the earth Crossword Puzzles

Save the Earth 2023-10-31

Save the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A period of no electric light
  2. To decrease the amount of something, such as waste or energy usage
  3. It's the kind of power use to run your TV and charge your devices.
  4. The presence of harmful substances in the environment, often caused by human activities.
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  1. we use things again instead of throwing them away
  2. When people throw their trash on the ground instead of in a bin
  3. We put things like paper, plastic, and glass in special bins to be turned into new things
  4. This is stuff like fruit peels and old leaves. When it breaks down, it helps plants grow.

8 Clues: A period of no electric light • we use things again instead of throwing them away • When people throw their trash on the ground instead of in a bin • To decrease the amount of something, such as waste or energy usage • It's the kind of power use to run your TV and charge your devices. • ...

inside the earth 2025-11-10

inside the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a crack in the earth's crust
  2. crust Densest part of the earth's crust located under the ocean
  3. Super continent
  4. when two plates come together
Down
  1. where a plate gose under another plate
  2. when two plates slide past each other
  3. when tow plate moves way
  4. plate pieces of the lithosohere that float on the top of the asthenosphere

8 Clues: Super continent • when tow plate moves way • a crack in the earth's crust • when two plates come together • when two plates slide past each other • where a plate gose under another plate • crust Densest part of the earth's crust located under the ocean • plate pieces of the lithosohere that float on the top of the asthenosphere

Science (61-80) 2023-10-16

Science (61-80) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Frozen water.
  2. A person.
  3. Earth or dirt.
  4. The number 2.
  5. What birds and insects have.
  6. Do something.
  7. Clock and hours.
  8. Make words with a pen.
  9. Not good.
  10. Tall plant with leaves.
Down
  1. Day's light and warmth.
  2. A color like the sun.
  3. Moving air.
  4. Speak with words.
  5. Place with animals.
  6. Move in water.
  7. The whole Earth.
  8. What you drink.
  9. The number 3.
  10. Shiny in the sky at night.

20 Clues: A person. • Not good. • Moving air. • Frozen water. • The number 2. • Do something. • The number 3. • Earth or dirt. • Move in water. • What you drink. • The whole Earth. • Clock and hours. • Speak with words. • Place with animals. • A color like the sun. • Make words with a pen. • Day's light and warmth. • Tall plant with leaves. • Shiny in the sky at night. • What birds and insects have.

Our Solar System 2014-09-04

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What planet is closet in size to Earth?
  2. Ture or false, Every planet only has one moon.
  3. What planet is famous for having rings around it?
  4. 365 days is known as what on Earth?
  5. What planet is the furthest from the sun?
  6. What is it called when the sun goes directly behind the moon?
  7. What is the largest planet in our Solar System?
  8. What is the third planet from the sun?
  9. Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth?
Down
  1. What is the hottest planet in our Solar System?
  2. Have human beings ever set foot on Mars?
  3. What must astronants wear when going into space?
  4. Is Pluto still considered a planet?
  5. What form of transport is used to travel to space?
  6. What is also known as the "red planet"?
  7. What is the closest planet to the sun?
  8. Is the sun a star or a planet?
  9. How many planets are in our Solar System?

18 Clues: Is the sun a star or a planet? • 365 days is known as what on Earth? • Is Pluto still considered a planet? • What is the closest planet to the sun? • What is the third planet from the sun? • What planet is closet in size to Earth? • What is also known as the "red planet"? • Have human beings ever set foot on Mars? • Is the planet Neptune bigger than Earth? • ...

Climate 2025-05-08

Climate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layers of air which surrounds the Earth
  2. Whether the ____________ is hot or whether it is cold, there’s just one thing you need to be told
  3. How raindrops form in clouds, or why a cold glass gets wet on the outside
  4. Half the animal and plant species on earth live in this moist climate
  5. a hot dry climate
  6. Someone who lives in a swampy climate
  7. Warm, humid air meets cold, dry air and swirls around, causing a _________
  8. How warm, wet, cold, or dry a place is
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  1. Like a climate, but extremely localized to a small place
  2. Water falling from the sky
  3. The measure of how hot something is
  4. This hot ball drives the climate by adding heat to the atmosphere
  5. The imaginary line around the Earth that gets hot
  6. Like rain, but cold and soft
  7. Air moving fast
  8. This gas holds in heat to help keep the Earth warm

16 Clues: Air moving fast • a hot dry climate • Water falling from the sky • Like rain, but cold and soft • The measure of how hot something is • Someone who lives in a swampy climate • How warm, wet, cold, or dry a place is • The layers of air which surrounds the Earth • The imaginary line around the Earth that gets hot • This gas holds in heat to help keep the Earth warm • ...

Science Crossword 2025-09-30

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

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 • A large body of air that reaches 1000 miles • Tiny water droplets on the surface of earth • The air that pushes onto the surface of earth • The layer of the atmosphere where aurora borealis forms

Layers of the Atmosphere 2023-01-10

Layers of the Atmosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet that we live on
  2. The most abundant gas in the atmosphere
  3. The layer of gases surrounding Earth
  4. Where the Northern Lights occur
  5. The number of layers of the atmosphere
  6. Where satellites roam
  7. A form of oxygen, blocks harmful radiation
Down
  1. The layer where weather occurs
  2. The layer that contains the ozone
  3. This layer prevents meteors from hitting Earth
  4. The hottest layer
  5. As altitude ___. air pressure increases
  6. 21% of the atmosphere
  7. As altitude ___, air pressure decreases
  8. Gases that make up 1% of Earth's atmosphere

15 Clues: The hottest layer • 21% of the atmosphere • Where satellites roam • The planet that we live on • The layer where weather occurs • Where the Northern Lights occur • The layer that contains the ozone • The layer of gases surrounding Earth • The number of layers of the atmosphere • The most abundant gas in the atmosphere • As altitude ___. air pressure increases • ...

space crossword 2015-02-28

space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what gave origin to the universe
  2. occurs when the earth blocks the sunlight from reaching the moon
  3. very dense planet closest one to the sun
  4. force that keeps us in the ground
  5. number of stars found in the milky way
  6. a collection of stars agglomerated
  7. protects the earth from solar winds
  8. the atom that gave origin to the universe
  9. collections of stars, dust, gas. usually orbiting a super massiveblackhole
  10. galaxy our star is located
  11. matter in space that doesn't interact with light nor gravity
  12. phenomenon makes it clear to see the corona
  13. measurement equivalent to the distance from the earth to the sun
  14. measurement used for distances in space
  15. nearest star to the sun
  16. theory explaining the origin of the universe
  17. when the plasma explosion is too big for the sun's magnetic field, and gets thrown into space
  18. earth's movement resulting day and night
  19. place on a star where lighter elements fuse to create heavier elements
  20. different theories explain how it came to orbit earth
  21. telescope orbiting the earth giving us information of space
  22. Located on the sun's surface indicate strong magnetic field
  23. an opening to the 4D universe where the laws of physics don't apply
  24. Hubble telescope named after this astronomer
  25. Death of a high mass star
  26. can come from a supernova if the star was < 40x the sun
  27. only known planet containing life
  28. HOT material found only inside stars
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  1. type of galaxy with no define shape
  2. biggest planet in the solar system
  3. happens on the sun's surface when plasma is thrown into space but pulled back by the sun's gravity
  4. black hole at the centre of our galaxy
  5. this planet contains HUGE rings made up of dust and rocks
  6. three nebulas close to each other that can be seen as pillars
  7. located at the centre of most galaxies
  8. large amounts of energy emitted by supermassive black holes
  9. Takes the light 100 000 years to travel through
  10. movement of earth around the sun
  11. stereotypical type of galaxy
  12. system containing 2 stars orbiting each other
  13. result of a coronal mass ejection
  14. theoretical planet that collided with earth billions of years ago creating the moon
  15. collection of galaxies agglomerated together
  16. red layer of the sun, only seen in solar eclipses
  17. primal ingredient when creating stars
  18. type of star cluster found above and below the centre of our galaxy
  19. infinite gravity is there found
  20. fastest speed allowed in the 3D universe
  21. star which our planet orbits
  22. closest galaxy to the milky way
  23. everything that exists
  24. giant clouds of dust left behind by a supernova

52 Clues: everything that exists • nearest star to the sun • Death of a high mass star • galaxy our star is located • stereotypical type of galaxy • star which our planet orbits • infinite gravity is there found • closest galaxy to the milky way • what gave origin to the universe • movement of earth around the sun • force that keeps us in the ground • result of a coronal mass ejection • ...

Science Project Crossword 2022-10-10

Science Project Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  2. the region of the solar system that is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids orbit
  3. a small rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  4. a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
  5. four planets that have rocky surfaces and are small
  6. happens when Earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of earth falls on the moon
  7. a small rocky body that reaches the Earths surface without burning up
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  1. A model of our solar system that has the sun in the middle
  2. a bright streak of light that results when a small rocky body burns up
  3. a small body of ice, rock and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun and gives of gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  4. the spinning of earth on its axis, takes 24 hours. a day on Earth
  5. four plants that are giant and made up of mostly gas
  6. a change in the sunlit area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body
  7. movement in a curved path around another object a year on earth
  8. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  9. A model of our solar system that has Earth in the middle

16 Clues: four planets that have rocky surfaces and are small • four plants that are giant and made up of mostly gas • A model of our solar system that has Earth in the middle • a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space • A model of our solar system that has the sun in the middle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • ...

Solar system Crossword 2024-03-02

Solar system Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Blue Planet
  2. ________of earth causes day and night
  3. They revolve around planets
  4. Outer most layer of Earth
  5. I take 165 years to revolve around the sun.
  6. Known as Morning / Evening Star
Down
  1. Rocks found between Mars and Jupiter.(MINOR Planets)
  2. ___________of earth causes seasons.
  3. Centre of Earth
  4. I've got a ring
  5. The nearest Star to earth

11 Clues: Blue Planet • Centre of Earth • I've got a ring • The nearest Star to earth • Outer most layer of Earth • They revolve around planets • Known as Morning / Evening Star • ___________of earth causes seasons. • ________of earth causes day and night • I take 165 years to revolve around the sun. • Rocks found between Mars and Jupiter.(MINOR Planets)

The Mightiest Heroes On Earth 2021-10-28

The Mightiest Heroes On Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the name of Max's room
  2. what Max calls his grandmother
  3. the toy Freak played with in chapter 3
  4. the last name of Iggy and Loretta
  5. Freak's real name
  6. the King of The Knights of the The Round Table
  7. Freak's mom's first name
  8. the name of the run-down tenements
  9. Max's dad's first name
  10. what Freak used to save Max and Loretta
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  1. the name of Freak and Max when Freak is on Max's shoulders
  2. what Freak and Max were watching on the Fourth of July
  3. Max's Christmas present from Freak
  4. what Max calls his grandfather
  5. luca
  6. what Freak calls him and Max's adventures

16 Clues: luca • Freak's real name • the name of Max's room • Max's dad's first name • Freak's mom's first name • what Max calls his grandmother • what Max calls his grandfather • the last name of Iggy and Loretta • Max's Christmas present from Freak • the name of the run-down tenements • the toy Freak played with in chapter 3 • what Freak used to save Max and Loretta • ...

The Mightiest Heroes On Earth 2021-10-28

The Mightiest Heroes On Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the place where Max's dad was for years
  2. what Max calls his grandfather
  3. the name of the run-down tenements
  4. the last name of Iggy and Loretta
  5. the name of Max's room
  6. the name of Freak and Max when Freak is on Max's shoulders
  7. what Freak calls him and Max's adventures
  8. the toy Freak played with in chapter 3
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  1. what Freak used to save Max and Loretta
  2. what Freak and Max were watching on the Fourth of July
  3. Max's Christmas present from Freak
  4. what Max calls his grandmother
  5. Freak's mom's first name
  6. Freak's real name
  7. Max's dad's first name
  8. the King of The Knights of the The Round Table

16 Clues: Freak's real name • Max's dad's first name • the name of Max's room • Freak's mom's first name • what Max calls his grandmother • what Max calls his grandfather • the last name of Iggy and Loretta • Max's Christmas present from Freak • the name of the run-down tenements • the toy Freak played with in chapter 3 • what Freak used to save Max and Loretta • ...

The Mightiest Heroes On Earth 2021-10-28

The Mightiest Heroes On Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what Freak used to save Max and Loretta
  2. Freak's real name
  3. the name of the run-down tenements
  4. what Freak and Max were watching on the Fourth of July
  5. Freak's mom's first name
  6. the last name of Iggy and Loretta
  7. the name of Freak and Max when Freak is on Max's shoulders
Down
  1. the toy Freak played with in chapter 3
  2. what Freak calls him and Max's adventures
  3. what Max calls his grandfather
  4. Max's Christmas present from Freak
  5. the King of The Knights of the The Round Table
  6. the place where Max's dad was for years
  7. Max's dad's first name
  8. the name of Max's room
  9. what Max calls his grandmother

16 Clues: Freak's real name • Max's dad's first name • the name of Max's room • Freak's mom's first name • what Max calls his grandfather • what Max calls his grandmother • the last name of Iggy and Loretta • Max's Christmas present from Freak • the name of the run-down tenements • the toy Freak played with in chapter 3 • what Freak used to save Max and Loretta • ...

External Forces Shaping the Earth 2013-10-15

External Forces Shaping the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Steeper slopes are eroded much easier.
  2. Sediments deposited after a river enters the ocean in a fan like landform.
  3. Weathering A process that breaks rock into smaller pieces.
  4. The changing of landforms by slowly moving glaciers.
  5. A large, long-lasting mass of ice that moves because of gravity.
  6. Material The chemical composition of the original rock.
  7. A hill or ridge that is formed by the left overs sediments of a glacier.
  8. The amount of organic material in soil.
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  1. This process occurs when weathered material is moved by the action of wind, water, ice, or gravity.
  2. Very small pieces of rock product of weathering.
  3. Physical and chemical processes that change the earths surface.
  4. Plants, small animals, and ants.
  5. This affects the type of soil there is in the area.
  6. In order to produce soil it varies.
  7. Weathering A process in which a new substance is formed from the combining of substances such as rock.
  8. Wind blown silt and clay sediment that produce very fertile soil.

16 Clues: Plants, small animals, and ants. • In order to produce soil it varies. • Steeper slopes are eroded much easier. • The amount of organic material in soil. • Very small pieces of rock product of weathering. • This affects the type of soil there is in the area. • The changing of landforms by slowly moving glaciers. • ...

