the earth Crossword Puzzles
Unit 2 Week 5 10/18 Vocab 2022-10-18
Across
- the discussion to get nations to agree on the terms of a treaty
- an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls
- the overall size of an earthquake
- an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries
- a formal document that creates an agreement between two nations
- a tropical storm with winds that can blow from 74 to 157 miles per hour
- to give up power or control
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- the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another
- a release of tension between tectonic plates that creates seismic waves
- an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls
- a fluid's resistance to flow
- anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks
- an Earth process that is caused by an earthquake or undersea volcanic eruption
- a state of armed conflict between groups of people, states, or nations
14 Clues: to give up power or control • a fluid's resistance to flow • the overall size of an earthquake • anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks • the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another • the discussion to get nations to agree on the terms of a treaty • an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls • ...
Solar System 2023-05-05
Across
- Has no moons
- Meteoroids are also called space _____
- Mars is a ___________ planet
- Dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt
- Saturn has _____ rings
- Dwarf planet that used to be in our solar system
- Asteroids are called _____ planets
- 3,871 in our solar system
- Has a year of 10,759 Earth days
- Moons Moon, Io, Triton, Titan
- 1st planet located through mathematical calculations
- Planets Ceres, Makemake, Eris, Haumea
- Ice giant planet
- Days Pluto's year is 90, 530 _____ ____
- Mars's moon that is slowly being torn apart by Mars
- Jupiter is the fifth planet from the ___
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- 1,281, 490 in our solar system
- Gas giant planet
- Closest planet to the sun
- Mercury is the ________ planet
- Pluto's moon that is so big it makes Pluto wobble
- Venus is the hottest ______
- Shooting stars
- Comets are also called "cosmic _________"
- Neptune has __________ winds
- Uranus is the _______ planet from the sun
- Earth is the _____ largest planet
- 4th planet from the sun
- 3rd planet from the sun
29 Clues: Has no moons • Shooting stars • Gas giant planet • Ice giant planet • Saturn has _____ rings • 4th planet from the sun • 3rd planet from the sun • Closest planet to the sun • 3,871 in our solar system • Venus is the hottest ______ • Mars is a ___________ planet • Neptune has __________ winds • Moons Moon, Io, Triton, Titan • 1,281, 490 in our solar system • Mercury is the ________ planet • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-09-25
Across
- innermost layer of the earth, very hot
- An opening in the earth's crust where gases erupt
- A break in the earth's crust
- When plates slide past each other
- Supercontinent
- the layer of hot and solid material between Earth's crust and core
- The point of origin of an earthquake
- bending of rock layers
- A deep valley formed because of plate movement
- The outermost layer of the earth
Down
- How major landforms are created due to movement
- A person who studies the properties of the earth
- When plates meet and one slides under or over
- Continents have moved to a different place
- Two tectonic plates are pulling apart
- When plates crash into one another
- Melted rock beneath the Earth’s surface.
- Huge wave caused by sudden plate movement
- Vibration from underground movement
- When molten adds new crust to the ocean floor
- Melted rock on Earth’s surface
21 Clues: Supercontinent • bending of rock layers • A break in the earth's crust • Melted rock on Earth’s surface • The outermost layer of the earth • When plates slide past each other • When plates crash into one another • Vibration from underground movement • The point of origin of an earthquake • Two tectonic plates are pulling apart • innermost layer of the earth, very hot • ...
Caden Zerby Earth Structure and Compositon 2024-01-29
Across
- what we inhale to live
- anything water related
- a shaking in the ground involving tectonic plates
- anything life
- the outside or top layer of something
- just outside the core
- ancient bone that can be found anywhere
- how often or fast something happens
- hot liquid rock below the surface of earth
- the center of the earth
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- the ground, caves, etc.
- a long, deep indentation in the ocean floor formed when two plates move together
- they form when magma or lava become solid
- something we observe to happen over and over again
- a set of interacting parts performing a complex whole
- an extinct reptile that lived about 300 million years ago
- the slow pulling apart of land that is caused by plate movement
- Outer layer of the earth
- a big mountain that erupts
- under the crust layer
20 Clues: anything life • just outside the core • under the crust layer • what we inhale to live • anything water related • the ground, caves, etc. • the center of the earth • Outer layer of the earth • a big mountain that erupts • how often or fast something happens • the outside or top layer of something • ancient bone that can be found anywhere • they form when magma or lava become solid • ...
Kris Kringle - Avatar 2024-12-22
Across
- Sokka’s weapon of choice in battle
- water bender in the avatar gang
- sokkas girlfriend
- Drink in the desert that makes everyone crazy
- Which eye does zuko have a scar on?
- Aang’s old air bending mentor
- what else can Toph bend other than the Earth?
- Fire Lord, also Zuko’s Dad
- name of warriors from the Earth Kingdom
- the avatar
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- what other form of liquid did Katara bend
- old fire bending avatar
- Secret Society that Uncle Iroh is a part of
- King of Earth kingdom and Aang’s best friend
- Uncle Iroh’s favorite drink
- who can bend lightning (zukos sister)
- name of Aangs lemur
- chi-blocker, friends with Azula
- Name of Aang’s bison
- what does Aang say to make Appa fly?
20 Clues: the avatar • sokkas girlfriend • name of Aangs lemur • Name of Aang’s bison • old fire bending avatar • Fire Lord, also Zuko’s Dad • Uncle Iroh’s favorite drink • Aang’s old air bending mentor • water bender in the avatar gang • chi-blocker, friends with Azula • Sokka’s weapon of choice in battle • Which eye does zuko have a scar on? • what does Aang say to make Appa fly? • ...
Electrical 2023-12-07
Across
- 6mm twin and earth is needed for ?KW shower
- When cutting a pipe in to ensure bonding
- Ring main branch
- RDC + Circuit breaker
- 230v to 110v
- Amp rating for domestic lighting circuit
- Size of earth bonding from water main to terminal block
- Immersion heater flex rating
- Live and neutral testing
- Type of zones plumbers cant work in
- 18th Edition
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- Power divided by voltage
- Current type
- Cross bonding
- Green and ? for continuity bonding.
- The centre were wires meet.
- RCD disconnects due to a ? fault.
- Earth continuity lables should comply with?
- Phase type to domestic properties
- Holes in joists must be...
- Number of tests to for safe isolation procedure
- Electrical diagram symbols standard.
22 Clues: Current type • 230v to 110v • 18th Edition • Cross bonding • Ring main branch • RDC + Circuit breaker • Power divided by voltage • Live and neutral testing • Holes in joists must be... • The centre were wires meet. • Immersion heater flex rating • RCD disconnects due to a ? fault. • Phase type to domestic properties • Green and ? for continuity bonding. • ...
Earth Science Vocabulary 2025-11-29
Across
- Water falling from clouds to Earth
- of gases surrounding the planet
- Water changing from liquid to vapor
- Movement of carbon through Earth systems
- that erupts lava and gases
- Preserved remains of past organisms
- sediment in new locations
- particles deposited by natural forces
- down rock through natural processes
- shaking of Earth’s crust
- Movement of water through Earth systems
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- Large slowly moving mass of ice
- Water vapor cooling into liquid droplets
- Landform created by river sediment deposition
- of sediment by wind water
- Rock formed from compacted sediments
- Water flowing across Earth’s surface
- pulling objects toward Earth
- feature on Earth’s surface
- Natural fuel formed from ancient organisms
20 Clues: shaking of Earth’s crust • of sediment by wind water • sediment in new locations • that erupts lava and gases • feature on Earth’s surface • pulling objects toward Earth • Large slowly moving mass of ice • of gases surrounding the planet • Water falling from clouds to Earth • Water changing from liquid to vapor • Preserved remains of past organisms • ...
Carbon Cycle 2025-02-10
Across
- building cities where vegetation and forests once were
- process that consumers use to react glucose and oxygen to produce water and release carbon dioxide
- all of the rock at and below Earth's surface
- remains of organisms that have been buried, undergone major heat and pressure that have become either coal, oil or natural gas
- when a biotic organisms decomposes; releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere
- process of greenhouse gases surrounding Earth trapping the Sun's heat in the atmosphere
- elimination of forest and vegetation in an area
- what is the main source of releasing carbon into the atmosphere?
- preserved remains of an organism that has been trapped with its carbon in rock or petrified form
- what is put into the ocean, causing a drastic change in salinity and density when a glacier melts?
- what are responsible for moving warm water around the Earth?
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- what is the largest carbon sink?
- consists of all life on Earth, underground and in the atmosphere
- living things that eat other living things
- process that producers use to react carbon dioxide and water to produce glucose and release oxygen
- asteroids hitting the Earth would cause melted rock and also a large dust cloud that would block sunlight and cause Earth's temperatures to _________?
- living things that make their own food through photosynthesis
- when a volcano erupts, carbon dioxide and ash get __________ into the atmosphere
- a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- more greenhouse gases will cause Earth's temperatures to become __________ over time
20 Clues: what is the largest carbon sink? • a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • living things that eat other living things • all of the rock at and below Earth's surface • elimination of forest and vegetation in an area • building cities where vegetation and forests once were • what are responsible for moving warm water around the Earth? • ...
The solar system 2014-05-20
Across
- planets that orbit around other stars
- smallest and closet planet from the sun
- model of sun centered solar system
- unit used to measure large distances within the solar system
- third planet for earth
Down
- model of earth centered solar system
- second planet outward from the sun
- seventh planet from the sun
- fourth planet from the sun
- life on other worlds
- unofficial name for object 2003 VB12
- eighth planet from the sun
- rocky objects formed material similar to on planets
- fifth planet from the sun
- rocky objects orbiting within the solar system
- dwarf planet with a thin atmosphere
- second largest planet and sixth from the sun
- object composed of dust and rock particles
18 Clues: life on other worlds • third planet for earth • fifth planet from the sun • fourth planet from the sun • eighth planet from the sun • seventh planet from the sun • second planet outward from the sun • model of sun centered solar system • dwarf planet with a thin atmosphere • model of earth centered solar system • unofficial name for object 2003 VB12 • ...
Earth's Interior 2024-01-10
Across
- The denser part of the crust
- Two of the layers have this consistency
- This is the type of heat that moves the liquid
- The number of main layers of the interior
- This part of the core is more solid
- The largest layer of the Earth
- This is the temperature of the interior
- The more solid part of the mantle
- This helped scientists determine that part of the interior is liquid
- This is the name of the liquid inside the mantle
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- The crust is a ___ layer of earth
- This is a window into the Earth's interior
- The inner core is made of __ and nickel
- The more liquid part of the mantle
- The thinnest layer of Earth
- If crust is more ____ it will go under the other
- The thinner type of crust
- The core is divided in this many parts
- This part of the core is more liquid
19 Clues: The thinner type of crust • The thinnest layer of Earth • The denser part of the crust • The largest layer of the Earth • The crust is a ___ layer of earth • The more solid part of the mantle • The more liquid part of the mantle • This part of the core is more solid • This part of the core is more liquid • The core is divided in this many parts • ...
geography 2014-10-19
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- a natural substance such as iron, gold,oil or coal that is dug from the Earth
- the Earth's coldest climate
- the distance east or west of the prime meridian expressed in degrees and shown as north-south lines on a map
- minerals, coal, and iron
- the five main bodies of water on Earth
- the seven main bodies of land on Earth
- the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time
- great bear lake, great slave lake
- a general location
- catskills
- 16 mountain laurel lane
- climate of very warm temperatures and little temperature change over the year
- half of the Earth, divided at the equator or prime meridian
- climate of middle latitudes marked by cool winters and warm summers
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- vegetation, air, and water
- any source of energy, such as coal or natural gas, that developed from the remains of plants and animals
- this distance north or south of the equator expressed in degrees and shown as east-west lines on maps
- the weather patterns typical of an area over a long period of time
- languages, food, clothing styles
- damaging or dirtying the environment
- the height of land above sea level
- plateau, mountain, valley, plain
- plant life
23 Clues: catskills • plant life • a general location • 16 mountain laurel lane • minerals, coal, and iron • vegetation, air, and water • the Earth's coldest climate • languages, food, clothing styles • plateau, mountain, valley, plain • great bear lake, great slave lake • the height of land above sea level • damaging or dirtying the environment • the five main bodies of water on Earth • ...
geography 2014-10-19
Across
- vegetation, air, and water
- 16 mountain laurel lane
- climate of middle latitudes marked by cool winters and warm summers
- the five main bodies of water on Earth
- languages, food, clothing styles
- plateau, mountain, valley, plain
- the height of land above sea level
- the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time
- the distance east or west of the prime meridian expressed in degrees and shown as north-south lines on a map
- a natural substance such as iron, gold,oil or coal that is dug from the Earth
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- the seven main bodies of land on Earth
- minerals, coal, and iron
- a general location
- this distance north or south of the equator expressed in degrees and shown as east-west lines on maps
- plant life
- great bear lake, great slave lake
- any source of energy, such as coal or natural gas, that developed from the remains of plants and animals
- damaging or dirtying the environment
- the Earth's coldest climate
- catskills
- half of the Earth, divided at the equator or prime meridian
- the weather patterns typical of an area over a long period of time
- climate of very warm temperatures and little temperature change over the year
23 Clues: catskills • plant life • a general location • 16 mountain laurel lane • minerals, coal, and iron • vegetation, air, and water • the Earth's coldest climate • languages, food, clothing styles • plateau, mountain, valley, plain • great bear lake, great slave lake • the height of land above sea level • damaging or dirtying the environment • the seven main bodies of land on Earth • ...
Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2018-02-20
Across
- A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice
- The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- A break in the earths crust that moves
- Thickest layer of the Earth, part solid part liquid where convection currents are found
- When two plates come together
- Thicker, less dense crust
- The theory that the continents are moving very slowly
- when two plates grind past each other
- Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
- A solid mass of iron and nickel
- When two plates pull apart
- How much mass there is in any given volume
- A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock
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- A single landmass that includes two or more continents
- Thin, more dense than continental crust, subducting crust
- The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
- When one tectonic plates drives under another
- A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
- Waves produced by earthquakes that help us study the inner layers of earth
- The state of matter the earth's inner core is
20 Clues: Thicker, less dense crust • When two plates pull apart • When two plates come together • A solid mass of iron and nickel • when two plates grind past each other • A break in the earths crust that moves • A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock • How much mass there is in any given volume • A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice • ...
Earth Day Movement Crossword 2023-11-27
Across
- tiny plastic particles that are increasingly polluting our planet
- the action of clearing a wide area of trees
- What had been catching on fire and brought more attention to climate change
- A prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with excessive humidity
- A result of the Environmental protests
- the production and discharge of gases into the atmosphere, especially from factories or machines
- Energy transfer in the form of electromagnetic waves or particles that release energy when absorbed by an object
- founded Zero Hour, a youth environmentalist group
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- harmful substances or chemicals in the environment
- The number of people who protested environmental destruction on 22 April 1970
- the variability of species on our planet
- major changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, among others, that occur over several decades or longer
- To convert waste into reusable material
- What the congress was on the first Earth Day because so many of the members were involved with the protests
- energy derived from nontraditional sources
- Senator who led the first Earth Day
- the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions
- The state that held a dolphin themed Earth Day
- made as an effect of the first Earth day
- what an organization does when they market themselves as environmental but aren't
20 Clues: Senator who led the first Earth Day • A result of the Environmental protests • To convert waste into reusable material • the variability of species on our planet • made as an effect of the first Earth day • energy derived from nontraditional sources • the action of clearing a wide area of trees • The state that held a dolphin themed Earth Day • ...
Map and Globe 2019-06-22
Across
- To depict distance between two places on ground we use ____ on map.
- What is the shape of the Earth?
- A political map shows____ of the countries.
- Name of smallest continent____
- There are total ___ continents
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- The ___ helps to understand the movement of the Earth around the sun.
- ____ ocean is the largest and deepest oceans.
- The shape of the Earth was proved by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan and ____.
- A ___ is the representation of the Earth on a flat surface.
- Name of largest continent___
- Name the smallest ocean
- The book of map is called
- There are total ___ oceans
13 Clues: Name the smallest ocean • The book of map is called • There are total ___ oceans • Name of largest continent___ • Name of smallest continent____ • There are total ___ continents • What is the shape of the Earth? • A political map shows____ of the countries. • ____ ocean is the largest and deepest oceans. • A ___ is the representation of the Earth on a flat surface. • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary Review 2025-09-22
Across
- – A small rock traveling through space before it hits anything.
- – A huge group of stars, planets, and space dust held together by gravity.
- – A giant ball of glowing gas that shines in the night sky.
- – The smallest planet and closest one to the Sun.
- – The biggest planet with a Great Red Spot.
- – The hottest planet, often called Earth’s “twin.”
- – A rocky object that orbits the Sun, smaller than a planet.
- – An icy space traveler with a glowing tail when near the Sun.
- – The “Red Planet,” known for its rusty color.
- – A blue-green planet that spins on its side.
- – A big round space object that orbits a star, like Earth.
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- – A word for a rocky planet like Earth or Mars.
- – A “shooting star” that burns up as it streaks through the sky.
- – The invisible force that pulls things toward each other.
- – The farthest planet, deep blue and very windy.
- – The path a planet takes as it travels around the Sun.
- – A space rock that survives the fall and lands on Earth.
- – A word for a gas giant planet like Jupiter or Saturn.
- – The planet with the most famous rings.
- – Our home planet, full of life and blue oceans.
20 Clues: – The planet with the most famous rings. • – The biggest planet with a Great Red Spot. • – A blue-green planet that spins on its side. • – The “Red Planet,” known for its rusty color. • – A word for a rocky planet like Earth or Mars. • – The farthest planet, deep blue and very windy. • – Our home planet, full of life and blue oceans. • ...
Eclipse Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-05
Across
- When the antumbra touches Earth, an _______ solar eclipse occurs.
- This type of eclipse occurs when the moon comes between the Earth and the sun and the shadow of the moon falls on part of the Earth.
- In a ________ solar eclipse, the sun is completely blocked by the moon.
- The total of partial obscuring of a planet, star, or moon by another celestial object.
- When the moon is as far away from the Earth as possible a space forms called the ________.
- The cone shaped region of full shadow cast by Earth and the moon during an eclipse (the darkest part of a shadow).
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- Which phase of the moon must occur to create a lunar eclipse?
- During a _________ lunar eclipse, the moon passes through Earth's penumbra shadow.
- This type of eclipse occurs when the Earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of earth falls on the moon.
- A solar eclipse happens when the _________ is between the sun and the Earth.
- The area of partial shadow surrounding the total shadow (umbra) cast by the Earth and moon.
11 Clues: Which phase of the moon must occur to create a lunar eclipse? • When the antumbra touches Earth, an _______ solar eclipse occurs. • In a ________ solar eclipse, the sun is completely blocked by the moon. • A solar eclipse happens when the _________ is between the sun and the Earth. • ...
terr 2025-05-08
Across
- almost or completely surrounded by land
- out of this world
- the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust
- hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
- a raised, flat mound of earth
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- under the surface of the earth; underground
- a person who studies regions of the earth
- the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
- an area, region, or piece of land
- baked earth
10 Clues: baked earth • out of this world • a raised, flat mound of earth • an area, region, or piece of land • almost or completely surrounded by land • a person who studies regions of the earth • under the surface of the earth; underground • the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust • ...
Science G3 Unit C Review 2019-12-22
Across
- a nonliving material made of one or more minerals
- a mixture of minerals, weathered rocks, and other things
- a great area of land on Earth
- melted rock beneath Earth's surface
- land features on Earth
- bits of decayed plants or animals
- the hot layer below the crust
- the wearing away an movement of weathered rock
- rock that forms from layers of sediment
- rock that has been changed by heating or squeezing
- a mountain that builds up around an opening in Earth's crust
- the dropping off of weathered rock
- the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces
- to use resources wisely
- the trace, or remains, of something that lived long ago
- tiny bits of weathered rock or once-living animals or plants
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- a large body of salt water
- melted rock that flows onto land
- water that is held in rocks below the ground
- a material on Earth that is necessary or useful to people
- a sudden movement of the rocks that make up Earth's crust
- the deepest and hottest layer of Earth
- water that flows over land that is usually dry
- rock that forms when melted rock cools and hardens
- a mass of ice that moves slowly across the land
- the rapid movement of rocks and soil down a hill
- what happens when harmful things get into water, air, and land
- a material that is burned for its energy
- the outer layer of Earth
- a solid, nonliving substance found in nature
30 Clues: land features on Earth • to use resources wisely • the outer layer of Earth • a large body of salt water • a great area of land on Earth • the hot layer below the crust • melted rock that flows onto land • bits of decayed plants or animals • the dropping off of weathered rock • melted rock beneath Earth's surface • the deepest and hottest layer of Earth • ...
Our planet 2024-07-31
Across
- Half of the Earth divided by the equator or prime meridian.
- A powerful tropical cyclone with winds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h).
- A luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity and powered by nuclear fusion.
- The act of sending a spacecraft, missile, or rocket into the air or space.
- The force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth or any other massive body.
- The movement of air from high-pressure to low-pressure areas.
- A human-made object placed in orbit around Earth or another celestial body for purposes such as communication, weather monitoring, or scientific research.
- Information or objects used to support or prove a claim or conclusion.
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- Also called the Blue planet.
- A secular term used to denote years before the start of the Common Era (CE), equivalent to BC (Before Christ).
- A line or surface that bends and changes direction gradually.
- An event where one celestial body blocks the light from or to another celestial body.
- A dark shape produced by an object blocking light.
- The expanse of air and space visible above the Earth, appearing as a dome over the horizon.
- The U.S. government agency responsible for space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.
- (In two words) One of the 24 regions of the Earth where the same standard time is used, each typically differing by one hour from adjacent zones.
16 Clues: Also called the Blue planet. • A dark shape produced by an object blocking light. • Half of the Earth divided by the equator or prime meridian. • A line or surface that bends and changes direction gradually. • The movement of air from high-pressure to low-pressure areas. • A powerful tropical cyclone with winds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h). • ...
End Of Year Project - Review Activity 2023-05-10
Across
- The phase when the moon is fully illuminated
- The amount of sunlight we get
- The first phase in the lunar cycle
- The movement of Earth around the Sun
- Happens when the Moon, Sun, and Earth form a 90 degree angle
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- The revolution of the Moon around Earth
- Happens when the Moon, Sun, and Earth nearly form a line
- The spinning of Earth on its axis
- Produces heat and light on the Earth, making humans able to live on Earth
- Equal day and night
10 Clues: Equal day and night • The amount of sunlight we get • The spinning of Earth on its axis • The first phase in the lunar cycle • The movement of Earth around the Sun • The revolution of the Moon around Earth • The phase when the moon is fully illuminated • Happens when the Moon, Sun, and Earth nearly form a line • Happens when the Moon, Sun, and Earth form a 90 degree angle • ...
Unit 13 Phases and Eclipses crossword puzzle 2023-05-17
Across
- The less dark shadow during an eclipse
- The side of the moon the does not face earth
- An eclipse when the moon blocks the sun making a shadow on the earth
- How much phases the moon has
- The earth has many ____?
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- An eclipse when earth is blocking the moon from the sun
- The side of the moon that always faces earth
- The first phase of the moon
- The darkest shadow during an eclipse
- The last phase of the moon
- The solar _____ and the lunar _____?
11 Clues: The earth has many ____? • The last phase of the moon • The first phase of the moon • How much phases the moon has • The darkest shadow during an eclipse • The solar _____ and the lunar _____? • The less dark shadow during an eclipse • The side of the moon that always faces earth • The side of the moon the does not face earth • ...
Map and Globe 2019-06-22
Across
- ____ ocean is the largest and deepest oceans.
- The book of map is called
- There are total ___ continents
- What is the shape of the Earth?
- Name the smallest ocean
- A political map shows____ of the countries.
Down
- To depict distance between two places on ground we use ____ on map.
- The shape of the Earth was proved by the explorer Ferdinand Magellan and ____.
