the earth Crossword Puzzles

Rocks and Minerals Vocab 2023-03-11

Rocks and Minerals Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. type of rocks formed when atomic structures of other rocks are changed
  2. liquid rock on top of the earth's surface
  3. rock or mineral structure that has the same shape as a formerly living plant or animal
  4. naturally occurring inorganic material with crystalline structure
  5. type of rocks formed from magma
  6. the solid earth
  7. liquid rock inside the earth's crust
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  1. layers of sediment that form sedimentary rock
  2. two words; fuel formed form dead plants or animals
  3. center of the earth
  4. process which turns sediment into sedimentary rock
  5. type of rocks formed from sediment
  6. outer shell of the earth
  7. liquid and semirigid part of the earth between the crust and core
  8. a mineral that can be polished and reflect light

15 Clues: the solid earth • center of the earth • outer shell of the earth • type of rocks formed from magma • type of rocks formed from sediment • liquid rock inside the earth's crust • liquid rock on top of the earth's surface • layers of sediment that form sedimentary rock • a mineral that can be polished and reflect light • two words; fuel formed form dead plants or animals • ...

Care for Creation 2023-12-08

Care for Creation crossword puzzle
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  1. Being in _______ with each other can resemble Adam and Eve before the Fall
  2. when we care for creation we are putting God and our ______ first
  3. Care for Earth and God's creation is a form of _____
  4. St. _______ of Assisi preached that all of nature and animals were a part of God's kingdom
  5. Careful and responsible management of someone or something
  6. _______ warming affects everyone and everything, including glaciers or animals
  7. Reduce, _____, Recycle
  8. _______ Justice best compliments this topic because it is a duty for all of us to partake in caring
  9. _______ Work of Mercy upholding this topic is "instruct the ignorant"
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  1. The Earth and human life are ______
  2. As a _____, we can participate in beach clean-ups or planting fundraisers
  3. It is morally ______ to kill animals inhumanely
  4. Another word for a duty of ours.
  5. God created Earth _____ for humans and animals to live and thrive
  6. _____ Day is on April 22 every year
  7. "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth"

16 Clues: Reduce, _____, Recycle • Another word for a duty of ours. • The Earth and human life are ______ • _____ Day is on April 22 every year • It is morally ______ to kill animals inhumanely • Care for Earth and God's creation is a form of _____ • "Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the Earth" • Careful and responsible management of someone or something • ...

Space Crossword 2025-11-17

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. another planet next to Earth
  2. gets launched into the sky; astronauts are in it
  3. the name of the first dog sent into space
  4. ribbon of light in the sky
  5. International Space Station
  6. European Space Agency
  7. our galaxy
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  1. sparkling lights that can be viewed from earth
  2. name of the first satellite in space
  3. the planet we live on
  4. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  5. one of the planets next to Earth
  6. the name of: a star and all the objects that are bound to it by a gravital force

13 Clues: our galaxy • the planet we live on • European Space Agency • ribbon of light in the sky • International Space Station • another planet next to Earth • one of the planets next to Earth • name of the first satellite in space • the name of the first dog sent into space • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • sparkling lights that can be viewed from earth • ...

Physics Review 2018-05-09

Physics Review crossword puzzle
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  1. time ____ is the stretching of time
  2. closed path taken by a point so the sum of two distances in constant
  3. principle that states that old and new theory must overlap
  4. space-time is made with time and what word
  5. rest ____ is a true constant; represented by m
  6. form of momentum is noticeable approaching speed of light
  7. lines of shortest distance
  8. rest ____ is the energy of being
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  1. time for a complete orbit around Earth
  2. length ____ is observable shortening of objects at speed of light
  3. a satellite in circular motion is always moving ____ to gravity
  4. fixed points in an ellipse
  5. the speed necessary for an object to escape Earth's gravity
  6. opposite of perpendicular
  7. two fundamental assumptions that Einstein developed
  8. projectile moving fast enough to orbit Earth
  9. point in satellite's orbit closest to center of Earth
  10. point in a satellite's orbit farthest from center of Earth

18 Clues: opposite of perpendicular • fixed points in an ellipse • lines of shortest distance • rest ____ is the energy of being • time ____ is the stretching of time • time for a complete orbit around Earth • space-time is made with time and what word • projectile moving fast enough to orbit Earth • rest ____ is a true constant; represented by m • ...

Vocabulary Puzzle 2025-05-21

Vocabulary Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A piece of homogeneous solid substance having a natural geometrically regular form with symmetrically arranged plane faces
  2. The remains of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock
  3. Hot fluid or semi fluid material below the earth's crust
  4. An explosion of steam and lava from a volcano
  5. The branch of science concerned with earthquakes and related phenomena
  6. When two tectonic plates converge (making mountains, volcanoes, or seafloor trenches)
  7. Atoms of the same element with a different number of neutrons
  8. The shaking of Earth's Surface, usually caused by tectonic plate movement along fault lines
  9. Innermost layer of the earth
  10. A fracture in the earth’s crust where rock blocks move relative to each other
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  1. A series of long ocean waves generated/triggered by a large and sudden displacement of the ocean floor
  2. A mountain or hill that has a crater or vent through which lava, rock fragments, hot vapor, and gas are being or have been erupted
  3. Super-continent that existed 200-300 million years ago and consisted all of earth’s land
  4. Second layer and thickest layer of the earth
  5. Outermost layer of the earth
  6. Liquid layer of the earth between the mantle and inner core
  7. An opening on Earth's surface where lava, tephra, and gasses erupt/release
  8. The sliding down of a mass of earth or rock from a mountain or cliff
  9. Hot molten or semi-fluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure
  10. A landmass made up of most or all of earth’s land

20 Clues: Outermost layer of the earth • Innermost layer of the earth • Second layer and thickest layer of the earth • An explosion of steam and lava from a volcano • A landmass made up of most or all of earth’s land • Hot fluid or semi fluid material below the earth's crust • Liquid layer of the earth between the mantle and inner core • ...

Earthquake Crossword Puzzle 2021-11-08

Earthquake Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A crack in the earth crust.
  2. Pieces of the crust.
  3. A tremor that occurs after a earthquake.
  4. An instrument used to record seismic waves.
  5. Type of plate movement were plates move away.
  6. Plates move under each other.
  7. The scale used to measure earthquakes.
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  1. Part of earth in between outer core and crust.
  2. Plate movement where plates move past each other.
  3. State where earthquakes are native.
  4. The center of the earth.
  5. The crust of the earth.
  6. The kind of current found in the earth's Mantle.

13 Clues: Pieces of the crust. • The crust of the earth. • The center of the earth. • A crack in the earth crust. • Plates move under each other. • State where earthquakes are native. • The scale used to measure earthquakes. • A tremor that occurs after a earthquake. • An instrument used to record seismic waves. • Type of plate movement were plates move away. • ...

Time place earth and space 2025-05-26

Time place earth and space crossword puzzle
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  1. The moon takes 27.3 days to rotate its
  2. The earth does this around the sun
  3. Seasons in a year
  4. Is a very good method to record something
  5. It takes the earth 365 days to go around the
  6. Which line cuts earth horizontally in half?
  7. Hemisphere below the Equator
  8. There are on average 30 days in a
  9. Seconds in minutes and minutes in hours
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  1. The moon rotates on its?
  2. Hemisphere above the Equator
  3. How many continents are on earth
  4. The Sun does this on its axis
  5. When does it rain the most in Cambodia
  6. The earth rotates on its?

15 Clues: Seasons in a year • The moon rotates on its? • The earth rotates on its? • Hemisphere above the Equator • Hemisphere below the Equator • The Sun does this on its axis • How many continents are on earth • There are on average 30 days in a • The earth does this around the sun • The moon takes 27.3 days to rotate its • When does it rain the most in Cambodia • ...

