the earth Crossword Puzzles

Testing CrosswordConstructor 2019-08-10

Testing CrosswordConstructor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. basic element
  2. professional
  3. lives in water
  4. he draws
  5. brings the life to painting
  6. atom consists of ...?
  7. brews coffe
  8. 80% of earth
  9. instrument to draw
  10. we breathe..?
Down
  1. neighbour to electron ...?
  2. highlights the text
  3. creative person
  4. What is water movement in the ocean?
  5. water consists of oxygen and ...?
  6. high earth
  7. education synonym
  8. fill the gap

18 Clues: he draws • high earth • brews coffe • professional • fill the gap • 80% of earth • basic element • we breathe..? • lives in water • creative person • education synonym • instrument to draw • highlights the text • atom consists of ...? • neighbour to electron ...? • brings the life to painting • water consists of oxygen and ...? • What is water movement in the ocean?

Space Unit 2 2023-01-18

Space Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force responsible for sticking particles together to form accretion disks and eventually the sun and planets
  2. The shape of planets due to gravity acting evenly in all directions around the center of mass
  3. The largest planets are made of _____.
  4. This may cause the model of the solar system to be changed or adapted.
  5. Objects will be more affected by gravity when they are _____ together.
  6. are held in their orbit around a star because of their large sizes as well as the force of gravity
  7. the location of our solar system in the Milky Way galaxy
  8. In order for a space shuttle to leave Earth, it must produce a great amount of thrust. Its rocket boosters create this thrusting force by burning great amounts of fuel. However, once in space, the shuttle needs very little fuel. It circles Earth while gravity pulls it toward Earth. What term describes the motion of the shuttle around Earth?
  9. Most gases besides those found in the sun are located in this set of planets
  10. There are trillions of ___ in the universe.
  11. has more stars than a single solar system
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  1. If Earth’s gravity suddenly disappeared, a satellite would move in a _____ line away from Earth.
  2. the location of the most massive objects in the solar system and in our planet
  3. The closest outer planet to the sun
  4. the galaxy where Earth is located
  5. can show something much larger or smaller so that we can understand it better
  6. What would happen to the gravity between two objects if the mass of one of the objects suddenly increased? It would ____.
  7. Outer planets have many of these satellites
  8. 22
  9. an object in space that has an irregular shape, that orbits the sun in a highly elliptical orbit, and that is made of ice and rock
  10. the path of a satellite around the celestial body that it revolves around
  11. The sun is a _____,a self-illuminated gaseous spheroidal celestial body of great mass which produces energy by means of nuclear fusion reactions.
  12. A student rubs an inflated balloon with wool. The student moves the balloon over bits of paper, and the balloon attracts it. This is due to electrostatic force. It is not the same as the force that caused the early formation of planets in the solar system. What force caused solar system formation.
  13. Includes the sun and the planets, moons, asteroids, and other objects orbiting around the sun

24 Clues: 22 • the galaxy where Earth is located • The closest outer planet to the sun • The largest planets are made of _____. • has more stars than a single solar system • Outer planets have many of these satellites • There are trillions of ___ in the universe. • the location of our solar system in the Milky Way galaxy • ...

Earth history vocab 2020-04-27

Earth history vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when earth changes and moved to create land that was called
  2. when some of the land or rock broke away from the rest of it
  3. when lava has created a chamber for itself in the layers of the earth but is still in the ground
  4. type of rock formed by magma that has cooled down
  5. the difference between animals and humans is called
  6. the remain of a prehistoric rock in the earth is a
  7. a type of rock formed by accumulation of small particles
  8. the theory of the earths movement
  9. when lava has come up through the ground it is called
  10. a geologic time subdivision is called the
  11. a scientist that studies fossils is a
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  1. the THEORY that organisms change over time is the
  2. the law of ____ says oldest layer of earth on bottom
  3. a chronological arrangement of geological events
  4. the geologic age of a fossil in terms of events
  5. long distinct period of time
  6. an inherited genetic Change in population was called
  7. the geologic age expressed in years is called
  8. when an animal has adapted to the enviorment to survive
  9. a fossil that can be used for dating is a
  10. when a rocks appearance is changed by nature it is called

21 Clues: long distinct period of time • the theory of the earths movement • a scientist that studies fossils is a • a fossil that can be used for dating is a • a geologic time subdivision is called the • the geologic age expressed in years is called • the geologic age of a fossil in terms of events • a chronological arrangement of geological events • ...

Plate Tectonics 2020-08-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  2. the northern part of Pangea
  3. type of crust that forms continents
  4. scientist who developed Continental Drift Theory
  5. the supergiant continent
  6. type of crust found beneath of continental crust
  7. found beneath the lithosphere
  8. the melted material found inside the Earth
  9. the inner layer of the core
Down
  1. the second layer of the Earth
  2. lower part of the mantle
  3. cool, rigid layer that includes all of the crust and a small part of the upper mantle.
  4. theory of moving lithospheric plates
  5. the numerous segments in the lithosphere
  6. the outer layer of the core
  7. the southern part of Pangea

16 Clues: lower part of the mantle • the supergiant continent • the northern part of Pangea • the outer layer of the core • the southern part of Pangea • the inner layer of the core • the second layer of the Earth • found beneath the lithosphere • the thinnest layer of the Earth • type of crust that forms continents • theory of moving lithospheric plates • ...

Module 21: The Sun-Earth-Moon System and Module 22: Our Solar System 2025-03-04

Module 21: The Sun-Earth-Moon System and Module 22: Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Both the _____ and the _____between two bodies determines the force of gravity between them. (two words – page 612)
  2. Form when objects from space crash into the lunar surface. (two words – page 587)
  3. Planets move _____ when they are ______ to the Sun. (two words – page 611)
  4. Type of planets that have a similar density to Earth and have solid, rocky surfaces. (page 614)
  5. The attractive force between two objects. (page 612)
  6. In Kepler’s third law of planetary motion, he determined that the mathematical relationship between the _____ of a planet’s ellipse and its orbital _____. (two words – page 611)
  7. Heavily cratered regions of the moon that are light in color and mountainous. (page 587)
  8. Type of planets that are all very large, made of primarily lightweight elements with interiors that are either gas or liquids, and they might have small, solid cores. (two words – page 621)
  9. The apparent backward movement of a planet. (two words – page 609)
  10. Shape of Earth and all other planets make as they orbit around the Sun. (page 610)
  11. A layer of loose, ground-up rock caused by a time of heavy bombardment in the first 800 million years of the Moon’s formation. (page 588)
  12. Earth’s daily motion that causes objects like the Sun, Moon, planets and stars to rise in the east and set in the west. (page 591)
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  1. dark, relatively smooth plains, which average 3km lower in elevation. (page 587)
  2. Type of mineral that makes up the moon and similar to those of Earth. (page 588)
  3. The time period from one noon to the next. (two words – page 591)
  4. Sun-centered model of the solar system where Earth and all the other planets orbit the Sun. (page 610)
  5. Welled up from the Moon’s interior and filled in the large impact basins, forming the maria. (page 589)
  6. Unit of measurement that is equal to the average distance between the Earth and Sun. (two words – page 610)
  7. Colliding particles that merge, ranging in size from one kilometer to hundreds of kilometers in diameter. (page 608)
  8. Consists mostly of hydrogen and helium, with small amounts of other elements and dust that eventually form the stars and planets. (two words – page 606).
  9. Material blasted out during the lunar impacts. (page 587)
  10. Theory that explains how the moon formed, which was caused by a collision between Earth and a Mars-sized object. (three words – 590)
  11. A cycle of the seasons is a result of Earth’s _____ and Earth’s _____ motion around the Sun. (two words – page 592)
  12. Because the Moon has no _____ to absorb heat, sunlight can heat the Moon’s surface to 400 K (127°C), while the temperature of its unlit surface can drop to a chilly 40 K (-233°C). (page 587)
  13. Earth centered model of the solar system where the Sun and all the other planets orbit the Earth. (page 609)

25 Clues: The attractive force between two objects. (page 612) • Material blasted out during the lunar impacts. (page 587) • The time period from one noon to the next. (two words – page 591) • The apparent backward movement of a planet. (two words – page 609) • Planets move _____ when they are ______ to the Sun. (two words – page 611) • ...

Science 2025-10-30

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer of water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, and rivers
  2. The rate at which velocity changes over time
  3. The combination of electric and magnetic forces that act together
  4. The amount of matter in an object
  5. The part of Earth that includes all living things
  6. Information or data that supports a claim
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  1. The potential difference that pushes electric current through a circuit
  2. The scientist who developed the three laws of motion
  3. Speed in a specific direction
  4. An object that has no overall electric charge
  5. The push or pull on an object that can cause it to move or change direction
  6. A statement that answers a question clearly and directly
  7. The buildup of electric charge on a surface, often causing a spark
  8. The explanation that connects evidence to a claim using scientific principles
  9. The layer of gases that surrounds Earth
  10. Energy stored in an electric cell that provides a source of power
  11. The solid part of Earth that includes rocks, soil, and landforms

17 Clues: Speed in a specific direction • The amount of matter in an object • The layer of gases that surrounds Earth • Information or data that supports a claim • The rate at which velocity changes over time • An object that has no overall electric charge • The part of Earth that includes all living things • The scientist who developed the three laws of motion • ...

Intro Astronomy Review 2026-02-23

Intro Astronomy Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stars stars that never set in the sky
  2. the moon phase that is at its highest point at 6pm
  3. Believed planets orbited the Sun, but the Sun orbited Earth
  4. moon phase that looks like the opposite of a crescent moon, with it appearing more than half illuminate on the right side of the moon
  5. if you are located at fourty two degrees what is the altitude of the sun on the spring equinox at noon(3wrds)
  6. Model placing Earth at the center of planetary motion
  7. if you are located at forty two degrees north, then the north star will have an altitude of ___________(3wrds)
  8. Model where Earth becomes just another planet
  9. Explained retrograde motion as Earth passing outer planets when orbiting the sun
  10. Newton's third law says, for every force there is an equal and _______ force
  11. when looking at star trails, if you were at this location and looked towards the east the star trails would go straight up
  12. Kepler's first law says that planets orbit in
  13. Newton's second law says
  14. the point in an orbit that the planet is closest to the sun
  15. the time of the year when the sun reaches its highest point in the sky (2wrds)
  16. if an object is in a stable circular orbit of 4000m/s, and it then goes 7000m/s the object will
  17. spring tides occur during which two moon phases(3words)
  18. the moon phase that starts the moon cycle
  19. the point directly above your head no matter where you are on the earth
  20. the north has summer when we are tilted towards the sun because we are physically closer to the sun then (true or false)
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  1. only location on earth where there are no circumpolar stars
  2. the fact that tycho did NOT view this when making his observations made him believe the earth did not move(2wrds)
  3. In Kepler's laws, he explains that as a planet is closer in its orbit to the sun it will (2wrds)
  4. Tycho did not believe the heaven's were perfect and unchanging because he observed 2 phenomena, these were (3words, second word is and)
  5. when looking at star trails, if you were in the northern hemisphere, but looked towards the south you would see star trails moved in this pattern
  6. galileo observed the orbit of moons around this planet
  7. Ptolemey had these in his solar system model to explain observed retrograde motion
  8. if a star rises in the northeast then it will set in the
  9. Used Tycho’s data to discover elliptical orbits
  10. the apparent backward motion of a planet in our sky over many days is called (2wrds)
  11. locations on earth where all the stars are circumpolar
  12. this type of tide is the largest tides
  13. Circular motion added to explain retrograde motion in a geocentric model
  14. galileo viewed this, which became his irrefutable evidence of a heliocentric system (2wrds)

34 Clues: Newton's second law says • stars stars that never set in the sky • this type of tide is the largest tides • the moon phase that starts the moon cycle • Model where Earth becomes just another planet • Kepler's first law says that planets orbit in • Used Tycho’s data to discover elliptical orbits • the moon phase that is at its highest point at 6pm • ...

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-25

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

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

The Moon By:Palwasha 2013-03-21

The Moon By:Palwasha crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the moons ______ is a hot mass
  2. another older name for the moon
  3. the moon takes about ________ days to circle the earth
  4. the moon has no ________ of its own
  5. the moon has no __________
  6. it takes about ________ moons to fill up the whole earth
  7. the colour of the moon is ___________
  8. the moon is in the shape of a _________
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  1. the moon moves away from the earth every __________
  2. under the surface of the moon lies a rocky ________
  3. the moon contains far less _______
  4. the moon is about ________ the size of earth
  5. force that attracts objects together

13 Clues: the moon has no __________ • the moons ______ is a hot mass • another older name for the moon • the moon contains far less _______ • the moon has no ________ of its own • force that attracts objects together • the colour of the moon is ___________ • the moon is in the shape of a _________ • the moon is about ________ the size of earth • ...

End of 2025 OHI Crossword Challenge 2025-12-19

End of 2025 OHI Crossword Challenge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They won this year's World Series
  2. An underwater canyon
  3. Half of twelve
  4. The Earth's crust is split into tectonic ______
  5. __________ Jockey!!
  6. Scientists believe the Earth is 4.6 ________ years old
  7. Nothing
  8. Seven days
  9. One-third of twenty seven
  10. Stars are made of this
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  1. Huntrix hunt these
  2. Seattle football team
  3. Crime fighter who is half man, half dog
  4. Evidence of an ancient living thing
  5. Every even number is divisible by _______
  6. Super continent from 250 million years ago
  7. Deepest layer of Earth
  8. Name for magma at surface of Earth
  9. Anything divided by itself

19 Clues: Nothing • Seven days • Half of twelve • Huntrix hunt these • __________ Jockey!! • An underwater canyon • Seattle football team • Deepest layer of Earth • Stars are made of this • One-third of twenty seven • Anything divided by itself • They won this year's World Series • Name for magma at surface of Earth • Evidence of an ancient living thing • Crime fighter who is half man, half dog • ...

Global Systems 2013-05-20

Global Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A term used to describe little change of temperature in the Pacific Ocean, causes droughts in Australia
  2. The change of state where a liquid forms into a gas
  3. An energy that is emitted in forms of rays or waves
  4. The process in which plants use to recycle carbon
  5. The type of radiation when sun rays bounce off the Earth into space
  6. The form of something being given off ie. Heat, light, gas etc.
  7. Another name of the global conveyer belt is the _______ circulation
  8. A compound with bonding elements of carbon and oxygen
  9. Layers of soils and rocks that have been frozen in ice sheets, which traps billions of tonnes of Methane
  10. Another word for the layer of land
  11. The change of state where gas forms into a liquid
  12. The process where organisms and plants recycle carbon into the soil and atmosphere
  13. Sheet An enormous block of frozen water
  14. An area where living things interact in the same type of environment
  15. Short-term changes in the temperature on Earth
  16. Something that can be renewed
  17. The long-term changes in the temperature and ecosystems on Earth
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  1. An element, usually in the type of a gas that is essential in proteins
  2. The area on Earth where water, oceans and lakes are found
  3. The process in which humans clear away the forests in replace of buildings or other needs
  4. The effect where the sun’s radiation enters through to the atmosphere, making it warmer naturally
  5. The layer where air surrounds the Earth
  6. A type of radiation that is longer than light but shorter than radio waves
  7. Periods between global warming
  8. An element with a base of carbon which is found in garbage, rice fields, coal mines and natural gas fields
  9. Fuel A term used to name substances that contain carbon and can be burnt to release carbon into the air
  10. What all the layers that make up the Earth is called
  11. Renewable elements that are used as fuels

28 Clues: Something that can be renewed • Periods between global warming • Another word for the layer of land • The layer where air surrounds the Earth • Sheet An enormous block of frozen water • Renewable elements that are used as fuels • Short-term changes in the temperature on Earth • The process in which plants use to recycle carbon • ...

Global Systems 2013-05-19

Global Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Short-term changes in the temperature on Earth
  2. A type of radiation that is longer than light bu shorter than radio waves
  3. A compound with bonding elements of carbon and oxygen
  4. Another word for the layer of land
  5. The layer where air surrounds the Earth
  6. The effect where the sun’s radiation enters through to the atmosphere, making it warmer naturally
  7. What all the layers that make up the Earth is called
  8. Sheet An enormous block of frozen water
  9. An energy that is emitted in forms of rays or waves
  10. The process where organisms and plants recycle carbon into the soil and atmosphere
  11. Another name of the global conveyer belt is the _______ circulation
  12. The long-term changes in the temperature and ecosystems on Earth
  13. Layers of soils and rocks that have been frozen in ice sheets, which traps billions of tonnes of Methane
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  1. An element with a base of carbon which is found in garbage, rice fields, coal mines and natural gas fields
  2. An element, usually in the type of a gas that is essential in proteins
  3. The type of radiation when sun rays bounce off the Earth into space
  4. The process in which plants use to recycle carbon
  5. Something that can be renewed
  6. Periods between global warming
  7. The process in which humans clear away the forests in replace of buildings or other needs
  8. A term used to describe little change of temperature in the Pacific Ocean, causes droughts in Australia
  9. The change of state where a liquid forms into a gas
  10. The change of state where gas forms into a liquid
  11. An area where living things interact in the same type of environment
  12. Renewable elements that are used as fuels
  13. The form of something being given off ie. Heat, light, gas etc.
  14. The area on Earth where water, oceans and lakes are found
  15. Fuel A term used to name substances that contain carbon and can be burnt to release carbon into the air

28 Clues: Something that can be renewed • Periods between global warming • Another word for the layer of land • The layer where air surrounds the Earth • Sheet An enormous block of frozen water • Renewable elements that are used as fuels • Short-term changes in the temperature on Earth • The process in which plants use to recycle carbon • ...

