the earth Crossword Puzzles
Motions of the earth 2019-10-08
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- path of a celestial body around the parent body
- the earth is said to be aphelion when the distance from the sun is maximum
- period of diffused light after the sunset
- motion of the earth around the sun
- longest day in the northern hemisphere and shortest day in southern hemisphere,June 21
- the earth is said to be perihelion when the distance from the sun is minimum
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- shortest day in the northern hemisphere and longest day in he southern hemisphere ,December 22
- period of diffused light before the sunrise
- equal day and equal night,September 23
- equal day and equal night,March 21
- spinning of the earth on its own axis
11 Clues: motion of the earth around the sun • equal day and equal night,March 21 • spinning of the earth on its own axis • equal day and equal night,September 23 • period of diffused light after the sunset • period of diffused light before the sunrise • path of a celestial body around the parent body • the earth is said to be aphelion when the distance from the sun is maximum • ...
Layers of the earth 2012-11-11
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- A theory that the continents move over time
- Earths outer layer
- What happens when earths magnetic poles switch
- A place where new crust is formed
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- The man who introduced the theory of plate tectonics
- Huge plates in the earths lithosphere
- Currents in the mantle that move the tectonic plates
- Earths thickest layer
- Convergent, divergent and transform
- One of the metals found in the core
- A super continent that contained all of the current continents
11 Clues: Earths outer layer • Earths thickest layer • A place where new crust is formed • Convergent, divergent and transform • One of the metals found in the core • Huge plates in the earths lithosphere • A theory that the continents move over time • What happens when earths magnetic poles switch • The man who introduced the theory of plate tectonics • ...
The Earth in Perspective 2013-06-19
11 Clues: dirty air • too much grazing • one of the 3 r's • throwing garbage • change of climate • international agreement • removal of layer of topsoil • effect warming of atmosphere • water in permable rock layers • forest land to non-forest use • ecosystem dominated with trees
Formation of the Earth 2016-01-27
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- the atmosphere and ocean are both ______
- The photosynthetic life in (*) lead to current compositions of the ____ and oceans.
- As the Earth continued to grow its gravitational pull starts to be able to hold onto heavier elements and molecules such as nitrogen (N2) and ______.
- The photosynthetic life in (*) emitted _____ as a waste product.
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- the atmosphere is a ___
- the oceans are ______
- % of nitrogen in the atmosphere.
- % of oxygen in the atmosphere
- dioxide Eventually photosynthetic life evolves to use the abundant ______ in the atmosphere for growth (*).
- As the planet cooled water precipitated and formed the early ____.
- first atmosphere was probably comprised of ____ and Helium.
11 Clues: the oceans are ______ • the atmosphere is a ___ • % of oxygen in the atmosphere • % of nitrogen in the atmosphere. • the atmosphere and ocean are both ______ • first atmosphere was probably comprised of ____ and Helium. • The photosynthetic life in (*) emitted _____ as a waste product. • As the planet cooled water precipitated and formed the early ____. • ...
Layers of the Earth 2023-03-03
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- Other material the Crust is made of
- A layer of the Earth in a Molten State, ends with core.
- A process where heat rises and cold air sinks
- Solid, innermost layer of the Earth made of iron and nickel, ends with core.
- Elemental name for Nickel
- Outermost Layer of the Earth
- Elemental name for Iron
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- One of the materials the crust is made of
- Waves found in the Mantle
- Name of plates that shift during earthquakes
- Layer of the Earth with Seismic Waves
11 Clues: Elemental name for Iron • Waves found in the Mantle • Elemental name for Nickel • Outermost Layer of the Earth • Other material the Crust is made of • Layer of the Earth with Seismic Waves • One of the materials the crust is made of • Name of plates that shift during earthquakes • A process where heat rises and cold air sinks • ...
layers of the earth 2022-11-06
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- a big wave the occurs after a earthquakes
- starts with L
- next to the innercore
- mountain that blows up
- the middle of the earth
- the thickest layer of the earth
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- involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
- take 84% of the earth
- close to space
- who is the smartest coolest person in the class
- a name for larva
11 Clues: starts with L • close to space • a name for larva • take 84% of the earth • next to the innercore • mountain that blows up • the middle of the earth • the thickest layer of the earth • a big wave the occurs after a earthquakes • who is the smartest coolest person in the class • involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
The Dynamic Earth: Weathering 2022-08-29
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- _______ and mosses produce weak acids that can weather the rock’s surface.
- the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock.
- the process by which the outer layers of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes.
- weathering, the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions
- animals dig ________ into the ground causing more rock to be exposed.
- Stalactites and ___________ are common features in cave systems as dissolved chemicals are deposited by dripping rain water underground.
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- breakdown of material by physical and chemical processes.
- weathering, the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes
- wedging, cracks in the rocks allow water to seep in and freeze causing expansion.
- precipitation, rain sleet or snow that contains a high concentration of acid
- the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen
11 Clues: the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen • weathering, the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions • breakdown of material by physical and chemical processes. • animals dig ________ into the ground causing more rock to be exposed. • _______ and mosses produce weak acids that can weather the rock’s surface. • ...
Layers of the Earth 2023-09-08
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- the material that is found in the mantle (why it's orange)
- the type of crust that is found below the ocean
- the type of crust that is found beneath the land
- the currents found in the middle mantle
- the upper mantle and the crust is called the
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- the igneous rock that oceanic crust is made from
- the solid center layer created by pressure
- the layer of the Earth that makes up 70% of the Earth's mass
- the layer of the Earth that is completely liquid
- the thinnest layer of the Earth
- the igneous rock that continental crust is made from
11 Clues: the thinnest layer of the Earth • the currents found in the middle mantle • the solid center layer created by pressure • the upper mantle and the crust is called the • the type of crust that is found below the ocean • the igneous rock that oceanic crust is made from • the layer of the Earth that is completely liquid • the type of crust that is found beneath the land • ...
Layers of the Earth 2022-10-13
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- the scientists that study the seismic waves caused by earthquakes
- the thinnest + least dense layer of the earth
- the layer of crust above the ocean, composed of less dense rocks such as granite
- the densest layer of the earth
- solid + rigid outer layer of the earth
- the only liquid layer of the earth
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- strong lower part of the mantle
- how many molecules are in a given amount of space
- flowy elastic-like substance located below the lithosphere
- has 2 regions
- the layer of crust underneath the ocean, composed of dense rocks such as basalt
11 Clues: has 2 regions • the densest layer of the earth • strong lower part of the mantle • the only liquid layer of the earth • solid + rigid outer layer of the earth • the thinnest + least dense layer of the earth • how many molecules are in a given amount of space • flowy elastic-like substance located below the lithosphere • ...
pd4 2025-11-30
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- Corrosion-resistant metal in electronics
- Rare earth used in lasers
- Heaviest lanthanide element
- Very hard, corrosion-resistant metal
- Green phosphor in displays
- Rare earth used in lasers and alloys
- Rare earth in magnets and lasers
- Least abundant lanthanide
- Metal in nuclear reactor control rods
- Rare earth used in MRI contrast
- Densest naturally occurring element
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- Rare earth used in magnets
- Fluorescent material in screens
- Only metal liquid at room temperature
- Toxic metal formerly used in electronics
- Shiny yellow metal, symbol Au
- High melting point metal in filaments
- Pinkish rare earth in fiber optics
- Rare metal in superalloys
- Precious metal used in jewelry and catalysts
20 Clues: Rare earth used in lasers • Rare metal in superalloys • Least abundant lanthanide • Rare earth used in magnets • Green phosphor in displays • Heaviest lanthanide element • Shiny yellow metal, symbol Au • Fluorescent material in screens • Rare earth used in MRI contrast • Rare earth in magnets and lasers • Pinkish rare earth in fiber optics • Densest naturally occurring element • ...
Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. 2022-05-13
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- the central part of the Earth
- a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
- the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
- molten rock in the earth's crust
- tending to come together from different directions
- of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
- the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
- the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
- a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
- (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
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- the lower layer of the crust
- the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
- alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
- the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
- the gradual movement of very large land masses
- a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
- the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
- a long narrow depression in a surface
21 Clues: the lower layer of the crust • the central part of the Earth • molten rock in the earth's crust • a long narrow depression in a surface • a salt or ester derived from silicic acid • the gradual movement of very large land masses • the phenomena associated with volcanic activity • a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
- properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
- tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
- the center of the earth
- tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
- the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
- stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
- the only liquid layer of the planet
- the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
- the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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- the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
- solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
- the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
- tectonic plates move apart
- a block of lithosphere
- the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
- the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
- the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
- the strong, lower parts of the mantle
- the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
20 Clues: a block of lithosphere • the center of the earth • tectonic plates move apart • the only liquid layer of the planet • the strong, lower parts of the mantle • the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • tectonic plates collide and form mountains. • the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth • the nature of something's ingredients or constituents • ...
Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08
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- a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
- properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
- tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
- the center of the earth
- tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
- the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
- stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
- the only liquid layer of the planet
- the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
- the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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- the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
- solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
- the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
- tectonic plates move apart
- a block of lithosphere
- the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
- the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
- the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
- the strong, lower parts of the mantle
- the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies
20 Clues: a block of lithosphere • the center of the earth • tectonic plates move apart • the only liquid layer of the planet • the strong, lower parts of the mantle • the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle • tectonic plates collide and form mountains. • the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth • the nature of something's ingredients or constituents • ...
Ancient Astronomers 2021-05-16
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- First Greek to propose a sun-centered universe.
- Created a star catalog and the determined the location of 850 stars.
- The model that places the Earth in the center of the universe
- Developed the law of universal gravitation and 3 laws of motion
- Was an assistant to Brahe and developed the 3 laws of planetary motion.
- Italian astronomer who discovered the first 4 moons of Jupiter and proved the Earth was not the center of the Universe.
- The science that studies the universe
- Polish astronomer and mathematician who thought Earth was just a planet and that it orbited the Sun on the middle of the universe.
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- Astronomer who designed and developed instruments to study space and had an observatory build for him.
- Greek philosopher who thought the Earth was round based on eclipses
- First to establish the size of the Earth fairly accurately
- The model that places the sun in the center of the universe.
- Astronomer who was able to predict the motion of the planets and he believed everything orbited the Earth.
13 Clues: The science that studies the universe • First Greek to propose a sun-centered universe. • First to establish the size of the Earth fairly accurately • The model that places the sun in the center of the universe. • The model that places the Earth in the center of the universe • Developed the law of universal gravitation and 3 laws of motion • ...
Egypt Menu Assignment Side Dish 2024-10-04
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- God of Justice
- The God of Creation
- God of Air
- God of the Cosmos
- Deity of Earth
- God of chaos
- God of Flooding of the Nile
- God of Death
- God of the Sun
- God of the Sky
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- Goddess of Beauty
- God of War
- God of Time
- God of Intellect
- God of Knowledge
- Goddess of Motherhood
- God of Fertility
- God of Crocodiles
- God of Earth and Horizon
- God of Hunting
20 Clues: God of War • God of Air • God of Time • God of chaos • God of Death • God of Justice • Deity of Earth • God of Hunting • God of the Sun • God of the Sky • God of Intellect • God of Knowledge • God of Fertility • Goddess of Beauty • God of the Cosmos • God of Crocodiles • The God of Creation • Goddess of Motherhood • God of Earth and Horizon • God of Flooding of the Nile
Plate Tectonics 2021-06-16
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- when two or more plates collide
- a large slab of rock or parts of the crust which moves slowly, they interact with other plates differently
- when two plates move away from each other
- The deepest layer, solid and is very hot
- scientist who invented the theory of plate tectonics
- a well established explanation with a lot of backing evidence
- hot molten rock on the surface of the crust
- hot molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
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- a highly viscous, weak and ductile region of the upper crust
- the scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake
- vents or openings in the Earth's crust, that release ash, gas, steam and hot liquid rock called lava
- when two plates slide across each other
- The liquid layer deep within the earth
- Thin shell on the outside of the Earth
- A sudden violent shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy along a fault of a plate
- the rocky outer part of the Earth, made up of the brittle crust
- The mostly solid interior of the Earth and the largest layer
- A large wave caused by an earthquake or another disturbance
18 Clues: when two or more plates collide • The liquid layer deep within the earth • Thin shell on the outside of the Earth • when two plates slide across each other • The deepest layer, solid and is very hot • when two plates move away from each other • hot molten rock on the surface of the crust • hot molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • ...
EQ XWORD PUZZLE 2021-10-14
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- Plates moving toward each other
- A layer in the earth capable of flow but pretty solid, holds asthenosphere
- Crust pushing together
- A big fat deep gash in the ocean
- Liquid metal in the earth, lose to the center
- Like super easy to break but its a hard object rhymes with little
- A ewey gooey part like putty in the mantle of the planet we live on
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- Objects that stretch, bend, or flow
- Plates slide past each other
- Plates moving apart
- The cool outer shell of the Earth, the big thing of rok
- Crust sliding by each other
- The layer that we stand on of the planet called earth
- Crust moving apart
- Solid metal part hotter than the outer part of the sun also made out of iron and nickel
15 Clues: Crust moving apart • Plates moving apart • Crust pushing together • Crust sliding by each other • Plates slide past each other • Plates moving toward each other • A big fat deep gash in the ocean • Objects that stretch, bend, or flow • Liquid metal in the earth, lose to the center • The layer that we stand on of the planet called earth • ...
Geologic Processes 2024-01-03
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- the supercontinent that scientists believe was once made of all the tectonic plates
- the San Andreas fault is an example of this type of plate boundary
- evidence of remains that supports the supercontinent once existed
- the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart
- what continental crust is made of
- located near/along convergent plate boundaries; spews lava
- the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates
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- the type of plate boundary that creates trenches, for example
- created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move
- the layer of Earth we live on
- the layer of the earth that tectonic plates sit on, like ooblek
- the layer of liquid iron inside of earth
- the hottest layer inside of earth
- a place where the mantle is so hot, it breaks through earth's crust
- what oceanic crust is made of
15 Clues: the layer of Earth we live on • what oceanic crust is made of • the hottest layer inside of earth • what continental crust is made of • the layer of liquid iron inside of earth • created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move • the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart • the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates • ...
science word puzzle 2021-11-18
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- the planet we live on
- another word for fall
- the season that starts on march 20
- the affect of the earth revolving around the sun
- the object that the earth revolves around
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- when earth is facing opposite of the sun
- when u have same amount of day and night hours
- when earth is facing towards the sun
- the longest day of the year
- the thing that rotate around the earth
10 Clues: the planet we live on • another word for fall • the longest day of the year • the season that starts on march 20 • when earth is facing towards the sun • the thing that rotate around the earth • when earth is facing opposite of the sun • the object that the earth revolves around • when u have same amount of day and night hours • ...
