the earth Crossword Puzzles
Noor's crossword 2018-03-07
Across
- no longer in existence
- a volcano that is erupting
- outer layer of the Earth
- the plates sliding sideways past each other
- a single landmass
- periods of thousands, millions, and billions, of years referred other scientists who study the earths history
- outer part of the earth
- a boundaries between tectonic plates that are moving towards each other
- a scientist who uses fossil evidence to study life in prehistoric times
- the size of a diagram or model in proportion to the actual size of a object
- the middle part of the earth
- a large natural elevation of the earth's surface
Down
- a volcano that has not erupted for at least 10,000 years, but scientists think it may erupt again
- an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward
- a boundary between tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
- part of the earth between the core and the the crust
- a theory that the contents were attached together in the past, and have been falling apart ever since
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere, in which there is relatively low resistance to plastic flow and convection in thought to occur
- a sudden shaking of the ground
- volcano built up of ash or lava
20 Clues: a single landmass • no longer in existence • outer part of the earth • outer layer of the Earth • a volcano that is erupting • the middle part of the earth • a sudden shaking of the ground • volcano built up of ash or lava • the plates sliding sideways past each other • a large natural elevation of the earth's surface • an area where one tectonic plate is forced downward • ...
Earth's Changing Surface 2016-05-23
Across
- landform that forms from the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river
- substance with a pH lower than 7
- living things and things that support life
- There are many types of rocks and minerals that make up the ____ of the Earth.
- all frozen water on the Earth
- During ____ sediments get carried to the bottom of the ocean.
- Water may take different amounts of time to _____ through the ground.
- substance with a pH higher than 7
- underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone
- the loose top layer of the Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter
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- There are many different types of ____. Some are edible and some are not
- A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting ___ in the Artic.
- Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size.
- The ______ is all of the water on the Earth, including frozen forms.
- layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through
- _____ is an important source of drinking water.
- mound formed when windblown sediments pile up behind and obstacle
- the gases that surround the Earth
- ______ is important for plants because water soaks into the soil.
- The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it.
20 Clues: all frozen water on the Earth • substance with a pH lower than 7 • the gases that surround the Earth • substance with a pH higher than 7 • living things and things that support life • _____ is an important source of drinking water. • Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size. • The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it. • ...
U2 L4 - Images of Earth's Surface 2020-12-15
Across
- allows you to combine images, maps, and other data and display it all in one map (2 words)
- images taken from aircraft
- Mapmakers may add this to satellite images to show EM radiation that we can’t see
- multiple images displayed on GIS data are called these
- collects data such as your elevation, latitude and longitude to find your position on Earth (2 words)
- GPS is made up of a network of these that orbit Earth
- a system for capturing, storing, retrieving, analyzing, manipulating, and displaying geographic data (abbreviation)
- mostviews from space are captured by this (abbreviation)
- sensors on aircraft and satellite detects different types of radiation that the human eye cannot see
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- sends laser pulses to Earth that reflect back to instrument
- instruments emit radio waves and microwaves to Earth that reflect back to the instrument
- images taken from space
- calculates your location, speed and direction on Earth (2 words)
- what eye can see that are created by using visible light
- the process of gathering and analyzing information about an object without being able to touch the object
- a network of satellites that orbit the Earth to measure positions on Earth’s surface (abbreviation)
- radio, infrared, visible light, ultraviolet and X-ray (abbreviation + word)
17 Clues: images taken from space • images taken from aircraft • GPS is made up of a network of these that orbit Earth • multiple images displayed on GIS data are called these • what eye can see that are created by using visible light • mostviews from space are captured by this (abbreviation) • sends laser pulses to Earth that reflect back to instrument • ...
Elsewhere Sami Maher 2011-10-13
Across
- opposite of living
- what liz wears in elsewhere before she buys her own cloths
- her boyfriend
- owens wife on earth
- main character
- where she goes when she dies
- the dog she had on elsewhere
- the gift liz bought for her father
- her best friend
- how curtis died
- the 2nd language she speaks
- what she was riding when she died
Down
- her best friend in elsewhere
- someone who turns into a baby early
- illegal place where you can communitcate with people on earth
- what betty grows in her garden
- what zooey has when shes 21
- the holiday when liz invited owen to come over and eat
- the girl who works at the OD
- her dog she had on earth
- is the other of the book
21 Clues: her boyfriend • main character • her best friend • how curtis died • opposite of living • owens wife on earth • her dog she had on earth • is the other of the book • what zooey has when shes 21 • the 2nd language she speaks • her best friend in elsewhere • the girl who works at the OD • where she goes when she dies • the dog she had on elsewhere • what betty grows in her garden • ...
HISTORY ENVIROMENT AND SOCIETY 2014-10-06
Across
- Makes life easier
- Solid, Liquid, or Gas wastes that are poisinous
- Originate over the atlantic ocean
- The change of climate due to elevation
- dangerous wastes
- Natures most violent storm
- Naturally occuring elements or substances that are found on earth
- when flowing bodies of water flood overflow their banks
- Harmful substances found in an area
- Originate over te pacific ocean
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- Things people use
- Long period of water shortage and dryness
- Shows things that are found or produced in an area
- The reduction of wastes produced during manufactoring
- Small bodies of water rise up and swallow up the land around them
- The slow warming of earth
- Rate of cooling
- The creation of products
- Shaking and trembling of the earth
- The buildup of and discarge of electricity
20 Clues: Rate of cooling • dangerous wastes • Things people use • Makes life easier • The creation of products • The slow warming of earth • Natures most violent storm • Originate over te pacific ocean • Originate over the atlantic ocean • Shaking and trembling of the earth • Harmful substances found in an area • The change of climate due to elevation • ...
Roberts stars crossword 2025-05-16
Across
- amount of time for international space station to orbit the earth
- space telescope
- space craft sent up in 1977
- a planet that can grow vegetation
- the distance of light traveling in a year
- how much weight something has
- a triple star system
- can form into a star
- star link
- what all the stars and plants are in
- what we live on
- the earth going around the sun
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- a a group of stars that form something
- name of our galaxy
- the first element on the periodic table
- multi nation space station
- to remain unchanged
- a well knew power sports company
- a white dot in the sky
- a constellation
- a blown up star that that light cant go through
- a space further than Neptune's orbit
22 Clues: star link • space telescope • a constellation • what we live on • name of our galaxy • to remain unchanged • a triple star system • can form into a star • a white dot in the sky • multi nation space station • space craft sent up in 1977 • how much weight something has • the earth going around the sun • a well knew power sports company • a planet that can grow vegetation • ...
Earth's Systems 2023-05-09
Across
- Good for plants, bad for us.
- Herbivores eat only these.
- Plants need this to photosynthesize.
- How plants eat.
- Why would we name this after dirt?
- Plants! Starting with F.
- All the water on Earth.
- A gas that makes up most of Earths atmosphere.
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- Protects from radiation.
- Which sphere is solid?
- All the living organisms on the Earth.
- Omnivores eat only these.
- Inter-species communities for animals.
- H2O particles get excited, and this happens.
- Essential for all life.
- "________" change isn't good.
- Good for us, made by plants.
- Animals! Starting with F.
18 Clues: How plants eat. • Which sphere is solid? • Essential for all life. • All the water on Earth. • Protects from radiation. • Plants! Starting with F. • Omnivores eat only these. • Animals! Starting with F. • Herbivores eat only these. • Good for plants, bad for us. • Good for us, made by plants. • "________" change isn't good. • Why would we name this after dirt? • ...
Volcano Trek Crossword 2016-04-06
Across
- Hot, melted rock under the surface of the earth
- People who travel to new places to learn new things
- A teacher at a university
- Large animal that often carry people and things through the desert
- A geologist’s term for large pieces of rock far under the ground
- When a volcano produces hot, melted rock
- Lava that comes together in a crater
- Causing a very happy feeling
- A small amount
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- Some of the first people on Earth
- Not safe
- The hole in the top of a volcano
- To look at something closely to get information
- A yellow material that smells very bad
- Become cold
- Scientists who study the earth
- New
- A long difficult journey
- Hot melted rock on the outside of a volcano
19 Clues: New • Not safe • Become cold • A small amount • A long difficult journey • A teacher at a university • Causing a very happy feeling • Scientists who study the earth • The hole in the top of a volcano • Some of the first people on Earth • Lava that comes together in a crater • A yellow material that smells very bad • When a volcano produces hot, melted rock • ...
Geography homework 2012-10-17
Across
- A great wave that washes away anything in it's way
- A volcano that has erupted recently and is likely to erupt again
- A vent in the suface of the earth
- Mudflow formed of a mixture of water and volcanic ash
- A verticle conduct through the earth's crust below a volcano
- A volcano that has erupted within historic times (in the last 2,000 years) but not recentlyextinctvolcano a volcano that has not erupted in historic times and is not expected to erupt again
- The outer layer of the earth
- A process where heat is created when objects rub together
- The cntral part of the earth
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- Magma which has reached the earth's surface through a volcanic eruption
- A passage followed by magma in a volcano
- A volcano that has not erupted in historic times and is not expected to erupt again
- The theory that horizontal movement of the earth's surface causes slow, relative movements of the continents toward or away from one another
- A crack or fracture in the earth's surface. Movement along the fault can cause earthquakes or--in the process of mountain-building--can release underlying magma and permit it to rise to the surface
- An instrument that records seismic waves; that is, vibrations of the earth.
- Shaking of the Earth's surface as a result of the sudden release of stresses built up in the Earth's crust
- A surface of fracture in a rock
- The zone of the earth below the crust and above the core
- Fine material thrown out by a volcano
- Low amplitude, continuous earthquake activity often associated with magma movement.
20 Clues: The outer layer of the earth • The cntral part of the earth • A surface of fracture in a rock • A vent in the suface of the earth • Fine material thrown out by a volcano • A passage followed by magma in a volcano • A great wave that washes away anything in it's way • Mudflow formed of a mixture of water and volcanic ash • ...
Science final crossword 2021-12-15
Across
- A state of the moon when it gets smaller and smaller
- A fiery ball in the sky that gives us light
- the measurement of how high or low something is
- Moon when the moon is new and fresh
- A big rock in the solar system with lacking the technical criteria to be a planet
- A repeating unit in data
- A mirrored image
- when the earth comes between the moon and sun
- A state of the moon when it gets bigger over time
- A theory on the sun being the center of the solar system.
- the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth
- a continuous and repeating disturbance of a medium and a pulse is a single disturbance.
- A person that is trained to be in a space ship
- the way to get people into space
- A object put into space that moves around a larger object
- A room or building with tools of astronomical study
- The maximum extent of vibration or oscillation
- U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.
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- A large planet having a thick gaseous atmosphere but no solid surface
- When the moon moves in front of the earth
- A shadow cast by the earth or moon over a select area
- A change in direction of a wave
- A theory where the earth is the center of
- A Russian astronaut
- universe
- a ball of light in the night
- Small rocks that orbit the solar system
- A dark central part of a sunspot
- A tendency to do nothing or something remaining unchanged
- When an object moves into the sun casting a shadow
30 Clues: universe • A mirrored image • A Russian astronaut • A repeating unit in data • a ball of light in the night • A change in direction of a wave • A dark central part of a sunspot • the way to get people into space • Moon when the moon is new and fresh • Small rocks that orbit the solar system • When the moon moves in front of the earth • A theory where the earth is the center of • ...
Science final crossword 2021-12-15
Across
- A state of the moon when it gets smaller and smaller
- A fiery ball in the sky that gives us light
- the measurement of how high or low something is
- Moon when the moon is new and fresh
- A big rock in the solar system with lacking the technical criteria to be a planet
- A repeating unit in data
- A mirrored image
- when the earth comes between the moon and sun
- A state of the moon when it gets bigger over time
- A theory on the sun being the center of the solar system.
- the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth
- a continuous and repeating disturbance of a medium and a pulse is a single disturbance.
- A person that is trained to be in a space ship
- the way to get people into space
- A object put into space that moves around a larger object
- A room or building with tools of astronomical study
- The maximum extent of vibration or oscillation
- U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.
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- A large planet having a thick gaseous atmosphere but no solid surface
- When the moon moves in front of the earth
- A shadow cast by the earth or moon over a select area
- A change in direction of a wave
- A theory where the earth is the center of
- A Russian astronaut
- universe
- a ball of light in the night
- Small rocks that orbit the solar system
- A dark central part of a sunspot
- A tendency to do nothing or something remaining unchanged
- When an object moves into the sun casting a shadow
30 Clues: universe • A mirrored image • A Russian astronaut • A repeating unit in data • a ball of light in the night • A change in direction of a wave • A dark central part of a sunspot • the way to get people into space • Moon when the moon is new and fresh • Small rocks that orbit the solar system • When the moon moves in front of the earth • A theory where the earth is the center of • ...
Let's learn Earth & Space 2020-11-26
Across
- layer of earth.
- Method-method that is used to locate the epicenter of an earthquake.
- mantle.
- floor spreading-proccess which happens when ocean plates move apart and magma rises from the mantle and create new areas of oceanic crust.
- waves-A seismic wave that travels through the Earth rather than across
- the instrument used to mapped the mid-ocean ridges
- time-time difference between the P-waves and S-waves.
- type of plate boundary that are sliding past each other.
- layer of the earth where magma comes from.
- molten material that rises from the mantle to the crust.
- Convection- the very slow creeping motion of Earth's solid silicate mantle caused by convection currents carrying heat from the interior to the
- boundary between the crust and mantle, as inferred from
- change in the speed of body waves
- to through it.
- very large wave that is caused by earthquake.
- point within the Earth where the actual movement takes
- geologist who proposed the theory of sea-floor spreading.
- surface
- Plumes-an upwelling of superheated rock from the mantle.
- tectonics theory-a theory that states that the Earth's crust is divided into several plates.
- theory.
- Waves-A seismic wave that travels across the surface of the Earth as
- crust.
- one who made the continental
- arc-formed when two oceanic crusts collide.
- type of plate boundary that plates are moving away from each other.
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- an earthquake.
- surface.
- earthquake.
- point on the surface directly above the focus.
- process happens when the oceanic crust sinks beneath the continental crust.