The sun Earth Moon System 2014-12-01

The sun Earth Moon System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the time when the sun crosses the plane of the earth's equator, making night and day of approximately equal length all over the earth
  2. the orbiting of one heavenly body around another.
  3. to decrease periodically in the extent of its illuminated portion after the full moon.
  4. a planet or star; heavenly body.
  5. Basin an impact crater that is more than 186 miles (300 km) across.
  6. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone.
  7. Eclipse the obscuration of the light of the moon by the intervention of the earth between it and the sun
  8. the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling.
Down
  1. the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis.
  2. Any of the large, low-lying dark areas on the Moon or on Mars or other inner planets.
  3. phase the shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer,
  4. either of the two times a year when the sun is at its greatest distance from the celestial equator
  5. Eclipse the light of the sun by the intervention of the moon between it and a point on the earth
  6. a central or principal structure, about which something turns or is arranged
  7. moon the moon when the whole of its disk is illuminated, occurring when in opposition to the sun.
  8. moon the moon either when in conjunction with the sun or soon after, being either invisible or visible only as a slender crescent.

16 Clues: a planet or star; heavenly body. • the orbiting of one heavenly body around another. • the act or process of applying wax, as in polishing or filling. • Basin an impact crater that is more than 186 miles (300 km) across. • the movement or path of the earth or a heavenly body turning on its axis. • ...

Earth and The Solar System 2023-01-04

Earth and The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waning
  2. meteoroids
  3. Hemisphere
  4. asteroids
  5. planets
  6. axis
  7. waxing
  8. crescent
  9. Equator
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  1. ellipse
  2. gibbous
  3. Orbit
  4. comets
  5. minorplanet
  6. eccentricity
  7. accretion

16 Clues: axis • Orbit • waning • comets • waxing • ellipse • gibbous • planets • Equator • crescent • asteroids • accretion • meteoroids • Hemisphere • minorplanet • eccentricity

Greenest School on the Earth 2021-02-17

Greenest School on the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. main
  2. skillful ways of doing something
  3. scenery
  4. surroundings or living conditions
  5. closely watching or monitoring
  6. put together and set upright
  7. unusual and amazing
  8. starting or growing
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  1. fake
  2. effect or consequence
  3. groups of people
  4. syllabus, group of subjects
  5. parts or characteristics
  6. mix or mash-up
  7. achievable and useful
  8. can be used again

16 Clues: fake • main • scenery • mix or mash-up • groups of people • can be used again • unusual and amazing • starting or growing • effect or consequence • achievable and useful • parts or characteristics • syllabus, group of subjects • put together and set upright • closely watching or monitoring • skillful ways of doing something • surroundings or living conditions

History of the Earth VOCABULARY 2025-11-12

History of the Earth VOCABULARY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An event where many living things go extinct at the same time.
  2. Three long units of time.
  3. time scale A record of the geologic events and the evolution of life forms shone in rocks and fossil records.
  4. The preserved remains or traces of living things.
  5. A rock's age compared to other rocks.
  6. An animal with a backbone.
  7. Geologists use it to determine the absolute ages of rocks.
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  1. A gap in the geologic record.
  2. Animals without backbones.
  3. Geologist use it to determine the relative ages of sedimentary rock layers.
  4. decay The process of atoms of one element bread down to form atoms of another element.
  5. The number of years that have passed since the rock formed
  6. An animal with scaly skin and lays eggs with tough, leathery shells.
  7. Eras are subdivided into units of geologic times called ___
  8. A vertabrate that controls its own body temperature and feeds milk to its young.
  9. An animal that lives part of its life on land and part in water.

16 Clues: Three long units of time. • Animals without backbones. • An animal with a backbone. • A gap in the geologic record. • A rock's age compared to other rocks. • The preserved remains or traces of living things. • The number of years that have passed since the rock formed • Geologists use it to determine the absolute ages of rocks. • ...

Science 2018-03-08

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

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

Roque's and Lucas crossword of universe 2021-02-24

Roque's and Lucas crossword of universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A planet that is made of gasJupiter
  2. The body that the Earth revolves around
  3. body that the Earth revolves around
  4. Something that revolves around the Earth
  5. Something that has on Earth
  6. The profession that studies the universe
  7. something that the trees make
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  1. Things that are gravitating in space
  2. Somethings that is made of ice and rock
  3. Where the Earth is. Two words
  4. Where the Solar System is

11 Clues: Where the Solar System is • Something that has on Earth • Where the Earth is. Two words • something that the trees make • A planet that is made of gasJupiter • body that the Earth revolves around • Things that are gravitating in space • Somethings that is made of ice and rock • The body that the Earth revolves around • Something that revolves around the Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics 2023-01-12

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A primary (compressional) earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth, so named because it is the first wave to reach a seismograph station during an earthquake.
  2. Plate Boundary- when two tectonic plates slide past each other in such a way that it does not result in a new landform
  3. a powerful “river” of mud that forms when debris, such as ash from a volcanic eruption, moves into a stream or river.
  4. Plate Boundary- when two continental plates collide causing their edges to crumple and uplift to form mountains.
  5. A large, mobile segment of Earth’s lithosphere
  6. Drift- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth’s surface through geological time.
  7. Scale- the scale used to measure the magnitude (size and energy) of an earthquake
  8. Catastrophic Event- a powerful and often dramatic force of nature that changes the earth’s surface and atmosphere.
  9. Volcano- a volcano that forms from alternating eruptions of viscous lava and broken rock. It is steep near the summit (top) and flat toward the base.
  10. Wave- An earthquake wave that travels on or near the surface of earth.
  11. an instrument that detects, records, and measures the vibrations produced by an earthquake.
  12. occurs when loosely packed, water logged sediments at or near the surface lose their strength in response to an earthquake.
  13. the movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate.
  14. A fracture in bedrock, along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move
  15. The Earth’s innermost layers, consisting of a liquid iron outer layer and a solid iron-nickel inner layer
  16. a deep gorge formed on the ocean floor when an oceanic plate moves beneath a continental plate.
  17. describes objects that break easily when a force is applied to them.
  18. A push or pull on an object.
  19. a scientist who studies the history and structure of the earth as it is recorded in rocks
  20. Mercalli Scale- the most common earthquake intensity scale used in the United States
  21. springs that spout water and steam
  22. Plate Boundary- the place where a continental plate splits and separates as molten rock flows to the surface.
  23. a small, bowl-shaped hole that forms when rock explodes from a volcano during an eruption.
  24. the cool, solid outer shell of the earth that consists of the crust and the ridged, uppermost part of the mantle and is broken into segments.
  25. the shaking of the ground during an earthquake caused by seismic waves.
  26. Rock- a solid earth material that forms when any rock type is changed by the earth’s high temperature and pressure
  27. the layer of the mantle that lies directly below the lithosphere and flows like taffy
  28. mudflow that occurs when rain falls through clouds of ash or when rivers become choked with falling volcanic debris.
  29. the record made by a seismograph; the paper on which earthquake waves are recorded.
  30. Igneous Rock- igneous rock that forms from magma cooling inside the earth
  31. the earth’s outer layer, the coolest and least dense layer of the earth
  32. to make something less severe, intense, or painful.
  33. a naturally occurring mineral containing valuable elements for which it is mined and worked.
  34. a series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes or, more rarely, by volcanoes.
  35. Spot- a localized zone of melting in the mantle that is fixed under a plate.
  36. Ridge- A mountain-like landform that develops when plates separate and new oceanic lithosphere forms.
  37. a representation that is used to study objects, ideas, or systems that are too complex, distant, large, or small to study easily firsthand.
  38. Ridge- A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity that runs down the middle of the Atlantic Ocean floor.
  39. A scientist who study earthquakes
  40. causing damage or injury
  41. A secondary earthquake wave; so named because they travel slower than a primary wave and it is the second wave to reach the seismograph station after an earthquake. It travels through the body of the earth as a series of crests and troughs.
  42. fragmented volcanic material with particles that measure less than 2mm in diameter.
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  1. the location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released.
  2. Lava- balloonlike mounds that form when lava flows underwater or into the ocean
  3. the measure of the total amount of energy release at the focus point of an earthquake.
  4. Flow- lava that flows quickly over the surface of earth and covers a wide area.
  5. a landform, usually cone-shaped, produced by a collection of erupted material around a vent, or opening, on the surface of the earth and through which gas and erupted materials pass.
  6. made of hot fragments from volcanic material
  7. A measure of the damage done by an earthquake, determined on the basis of the earthquake’s effect on people, structures, and the natural environment.
  8. Spreading- the theory that states a force within the earth drives the ocean floor apart and allows new oceanic crust to form.
  9. a traditional story of historical events that is created to understand the world from the view of the people and their beliefs.
  10. Dome- a bulbous, steep-sided dome that forms at the top of a volcano when thick, relatively “cold” magma emerges from the volcanic opening.
  11. an earthquake wave that follows the main shock of an earthquake.
  12. blobs of hardened lava
  13. Wave- A wave generated by earthquake vibrations
  14. of Fire- A zone of intense earthquake and volcanic activity that encircles the Pacific Ocean basin; also called the circum-pacific belt.
  15. Cycle- the process by which earth materials transform from one rock type into another
  16. Seismographic Network- a permanent set of more than 150 sensors that are placed around the world to monitor seismic activity.
  17. Tectonics- A theory that the lithosphere is broken into segments, or plates, that float on the asthenosphere, and that the interactions among these plates are associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity and form mid-ocean ridges, trenches, mountains, and chains of volcanic islands.
  18. Cell- a circulating flow of air or water resulting from temperature differences; also called a convection current.
  19. long cracks in the earth’s crust where lava gently erupts like a fountain
  20. a large, steep-sided, circular or oval volcanic depression that forms when magma retreats or erupts from a shallow underground magma chamber; with no magma to support the ground above it, the overlying rock collapses.
  21. Rock- a solid earth material that forms when magma or lava cools and crystallizes on or below the earth’s surface.
  22. Igneous Rock- igneous rock formed by lava cooling on the surface of the earth
  23. building up, beneficial
  24. boundary- A place where pieces of the broken lithosphere meet.
  25. a solid earth material made of various minerals.
  26. Wave- An earthquake waves that travel through the body of earth rather than on its surface
  27. the tendency to resist flowing; a property of liquids.
  28. Rock- a solid earth material composed of compacted and cemented sediments or of particles of various sizes
  29. the layer beneath the asthenosphere that is hot, convected, and on the move.
  30. Time- The time it takes an earthquake wave to travel from the epicenter of a quake to a location on the earth.
  31. the process by which heat moves efficiently through air or water.
  32. the point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus point of an earthquake.
  33. magma that has reached the surface of earth
  34. Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of, usually as a result of the movement of rocks along a fault.
  35. describes objects that bend, stretch, or flow when a force is applied to them
  36. hot, molten rock inside the earth.
  37. rough surfaces on a fault line that wear down and become smooth when it ruptures repeatedly.
  38. Time- the time between the arrival of P-waves and S-waves at a location where an earthquake occurs.
  39. the study of volcanoes
  40. a scientist who studies volcanoes and volcanic phenomena
  41. Hazard- the probability a volcanic eruption will occur in a given geographic area within a specific window of time.
  42. unit of force in the metric system
  43. a naturally formed, inorganic solid composed of one or more elements
  44. Fall- the ejection of volcanic materials into the atmosphere and the settling of these materials over a wide area of the surface of earth.
  45. A force that opposes the motion of objects
  46. Cone Volcano- a small, cone-shaped volcano made of broken rocks or cinders that accumulate around the volcanic vent.
  47. Volcano- a wide, broadly sloping volcano that forms from runny lava. It is the largest type of volcano
  48. a physical feature of the Earth’s surface, such as a mid-ocean ridge, a trench, or a mountain.
  49. layers of ore between layers of rock

91 Clues: blobs of hardened lava • the study of volcanoes • building up, beneficial • causing damage or injury • A push or pull on an object. • A scientist who study earthquakes • springs that spout water and steam • hot, molten rock inside the earth. • unit of force in the metric system • layers of ore between layers of rock • A force that opposes the motion of objects • ...

Ecology Crossword Puzzle 2025-11-21

Ecology Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a living thing in an environment
  2. the site of photosynthesis
  3. the entire part of earth where life exists
  4. usable cellular energy produced in cell respiration
  5. group of ecosystems that share similar climates and organisms
  6. the ultimate source of energy in ecosystems
  7. the gasses that surround earth
  8. all the populations of different species that live and interact in an area
  9. the rocks, minerals, and soil found on earth
Down
  1. the main sugar produced in photosynthesis
  2. a process that occurs in the mitochondria of cells
  3. the liquid portion of earth
  4. a group of individuals of the same species living in the same area
  5. all the organisms and their physical environment that live in an area
  6. a process where plants convert light energy into sugars

15 Clues: the site of photosynthesis • the liquid portion of earth • the gasses that surround earth • a living thing in an environment • the main sugar produced in photosynthesis • the entire part of earth where life exists • the ultimate source of energy in ecosystems • the rocks, minerals, and soil found on earth • a process that occurs in the mitochondria of cells • ...

Earth's Water Systems 2021-11-07

Earth's Water Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. three main sources of freshwater on Earth
  2. how much fresh water there is on Earth
  3. covers about 70% of the Earth's surface
  4. a third example of standing water
  5. one example of groundwater
  6. how water is recycled on Earth
  7. one example of standing water
  8. a second example of ground water
  9. a second example of standing water
  10. how reservoirs are usually made on a river
  11. one example of running water
Down
  1. water stored in the cracks and spaces between particles of soil and underground rocks
  2. how much salt water is found on Earth
  3. an artificial lake built for storage of water
  4. a thick sheet of ice that moves slowly across the land
  5. a covering of ice over a large area such as in the Polar Regions
  6. a second example of running water
  7. the process of water being stored in Earth's surface in the ground or as a water feature

18 Clues: one example of groundwater • one example of running water • one example of standing water • how water is recycled on Earth • a second example of ground water • a third example of standing water • a second example of running water • a second example of standing water • how much salt water is found on Earth • how much fresh water there is on Earth • ...

Unit 5 Vocab Crossword 2026-03-18

Unit 5 Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To shine light on an object and make it visible
  2. a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth
  3. the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from Earth
  4. The time when more of the Moon is being illuminated (lighting up)
  5. The Sun, the planets that orbit the Sun, and everything else that orbits our Sun
  6. The star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
Down
  1. a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth
  2. a moon phase that looks like less than a half circle from Earth
  3. a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth
  4. A rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  5. The time when less of the Moon is being illuminated (lighting up)
  6. the border between light and dark on the Moon
  7. a moon phase that looks like more than a half circle from Earth

13 Clues: A rocky sphere that travels around a planet • the border between light and dark on the Moon • To shine light on an object and make it visible • a moon phase that looks like a full circle from Earth • a moon phase that looks like half a circle from Earth • a moon phase where the Moon is not visible from the Earth • ...

