the earth Crossword Puzzles

warming earth 2022-05-02

warming earth crossword puzzle
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  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 sunthe 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
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  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 sunthe 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
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  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 sunthe envelop of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.the arrangement of the natural and artificial physical features of an area.the strength and vitality required for sustained physical or mental activity....

Earth science 2017-10-10

Earth science crossword puzzle
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  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. the explosion of a star
  4. the uniform microwave radiation remaining from the Big Bang
  5. a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
  6. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  7. a part or aspect of something abstract, especially one that is essential or characteristic.
  8. 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.
  9. a fixed luminous point in the night sky that is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
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  1. a nuclear reaction in which atomic nuclei of low atomic number fuse to form a heavier nucleus with the release of energy.
  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. the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
  5. 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.
  6. is a seismic body wave that shakes the ground back and forth perpendicular to the direction the wave is moving.

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

DYNAMIC EARTH 2017-11-01

DYNAMIC EARTH crossword puzzle
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  1. A tectonic boundary where two plates move away from each other and new crust comes in between.
  2. Where plates slides sideways past each other.
  3. Layer of Earth made of rock that is fluid.
  4. A wave motion in a solid medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave.
  5. Shows natural and manmade features.
  6. Weakness in the rock strata that can shift and create an earthquake.
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  1. An elevated region in the ocean between two diverging tectonic plates.
  2. A current in a fluid resulting from convection.
  3. Data from a seismograph.
  4. Converting units like mass, length, and time.
  5. Where two tectonic plates meet.
  6. A fault where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.
  7. A wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
  8. A fault where the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
  9. Liquid layer of Earth mostly made of iron and nickel.

15 Clues: Data from a seismograph.Where two tectonic plates meet.Shows natural and manmade features.Layer of Earth made of rock that is fluid.Converting units like mass, length, and time.Where plates slides sideways past each other.A current in a fluid resulting from convection.Liquid layer of Earth mostly made of iron and nickel....

Earth Science 2024-06-03

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. A regular repeating patter found in minerals
  2. the plates slide past each other
  3. the way a mineral reflects light
  4. the point inside earth where rocks first break
  5. the process by which weather rock and soil move
  6. a solid, inorganic material that makes rocks
  7. A scale used to measure the hardness of a mineral
  8. an area of active volcanoes around the pacific
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  1. the breaking down of rocks by natural forces
  2. One plate moves under another tectonic plate
  3. center of the earth
  4. plates moving away from each other
  5. A type of sedimentary rock the forms from the remains of plant and animals
  6. the middle layer of the earth
  7. molten rock below the earths surface

15 Clues: center of the earththe middle layer of the earththe plates slide past each otherthe way a mineral reflects lightplates moving away from each othermolten rock below the earths surfacethe breaking down of rocks by natural forcesA regular repeating patter found in mineralsOne plate moves under another tectonic plate...

Earth Geometry 2024-02-17

Earth Geometry crossword puzzle
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  1. zero degrees longitude, goes through Greenwich
  2. latitude lines are also known as these
  3. 90 degrees North
  4. 90 degrees South
  5. lines of longitude (and the equator) are known as these circles
  6. horizontal lines around the Earth
  7. longitude lines are also known as these
  8. zero degrees latitude
  9. the East West directed is quoted first or second in the co-ordinate
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  1. lines of latitude are known as this type of circle
  2. longitude measures which two of the four cardinal directions
  3. latitude ordinate is quoted first or second in the co-ordinate
  4. how many minutes in 1 degree
  5. vertical lines around the Earth
  6. latitude measures which two of the four cardinal directions

15 Clues: 90 degrees North90 degrees Southzero degrees latitudehow many minutes in 1 degreevertical lines around the Earthhorizontal lines around the Earthlatitude lines are also known as theselongitude lines are also known as thesezero degrees longitude, goes through Greenwichlines of latitude are known as this type of circle...

Earth Science 2023-10-25

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. The planet closest to the sun
  2. Hottest planet in the solar system
  3. A dwarf planet with 5 moons
  4. Also known as the red planet
  5. The moon looks like it is shrinking
  6. First planet found with a telescope
  7. Largest planet in the solar system
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  1. Name of the lunar phase when the earth is between the sun and moon
  2. This divides the Earth into northern and southern hemisphere
  3. The moon orbits in this shape
  4. The planet with the most visible rings
  5. Name of the lunar phase when the moon is between the sun and earth
  6. First planet found with math
  7. An invisible force drawing objects to its center
  8. The moon looks like it is growing

15 Clues: A dwarf planet with 5 moonsAlso known as the red planetFirst planet found with mathThe planet closest to the sunThe moon orbits in this shapeThe moon looks like it is growingHottest planet in the solar systemLargest planet in the solar systemThe moon looks like it is shrinkingFirst planet found with a telescopeThe planet with the most visible rings...

Earth Day 2024-04-16

Earth Day crossword puzzle
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  1. Turning off lights helps conserve __________.
  2. The study of the relationship between organisms and their environment.
  3. Polluted precipitation that can damage the environment. (Two words.)
  4. Turns fruit and vegetable waste into rich soil for gardening.
  5. Please put your trash in the trash can. Don't __________.
  6. To use less.
  7. April 22 (two words)
  8. Resources that can be replenished or replaced through careful management.
  9. To use again.
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  1. To process waste in such a way as to reclaim raw material for future use.
  2. Planned management of natural resources to prevent waste, exploitation, or destruction.
  3. Raw materials supplied by nature. (Two words.)
  4. A place where garbage is hauled and burned.
  5. To contaminate the environment with man-made waste.
  6. Many People plant these on Earth Day

15 Clues: To use less.To use again.April 22 (two words)Many People plant these on Earth DayA place where garbage is hauled and burned.Turning off lights helps conserve __________.Raw materials supplied by nature. (Two words.)To contaminate the environment with man-made waste.Please put your trash in the trash can. Don't __________....

Earth Week 2024-04-24

Earth Week crossword puzzle
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  1. A name for creatures that live on the Earth
  2. A liquid found in all oceans, rivers, and lakes
  3. The color of the Earth's oceans and sky
  4. To turn old paper, glass, metal, or plastic into something new again
  5. A word that describes the outdoors, including all plants and animals
  6. The name of the planet we live on
  7. Something you put in dirt that grows up to be a plant
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  1. The name for a sphere shaped object that revolves around a star or sun
  2. To use your feet to go somewhere
  3. To use something more than once
  4. To lessen the amount of trash we make
  5. A vehicle with two wheels
  6. The color of trees, grass, and many other plants
  7. An adjective that means neat and tidy (like we want Earth to be)
  8. Big, green plants that are fun to climb on and that make the Earth greener

15 Clues: A vehicle with two wheelsTo use something more than onceTo use your feet to go somewhereThe name of the planet we live onTo lessen the amount of trash we makeThe color of the Earth's oceans and skyA name for creatures that live on the EarthA liquid found in all oceans, rivers, and lakesThe color of trees, grass, and many other plants...

Earth Day 2024-04-25

Earth Day crossword puzzle
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  1. Trash, such as paper, cans, and bottles, that is left lying in an open or public place.
  2. The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  3. A highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms.
  4. A community of living organisms (plants, animals and microbes) in a particular area.
  5. Able to be upheld or defended.
  6. Well-engineered and managed facilities for the disposal of solid waste.
  7. (Of food or farming methods) produced or involving production without the use of chemical fertilizers, pesticides, or other artificial agents.
  8. (Of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants) having no living members; no longer in existence.
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  1. The process of collecting and processing materials that would otherwise be thrown away as trash and turning them into new products.
  2. The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism.
  3. Protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.
  4. (Of a natural resource or source of energy) not depleted when used.
  5. The surroundings or conditions in which a person, animal, or plant lives or operates.
  6. The sun's rays as a source of energy from which power for domestic or industrial use may be generated.
  7. To make foul or unclean, especially with harmful chemical or waste products; dirty.

15 Clues: Able to be upheld or defended.A highly reactive gas composed of three oxygen atoms.The envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.(Of a natural resource or source of energy) not depleted when used.The natural home or environment of an animal, plant, or other organism....

Earth Spheres 2024-06-17

Earth Spheres crossword puzzle
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  1. The meaning of the prefix "geo".
  2. This sphere contains all the water on our planet.
  3. This sphere contains all the gas on earth.
  4. The four spheres constantly _________ with each other.
  5. Some of the smallest living things.
  6. The meaning of the prefix "bio".
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  1. The atmosphere protects us from this.
  2. This sphere contains all living forms on our planet.
  3. One of the gases found in the atmosphere.
  4. Molten rock flowing from a volcano.
  5. This sphere is made of all the rocks and minerals. on Earth
  6. The process by which the wind breaks down large rocks.
  7. "Atmo" means this word.
  8. The meaning of the word "hydro".
  9. The process by which rivers and streams cut into the Earth's surface.

15 Clues: "Atmo" means this word.The meaning of the prefix "geo".The meaning of the word "hydro".The meaning of the prefix "bio".Molten rock flowing from a volcano.Some of the smallest living things.The atmosphere protects us from this.One of the gases found in the atmosphere.This sphere contains all the gas on earth....

BEYOND EARTH 2025-01-21

BEYOND EARTH crossword puzzle
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  1. POLE STAR IS ALSO KNOWN AS
  2. PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME
  3. NEAREST STAR OTHER THAN SUN
  4. THE ROCKY OBJECTS WHICH LIE BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER AND REVOLVE IN THE FORM OF A BELT
  5. REGION OF SKY SHOWING A PATTERN OF STARS
  6. OBJECTS THAT MOVE AROUND THE PLANETS
  7. OUR HOME GALAXY
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  1. THE CONSTELLATION REPRESENTED AS HUNTER
  2. IT LIES IN URSA MAJOR CONSTELLATION
  3. THE NEAREST STAR TO EARTH
  4. THE BRIGHTEST STAR IN THE NIGHT SKY OBSERVEDIN CANIS CONSTELLATION
  5. IT CONTAINS GALAXIES, CONSTELLATIONS,STARS AND PLANETS
  6. SMALL, IRREGULARLY SHAPED BODIES IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM COMPOSED MAINLY OF ICE AND DUST.
  7. ALSO KNOWN AS MORNING STAR OR EVENING STAR.
  8. AN APP IN THE MOBILE TO IDENTIFY STARS, CONSTELLATIONS AND PLANETS

15 Clues: OUR HOME GALAXYTHE NEAREST STAR TO EARTHPOLE STAR IS ALSO KNOWN ASNEAREST STAR OTHER THAN SUNIT LIES IN URSA MAJOR CONSTELLATIONOBJECTS THAT MOVE AROUND THE PLANETSTHE CONSTELLATION REPRESENTED AS HUNTERREGION OF SKY SHOWING A PATTERN OF STARSALSO KNOWN AS MORNING STAR OR EVENING STAR.PRESENCE OF EXCESSIVE ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT TIME...

EARTH DAY 2025-05-22

EARTH DAY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Make less trash by limiting use.
  2. Practice of refusing plastic straws and bags.
  3. The philosophy behind managing waste sustainably.
  4. Where most household plastic waste ends up.
  5. Use again instead of discarding.
  6. Synthetic material found in bottles and packaging.
  7. Renewable packaging material from trees.
  8. Tiny plastic pieces found in the sea and seafood.
  9. Method of turning organic waste into soil.
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  1. Convert waste into usable material.
  2. Massive floating debris area in the Pacific.
  3. Result of dumping plastic into water bodies.
  4. Plastic made from corn or other plants.
  5. Thin item banned in many countries for environmental reasons.
  6. Common result of careless trash disposal.

15 Clues: Make less trash by limiting use.Use again instead of discarding.Convert waste into usable material.Plastic made from corn or other plants.Renewable packaging material from trees.Common result of careless trash disposal.Method of turning organic waste into soil.Where most household plastic waste ends up.Massive floating debris area in the Pacific....

Earth Science 2025-05-17

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. An underground formation that contains groundwater
  2. long-term average of weather in an area
  3. Fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals. (Separate the words with an _)
  4. The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves
  5. a long period of unusually dry weather.
  6. day-to-day changes in atmospheric conditions
  7. A type of resource that is replenished faster than it is used.
  8. amount of moisture in the air.
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  1. A type of resource that is not replenished faster than it is used.
  2. Rocks formed by the cooling and hardening of magma or molten lava
  3. species that enter new ecosystems and multiplies greatly because there are no natural predators. (Separate the words with an _)
  4. any significant change in measures of climate, such as temperature, precipitation, or wind. (Separate the words with an _)
  5. A harmful material that can enter the biosphere through the air, soil or water
  6. Rocks that undergo a physical change due to extreme heat and pressure
  7. Protecting and preserving natural resources and the environment

15 Clues: amount of moisture in the air.long-term average of weather in an areaa long period of unusually dry weather.day-to-day changes in atmospheric conditionsAn underground formation that contains groundwaterA type of resource that is replenished faster than it is used.The removal of trees faster than forests can replace themselves...