Cycles 2014-12-02

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

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

Cycles 2014-12-02

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

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

Earth and Its Crust 2023-03-01

Earth and Its Crust crossword puzzle
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  1. – molten rock (magma) that has reached the Earth’s surface
  2. drift – the slow movement of the Earth’s landmasses
  3. – the breaking down of minerals and rocks into small sediments (wind, water, ice, and chemical reactions cause weathering)
  4. rock – formed when magma cools and hardens
  5. – a fan shaped sediment deposit formed at the mouth of a river
  6. Boundary – where plates are moving apart (creates mid-ocean ridges)
  7. rock – hard matter formed by extreme heat and pressure deep within the Earth
  8. – an ancient landmass believed to have broken up into today’s continents
  9. boundary – where plates are pushed together creating mountains & volcanoes
  10. – a process in which wind, water, and gravity leave eroded sediments in new locations
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  1. (transform) boundary – where plates are sliding past each other
  2. – a location where one of the Earth’s plates meets another
  3. core – the layer of the Earth made of liquid iron and nickel just below the mantle
  4. core – the center region of the Earth made of solid iron and nickel
  5. – the middle layer of the Earth made of melted rock
  6. – the outer layer of the Earth made of solid rock
  7. rock – formed when layers of sediment are pressed together
  8. – a shaking movement of the ground caused by a sudden shift of the Earth’s crust
  9. – hot, melted rock that makes up the Earth’s mantle
  10. – a mountain with vents where lava, gases, and ash erupt
  11. – the moving away of sediments caused by wind, ice, and WATER
  12. Tectonics- a theory that the Earth’s crust is broken into distinct pieces
  13. – the remains of an organism that lived in the past (cast, mold, and imprint fossils)

23 Clues: rock – formed when magma cools and hardens • – the outer layer of the Earth made of solid rock • – the middle layer of the Earth made of melted rock • drift – the slow movement of the Earth’s landmasses • – hot, melted rock that makes up the Earth’s mantle • – a mountain with vents where lava, gases, and ash erupt • ...

Geography Vocabulary! 2023-02-07

Geography Vocabulary! crossword puzzle
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  1. A measurement of how hot and cold it is.
  2. One of the 7 large pieces of land on earth.
  3. An area of soft, wet land.
  4. The study of the earth's surface.
  5. The usual weather conditions of an area.
  6. The outskirts of a city.
  7. A shelf of land or rocks underwater off the the coast.
  8. A mountain where gas and lava come out of the earth.
  9. A sphere with a map of the earth on it.
  10. Where the ocean or sea meets land.
  11. The cold area around the south pole.
  12. The imaginary line dividing the earth into northern and southern halves.
  13. Describes a place as warm and humid with a good amount of rainfall.
  14. A small piece of land surrounded by water.
  15. Types of land in an area.
  16. A large piece of ice on land.
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  1. A boundary, edge, or dividing line.
  2. The center of government in a country.
  3. An organized community bigger than a city, but smaller than a country.
  4. A 3D circle.
  5. Half of a sphere.
  6. The amount of water in the air.
  7. Describe how high up a part of the earth is.
  8. The world around us and everything in it.
  9. Describes how many people live in an area.
  10. Where food is grown or where animals are raised for food.
  11. Describes how high up somthing is off the ground, like a plane.
  12. The cold area around the north pole.
  13. Atmosphere contitions like rain, snow, and wind.
  14. A permanently frozen, treeless, desert like place with very little rain.
  15. In the countryside / or "remote"
  16. A large piece of ice floating in water.

32 Clues: A 3D circle. • Half of a sphere. • The outskirts of a city. • Types of land in an area. • An area of soft, wet land. • A large piece of ice on land. • The amount of water in the air. • In the countryside / or "remote" • The study of the earth's surface. • Where the ocean or sea meets land. • A boundary, edge, or dividing line. • The cold area around the north pole. • ...

Rowan's Dynamic Earth Crossword Puzzle 2026-02-04

Rowan's Dynamic Earth Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A long curve in the ocean floor.
  2. A chain of volcanic islands formed at convergent plate boundaries.
  3. An area in which is affected by magnetism.
  4. The thin, outermost layer of Earth.
  5. A crack in the Earth, caused by a divergent plate boundary of two continental plates pulling apart.
  6. Juan De Fuca is an example of this.
  7. The formation of new oceanic crust caused by divergent plate boundaries.
  8. The crust that is under the ocean floor.
  9. A dark, volcanic rock, divergent boundaries are made up of this.
  10. Not flexible, hard to bend.
  11. An event that happens only every 780,000 years in which the magnetic polarities of earth switch.
  12. The movement at the edge of a plate of the earth's crust that moves into the mantle under another plate.
  13. The geologist that came up with the idea of continental drift.
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  1. The upper layer of earth's mantle, it is above the lithosphere.
  2. Very hot, can be used as an adjective for lava.
  3. A scientific branch in which studies magnetism occurring in rocks.
  4. Lava that solidified into a round shape.
  5. The crust that makes up earth's continents.
  6. The woman who was tasked with mapping the ocean floor in the year 1952.
  7. The theory that was turned into plate tectonics today.
  8. A chain of volcanos formed above an area where subduction happens.
  9. Caused from subduction, or oceanic divergent plate boundaries pulling apart.
  10. An event caused from a transform plate boundary of plates sliding past each other.
  11. The famous supercontinent, comes from the Greek words pan, which means all or entire, and gaea which means earth.
  12. Hot liquid that becomes igneous rock when it cools.
  13. The innermost part of earth, it is very hot.

26 Clues: Not flexible, hard to bend. • A long curve in the ocean floor. • The thin, outermost layer of Earth. • Juan De Fuca is an example of this. • Lava that solidified into a round shape. • The crust that is under the ocean floor. • An area in which is affected by magnetism. • The crust that makes up earth's continents. • The innermost part of earth, it is very hot. • ...

Unit 1: America 2022-04-06

Unit 1: America crossword puzzle
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  1. It is a series of connected mountains
  2. They are high flat territories
  3. Distance between a place on Earth and the Equator.
  4. Mountain range located in North America
  5. Distance between a place on Earth and the Grenwich Meridian
  6. Canada, Mexico and USA make up
  7. This climate zone is between the cold and tropical zone
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  1. Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela are part of:
  2. Imaginary lines along the Earth that go from west to east
  3. Divides the earth into Northern and Southern hemispheres
  4. The predominant spoken language in South America
  5. Territories 200 to 500 meters in height
  6. The diagram composed by meridians and parallels
  7. Coldest zone. They are in both North and South poles.
  8. Meridian It is called the Greenwich Meridian

15 Clues: They are high flat territories • Canada, Mexico and USA make up • It is a series of connected mountains • Territories 200 to 500 meters in height • Mountain range located in North America • Brazil, Colombia and Venezuela are part of: • Meridian It is called the Greenwich Meridian • The diagram composed by meridians and parallels • ...

Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Part 2 2024-10-07

Chapter 1: Introduction to Earth Part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Line on a map showing points of equal elevation.
  2. Shape of Earth and other celestial bodies.
  3. Dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface.
  4. Height of a location above sea level.
  5. A representation of Earth’s surface on paper.
  6. Force that attracts objects toward one another.
  7. Long-term atmospheric conditions in a region.
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  1. Regular rise and fall of sea levels.
  2. Study of Earth's landscapes and environments.
  3. The northernmost and southernmost points on Earth.
  4. The line around Earth, equidistant from the poles.
  5. Collection of interrelated parts working as a whole.
  6. The cloud of gas from which the Sun formed.
  7. Measure of how much mass is in a given space.
  8. The path Earth takes around the Sun.

15 Clues: Regular rise and fall of sea levels. • The path Earth takes around the Sun. • Height of a location above sea level. • Dark, cooler area on the Sun's surface. • Shape of Earth and other celestial bodies. • The cloud of gas from which the Sun formed. • Study of Earth's landscapes and environments. • Measure of how much mass is in a given space. • ...