Global Systems 2013-05-20

Global Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sheet An enormous block of frozen water
  2. Another name of the global conveyer belt is the _______ circulation
  3. The process in which humans clear away the forests in replace of buildings or other needs
  4. An element with a base of carbon which is found in garbage, rice fields, coal mines and natural gas fields
  5. The area on Earth where water, oceans and lakes are found
  6. A type of radiation that is longer than light but shorter than radio waves
  7. The process in which plants use to recycle carbon
  8. The change of state where a liquid forms into a gas
  9. Fuel A term used to name substances that contain carbon and can be burnt to release carbon into the air
  10. A compound with bonding elements of carbon and oxygen
  11. Short-term changes in the temperature on Earth
  12. The type of radiation when sun rays bounce off the Earth into space
  13. Renewable elements that are used as fuels
  14. The process where organisms and plants recycle carbon into the soil and atmosphere
  15. The layer where air surrounds the Earth
Down
  1. The change of state where gas forms into a liquid
  2. An energy that is emitted in forms of rays or waves
  3. The long-term changes in the temperature and ecosystems on Earth
  4. What all the layers that make up the Earth is called
  5. The effect where the sun’s radiation enters through to the atmosphere, making it warmer naturally
  6. An element, usually in the type of a gas that is essential in proteins
  7. The form of something being given off ie. Heat, light, gas etc.
  8. An area where living things interact in the same type of environment
  9. Another word for the layer of land
  10. Layers of soils and rocks that have been frozen in ice sheets, which traps billions of tonnes of Methane
  11. Something that can be renewed
  12. Periods between global warming
  13. A term used to describe little change of temperature in the Pacific Ocean, causes droughts in Australia

28 Clues: Something that can be renewed • Periods between global warming • Another word for the layer of land • Sheet An enormous block of frozen water • The layer where air surrounds the Earth • Renewable elements that are used as fuels • Short-term changes in the temperature on Earth • The change of state where gas forms into a liquid • ...

Unit 5 vocab 2022-02-07

Unit 5 vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mechanical wave that propagates along the interface between differing media
  2. the outermost shell of a terrestrial planet
  3. the region of the earth's interior between the crust and the core
  4. boundaries a fault along a plate boundary where the motion is predominantly horizontal.
  5. a low area between hills or mountains
  6. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. the electrical depolarization of the atria of the heart.
  8. waves produced by an earthquake
  9. a long high sea wave caused by an earthquake, submarine landslide, or other disturbance.
  10. Boundaries when two plates come together
  11. a hot dense ball of mostly iron seismicwaves waves that travel through or over earth
  12. the rigid outer part of the earth
  13. an extended break in a body of rock
  14. a long narrow ditch
  15. stiff, sticky fine-grained earth,
  16. the formation of new areas of oceanic crust, which occurs through the upwelling of magma at midocean ridges and its subsequent outward movement on either side.
  17. a soil with roughly equal proportions of sand, silt, and clay.
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  1. a sudden and violent shaking of the ground
  2. one of the earliest ways geologists thought continents moved over time
  3. has a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas erupt
  4. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  5. the upper layer of earths mantle
  6. layer of the Earth between the solid inner core and lower mantle.
  7. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on Earth
  8. the state of being stretched tight.
  9. plates pieces of Earth's crust and uppermost mantle
  10. upper layer of earth in which plants grow
  11. of fire a path along the Pacific Ocean characterized by active volcanoes and frequent earthquakes
  12. break off or cause to break off, owing to a structural strain.
  13. the sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate.
  14. tall and rocky
  15. the reduction in volume (causing an increase in pressure)
  16. the organic component of soil

33 Clues: tall and rocky • a long narrow ditch • the organic component of soil • waves produced by an earthquake • the upper layer of earths mantle • the rigid outer part of the earth • stiff, sticky fine-grained earth, • the state of being stretched tight. • an extended break in a body of rock • a low area between hills or mountains • Boundaries when two plates come together • ...

science crossword 2019-08-26

science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / hard, colorless compound that occurs in quarts in other minerals
  2. core / the center of the earth
  3. / what we use to see how hard a mineral is
  4. renewable resource / a renewable resource that cannot ever be used up
  5. / between the earths mantel and lithosphere, is where this is
  6. / a naturally occurring solid from the earth
  7. / when this mineral break into the same shape
  8. / a firm stable shape
  9. resource / a natural resource that takes more than 100-200 years to replenish
  10. / a polished, cut, precious stone, often used in jewelry
  11. / strong, sliver-gray metal, that is typically found in the kitchen.
  12. structure / unique arrangement of atoms
  13. / digging in the ground to get minerals
  14. crust / a thick layer of crust that forms the surface of the earth.
  15. (lower, rigid upper) / the region in-between the core and the crust.
  16. core / the layer outside the inner core
  17. / a silver-white metal, found in the element compound of atomic number 28
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  1. / the way sunlight reflects off of minerals
  2. / the part of the earth that is the upper mantel and the crust
  3. / the inside color of a mineral
  4. occurring / when found naturally in nature
  5. / take enough to last
  6. / if the mineral is not metal like its...
  7. / if the mineral is metal like, its...
  8. resource / a resource that the earth produces
  9. plates / earths outer shell that is split onto plates that glide over each other
  10. / an inorganic substance the earth creates
  11. resource / a natural resource that replenishes quickly
  12. crust / thin part of earths crust that is in the sea
  13. / not made by living things
  14. field / a field that causes electricity and magnets to work.
  15. / a large deep pit that stone and minerals are collected
  16. / the air we breathe, its also found in water
  17. / water getting heated up which causes less dense material to rise to the surface
  18. formula / a formula that forms a chemical

35 Clues: / take enough to last • / a firm stable shape • / not made by living things • core / the center of the earth • / the inside color of a mineral • / if the mineral is metal like, its... • structure / unique arrangement of atoms • / digging in the ground to get minerals • core / the layer outside the inner core • / if the mineral is not metal like its... • ...

Unit 7a: Earth's Spheres 2022-03-01

Unit 7a: Earth's Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the first layer of the atmosphere in which most weather phenomena occur
  2. all of the rocks, minerals, and ground found in and on Earth
  3. all parts of and around the Earth where life can be found
  4. the process of water circulating throughout the Earth by evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and transpiration of plants
  5. the whole mass of air that surrounds the Earth
  6. warming of Earth’s surface and the air above it caused by gases that trap heat
  7. the weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth
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  1. the fourth and hottest layer of Earth’s atmosphere; auroras are found here
  2. the last and thinnest layer of Earth’s atmosphere; the beginning of outer space
  3. total amount of water on Earth – can be liquid, vapor, or ice
  4. the second layer of Earth’s atmosphere in which the ozone layer is located
  5. the middle and coldest layer of Earth’s atmosphere; meteors burn up in this layer
  6. part of the Earth’s surface where water is in solid form

13 Clues: the whole mass of air that surrounds the Earth • the weight of air molecules pressing down on the Earth • part of the Earth’s surface where water is in solid form • all parts of and around the Earth where life can be found • all of the rocks, minerals, and ground found in and on Earth • total amount of water on Earth – can be liquid, vapor, or ice • ...

SPACE 2020-05-20

SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. milky way shape
  2. the star of the most earth like planet
  3. a galaxy that looks like a Mexican hat
  4. something that can escape a black hole
  5. coldest recorded temperature planet
  6. the twin galaxy of milkyway
  7. where are stars born
  8. largest satellite
Down
  1. which planet's day is longer than a year
  2. comet went past earth in 1986
  3. the pilot of appolo 11
  4. a dwarf planet that lies between mars and Jupiter
  5. sun's dying stage called as
  6. the brightest star
  7. planet with lowest gravity
  8. total number of dwarf planets in our solar system
  9. planet that has volcano 3 times the Everest
  10. once a part of earth

18 Clues: milky way shape • largest satellite • the brightest star • once a part of earth • where are stars born • the pilot of appolo 11 • planet with lowest gravity • sun's dying stage called as • the twin galaxy of milkyway • comet went past earth in 1986 • coldest recorded temperature planet • the star of the most earth like planet • a galaxy that looks like a Mexican hat • ...

Unit 10 Zachary burmeister 2023-04-19

Unit 10 Zachary burmeister crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a town or village on or near a cities border
  2. gods
  3. a geographical area or land which is under governmental control
  4. of or pertaining to a city
  5. the science which studies religion
  6. a belief held by many that there are many gods
  7. feeding on both plant and animals substances
  8. firm earth
  9. any plant eating animal
  10. under below
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  1. eat
  2. lying or bing beneath the surface of the earth
  3. a city
  4. to pluge something under water
  5. one who holds to the belief that there is but one god
  6. having a tremendous appetite
  7. a place where land animals are kept for the purpose of study or display
  8. earth dry land

18 Clues: eat • gods • a city • firm earth • under below • earth dry land • any plant eating animal • of or pertaining to a city • having a tremendous appetite • to pluge something under water • the science which studies religion • a town or village on or near a cities border • feeding on both plant and animals substances • lying or bing beneath the surface of the earth • ...

Animals Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-18

Animals Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only mammal that can fly
  2. The most dangerous animal on earth
  3. Term for female elephants
  4. Tiny bird
  5. Bird with vision 4 times sharper than a human's
  6. Humans share almost 99% of this animal's DNA
  7. Slowest animal on earth
  8. The fastest animal on earth
  9. Color of polar bear skin
Down
  1. Pink because of eating micro algae
  2. This bird lays the biggest eggs out of birds
  3. This animal carries its young in pouches
  4. Master at camouflage
  5. The loudest animal
  6. This bug can jump up to a 100 times its body height
  7. Has stripes on orange fur
  8. The fastest bird
  9. Can survive over two weeks without water

18 Clues: Tiny bird • The fastest bird • The loudest animal • Master at camouflage • Slowest animal on earth • Color of polar bear skin • Term for female elephants • Has stripes on orange fur • The fastest animal on earth • The only mammal that can fly • Pink because of eating micro algae • The most dangerous animal on earth • This animal carries its young in pouches • ...

Science 2018-03-08

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / different between climate and weather
  2. / named in the 19th century
  3. / a violent rotating column of air that touches the ground
  4. / is the strongest winds
  5. Mid-latitude / Is Wisconsin's zone
  6. / Speed on Earth is affected by
  7. / Precipitation in the form of small ice falling
  8. / Circulation cells
  9. / Particles of sand carried off by a strong wind
  10. / most common type of obscuration
  11. / Low latitude air movement toward the equator
Down
  1. / little oxygen and have mountainous terrain
  2. Twenty-one / is when the new climatic normal will be calculated
  3. / is the most common type of precipitation
  4. / the potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation
  5. / air rises, diverges and travels toward the pole
  6. / a violent rotating column of air that doesn't touch the ground
  7. and a half degrees / tilt of the Earth
  8. / Precipitation of snow crystals that are branched
  9. / Fine particles of Earth or matter raised and suspended in the air

20 Clues: / Circulation cells • / is the strongest winds • / named in the 19th century • / Speed on Earth is affected by • / most common type of obscuration • Mid-latitude / Is Wisconsin's zone • / different between climate and weather • and a half degrees / tilt of the Earth • / is the most common type of precipitation • / little oxygen and have mountainous terrain • ...

Science 2018-03-08

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / most common type of obscuration
  2. / Low latitude air movement toward the equator
  3. / named in the 19th century, Will
  4. / Speed on Earth is affected by
  5. / tilt of the Earth
  6. / little oxygen and have mountainous terrain
  7. / Precipitation in the form of small ice falling
  8. / is when the new climatic normal will be calculated
  9. / is the most common type of precipitation
Down
  1. / Is Wisconsin's zone
  2. / a violent rotating column of air that touches the ground
  3. / a violent rotating column of air that doesn't touch the ground
  4. / Particles of sand carried off by a strong wind
  5. / is the strongest winds
  6. / Precipitation of snow crystals that are branched
  7. / the potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation
  8. / Fine particles of Earth or matter raised and suspended in the air
  9. / Circulation cells
  10. / air rises, diverges and travels toward the pole
  11. / different between climate and weather

20 Clues: / tilt of the Earth • / Circulation cells • / Is Wisconsin's zone • / is the strongest winds • / Speed on Earth is affected by • / most common type of obscuration • / named in the 19th century, Will • / different between climate and weather • / is the most common type of precipitation • / little oxygen and have mountainous terrain • ...

Cress 2017-04-23

Cress crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What Queen Levana's threatening to start
  2. Where Lunar's are from
  3. Queen Levana's step daughter
  4. Main character
  5. Cinder's robot friend
  6. Thorne became ____ after hitting his head
  7. Another word for spacecraft
  8. The ____ orbits the Earth
  9. Where there's a lot of sand
  10. Where Cress and Thorne landed
  11. The title of the book
  12. A sickness going around
  13. The girl Wolf's in love with
  14. Cress's dad
  15. What Cress's job was
  16. The planet we live on
  17. Outside of planet Earth
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  1. The mutant soldier
  2. The soldier who betrayed Ms. Sybil
  3. Time period of the book
  4. King of New Beijing
  5. Kai's Title
  6. Where Kai rules
  7. What Lunars have
  8. The guy Cinder met in prison
  9. Where Cress has lived all her life
  10. ____ Selena
  11. The Sahara desert is in ____
  12. The antagonist
  13. Levana's Title

30 Clues: Kai's Title • ____ Selena • Cress's dad • Main character • The antagonist • Levana's Title • Where Kai rules • What Lunars have • The mutant soldier • King of New Beijing • What Cress's job was • Cinder's robot friend • The title of the book • The planet we live on • Where Lunar's are from • Time period of the book • A sickness going around • Outside of planet Earth • The ____ orbits the Earth • ...

Layers of the Earth Crossword 2022-10-10

Layers of the Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lava within Earth
  2. the upper layer of Earth's mantle
  3. the thinnest layer of Earth
  4. the thickest layer on earth, made of mostly magma
  5. the heat causing rocks to rise and fall
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  1. the planet we live on
  2. consists of the upper mantle and the crust
  3. caused by earthquakes and it is used to figure out things about the layer of the Earth
  4. made of liquid iron and nickel, the third layer of Earth
  5. the hottest layer of Earth

10 Clues: lava within Earth • the planet we live on • the hottest layer of Earth • the thinnest layer of Earth • the upper layer of Earth's mantle • the heat causing rocks to rise and fall • consists of the upper mantle and the crust • the thickest layer on earth, made of mostly magma • made of liquid iron and nickel, the third layer of Earth • ...

Root Words 2025-02-11

Root Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An adjective for someone who creates
  2. A large explosion when a star dies
  3. Term also known as Earth Science
  4. The study of the earth and rocks
  5. A person with many strengths/powers
  6. Using maps and land forms to look at earth
  7. To move goods from one place to another
  8. To move vegetation to a different place
  9. Having too much of something
  10. The study of social behavior
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  1. The study of fossils
  2. A big event that defies nature
  3. When plants use the sun for energy
  4. A large store
  5. The study of living things
  6. To make a duplicate image using light
  7. To change into another form
  8. A very fast speed

18 Clues: A large store • A very fast speed • The study of fossils • The study of living things • To change into another form • Having too much of something • The study of social behavior • A big event that defies nature • Term also known as Earth Science • The study of the earth and rocks • When plants use the sun for energy • A large explosion when a star dies • ...