- There are total ___ oceans
- Name of smallest continent____
- The ___ helps to understand the movement of the Earth around the sun.
- A ___ is the representation of the Earth on a flat surface.
- Name of largest continent___
13 Clues: Name the smallest ocean • The book of map is called • There are total ___ oceans • Name of largest continent___ • Name of smallest continent____ • There are total ___ continents • What is the shape of the Earth? • A political map shows____ of the countries. • ____ ocean is the largest and deepest oceans. • A ___ is the representation of the Earth on a flat surface. • ...
Earth's Spheres 2021-12-01
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- the effect of the warming of Earth's surface
- means turning or change
- made up of all frozen water on Earth
- the uppermost layer of the atmosphere
- the central part of Earth - twice as dense as mantle
- my Science teacher's last name
- where gases are layered and do not mix much
- lies below the crust
- this layer absorbs ultraviolet solar radiation
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- contains the air we breathe
- layer between thermosphere and stratosphere
- the second most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- contains living things
- part of earth that is liquid water
- where temperatures are highest
- the most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- divided into three layers crust mantle core
17 Clues: lies below the crust • contains living things • means turning or change • contains the air we breathe • where temperatures are highest • my Science teacher's last name • part of earth that is liquid water • made up of all frozen water on Earth • the uppermost layer of the atmosphere • the most abundant gas in the atmosphere • layer between thermosphere and stratosphere • ...
MAD Week - Earth Hour Day 2024-03-25
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- Earth Hour encourages participants to embrace ____________ living (8)
- The number of countries and territories where Earth Hour is observed(3)
- Earth Hour is observed by switching off _____ for one hour(6)
- The main focus of Earth Hour is to raise awareness about ____ change(7)
- The year when Earth Hour was first observed globally(5)
- Earth Hour began as a lights-off event in this city(6)
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- The iconic symbol associated with Earth Hour (6)
- The international environmental organization that initiated Earth Hour(13)
- Earth Hour is typically observed on the last _____ of March(8)
- Earth Hour encourages individuals and communities to reduce their __________ consumption (6)
10 Clues: The iconic symbol associated with Earth Hour (6) • Earth Hour began as a lights-off event in this city(6) • The year when Earth Hour was first observed globally(5) • Earth Hour is observed by switching off _____ for one hour(6) • Earth Hour is typically observed on the last _____ of March(8) • Earth Hour encourages participants to embrace ____________ living (8) • ...
The Fantastic 2013-03-07
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- When two plates pull apart
- The second layer in the Earth
- The first layer in the mantle
- The third layer in the Earth
- The second layer in the mantle
- The fourth and last layer in the Earth
- When two plates slide past each other
- The transfer of heat from one molecule to another through a substance.
- Heat transfer in gas or liquid by the circulation of currents from one region to another.
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- The transfer of heat in electromagnetic waves
- The process of which the old sea floor goes down the trench and new sea floor replaces the old sea floor
- The first layer in the Earth
- The third layer in the mantle
- the process where heat moves from one body or substance to another by radiation, or conduction, convection
- When two plates collide
15 Clues: When two plates collide • When two plates pull apart • The first layer in the Earth • The third layer in the Earth • The second layer in the Earth • The first layer in the mantle • The third layer in the mantle • The second layer in the mantle • When two plates slide past each other • The fourth and last layer in the Earth • The transfer of heat in electromagnetic waves • ...
Rail Control - October Crossword 2020-10-29
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- An imaginary line that circles Earth parallel to the Equator
- The study of the Earth
- A round model of the Earth that shows the continents and the oceans in their true shapes
- North South East or West
- Half the Earth
- The lines of longitude
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- The exact position of the Earth
- A representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a piece of paper
- The lines of latitude
- The reference point from which east and west longitude lines are measured at 0 degrees
- An imaginary line that runs north to south but measures distance east to west of the Prime Meridian
- The unit of measurement to determine absolute location
12 Clues: Half the Earth • The lines of latitude • The study of the Earth • The lines of longitude • North South East or West • The exact position of the Earth • The unit of measurement to determine absolute location • An imaginary line that circles Earth parallel to the Equator • A representation of the Earth's rounded surface on a piece of paper • ...
Geography Chapter 2 Section 1-3 2015-01-28
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- / The part of the earth where life exists.
- drift / The theory that the continents were once joined and then slowly drifted apart.
- / Surface land areas of the earth's curst, including continents and ocean basins.
- / A process by which new land is created when sea plates pull apart and magma wells up between the plates.
- / Molten rock that is pushed up form the earth's mantle.
- / A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement.
- / Moisture that falls to the earth as rain, sleet, hail, or snow.
- / A layer of gases that surrounds the earth.
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- / Underground water-bearing layers of porous rock, sand, or gravel.
- / A slow process in which a sea plate slides under a continental plate, creating debris that can cause continents to grow outward.
- / The watery areas of the earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, and other bodies of water.
- / A process by which mountains can form as sea plates dive beneath continental plates.
- / The removal of salt from seawater to make it usable for drinking and farming.
- / Fine, yellowish-brown topsoil made up of particles of silt and clay, usually carried by the wind.
- / Process of converting into vapor.
- / Wearing away of the earth's surface by wind, flowing water or glaciers.
- / Thick middle layer of the earth's interior structure consisting of dense, hot rock.
- / Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs.
- / The process of excess water vapor changing into liquid water when warm air cools.
- tectonics / The term scientists use to describe the activities of continental drift and magma flow which create many of the earth's physical features.
20 Clues: / Process of converting into vapor. • / The part of the earth where life exists. • / A layer of gases that surrounds the earth. • / Molten rock that is pushed up form the earth's mantle. • / Water within the earth that supplies wells and springs. • / A bend in layers of rock, sometimes caused by plate movement. • ...
Science 2023-12-08
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- the stage of a star when it first gets made
- different transformation is called a
- a of the year that the sun beams on the equator
- a stage of a large star
- collection of interacting parts
- Belt what is beyond the orbit of neptune
- what is called when planets go around the sun
- Fuel: fuel created from the remains of organism
- system: all the planets around a star or sun
- when earth is excatly between the moon and the sun
- a meteor that flies in the sky
- Earth
- earth natural satellite
- a cloud of gas
- surround the earth
- of Reference: assemblage of objects
- Bang Theory: theory that one explosion created the universe.
- what are you trying to show
- a line that makes light
- Jesus' light
- change in land from impact
- how long does the earth take to orbit around the sun
- billions of stars
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- what is our solar system
- mountains on the moon
- a rock
- a small rock in space
- a straight line in which a body rotates
- different planet
- a moon shape that is smaller then full moon
- radiation that can be seen by people
- Spectrum: range of radiation in order
- Crater: impact from an object that hit perfectly.
- the path something takes to travel around another object
- all things in the sky
- planet: object that oribts the sun
- a dark surface of cooled lava
- pertaining to the moon
- rocks
- what keeps us from floating away
- Moon: moon that is full
41 Clues: Earth • rocks • a rock • Jesus' light • a cloud of gas • different planet • billions of stars • surround the earth • mountains on the moon • a small rock in space • all things in the sky • pertaining to the moon • a stage of a large star • earth natural satellite • a line that makes light • Moon: moon that is full • what is our solar system • change in land from impact • what are you trying to show • ...
Chapter 2 Vocabulary 2025-09-20
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- percent _____ - Gradient expressed as a percent, rise divided by run multiplied by 100.
- _______ sensing - the collection of information about Earth and its environment from a distance
- ____ system - a system using numbers, such as latitude and longitude, to describe the location of a point on Earth.
- a graphic representation of the scale of a map consisting of a line with marks like on a ruler.
- the ratio between distance on a map and the corresponding distance on the ground.
- ____ sounding - A remote sensing method that uses sound waves to determine the depth of water.
- A map showing elevations on Earth’s surface in a measurable fashion such as with contour lines.
- Contour _____, the elevation change between adjacent contour lines on a map
- a mathematical method of distorting the curved surface of the Earth so that it can be portrayed on a flat surface. Projection types include conic, cylindrical and azimuthal.
- the location of a place described as an angle east or west of the prime meridian.
- A contour line with a heavier weight and a numerical label.
- A satellite navigation system used to determine locations on Earth
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- a line on a topographic map connecting points of equal elevation
- the 0o longitude line in Greenwich England
- ____ spheroid, a flattened sphere.
- The entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
- a mathematical measurement of the rate of change of surface elevation over a horizontal distance.
- Computer software that can analyze data about Earth and present it visually in the form of maps
- The location of a place described as an angle north or south of the Equator, with 0o being the Equator.
- the art and science of making maps
- a key that shows what each symbol on a map represents
21 Clues: ____ spheroid, a flattened sphere. • the art and science of making maps • the 0o longitude line in Greenwich England • a key that shows what each symbol on a map represents • A contour line with a heavier weight and a numerical label. • The entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation. • a line on a topographic map connecting points of equal elevation • ...
Earth's Structure 2019-12-16
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- Type of stress where an object is stretched.
- Number of physical layers of Earth.
- A break in a rock layer.
- Layer of the Earth below the tectonic plate lithosphere.
- Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates collide into each other.
- The deepest hole ever dug went about half way through this layer of Earth.
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- Type of stress where an object is squeezed together.
- Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere.
- Earth's crust makes up less than what percent of Earth by mass.
- Continental crust is about 25 _____________ thick.
- Number of chemical layers of Earth.
- Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates are pulled away from each other.
- A bend in a rock layer.
- _____________ crust is 3-5 miles thick.
- Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
15 Clues: A bend in a rock layer. • A break in a rock layer. • Number of physical layers of Earth. • Number of chemical layers of Earth. • Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere. • _____________ crust is 3-5 miles thick. • Type of stress where an object is stretched. • Continental crust is about 25 _____________ thick. • Type of stress where an object is squeezed together. • ...
Moon Crossword 2013-01-16
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- The middle, dark part of a shadow
- Type of eclipse where the moon falls into Earth's shadow
- Number of degrees that the moon's orbit is tilted
- The first phase in the moon cycle when the moon is between the sun and the Earth, making us unable to see any of it reflected (2 words)
- The lit part of the moon is growing
- The largest difference between high and low tide happens during this (2 words)
- Type of eclipse where the Earth falls in to the moon's shadow
- The smallest difference between high and low tide happens during this (2 words)
- One of these occurs when the moon, Earth and Sun are all in a line and a shadow is cast
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- The middle phase of the moon cycle where the entire moon face is illuminated (2 words)
- The lit part of the moon is getting smaller
- Occurs on the side of the Earth that is closest to the moon or opposite it, water level rises to its highest
- Number of days in the moon's full cycle
- Occurs on the sides of the Earth that are not close to the moon, water level drops to its lowest
- The outer, lighter part of a shadow
- Less than half of the moon is lit
- More than half of the moon is lit
17 Clues: The middle, dark part of a shadow • Less than half of the moon is lit • More than half of the moon is lit • The lit part of the moon is growing • The outer, lighter part of a shadow • Number of days in the moon's full cycle • The lit part of the moon is getting smaller • Number of degrees that the moon's orbit is tilted • ...
Diverse Communities 2021-05-26
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- two steps away from the sun
- ____ cycle involves steps like ammonification
- these plates are moving dirt and rock
- eats nothing but sunshine
- all of the living things on the earth
- breath in, breath out - it's all air
- ____ cycle involves steps like precipitation
- ___ based life; an element that cycles through ecosystems
- helps one organism, the other isn't bothered
- _____ level; how many things eat the things that eat you?
- one step away from the sun
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- all of the water on earth
- the solid outer layer of the earth
- Food ___ shows how energy flows through an ecosystem
- eats things that eat other things that eat plants
- host suffers for another's gain
- eats dead and waste material
- a heterotroph
- the study of how organisms interact with each other, and with their environment
- for the good of all organisms
20 Clues: a heterotroph • all of the water on earth • eats nothing but sunshine • one step away from the sun • two steps away from the sun • eats dead and waste material • for the good of all organisms • host suffers for another's gain • the solid outer layer of the earth • breath in, breath out - it's all air • these plates are moving dirt and rock • all of the living things on the earth • ...