Science Vocabulary Homework Choice Board -B. Loperbey 10/30/25 2025-10-27

Science Vocabulary Homework Choice Board -B. Loperbey 10/30/25 crossword puzzle
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  1. all of the Earth's water
  2. conditions of the atmosphere in an area over a long period of time
  3. plants lose water from leaves through evaporation
  4. sediment is moved from one place to another
  5. the change of state from liquid to gas
  6. cycle the movement of water on and around the Earth
  7. solid part of the Earth
  8. water vapor cools and forms tiny drops of water
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  1. any form of water that falls from clouds to Earth
  2. cycle process in which rocks are created, changed, destroyed, and formed again
  3. breaking down rock into sediment
  4. mixture if gases surrounding the Earth
  5. contains al living things
  6. sediment is deposited / dropped in a new place
  7. day to day conditions in the atmosphere in an area

15 Clues: solid part of the Earth • all of the Earth's water • contains al living things • breaking down rock into sediment • mixture if gases surrounding the Earth • the change of state from liquid to gas • sediment is moved from one place to another • sediment is deposited / dropped in a new place • water vapor cools and forms tiny drops of water • ...

Geologic Time Vocab 2023-11-30

Geologic Time Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. The remains of impressions of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form as a mold or cast in rock
  2. The law of superposition states that the oldest is on bottom and the youngest is on top.
  3. A fossil that is converted into carbon, typically by heating or burning, or during fossilization.
  4. A fossil that maintained or stayed in its original or existing state.
  5. The time period in which life on earth first started.
  6. An extinct marine arthropod that occurred abundantly during the Paleozoic era.
  7. An evidence or imprint of an prehistoric animal.
  8. A divided part of time in an Era. A smaller piece of the Geologic Time Scale.
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  1. A fossilized impression made in mud or clay.
  2. A fossil that is used for dating and correlating the time it was found.
  3. The time period in which amphibians and insects began ruling the earth.
  4. The time in which mammals began ruling the Earth. (Human/MammalEra)
  5. A term used by paleontologist to refer to the total number of fossils that have been discovered.
  6. A really long time frame on the Geologic Time Scale. (Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic)
  7. The result is the geologic column, which breaks relative geologic time into units of known relative age.
  8. A imprint of organic matter changed in o a stony substance. Petrified wood
  9. The time period in which Reptiles began ruling the earth. (Dinosaurs)
  10. The period in which the Earth was being created and constructed. (It was boring)
  11. The second period of the Cenozoic Era in which we live in.
  12. A divided part of time in a period. A smaller time frame in the Geologic Time scale.

20 Clues: A fossilized impression made in mud or clay. • An evidence or imprint of an prehistoric animal. • The time period in which life on earth first started. • The second period of the Cenozoic Era in which we live in. • The time in which mammals began ruling the Earth. (Human/MammalEra) • The time period in which Reptiles began ruling the earth. (Dinosaurs) • ...

The Ivan Rodriguez- Geography Terms w/M&M (McCloud and Murray) 2024-07-19

The Ivan Rodriguez- Geography Terms w/M&M (McCloud and Murray) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A measurement unit of time equal to one complete (360 degree) rotation of the earth which lasts 24 hours
  2. An insert that is the key or explanation of the symbols on a map or globe
  3. Land ___ - how high land areas are above sea level
  4. A measurement of time equal to 1/24 of a day
  5. Master of both Battleship and Pull Ups
  6. Area located North of Arctic Circle
  7. Moving in a circle, as the same direction as the hands on a clock
  8. A line that separates two or more political units such as states or nations
  9. ___ Date Line. Longitude 180 degrees east and west. The location of the earth where the date and day change.
  10. The track of path of the Earth around the Sun.
  11. The measurement, in degrees, East and West from the Prime Meridian to the International Date Line
  12. An imaginary circle around the Earth lying midway between the North and South Poles
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  1. An area of land surrounded by water
  2. A body of (usually) fresh water surrounded by land
  3. Area located South of Antarctic Circle
  4. A large part of an ocean that is mostly surrounded by land
  5. A.M.
  6. Measures distance in degrees North and South of the Equator
  7. Half of the Earth
  8. The four main points on the compass: North, South, East and West
  9. Usually smaller than a gulf, and larger than a cove
  10. The larger land masses on the Earth's surface. There are seven (7) of these land masses.
  11. A unit of measure used to locate places on the perimeter of a circle. Latitude and longitude are measured by these.

23 Clues: A.M. • Half of the Earth • An area of land surrounded by water • Area located North of Arctic Circle • Area located South of Antarctic Circle • Master of both Battleship and Pull Ups • A measurement of time equal to 1/24 of a day • The track of path of the Earth around the Sun. • A body of (usually) fresh water surrounded by land • ...

Solar System CWP 2026-05-20

Solar System CWP crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The nearest major spiral galaxy to the Milky Way.
  2. The total distance that a beam of light travels in one Earth year.
  3. Sometimes if you look up at the night sky you will be able to see the ________.
  4. A vast, doughnut-shaped region of icy bodies in the outer Solar System.
  5. A giant glowing cloud of gas/dust in space.
  6. The planet we live on.
  7. A massive satellite and orbiting laboratory in Earths orbit
  8. Earth is a ______.
  9. We use Starlink _________ for internet and WIFI.
  10. Dipper A LITTLE cup-like thing in the night sky.
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  1. A famous space telescope.
  2. Serious is a _____________.
  3. The force that causes an object to resist its change in motion.
  4. A ______ is something in space that contains many planets and stars.
  5. A little bright dot in the sky at night.
  6. The ____ of Earth is about 5.9722 x 10^{24} kg.
  7. A scary dragon in-between the big Dipper and little dipper.
  8. One of the elements used to "power" a star.
  9. Something that will suck you in and disintegrate you and is created by a dead star.
  10. A massive red super giant.
  11. The Black Whole that basically our entire solar system orbits around.
  12. The force that keeps us from floating away.
  13. Dipper A BIG cup-like thing in the night sky.
  14. Our planet ______ around the sun.
  15. A robotic space probe launched by NASA to study the outer Solar System.
  16. The official name of the North Star.
  17. The closest star system to our solar system.
  18. The time it takes for most things to orbit around the earth.

28 Clues: Earth is a ______. • The planet we live on. • A famous space telescope. • A massive red super giant. • Serious is a _____________. • Our planet ______ around the sun. • The official name of the North Star. • A little bright dot in the sky at night. • One of the elements used to "power" a star. • A giant glowing cloud of gas/dust in space. • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle - Lily Hornick 2023-11-22

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

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

Earth Day 2020-04-21

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. decomposed by bacteria or other living organisms
  2. produced production without using chemicals
  3. make smaller or less
  4. trash lying in an open or public place
  5. gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  6. contaminate with harmful or poisonous substances
  7. coming from the sun
  8. the environment of an animal or plant
Down
  1. a place to dispose of refuse and other waste material the matter from which a thing is or can be made
  2. no longer in existence
  3. increase of temperature in the earth's atmosphere
  4. convert waste into reusable material
  5. community of organisms and the environment
  6. decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
  7. capable of being renewed

15 Clues: coming from the sun • make smaller or less • no longer in existence • capable of being renewed • convert waste into reusable material • the environment of an animal or plant • trash lying in an open or public place • community of organisms and the environment • produced production without using chemicals • gases surrounding the earth or another planet • ...

Earth Day 2020-04-17

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a measure of the amount of greenhouse gas produced in our day-to-day lives through burning fossil fuels for electricity, heating and transportation, etc.
  2. to consume, spend, or employ uselessly or without adequate return; use to no avail or profit; squander
  3. the degree to which the ambient air is pollution-free, assessed by measuring a number of indicators of pollution
  4. a wildlife species that is facing imminent extirpation or extinction
  5. the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles
  6. the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers
  7. the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment
  8. the composite or generally prevailing weather conditions of a region, as temperature, air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout the year, averaged over a series of years
Down
  1. the quality of not being harmful to the environment or depleting natural resources, and thereby supporting long-term ecological balance
  2. an increase in the earth's average atmospheric temperature that causes corresponding changes in climate and that may result from the greenhouse effect
  3. general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials, formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the Earth’s crust over a period of hundreds of millions of years
  4. to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse
  5. gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat
  6. the power or ability to return to the original form, position, etc., after being bent, compressed, or stretched; elasticity
  7. a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil

15 Clues: gases in the Earth’s atmosphere that trap heat • a wildlife species that is facing imminent extirpation or extinction • the introduction of harmful substances or products into the environment • the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers • to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse • ...