Earth and Sun 2024-11-04

Earth and Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth orbiting around the Sun
  2. Our home planet
  3. This happens because of Earth's rotation
  4. These happen because of Earth's revolution
  5. The Earth takes 24 ___ to complete one rotation
Down
  1. The amount of months it takes for Earth is complete on revolution around the Sun
  2. Earth spinning on its axis
  3. The imaginary line that Earth rotates on
  4. The Earth takes 365 ___ to complete one revolution
  5. The star in the center of our Solar System

10 Clues: Our home planet • Earth spinning on its axis • Earth orbiting around the Sun • The imaginary line that Earth rotates on • This happens because of Earth's rotation • These happen because of Earth's revolution • The star in the center of our Solar System • The Earth takes 24 ___ to complete one rotation • The Earth takes 365 ___ to complete one revolution • ...

Moon Day Puzzle 2023-06-26

Moon Day Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lunar “soil”
  2. How many people have walked on the Moon
  3. Dark seas on Moon’s Surface
  4. When the Moon and Sun are on Opposite sides of the Earth.
  5. Moon’s Latin name
  6. The fifth largest ______ in the Solar System
  7. Number of flags on the moon
  8. When Earth and the Moon are closest
Down
  1. The Earth and The Moon are _____ locked
  2. Twin spacecraft exploring The Moon
  3. Sea where Apollo 11 landed
  4. Bright Southern Crater
  5. What causes mountains on the moon
  6. Thin atmosphere
  7. Some think The Moon is made of ______

15 Clues: Lunar “soil” • Thin atmosphere • Moon’s Latin name • Bright Southern Crater • Sea where Apollo 11 landed • Dark seas on Moon’s Surface • Number of flags on the moon • What causes mountains on the moon • Twin spacecraft exploring The Moon • When Earth and the Moon are closest • Some think The Moon is made of ______ • The Earth and The Moon are _____ locked • ...

crossword assignment 2025-02-03

crossword assignment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thursday march 20
  2. effected by the earth's axis
  3. only three percent of the earths mass
  4. september 22
  5. caused by rotation of liquid metalic core
  6. divides the north and south hemispheres
  7. happens on December 21
Down
  1. the east to west. the prime meridian
  2. the earth moving around the sun
  3. can flow lava but is a solid in the earth
  4. the four parts of the earth
  5. happens on june 21st
  6. north to south lines
  7. can make the sun be out for a longer time
  8. the cirlce made around another planet

15 Clues: september 22 • thursday march 20 • happens on june 21st • north to south lines • happens on December 21 • the four parts of the earth • effected by the earth's axis • the earth moving around the sun • the east to west. the prime meridian • only three percent of the earths mass • the cirlce made around another planet • divides the north and south hemispheres • ...

Astrobiology 2022-06-17

Astrobiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ mutations would be independent of those occurring during our own evolution.
  2. When thinking about the possibilities of life, it is important to acknowledge that the process of selection is a _________ _______.
  3. In 2015 the _______ unmanned spacecraft made a 15km close approach to,and delivered a lander to the comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko.
  4. Water vapor was passed through this chamber and passed through an powerful
  5. The _____ equation, is a mathematical argument used to arrive at an estimate of the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations in the Milky Way galaxy
  6. An improved space observatory, with a similar mission, named ____
  7. Life on Earth naturally arose from early chemical conditions on Earth.
  8. A fascinating example of such an impact likely occurred in 1908 in Siberia, Russia in the very remote ________ _____
Down
  1. In 2016 a particularly interesting set of seven exoplanets were discovered orbiting a very cool red dwarf star. This system has been named ________ ___
  2. ______ is a space observatory launched by NASA to discover Earth-size planets orbiting other stars.
  3. Organic building blocks did not originate on Earth but were brought here by comets or possibly meteors.
  4. _________ pressures could be very different on an alien world
  5. It is considered likely that _____ _______ with the Earth, have and continue to deliver cometary material to the Earth.
  6. It is commonly held that a large ________ ________ exploded over the area (hence no crater)
  7. The Kepler spacecraft was launched in 2009, into an Earth-trailing ____________ orbit.

15 Clues: _________ pressures could be very different on an alien world • An improved space observatory, with a similar mission, named ____ • Life on Earth naturally arose from early chemical conditions on Earth. • Water vapor was passed through this chamber and passed through an powerful • ...

my crossword 2024-12-09

my crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all parks of water on earth like rivers oceans glaciar.
  2. , wind water and glaciers carry sediments to new location.
  3. , is the state of the atmosphere at a certain time and place.
  4. , liquet water that changes into gas.
  5. , minerals from groundwater crystallize between grains of compressed sediment and cement them together.
  6. , minerals crystals form as liquid cools.
Down
  1. , the movement of air caused by differences in air pressure.
  2. , magma inside the Geosphere erupts as lava and cools at earth surface.
  3. , eroded sediments are deposited in new places .
  4. is all the solid parks on earth body.
  5. , the weight of layer of sediment pressed down on layer below
  6. cycle , is a rock changes and into different forms.the biosphere, is plans humans and all the humans.
  7. , is wind oxygen nitrogen an gas liquet water turns in to water vapor.
  8. , all the body living things on earth .
  9. , is the process that moves large bodies of earth of materials to higher elevations.

15 Clues: is all the solid parks on earth body. • , liquet water that changes into gas. • , all the body living things on earth . • , minerals crystals form as liquid cools. • , eroded sediments are deposited in new places . • all parks of water on earth like rivers oceans glaciar. • , wind water and glaciers carry sediments to new location. • ...

Bible Verse Crossword 2024-01-05

Bible Verse Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many book are in the Old Testament? (use a hyphen)
  2. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the books of the Bible that make up the ___?
  3. How many books are in the New Testament? (use a hyphen)
  4. Those who hope in the Lord will fly up on wings like___?
  5. Jesus predicts who would betray him?
  6. What book of the Bible has the most chapters?
  7. What city of sin did Lot refuse to leave?
  8. How many times in the Bible does it say "Fear not!" (hint! you need 3 hyphens!)
  9. After God flooded the earth, he said he would later destroy the earth in ___?
Down
  1. Jesus predicts Peter would deny him how many times?
  2. How many days and nights did it rain after God flooded the earth?
  3. "God's goodness and ___ will follow me all the days of my life."
  4. What did God create on the fifth day?
  5. You shall not give false ___ against your neighbor?
  6. Who was the first man on earth?
  7. Real love is happy with the ___?
  8. The three wise men followed a bright ___?
  9. Who did Ponchus Pilot offer to free instead of Jesus?
  10. Who did God call to build a huge arch?
  11. How many of God's disciples did he name apostles?

20 Clues: Who was the first man on earth? • Real love is happy with the ___? • Jesus predicts who would betray him? • What did God create on the fifth day? • Who did God call to build a huge arch? • The three wise men followed a bright ___? • What city of sin did Lot refuse to leave? • What book of the Bible has the most chapters? • How many of God's disciples did he name apostles? • ...

Guia 2019-06-18

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

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 • ...

Layers of Vocabulary 2021-01-26

Layers of Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a way that heat transfers through fluids; where the hottest sections rise, cool, fall, and rise again in a loop
  2. the amount of space an object takes up
  3. how far above or below sea level a location is; how tall or deep the land is
  4. rocky, brittle, outermost layer of the Earth
  5. an indentifier of how something was measured for comparison, such as gram, liter, or meter
  6. in the metric system: to take one unit and represent it as an equal value in another unit
  7. a pure, natural substance that is the building block of rocks
  8. dark-colored, contains mostly iron and magnesium
  9. a geographic area (based on longitude) that uses the same time; there are 24 worldwide, one for each hour of the day (2 words)
  10. what the scientist changes in an experiment; known when you start (2 words)
  11. a part of a map that is a key to all the symbols on the map
  12. for igneous rocks: forming inside the Earth; typically has large crystals because it cools slowly
  13. what something is made of
  14. distance from the center to the edge of a circle or sphere; half the diameter of a circle or
  15. an invisible line around which an object rotates or spins; imaginary line that goes through the poles
  16. inside of something else
  17. the amount of elevation that the land goes up at each contour line (2 words)
  18. the true color of a mineral as found by rubbing it on a streak plate
  19. functional layer of the Earth that contains all of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; makes up the tectonic plates
  20. how a mineral reflects light; how shiny something is
  21. when a mineral breaks with uneven, unpredictable edges
  22. an imaginary line that circles the Earth around the middle and splits it into northern and southern hemispheres; 0 degrees latitude
  23. a simplified drawing that shows how something looks or works; a schematic representation
  24. semi-molten layer of the Earth; has greatest volume of the interior of the Earth
  25. a model or drawing of something so you can see the layers (2 words, include hyphen between)
  26. plastic-like, functional layer of the mantle that supports the lithosphere
Down
  1. cloud of gas and dust in space that is where stars form; birthplace of stars
  2. a closed line on a map that shows elevation; do not intersect/touch each other (2 words)
  3. outside of something else
  4. of, or coming from a continent
  5. between a solid and a liquid; partially melted and partially solid (2 words, include hyphen between)
  6. molten rock on the Earth's surface
  7. not alive, never has been alive
  8. how a mineral breaks if it has flat, predictable edges
  9. imaginary lines (drawn from pole to pole) that are used to measure east to west; Prime Meridian = 0 degrees and International Date Line = 180 degrees
  10. the same amount of space
  11. the amount of matter in an object
  12. rock formed from the cooling and crystallization of lava or magma
  13. for igneous rocks: forming on the surface of the Earth; has exited the volcano; typically has small or no crystals because it cools very quickly
  14. half of a sphere or ball
  15. what is being measured as a result of the experiment; unknown when you start (2 words)
  16. when an object (planet, moon, etc.) turns all the way around or spins one time around its axis
  17. a measurement of how tightly packed the particles are in an object
  18. how hard a mineral is
  19. light-colored; composed with a lot of silicon and aluminum
  20. a solid, mineral-based material that makes up the surface of the Earth and other objects in the universe
  21. a way to compare distance/length in models/drawings/diagrams to the real world
  22. the study of Earth and how it fits in the universe; a combination of astronomy, meteorology, and geology (2 words)
  23. molten rock inside the Earth
  24. a type of map that shows the elevation of the Earth's surface
  25. of, supporting, or being like the ocean
  26. the parts of the Earth from the core to the crust; the rock components of Earth
  27. a natural satellite of a planet

53 Clues: how hard a mineral is • the same amount of space • half of a sphere or ball • inside of something else • outside of something else • what something is made of • molten rock inside the Earth • of, or coming from a continent • not alive, never has been alive • a natural satellite of a planet • the amount of matter in an object • molten rock on the Earth's surface • ...

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 • ...

Darkness & Light 2022-11-13

Darkness & Light crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Created the universe and everything in it
  2. When God created the heavens and the earth
  3. The Light
  4. God set these in the vault to give light on the earth
  5. The day God created light
  6. The light of the world
  7. The day God created the Sun, Moon, and Stars
  8. God's take on His Creation
  9. Over the surfaced of the deep
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  1. The body of light to govern the night
  2. The Darkness
  3. The earth was formless and _______
  4. The status of the light to govern the day
  5. Hovered over the surface of the deep
  6. The combination of Evening and Morning
  7. The status of the light to govern the night
  8. The body of light to govern the day

17 Clues: The Light • The Darkness • The light of the world • The day God created light • God's take on His Creation • Over the surfaced of the deep • The earth was formless and _______ • The body of light to govern the day • Hovered over the surface of the deep • The body of light to govern the night • The combination of Evening and Morning • Created the universe and everything in it • ...

Ava's layers of earth 2021-05-03

Ava's layers of earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is another word 4 lava
  2. we live on _____
  3. what is the last layer of earth
  4. what is the outside of earth
  5. what is the ____ of earth
Down
  1. the 3rd layer is made most of
  2. the 3rd layer of earth
  3. it fill the oceans and seas
  4. we live and walk on
  5. what is the 2nd layer of earth

10 Clues: we live on _____ • we live and walk on • the 3rd layer of earth • is another word 4 lava • what is the ____ of earth • it fill the oceans and seas • what is the outside of earth • the 3rd layer is made most of • what is the 2nd layer of earth • what is the last layer of earth

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
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  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

Astronomy Revision 2 2021-05-26

Astronomy Revision 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Less dark, slightly hotter part of a sunspot
  2. Curved tail on a comet caused by dust pushed off the comet by the radiation pressure
  3. The fusion series that takes place in the sun
  4. One way in which exoplanets are discovered. The planet passes in front of it's parent star
  5. Coloured Lights in the night sky found at high latitudes
  6. Increase in heat caused by the different gravitational force on a body in orbit
  7. Region on earth where the sun will look as if a bite has been taken out of it.
  8. Unusual moon of Neptune. Will ultimately be broken up by tidal forces
  9. Time it takes for the moon to rotate on it's axis once. A sidereal month
  10. Region on earth that will observe a total eclipse when the moon passes in front of the sun
  11. Belt, Ring of rocks between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  12. Darker, cooler region of a sunspot
Down
  1. Where on the sun do sunspots appear
  2. Time interval between full moons. A synodic month
  3. Filter for telescope to allow observation of the sun.
  4. Cause of 'fast solar wind' of charged particles
  5. Volcanic moon of Jupiter. Heated by tidal forces.
  6. First apparent contact between the moons disc and the suns disc.
  7. Straight blue tail caused by excited ions
  8. Part of the suns atmosphere only visible during a total eclipse
  9. Equation used to calculate the likelihood of intelligent life in the galaxy
  10. Plane that the earth and other planets orbit the sun
  11. Average distance from Sun to Earth (150 million km)
  12. Stream of charged particles from the Sun's corona. Causes Aurorae on Earth
  13. Mars' two moons, likely captured asteroids
  14. Caused by earth passing through the tail of a comet. E.g. Perseids

26 Clues: Darker, cooler region of a sunspot • Where on the sun do sunspots appear • Straight blue tail caused by excited ions • Mars' two moons, likely captured asteroids • Less dark, slightly hotter part of a sunspot • The fusion series that takes place in the sun • Cause of 'fast solar wind' of charged particles • Time interval between full moons. A synodic month • ...