The Sustainability of Ecosystems 2014-04-13
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- level or position of an organism
- something that eats a dead animal a animal that has lived and is no longer living
- rocky outer shell of the earth
- rain or snow falls to the earth
- the water that is on.above,and below the earths surface
- a plant making its own food
- similar climate and similar organisms
- environment where an organism lives
- non living
- where living things can exist
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- 3 of these which are primary,secondary,and tertiary
- animal that eats both meat and plants
- release of a toxic substance into the environment
- the thin layer of gases around the earth
- biotic living in a abiotic area
- releases Co2 into the atmosphere
- a substance that provides nourishment for better growth
- all the same members of the same species live in the same ecosystem
- function of species serves in its ecosystem
- living
20 Clues: living • non living • a plant making its own food • where living things can exist • rocky outer shell of the earth • biotic living in a abiotic area • level or position of an organism • releases Co2 into the atmosphere • rain or snow falls to the earth • environment where an organism lives • animal that eats both meat and plants • similar climate and similar organisms • ...
Science 2023-11-07
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- The planet that we live on
- Particles are close together and they vibrate.
- Has rings
- The second farthest planet from the sun.
- Shiny and it conducts heat and electricity
- EarthHeterogeneouseeps it in orbit around Earth.
- The biggest planet in our solar system
- Free moving particles that aren't too far away from each other.
- Different things in a solution.
- 7th farthest from the sun
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- 4th farthest planet from the sun
- Earth does this to have seasons
- Has characteristics of a metal and non-metal.
- How much matter is in an object
- Used to be a planet
- Doesn't conduct electricity and is dull, luster.
- The middle of our solar system.
- Farthest planet in our solar system from the sun
- The planet closest to the sun.
- The particles are far away from each other.
20 Clues: Has rings • Used to be a planet • 7th farthest from the sun • The planet that we live on • The planet closest to the sun. • Earth does this to have seasons • How much matter is in an object • The middle of our solar system. • Different things in a solution. • 4th farthest planet from the sun • The biggest planet in our solar system • The second farthest planet from the sun. • ...
GEOGRAPHY 2022-08-17
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- water falling from a high place
- a seasonal wind accompanied with a lot of rain
- a large hole in a side of a hill, cliff or mountain
- part of the land near the sea
- an area of land with trees
- The capital of Slovenia
- Ganges is a famous indian _____.
- BENGAL the state you are living in.
- shaking of the surface of the earth
- another word for earth
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- Mount Everest is in ______.
- a piece of land surounded by water
- a line around the middle of the planet
- tropical rainforest with high humidity, temperature and animals.
- a low area of land between hills or mountains
- On the Earth we have 7 ______
- 40 degrees, -4 degrees at night, dry place
- large chunks of ice in the water
- opening in a planet, it erupts lava
- amount of water in the rain
20 Clues: another word for earth • The capital of Slovenia • an area of land with trees • Mount Everest is in ______. • amount of water in the rain • part of the land near the sea • On the Earth we have 7 ______ • water falling from a high place • Ganges is a famous indian _____. • large chunks of ice in the water • a piece of land surounded by water • opening in a planet, it erupts lava • ...
Earth's Internal Structure and Different Landforms 2022-09-16
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- hot and soft part of the mantle.
- innermost layer of earth.
- the largest glacial landform of the swiss alps.
- highly viscous layer.
- scientific study of land forms and processes that shape them.
- caused by immense pressure that crystallized the super hot iron into a solid ball.
- stone resistant to weathering.
- the compass would point here once the geomagnetic reversal is complete.
- largest layer of earth.
- plains formed at high altitudes.
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- the planet shorelines carved out by this.
- the liquid iron moves in a rotational pattern.
- protects us from the harmful rays emitted by the sun.
- elevated portions of lands that are formed by geologic activities.
- bank where deposition of sediments occurs.
- exhibits "cat steps".
- piece of land that projects into a body of water.
- outermost layer of earth.
- covers 45% of Earth's land surface.
- during this the north magnetic pole is located near Earth's North Pole.
20 Clues: highly viscous layer. • exhibits "cat steps". • largest layer of earth. • innermost layer of earth. • outermost layer of earth. • stone resistant to weathering. • hot and soft part of the mantle. • plains formed at high altitudes. • covers 45% of Earth's land surface. • the planet shorelines carved out by this. • bank where deposition of sediments occurs. • ...
Weather and Climate 2018-03-28
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- low temperature
- small amount of condensed liquid
- visible condensed water in the sky
- part of Earth's surface not covered by water
- necessary for life
- water which falls to the earth
- rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground
- weather condition in an area over a long period of time
- frozen rain which falls to the earth
- precipitation which doesn't get evaporated or absorbed
- white flakes which fall to the earth
- state of the atmosphere at a specific place and time
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- very large body of water
- water changing from liquid to gas
- high temperature
- water vapor given off by a plant
- water changing back from a gas to liquid
- pressure in the atmosphere is above average
- something that happens over and over
- clear, colorless, odorless liquid
20 Clues: low temperature • high temperature • necessary for life • very large body of water • water which falls to the earth • water vapor given off by a plant • small amount of condensed liquid • water changing from liquid to gas • clear, colorless, odorless liquid • visible condensed water in the sky • something that happens over and over • frozen rain which falls to the earth • ...
5.0 Terminolgy Part 2 2020-12-21
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- Planning how to respond to a hazard
- Crust and upper mantle of Earths structure
- Learning to live with the threat
- The widest section of the Earth
- One plate moves under another
- Rocks formed from cooling molten magma
- Process where water vapour becomes liquid
- Impacts that happened immediately
- The centre and hottest part of the Earth
- Large rotating storm+high speed winds
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- Study of Earth's magnetic field in rocks
- Wind blown from one direction
- Generic name for uncontrolled rural fire
- Losses are accepted as inevitable
- Subsequent impacts following the hazard
- Earth layer of softer,plastic-like rocks
- Molten rock, gases & liquids below ground
- Intervention to reduce severity of event
- Getting the affected area back to normal
- A type of crust
- How people react when a disaster occurs
21 Clues: A type of crust • Wind blown from one direction • One plate moves under another • The widest section of the Earth • Learning to live with the threat • Losses are accepted as inevitable • Impacts that happened immediately • Planning how to respond to a hazard • Large rotating storm+high speed winds • Rocks formed from cooling molten magma • ...
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle 2016-05-24
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- Paintings, drawings, sculptures, these are all __ __ __.
- The world around us.
- Can be broken down naturally by the earth.
- A word on p. 36 meaning something is disgusting.
- Things that could happen.
- Makes the earth dirty.
- Big water.
- When you put something in water, it stays on the top of the water.
- Use again.
- Same as trash.
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- What some bottles are made from.
- 丟掉.
- Uses less oil, gas, or electricity.
- From the earth.
- To make something less or smaller.
- To try to save something by using less of it.
- Make.
- Use trash to make new things.
- To think of your own idea and draw it (using hands or computer).
- To become different.
- A kind of art (like a statue).
- The stuff that you throw away.
22 Clues: 丟掉. • Make. • Big water. • Use again. • Same as trash. • From the earth. • The world around us. • To become different. • Makes the earth dirty. • Things that could happen. • Use trash to make new things. • A kind of art (like a statue). • The stuff that you throw away. • What some bottles are made from. • To make something less or smaller. • Uses less oil, gas, or electricity. • ...
Earth Science Chapter 1 2020-09-24
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- the study of physical, chemical, and geologic marine science
- the study of the earth's materials and history
- deepest part of an ocean
- and educated guess based on scientific data
- the way for a hypothesis to become a law
- the area of the earth closest to sea level
- the outermost layer of the earth
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- the solid portion of the earth and its spheres
- the study of the solar system
- flat area of an ocean
- the liquid portion of the earth
- group of interactive parts that form a complex whole
- a large land mass surrounded by water
13 Clues: flat area of an ocean • deepest part of an ocean • the study of the solar system • the liquid portion of the earth • the outermost layer of the earth • a large land mass surrounded by water • the way for a hypothesis to become a law • the area of the earth closest to sea level • and educated guess based on scientific data • the solid portion of the earth and its spheres • ...
PES - Science Crossword 2025-11-25
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- An attempt to find out about something.
- Something we observe to be similar over and over again.
- Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world.
- Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation.
- It takes the Earth 24 hours to complete one full _________.
- To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources.
- Careful and orderly.
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- The Earth takes 365 days to ______ the sun.
- An arrangement of stars seen from Earth.
- A description of how something works or why something happens.
- System, The sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun.
- The pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching.
- A period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime.
- The only star in our solar system.
- A scientist that studies the stars, planets, moons, and galaxies.
- Information that supports an answer to a question.
16 Clues: Careful and orderly. • The only star in our solar system. • An attempt to find out about something. • An arrangement of stars seen from Earth. • The Earth takes 365 days to ______ the sun. • Information that supports an answer to a question. • Something we observe to be similar over and over again. • Observations or measurements recorded in an investigation. • ...
Earth&Space 2023-01-30
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- what holds the planets in orbit around the sun?
- In which Galaxy our Solar System is located?
- Earth has 3 layers: Crust,Core and?
- What is the study of Space and Matter?
- Which layer protects earth from harmful Solar radiation?
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- Earth atmosphere is made up of 78%____?
- Earth is the only planet to support?
- 70% of the earth is made up of?
- What is the natural Satelite of the Earth?
- Earth is the 3rd planet from the?
10 Clues: 70% of the earth is made up of? • Earth is the 3rd planet from the? • Earth has 3 layers: Crust,Core and? • Earth is the only planet to support? • What is the study of Space and Matter? • Earth atmosphere is made up of 78%____? • What is the natural Satelite of the Earth? • In which Galaxy our Solar System is located? • what holds the planets in orbit around the sun? • ...
Vocab Words 2023-08-30
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- Ways to map Earth on a flat surface.
- Pictures of Earth’s surface taken from a satellite in orbit.
- A place’s exact position on Earth in terms of longitude and latitude.
- An area with at least one unifying physical or human feature such as climate, landforms, population, or history.
- North, East, South, West
- Loss of accuracy in the size or position of objects on a map.
- The study of the human and nonhuman features of Earth.
- Explores how people, goods, and ideas get from one place to another.
- Each half of earth
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- The location of a place relative to another.
- Units that measure angles
- Images of Earth’s surface taken from the air.
- The area of given space on the map corresponds to in the real world.
- The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian
- Refers to the mix of human and nonhuman features at a given location
- The distance North or South of the Equator
- Round shaped body
- Computer-based systems that store and use information linked to geographic locations.
18 Clues: Round shaped body • Each half of earth • North, East, South, West • Units that measure angles • Ways to map Earth on a flat surface. • The distance North or South of the Equator • The location of a place relative to another. • Images of Earth’s surface taken from the air. • The distance east or west of the Prime Meridian • ...
Earth's Postitons 2017-04-24
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- when day and night are of approximately equal in duration all over the planet
- 365.25 days; the time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun
- the solstice that marks the onset of winter,shortest day,
- 24 hours; caused by the Earth's rotation includes times of darkness and light
- the period of darkness in each twenty-four hours; the time from sunset to sunrise
- a half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator
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- the solstice that marks the onset of summer,longest day
- an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- the path an object follows as it revolves around another object
- imaginary line that extends out of the earth from the North and South pole
- to turn like a top;spin,this movement by Earth causes day and night
- something that repeats continuously in the same pattern
- summer,winter,spring,fall; caused by the Earth's tilt of 23.5 degrees as it revovles
- to move around another object, this is caused by Earth's tilt on its axis
14 Clues: the solstice that marks the onset of summer,longest day • something that repeats continuously in the same pattern • the solstice that marks the onset of winter,shortest day, • 365.25 days; the time it takes Earth to revolve around the sun • the path an object follows as it revolves around another object • ...
random things about the earth 2016-01-08
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- its a song and its dangerous at sea and land
- its really hot and its in the space
- It attacks runners and postmen
- it hurts if u touch it,
- its in the air and somethimes it gets a derpy form
- it spit fire
- its at the north pole in the sky
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- It is caused by pressure in the earth
- chopped of toad heads
- no body nows something about It and its in the Ocean
- they get never out of your way in the forest
- its in your garden
- it starts with a w and its pretty dangerous if its to heavy
- youre getting wet of it >:(
- its dangerous in the Ocean and it pulls you down to the bottom
- It screams in the morning at a farm full
16 Clues: it spit fire • its in your garden • chopped of toad heads • it hurts if u touch it, • It attacks runners and postmen • youre getting wet of it >:( • its at the north pole in the sky • its really hot and its in the space • It is caused by pressure in the earth • It screams in the morning at a farm full • its a song and its dangerous at sea and land • ...