Earth Day 2021-04-22

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a gas in the atmosphere that is a by-product of burning fuel, also eaten by trees and plants
  2. harnesses power from the wind
  3. a type of energy from the sun
  4. a material used for bottles, glasses, etc that can be recycled an infinite number of times
  5. a material that can be recycled, but can't break down naturally
  6. using something more than once or for more than one purpose
  7. what trees and plants create as a biproduct of photosynthesis that we need to breathe
  8. a way of reusing food scraps, which involves allowing them to breakdown and turn into soil
  9. made from trees and recyclable
Down
  1. involves melting down glass, plastic, paper, or metal to be used again
  2. many states and countries have begun to ban these, as they often are littered or thrown away and often cannot be recycled
  3. to use less of something
  4. a way of measuring how much carbon a person, state, or country is producing
  5. a type of energy from running water
  6. a Tesla is an example of this eco-friendly alternative to fossil fuels

15 Clues: to use less of something • harnesses power from the wind • a type of energy from the sun • made from trees and recyclable • a type of energy from running water • using something more than once or for more than one purpose • a material that can be recycled, but can't break down naturally • involves melting down glass, plastic, paper, or metal to be used again • ...

Earth Science 2021-05-27

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they make up the crust and upper mantle
  2. all life and habitats on Earth
  3. explanation based on observations and repeated experiments
  4. satellite ___poseidon
  5. studies Earth's material and processes that make them
  6. part of Earth's hydrosphere
  7. unit of mass
  8. application of scientific discoveries
  9. study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere
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  1. a standard for comparison in an experiment
  2. variable that changes in response to the manipulated variable
  3. the basic fact that describes a natural phenomenon
  4. part of the lithosphere
  5. gas that makes up part of our atmosphere
  6. study of Earth's atmosphere

15 Clues: unit of mass • satellite ___poseidon • part of the lithosphere • study of Earth's atmosphere • part of Earth's hydrosphere • all life and habitats on Earth • application of scientific discoveries • they make up the crust and upper mantle • gas that makes up part of our atmosphere • a standard for comparison in an experiment • study of objects beyond Earth's atmosphere • ...

Earth Quakes 2022-03-29

Earth Quakes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the tectonic plates hit they...
  2. plates series of plates beneath the earth
  3. a country in Asia that has the most quakes
  4. They can explode because earthquakes trigger
  5. big waves created after earthquakes
  6. biggest Earthquake ever recorded
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  1. when earthquakes happen may erupt and...
  2. things that occur after and earthquake
  3. the ground shakes this is called...
  4. place on the world where plates are hitting
  5. many different waves that form an earthquake
  6. usually when they happen things fall in
  7. most earthquakes are small you can feel them
  8. rain forests and south eastern island
  9. the earth does this when the plates hit

15 Clues: biggest Earthquake ever recorded • the ground shakes this is called... • big waves created after earthquakes • when the tectonic plates hit they... • rain forests and south eastern island • things that occur after and earthquake • usually when they happen things fall in • the earth does this when the plates hit • when earthquakes happen may erupt and... • ...

Earth systems 2022-01-24

Earth systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A volcano with many layers
  2. A chimney like volcano
  3. what the crust is broken up into
  4. something building up inside the volcano
  5. When two plates collide the earth shakes
  6. A "sleeping" volcano
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  1. waves that cause earthquakes
  2. A volcano that will never erupt again
  3. A volcano that is erupting
  4. A place were tectonic plates meet
  5. something that comes out of a volcano
  6. directly above the focus
  7. A volcano that is flat with runny lava
  8. A place were volcanoes form away from tectonic plates
  9. Directly below the epicenter

15 Clues: A "sleeping" volcano • A chimney like volcano • directly above the focus • A volcano with many layers • A volcano that is erupting • waves that cause earthquakes • Directly below the epicenter • what the crust is broken up into • A place were tectonic plates meet • A volcano that will never erupt again • something that comes out of a volcano • ...

Earth science 2021-06-02

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. zero, lowest temperature possible
  2. tectonics, the movement of the earth's crust
  3. a cloud of dust in space
  4. living object that can function on its own
  5. a celestial body that orbits a sun
  6. lets gas and liquid through it
  7. rock, a rock formed by clay
  8. rain, when gas emissions combine with water
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  1. someone who studies planets and space
  2. erosion by friction
  3. hole, the result after a star collapses
  4. the patha celestial body follows
  5. fission, when two atoms fuse together
  6. a part of an atom with neutral charge
  7. a celestial body made of rock

15 Clues: erosion by friction • a cloud of dust in space • rock, a rock formed by clay • a celestial body made of rock • lets gas and liquid through it • the patha celestial body follows • zero, lowest temperature possible • a celestial body that orbits a sun • someone who studies planets and space • fission, when two atoms fuse together • a part of an atom with neutral charge • ...

Dynamic earth 2017-12-08

Dynamic earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A transverse earthquake wave.
  2. Comparing and converting different dimensions.
  3. Happens when wall goes up.
  4. ridges Mountain ranges that extend through the Atlantic, Indian and South Pacific oceans.
  5. boundaries The location where two tectonic plates interact.
  6. mantle The layer just beneath the crust of the earth.
  7. map A map showing topographic features with contour lines.
Down
  1. A record produced by a seismograph.
  2. currents Transfer of heat.
  3. boundaries When two plates slide past each other.
  4. When the earth's plates have an error.
  5. Happens when wall slides down.
  6. boundaries The plates move away from each other.
  7. When parts change a direction.
  8. core Is the second to last layer.

15 Clues: currents Transfer of heat. • Happens when wall goes up. • A transverse earthquake wave. • Happens when wall slides down. • When parts change a direction. • core Is the second to last layer. • A record produced by a seismograph. • When the earth's plates have an error. • Comparing and converting different dimensions. • boundaries The plates move away from each other. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2018-04-24

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Core is one of the earth's fluid layers and about 2,400 km thick.
  2. Analysis is using the fact that physical quantities added to or equated with each other must be expressed in terms of the same fundamental quantities for inferences to be made about the relations between them.
  3. wave a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph.
  4. fault A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall. Reverse faults occur where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression.
  5. wave is a wave motion in a solid medium where the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave
  6. is discontinuity in a volume of rock, across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock.
  7. Ridges a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading.
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  1. Currents is a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  2. Map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail, usually using contour lines.
  3. Boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other
  4. Mantle is made up rock that is a fluid and can move. It is this fluidity that powers the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust.
  5. Boundary is a linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other. Divergent boundaries within continents initially produce rifts which eventually become rift valleys.
  6. a record produced by a seismograph
  7. boundaries area tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface.
  8. fault geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall. Normal faults occur where two blocks of rock are pulled apart, as by tension.

15 Clues: a record produced by a seismograph • Currents is a current in a fluid that results from convection. • Core is one of the earth's fluid layers and about 2,400 km thick. • Boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other • Map is a type of map characterized by large-scale detail, usually using contour lines. • ...

Earth science 2017-10-10

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  2. an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe.
  3. an increase (or decrease) in the frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move toward (or away from) each other. The effect causes the sudden change in pitch noticeable in a passing siren, as well as the redshift seen by astronomers.
  4. a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
  5. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  6. the explosion of a star
  7. a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature. Red giants are thought to be in a late stage of evolution when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
  8. the displacement of spectral lines toward longer wavelengths (the red end of the spectrum) in radiation from distant galaxies and celestial objects. This is interpreted as a Doppler shift that is proportional to the velocity of recession and thus to distance.
  9. is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
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  1. the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
  2. a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
  3. the uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang
  4. is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth in the same direction and the opposite direction as the direction the wave is moving.
  5. a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
  6. he force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass. For most purposes Newton's laws of gravity apply, with minor modifications to take the general theory of relativity into account.