Astronomy Revision 2 2021-05-26

Astronomy Revision 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Less dark, slightly hotter part of a sunspot
  2. Curved tail on a comet caused by dust pushed off the comet by the radiation pressure
  3. The fusion series that takes place in the sun
  4. One way in which exoplanets are discovered. The planet passes in front of it's parent star
  5. Coloured Lights in the night sky found at high latitudes
  6. Increase in heat caused by the different gravitational force on a body in orbit
  7. Region on earth where the sun will look as if a bite has been taken out of it.
  8. Unusual moon of Neptune. Will ultimately be broken up by tidal forces
  9. Time it takes for the moon to rotate on it's axis once. A sidereal month
  10. Region on earth that will observe a total eclipse when the moon passes in front of the sun
  11. Belt, Ring of rocks between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  12. Darker, cooler region of a sunspot
Down
  1. Where on the sun do sunspots appear
  2. Time interval between full moons. A synodic month
  3. Filter for telescope to allow observation of the sun.
  4. Cause of 'fast solar wind' of charged particles
  5. Volcanic moon of Jupiter. Heated by tidal forces.
  6. First apparent contact between the moons disc and the suns disc.
  7. Straight blue tail caused by excited ions
  8. Part of the suns atmosphere only visible during a total eclipse
  9. Equation used to calculate the likelihood of intelligent life in the galaxy
  10. Plane that the earth and other planets orbit the sun
  11. Average distance from Sun to Earth (150 million km)
  12. Stream of charged particles from the Sun's corona. Causes Aurorae on Earth
  13. Mars' two moons, likely captured asteroids
  14. Caused by earth passing through the tail of a comet. E.g. Perseids

26 Clues: Darker, cooler region of a sunspot • Where on the sun do sunspots appear • Straight blue tail caused by excited ions • Mars' two moons, likely captured asteroids • Less dark, slightly hotter part of a sunspot • The fusion series that takes place in the sun • Cause of 'fast solar wind' of charged particles • Time interval between full moons. A synodic month • ...

Mid. Sch. Sci. Test #1 Lessons 1-7 Study Guide 2018-09-06

Mid. Sch. Sci. Test #1 Lessons 1-7 Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural philosopher who studied comets and had one named after him
  2. 32 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature that water _____
  3. a _____ must get close to the sun in order for us to see it
  4. 0 degrees Fahrenheit is _____ than 0 degrees Celsius
  5. Thomas _____ made the first artificial hybrid by forcing the pollen from one plant's flower onto the flower of another plant
  6. the result when two different species reproduce
  7. the earth is _____ around the middle
  8. when a solid turns into a gas without first becoming a liquid
  9. the process by which traits of the parents are passed on to their children
  10. two thousand years ago natural philosophers thought the earth was _____
  11. the temperature scale where water freezes at 0 and boils at 100
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  1. the earth is _____ at is poles
  2. Anders Celsius used the temperature that _____ freezes and boils at to create his temperature scale
  3. Gabriel Fahrenheit used the temperature at which water freezes and his _____ temperature to create his temperature scale
  4. Pierre-Lous Moreau de Maupertuis lead an _____ to determine the actual shape of the earth
  5. when someone has more than five fingers on a hand or more than five toes on a foot
  6. a deadly disease that causes boils on a persons skin
  7. water boils at different temperatures different places on the earth because of the change in air _____
  8. the process of giving a person a mild case of a disease to prevent a worse case later
  9. the liquid Gabriel Fahrenheit used in his thermometer
  10. Fahrenheit choose mercury for his thermometer because it _____ evenly to give consistent results
  11. 212 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature that water _____

22 Clues: the earth is _____ at is poles • the earth is _____ around the middle • the result when two different species reproduce • a deadly disease that causes boils on a persons skin • 0 degrees Fahrenheit is _____ than 0 degrees Celsius • the liquid Gabriel Fahrenheit used in his thermometer • 32 degrees Fahrenheit is the temperature that water _____ • ...

The Space Race 2024-05-16

The Space Race crossword puzzle
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  1. A Russian or Soviet space explorer.
  2. A spacecraft designed for repeated trips between Earth and space.
  3. The most impactful space engineer and business person ever
  4. Chief Soviet rocket engineer and spacecraft designer.
  5. Period of political and military tension between the US and USSR.
  6. US government agency responsible for the nation's civilian space program.
  7. Competition for supremacy in nuclear warfare between the US and USSR.
  8. Competition between the US and USSR for space exploration supremacy.
  9. Path of a body as it revolves around another body in space.
  10. The first US human spaceflight program.
  11. Event marking the arrival of a spacecraft on the moon's surface.
  12. Primary launch site for US human space flights.
  13. US program that developed space travel techniques to support Apollo.
  14. An object that orbits planets or moons.
  15. The first artificial Earth satellite, launched by the USSR.
Down
  1. First person to walk on the Moon.
  2. Space telescope launched into low Earth orbit in 1990.
  3. The US's first space station.
  4. First human in space.
  5. The USSR's spacecraft series that carried the first human to space.
  6. Vehicle used to launch into space.
  7. A US space explorer.
  8. World's first and largest space launch facility located in Kazakhstan.
  9. US President who pledged to land a man on the Moon.
  10. Soviet/Russian space station that operated in low Earth orbit.
  11. US program that landed the first humans on the Moon.
  12. Relating to the Moon.
  13. Series of spacecraft designed for the Soviet space program.
  14. The first animal to orbit Earth, sent by the USSR.
  15. International Space Station, a collaborative project including the US and Russia.

30 Clues: A US space explorer. • First human in space. • Relating to the Moon. • The US's first space station. • First person to walk on the Moon. • Vehicle used to launch into space. • A Russian or Soviet space explorer. • The first US human spaceflight program. • An object that orbits planets or moons. • Primary launch site for US human space flights. • ...

7.1 CW 1 2025-09-22

7.1 CW 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. characteristics of soil, like texture and composition, that affect how water moves through it.
  2. the continuous movement of water on, above, and below Earth’s surface.
  3. the process of water soaking into the ground.
  4. water that is stored underground in soil or rock layers.
  5. the layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  6. the process when plants release water vapor from their leaves into the atmosphere.
  7. the force that pulls objects toward Earth and helps drive the movement of water in the cycle.
  8. the way rivers and streams collect and move water across land.
  9. all the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, groundwater, and glaciers.
  10. the different forms in which matter exists: solid, liquid, or gas.
  11. the process of wearing away rocks and soil by wind, water, or ice.
  12. how easily water can flow through spaces in soil or rock.
  13. rain that contains harmful chemicals from pollution, which can damage water, soil, and living things.
Down
  1. harmful substances added to air, water, or land that negatively affect living things.
  2. the solid outer layer of Earth, including rocks, soil, and landforms.
  3. heat energy that causes changes in water’s state and drives the water cycle.
  4. the process when water vapor cools and changes back into liquid, forming clouds or droplets.
  5. water found on the surface of Earth, such as rivers, lakes, and oceans.
  6. water that flows over the land surface into rivers, lakes, or oceans.
  7. the shape and features of the land surface, such as hills, valleys, and slopes.
  8. water that falls from the atmosphere to Earth’s surface as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  9. the presence of harmful substances in water, soil, or air that make it unsafe.
  10. the process when liquid water absorbs heat and changes into water vapor (gas).
  11. an area of land where all the water drains into the same river, lake, or other body of water
  12. the amount of open space between soil or rock particles where water can be stored.
  13. all living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and humans.

26 Clues: the layer of gases surrounding Earth. • the process of water soaking into the ground. • water that is stored underground in soil or rock layers. • how easily water can flow through spaces in soil or rock. • the way rivers and streams collect and move water across land. • all living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and humans. • ...

Ch 28 Vocabulary 2021-04-05

Ch 28 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small, eccentrically orbiting body made of rock and ice which have one or more tails that point away from the Sun
  2. streak of light produced when a meteoroid falls toward Earth and burns up in Earth's atmosphere
  3. giant planet, large, gaseous planet that is very cold at its surface; has ring systems, many moons, and lacks solid surfaces-Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  4. high, cool, light-colored cloud that rises and flows rapidly in the Jovian atmosphere
  5. planet, one of the rocky-surfaced, relatively small, dense inner planets closest to the Sun-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  6. metallic hydrogen, form of hydrogen with both liquid and metallic properties that exists as a layer in the Jovian atmosphere
  7. space object built of solid particles that can form planets through collisions and mergers
  8. shower, occurs when Earth intersects a cometary orbit and comet particles burn up as they enter Earth's upper atmosphere
Down
  1. piece of interplanetary material that falls toward Earth and enters its atmosphere
  2. unit, the average distance between the Sun and Earth, 1.496x10^8 km or 1 AU
  3. belt, region of the space that lies outside the orbit of Neptune, 30 to 50 AU from the Sun, where small solar system bodies that are mostly rock and ice probably formed
  4. low, warm, dark-colored cloud that sinks and flows rapidly in the Jovian atmosphere
  5. a small fragment of an orbiting body that has fallen to Earth, generating heat; does not completely burn up in Earth's atmosphere and strikes Earth's surface, sometimes causing an impact crater
  6. ratio of the distance between the foci to the length of the major axis; defines the shape of a planet's elliptical orbit
  7. an oval that is centered on two points called foci; the shape of planets' orbits
  8. planet, an object that, due to its own gravity, is spherical in shape, orbits the Sun, is not a satellite, and has not cleared the area of its orbit of smaller debris
  9. cliff on Mercury; similar to those on Earth but much higher
  10. motion, a planet's apparent backward movement in the sky

18 Clues: motion, a planet's apparent backward movement in the sky • cliff on Mercury; similar to those on Earth but much higher • unit, the average distance between the Sun and Earth, 1.496x10^8 km or 1 AU • an oval that is centered on two points called foci; the shape of planets' orbits • ...

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle 2022-11-14

Plate Tectonic Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where plates move sideways in relation to each other
  2. They are what is formed when one tectonic plate moves under another plate
  3. The rigid outer part of Earth which consists of the crust and the upper mantle
  4. What happens when two plates move into each other
  5. The tool used to measure the details of an Earthquake
  6. The second layer of the Earth below the crust
  7. What occurs when plates move apart
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  1. The innermost part of the Earth
  2. The thinnest, outer layer of the Earth
  3. The earth is split into _____.
  4. The area where earthquakes happen along
  5. It is what occurs when an oceanic plate runs into a continental plate and when it slides beneath the continental plate
  6. It is the branch of science which is concerned with earthquakes and phenomena

13 Clues: The earth is split into _____. • The innermost part of the Earth • What occurs when plates move apart • The thinnest, outer layer of the Earth • The area where earthquakes happen along • The second layer of the Earth below the crust • What happens when two plates move into each other • Where plates move sideways in relation to each other • ...

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

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

34 Clues: describes dark clouds • describes thunderclouds • describes fluffy clouds • 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 cold and dry air mass (cP) (2) • describes warm and dry air mass (cT) (2) • where the earth is the closest to the sun • ...

Continental drift 2023-05-17

Continental drift crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - “super continent”
  2. - ground vibrations caused by earth's crust moving
  3. - this is the large wave caused by earthquakes
  4. - the earth's second layer
  5. - a theory that the continents drifted apart
  6. - the earth third layer
  7. - one of the plates that are on new zealand
  8. - south america matches up with this continent
  9. - the scientist who generally created with the continental drift theory
  10. - continents fit together like _______ pieces
  11. - fastest of the tsunami wave
  12. - energy wave travelling out from an earthquake
Down
  1. - type of boundary between two plates sliding past each other
  2. - plates in the ocean
  3. - the other plate that is on new zealand
  4. - the first layer of the earth
  5. - the release of lava through the surface of the earth
  6. - the section with the most explosive volcanoes

18 Clues: - “super continent” • - plates in the ocean • - the earth third layer • - the earth's second layer • - fastest of the tsunami wave • - the first layer of the earth • - the other plate that is on new zealand • - one of the plates that are on new zealand • - a theory that the continents drifted apart • - continents fit together like _______ pieces • ...

Science Vocab Words 2022-01-19

Science Vocab Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Lava in the Earth.
  2. Heat that causes rocks to rise and fall.
  3. Liquid layer that is below the crust of the Earth.
  4. Thinnest layer of the Earth.
  5. Opposite of liquid.
Down
  1. The only inhabited planet.
  2. Center of the Earth.
  3. Opposite of solid.
  4. Mass of a unit volume of a material substance.
  5. Different sections in the earth.

10 Clues: Lava in the Earth. • Opposite of solid. • Opposite of liquid. • Center of the Earth. • The only inhabited planet. • Thinnest layer of the Earth. • Different sections in the earth. • Heat that causes rocks to rise and fall. • Mass of a unit volume of a material substance. • Liquid layer that is below the crust of the Earth.

Earth's Systems 2022-02-10

Earth's Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The average weather conditions in a particular area over a long period of time
  2. a biome characterized by warm weather and frequent, heavy rainfall
  3. melted rocks below Earth's surface
  4. All sources of water are a part of the...
  5. The layer of the atmosphere furthest from Earth.
  6. An colorful ocean animal that many people think are rocks
  7. Germs
  8. Have large open areas covered in vegetation.
Down
  1. The 5 layers of air surrounding Earth are called the...
  2. melted rocks above Earth's surface
  3. Earth's landforms are a part of the...
  4. The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth.
  5. Matter that will expand freely to fill the whole of a container, having no fixed shape (unlike a solid) and no fixed volume.
  6. All living things on Earth are a part of the...
  7. An element or chemical compound formed through a geological process
  8. A biome characterized by little rainfall and extreme temperatures
  9. The weather, climate and all living things in a particular ecosystem

17 Clues: Germs • melted rocks above Earth's surface • melted rocks below Earth's surface • Earth's landforms are a part of the... • All sources of water are a part of the... • Have large open areas covered in vegetation. • The layer of the atmosphere closest to Earth. • All living things on Earth are a part of the... • The layer of the atmosphere furthest from Earth. • ...

Intro to Environmental Science 2019-09-07

Intro to Environmental Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the water on earth
  2. the part of the Earth where life exists
  3. all the living things in an ecosystem
  4. a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  5. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
  6. a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
  7. the ability to keep in existence natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance
  8. the change form food gathering to food production
  9. an undesired change in the air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or toher organisms
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  1. a large extinction of species in a relatively short period of time
  2. the solid part of the Earth consisting of the crust and the outer mantle
  3. pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes
  4. human's impact on the Earth
  5. non-living things in an ecosystem
  6. a record of geologic events and ife forms in Earth's history
  7. any natural resource that can be replenished in a relatively short period of time
  8. a principle the geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
  9. any community of living and nonliving things that work together
  10. the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial
  11. the impact of a person or community on the environment expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources
  12. pollutants that cannot be broken down by natural processes
  13. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem

22 Clues: all the water on earth • human's impact on the Earth • non-living things in an ecosystem • all the living things in an ecosystem • the part of the Earth where life exists • a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • the change form food gathering to food production • pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes • ...