The Mightiest Heroes On Earth 2021-10-28
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- what Max calls his grandmother
- the King of The Knights of the The Round Table
- what Freak and Max were watching on the Fourth of July
- the place where Max's dad was for years
- Max's Christmas present from Freak
- Freak's real name
- Freak's mom's first name
- Max's dad's first name
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- the name of the run-down tenements
- what Freak calls him and Max's adventures
- the name of Freak and Max when Freak is on Max's shoulders
- the name of Max's room
- what Max calls his grandfather
- the toy Freak played with in chapter 3
- what Freak used to save Max and Loretta
- the last name of Iggy and Loretta
16 Clues: Freak's real name • the name of Max's room • Max's dad's first name • Freak's mom's first name • what Max calls his grandmother • what Max calls his grandfather • the last name of Iggy and Loretta • the name of the run-down tenements • Max's Christmas present from Freak • the toy Freak played with in chapter 3 • the place where Max's dad was for years • ...
We Should Save the Earth 2021-12-07
Processes that shape the Earth 2025-02-03
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- a hole in Earth's surface that develops when the ground collapses into space beneath it
- a mountain on the ocean floor made from volcanic activity
- special buoys in the ocean to detect the rise and fall of water waves
- to move into its space and push it out of position
- a word people often use to refer to the slow process of erosion
- molten material from Earth's mantle below Earth's surface
- molten material from Earth's mantle after it has reached Earth's surface
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- allows geologists to measure the amount of sulfur dioxide in gas plumes released from a volcano
- movement of sediment from one location to another
- a wave or series of waves caused by displaced water
- a man made structure that can absorb some of the force of tsunami waves
- in geology, a plume of magma that causes eruptions through Earth's crust without plates interacting
- the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces
- a procedure of study used to examine and measure features of an area of land
- small pieces of rock or other hard material that has broken down over time
- an opening in Earth's crust through which lava erupts onto the surface
16 Clues: the process of breaking rock into smaller pieces • movement of sediment from one location to another • to move into its space and push it out of position • a wave or series of waves caused by displaced water • a mountain on the ocean floor made from volcanic activity • molten material from Earth's mantle below Earth's surface • ...
Earth Science Vocabulary 2025-11-29
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- Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust
- Dropping sediment in new locations
- Preserved remains of past organisms
- Layers of gases surrounding the planet
- Water changing from liquid to vapor
- Large slowly moving mass of ice
- Force pulling objects toward Earth
- Movement of sediment by wind water
- Tiny particles deposited by natural forces
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- Natural feature on Earth’s surface
- Water falling from clouds to Earth
- Movement of water through Earth systems
- Landform created by river sediment deposition
- Water flowing across Earth’s surface
- Natural fuel formed from ancient organisms
- Breaking down rock through natural processes
- Mountain that erupts lava and gases
- Water vapor cooling into liquid droplets
- Rock formed from compacted sediments
- Movement of carbon through Earth systems
20 Clues: Large slowly moving mass of ice • Sudden shaking of Earth’s crust • Water falling from clouds to Earth • Dropping sediment in new locations • Preserved remains of past organisms • Water changing from liquid to vapor • Water flowing across Earth’s surface • Rock formed from compacted sediments • Natural feature on Earth’s surface • Movement of sediment by wind water • ...
Week 30 - Moon Phases 2021-03-22
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- in the full moon phase the earth is ___ the moon and the sun
- during the full moon the moon is ___ from the sun
- during the new moon phase the moon is ___ the sun
- in the waning gibbous stage the light appears to be on the ___
- the first stage where the light appears to be decreasing (2 words)
- how many phases of the moon do we have
- when the moon is 1/4 of the way through its cycle (2 words)
- in the waxing gibbous stage, the moon looks like a
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- during the waning stages of the lunar cycle the lighted part of the moon as seen from earth appears to be ___
- when the moon is 3/4 of the way through its cycle
- in the lunar cycle the moon makes one full trip around the
- when the moon appears to be fully lit (2 words)
- when the moon is between the earth and the sun (2 words)
- in the waxing phases, the lighted part of the moon as seen from Earth is ___
- in the first quarter moon, the lighted part of the moon appears to be ___ lit
- when the moon is in the waxing phases, the light is on the ___
16 Clues: how many phases of the moon do we have • when the moon appears to be fully lit (2 words) • when the moon is 3/4 of the way through its cycle • during the full moon the moon is ___ from the sun • during the new moon phase the moon is ___ the sun • in the waxing gibbous stage, the moon looks like a • when the moon is between the earth and the sun (2 words) • ...
Science 2015-03-22
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- Glaciers abrade and ____ rocks and sand as they move over the land
- The process of new crust and destroyed/recycled
- Long periods of this is called..?
- The... is approximately 4.5 billion years old
- How many main types of glaciers
- Recycled at the Deep-Ocean Trenches
- Core 2nd thinnest
- How many major plates?
- found high up in the mountains
- Moves extremely slow
- Glaciers cover most of..
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- Are areas in the boundaries that are "super active"
- Glaciers are also responsible for the formation of valleys and types of..
- Thickest layer
- Glaciers are like..
- They cover whole continents
- The Earths crust is..
- The theory of Continental Drift was put forward by
- Thinnest layer of Earth
- Crust Is being made at the Mid-Ocean ridges
- how many layers of the Earth
- core 2nd thickest
22 Clues: Thickest layer • Core 2nd thinnest • core 2nd thickest • Glaciers are like.. • Moves extremely slow • The Earths crust is.. • How many major plates? • Thinnest layer of Earth • Glaciers cover most of.. • They cover whole continents • how many layers of the Earth • found high up in the mountains • How many main types of glaciers • Long periods of this is called..? • ...
Climate Crossword Maker 2025-04-03
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- glaciers or ice caps.
- distinct seasons.
- zones are the Earth that experience moderate temperatures,
- is the scientific study of
- Minimum is a period of unusually low
- zone where the weather is different from
- activity (from 1645 to 1715
- ocean circulation.
- ice in many years.
- extreme heat nor cold, and have
- refer to the hot and sunny regions of the
- forms when snow piles up and gets squished
- areas.
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- is a small region within a general
- Zones a very cold regions.
- the imaginary lines known as the
- can cause global changes like rainfall, wind,
- but also focuses on long-term weather
- is a very slow-moving river of ice
- these areas.
- Age Season is when time earth gets very cold
- of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn.
- area around it.
- located around the equator, specifically
- and climate change.
- Niño is a weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean
26 Clues: areas. • these areas. • area around it. • distinct seasons. • ocean circulation. • ice in many years. • and climate change. • glaciers or ice caps. • Zones a very cold regions. • is the scientific study of • activity (from 1645 to 1715 • extreme heat nor cold, and have • the imaginary lines known as the • is a small region within a general • is a very slow-moving river of ice • ...
Lesson 19 - Bible 2025-09-18
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- What was the promised land called?
- The earth was flooded for __________ days and nights.
- Who is the promised Child that is a descendant of Abraham?
- Who had twin sons?
- Who listened to the serpent and caused another to sin?
- What is a sign for God's promise to never flood the earth?
- to pay something in order to free a person from a debt or punishment
- Why are there so many problems in the world?
- Who obeyed God by building an ark?
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- Who tried to excuse himself (his sin) by blaming others?
- God allowed Joseph to be sold into slavery, so he could save his family from the ____________.
- When did human beings become responsible for the earth?
- the only righteous man on earth before the flood
- Whose name was changed to Israel?
- a promise or agreement
- What nation was formed by Jacob's descendants?
- Through __________, evil is defeated.
- Who left his home for a new land and is the Father of the Israelites?
18 Clues: Who had twin sons? • a promise or agreement • Whose name was changed to Israel? • What was the promised land called? • Who obeyed God by building an ark? • Through __________, evil is defeated. • Why are there so many problems in the world? • What nation was formed by Jacob's descendants? • the only righteous man on earth before the flood • ...
Earthly Ideas 2023-04-11
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- Large bodies of water
- This volume's featured topic!
- Popular Earth song by Louis Armstrong
- ____ change
- The process of cutting down trees
- What you can find on a tree
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- The Thing we breathe daily
- The dome that surrounds our Earth
- Earth's largest rainforest
- The most damaging type of fuel for our environment
- _____ emissions
- A large object melting in the poles
- The natural world
- The outermost layer of the Earth
14 Clues: ____ change • _____ emissions • The natural world • Large bodies of water • The Thing we breathe daily • Earth's largest rainforest • What you can find on a tree • This volume's featured topic! • The outermost layer of the Earth • The dome that surrounds our Earth • The process of cutting down trees • A large object melting in the poles • Popular Earth song by Louis Armstrong • ...
Earth Science Vocab 11-30-2020 2020-12-05
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- not easily replaced
- opposing view is catastrophism
- study of Earth
- the idea of an ancient earth
- marks bottom of crust
- raw material used from environment
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- to control use of natural resources
- have an unlimited supply
- area of upper mantle and crust
- outer layer of the Earth
- the center of the earth
- moho to 1800 miles below surface
12 Clues: study of Earth • not easily replaced • marks bottom of crust • the center of the earth • have an unlimited supply • outer layer of the Earth • the idea of an ancient earth • area of upper mantle and crust • opposing view is catastrophism • moho to 1800 miles below surface • raw material used from environment • to control use of natural resources
Science 2015-03-22
Across
- Glaciers cover most of..
- Crust Is being made at the Mid-Ocean ridges
- Thinnest layer of Earth
- found high up in the mountains
- The... is approximately 4.5 billion years old
- Are areas in the boundaries that are "super active"
- Core 2nd thinnest
- The process of new crust and destroyed/recycled
- Glaciers abrade and ____ rocks and sand as they move over the land
- how many layers of the Earth
- How many major plates?
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- Thickest layer
- Glaciers are also responsible for the formation of valleys and types of..
- They cover whole continents
- Long periods of this is called..?
- Recycled at the Deep-Ocean Trenches
- Moves extremely slow
- core 2nd thickest
- The Earths crust is..
- The theory of Continental Drift was put forward by
- Glaciers are like..
- How many main types of glaciers
22 Clues: Thickest layer • core 2nd thickest • Core 2nd thinnest • Glaciers are like.. • Moves extremely slow • The Earths crust is.. • How many major plates? • Thinnest layer of Earth • Glaciers cover most of.. • They cover whole continents • how many layers of the Earth • found high up in the mountains • How many main types of glaciers • Long periods of this is called..? • ...
Living in Space 2021-08-02
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- this is caused by the tilted axis of the earth
- a celestial object that enters our atmosphere
- a meteor
- a phase of the moon that is getting bigger
- a type of telescope that uses lenses
- the 4 inner planets closest to the sun
- a celestial object made or rock, dust, ice and gas
- the apparent shifting of position of an object
- a celestial object made of rock found
- when no moon can be seen
- Earth-centred view of our solar system
- a phase of the moon that is getting smaller
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- like an asteroid
- a meteor that lands on Earth
- when the moon is blocked by being in a shadow
- sun-centred view of our solar system
- a type of telescope that uses mirrors
- when the whole moon can be seen
- the name of our galaxy
- the 4 outer planets
20 Clues: a meteor • like an asteroid • the 4 outer planets • the name of our galaxy • when no moon can be seen • a meteor that lands on Earth • when the whole moon can be seen • sun-centred view of our solar system • a type of telescope that uses lenses • a type of telescope that uses mirrors • a celestial object made of rock found • the 4 inner planets closest to the sun • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-09-25
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- Melted rock beneath the Earth’s surface.