Earth Science 2025-10-19

Earth Science crossword puzzle
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  1. The long record of Earth’s history divided into eras, periods, and epochs.
  2. Remains or traces of ancient living things.
  3. The time it takes for half of a radioactive substance to decay.
  4. Type of dating that gives the actual age of rocks in years.
  5. Matching rocks from different places by age or fossils.
  6. Type of element used in absolute dating methods.
  7. Type of rock where fossils are most commonly found.
  8. A gap in the rock record showing erosion or lack of deposition.
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  1. A law that says faults or intrusions are younger than the rocks they cut through.
  2. A fossil used to define and identify specific time periods.
  3. Type of dating that tells which rock is older or younger, not exact age.
  4. The study of rock layers and layering.
  5. Law stating the oldest rocks are at the bottom.
  6. Pieces of one rock type found inside another; older than the rock containing them.
  7. Law that says rock layers are originally deposited flat.

15 Clues: The study of rock layers and layering.Remains or traces of ancient living things.Law stating the oldest rocks are at the bottom.Type of element used in absolute dating methods.Type of rock where fossils are most commonly found.Matching rocks from different places by age or fossils.Law that says rock layers are originally deposited flat....

Inside Earth 2025-11-26

Inside Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A sphere of solid material at Earth's center
  2. The printed record made by a seismograph
  3. Slower seismic waves that travel only through solids
  4. The solid rock that makes up Earth’s outermost layer
  5. The liquid layer of Earth located below the crust
  6. A break in Earth's outer layer caused by the movement of rocks
  7. Earthquakes happen because of the sudden release of this
  8. Scientists compare these records to learn about Earth’s interior
  9. Waves that travel out from the focus in all directions
  10. A movement or vibration in Earth
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  1. The fastest type of seismic waves that can travel through solids, liquids, and gases
  2. Vibrations caused by rocks moving and breaking along faults
  3. The slowest seismic waves that cause the most damage
  4. Instrument that measures earthquake vibrations
  5. The place inside Earth where an earthquake begins
  6. Rock layer below the crust

16 Clues: Rock layer below the crustA movement or vibration in EarthThe printed record made by a seismographA sphere of solid material at Earth's centerInstrument that measures earthquake vibrationsThe liquid layer of Earth located below the crustThe place inside Earth where an earthquake beginsSlower seismic waves that travel only through solids...

Earth Science 2025-11-21

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. irrigation
  2. celestial
  3. odourless
  4. sea
  5. mist
  6. moon
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  1. air
  2. star
  3. colourless
  4. rainwater
  5. cycle
  6. water
  7. sun
  8. oxygen
  9. light

15 Clues: airsunseastarmistmooncyclewaterlightoxygenrainwatercelestialodourlesscolourlessirrigation

Earth Day 2026-04-08

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Melting polar feature.
  2. Reusable water ___.
  3. “Earth’s lungs”.
  4. Natural gas that contributes to global warming.
  5. energy from moving air.
  6. Melting ice can cause sea level __.
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  1. The gradual warming of Earth.
  2. Material made from trees.
  3. What trees absorb.
  4. Process by which plants make food using sunlight.
  5. Famous frog who said, “It’s not easy being ___".
  6. The third planet from the sun.
  7. Best office plant for people who forget to water.
  8. Percentage of the Earth's surface covered by water.
  9. April 22 celebration for our planet.

15 Clues: “Earth’s lungs”.What trees absorb.Reusable water ___.Melting polar feature.energy from moving air.Material made from trees.The gradual warming of Earth.The third planet from the sun.Melting ice can cause sea level __.April 22 celebration for our planet.Natural gas that contributes to global warming.Famous frog who said, “It’s not easy being ___"....

Tectonics 2024-02-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. COLLIDE
  2. core liquid part of core
  3. crack in earth
  4. the mechanic model of earth
  5. we live on these
  6. boundary SEPARATE
  7. crust floats on this
  8. squishing with intense pressure
  9. lower level of mantle
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  1. two parts very hot
  2. developed by Alfred Wegener
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. crust and uppermost part of mantle
  5. core solid part of core
  6. oceanic plate sinks
  7. thin layer of rock
  8. SLIDE PASS
  9. Harry Hess
  10. thickest layer 66% of earth

19 Clues: COLLIDESLIDE PASSHarry HessAlfred Wegenercrack in earthwe live on thesetwo parts very hotthin layer of rockoceanic plate sinksboundary SEPARATEcrust floats on thislower level of mantlecore solid part of coredeveloped by Alfred Wegenercore liquid part of corethe mechanic model of earththickest layer 66% of earth...

Tectonics 2024-02-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. COLLIDE
  2. core liquid part of core
  3. crack in earth
  4. the mechanic model of earth
  5. we live on these
  6. boundary SEPARATE
  7. crust floats on this
  8. squishing with intense pressure
  9. lower level of mantle
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  1. two parts very hot
  2. developed by Alfred Wegener
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. crust and uppermost part of mantle
  5. core solid part of core
  6. oceanic plate sinks
  7. thin layer of rock
  8. SLIDE PASS
  9. Harry Hess
  10. thickest layer 66% of earth

19 Clues: COLLIDESLIDE PASSHarry HessAlfred Wegenercrack in earthwe live on thesetwo parts very hotthin layer of rockoceanic plate sinksboundary SEPARATEcrust floats on thislower level of mantlecore solid part of coredeveloped by Alfred Wegenercore liquid part of corethe mechanic model of earththickest layer 66% of earth...

Geoffrey Aikens tectonic plates crossword 2026-02-04

Geoffrey Aikens tectonic plates crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Occurs when two tectonic plates are rubbing against each other in opposite directions
  2. Liquid layer of the earth made of molten rock made of more iron than nickel creates earths gravitational pulls
  3. The crust, Mantle and Core, the layers of the earth based off of composition
  4. The outermost layer of the earth; continental or oceanic
  5. Theory which states that there are different types of plates in the earth
  6. Occurs when two tectonic plates are moving away from each other
  7. Lighter more durable rock found on continental crust
  8. Occurs when two plates are at a transform and a rock slips
  9. Theory created by Alfred Wegener; says that the earth's continents are always moving
  10. The idea that the sea has a ridge in the middle which is creating new ocean
  11. What the earth's crust is broken up into; broken up into different parts called continental
  12. Occurs when two tectonic plates are moving into each other
  13. occurs when two oceanic plates diverge
  14. Woman who thought of the theory of seafloor spreading
  15. Layer below the crust; dense and in parts semiliquid; 1800 miles long
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  1. Occurs when 2 oceanic plates converge or when a continental plate and an oceanic plate converge
  2. Lower part of the mantle
  3. Consists of the earth's crust and part of the mantle; floats on top of asthenosphere
  4. Occurs when two Continental plates converge
  5. Type of crust made out of granite; found in continents
  6. Area of the earth where magma comes out and new land is created; 2 convergent oceanic plates
  7. Earths innermost part made of more nickel than iron which so hot and pressurized that it cant melt
  8. Occurs when two continental plates diverge
  9. Earths most recent supercontinent, Greek for "All the Earth"
  10. Man who thought of the theory of continental drift
  11. Allows convection currents to flow and is the upper mantle; Semiliquid
  12. The lithosphere, asthenosphere, and mesosphere, the layers based off of what they do
  13. Type of crust made out of basalt; found in oceans
  14. Dense dark colored rock that oceanic crust is made of

29 Clues: Lower part of the mantleoccurs when two oceanic plates divergeOccurs when two continental plates divergeOccurs when two Continental plates convergeType of crust made out of basalt; found in oceansMan who thought of the theory of continental driftLighter more durable rock found on continental crust...

Our Universe 2023-01-30

Our Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What are the huge balls of fire that twinkle in the night?
  2. Our earth shows two kinds of movements?
  3. Earth is in which shape?
Down
  1. The movement of the earth around the sun in its fixed orbit is called?
  2. The spinning movement of the earth about its axis is called?
  3. In how many days earth takes about to complete on revolution?
  4. The rotation of the earth causes?
  5. It is a huge ball of fire that gives us light and heat?
  6. What is third planet in the solar system?
  7. What is the natural satellite of earth?

10 Clues: Earth is in which shape?The rotation of the earth causes?What is the natural satellite of earth?Our earth shows two kinds of movements?What is third planet in the solar system?It is a huge ball of fire that gives us light and heat?What are the huge balls of fire that twinkle in the night?The spinning movement of the earth about its axis is called?...

Science Vocab part 1 2024-02-16

Science Vocab part 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.
  2. The path that a body is follows around the sun called it's orbit.
  3. Either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest or lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days.
  4. To move in a circle about/around a central axis.
  5. The imaginary line of latitude that divides Earth into two equal hemispheres.
  6. Four divisions of the year marked by weather patterns and daylight hours.
  7. The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
  8. Tide When the Moon, Sun, and Earth are at a 90 degree angle.
  9. Imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north or south of the equator.
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  1. A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface.
  2. The measure of how hot or cold something is.
  3. The force that draws objects towards each other.
  4. A period of the year is characterized by particular weather conditions and temperature.
  5. The time/date when both day and night are at an equal time.
  6. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
  7. A natural object that exists outside the Earth's atmosphere.
  8. When the Moon, Sun, and Earth are in a straight line.
  9. Long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the Moon and Sun.

18 Clues: The spinning of Earth on its axis.The measure of how hot or cold something is.An imaginary line around which Earth rotates.The force that draws objects towards each other.To move in a circle about/around a central axis.When the Moon, Sun, and Earth are in a straight line.The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place....

All About Mercury 2023-02-14

All About Mercury crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mariner 10 and MESSENGER are a type of _______
  2. What is the surface covered with?
  3. A birthday on Mercury would happen every ____ months.
  4. Mercury doesn't have any___________
  5. The name of one of the craters on Mercury.
  6. Mercury can complete one _______ around the sun in 88 Earth days.
  7. Mercury is the ______ planet to the sun.
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  1. Mercury only has one ______ every 180 Earth days.
  2. Mercury can be seen without using a __________
  3. Venus, Earth, Mars, and Mercury are all ______ planets
  4. Compared to all the planets, Mercury is the ________.
  5. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  6. Mercury's size is bigger than the moon of _____
  7. What kind of atmosphere does Mercury have?

14 Clues: What is the surface covered with?Mercury doesn't have any___________Mercury is the ______ planet to the sun.The name of one of the craters on Mercury.What kind of atmosphere does Mercury have?Mariner 10 and MESSENGER are a type of _______Mercury can be seen without using a __________What is the hottest planet in the solar system?...

Mohammed Hemal & Sasita Kami Crossword for Intro Astro Lecture 4? 2024-09-26

Mohammed Hemal & Sasita Kami Crossword for Intro Astro Lecture 4? crossword puzzle
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  1. (Name for a total lunar eclipse, where the Moon appears fully dark)
  2. (When the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon, we get this type of eclipse)
  3. (The outer, lighter part of a shadow during an eclipse)
  4. (When the Sun and Moon align, but the Moon’s shadow does not fully cover the Sun)
  5. (Rotation where the Moon turns once per orbit around Earth)
  6. (The point where the Moon crosses the ecliptic plane)
  7. (The shadow cast by Earth during an eclipse, where the Moon appears red)
  8. (The Moon’s orbit is tilted by this many degrees relative to the ecliptic plane)
Down
  1. (The apparent wobble of the Moon due to its tilted orbit)
  2. (The red light seen during a lunar eclipse is refracted through this)
  3. (Light from Earth that illuminates the unlit part of the crescent Moon)
  4. (The side of the Moon always visible from Earth)
  5. (This type of eclipse occurs when the Moon passes through Earth’s shadow)
  6. (The period it takes for the Moon to go through all its phases)
  7. (Occurs when the Moon’s shadow falls on Earth)

15 Clues: (Occurs when the Moon’s shadow falls on Earth)(The side of the Moon always visible from Earth)(The point where the Moon crosses the ecliptic plane)(The outer, lighter part of a shadow during an eclipse)(The apparent wobble of the Moon due to its tilted orbit)(Rotation where the Moon turns once per orbit around Earth)...

life 2012-06-26

life crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / the top most part of anything(6)
  2. / the gradual process of ending by the force of nature(7)
  3. / the layers of the earth(5)
  4. / the progress of bursting forth(8)
  5. / one plate slide under another(10)
  6. / opposite of cold.(4)
  7. / you see they every where.(8)
  8. / center of the earth(4)
  9. / very hot stuff.(4)
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  1. / molten material under the earth crust(5)
  2. / starts earthquake(6)
  3. / not active(7)
  4. / goes down mountain(14)
  5. / the opening of the top volcano(6)
  6. / a opening or way out(4)

15 Clues: / not active(7)/ very hot stuff.(4)/ starts earthquake(6)/ opposite of cold.(4)/ goes down mountain(14)/ center of the earth(4)/ a opening or way out(4)/ the layers of the earth(5)/ you see they every where.(8)/ the top most part of anything(6)/ the opening of the top volcano(6)/ the progress of bursting forth(8)/ one plate slide under another(10)...

Destructive EQs 2021-10-14

Destructive EQs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lies below the lithosphere
  2. the outer shell of earth
  3. the layer on the earth below the crust
  4. if two plates are sliding away from eachother
  5. earths outer layer 9-43 miles thick
  6. being stretched out tightly
  7. liquid metal surronds the inner core
Down
  1. pliable not brittle dosent lose toughness
  2. two or more lithospheric plates collide
  3. easily broken hard but will shatter
  4. the reduction of something
  5. a long narrow ditch
  6. solid metal the center of the earth
  7. a strain in the structure
  8. if two plates slide horizontally from eachother

15 Clues: a long narrow ditchthe outer shell of eartha strain in the structurelies below the lithospherethe reduction of somethingbeing stretched out tightlysolid metal the center of the earthearths outer layer 9-43 miles thickeasily broken hard but will shatterliquid metal surronds the inner corethe layer on the earth below the crust...