Weather and Climate Crossword Puzzle Review 2024-12-12

Weather and Climate Crossword Puzzle Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name given to storms that make landfall in East Asia
  2. The movement of air across Earth’s surface
  3. Where energy comes from that unevenly heats the Earth
  4. Measure of how strongly Earth’s atmosphere presses down on a given area
  5. The air mass that is moved between two air masses in a stationary weather front
  6. Boundary where two air masses meet
  7. Average annual conditions in an area
  8. Air masses that generate a dry environment
  9. Speed of warm fronts
  10. The name given to storms that make landfall in Australia and East Africa
  11. Air masses that form over land
  12. Amount of water that is evaporated into the atmosphere
  13. Width of the high-speed bands of wind that flow from west to east around Earth
  14. The part of Earth that is warmed before the atmosphere
  15. As ocean temperatures (increase / decrease), air mass temperature and wind speed above the ocean do the same to form a tropical cyclone
Down
  1. Type of pressure given by cool air
  2. Earth rotates from west to east, causing global winds to curve from the poles to the equator
  3. Temperature of water that weakens tropical cyclones, typhoons, and/or hurricanes
  4. Ocean waves move warm water from this location to the poles
  5. The direction that hurricanes rotate before making landfall in the Americas
  6. What cold air/water does in a convection current
  7. Shapes that can be found on cold fronts
  8. Air masses that generate a humid environment
  9. Type of pressure given by warm air
  10. Air masses that form over water
  11. Conditions in the atmosphere at a given place and time
  12. Due to the curve of the Earth, the planet is warmed _________, meaning the poles receive less light
  13. What warm air/water does in a convection current

28 Clues: Speed of warm fronts • Air masses that form over land • Air masses that form over water • Type of pressure given by cool air • Boundary where two air masses meet • Type of pressure given by warm air • Average annual conditions in an area • Shapes that can be found on cold fronts • The movement of air across Earth’s surface • Air masses that generate a dry environment • ...

Astronomy 2024-03-06

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A 3D model or representation of the Earth
  2. The axis goes through the Earth at the North and South ____________
  3. When the Earth is facing away from the Sun
  4. It takes 24 hours for the Earth to make one ___________________
  5. When the Earth is facing away from the sun
  6. When the Earth is facing toward the Sun
Down
  1. It takes 365 days for the Earth to make one ___________________ around the Sun
  2. This happens once every 4 years
  3. Earth's rotation causes _____________________
  4. The Earth is tilted and spins on its __________
  5. The Earth's revolution causes ____________

11 Clues: This happens once every 4 years • When the Earth is facing toward the Sun • A 3D model or representation of the Earth • When the Earth is facing away from the Sun • The Earth's revolution causes ____________ • When the Earth is facing away from the sun • Earth's rotation causes _____________________ • The Earth is tilted and spins on its __________ • ...

Sphere Vocabulary Words 2024-11-14

Sphere Vocabulary Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Things in nature that can't be easily replaced or take a very long time to form, like coal, oil, and natural gas.
  2. The average weather in a place over a long period of time. It tells you whether it is usually hot or cold, wet or dry.
  3. The way carbon moves between the air, water, soil, and living things, like plants, animals, and humans. Carbon is part of everything we eat and breathe.
  4. The movement of soil, rocks, and other materials from one place to another, often caused by wind, water, or ice.
  5. When hot, melted rock (lava), ash, and gases are forced out from inside the Earth through volcanoes, often creating new landforms.
  6. The movement of air around the Earth, which is caused by the sun heating different parts of the Earth at different rates, creating winds and weather patterns.
  7. Things in nature that can be replaced or renewed over time, like sunlight, wind, and trees.
  8. The solid part of the Earth, including the rocks, soil, and everything inside the Earth, like the mantle and core.
  9. The daily changes in the atmosphere, like temperature, rain, sunshine, or wind.
  10. All the water on Earth, including oceans, lakes, rivers, ice, and even water in the air (like clouds).
  11. Large pieces of Earth's outer layer (the lithosphere) that slowly move around, causing earthquakes, volcanoes, and the formation of mountains.
Down
  1. All living things on Earth, including plants, animals, and even humans, and the places where they live.
  2. A dry area that forms on the side of a mountain facing away from the wind. As air rises over the mountain, it cools and loses moisture, making the other side much drier.
  3. A simple way to show how something works, like a drawing or a computer simulation, that helps explain complex ideas.
  4. The movement of ocean water that flows like rivers in the ocean. These currents are caused by wind, Earth’s rotation, and differences in water temperature.
  5. A simple way to show how something works, like a drawing or a computer simulation.
  6. The movement of hot air or water rising, and cooler air or water sinking, which helps to move weather patterns and ocean currents.
  7. A group of things that work together as a whole, like Earth's systems (atmosphere, geosphere, biosphere) that all interact to make Earth function.
  8. The process of breaking down rocks and minerals on Earth’s surface into smaller pieces through things like wind, rain, or plant roots.

19 Clues: The daily changes in the atmosphere, like temperature, rain, sunshine, or wind. • A simple way to show how something works, like a drawing or a computer simulation. • Things in nature that can be replaced or renewed over time, like sunlight, wind, and trees. • ...

Creative Writing Spring Final 2022 2022-05-03

Creative Writing Spring Final 2022 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chemicals that kill butterflies.
  2. The challenge or problem in a story.
  3. It makes the air smoggy.
  4. A puzzling problem, question, or matter
  5. Covers 2/3 of the Earth.
  6. Global ___ is making the oceans rise.
  7. A graphic novel about the Holocost
  8. Creating characters and storylines can be __
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  1. Our only home.
  2. Orbits the Earth.
  3. Graphic novels can be _____ and non-fiction.
  4. Theme is not stated in one _______ .
  5. You end a formal letter with this word.
  6. Spoken Word Poetry
  7. The _____ of a story is its theme.
  8. Time period is part of the story's _______ .

16 Clues: Our only home. • Orbits the Earth. • Spoken Word Poetry • It makes the air smoggy. • Covers 2/3 of the Earth. • Chemicals that kill butterflies. • The _____ of a story is its theme. • A graphic novel about the Holocost • The challenge or problem in a story. • Theme is not stated in one _______ . • Global ___ is making the oceans rise. • You end a formal letter with this word. • ...

Astronomy 2023-11-20

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SME
  2. the natural satellite of the earth
  3. the moon gets bigger from the view from earth
  4. new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter
  5. the force that holds you down
  6. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
Down
  1. the moon gets smaller from the view from earth
  2. move or cause to move into a sloping position
  3. the moon goes between the sun and the Earth
  4. the star that the earth orbits
  5. to travel around something

11 Clues: SME • to travel around something • the force that holds you down • the star that the earth orbits • the natural satellite of the earth • the moon goes between the sun and the Earth • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • move or cause to move into a sloping position • the moon gets bigger from the view from earth • the moon gets smaller from the view from earth • ...

Heat and the Environment Unit: Key Terms 2022-05-01

Heat and the Environment Unit: Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Earth's crust sits on this large, thick sections of rock
  2. class of rock that forms from molten rock that has cooled and hardened
  3. special shapes of minerals found in rocks made from molten rock (magma)that cooled slowly
  4. liquid water on Earth absorbs heat and changes into water vapour
  5. the layer of the Earth below the Earth's crust
  6. the breakdown and movement of rocks and soil by wind, water or ice
  7. naturally occurring solid pure substance
  8. conditions of Earth's atmosphere at a particular time and in a particular place
  9. a continuous movement of materials in nature that repeats
  10. Earth's outer layer
  11. wearing away of rock
  12. the repeating pattern in which one family of rock changes into a different family
  13. a cone shaped landform where lava, ash, and gases will erupt from in an opening in the Earth's crust
  14. the movement in nature of water from the surface of Earth to the atmosphere and back
  15. a solid geographic layer that is the inner most geographic layer of Earth
  16. class of rock that forms from small pieces of rock, shells, or other materials that pile up in layers
  17. a strong, spinning weather system over the ocean that has continuous winds exceeding 119 km/h; formed from warm tropical ocean water
  18. the study of weather and weather patterns
  19. rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls to the ground
Down
  1. invisible water vapour in the atmosphere cools down and changes back into drops of water that fall as rain
  2. the lowest level of the Earth's atmosphere where humans live
  3. strong, spinning columns of air in contact with the ground
  4. the movement of air in the troposphere
  5. the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth
  6. molten melted rock below Earth's surface
  7. formed from igneous or sedimentary rocks that have been change from their original form by heat from Earth or by the pressure of the rocks above them
  8. when you leave the mantle and enter the Earth's molten layer
  9. hot magma released onto the ocean floor
  10. a pattern of movement of the water in a large region of the ocean
  11. the shifting of the plates that produces shaking and sliding in the crust
  12. naturally formed solid material made up of one or more minerals
  13. the long term weather conditions over large areas of Earth

32 Clues: Earth's outer layer • wearing away of rock • the movement of air in the troposphere • hot magma released onto the ocean floor • molten melted rock below Earth's surface • naturally occurring solid pure substance • the blanket of gases that surrounds Earth • the study of weather and weather patterns • the layer of the Earth below the Earth's crust • ...

ES 1.1.3 2024-08-14

ES 1.1.3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This type of map plots rock types from a particular time period.
  2. The earth is most accurately represented by this.
  3. This type of map shows the different heights and shapes of the land using contour lines.
  4. Topographic maps that show underwater features.
  5. The southernmost point on Earth.
  6. In this type of projection, directions and distances between areas are fairly accurate.
  7. Imaginary lines on Earth's surface that pass through the North Pole and South Pole.
  8. A map that gives geological information such as rock type, age of rocks, and the ways that rock has changed.
  9. Astronomers typically use these types of maps.
  10. Along with helping to determine location, lines of longitude also help determine this.
  11. The southernmost boundary of the tropics .
  12. An imaginary line that divides the earth into the Northern Hemisphere and Southern Hemisphere.
  13. These scientists use maps when they travel to the South Pole to study the ozone hole over Antarctica.
  14. An imaginary line that divides the earth into the Western Hemisphere and Eastern Hemisphere.
  15. Another name for a topographic map.
  16. Parallels show lines of this...
  17. The northernmost point on Earth.
  18. In this type of projection, shapes of areas are accurately shown.
  19. These scientists use maps to search for oil deposits.
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  1. Each of these is divided into 60 minutes symbolized by a single prime mark.
  2. Roughly the northernmost boundary of the tropics.
  3. These scientists use maps to travel across and down into oceans.
  4. The name for mapmakers.
  5. These were established to make sure that daylight hours match nighttime. The world has 24 of them.
  6. This type of map shows the positions of the earth's plates and may also show the locations of faults, earthquakes, and volcanoes.
  7. In this type of projection, the maps center is fairly accurate while sizes and shapes become distorted the further out you go.
  8. This type of map shows ancient seas, mountain ranges, and other important geological features.
  9. A system of lines portraying the features of a curved surface on a flat surface.
  10. A line on a map that joins points of equal elevation.
  11. The distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian.
  12. These scientists use maps to recall the placement of each star.
  13. These scientists use maps to keep track of changes in the regions of the land.
  14. On this sphere that astronomers use, Earth is pictured at the center with a hollow plastic shell around Earth to represent the sky.

33 Clues: The name for mapmakers. • Parallels show lines of this... • The southernmost point on Earth. • The northernmost point on Earth. • Another name for a topographic map. • The southernmost boundary of the tropics . • Astronomers typically use these types of maps. • Topographic maps that show underwater features. • Roughly the northernmost boundary of the tropics. • ...

Unit 2 Vocabulary 2025-09-17

Unit 2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layer of Earth under both the atmosphere and oceans; composed of the core, mantle, and crust
  2. the thin, rocky outer layer of Earth
  3. the gaseous portion of a planet
  4. any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole
  5. all life on Earth; the parts of the solid Earth, hydrosphere, and atmosphere in which living organisms can be found
  6. the 2890-kilometer-thick layer of Earth located below the crust
  7. the innermost layer of Earth located beneath the mantle; divided into inner and outer
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  1. the theory that proposes that the universe originated as a single mass which then exploded
  2. the distance east or west of the prime meridian; measured in degrees
  3. the water portion of Earth
  4. tectonics the theory that proposes that Earth's outer shell consists of individual plates that interact in various ways and thereby produce earthquakes, volcanoes, mountains, and the crust itself
  5. the distance north or south of the equator; measured in degrees

12 Clues: the water portion of Earth • the gaseous portion of a planet • the thin, rocky outer layer of Earth • any size group of interacting parts that form a complex whole • the 2890-kilometer-thick layer of Earth located below the crust • the distance north or south of the equator; measured in degrees • the distance east or west of the prime meridian; measured in degrees • ...

Earth and Moon 2024-11-06

Earth and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth´s measurement is 7,926 miles
  2. Earhs period vortex is 24 hours, the moon is 273 days
  3. 78% of earth´s atmosphere
  4. revolves around the earth
  5. 3rd planet from the sun
  6. 21% of earth´s atmosphere
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  1. the earth´s period around the sun is 365 days the moon´s is 27 days
  2. A mixture of gases that surround the earth
  3. Some scientists think the moon was formed from a type of what?
  4. Earth has different weathers to all extremes depending on how close or far the what is?

10 Clues: 3rd planet from the sun • 78% of earth´s atmosphere • revolves around the earth • 21% of earth´s atmosphere • Earth´s measurement is 7,926 miles • A mixture of gases that surround the earth • Earhs period vortex is 24 hours, the moon is 273 days • Some scientists think the moon was formed from a type of what? • ...

Geology on Mars Part 1 2023-08-29

Geology on Mars Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One of the two requirements for life (not energy source)
  2. Planet closest to the sun
  3. Proposed answer to a question about the natural world
  4. Planet with large, visible rings
  5. All the water and ice on a planet
  6. Planet that we live on
  7. Planets with a solid surface
  8. Red planet with multiple rovers exploring it
  9. Solid part of a planet
  10. Having the conditions necessary for life
  11. The energy source for Earth
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  1. Scientist that studies everything about Earth
  2. Last planet in the solar system
  3. Living things on a planet
  4. A path carved out by a liquid on the surface of a planet
  5. Largest Planet
  6. Molten Rock
  7. Gases that surround a planet
  8. Large, outer planets made of gas and ice

19 Clues: Molten Rock • Largest Planet • Planet that we live on • Solid part of a planet • Living things on a planet • Planet closest to the sun • The energy source for Earth • Planets with a solid surface • Gases that surround a planet • Last planet in the solar system • Planet with large, visible rings • All the water and ice on a planet • Large, outer planets made of gas and ice • ...