Out of this world 2025-02-10
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- Find with someone or something by chance
- Grow, increase
- Suggest or propose
- Think
- Reject or refuse
- Natural satellite of the Earth
- Action of something touch earth after being in space
- Layer of gases sorrounding the Earth
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- Partially reusable spacecraft
- Force that all planets does we something is in their magnetic fields
- Our set of planets and orbits
- Exctinct
- It has too gravity force, that light cannot escape
- A big explosion in space of an star (also is a song)
- Set of stars that make a drawing
- Calculate
- Explain
- Russian people that goes to space
- Use all of something
- Group of people in the rocket that each one has an specific work
20 Clues: Think • Explain • Exctinct • Calculate • Grow, increase • Reject or refuse • Suggest or propose • Use all of something • Partially reusable spacecraft • Our set of planets and orbits • Natural satellite of the Earth • Set of stars that make a drawing • Russian people that goes to space • Layer of gases sorrounding the Earth • Find with someone or something by chance • ...
The Earth's Movements: Day, Night, and Seasons 2024-11-19
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- The path the Earth follows around the sun.
- The invisible line that the Earth spins on.
- The period when a part of the Earth is facing the sun.
- The spinning of Earth on its axis.
- The period when a part of the Earth is turned away from the sun.
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- The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
- The time it takes for one complete revolution around the sun.
- The full journey the Earth makes around the sun.
- The angle of Earth's axis that causes seasons.
- The changes in weather patterns throughout the year due to Earth's tilt.
10 Clues: The spinning of Earth on its axis. • The path the Earth follows around the sun. • The invisible line that the Earth spins on. • The angle of Earth's axis that causes seasons. • The full journey the Earth makes around the sun. • The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. • The period when a part of the Earth is facing the sun. • ...
All About the Moon 2015-02-02
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- When the moon looks like a sliver
- When day and night are equal length
- Longest and shortest days of the year
- When the Earth passes between Sun and Moon
- The month of the Summer Solstice
- The highest level of water
- When the Moon is blocked by Earth's shadow
- The daily rise and fall of water
- Moon phase during a Lunar Eclipse
- The dark part of a shadow
- The Moon revolving around the Earth
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- The path around the Sun
- The month of the Winter Solstice
- When the Moon passes between Sun and Earth
- Light moving away from the Moon
- Light illuminating the Moon
- The line an object rotates on
- An object moving around another object
- The lowest level of water
- The spinning motion of an object
- The outer part of a shadow
- When the sun is blocked by the Moon
- The Moon being more than half Moon
23 Clues: The path around the Sun • The lowest level of water • The dark part of a shadow • The outer part of a shadow • The highest level of water • Light illuminating the Moon • The line an object rotates on • Light moving away from the Moon • The month of the Winter Solstice • The spinning motion of an object • The month of the Summer Solstice • The daily rise and fall of water • ...
Astronomy Review 2021-12-15
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- spacecraft that can carry a crew into space and back to Earth
- huge group of stars, star systems, dust, and gas in space
- spinning of a planet on its axis
- movement of an object around another
- natural satellite
- all of space and everything in it
- imaginary line about which Earth rotates
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- longest or shortest day of the year
- eclipse caused when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
- eclipse caused when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth
- study of objects in space and their movements
- force of attraction between objects
- "Equal day - equal night"
- tendency to resist a change in motion
- a push or a pull
15 Clues: a push or a pull • natural satellite • "Equal day - equal night" • spinning of a planet on its axis • all of space and everything in it • longest or shortest day of the year • force of attraction between objects • movement of an object around another • tendency to resist a change in motion • imaginary line about which Earth rotates • ...
Time and Measurement 2013-07-14
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- Type of clock
- Type of degrees which measure temperature
- Ten years
- One cubic centimetre or one cc
- Time taken for the moon to travel around the earth
- Base unit of measurement for distance
- Number of weeks in a quarter of a year
- One thousandth of a gram equals one...
- Number of months in a year
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- Twenty years
- Dial which shows the ratio between distance and time that a car is travelling
- The time it takes for the earth to rotate on its axis is one...
- One thousand grams equals one ...
- One thousand years
- One hundred years
- Direction the sun will rise from
- One sixtieth of an hour
- time taken for earth to travel around the sun
18 Clues: Ten years • Twenty years • Type of clock • One hundred years • One thousand years • One sixtieth of an hour • Number of months in a year • One cubic centimetre or one cc • Direction the sun will rise from • One thousand grams equals one ... • Base unit of measurement for distance • Number of weeks in a quarter of a year • One thousandth of a gram equals one... • ...
Climate change 2024-04-29
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- Switching from fossil fuels to clean _______ will help reduce the effects of climate change.
- As the Earth heats, ice melts causing ______ levels to rise.
- Rising sea levels cause _____________ to costal regions.
- The heating Earth means drier land making food _________ difficult to grow in some places.
- Global warming causes __________ to melt into the ocean.
- Greenhouse gases in the __________________ trap heat from the sun.
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- Type of energy source which does not cause climate change.
- When gases such as CO2 in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat energy it warms the Earth, like a ______________.
- Scientists know that the climate is changing because they measure rising ___________.
- These types of fuel, such as oil, emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when burned for energy.
- Heat energy from the __________ is absorbed by the Earth, some of it escapes into space.
- Trapped heat in the atmosphere causes the planet ____________ to heat up.
- A type of fossil fuel.
- This type of energy from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases.
14 Clues: A type of fossil fuel. • Rising sea levels cause _____________ to costal regions. • Global warming causes __________ to melt into the ocean. • Type of energy source which does not cause climate change. • As the Earth heats, ice melts causing ______ levels to rise. • Greenhouse gases in the __________________ trap heat from the sun. • ...
Religion crossword 2023-09-20
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- trusting the lord
- those who literally proclaim the good news in the gospels
- where you go to worship God
- the most recently written gospel
- the amount of days it took to form the earth
- how you speak to God
- where Jesus was crucified
- Jesuses first followers
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- the part of the bible Jesus was in
- when god flooded the earth
- where the gospel of Mark was beloved to be written
- the first man and woman on the earth
- the first part of the bible
- the word Gospels was taken from
- the lord almighty
15 Clues: trusting the lord • the lord almighty • how you speak to God • Jesuses first followers • where Jesus was crucified • when god flooded the earth • the first part of the bible • where you go to worship God • the word Gospels was taken from • the most recently written gospel • the part of the bible Jesus was in • the first man and woman on the earth • ...
Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30
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- A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean)
- A large steep hill that is formed by, most of the time, convergent boundaries
- A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction
- The inner most layer of the Earth
- A plate that has mostly land (continent)
- A boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
- Consists of the crust, mantle, the outer core, and the inner core
- A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
- Consists of any place where there is living organisms; such as the hydrosphere
- The layer of the Earth in witch tectonic plates lie (not the crust or mantle)
- A sudden shake of the ground caused by movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action
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- The name of the first continent
- The outer most layer of the earth
- A boundary where two plates collide
- A big continuous expanse of land; such as North America, South America, Africa, etc.