15 Clues: the explosion of a star • the uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang • an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means. • an effort to explain what happened at the very beginning of our universe. • a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic. • ...

Dynamic Earth 2018-05-10

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a type of map characterized by large-scale detail and quantitative representation of relief, usually using contour lines, but historically using a variety of methods.
  2. analysis using the fact that physical quantities added to or equated with each other must be expressed in terms of the same fundamental quantities (such as mass, length, or time) for inferences to be made about the relations between them.
  3. This is made up rock that is fluid and can move. It is this fluidity that powers the movement of the tectonic plates of the Earth's crust.
  4. a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading. An example is the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  5. In geology, a place where sections of the crust of the Earth move relative to each other.
  6. a fluid layer about 2,400 km (1,500 mi) thick and composed of mostly iron and nickel that lies above Earth's solid inner core and below its mantle.
  7. fault A geologic fault in which the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
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  1. fault where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression.
  2. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  3. Earth's outer layer, the crust, is divided into a set of large moving plates. The lines where they meet are called
  4. a record produced by a seismograph.
  5. wave a longitudinal earthquake wave that travels through the interior of the earth and is usually the first conspicuous wave to be recorded by a seismograph. Expand. Also called primary wave
  6. boundaries A tectonic boundary where two plates are moving away from each other and new crust is forming from magma that rises to the Earth's surface between the two plates.
  7. wave or shear wave, is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.
  8. boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other

15 Clues: a record produced by a seismograph. • a current in a fluid that results from convection. • boundaries are places where plates slide sideways past each other • fault where two blocks of rock are forced together by compression. • In geology, a place where sections of the crust of the Earth move relative to each other. • ...

Earth Science 2012-10-29

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. consists of clay and other particles washed down from the A horizon, but little humus.
  2. process that breaks down rock and other substances at Earth's surface.
  3. loose weathered material on Earth's surface in which plants can grow.
  4. grinding away of the rock by rock particles carried by water, ice, ind or gravity.
  5. weathering process that breaks down rock through chemical changes.
  6. measure of how well the soil supports plant growth.
  7. soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand and silt.
  8. soild layer of rock beneath the soil.
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  1. dark-colored substance that forms as plant and animal remains decay.
  2. iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water in a process.
  3. material is full of tiny connected air spaces that allow water to seep through it.
  4. crumbly dark brown soil that is a mixture of humus, clay and other minerals.
  5. weathering rock is physically broken into smaller pieces.
  6. removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravity
  7. wedging process that splits rock when water seeps into cracks, then freezes and expands.

15 Clues: soild layer of rock beneath the soil. • measure of how well the soil supports plant growth. • removal of rock particles by wind, water, ice or gravity • weathering rock is physically broken into smaller pieces. • iron combines with oxygen in the presence of water in a process. • soil that is made up of about equal parts of clay, sand and silt. • ...

Earth science 2012-06-26

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / ...... and pressure
  2. / an earthquake on the sea
  3. / rock meta means change
  4. / comes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire
  5. / Moving something
  6. / Humans live on it
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  1. / beneath the surface
  2. / which settles at the bottom of a liquid deposit
  3. / one of the tectonic plate that N.z sits on
  4. / Hard and solid
  5. / a massive friction as one pate is pushed under another plate
  6. / Shakes the earth
  7. / one plate slides to the other
  8. / Liquid inside a volcano
  9. / where the actual earthquake happens

15 Clues: / Hard and solid • / Shakes the earth • / Moving something • / Humans live on it • / beneath the surface • / ...... and pressure • / rock meta means change • / Liquid inside a volcano • / an earthquake on the sea • / one plate slides to the other • / where the actual earthquake happens • / one of the tectonic plate that N.z sits on • / comes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire • ...

Earth science 2012-06-26

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. beneath the surface
  2. Shakes the earth
  3. one plate slides to the other
  4. rock meta means change
  5. a massive friction as one pate is pushed under another plate
  6. comes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire
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  1. Liquid inside a volcano
  2. an earthquake on the sea
  3. where the actual earthquake happens
  4. Moving something
  5. ...... and pressure
  6. Hard and solid
  7. which settles at the bottom of a liquid deposit
  8. one of the tectonic plate that N.z sits on
  9. Humans live on it

15 Clues: Hard and solid • Moving something • Shakes the earth • Humans live on it • beneath the surface • ...... and pressure • rock meta means change • Liquid inside a volcano • an earthquake on the sea • one plate slides to the other • where the actual earthquake happens • one of the tectonic plate that N.z sits on • comes from the Latin word ignis meaning fire • ...

Earth science 2023-10-26

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to keep something longer
  2. enough, full
  3. synonym of air
  4. a statement that need to proof
  5. land creatures
  6. extinction
  7. replace
  8. decided
  9. Micro Organisms
  10. target, position
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  1. take care of environment
  2. activate something
  3. distract, abrupt
  4. huger
  5. died, extinction

15 Clues: huger • replace • decided • extinction • enough, full • synonym of air • land creatures • Micro Organisms • distract, abrupt • died, extinction • target, position • activate something • take care of environment • to keep something longer • a statement that need to proof

Earth Science 2023-10-26

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. air
  2. hypothesis with evidence
  3. cause force on someone
  4. change
  5. interrupt
  6. enough
  7. hungry
  8. lives that live on the ground
  9. a device on a gun that you can pull and it will shoot.
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  1. keep going or maintain
  2. a status that makes you feel scared
  3. proper position
  4. humans who are responsible for environment
  5. dead
  6. small alive organism

15 Clues: air • dead • change • enough • hungry • interrupt • proper position • small alive organism • keep going or maintain • cause force on someone • hypothesis with evidence • lives that live on the ground • a status that makes you feel scared • humans who are responsible for environment • a device on a gun that you can pull and it will shoot.

Violent Earth 2024-01-12

Violent Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. that you cannot avoid or prevent
  2. very bad, harmful or unsuccessful
  3. to become greater in size
  4. sending people away from a dangerous place
  5. clear and accurate
  6. to discover or notice something
  7. to leave somebody, especially somebody you are responsible for, with no intention of returning
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  1. an unexpected event, such as a very bad accident
  2. to take the place of somebody/something
  3. the top of a mountain
  4. person who sees something
  5. used to describe a volcano that could erupt at any time
  6. the gray or black powder that is left after something burns
  7. threw out melted rock and smoke
  8. facts or information

15 Clues: clear and accurate • facts or information • the top of a mountain • person who sees something • to become greater in size • threw out melted rock and smoke • to discover or notice something • that you cannot avoid or prevent • very bad, harmful or unsuccessful • to take the place of somebody/something • sending people away from a dangerous place • ...

earth history 2024-02-14

earth history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. break in the Earth's crust
  2. minerals stick the grains of sediment together - just like cement
  3. an animal without backbone
  4. a long and distinct period of history with a particular feature or characteristic.
  5. radioactive elements occur naturally in igneous rock
  6. this is the number of years since a rock formed, it is hard to know the number exactly but scientists can trace it to date range
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  1. the surface where new rock meets a much older rock surface
  2. lava that hardens on the surface of earth
  3. a long cylinder of glacial ice recovered by drilling through glaciers
  4. organisms are preserved in ice, amber or tar
  5. an animal with backbone
  6. the age of rocks compared to other rocks, this comparison uses words like older or younger
  7. states that horizontal sedimentary rock layers, the oldest rock are at the bottom and each higher layer is younger than the layer below it
  8. a solid copy of the shape of an organism
  9. the amount of time it takes for half of the atoms in a radioactive element to decay or be stable

15 Clues: an animal with backbone • break in the Earth's crust • an animal without backbone • a solid copy of the shape of an organism • lava that hardens on the surface of earth • organisms are preserved in ice, amber or tar • radioactive elements occur naturally in igneous rock • the surface where new rock meets a much older rock surface • ...