- and S-waves at the surface of the Earth that move with a rolling motion.
- Drift Theory-a theory that states that there was a big continent before.
- recording device that is used to locate the earthqiake's epicenter.
- to be the supercontinent 250 million years ago.
- type of plate boundary that collides with each other.
- geologic feature that may form when plates are moving away from each other.
- Pull-other possible cause of plate movements which the weight of the subducting plate pulls the trailing slab into the subduction zone just like a tablecloth slipping off the table and pulling items with it.
- waves-A surface seismic wave generated by the interaction of P-
- Spot-a concentration of heat in the mantle capable of creating magma
- is formed when a continental plate and an ocean plate collides.
- ranges-a geologic feature that happens when two continental plates collide.
- waves-A wave of energy that travels through the Earth as a result of
- may happen during divergence or convergence of plates because of the movement of plates.
- Push-one of the possible cause of plate movements which the ridge pushes the old sea-floor towards the trench and it will subduct.
- valley-a geologic feature that happens when two continental plates move apart from each other.
- part of earth.
- waves-A surface seismic wave that cause horizontal shifting of the Earth
48 Clues: crust. • mantle. • surface • theory. • surface. • earthquake. • an earthquake. • to through it. • part of earth. • layer of earth. • one who made the continental • change in the speed of body waves • layer of the earth where magma comes from. • arc-formed when two oceanic crusts collide. • very large wave that is caused by earthquake. • point on the surface directly above the focus. • ...
Stars and such 2026-05-20
Across
- The constelation that looks like a "W"
- Look down
- An object's resistance to change in motion
- The dragon constelation in between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor
- A massive cloud of dust that may become a star
- An incredibly dense body of mass that suck in everything
- Earth is a _
- Commonly known as the Big Dipper
- A very famous telescope
- NASA space probe launched in 1977
- The path an object takes around a planet or celestial body
- The amount of time it takes for the ISS to complete a full orbit around the Earth
- A well known belt of asteroids
- Sometimes called the ISS
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- The distance light travels in a year
- The constellation that contains Polaris
- Greek princess saved by Perseus
- A massive collection of stars and planets
- The first element on the periodic table
- Closest star to our solar system
- The amount of matter in an object
- The center of our solar system is a _
- An object orbiting a larger object
- The hunter constellation, Identifiable by his belt
- Often refered to as "The North Star."
- A group of stars in the sky, often representing figures
- The force that holds us to Earth
- The galaxy we live in
28 Clues: Look down • Earth is a _ • The galaxy we live in • A very famous telescope • Sometimes called the ISS • A well known belt of asteroids • Greek princess saved by Perseus • Closest star to our solar system • Commonly known as the Big Dipper • The force that holds us to Earth • The amount of matter in an object • NASA space probe launched in 1977 • An object orbiting a larger object • ...
shilinas crossword :D 2012-06-26
Across
- what explodes
- another word for hot
- hot liquid inside a volcano
- we live on the earths
- when one plate slides under another
- in the earth that make earthquakes
- another word for destruction
- the middle of the earth
- when you rub two things together it mmakes
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- the same as magma
- its the planet we live on
- a tsunami is triggered by
- explosive under the water
- magma thats cooled down makes a
- hard and solid object
15 Clues: what explodes • the same as magma • another word for hot • we live on the earths • hard and solid object • the middle of the earth • its the planet we live on • a tsunami is triggered by • explosive under the water • hot liquid inside a volcano • another word for destruction • magma thats cooled down makes a • in the earth that make earthquakes • when one plate slides under another • ...
sincie 2024-05-17
Across
- first plant to be walked on
- big and red in space
- when a star explodes
- the moon covers the sun
- when the earth spins
- Walter gose in a cicril
- when land was more together
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- everything living
- the lava looks like a
- rocks mack thenm up
- a volcano that is super
- how hot or cold it is out side
- inside the earth
- in side the earth but not the core
- it comes out of volcanos
15 Clues: inside the earth • everything living • rocks mack thenm up • big and red in space • when a star explodes • when the earth spins • the lava looks like a • a volcano that is super • the moon covers the sun • Walter gose in a cicril • it comes out of volcanos • first plant to be walked on • when land was more together • how hot or cold it is out side • in side the earth but not the core
Astronomers 2017-03-15
Across
- who was burned at the stake by the Church for his heliocentric views?
- who published the general theory of relativity?
- who built his own telescope and eyepieces that were advanced enough to have a magnifying power of 6,450 times?
- who was the first geocentric believer, who also proved the Earth was spherical?
- who calculated the circumference and the radius of the Earth?
- who’s model contained epicycles and a motionless Earth?
- who was put on house arrest for his views of the universe and not forgiven by the church until the late 1900's?
- who built an observatory, with no telescopes, and made accurate and continuous measurements for 20 years?
- who was the first heliocentric believer and attempted to measure the relative distances between the Earth and the Sun and the Earth and the Moon?
- Who accidentally discovered the cosmic microwave background radiation, CMB?
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- who developed the Doppler Effect, or Red shift?
- who founded The Laws of Motion and the Universal Law of Gravitation?
- who discovered that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight?
- Who's diagram is a graph which has the absolute magnitudes (actual brightness) of stars?
- who developed the Laws of Planetary Motion?
- who’s heliocentric model was not the first ever, but the first to become famous?
- who completed the first star catalog and brightness scale, and figured out the precession, or wobble, of the Earth’s axis?
- who developed the famous OBAFGKM spectral classification?
18 Clues: who developed the Laws of Planetary Motion? • who developed the Doppler Effect, or Red shift? • who published the general theory of relativity? • who’s model contained epicycles and a motionless Earth? • who developed the famous OBAFGKM spectral classification? • who discovered that the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight? • ...
The night Sky 2021-10-11
Across
- furthest planet from the Sun
- The red planet
- The planet we live on
- The biggest planet
- The curved shape of The Moon
- Centre of our planetary system
- First planet from the Sun
- Ours is called The Milky Way
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- The hottest planet
- a tool people use to see things in the night sky
- It orbits the Earth
- They twinkle in the night sky
- The study of stars and objects in space
- A group of stars
- The force that holds us down to Earth
15 Clues: The red planet • A group of stars • The hottest planet • The biggest planet • It orbits the Earth • The planet we live on • First planet from the Sun • furthest planet from the Sun • The curved shape of The Moon • Ours is called The Milky Way • They twinkle in the night sky • Centre of our planetary system • The force that holds us down to Earth • The study of stars and objects in space • ...
1st 9 Weeks Crossword 2024-10-10
Across
- Supercontinent that existed some 200 million years ago.
- the number of people living in 1 square kilometer.
- the average weather conditions of an area over a long period of time
- 0 Degrees East/West Longitude
- the water areas of the Earth including oceans, lakes rivers and other bodies of water as well as water vapor.
- 0 Degrees North/South
- the growth of an urban area
- the daily weather conditions of an area
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- conditions that make people move from their home country to another country.
- the part of the earth where life exists
- a thin layer of gases that surrounds the earth.
- parts on a map where latitude and longitude lines intersect and provide precise locations.
- conditions in a country that draw immigrants towards it.
- the movement of weathered rock by wind, glaciers and moving water.
- Moisture that falls from the sky
- the uppermost layer of the Earth that includes the crust, continents and ocean basins.
- coming from one country to live in another
17 Clues: 0 Degrees North/South • the growth of an urban area • 0 Degrees East/West Longitude • Moisture that falls from the sky • the part of the earth where life exists • the daily weather conditions of an area • coming from one country to live in another • a thin layer of gases that surrounds the earth. • the number of people living in 1 square kilometer. • ...
vocabulary 2024-01-29
Across
- the spinning of the earth on its axis. every day the earth rotates or spins on its axis.
- the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. the path the earth follows around the sun is called _____.
- a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface.
- four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.
- the time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year.
- a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- a natural object that exists outside of earth's atmosphere. examples include stars, planets, asteroids, comets an meteoroids.
- ____________ happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line.
- to move in a circle about/around a central axis.
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- the force that draws objects towards each other.
- a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather,and temperature.
- the imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into two equal hemispheres.
- _____ are very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun. the alternate rise and fall of the surface of water connected to the ocean.
- the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
- an imaginary line around which earth rotates.
- a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
- imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.
- either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest and lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
18 Clues: a measure of how hot or cold something is. • an imaginary line around which earth rotates. • the force that draws objects towards each other. • to move in a circle about/around a central axis. • the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. • a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface. • ...
vocabulary 2024-01-29
Across
- the spinning of the earth on its axis. every day the earth rotates or spins on its axis.
- the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. the path the earth follows around the sun is called _____.
- a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface.
- four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.
- the time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year.
- a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- a natural object that exists outside of earth's atmosphere. examples include stars, planets, asteroids, comets an meteoroids.
- ____________ happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line.
- to move in a circle about/around a central axis.
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- the force that draws objects towards each other.
- a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather,and temperature.
- the imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into two equal hemispheres.
- _____ are very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun. the alternate rise and fall of the surface of water connected to the ocean.
- the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
- an imaginary line around which earth rotates.
- a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
- imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.
- either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest and lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
18 Clues: a measure of how hot or cold something is. • an imaginary line around which earth rotates. • the force that draws objects towards each other. • to move in a circle about/around a central axis. • the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. • a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface. • ...
vocabulary 2024-01-29
Across
- the spinning of the earth on its axis. every day the earth rotates or spins on its axis.
- the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. the path the earth follows around the sun is called _____.
- a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface.
- four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.
- the time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year.
- a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- a natural object that exists outside of earth's atmosphere. examples include stars, planets, asteroids, comets an meteoroids.
- ____________ happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line.
- to move in a circle about/around a central axis.
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- the force that draws objects towards each other.
- a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather,and temperature.
- the imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into two equal hemispheres.
- _____ are very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun. the alternate rise and fall of the surface of water connected to the ocean.
- the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
- an imaginary line around which earth rotates.
- a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
- imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.
- either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest and lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
18 Clues: a measure of how hot or cold something is. • an imaginary line around which earth rotates. • the force that draws objects towards each other. • to move in a circle about/around a central axis. • the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. • a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface. • ...
LAYERS OF THE EARTH 2023-01-06
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- Is measured in gigapascals in the mantle and core
- The solid, outermost physical layer of the Earth
- The temperature in the core is at least this in Kelvin (4,8)
- The mantle is rich in this element
- The distance to the centre of the Earth is about this in km (3,8)
- This is the only truly liquid layer of the Earth (5,4)
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- Describes compounds of silicon and oxygen
- The outermost chemical layer of the Earth
- Adjective meaning 'of earthquakes'
- One of the elements found in the core of the Earth
- This chemical layer of the Earth contains 22% magnesium
11 Clues: Adjective meaning 'of earthquakes' • The mantle is rich in this element • Describes compounds of silicon and oxygen • The outermost chemical layer of the Earth • The solid, outermost physical layer of the Earth • Is measured in gigapascals in the mantle and core • One of the elements found in the core of the Earth • ...
Geography 1 2022-10-09
Across
- In which continent is Kenya?
- How many oceans are there?
- Only scientists live on this continent
- All continents are divided into?
- How many countries does Africa have?
- The shape of the earth.
- Which is the largest continent?
- Seven huge areas of land on earth
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- The continent with the fewest people
- What are the huge areas of water on the surface of the earth are called?
- Russia is in this continent.
- Which is the deepest ocean in the world?
- How many countries does Europe have?
- What is the world around us called?
- How many continents are there on planet earth?
15 Clues: The shape of the earth. • How many oceans are there? • In which continent is Kenya? • Russia is in this continent. • Which is the largest continent? • All continents are divided into? • Seven huge areas of land on earth • What is the world around us called? • The continent with the fewest people • How many countries does Europe have? • How many countries does Africa have? • ...
Space 2024-02-11
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- Name of someone that goes to space
- How long it takes the earth to go round the sun
- how many times bigger Jupiter is compared to Earth
- The planet we are on
- Closest planet to the sun
- The red planet
- Name of the source of light in our Solar System
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- Famous for its Great Red Spot
- Biggest planet in the Solar System
- Name of our galaxy
- How many planets there are in the Solar System
- How many moons the Earth has
- Hottest planet in the Solar System
- Coldest planet in the Solar System
14 Clues: The red planet • Name of our galaxy • The planet we are on • Closest planet to the sun • How many moons the Earth has • Famous for its Great Red Spot • Name of someone that goes to space • Biggest planet in the Solar System • Hottest planet in the Solar System • Coldest planet in the Solar System • How many planets there are in the Solar System • ...
Vocab 2021-10-08
Across
- moon phases are also called
- moon gets bigger
- the moon's lit side is visible from earth
- order is sun,moon,earth
- south half of the equator
- Earth has one at 23.5
- moon gets smaller
- Imaginary line at which a body rotates
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- order is sun, earth, moon
- Angle at which the sun hits the earth
- north half of the equator
11 Clues: moon gets bigger • moon gets smaller • Earth has one at 23.5 • order is sun,moon,earth • order is sun, earth, moon • north half of the equator • south half of the equator • moon phases are also called • Angle at which the sun hits the earth • Imaginary line at which a body rotates • the moon's lit side is visible from earth
Earth Matters Ch 1 2016-09-03
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- it travels at 299 792 km per second
- they rotate around planets
- a planet’s mass affects it
- small remaining quantity
- dist light travels in 1 year
- independent systems of stars, gas and dust
- energy as electromagnetic waves
- a protoplanet of our solar system
- a planet’s mass affects it
- it has no like, equal, or parallel
- the bishop who thought Earth was created in 4004 BCE
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- Earth’s is almost circular
- system of ideas explaining something
- the most widely accepted theory about how the universe came to be
- it’s 4.6 billion years old
- of the Middle Ages
- primitive planet
- our galaxy
- it’s on Earth in liquid form
- a protoplanet of our solar system
- a planet’s mass affects them
- a protoplanet of our solar system
22 Clues: our galaxy • primitive planet • of the Middle Ages • small remaining quantity • Earth’s is almost circular • they rotate around planets • it’s 4.6 billion years old • a planet’s mass affects it • a planet’s mass affects it • dist light travels in 1 year • it’s on Earth in liquid form • a planet’s mass affects them • energy as electromagnetic waves • a protoplanet of our solar system • ...