Space Unit Vocabulary 2024-09-26

Space Unit Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The galaxy that contains our Solar System. It's a spiral-shaped collection of stars.
  2. The force that attracts objects toward each other, especially the pull of Earth that makes things fall.
  3. The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.
  4. Higher high tides and lower low tides that occur when the Sun, Moon, and Earth are aligned in a straight line.
  5. A small rocky object that orbits the Sun.
  6. The angle at which a planet's axis is tilted compared to its orbit around the Sun.
  7. 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.
  8. An imaginary line that a planet spins around. For Earth, this line goes through the North and South Poles.
  9. A small piece of rock or dust when it hits the ground.
  10. How heavy something is because of the gravitational pull on it.
  11. Tiny particles of matter floating in space or on planets, moons, and other surfaces.
  12. A moon that appears to get larger each night, from the new moon to full moon.
  13. Everything that exists, including all galaxies, stars, planets, and space.
  14. The star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to the planets.
  15. Sunlight that hits the Earth at a shallow angle, making it weaker and cooler.
  16. When the Earth moves between the Sun and the Moon, and the Earth's shadow falls on the Moon, making it look dark.
  17. Half of the Earth, either Northern or Southern.
  18. A natural object that orbits a planet.
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  1. A moon that appears to get smaller each night, from the full moon to new moon.
  2. The region around a star where conditions might be just right for life, not too hot or too cold, but just right.
  3. The spinning of a planet around its axis.
  4. The layer of gasses surrounding a planet or moon.
  5. A huge group of stars, dust, gas, and other objects bound together by gravity.
  6. Shaped like an oval or a slightly stretched circle.
  7. The movement of an object in a circular or elliptical path around another object, one year.
  8. 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.
  9. The amount of matter in an object.
  10. Sunlight that hits the Earth at a steep angle, making it stronger and warmer.
  11. Substances like air that can spread out and fill any space available.
  12. The different shapes of the visible part of the Moon from Earth, which change in a cycle every month.
  13. When the Moon moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking the Sun's light for a short time.
  14. Tides with the least difference between high and low tides, which happen when the Sun and Moon are at right angles to each other.
  15. A small piece of rock or dust that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere, often seen as a shooting star.
  16. 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. • ...

Earth Day 2022-04-28

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. save _________ in your house by turning off the lights
  2. we save __________ by turning off the sink and shower
  3. Mr. __________ created Earth Day in 1970
  4. the name of our planet
  5. cars create __________ in the air
Down
  1. the color of Earth
  2. eating good food to save the Earth
  3. to keep something safe
  4. pollution that hurts the water
  5. we __________ paper, plastic and glass
  6. the month we celebrate Earth Day

11 Clues: the color of Earth • to keep something safe • the name of our planet • pollution that hurts the water • the month we celebrate Earth Day • cars create __________ in the air • eating good food to save the Earth • we __________ paper, plastic and glass • Mr. __________ created Earth Day in 1970 • we save __________ by turning off the sink and shower • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle - Lily Hornick 2023-11-22

Science Crossword Puzzle - Lily Hornick crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.
  2. a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis, where it is light out.
  3. A regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points
  4. in the opposite direction to the way in which the hands of a clock move around.
  5. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object, especially as expressed according to a comparative scale and shown by a thermometer or perceived by touch.
  6. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  7. is a star in the northern circumpolar constellation of Ursa Minor.
  8. a view or opinion that is incorrect because based on faulty thinking or understanding.
  9. each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided.
  10. a period of twenty-four hours as a unit of time, reckoned from one midnight to the next, corresponding to a rotation of the earth on its axis, where it is dark out.
Down
  1. A curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  2. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  3. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20).
  4. a forcible overthrow of a government or social order, in favor of a new system.
  5. the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun.
  6. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
  7. the star around which the earth orbits.
  8. the planet on which we live; the world.
  9. the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum declination, marked by the longest and shortest days (about June 21 and December 22).
  10. the action of rotating around an axis or center.

20 Clues: the star around which the earth orbits. • the planet on which we live; the world. • an imaginary line about which a body rotates. • the action of rotating around an axis or center. • each of the twelve named periods into which a year is divided. • the time taken by the earth to make one revolution around the sun. • ...

Science Trivia 2014-08-26

Science Trivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First Satellite sent into space
  2. He discovered Saturn's rings
  3. Humans have 23 pairs of these
  4. Pig's largest living relative
  5. Closest plant to the Sun
  6. Earth's galaxy (2 words)
  7. Sense most likely lost if struck by lightening
  8. Force that holds us to the Earth
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  1. These mammals travel in pods
  2. She had arachnaphobia (3 words)
  3. Strongest muscle in the human body
  4. Most intelligent creature on Earth after man
  5. Located in the innermost part of a bone
  6. Location of smallest bone in the human body
  7. Fast land animal on Earth
  8. What do we call a baby goat?
  9. The human body's largest organ
  10. Name of Saturn's largest moon

18 Clues: Closest plant to the Sun • Earth's galaxy (2 words) • Fast land animal on Earth • These mammals travel in pods • He discovered Saturn's rings • What do we call a baby goat? • Humans have 23 pairs of these • Pig's largest living relative • Name of Saturn's largest moon • The human body's largest organ • She had arachnaphobia (3 words) • First Satellite sent into space • ...

Georgia's Geography 2016-08-13

Georgia's Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a geographic area defined by some kind of trait
  2. High narrow ridges, low open valleys
  3. they protect the mainland from wind and wave erosion
  4. to locate a place relative to other landmarks
  5. Run over 2,000 miles from Northern GA into Canada
  6. Known as the “Little Grand Canyon”
  7. Stretches from barrier islands/beaches across islands Southern GA to AL
  8. Imaginary circle around the earth midway between the North Pole and the South pole
  9. begins in Blue Ridge, runs thru Atlanta
  10. Soil is Georgia Red Clay – rich in rich in iron minerals
  11. the point at which hilly or mountainous lands meet the coastal plain
  12. rain, hail, sleet, snow
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  1. a low lying land area where water lies close
  2. a geographic coordinate that specifies the east,west position of a point on the Earth's surface
  3. NE corner of GA
  4. Name means “land of the trembling earth”
  5. the exact place, or location where someone, or something is on the Earth
  6. “TAG corner” – where TN, where TN, AL & GA meet
  7. the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around the Earth
  8. a geographic coordinate that the north ­ south position of a point on the Earth's surface

20 Clues: NE corner of GA • rain, hail, sleet, snow • Known as the “Little Grand Canyon” • High narrow ridges, low open valleys • Name means “land of the trembling earth” • begins in Blue Ridge, runs thru Atlanta • a low lying land area where water lies close • to locate a place relative to other landmarks • a geographic area defined by some kind of trait • ...

The Land 2025-04-24

The Land crossword puzzle
Across
  1. features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain
  2. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  3. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  4. the innermost layer of the earth
  5. biggest layer of earth, in between outer core and crust
  6. wearing away
  7. a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another
  8. molten rock found below the earth's surface
  9. fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter
  10. volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future
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  1. where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other
  2. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on earth
  3. the layer in between inner core and mantle
  4. a large landmass, sometimes referred to as a supercontinent
  5. major fracture of the Earth's crust in extreme western north america
  6. a breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the earth's surface
  7. smallest layer, outermost layer
  8. opening or vents where lava, tephra, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
  9. the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis
  10. mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano

20 Clues: wearing away • smallest layer, outermost layer • the innermost layer of the earth • the layer in between inner core and mantle • molten rock found below the earth's surface • fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • biggest layer of earth, in between outer core and crust • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-06

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. innermost layer of Earth
  2. When two plates come together
  3. liquid layer made of iron and nickel
  4. Thin shell on the outside of Earth.
  5. Earth's layer of silicate rock between the crust and the outer core
  6. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  7. On Earth, it is composed of the crust and the portion of the upper mantle
  8. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that makes up the planet's continents
  9. proposed "Continental Drift" in 1912
  10. quantity per unit volume
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  1. His theroy was that sedimentary layers are deposited in a time sequence with the oldest on the bottom and youngest on the top.
  2. A supercontinent that existed around 310 million years ago
  3. motion is predominantly horizontal
  4. a revolutionary theory explaining that continents shift position on Earth's surface
  5. His theory was that the states were once together, but they were spread apart by the earthquakes and floods
  6. the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that is found under the oceans
  7. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  8. a process that occurs at mid-ocean ridges, where new oceanic crust is formed through volcanic activity
  9. region of the upper mantle of Earth. It lies below the lithosphere
  10. lowland region that forms where Earth's tectonic plates move apart, or rift

20 Clues: innermost layer of Earth • quantity per unit volume • When two plates come together • motion is predominantly horizontal • Thin shell on the outside of Earth. • liquid layer made of iron and nickel • proposed "Continental Drift" in 1912 • when two tectonic plates move away from each other • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • ...

Layers of the Earth: Crossword 2024-02-12

Layers of the Earth: Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Originated from a greek word that means weak
  2. The lithosphere is brittle meaning it doesn't break easily;Another word for brittle
  3. The hottest layer of earth
  4. The inner core and outer core are both found in earths(Its a layer)
  5. What do we call the lower layer of the earth(When you think of this you may also think of the upper mantle)
  6. Another word to describe the outer layer
  7. The earth's crust/outer layer is the thinnest layer of earth(Another word for thin)
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  1. The only liquid layer
  2. When this breaks we experience earthquakes
  3. The lithosphere is divided into this
  4. The earth's mantle is the largest layer of earth(Another word for large)
  5. We know the outer core is liquid and the inner core is solid because of this;Stops at the inner core
  6. The thin layer that covers the earth
  7. The lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mesosphere are all in earths(Its a layer)
  8. The mesosphere has a temperature around -85 degrees celsius meaning the mesosphere is freezing(Another word for freezing)

15 Clues: The only liquid layer • The hottest layer of earth • The lithosphere is divided into this • The thin layer that covers the earth • Another word to describe the outer layer • When this breaks we experience earthquakes • Originated from a greek word that means weak • The inner core and outer core are both found in earths(Its a layer) • ...

Map Vocabulary Review 2025-08-25

Map Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something that represents features on a map
  2. A line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres
  3. A line that divides Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  4. A line of latitude
  5. The relationship between distance on the map and the actual distance
  6. A precise position on the Earth
  7. A section of a map that explains what symbols on the map means
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  1. Lines that run parallel to the equator and measures North and South
  2. Something created naturally, like mountains or rivers
  3. A symbol that shows North, South, East, and West
  4. Lines that run from the North and South Poles and measures East and West
  5. A half of the Earth
  6. Numbers that combine latitude and longitude to show a position on Earth

13 Clues: A line of latitude • A half of the Earth • A precise position on the Earth • Something that represents features on a map • A symbol that shows North, South, East, and West • Something created naturally, like mountains or rivers • A section of a map that explains what symbols on the map means • A line that divides Earth into the Western and Eastern Hemispheres • ...

Earth Science Vocabulary 2013-12-08

Earth Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a structure built at right angles to the beach to control beach erosion
  2. - a scientific thearym that the continents were once joined together in one big supercontinent and then slowly drifted a part
  3. -the dropping of sediment particles by water wind or ice
  4. - a crack in the rock of the Earth's crust (where most earthquake occur)
  5. -the breaking down or wearing of landforms
  6. - the building up of land or the creation of land forms
  7. - a type of weathering that breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing it chemically; also known as physical weathering
  8. of fire -a zone of volcanic and seismic activity; it directly borders the Pacific ocean
  9. - a sudden movement of the earth's crust
  10. -the layer of the earth beneath the crust. It is believed to be slightly molten and solid rock
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  1. - melted rock that reaches the earths surface
  2. - a series of large sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption
  3. - a small ridge or raised area of land used to prevent a body of water from overflowing
  4. - a deposit of sediment deposited by a river when it leaves the mountains
  5. - device that can record the vibrations in the earth
  6. -a deposit of sediment that builds up river's mouth
  7. - a type of weathering the changes rocks into one or more new substances
  8. -the movement of weathered rock from place to place
  9. -the rocky surface that makes up the top of the lithosphere and includes the continents and the ocean floor
  10. - a structure build across the river to control its flow
  11. - an opening in the Earths crust through which molten lava, ash,and gases are ejected
  12. -a mound of sand piled up by wind
  13. - sand ,silt, gravel, and other small particles
  14. - system of drains that prevents flooding during rainstorms
  15. world's longest mountain range;Iceland is part of range
  16. -layer of the earth beneath the mantle. It is believed to be made up of iron and nickel
  17. - moisture that falls to the earth after being mixed with wastes from burned fossil fuels
  18. -a large mass of ice and snow that moves over land leaving distinctive features on the earth surface
  19. - Continent-sized slabs that move slowly across the earth surface on a thin layer of partially melted mantle
  20. -deep canyon in the ocean floor
  21. -melted rock inside the earth

31 Clues: -melted rock inside the earth • -deep canyon in the ocean floor • -a mound of sand piled up by wind • - a sudden movement of the earth's crust • -the breaking down or wearing of landforms • - sand ,silt, gravel, and other small particles • -the movement of weathered rock from place to place • - melted rock that reaches the earths surface • ...

Uranus crossword 2026-02-03

Uranus crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many rings does Uranus have?
  2. What percent of gravity does Uranus have compared to Earth?
  3. How far does Uranus orbit from the sun?
  4. How many Earth years are Equal to one orbit around the sun on Uranus?
  5. Uranus has no solid ________.
  6. Uranus has a magnetosphere similar to that of Earth, but at a __________ angle.
  7. Which Greek God of the sky named Uranus?
  8. Who is the scientist who discovered Uranus in 1781?
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  1. What is the diameter of Uranus?
  2. What type of planet is Uranus?
  3. When was Uranus discovered with a telescope?
  4. What is the region of magnetic influence around Uranus?
  5. How many times wider is Uranus than Earth?
  6. How many times less is Earth's mass than Uranus?
  7. What is the coldest temperature Uranus gets to?
  8. What planet is Uranus in order from the sun?

16 Clues: Uranus has no solid ________. • What type of planet is Uranus? • What is the diameter of Uranus? • How many rings does Uranus have? • How far does Uranus orbit from the sun? • Which Greek God of the sky named Uranus? • How many times wider is Uranus than Earth? • When was Uranus discovered with a telescope? • What planet is Uranus in order from the sun? • ...

Reasons for the Seasons - Part 1 2020-09-20

Reasons for the Seasons - Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth's axis always points towards the North Star, also called ___.
  2. Why do we have day and night? Because the Earth ___ on its axis
  3. Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays.
  4. True or False? The Earth is farthest from the sun in July and is closest to the sun at the beginning of January.
  5. the spinning of the Earth on its axis is ___
  6. Earth's orbit, or path around the sun, is not a perfect circle. It is shaped like an oval, or an _____
  7. The more ___ the sun's rays are, the more concentrated they are and therefore the more heat.
  8. True or False? Direct sunlight produces more heat than indirect light.
Down
  1. When the northern hemisphere has spring, the southern hemisphere has___.
  2. The more spread-out or ___ the sun's rays are, the less concentrated they are and therefore the less heat.
  3. True or False? The northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth experience the same seasons at the same time.
  4. The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
  5. If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
  6. At dawn and dusk, our shadows are long or short?
  7. The main reason that we have seasons is the ___ of earth's axis.
  8. Earth ___ around the sun.
  9. The Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during which season?
  10. In what season do we have the longest shadows?
  11. The amount of time a planet takes to rotate once is called a _____

19 Clues: Earth ___ around the sun. • the spinning of the Earth on its axis is ___ • In what season do we have the longest shadows? • At dawn and dusk, our shadows are long or short? • Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays. • The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees. • Why do we have day and night? Because the Earth ___ on its axis • ...

Hazards Tori 2019-03-13

Hazards Tori crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Molten rock found beneath the Earth
  2. An underwater mountain range where new ocean crust is formed
  3. The name of a boundary where two tectonic plates scrape against one another
  4. Large, moving layers of the Earth’s crust
  5. The theory that all the continents were once joined together but drifted apart over time
  6. The name of a boundary where two tectonic plates move towards each other
  7. type of crust is denser than the continental crust
  8. the inner core and is made of liquid metal
  9. This force is created by two tectonic plates rubbing against each other
Down
  1. Melted material
  2. layer of the Earth
  3. type of crust is less dense than the oceanic crust
  4. Movement caused by heating and cooling
  5. The name of a boundary where two tectonic plates move apart
  6. To explode;to break out with force
  7. Supercontinent that included all the Earth’s landmasses
  8. layer of the Earth contains radioactive heat and is made out of solid metal
  9. Where two (or more) tectonic plates meet
  10. layer of the Earth is the thinnest and is made of solid rock

19 Clues: Melted material • layer of the Earth • To explode;to break out with force • Molten rock found beneath the Earth • Movement caused by heating and cooling • Where two (or more) tectonic plates meet • Large, moving layers of the Earth’s crust • the inner core and is made of liquid metal • type of crust is less dense than the oceanic crust • ...