Physical Geography : Chapter 1 2023-11-16

Physical Geography : Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Something that enters a system
  2. Something that exits a system
  3. Lines that go north and south
  4. The layer of gas above the Earth’s surface.
  5. Celestial bodies that orbit around the sun
  6. When the sun reaches its mix or min declination
  7. The study of the earth
  8. Understanding the natural and social world
  9. Two systems have the same # inputs as outputs
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  1. Rocks and Earth
  2. When the sun crosses the celestial equator
  3. Earth’s bodies of water
  4. All of Earth’s living things
  5. Ice bodies on Earth
  6. Lines that go east and west

15 Clues: Rocks and EarthIce bodies on EarthThe study of the earthEarth’s bodies of waterLines that go east and westAll of Earth’s living thingsSomething that exits a systemLines that go north and southSomething that enters a systemWhen the sun crosses the celestial equatorCelestial bodies that orbit around the sunUnderstanding the natural and social world...

To the Moon and Back 2025-09-07

To the Moon and Back crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the Moon is more than half lit
  2. Closest point in orbit around Earth
  3. Lit side of the Moon shrinking
  4. Whe the Moon blocks the Sun
  5. Permanent home for astronauts on the Moon
  6. Symbol planted on the Moon by astronauts
  7. Thin, curved Moon shape
Down
  1. Farthest point in orbit around Earth
  2. When the entire Moon is lit
  3. Lit side of the Moon growing larger
  4. Path the Moon takes around Earth
  5. Shape of the lit part of the Moon
  6. Word that means about the Moon
  7. Dark, flat lunar areas thought to be seas
  8. Dusty ground covering the Moon
  9. Moon phase where the Moon is dark

16 Clues: Thin, curved Moon shapeWhen the entire Moon is litWhe the Moon blocks the SunLit side of the Moon shrinkingWord that means about the MoonDusty ground covering the MoonPath the Moon takes around EarthShape of the lit part of the MoonMoon phase where the Moon is darkWhen the Moon is more than half litLit side of the Moon growing larger...

The Moon 2025-11-20

The Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the sixth moon phase where the moon begins to shrink to the right
  2. light on the moon shrinks to the right
  3. the seventh moon phase where the right half of the moon is lit
  4. the moon rotating on in 27.3 days
  5. the fourth moon phase where the moon is mostly lit on the left
  6. the first moon phase where the moon is between the earth and sun
  7. the fifth moon phase where the moon is completely lit
  8. the second moon phase where light begins to grow from the left
Down
  1. the third moon phase where the left half of the moon is lit
  2. the eighth moon phase where only a small part of the moon is lit on the right
  3. from the moon, the earth blocks the sun
  4. the moon orbiting the earth in 27.3 days
  5. from earth, the moon blocks the sun
  6. light on the moon grows from the left
  7. when rotation and revolution occurs in the same time frame
  8. Occurs in 29.5 days

16 Clues: Occurs in 29.5 daysthe moon rotating on in 27.3 daysfrom earth, the moon blocks the sunlight on the moon grows from the leftlight on the moon shrinks to the rightfrom the moon, the earth blocks the sunthe moon orbiting the earth in 27.3 daysthe fifth moon phase where the moon is completely lit...

Cross word Science 2021-06-14

Cross word Science crossword puzzle
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  1. the study of the earth and solid rock
  2. the thickest part of the earth
  3. am mountan that withholds lava
  4. a plate in the lithosphere that makes movements
  5. something that pushes rock underwater with magma
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  1. when the seafloor is spreading apart by tectonics
  2. when plates move back and forth making a rumbling in the ground
  3. when the continents are pushed apart
  4. scientists made this word up and is located between the crust and mantle
  5. thinnest part of earth where we live
  6. the part of the earth that spins in the middle of the earth
  7. 200 million years ago when the land was connected

12 Clues: the thickest part of the eartham mountan that withholds lavawhen the continents are pushed apartthinnest part of earth where we livethe study of the earth and solid rocka plate in the lithosphere that makes movementssomething that pushes rock underwater with magmawhen the seafloor is spreading apart by tectonics...

Eclipse's 2024-08-07

Eclipse's crossword puzzle
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  1. Moon covers sun but still shows the sun disk around the moon.
  2. Point of an object orbit when its closed to the sun.
  3. Moon Shadow moves around the globe.
  4. Sun, Moon and Earth not fully inline so sun looks like a cresent during eclipse
  5. Large star.
Down
  1. Rocky metor like object rotating around the Earth.
  2. Moon blocks the the sunlight for earth by going in front of the sun.
  3. Where we live.
  4. Earth blocks the moon from the sunlight.
  5. Area the light is completly blocked. (Shadow)
  6. Area that the sun that the sun is partly blocked.
  7. Moon covers the entire sun.

12 Clues: Large star.Where we live.Moon covers the entire sun.Moon Shadow moves around the globe.Earth blocks the moon from the sunlight.Area the light is completly blocked. (Shadow)Area that the sun that the sun is partly blocked.Rocky metor like object rotating around the Earth.Point of an object orbit when its closed to the sun....

Seasons 2023-10-25

Seasons crossword puzzle
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  1. the third season of the year
  2. 365 days (12 months)
  3. 24 hours
  4. the warmest season of the year
  5. the degree or intensity of heat present in a substance or object
  6. the imaginary line on which earth orbits on
  7. the coldest season of the year
  8. earth source of energy
  9. when the night or day is longer
Down
  1. North Star
  2. imaginary line separating the earth into hemispheres
  3. weather conditions over a long period of time
  4. the season after winter and before summer
  5. four divisions of the year identified by weather patterens
  6. when the hours in the day and night are equal
  7. what causes seasons

16 Clues: 24 hoursNorth Starwhat causes seasons365 days (12 months)earth source of energythe third season of the yearthe warmest season of the yearthe coldest season of the yearwhen the night or day is longerthe season after winter and before summerthe imaginary line on which earth orbits onweather conditions over a long period of time...

Understanding the First Stage of the Rock Cycle 2015-02-11

Understanding the First Stage of the Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
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  1. The process of breaking down rocks naturally.
  2. Liquid molten rock deep below Earth's crust.
  3. Solid inner layer of Earth made up of iron and nickel.
  4. Rock's formed from cooled magma.
  5. A natural solid substance not formed by living things.
  6. A rock formed by lava.
  7. Second layer of Earth made of thick liquid magma.
  8. Where one crustal plate slides under another.
  9. The formation and reformation of rocks.
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  1. A rock formed by magma.
  2. A job based on taking minerals and metals out of the ground.
  3. Rock's formed directly from lava.
  4. Third layer of Earth where magma may reach the surface.
  5. Hard outer layer of Earth that includes the ocean floor.
  6. The way a mineral breaks not along a straight line.
  7. Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.

16 Clues: A rock formed by lava.A rock formed by magma.Rock's formed from cooled magma.Rock's formed directly from lava.The formation and reformation of rocks.Magma that reaches the Earth's surface.Liquid molten rock deep below Earth's crust.The process of breaking down rocks naturally.Where one crustal plate slides under another....

General Knowledge crossword puzzle 2024-04-13

General Knowledge crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The process by which plants make food. (8)
  2. The chemical symbol for water. (2)
  3. The number of continents on Earth. (7)
  4. The force that pulls objects towards the center of the Earth. (6)
  5. The smallest planet in our solar system.
  6. The capital city of France
  7. The chemical symbol for gold
  8. The longest river in the world.
  9. The world's tallest mountain. (6)
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  1. The first man to walk on the moon.
  2. The capital city of Australia. (8)
  3. The study of stars and planets
  4. The largest planet in our solar system.
  5. The author of "Romeo and Juliet".
  6. The largest mammal
  7. The largest ocean on Earth. (7)
  8. The main organ for breathing in humans. (5)

17 Clues: The largest mammalThe capital city of FranceThe chemical symbol for goldThe study of stars and planetsThe largest ocean on Earth. (7)The longest river in the world.The author of "Romeo and Juliet".The world's tallest mountain. (6)The first man to walk on the moon.The capital city of Australia. (8)The chemical symbol for water. (2)...

geography 2025-09-11

geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. round, 3d maps of the earth
  2. how high or low you are
  3. level - the average height of the worlds oceans
  4. the outside edges of a country
  5. west to east on a globe
  6. a portion of land with its own government
  7. lakes, streams - no salt
  8. a ratio to calculate real life distances
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  1. tells what the symbols on the map are
  2. large body of water
  3. the study of land
  4. imaginary line that separates the earth from north and south
  5. a way to divide earth north, south, east, west
  6. the grid marks that go north to south
  7. rose - on every map - tells the cardinal directions
  8. books of maps
  9. flat picture of an area

17 Clues: books of mapsthe study of landlarge body of waterhow high or low you arewest to east on a globeflat picture of an arealakes, streams - no saltround, 3d maps of the earththe outside edges of a countrytells what the symbols on the map arethe grid marks that go north to southa ratio to calculate real life distances...

Periodic Table 2023-12-01

Periodic Table crossword puzzle
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  1. the first element found
  2. halogen group 17 period 4
  3. metals have a high ___ point
  4. metals become ___ ions
  5. periods go
  6. ionic charge for iodine
  7. sodium is this kind of element
  8. better conductors than metals and nonmetals
  9. lanthanide top row 9 over
  10. are"rare earth metals"
  11. ionic charges have a ___
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  1. are "rare earth metals"
  2. transition metals come from ___
  3. nonmetals become ___ ions
  4. neon is this kind of element
  5. valance electrons have the __ energy levels
  6. noble gasses are ___
  7. nonmetals are ___
  8. alkaline earth metals ___ in air
  9. majority of the elements are
  10. transition metal group 5 period 4
  11. number of valance electrons hydrogen has
  12. alkaline earth metal group 2 period 5
  13. silicon is this kind of element
  14. has a cream cheese texture
  15. number of valance electrons fluorine has
  16. alkali group 1 period 2
  17. lanthanides react ___ with most nonmetals
  18. nonmetals can ___ easily
  19. noble gas group 18 period 6

30 Clues: periods gononmetals are ___noble gasses are ___metals become ___ ionsare"rare earth metals"are "rare earth metals"the first element foundionic charge for iodinealkali group 1 period 2nonmetals can ___ easilyionic charges have a ___nonmetals become ___ ionshalogen group 17 period 4lanthanide top row 9 overhas a cream cheese texture...

B4 2020 Hurst 2020-11-18

B4 2020 Hurst crossword puzzle
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  1. heat transfer from one object to another
  2. in troposphere, helps clean some pollutants
  3. heat transfer through movement
  4. energy transmitted through waves
  5. the three r's in helping climate change
  6. second most abundant greenhouse gas
  7. gases surrounding earth
  8. how cold or warm it is, caused by gases in atmosphere
  9. water vapor changing into a liquid
  10. warming caused by climate change and greenhouse gases
  11. height, going up
  12. the layer that we live in
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  1. caused by greenhouse gases, heat being trapped in earth
  2. pollutants taking up air
  3. dioxide what we breathe out
  4. energy that comes from sun onto earth
  5. airplanes fly in this layer
  6. outermost layer
  7. what is going on, clouds, sun, heat, etc.
  8. gets colder with altitude
  9. second most abundant, what we need to live
  10. causes most of the greenhouse gasses on earth
  11. trap heat in atmosphere
  12. most abundant atmospheric gas
  13. borealis caused by sun striking oxygen and nitrogen, creates lights

25 Clues: outermost layerheight, going upgases surrounding earthtrap heat in atmospherepollutants taking up airgets colder with altitudethe layer that we live indioxide what we breathe outairplanes fly in this layermost abundant atmospheric gasheat transfer through movementenergy transmitted through waveswater vapor changing into a liquid...

space 2025-05-16

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount inside something is
  2. big rocky balls in space orbiting sun
  3. 3 stars bonded together by gravity
  4. a gas cloud in space
  5. period of time it takes the ISS to orbit Earth
  6. brightest star in Ursa minor constellation
  7. light stretching across space
  8. area in space beyond Neptune with many asteroids and comets many
  9. Hot gas ball in space
  10. dark matter in space that if something goes in it cant be seen
  11. distance in space
  12. A force that forces things together
  13. nearest galaxy to our galaxy
  14. big space craft launched 1977
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  1. an object moving on a continuous motion unless stopped by a force
  2. space aircraft to zoom in on space and earth
  3. Space station in space orbiting earth
  4. a group of stars that make patterns
  5. gas in space
  6. The path an object takes around a planet or moon
  7. Telescope launched by NASA named by famous scientist
  8. small planet with life
  9. a big place with millions and trillions of stars

23 Clues: gas in spacedistance in spacea gas cloud in spaceHot gas ball in spacesmall planet with lifenearest galaxy to our galaxylight stretching across spacebig space craft launched 1977The amount inside something is3 stars bonded together by gravitya group of stars that make patternsA force that forces things togetherSpace station in space orbiting earth...

andreadaki_SWAM_ We and the Ocean 2021-06-01

andreadaki_SWAM_ We and the Ocean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. River Nervion runs into the Cantabrian Sea, at the south part of the …….of Biscay.
  2. The ocean absorbs most of the …. radiation reaching Earth
  3. The ocean absorbs roughly half of all …. dioxide added to the atmosphere.
  4. As most of the oxygen in the atmosphere originally came from activities in the ocean, it’ s the ocean that made the Earth ……
  5. The ocean is an integral part of the water ……….
  6. The islands of Cyclades lie in the middle of the …… sea, an embayment of the eastern Mediterranean.
  7. The Earth has one big ocean with many ocean ………, such as North and South Pacific, North and South Atlantic, Indian etc.
  8. The ocean and humans are inextricably ….; the ocean affects every human life and vice versa.
  9. The resources of the ocean are ………. despite its magnitude.
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  1. The …… of Azores, composed of nine volcanic islands, lies in the North Atlantic.
  2. The ocean and life in the ocean …….. the features of Earth.
  3. The blue ….is the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth.
  4. As the ocean is still …, there are great opportunities for discovery and investigation.
  5. The ocean supports a great …… of life and ecosystems.
  6. Denmark borders both the Baltic sea and the …… sea.
  7. The ocean is a major influence on earth’s weather and ……

16 Clues: The ocean is an integral part of the water ……….Denmark borders both the Baltic sea and the …… sea.The ocean supports a great …… of life and ecosystems.The ocean is a major influence on earth’s weather and ……The ocean absorbs most of the …. radiation reaching EarthThe resources of the ocean are ………. despite its magnitude....