- A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake
- The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth (or another planet)
- The lithosphere is broken up into many pieces such as the North American plate, the Australian plate, the South American plate, etc.
- Consists of all of the Earth's water formations; such as lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.
- The layer of rock in between the Earth's crust and the outer core
20 Clues: The name of the first continent • The outer most layer of the earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • A boundary where two plates collide • A plate that has mostly land (continent) • A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction • A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean) • A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake • ...
Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30
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- A sudden shake of the ground caused by movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action
- Consists of the crust, mantle, the outer core, and the inner core
- The lithosphere is broken up into many pieces such as the North American plate, the Australian plate, the South American plate, etc.
- A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake
- A boundary where two plates collide
- Consists of any place where there is living organisms; such as the hydrosphere
- A large steep hill that is formed by, most of the time, convergent boundaries
- The layer of the Earth in witch tectonic plates lie (not the crust or mantle)
- The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth (or another planet)
- Consists of all of the Earth's water formations; such as lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.
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- A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
- A big continuous expanse of land; such as North America, South America, Africa, etc.
- A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean)
- A boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
- The outer most layer of the earth
- A plate that has mostly land (continent)
- A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction
- The inner most layer of the Earth
- The layer of rock in between the Earth's crust and the outer core
- The name of the first continent
20 Clues: The name of the first continent • The outer most layer of the earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • A boundary where two plates collide • A plate that has mostly land (continent) • A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction • A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean) • A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake • ...
Map Vocabulary 2023-10-11
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- location describes the position of something in relation to something else using cardinal directions
- An imaginary circle on the earth's surface that passes through the magnetic poles
- Primary purpose is to show governmental boundaries of countries, states ect.
- A measurement of the angular distance from the prime meridian
- A table of symbols that appear on a map
- location describes the exact position of something
- A half of the earth as divided by the equator
- The parallel of latitude at the distance of 23 26 from the earth's equator
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- A set of values that show the exact position of something
- An imaginary line that runs through the earth between the magnetic poles and about which the earth rotates
- Name for each of the four main points on a compass
- The different systems of transforming the location on a sphere onto a flat surface
- A measurement of the angular distance of the equator
- North South East West
- A spherical map representing earth
- A map shows differences in elevations by shading or texture
- primary purpose is to show geographical features
- An imaginary circle on the earth's surface that is equidistant from the magnetic poles
18 Clues: North South East West • A spherical map representing earth • A table of symbols that appear on a map • A half of the earth as divided by the equator • primary purpose is to show geographical features • Name for each of the four main points on a compass • location describes the exact position of something • A measurement of the angular distance of the equator • ...
Rocks 2017-05-17
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- Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
- type of igneous rock with large crystals
- studies rocks
- contains metals
- core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel
- hot, molten rock inside the Earth
- small pieces that reflect light in rocks
- core, made of SOLID iron and nickel
- used for industrial extraction of metals
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- a basalt with holes
- made from cooling of lava
- outermost layer of the earth
- earth's solid layer which FLOWS
- glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
- colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
- used for removing dead skin
- magma on the surface of the Earth
17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • magma on the surface of the Earth • hot, molten rock inside the Earth • core, made of SOLID iron and nickel • core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel • type of igneous rock with large crystals • ...
Rocks 2017-05-17
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- type of igneous rock with large crystals
- studies rocks
- used for industrial extraction of metals
- outermost layer of the earth
- hot molten rock inside the Earth
- made of LIQUID iron and nickel
- Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
- a basalt with holes
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- small pieces that reflect light in rocks
- colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
- contains metals
- made of SOLID iron and nickel
- glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
- magma on the surface of the Earth
- made from cooling of lava
- used for removing dead skin
- earth's solid layer which FLOWS
17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • made of SOLID iron and nickel • made of LIQUID iron and nickel • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • hot molten rock inside the Earth • magma on the surface of the Earth • small pieces that reflect light in rocks • ...
Climate and Natural Disasters 2024-01-15
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- something that spreads really quickly
- large wave caused by an earthquake
- storm with lots of wind and rain
- something that erupts
- type of pressure that tells you if a storm is coming
- shaking of the earth
- measure of how much water is in the air
- horizontal lines across the earth
- something that blows in the air
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- a large amount of water on land
- really really hot
- divides the earth into north and south
- measure of how hot or cold it is
- no rain
- really really cold
- high up a mountain, for example
- rain, snow, hail
17 Clues: no rain • rain, snow, hail • really really hot • really really cold • shaking of the earth • something that erupts • a large amount of water on land • high up a mountain, for example • something that blows in the air • measure of how hot or cold it is • storm with lots of wind and rain • horizontal lines across the earth • large wave caused by an earthquake • ...
Biome and Global System Crossword 2025-11-07
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- A group of living things that are similar and can have babies together.
- The usual weather of a place over a long time (for example, hot and dry or cold and wet).
- Another word for a consumer; it eats other living things for energy.
- All the water on Earth—oceans, rivers, lakes, and even water underground.
- An animal that eats only plants.
- An animal that eats both plants and animals.
- All the living things on Earth and the places they live.
- A bunch of food chains connected together showing how energy moves through an ecosystem.
- A living thing that eats other living things to get energy.
- All the different populations that live together in the same area.
- All the living and nonliving things in an area and how they interact.
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- An animal that eats only other animals.
- What the air is like outside right now (rainy, sunny, windy, etc.).
- Another word for a producer; it makes its own food.
- A living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
- Any living thing (a plant, animal, fungus, or tiny microbe).
- All the members of one species living in the same area.
- The solid part of Earth, including rocks, mountains, and land.
- A large area on Earth with the same climate, plants, and animals (like a desert or rainforest).
- A diagram that shows how energy moves from one level to another in a food chain.
- The layer of gases (air) that surrounds the Earth.
- An organism (like fungi or bacteria) that breaks down dead things and returns nutrients to the soil.
22 Clues: An animal that eats only plants. • An animal that eats only other animals. • An animal that eats both plants and animals. • The layer of gases (air) that surrounds the Earth. • Another word for a producer; it makes its own food. • All the members of one species living in the same area. • All the living things on Earth and the places they live. • ...
Space Topic 2022-11-14
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- A force measured in Newtons
- Does not change no matter the gravity
- Type of eclipse
- suns rays are more ........... in the summer
- Artificial or man-made and orbits planets
- Earth is tilted on its.....
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- The Earth ....... the Sun
- Largest planet
- Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
- Closest planet to the sun
- Summer, autumn, spring and winter
- Dwarf planet
- Hubble is an example of a .......
- The force that keeps us on the ground
14 Clues: Dwarf planet • Largest planet • Type of eclipse • The Earth ....... the Sun • Closest planet to the sun • A force measured in Newtons • Earth is tilted on its..... • Summer, autumn, spring and winter • Hubble is an example of a ....... • Moon passes between Earth and the Sun • Does not change no matter the gravity • The force that keeps us on the ground • ...