Gadola 4 CD 2025-02-02
Across
- earths outermost layer
- half of the earth
- FE on the periodic table
- runs from pole to pole
- earths rigid outer shell
- path of a planet around the earth
- spinning motion around an axis
- 0- degree latitude
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- process that formed earths layers
- solstice marks the start of summer
- core solid metal center of earth
- occurs around January 3rd
- core earths molten metal shell
- runs parallel to the equator
- boundary between crust and mantle
15 Clues: half of the earth • 0- degree latitude • earths outermost layer • runs from pole to pole • FE on the periodic table • earths rigid outer shell • occurs around January 3rd • runs parallel to the equator • core earths molten metal shell • spinning motion around an axis • core solid metal center of earth • process that formed earths layers • boundary between crust and mantle • ...
world 2024-04-18
Across
- - Model of the Earth.
- - Large body of saltwater.
- - Dry, sandy area with little vegetation.
- - Planet we live on.
- - Landmass surrounded by water.
- - Large body of water surrounded by land.
- - Area of land with its government.
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- - Area with many trees.
- - Humans who live on the Earth.
- - Living creature that inhabits the Earth.
- - Large human settlement.
- - Tall landform with steep sides.
- - Large flowing body of water.
13 Clues: - Planet we live on. • - Model of the Earth. • - Area with many trees. • - Large human settlement. • - Large body of saltwater. • - Large flowing body of water. • - Humans who live on the Earth. • - Landmass surrounded by water. • - Tall landform with steep sides. • - Area of land with its government. • - Dry, sandy area with little vegetation. • ...
Earth Matters Ch 1 2016-09-03
Across
- it travels at 299 792 km per second
- they rotate around planets
- a planet’s mass affects it
- small remaining quantity
- dist light travels in 1 year
- independent systems of stars, gas and dust
- energy as electromagnetic waves
- a protoplanet of our solar system
- a planet’s mass affects it
- it has no like, equal, or parallel
- the bishop who thought Earth was created in 4004 BCE
Down
- Earth’s is almost circular
- system of ideas explaining something
- the most widely accepted theory about how the universe came to be
- it’s 4.6 billion years old
- of the Middle Ages
- primitive planet
- our galaxy
- it’s on Earth in liquid form
- a protoplanet of our solar system
- a planet’s mass affects them
- a protoplanet of our solar system
22 Clues: our galaxy • primitive planet • of the Middle Ages • small remaining quantity • Earth’s is almost circular • they rotate around planets • it’s 4.6 billion years old • a planet’s mass affects it • a planet’s mass affects it • dist light travels in 1 year • it’s on Earth in liquid form • a planet’s mass affects them • energy as electromagnetic waves • a protoplanet of our solar system • ...
vocabulary 2024-01-29
Across
- the spinning of the earth on its axis. every day the earth rotates or spins on its axis.
- the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. the path the earth follows around the sun is called _____.
- a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface.
- four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.
- the time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year.
- a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- a natural object that exists outside of earth's atmosphere. examples include stars, planets, asteroids, comets an meteoroids.
- ____________ happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line.
- to move in a circle about/around a central axis.
Down
- the force that draws objects towards each other.
- a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather,and temperature.
- the imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into two equal hemispheres.
- _____ are very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun. the alternate rise and fall of the surface of water connected to the ocean.
- the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
- an imaginary line around which earth rotates.
- a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
- imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.
- either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest and lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
18 Clues: a measure of how hot or cold something is. • an imaginary line around which earth rotates. • the force that draws objects towards each other. • to move in a circle about/around a central axis. • the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. • a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface. • ...
earth 2021-03-18
10 Clues: super hot • outermost layer • core deepest inside • what the inner core is • big and blue and green • core next to the inner core • earth crust characteristics • earth crust characteristics • waves created by earthquakes • what keeps us from floating away
earth 2020-12-01
10 Clues: our home • below the crust • what you live on • 2nd layer of earth • under the lithosphere • The 4th layer of earth • The 3rd layer of earth • the crust under a ocean • above the asthenosphere • the crust under a continent
Earth 2021-10-15
Across
- :Granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz found on earths contiental crust
- :type of lava
- :earths outermost layer
- :vibrations caused by earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements
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- :the heat that causes the rocks to rise and fall
- :a solid ball of metal made up of nickel and iron
- :it's in a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle
- :largest layer of the earth
- :composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine and found in the ocean
9 Clues: :type of lava • :earths outermost layer • :largest layer of the earth • :the heat that causes the rocks to rise and fall • :a solid ball of metal made up of nickel and iron • :vibrations caused by earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements • :it's in a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle • ...
Earth 2021-10-15
Across
- :Granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz found on earths contiental crust
- :type of lava
- :earths outermost layer
- :vibrations caused by earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements
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- :the heat that causes the rocks to rise and fall
- :a solid ball of metal made up of nickel and iron
- :it's in a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle
- :largest layer of the earth
- :composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine and found in the ocean
9 Clues: :type of lava • :earths outermost layer • :largest layer of the earth • :the heat that causes the rocks to rise and fall • :a solid ball of metal made up of nickel and iron • :vibrations caused by earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements • :it's in a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle • ...
Earth 2021-09-07
Across
- this is the spinning motion that causes day and night on Earth
- very long term weather conditions
- short term temperature and conditions of an area
- these lines move east and west but measure north and south
- the study of physical features of the Earth, its atmosphere and human activities
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- these lines move north and south but measure east and west
- the movement of the Earth around the sun
- an imaginary line about which a body rotates
- this is the latitude line that measures 0 degrees as well as divides the Earth in half
9 Clues: very long term weather conditions • the movement of the Earth around the sun • an imaginary line about which a body rotates • short term temperature and conditions of an area • these lines move north and south but measure east and west • these lines move east and west but measure north and south • this is the spinning motion that causes day and night on Earth • ...
earth 2022-02-04
Earth 2024-08-13
9 Clues: Have Salty water. • Ship of the Deserts. • The large green area. • They look so tiny in the sky. • Takes the light from the Sun. • Envelope of air around the earth. • Mountain snows melt down to form. • Lowland between hills and mountains. • Three-fourth of the earth is covered with this.
geography notes 2025-10-23
Across
- zero degrees latitude
- The global grid lines that run horizontally
- North east south and west
- Inaccuracy on maps ( stretched squeezed misshaped too close to far etc.) caused by making a 3d object 2d
- one of the five themes where something can be found
- one of the five themes how people stuff and ideas can get from one location to another
- The global grid lines that run vertically
- a map with know distortion
- The study of the earth, its physical and human system a and how they are organized and interact
- one of the five themes how humans change the Earth and adapt to the Earth
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- zero degrees longitude
- North east north west south east south west
- tool on the map to show distance and size
- one of the five themes the human and physic geography
- Grid The grid system made up of the lines of longitude and longitude main way for absolute location
- The global positioning satellite system
- A 3d map of earth
- one of the five themes how similar areas are grouped\organized
- The shared belief behaviors customs and traditions of a group
19 Clues: A 3d map of earth • zero degrees longitude • zero degrees latitude • North east south and west • a map with know distortion • The global positioning satellite system • tool on the map to show distance and size • The global grid lines that run vertically • North east north west south east south west • The global grid lines that run horizontally • ...
all small thing matter 2022-05-18
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- the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil
- the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
- rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground.
- water that fills the cracks and spaces in underground soil and rock layers
- force of attraction between different kinds of molecules
- All the water at and near the surface of the earth, 97% of which is in oceans
- the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
- The change from a gas to a liquid
- process by which bacteria convert nitrates into nitrogen gas
- an attraction between molecules of the same substance
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- the process by which nitrites and nitrates are produced by bacteria in the soil
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas
- Consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water, and the atmosphere.
- The process by which cells break down simple food molecules to release the energy they contain.
15 Clues: The change from a gas to a liquid • The change of a substance from a liquid to a gas • rain, snow, sleet, or hail that falls to the ground. • the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants • an attraction between molecules of the same substance • force of attraction between different kinds of molecules • ...
Geography 2022-09-18
Across
- largest continent
- the number of continents in the world
- study of earth is called
- the line of latitude at 0 degrees
- vertical lines on a map
- largest desert in the world
- smallest city in the world
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- horizontal lines on a map
- largest river
- round model of the earth
- dwarf planet
- most popular map tool
- Blue planet
- area where land meets the sea or ocean
14 Clues: Blue planet • dwarf planet • largest river • largest continent • most popular map tool • vertical lines on a map • round model of the earth • study of earth is called • horizontal lines on a map • smallest city in the world • largest desert in the world • the line of latitude at 0 degrees • the number of continents in the world • area where land meets the sea or ocean
World Cultures 2021-05-17
Across
- Goods sold to other countries.
- Home to giraffes, ostriches, wildebeest, lemurs, and many more amazing animals.
- The beliefs and traditions of a group of people.
- A boundary of a continent, country, state, or city.
- 71% of the earth's surface.
- A person who lives in a particular place.
- The exact place of something on earth.
- Goods bought from other countries.
- A war between the Soviet Union and the United States.
- The weather in an area.
- _____ is the biggest country in the world.
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- The US is a _____ because we can vote for our presidents.
- Ocean West of the US.
- Country north of America.
- There are 7 ______ on earth.
- Seasonal winds that bring heavy rains.
- The only country that is a continent and an island.
- A map that shows the borders of a continent, country, state, or city.
- An imaginary horizontal line around the earth.
- A ruler with absolute power.
20 Clues: Ocean West of the US. • The weather in an area. • Country north of America. • 71% of the earth's surface. • There are 7 ______ on earth. • A ruler with absolute power. • Goods sold to other countries. • Goods bought from other countries. • Seasonal winds that bring heavy rains. • The exact place of something on earth. • A person who lives in a particular place. • ...
Evan Touey - Georgia Geography 2022-05-10
Across
- A natural separation between the piedmont and coastal plain regions
- Georgias current state capital
- the location of a place based on the location of somthing else
- How many regions does Georgia have
- the exact location of a point on earth
- Chain of islands off the coast of Georgia
- Forms a border bettween Georgia and Alabama
- Largest freshwater swamp in north america
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- lines of latitude are called ______
- The largest region in Georgia
- lines of longitude are called ______
- Forms a border between Georgia ans South Carolina
- mountain range located in northeast Georgia that is part of the appalachian mountains
- The ocean that borders Georgia
- divides the earth into eastern and western hemispheres
- What region of the country is Georgia located in
- the region known as TAG corner
- divides the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
- The country that Georgia is located in
- Georgias highest peak
20 Clues: Georgias highest peak • The largest region in Georgia • The ocean that borders Georgia • Georgias current state capital • the region known as TAG corner • How many regions does Georgia have • lines of latitude are called ______ • lines of longitude are called ______ • The country that Georgia is located in • the exact location of a point on earth • ...
Plate Tectonics 2018-03-28
Across
- Molten rock, gases, and solid crystals and minerals
- Two plates sliding past each other
- Two plates pushing toward each other
- Two plates moving apart from each other
- Crust that underlies oceans
- A vent in the Earth' surface through which magma and gases erupt
- The innermost part of the Earth
- A sudden jerk of land of the release of tension
- The last supercontinent
- A dropped zone where plates are pulling apart
Down
- Two tectonic plates _____ past each other in a horizontal direction
- The collision between two continental plates form _________
- Located directly below the crust
- Directly underneath the Lithosphere
- Made up of crust and a tiny bit of the upper mantle
- Crust that underlies continents
- The border between two tectonic plates
- Deep ocean ______, or valley
- The topmost layer of the Earth
- A crack or fracture in the Earth's crust
20 Clues: The last supercontinent • Crust that underlies oceans • Deep ocean ______, or valley • The topmost layer of the Earth • Crust that underlies continents • The innermost part of the Earth • Located directly below the crust • Two plates sliding past each other • Directly underneath the Lithosphere • Two plates pushing toward each other • The border between two tectonic plates • ...
Vocabulary Review 2021-04-14
Across
- Split something evenly or take turns
- When the sun is facing our side of the Earth
- Have as much as you need
- The written version of the words in a play
- A big object that orbits the sun
- Our sun and all of our planets
- A performance on stage
- Can happen
- Figure out how big, heavy, or long something is
- A game people play with white pieces and black dots
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- Where all the planets are
- The planet that we live on
- When the sun is facing the other side of the Earth
- Work or play together nicely
- The vehicle that astronauts use to go to space
- The words people say/sign in a play
- A small planet near the sun
- Our sun is an example of this
- A small object in space that stays with a planet
- 3+5, for example
20 Clues: Can happen • 3+5, for example • A performance on stage • Have as much as you need • Where all the planets are • The planet that we live on • A small planet near the sun • Work or play together nicely • Our sun is an example of this • Our sun and all of our planets • A big object that orbits the sun • The words people say/sign in a play • Split something evenly or take turns • ...
Third Grade Science Review 2020-05-09
Across
- bones working together create this system
- substance inside your bones
- planet closest to the sun
- the Milky Way is this type of galaxy
- bouncing light
- a thin protective covering on the surface of the eye
- the movement of the Earth on its axis
- an explanation of how or why something happened
- this force keeps us anchored to Earth
- the path that a planet follows around the sun
- Sound vibrations travel through the air in _____.
- animal that has hair or fur and breathes with lungs
Down
- the movement of the Earth around the sun
- Light can easily travel through ________ materials.
- this animal is covered with plates or scales
- a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere and burns
- the highness and lowness of sound
- Light can only travel in ______ paths.
- an animal that has a backbone
- This joint is found in your knees.
- Sounds travel best through _______.
21 Clues: bouncing light • planet closest to the sun • substance inside your bones • an animal that has a backbone • the highness and lowness of sound • This joint is found in your knees. • Sounds travel best through _______. • the Milky Way is this type of galaxy • the movement of the Earth on its axis • this force keeps us anchored to Earth • Light can only travel in ______ paths. • ...