Earth's Spheres 2024-05-01

Earth's Spheres crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ____, mountain ranges, and deserts are all part of the Geosphere
  2. the Earth and it's spheres are this shape
  3. air ____ is the weight of the air pushing down on the Earth
  4. the biosphere includes animals, plants, and _____
  5. the atmosphere contains this
  6. this means air
  7. the number of subsystems that make up the planet
  8. another name for the geosphere
  9. this is the main way the spheres interact
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  1. the sphere that contains all living things
  2. what the Geosphere contains
  3. what the atmosphere controls
  4. the spheres _____ with one another
  5. Earth's atmosphere is the only one that can sustain _____
  6. the Geosphere stretches from the _____ to the core
  7. what makes up the hydrosphere
  8. most of the fresh water on Earth is ______

17 Clues: this means airwhat the Geosphere containswhat the atmosphere controlsthe atmosphere contains thiswhat makes up the hydrosphereanother name for the geospherethe spheres _____ with one anotherthe Earth and it's spheres are this shapethis is the main way the spheres interactthe sphere that contains all living things...

Seasons 2023-10-31

Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solstice: Shortest day of the year
  2. The tilt of Earth's axis is always pointing towards this
  3. When the Fall Equinox occurs
  4. solstice Longest day of the year
  5. When the Summer solstice happens
  6. The 23.5 __ of the Earth causes seasons
  7. A regular change in temperature that repeats itself every year
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  1. When the Winter Solstice occurs
  2. Earth takes 365 to complete a __ around the sun
  3. The imaginary line around which the Earth spins
  4. 2 days of the year where nighttime and daytime are equal
  5. When the Spring equinox occurs
  6. Spinning of Earth on its axis

13 Clues: When the Fall Equinox occursSpinning of Earth on its axisWhen the Spring equinox occursWhen the Winter Solstice occurssolstice Longest day of the yearWhen the Summer solstice happensSolstice: Shortest day of the yearThe 23.5 __ of the Earth causes seasonsEarth takes 365 to complete a __ around the sunThe imaginary line around which the Earth spins...

Gadola 2 AR 2025-01-31

Gadola 2 AR crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the point where an object is closest to the sun
  2. the movement of the planet around the sun
  3. materials in a planet separating in layers
  4. where an object is furthest from the sun in orbit
  5. when the path of the sun is farthest south
  6. the circulation of a celestial body around another
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  1. the change in the direction of Earth's axis
  2. the largest section of the earth
  3. when the earth makes one rotation on its axis relative to the sun
  4. the innermost layer of the Earth
  5. an element found in the earth's core
  6. an imaginary line around the middle of a planet
  7. the minimum velocity needed to escape Earth's magnetic pull
  8. the solid, outer part of Earth

14 Clues: the solid, outer part of Earththe largest section of the earththe innermost layer of the Earthan element found in the earth's corethe movement of the planet around the sunmaterials in a planet separating in layerswhen the path of the sun is farthest souththe change in the direction of Earth's axisthe point where an object is closest to the sun...

Earth Layers 2021-10-19

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust{crust}
  2. the movement of matter
  3. the series of processes in which rock forms
  4. the solid, outer layer of Earth
  5. the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth
  6. the _ is the liquid layer of Earth’s core
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  1. a naturally formed, inorganic solid
  2. the central part of Earth below the mantle
  3. The __ is the solid, dense center[earth}
  4. the strong, lower part of the mantle
  5. the solid, plastic layer of the earth

11 Clues: the movement of matterthe solid, outer layer of Eartha naturally formed, inorganic solidthe strong, lower part of the mantlethe solid, plastic layer of the earthThe __ is the solid, dense center[earth}the _ is the liquid layer of Earth’s corethe central part of Earth below the mantlethe series of processes in which rock forms...

ES chapter 2 2023-10-17

ES chapter 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a landform made up of nearly flat or gentle rolling land
  2. north and south
  3. relates distance on earth to on a map
  4. one half of earth
  5. A landform that has high elevation and a level surface
  6. The difference in Elevation between the highest and lowest points
  7. line connects points of equal elevation
  8. every 5th contour line
  9. a group of mountains related in shape, structure, area, and age
  10. The height above sea level of a point on Earths surface
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  1. an imaginary line that circles earth too
  2. a map showing the surface features of an area
  3. an imaginary line that circles earth
  4. east and west
  5. a landform with high elevation and relief
  6. a list of all the symbols used in a map

16 Clues: east and westnorth and southone half of earthevery 5th contour linean imaginary line that circles earthrelates distance on earth to on a mapline connects points of equal elevationa list of all the symbols used in a mapan imaginary line that circles earth tooa landform with high elevation and reliefa map showing the surface features of an area...

Science Vocabulary 2024-04-08

Science Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The flow of charges through a conductor
  2. Like salt, when placed in water
  3. Shaking and vibration at the surface of the earth,resulting from underground movement along a fault
  4. Like oxygen, at room temperature
  5. The largest planet in the solar system
  6. The force between oppositely charged objects
  7. Information gathered during an experiment
  8. To squeeze
  9. A tool used to organize information
  10. A solid substance that can be dissolved into a liquid
  11. Can move through conductive material
  12. A piece of metal attached to the positive terminal of a battery
  13. A simulation or drawing used to explain a Phenomenon
  14. A biological copy
  15. Measures amount of matter
  16. A liquid that can be used to dissolve a solid
  17. A push or pull
  18. Measures space
  19. A list of steps to follow during an experiment
  20. An animal that lives by preying on other animals
  21. Two objects with like charges
  22. The outer layer of the earth
  23. Generator that builds large amounts of electric charge
  24. A mixture of a solvent and a solute
Down
  1. A conductive metal used in most wires
  2. A statement made about the future based on data
  3. Instrument used to observe electrostatic interaction
  4. The process used by plants to turn sunlight into food
  5. A glass cylinder used to assess the volume of a liquid
  6. The invisible line that circles the middle of a planet
  7. A solid substance made of positive and negative particles stuck together
  8. Flammable liquid
  9. The gene carrying particle
  10. Attractive force between objects and the earth
  11. The innermost layer of the earth
  12. Occurs when Earth's shadow is cast over the moon
  13. A piece of metal attached to the negative terminal of a battery
  14. Occurs when the moons shadow is cast over earth
  15. An animal that eats plants and other animals
  16. Phenomenon caused by charged particles being separated.
  17. The basic structural unit of a living organism
  18. State of matter
  19. Annual climate fluctuations caused by earth's tilted axis
  20. Our home planet
  21. The rate at which an object is moving

45 Clues: To squeezeA push or pullMeasures spaceState of matterOur home planetFlammable liquidA biological copyMeasures amount of matterThe gene carrying particleThe outer layer of the earthTwo objects with like chargesLike salt, when placed in waterLike oxygen, at room temperatureThe innermost layer of the earthA tool used to organize information...

Tectonics 2024-02-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. COLLIDE
  2. core liquid part of core
  3. crack in earth
  4. the mechanic model of earth
  5. we live on these
  6. boundary SEPARATE
  7. crust floats on this
  8. squishing with intense pressure
  9. lower level of mantle
Down
  1. two parts very hot
  2. developed by Alfred Wegener
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. crust and uppermost part of mantle
  5. core solid part of core
  6. oceanic plate sinks
  7. thin layer of rock
  8. SLIDE PASS
  9. Harry Hess
  10. thickest layer 66% of earth

19 Clues: COLLIDESLIDE PASSHarry HessAlfred Wegenercrack in earthwe live on thesetwo parts very hotthin layer of rockoceanic plate sinksboundary SEPARATEcrust floats on thislower level of mantlecore solid part of coredeveloped by Alfred Wegenercore liquid part of corethe mechanic model of earththickest layer 66% of earth...

Tectonics 2024-02-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. COLLIDE
  2. core liquid part of core
  3. crack in earth
  4. the mechanic model of earth
  5. we live on these
  6. boundary SEPARATE
  7. crust floats on this
  8. squishing with intense pressure
  9. lower level of mantle
Down
  1. two parts very hot
  2. developed by Alfred Wegener
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. crust and uppermost part of mantle
  5. core solid part of core
  6. oceanic plate sinks
  7. thin layer of rock
  8. SLIDE PASS
  9. Harry Hess
  10. thickest layer 66% of earth

19 Clues: COLLIDESLIDE PASSHarry HessAlfred Wegenercrack in earthwe live on thesetwo parts very hotthin layer of rockoceanic plate sinksboundary SEPARATEcrust floats on thislower level of mantlecore solid part of coredeveloped by Alfred Wegenercore liquid part of corethe mechanic model of earththickest layer 66% of earth...

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes structure 2025-07-15

Plate Tectonics and Volcanoes structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rigid outer layer of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  2. The largest continent on Earth.
  3. The typical form of many volcanoes.
  4. The top or peak of a mountain or volcano.
  5. A large continuous area of land on Earth.
  6. The theory explaining the movement of Earth's crustal plates.
Down
  1. Openings in Earth's surface where volcanic material escapes.
  2. A word describing the threat posed by natural disasters.
  3. Fine particles ejected by volcanic eruptions.
  4. Molten rock that flows out of a volcano onto Earth's surface.
  5. A sudden shaking of the ground caused by tectonic movement.
  6. Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.
  7. A mountain that erupts lava, gases, and ash.
  8. Solid mineral material forming Earth's surface.
  9. The supercontinent or "all earth" that existed millions of years ago.

15 Clues: The largest continent on Earth.The typical form of many volcanoes.Molten rock beneath Earth's surface.The top or peak of a mountain or volcano.A large continuous area of land on Earth.A mountain that erupts lava, gases, and ash.Fine particles ejected by volcanic eruptions.Solid mineral material forming Earth's surface....

Earth Motions 2021-10-22

Earth Motions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Day and night is caused by Earth's ____.
  2. Polaris is the last star on this constellation's handle (2 words).
  3. To orbit around another object.
  4. To spin on an axis.
  5. We see different constellations at different times of the year because Earth ____.
  6. The direction in which the Sun and stars rise.
Down
  1. The direction the Earth spins.
  2. Time required for the Earth to make one rotation is one ____.
  3. Time required for the Earth to make one revolution is one ____.
  4. The direction in which the Sun and stars set.
  5. The star directly over the North Pole.
  6. One reason we have seasons is that the Earth is ____ 23.5 degrees.

12 Clues: To spin on an axis.The direction the Earth spins.To orbit around another object.The star directly over the North Pole.Day and night is caused by Earth's ____.The direction in which the Sun and stars set.The direction in which the Sun and stars rise.Time required for the Earth to make one rotation is one ____....

Final crossword puzzle 2022-12-14

Final crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pressure, cloudy,
  2. measure,
  3. surface, nearest,
  4. altitude temp, distinguish layers,
  5. inside of the earth,
  6. boundaries, move apart,
  7. mid-ocean ridge, underwater chain,
  8. law, A pattern in nature,
  9. energy release,
  10. the process of liquid changing,
  11. from oceans and lakes, water,
Down
  1. drift Slowly moved,
  2. freezes,
  3. fresh water,
  4. humidity, the measure of the amount,
  5. highest concentration,
  6. normal reverse, movement of two blocks,
  7. water carbon dioxide.
  8. and record, an examination,
  9. 7 steps of
  10. waves, the first to reach,
  11. cold and warm,

22 Clues: freezes,measure,7 steps offresh water,cold and warm,energy release,pressure, cloudy,surface, nearest,drift Slowly moved,inside of the earth,water carbon dioxide.highest concentration,boundaries, move apart,law, A pattern in nature,waves, the first to reach,and record, an examination,from oceans and lakes, water,the process of liquid changing,...

