaginary great circle on the surface of the earth
  7. the movement of persons from one locality to another
  8. the act of settling a group of people in a new place
  9. come into a new country and change residency
  10. a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
  11. one of the large landmasses of the earth
  12. the configuration of a surface and its features
  13. the number of inhabitants in a given place
  14. half of the terrestrial globe
  15. noticeable variety
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  1. the weather in some location averaged over a period of time
  2. leave one's country of residence for a new one
  3. a line determining the limits of an area
  4. a statistic characterizing human populations
  5. the variety of plant and animal life in a habitat
  6. organisms interacting with their physical environment
  7. ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area
  8. a large indefinite location on the surface of the Earth
  9. the quality of moving freely
  10. an imaginary line around the Earth forming a great circle
  11. a piece of ground having specific characteristics
  12. an exile who flees for safety
  13. an imaginary line around the Earth parallel to the equator
  14. a large mass of land projecting into a body of water
  15. an affiliation resulting from racial or cultural ties

30 Clues: noticeable variety • the quality of moving freely • an exile who flees for safety • half of the terrestrial globe • a line that indicates a boundary • a line determining the limits of an area • one of the large landmasses of the earth • the number of inhabitants in a given place • a statistic characterizing human populations • come into a new country and change residency • ...

crossword puzzle 2020-12-05

crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of earthquakes and seismic waves that move through the earth
  2. is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
  3. is the outermost of the global seismic velocity discontinuities and marks the boundary between the Earths crust and mantle
  4. is a seismic surface wave causing the ground to shake in an elliptical motion, with no transverse, or perpendicular, motion.
  5. a layer that is made up of iron and nickel
  6. who proposed continental drift theory
  7. is an area on Earth that exists over a mantle plume
  8. an instrument that records the amount of time it takes seismic waves to travel through different layers of the Earth
Down
  1. is the fastest kind of seismic wave, and, consequently, the first to 'arrive' at a seismic station
  2. the process by which ocean floor sinks beneath a deep-ocean trench and back into the mantle is called
  3. a process in which new ocean floor is created as molten material from the earth's mantle rises in margins between plates or ridges and spreads out
  4. the boundary where two plates are moving apart
  5. it lies between about 100 kilometers (62 miles) and 410 kilometers (255 miles) beneath Earth’s surface
  6. a depression in the sea created by subduction
  7. where most Divergent plates occur
  8. the boundary where two plates are colliding
  9. the first kind of surface wave is called a
  10. the boundary where plates slide passed each other.
  11. are the waves of energy caused by the sudden breaking of rock within the earth
  12. is slower than a P wave and can only move through solid rock, not through any liquid medium
  13. is the solid, outer part of the Earth, extending to a depth of about 100 kilometers (62 miles)

21 Clues: where most Divergent plates occur • who proposed continental drift theory • the first kind of surface wave is called a • a layer that is made up of iron and nickel • the boundary where two plates are colliding • is the mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • a depression in the sea created by subduction • the boundary where two plates are moving apart • ...

Weather Review for Mrs. Edwards 2024-04-11

Weather Review for Mrs. Edwards crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the atmosphere protects the Earth from damaging ______ _____
  2. balloons and _____ can fly in the Stratosphere
  3. measures amount of rainfall
  4. measures air pressure
  5. protects earth and living things from UV rays
  6. closest to the earth, thinnest layer, weather found here
  7. the weight of air molecules pressing down on Earth
  8. type of precipitation: begins frozen and stay frozen all the way to the ground
  9. these connect areas with air pressure that is the same.
  10. 2nd most abundant element in our atmosphere
  11. type of precipitation: begins frozen, melts, refreezes as ice pellets
  12. moisture (water vapor) in the air
  13. meteorologists use diagrams, maps and charts to predict ______________. Many components can impact weather.
  14. measures wind direction
  15. the overall weather patterns over a long period of time in a specific location
  16. Type of precipitation: begins frozen, melts and remains liquid
  17. a mixture of gaseous elements and compounds
  18. Air pressure (increases, decreases) through all the layers in the atmosphere
  19. measures thermal energy (how hot or cold)
Down
  1. the distance from Earth’s surface
  2. type of precipitation: begins frozen, melts, freezes, melts, and hits the surface as a liquid but immediately freezes
  3. Example used to describe freezing rain
  4. measures wind speed
  5. hottest layer of the atmosphere, satellites orbit here, thickest layer
  6. most abundant element in our atmosphere
  7. coldest layer of the atmosphere
  8. the measure of how hot or cold something is (the amount of thermal energy)
  9. type of weather system that brings cloudy and rainy weather
  10. contains all the gases on our planet
  11. fades into space
  12. type of weather system that brings sunny weather
  13. the atmosphere covers the Earth like a _____
  14. the atmosphere helps to control ______ (the condition outside right now)
  15. ______ burn up in the Mesosphere
  16. temperature increases as altitude increases because the ozone layer is found here