- An opening in the earth's crust where gases erupt
- Continents have moved to a different place
- innermost layer of the earth, very hot
- The point of origin of an earthquake
- When plates crash into one another
- A break in the earth's crust
- A deep valley formed because of plate movement
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- Melted rock on Earth’s surface
- the layer of hot and solid material between Earth's crust and core
- How major landforms are created due to movement
- When molten adds new crust to the ocean floor
- Two tectonic plates are pulling apart
- When plates slide past each other
- bending of rock layers
- Huge wave caused by sudden plate movement
- The outermost layer of the earth
- Supercontinent
- Vibration from underground movement
- A person who studies the properties of the earth
20 Clues: Supercontinent • bending of rock layers • A break in the earth's crust • Melted rock on Earth’s surface • The outermost layer of the earth • When plates slide past each other • When plates crash into one another • Vibration from underground movement • The point of origin of an earthquake • Two tectonic plates are pulling apart • innermost layer of the earth, very hot • ...
Science 2023-05-05
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- tectonic plates move together
- turn food into energy for the cell
- Newton's first law
- where convection happens in the earth
- product of plate movement
- makes protein for the cell
- protects the cell from invaders
- tectonic plates sliding past each other
- changes the acceleration of an object
- most dense layer of the earth
- formed by heat and pressure
- smallest unit of life
- thinnest layer of the earth
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- cooled and crystalized magma
- "recipe" for an organism
- the amount of mass in a given volume
- the amount of matter in an object
- genetic trait that allows an organisms to survive
- small pieces of eroded rock
- tectonic plate moving apart
- sediments that have been cemented
- species change over time
- forms when plates converge
- control center of the cell
- makes food for the plant cell
25 Clues: Newton's first law • smallest unit of life • "recipe" for an organism • species change over time • product of plate movement • makes protein for the cell • forms when plates converge • control center of the cell • small pieces of eroded rock • tectonic plate moving apart • formed by heat and pressure • thinnest layer of the earth • cooled and crystalized magma • ...
Exploring the United States 2023-08-26
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- deep, narrow valley with steep sides
- area of high, flat land
- set of lines that run east and west drawn on maps and globes-- are measured in degrees north and south from equator
- kind of weather a place has most often, year after year
- low, bowl-shaped land with higher ground all around it
- place where a river empties into a larger body of water
- something that cannot be made again by nature or by people
- set of lines that run north and south, from the North Pole to the South Pole, drawn on maps and globes-- are measured in degrees east and west from the prime meridian
- Imaginary line that divides Earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere
- line that shows the end of a place
- graph that uses a line to show changes over time
- river or stream that flows into a larger river
- water that sinks beneath Earth's surface when it rains or snows
- something found in nature, such as water, soil, or minerals, that people can use to meet their needs
- differences in the heights of land shown in maps
- one of the shapes that makes up Earth surface, such as mountains, hills, valleys, or plains
- exact position of a place on Earth, using lines of latitude and longitude
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- Where a place is in relation to one or more other places on Earth
- protection and wise use of natural resources
- height of the land above sea level
- natural substance found in rocks
- place where a river begins
- water that falls to Earth's surface as rain, sleet, hail, or snow
- One of the 7 largest land areas on Earth
- An imaginary line that is often used to divide Earth into the Western Hemisphere and the Eastern Hemisphere
- amount of moisture in the air
- measurement of hot and cold
- surroundings in which people, plants, and animals live
- all the businesses that make one kind of product or provide one kind of service
- Half of Earth
- something that can be made again by nature or people
- part of an ocean or sea extending into the land
32 Clues: Half of Earth • area of high, flat land • place where a river begins • measurement of hot and cold • amount of moisture in the air • natural substance found in rocks • height of the land above sea level • line that shows the end of a place • deep, narrow valley with steep sides • One of the 7 largest land areas on Earth • protection and wise use of natural resources • ...
7.1 CW 2 2025-09-29
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- heat energy that causes changes in water’s state and drives the water cycle.
- the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface.
- water that falls from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
- water found on the surface of Earth, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
- the amount of open space between soil or rock particles where water can be stored.
- all the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and glaciers.
- the layer of gases surrounding Earth.
- the process when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid, forming clouds or droplets.
- an area of land where all the water drains into the same river, lake, or other body of water
- rain that contains harmful chemicals from pollution, which can damage water, soil, and living things.
- the presence of harmful substances in water, soil, or air that make it unsafe.
- the process when plants release water vapor from their leaves into the atmosphere.
- the shape and features of the land surface, such as hills, valleys, and slopes.
- characteristics of soil, like texture and composition, that affect how water moves through it.
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- the different forms in which matter exists: solid, liquid, or gas.
- water that is stored underground in soil or rock layers.
- harmful substances added to air, water, or land that negatively affect living things.
- the process of water soaking into the ground.
- all living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and humans.
- the process of wearing away rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice.
- how easily water can flow through spaces in soil or rock.
- the way rivers and streams collect and move water across land.
- water that flows over the land surface into rivers, lakes, or oceans.
- the process when liquid water absorbs heat and changes into water vapor (gas).
- the solid outer layer of Earth, including rocks, soil, and landforms.
- the force that pulls objects toward Earth and helps drive the movement of water in the cycle.
26 Clues: the layer of gases surrounding Earth. • the process of water soaking into the ground. • water that is stored underground in soil or rock layers. • how easily water can flow through spaces in soil or rock. • the way rivers and streams collect and move water across land. • the different forms in which matter exists: solid, liquid, or gas. • ...
Science Project 2021-01-11
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- This orbits around the sun to cause day and night
- as the earth go's around this different seasons happen
- the moon phases do this to themself for 29.5 days
- gravity pulls you in this direction
- Get longer as the day goes on
- large star made of gas
- there are this amount of moon phases
- without this we would float places
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- there are something main seasons each year
- Without gravity we would do this
- there are 12 of this for day time and night time
- Half of the earth faces the sun having daytime and the other side is having
- the sun is the reason that this glows
- shadows can help us know what it is
- we see billions of these in the sky at night
- the earth has seasons because this is tilted
16 Clues: large star made of gas • Get longer as the day goes on • Without gravity we would do this • without this we would float places • shadows can help us know what it is • gravity pulls you in this direction • there are this amount of moon phases • the sun is the reason that this glows • there are something main seasons each year • we see billions of these in the sky at night • ...
Space in Science 2025-10-15
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- Earth is a ...
- a bright hot thing that is the centre of a solar system
- What holds everything down, in space it does not exist
- Includes Sun, planets, moons
- the name of when a planet moves around the sun
- What do you call winter, summer, spring, autumn
- Includes many solar systems
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- when the moon looks like it is slowly getting smaller
- Includes many galaxies
- when the moon passes through the earths shadow
- Floats around in space collecting information
- On earth this is made up of 24 hours
- Earth has one of these, its in the night sky
- A sun that is very far away in another solar system
- On earth this is made up of 365 days
15 Clues: Earth is a ... • Includes many galaxies • Includes many solar systems • Includes Sun, planets, moons • On earth this is made up of 24 hours • On earth this is made up of 365 days • Earth has one of these, its in the night sky • Floats around in space collecting information • when the moon passes through the earths shadow • the name of when a planet moves around the sun • ...
Science 2024-10-25
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- A season when one side of the earth is tilting towards the sun
- The rock strata at the bottom is older, and it gets younger when you go up
- Remains of an ancient organism
- The force of gravity between two objects depends on these two things
- The thing that holds all the planets in orbit
- When the WHOLE moon is visible
- The planets closer to the sun (rocky planets)
- When something is spinning on it's axis
- A layer of rock
- When the Moon is perfectly blocking out the sunlight
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- When something is moving around something
- A season when one side of the earth is tilted away from the earth
- The planets father away from the sun (gas giants)
- When looking from the earth,the moon is not visible
- When at night, the moon turns red
15 Clues: A layer of rock • Remains of an ancient organism • When the WHOLE moon is visible • When at night, the moon turns red • When something is spinning on it's axis • When something is moving around something • The thing that holds all the planets in orbit • The planets closer to the sun (rocky planets) • The planets father away from the sun (gas giants) • ...
Intro to Environmental Science 2019-09-07
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- the ability to keep in existence natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance
- any community of living and nonliving things that work together
- all the water on earth
- the solid part of the Earth consisting of the crust and the outer mantle
- a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
- materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
- a record of geologic events and ife forms in Earth's history
- the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
- the change form food gathering to food production
- any natural resource that can be replenished in a relatively short period of time
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- a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
- human's impact on the Earth
- an undesired change in the air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or toher organisms
- the part of the Earth where life exists
- the impact of a person or community on the environment expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources
- the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial
- a principle the geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
- pollutants that cannot be broken down by natural processes
- pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes
- a large extinction of species in a relatively short period of time
- all the living things in an ecosystem
- non-living things in an ecosystem
22 Clues: all the water on earth • human's impact on the Earth • non-living things in an ecosystem • all the living things in an ecosystem • a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • the part of the Earth where life exists • the change form food gathering to food production • pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes • ...
Earth Science 2019-02-01
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- A hot, gaseous, self-luminous celestial body, as the sun
- Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane
- The internal resistance of flow in a liquid
- A building that contains one or more telescopes
- A large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere
- The weather in some location averaged over a period of time.
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- Flat land covered by tall grass and wildflowers
- A volcanic mountain on the seafloor. If flat-topped, it is a guyot.
- Extending across a continent
- A giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars
- An imaginary line around the Earth that forms a great big circle
- To be at an angle
- A low, bowl shaped area of land surrounded by higher lands
- A sudden fall of one or more large pieces of a rock from a cliff
- A mass of an object divided by its volume
15 Clues: To be at an angle • Extending across a continent • A mass of an object divided by its volume • The internal resistance of flow in a liquid • Flat land covered by tall grass and wildflowers • A building that contains one or more telescopes • A large body of water that is part of the hydrosphere • Vibration from underground movement along a fault plane • ...
Earth Science 2017-10-11
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- in a fluid that results from convection
- elongate elevation on an ocean bottom
- and rock between the crust and the core
- hypothetical supercontinent
- wave produced by an earthquake or other means
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- of new areas of oceanic crust
- or decrease of frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards or away from each other
- feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- theory of how the universe was created
- known as a destructive plate boundary
- surrounding the Earth where it's magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field
- star where no hydrogen is left in the core to feul nuclear fusion
- tectonic plate slides under another plate at a subduction zone
- force that attracts smaller massed objects to an object with a large mass
- constituents of matter and are organized by a periodic table
15 Clues: hypothetical supercontinent • of new areas of oceanic crust • known as a destructive plate boundary • elongate elevation on an ocean bottom • theory of how the universe was created • in a fluid that results from convection • and rock between the crust and the core • wave produced by an earthquake or other means • ...
Dynamic earth 2018-02-14
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- earthquake wave that travels through earths interior
- Plates slide past each other
- Submarine ridge system
- Transverse earthquake wave that travels through earths interior
- Crack in earths crust
- fluid layer outer boundary of earth
- Two plates pulled apart by tension
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- Two plates moving away from each other
- Two plates move away from each other
- Map uses Contour lines
- Different measures (like width, height,etc.)
- Top layer of earth between crust and core
- Transfer of heat to cooler fluids in a current
- Two plates forced together by compression
- A record, which is written by a seismograph
15 Clues: Crack in earths crust • Map uses Contour lines • Submarine ridge system • Plates slide past each other • Two plates pulled apart by tension • fluid layer outer boundary of earth • Two plates move away from each other • Two plates moving away from each other • Top layer of earth between crust and core • Two plates forced together by compression • ...