Unit 1 Lesson 1 Vocabulary - Space 2025-01-14
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- when the moon passes in front of the outer part of earth's shadow
- phase of the moon that appears completely dark due to the moon being between the sun and earth
- the point on earth where all points viewed from it are southern
- the change in sunlit area of one celestial object as viewed from another
- when the top of a celestial body crests above the horizon
- the north star; as earth rotates other stars appear to spin counterclockwise as this star points due north
- when the moon passes in front of earth's shadow
- when the moon passes in front of the sun blocking out some or all of its light
- the star the earth revolves around and causes daytime and nighttime
- light bouncing off of an object
- when the moon passes in front of the darkest part earth's shadow
- the path taken by the satellite as it travels around earth
- the satellite that orbits our planet
- the hours where the sun does not shine directly on an area
- the semicircular path that celestial bodies appear to travel across the sky
- the imaginary line that runs through the North Pole and South Pole
- phase of the moon that appears mostly light and is getting smaller
- when the top of a celestial body dips below the horizon
- spinning on an axis
- phase of the moon that appears to have a light sliver that is decreasing
- the path taken by our planet as it travels around the sun
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- phase of the moon that appears completely light
- when the moon passes in front of the sun and partially covering it making a ring of fire
- when the moon passes in front of the sun blocking out some of the light
- the rocky, terrestrial planet that is third from the sun
- a group of stars in a specific pattern
- when the moon passes in front of part of earth's shadow
- a continuous process
- the line one sees where land and sea meet sky
- the hours when the sun shines directly on an area
- the point on earth where all points viewed from it are northern
- the innermost and darkest region of the shadow
- when the moon passes in front of the sun blocking out the light completely
- when the three celestial bodies (sun, moon, and earth) align
- phase of the moon that appears to have a light sliver that is increasing in size
- the outermost and less dark region of the shadow
- giant spheres of superhot gases; made of hydrogen and helium
- phase of the moon that appears light on the right side
- phase of the moon that appears light on the left side
- phase of the moon that appears mostly light and is getting bigger
- the path that a celestial body takes as it travels around another body in space
41 Clues: spinning on an axis • a continuous process • light bouncing off of an object • the satellite that orbits our planet • a group of stars in a specific pattern • the line one sees where land and sea meet sky • the innermost and darkest region of the shadow • phase of the moon that appears completely light • when the moon passes in front of earth's shadow • ...
The Catastrophe Cries Out 2021-04-28
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- 2 The sources of the watery depths and the ?? of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped. Genesis 8:2 CSB
- 21 Every ?? perished—those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind. Genesis 7:21 CSB
- 23 He ?? out every living thing that was on the face of the earth, from mankind to livestock, to creatures that crawl, to the birds of the sky, and they were ?? off the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark. Genesis 7:23 CSB
- 24 And the ?? surged on the earth 150 days. Genesis 7:24 CSB
- 5 The water continued to ?? until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible. Genesis 8:5 CSB
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- 22 Everything with the breath of the spirit of ?? in its nostrils—everything on dry land died. Genesis 7:22 CSB
- 19 Then the water surged even ?? on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered. Genesis 7:19 CSB
- 17 The ?? continued for forty days on the earth; Genesis 7:17 CSB
- 20 The mountains were covered as the water ?? above them more than twenty feet. Genesis 7:20 CSB
- 17 ...the water increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the ??. Genesis 7:17 CSB
- 18 The water surged and increased greatly on the earth, and the ?? floated on the surface of the water. Genesis 7:18 CSB
- 3 The water steadily receded from the earth, and by the end of 150 ?? the water had decreased significantly. Genesis 8:3 CSB
12 Clues: 24 And the ?? surged on the earth 150 days. Genesis 7:24 CSB • 17 The ?? continued for forty days on the earth; Genesis 7:17 CSB • 17 ...the water increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the ??. Genesis 7:17 CSB • 20 The mountains were covered as the water ?? above them more than twenty feet. Genesis 7:20 CSB • ...
Rocket Propulsion and Orbits 2025-04-30
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- A space station in low orbit around Earth. It was built by multiple countries and serves as a laboratory to conduct experiments in space, which are impossible to replicate on earth.
- A chemical that releases oxygen for a fuel to burn.
- A small, extra rocket on a spacecraft that is fired in the direction of travel before landing. The firing slows the spacecraft.
- A large piece of fabric, usually in a dome shape, that is attached to spacecraft and opens during landing. The parachute creates drag to slow down the spacecraft.
- A large bag of strong fabric that is attached to a spacecraft and inflated before landing. Many bags are placed on the craft to cushion the landing on rough terrain.
- the process of slowing down and setting down a spacecraft on the surface of its destination.
- Discarded objects, trash, and other man-made debris left in orbit during space flights.
- An object in orbit around a planet or moon in space.
- The thick layer of gasses surrounding Earth and other planets.
- "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"
- A force applied to a body to propel it in a desired direction. The force which moves an aircraft or rocket.
- NASA's current missions to the moon.
- The period of a space flight between launch and landing when a spacecraft is moving in a mostly straight-line path to its destination.
- The means by which aircraft and spacecraft are pushed forward.
- The force of gravity that pulls objects downward.
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- The process of burning something.
- A chemical mixture that is burned to produce thrust.
- “An object at rest stays at rest, or an object in motion stays in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts on it”
- The path of an object moving through space.
- A partially reusable spacecraft that is launched by a rocket and is able to return to Earth and land like a glider (unpowered aircraft). Used for journeys between Earth and spacecraft orbiting the Earth. Recent missions no longer use space shuttles.
- Resistance of air against the forward movement of an airplane or rocket.
- The height above the surface of the earth at which an object is located.
- A system of cables used to separate the descent stage of a spacecraft from its cargo (such as a rover), which is placed at a landing site.
- A circular or elliptical path followed by one body as it revolves around another body.
24 Clues: The process of burning something. • NASA's current missions to the moon. • The path of an object moving through space. • The force of gravity that pulls objects downward. • A chemical that releases oxygen for a fuel to burn. • A chemical mixture that is burned to produce thrust. • An object in orbit around a planet or moon in space. • ...
Unit 5 Vocabulary 2019-01-16
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- TINY DROPS OF WATER.
- THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND A CERTAIN AREA.
- TURNING LIQUID INTO VAPOR.
- ANYTHING THAT TAKES UP SPACE.
- ATOMS BONDED TOGETHER.
- A STAR THAT WHICH EARTH ORBITS.
- ALL LIVING THINGS ON EARTH.
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- ALL FROZEN ICE ON EARTH.
- RAIN FALLING FROM THE SKY.
- VAPOR GASEOUS PHASE OF WATER.
- LAYER PREVENT HARMFUL RADIATION FROM REACHING EARTHS SURFACE.
- GAS OR VAPOR TURNING INTO A LIQUID.
- HIGH TEMPERATURE.
- AN ENVELOPE OF GASES SURROUNDING EARTH OR ANOTHER PLANET.
14 Clues: HIGH TEMPERATURE. • TINY DROPS OF WATER. • ATOMS BONDED TOGETHER. • ALL FROZEN ICE ON EARTH. • RAIN FALLING FROM THE SKY. • TURNING LIQUID INTO VAPOR. • ALL LIVING THINGS ON EARTH. • VAPOR GASEOUS PHASE OF WATER. • ANYTHING THAT TAKES UP SPACE. • A STAR THAT WHICH EARTH ORBITS. • GAS OR VAPOR TURNING INTO A LIQUID. • THE WEATHER CONDITIONS AROUND A CERTAIN AREA. • ...