35 Clues: fades into space • measures wind speed • measures air pressure • measures wind direction • measures amount of rainfall • coldest layer of the atmosphere • ______ burn up in the Mesosphere • the distance from Earth’s surface • moisture (water vapor) in the air • contains all the gases on our planet • Example used to describe freezing rain • most abundant element in our atmosphere • ...

Earthquakes and Volcanoes 2017-02-18

Earthquakes and Volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. runny lava with little or no cinder
  2. the 2 layers of the earth's crust that move, float and sometimes fracture
  3. fountain of lava that runs down the sides of volcano
  4. the slowest moving and most destructive waves; can move back and forth in a zigzag pattern; fastest moving land waves
  5. violent volcano with loud explosion that sends lava, ash, cinders and gas into the air
  6. produces a pyroclastic flow
  7. vibrations that flow out from the beginning point of an earthquake
  8. a high speed flow of very hot gases and dust
  9. most powerful type of volcano where lava is spewed and gas, ash and debris are blown into the atmosphere
  10. seismic waves that occur beneath the surface of the earth
  11. theory that all land was in one giant piece and slowly drifted apart
  12. fastest moving; travel in a straight path by a push and pull motion; these waves move back and forth
Down
  1. where 2 tectonic plates separate
  2. a machine that detects, times, and measures the movement of the earth
  3. records of the movements of the earth
  4. beginning point of an earthquake
  5. where 2 tectonic plates collide
  6. scientists who studies the movement of the earth
  7. a region of the earth's crust where tectonic plates meet
  8. rocks moving horizontally past each other
  9. rocks push together until a section of rocks moves upward
  10. move more slowly; move in a up and down zigzag pattern; causes the particles in the rock to vibrate to the direction in which the wave is moving
  11. the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus
  12. rocks moving apart
  13. breaks in the earth's surface along which rocks can move

25 Clues: rocks moving apart • produces a pyroclastic flow • where 2 tectonic plates collide • where 2 tectonic plates separate • beginning point of an earthquake • runny lava with little or no cinder • records of the movements of the earth • rocks moving horizontally past each other • a high speed flow of very hot gases and dust • scientists who studies the movement of the earth • ...

World Geography - Module 2 2023-09-20

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

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

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

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

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

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-30

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hot fluid under the earth's crust where lava is formed
  2. the point on earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
  3. A device that records the ground moving caused by an earthquake
  4. Rigid outer part of the Earth which is the crust and upper mantle
  5. When two plates collide with each other
  6. The outer layer of the Earth
  7. Vibrations that travel through earth carrying the energy during an earthquake
  8. A cone shaped mountain which lava and ash flows out of it
  9. The slow moving-moving lava that hardens to form rough chunks
  10. ....core fluid layer that is above earth's inner core and below the mantle
Down
  1. The super continent that was made of all if Earth's landmass
  2. A massive wave caused by an earthquake
  3. When two plates move away from each other
  4. In-between the Earth's crust and core
  5. The hot fast-moving lava that hardens smooth, rope like coils
  6. Massive rock made of Earth's lithosphere that moves afloat and drifts
  7. Inner most part is the Earth which is believed to be hard
  8. When two plates slide past each other
  9. When the ground shakes from tectonic plates colliding
  10. A weak spot on the surface where magma has come to the surface

20 Clues: The outer layer of the Earth • In-between the Earth's crust and core • When two plates slide past each other • A massive wave caused by an earthquake • When two plates collide with each other • When two plates move away from each other • When the ground shakes from tectonic plates colliding • Hot fluid under the earth's crust where lava is formed • ...