Earth systems 2022-01-24
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- A volcano with many layers
- A chimney like volcano
- what the crust is broken up into
- something building up inside the volcano
- When toe plates collide the earth shakes
- A "sleeping" volcano
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- waves that cause earthquakes
- A volcano that will never erupt again
- A volcano that is erupting
- A place were tectonic plates meet
- something that comes out of a volcano
- directly above the focus
- A volcano that is flat with runny lava
- A place were volcanoes form not near plates
- Directly below the epicenter
15 Clues: A "sleeping" volcano • A chimney like volcano • directly above the focus • A volcano with many layers • A volcano that is erupting • waves that cause earthquakes • Directly below the epicenter • what the crust is broken up into • A place were tectonic plates meet • A volcano that will never erupt again • something that comes out of a volcano • ...
Earth Quakes 2022-03-29
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- many different waves that form an earthquake
- a country in Asia that has the most quakes
- when the tectonic plates hit they...
- plates series of plates beneath the earth
- when earthquakes happen may erupt and...
- the ground shakes this is called...
- usually when they happen things fall in
- things that occur after and earthquake
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- They can explode because earthquakes trigger
- the earth does this when the plates hit
- most earthquakes are small you can feel them
- big waves created after earthquakes
- rain forests and south eastern island
- south central European country tourist place
- biggest Earthquake ever recorded
15 Clues: biggest Earthquake ever recorded • big waves created after earthquakes • the ground shakes this is called... • when the tectonic plates hit they... • rain forests and south eastern island • things that occur after and earthquake • the earth does this when the plates hit • usually when they happen things fall in • when earthquakes happen may erupt and... • ...
Dynamic Earth 2014-05-29
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- Cooling lava can form large _____ plains like those in Victoria's western district.
- Volcanoes that have not erupted for over 20 years are referred to as _________ volcanoes.
- The two types of crusts on earth are continental and ________.
- The water on the surface of the earth is the _________ and is part of the structure of the earth.
- An earthquake occurs when parts of the Earth’s ______ move past each other.
- Mid-ocean ridges form when magma spews up to the surface between plates that are ___________.
- The _______of an earthquake is the place in the earth where the fault movement took place.
- The ______ are made up of continental crust, which is between 30 km and 70 km thick.
- The highest mountain ranges the __________ are formed because two contintental crusts meet.
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- Molten rock that has not reached the surface of the earth is called ____.
- The strength of the shock waves is measured on the ______scale.
- Oceanic crust is much ___________than continental crust and has an average thickness of about 6 km.
- Ring of fire is where __________crusts and oceanic crusts meet.
- Earthquakes occurring under water can result in __________ which are a series of ocean waves caused by the sudden displacement of a large amount of water.
- Slip ________ is a break in the rocks that make up the Earth's crust, along which rocks on either side have moved past each other.
15 Clues: The two types of crusts on earth are continental and ________. • The strength of the shock waves is measured on the ______scale. • Ring of fire is where __________crusts and oceanic crusts meet. • Molten rock that has not reached the surface of the earth is called ____. • An earthquake occurs when parts of the Earth’s ______ move past each other. • ...
Earth Cycles 2012-10-17
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- Nitrogen containing compounds that are the building blocks of plants and animals
- The layer of the atmosphere that is closest to the earth
- The reaction of hydrocarbons that releases CO2 into the atmosphere
- Water that has condensed to form clouds and then falls back to earth
- Organisms use high energy carbon based molecules for growth
- These organisms break down animal and plant matter back into amino acids and then simple nitrogen compounds
- A pigment found in all green plants that enables photosynth
- Promoting health by preventing contact with waste
- People who work to satisfy the needs of society
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- Made up of tectonic plates
- An important part of the carbon cycle in which carbon dioxide is convereted into glucose
- CO2 is released back into the atmosohere
- The layer of the earth that is composed mostly of Iron
- the coldest layer of the atmosphere
- The layer of the earth that is under the crust
15 Clues: Made up of tectonic plates • the coldest layer of the atmosphere • CO2 is released back into the atmosohere • The layer of the earth that is under the crust • People who work to satisfy the needs of society • Promoting health by preventing contact with waste • The layer of the earth that is composed mostly of Iron • ...
Planet Earth 2013-05-03
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- Earth's highest waterfalls
- Earth's only natural satellite
- the highest layer of the atmosphere
- 77% of Air
- the lowest layer of the atmosphere
- the blue planet
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- Earth's coldest place
- another term for Chlorofluorocarbon
- another term for sun's harmful rays
- layer where three atoms of Oxygen are found
- Earth's highest mountain
- Earth's hottest place
- Goddess of the Earth
- three atoms of Oxygen
- ozone and air pollution combine
15 Clues: 77% of Air • the blue planet • Goddess of the Earth • Earth's coldest place • Earth's hottest place • three atoms of Oxygen • Earth's highest mountain • Earth's highest waterfalls • Earth's only natural satellite • ozone and air pollution combine • the lowest layer of the atmosphere • another term for Chlorofluorocarbon • another term for sun's harmful rays • ...
Earth Science 2015-05-25
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- fluffy looking object in the sky
- blows east to west from 30 degrees latitude to equator
- gas molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms
- blows in upper troposphere
- uppermost layer of atmosphere
- mixture of gasses sounding earth
- thee transfer of heat energy as heat through a material
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- the movement of matter due to differences in density
- lowest layer of atmosphere
- when solid changes right into a gas
- two thermometers mounted together
- and form of water that falls to earths surface
- water vapor that has condensed very close to earths surface
- the gaseous phase of water
- an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
15 Clues: lowest layer of atmosphere • blows in upper troposphere • the gaseous phase of water • uppermost layer of atmosphere • fluffy looking object in the sky • mixture of gasses sounding earth • two thermometers mounted together • when solid changes right into a gas • gas molecule made up of 3 oxygen atoms • and form of water that falls to earths surface • ...
Earth Day 2022-04-18
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- Relating to the sun
- Reuse discarded material or objects
- Vanished or no longer living
- Natural home of an animal or plant
- Surroundings in which we live
- Maintain in original or current shape
- Able to be maintained
- Production and discharge of gas or radiation
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- To contaminate
- Place where waste is disposed
- Trash in a public place
- Gases surrounding the Earth
- Protect from harm
- Decayed material used as plant fertilizer
- Biological community of interacting organisms
15 Clues: To contaminate • Protect from harm • Relating to the sun • Able to be maintained • Trash in a public place • Gases surrounding the Earth • Vanished or no longer living • Place where waste is disposed • Surroundings in which we live • Natural home of an animal or plant • Reuse discarded material or objects • Maintain in original or current shape • ...
Earth Day 2021-04-22
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- area of cold air around Earth's poles
- stop
- corrosive
- CO2
- what people breathe
- to move from one place to another
- when you give up something
- when you keep something the way it is
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- mass chopping down of trees
- government program for renewable energy
- able to continue/keep up
- to work together
- Nelson The senator that created Earth Day
- to motivate or encourage
- gas/coal/petroleum
15 Clues: CO2 • stop • corrosive • to work together • gas/coal/petroleum • what people breathe • able to continue/keep up • to motivate or encourage • when you give up something • mass chopping down of trees • to move from one place to another • area of cold air around Earth's poles • when you keep something the way it is • government program for renewable energy • ...
Earth Science 2021-09-24
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- The branch of science
- The intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
- proposed explanation made on the basis of limited evidence as a starting point for further investigation.
- study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields.
- The science that deals with the earth’s physical structure and substance, it’s history and the processes that act on it.
- The gathering of information about Planet earth’s physical, chemical, and biological system via remote sensing technologies.
- The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate.
- A measurement in the amount of matter in an object
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- An arithmetical multiplier for converting a quantity expressed in one set of units into another.
- A method of procedure that has characterized natural science since the 17th century, consisting in systematic observation, measurement, and experiment, and the formulation, testing, and modification of hypotheses.
- The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.
- The measurement or extent of something from end to end; the greater of two of the greatest of three dimensions of the body.
- A branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed.
- The degree of compactness of a substance
- A Process or a system used to describe Phenomena
15 Clues: The branch of science • The degree of compactness of a substance • A Process or a system used to describe Phenomena • A measurement in the amount of matter in an object • The quality, condition, or fact of being exact and accurate. • study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields. • ...
Earth Materials 2021-08-16
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- the process responsible for the formation of metamorphic rocks
- the glowing of a mineral when exposed to certain wavelengths of light
- the reaction of a mineral to dilute hydrochloric acid
- a magma type low in silica
- the color of a mineral in powdered form
- type of rock formed by application of heat and pressure
- a break or fracture in rocks with no discernible movement
- the process responsible for the formation of igneous rocks
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- the overall process describing how one type of rock transforms into another
- a general term for processes involving the lithification of sedimentary rocks
- a material that possesses the qualities of a mineral but lacks crystallinity
- type of rock formed from sediments that have been cemented together
- a low grade, foliated, metamorphic rock
- the tendency of a mineral to break along particular directions
- the process of eating away rocks from their source
15 Clues: a magma type low in silica • a low grade, foliated, metamorphic rock • the color of a mineral in powdered form • the process of eating away rocks from their source • the reaction of a mineral to dilute hydrochloric acid • type of rock formed by application of heat and pressure • a break or fracture in rocks with no discernible movement • ...
Earth Science 2021-08-24
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- relating to or involving volcanic processes.
- facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.
- not consistent or having a fixed pattern.
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
- the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members.
- an educated guess.
- the science that deals with the earths physical structure and substance, its history, and the processes that act on it.
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- the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- all of the current and past matter in the universe came into existence at the same time.
- detailed examination of the elements or structure of something.
- the branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena.
- the physics of the earth.
- the power to influence or direct peoples behavior or the course of events.
- the end or finish of an event or process.
- deals with celestial objects, space, and the universe as a hole.
15 Clues: an educated guess. • the physics of the earth. • not consistent or having a fixed pattern. • the end or finish of an event or process. • relating to or involving volcanic processes. • detailed examination of the elements or structure of something. • deals with celestial objects, space, and the universe as a hole. • ...
Our Earth 2021-08-01
15 Clues: land • drift • theory • pole to • proposed • They are • 2900 Kms • 0°latitude • 0° meridian • from 100kms • who proposed • Greek word for • It exists at the • outer part of the • circle designated
Sophie's Earth 2021-10-14
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- The upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere.
- The rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- a layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core.
- To grow, or develop opposite ways.
- Earth's lightest, most buoyant rock layer
- Energy building up.
- A fluid layer about 2,400 km thick.
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- Can deform but not lose toughness.
- Coming together.
- To be fragile.
- Squeezing together.
- A long narrow ditch.
- the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth.
- To break apart.
- To change, or turn into
15 Clues: To be fragile. • To break apart. • Coming together. • Squeezing together. • Energy building up. • A long narrow ditch. • To change, or turn into • Can deform but not lose toughness. • To grow, or develop opposite ways. • A fluid layer about 2,400 km thick. • Earth's lightest, most buoyant rock layer • the innermost geologic layer of the planet Earth. • ...
earth environment 2022-04-21
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- always recycle and is used for party cups
- used for cleaning and purifying water
- comes from clouds on a bad weather day
- a phrase used for natural life mother ____
- where vegetables are grown
- used to keep fire going
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- makes photosynthesis in sunlight
- created in photosynthesis
- they do it to water to make it clean
- comes from trees
- worn on face during pandemic
- look at the top of this page
- have you seen the weather ____
- reduce,reuse,?
- used in grocery stores
15 Clues: reduce,reuse,? • comes from trees • used in grocery stores • used to keep fire going • created in photosynthesis • where vegetables are grown • worn on face during pandemic • look at the top of this page • have you seen the weather ____ • makes photosynthesis in sunlight • they do it to water to make it clean • used for cleaning and purifying water • ...
warming earth 2022-05-02
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- A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
- the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
- (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
- physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
- a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
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- the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
- structure and properties of matter"
- the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
- the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- the star around which the earth orbits.
- the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
15 Clues: structure and properties of matter" • the star around which the earth orbits. • energy radiant energy emitted by the sun • the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. • ...
warming earth 2022-05-02
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- A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
- the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
- (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
- physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
- a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
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- the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
- structure and properties of matter"
- the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
- the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- the star around which the earth orbits.