Earth Day 2024-04-22

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid part of the earth consisting of the crust and outer mantle where many natural resources can be found
  2. Day A day created in 1970 about celebrating and caring for the Earth
  3. The excessive use of material things, including food and natural resources
  4. The increase in chemical concentration in animal tissues as the chemical moves up the food chain to the top-level consumers
  5. The total surroundings (living and nonliving) of an organism or a group of organisms.
  6. A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.
Down
  1. Cutting down of forests leading to increased erosion and slower soil regeneration.
  2. All the water on earth that can be polluted by toxic chemicals and trash making them unlivable for animals
  3. Convert waste into reusable material.
  4. Protection Agency An independent federal agency established to coordinate programs aimed at reducing pollution and protecting the environment
  5. A lifestyle that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs; in other words, living a life that only uses what is needed and readily available
  6. A mixture of gases that surrounds our planet; can be polluted from exhaust from vehicles or factories.
  7. Waste materials from industry that are poisonous to humans or other living things
  8. Release of harmful materials into the environment.
  9. A process that allows the organic material in solid waste to be decomposed and reintroduced into the soil, often as fertilizer.

15 Clues: Convert waste into reusable material. • Release of harmful materials into the environment. • A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame. • Day A day created in 1970 about celebrating and caring for the Earth • The excessive use of material things, including food and natural resources • ...

Earth Month 2024-04-24

Earth Month crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tall woody plants with a single main stem or trunk and many branches
  2. To make something smaller or use less of it
  3. To convert waste into reusable material
  4. A living thing that grows in soil and has a stem, leaves, and roots
  5. The long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature
  6. The physical world and everything in it; not made by the people
  7. A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment
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  1. Waster material that is discarded improperly
  2. A synthetic material; one of the main pollution for marine life and ecosystems
  3. The introduction of harmful materials into the environment
  4. Natural or artificial substance that improves plant growth and productiveness
  5. To use something again, especially for a different purpose
  6. Waste material that is no longer needed or wanted
  7. The planet on which we live
  8. A huge body of saltwater that covers about 71 percent of Earth's surface

15 Clues: The planet on which we live • To convert waste into reusable material • To make something smaller or use less of it • Waster material that is discarded improperly • Waste material that is no longer needed or wanted • The long-term warming of the planet's overall temperature • The introduction of harmful materials into the environment • ...

Earth&Environmental 2024-05-08

Earth&Environmental crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of rock formed from the broken sediment
  2. movement of air
  3. type of rock created by heat and pressure
  4. melted rock that flows below surface
  5. average weather conditions
  6. layer above the troposphere
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  1. lowest region of the atmosphere
  2. removal and transporting of Earth materials
  3. able to transmit liquids
  4. unable to transmit liquids
  5. layer above the stratosphere
  6. type of rock formed from the cooling of liquid rock
  7. highest layer of the atmosphere
  8. the breaking of rock
  9. melted rock that flows above surface

15 Clues: movement of air • the breaking of rock • able to transmit liquids • unable to transmit liquids • average weather conditions • layer above the troposphere • layer above the stratosphere • lowest region of the atmosphere • highest layer of the atmosphere • melted rock that flows below surface • melted rock that flows above surface • type of rock created by heat and pressure • ...

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
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  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter" • the star around which the earth orbits. • energy radiant energy emitted by the sun • the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. • ...

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A deciduous forest is a bio-me dominated by deciduous trees which lose their leaves seasonally.
  2. the variety of life in the hard world or in a particular habitat or ecosystem.
  3. the process by which green plants and some other organisms use sunlight to synthesize foods from carbon dioxide and water. Photosynthesis in plants generally involves the green pigment chlorophyll and generates oxygen as a byproduct.
  4. (of electromagnetic radiation) having a wavelength just greater than that of the red end of the visible light spectrum but less than that of microwaves. Infrared radiation has a wavelength from about 800 nm to 1 mm, and is emitted particularly by heated objects.
  5. physical substance in general, as distinct from mind and spirit; (in physics) that which occupies space and possesses rest mass, especially as distinct from energy.
  6. a green pigment, present in all green plants and in cyanobacteria, responsible for the absorption of light to provide energy for photosynthesis. Its molecule contains a magnesium atom held in a porphyritic ring.
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  1. the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.
  2. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1.
  3. structure and properties of matter"
  4. the process or result of joining two more things together to form a single entity.
  5. the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity.
  6. energy radiant energy emitted by the sun
  7. a vast, flat, treeless Arctic region of Europe, Asia, and North America in which the subsoil is permanently frozen.
  8. the star around which the earth orbits.
  9. the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: structure and properties of matter" • the star around which the earth orbits. • energy radiant energy emitted by the sun • the envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area. • the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity. • ...

Earth History 2022-10-14

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. geological processes explained by geological processes
  2. trace remains of organisms in rocks
  3. determine the absolute age of an object
  4. weather conditions over a period of time
  5. divide Earth´s history
  6. a break in geologic record
  7. ordered arrangement of rock layers
  8. time required for radioactive isotope to break down
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  1. radioactive isotope
  2. younger rocks lay above older rocks
  3. whether a object is older or younger than other objects
  4. measuring the age of an event or object in years
  5. fossilized structure in sedimentary rock
  6. study of history and structure of Earth
  7. long cylinder of ice

15 Clues: radioactive isotope • long cylinder of ice • divide Earth´s history • a break in geologic record • ordered arrangement of rock layers • younger rocks lay above older rocks • trace remains of organisms in rocks • determine the absolute age of an object • study of history and structure of Earth • fossilized structure in sedimentary rock • weather conditions over a period of time • ...

Changing Earth 2022-05-18

Changing Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock type formed when magma or lava cools
  2. rock type formed from intense heat and pressure
  3. molten rock that has reached the surface
  4. a crack in the Earth's crust
  5. layer of molten iron and nickel
  6. the breaking up of rock into sediments
  7. boundary where plates move apart
  8. sliding plate boundary
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  1. solid iron and nickel
  2. one large land mass when all continents were connected
  3. the thickest layer of Earth
  4. plate boundary where plates come together
  5. the wearing away and removal of sediments
  6. the thinnest layer of Earth
  7. a rock type formed when sediments cement together

15 Clues: solid iron and nickel • sliding plate boundary • the thickest layer of Earth • the thinnest layer of Earth • a crack in the Earth's crust • layer of molten iron and nickel • boundary where plates move apart • the breaking up of rock into sediments • molten rock that has reached the surface • rock type formed when magma or lava cools • plate boundary where plates come together • ...

Dynamic Earth 2023-05-25

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This part of the earth is made up of a semi-molten rock called magma
  2. Zone of fractures between two blocks of rock.
  3. Molten rock underground.
  4. Pacific and Australian plate meet.
  5. When two plates move apart.
  6. A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener.
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  1. Size of an earthquake is measured in ...
  2. Large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  3. The point on the earth's surface directly above an earthquake.
  4. The rim around the pacific ocean.
  5. Mudflow caused by a volcanic eruption.
  6. The outer solid part of the earth.
  7. Giant waves caused by earthquakes or volcanic eruptions under the sea.
  8. A tectonic plate boundary where shaking occurs.
  9. The study of earthquakes.

15 Clues: Molten rock underground. • The study of earthquakes. • When two plates move apart. • The rim around the pacific ocean. • Pacific and Australian plate meet. • The outer solid part of the earth. • A theory proposed by Alfred Wegener. • Mudflow caused by a volcanic eruption. • Size of an earthquake is measured in ... • Large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust • ...

Earth science 2025-04-07

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a round pit on the moon surface
  2. A large cloud of gas and dust in space
  3. the rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
  4. A meteor that has hit earth service
  5. largest plane
  6. a scientist who studies the stars
  7. A natural object that orbits a planet
  8. all of space and everything in it
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  1. an object that revolves around another object in space
  2. the explosion of a dying star
  3. The smallest planet closest to the sun
  4. third planet from the sun
  5. Gravity, so strong that light can’t even escape
  6. a device Built to observed, distant objects
  7. the path of an object As it revolves around another object in space

15 Clues: largest plane • third planet from the sun • the explosion of a dying star • a round pit on the moon surface • a scientist who studies the stars • all of space and everything in it • A meteor that has hit earth service • A natural object that orbits a planet • A large cloud of gas and dust in space • The smallest planet closest to the sun • ...