Science Crossword Grant 2023-05-24

Science Crossword Grant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there are seven of these large land pieces
  2. wind happens everywhere but here
  3. how long it takes water to go around earth word form
  4. when water bounces off continents
  5. water from bottom brings nutrients to the top
  6. parts of earth
  7. when wind doesn't happen at the equator
  8. strongest surface current
  9. salty and cold is more
  10. percent of energy transported by water
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  1. amount of salt in water
  2. hot things rise cool things sink
  3. currents that happen on the top of the water
  4. this is the main factor in winds
  5. coldest parts of earth
  6. currents that are far underwater
  7. upwelling brings
  8. water moving closer and farther from land over hours
  9. currents transport matter and
  10. stream like movement of ocean water

20 Clues: parts of earth • upwelling brings • coldest parts of earth • salty and cold is more • amount of salt in water • strongest surface current • currents transport matter and • hot things rise cool things sink • this is the main factor in winds • wind happens everywhere but here • currents that are far underwater • when water bounces off continents • stream like movement of ocean water • ...

Earth's Interior - Key Terms 2025-12-05

Earth's Interior - Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solid metal layer under extreme pressure
  2. one of Earth’s three main layers
  3. soft layer below the lithosphere
  4. rigid layer of crust and upper mantle
  5. created by movement in the outer core
  6. dark rock under the ocean floor
  7. information from rocks
  8. scientists who study Earth
  9. another name for seismic waves
  10. crust that forms landmasses
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  1. increases the deeper you go into Earth
  2. solid layer beneath the asthenosphere
  3. information from seismic waves
  4. light colored rock in continental crust
  5. indirect evidence used to study Earth’s interior
  6. liquid layer of iron and nickel
  7. direct evidence used to study Earth’s interior
  8. Earth’s outer rocky layer
  9. aligns with Earth’s magnetic field
  10. force that increases with depth
  11. dark rock in oceanic crust
  12. deepest layer of Earth

22 Clues: information from rocks • deepest layer of Earth • Earth’s outer rocky layer • scientists who study Earth • dark rock in oceanic crust • crust that forms landmasses • information from seismic waves • another name for seismic waves • liquid layer of iron and nickel • dark rock under the ocean floor • force that increases with depth • one of Earth’s three main layers • ...

Biosphere 2022-12-09

Biosphere crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this factor is not associated with activities of living organisms
  2. one component of the ecosystem
  3. is one component of the ecosystem
  4. bio part of what earth consists of
  5. geo part of what earth consists of
  6. communities of organisms and their abiotic environment
  7. is one component of the ecosystem
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  1. this factor is associated with the activities of living organisms
  2. is one component of the ecosystem
  3. hydro part of what earth consists of
  4. atmosphere part of what earth consists of
  5. is one component of the ecosystem
  6. where most energy is obtained
  7. the biosphere is located near earth...
  8. do ecosystems have clear boundaries

15 Clues: where most energy is obtained • one component of the ecosystem • is one component of the ecosystem • is one component of the ecosystem • is one component of the ecosystem • is one component of the ecosystem • bio part of what earth consists of • geo part of what earth consists of • do ecosystems have clear boundaries • hydro part of what earth consists of • ...

Astronomy 2023-11-20

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SME
  2. the natural satellite of the earth
  3. the moon gets bigger from the view from earth
  4. new moon, first quarter, full moon, last quarter
  5. the force that holds you down
  6. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
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  1. the moon gets smaller from the view from earth
  2. move or cause to move into a sloping position
  3. the moon goes between the sun and the Earth
  4. the star that the earth orbits
  5. to travel around something

11 Clues: SME • to travel around something • the force that holds you down • the star that the earth orbits • the natural satellite of the earth • the moon goes between the sun and the Earth • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • move or cause to move into a sloping position • the moon gets bigger from the view from earth • the moon gets smaller from the view from earth • ...

Revolution & Seasons 2024-12-11

Revolution & Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth is angled 23.5 degrees
  2. Light rays when Northern Hemisphere points toward the sun
  3. Location at the very bottom of the Earth
  4. Imaginary line that runs around the middle of the Earth
  5. the earth makes one orbit around the sun each year
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  1. Light rays when Northern Hemisphere points away from the sun
  2. imaginary line running from North to South Pole
  3. Earth spins on its axis once per day
  4. Season when Northern Hemisphere points toward the sun
  5. Location at the very top of the Earth
  6. Season when Northern Hemisphere points away from the sun

11 Clues: Earth is angled 23.5 degrees • Earth spins on its axis once per day • Location at the very top of the Earth • Location at the very bottom of the Earth • imaginary line running from North to South Pole • the earth makes one orbit around the sun each year • Season when Northern Hemisphere points toward the sun • Imaginary line that runs around the middle of the Earth • ...

Earth Science 2022-06-29

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Occur when two tectonic plates rub against each other and make contact.
  2. Sometimes needs to happen after a natural disaster.
  3. The planet we live on
  4. This is the largest layer in the earth.(2 words)
  5. These erupt when too much magma builds up inside its chambers.
  6. The cause of tectonic plates moving.(2 words)
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  1. The crust is made up of roughly 15-20 of these.
  2. This occurs when magma up in the magma chambers of a volcano.
  3. The layer of the earth we live on.(2 words)
  4. This is the second hottest layer the earth is made up of. (3 words)
  5. These usually occur after an earthquake below or near the ocean floor.
  6. The centre layer of the earth.(3 words) layers The earth is made up of four of these.

12 Clues: The planet we live on • The layer of the earth we live on.(2 words) • The cause of tectonic plates moving.(2 words) • The crust is made up of roughly 15-20 of these. • This is the largest layer in the earth.(2 words) • Sometimes needs to happen after a natural disaster. • This occurs when magma up in the magma chambers of a volcano. • ...

geography 2014-10-19

geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this distance north or south of the equator expressed in degrees and shown as east-west lines on maps
  2. damaging or dirtying the environment
  3. plant life
  4. vegetation, air, and water
  5. the seven main bodies of land on Earth
  6. catskills
  7. 16 mountain laurel lane
  8. a general location
  9. any source of energy, such as coal or natural gas, that developed from the remains of plants and animals
  10. the distance east or west of the prime meridian expressed in degrees and shown as north-south lines on a map
  11. languages, food, clothing styles
  12. the Earth's coldest climate
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  1. climate of middle latitudes marked by cool winters and warm summers
  2. half of the Earth, divided at the equator or prime meridian
  3. the five main bodies of water on Earth
  4. great bear lake, great slave lake
  5. the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time
  6. minerals, coal, and iron
  7. plateau, mountain, valley, plain
  8. the height of land above sea level
  9. a natural substance such as iron, gold,oil or coal that is dug from the Earth
  10. the weather patterns typical of an area over a long period of time
  11. climate of very warm temperatures and little temperature change over the year

23 Clues: catskills • plant life • a general location • 16 mountain laurel lane • minerals, coal, and iron • vegetation, air, and water • the Earth's coldest climate • plateau, mountain, valley, plain • languages, food, clothing styles • great bear lake, great slave lake • the height of land above sea level • damaging or dirtying the environment • the five main bodies of water on Earth • ...

Guia 2019-06-18

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

11 Clues: Without light. • The air around the Earth. • A bright point in the sky • The planet where we live. • 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 • ...

Guia 2019-06-18

Guia 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 • ...

earth and space 2022-11-30

earth and space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the moon moves between the earth and the sun
  2. smallest planet
  3. is dark and cold
  4. land that is divided through their continental shells
  5. a luminous ball of gas mostly hydrogen and helium
  6. is blue
  7. the only planet that can contain human life
  8. has many craters on the surface
  9. hottest planet
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  1. red and dusty
  2. when the earth comes between the sun and the moon
  3. is the largest planet and has a big red spot
  4. huge collection of dust, gas and stars
  5. has a ring
  6. regions in space where large amounts of mass is packed into a small volume
  7. something people need to survive that no other planet has
  8. a layer of gas surrounding a planet
  9. brightest star

18 Clues: is blue • has a ring • red and dusty • brightest star • hottest planet • smallest planet • is dark and cold • has many craters on the surface • a layer of gas surrounding a planet • huge collection of dust, gas and stars • the only planet that can contain human life • is the largest planet and has a big red spot • when the moon moves between the earth and the sun • ...

Intro to Environmental Science 2019-09-07

Intro to Environmental Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes
  2. all the water on earth
  3. a principle the geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
  4. any natural resource that can be replenished in a relatively short period of time
  5. the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial
  6. all the living things in an ecosystem
  7. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
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  1. an undesired change in the air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or toher organisms
  2. the part of the Earth where life exists
  3. a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  4. a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals
  5. the change form food gathering to food production
  6. a record of geologic events and ife forms in Earth's history
  7. human's impact on the Earth
  8. the solid part of the Earth consisting of the crust and the outer mantle
  9. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
  10. a large extinction of species in a relatively short period of time
  11. the impact of a person or community on the environment expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources
  12. pollutants that cannot be broken down by natural processes
  13. the ability to keep in existence natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance
  14. any community of living and nonliving things that work together
  15. non-living things in an ecosystem

22 Clues: all the water on earth • human's impact on the Earth • non-living things in an ecosystem • all the living things in an ecosystem • the part of the Earth where life exists • a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • the change form food gathering to food production • pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes • ...

Unit 2 Week 5 10/18 Vocab 2022-10-18

Unit 2 Week 5 10/18 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks
  2. a fluid's resistance to flow
  3. an Earth process that occurs when a large amount of water flows over its usual boundaries
  4. a release of tension between tectonic plates that creates seismic waves
  5. an Earth process that is caused by an earthquake or undersea volcanic eruption
  6. a state of armed conflict between groups of people, states, or nations
  7. the discussion to get nations to agree on the terms of a treaty
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  1. an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls
  2. the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another
  3. a tropical storm with winds that can blow from 74 to 157 miles per hour
  4. a formal document that creates an agreement between two nations
  5. to give up power or control
  6. an Earth process that happens when a large amount of snow or ice falls
  7. the overall size of an earthquake

14 Clues: to give up power or control • a fluid's resistance to flow • the overall size of an earthquake • anything that naturally changes the way that the Earth looks • the resistance of motion when one object rubs against another • an Earth process that occurs when a mass of earth or rock falls • a formal document that creates an agreement between two nations • ...

Creative Writing Spring Final 2022 2022-05-03

Creative Writing Spring Final 2022 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our only home.
  2. A puzzling problem, question, or matter
  3. Orbits the Earth.
  4. Graphic novels can be _____ and non-fiction.
  5. Covers 2/3 of the Earth.
  6. It makes the air smoggy.
  7. Time period is part of the story's _______ .
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  1. Chemicals that kill butterflies.
  2. You end a formal letter with this word.
  3. Creating characters and storylines can be __
  4. Global ___ is making the oceans rise.
  5. Spoken Word Poetry
  6. Theme is not stated in one _______ .
  7. The challenge or problem in a story.
  8. The _____ of a story is its theme.
  9. A graphic novel about the Holocost

16 Clues: Our only home. • Orbits the Earth. • Spoken Word Poetry • Covers 2/3 of the Earth. • It makes the air smoggy. • Chemicals that kill butterflies. • The _____ of a story is its theme. • A graphic novel about the Holocost • Theme is not stated in one _______ . • The challenge or problem in a story. • Global ___ is making the oceans rise. • You end a formal letter with this word. • ...

Unit 2 review 2025-10-16

Unit 2 review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the ring of fire?
  2. physical weathering
  3. person made the theory about continental drift?
  4. divergent
  5. What is magma
  6. what are the proofs he used
  7. where is magma generally located?
  8. Who is J. Tuzo Wilson?
  9. This layer of the earth is made up of iron and is very thick?
  10. This layer of the earth experiences so much pressure that the metals are squeezed together and are not able to move?
Down
  1. erosion
  2. chemical weathering
  3. weathering
  4. transform
  5. convergent
  6. This layer of the earth is like the skin of an apple?

16 Clues: erosion • transform • divergent • weathering • convergent • What is magma • chemical weathering • physical weathering • Who is J. Tuzo Wilson? • What is the ring of fire? • what are the proofs he used • where is magma generally located? • person made the theory about continental drift? • This layer of the earth is like the skin of an apple? • ...

Rocks 2015-11-19

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When limestone is metamorphic.
  2. Field journal, rock hammer, maps.
  3. A natural solid mixture of minerals grains.
  4. Escape when you open a carbonated beverage.
  5. Means “to push in”.
  6. Igneous rocks that forms as magma and cools underground (granite, gabbro).
  7. Is molten rock below Earth surface.
  8. When lava and magma cools and crystallizes, creates…
  9. Extrusive igneous rocks that has slow silica content.
  10. Is molten rock that has erupted onto the Earth surface.
  11. When granite change by metamorphic process.
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  1. The series of process that change one type of rock into another type of rock.
  2. Rock that change when are exposed to extreme temperature and pressure.
  3. Are rocks formed on the Earth surface (pumice, obsidian)
  4. Scientists that study the rocks…
  5. High in silica and it cools slowly (intrusive rocks)
  6. Are rocks material that forms where rocks are broken down into smaller pieces or dissolve in water as rock erode.
  7. Are rocks formed on the Earth surface.
  8. Inorganic solid with a definite chemical composition and an orderly arrangement of atoms.
  9. Fragments that make up a rock.

20 Clues: Means “to push in”. • When limestone is metamorphic. • Fragments that make up a rock. • Scientists that study the rocks… • Field journal, rock hammer, maps. • Is molten rock below Earth surface. • Are rocks formed on the Earth surface. • A natural solid mixture of minerals grains. • Escape when you open a carbonated beverage. • When granite change by metamorphic process. • ...

Q1 Reflection 2025-10-30

Q1 Reflection crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a huge collection of gas, dust, dark matter, stars, and solar systems
  2. This is the remains of ancient organisms preserved in rock
  3. The time it takes for the Earth to complete a full rotation
  4. This is only possible because of both Earths tilt and the revolution of Earth around the Sun
  5. Another name for this is Terrestrial
  6. This was originally formed from dust and gas
  7. This doesn't happen every month because of the Moons wobble while orbiting Earth
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  1. Caused by the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans
  2. An object moving around another
  3. Another name for this is Jovian
  4. The effect of this force depends on mass and distance
  5. The Moon has 8 __ because of the unlit side appearing to move from Earth
  6. A law that says that in undisturbed land the youngest strata will be on top and the oldest strata will be on the bottom
  7. This type of fossil has to be widespread, short lived, and Easily recognizable
  8. the time it takes for Earth to complete a revolution around the Sun
  9. An object spinning on its axis

16 Clues: An object spinning on its axis • An object moving around another • Another name for this is Jovian • Another name for this is Terrestrial • This was originally formed from dust and gas • The effect of this force depends on mass and distance • Caused by the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans • This is the remains of ancient organisms preserved in rock • ...