- the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
15 Clues: structure and properties of matter" • the star around which the earth orbits. • energy radiant energy emitted by the sun • the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. • ...
warming earth 2022-05-02
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- A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
- the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
- (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
- physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
- a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
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- the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
- structure and properties of matter"
- the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
- the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- the star around which the earth orbits.
- the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
15 Clues: structure and properties of matter" • the star around which the earth orbits. • energy radiant energy emitted by the sun • the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. • ...
warming earth 2022-05-02
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- A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
- the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
- (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
- physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
- a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
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- the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
- structure and properties of matter"
- the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
- the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- the star around which the earth orbits.
- the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
15 Clues: structure and properties of matter" • the star around which the earth orbits. • energy radiant energy emitted by the sun • the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. • ...
warming earth 2022-05-02
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- A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
- the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
- the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
- (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
- physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
- a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
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- the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
- a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
- structure and properties of matter"
- the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
- the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
- energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
- a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
- the star around which the earth orbits.
- the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
15 Clues: structure and properties of matter" • the star around which the earth orbits. • energy radiant energy emitted by the sun • the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. • ...
Earth science 2017-10-10
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- the displacement of spectral lines toward longer wavelengths (the red end of the spectrum) in radiation from distant galaxies and celestial objects. This is interpreted as a Doppler shift that is proportional to the velocity of recession and thus to distance.
- a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature. Red giants are thought to be in a late stage of evolution when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
- the explosion of a star
- the uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang
- a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
- an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
- a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
- is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving.
- a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
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- a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
- an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe.
- an increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers.
- the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
- he force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. For most purposes Newton's laws of gravity apply, with minor modifications to take the general theory of relativity into account.
- is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
15 Clues: the explosion of a star • the uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang • an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means. • an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. • a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic. • ...
DYNAMIC EARTH 2017-11-01
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- A tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other and new crust comes in between.
- Where plates slides sideways past each other.
- Layer of Earth made of rock that is fluid.
- A wave motion in a solid medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave.
- Shows natural and manmade features.
- Weakness in the rock strata that can shift and create an earthquake.
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- An elevated region in the ocean between two diverging tectonic plates.
- A current in a fluid resulting from convection.
- Data from a seismograph.
- Converting units like mass, length, and time.
- Where two tectonic plates meet.
- A fault where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.
- A wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
- A fault where the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
- Liquid layer of Earth mostly made of iron and nickel.
15 Clues: Data from a seismograph. • Where two tectonic plates meet. • Shows natural and manmade features. • Layer of Earth made of rock that is fluid. • Converting units like mass, length, and time. • Where plates slides sideways past each other. • A current in a fluid resulting from convection. • Liquid layer of Earth mostly made of iron and nickel. • ...
Earth Science 2024-06-03
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- A regular repeating patter found in minerals
- the plates slide past each other
- the way a mineral reflects light
- the point inside earth where rocks first break
- the process by which weather rock and soil move
- a solid, inorganic material that makes rocks
- A scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral
- an area of active volcanoes around the pacific
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- the breaking down of rocks by natural forces
- One plate moves under another tectonic plate
- center of the earth
- plates moving away from each other
- A type of sedimentary rock the forms from the remains of plant and animals
- the middle layer of the earth
- molten rock below the earths surface
15 Clues: center of the earth • the middle layer of the earth • the plates slide past each other • the way a mineral reflects light • plates moving away from each other • molten rock below the earths surface • the breaking down of rocks by natural forces • A regular repeating patter found in minerals • One plate moves under another tectonic plate • ...
Earth Geometry 2024-02-17
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- zero degrees longitude, goes through Greenwich
- latitude lines are also known as these
- 90 degrees North
- 90 degrees South
- lines of longitude (and the equator) are known as these circles
- horizontal lines around the Earth
- longitude lines are also known as these
- zero degrees latitude
- the East West directed is quoted first or second in the co-ordinate
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- lines of latitude are known as this type of circle
- longitude measures which two of the four cardinal directions
- latitude ordinate is quoted first or second in the co-ordinate
- how many minutes in 1 degree
- vertical lines around the Earth
- latitude measures which two of the four cardinal directions
15 Clues: 90 degrees North • 90 degrees South • zero degrees latitude • how many minutes in 1 degree • vertical lines around the Earth • horizontal lines around the Earth • latitude lines are also known as these • longitude lines are also known as these • zero degrees longitude, goes through Greenwich • lines of latitude are known as this type of circle • ...
Earth Science 2023-10-25
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- The planet closest to the sun
- Hottest planet in the solar system
- A dwarf planet with 5 moons
- Also known as the red planet
- The moon looks like it is shrinking
- First planet found with a telescope
- Largest planet in the solar system
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- Name of the lunar phase when the earth is between the sun and moon
- This divides the Earth into northern and southern hemisphere
- The moon orbits in this shape
- The planet with the most visible rings
- Name of the lunar phase when the moon is between the sun and earth
- First planet found with math
- An invisible force drawing objects to its center
- The moon looks like it is growing
15 Clues: A dwarf planet with 5 moons • Also known as the red planet • First planet found with math • The planet closest to the sun • The moon orbits in this shape • The moon looks like it is growing • Hottest planet in the solar system • Largest planet in the solar system • The moon looks like it is shrinking • First planet found with a telescope • The planet with the most visible rings • ...
Earth Day 2024-04-16
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- Turning off lights helps conserve __________.
- The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.
- Polluted precipitation that can damage the environment. (Two words.)
- Turns fruit and vegetable waste into rich soil for gardening.
- Please put your trash in the trash can. Don't __________.
- To use less.
- April 22 (two words)
- Resources that can be replenished or replaced through careful management.
- To use again.
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- To process waste in such a way as to reclaim raw material for future use.
- Planned management of natural resources to prevent waste, exploitation, or destruction.
- Raw materials supplied by nature. (Two words.)
- A place where garbage is hauled and burned.
- To contaminate the environment with man-made waste.
- Many People plant these on Earth Day
15 Clues: To use less. • To use again. • April 22 (two words) • Many People plant these on Earth Day • A place where garbage is hauled and burned. • Turning off lights helps conserve __________. • Raw materials supplied by nature. (Two words.) • To contaminate the environment with man-made waste. • Please put your trash in the trash can. Don't __________. • ...
Earth Week 2024-04-24
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- A name for creatures that live on the Earth
- A liquid found in all oceans, rivers, and lakes
- The color of the Earth's oceans and sky
- To turn old paper, glass, metal, or plastic into something new again
- A word that describes the outdoors, including all plants and animals
- The name of the planet we live on
- Something you put in dirt that grows up to be a plant
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- The name for a sphere shaped object that revolves around a star or sun
- To use your feet to go somewhere
- To use something more than once
- To lessen the amount of trash we make
- A vehicle with two wheels
- The color of trees, grass, and many other plants
- An adjective that means neat and tidy (like we want Earth to be)
- Big, green plants that are fun to climb on and that make the Earth greener
15 Clues: A vehicle with two wheels • To use something more than once • To use your feet to go somewhere • The name of the planet we live on • To lessen the amount of trash we make • The color of the Earth's oceans and sky • A name for creatures that live on the Earth • A liquid found in all oceans, rivers, and lakes • The color of trees, grass, and many other plants • ...
Earth Day 2024-04-25
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- Trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place.
- The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- A highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms.
- A community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in a particular area.
- Able to be upheld or defended.
- Well-engineered and managed facilities for the disposal of solid waste.
- (Of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents.
- (Of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.
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- The process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products.
- The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
- Protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.
- (Of a natural resource or source of energy) not depleted when used.
- The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
- The sun's rays as a source of energy from which power for domestic or industrial use may be generated.
- To make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty.
15 Clues: Able to be upheld or defended. • A highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms. • The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • (Of a natural resource or source of energy) not depleted when used. • The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism. • ...
Earth Spheres 2024-06-17
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- The meaning of the prefix "geo".
- This sphere contains all the water on our planet.
- This sphere contains all the gas on earth.
- The four spheres constantly _________ with each other.
- Some of the smallest living things.
- The meaning of the prefix "bio".
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- The atmosphere protects us from this.
- This sphere contains all living forms on our planet.
- One of the gases found in the atmosphere.
- Molten rock flowing from a volcano.
- This sphere is made of all the rocks and minerals. on Earth
- The process by which the wind breaks down large rocks.
- "Atmo" means this word.
- The meaning of the word "hydro".
- The process by which rivers and streams cut into the Earth's surface.
15 Clues: "Atmo" means this word. • The meaning of the prefix "geo". • The meaning of the word "hydro". • The meaning of the prefix "bio". • Molten rock flowing from a volcano. • Some of the smallest living things. • The atmosphere protects us from this. • One of the gases found in the atmosphere. • This sphere contains all the gas on earth. • ...
BEYOND EARTH 2025-01-21
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- POLE STAR IS ALSO KNOWN AS
- PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME
- NEAREST STAR OTHER THAN SUN
- THE ROCKY OBJECTS WHICH LIE BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER AND REVOLVE IN THE FORM OF A BELT
- REGION OF SKY SHOWING A PATTERN OF STARS
- OBJECTS THAT MOVE AROUND THE PLANETS
- OUR HOME GALAXY
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- THE CONSTELLATION REPRESENTED AS HUNTER
- IT LIES IN URSA MAJOR CONSTELLATION
- THE NEAREST STAR TO EARTH
- THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE NIGHT SKY OBSERVEDIN CANIS CONSTELLATION
- IT CONTAINS GALAXIES, CONSTELLATIONS,STARS AND PLANETS
- SMALL, IRREGULARLY SHAPED BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM COMPOSED MAINLY OF ICE AND DUST.
- ALSO KNOWN AS MORNING STAR OR EVENING STAR.
- AN APP IN THE MOBILE TO IDENTIFY STARS, CONSTELLATIONS AND PLANETS
15 Clues: OUR HOME GALAXY • THE NEAREST STAR TO EARTH • POLE STAR IS ALSO KNOWN AS • NEAREST STAR OTHER THAN SUN • IT LIES IN URSA MAJOR CONSTELLATION • OBJECTS THAT MOVE AROUND THE PLANETS • THE CONSTELLATION REPRESENTED AS HUNTER • REGION OF SKY SHOWING A PATTERN OF STARS • ALSO KNOWN AS MORNING STAR OR EVENING STAR. • PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME • ...
EARTH DAY 2025-05-22
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- Make less trash by limiting use.
- Practice of refusing plastic straws and bags.
- The philosophy behind managing waste sustainably.
- Where most household plastic waste ends up.
- Use again instead of discarding.
- Synthetic material found in bottles and packaging.
- Renewable packaging material from trees.
- Tiny plastic pieces found in the sea and seafood.
- Method of turning organic waste into soil.
Down
- Convert waste into usable material.
- Massive floating debris area in the Pacific.
- Result of dumping plastic into water bodies.
- Plastic made from corn or other plants.
- Thin item banned in many countries for environmental reasons.
- Common result of careless trash disposal.
15 Clues: Make less trash by limiting use. • Use again instead of discarding. • Convert waste into usable material. • Plastic made from corn or other plants. • Renewable packaging material from trees. • Common result of careless trash disposal. • Method of turning organic waste into soil. • Where most household plastic waste ends up. • Massive floating debris area in the Pacific. • ...
Earth Science 2025-05-17
Across
- An underground formation that contains groundwater
- long-term average of weather in an area
- Fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals. (Separate the words with an _)
- The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves
- a long period of unusually dry weather.
- day-to-day changes in atmospheric conditions
- A type of resource that is replenished faster than it is used.
- amount of moisture in the air.
Down
- A type of resource that is not replenished faster than it is used.
- Rocks formed by the cooling and hardening of magma or molten lava
- species that enter new ecosystems and multiplies greatly because there are no natural predators. (Separate the words with an _)
- any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind. (Separate the words with an _)
- A harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the air, soil or water
- Rocks that undergo a physical change due to extreme heat and pressure
- Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment
15 Clues: amount of moisture in the air. • long-term average of weather in an area • a long period of unusually dry weather. • day-to-day changes in atmospheric conditions • An underground formation that contains groundwater • A type of resource that is replenished faster than it is used. • The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves • ...