N3 Physics Unit 3 2025-08-31

N3 Physics Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The time taken for Earth to complete one orbit around the sun
  2. The outer layer of Earth that make up the tectonic plates
  3. The measurement for how much gravitational force is acting on an object (N)
  4. A calculation where all values are added together then divided by the number of values (e.g 5 + 3 + 4 = 12 / 3 = 4)
  5. The time taken for Earth to complete one orbit around the moon
  6. The time taken for Earth to rotate once on its axis
Down
  1. The type of energy given off from a frictional force
  2. The force that opposes the motion of an object, causing it to slow down
  3. The object at the centre of the Solar System
  4. The hottest layer of Earth
  5. The design of a vehicle or position of an athlete to reduce friction acting against them
  6. The pulling force on a smaller object from a larger object
  7. A type of natural disaster caused by movement of tectonic plates
  8. The number of planets that orbit the sun
  9. The measurement for how much matter an object contains (g)

15 Clues: The hottest layer of Earth • The number of planets that orbit the sun • The object at the centre of the Solar System • The time taken for Earth to rotate once on its axis • The type of energy given off from a frictional force • The outer layer of Earth that make up the tectonic plates • The pulling force on a smaller object from a larger object • ...

Cycles 2014-12-02

Cycles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All the organisms on Earth
  2. Ways that matter or energy is moved through a cycle
  3. Describes a change where energy is taken away - deposition, freezing, condensation
  4. Going directly from solid to gas
  5. The energy that drives all the water cycle.
  6. Reservoir that stores 2% of water on Earth as solid water
  7. Type of change that creates a new substance, a reaction occurs.
  8. Rain, hail, snow, sleet.
  9. The system that includes the Earth's crust, mantle, and core
  10. One of the processes that moves water from the biosphere to the atmosphere; evaporation from plants.
  11. When water falls on the crust and goes into the Earth
  12. The type of matter with the highest kinetic energy; particles fly freely.
  13. Change in size, shape or state.
  14. A state change; water to water vapor.
Down
  1. Places where matter or energy is stored in a cycle
  2. Gaseous state of water.
  3. Evaporation of water from animals.
  4. The system that protects the Earth; a layer of gases like a blanket.
  5. Process in plants that takes water from the atmosphere into the biosphere and uses it to create energy.
  6. Reservoir that stores the majority of water on Earth as salt water.
  7. Series of repeating events that move energy and/or matter through a system - no beginning or end
  8. Describes a change where energy is added - melting, sublimation, or evaporation.
  9. All the water on the planet.
  10. Process that forms clouds.
  11. Going directly from water vapor to solid, like frost.
  12. Water that has infiltrated the crust and is stored there.
  13. Drives the cycles.
  14. Solid state of water
  15. Water that falls on land and moves to reservoirs.
  16. The type of matter with the lowest kinetic energy; particles just vibrate in place.
  17. H2O

31 Clues: H2O • Drives the cycles. • Solid state of water • Gaseous state of water. • Rain, hail, snow, sleet. • All the organisms on Earth • Process that forms clouds. • All the water on the planet. • Change in size, shape or state. • Going directly from solid to gas • Evaporation of water from animals. • A state change; water to water vapor. • The energy that drives all the water cycle. • ...

Unit 1 Review 2023-09-13

Unit 1 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. right ascension is divided into 24 partitions called
  2. a star with a magnitude of -1 will be ___________ than a star is a magnitude of +1
  3. traveling a few (4 to 6) AU from the Earth will reach this planet
  4. dividing one degree into 60 smaller partitions gives a smaller measurement called a(n)
  5. how bright a star appears to be from Earth is called the ________ magnitude
  6. the average distance from the Earth to the Sun
  7. A planet that appears to move backwards is said to be going through __________ motion
  8. how far from the celestial equator (or directly north or directly south) is known as
  9. the distance light travels in one year
  10. the line across the constellations that the Sun appears to draw throughout a year is called the
Down
  1. how bright a star is compared directly to other stars is called the __________ magnitude
  2. dividing an arcminute into 60 smaller partitions gives a smaller measurement called a(n)
  3. If the Earth had a perfectly circular orbit but still had an axial tilt, the Sun's analemma would appear to be a flat _________ line
  4. if you traveled to Australia the Sun's analemma would appear
  5. Andromeda is a few ___________ light years away
  6. the grid line in the celestial sphere that corresponds to East-West direction
  7. the Moon goes through a full cycle of its phases every 28 _____
  8. If the Earth was not tilted, the Sun's analemma would be a flat ___________ line
  9. if you took a picture of the Sun at noon every day for a year, you would get a figure-8 shape known as the Sun's _________
  10. declination is measured in
  11. if you traveled to Canada the Sun's analemma would become more noticeably

21 Clues: declination is measured in • the distance light travels in one year • the average distance from the Earth to the Sun • Andromeda is a few ___________ light years away • right ascension is divided into 24 partitions called • if you traveled to Australia the Sun's analemma would appear • the Moon goes through a full cycle of its phases every 28 _____ • ...

Outer Space! 2013-09-04

Outer Space! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth is the 3rd____ from the sun.
  2. The planet nearest to the Sun.
  3. twinkle twinkle, little____.
  4. Big things that orbit the earth, watching, listening, and waiting.
  5. A space rock.
  6. The big white ball you can usually only see at night.
  7. The 7th planet from the Sun.
  8. The star that warms the Earth.
Down
  1. _____ship.
  2. The eighth planet from the Sun.
  3. The planet with a big red spot.
  4. The 2nd planet from the Sun.
  5. The 4th planet from the Sun.
  6. People who go up into space and explore.
  7. People or animals from other planets.
  8. The planet famous for its rings.

16 Clues: _____ship. • A space rock. • The 2nd planet from the Sun. • twinkle twinkle, little____. • The 4th planet from the Sun. • The 7th planet from the Sun. • The planet nearest to the Sun. • The star that warms the Earth. • The eighth planet from the Sun. • The planet with a big red spot. • The planet famous for its rings. • Earth is the 3rd____ from the sun. • ...

Space 2020-02-10

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where astronauts travel
  2. There are 9 in orbit
  3. The planet in which we live on
  4. The fifth planet from the Sun
  5. Stars that look like a picture
  6. What the Earth rotates on
  7. The fourth planet from the sun
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  1. The second planet from the sun
  2. The eighth planet from the sun
  3. The sixth planet from the sun
  4. Shines brightly at night
  5. A celestial object when near the sun has a tail of gas and dust
  6. The seventh planet from the sun
  7. A small rock body orbiting the Sun
  8. Star around which Earth orbits
  9. The first planet from the sun

16 Clues: There are 9 in orbit • Where astronauts travel • Shines brightly at night • What the Earth rotates on • The sixth planet from the sun • The fifth planet from the Sun • The first planet from the sun • The second planet from the sun • The eighth planet from the sun • The planet in which we live on • Stars that look like a picture • Star around which Earth orbits • ...

Our Solar System 2024-03-18

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE LAST PLANET
  2. THE EARTH ROTATES ON ITS___
  3. THE SUN'S RAYS ___ ON THE MOON
  4. THERE ARE ____ PLANETS IN OUT SOLAR SYSTEM
  5. A PLANET THAT LAYS ON ITS SIDE
  6. AN ICE GIANT
  7. THE MOON ____ THE EARTH
  8. PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM ORBIT THE
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  1. EART'S NATURAL SATELLITE IS CALLED THE
  2. THE ONLY PLANET WITH LIFE
  3. A PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS
  4. IS NOT CONSIDERED A TRUE PLANET ANYMORE
  5. VENUS IS A _____ PLANET (HINT: LAND)
  6. THE 4TH PLANET FROM THE SUN
  7. A GAS GIANT
  8. THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN

16 Clues: A GAS GIANT • AN ICE GIANT • THE LAST PLANET • THE MOON ____ THE EARTH • THE ONLY PLANET WITH LIFE • THE EARTH ROTATES ON ITS___ • THE 4TH PLANET FROM THE SUN • A PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS • THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN • THE SUN'S RAYS ___ ON THE MOON • A PLANET THAT LAYS ON ITS SIDE • VENUS IS A _____ PLANET (HINT: LAND) • PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM ORBIT THE • ...

Renaissance 2022-10-18

Renaissance crossword puzzle
Across
  1. importance
  2. favoritism
  3. painting
  4. method of using perspective in art
  5. manipulative
  6. the earth revolves around the sun
  7. study of the human body
  8. intrinsic worth of a person
  9. topics that were studied
  10. theory of gods role
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  1. style of art in 1600
  2. a period of time in the renaissance
  3. science related
  4. sonnet
  5. Beutiful
  6. center of towm
  7. the earth is the center of the universe
  8. Isaac newtons laws
  9. separation of religioin
  10. opening a body

20 Clues: sonnet • Beutiful • painting • importance • favoritism • manipulative • center of towm • opening a body • science related • Isaac newtons laws • theory of gods role • style of art in 1600 • separation of religioin • study of the human body • topics that were studied • intrinsic worth of a person • the earth revolves around the sun • method of using perspective in art • ...

Astronomy Unit Test Review 2026-01-05

Astronomy Unit Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest planet in our solar system.
  2. Twin rovers that launched in 2003.
  3. A collection of stars in the sky that form a picture and have a story attached.
  4. The shortest day of the year, marks the start of winter.
  5. When the moon is in between the Sun and Earth.
Down
  1. When the Earth is in between the sun and moon.
  2. Main cause of seasons on Earth.
  3. A day in spring wherein day and night are both exactly 12 hours.
  4. A device used by scientists to visit other planets and collect data without having to be there themselves.
  5. When tides are low due to the moon and sun's gravity pulling in opposite directions on Earth.
  6. The last stage in the life cycle of an average star.
  7. If a massive star does not become a black hole, it will become this.
  8. When there are generally high tides because of the gravitational pull of the moon and Sun.
  9. The planet closest to the Sun.
  10. When a star runs out of fuel, its edges turn inward and it cools.
  11. Most (chemically) similar planet in the solar system to Earth.

16 Clues: The planet closest to the Sun. • Main cause of seasons on Earth. • Twin rovers that launched in 2003. • Largest planet in our solar system. • When the Earth is in between the sun and moon. • When the moon is in between the Sun and Earth. • The last stage in the life cycle of an average star. • The shortest day of the year, marks the start of winter. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the center of the earth
  2. the only habitable planet
  3. Appears when continental plates collide
  4. the rock material which lies below the fault plane
  5. a fracture between two blocks of rock
  6. A process moving around rocks and minerals below earth's surface
  7. when two sides of a fault slide into each other
  8. the bottom of the sea
  9. A long narrow ditch
  10. slabs of oceanic lithosphere descend into the mantle
Down
  1. when two plate move towards each other
  2. A mountain or hill that erupts
  3. the mostly solid bulk of the earth's interior
  4. a very very large mass of land
  5. moltin rock and earths crust
  6. when two plates move away from each other
  7. Alfred Wegner came up with this theory
  8. when plates slide past each other
  9. the outer layer of the earth
  10. a person who studies rocks and earth's landforms

20 Clues: A long narrow ditch • the bottom of the sea • the center of the earth • the only habitable planet • moltin rock and earths crust • the outer layer of the earth • A mountain or hill that erupts • a very very large mass of land • when plates slide past each other • a fracture between two blocks of rock • when two plate move towards each other • Alfred Wegner came up with this theory • ...

Mia's Space and Exploration Puzzle 2020-04-15

Mia's Space and Exploration Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Second planet from the sun.
  2. The _____ planets consist of,Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto.
  3. years ago.
  4. Highest point in the sky directly overhead.
  5. Planet made of hot plasma.
  6. Astrolabe determines the..
  7. The ______ planets consist of, Mercury, Venus, Mars & Earth.
  8. Can come in colors like, blue, white, yellow and red.
  9. Made of rock, dust and ice.
  10. Became a dwarf planet in 2006.
  11. The galaxy we live in.
Down
  1. The ______ telescope has been capturing light from 12
  2. Neil Armstrong landed here.
  3. Solid pieces of metal that land on Earth's atomosphere.
  4. Scientific name is Terra.
  5. He proposed that the Earth and other celestial bodies revolved around the sun.
  6. Means the hours of daylight equal the hours of darkness in a day.
  7. Another name for the 'Red Planet'.
  8. Second largest planet in our solar system.
  9. Smallest planet in our solar system.

20 Clues: years ago. • The galaxy we live in. • Scientific name is Terra. • Planet made of hot plasma. • Astrolabe determines the.. • Neil Armstrong landed here. • Second planet from the sun. • Made of rock, dust and ice. • Became a dwarf planet in 2006. • Another name for the 'Red Planet'. • Smallest planet in our solar system. • Second largest planet in our solar system. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-09-17

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. covers the earth surface
  2. Something formed from two plates converging.
  3. A event that happens when two plates Collide, transform, or diverge.
  4. This layer is the second hottest layer.
  5. This layer is made up of the crust and the mantle
  6. Two plates spreading apart
  7. The biggest layer of earth
  8. A supercontinent
  9. A person who studies rocks
  10. Hot substance that comes out of a volcano.
Down
  1. The innermost layer of the earth.
  2. A thing that you eat on
  3. what happens in the mantle
  4. A German scientist who came up with the idea of plate Techtonics.
  5. two plates colliding
  6. Two plates that slide against each other.
  7. The most common event during a diverging plate.
  8. There are 7 of them that make up the world
  9. Something that measures earthquakes.
  10. How gas and liquid inside the core

20 Clues: A supercontinent • two plates colliding • A thing that you eat on • covers the earth surface • what happens in the mantle • Two plates spreading apart • The biggest layer of earth • A person who studies rocks • The innermost layer of the earth. • How gas and liquid inside the core • Something that measures earthquakes. • This layer is the second hottest layer. • ...

Astro-words: Celebrating World Space Week 2025-10-02

Astro-words: Celebrating World Space Week crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Organized space journey with a clear objective
  2. Mysterious regions where not even light escapes
  3. Human drive to seek the unknown
  4. A massive sphere of hot plasma that produces light
  5. Trained traveler who ventures into space
  6. The curved path of an object around a planet
  7. Instrument used to study distant celestial bodies
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  1. Scientific study of planets, stars, and the cosmos
  2. The “Red Planet” often targeted for exploration
  3. New methods that advance science and space travel
  4. The fiery beginning of a rocket’s journey
  5. The ordered whole of space and everything in it
  6. The boundary beyond Earth’s atmosphere
  7. The horizon of what is yet to come
  8. The invisible force that keeps planets in motion
  9. The only known planet with life
  10. Machines circling Earth that send signals
  11. Celestial collection of stars, dust, and gas
  12. The vast expanse beyond Earth
  13. The act of uncovering what was hidden

20 Clues: The vast expanse beyond Earth • Human drive to seek the unknown • The only known planet with life • The horizon of what is yet to come • The act of uncovering what was hidden • The boundary beyond Earth’s atmosphere • Trained traveler who ventures into space • The fiery beginning of a rocket’s journey • Machines circling Earth that send signals • ...

Geography 2025-12-12

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A hill of sand shaped by the wind.
  2. A very dry place with lots of sand.
  3. A giant sheet of moving ice.
  4. Wet, grassy land with lots of water.
  5. A spinning funnel of wind.
  6. Land with water all around it.
  7. A big city in the United Kingdom.
  8. The icy continent at the bottom of the Earth.
  9. Hot water that shoots out of the ground.
  10. The largest continent.
  11. Country where the Nile River flows and pyramids stand.
  12. Where the land meets the ocean.
Down
  1. The world’s largest rainforest.
  2. The tallest mountain on Earth.
  3. Hot melted rock deep inside Earth.
  4. A continent where kangaroos live.
  5. A thick forest where monkeys live.
  6. A large body of salty water.
  7. A line between two places or countries.
  8. A large area filled with trees.
  9. A mountain that can blow out lava.

21 Clues: The largest continent. • A spinning funnel of wind. • A giant sheet of moving ice. • A large body of salty water. • The tallest mountain on Earth. • Land with water all around it. • The world’s largest rainforest. • A large area filled with trees. • Where the land meets the ocean. • A continent where kangaroos live. • A big city in the United Kingdom. • ...

Week 16 Spelling 2020-01-22

Week 16 Spelling crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of life
  2. the study of water on earth
  3. a type of math
  4. a motorboat
  5. someone who flies into space
  6. someone who studies zodiac signs
  7. a medicine example penicillin
  8. the study of earth
  9. the study of earths physical features
Down
  1. a tool used to see how much depth a liquid has
  2. someone who studies the water on earth
  3. a essay on someones life written by someone else
  4. a essay on someone by themselves
  5. zodiac signs
  6. a scientist who studies living organisms
  7. an expert of biology

16 Clues: a motorboat • zodiac signs • a type of math • the study of life • the study of earth • an expert of biology • the study of water on earth • someone who flies into space • a medicine example penicillin • a essay on someone by themselves • someone who studies zodiac signs • the study of earths physical features • someone who studies the water on earth • ...