Shake Rattle Roll Vocabulary 2025-05-04

Shake Rattle Roll Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tectonic Theory – A theory that explains how the Earth’s crust moves like plastic over time, changing shape slowly.
  2. – The hard outer part of the Earth, made up of the crust and the top part of the mantle.
  3. Currents – The circular movement of hot and cooler rock in the mantle that helps move tectonic plates.
  4. – Melted rock found under the Earth’s surface.
  5. Plates – Large pieces of the Earth's crust that move around slowly on the mantle.
  6. Boundary – The edge where two tectonic plates meet.
  7. – All the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and even water in the air.
  8. – A sudden shake of the ground caused by movement of tectonic plates.
  9. Boundary – A place where two tectonic plates slide past each other.
  10. Ridge – A long mountain range under the sea where new crust is formed.
  11. – All the living things on Earth, like animals, plants, and people.
  12. – The layer of gases (like air) that surrounds the Earth.
  13. – Always changing or full of movement.
Down
  1. – A powerful storm with strong winds and heavy rain, usually forming over warm ocean water.
  2. Zones – Places where one tectonic plate slides under another and goes back into the mantle.
  3. Eruption – When magma (hot melted rock) comes out of a volcano.
  4. Force – The pull between objects; it's what keeps us on the ground and affects how plates move.
  5. – Sudden hits or changes caused by things like asteroids or moving plates.
  6. – A softer, almost gooey layer of rock under the lithosphere that the tectonic plates move on.
  7. – The thick layer of hot rock between the crust and the core of the Earth.
  8. – An ancient continent made up of what is now Australia, South America, Africa, Antarctica, and India.
  9. – The thin, solid outer layer of the Earth that we live on.
  10. – A supercontinent that existed a long time ago, made up of all the continents joined together.
  11. – Something that has to do with a continent or big piece of land.
  12. – The remains or traces of plants or animals that lived a long time ago, found in rocks.

25 Clues: – Always changing or full of movement. • – Melted rock found under the Earth’s surface. • Boundary – The edge where two tectonic plates meet. • – The layer of gases (like air) that surrounds the Earth. • – The thin, solid outer layer of the Earth that we live on. • Eruption – When magma (hot melted rock) comes out of a volcano. • ...

EARTH 2022-11-01

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

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

EARTH 2012-04-24

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

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

Earth 2022-05-02

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

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

EARTH 2022-05-15

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

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

Earth 2024-01-16

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

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

earth 2024-04-16

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

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

Earth Science Review #1 2013-05-22

Earth Science Review #1 crossword puzzle
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  1. / This is the study of galaxies, starts, planets, and other space objects.
  2. /an animal that eats the flesh of other animals.
  3. /the usual weather in a certain area over many years.
  4. /the protection and wise use of natural resources such as air water land plants animals and mineral in the earth.
  5. /the cutting down of trees and destruction of forests.
  6. /the solid rock beneath the soil and broken rocks on the surface of earth.
  7. /condensed water vapor that rises from bodies of water on earth.
  8. /the parts of the land, sea, and air where life can be found.
  9. /all the plants and animals that live in one area and depend on each other for survival.
Down
  1. /this is a small rocky object that orbits around the sun. There is a “belt” of these located between Mars and Jupiter.
  2. /a small object made of ice in orbit around the sun, consists of a nucleus and a tail.
  3. /the raising of livestock and- or crops for commercial use.
  4. /the imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles of the earth.
  5. / This forms when gases that come from burning fuels in cars, factories, and power plants makes it way in to the atmosphere (Rain that is polluted by acids.).
  6. /the study of the relationships among plants, animals, and other living things in their environments.
  7. /a wide variety of plant and animal species living in one area (the diversity of life on earth).
  8. / the university Ms. McKinney graduated from
  9. /water trapped in a layer of porous rock UNDER the ground.
  10. /This type of cloud is high and wispy.
  11. /a violent shaking of the ground due to sudden shifts in parts of the earth’s crust.
  12. /the air that surrounds the earth and other planets.
  13. / rock that forms on the outside of earth’s surface.
  14. / Ms. McKinney’s favorite color
  15. /The composition of this is about 80% Nitrogen and 20% Oxygen.
  16. /all living things in one area.