Earth and Space 2017-10-24
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- Something the moon goes through
- The tendency of an object to resist its change in motion
- To get bigger
- When something starts and finishes in the same place
- When the sun is at its highest point in the sky
- The imaginary line that runs through Earths tilt
- The rise and fall of sea level
- The phase when the moon is fully illuminated
- The spinning of Earth on its axis
- What makes the moon illuminate
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- To revolve or move around something
- The four different temperature changes are called________.
- A force that pulls things together
- To get smaller
- When the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up it causes an _______.
- The last forth of the Moons revolution around Earth
- When day and night are equal
- The amount of matter in a object
- It goes through phases every night
19 Clues: To get bigger • To get smaller • When day and night are equal • The rise and fall of sea level • What makes the moon illuminate • Something the moon goes through • The amount of matter in a object • The spinning of Earth on its axis • A force that pulls things together • It goes through phases every night • To revolve or move around something • ...
Earthquake Vocabulary Activity 2023-10-17
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- Scale that describes the intensity of an earthquake based on its observed effects
- Plate ________ are associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity
- Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy
- A fracture in bedrock, along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move
- A measure of the damage done by an earthquake
- A scientist who studies the history and structure of the earth
- Earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth
- A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes
- Earthquake wave that travels slower, and is the second wave to reach the seismograph station
- A measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake
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- Point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
- The movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate
- An earthquake wave that follows the main shock
- A scientist who studies earthquakes
- Scale that describes the earthquake's magnitude by measuring the seismic waves
- An instrument that detects, records, and measures Earthquakes
- A deep gorge formed on the ocean floor
- The location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released
18 Clues: A scientist who studies earthquakes • A deep gorge formed on the ocean floor • A measure of the damage done by an earthquake • An earthquake wave that follows the main shock • The movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate • A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes • Earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth • ...
Outer Space! 2013-09-03
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- Big things that orbit the earth, watching, listening, and waiting.
- The planet nearest to the Sun.
- The star that warms the Earth.
- A space rock.
- The planet famous for its rings.
- The second planet from the Sun.
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- _____ship.
- The third planet from the Sun.
- People who go up into space and explore.
- The planet with a big red spot.
- The big white ball you can usually only see at night.
- People or animals from other planets.
- The 7th planet from the Sun.
- Earth is the 3rd____ from the sun.
- twinkle twinkle, little____.
15 Clues: _____ship. • A space rock. • The 7th planet from the Sun. • twinkle twinkle, little____. • The third planet from the Sun. • The planet nearest to the Sun. • The star that warms the Earth. • The planet with a big red spot. • The second planet from the Sun. • The planet famous for its rings. • Earth is the 3rd____ from the sun. • People or animals from other planets. • ...
Internal structure of the Earth & the Different Landforms and Processes Involved in their Formation 2022-09-21
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- it is seen as a highly viscous layer which lies between the crust and the lower mantle.
- it can be found at the deepest region of the planet
- it can be regarded as a ball of very hot metals
- a broad area of relatively flat land. Plains are one of the major landforms, or types of land, on Earth.
- are formed by the chemical and mechanical action of the wind.
- A bend in a sinuous watercourse or river Answers
- a croatian seismologist who discovered the moho
- it is the outer solid part of the planet.
- this separates the crust from the mantle
- it is the study of the current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of a particular landform on a map
- it is the largest layer of the earth
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- also called rock pedestal
- a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials.
- outermost layer of the earth
- a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it.
- it is the last and the innermost layer of the earth
- the study of landforms and landform evolution
- it is also called as gorge
- a feature on Earth's surface that is part of the terrain.
- this protects us from the harmful rays of the sun
20 Clues: also called rock pedestal • it is also called as gorge • outermost layer of the earth • it is the largest layer of the earth • this separates the crust from the mantle • it is the outer solid part of the planet. • the study of landforms and landform evolution • it can be regarded as a ball of very hot metals • a croatian seismologist who discovered the moho • ...
Globe 2025-02-11
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- – The imaginary line that divides the Earth into Northern and Southern Hemispheres.
- – The frozen region at the North Pole.
- – The layer of gases surrounding the Earth.
- – The imaginary line at 0° longitude.
- – The largest ocean on Earth.
- – The spinning of the Earth on its axis.
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- – A three-dimensional representation of the Earth.
- – The continent where the Amazon Rainforest is located.
- – The smallest continent in the world.
- – The movement of the Earth around the Sun.
10 Clues: – The largest ocean on Earth. • – The imaginary line at 0° longitude. • – The frozen region at the North Pole. • – The smallest continent in the world. • – The spinning of the Earth on its axis. • – The movement of the Earth around the Sun. • – The layer of gases surrounding the Earth. • – A three-dimensional representation of the Earth. • ...
Astronomy Review 2021-12-15
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- spacecraft that can carry a crew into space and back to Earth
- huge group of stars, star systems, dust, and gas in space
- spinning of a planet on its axis
- movement of an object around another
- natural satellite
- all of space and everything in it
- imaginary line about which Earth rotates
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- longest or shortest day of the year
- eclipse caused when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
- eclipse caused when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth
- study of objects in space and their movements
- force of attraction between objects
- "Equal day - equal night"
- tendency to resist a change in motion
- a push or a pull
15 Clues: a push or a pull • natural satellite • "Equal day - equal night" • spinning of a planet on its axis • all of space and everything in it • longest or shortest day of the year • force of attraction between objects • movement of an object around another • tendency to resist a change in motion • imaginary line about which Earth rotates • ...
Plate tectonics 2024-01-15
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- A fracture in earths crust
- Places where plates slide sideways past each other
- It occurs as tectonic plates are pushed together and the crust becomes shorter and thicker
- When two plates come together
- It can be emitted from the core mantle boundary region to reach the Earth's crust
- When a plate moves slowly across a hot spot
- The liquid shell made up of iron and nickel
- Caused when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault
- Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
- Earth's outermost layer, or lithosphere made up of the crust and upper mantle
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- It is part of the upper mantle
- Heat driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
- It creates deep cracks in the crust of the Earth where the two plates split.
- A layer of the interior of the Earth
- The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
- When two plates are moving away
- Divergent, convergent, and transform
- It is the solid, outer part of Earth, it includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust.
- It is one produced by the movement of Earth's continental plates
- The most dense shell of the earth
20 Clues: A fracture in earths crust • When two plates come together • It is part of the upper mantle • When two plates are moving away • The most dense shell of the earth • A layer of the interior of the Earth • Divergent, convergent, and transform • When a plate moves slowly across a hot spot • The liquid shell made up of iron and nickel • ...
Plate motion crossword 2022-10-23
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- who created the Continental drift theory.
- A slab of earths whistle sphere that moves across the earth.
- The layer of solid brittle rocks that make up the earths surface.
- The circular pattern of hot material rising and cool material sinking.
- The direction of earths magnetic field.
- The middle layer of earth made by hard rock that circulates by convection that is located between the crust and the core.
- A two dimensional representation of a certain area on the earths surface.
- Equipment that measures seismic waves and other motions.
- Landmass above sea level.
- The process of which something takes place.
- was a geology professor and naval officer that would think about the continental drift theory and the unique features of the seafloor and he found out that mechanistic for it all.