Words With Greek roots chron, meter, photo, bio, geo, logy 2024-07-23
Across
- the study of Earth's landscapes, peoples, places, and environments
- arranged in the order of time
- a limit that affects how something can be done
- a tiny particle or bundle of electromagnetic radiation (light)
- to copy with light
- an instrument for measuring the distance traveled
- it is equal on both sides
- the study of the relationships between living organisms
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- of or to associate with geometry
- an instrument that measures speed
- two or more different organisms, living in, or being in a close association
- having or relating to the Earth as the center
- the study of weather
- to happen at the same time
- producing or generating light
- the region of the earth that encompasses all living organisms
- device that converts light into electrical energy by producing a voltage
- the study of Earth
- continues or occurs repeatedly over a long period of time
- the study of time
20 Clues: the study of time • to copy with light • the study of Earth • the study of weather • it is equal on both sides • to happen at the same time • arranged in the order of time • producing or generating light • of or to associate with geometry • an instrument that measures speed • having or relating to the Earth as the center • a limit that affects how something can be done • ...
Solar and Lunar Eclipses 2022-02-15
Across
- Lunar eclipse: sun, _____, moon
- When Earth or the Moon partially blocks light from the Sun.
- Solar eclipse: sun, _____, Earth
- solar eclipse: new moon or full moon?
- When the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow.
- When the view of the Sun from Earth is blocked by the Moon.
Down
- When one celestial body blocks light from another.
- red moon is called _____ moon.
- The envelope of gases surrounding Earth or another planet.
- When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun.
- lunar eclipse: new moon or full moon?
11 Clues: red moon is called _____ moon. • Lunar eclipse: sun, _____, moon • Solar eclipse: sun, _____, Earth • lunar eclipse: new moon or full moon? • solar eclipse: new moon or full moon? • When the Moon moves into Earth’s shadow. • When one celestial body blocks light from another. • When Earth or the Moon fully blocks light from the Sun. • ...
Earth Systems Review 2023-02-02
Across
- This is what is created on the leeward side of a mountain due to the dry air and warm temperatures.
- This system of earth includes the layers of gas that surround the planet.
- This is the side of a mountain that faces the wind off the ocean as part of the rain shadow effect.
- The side of the mountain that faces away from the wind, or the rain shadow side.
- This system of earth contains all the crust and mantle.
- This is the layer of earth the sits just below the crust and is made of magma.
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- This system of earth includes any place an organism can live.
- Water that does not infiltrate as part of the water cycle, might do this instead.
- The windward side of the mountain receives far more of this than the leeward side does.
- This system of earth includes all the water on the planet.
- This is the process when plants give off moisture into the air.
- This is the layer of earth that we live on.
- Solar _______________ is needed to heat water in lakes and oceans and cause it to evaporate.
- You see more of this color on the windward side of a mountain.
14 Clues: This is the layer of earth that we live on. • This system of earth contains all the crust and mantle. • This system of earth includes all the water on the planet. • This system of earth includes any place an organism can live. • You see more of this color on the windward side of a mountain. • This is the process when plants give off moisture into the air. • ...
Earth Science Review #1 2013-05-22
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- /this is a small rocky object that orbits around the sun. There is a “belt” of these located between Mars and Jupiter.
- /the protection and wise use of natural resources such as air water land plants animals and mineral in the earth.
- /a wide variety of plant and animal species living in one area (the diversity of life on earth).
- / rock that forms on the outside of earth’s surface.
- /all the plants and animals that live in one areas and depend on each other for survival.
- /The composition of this is about 80% Nitrogen and 20% Oxygen.
- /water trapped in a layer of porous rock UNDER the ground.
- /the usual weather in a certain area over many years.
- /the air that surrounds the earth and other planets.
- /condensed water vapor that rises from bodies of water on earth.
- /the study of the relationships among plants, animals, and other living things in their environments.
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- /the solid rock beneath the soil and broken rocks on the surface of earth.
- /the cutting down of trees and destruction of forests.
- /This type of cloud is high and wispy.
- / This forms when gases that come from burning fuels in cars, factories, and power plants makes it way in to the atmosphere (Rain that is polluted by acids.).
- /the parts of the land, sea, and air where life can be found.
- /Everything that surrounds you or other living things.
- /an animal that eats the flesh of other animals.
- /the imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles of the earth.
- /all living things in one area.
- /a violent shaking of the ground due to sudden shifts in parts of the earth’s crust.
- /the raising of livestock and- or crops for commercial use.
- /a community of plants and animals that extends over a large area. Defined by climate and soil type.
- / This is the study of galaxies, starts, planets, and other space objects.
- /a small object made of ice in orbit around the sun, consists of a nucleus and a tail.
25 Clues: /all living things in one area. • /This type of cloud is high and wispy. • /an animal that eats the flesh of other animals. • / rock that forms on the outside of earth’s surface. • /the air that surrounds the earth and other planets. • /the usual weather in a certain area over many years. • /the cutting down of trees and destruction of forests. • ...
Back From Break 2025-01-05
Across
- what you are no longer allowed to have out
- long parallel ridges and ____
- rugged and has irregular topography
- Hawaii forms with this kind of volcanism
- rubbery layer of the upper mantle that the plates float on
- how many seismographs to the epicenter of an earthquake
- created by folding and faulting, valley and ______
- paper where earthquake vibrations are recorded
- thinest layer of the earth
- point of origin of an earthquake
- area of rolling hills
- center of the Earth
- plates move toward each other
- plates move away from each othere
- plates slide past each other
- primary waves
- thickest layer of Earth
Down
- Old supercontinent
- area of VA we live in
- the focus but on the surface
- South America and Africa fit together like 2 _____ pieces
- these currents move the plates around
- ancient remains of dead animals found on different continents
- shaking of Earth
- this layer is the plates themselves
- secondary waves, don't travel through liquid
- form when 2 continental plate crash into each other
- forms at a convergent boundary if it involves an oceanic plate
28 Clues: primary waves • shaking of Earth • Old supercontinent • center of the Earth • area of VA we live in • area of rolling hills • thickest layer of Earth • thinest layer of the earth • the focus but on the surface • plates slide past each other • long parallel ridges and ____ • plates move toward each other • point of origin of an earthquake • plates move away from each othere • ...
big crossword 1 2022-11-04
Across
- what we orbit
- on december 25th
- greatest of all time
- when the sun,moon and earth are all in line
- the movie jaws is about these
- the opposite of black
- the game with three strikes
- the opposite of white
- is gigachad cool?
- what orbits earth
- spider man (blank) way home
- three times three
- 2.5 times 2
- as orange with black stripes
- 3.14159
- used to be wolf
- furthest planet from the sun
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- where we live
- were birds live
- what you get on halloween
- a lion is one
- where we live
- what your parents give you
- kill the lights oh baby close your eyes
- what you do when you sleep
- what earth is
- on a test about ABSOLUTE VALUE
- popeyes
- the vertical stretching and horizontal compression of objects into long thin shapes in a very strong, non-homogeneous gravitational field. It is caused by extreme tidal forces.
- three plus three
- use this to call someone
- you need this to buy things
- best dipped in milk
- king of the jungle
- only in china
35 Clues: popeyes • 3.14159 • 2.5 times 2 • where we live • what we orbit • a lion is one • where we live • what earth is • only in china • were birds live • used to be wolf • on december 25th • three plus three • is gigachad cool? • what orbits earth • three times three • king of the jungle • best dipped in milk • greatest of all time • the opposite of black • the opposite of white • use this to call someone • ...
Prefixes, Suffixes, and Roots! 2022-07-05
Across
- change the shape of the earth/soil
- this means “three wheels”
- a place for water
- a place for earth/soil
- this means “distant sound”
- a person who does not smoke
- to see again
- 信用できる
- this means the “7th” month
- this means “write the world/Earth”
- this means one shape
- plant-eater
- this means “three feet”
- an underground road
- a thing use you to see things that are very very small
- 自動/自動的
- this means “eights legs”
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- meat-eater
- this means “under the sea”
- a thing you use to see things that are very very far away
- 同僚
- ten years
- moves by itself
- this means very small sound
- this person studies living things
- “one hundred feet”/ムカデ
- this means the “10th” month
- this means to circle again
- moveable sound
- this means one thousand “measures”
- to see before
- write with light
- the study of Japan
- this a scientist who studies the Earth
- to try again
- this means “the story of your life that your wrote yourself”
- アクセス可能
37 Clues: 同僚 • 信用できる • 自動/自動的 • アクセス可能 • ten years • meat-eater • plant-eater • to see again • to try again • to see before • moveable sound • moves by itself • write with light • a place for water • the study of Japan • an underground road • this means one shape • “one hundred feet”/ムカデ • a place for earth/soil • this means “three feet” • this means “eights legs” • this means “three wheels” • this means “under the sea” • ...
Nitrogen cycle 2025-12-05
Across
- liquid water changes to vapor
- evaporation of water from plant leaves
- rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth
- long-term carbon storage from buried organic matter
- movement of water (and nutrients)
- layer of rock or sediment holding groundwater
- movement of elements through living organisms and the environment
- water stored underground in aquifers
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- the gases surrounding Earth
- water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds
- absorption of nutrients by an organism
- the solid parts of Earth
- flow of water into the ground to recharge aquifers
- all water on, above, and below Earth’s surface
- all living things on Earth
15 Clues: the solid parts of Earth • all living things on Earth • the gases surrounding Earth • liquid water changes to vapor • movement of water (and nutrients) • water stored underground in aquifers • evaporation of water from plant leaves • absorption of nutrients by an organism • water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds • layer of rock or sediment holding groundwater • ...
Geography 2022-02-21
Across
- 1:10 000 on a map is called the _________ scale.
- The ____ is the solid layer of rock on the Earth's surface.
- The tropic of ______ is 23.4 degrees South of the Equator.
- ________ is an example of a non renewable resource.
- The tropic of _______ is 23.4 degrees North of the Equator.
- I use the toilet roll to make it into a pencil holder. This strategy is called _________.
- Wind is an example of a ___________ resource.
- All water found on the earth is called the____.
- ____ geography is the branch of geography that involves the study of human life in the built environment.
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- Refers to a physical area on Earth.
- _______ refers to all living things on Earth.
- _____ geography is the branch of geography that focuses on the physical environment.
- The area on earth that has a special meaning for people.
- Some people use wood instead of cement to build their houses. They identified wood as a resource because of their ___________.
- I use egg shells as fertiliser for my plants. This strategy is called _____________.
- The atmosphere is the layer of _____ and tiny particles that surround the earth.
- I am interested only in how the forest can help me earn as much money as possible. I have a _________ centered view.
17 Clues: Refers to a physical area on Earth. • _______ refers to all living things on Earth. • Wind is an example of a ___________ resource. • All water found on the earth is called the____. • 1:10 000 on a map is called the _________ scale. • ________ is an example of a non renewable resource. • The area on earth that has a special meaning for people. • ...
Earth Science Review #1 2013-05-22
Across
- / rock that forms on the outside of earth’s surface.
- /the usual weather in a certain area over many years.
- /this is a small rocky object that orbits around the sun. There is a “belt” of these located between Mars and Jupiter.
- /This type of cloud is high and wispy.
- /a violent shaking of the ground due to sudden shifts in parts of the earth’s crust.
- /The composition of this is about 80% Nitrogen and 20% Oxygen.
- / the university Ms. McKinney graduated from
- /a wide variety of plant and animal species living in one area (the diversity of life on earth).
- /all living things in one area.
- /the study of the relationships among plants, animals, and other living things in their environments.
- /the raising of livestock and- or crops for commercial use.
- /the air that surrounds the earth and other planets.
Down
- /an animal that eats the flesh of other animals.
- /the cutting down of trees and destruction of forests.
- /the imaginary line that passes through the North and South poles of the earth.
- / Ms. McKinney’s favorite color
- /the protection and wise use of natural resources such as air water land plants animals and mineral in the earth.
- /a small object made of ice in orbit around the sun, consists of a nucleus and a tail.
- / This is the study of galaxies, starts, planets, and other space objects.
- /the parts of the land, sea, and air where life can be found.
- /water trapped in a layer of porous rock UNDER the ground.
- /the solid rock beneath the soil and broken rocks on the surface of earth.
- / This forms when gases that come from burning fuels in cars, factories, and power plants makes it way in to the atmosphere (Rain that is polluted by acids.).
- /condensed water vapor that rises from bodies of water on earth.
- /all the plants and animals that live in one area and depend on each other for survival.
25 Clues: / Ms. McKinney’s favorite color • /all living things in one area. • /This type of cloud is high and wispy. • / the university Ms. McKinney graduated from • /an animal that eats the flesh of other animals. • / rock that forms on the outside of earth’s surface. • /the air that surrounds the earth and other planets. • /the usual weather in a certain area over many years. • ...
History/Geography 2021-11-29
Across
- the time period from 500 BCE to 1400 BCE.
- A area made Physical or man made in different parts of the earth.
- People goods, ideas, technology and diseases move from one place to the next.
- 500 BC to present day is the modern era.
- Objects made by humans in the older eras.
- The measurement veridical up the earth.
- The study of Physical landscape on the earth.
- When 10 years have passed it's a decade.
- Copying off a paper, the internet ,etc, and claiming that you came up with it.
- The time period before writing was invented 3500 BC, And Ancient history is the time after writing was invented 500 BCE
- Something made a long time
- Large areas that share similar climate or landforms.
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- When 1000 years have passed.
- The study of human culture and how it has changed over time.
- The measurement across the earth.
- The study of Artifacts to learn more about human life.
- Over time the remains of a plant or animal that has become solid.
- A large division of time in history with district characteristics.
- When 100 years have passed, it's a century.
- The study of remains of a plant or animal a fossil.
20 Clues: Something made a long time • When 1000 years have passed. • The measurement across the earth. • The measurement veridical up the earth. • 500 BC to present day is the modern era. • When 10 years have passed it's a decade. • the time period from 500 BCE to 1400 BCE. • Objects made by humans in the older eras. • When 100 years have passed, it's a century. • ...
julian's 6th grade review 2022-05-26
Across
- where all the air and gases are that surround a planet.
- an organelle that holds all of the DNA and genetic information.
- the transder of heat by non-direct contact.
- the basic unit of all life.