25 Clues: / Ms. McKinney’s favorite color • /all living things in one area. • /This type of cloud is high and wispy. • / the university Ms. McKinney graduated from • /an animal that eats the flesh of other animals. • /the air that surrounds the earth and other planets. • / rock that forms on the outside of earth’s surface. • /the usual weather in a certain area over many years. • ...

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

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

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

Vocabulary Chapter 9 and 10 2012-11-27

Vocabulary Chapter 9 and 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. frozen raindrops that fall to earth in the shape of stones
  2. to change into a vapor
  3. electricity that jumps from cloud to cloud or earth
  4. top layer of soil which is usually dark and rich
  5. moving air
  6. rich in mineral resources
  7. something added to the soil to replace mineral resources
  8. the sound that lightning makes
  9. beads of ice that began as rain falling through freezing air
  10. a windstorm that builds up over the warm ocean
  11. to soak up
  12. a windstorm that buils up over hot land
Down
  1. the condition of the air
  2. the falling of rain,snow, hail, or sleet
  3. the layer of air that surrounds the earth
  4. a very small drop
  5. to be full of water vapor
  6. water in the gaseous form
  7. to send out rays of heat
  8. the layer of soil below the topsoil
  9. the wearing away of soil or rock by wind and water

21 Clues: moving air • to soak up • a very small drop • to change into a vapor • the condition of the air • to send out rays of heat • to be full of water vapor • water in the gaseous form • rich in mineral resources • the sound that lightning makes • the layer of soil below the topsoil • a windstorm that buils up over hot land • the falling of rain,snow, hail, or sleet • ...

The Planets 2014-09-25

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Famous for its rings
  2. Airless rocks revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets.
  3. The largest planet
  4. The name of our solar system
  5. Furthest planet from the Sun
  6. Closest Planet to the Sun
  7. There are 8 of these in our solar system
  8. The Planet that humans live on
  9. A bright object in the night sky
  10. known as the “Red Planet”
Down
  1. Coldest planet in our solar system
  2. We can see these twinkle in the night sky
  3. Is the star at the center of our solar system?
  4. The time it takes for light to travel in a year
  5. These people go to space
  6. No longer considered a planet
  7. ball of hot, burning gas
  8. The force that holds us to planet earth
  9. Closest planet to Earth
  10. Have humans ever set foot on planet mars?

20 Clues: The largest planet • Famous for its rings • Closest planet to Earth • These people go to space • ball of hot, burning gas • Closest Planet to the Sun • known as the “Red Planet” • The name of our solar system • Furthest planet from the Sun • No longer considered a planet • The Planet that humans live on • A bright object in the night sky • Coldest planet in our solar system • ...

Chapter 1 - The Nature of Science 2024-08-30

Chapter 1 - The Nature of Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the forces and processes that produce weather
  2. a testable explanation of a situation
  3. studies the materials that make up Earth and Earth's history
  4. the area from Earth's surface down to its center
  5. the rigid outer shell of Earth
  6. SI unit of length
  7. an explanation based on many observations
  8. the study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
  9. the application of scientific discoveries
  10. the blanket of gas that surrounds the planet
  11. a type of variable that is changed by the experimenter
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  1. the area below Earth's mantle
  2. SI unit of time
  3. the study of Earth's oceans
  4. SI unit of mass
  5. SI unit of weight
  6. all of the water on Earth
  7. a principle that describes the behavior of natural phenomena
  8. all organisms on the planet and the environments where they live

19 Clues: SI unit of time • SI unit of mass • SI unit of weight • SI unit of length • all of the water on Earth • the study of Earth's oceans • the area below Earth's mantle • the rigid outer shell of Earth • a testable explanation of a situation • an explanation based on many observations • the application of scientific discoveries • the blanket of gas that surrounds the planet • ...