Dehart 2 SV 2025-02-04

Dehart 2 SV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the solid, outermost layer of the Earth, consisting of the Earth's crust and the upper, brittle portion of the mantle
  2. refers to the process where, early in its formation, the Earth's materials separated based on density
  3. is the outermost layer of the Earth, made of solid rock
  4. is an imaginary line that runs around the middle of the planet, dividing it into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres
  5. is the day when the Earth is tilted farthest away from the sun, resulting in the shortest day and longest night of the year in the Northern Hemisphere
  6. refers to the movement of the Earth in its orbit around the Sun
  7. is a layer within the Earth's upper mantle, directly below the lithosphere
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  1. is the moment when the sun is directly above the equator
  2. is half of the Earth
  3. refers to the point in Earth's orbit where it is furthest away from the Sun, typically occurring around early July each year
  4. is the point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the sun
  5. is made up of the continents and continental shelves, which are the outermost layer of the Earth's lithosphere
  6. is the Earth's axis of rotation slowly wobbling over time
  7. is a liquid layer of the planet's core, situated between the solid inner core and the mantle, primarily composed of molten iron and nickel
  8. is a solid, dense ball of iron and nickel at the center of the planet
  9. is the layer of Earth that sits between the crust and the core

16 Clues: is half of the Earth • is the outermost layer of the Earth, made of solid rock • is the moment when the sun is directly above the equator • is the Earth's axis of rotation slowly wobbling over time • is the point in Earth's orbit when it is closest to the sun • is the layer of Earth that sits between the crust and the core • ...

Intro to Environmental Science 2019-09-07

Intro to Environmental Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pollutants that cannot be broken down by natural processes
  2. pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes
  3. the solid part of the Earth consisting of the crust and the outer mantle
  4. a large extinction of species in a relatively short period of time
  5. all the living things in an ecosystem
  6. human's impact on the Earth
  7. the transformation from an agricultural to an industrial
  8. the impact of a person or community on the environment expressed as the amount of land required to sustain their use of natural resources
  9. any natural resource that can be replenished in a relatively short period of time
  10. non-living things in an ecosystem
  11. a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  12. the part of the Earth where life exists
  13. the variety of life in the world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem
  14. an undesired change in the air, water, or soil that adversely affects the health, survival, or activities of humans or toher organisms
Down
  1. a record of geologic events and ife forms in Earth's history
  2. all the water on earth
  3. a principle the geologic processes that occurred in the past can be explained by current geologic processes
  4. materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain
  5. the change form food gathering to food production
  6. the ability to keep in existence natural resources in order to maintain an ecological balance
  7. any community of living and nonliving things that work together
  8. a term that typically describes a species that no longer has any known living individuals

22 Clues: all the water on earth • human's impact on the Earth • non-living things in an ecosystem • all the living things in an ecosystem • a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • the part of the Earth where life exists • the change form food gathering to food production • pollutants that can be broken down by natural processes • ...

Water Encyclopedia 2023-02-06

Water Encyclopedia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what you observe or measure about something that helps figure out what it is
  2. all the living things on Earth
  3. matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule
  4. the solid part of Earth
  5. a place where freshwater is stored
  6. water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  7. a supply of something that is useful
  8. all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  9. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  10. when a gas turns into a liquid
  11. water in the form of
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  1. a process in which substances change into different substances
  2. water that is found in soil and rock underground
  3. to save or protect a resource for future use
  4. a community of organisms together with its environment
  5. a person who uses science knowledge to design something to solve a problem
  6. the air that surrounds Earth
  7. when a liquid turns into a gas
  8. a long period of dry weather
  9. to change from a gas into a liquid

20 Clues: water in the form of • the solid part of Earth • the air that surrounds Earth • a long period of dry weather • all the living things on Earth • when a liquid turns into a gas • when a gas turns into a liquid • a place where freshwater is stored • to change from a gas into a liquid • a supply of something that is useful • all of the liquid water and ice on Earth • ...

Rocks Review 2025-02-06

Rocks Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. metamorphic rocks form deep _____
  2. igneous rock that forms below the surface of earth
  3. molten material below the surface of earth
  4. igneous rock that forms above the surface of earth
  5. _____ metamorphism is when lava comes into contact with existing rock
  6. breaking down of rock
  7. type of sedimentary rock that contains fossils
  8. type of sedimentary rock that are made up of broken pieces of minerals and rock fragments
  9. the starting rock when metamorphism occurs
  10. metamorphic rock that contains bands
Down
  1. moving of sediment by wind and water and breaking it down into smaller pieces
  2. type of rock that cools too quickly to from crystals
  3. metamorphic rock that does not contain bands
  4. permanent change in shape or rock by bending and folding
  5. holes in pumice are causes by
  6. _____metamorphism is when metamorphic rock is created in large areas
  7. type of sedimentary rock that forms when mineral crystalize out of water
  8. process in which weight of layers of sediment above squeezes out air and liquid between sediment below
  9. molten material above the surface of earth
  10. sediment is glued together to form a solid rock

20 Clues: breaking down of rock • holes in pumice are causes by • metamorphic rocks form deep _____ • metamorphic rock that contains bands • molten material below the surface of earth • molten material above the surface of earth • the starting rock when metamorphism occurs • metamorphic rock that does not contain bands • type of sedimentary rock that contains fossils • ...

World Geography Review 2024-01-17

World Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Continent with Brazil, Ecuador, and more!
  2. Earth's largest continent
  3. Continent containing US
  4. farthest "down" point on the planet
  5. Largest ocean (to our west)
  6. Lowest place on Earth
  7. The continent with no people living on it permanently
  8. Ocean in the far north
Down
  1. Highest point/mountain on Earth
  2. farthest "up" point on the planet
  3. Continent where English and Spanish both originated
  4. Ocean between the "New" and "Old" worlds
  5. The continent that is only one country
  6. Continent with Egypt, Madagascar, Ethiopia and more!
  7. Midline running east west around the globe
  8. The warmest ocean on Earth

16 Clues: Lowest place on Earth • Ocean in the far north • Continent containing US • Earth's largest continent • The warmest ocean on Earth • Largest ocean (to our west) • Highest point/mountain on Earth • farthest "up" point on the planet • farthest "down" point on the planet • The continent that is only one country • Ocean between the "New" and "Old" worlds • ...

SCIENCE! 2017-10-24

SCIENCE! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. relating to , determined by, or resembling by the moon
  2. a force that pulls you toward the center of the earth
  3. when something moves
  4. to gradually get faster
  5. to prevent something from happening
  6. to light up
  7. a stage in a process of change
  8. when you rub to things together you get___________.
  9. the matter inside of something
  10. a curved path of a celestial object around a star , planet , or moon
  11. when the illuminated part of the moon shrinks/ decreases
Down
  1. the overall force
  2. when the sun , earth , moon line up
  3. the imaginary line that earth tilts on
  4. not balanced
  5. a roughly circular line , route , or movement that starts and finishes at the same place
  6. relating to or determined by the sun
  7. a push or a pull
  8. when the illuminated part of the moon grows/ increases

19 Clues: to light up • not balanced • a push or a pull • the overall force • when something moves • to gradually get faster • a stage in a process of change • the matter inside of something • when the sun , earth , moon line up • to prevent something from happening • relating to or determined by the sun • the imaginary line that earth tilts on • ...

Creative Writing Spring Final 2022 2022-05-03

Creative Writing Spring Final 2022 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The challenge or problem in a story.
  2. Covers 2/3 of the Earth.
  3. Spoken Word Poetry
  4. A puzzling problem, question, or matter
  5. Our only home.
  6. Chemicals that kill butterflies.
  7. Global ___ is making the oceans rise.
  8. Creating characters and storylines can be __
Down
  1. Graphic novels can be _____ and non-fiction.
  2. You end a formal letter with this word.
  3. Theme is not stated in one _______ .
  4. It makes the air smoggy.
  5. Orbits the Earth.
  6. Time period is part of the story's _______ .
  7. The _____ of a story is its theme.
  8. A graphic novel about the Holocost

16 Clues: Our only home. • Orbits the Earth. • Spoken Word Poetry • Covers 2/3 of the Earth. • It makes the air smoggy. • Chemicals that kill butterflies. • The _____ of a story is its theme. • A graphic novel about the Holocost • The challenge or problem in a story. • Theme is not stated in one _______ . • Global ___ is making the oceans rise. • You end a formal letter with this word. • ...

tides 2025-05-09

tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the side of Earth where moon's pull is weak
  2. the side of earth moon's pull is stronger
  3. cause of ocean tides
  4. river in Canada that switches flow direction
  5. tide with greatest difference in water level
  6. how often the tides change
Down
  1. line between Earth and the Sun is at right angles to the line between the earth and moon
  2. the moon and sun are on opposite sides of the earth
  3. the rising and falling of oceans
  4. the position of the moon around the earth at a given time
  5. tide with least difference of water levels

11 Clues: cause of ocean tides • how often the tides change • the rising and falling of oceans • the side of earth moon's pull is stronger • tide with least difference of water levels • the side of Earth where moon's pull is weak • river in Canada that switches flow direction • tide with greatest difference in water level • the moon and sun are on opposite sides of the earth • ...

The Moon and the Earth All Around 2022-11-03

The Moon and the Earth All Around crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The number of days the Moon takes to return to the same position in the sky based on the background stars
  2. The right side of the moon is fully illuminated as seen from the Earth
  3. The number of days it takes for the moon to change from one phase and return to the same phase
  4. When the Moon is not visible in the sky yet it would otherwise be in view
  5. 27.3 days
  6. The phase of the Moon before the Third Quarter
  7. 365 days
Down
  1. Believed the Earth was a sphere for purely aesthetic reasons
  2. Demonstrated the Earth was a sphere by calculating its circumference
  3. Immediately after the New Moon
  4. The phase of the moon that makes a complete circle in the sky
  5. Argued the Earth was a sphere because the shadow of the Earth on the Moon appeared curved during a Lunar Eclipse
  6. Approximately seven days before the Full Moon
  7. The phase of the Moon that is between the Waning Crescent and the Waxing Crescent
  8. 354 days
  9. The protruding shape that is not quite a circle before the Full Moon

16 Clues: 354 days • 365 days • 27.3 days • Immediately after the New Moon • Approximately seven days before the Full Moon • The phase of the Moon before the Third Quarter • Believed the Earth was a sphere for purely aesthetic reasons • The phase of the moon that makes a complete circle in the sky • Demonstrated the Earth was a sphere by calculating its circumference • ...

Our planet 2024-07-31

Our planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Half of the Earth divided by the equator or prime meridian.
  2. A powerful tropical cyclone with winds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h).
  3. A luminous sphere of plasma held together by gravity and powered by nuclear fusion.
  4. The act of sending a spacecraft, missile, or rocket into the air or space.
  5. The force that attracts objects toward the center of the Earth or any other massive body.
  6. The movement of air from high-pressure to low-pressure areas.
  7. A human-made object placed in orbit around Earth or another celestial body for purposes such as communication, weather monitoring, or scientific research.
  8. Information or objects used to support or prove a claim or conclusion.
Down
  1. Also called the Blue planet.
  2. A secular term used to denote years before the start of the Common Era (CE), equivalent to BC (Before Christ).
  3. A line or surface that bends and changes direction gradually.
  4. An event where one celestial body blocks the light from or to another celestial body.
  5. A dark shape produced by an object blocking light.
  6. The expanse of air and space visible above the Earth, appearing as a dome over the horizon.
  7. The U.S. government agency responsible for space exploration, scientific discovery, and aeronautics research.
  8. (In two words) One of the 24 regions of the Earth where the same standard time is used, each typically differing by one hour from adjacent zones.

16 Clues: Also called the Blue planet. • A dark shape produced by an object blocking light. • Half of the Earth divided by the equator or prime meridian. • A line or surface that bends and changes direction gradually. • The movement of air from high-pressure to low-pressure areas. • A powerful tropical cyclone with winds of at least 74 mph (119 km/h). • ...

geography 2014-10-19

geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural substance such as iron, gold,oil or coal that is dug from the Earth
  2. the Earth's coldest climate
  3. the distance east or west of the prime meridian expressed in degrees and shown as north-south lines on a map
  4. minerals, coal, and iron
  5. the five main bodies of water on Earth
  6. the seven main bodies of land on Earth
  7. the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time
  8. great bear lake, great slave lake
  9. a general location
  10. catskills
  11. 16 mountain laurel lane
  12. climate of very warm temperatures and little temperature change over the year
  13. half of the Earth, divided at the equator or prime meridian
  14. climate of middle latitudes marked by cool winters and warm summers
Down
  1. vegetation, air, and water
  2. any source of energy, such as coal or natural gas, that developed from the remains of plants and animals
  3. this distance north or south of the equator expressed in degrees and shown as east-west lines on maps
  4. the weather patterns typical of an area over a long period of time
  5. languages, food, clothing styles
  6. damaging or dirtying the environment
  7. the height of land above sea level
  8. plateau, mountain, valley, plain
  9. plant life

23 Clues: catskills • plant life • a general location • 16 mountain laurel lane • minerals, coal, and iron • vegetation, air, and water • the Earth's coldest climate • languages, food, clothing styles • plateau, mountain, valley, plain • great bear lake, great slave lake • the height of land above sea level • damaging or dirtying the environment • the five main bodies of water on Earth • ...

geography 2014-10-19

geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. vegetation, air, and water
  2. 16 mountain laurel lane
  3. climate of middle latitudes marked by cool winters and warm summers
  4. the five main bodies of water on Earth
  5. languages, food, clothing styles
  6. plateau, mountain, valley, plain
  7. the height of land above sea level
  8. the condition of the atmosphere at a specific time
  9. the distance east or west of the prime meridian expressed in degrees and shown as north-south lines on a map
  10. a natural substance such as iron, gold,oil or coal that is dug from the Earth
Down
  1. the seven main bodies of land on Earth
  2. minerals, coal, and iron
  3. a general location
  4. this distance north or south of the equator expressed in degrees and shown as east-west lines on maps
  5. plant life
  6. great bear lake, great slave lake
  7. any source of energy, such as coal or natural gas, that developed from the remains of plants and animals
  8. damaging or dirtying the environment
  9. the Earth's coldest climate
  10. catskills
  11. half of the Earth, divided at the equator or prime meridian
  12. the weather patterns typical of an area over a long period of time
  13. climate of very warm temperatures and little temperature change over the year

23 Clues: catskills • plant life • a general location • 16 mountain laurel lane • minerals, coal, and iron • vegetation, air, and water • the Earth's coldest climate • languages, food, clothing styles • plateau, mountain, valley, plain • great bear lake, great slave lake • the height of land above sea level • damaging or dirtying the environment • the seven main bodies of land on Earth • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2018-02-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice
  2. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  3. A break in the earths crust that moves
  4. Thickest layer of the Earth, part solid part liquid where convection currents are found
  5. When two plates come together
  6. Thicker, less dense crust
  7. The theory that the continents are moving very slowly
  8. when two plates grind past each other
  9. Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  10. A solid mass of iron and nickel
  11. When two plates pull apart
  12. How much mass there is in any given volume
  13. A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock
Down
  1. A single landmass that includes two or more continents
  2. Thin, more dense than continental crust, subducting crust
  3. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  4. When one tectonic plates drives under another
  5. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth
  6. Waves produced by earthquakes that help us study the inner layers of earth
  7. The state of matter the earth's inner core is

20 Clues: Thicker, less dense crust • When two plates pull apart • When two plates come together • A solid mass of iron and nickel • when two plates grind past each other • A break in the earths crust that moves • A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock • How much mass there is in any given volume • A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice • ...