Earth's Structure 2020-01-01

Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of physical layers of Earth.
  2. Location in a convergent boundary where oceanic crust is pushed beneath the continental crust.
  3. Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates collide into each other.
  4. Earth's crust makes up less than _____________ percent of the Earth by mass.
  5. Number of chemical layers of Earth.
  6. _____________ crust is denser than continental crust.
  7. Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates slide past each other.
  8. Layer of Earth below the tectonic plate lithosphere.
Down
  1. Continental crust is about 25 _____________ thick.
  2. Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere.
  3. The deepest hole ever dug went about half way through this layer of Earth.
  4. Type of stress where an object is squeezed together.
  5. A break in a rock layer.
  6. Tectonic plate boundary where tectonic plates are pulled away from each other.
  7. Type of stress where an object is stretched.

15 Clues: A break in a rock layer. • Number of physical layers of Earth. • Number of chemical layers of Earth. • Large pieces of Earth's lithosphere. • Type of stress where an object is stretched. • Continental crust is about 25 _____________ thick. • Type of stress where an object is squeezed together. • Layer of Earth below the tectonic plate lithosphere. • ...

Periodic Table 2023-11-30

Periodic Table crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sodium is this kind of element
  2. metals have a high ___ point
  3. alkaline earth metals ___ in air
  4. noble gasses are
  5. alkali group 1 period 2
  6. transition metals come from ___
  7. neon is this kind of element
  8. has a cream cheese texture
  9. transition metal group 5 period 4
Down
  1. silicon is this kind of element
  2. the first element found
  3. majority of the elements are
  4. are radioactive
  5. are "rare earth metals"
  6. better conductors than metals and nonmetals
  7. nonmetals can ___ easily
  8. nonmetals are
  9. alkaline earth metal group 2 period 5
  10. periods go

19 Clues: periods go • nonmetals are • are radioactive • noble gasses are • the first element found • are "rare earth metals" • alkali group 1 period 2 • nonmetals can ___ easily • has a cream cheese texture • metals have a high ___ point • majority of the elements are • neon is this kind of element • sodium is this kind of element • silicon is this kind of element • transition metals come from ___ • ...

Earth Day Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-19

Earth Day Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trash that is left lying in an open or public place.
  2. produced without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents
  3. can be used again and again.
  4. a substance that is harmful or has poisonous effects on the environment.
  5. an arrangement between people to make a regular trip in a single vehicle instead of each person in their own vehicle. Typically each person takes turns to drive the others on different days.
  6. to use something as little as possible instead of continuously; to prevent something from being changed or destroyed.
  7. one of the four spheres of earth that includes all life on earth
  8. the production and discharge of gases into the atmosphere, especially from factories or machines (such as cars and trucks).
  9. no living members of a species remain
  10. the natural world as a whole; the surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives.
  11. to convert or reprocess materials so that they can be used again
  12. any gas, especially carbon dioxide, which contributes to the greenhouse effect by absorbing infrared radiation.
  13. the natural organisms, flora, and fauna that constitute and sustain a particular area.
  14. keep in safety and protect from harm, loss, or destruction
  15. to not develop or change something so as to maintain it in its existing state.
  16. the impression left by a foot or shoe on the ground or a surface
  17. an increase in the temperature of the Earth’s atmosphere, which is due to the greenhouse effect.
  18. a very large expanse of sea
  19. material that is not wanted; the unusable remains or byproduct of something
  20. The name of our planet. The third planet from the sun.
Down
  1. seriously at risk of extinction.
  2. the trapping of the sun’s heat in the atmosphere caused by greenhouse gases
  3. the weather conditions in an area.
  4. large woody plants of considerable height and branches that remove CO2 from the atmosphere.
  5. a heavy odorless colorless gas formed during respiration and by the decomposition of organic substances; absorbed from the air by plants in photosynthesis
  6. one of the four spheres of earth that includes all the water on earth
  7. harnessing of the Sun’s energy to generate electrical power.
  8. decaying organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
  9. one of the four spheres of earth that includes all the air on earth
  10. a synthetic material that take a very long time to degrade.
  11. the action of clearing a wide area of trees.
  12. the native animals of a region.
  13. to use something again more than once
  14. the physical world collectively, including plants, animals, the landscape, and other features of the planet Earth that are not human creations.
  15. decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer.
  16. maintaining an ecological balance by avoiding the depletion of natural resources.
  17. fuel such as coal and oil that is formed naturally over many years from the remains of animals and plants.

37 Clues: a very large expanse of sea • can be used again and again. • the native animals of a region. • seriously at risk of extinction. • the weather conditions in an area. • to use something again more than once • no living members of a species remain • the action of clearing a wide area of trees. • trash that is left lying in an open or public place. • ...

FUN AND LEARN 2024-10-06

FUN AND LEARN crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Fruit grown in Jammu and Kashmir
  2. The only planet that has life
  3. Capital of Mumbai
  4. Crop grown in North
  5. Term used for Earth moving around sun
  6. Plants take ________ to grow
  7. A water body formed naturally by collection
  8. Largest state
  9. Tiger eats me
  10. Smallest state
  11. Means relating to people and society
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  1. When we don’t se moon in sky
  2. Largest planet of our solar system
  3. Crop grown in South
  4. Capital of India
  5. Crop grown in Centre
  6. Earth is surrounded by me
  7. _______ makes maps easy to read
  8. The layer which protect us from sunrays
  9. Water getting heated due to sun is called

20 Clues: Largest state • Tiger eats me • Smallest state • Capital of India • Capital of Mumbai • Crop grown in South • Crop grown in North • Crop grown in Centre • Earth is surrounded by me • When we don’t se moon in sky • Plants take ________ to grow • The only planet that has life • _______ makes maps easy to read • Fruit grown in Jammu and Kashmir • Largest planet of our solar system • ...

Space! Units 1-2 2017-03-06

Space! Units 1-2 crossword puzzle
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  1. How far?
  2. A big rock in space.
  3. Everything! (bigger than galaxy)
  4. This power keeps everything on the ground.
  5. A place on top of a moutain where people look into space.
  6. A person who studies space.
  7. A rock in space (more far away?)
  8. The to or outside of something.
  9. Somehting you can touch and use to make other things.
  10. Use this to see the stars.
  11. There are many many many of these in space. (the sun is one)
Down
  1. Special and different.
  2. Send this into space to find things.
  3. The Milky Way.
  4. A space rock on Earth.
  5. The Sun and 8 planets.
  6. Goes around the sun. VERB.
  7. This can take people to space.
  8. The middle of Earth.
  9. The line from one side of a circle to the other side.
  10. You can see this at night. It's close to the earth.
  11. Holes in the moon.

22 Clues: How far? • The Milky Way. • Holes in the moon. • A big rock in space. • The middle of Earth. • Special and different. • A space rock on Earth. • The Sun and 8 planets. • Goes around the sun. VERB. • Use this to see the stars. • A person who studies space. • This can take people to space. • The to or outside of something. • Everything! (bigger than galaxy) • A rock in space (more far away?) • ...

Carbon Cycle Crossword- Chung Bio 2025-05-16

Carbon Cycle Crossword- Chung Bio crossword puzzle
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  1. The process in all living organisms that converts carbon compounds back into carbon dioxide is cellular __.
  2. This process allows carbon dioxide to be converted into glucose in plants.
  3. Energy Solar panels, windmills, electric cars, are all examples of (other) __ sources to help reduce carbon emissions.
  4. Due to the ability of carbon dioxide to hold heat, it is known as a __ gas.
  5. Combustion is the process of __ fossil fuels.
  6. Plants create __ through the process of photosynthesis.
  7. __, gas, Oil are all examples of fossil fuels.
  8. Humans __ the Earth by littering, combustion, smoking, using plastic one-use items, and wasting resources.
  9. __ __ is the process that moves carbon between plants, animals, minerals, and atmosphere.
  10. Carbon emission from __ activity has rapidly contributed to global warming on Earth.
  11. Due to combustion, greenhouse gases get stuck in the __, warming the Earth.
  12. As CO2 levels increase in the atmosphere, Antarctic ice mass __.
  13. Humans are encouraged to reduce their carbon __ to help save the future of the Earth.
  14. The useful gas by-product produced during photosynthesis.
  15. is my favorite class with lab
  16. Due to the warming of the Earth, glaciers are __, which is dangerously increasing water levels on Earth.
  17. We exhale __ Dioxide.
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  1. Organism that only consumes producers.
  2. fossil fuels are considered to be __ resources, since they cannot be reused and recycled.
  3. long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature is called __ __.
  4. __ is the process of removing forests/trees.
  5. Animals that are not native to an ecosystem can overpopulate due to their lack of a natural __.
  6. Ms __ is my bio teacher.
  7. Without the __, plants cannot photosynthesize.
  8. As an organism is consumed, only _% of the energy is received in the next trophic level.
  9. Over the last 150 years, we've observed that the global sea and air temperatures are __.
  10. DDT concentration would be greatest at the __ of the food chain.
  11. the change in weather and temperature over a long period of time is called __ __ .
  12. __ are extremely important organisms that help take CO2 out of the air.
  13. increases CO2 levels into the atmosphere, due to the release of greenhouse gases.
  14. Reduce, reuse, __.
  15. Last on the food chain.
  16. __ cars are eco-friendly since it does not rely on gas.

33 Clues: Reduce, reuse, __. • We exhale __ Dioxide. • Last on the food chain. • Ms __ is my bio teacher. • is my favorite class with lab • Organism that only consumes producers. • __ is the process of removing forests/trees. • Combustion is the process of __ fossil fuels. • Without the __, plants cannot photosynthesize. • __, gas, Oil are all examples of fossil fuels. • ...

Science 2018-03-08

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / is the strongest winds
  2. / Is Wisconsin's zone
  3. / Circulation cells
  4. / Particles of sand carried off by a strong wind
  5. / Speed on Earth is affected by
  6. / named in the 19th century, Will
  7. / little oxygen and have mountainous terrain
  8. / Fine particles of Earth or matter raised and suspended in the air
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  1. / a violent rotating column of air that doesn't touch the ground
  2. / Precipitation in the form of small ice falling
  3. / tilt of the Earth
  4. / Low latitude air movement toward the equator
  5. / is the most common type of precipitation
  6. / Precipitation of snow crystals that are branched
  7. / is when the new climatic normal will be calculated
  8. / air rises, diverges and travels toward the pole
  9. / different between climate and weather
  10. / a violent rotating column of air that touches the ground
  11. / most common type of obscuration
  12. / the potential evaporation and transpiration exceed precipitation

20 Clues: / tilt of the Earth • / Circulation cells • / Is Wisconsin's zone • / is the strongest winds • / Speed on Earth is affected by • / named in the 19th century, Will • / most common type of obscuration • / different between climate and weather • / is the most common type of precipitation • / little oxygen and have mountainous terrain • ...

Space Vocabulary 2021-10-20

Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the red planet, the neighbor of Earth
  2. the planet with the Rings
  3. Sun+planets =
  4. this planet is made of Gas
  5. planet that is closest to the sun
  6. this planet has 27 moons
  7. it has strong gravitational force that they pull anything close by into them (even light)
  8. it shines at night
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  1. people fly to space on it
  2. the largest planet
  3. a place in space where people can live and work
  4. a very large group of stars that are together in the universe
  5. the planet that is second from the Sun, after Mercury and before the Earth
  6. a person who travel to space
  7. the astronaut's costume
  8. creature from another planet
  9. the main and very big star in our galaxy
  10. a big rock that came from space
  11. we live on this planet
  12. this flyes in space and has a tail

20 Clues: Sun+planets = • the largest planet • it shines at night • we live on this planet • the astronaut's costume • this planet has 27 moons • people fly to space on it • the planet with the Rings • this planet is made of Gas • a person who travel to space • creature from another planet • a big rock that came from space • planet that is closest to the sun • this flyes in space and has a tail • ...

Call Space Crossword 2023-04-21

Call Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. natural gas
  2. amount of matter
  3. things in the sky for signals
  4. wishing star
  5. nasa
  6. earth is a ____
  7. an objects resistance to change
  8. the planet we see at night in the sky
  9. triple star constilation
  10. donut shaped ring of icey objects
  11. where the light comes from
  12. the candy of space
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  1. space telescope that is really good at picture taking
  2. a barred spiral galaxy
  3. a type of ranger
  4. the planet with rings
  5. main star of the big dipper
  6. the force to keep all of the planets together
  7. farthest man-made thing away from earth
  8. what we live on
  9. big boy of gas
  10. star shapes
  11. 1.5 hours
  12. Buzz _____
  13. hole big scary dark thing in the sky
  14. guardians and the ____
  15. around and around and around the planets go
  16. twinkle twinkle little ____

28 Clues: nasa • 1.5 hours • Buzz _____ • natural gas • star shapes • wishing star • big boy of gas • what we live on • earth is a ____ • a type of ranger • amount of matter • the candy of space • the planet with rings • a barred spiral galaxy • guardians and the ____ • triple star constilation • where the light comes from • main star of the big dipper • twinkle twinkle little ____ • things in the sky for signals • ...

Mountain Puzzle 2021-11-22

Mountain Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. broken small pieces of rock
  2. a layer of rocks in the ground
  3. Metamorphic rocks are usually made fro magma that cooled on the surface or underground an example is granite
  4. Igneous rocks are from magma that cooled on the surface and or underground
  5. Was fireball earth, and nothing was solid
  6. this is usually called subduction where some force deteriates the structure
  7. for example a volcanic mountain happens when
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  1. Melting occurs when heat becomes too great for an object and the structure starts to fail under the heat
  2. Start of photosynthetic bacteria and multicellular organisms appear in the fossil record
  3. the surface of the Earth
  4. a physical force that applies weight and usually causes physical strian
  5. the center of the Earth filled with magma
  6. This time period mainly marked the beginning of plate tectonics
  7. Has the Cambrian explosion, basic vertebrates
  8. molten material that forms all types of rocks
  9. a crack in tectonic plates caused by pressure
  10. for example techtonic mountains are made from techtonic plates that colided and one of the plates got pushed up creating a mountains
  11. Sedimentary rocks are built of sediments that got layered
  12. the second layer of the Earth
  13. the remains of an organism preserved in petrified form

20 Clues: the surface of the Earth • broken small pieces of rock • the second layer of the Earth • a layer of rocks in the ground • the center of the Earth filled with magma • Was fireball earth, and nothing was solid • for example a volcanic mountain happens when • Has the Cambrian explosion, basic vertebrates • molten material that forms all types of rocks • ...

Navy Perry The Land 2025-04-24

Navy Perry The Land crossword puzzle
Across
  1. features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain
  2. a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics
  3. what happens when two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  4. the innermost layer of the earth
  5. biggest layer of earth, in between outer core and crust
  6. wearing away
  7. a process that involves the movement of energy from one place to another
  8. molten rock found below the earth's surface
  9. fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter
  10. volcanoes that have not erupted in a long time but are expected to erupt again in the future
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  1. where new crust is generated as the plates pull away from each other
  2. a supercontinent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on earth
  3. the layer in between inner core and mantle
  4. a large landmass, sometimes referred to as a supercontinent
  5. major fracture of the Earth's crust in extreme western north america
  6. a breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the earth's surface
  7. smallest layer, outermost layer
  8. opening or vents where lava, tephra, and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface
  9. the first person to formulate a complete statement of the continental drift hypothesis
  10. mixture of water and rock fragments that flow quickly down the slopes of a volcano

20 Clues: wearing away • smallest layer, outermost layer • the innermost layer of the earth • the layer in between inner core and mantle • molten rock found below the earth's surface • fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter • a seafloor mountain system formed by plate tectonics • biggest layer of earth, in between outer core and crust • ...

Geographic Quiz LF 2024-03-13

Geographic Quiz LF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of England and home of the Big Ben
  2. A U.S. state that is only bordered by Canada and the ocean
  3. The capital of France
  4. The largest freshwater in the world located in the U.S.
  5. Country next to North America
  6. A imaginary circle on the top of the earth
  7. Direction that starts with "N"
  8. Direction that starts with "S"
  9. Direction that starts with "E"
  10. A river with the name of a popular shopping site
  11. Direction that starts with "W"
  12. Continent
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  1. Town in Maine
  2. Popular state in the U.S.
  3. One of the great five lakes of North America
  4. A U.S. state with a cool shape (HOT)
  5. Continent
  6. A imaginary circle on the bottom of the earth
  7. Imaginary lines that divide the earth into halves
  8. A popular U.S. state for vacations check out disney

20 Clues: Continent • Continent • Town in Maine • The capital of France • Popular state in the U.S. • Country next to North America • Direction that starts with "N" • Direction that starts with "S" • Direction that starts with "E" • Direction that starts with "W" • A U.S. state with a cool shape (HOT) • Capital of England and home of the Big Ben • A imaginary circle on the top of the earth • ...