- the temperature,humidity,precipation,and wind at a specific time.
- all of the solid land, rock and magma on earth.
- the process of a gas changing to a liquid
- stops meteors,coolest layer.
- cell without a nucleus
- the average weather over a long period of time.
- protective organ made of special cell covering the body.
Down
- any liquid or solid water that falls to earth as a result of condensation in the atmosphere condenses and becomes liquid.
- all of the living things of the earth.
- contains the ozone layer and where we see planets flying.
- all of the water on earth.
- a cell that has a nucleus and other organelles.
- the transfer of heat through liquids and/or fluids.
- filters dangerous substances
- filter unwanted chemicals out of the blood and turns them into urine.
- where all the weather and climate are.
- the powerhouse of a cell
- walls provide plant with structure and support.
- the process of a liquid's surface changing to a gas.
- allow steady internal conditions.
24 Clues: cell without a nucleus • the powerhouse of a cell • all of the water on earth. • the basic unit of all life. • filters dangerous substances • stops meteors,coolest layer. • allow steady internal conditions. • all of the living things of the earth. • where all the weather and climate are. • the process of a gas changing to a liquid • the transder of heat by non-direct contact. • ...
Creation to Joseph- Cameron Parlier 2022-11-15
Across
- how old is the earth
- what did God change Abram's name to
- what joseph was sold into
- the other tree in the garden of Eden
- who was abrahams first son
- who did god talk to, to build the ark
- the person who had the idea of selling Joseph
- How many sons did Jacob have
- had the twelve sons
- in-the-beggening-god-created-the-heavens-and-the-earth
- what God did to reset the earth
- who decieved adam and eve
- who was Jacob's brother
- did dinos exist with humans
- jacob's first wife
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- What was Joseph in Egypt
- In how many days did God create the Earth
- what jacob's name was changed to
- abrahams second wife
- which tree did adam and eve eat from
- the creater that created it all
- how many of each animal was on the ark
- the first woman
- abraham's second son
- the place where adam and eve were banished from
- jacob's favorite son
- the first son of adam and eve/first murderer
- how old was sarah when Issic was born
- How old was Adraham when he had issic
- the first guy
30 Clues: the first guy • the first woman • jacob's first wife • had the twelve sons • how old is the earth • abrahams second wife • abraham's second son • jacob's favorite son • who was Jacob's brother • What was Joseph in Egypt • what joseph was sold into • who decieved adam and eve • who was abrahams first son • did dinos exist with humans • How many sons did Jacob have • ...
Catholic Education Week Crossword 2024-05-27
Across
- the guards of god
- where the light was made
- the children of god
- the teachings of god
- where Jesus was crucified
- the birthplace of Jesus
- the first power of god
- the son
- the seat of a king
- the start
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- the part of the bible where god made the earth
- the home of god
- the tempting snake
- the first person
- the keeper of the church
- the first thing god made
- the home of man
- the dove
- the kingdom of god
- THE father
20 Clues: the son • the dove • the start • THE father • the home of god • the home of man • the first person • the guards of god • the tempting snake • the seat of a king • the kingdom of god • the children of god • the teachings of god • the first power of god • the birthplace of Jesus • where the light was made • the keeper of the church • the first thing god made • where Jesus was crucified • ...
Egyptian Gods and Goddesses 2023-10-11
Across
- The Moon God
- The God of the Earth
- The God of Grain
- The God of the Sky
- The God of Fate
- The Creator God
- The God of Spoken Word
- The Goddess of Arrows
- The Goddess of Mummification
- The God of Reproduction
- The Goddess of Soul Protection
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- The God of Justice
- The Goddess of Writing
- The God of Wealth
- The God of Magic
- The God of Air
- The Goddess of Hunting
- The God of Music and Air
- The Falcon God
- The Goddess of Earth
20 Clues: The Moon God • The God of Air • The Falcon God • The God of Fate • The Creator God • The God of Magic • The God of Grain • The God of Wealth • The God of Justice • The God of the Sky • The God of the Earth • The Goddess of Earth • The Goddess of Arrows • The Goddess of Writing • The Goddess of Hunting • The God of Spoken Word • The God of Reproduction • The God of Music and Air • ...
PLATES/WEATHERING AND EROSION REVIEW 2017-10-15
Across
- ONE TYPE OF WEATHERING
- INNER MOST PART OF EARTH
- WHEN WEATHERED ROCK IS MOVED FROM PLACE TO PLACE
- WHERE PLATES MEET HEAD ON
- HAVE COVERED THE EARTH AND CARVED THE LAND
- CRACK IN EARTHS CRUST
- THE ABILITY OF ROCK AND SOIL TO ALLOW WATER FLOW
- WHEN ROCKS ARE BROKEN APART
- WHERE PLATES PULL APART
- PIECES OF ROCK AND SOIL
- THERE ARE OVER A DOZEN OF THESE ON THE EARTHS OUTER LAYER
- WHERE PLATES RUN OPPOSITE OF EACH OTHER
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- 32 IS THE FREEZING POINT
- PLATE THEORY CREATOR
- AREA AROUND THE PACIFIC OCEAN WITH MANY VOLCANOES/EARTHQUAKES
- 0 IS THE FREEZING POINT
- OUTERMOST PART OF EARTH
- THERE ARE 7 OF THESE
- ONE TYPE OF WEATHERING
- PULLS ON EVERYTHING
- WATER MIXED WITH POLLUTANTS
- THE AMOUNT OF WATER ROCKS AND SOIL CAN HOLD
22 Clues: PULLS ON EVERYTHING • PLATE THEORY CREATOR • THERE ARE 7 OF THESE • CRACK IN EARTHS CRUST • ONE TYPE OF WEATHERING • ONE TYPE OF WEATHERING • 0 IS THE FREEZING POINT • OUTERMOST PART OF EARTH • WHERE PLATES PULL APART • PIECES OF ROCK AND SOIL • 32 IS THE FREEZING POINT • INNER MOST PART OF EARTH • WHERE PLATES MEET HEAD ON • WATER MIXED WITH POLLUTANTS • WHEN ROCKS ARE BROKEN APART • ...
Ryan Player Ch. 8, 10, 11 2014-03-07
Across
- Point within earth where an earthquake occurs
- Instrument that records earthquake waves
- Mountain created by compressional stress
- Shakes the earth
- Volcano composed of both lava flows and pyroclastic material
- Center of an earthquake
- Broad, gently sloping volcano built from fluid basaltic lavas
- Opening to a volcano
- Large depression caused by a mountain collapsing
Down
- Depression at the summit of a volcano
- Compression wave
- Objects ejected by a volcano
- Seismic wave that shakes particles perpendicular to the direction the wave is traveling
- Fault in which the rock above the fault plane has moved down relative to the rock below
- AFter an earthquake
- Fracture in earth along which movement has occured
- Giant wave in the ocean
- Mountain formed of lava and/or pyroclastic material
- Before an earthquake
- Small volcano built primarily of pyroclastic material
20 Clues: Compression wave • Shakes the earth • AFter an earthquake • Before an earthquake • Opening to a volcano • Giant wave in the ocean • Center of an earthquake • Objects ejected by a volcano • Depression at the summit of a volcano • Instrument that records earthquake waves • Mountain created by compressional stress • Point within earth where an earthquake occurs • ...
SCieNCE 2023-01-11
Across
- hehe lava go brrrrrrrrrr out of it
- Lava while inside a volcano
- BONUS: Now rub on the deck and flub like a ___!
- When one plate submerges under the other
- magma while outside a volcano
- Its on pizza, And it also makes up the world
- discovered continental drift
- The mariana is one
- The inner core is solid because of it
- biggest earth layer
- (2wrds) An underwater earthquake makes it
Down
- It occurs when two plates go past eachother
- its formed when two plates collide
- Is created when an earthquake ends
- The innest most part of the earth
- This type of boundary creates volcanos
- (2wrds) its made of iron and nickel
- supercontinent
- A dead animals bones buried underground
- they make up the earth like a jigsaw puzzle
20 Clues: supercontinent • The mariana is one • biggest earth layer • Lava while inside a volcano • discovered continental drift • magma while outside a volcano • The innest most part of the earth • hehe lava go brrrrrrrrrr out of it • its formed when two plates collide • Is created when an earthquake ends • (2wrds) its made of iron and nickel • The inner core is solid because of it • ...
Plate Tectonics by Emily Grugan 2013-05-08
Across
- A break in the Earth's crust
- Point of Earth's surface directly above an earthquake's focus
- Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
- Boundary between two colliding plates
- The bending of rock layers
- Theory that continents drift apart
- Single large landmass made up of all the continents connected together that broke apart 200 million years ago
- Piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
- Outermost layer of the Earth
- Boundary between two plates moving away from each other
- Device used by seismologists to record primary, secondary, suface waves from earthquakes
Down
- Layer between the crust and the core
- new lithosphere is created here
- Soft layer of the mantle
- A region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
- Solid, dense center of the Earth
- Liquid layer of the Earth's core
- Boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
- A squeezing force
- A pulling force
20 Clues: A pulling force • A squeezing force • Soft layer of the mantle • The bending of rock layers • A break in the Earth's crust • Outermost layer of the Earth • new lithosphere is created here • Solid, dense center of the Earth • Liquid layer of the Earth's core • Theory that continents drift apart • Outermost, rigid layer of the Earth • Layer between the crust and the core • ...
Puzzling Earth Science 2024-12-04
Across
- Boundary where two tectonic plates pass laterally by one another
- region of the upper atmosphere
- Dating Radiometric dating calculates an age in years
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle
- Isotope The original unstable isotope
- Core about 1300 miles (2092 km) thick
- Waves vibrations in the earth
- Core a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron
- the rigid outer part of the earth
- Crust the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere
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- current heat-driven cycles
- Decay the emission of energy
- geoneutrino is a neutrino or antineutrino emitted
- The mantle is the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
- a chunk of rock or iron
- Plates thicker continental lithosphere
- Boundary when two tectonic plates move away from each other
- Isotope the more stable form
- Boundary When two plates come together
- Crust the denser crustal layer of Earth
20 Clues: a chunk of rock or iron • current heat-driven cycles • Decay the emission of energy • Isotope the more stable form • Waves vibrations in the earth • region of the upper atmosphere • the rigid outer part of the earth • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • Isotope The original unstable isotope • Core about 1300 miles (2092 km) thick • Plates thicker continental lithosphere • ...
Volcanoes 2017-04-25
Across
- Melted or molten rock inside the Earth
- Top layer of Earth
- Famous ice-covered volcano in Washington state
- An active volcano in Oregon
- Famous stratovolcano in California
- Hawaiian goddess of fire
- A piece of Earth's crust
- A rock that forms when lava cools and hardens
- Country with an island called Surtsey
- The volcanoes on the Hawaiian islands are in the middle of the ____ plate
- A name for a volcano that will never erupt again
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- Roman god of fire
- The second layer of Earth
- A dome volcano in California
- A name for an inactive volcano
- Most destructive volcano in US history
- Largest volcano in Hawaii
- Most common type of volcano
- Magma once it is on the Earth's surface
- Lake formed by the eruption of Mazama
20 Clues: Roman god of fire • Top layer of Earth • Hawaiian goddess of fire • A piece of Earth's crust • The second layer of Earth • Largest volcano in Hawaii • An active volcano in Oregon • Most common type of volcano • A dome volcano in California • A name for an inactive volcano • Famous stratovolcano in California • Lake formed by the eruption of Mazama • ...
Amazing Places 2016-11-07
Across
- to find
- a high, flat area of land
- something you can see and touch
- an edge or outline
- a part of something
- a person who lives somewhere
- a low area of land between two higher areas
- a group of things in a certain order
- the salt water that covers almost 3/4 of the earth
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- to give an idea
- a ball with the map of the earth on it
- a drawing of the Earth's surface or a part of it
- to picture in your mind
- a very deep valley
- describes how high the land is in an area
- top layer or cover
- one half of the earth
- to carry
- a large area of flat, nearly treeless land
- the natural shape of a section of land
- an area of land
21 Clues: to find • to carry • to give an idea • an area of land • a very deep valley • top layer or cover • an edge or outline • a part of something • one half of the earth • to picture in your mind • a high, flat area of land • a person who lives somewhere • something you can see and touch • a group of things in a certain order • a ball with the map of the earth on it • ...
Spring 2024 6i Midterm Exam 2024-04-17
Across
- one of the main masses of land on Earth
- a cover
- to pick up a lot of something
- plants or animals that are the same kind
- a very large body of water
- a repeating series of events
- to keep someone or something safe
- to help
- might not exist in the future
- a kind of place with its own plants, animals, and weather
- not allowed by the law
- to put a word or name on something
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- a machine such as a car, bus, etc. used to carry people or things
- very cold
- never very hot or very cold
- to feed on grass
- to become unable to breathe
- close to the middle part of the Earth
- an area of land where animals are safe
- an imaginary line around the middle of the earth
20 Clues: a cover • to help • very cold • to feed on grass • not allowed by the law • a very large body of water • never very hot or very cold • to become unable to breathe • a repeating series of events • to pick up a lot of something • might not exist in the future • to keep someone or something safe • to put a word or name on something • close to the middle part of the Earth • ...
Science final crossword 2021-12-15
Across
- A state of the moon when it gets smaller and smaller
- A fiery ball in the sky that gives us light
- the measurement of how high or low something is
- Moon when the moon is new and fresh
- A big rock in the solar system with lacking the technical criteria to be a planet
- A repeating unit in data
- A mirrored image
- when the earth comes between the moon and sun
- A state of the moon when it gets bigger over time
- A theory on the sun being the center of the solar system.
- the lunar hemisphere that always faces away from Earth
- a continuous and repeating disturbance of a medium and a pulse is a single disturbance.
- A person that is trained to be in a space ship
- the way to get people into space
- A object put into space that moves around a larger object
- A room or building with tools of astronomical study
- The maximum extent of vibration or oscillation
- U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space.