Unit 2 Vocab 2023-09-20

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

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 • ...

Unit 1 Study Guide Activity 2020-10-02

Unit 1 Study Guide Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. northernmost point where the sun's rays beat straight down
  2. the line that runs up and down the middle of Earth; 0* longitude
  3. the type of government in the United States
  4. preserves the natural beauty of the United States
  5. a natural feature on Earth's surface
  6. deepest known depression on Earth
  7. where a place is in relation to another place
  8. a circle showing the directions printed on a map or chart; one of the most important features of most maps
  9. wealth and resources of a country or region
  10. the study of people and how they are influenced by the place in which they live
  11. total number of people living in a certain region
Down
  1. reference to the many different cultures in the United States
  2. the average number of people in a square mile
  3. a system designed to rule or control a community
  4. natural features of Earth's surface
  5. regions with high total population and population density
  6. areas defined by one or more natural or cultural characteristics
  7. the line around the middle of Earth; 0* latitude
  8. the way of life of a group of people who share similar beliefs and similar customs
  9. center of the solar system
  10. the pattern of weather over a long period of time
  11. creatures other than humans that have adapted to life in a region
  12. the idea that you are free from the control and must rely on yourself
  13. national bird of the United States
  14. the description of where something is
  15. areas around the planet that have a certain mix of plants and trees
  16. highest point on Earth
  17. the part of Earth that supports life

28 Clues: highest point on Earth • center of the solar system • deepest known depression on Earth • national bird of the United States • natural features of Earth's surface • a natural feature on Earth's surface • the part of Earth that supports life • the description of where something is • the type of government in the United States • wealth and resources of a country or region • ...

CROSSWORD 2019-08-02

CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. separation of two plates
  2. magnetic reversal is also called _______ of the earth
  3. planar farcture,significant displacement as a result rock mass movement
  4. produce by vibrating or flowing charges
  5. magnet whose magnetic properties are produced by electric current
  6. object that has the magnetic to attract objects
  7. are preserved remains or traces of organism
  8. is destroyed at the subduction zone and melts inside the mantle
  9. the ability of solid to flow
  10. the boundary that seperates the crust and the mantle
  11. the process by which tge crust plunges back into the earth
  12. ______ based his theory on evidences from fossils
  13. supercontinenet
  14. theory that states that all the continents were once one landmass that broke apart
  15. big waves in the ocean
  16. device that converts mechanical energy into electrical energy
  17. branch that deals with the movement that shape the Earth's crust
  18. particles,are soureces of electric fields results in an attraction or repultionof other nearby charges
Down
  1. compass that tells us directions on earth
  2. the rigid outerpart of the earth consisiting of the crust and upper mantle
  3. sliding past each other
  4. force,voltage that gives rise to an electric current
  5. collision of two plates
  6. process by which new ocean floor is formed
  7. can step-up or step-down voltages
  8. rigde where a new ocean floor is formed
  9. current in the mantle heat from the inner layers the topmost solid part of the earth
  10. low resistance instrument used to measure very small currents
  11. is the other possible process involved in the tectonic plate movement
  12. is the area around a magnet in which there is magnetic force
  13. soft,weak upper portion of the mantle

31 Clues: supercontinenet • big waves in the ocean • sliding past each other • collision of two plates • separation of two plates • the ability of solid to flow • can step-up or step-down voltages • soft,weak upper portion of the mantle • produce by vibrating or flowing charges • rigde where a new ocean floor is formed • compass that tells us directions on earth • ...