Moon Phase Trivia 2024-02-24

Moon Phase Trivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cycle The complete cycle of moon phases, which lasts about 29.5 days.
  2. Quarter The phase when the Moon is at a 90-degree angle with the Sun again, but the opposite side is illuminated compared to the First Quarter.
  3. Crescent The phase just before the New Moon, when only a small sliver of the Moon is visible.
  4. Moon The second Full Moon in a calendar month, which occurs about once every 2-3 years.
  5. Quarter The phase when the Moon is at a 90-degree angle with the Sun and appears half-illuminated from Earth.
  6. The point in the Moon's orbit when it is farthest from Earth.
  7. Eclipse A celestial event that occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, casting a shadow on the Moon.
  8. Gibbous The phase just after the Full Moon, when more than half of the Moon's face is still visible.
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  1. A Full Moon or New Moon that occurs when the Moon is at or near its closest point to Earth.
  2. Gibbous The phase just before the Full Moon, when more than half of the Moon's face is illuminated.
  3. The point in the Moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth.
  4. Eclipse A celestial event that occurs when the the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth, blocking all or part of the Sun's light from reaching Earth.
  5. Moon The phase when the Moon is on the opposite side of the Earth from the Sun, and its face is fully illuminated.
  6. Crescent The phase just after the New Moon, when a small sliver of the Moon is visible in the sky.
  7. Moon The phase when the Moon is between the Earth and the Sun, and its illuminated side is facing away from Earth.

15 Clues: The point in the Moon's orbit when it is closest to Earth. • The point in the Moon's orbit when it is farthest from Earth. • Cycle The complete cycle of moon phases, which lasts about 29.5 days. • Moon The second Full Moon in a calendar month, which occurs about once every 2-3 years. • ...

3B Izaiah Miles 2021-04-20

3B Izaiah Miles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plants and animals need this element to make DNA, amino acids and proteins.
  2. the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
  3. the total amount of living matter in a given unit area
  4. a biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into many forms
  5. the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
  6. 97% of the earth's water is
  7. the formation of organic nitrogen compounds like amino acids from inorganic nitrogen compounds present in the environment.
  8. change into gas or steam
  9. A chemical element that is essential to all living things
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  1. Plants can change carbon dioxide to carbohydrates by
  2. the process of removing the nitrates or nitrites from (soil, air, or water) by chemical reduction.
  3. a periodically repeated sequence of events
  4. the process of converting (ammonia or another nitrogen compound) into nitrites or nitrates.
  5. the falling to earth of any form of water
  6. a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (N 2) in the air is converted into ammonia
  7. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms.
  8. This is the largest reservoir of carbon on Earth.
  9. Most of water on Earth is
  10. the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.
  11. decomposition with production of ammonia or ammonium compounds

20 Clues: change into gas or steam • Most of water on Earth is • 97% of the earth's water is • the falling to earth of any form of water • a periodically repeated sequence of events • This is the largest reservoir of carbon on Earth. • Plants can change carbon dioxide to carbohydrates by • the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants • ...

Day and Night 2019-06-16

Day and Night crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The shortest shadow appears at this time.
  2. Another word for spins.
  3. This moves around the Earth.
  4. Other objects that orbit around the Sun.
  5. When the Sun is shining on the other side of the Earth.
  6. This is created by the Sun shining on the Earth.
  7. This is the path that the Earth follows around the Sun.
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  1. Bright objects that shine in the sky.
  2. The time of day when the Sun looks like it is rising.
  3. When the Sun is shining on us.
  4. The time of day when the Sun looks like it is going down.
  5. This moves around the Sun.

12 Clues: Another word for spins. • This moves around the Sun. • This moves around the Earth. • When the Sun is shining on us. • Bright objects that shine in the sky. • Other objects that orbit around the Sun. • The shortest shadow appears at this time. • This is created by the Sun shining on the Earth. • The time of day when the Sun looks like it is rising. • ...

May the force be with you 2022-05-03

May the force be with you crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hole, nothing can get out of it
  2. Bertalan, the first Hungarian astronaut
  3. space, The void space between the celestial bodies of the universe.
  4. of relativity, Albert Einstein's best-known theory
  5. space research center of USA
  6. America, Location of St. Andrew's fault line
  7. of light, the speed of light propagation
  8. last fired spacecraft
  9. Armstrong, the first human who walked on the Moon.
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  1. it covers 70% of the Earth
  2. the largest known planet.
  3. the central star of the solar system
  4. plate, part of the earth's crust
  5. the closest Planet to the Earth.
  6. the smallest particle of chemical elements
  7. person who performing spaceflight
  8. an astronomical phenomenon where the Earth is placed between the Sun and the Moon.
  9. Dipper, famous constellation, the larger one.

18 Clues: last fired spacecraft • the largest known planet. • it covers 70% of the Earth • space research center of USA • Hole, nothing can get out of it • plate, part of the earth's crust • the closest Planet to the Earth. • person who performing spaceflight • the central star of the solar system • Bertalan, the first Hungarian astronaut • of light, the speed of light propagation • ...

Ch.2 Crossword puzzle 2017-01-23

Ch.2 Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a body of permeable rock that can contain or transmit groundwater
  2. The Ring of Fire is a major area in the basin of the Pacific Ocean where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur
  3. process in which cracking that occurs when land can't fold or be bent anymore
  4. the area of seabed around a large landmass where the sea is relatively shallow compared with the open ocean. The continental shelf is geologically part of the continental crust
  5. being eroded by wind, water, or other natural agents
  6. being eroded by water
  7. wear away or change the appearance
  8. isthmus located in panama city
  9. All water on earth
  10. a slowly moving mass or river of ice
  11. All land on earth
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  1. Process in which sea plate goes under continental plate
  2. the process of growth or increase
  3. water held underground in the soil
  4. She stood in the windows spreading her arms
  5. the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
  6. a line on a rock surface or the ground that traces a geological fault
  7. All life on earth
  8. Layer of gas around earth
  9. bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another
  10. deepest known part of the world's oceans

21 Clues: All life on earth • All land on earth • All water on earth • being eroded by water • Layer of gas around earth • isthmus located in panama city • the process of growth or increase • water held underground in the soil • wear away or change the appearance • a slowly moving mass or river of ice • deepest known part of the world's oceans • She stood in the windows spreading her arms • ...

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses 2025-10-09

Egyptian Gods and Goddesses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earth god
  2. God of creation
  3. God of writing
  4. God of the sky
  5. Goddess of childbirth
  6. Goddess of fertility
  7. Goddess of war
  8. God of the nile
  9. God of the moon and time
  10. goddess of justice
  11. Goddess of magic and healing
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  1. god of craftsmen
  2. Goddess of mourning
  3. the Sky god who covers the earth
  4. sun god
  5. God of mummification
  6. Goddess of home
  7. goddess of love
  8. Gog of chaos
  9. the god of the afterlife

20 Clues: sun god • earth god • Gog of chaos • God of writing • God of the sky • Goddess of war • God of creation • Goddess of home • goddess of love • God of the nile • god of craftsmen • goddess of justice • Goddess of mourning • God of mummification • Goddess of fertility • Goddess of childbirth • the god of the afterlife • God of the moon and time • Goddess of magic and healing • ...

Astronomy Review Vocabulary 2023-01-03

Astronomy Review Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when more than half of the moon is illuminated (lit up)
  2. area between the latitude lines of the Tropic of Cancer and the Tropic of Capricorn
  3. path that planets and other objects in our around the Sun
  4. The point along the Earth's orbit when it is closest to the Sun
  5. when none of the moon is illuminated
  6. line of latitude found at 66.5°
  7. how the particles are packed in an object
  8. this hemisphere of the Earth has its summer solstice around June 21st
  9. Planets that CAN NOT clear the neighborhood around its orbit!
  10. a force that pulls objects towards each other
  11. ________ of the Earth causes Seasons
  12. piece of an asteroid or comet that is found within Earth’s Atmosphere
  13. when it is summer in the Northern Hemisphere Sunlight is directed on the Tropic of _________
  14. collections of ice, dust, and rock that are found in the Kuiper Belt and Oort Cloud
  15. _______ equinox is the first day of fall
  16. season when your shadows are the longest
  17. small rocky objects that orbit the Sun
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  1. this hemisphere of the Earth has its vernal equinox around Sep 21st
  2. longest and shortest days of the year
  3. tides caused when the Sun, Moon and the Earth are in a straight line
  4. areas on Earth with drastic changes in seasons
  5. tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  6. When the light on Earth is less concentrated and hits a larger area
  7. when an object spins on its axis
  8. space occupied by an object
  9. a push or a pull
  10. measurement of how much gravity is acting on an object
  11. first day of spring
  12. when less than half of the moon is illuminated (lit up)
  13. _______ cycle is the amount of time it takes the Moon to go through all of its phases
  14. when half of the moon is illuminated
  15. Tides with least difference between high and low tides
  16. line of latitude found at 0°
  17. amount of matter in an object

34 Clues: a push or a pull • first day of spring • space occupied by an object • line of latitude found at 0° • amount of matter in an object • line of latitude found at 66.5° • when an object spins on its axis • when none of the moon is illuminated • ________ of the Earth causes Seasons • when half of the moon is illuminated • longest and shortest days of the year • ...

Tectonic Plates Crossword 2018-04-20

Tectonic Plates Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in the Earth's crust
  2. a squeezing force
  3. new lithosphere is created here
  4. outermost, rigid layer of the Earth
  5. outermost layer of the Earth
  6. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  7. liquid layer of the Earth's core
  8. layer between the crust and the core
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  1. a region where a an oceanic plate sinks down into the athenosphere
  2. the bending of rock layers
  3. solid, dense center of the Earth
  4. soft layer of the mantle
  5. boundary between two colliding plates
  6. piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere
  7. boundary between two plates moving away from each other
  8. theory that continents drift apart
  9. a pulling force

17 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 • ...

Semester 2 Key Terms 2023-05-10

Semester 2 Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an eclipse in which the moon covers the sun and casts a shadow on Earth
  2. a force that acts between all masses in the universe
  3. the stored energy of an object due to its position
  4. a force that acts toward the center of rotation
  5. the rate at which work is done
  6. the product of rotational inertia and rotational velocity
  7. the straight line around which circular motion takes place
  8. a projectile moving fast enough to fall continually around Earth
  9. a collapsed star with a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape
  10. the time for an object or satellite to complete one cycle of circular motion
  11. the fictitious outward force of an object moving in a circular path
  12. a force that causes an object to rotate about an axis
  13. a device used to multiply forces or change direction of forces
  14. maximum tidal range
  15. the point in a satellite's orbit closest to Earth
  16. the energy of an object due to its motion
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  1. a measure of how off-center an ellipse is
  2. the resistance an object has to changes in its state of rotation
  3. motion of an object as it spins about an internal axis
  4. the linear speed of an object moving along a circular path
  5. minimum tidal range
  6. a quantity varies in inverse proportion to the distance squared from its source
  7. an oval figure defined by two fixed points called foci
  8. an eclipse in which the Earth covers the sun and casts a shadow on the moon
  9. a force that causes the displacement of an object
  10. the absence of a support force
  11. the point in a satellite's orbit farthest from Earth
  12. the motion of an object as it turns about an external axis

28 Clues: minimum tidal range • maximum tidal range • the rate at which work is done • the absence of a support force • a measure of how off-center an ellipse is • the energy of an object due to its motion • a force that acts toward the center of rotation • a force that causes the displacement of an object • the point in a satellite's orbit closest to Earth • ...

Geographic Quiz LF 2024-03-13

Geographic Quiz LF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of England and home of the Big Ben
  2. A U.S. state that is only bordered by Canada and the ocean
  3. The capital of France
  4. The largest freshwater in the world located in the U.S.
  5. Country next to North America
  6. A imaginary circle on the top of the earth
  7. Direction that starts with "N"
  8. Direction that starts with "S"
  9. Direction that starts with "E"
  10. A river with the name of a popular shopping site
  11. Direction that starts with "W"
  12. Continent
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  1. Town in Maine
  2. Popular state in the U.S.
  3. One of the great five lakes of North America
  4. A U.S. state with a cool shape (HOT)
  5. Continent
  6. A imaginary circle on the bottom of the earth
  7. Imaginary lines that divide the earth into halves
  8. A popular U.S. state for vacations check out disney

20 Clues: Continent • Continent • Town in Maine • The capital of France • Popular state in the U.S. • Country next to North America • Direction that starts with "N" • Direction that starts with "S" • Direction that starts with "E" • Direction that starts with "W" • A U.S. state with a cool shape (HOT) • Capital of England and home of the Big Ben • A imaginary circle on the top of the earth • ...

Hello 2025-09-02

Hello crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth's axis always points towards the North Star, also called ___.
  2. Why do we have day and night? Because the Earth ___ on its axis
  3. Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays.
  4. True or False? The Earth is farthest from the sun in July and is closest to the sun at the beginning of January.
  5. the spinning of the Earth on its axis is ___
  6. Earth's orbit, or path around the sun, is not a perfect circle. It is shaped like an oval, or an _____
  7. The more ___ the sun's rays are, the more concentrated they are and therefore the more heat.
  8. True or False? Direct sunlight produces more heat than indirect light.
Down
  1. When the northern hemisphere has spring, the southern hemisphere has___.
  2. The more spread-out or ___ the sun's rays are, the less concentrated they are and therefore the less heat.
  3. True or False? The northern and southern hemispheres of the Earth experience the same seasons at the same time.
  4. The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees.
  5. If it is winter in the northern hemisphere, what season is it in the southern hemisphere?
  6. At dawn and dusk, our shadows are long or short?
  7. The main reason that we have seasons is the ___ of earth's axis.
  8. Earth ___ around the sun.
  9. The Northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun during which season?
  10. In what season do we have the longest shadows?
  11. The amount of time a planet takes to rotate once is called a _____

19 Clues: Earth ___ around the sun. • the spinning of the Earth on its axis is ___ • In what season do we have the longest shadows? • At dawn and dusk, our shadows are long or short? • Direct rays create ___ shadows than indirect rays. • The Earth's ___ is tilted at an angle of 23.5 degrees. • Why do we have day and night? Because the Earth ___ on its axis • ...

Geographic Quiz LF 2024-03-13

Geographic Quiz LF crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Capital of England and home of the Big Ben
  2. A U.S. state that is only bordered by Canada and the ocean
  3. The capital of France
  4. The largest freshwater in the world located in the U.S.
  5. Country next to North America
  6. A imaginary circle on the top of the earth
  7. Direction that starts with "N"
  8. Direction that starts with "S"
  9. Direction that starts with "E"
  10. A river with the name of a popular shopping site
  11. Direction that starts with "W"
  12. Continent
Down
  1. Town in Maine
  2. Popular state in the U.S.
  3. One of the great five lakes of North America
  4. A U.S. state with a cool shape (HOT)
  5. Continent
  6. A imaginary circle on the bottom of the earth
  7. Imaginary lines that divide the earth into halves
  8. A popular U.S. state for vacations check out disney

20 Clues: Continent • Continent • Town in Maine • The capital of France • Popular state in the U.S. • Country next to North America • Direction that starts with "N" • Direction that starts with "S" • Direction that starts with "E" • Direction that starts with "W" • A U.S. state with a cool shape (HOT) • Capital of England and home of the Big Ben • A imaginary circle on the top of the earth • ...

Patterns of Earth and Space 2022-12-05

Patterns of Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is in the middle of our solar system?
  2. Earth does this to the sun. The moon does this to Earth
  3. an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
  4. an attempt to learn more about something
  5. Momplaisir
  6. the distance light travels in 1 year is called
  7. on Earth this is 24 hours
Down
  1. the sun looks bigger and brighter than the other stars because it is
  2. a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
  3. information that supports an answer to a question
  4. when we are not facing the sun we are experiencing
  5. the downward force on Earth that acts even without touching
  6. The length of time it takes a planet to orbit a star once

13 Clues: Momplaisir • on Earth this is 24 hours • an attempt to learn more about something • what is in the middle of our solar system? • an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth • the distance light travels in 1 year is called • information that supports an answer to a question • when we are not facing the sun we are experiencing • ...