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- A large planet having a thick gaseous atmosphere but no solid surface
- When the moon moves in front of the earth
- A shadow cast by the earth or moon over a select area
- A change in direction of a wave
- A theory where the earth is the center of
- A Russian astronaut
- universe
- a ball of light in the night
- Small rocks that orbit the solar system
- A dark central part of a sunspot
- A tendency to do nothing or something remaining unchanged
- When an object moves into the sun casting a shadow
30 Clues: universe • A mirrored image • A Russian astronaut • A repeating unit in data • a ball of light in the night • A change in direction of a wave • A dark central part of a sunspot • the way to get people into space • Moon when the moon is new and fresh • Small rocks that orbit the solar system • When the moon moves in front of the earth • A theory where the earth is the center of • ...
Chapter 27 Vocabulary 2023-03-20
Across
- process that links separate telescopes so they act as one telescope, producing more detailed images as the distance between them increases.
- dark-colored, smooth plains on the Moon surface.
- the state at which the Moons orbital and rotational periods are equal.
- when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, and Earths shadow falls on the Moon; occurs only during a full moon,
- layer of loose, ground-up rock on the lunar surface.
- telescope that uses mirrors to focus visible light.
- time of year during which Earth's axis does not point directly toward the Sun; both hemispheres receive exactly 12 hours of sunlight.
- plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
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- light-colored, mountainous, heavily cratered area of the Moon, composed mostly of lunar Breccias.
- closest point in the Moon’s elliptical orbit to Earth.
- percentage of sunlight that is reflected by the surface of a planet or a satellite, such as the Moon.
- all types of electro- magnetic radiation arranged according to wave- length and frequency.
- valley-like structure that meanders across some regions of the Moons Maria.
- material that falls back to the lunar surface after being blasted out by the impact of a space object.
- crater formed when space material impacted on Moons surface.
- farthest point in the Moons elliptical orbit to Earth.
- long trail of ejecta that radiates outward from a Moon crater.
- telescope that uses lenses to focus visible light.
- when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and the Moon casts a shadow on Earth, blocking Earth's view of the Sun; can be partial or total.
- the Sun is overhead at its farthest distance either north or south of the equator.
20 Clues: plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. • dark-colored, smooth plains on the Moon surface. • telescope that uses lenses to focus visible light. • telescope that uses mirrors to focus visible light. • layer of loose, ground-up rock on the lunar surface. • closest point in the Moon’s elliptical orbit to Earth. • farthest point in the Moons elliptical orbit to Earth. • ...
6th ESS 6.1.1 Vocabulary and Definition 2025-02-19
Across
- – The Moon is mostly lit and continues to grow toward a full moon.
- – The curved path an object follows around another object due to gravity, such as Earth's orbit around the Sun.
- – The spinning of Earth on its axis, which causes day and night (one full rotation takes about 24 hours).
- – Half of the Moon is lit on the left side.
- – The Moon starts decreasing in light after a full moon.
- – A small part of the Moon is lit on the right side and increasing in visibility.
- – more concentrated and warmer
- – The entire face of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun.
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- – Half of the Moon is illuminated on the right side.
- – The Moon is between the Earth and Sun, making it invisible from Earth.
- - more spread out and cooler.Phases of the Moon – The changing appearances of the Moon due to the Sun’s light as the Moon orbits Earth.
- – 23.5 degrees, which causes different parts of the planet to receive varying amounts of sunlight, creating seasons.
- – A time of year (summer and winter) when the Sun is at its highest or lowest point in the sky, resulting in the longest or shortest day.
- – A time of year (spring and fall) when day and night are nearly equal because sunlight is directly over the equator.
- – An imaginary line running through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole; Earth’s tilt on its axis affects seasons.
- – A small sliver of the Moon is visible on the left before returning to a new moon.
- – The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking approximately 365.25 days to complete one orbit.
17 Clues: – more concentrated and warmer • – Half of the Moon is lit on the left side. • – Half of the Moon is illuminated on the right side. • – The Moon starts decreasing in light after a full moon. • – The entire face of the Moon is illuminated by the Sun. • – The Moon is mostly lit and continues to grow toward a full moon. • ...
Earth's Changing Surface 2016-05-23
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- landform that forms from the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river
- substance with a pH lower than 7
- living things and things that support life
- There are many types of rocks and minerals that make up the ____ of the Earth.
- all frozen water on the Earth
- During ____ sediments get carried to the bottom of the ocean.
- Water may take different amounts of time to _____ through the ground.
- substance with a pH higher than 7
- underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone
- the loose top layer of the Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter
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- There are many different types of ____. Some are edible and some are not
- A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting ___ in the Artic.
- Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size.
- The ______ is all of the water on the Earth, including frozen forms.
- layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through
- _____ is an important source of drinking water.
- mound formed when windblown sediments pile up behind and obstacle
- the gases that surround the Earth
- ______ is important for plants because water soaks into the soil.
- The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it.
20 Clues: all frozen water on the Earth • substance with a pH lower than 7 • the gases that surround the Earth • substance with a pH higher than 7 • living things and things that support life • _____ is an important source of drinking water. • Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size. • The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it. • ...
Earth's Changing Surfaces 2016-05-24
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- mound formed when windblown sediments pile up behind and obstacle
- The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it.
- substance with a pH lower than 7
- the loose top layer of the Earth's surface made of weathered rock and organic matter
- underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone
- During ____ sediments get carried to the bottom of the ocean.
- layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through
- all frozen water on the Earth
- living things and things that support life
- There are many types of rocks and minerals that make up the ____ of the Earth.
- substance with a pH higher than 7
- Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size.
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- _____ is an important source of drinking water.
- ______ is important for plants because water soaks into the soil.
- Water may take different amounts of time to _____ through the ground.
- landform that forms from the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river
- The ______ is all of the water on the Earth, including frozen forms.
- the gases that surround the Earth
- A satellite was launched into orbit to monitor melting ___ in the Artic.
- There are many different types of ____. Some are edible and some are not
20 Clues: all frozen water on the Earth • substance with a pH lower than 7 • the gases that surround the Earth • substance with a pH higher than 7 • living things and things that support life • _____ is an important source of drinking water. • Because of ____, the beach has decreased in size. • The rock was ____ so water could easily move through it. • ...
Earth's Systems 2024-02-21
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- - large ocean wave normally caused by an underwater earthquake
- - the process where rock is broken down into smaller pieces
- - hot, liquified rock that flows from a volcano
- - a mountain with molten rock directly below and can erupt
- - made by nature without anything added or changed
- - includes all rock, soil and sediments
- - a natural feature on the surface of the earth
- - includes all water
- - the process where natural forces move sediments to a new location
- - the parts of the lithosphere that break into huge slabs and move around to create landforms
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- - the layer between the crust and the outer core
- - the inner layer of the core and it's a huge metal ball
- - violet rotating column of air
- - the layer of gas around the Earth
- - the outer layer of the core and it's made of liquid iron and nickel
- - naturally occurring physical phenomena (ex:earthquake, landslides, tsunamis)
- - includes all living things from plants to animals
- - a rise of water that causes a lot of damage
- - the outermost layer of the earth
- made by people rather than nature
- - the movement of rock, debris or earth down a slope due to gravity
- - the remains or traces of plants and animals that lived long ago
22 Clues: - includes all water • - violet rotating column of air • made by people rather than nature • - the outermost layer of the earth • - the layer of gas around the Earth • - includes all rock, soil and sediments • - a rise of water that causes a lot of damage • - hot, liquified rock that flows from a volcano • - a natural feature on the surface of the earth • ...
Layers of the Earth 2021-10-15
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- zone of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere
- The slabs of basalt, granite and rocks that surround the Earth, they cause earthquakes and are always moving.
- thinnest layer of the Earth under the oceans, made up of mostly basalt
- the thickest layer of the earth. Creates c
- the forth layer of the Earth. 5000 degrees to 6000 degrees. Made of solid iron and nickel. Spins around and creates magnetic field.
- waves in the earth caused by earthquakes.
- the result of differential heating or the cooling and warming of air rising to the surface of the Earth.
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- The second largest layer of Earth. Made up of melted Iron and Nickel. Third layer of the Earth
- Thinnest layer of the Earth, made up of mostly granite under the land parts of Earth
- solid outerpart of teh Earth
10 Clues: solid outerpart of teh Earth • waves in the earth caused by earthquakes. • the thickest layer of the earth. Creates c • thinnest layer of the Earth under the oceans, made up of mostly basalt • Thinnest layer of the Earth, made up of mostly granite under the land parts of Earth • ...
Weather Test Review 2025-04-07
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- pressure that leads to clear skies
- all the living things on Earth
- this air mass is warm and dry
- front associated with long periods of rain
- day-to-day conditions of the atmosphere like rain, temps., air pressure
- patterns of atmospheric conditions over a long period of time
- front associated with strong thunderstorms and heavy rain
- all the rocks, minerals, and landforms on Earth
- front associated with light rain and warmer temps.
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- all the water on the Earth
- this air mass is cold and wet
- an example of weather with a super low pressure storm that forms over water and moves in a spiral with an "eye" at the center
- an example of weather with super fast moving winds that form a funnel shape
- the layer of all the gases that surround Earth
- this air mass is warm and wet
- this is what cool air does
- this air mass is cold and dry
- pressure that causes air to rise leading to clouds & storms
- this is what warm air does
19 Clues: all the water on the Earth • this is what cool air does • this is what warm air does • this air mass is cold and wet • this air mass is warm and dry • this air mass is warm and wet • this air mass is cold and dry • all the living things on Earth • pressure that leads to clear skies • front associated with long periods of rain • the layer of all the gases that surround Earth • ...
Outer Space 2024-01-30
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- A large, round object in space that orbits a star.
- The third planet from the sun and the one we live on.
- The vast, seemingly infinite expanse that exists beyond our planet.
- A celestial object with a bright tail, often visible from Earth.
- The natural satellite of Earth that orbits around it.
- A bright, shining object in the night sky that is a ball of hot, glowing gases.
- The force that pulls objects toward each other; what keeps us on Earth.
- A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern.
- A person who travels into space.
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- The sun and all the celestial objects that orbit it, including planets and moons.
- A large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- An object in space that moves around a larger object, like a moon or an artificial satellite.
- A vehicle that moves upward into space powered by engines.
- The area above the Earth where the sun, moon, stars, and clouds can be seen.
- A creature from outer space, often used in stories.
- The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat.
- The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space.
17 Clues: A person who travels into space. • A large, round object in space that orbits a star. • A creature from outer space, often used in stories. • A group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern. • The third planet from the sun and the one we live on. • The natural satellite of Earth that orbits around it. • A vehicle that moves upward into space powered by engines. • ...
esci 2023-10-16
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- it constists of 71% of the earth's surface
- it is the building blocks of matter
- Different species of organism that lives together in any given area
- introduced the idea of protoplanet hypothesis
- The habituable zone
- introduced dust and gases
- boundary between crust and mantle
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- suggested Venus-Mercury and Earth- Mars were formed this way
- It is the boundary between troposphere and stratosphere
- examples of this are sun, earth's core
- it is 0.09% of the atmosphere
- Considered as closed system
- it is the collection of ecosystem
- basic unit of life
- it creates magnetic field that protects the earth from the sun
- all biotic and abiotic factors are here
- fastest planet
- it is 50-85km high up; slows down meteor
- ice giant
19 Clues: fastest planet • The habituable zone • ice giant • Considered as closed system • it is 0.09% of the atmosphere • basic unit of life • introduced dust and gases • it is the collection of ecosystem • boundary between crust and mantle • it is the building blocks of matter • examples of this are sun, earth's core • ...
Jacob Stokes Astronomy 2nd period 2015-02-20
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- interior of a planet/moon
- everything in existence
- Used to view far away objects
- lands on an object and gathers data
- what the earth spins on
- grouping of stars
- surface of a planet/moon
- when a shuttle fly's by an object and takes pictures
- our sun is one of these
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- when the moon appears to grow smaller
- Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Etc.
- a crater that was caused by an impact on the surface of the object
- how long it takes for the earth to revolve once on its axis
- grey, orbits earth
- object that drops into planets atmosphere to take data
- when the moon appears to grow larger
- the galaxy we live in
- when a space shuttle goes around a planet
- floating space junk
- the middle of a planet/moon
20 Clues: grouping of stars • grey, orbits earth • floating space junk • the galaxy we live in • everything in existence • what the earth spins on • our sun is one of these • surface of a planet/moon • interior of a planet/moon • Mars, Jupiter, Uranus, Etc. • the middle of a planet/moon • Used to view far away objects • lands on an object and gathers data • when the moon appears to grow larger • ...
stars or some stuff like that 2026-05-20
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- _______ peroxide
- the force one object exerts on another
- nasa talks about it a lot
- the closest star system to our Solar System
- _________ dish for tv
- ______ space telescope
- a named formation of stars
- a distance of how long light needs to ravel
- the galaxy we live in
- what objects are made of
- the north star
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- a formation of stars thats not a constellation
- what the earth does around the sun
- third zone of our solar system
- what planet we live on
- an objects resistance to motion
- mythological greek princess
- this would be earth, mars, mecury etc.
- there are millions of these in the night sky
- what the milky way is
- hour and a half in minutes
- not even light can get away from it
22 Clues: the north star • _______ peroxide • _________ dish for tv • what the milky way is • the galaxy we live in • what planet we live on • ______ space telescope • what objects are made of • nasa talks about it a lot • a named formation of stars • hour and a half in minutes • mythological greek princess • third zone of our solar system • an objects resistance to motion • ...
SCIENCE ( STD 4 ) GUESS THE WORD 2024-02-10
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- AMOUNT OF WATER VAPOUR PRESENT IN THE AIR
- PROCESS OF ADDING CHLORINE IN WATER
- STORM WITH LIGHTINING AND THUNDER
- STRONG WIND
- PUSH OR PULL APPLIED ON A BODY
- BLUE PLANET
- PUREST FORM OF WATER
- MOVING AIR
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- BLANKET OF AIR AROUND THE EARTH
- SIMPLEST METHOD TO PURIFY WATER
- ABILITY TO DO WORK
- HOT MOLTEN ROCK INSIDE THE EARTH
- MOVEMENT OF THE AROUND THE SUN
- PLANET OF RINGS
- HUGE BALL OF GASES
15 Clues: MOVING AIR • STRONG WIND • BLUE PLANET • PLANET OF RINGS • ABILITY TO DO WORK • HUGE BALL OF GASES • PUREST FORM OF WATER • MOVEMENT OF THE AROUND THE SUN • PUSH OR PULL APPLIED ON A BODY • BLANKET OF AIR AROUND THE EARTH • SIMPLEST METHOD TO PURIFY WATER • HOT MOLTEN ROCK INSIDE THE EARTH • STORM WITH LIGHTINING AND THUNDER • PROCESS OF ADDING CHLORINE IN WATER • ...