Modern Astronomy 2026-02-05

Modern Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The perimeter of a circle or ellipse.
  2. Earth does this around the sun once a year.
  3. An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
  4. His accurate measurements of Mars were his greatest contributions to astronomy.
  5. Are three scientific laws describing the motion of planets around the Sun, by Johannes Kepler.
  6. Dark region of the Sun due to lower temperature.
Down
  1. It is the shape of the Earth and some other planets; sphere squashed at the poles.
  2. A representation of the sun–Earth–moon system.
  3. Justified his Earth-centered model and explained retrograde motion through cycles and epicycles.
  4. Developed and formalized Galileo's concept of inertia.
  5. Developed a heliocentric system wherein the orbits were elliptical rather than circular.
  6. A displacement or difference in the apparent position of an object viewed along two different lines of sight.
  7. Earth's path in space
  8. An imaginary line through Earth.
  9. Discovered by Galileo to look at the moon, discover the four satellites of Jupiter, observe supernova, and discover sunspots.

15 Clues: Earth's path in spaceAn imaginary line through Earth.The perimeter of a circle or ellipse.Earth does this around the sun once a year.A representation of the sun–Earth–moon system.Dark region of the Sun due to lower temperature.Developed and formalized Galileo's concept of inertia....

Unit 1 Review: Marine Intro / Mapping / Science Skills 2018-08-22

Unit 1 Review: Marine Intro / Mapping / Science Skills crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most of the freshwater on Earth is _________ in the polar ice caps
  2. The ocean between Florida and Africa
  3. Marine Science research area that studies living creatures in the ocean
  4. It's raining ____________. Also, a traditional Mexican food.
  5. Your Marine Science teacher. Mr. ____________
  6. All experiments need a _________ group that serves as a basis for comparison.
  7. A question posed about the relationship between the variables in an experiment. If... then....
  8. Part of a map that involves distance and ratios.
  9. Variable in an experiment that is intentionally manipulated
  10. Lines that measure distance north and south on a map
  11. The stable star that Earth orbits.
  12. Zero degrees longitude (two words)
  13. Zero degrees latitude
  14. The most southern state in the U.S.
  15. They DESCRIBE scientific events and often have mathematical formulas.
Down
  1. All map compasses should point __________
  2. They EXPLAIN scientific events.
  3. The largest island in the world. (It's also a continent.. and a country)
  4. Data that is a simple description. (Big, Tall, Small, etc.)
  5. Earth holds an ______________. Otherwise, the sun's radiation would fry us all.
  6. Marine science research area that studies the seafloor and rocks
  7. Data that has numbers (6 centimeters, 200 kilograms, etc.)
  8. Where two gridlines meet is an absolute _________________
  9. The largest continent
  10. Including today (8/23), the number of school days so far this year.
  11. Lines that measure distance east and west on a map
  12. Marine Science research area that designs structures in and around water
  13. Marine Science research area that would study the acidity of seawater
  14. Variable in an experiment that is measured... the results.
  15. The largest ocean. Between North America and Asia.
  16. Needed for life as we know it. Covers 71% of Earth.
  17. 97.5% of water on Earth is found in the ___________.

32 Clues: The largest continentZero degrees latitudeThey EXPLAIN scientific events.The stable star that Earth orbits.Zero degrees longitude (two words)The most southern state in the U.S.The ocean between Florida and AfricaAll map compasses should point __________Your Marine Science teacher. Mr. ____________Part of a map that involves distance and ratios....

Aliens! 2024-10-29

Aliens! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. someone who studies the physics of space
  2. a spacecraft orbiting a planet
  3. the universe is ______________ of years old
  4. a 1979 film starring Sigourney Weaver
  5. someone not from Earth
  6. a way of relating space and time
  7. how the universe began
  8. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity
  9. someone from Mars, may or may not be named Marvin
  10. unidentified flying object
  11. a disk-shaped UFO is called a flying _______
  12. a town in New Mexico infamous for alleged alien activity
  13. concept that proposes a barrier to the development of life that makes it unlikely to find extraterrestrial civilizations
  14. a hypothetical structure that connects distant points in spacetime
  15. the magnetic field surrounding and protecting Earth
Down
  1. the mathematical formula for the probability of finding life
  2. the gases that shield and protect Earth
  3. the book "War of the _____________" was broadcast on the radio and made Americans think aliens were attacking
  4. a human exploring space
  5. a ship...for going into space
  6. the contradiction between the high likelihood for extraterrestrial intelligence and the lack of evidence for it
  7. a planet outside of our solar system
  8. the area around a star where liquid water can exist on the surface of a planet is called the __________________ Zone
  9. a rare and extreme black hole
  10. how far light travels in 1 year
  11. someone who studies space
  12. someone from Earth
  13. a classification scale for hypothetical alien civilizations
  14. a baby star
  15. the planet we humans live on
  16. the stereotypical color of a fictional alien

31 Clues: a baby starsomeone from Earthsomeone not from Earthhow the universe begana human exploring spacesomeone who studies spaceunidentified flying objectthe planet we humans live ona ship...for going into spacea rare and extreme black holea spacecraft orbiting a planethow far light travels in 1 yeara way of relating space and time...

Where we live 2019-03-05

Where we live crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When you look up you see the blue ...
  2. Earth, Mars and Venus are all...
  3. This is where you find a lot of water and dolphins.
  4. Australia, Asia and Africa are all...
  5. This is where we live in the galaxy.
  6. The mountain ... is 100km long.
Down
  1. Plants need ... from the Sun to grow.
  2. Antarctica is found in the ...
  3. This is where Santa Clause lives.
  4. The line around the Earth is called the ...
  5. The ... gives light and is very bright.
  6. The ... from the Sun is too much - It's +40 degrees today.
  7. At night I can see a lot of ... from my window.
  8. It is close to Earth and shines at night.

14 Clues: Antarctica is found in the ...The mountain ... is 100km long.Earth, Mars and Venus are all...This is where Santa Clause lives.This is where we live in the galaxy.Plants need ... from the Sun to grow.When you look up you see the blue ...Australia, Asia and Africa are all...The ... gives light and is very bright....

Science Test Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-20

Science Test Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landform that forms from the deposition of sediment at the mouth of a river
  2. weathering/ occurs when chemical reactions dissolve the minerals in rocks or change them into different minerals
  3. the rocks and minerals on earth
  4. water/ water that collects on the surface of the ground
  5. substance with a pH higher than 7
  6. a process in which water soaks into the soil
  7. a natural object that orbits the planet
  8. the process by which rocks and other surfaces are broke down
  9. all frozen water on the earth
Down
  1. layer of permeable rock that allows water to flow through
  2. substance with a pH lower than 7
  3. soil and rock through which water can flow
  4. dropping of sediments that occurs when an agent of erosion, loses its energy and can no longer carry its load
  5. underground opening that can form when acidic groundwater dissolves limestone
  6. large, movings masses of ice and snow
  7. the gases that surround the Earth
  8. living things and the things that support life
  9. mound formed when windblown sediments pile up behind an obstacle
  10. process in which rock, soil, and other weathered earth materials are moved from one place to another

19 Clues: all frozen water on the earththe rocks and minerals on earthsubstance with a pH lower than 7substance with a pH higher than 7the gases that surround the Earthlarge, movings masses of ice and snowa natural object that orbits the planetsoil and rock through which water can flowa process in which water soaks into the soil...

Space Exploration 2021-08-04

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. so we don't float away
  2. Gas giant
  3. they say werewolves love this
  4. people use this to see space
  5. measurements in space
  6. a big hole on the moon's surface
  7. a type of energy that is made from the sun
  8. you can go here to study space
  9. make a wish
  10. when the moon goes over the sun
  11. the Milky Way is a ______.
  12. person who goes to space
Down
  1. Pluto is this
  2. I have rings
  3. Space Station Laboratory floating in space
  4. these emit light
  5. vehicle to get to space
  6. these orbit the earth to give us information about space
  7. planet closest to the sun
  8. planet closest to Earth
  9. you need this to breathe
  10. the science of zodiac signs
  11. things go here and disappear
  12. USA space exploration leaders
  13. what the moon does to the earth

25 Clues: Gas giantmake a wishI have ringsPluto is thisthese emit lightmeasurements in spaceso we don't float awayvehicle to get to spaceplanet closest to Earthyou need this to breatheperson who goes to spaceplanet closest to the sunthe Milky Way is a ______.the science of zodiac signspeople use this to see spacethings go here and disappear...

crossword 2024-02-23

crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has craters
  2. an object that moves around a larger object
  3. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity
  4. the sun is a ____
  5. consists of the Sun and everything that orbits, or travels around, the Sun
  6. occurs when the Sun, Earth, and Moon align so that the Moon passes into Earth's shadow
  7. the sun is made of _____
  8. round shape
  9. earth's natural satellite
  10. circular movement
  11. similar to orbit
  12. the Earth's _____
Down
  1. what a planet is made of
  2. the sun is a _____ source
  3. a piece of rock or metal that is burning
  4. there are 8 ______ in our solar-system
  5. a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth
  6. any natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as a hill, a lake, or a beach
  7. has life
  8. a star
  9. a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one

21 Clues: a starhas lifehas cratersround shapesimilar to orbitthe sun is a ____circular movementthe Earth's _____what a planet is made ofthe sun is made of _____the sun is a _____ sourceearth's natural satellitethere are 8 ______ in our solar-systema piece of rock or metal that is burningan object that moves around a larger object...

IPS Lesson 15 Crossword 2022-03-04

IPS Lesson 15 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. can be active or passive
  2. protons+neutrons
  3. atomic number of boron
  4. smallest particle in an atom
  5. charged atom
  6. as this increases, gravitational force decreases
  7. has 82 protons in the nucleus
  8. neutral atom has 18 electrons
  9. number of these equal the atomic number
  10. the SI unit for force
  11. country on earth where you experience the lowest gravity
  12. will be different on Mars than on the earth
Down
  1. used to make testosterone
  2. atomic number of 21
  3. unit for measuring mass
  4. the number of electrons in a neutral atom of chlorine
  5. measured in meters/second
  6. atoms of the same element with different masses
  7. made inside the human body
  8. atomic number of 30
  9. similar mass to proton but no charge
  10. the earth is perfectly round
  11. power source for almost all USA submarines
  12. the number of neutrons in an atom of K-39

24 Clues: charged atomprotons+neutronsatomic number of 21atomic number of 30the SI unit for forceatomic number of boronunit for measuring masscan be active or passiveused to make testosteronemeasured in meters/secondmade inside the human bodysmallest particle in an atomthe earth is perfectly roundhas 82 protons in the nucleusneutral atom has 18 electrons...

World Geography - Maps and Their Uses 2025-02-26

World Geography - Maps and Their Uses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 90 degrees north
  2. 3D representation of the Earth and most accurate
  3. shows directions on a map
  4. a map in your mind
  5. emphasizes an idea or information of an area
  6. location in relation to other places
  7. half of the Earth
  8. happens when a globes curves are straightened
  9. a mapmaker
  10. 90 degrees south
  11. larger area with fewer details
  12. 0 degrees longitude
  13. exact position on the Earth's surface
Down
  1. monitor the Earth's surface in realtime
  2. lines that run north to south
  3. converts map distances to real life distances
  4. shows the symbol and color's meanings on a map
  5. tells you what the information is on the map
  6. parallel lines that run east to west
  7. stores digital information of the Earth's surface
  8. Google Earth
  9. 2D representation of the Earth's surface
  10. shows a change in height of the Earth's land
  11. smaller area with lots of detail
  12. 0 degrees latitude

25 Clues: a mapmakerGoogle Earth90 degrees north90 degrees southhalf of the Eartha map in your mind0 degrees latitude0 degrees longitudeshows directions on a maplines that run north to southlarger area with fewer detailssmaller area with lots of detaillocation in relation to other placesparallel lines that run east to west...

astronomy 2025-05-06

astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Ancient Greek who first suggested Earth is round
  2. – Galaxy we live in
  3. – Earth-centered model of the universe
  4. – The study of stars, planets, and the universe
  5. – Scientist who proposed the heliocentric model
  6. – Distance light travels in a year
  7. – Star at the center of our solar system
  8. – Path followed by a planet around a star
  9. – Star pattern that forms a shape in the sky
Down
  1. – Region beyond Neptune filled with icy objects
  2. – First person on the Moon
  3. – Swirling group of stars, gas, and dust
  4. – Sun-centered model of the solar system
  5. – First scientist to use a telescope for astronomy
  6. – Red planet in our solar system
  7. – Natural satellite of Earth
  8. – Small icy body with a tail when near the sun
  9. – Bright streak in the sky from a space rock burning
  10. – Bright object that orbits a star and reflects its light
  11. – Telescope launched in 1990, still in use today

20 Clues: – Galaxy we live in– First person on the Moon– Natural satellite of Earth– Red planet in our solar system– Distance light travels in a year– Earth-centered model of the universe– Swirling group of stars, gas, and dust– Sun-centered model of the solar system– Star at the center of our solar system– Path followed by a planet around a star...