Why do we have seasons? 2013-09-29

Why do we have seasons? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth does what about its axis?
  2. There are 365.25 days in what?
  3. When a given amount of heat shines on a bigger surface, each point on the surface receives a lower ______ of heat.
  4. The are four of them on Earth
  5. It's warm all year round at the _________
  6. An imaginary line that extends from the North to the South Pole.
  7. The shape of a planetary orbit
  8. The approximate shape of the Earth is a _______
Down
  1. In which seasons are the days the shortest?
  2. Half of the globe
  3. The source of all energy on Earth
  4. The winter ______ is the shortest day of the year.
  5. The two days in the year when day and night are the same length.
  6. Where the Sun rises
  7. The 21st June is the _________ solstice and the longest day.

15 Clues: Half of the globe • Where the Sun rises • The are four of them on Earth • There are 365.25 days in what? • The shape of a planetary orbit • The source of all energy on Earth • The Earth does what about its axis? • It's warm all year round at the _________ • In which seasons are the days the shortest? • The approximate shape of the Earth is a _______ • ...

Layers of the Earth Crossword 2022-10-10

Layers of the Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. caused by earthquakes and it is used to figure out things about the layer of the Earth
  2. the upper layer of Earth's mantle
  3. made of liquid iron and nickel, the third layer of Earth
  4. consists of the upper mantle and the crust
Down
  1. the hottest layer of Earth
  2. the thickest layer on earth, made of mostly magma
  3. lava within Earth
  4. the heat causing rocks to rise and fall
  5. the thinnest layer of Earth
  6. the planet we live on

10 Clues: lava within Earth • the planet we live on • the hottest layer of Earth • the thinnest layer of Earth • the upper layer of Earth's mantle • the heat causing rocks to rise and fall • consists of the upper mantle and the crust • the thickest layer on earth, made of mostly magma • made of liquid iron and nickel, the third layer of Earth • ...

Space 2020-02-10

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 4th planet from the sun
  2. The sixth planet from the sun
  3. A small rock body orbiting the sun
  4. Star around which Earth orbits
  5. There are 9 of these on orbit
  6. The fifth planet from the sun
  7. Where Astronauts travel
Down
  1. The seventh planet from the sun
  2. A celestial object when near the sun has a tail of gas and dust
  3. The 1st planet from the sun
  4. Stars that look like pictures
  5. What the Earth rotates on
  6. The eighth planet from the sun
  7. Shines brightly at night
  8. The second planet from the sun
  9. The planet in which we live on

16 Clues: Where Astronauts travel • Shines brightly at night • What the Earth rotates on • The 4th planet from the sun • The 1st planet from the sun • Stars that look like pictures • The sixth planet from the sun • There are 9 of these on orbit • The fifth planet from the sun • Star around which Earth orbits • The eighth planet from the sun • The second planet from the sun • ...

Science Crossword 2025-09-30

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The life on earth
  2. The air that pushes onto the surface of earth
  3. The last layer of the atmosphere
  4. The first layer of the atmosphere
  5. The rock on the earth
Down
  1. Tiny water droplets on the surface of earth
  2. The layer of the atmosphere where aurora borealis forms
  3. The water on earth
  4. The gas that surrounds earth
  5. A large body of air that reaches 1000 miles

10 Clues: The life on earth • The water on earth • The rock on the earth • The gas that surrounds earth • The last layer of the atmosphere • The first layer of the atmosphere • Tiny water droplets on the surface of earth • A large body of air that reaches 1000 miles • The air that pushes onto the surface of earth • The layer of the atmosphere where aurora borealis forms

week 23 2022-04-07

week 23 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. very old or old-fashioned.
  2. when we can produce more energy than we need
  3. to break or burst suddenly
  4. the study of human history using dig sites and looking at artifacts
  5. type of science studying the history of earth, especially as recorded in rocks
  6. stop an activity
  7. acting dishonestly
  8. interrupt by causing a problem
  9. burst
  10. math that studies shapes and angles
  11. a collection of historical records
Down
  1. an alternative fuel often made from vegetable oil
  2. heat from within the earth
  3. someone who collects and maintains important records
  4. electricity from flowing water
  5. the study of the physical features of the earth
  6. unable to pay old debts
  7. volcano throwing out lava

18 Clues: burst • stop an activity • acting dishonestly • unable to pay old debts • volcano throwing out lava • heat from within the earth • very old or old-fashioned. • to break or burst suddenly • electricity from flowing water • interrupt by causing a problem • a collection of historical records • math that studies shapes and angles • when we can produce more energy than we need • ...

Science Trivia 2023-12-15

Science Trivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First Satellite sent into space
  2. He discovered Saturn's rings
  3. Humans have 23 pairs of these
  4. Pig's largest living relative
  5. Closest plant to the Sun
  6. Earth's galaxy (2 words)
  7. Sense most likely lost if struck by lightening
  8. Force that holds us to the Earth
Down
  1. These mammals travel in pods
  2. She had arachnaphobia (3 words)
  3. Strongest muscle in the human body
  4. Most intelligent creature on Earth after man
  5. Located in the innermost part of a bone
  6. Location of smallest bone in the human body
  7. Fast land animal on Earth
  8. What do we call a baby goat?
  9. The human body's largest organ
  10. Name of Saturn's largest moon

18 Clues: Closest plant to the Sun • Earth's galaxy (2 words) • Fast land animal on Earth • These mammals travel in pods • He discovered Saturn's rings • What do we call a baby goat? • Humans have 23 pairs of these • Pig's largest living relative • Name of Saturn's largest moon • The human body's largest organ • She had arachnaphobia (3 words) • First Satellite sent into space • ...

The Solar System 2024-04-24

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. known for "aliens"
  2. planets made up of mostly rock and metal
  3. Neptune crosses orbit with:
  4. Named after the Roman God of the Sea
  5. once it strikes Earth it becomes:
  6. Takes the Earth 24hrs complete
  7. pieces of dust and rock that usually break from comets or asteroid collision
  8. Earth's twin planet
  9. Around the sun. Takes Earth Apprx 365 days to complete
Down
  1. a giant high pressure storm in Jupiter
  2. Saturn's Largest moon
  3. planets composed of mostly gases
  4. Lies between Mars and Jupiter
  5. Shooting Star
  6. Central star in our solar system
  7. is the closest planet to the sun
  8. 2nd largest planet. Big rings
  9. Axis of rotation is tilted on its side

18 Clues: Shooting Star • known for "aliens" • Earth's twin planet • Saturn's Largest moon • Neptune crosses orbit with: • Lies between Mars and Jupiter • 2nd largest planet. Big rings • Takes the Earth 24hrs complete • planets composed of mostly gases • Central star in our solar system • is the closest planet to the sun • once it strikes Earth it becomes: • ...

LO task 1 tectonic plates revision 2024-10-15

LO task 1 tectonic plates revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This section of the earth is over 5000'c
  2. this crust is made of basalt and is heavier
  3. This area of the planet contains all our land and oceans
  4. These are responsible for moving our tectonic plates
  5. An example of a volcano found at a convergent plate boundary
  6. The San Andreas Fault is located in _____________
  7. this crust is made of Granite and is lighter
Down
  1. the term given for when one plate is forced down into magma
  2. the alternative name for a Divergent plate boundary
  3. the alternative name for a Convergent plate boundary
  4. The ring of ______ is the most tectonically active area on earth
  5. An example of a structure formed from a divergent plate boundary
  6. the alternative name for a Transform plate boundary
  7. This tectonic plate is the largest on Earth
  8. At a convergent boundary, plates move __________ each other
  9. this is the largest section of the earth.

16 Clues: This section of the earth is over 5000'c • this is the largest section of the earth. • this crust is made of basalt and is heavier • This tectonic plate is the largest on Earth • this crust is made of Granite and is lighter • The San Andreas Fault is located in _____________ • the alternative name for a Divergent plate boundary • ...

Semester 2 Key Terms 2023-05-10

Semester 2 Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an eclipse in which the moon covers the sun and casts a shadow on Earth
  2. a force that acts between all masses in the universe
  3. the stored energy of an object due to its position
  4. a force that acts toward the center of rotation
  5. the rate at which work is done
  6. the product of rotational inertia and rotational velocity
  7. the straight line around which circular motion takes place
  8. a projectile moving fast enough to fall continually around Earth
  9. a collapsed star with a gravitational field so strong that light cannot escape
  10. the time for an object or satellite to complete one cycle of circular motion
  11. the fictitious outward force of an object moving in a circular path
  12. a force that causes an object to rotate about an axis
  13. a device used to multiply forces or change direction of forces
  14. maximum tidal range
  15. the point in a satellite's orbit closest to Earth
  16. the energy of an object due to its motion
Down
  1. a measure of how off-center an ellipse is
  2. the resistance an object has to changes in its state of rotation
  3. motion of an object as it spins about an internal axis
  4. the linear speed of an object moving along a circular path
  5. minimum tidal range
  6. a quantity varies in inverse proportion to the distance squared from its source
  7. an oval figure defined by two fixed points called foci
  8. an eclipse in which the Earth covers the sun and casts a shadow on the moon
  9. a force that causes the displacement of an object
  10. the absence of a support force
  11. the point in a satellite's orbit farthest from Earth
  12. the motion of an object as it turns about an external axis

28 Clues: minimum tidal range • maximum tidal range • the rate at which work is done • the absence of a support force • a measure of how off-center an ellipse is • the energy of an object due to its motion • a force that acts toward the center of rotation • a force that causes the displacement of an object • the point in a satellite's orbit closest to Earth • ...

SCIENCE 2023-05-17

SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thickest layer of the earth.
  2. A hole in the crust that spews lava.
  3. The bottom layer of the atmosphere.
  4. When a gas turns into a liquid.
  5. A type of rock that comes from a volcano.
  6. The layer that surrounds the inner core.
  7. Molten rock that comes out of a volcano.
  8. When condensation occurs it makes...
  9. The water that absorbs into the ground.
  10. Rock formations that come from Tectonic plates colliding into each other
  11. A black igneous rock that comes from volcanos.
  12. A state of mater that has no fixed shape or volume.
  13. The never ending cycle that water takes.
  14. The prosses of a liquid changing to a solid.
  15. A state of mater that has a fixed volume but not a fixed shape.
  16. When the ground is too wet so the water flows down into a body of water.
  17. A type of rock that cleans water as the water flows through.
  18. A type of rock that changes depending on heat and pressure.
  19. A form of a rock that has lots of layers.
Down
  1. The layer surrounding earth that is made of gas.
  2. When force is applied to something.
  3. The prosses of a solid turning into a liquid.
  4. When water comes down to earth as rain, snow, sleet or hail.
  5. When a liquid changes into a gas.
  6. When a tree releases water vapor into the air.
  7. Lava that is underground.
  8. The cycle that a rock go's through.
  9. A state of mater that has a fixed shape and volume.
  10. The outer layer of earth.
  11. Clouds that are close to the ground.
  12. The center layer of the earth.
  13. When tectonic plates collide and a vibration occurs.

32 Clues: Lava that is underground. • The outer layer of earth. • The center layer of the earth. • When a gas turns into a liquid. • The thickest layer of the earth. • When a liquid changes into a gas. • When force is applied to something. • The bottom layer of the atmosphere. • The cycle that a rock go's through. • A hole in the crust that spews lava. • ...

Human Geography of Latin America 2025-11-14

Human Geography of Latin America crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – How a country uses its resources to produce and sell goods and services.
  2. – The number of people living per unit of area.
  3. – Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  4. – A cold, treeless region with frozen ground.
  5. – The movement of people from one place to another.
  6. – A flat, elevated area of land.
  7. – The long-term weather patterns of a place.
  8. – Explains the symbols and colors used on a map.
  9. – Land completely surrounded by water.
  10. – The increasing connection of countries through trade, communication, and culture.
  11. – The warm region between the Tropic of Cancer and Tropic of Capricorn.
  12. – The imaginary line that divides Earth into Eastern and Western Hemispheres.
  13. – The variety of plants and animals in an area.
  14. – The beliefs, customs, foods, and traditions of a group of people.
  15. – The imaginary line that divides Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
  16. – The process of fertile land turning into desert.
  17. – Shows the relationship between a distance on a map and the actual distance on Earth.
Down
  1. – A large landmass such as Africa or Asia.
  2. – Horizontal lines that measure distance north or south of the Equator.
  3. – Half of the Earth.
  4. – Materials from the Earth such as water, wood, and minerals.
  5. – A chain of connected mountains.
  6. – Movement of people from rural areas to cities.
  7. – A large area of flat or gently rolling land.
  8. – A group or chain of islands.
  9. – The land drained by a river and its tributaries.
  10. – The day-to-day condition of the atmosphere.
  11. – Vertical lines that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
  12. – A resource that can be replaced naturally, like wind or solar energy.
  13. – A landform at the mouth of a river where sediment is deposited.

30 Clues: – Half of the Earth. • – A group or chain of islands. • – A flat, elevated area of land. • – A chain of connected mountains. • – Land completely surrounded by water. • – A large landmass such as Africa or Asia. • – Land surrounded by water on three sides. • – The long-term weather patterns of a place. • – A cold, treeless region with frozen ground. • ...

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES 2021-10-09

GEOTHERMAL ENERGY RESOURCES crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the one who discovered first geothermal energy.
  2. Prince Conti invents the first geothermal power plant at the Larderello dry steam field in what country.
  3. Geothermal energy is heat derived within the sub-surface of the earth.
  4. power plants are closed-loop systems, and virtually nothing (except water vapor) is emitted to the atmosphere.
  5. it is the heat that comes from the sub-surface of the earth.
  6. A volcano which is one of most active caldera volcanoes in the country and in the world. It recently erupted last January 12, 2020.
  7. Geothermal energy comes from deep inside the _________.
  8. Geothermal power plants use steam to produce what?
  9. The second part of the basic parts of a geothermal power plant to produce electricity.
  10. How many types of geothermal energy
Down
  1. country that larger produces in geothermal energy.
  2. Many of the best locations for geothermal energy are found in this.
  3. take high-pressure hot water from deep inside the earth and convert it to steam to drive generator turbines.
  4. Geothermal energy is a renewable energy source because heat is continuously produced inside the earth. People use geothermal heat for bathing, to heat buildings, and to generate electricity.
  5. Another way of using the energy is through _______ that can be installed at home.
  6. this country is one of the world's top producers of geothermal power, as it is located along the Ring of Fire zone of Pacific volcanoes.
  7. use hydrothermal fluids that are primarily steam.
  8. A word that originates from Icelandic verb gjo’sa, meaning, ‘to gush’.
  9. When water comes into contact with hot rocks deep in the Earth's ________, it can rise to the surface to form springs.
  10. where Mahanagdong Geothermal Power Station located.

20 Clues: How many types of geothermal energy • the one who discovered first geothermal energy. • use hydrothermal fluids that are primarily steam. • country that larger produces in geothermal energy. • Geothermal power plants use steam to produce what? • where Mahanagdong Geothermal Power Station located. • Geothermal energy comes from deep inside the _________. • ...

Space 2024-04-12

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unidentified flying object.
  2. Is the second planet from the Sun in our solar system.
  3. Is an exoplanet located about 600 light-years away from Earth.
  4. A huge collection of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
  5. Are a group of twelve constellations that lie along the path of the Sun across the sky.
  6. Is the curved path that an object.
  7. Is a theoretical tunnel-like structure that could connect two separate points in spacetime.
  8. Is a vast cloud of gas and dust in space.
  9. Group of stars that form a recognizable pattern or shape in the night sky as observed from Earth.
  10. An invisible substance that makes up a large part of the universe's mass and doesn't emit light.
  11. The entire illuminated side of the Moon to be visible from Earth.
Down
  1. Point in space with gravity so strong that nothing can escape, not even light.
  2. Refers to the space between stars.
  3. Is a highly energetic and distant active galactic nucleus.
  4. Is an optical instrument used to observe distant objects in space.
  5. Is the third planet from the Sun in our solar system.
  6. Earth's natural satellite.
  7. Is the star at the center of our solar system.
  8. Once considered the ninth planet.
  9. Are commonly used for space exploration.
  10. Is the largest planet in our solar system.
  11. A fictional extraterrestrial creature from the "Alien" franchise.
  12. Is a unit of length in the metric system equal to one septillionth (10^-24) of a meter.
  13. Creature, or entity that originates from a location outside of Earth or its atmosphere.
  14. Year It's a unit used in astronomy to measure vast distances in space.
  15. Refers to the lunar phase when the moon appears as a semicircle in the sky.

26 Clues: Earth's natural satellite. • Unidentified flying object. • Once considered the ninth planet. • Refers to the space between stars. • Is the curved path that an object. • Are commonly used for space exploration. • Is a vast cloud of gas and dust in space. • Is the largest planet in our solar system. • Is the star at the center of our solar system. • ...