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- when the north and south magnetic poles are the same as they are now.
- Large ice sheets slowly moving.
- polarity when the north and south magnetic poles are the reverse of what they are now.
- what makes continents move.
- molten rock deep inside the earth.
- The movement of materials do two different temperatures.
- Brown shaking caused in the release of energy stored in the crust.
- The study of rocks processes and The history of earth.
- The rocky outer layer of earths surface.
20 Clues: Landmass above sea level. • what makes continents move. • Large ice sheets slowly moving. • molten rock deep inside the earth. • The direction of earths magnetic field. • The rocky outer layer of earths surface. • who created the Continental drift theory. • The process of which something takes place. • The study of rocks processes and The history of earth. • ...
Rocks 2017-05-17
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- type of igneous rock with large crystals
- made of SOLID iron and nickel
- hot molten rock inside the Earth
- outermost layer of the earth
- contains metals
- small pieces that reflect light in rocks
- magma on the surface of the Earth
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- used for removing dead skin
- used for industrial extraction of metals
- made of LIQUID iron and nickel
- glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
- studies rocks
- made from cooling of lava
- colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
- earth's solid layer which FLOWS
- Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
- a basalt with holes
17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • made of SOLID iron and nickel • made of LIQUID iron and nickel • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • hot molten rock inside the Earth • magma on the surface of the Earth • used for industrial extraction of metals • ...
Rotation & Revolution 2024-10-12
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- Four different times of the year
- What we experience when earth rotates once
- Imaginary line an object spins on
- Big ball of energy
- Spinning motion of earth around its axis
- Our planet
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- The movement of earth around the sun
- Period of time the earth takes to revolve around the sun
- Time when the opposite side of earth faces the sun
- Apx 23.5 degrees
10 Clues: Our planet • Apx 23.5 degrees • Big ball of energy • Four different times of the year • Imaginary line an object spins on • The movement of earth around the sun • Spinning motion of earth around its axis • What we experience when earth rotates once • Time when the opposite side of earth faces the sun • Period of time the earth takes to revolve around the sun
Lunar Cycle/Seasons 2021-05-09
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- Energy that is hitting the earth directly, bringing warmer tempatures
- The earth tilted away from the sun will bring this season
- Turning on it's axis
- The beginning of the lunar cycle
- Light on the right, looks like the letter D
- Moon is FULL of light
- Light is growing, BIG amount of light on the right side of the moon
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- Light is growing, small amount of light on the right side of the moon
- The earth tilted toward from the sun will bring this season
- Light on the left, half the moon is lit, the C in _DOC
- Light in Left, small amount of light on the left side of the moon
- Light in Left, BIG amount of light on the left side of the moon
- Energy that is hitting the earth indirectly, bringing cooler tempatures
- Going around another object
- "Rapper" that tells us the moon is losing light on the left
15 Clues: Turning on it's axis • Moon is FULL of light • Going around another object • The beginning of the lunar cycle • Light on the right, looks like the letter D • Light on the left, half the moon is lit, the C in _DOC • The earth tilted away from the sun will bring this season • The earth tilted toward from the sun will bring this season • ...
The Planets 2014-10-05
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- Which country is NASA located?
- How many planets are in the solar system?
- What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
- What number planet away from the sun is earth?
- Largest planet
- What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
- What is the name of a large rock in space?
- Planet with the visible rings around it
- How many moons does Earth have?
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- The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
- Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
- Planet Furthest Away from the sun
- Which planet do we live on?
- Smallest planet
- What is the second planet away from the sun?
- Planet closest to the sun
- What do you call someone who travels into space?
- Biggest Star in our Solar System
- What is the name of our galaxy?
- The only planet to rotate on its side
20 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Planet closest to the sun • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • What is the name of our galaxy? • How many moons does Earth have? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • ...
Earth and Space 2023-02-24
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- When there arer fewer daylight hours
- Earth faces the sun
- The sun, eight planets and their moons.
- A turn or a spin.
- The shape of the moon we see from Earth.
- Number of seasons
- An object in space made of hot gases that glow.
- A center, imaginary line that an object spins around.
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- When the days are longer
- Earth faces away from the sun.
- A very big object moves around the sun.
- four of them annually
- 365 days orbit
- 24hr rotation on its axis
- shapes on the ground that change with Earth's rotation
- The path arth takes around the sun.
16 Clues: 365 days orbit • A turn or a spin. • Number of seasons • Earth faces the sun • four of them annually • When the days are longer • 24hr rotation on its axis • Earth faces away from the sun. • The path arth takes around the sun. • When there arer fewer daylight hours • A very big object moves around the sun. • The sun, eight planets and their moons. • ...
Rocks 2017-05-17
Across
- magma on the surface of the Earth
- a basalt with holes
- core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel
- type of igneous rock with large crystals
- used for removing dead skin
- Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
- contains metals
- glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
- earth's solid layer which FLOWS
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- hot, molten rock inside the Earth
- small pieces that reflect light in rocks
- made from cooling of lava
- studies rocks
- used for industrial extraction of metals
- core, made of SOLID iron and nickel
- colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
- outermost layer of the earth
17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • hot, molten rock inside the Earth • magma on the surface of the Earth • core, made of SOLID iron and nickel • core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel • small pieces that reflect light in rocks • ...
evan bailey Q1 menu crossword 2023-10-12
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- A flat model of the Earth
- An imaginary line that circles the Earth vertically
- How many feet you are above sea level
- A landform with high elevation and high relief
- A shape that stands for a feature on a map
- How far north or south of the equator you are
- 1/360 of a circle and is used to measure distance on the Eart
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- A place with low relief and elevation
- A landform with high elevation and low relief
- The change in elevation in an area
- An imaginary line that circles the Earth horizontally
- A list of all the symbols on a map
- A group of mountains together
- How far east or west of the prime meridian you are
- A spherical representation of Earth
15 Clues: A flat model of the Earth • A group of mountains together • The change in elevation in an area • A list of all the symbols on a map • A spherical representation of Earth • A place with low relief and elevation • How many feet you are above sea level • A shape that stands for a feature on a map • A landform with high elevation and low relief • ...
Earths Moon 2022-09-30
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- The Earth and Moon are _______ locked. Their rotation is so in sync that we only see one side of the Moon
- The Moon is revolving around ______
- If the ____ burnt out, we wouldn't know for 8 minutes
- 4.6 billion years ago, an object the size of _____ collided with Earth
- The light colored areas of the Moon that were too high for lava to reach
- The Moon's _____ were formed when objects from space crashed into the Moon
- The Earth once had a ____ around it, and it eventually cooled to form our Moon
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- The Moon is moving away from Earth about one ____ every year
- The Moon has a very thin atmosphere called an _______
- A daily rise and fall of sea level
- The moon has _____ that are due to Earth's gravity pulling on it
- The large, dark, flat areas on the Moon
- Light colored streaks called _____ extended outward from some craters
- The Sun does not ___ its own light
14 Clues: A daily rise and fall of sea level • The Sun does not ___ its own light • The Moon is revolving around ______ • The large, dark, flat areas on the Moon • The Moon has a very thin atmosphere called an _______ • If the ____ burnt out, we wouldn't know for 8 minutes • The Moon is moving away from Earth about one ____ every year • ...
Unit 5 vocabulary part 1 2025-03-07
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- The solid, super-hot center of the Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel. It's like a metal ball deep inside the planet.