Destructive EQs 2021-10-14

Destructive EQs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. lies below the lithosphere
  2. the outer shell of earth
  3. the layer on the earth below the crust
  4. if two plates are sliding away from eachother
  5. earths outer layer 9-43 miles thick
  6. being stretched out tightly
  7. liquid metal surronds the inner core
Down
  1. pliable not brittle dosent lose toughness
  2. two or more lithospheric plates collide
  3. easily broken hard but will shatter
  4. the reduction of something
  5. a long narrow ditch
  6. solid metal the center of the earth
  7. a strain in the structure
  8. if two plates slide horizontally from eachother

15 Clues: a long narrow ditchthe outer shell of eartha strain in the structurelies below the lithospherethe reduction of somethingbeing stretched out tightlysolid metal the center of the earthearths outer layer 9-43 miles thickeasily broken hard but will shatterliquid metal surronds the inner corethe layer on the earth below the crust...

geography 2025-02-08

geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which is the oldest continuously inhabited city in the world?
  2. What is the largest continent by land area?
  3. Which ocean is the warmest?
  4. What is the most volcanically active country in the world?
  5. Loa What is the largest active volcano on Earth?
  6. Which is the largest rainforest in the world?
  7. Which is the only continent without a desert?
  8. What is the smallest continent by land area?
  9. Which country has the longest coastline?
  10. What is the coldest place on Earth?
  11. Reef, What is the largest coral reef system in the world?
  12. What is the longest river in Asia?
  13. What is the largest city in Africa by population?
  14. Paz What is the highest capital city in the world?
Down
  1. What is the flattest continent on Earth?
  2. Which country produces the most coffee in the world?
  3. What is the most spoken language in the world?
  4. Titicaca What is the highest navigable lake in the world?
  5. Which country is known as the Land of the Rising Sun?
  6. What is the most widely consumed staple food in the world?
  7. Which country has the highest number of islands?
  8. Which country has the most official languages?
  9. Which continent has the most countries?
  10. What is the most northerly capital city in the world?
  11. What is the highest waterfall in the world?
  12. Which is the fastest-growing plant on Earth?
  13. What is the longest mountain range in the world?

27 Clues: Which ocean is the warmest?What is the longest river in Asia?What is the coldest place on Earth?Which continent has the most countries?What is the flattest continent on Earth?Which country has the longest coastline?What is the largest continent by land area?What is the highest waterfall in the world?What is the smallest continent by land area?...

Biology Choice Board 2022-09-28

Biology Choice Board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. reactions - first step of photosynthesis
  2. - first step in aerobic respiration
  3. - type of organism that breaks down biotic compounds
  4. Cycle - second step of aerobic respiration
  5. - all water on earth
  6. - second step of aerobic respiration
  7. - process of turning sun into light
  8. - charged energy storage with 3 phosphorus groups
  9. - site of photosynthesis
Down
  1. respiration - process of breaking down to make ATP
  2. - all soil and rocks on earth
  3. - all living things
  4. substance at the beginning of a chemical reaction
  5. - pigment in chloroplasts
  6. - substance created during a chemical reaction
  7. reactions - second step of photosynthesis
  8. - type of organisms
  9. - sphere of earth, all gases surrounding earth
  10. - anything that has mass

19 Clues: - all living things- type of organisms- all water on earth- site of photosynthesis- pigment in chloroplasts- anything that has mass- all soil and rocks on earth- first step in aerobic respiration- process of turning sun into light- second step of aerobic respirationreactions - first step of photosynthesisreactions - second step of photosynthesis...

A Snake Falls to Earth 2023-04-19

A Snake Falls to Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A peron who copies books from earth before they are deleted
  2. A Fashion Icon
  3. The lake where Oli lived for a while
  4. A Girl from Earth with a really old Grandma.
  5. According to Zale what is earth doing that makes traversing the Pseudosun hard
  6. The miraculously healed cat
Down
  1. What store does Nina Live in
  2. Who helped Oli to ask a question to the Monsters in the bottomless lake other than reign
  3. One of the first of their kind
  4. Who told a story to nina at the beginning
  5. What world did Oli come From
  6. The place where you cross from the reflecting world to Earth
  7. An avid book reader
  8. The One who got sick
  9. What language did Nina's Great Grandmother say her story in

15 Clues: A Fashion IconAn avid book readerThe One who got sickThe miraculously healed catWhat store does Nina Live inWhat world did Oli come FromOne of the first of their kindThe lake where Oli lived for a whileWho told a story to nina at the beginningA Girl from Earth with a really old Grandma.A peron who copies books from earth before they are deleted...

science 2022-12-12

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Volcanoes are _______ processes.
  2. Hottest layer of Earth.
  3. slow upward movement of earth surface
  4. Two plates moving away from each other
  5. breaking down something
  6. Erosion is a _______ process.
  7. Deposits sediment on land. A
  8. Rock with crystals and formed by heat and pressure.
  9. First layer of Earth.
  10. Two plates moving towards each other
Down
  1. Particles of sand, dirt, stone.
  2. When a plate is pushed under another
  3. The slope of a river or stream.
  4. Rock formed by other materials smushed together.
  5. How many continents are there.
  6. Name of supercontinent.
  7. What types of rocks can float.
  8. Giant moving plates under earth surface.
  9. Deposits sediment in water.
  10. Rock formed from cooled magma and has air pockets.

20 Clues: First layer of Earth.Hottest layer of Earth.Name of supercontinent.breaking down somethingDeposits sediment in water.Deposits sediment on land. AErosion is a _______ process.How many continents are there.What types of rocks can float.Particles of sand, dirt, stone.The slope of a river or stream.Volcanoes are _______ processes....

Earth! 2018-11-21

Earth! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. our planet
  2. when a volcano explodes
  3. molten rock found inside the earth
  4. a landform made from seperating plates
  5. you can find ireland on this large slab of rock
Down
  1. earths crust is seperates into these
  2. the very centre layer of our planet
  3. the thickest layer of the world
  4. the layer of the world that we can live on

9 Clues: our planetwhen a volcano explodesthe thickest layer of the worldmolten rock found inside the earththe very centre layer of our planetearths crust is seperates into thesea landform made from seperating platesthe layer of the world that we can live onyou can find ireland on this large slab of rock

earth 2021-01-05

earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they push and pull
  2. the origin of an earthquake
  3. they slide by each other
  4. are waves caused by explosions on or rocks
  5. they move towards each other
Down
  1. can only move through solid rock
  2. they move away from each other
  3. are the fastest waves
  4. are scientists who studied the waves

9 Clues: they push and pullare the fastest wavesthey slide by each otherthe origin of an earthquakethey move towards each otherthey move away from each othercan only move through solid rockare scientists who studied the wavesare waves caused by explosions on or rocks

Earth 2021-10-15

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. :Granite is a coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock composed mostly of quartz found on earths contiental crust
  2. :type of lava
  3. :earths outermost layer
  4. :vibrations caused by earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements
Down
  1. :the heat that causes the rocks to rise and fall
  2. :a solid ball of metal made up of nickel and iron
  3. :it's in a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle
  4. :largest layer of the earth
  5. :composed largely of plagioclase with pyroxene and olivine and found in the ocean

9 Clues: :type of lava:earths outermost layer:largest layer of the earth:the heat that causes the rocks to rise and fall:a solid ball of metal made up of nickel and iron:vibrations caused by earthquakes and other tectonic plate movements:it's in a molten state and is found between the inner core and mantle...

Earth 2022-11-27

Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scientist that studies fossils
  2. where tectonic plates slide past each other
  3. where plates move away from each other
  4. currents that move tectonic plates
Down
  1. where plates move towards each other
  2. zone that can be made at convergent plate boundaries
  3. crust beneath the continents
  4. the crust and upper part of the mantle (area)
  5. crust beneath the ocean

9 Clues: crust beneath the oceancrust beneath the continentsscientist that studies fossilscurrents that move tectonic plateswhere plates move towards each otherwhere plates move away from each otherwhere tectonic plates slide past each otherthe crust and upper part of the mantle (area)zone that can be made at convergent plate boundaries

earth 2023-07-23

earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the interrelationships of organisms with other organisms with other organisms and with their non-living environment
  2. different populations living in the same place at the same time
  3. the variety of life on earth. measured at the genetic, species and ecosystem level
Down
  1. a group of individuals of the same species living in the same place at the same time
  2. a community of living organisms and non-living factors
  3. the place where a population of organisms live
  4. a layer around the earths surface that supports life
  5. non-living components of ecosystems
  6. living organisms

9 Clues: living organismsnon-living components of ecosystemsthe place where a population of organisms livea layer around the earths surface that supports lifea community of living organisms and non-living factorsdifferent populations living in the same place at the same timethe variety of life on earth. measured at the genetic, species and ecosystem level...

PLATE TECTONIC CROSSWORD 2014-04-15

PLATE TECTONIC CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. STUDY OF ROCKS AND MINERALS
  2. THE OUTER LAYER OF EARTH
  3. THE ORIGINAL SUPERCONTINENT
  4. THE INNER LAYER OF EARTH
  5. THERE ARE 7 OF THESE IN THE WORLD
  6. THEY ERUPT
Down
  1. WHAT MAKES THE GROUND SHAKE?
  2. WHAT YOU EAT OFF
  3. OUR WORLD
  4. SECOND WORD
  5. THE CENTRE OF EARTH

11 Clues: OUR WORLDTHEY ERUPTSECOND WORDWHAT YOU EAT OFFTHE CENTRE OF EARTHTHE OUTER LAYER OF EARTHTHE INNER LAYER OF EARTHSTUDY OF ROCKS AND MINERALSTHE ORIGINAL SUPERCONTINENTWHAT MAKES THE GROUND SHAKE?THERE ARE 7 OF THESE IN THE WORLD

Earth and its Neighbours 2017-11-30

Earth and its Neighbours crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet that supports life
  2. Freezing cold winds blow on this planet
  3. Heavenly bodies that go around the Sun
  4. the tilted imaginary line on which the earth rotates
  5. Erupts when hot boiling lava comes out of the earth
Down
  1. also known as the morning star
  2. Largest and fastest spinning planet
  3. An imaginary line around the earth half way between the poles
  4. Roman God of war
  5. They twinkle at night
  6. Natural satellite of the earth

11 Clues: Roman God of warThey twinkle at nightplanet that supports lifealso known as the morning starNatural satellite of the earthLargest and fastest spinning planetHeavenly bodies that go around the SunFreezing cold winds blow on this planetErupts when hot boiling lava comes out of the earththe tilted imaginary line on which the earth rotates...

Earth Layers 2021-10-19

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of rock between the Earth’s crust{crust}
  2. the movement of matter
  3. the series of processes in which rock forms
  4. the solid, outer layer of Earth
  5. the thin and solid outermost layer of Earth
  6. the _ is the liquid layer of Earth’s core
Down
  1. a naturally formed, inorganic solid
  2. the central part of Earth below the mantle
  3. The __ is the solid, dense center[earth}
  4. the strong, lower part of the mantle
  5. the solid, plastic layer of the earth

11 Clues: the movement of matterthe solid, outer layer of Eartha naturally formed, inorganic solidthe strong, lower part of the mantlethe solid, plastic layer of the earthThe __ is the solid, dense center[earth}the _ is the liquid layer of Earth’s corethe central part of Earth below the mantlethe series of processes in which rock forms...

Unit 2 2024-10-02

Unit 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oxygen is present
  2. Transport Chain, third step of aerobic respiration
  3. nutrient used in phosphates of nucleic acids
  4. forms the backbone for all macromolecules
  5. all gases surrounding earth
  6. Anything that has mass and takes up space
  7. has to eat other organisms
  8. nutrient used in proteins
  9. makes their own food
  10. First step of aerobic respiration and takes place in the cytoplasm
  11. Respiration, Process of breaking down glucose to make ATP
  12. all water on earth
  13. all soil and rocks on earth
  14. reactions, first step of photosynthesis
  15. Oxygen is not present
Down
  1. all living things on earth
  2. organisms that are recyclers
  3. Adenosine Diphosphate
  4. site of photosynthesis
  5. reactions, second step of photosynthesis
  6. Adenosine Triphosphate
  7. Substances created during a chemical reaction
  8. site of steps 2 and 3 of aerobic cellular respiration
  9. Cycle, second step of aerobic respiration
  10. Substances at the beginning of a chemical reaction
  11. pigment used to trap light energy
  12. Process of using light energy to make glucose

27 Clues: Oxygen is presentall water on earthmakes their own foodAdenosine DiphosphateOxygen is not presentsite of photosynthesisAdenosine Triphosphatenutrient used in proteinsall living things on earthhas to eat other organismsall gases surrounding earthall soil and rocks on earthorganisms that are recyclerspigment used to trap light energy...

Space 2014-11-01

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What separates the solar system?
  2. Which planet is on its side?
  3. Which planet in our solar system has human life living on it?
  4. What is the red planet?
  5. What is the coldest planet?
  6. What is saturn known as?
  7. What is our nearest star?
Down
  1. Whats the closest planet to the sun?
  2. What does earth have that the moon does not?
  3. What does saturn have that other planets don't?
  4. What is the last giant?
  5. What galaxy is our solar system in?
  6. What is earth known as?
  7. What is the veiled planet?
  8. Which planet/satellite has no weather?
  9. What do the planets revolve around?
  10. What is the giant planet?
  11. Which planet is no longer considered a planet?
  12. How many planets are there in our solar system?

19 Clues: What is the last giant?What is earth known as?What is the red planet?What is saturn known as?What is the giant planet?What is our nearest star?What is the veiled planet?What is the coldest planet?Which planet is on its side?What separates the solar system?What galaxy is our solar system in?What do the planets revolve around?...