Lithosphere Vocab 2021-01-25
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- -a fertile soil containing humus
- -an ocean wave is an example
- -large natural elevation of rock or stone
- -the upper layer of the earths mantle but below lithosphere
- -the state of being stretched tight
- -the outer layer of the earth
- -a resource that is used to make bricks
- -are a type of elastic wave and are one of the two main types of elastic body waves
- -is an area on Earth where two or more lithospheric plates collide
- -low area of land between hills or mountains
- -was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras
- -are places where plates slide sideways past each other
- -an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake
- -inside core
- -a planar fracture
- -outside core
- -break off or cause to break off
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- -the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- -the ground shaking a lot
- -ring or volcanoes
- -fastest seismic wave
- -the rigid and outer part of the earth
- -the drift of continents from each other
- -a narrow slit in the ground, sometimes underwater
- - two tectonic plates move away from each other
- -sits below the crust but above the core in the earth
- -the forming of new oceanic crust
- -a current in a fluid that results from convection
- -large dangerous wave
- -the action of compressing or being compressed
- -the organic component of soil
- -a mountain with lava and fire
- -a type of dirt used for gardening
- -the plates that when overlapped cause earthquakes
34 Clues: -inside core • -outside core • -ring or volcanoes • -a planar fracture • -fastest seismic wave • -large dangerous wave • -the ground shaking a lot • -an ocean wave is an example • -the outer layer of the earth • -the organic component of soil • -a mountain with lava and fire • -a fertile soil containing humus • -break off or cause to break off • -the forming of new oceanic crust • ...
Chapter 4 2021-12-21
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- This type of soil is very soapy and slippery
- The event that created the earth
- Most meteors burn up in this atmosphere
- this layer of the atmosphere has a very low density and high temperatures
- The process in which soil is formed
- This type of soil does not retain water well and has very poor structure
- Transporting warm water and precipitation from the equator toward the poles and cold water from the poles back to the tropics
- the outermost shell of the earth
- this agricultural practice harms the soil structure
- where techtonic plates move apart
- What is caused by techtonic plates moving apart, colliding, or sliding past eachother
- What do you use to determine the soil type
- The conditions of the weater
- between crust and outer core of the earth
- Most of earths weather happens here
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- the proportion of the incident light or radiation that is reflected by a surface, typically that of a planet or moon.
- This type of soil has lots of nutrients and moisture and drains pretty well
- inner most shell of the earth
- The process in which landmasses move
- Caused by climate change and are very dangerous natural disasters.
- A patch of land that has been forced to become a desert because mountain ranges blocked all plantgrowing, rainy weather
- Highest part of the atmosphere that jet planes can reach
- What causes seasons to occur
- when techtonic plates move into another
- Most of earths satellites orbit here
- layer after mantle in the earth
- This type of soil does not drain well and is sticky
- The state of the atmosphere
- published the continental drift theory
29 Clues: The state of the atmosphere • What causes seasons to occur • The conditions of the weater • inner most shell of the earth • layer after mantle in the earth • The event that created the earth • the outermost shell of the earth • where techtonic plates move apart • The process in which soil is formed • Most of earths weather happens here • The process in which landmasses move • ...
vocab quiz crossword puzzle 2024-10-01
Across
- small dog which hunts for burrowing game
- speech put into writing
- carry across
- one who works the earth
- land under control of a government
- branch of study on ways tho measure the earth
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- carry across
- move a plant
- raised platform of earth
- garden in a small glass container
- draw the earth
- study of the earth and its formation
12 Clues: carry across • move a plant • carry across • draw the earth • speech put into writing • one who works the earth • raised platform of earth • garden in a small glass container • land under control of a government • study of the earth and its formation • small dog which hunts for burrowing game • branch of study on ways tho measure the earth
Unit 5 Goldman Science vocab 2022-02-04
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- Long, slow waves that move along the earth's surface (two words in one)
- the layer of the earth between the crust and core
- pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle (two words in one)
- A natural elevation of the earth's rising
- the supercontinent that consisted of all the modern continents.
- a fracture or zone of fractures between two blocks of rock
- A natural disaster involving large amounts of water
- a current in a fluid that results from convection (two words in one)
- where plates slide sideways past each other (two words in one)
- the state of being stretched tight.
- the shaking of the surface of the Earth resulting from a sudden release of energy in the Earth's lithosphere that creates seismic waves.
- the bottom layer of the earth (two words in one)
- A linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other (two words in one)
- the upper layer of the earth's mantle
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- this occurs when two plates come together (two words in one)
- the top layer of the earth's surface
- The formation of new areas of oceanic crust (two words in one)
- waves that travel through or over earth (two words in one)
- a region around much of the rim of the Pacific Ocean where many volcanic eruptions and earthquakes occur (three words in one)
- short for primary wave (no punctuation)
- the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
- an organic substance resulting from the breakdown of plant material
- A rupture in the earth that spews hot lava
- a soft, loose, earthy material
- when two or more things are tightly pressed together.
- A material that things are planted in to help them receive the correct nutrients
- a fertile soil of sand and clay containing humus.
- short for shear waves (no punctuation)
- a theory explaining how continents drift on earth's surface (two words in one)
- The part of the Earth between the mantle and inner core, responsible for generating the planet's magnetic field (two words in one).
- Breaking off of something
- A long, narrow ditch
- a low area of land between hills and mountains
34 Clues: A long, narrow ditch • Breaking off of something • a soft, loose, earthy material • the state of being stretched tight. • the top layer of the earth's surface • the upper layer of the earth's mantle • short for shear waves (no punctuation) • short for primary wave (no punctuation) • A natural elevation of the earth's rising • A rupture in the earth that spews hot lava • ...
Basic Geography Vocab 2024-09-27
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- The four primary directions used to denote location. North, South, East, West.
- The position of something in relation to another, usually in relation to true north.
- The prevailing weather patters expected for a region of Earth
- The Regions of Earth from the Tropic of Cancer to the Arctic Circle and from the Tropic of Capricorn to the Antarctic Circle, where weather is more temperate and seasons are experienced throughout the year.
- A Human made/political representation of a specific region of land and group of people
- A type of map that displays human-created boundaries & regions of the world (or other regions).
- A map created to provide a general overview of a location such as physical features, political boundaries, etc.
- The Science dealing with Earth's surface including elements of the land, climate and human interactions
- A representation of features of an area of Earth and showing respective forms, sizes, relationships, etc.
- The Regions of Earth surrounding both the North and South Poles where the least amount of sunlight hits throughout the year.
- Shows the respective size of a precise measurement on a map in comparison to the size of that same precise measurement in reality (on Earth's surface)
- Parallels that circle the globe and denote locations north or south of the Equator.
- The region of Earth surrounding the Equator (From the Tropic of Capricorn to the Tropic of Cancer) that receives the most consistent amount of sunlight year-round.
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- A type of map that displays a detailed account of geographic position and elevation of both natural and man-made features.
- a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth
- A documentation of the symbols on a map in order to have a better understanding of the information displayed within it.
- A map that shows a larger are in context to a smaller area, or a smaller area in context to a larger one.
- A map created to display information about a particular topic or theme and can be displayed in a variety of ways.
- One half of a celestial sphere.
- A symbol oriented to show the cardinal directions on a map
- The production of maps
- The altitude to which something rises above sea level.
- the 7 great divisions of land on Earth
- Bodies of Water or waterways (liquid or frozen) on Earth’s surface.
- Meridians that circle the globe and denote locations east or west of the Prime Meridian
25 Clues: The production of maps • One half of a celestial sphere. • the 7 great divisions of land on Earth • The altitude to which something rises above sea level. • a specific geomorphic feature on the surface of the earth • A symbol oriented to show the cardinal directions on a map • The prevailing weather patters expected for a region of Earth • ...
NMI History Vocabulary: Chapter 1 2013-11-03
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- A small kind of irregular rounded humps
- Somewhat salty to the taste
- An imaginary line north or south of the Earth’s equator and parallel to it
- force created by an object passing over a surface that would cause the object in motion to accelerate in the opposite direction of motion
- the science that deals with the earth
- a mountain or hill, typically conical, having a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted from the earth's crust.
- The average weather in a particular place over a long period of time
- One half of the Earth
- hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed by cooling.
- A meridian of 0 degrees latitude that runs through the original sire of the royal observatory and greewhich, England and from which other longitudes are reckoned east and west
- An imaginary line from the north pole to south pole at 180 degrees longtitude
- A well made by boring into the Earth
- a specialist in geology
- An island that has geologic characteristics of a continental mass land
- The region between 223-1/2 degrees north latitude and 23-1/2 degrees south latitude
- When the very last of its kind dies and there is n more left on Earth
- one of the numerous strike-slip faults between segments of mid-ocean ridges and rises along which lateral movement of coastal plates occur
- the time of the physical formation and development of the earth
- the lends of fresh water found underground
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- The amount of the moisture or water vapor in the atmosphere
- A shaking of the Earth that is volcanic in origin
- Older volcanic islands that have at one time been covered with water, allowing the island to be covered with coral reefs, and then raised up exposing the reef
- the upper layer of earth in which plants grow, a black or dark brown material typically consisting of a mixture of organic remains, clay, and rock particles
- A volcanic island that has not been covered up with coral and raised up
- An imaginary line around the Earth 23-1/2 north of the equator
- Equatorial ocean regions noted for dead calms and light fluctuating winds
- A deep trench in the ocean floor about 60-100 east of the Mariana Islands
- An imaginary line around the north connecting the North and South pole
- A fault in which the development is largely in the direction of the strike
- The level below which the ground is saturated with water
- A scientist who studies volcanoes
- the layer of Earth just below the crust where we all live.
- asleep; inactive
- A circular reef with a lagoon in the center
- hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure, or solid rock resulting from cooling of this.
- A very small island usually associated with a larger island or atoll
- Ain imaginary line around the Earth 23-1/2 south of the equator
- When the lava stays under water and isn’t able to create an island
- One of the series of last segments of thin mobile blocks that make up the crust of the Earth according to the theory of plate tectonics.
- A continuous potion of a curved line
- Old magama that oozed out of the volcano and took a different form when it cooled
- Earth’s outermost layer
- Moved up through the volcanic tube and blown out of the volcano
- Loosely, a windstorm with a violent, whirling movement
- A violent tropical cyclone occurring in the western pacific, Indian Ocean, chiefly during the period from July to October
- To eat into; to wear away
- The condition of the atmosphere at a particular time and place
47 Clues: asleep; inactive • One half of the Earth • a specialist in geology • Earth’s outermost layer • To eat into; to wear away • Somewhat salty to the taste • A scientist who studies volcanoes • A well made by boring into the Earth • A continuous potion of a curved line • the science that deals with the earth • A small kind of irregular rounded humps • ...
Seasons 2016-06-16
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- made up line that circles Earth
- an imaginary line through the center of an object
- The Equator divides Earth into two ______________.
- When the hemisphere is tilted away from the Sun, it is __________.
- In the summer, days are ___________.
- to move in a path around another object
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- time it takes for Earth to revolve around the Sun one time
- The Earth is broken into the ___________ Hemisphere and the Southern Hemisphere.
- When the hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, it is ___________.
- In the winter, days are ___________.
- Earth's tilt and ____________ cause seasons.
- The four seasons are ________, summer, winter, and fall.
- Earth's axis is _________.
- one of the four parts of the year
14 Clues: Earth's axis is _________. • made up line that circles Earth • one of the four parts of the year • In the winter, days are ___________. • In the summer, days are ___________. • to move in a path around another object • Earth's tilt and ____________ cause seasons. • an imaginary line through the center of an object • The Equator divides Earth into two ______________. • ...
Space Unit Vocabulary 2024-09-26
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- The galaxy that contains our Solar System. It's a spiral-shaped collection of stars.
- The force that attracts objects toward each other, especially the pull of Earth that makes things fall.
- The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.
- Higher high tides and lower low tides that occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned in a straight line.
- A small rocky object that orbits the Sun.
- The angle at which a planet's axis is tilted compared to its orbit around the Sun.
- The different times of the year (spring, summer, fall, winter) that have varying weather, caused by the Earth’s axial tilt as it orbits the Sun.
- An imaginary line that a planet spins around. For Earth, this line goes through the North and South Poles.
- A small piece of rock or dust when it hits the ground.
- How heavy something is because of the gravitational pull on it.
- Tiny particles of matter floating in space or on planets, moons, and other surfaces.
- A moon that appears to get larger each night, from the new moon to full moon.
- Everything that exists, including all galaxies, stars, planets, and space.
- The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to the planets.
- Sunlight that hits the Earth at a shallow angle, making it weaker and cooler.
- When the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, and the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, making it look dark.
- Half of the Earth, either Northern or Southern.
- A natural object that orbits a planet.
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- A moon that appears to get smaller each night, from the full moon to new moon.
- The region around a star where conditions might be just right for life, not too hot or too cold, but just right.
- The spinning of a planet around its axis.
- The layer of gasses surrounding a planet or moon.
- A huge group of stars, dust, gas, and other objects bound together by gravity.
- Shaped like an oval or a slightly stretched circle.
- The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical path around another object, one year.
- A small icy object that orbits the Sun. When close to the Sun, it has a bright head and a tail that points away from the Sun.
- The amount of matter in an object.
- Sunlight that hits the Earth at a steep angle, making it stronger and warmer.
- Substances like air that can spread out and fill any space available.
- The different shapes of the visible part of the Moon from Earth, which change in a cycle every month.
- When the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light for a short time.
- Tides with the least difference between high and low tides, which happen when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other.
- A small piece of rock or dust that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere, often seen as a shooting star.