Global System croosword 2013-05-15

Global System croosword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. warming=when the average world temperature is increasing
  2. current= the steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction.
  3. atmosphere of the earth and all living things on earth is?
  4. variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  5. living community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
  6. Nina= the opposite of El Nino is?
  7. land masses on earth
  8. the cutting of trees
  9. fuels= oils that contain the carbon of plants and animals that died and were preserved millions of years ago.
  10. gasses that are surrounding the earth is?
  11. cycle= this is very precious for humans and it is recycled continuously
  12. the condition in the atmosphere is called?
  13. cycle= in this process compounds are interconverted in the environment and in living organisms
  14. the conserved leftovers of once living organisms
Down
  1. are indicators of climate change progressing when the climate cools and retreating when the climate warms
  2. the long term averages of weather conditions.
  3. the liquid water on earth’s surface is?
  4. process of becoming a vapour
  5. are times between glaciations – they are periods of global warming
  6. gasses= methane, carbon dioxide and nitrous oxide
  7. places on earth where the temperature in layers of soil or rock beneath the surface never rises above freezing point
  8. ecosystem=ecosystems that are diverse and provide for the needs of the organisms that live there
  9. plants=plants that produce seeds in pods such as peas, beans, clover and wattles are known as?
  10. these circular patterns, flow in clockwise direction in the northern hemisphere and anti-clockwise in the southern hemisphere
  11. Greenhouse affect= this is caused by human activities

25 Clues: land masses on earth • the cutting of trees • process of becoming a vapour • Nina= the opposite of El Nino is? • the liquid water on earth’s surface is? • gasses that are surrounding the earth is? • the condition in the atmosphere is called? • the long term averages of weather conditions. • the conserved leftovers of once living organisms • ...

Earth's Place in the Universe 2023-12-05

Earth's Place in the Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the spinning of Earth on its axis
  2. Having great importance
  3. the movement of one object around another
  4. a sun-centered model
  5. a giant ball of superheated gas composed of hydrogen and helium
  6. These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and occur every 12.5 hours
  7. a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops a long trail of light as it approaches the sun
  8. During an eclipse, this is the very darkest part of the shadow where the light from the sun is completely blocked
  9. the imaginary line that goes from the North Pole through the center of Earth to the South Pole
  10. oval shape
  11. a pattern or group of stars that people imagine represents a figure, animal, or object
  12. This is a tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
  13. During an eclipse, this is the area of the shadow where the sun is only partially blocked
  14. sun-Earth-moon
Down
  1. This is a tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
  2. This will change when there is less of a gravity pull on an object
  3. These are the different shapes of the moon
  4. an Earth centered model
  5. an object that orbits the sun
  6. This is the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  7. the amount of matter in an object. This does not change from one location to another
  8. Earth's path
  9. A force that attracts all objects toward each other
  10. When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it causes a shadow on the third object
  11. a body that orbits a planet
  12. Earth-moon-sun

26 Clues: oval shape • Earth's path • Earth-moon-sun • sun-Earth-moon • a sun-centered model • an Earth centered model • Having great importance • a body that orbits a planet • an object that orbits the sun • the spinning of Earth on its axis • the movement of one object around another • These are the different shapes of the moon • A force that attracts all objects toward each other • ...

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how long did accretion last?
  2. most accurate representation of the earths features
  3. includes Canada, Mexico, and the U.S.
  4. the latitude lines of reference
  5. most commonly seen in classrooms
  6. the longitude reference lines
  7. the year when the UN established major boundaries
  8. looks similar to wedges by dividing the area into equal sections
  9. smallest continent
  10. continent of the south pole
  11. a ship attempting to travel the world ocean would successful
Down
  1. what kind of boundaries are they?
  2. surface covered in ice
  3. includes all the countries south of panama
  4. how long did it have to rain for oceans to form?
  5. what does the earth rotate around daily?
  6. what caused it to rain for 10 million years?
  7. trade route between Africa and asia
  8. pass through the both poles of earth
  9. distorts the continents as little as possible
  10. the earth formed ago
  11. the second largest ocean and youngest
  12. all of the 4 major ocean basins connected
  13. smallest ocean
  14. largest in size
  15. masses covered in ice
  16. ice on earth
  17. form complete circles around the globe parallelly
  18. single continuous land mass that contains Europe and Asia
  19. continent bordered by the Mediterranean Sea and Atlantic and Indian ocean and the red sea

30 Clues: ice on earth • smallest ocean • largest in size • smallest continent • masses covered in ice • surface covered in ice • the earth formed ago • continent of the south pole • how long did accretion last? • the longitude reference lines • the latitude lines of reference • most commonly seen in classrooms • what kind of boundaries are they? • trade route between Africa and asia • ...