Earth Day Movement Crossword 2023-11-27

Earth Day Movement Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. tiny plastic particles that are increasingly polluting our planet
  2. the action of clearing a wide area of trees
  3. What had been catching on fire and brought more attention to climate change
  4. A prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with excessive humidity
  5. A result of the Environmental protests
  6. the production and discharge of gases into the atmosphere, especially from factories or machines
  7. Energy transfer in the form of electromagnetic waves or particles that release energy when absorbed by an object
  8. founded Zero Hour, a youth environmentalist group
Down
  1. harmful substances or chemicals in the environment
  2. The number of people who protested environmental destruction on 22 April 1970
  3. the variability of species on our planet
  4. major changes in temperature, precipitation, or wind patterns, among others, that occur over several decades or longer
  5. To convert waste into reusable material
  6. What the congress was on the first Earth Day because so many of the members were involved with the protests
  7. energy derived from nontraditional sources
  8. Senator who led the first Earth Day
  9. the total amount of greenhouse gases that are generated by our actions
  10. The state that held a dolphin themed Earth Day
  11. made as an effect of the first Earth day
  12. what an organization does when they market themselves as environmental but aren't

20 Clues: Senator who led the first Earth Day • A result of the Environmental protests • To convert waste into reusable material • the variability of species on our planet • made as an effect of the first Earth day • energy derived from nontraditional sources • the action of clearing a wide area of trees • The state that held a dolphin themed Earth Day • ...

STEM Crossword 2024-07-24

STEM Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Attracts other metal objects to itself
  2. Part of a plant that makes food
  3. Tiny organism that can cause illness
  4. Keeps us on the ground
  5. Dark shape made by blocking light
  6. Ability to do work
  7. Six-legged creature
  8. Electrical Machine that can perform tasks
  9. Power for lights and devices
  10. Our planet
  11. Push or pull
  12. Hard, solid material
  13. Can be heard
Down
  1. A celestial body that orbits a star ex: Earth
  2. Living creature that can move
  3. Living thing that grows in soil
  4. Stores energy
  5. Preserved remains of ancient life
  6. Orbits the Earth
  7. Essential for life
  8. Controls the body
  9. Skeletons are made of these
  10. Visible form of energy
  11. Shines brightly in the night sky
  12. Made of tiny water droplets in the sky

25 Clues: Our planet • Push or pull • Can be heard • Stores energy • Orbits the Earth • Controls the body • Essential for life • Ability to do work • Six-legged creature • Hard, solid material • Keeps us on the ground • Visible form of energy • Skeletons are made of these • Power for lights and devices • Living creature that can move • Living thing that grows in soil • Part of a plant that makes food • ...

Science Crossword Grant 2023-05-24

Science Crossword Grant crossword puzzle
Across
  1. there are seven of these large land pieces
  2. wind happens everywhere but here
  3. how long it takes water to go around earth word form
  4. when water bounces off continents
  5. water from bottom brings nutrients to the top
  6. parts of earth
  7. when wind doesn't happen at the equator
  8. strongest surface current
  9. salty and cold is more
  10. percent of energy transported by water
Down
  1. amount of salt in water
  2. hot things rise cool things sink
  3. currents that happen on the top of the water
  4. this is the main factor in winds
  5. coldest parts of earth
  6. currents that are far underwater
  7. upwelling brings
  8. water moving closer and farther from land over hours
  9. currents transport matter and
  10. stream like movement of ocean water

20 Clues: parts of earth • upwelling brings • coldest parts of earth • salty and cold is more • amount of salt in water • strongest surface current • currents transport matter and • hot things rise cool things sink • this is the main factor in winds • wind happens everywhere but here • currents that are far underwater • when water bounces off continents • stream like movement of ocean water • ...

Kris Kringle - Avatar 2024-12-22

Kris Kringle - Avatar crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sokka’s weapon of choice in battle
  2. water bender in the avatar gang
  3. sokkas girlfriend
  4. Drink in the desert that makes everyone crazy
  5. Which eye does zuko have a scar on?
  6. Aang’s old air bending mentor
  7. what else can Toph bend other than the Earth?
  8. Fire Lord, also Zuko’s Dad
  9. name of warriors from the Earth Kingdom
  10. the avatar
Down
  1. what other form of liquid did Katara bend
  2. old fire bending avatar
  3. Secret Society that Uncle Iroh is a part of
  4. King of Earth kingdom and Aang’s best friend
  5. Uncle Iroh’s favorite drink
  6. who can bend lightning (zukos sister)
  7. name of Aangs lemur
  8. chi-blocker, friends with Azula
  9. Name of Aang’s bison
  10. what does Aang say to make Appa fly?

20 Clues: the avatar • sokkas girlfriend • name of Aangs lemur • Name of Aang’s bison • old fire bending avatar • Fire Lord, also Zuko’s Dad • Uncle Iroh’s favorite drink • Aang’s old air bending mentor • water bender in the avatar gang • chi-blocker, friends with Azula • Sokka’s weapon of choice in battle • Which eye does zuko have a scar on? • what does Aang say to make Appa fly? • ...

Space Facts 2021-04-19

Space Facts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The shape of the orbital paths
  2. The region surrounding mars that contains asteroids
  3. The closest planet to the Sun
  4. Our home planet
  5. The only object orbiting the Earth
  6. The site of nuclear fission
  7. This galaxy will eventually combine with the Milky Way
  8. Earth's twin planet
Down
  1. The ring that contains millions of icy bodies
  2. The galaxy that contains our solar system
  3. The largest planet in our Solar System
  4. Has recently been redefined as a dwarf planet
  5. Closest region of massive star formation to Earth
  6. The planet with the most visible rings
  7. The red planet
  8. The blue planet

16 Clues: The red planet • Our home planet • The blue planet • Earth's twin planet • The site of nuclear fission • The closest planet to the Sun • The shape of the orbital paths • The only object orbiting the Earth • The largest planet in our Solar System • The planet with the most visible rings • The galaxy that contains our solar system • The ring that contains millions of icy bodies • ...

Nolan Steurer Crossword Puzzel 2021-06-14

Nolan Steurer Crossword Puzzel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. two of the same alleles
  2. the person who discovered seafloor spreading
  3. the layer of earth that we live on
  4. a diagram to show the possible genotypes
  5. the name of the supercontinent
  6. the hottest layer of earth
  7. The person that discovered continental drift
  8. a hockey puck is this state of matter
  9. this state of matter moves the quickest
Down
  1. this is found in the crustand theuppermantle
  2. the powerhouse of the cell
  3. when a plate gets pulled under the other
  4. this is the state of matter of milk
  5. two different alleles
  6. the thickest layer of the earth
  7. what plant did gregor mendel experiment with

16 Clues: two different alleles • two of the same alleles • the powerhouse of the cell • the hottest layer of earth • the name of the supercontinent • the thickest layer of the earth • the layer of earth that we live on • this is the state of matter of milk • a hockey puck is this state of matter • this state of matter moves the quickest • when a plate gets pulled under the other • ...

Geography Induction Puzzle 2025-08-29

Geography Induction Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thickest layer of the Earth
  2. Sending money and services
  3. The increasing interconnectivity of the world
  4. The southern most continent
  5. Short term atmospheric conditions in an area
  6. The exchange of goods and services
  7. Type of plate the Earth is made up of
  8. The power of an Earthquake
  9. The living layer of the Earth
Down
  1. Tool to measure temperature
  2. The sector of business focussed on manufacturing
  3. The capital of the UK
  4. The number of different plant and animal species
  5. Horizontal lines on maps of the world - like the Equator
  6. How high up you are
  7. Long term weather and temperature in an area

16 Clues: How high up you are • The capital of the UK • Sending money and services • The power of an Earthquake • Tool to measure temperature • The southern most continent • The living layer of the Earth • The thickest layer of the Earth • The exchange of goods and services • Type of plate the Earth is made up of • Short term atmospheric conditions in an area • ...

Lessons 1-3, SEM 2022-09-19

Lessons 1-3, SEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only star in our solar system
  2. Number of stars in our solar system
  3. Number of time zones in the US
  4. the time zone we are located in
  5. This orbits the Earth
  6. what earth rotates on
  7. North America is in this hemisphere
  8. spinning in a circle
  9. Colorado is in this time zone
  10. the name of the North Star
Down
  1. number of time zones in the world
  2. California is in this time zone
  3. Washington DC is in this time zone
  4. Imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Northern and Southern Hemisphere
  5. Earth orbits this
  6. Season with the fewest daylight hours
  7. Natural satellite
  8. positioned in or relating to the sky
  9. another word for orbit

19 Clues: Earth orbits this • Natural satellite • spinning in a circle • This orbits the Earth • what earth rotates on • another word for orbit • the name of the North Star • Colorado is in this time zone • Number of time zones in the US • California is in this time zone • the time zone we are located in • number of time zones in the world • The only star in our solar system • ...

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne 2016-02-02

Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of animals found in the center of the earth (Wooly ______.)
  2. The name of the island where Henry and Uncle Hardwigg discover the little boy.
  3. How the professor feels when he can't decifer the code of the original map.
  4. Tour guide who leads Henry and Uncle Hardwigg on their journey.
  5. The woman Henry loves and eventually marries.
  6. Author of Journey to the Center of the Earth.
  7. Country where Henry and Uncle Hardwigg live.
Down
  1. Nephew who changes from cautious to courageous during the journey.
  2. Claims to be the original discoverer of the path to the center of the earth.
  3. Professor who believes there are tunnels to the center of the earth.
  4. How Henry feels about descending into the center of the earth.
  5. Dormant volcano that contains the entrance to the center of the earth.

12 Clues: Country where Henry and Uncle Hardwigg live. • The woman Henry loves and eventually marries. • Author of Journey to the Center of the Earth. • How Henry feels about descending into the center of the earth. • Professor who believes there are tunnels to the center of the earth. • ...

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle 2018-02-20

Plate Tectonics Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Thin, more dense than continental crust, subducting crust
  2. A solid mass of iron and nickel
  3. The theory that the continents are moving very slowly
  4. A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice
  5. Thickest layer of the Earth, part solid part liquid where convection currents are found
  6. Waves produced by earthquakes that help us study the inner layers of earth
  7. The solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
  8. Thicker, less dense crust
  9. When one tectonic plates drives under another
  10. When two plates come together
  11. When two plates pull apart
Down
  1. A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock
  2. A single landmass that includes two or more continents
  3. A break in the earths crust that moves
  4. when two plates grind past each other
  5. Extremely deep areas in the ocean that are created by a subducting plate
  6. The movement of a fluid, caused by differences in temperature, that transfers heat from one part of the fluid to another
  7. How much mass there is in any given volume
  8. The state of matter the earth's inner core is
  9. A layer of molten iron and nickel that surrounds the inner core of Earth

20 Clues: Thicker, less dense crust • When two plates pull apart • When two plates come together • A solid mass of iron and nickel • when two plates grind past each other • A break in the earths crust that moves • A semi-fluid layer of solid liquid rock • How much mass there is in any given volume • A large, slowly moving body of snow and ice • ...

Georgia's Geography 2016-08-13

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

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 • ...

ES-B 2020-01-22

ES-B crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The dwelling of an organism
  2. Outer layer of gasses that surrounds earth
  3. A layer of earths atmosphere
  4. The temperature and weather of a given area
  5. All of earth
  6. Resources that are sustainable
  7. The amount of an organism in an area
  8. Thick pollutant in the air that makes the air hard to breathe
  9. Succession from bare rock
  10. The process of converting a large area for human use/living
  11. The average amount of children a woman will have in her lifetime
  12. a coupled oceanic atmosphere phenomenon; warmer of the two
Down
  1. The rate in which humans are being birthed
  2. Succession from dirt and/or small plants
  3. unnatural habitats for fish to replace destroyed ones
  4. Resources that are non sustainable
  5. The act of clearing a wooded area in mass
  6. Leaving one country to settle in another permanently
  7. A species of organisms that are the first to inhabit an area after succession
  8. The part of earth that life sustains in
  9. Coming to live in a foreign country permanently
  10. The ability to naturally decompose without harming the environment
  11. What causes pollution
  12. a coupled oceanic atmosphere phenomenon; colder of the two
  13. Protects earth from the suns ultra violet rays

25 Clues: All of earth • What causes pollution • Succession from bare rock • The dwelling of an organism • A layer of earths atmosphere • Resources that are sustainable • Resources that are non sustainable • The amount of an organism in an area • The part of earth that life sustains in • Succession from dirt and/or small plants • The act of clearing a wooded area in mass • ...

The Deluge Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-26

The Deluge Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The measurement unit used to build the ark.
  2. This is the sin that Noah committed.
  3. What Noah built after the flood and dedicated to God
  4. The ship that Noah used to save humanity from the flood.
  5. Son of Noah, father of Canaan and responsible for his curse, and his descendants are associated with Africa
  6. A promise,an argeement
  7. He flooded the Earth
  8. The sign from God that He won't flood the Earth again.
  9. Type of animal that is not kosher
  10. Noah did these on his alter with animals
  11. Reason God flooded the Earth, Humanity had been made evil by -
Down
  1. Noah planted this after the flood.
  2. The mountain range in which Noah's Ark rested
  3. He was commanded by God to create the Ark, Father of Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
  4. Son of Noah,died at age 600, and is said to be an ancestor of Jesus in Luke 3:36
  5. the natural disaster God let happen to the Earth.
  6. What Noah brought onto his altar, 7 pairs of clean, and 1 pair unclean
  7. what the dove brought back to Noah,symbol of peace
  8. Son of Noah,his lineage is linked to Caucaisns, owner of Canaan
  9. Type of animal that is kosher

20 Clues: He flooded the Earth • A promise,an argeement • Type of animal that is kosher • Type of animal that is not kosher • Noah planted this after the flood. • This is the sin that Noah committed. • Noah did these on his alter with animals • The measurement unit used to build the ark. • The mountain range in which Noah's Ark rested • ...