- A large object that orbits a star (like our Sun) and doesn’t produce its own light.
34 Clues: The amount of matter in an object. • A natural object that orbits a planet. • The spinning of a planet around its axis. • A small rocky object that orbits the Sun. • Half of the Earth, either Northern or Southern. • The layer of gasses surrounding a planet or moon. • Shaped like an oval or a slightly stretched circle. • ...
Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Part 2 2024-10-07
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- Line on a map showing points of equal elevation.
- Shape of Earth and other celestial bodies.
- Dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface.
- Height of a location above sea level.
- A representation of Earth’s surface on paper.
- Force that attracts objects toward one another.
- Long-term atmospheric conditions in a region.
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- Regular rise and fall of sea levels.
- Study of Earth's landscapes and environments.
- The northernmost and southernmost points on Earth.
- The line around Earth, equidistant from the poles.
- Collection of interrelated parts working as a whole.
- The cloud of gas from which the Sun formed.
- Measure of how much mass is in a given space.
- The path Earth takes around the Sun.
15 Clues: Regular rise and fall of sea levels. • The path Earth takes around the Sun. • Height of a location above sea level. • Dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface. • Shape of Earth and other celestial bodies. • The cloud of gas from which the Sun formed. • Study of Earth's landscapes and environments. • Measure of how much mass is in a given space. • ...
Science vocabulary 2022-09-06
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- tendency of minerals to break along smooth and flat surfaces
- tendency to break along irregular surfaces
- color of a mineral powder
- such as coal oil and natural gas that form in the earth
- brittle outerlayer made of the crust and uppermost mantle
- a gas in the atmosphere that absorbs and reradiate thermal energy from the sun
- thin most outer layer at the geosphere
- series of processes that continuously move carbon among earth systems
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- weak and partially melted layer of the middle
- thick rocky middle layer of the geospheres
- arrangement or organization
- way a mineral’s reflect light
- dense metallic center of the earth
- substances that consists of atoms of 1 kind
- series of processes that move phosphorus among earth systems
15 Clues: color of a mineral powder • arrangement or organization • way a mineral’s reflect light • dense metallic center of the earth • thin most outer layer at the geosphere • thick rocky middle layer of the geospheres • tendency to break along irregular surfaces • substances that consists of atoms of 1 kind • weak and partially melted layer of the middle • ...
Layers of the Earth 2021-10-15
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- zone of Earth's mantle lying beneath the lithosphere and believed to be much hotter and more fluid than the lithosphere
- The slabs of basalt, granite and rocks that surround the Earth, they cause earthquakes and are always moving.
- thinnest layer of the Earth under the oceans, made up of mostly basalt
- the thickest layer of the earth. Creates c
- the forth layer of the Earth. 5000 degrees to 6000 degrees. Made of solid iron and nickel. Spins around and creates magnetic field.
- waves in the earth caused by earthquakes.
- the result of differential heating or the cooling and warming of air rising to the surface of the Earth.
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- The second largest layer of Earth. Made up of melted Iron and Nickel. Third layer of the Earth
- Thinnest layer of the Earth, made up of mostly granite under the land parts of Earth
- solid outerpart of teh Earth
10 Clues: solid outerpart of teh Earth • waves in the earth caused by earthquakes. • the thickest layer of the earth. Creates c • thinnest layer of the Earth under the oceans, made up of mostly basalt • Thinnest layer of the Earth, made up of mostly granite under the land parts of Earth • ...
Space Race 2022-05-26
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- Dark void
- Third United States spaceflight program
- The first human in space
- The month of the moon landing
- First artificial satellite in orbit
- First animal to orbit the earth in space
- The 6th planet from the sun
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- Second planet from the sun
- Former communist country eastern Europe
- Responsible for aviation and spaceflight
- The natural satellite of the Earth
- War between the allies from 1939 to 1945
- Orbits around the earth or the moon
- Vehicle self-propelled by a rocket engine
- The first human to step on the moon
15 Clues: Dark void • The first human in space • Second planet from the sun • The 6th planet from the sun • The month of the moon landing • The natural satellite of the Earth • Orbits around the earth or the moon • The first human to step on the moon • First artificial satellite in orbit • Former communist country eastern Europe • Third United States spaceflight program • ...
Inner Planets Projects Maria 2025-05-12
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- Planets closest to the sun are _ _ _ _ _.
- Mars has two moons called _ _ _ _ _ and Deimos.
- The smallest planet in the solar system is _ _ _ _ _.
- Mars has polar ice caps made of _ _ _ _ _ and carbon dioxide.
- Earth has a strong magnetic field that protects it from harmful solar _ _ _ _ _.
- Mars is the _ _ _ _ _inner planet.
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- Earth is the only planet in the solar system known to sustain_ _ _ _ _.
- The planet known for its extreme heat and dense atmosphere is _ _ _ _ _.
- Venus spins in the _ _ _ _ _ direction compared to Earth.
- Mars is known for its large _ _ _ _ _ storms that can cover the entire planet.
- What planet is called the “Red Planet” _ _ _ _ _.
- Inner planets are primarily composed of solid _ _ _ _ _and have iron cores.
- Inner planets have shorter _ _ _ _ _ around the Sun.
- The Earths _ _ _ _ _ is Venus.
- The planet with a single moon is _ _ _ _ _.
15 Clues: The Earths _ _ _ _ _ is Venus. • Mars is the _ _ _ _ _inner planet. • Planets closest to the sun are _ _ _ _ _. • The planet with a single moon is _ _ _ _ _. • Mars has two moons called _ _ _ _ _ and Deimos. • What planet is called the “Red Planet” _ _ _ _ _. • Inner planets have shorter _ _ _ _ _ around the Sun. • The smallest planet in the solar system is _ _ _ _ _. • ...
vocabulary 2024-01-29
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- the spinning of the earth on its axis. every day the earth rotates or spins on its axis.
- the path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space. the path the earth follows around the sun is called _____.
- a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface.
- four divisions of the year (spring, summer, fall and winter) marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.
- the time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year.
- a measure of how hot or cold something is.
- a natural object that exists outside of earth's atmosphere. examples include stars, planets, asteroids, comets an meteoroids.
- ____________ happen just after every full and new moon, when the sun, moon and earth are in line.
- to move in a circle about/around a central axis.
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- the force that draws objects towards each other.
- a period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather,and temperature.
- the imaginary line of latitude that divides the earth into two equal hemispheres.
- _____ are very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun. the alternate rise and fall of the surface of water connected to the ocean.
- the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
- an imaginary line around which earth rotates.
- a period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
- imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.
- either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest and lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
18 Clues: a measure of how hot or cold something is. • an imaginary line around which earth rotates. • the force that draws objects towards each other. • to move in a circle about/around a central axis. • the state of the atmosphere at a given time and place. • a measure of the intensity of light hitting the earths surface. • ...
A.monroe 2.0 Vocabulary Choice Board Activity 2023-05-05
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- Often, it's a group of stars that looks like a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name. T
- a system of organizing units of time for the purpose of reckoning time over extended periods.
- in Space, Many orbiting spacecraft study the Earth from above as a whole system—observing the atmosphere, ocean, glaciers, and the solid earth.
- the point where the Sun appears to reach either its highest or lowest point in the sky for the year
- a circular movement of an object around a centre of rotation.
- a natural object in space that is massive enough for gravity to make it approximately spherical
- Stars are the most widely recognized astronomical objects, and represent the most fundamental building blocks of galaxie
- the point where the Sun appears to reach either its highest or lowest point in the sky for the year
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- Comets are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun. When frozen, they are the size of a small town
- Earth is a satellite because it orbits the sun.
- Scientists collecting a meteorite from the Miller Range in Antarctica.
- an imaginary straight line around which an object spins.
- a period of drastic change in scientific thought that took place during the 16th and 17th centuries
- Sky from Earth, an unobstructed view upward from the surface of the Earth
- can be natural, like Earth or the moon. Many planets have moons that orbit them.
15 Clues: Earth is a satellite because it orbits the sun. • an imaginary straight line around which an object spins. • a circular movement of an object around a centre of rotation. • Scientists collecting a meteorite from the Miller Range in Antarctica. • Sky from Earth, an unobstructed view upward from the surface of the Earth • ...
Space 2023-10-24
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- the average distance between Earth and the Sun
- As Earth passes through a comet's tail, the rocky debris collides with our atmosphere, creating the colorful streaks
- Objects in space that range in size from dust grains to small asteroids
- Compact, rocky surface
- a rock-type object formed in the early solar system from collisions with other objects in the solar system
- a rock that falls to Earth from space
- upper ammonia clouds
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- a streak of light in the sky
- steep cliff
- lighter color is believed to result from ammonia ice
- it is too hot to stay a liquid but under too much pressure to float freely as a gas
- large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun
- backward motion
- a celestial body that -orbits the sun, has enough mass to assume a nearly round shape, has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit and is not a moon
- a doughnut-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune
- large planet mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen
- a measure of how far a planet's orbit about the Sun (or the Moon's orbit about the Earth) is from being circular compared to Earth
- a circle which has been squashed or flattened a bi
18 Clues: steep cliff • backward motion • upper ammonia clouds • Compact, rocky surface • a streak of light in the sky • a rock that falls to Earth from space • the average distance between Earth and the Sun • a circle which has been squashed or flattened a bi • lighter color is believed to result from ammonia ice • large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun • ...
Reason for Seasons 2020-11-24
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- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the equator, when day and night are of approximately equal
- the part of the Earth's surface between the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
- tilt a change in attitude of any portion of the earth's surface whether temporary or undulatory or perman
- The top of the earth
- an instance of revolving.
- A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
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- A imaginary line that goes across the middle of the earth
- each of the two belts of latitude between the torrid zone and the northern and southern frigid zones.
- a ray of light from the sun
- The bottom of the earth
- a half of Earth
- the action of rotating around an axis or center.
- ‘s Axis An imaginary straight line around which an object spins.
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination
15 Clues: a half of Earth • The top of the earth • The bottom of the earth • an instance of revolving. • a ray of light from the sun • the action of rotating around an axis or center. • A imaginary line that goes across the middle of the earth • ‘s Axis An imaginary straight line around which an object spins. • the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun • ...
Science 2022-12-12
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- decrease in size, number, or range
- Effect, an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force (the Coriolis force) acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation
- Pole, the northernmost region of the Earth
- Latitudes, The horse latitudes are subtropical regions known for calm winds and little precipitation
- the degree of compactness of a substance
- Cells, a large-scale atmospheric convection cell in which air rises at the -equator and sinks at medium latitudes, typically about 30° north or south
- how hot or cold something is
- 4 different periods of the year that are all different in weather and daylight hours
- a state or period of inactivity, stagnation, or depression
- become or make larger or more extensive
- Jetstreams, a belt of powerful upper-level winds that sits atop the polar front
- Winds, air currents closer to Earth's surface that blow from east to west near the equator
- the rotation of how a clock moves around
- 2nd layer of the earth's atmosphere going upward
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- Easterlies, dry, cold prevailing winds that blow around the high-pressure areas of the polar high at the North and South poles
- first and lowest layer of the atmosphere
- circle of latitude, divides earth into northern and southern hemispheres, it’s an imaginary line located at 0 degrees latitude
- the opposite direction of how a clock moves around
- move or cause to move into a sloping position
- the envelope of gasses surrounding the earth or another planet
- Jetstreams, belt of strong upper-level winds lying above regions of subtropical high pressure
- Pressure, the force exerted on a surface by the air above it as gravity pulls it to Earth
- Current, a current in a fluid that results from convection
- Pole, the southernmost region of the Earth
24 Clues: how hot or cold something is • decrease in size, number, or range • become or make larger or more extensive • first and lowest layer of the atmosphere • the degree of compactness of a substance • the rotation of how a clock moves around • Pole, the northernmost region of the Earth • Pole, the southernmost region of the Earth • move or cause to move into a sloping position • ...
Global systems 2014-04-02
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- wave A radio wave with a wavelength in excess of 1000 meters.
- transportation fuels like ethanol and biodiesel that are made from biomass materials.
- all the living organisms existing together in a particular area .
- The process of water molecules escaping the surface of the Earth and entering the atmosphere
- Sheet a very large and thick area of ice that covers a region
- Nino An extreme of the Southern Oscillation that causes drought in parts of Australia
- A radio wave with a wavelength in excess of 1000 meters.
- the land masses on Earth
- Effect the warming of Earth caused by greenhouse gases
- process in which green plants, algae, and cyanobacteria utilize the energy of sunlight to manufacture carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water in the presence of chlorophyll.
- periods between glaciations
- the layers of gases that surround the plant
- a colorless odorless flammable gaseous hydrocarbon ch4 that is a product of decomposition of organic matter and of the carbonization of coal, is used as a fuel and as a starting material in chemical synthesis, and is the simplest of the alkanes
- Dioxide used by plants during photosynthesis to make sugars which may either be consumed again in
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- Fuels Fuels that contain the carbon of plants and animals that died and were preserved mllions of years ago
- all living things on the planet Earth
- commonly referred to has heat rays. Heat is in fact infrared radiation.
- cutting, clearing, and removal of rainforest or related ecosystems into less bio-diverse ecosystems such as pasture, cropland, or plantations
- moves between plants, animals, bacteria, the atmosphere (the air), and soil in the ground.
- the conditions in the atmosphere
- all the liquod water on the Earths surface
- It takes place when water vapor in the air condenses from a gas, back into a liquid form, and leaves the atmosphere, returning to the surface of the Earth.
- scientific term for conveyor belt, a contunious circulation of water that can be tracked around the whole Earth
- or used as the raw material to produce polysaccharides such as starch and cellulose, proteins and the wide variety of other organic compounds required for plant growth and development.
- the act of producing or sending out something (such as energy or gas) from a source
- The long term averages of weather conditions
- areas on Earth where the temperature in layers of soil or rock beneath the surface never rises above freezing point
27 Clues: the land masses on Earth • periods between glaciations • the conditions in the atmosphere • all living things on the planet Earth • all the liquod water on the Earths surface • the layers of gases that surround the plant • The long term averages of weather conditions • Effect the warming of Earth caused by greenhouse gases • ...