Noor's crossword 2018-03-07

Noor's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. no longer in existence
  2. a volcano that is erupting
  3. outer layer of the Earth
  4. the plates sliding sideways past each other
  5. a single landmass
  6. periods of thousands, millions, and billions, of years referred other scientists who study the earths history
  7. outer part of the earth
  8. a boundaries between tectonic plates that are moving towards each other
  9. a scientist who uses fossil evidence to study life in prehistoric times
  10. the size of a diagram or model in proportion to the actual size of a object
  11. the middle part of the earth
  12. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
Down
  1. a volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years, but scientists think it may erupt again
  2. an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward
  3. a boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  4. part of the earth between the core and the the crust
  5. a theory that the contents were attached together in the past, and have been falling apart ever since
  6. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection in thought to occur
  7. a sudden shaking of the ground
  8. volcano built up of ash or lava

20 Clues: a single landmass • no longer in existence • outer part of the earth • outer layer of the Earth • a volcano that is erupting • the middle part of the earth • a sudden shaking of the ground • volcano built up of ash or lava • the plates sliding sideways past each other • a large natural elevation of the earth's surface • an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward • ...

Earth's Changing Surface 2016-05-23

Earth's Changing Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landform that forms from the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river
  2. substance with a pH lower than 7
  3. living things and things that support life
  4. There are many types of rocks and minerals that make up the ____ of the Earth.
  5. all frozen water on the Earth
  6. During ____ sediments get carried to the bottom of the ocean.
  7. Water may take different amounts of time to _____ through the ground.
  8. substance with a pH higher than 7
  9. underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone
  10. the loose top layer of the Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter
Down
  1. There are many different types of ____. Some are edible and some are not
  2. A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting ___ in the Artic.
  3. Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size.
  4. The ______ is all of the water on the Earth, including frozen forms.
  5. layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through
  6. _____ is an important source of drinking water.
  7. mound formed when windblown sediments pile up behind and obstacle
  8. the gases that surround the Earth
  9. ______ is important for plants because water soaks into the soil.
  10. The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it.

20 Clues: all frozen water on the Earth • substance with a pH lower than 7 • the gases that surround the Earth • substance with a pH higher than 7 • living things and things that support life • _____ is an important source of drinking water. • Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size. • The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it. • ...

The Solar System 2022-06-27

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. falling rocks on earth
  2. Icy planet.
  3. Earth Satelite
  4. giant star in the solar solar system
  5. galaxy where we are.
  6. Hot plannet in the solar system.
  7. planet where life exists.
Down
  1. he discovered moons and planets.
  2. smallest planet in the solar system.
  3. second largest planet in the solar system.
  4. substance that exists only on Earth.
  5. fourth planet of the solar system

12 Clues: Icy planet. • Earth Satelite • galaxy where we are. • falling rocks on earth • planet where life exists. • he discovered moons and planets. • Hot plannet in the solar system. • fourth planet of the solar system • smallest planet in the solar system. • substance that exists only on Earth. • giant star in the solar solar system • second largest planet in the solar system.

earths systems 2023-05-09

earths systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. found in the atmosphere
  2. gas needed to turn into oxygen
  3. three spheres help plants make this happen
  4. is the hydrosphere
  5. related to the lithosphere
  6. part of the earth where life exists
Down
  1. related to the hydrosphere
  2. solid part of earth
  3. hydrosphere helps with this particular action
  4. water vapour
  5. part of earth that has water
  6. layer of gases around earth
  7. force that attracts things to its core

13 Clues: water vapour • is the hydrosphere • solid part of earth • found in the atmosphere • related to the hydrosphere • related to the lithosphere • layer of gases around earth • part of earth that has water • gas needed to turn into oxygen • part of the earth where life exists • force that attracts things to its core • three spheres help plants make this happen • ...