The Solar System 2023-12-20

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The imaginary line around which a planet rotates
  2. Similar to planets, but they share their orbit with other objects
  3. (ISS) a facility that orbits Earth and is maintained and used by astronauts from sixteen different countries
  4. Beautiful light shows formed by Earth trapping the electrically charged particles at the north and south poles
  5. Rare event when the moon passes between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow on Earth
  6. Planets where surfaces are made up of mostly gas
  7. Each orbit a planet makes around the sun
  8. An object that orbits another object in space
  9. The phase on an eclipse where the moon appears to cover the sun completely
  10. Research space craft sent beyond Earth’s orbit
Down
  1. Occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth
  2. Bright clouds of gas on the photosphere
  3. Rocky, dense, and Earthlike
  4. An object in the solar system that orbits the sun and is big enough for its own gravity to keep it in the shape of a sphere
  5. One rotation is equal to one day

15 Clues: Rocky, dense, and EarthlikeOne rotation is equal to one dayBright clouds of gas on the photosphereEach orbit a planet makes around the sunAn object that orbits another object in spaceResearch space craft sent beyond Earth’s orbitThe imaginary line around which a planet rotatesPlanets where surfaces are made up of mostly gas...

Planets & Comets, Asteroids and Meteors - by Ethan Canaday 2016-01-27

Planets & Comets, Asteroids and Meteors - by Ethan Canaday crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ball of ice and dust who orbits around the sun in a long, narrow ellipse
  2. ______ planet – a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals. Also known as the terrestrial planets, which are the four inner planets who orbits closest to the sun.
  3. the spinning of the Earth on its axis, day and night (24 hours)
  4. any consolidated, large object which orbits a star
  5. - the area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit.
  6. _______ planet - a large planet that is mainly made up of gases. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are examples of this.
  7. _______ planet - a planet whose orbit lies within the asteroid belt, i.e., Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars.
  8. ________ effect - the trapping of the sun's warmth in a planet's lower atmosphere due to the greater transparency of the atmosphere to visible radiation from the sun than to infrared radiation emitted from the planet's surface.
  9. _______ planet - a planet whose orbit lies outside the asteroid belt, i.e., Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.
  10. when a meteoroid burns in the atmosphere and hits the ground
  11. to revolve around another object.
  12. objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
  13. the force that pulls an apple to the ground, pulls the moon toward Earth, keeps the planets in orbit and attract objects towards each other
Down
  1. _______ Galaxy - the galaxy to which Earth and other components of our Solar System belong
  2. the movement of one object around another, Earth around the sun, year; 365 1/4 days
  3. _______ unit - a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
  4. the streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
  5. a chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from comets or asteroids

18 Clues: to revolve around another object.any consolidated, large object which orbits a starwhen a meteoroid burns in the atmosphere and hits the groundthe spinning of the Earth on its axis, day and night (24 hours)a chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from comets or asteroids- the area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit....

Science 2019-02-01

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. degree of consistency measured by mass per unit volume
  2. Upper layer of the Earth's mantle below lithosphere.
  3. rigid outer part of the earth. crust and upper mantle.
  4. when magma rises between 2 separated plates. Hawaii is one of them.
  5. When earth magnetic field switches direction
  6. One of the layers of the earth the top one.
  7. movement of separation 2 units
Down
  1. The downward movement of the plate...moving deeper.
  2. solid material found in the innermost part of our planet.
  3. about 1.800 miles deep.
  4. earthquakes, movement, what our earth is made up of.
  5. when 2 plates push against each other
  6. lies just beneath the earth's surface
  7. A time when all the continents were one piece.
  8. formed when plates start to go down laterally.

15 Clues: about 1.800 miles deep.movement of separation 2 unitswhen 2 plates push against each otherlies just beneath the earth's surfaceOne of the layers of the earth the top one.When earth magnetic field switches directionA time when all the continents were one piece.formed when plates start to go down laterally....

The solar system 2026-02-03

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sun along with its family of 8 planets that revolve around it.
  2. It is the smallest planet.
  3. the spinning moment of earth around its axis
  4. It is the only planet now yet to have life.
  5. Earth's natural satellite.
  6. the revolution of earth result in the change
Down
  1. a heavenly body that revolves around a planet.
  2. a large spherical object that revolve around a star.
  3. the moment of earth around the sun
  4. It is the hottest planet.
  5. and imaginary line that runs from the north pole to the South pole.
  6. The path of earth along which it revolves around the sun.

12 Clues: It is the hottest planet.It is the smallest planet.Earth's natural satellite.the moment of earth around the sunIt is the only planet now yet to have life.the spinning moment of earth around its axisthe revolution of earth result in the changea heavenly body that revolves around a planet.a large spherical object that revolve around a star....

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. plastic-like layer of the Earth
  2. the way it is put together
  3. thin, outer layer
  4. lower mantle
  5. innermost layer
  6. thickest layer of the Earth
  7. presented by Alfred Wegner
  8. crack on the Earth's surface
  9. how layers move and behave
  10. coming together
  11. presented by Harry Hess
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  1. sliding past each other
  2. how the plates move
  3. pieces of the crust
  4. moving apart
  5. pressed down on
  6. split into 2 parts
  7. crust+upper mantle
  8. going under another plate
  9. fully liquid layer

20 Clues: lower mantlemoving apartinnermost layerpressed down oncoming togetherthin, outer layersplit into 2 partscrust+upper mantlefully liquid layerhow the plates movepieces of the crustsliding past each otherpresented by Harry Hessgoing under another platethe way it is put togetherpresented by Alfred Wegnerhow layers move and behave...

Final crossword puzzle 2022-12-14

Final crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. highest concentration,
  2. pressure, cloudy,
  3. and record, an examination,
  4. inside of the earth,
  5. water carbon dioxide.
  6. fresh water,
  7. the process of liquid changing,
  8. drift Slowly moved,
  9. boundaries, move apart,
  10. waves, the first to reach,
Down
  1. freezes,
  2. altitude temp, distinguish layers,
  3. surface, nearest,
  4. energy release,
  5. from oceans and lakes, water,
  6. law, A pattern in nature,
  7. measure,
  8. mid-ocean ridge, underwater chain,
  9. cold and warm,
  10. 7 steps of
  11. humidity, the measure of the amount,
  12. normal reverse, movement of two blocks,

22 Clues: freezes,measure,7 steps offresh water,cold and warm,energy release,pressure, cloudy,surface, nearest,drift Slowly moved,inside of the earth,water carbon dioxide.highest concentration,boundaries, move apart,law, A pattern in nature,waves, the first to reach,and record, an examination,from oceans and lakes, water,the process of liquid changing,...

science chapter 4 crossword puzzle 2026-03-29

science chapter 4 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. created by repetitive splashing or fast winds.
  2. the layer of gases surrounding Earth or another celestial body, composed primarily of nitrogen and oxygen
  3. distances from one wave to another.
  4. fathered animal that hangs out on water.
  5. the visual perception of different wavelengths of light, ranging from red (lowest frequency) to violet (highest frequency) within the electromagnetic spectrum.
  6. the planet we live on
  7. where the wave braces.
  8. biggest body of water on earth.
  9. the decrees in volume caused by force.
  10. a device that hangs on wall and tells time
  11. the measurement of the frequency of a wave.
Down
  1. the number of repetitive motions that occur in a given time.
  2. arch of colors formed in the sky
  3. place where the wave reaches as deep as it can.
  4. a solid geometric figure whose two end faces are similar, equal, and parallel rectilinear figures, and whose sides are parallelograms.
  5. the height of a wave crest/depth of trough as measured from the waves rest position.
  6. the emission of energy as electromagnetic waves or as moving subatomic particles, especially high-energy particles which cause ionization.
  7. an image seen in a mirror or shiny surface.
  8. a plane that flies.
  9. star that provides light and life to earth.

20 Clues: a plane that flies.the planet we live onwhere the wave braces.biggest body of water on earth.arch of colors formed in the skydistances from one wave to another.the decrees in volume caused by force.fathered animal that hangs out on water.a device that hangs on wall and tells timean image seen in a mirror or shiny surface....

Chapter 10 Vocabulary 2024-09-30

Chapter 10 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the water contained on Earth
  2. the water that can be seen on the surface of the earth
  3. the amount of salt that is dissolved in water
  4. a form of water that falls from the atmosphere to the earth
  5. the change of gas into a liquid
  6. the change of liquid into a gas
  7. a substance capable of dissolving another substance
Down
  1. the water within earth
  2. the evaporation of excess water from a plant
  3. to mix with another substance, forming a solution
  4. the constant movement of water between the earth and its atmosphere
  5. an area of land which water drains into a water system

12 Clues: the water within earththe change of gas into a liquidthe change of liquid into a gasall the water contained on Earththe evaporation of excess water from a plantthe amount of salt that is dissolved in waterto mix with another substance, forming a solutiona substance capable of dissolving another substance...

The Solar System 2023-12-20

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An object that orbits another object in space
  2. The imaginary line around which a planet rotates
  3. Occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth
  4. Planets where surfaces are made up of mostly gas
  5. Research space craft sent beyond Earth’s orbit
  6. Bright clouds of gas on the photosphere
  7. Beautiful light shows formed by Earth trapping the electrically charged particles at the north and south poles
  8. The phase on an eclipse where the moon appears to cover the sun completely
Down
  1. Similar to planets, but they share their orbit with other objects
  2. Rocky, dense, and Earthlike
  3. Rare event when the moon passes between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow on Earth
  4. An object in the solar system that orbits the sun and is big enough for its own gravity to keep it in the shape of a sphere
  5. (ISS) a facility that orbits Earth and is maintained and used by astronauts from sixteen different countries
  6. Each orbit a planet makes around the sun
  7. One rotation is equal to one day

15 Clues: Rocky, dense, and EarthlikeOne rotation is equal to one dayBright clouds of gas on the photosphereEach orbit a planet makes around the sunAn object that orbits another object in spaceResearch space craft sent beyond Earth’s orbitThe imaginary line around which a planet rotatesPlanets where surfaces are made up of mostly gas...

Maglione's crossword 2020-05-28

Maglione's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. if you are lucky you find it
  2. if it was closer there would be too much radiation
  3. the name of our solar sistem
  4. if you go out you have to get it
  5. if you look up during teh night you see them
  6. it is infinite
  7. under your feet
  8. the movement of the earth on its axis
  9. he does experiments
Down
  1. the first chimical element of the periodic table
  2. if you don't have friends you feel like this
  3. if you want to swim you can go there
  4. if you want to go out you wear it
  5. if the sun explodes it becomes this
  6. if it was smaller and gravity was weaker it wouldn't hold our oceans
  7. blocks harmful solar radiation
  8. it covers 70% of the Earth
  9. at the center of the solar sistem
  10. it is made of rock and metal
  11. if the temperature is cold water becames it

20 Clues: it is infiniteunder your feethe does experimentsit covers 70% of the Earthif you are lucky you find itthe name of our solar sistemit is made of rock and metalblocks harmful solar radiationif you go out you have to get itif you want to go out you wear itat the center of the solar sistemif the sun explodes it becomes this...

Space 2016-04-06

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. fall: falling without anything
  2. gravity: you are weightless
  3. nova:a ball of light that is a exploding of a big star
  4. laws:how the plants move
  5. comet:fast objects to train astronauts
  6. effect: use energy from gravitation fields to slingshot an object
  7. hole:nothing can escape not even light
  8. of space all of everything
  9. of the earth
  10. what the planets do to the sun
  11. energy:energy that is stored
  12. how much you weigh
  13. the dark part of the moon
Down
  1. law of universal gravitation:all objects pull on each other
  2. motion:an object that falls side ways
  3. object in space that studies the earth and space
  4. planets attraction because of their masses
  5. it rotates around the sun
  6. of rocks that fall to the earth sometimes
  7. energy: energy that is in motion
  8. a rock that orbits the sun
  9. dwarf: a small star with lots of density
  10. how much is in an object

23 Clues: of the earthhow much you weighlaws:how the plants movehow much is in an objectit rotates around the sunthe dark part of the moonof space all of everythinga rock that orbits the sungravity: you are weightlessenergy:energy that is storedfall: falling without anythingwhat the planets do to the sunenergy: energy that is in motion...

Cayden Green Crossword 2025-04-25

Cayden Green Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outermost layer of Earth
  2. Heat driven cycles occurring on land, sea and air
  3. a fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter
  4. Asleep/inactive
  5. Molten rock under the surface of Earths crust
  6. When something becomes worn down due to elements deteriorating it
  7. Crustal plates that can move and collide on the Asthenosphere
  8. The body of land in the Paleozoic era combining Europe and North America
  9. Innermost layer of the Earth
Down
  1. When Continents move on their tectonic plates
  2. The biggest bodies of land above the sea level
  3. A vent in Earths crust
  4. layer of the core containing spinning metal
  5. The time period when all continents were combined as one
  6. all forms of physical land
  7. Hot fluid rock in a volcano or volcano vent
  8. When tectonic plates shift
  9. between the crust and core of Earth
  10. a landslide of wet volcanic debris
  11. Mechanical and chemical systems that decompose rock

20 Clues: Asleep/inactiveA vent in Earths crustOutermost layer of Earthall forms of physical landWhen tectonic plates shiftInnermost layer of the Eartha landslide of wet volcanic debrisbetween the crust and core of Earthlayer of the core containing spinning metalHot fluid rock in a volcano or volcano ventWhen Continents move on their tectonic plates...