Earth Day 2025-04-29

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it will erup if its to hot
  2. when it storms this falls from the clouds
  3. forms mainly on water when to cold
  4. bees get pollen from this
  5. it makes most of are light
  6. what we live on
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  1. when water gets high ant can destroy buidings
  2. bunnys eat this
  3. they come when a storm happends
  4. comes at night similar to the sun
  5. it comes when a cold month starts
  6. make good air pollution
  7. ants live here
  8. they swim in water
  9. a pain version of rain

15 Clues: ants live here • bunnys eat this • what we live on • they swim in water • a pain version of rain • make good air pollution • bees get pollen from this • it will erup if its to hot • it makes most of are light • they come when a storm happends • comes at night similar to the sun • it comes when a cold month starts • forms mainly on water when to cold • ...

CROSSLY EARTH 2025-08-29

CROSSLY EARTH crossword puzzle
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  1. the depositing o eroded soil at a new location
  2. thin layer of relatively cool rock that forms Earth's outer skin both on dry land and in the ocean
  3. nutrients circulate endlessly throughout the environment in complex cycles
  4. the removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity.
  5. consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet
  6. large plates of lithosphere
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  1. fresh water found underground
  2. the introduction of phosphorus and nitrogen into a body of water that leads to an overgrowth of algae and other producers
  3. features such as mountains (above and beneath the ocean's surface), islands and continents.
  4. a spongelike formation of rock, sand, or gravel that holds water
  5. matter that organisms require for their life process
  6. a layer of very hot but mostly solid rock
  7. made of all the rock at and below Earth's surface
  8. consists of all the planet's living or once-living things and the nonliving parts of the environment with which they interact
  9. water moves from bodies of water and moist soil into the atmosphere

15 Clues: large plates of lithosphere • fresh water found underground • a layer of very hot but mostly solid rock • the depositing o eroded soil at a new location • made of all the rock at and below Earth's surface • matter that organisms require for their life process • the removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity. • consists of the layers of gases surrounding our planet • ...

Earth Structure 2025-11-10

Earth Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number after 5
  2. The second main layer.
  3. Decayed plant and animal material.
  4. This core is the center of the Earth.
  5. Type of crust that is the outer layer exposed to air.
  6. This core is the closest to the mantle
  7. Dean
  8. Where we are
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  1. Number before 8
  2. The upper layer of soil
  3. Below the topsoil and contains bigger pieces of rock.
  4. The solid layer of crust that seems firmly attached to Earth.
  5. This means melted>made up of iron and nickel
  6. Type of crust that is under the oceans.
  7. Organism we are going to hatch in the aquarium.

15 Clues: Dean • Where we are • Number after 5 • Number before 8 • The second main layer. • The upper layer of soil • Decayed plant and animal material. • This core is the center of the Earth. • This core is the closest to the mantle • Type of crust that is under the oceans. • This means melted>made up of iron and nickel • Organism we are going to hatch in the aquarium. • ...

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

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

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

Dehart 2nd EV 2025-02-04

Dehart 2nd EV crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solstice: The shortest day of the year, occurring around December 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.
  2. (crust): The thin, dense part of Earth's crust beneath oceans, primarily made of basalt.
  3. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth.
  4. The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  5. The process by which Earth’s layers formed due to the separation of materials by density.
  6. Vertical lines on a map that measure distance east or west of the Prime Meridian.
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  1. Field: The invisible force surrounding Earth, generated by the outer core, protecting from solar radiation.
  2. The thick, semi-solid layer of Earth between the crust and core, driving plate tectonics.
  3. Equinox: The day in March when day and night are equal in length, marking the start of spring.
  4. Core: The liquid layer of Earth’s core, composed of iron and nickel, generating Earth's magnetic field.
  5. Equinox: The day in September when day and night are equal in length, marking the start of autumn.
  6. Horizontal lines on a map that measure distance north or south of the equator.
  7. The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night.
  8. Core: The solid, dense center of the Earth, composed mostly of iron and nickel.

14 Clues: The thin, outermost layer of the Earth. • The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night. • The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle. • Horizontal lines on a map that measure distance north or south of the equator. • Core: The solid, dense center of the Earth, composed mostly of iron and nickel. • ...

Communities Week 1 Vocab Crossword 2021-09-09

Communities Week 1 Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a round model of the Earth
  2. following established form, custom, or rule
  3. to change behavior
  4. a large body of salt water
  5. something that can be used for a purpose - Example: food
  6. an imaginary line that runs around the surface of the Earth
  7. the freedoms we have protected by our laws
  8. is a group of people who share a similar space while living, working, or playing together
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  1. one of the seven largest areas of land on Earth: Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, or South America
  2. something (as land or money) that is owned
  3. Well-Being: means people in communities work together to help meet their needs
  4. formal rules that apply to everyone in the community
  5. Pole the most Northern point on Earth
  6. Pole the most Southern point on Earth

14 Clues: to change behavior • a round model of the Earth • a large body of salt water • Pole the most Northern point on Earth • Pole the most Southern point on Earth • something (as land or money) that is owned • the freedoms we have protected by our laws • following established form, custom, or rule • formal rules that apply to everyone in the community • ...

Testing CrosswordConstructor 2019-08-10

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

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

Geologic History 2020-04-14

Geologic History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has a half-life of 1.251×10 to the ninth years
  2. buried erosional surface
  3. the oldest geologic time interval of Earth
  4. has a half-life of 4.5 billion years
  5. a form of life that had become extinct 251 million years ago
  6. disintegrate at a predictable rate
  7. have a wide geographic area and existed for a short geologic time
  8. The Acadian Mountains were formed as a result of North America and this
  9. the approximate age of the universe
  10. the event that occurred earliest in geologic history
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  1. younger rock layers are on top of older rock layers
  2. the first organism in line for the evolution of life on Earth
  3. the youngest geologic time interval of Earth
  4. what many scientists believe caused the mass extinction of dinosaurs and ammonoids
  5. the last organism in line for the evolution of life on Earth
  6. most often used when determining the age of fossil bones in sediments deposited during the Holocene Epoch
  7. The division of Earth's geological history into eons, eras, periods, and epochs is based on this
  8. group of organisms that existed for the greatest length of time
  9. what living things have undergone in a theory

19 Clues: buried erosional surface • disintegrate at a predictable rate • the approximate age of the universe • has a half-life of 4.5 billion years • the oldest geologic time interval of Earth • the youngest geologic time interval of Earth • what living things have undergone in a theory • has a half-life of 1.251×10 to the ninth years • ...

Unit 1 Vocabulary 2023-01-10

Unit 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. location Exact location of a place on the earth described by global coordinates
  2. distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
  3. the path that a moving object follows
  4. a map that overlays data from one source on top of a map provided by a mapping service
  5. A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
  6. Mapping a person's point-of-view perception of their area of interaction
  7. sensing A method of collecting data or information through the use of instruments that are physically distant from the area or object of study.
  8. lines of longitude
  9. Environment Interaction the study of the interrelationship between people and their physical environment
  10. An imaginary circle around the middle of the earth, halfway between the North Pole and the South Pole
  11. A computer system that stores, organizes, analyzes, and displays geographic data.
  12. Global Positioning System; uses a system of satellites, tracking stations, and receivers to determine precise absolute locations on earth.
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  1. The position of anything on Earth's surface.
  2. The length of a path between two points
  3. lines of latitude
  4. Location The position of a place in relation to another place
  5. an area of Earth distinguished by a distinctive combination of human and physical features
  6. the process of adding geographical information to various media in the form of metadata. The data usually consists of coordinates like latitude and longitude, but may even include bearing, altitude, distance and place names.
  7. the distance in degrees east or west of the prime meridian; measured in degrees
  8. Meridian The meridian, designated at 0° longitude, which passes through the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, England.
  9. A hunt for a cache, the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates which are placed on the Internet by other geocachers

21 Clues: lines of latitude • lines of longitude • the path that a moving object follows • The length of a path between two points • The position of anything on Earth's surface. • distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees • Location The position of a place in relation to another place • A specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic • ...