Science Crossword 2022-02-10

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle of something
  2. light cant escape
  3. happens in the sun
  4. 2nd layer of the sun
  5. makes up everything
  6. how much matter
  7. table of all the atoms
  8. over 90% of the sun
  9. helps earth be habitable
Down
  1. where everything is
  2. requirements to live
  3. 9% of the sun
  4. what we live on
  5. our planet
  6. what the sun is
  7. our galaxy
  8. tiny sun
  9. makes you fall
  10. life requirement
  11. ball of plasma

20 Clues: tiny sun • our planet • our galaxy • 9% of the sun • makes you fall • ball of plasma • what we live on • what the sun is • how much matter • life requirement • light cant escape • happens in the sun • where everything is • makes up everything • over 90% of the sun • requirements to live • 2nd layer of the sun • table of all the atoms • the middle of something • helps earth be habitable

Module7 - Factors that Affect Earth's Weather 2023-11-26

Module7 - Factors that Affect Earth's Weather crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the reason for the seasons we experience (2)
  2. describes clouds in layers
  3. that does not conduct electricity well - the term comes from "incoming solar radiation"
  4. the time when there are 12 daytime hours and 12 nighttime hours in both hemispheres
  5. scientist who studies weather
  6. describes clouds at the top of the Troposphere
  7. wind currents near the north & south poles that go in direction opposite to earth's rotation (2)
  8. a boundary between 2 air masses (2)
  9. describes lens-shaped clouds
  10. describes thunderclouds
  11. winds that move faster than earth's rotation
  12. describes very cold and dry air mass
  13. describes warm and dry air mass (cT) (2)
  14. the condition of the earth's atmosphere at any particular time
  15. of latitude, imaginary lines that run east and west across the earth (3)
  16. describes dark clouds
  17. generally the cause of most severe weather - occurs when cold air moves in a region of warm air (2)
Down
  1. imaginary lines that run north and south across the Earth (3)
  2. breeze that comes from land cooling faster than water (2)
  3. occurs when 2 air masses traveling in the same direction collide (2)
  4. where the earth is the farthest from the sun
  5. breeze that comes from land warming up faster than water (2)
  6. this occurs as a result temperature difference
  7. occurs when warm air moves over cold air, causing long-lasting light rain (2)
  8. a large body of air with relatively uniform pressure, temperature, and humidity
  9. the way in which the rotation of the earth bends the path of winds, sea currents and objects that fly through different latitudes (2)
  10. where the earth is the closest to the sun
  11. describes cold and moist air mass (mP) (2)
  12. describes cold and dry air mass (cP) (2)
  13. describes warm air mass with high humidity (mT) (2)
  14. describes fluffy clouds
  15. the time when there is the most difference between daytime hours and nighttime hours
  16. the typical condition that is present in a particular region of the earth
  17. occurs when 2 air masses collide but neither one moves (2)

34 Clues: describes dark clouds • describes fluffy clouds • describes thunderclouds • describes clouds in layers • describes lens-shaped clouds • scientist who studies weather • a boundary between 2 air masses (2) • describes very cold and dry air mass • describes warm and dry air mass (cT) (2) • where the earth is the closest to the sun • describes cold and dry air mass (cP) (2) • ...

Environmental Science 2024-05-23

Environmental Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. water vapor released by plants
  2. too much phosphorus in water which causes increased algal growth
  3. water absorbed into the ground
  4. amount of dry leaves on ground that could increase chance of bushfire
  5. consumer, eats organisms in the 3rd trophic level
  6. another word for consumer
  7. genetic code to produce protein
  8. rain or hail or snow falling from the sky
  9. a common GMO plant
  10. a measure of energy available in food
  11. non-living
  12. another word for producer
  13. type of soil with the smallest particles
  14. interaction between organisms and their environment
  15. a change from gas to liquid
  16. all water on Earth
Down
  1. Earth system that includes rocks and soil
  2. Earth system where gases are found
  3. a measure of available, nutritious and affordable food
  4. organism that breaks down and consumes organic waste
  5. gas released by cows that contributes to global warming
  6. living
  7. when the pH of the ocean reduces due to increase carbon
  8. produced during photosynthesis
  9. variety of all living organisms on Earth
  10. a measure of water clarity
  11. loss of forests
  12. source, releases more carbon than it absorbs
  13. an extended period without rain
  14. most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  15. a change from liquid to gas
  16. measure of levels of salt in water or soil
  17. interconnected food chains
  18. when the greenhouse effect is worsened due to human activity
  19. all living things on Earth
  20. harmful materials in water, air or soil

36 Clues: living • non-living • loss of forests • a common GMO plant • all water on Earth • another word for consumer • another word for producer • a measure of water clarity • interconnected food chains • all living things on Earth • a change from liquid to gas • a change from gas to liquid • water vapor released by plants • produced during photosynthesis • water absorbed into the ground • ...

The Earth Inside and Out 2021-02-24

The Earth Inside and Out crossword puzzle
Across
  1. drift
  2. Made up of the water elements of the earth
  3. Thin layer of gases and protects the earth from radiation
  4. Surrounds the core
  5. Thin layer of rock at the earth's surface
Down
  1. The part of the earth where plants and animals live
  2. System sun and regular planets
  3. Solid rock portion of the earth's surface
  4. Landmasses above water on Earth
  5. Center of the earth
  6. Molten rock that can form in the mantle

11 Clues: drift • Surrounds the core • Center of the earth • System sun and regular planets • Landmasses above water on Earth • Molten rock that can form in the mantle • Solid rock portion of the earth's surface • Thin layer of rock at the earth's surface • Made up of the water elements of the earth • The part of the earth where plants and animals live • ...

Examen 2019-06-18

Examen crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Without light.
  2. The upper Atmosphere that is around the Earth.
  3. To produce a bright light.
  4. The air around the Earth.
  5. Star that provides light and warmth to the Earth
Down
  1. With a strong shining light.
  2. The period of time when it is light outside.
  3. The time when it is dark and most people are sleeping.
  4. The planet where we live.
  5. It revolves around the Earth
  6. A bright point in the sky

11 Clues: Without light. • The planet where we live. • The air around the Earth. • A bright point in the sky • To produce a bright light. • With a strong shining light. • It revolves around the Earth • The period of time when it is light outside. • The upper Atmosphere that is around the Earth. • Star that provides light and warmth to the Earth • ...

Astronomy- Gunnar 2016-10-27

Astronomy- Gunnar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Attracts all objects towards each other.
  2. ____ says that an object at rest will stay at rest and an object in motion will stay in motion with a constant speed and direction unless acted on by a force.
  3. The larger part of the moons shadow where part of the sun is visible from Earth.
  4. A push or a pull.
  5. Occurs when the moon lies between Earth and the sun, Blocking sunlight from Earth.
  6. The shadow that is made when an object in space comes between the sun and a third object.
  7. The measure of the force of gravity on an object.
Down
  1. Occurs at a full moon when earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
  2. The movement of one object around another.
  3. Caused by the motions of the moon around Earth.
  4. The darkest part of the moon's shadow.
  5. brings the planet closest to the sun in January.
  6. States that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
  7. The amount of matter in an object.
  8. The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.

15 Clues: A push or a pull. • The amount of matter in an object. • The darkest part of the moon's shadow. • Attracts all objects towards each other. • The movement of one object around another. • Caused by the motions of the moon around Earth. • brings the planet closest to the sun in January. • The measure of the force of gravity on an object. • ...

Earth Science Vocabulary 2013-12-08

Earth Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a structure build across the river to control its flow
  2. -melted rock inside the earth
  3. - an opening in the Earths crust through which molten lava, ash,and gases are ejected
  4. -the breaking down or wearing of landforms
  5. - a type of weathering the changes rocks into one or more new substances
  6. -a deposit of sediment that builds up river's mouth
  7. - a deposit of sediment deposited by a river when it leaves the mountains
  8. - a structure built at right angles to the beach to control beach erosion
  9. - a sudden movement of the earth's crust
  10. - the building up of land or the creation of land forms
  11. - a small ridge or raised area of land used to prevent a body of water from overflowing
  12. -a large mass of ice and snow that moves over land leaving distinctive features on the earth surface
  13. - a series of large sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption
  14. -a mound of sand piled up by wind
  15. -the layer of the earth beneath the crust. It is believed to be slightly molten and solid rock
Down
  1. world's longest mountain range;Iceland is part of range
  2. of fire -a zone of volcanic and seismic activity; it directly borders the Pacific ocean
  3. - device that can record the vibrations in the earth
  4. - moisture that falls to the earth after being mixed with wastes from burned fossil fuels
  5. - a type of weathering that breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing it chemically; also known as physical weathering
  6. -deep canyon in the ocean floor
  7. -layer of the earth beneath the mantle. It is believed to be made up of iron and nickel
  8. - a scientific thearym that the continents were once joined together in one big supercontinent and then slowly drifted a part
  9. -the rocky surface that makes up the top of the lithosphere and includes the continents and the ocean floor
  10. -the movement of weathered rock from place to place
  11. - Continent-sized slabs that move slowly across the earth surface on a thin layer of partially melted mantle
  12. -the dropping of sediment particles by water wind or ice
  13. - a crack in the rock of the Earth's crust (where most earthquake occur)
  14. - system of drains that prevents flooding during rainstorms
  15. - melted rock that reaches the earths surface
  16. - sand ,silt, gravel, and other small particles

31 Clues: -melted rock inside the earth • -deep canyon in the ocean floor • -a mound of sand piled up by wind • - a sudden movement of the earth's crust • -the breaking down or wearing of landforms • - sand ,silt, gravel, and other small particles • -the movement of weathered rock from place to place • - device that can record the vibrations in the earth • ...

Earth Science Vocabulary 2013-12-08

Earth Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. -the rocky surface that makes up the top of the lithosphere and includes the continents and the ocean floor
  2. - device that can record the vibrations in the earth
  3. - system of drains that prevents flooding during rainstorms
  4. - a small ridge or raised area of land used to prevent a body of water from overflowing
  5. -layer of the earth beneath the mantle. It is believed to be made up of iron and nickel
  6. - melted rock that reaches the earths surface
  7. - an opening in the Earths crust through which molten lava, ash,and gases are ejected
  8. - a type of weathering the changes rocks into one or more new substances
  9. -melted rock inside the earth
  10. world's longest mountain range;Iceland is part of range
  11. - a deposit of sediment deposited by a river when it leaves the mountains
  12. -the breaking down or wearing of landforms
  13. -deep canyon in the ocean floor
  14. - moisture that falls to the earth after being mixed with wastes from burned fossil fuels
  15. - a sudden movement of the earth's crust
  16. - a scientific thearym that the continents were once joined together in one big supercontinent and then slowly drifted a part
Down
  1. - the building up of land or the creation of land forms
  2. - a structure built at right angles to the beach to control beach erosion
  3. -the layer of the earth beneath the crust. It is believed to be slightly molten and solid rock
  4. -a deposit of sediment that builds up river's mouth
  5. - Continent-sized slabs that move slowly across the earth surface on a thin layer of partially melted mantle
  6. - a type of weathering that breaks rocks into smaller pieces without changing it chemically; also known as physical weathering
  7. -a mound of sand piled up by wind
  8. -a large mass of ice and snow that moves over land leaving distinctive features on the earth surface
  9. -the movement of weathered rock from place to place
  10. - a structure build across the river to control its flow
  11. - sand ,silt, gravel, and other small particles
  12. -the dropping of sediment particles by water wind or ice
  13. - a crack in the rock of the Earth's crust (where most earthquake occur)
  14. of fire -a zone of volcanic and seismic activity; it directly borders the Pacific ocean
  15. - a series of large sea waves caused by an underwater earthquake or a volcanic eruption

31 Clues: -melted rock inside the earth • -deep canyon in the ocean floor • -a mound of sand piled up by wind • - a sudden movement of the earth's crust • -the breaking down or wearing of landforms • - sand ,silt, gravel, and other small particles • -the movement of weathered rock from place to place • - device that can record the vibrations in the earth • ...

Vocab Rubenstein Part I 2021-03-08

Vocab Rubenstein Part I crossword puzzle
Across
  1. map/is a personal representation of a portion of Earth’s surface.
  2. to the physical gap or interval between two objects.
  3. circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians.
  4. information system/They produce more accurate and attractive maps.
  5. the physical character of a place.
  6. the name given to a place on Earth.
  7. Positioning System/a system that determines the precise position of something on Earth.
  8. the basis for telling time and a place east or west.
  9. meridian - The meridian that passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England, is 0° longitude
  10. region/also known as the nodal region, is an area organized around a node or focal point.
  11. to relationships among people and objects across the barrier of space.
  12. an area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics.
  13. a two-dimensional or flat-scale model of Earth’s surface, or a portion of it.
Down
  1. Region/or perceptual region, is an area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity.
  2. the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole.
  3. is the body of customary beliefs, material traits, and social forms that together constitutes the distinct tradition of a group of people.
  4. position that something occupies on Earth’s surface.
  5. scientific method of transferring locations on Earth’s surface to a flat map
  6. Date Line/“imaginary line extending between the North Pole and the South Pole and arbitrarily demarcating each calendar day from the next.”
  7. landscape/a combination of cultural features such as language and religion, economic features such as agriculture and industry, and physical features such as climate and vegetation
  8. an imaginary arc connecting the North and South poles.
  9. the numbering system to indicate the location of a parallel and a place north and south.
  10. sensing/a satellite, airplane, or drone orbiting Earth or from other long-distance recording the image of a tiny area on Earth’s surface.
  11. the location of a place relative to other places.
  12. a specific point on Earth, distinguished by a particular characteristic.
  13. Mean Time/“is the yearly average (or 'mean') of the time each day when the Sun crosses the Prime Meridian at the Royal Observatory Greenwich. Essentially, mean time is clock time rather than solar (astronomical) time.”
  14. region/also known as the uniform region, is an area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics.

27 Clues: the physical character of a place. • the name given to a place on Earth. • the location of a place relative to other places. • to the physical gap or interval between two objects. • position that something occupies on Earth’s surface. • the basis for telling time and a place east or west. • an imaginary arc connecting the North and South poles. • ...

Chapter 2 Vocabulary - Physical Geography (Rochelle) 2022-08-17

Chapter 2 Vocabulary - Physical Geography (Rochelle) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of gases that surrounds Earth
  2. a shaking or trembling of Earth, caused by the collision of tectonic plates
  3. the average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  4. a complete trip of Earth around the sun
  5. a flat area that rises above the surrounding land
  6. the change of water vapor to a liquid or solid state
  7. the process by which weathered bits of rock are moved elsewhere by water, wind, or ice
  8. one of two days each year when the sun reaches its northernmost or southernmost point
  9. a giant ocean wave caused by volcanic eruptions or movement of the earth under the ocean floor
  10. a long, narrow band of volcanoes surrounding the Pacific Ocean
  11. an area that receives reduced rainfall because it is on the side of a mountain facing away from the ocean
  12. one of the 16 pieces of Earth’s crust
  13. one of two days each year when the sun is directly overhead at the Equator
  14. the change of liquid water to water vapor
  15. rain that contains harmful amounts of poisons due to pollution
  16. the part of a continent that extends into the ocean, then drops off sharply
Down
  1. a large body of ice that moves slowly across land
  2. the process by which Earth’s surface is worn away by natural forces
  3. the process in which water is used and reused on Earth
  4. a large, unbroken mass of land
  5. an imaginary line that runs through Earth’s center from the North Pole to the South Pole
  6. a process that makes salt water safe to drink
  7. to circle around something
  8. a large expanse of land that can be flat or have a gentle roll
  9. the water that falls on Earth as rain, snow, sleet, hail, or mist
  10. a place where two tectonic plates grind against each other
  11. an area where sand, silt, clay, or gravel is dropped at the mouth of a river
  12. a long, narrow, steep-sided cut on the ocean floor
  13. the water contained inside Earth’s crust
  14. a narrow strip of land that connects two larger land areas

30 Clues: to circle around something • a large, unbroken mass of land • one of the 16 pieces of Earth’s crust • the layer of gases that surrounds Earth • a complete trip of Earth around the sun • the water contained inside Earth’s crust • the change of liquid water to water vapor • a process that makes salt water safe to drink • a large body of ice that moves slowly across land • ...

SAVE THE EARTH 2017-04-05

SAVE THE EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scientific study of organisms and environment
  2. Keeping the nature clean,the wise use of environment
  3. Making air, water, land a dangerous place
  4. Destroying everything around you
Down
  1. Evergreen woodlands, where there is much rain
  2. Too many people in one place
  3. All around us
  4. The natural home of animals and plants

8 Clues: All around us • Too many people in one place • Destroying everything around you • The natural home of animals and plants • Making air, water, land a dangerous place • Evergreen woodlands, where there is much rain • The scientific study of organisms and environment • Keeping the nature clean,the wise use of environment