Jonah Noel 2025-04-24

Jonah Noel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a hypothetical landmass in the Northern hemisphere.
  2. a mountain with a vent that lava comes through when it erupts.
  3. destructive mudflow on a volcano.
  4. the liquid layer of Earth's core.
  5. slab of rock made up of Earth's upper.
  6. the process of being worn.
  7. the innermost layer of Earth
  8. any of the 7 main landforms on Earth.
  9. location where two plates meet.
  10. the process of being eroded by wind, water or ice.
  11. the hot rock and ash that comes from an eruption.
Down
  1. lava in the Earth's lower layers.
  2. German meteorologist and geophysicist.
  3. A naturally formed feature on Earth's surface.
  4. heat driven cycles that occur In the air, ocean, and mantle.
  5. molten rock from a volcano.
  6. The outermost layer of Earth.
  7. a supercontinent 280-230 million year ago.
  8. inactive
  9. horizontal movements of continent plate.

20 Clues: inactivethe process of being worn.molten rock from a volcano.the innermost layer of EarthThe outermost layer of Earth.location where two plates meet.lava in the Earth's lower layers.destructive mudflow on a volcano.the liquid layer of Earth's core.any of the 7 main landforms on Earth.German meteorologist and geophysicist....

Heavenly Bodies 2025-05-14

Heavenly Bodies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. miniature planets between mars and jupiter
  2. tilted 82 degrees on its axis
  3. a moon of mars
  4. massive body with strong gravity that doesn't allow anything to escape it
  5. the largest of the asteroids
  6. natural satellite of the earth
  7. huge system of stars; Andromeda is an example
  8. our galaxy
  9. the earth's twin planet
  10. heavenly body with a head and tail that orbits the earth.
Down
  1. rapidly rotating neutron star that emits light
  2. largest moon of our solar system
  3. first artificial satellite put in space by Russia
  4. planet with a big red spot, probably a stormy area
  5. first planet known to have rings, three
  6. closest start to our solar system
  7. closest planet to the sun with no atmosphere
  8. closest star to the earth
  9. a moon of jupiter
  10. planet named after the Roman god of war
  11. planet named after the Roman god of the sea

21 Clues: our galaxya moon of marsa moon of jupiterthe earth's twin planetclosest star to the earththe largest of the asteroidstilted 82 degrees on its axisnatural satellite of the earthlargest moon of our solar systemclosest start to our solar systemfirst planet known to have rings, threeplanet named after the Roman god of war...

The Galactic Crossword Puzzle! :D 2025-02-18

The Galactic Crossword Puzzle! :D crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The galaxy our Solar System is in.
  2. A big cloud of dust and rock in space
  3. The largest dwarf planet (not Pluto!)
  4. The hottest planet in the Solar System
  5. The Largest Star (Remember numbers and hyphen!)
  6. The closest planet to the Sun
  7. Has multiple phases and orbits Earth
  8. What the Earth revolves around
  9. The closest star to the Sun
Down
  1. The only known planet with life
  2. The planet with only 2 moons
  3. An object that is in the center of galaxies
  4. The farthest planet from the Sun
  5. The largest planet in the Solar System
  6. The largest black hole (Don't Forget numbers!)
  7. Rains diamonds and is on its side
  8. The outer most boundary of the Solar System

17 Clues: The closest star to the SunThe planet with only 2 moonsThe closest planet to the SunWhat the Earth revolves aroundThe only known planet with lifeThe farthest planet from the SunRains diamonds and is on its sideThe galaxy our Solar System is in.Has multiple phases and orbits EarthA big cloud of dust and rock in space...

Tectonics 2024-02-08

Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. COLLIDE
  2. core liquid part of core
  3. crack in earth
  4. the mechanic model of earth
  5. we live on these
  6. boundary SEPARATE
  7. crust floats on this
  8. squishing with intense pressure
  9. lower level of mantle
Down
  1. two parts very hot
  2. developed by Alfred Wegener
  3. Alfred Wegener
  4. crust and uppermost part of mantle
  5. core solid part of core
  6. oceanic plate sinks
  7. thin layer of rock
  8. SLIDE PASS
  9. Harry Hess
  10. thickest layer 66% of earth

19 Clues: COLLIDESLIDE PASSHarry HessAlfred Wegenercrack in earthwe live on thesetwo parts very hotthin layer of rockoceanic plate sinksboundary SEPARATEcrust floats on thislower level of mantlecore solid part of coredeveloped by Alfred Wegenercore liquid part of corethe mechanic model of earththickest layer 66% of earth...

The Water Cycle 2017-01-28

The Water Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It provides the energy needed for water to change its state when it evaporates.
  2. It affects how particles of matter are held together and how they move.
  3. Any form of water that falls to the earth from a cloud.
  4. The temperature point at which a substance changes from liquid to gas.
  5. Place on the surface of the earth where most water evaporates in the atmosphere.
  6. Matter where particles are arranged more loosely. They can slide past each other.
  7. Millions of water droplets coming together.
  8. Matter where particles are farther apart. They move around freely.
Down
  1. amount of water vapour in the air.
  2. The temperature point at which a substance changes from solid to liquid.
  3. The temperature point at which a substance changes from liquid to solid.
  4. Water that falls onto land and drains off the surface.
  5. kind of water that falls to the earth when the air near the ground is warm.
  6. Matter where particles are packed together tightly. They do not move around much.
  7. Kind of water that falls to the earth when the air near the earth is cold.

15 Clues: amount of water vapour in the air.Millions of water droplets coming together.Water that falls onto land and drains off the surface.Any form of water that falls to the earth from a cloud.Matter where particles are farther apart. They move around freely.The temperature point at which a substance changes from liquid to gas....

Chapter 1 Vocab Puzzle 2014-09-16

Chapter 1 Vocab Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. internal representation of a portion of Earth's surface
  2. Earth's crust and a portion of upper mantle directly below the crust
  3. the frequency with which something occurs in space
  4. a circle drawn around the globe parallel to the equator and at right angles to the meridians
  5. long term average weather condition at a particular location
  6. system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth
  7. the science of mapmaking
  8. the relationship of a feature's size on a map to its actual size on Earth
  9. a specific point on Earth distinguished by a particular characteristic
  10. the acquisition of data about Earth's surface from a satellite orbiting Earth or from other long distance methods
  11. a piece of land that is created by draining water from an area
  12. area of Earth defined by one or more distinctive characteristics
  13. the physical gap or interval between two objects
  14. location of a place relative to other places
  15. physical character of a place
  16. the numbering system used to indicate the location of a parallel
  17. an arc drawn between the North and South poles
  18. extent of a feature's spread over space
  19. the reduction in time it takes for something to reach another place
  20. the belief that the physical environment caused social development
  21. a substance in the environment that is useful to people, economically and technologically feasible to access, and socially acceptable to use
  22. a two-dimensional or flat scale model of Earth's surface, or a portion of it
  23. all living organisms on Earth, including plants and animals, as well as microorganisms
  24. the arrangement of a feature in space
  25. the scientific study of ecosystems
Down
  1. the numbering system used to identify the location of each meridian
  2. relationships across the barrier of space
  3. area that people believe exists as part of their cultural identity, also known as a perceptual region
  4. the position that something occupies on Earth's surface
  5. place from which an innovation originates
  6. the belief that the physical environment may limit human actions, but people have the ability to adjust to their environment
  7. area within which everyone shares in common one or more distinctive characteristics, also known as a uniform region
  8. captures, stores, queries, analyzes, and displays geographic data
  9. the force or process that involves the entire world and results in making something worldwide in scope
  10. maintenance of resources in their present condition, with as little human impact as possible
  11. all of the water on and near Earth's surface
  12. the time at the prime meridian
  13. the thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  14. use of Earth's renewable and nonrenewable natural resources in ways that ensure resource availability
  15. the geographic study of human-environment relationships
  16. area organized around a node or a focal point, also known as a nodal region
  17. sustainable use and management of Earth's natural resources to meet human needs such as food, medicine, and recreation
  18. place name
  19. zero degrees longitude
  20. the relationship between the portion of Earth being studied and Earth as a whole
  21. the scientific method of transferring locations on Earth's surface to a flat map
  22. process by which a characteristic spreads across space from one place to another over time
  23. geometric arrangement of objects in space

48 Clues: place namezero degrees longitudethe science of mapmakingphysical character of a placethe time at the prime meridianthe scientific study of ecosystemsthe arrangement of a feature in spaceextent of a feature's spread over spacerelationships across the barrier of spaceplace from which an innovation originatesthe thin layer of gases surrounding Earth...

Maglione's crossword 2020-05-28

Maglione's crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. if you are lucky you find it
  2. if it was closer there would be too much radiation
  3. the name of our solar sistem
  4. if you go out you have to get it
  5. if you look up during teh night you see them
  6. it is infinite
  7. under your feet
  8. the movement of the earth on its axis
  9. he does experiments
Down
  1. the first chimical element of the periodic table
  2. if you don't have friends you feel like this
  3. if you want to swim you can go there
  4. if you want to go out you wear it
  5. if the sun explodes it becomes this
  6. if it was smaller and gravity was weaker it wouldn't hold our oceans
  7. blocks harmful solar radiation
  8. it covers 70% of the Earth
  9. at the center of the solar sistem
  10. it is made of rock and metal
  11. if the temperature is cold water becames it

20 Clues: it is infiniteunder your feethe does experimentsit covers 70% of the Earthif you are lucky you find itthe name of our solar sistemit is made of rock and metalblocks harmful solar radiationif you go out you have to get itif you want to go out you wear itat the center of the solar sistemif the sun explodes it becomes this...

Space 2016-04-06

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what the planets do to the sun
  2. laws:how the plants move
  3. object in space that studies the earth and space
  4. how much you weigh
  5. law of universal gravitation:all objects pull on each other
  6. the dark part of the moon
  7. effect: use energy from gravitation fields to slingshot an object
  8. it rotates around the sun
  9. nova:a ball of light that is a exploding of a big star
  10. energy: energy that is in motion
  11. gravity: you are weightless
  12. of space all of everything
  13. planets attraction because of their masses
Down
  1. comet:fast objects to train astronauts
  2. energy:energy that is stored
  3. dwarf: a small star with lots of density
  4. a rock that orbits the sun
  5. hole:nothing can escape not even light
  6. of rocks that fall to the earth sometimes
  7. of the earth
  8. how much is in an object
  9. fall: falling without anything
  10. motion:an object that falls side ways

23 Clues: of the earthhow much you weighlaws:how the plants movehow much is in an objectthe dark part of the moonit rotates around the suna rock that orbits the sunof space all of everythinggravity: you are weightlessenergy:energy that is storedwhat the planets do to the sunfall: falling without anythingenergy: energy that is in motion...

GPS 2022-12-13

GPS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. global positioning system
  2. someone who works in space
  3. geosynchronous earth orbit
  4. low earth orbit
  5. some satellites are as big as...
Down
  1. to go around
  2. medium earth orbit
  3. the first ever satellite
  4. something that orbits a planet or a star
  5. a natural satellite
  6. the largest known space station
  7. the only planet with a gravitational pull

12 Clues: to go aroundlow earth orbitmedium earth orbita natural satellitethe first ever satelliteglobal positioning systemsomeone who works in spacegeosynchronous earth orbitthe largest known space stationsome satellites are as big as...something that orbits a planet or a starthe only planet with a gravitational pull

Sun, Earth, Moon 2025-03-07

Sun, Earth, Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. daylight until 9, hot temperatures, periods of no school.
  2. a dark area or shape produced by an object coming between rays of light and a surface.
  3. spin on an axis.
  4. go around.
  5. increasing or becoming larger in size.
  6. daylight until 7, flowers bloom, mild temperatures.
  7. decreasing or getting smaller in size.
Down
  1. made up rock, has water, supports life, 3rd planet from the Sun.
  2. a million times bigger than Earth, surface is 5,500°C, provides heat and light for Earth.
  3. has craters, mountains, valleys, no atmosphere, natural satellite to Earth.
  4. the path that one object in space takes around another object in space.
  5. the line where the Earth and the sky appear to meet.
  6. daylight until 5, cold temperatures, sometimes snow.
  7. daylight until 7, leaves fall, mild temperatures.

14 Clues: go around.spin on an axis.increasing or becoming larger in size.decreasing or getting smaller in size.daylight until 7, leaves fall, mild temperatures.daylight until 7, flowers bloom, mild temperatures.the line where the Earth and the sky appear to meet.daylight until 5, cold temperatures, sometimes snow....

Environment and Society 2014-10-02

Environment and Society crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the use of tools and skills to make life easier
  2. shows the tings found or produced.
  3. thunderstorms create.
  4. creating so many toxic waste.
  5. the creation of products.
  6. Are things people use.
  7. warming of the earth caused by burning fossel,coal oil and gas.
  8. when flowing bodies of water such as rivers,streams and creeks overflow.
  9. dangerous wastes that go's into our trash everyday.
  10. natures most violent storm.
  11. over the pacific ocean.
Down
  1. is the rate of cooling as a result of wind or air movement.
  2. are naturally occurring elements or substance found on earth.
  3. are solid,liquid,or gas waste that are poisonous.
  4. are harmful substance found in the environment.
  5. the change in climate due to elevation.
  6. natures largest storm.
  7. a shaking and trembling of the earth.
  8. when small bodies of water rise quickly and swallow up the land.
  9. extreme dryness and water shortage.

20 Clues: thunderstorms create.Are things people use.natures largest storm.over the pacific ocean.the creation of products.natures most violent storm.creating so many toxic waste.shows the tings found or produced.extreme dryness and water shortage.a shaking and trembling of the earth.the change in climate due to elevation....