Earth Sun and Moon Vocabulary 2024-09-23

Earth Sun and Moon Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The period of the moon when the visible surface of the moon decreases.
  2. In summer and winter. The Earth has the longest day/night or shortest day/night depending upon which hemisphere you are in.
  3. The season experienced when that hemisphere of Earth is tilted in toward the sun.
  4. The season experienced when that hemisphere of Earth is tilted away from the sun.
  5. The time (twice each year) at which the day and night are of equal length (~ Sept. 22 and March 20).
  6. the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked.
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  1. When more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible.
  2. The blocking of sunlight to Earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
  3. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center at the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates.
  4. the very darkest part of the moon's shadow.
  5. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
  6. When the Shadow of Earth falls on the Moon.

12 Clues: the very darkest part of the moon's shadow. • When the Shadow of Earth falls on the Moon. • The spinning motion of a planet on its axis. • When more of the Moon's lighted side becomes visible. • the lighter part of a shadow where light is partially blocked. • The period of the moon when the visible surface of the moon decreases. • ...

Science 2018-03-08

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

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

Science 2018-03-08

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

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

Cress 2017-04-23

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

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

Made by God Crossword Puzzle 2020-08-27

Made by God Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. XY chromosomes
  2. XX chromosomes
  3. A reproductive structure
  4. Adam is a _____________
  5. Our planet
  6. To make more than one
  7. Opposite of bad
  8. Yahweh, responsible for creating Earth
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  1. _________ and the bees
  2. First chapter in the Bible
  3. God ______ man and woman
  4. God ___________ Heaven and Earth
  5. Another word for creatures
  6. Producing good results, abundant growth
  7. Eve is a _____________

15 Clues: Our planet • XY chromosomes • XX chromosomes • Opposite of bad • To make more than one • _________ and the bees • Eve is a _____________ • Adam is a _____________ • God ______ man and woman • A reproductive structure • First chapter in the Bible • Another word for creatures • God ___________ Heaven and Earth • Yahweh, responsible for creating Earth • Producing good results, abundant growth

Vocabulary words test 2020-08-24

Vocabulary words test crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is a scientist who studies fossils.
  2. energy-rich resource formed from the burried remains of once-living organisms.
  3. can form if the mold is later filled with mud that hardens.​
  4. The teory that Earth crust is divided into plates that are always moving.
  5. Very small pieces of rock such sand and silt.
  6. help to identify short period of Earths history.
  7. The process of moving weathered rock from one place to another.
Down
  1. The preserved remains or traces of once-living organism.
  2. The dropping of weathered rock by wind or moving weather.
  3. Forms when a shell leaves its shape in the mud.
  4. It is the release of energy and shaking of the ground
  5. large events, caused by climate change.
  6. Break in Earths crust where rock on one side can move in relation to rock on the other side.
  7. Organism that look as if they have not changed much over.
  8. Is the process of rock breaking apart.
  9. Poening that allows magma to Earth surface.
  10. The point on Earth surface directly above the focus.
  11. The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins.

18 Clues: Is a scientist who studies fossils. • Is the process of rock breaking apart. • large events, caused by climate change. • Poening that allows magma to Earth surface. • Very small pieces of rock such sand and silt. • Forms when a shell leaves its shape in the mud. • help to identify short period of Earths history. • The point inside Earth where an earthquake begins. • ...

End of 2025 OHI Crossword Challenge 2025-12-19

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

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

Space Unit 2 2023-01-18

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

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

word cell unit 10 2015-01-08

word cell unit 10 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a town near a city's border
  2. an animal that eats plants and animals
  3. land which is under governmental control
  4. beneath the surface of the earth
  5. a place where land animals are kept for display
  6. god,gods, God
  7. a belief that there are many gods
  8. earth; dry land
  9. under; below
Down
  1. any plant-eating animal
  2. one who believes that there is one god
  3. eat; devour, feeding on
  4. of or pertaining to a city
  5. a city
  6. firm earth; solid ground
  7. having a tremendous appetite
  8. the science that studies religion

17 Clues: a city • under; below • god,gods, God • earth; dry land • any plant-eating animal • eat; devour, feeding on • firm earth; solid ground • of or pertaining to a city • a town near a city's border • having a tremendous appetite • beneath the surface of the earth • a belief that there are many gods • the science that studies religion • one who believes that there is one god • ...

Global Systems 2013-05-20

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

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

Unit 5 vocab 2022-02-07

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

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

science crossword 2019-08-26

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

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

Earth history vocab 2020-04-27

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

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

Intro Astronomy Review 2026-02-23

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

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

Georgia's Geography 2016-08-13

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

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

The Land 2025-04-24

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2022-01-06

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

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

Plate Tectonics Vocabulary 2020-03-25

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

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

Terr & Naut 2025-03-17

Terr & Naut crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to steer or direct a ship or airplane
  2. a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
  3. a fleet of ships; the warships of a nation
  4. a person who is trained to travel in space
  5. an area, region, or piece of land
  6. a sickness that makes the stomach feel sea sick
Down
  1. the study of earth
  2. a person who studies the regions of the earth
  3. under the surface of the earth; underground
  4. relating to the sea, ships, and travel
  5. related to sailing, sailors, and ships
  6. land;earth

12 Clues: land;earth • the study of earth • an area, region, or piece of land • to steer or direct a ship or airplane • relating to the sea, ships, and travel • related to sailing, sailors, and ships • a fleet of ships; the warships of a nation • a person who is trained to travel in space • under the surface of the earth; underground • a person who studies the regions of the earth • ...

Earthquakes, Tectonic Plates, and Earths Layers 2016-03-04

Earthquakes, Tectonic Plates, and Earths Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The most inner layer of the earth
  2. Plates sliding past each other
  3. Primary Wave
  4. Sections the earths crust is divided into.
  5. The outer most layer of the earth
Down
  1. Plates that are separating
  2. The middle layer in the earth
  3. Plates moving together
  4. When two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another
  5. The location on the surface of the earth where an Earthquake has occurred
  6. Secondary Wave

11 Clues: Primary Wave • Secondary Wave • Plates moving together • Plates that are separating • The middle layer in the earth • Plates sliding past each other • The most inner layer of the earth • The outer most layer of the earth • Sections the earths crust is divided into. • When two blocks of the earth suddenly slip past one another • ...

Hazards Tori 2019-03-13

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

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

Plate Tectonics 2020-08-16

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

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

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

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

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

Science 2025-10-30

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

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

Global Systems 2013-05-20

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

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

Global Systems 2013-05-19

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

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

Carbon Cycle Crossword- Chung Bio 2025-05-16

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

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

Renaissance 2022-10-18

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

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

Space Unit Vocabulary 2024-09-26

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

34 Clues: The amount of matter in an object. • A natural object that orbits a planet. • The spinning of a planet around its axis. • A small rocky object that orbits the Sun. • Half of the Earth, either Northern or Southern. • The layer of gasses surrounding a planet or moon. • Shaped like an oval or a slightly stretched circle. • ...

Science Trivia 2014-08-26

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

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

Outer Space! 2013-09-04

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

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

Space 2020-02-10

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

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

Science Crossword Puzzle - Lily Hornick 2023-11-22

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

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

SPACE 2020-05-20

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

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

Unit 10 Zachary burmeister 2023-04-19

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

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

Animals Crossword Puzzle 2023-04-18

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

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

Map Vocabulary Review 2025-08-25

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

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

FUN AND LEARN 2024-10-06

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

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

The Moon By:Palwasha 2013-03-21

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

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

Earth Science Vocabulary 2013-12-08

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

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

N3 Physics Unit 3 2025-08-31

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

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

Cycles 2014-12-02

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

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

Unit 1 Review 2023-09-13

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

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

Unit 7a: Earth's Spheres 2022-03-01

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

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

Root Words 2025-02-11

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

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