Earth's Changing Surface 2016-05-23

Earth's Changing Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ______ is all of the water on the Earth, including frozen forms.
  2. underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone
  3. Water may take different amounts of time to _____ through the ground.
  4. mound formed when windblown sediments pile up behind and obstacle
  5. substance with a pH lower than 7
  6. During ____ sediments get carried to the bottom of the ocean.
  7. There are many different types of ____. Some are edible and some are not
  8. There are many types of rocks and minerals that make up the ____ of the Earth.
  9. A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting ___ in the Artic.
  10. Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size.
Down
  1. living things and things that support life
  2. all frozen water on the Earth
  3. _____ is an important source of drinking water.
  4. landform that forms from the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river
  5. layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through
  6. ______ is important for plants because water soaks into the soil.
  7. the gases that surround the Earth
  8. the loose top layer of the Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter
  9. The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it.
  10. substance with a pH higher than 7

20 Clues: all frozen water on the Earth • substance with a pH lower than 7 • the gases that surround the Earth • substance with a pH higher than 7 • living things and things that support life • _____ is an important source of drinking water. • Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size. • The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it. • ...

Noor's crossword 2018-03-07

Noor's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle part of the earth
  2. an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward
  3. a volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years, but scientists think it may erupt again
  4. a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
  5. a theory that the contents were attached together in the past, and have been falling apart ever since
  6. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection in thought to occur
  7. a boundaries between tectonic plates that are moving towards each other
  8. part of the earth between the core and the the crust
  9. no longer in existence
  10. outer layer of the Earth
  11. a sudden shaking of the ground
Down
  1. a scientist who uses fossil evidence to study life in prehistoric times
  2. a boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  3. the plates sliding sideways past each other
  4. volcano built up of ash or lava
  5. outer part of the earth
  6. periods of thousands, millions, and billions, of years referred other scientists who study the earths history
  7. a single landmass
  8. a volcano that is erupting
  9. the size of a diagram or model in proportion to the actual size of a object

20 Clues: a single landmass • no longer in existence • outer part of the earth • outer layer of the Earth • a volcano that is erupting • the middle part of the earth • a sudden shaking of the ground • volcano built up of ash or lava • the plates sliding sideways past each other • a large natural elevation of the earth's surface • an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward • ...

Gravity and Acceleration 2013-01-17

Gravity and Acceleration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Law of Universal Gravitation states that every object attracts another with a force that is directly proportional to the object's masses and ________ proportional to the square of the distance between them.
  2. Acceleration is also the change in _________ divided by the change in time.
  3. What type of speed is shown on a car speedometer?
  4. When can your acceleration change, but speed remain the same?
  5. What type of force is gravity?
  6. What is the standard amount of g's on Earth
  7. As the distance between 2 objects decreases, what happens to the force of gravity?
  8. Gravity can cause light to do what?
  9. What is weight measured in?
Down
  1. Does velocity increase in relation to the time spent falling?
  2. Negative acceleration is called what?
  3. If Matt and a little girl were left in space, which one would attract the other?
  4. Gravity pulls towards what part of the attracting object?
  5. On Earth the ______________ of gravity is 9.8m/s²
  6. How would the strength of gravity be affected if the Earth had more mass?
  7. Would the gravity be stronger on Earth or Jupiter?
  8. The term for something falling that is only affected by gravity.
  9. Acceleration is net force times what?
  10. A force of attraction between all objects.
  11. At what time would a ball and feather hit the ground?

20 Clues: What is weight measured in? • What type of force is gravity? • Gravity can cause light to do what? • Negative acceleration is called what? • Acceleration is net force times what? • A force of attraction between all objects. • What is the standard amount of g's on Earth • What type of speed is shown on a car speedometer? • On Earth the ______________ of gravity is 9.8m/s² • ...