- The soft, flowing layer of the mantle below the lithosphere. It's like warm, stretchy plastic, allowing tectonic plates to move.
- The edges where tectonic plates meet. This is where earthquakes and volcanos often happen.
- A deep valley in the ocean floor, formed when one plate sinks under another. The Mariana Trench is the deepest one.
- A huge piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere. Their movement causes earthquakes and volcanos.
- A place where two plates push together. It can form mountains mountains or volcanos, like the Andes.
- A place where magma rises from deep inside Earth, forming volcanoes. Hawaii was created by a hot spot!
- The liquid layer around the inner core, also made of iron and nickel. It creates Earth's magnetic field.
- The thin, outmost layer of Earth where we live. It's like the skin of an apple compared to the rest of the planet.
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- The thickest layer of Earth, between the crust and the core. It has hot, moving rock that slowly circulates, like thick soup.
- A large piece of Earth's crust that carries land (continents). These plates move very slowly, like a giant puzzle.
- The part of the Earth's crust that forms land. It is thicker but lighter than the oceanic crust.
- The invisible force around the Earth that protects us from the Sun's radiation. It makes compasses point north.
- A place where two tectonic plates move apart. It can create new ocean floor, like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
- Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano.
- The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier than continental crust.
- A place where two plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes, like the San Andreas Fault in California.
- A tectonic plate under the ocean. It's thinner but denser than a continental plate.
- The rigid outer layer of the earth, made of the crust and upper layer of the mantle. It's like the hard shell of an egg.
19 Clues: Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano. • The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier than continental crust. • A tectonic plate under the ocean. It's thinner but denser than a continental plate. • The edges where tectonic plates meet. This is where earthquakes and volcanos often happen. • ...
Geology 2013-11-28
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- the centre of the Earth.
- the second layer of the Earth.
- a sedimentary rock that is able to float in water.
- a rock formed by lava or magma.
- a metamorphic rock
- a rock formed by eroded and weathered sediments.
- molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
- a person that studies in the field of goelogy.
- the study of rocks.
- magma that is above the Earth's surface.
- the process of rocks being broken into sediments.
- a glossy black smooth igneous rock.
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- the surface layer of the Earth.
- the act of finding minerals.
- the act of using layers of multiple sites to determine the age of the layer.
- the process of rocks travelling to another destination.
- a rock formed by extreme pressures or/and high temperatures.
- may be present in some sedimentary rocks.
- present in all igneous rocks.
19 Clues: a metamorphic rock • the study of rocks. • the centre of the Earth. • the act of finding minerals. • present in all igneous rocks. • the second layer of the Earth. • the surface layer of the Earth. • a rock formed by lava or magma. • a glossy black smooth igneous rock. • molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • magma that is above the Earth's surface. • ...
The Planets 2014-10-05
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- What do you call someone who travels into space?
- Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
- What number planet away from the sun is earth?
- What is the name of our galaxy?
- The only planet to rotate on its side
- Planet Furthest Away from the sun
- What is the name of a large rock in space?
- Smallest planet
- Planet with the visible rings around it
- Which planet do we live on?
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- How many planets are in the solar system?
- What is the second planet away from the sun?
- Largest planet
- What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
- How many moons does Earth have?
- The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
- Biggest Star in our Solar System
- What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
- Which country is NASA located?
19 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • What is the name of our galaxy? • How many moons does Earth have? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • How many planets are in the solar system? • ...
The Planets 2014-10-05
Across
- What do you call someone who travels into space?
- Planet with the visible rings around it
- What is the name of our galaxy?
- Planet closest to the sun
- What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
- The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
- How many planets are in the solar system?
- Which country is NASA located?
- How many moons does Earth have?
- Planet Furthest Away from the sun
- What number planet away from the sun is earth?
- The only planet to rotate on its side
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- What is the second planet away from the sun?
- Smallest planet
- What is the name of a large rock in space?
- What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
- Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
- Largest planet
- Which planet do we live on?
- Biggest Star in our Solar System
20 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Planet closest to the sun • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • What is the name of our galaxy? • How many moons does Earth have? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • ...
6.10AB Crossword 2025-01-16
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- the outermost layer of the planet, made of solid rock. It's the lightest and most buoyant layer of the Earth, and is relatively thin compared to the other layers
- the mostly solid, rocky part of Earth; extends from the center of the core to the surface of the crust
- the part of Earth where life exists; includes all the living organisms on Earth
- the innermost layer of Earth, a solid ball of iron and nickel that's extremely hot and dense
- the solid, outer layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantle
- a liquid layer of Earth that's made up of mostly iron and nickel located between the mantle and the inner core
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- a mixture of gases and particles that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body
- all of Earth’s water, taken together in all states of matter
- the thick layer of Earth that lies between the crust and the core. It's mostly solid, but behaves like a viscous fluid over long periods of time
- the outermost layer of Earth's lithosphere that forms the continents and continental shelves
- the thin, dense layer of rock that forms the ocean floor
- the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move
12 Clues: the thin, dense layer of rock that forms the ocean floor • all of Earth’s water, taken together in all states of matter • the soft layer of the mantle on which the tectonic plates move • the part of Earth where life exists; includes all the living organisms on Earth • a mixture of gases and particles that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body • ...
Moon Phases and Eclipses 2025-01-03
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- a spreading cone of lighter shadow
- the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month
- shape when more than half of the moon is lit
- near side of the moon is unlit
- when the lit part of the moon grows
- a body that orbits another body
- quarter when we (in Northern Hemisphere) see the right half of the moon lit
- darkest part of a shadow
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- eclipse when the moon moves through Earth's shadow (Earth casts its shadow onto the moon)
- shape when less than half of the moon is lit
- when the near side of the moon is fully lit
- a force of attraction between objects due to their masses
- another name for natural satellites
- event in space where one object casts a shadow onto another
- eclipse when when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun (the moon casts its shadow onto Earth)
- when the lit part of the moon shrinks
- quarter when we (in Northern Hemisphere) see the left half of the moon lit
17 Clues: darkest part of a shadow • near side of the moon is unlit • a body that orbits another body • a spreading cone of lighter shadow • another name for natural satellites • when the lit part of the moon grows • when the lit part of the moon shrinks • when the near side of the moon is fully lit • shape when less than half of the moon is lit • ...
Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-09
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- all bodies of water on Earth
- the moving of weathered material or sediment
- water vapor turns into liquid water
- magma cools and crystallizes into this rock
- a rock gets put under heat and pressure
- any type of moisture that falls from the sky
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- when materials get pressed together
- all rocks on Earth
- all life on Earth
- chemical process that changes Earth over time
- water rises up and turns into gas
- plants release water vapor
- sediments get compacted together to make this rock
- series of processes that changes one rock into another
- series of processes where water moves continually throughout the hydrosphere
15 Clues: all life on Earth • all rocks on Earth • plants release water vapor • all bodies of water on Earth • water rises up and turns into gas • when materials get pressed together • water vapor turns into liquid water • a rock gets put under heat and pressure • magma cools and crystallizes into this rock • the moving of weathered material or sediment • ...
Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-09
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- plants release water vapor
- all rocks on Earth
- water rises up and turns into gas
- chemical process that changes Earth over time
- any type of moisture that falls from the sky
- a rock gets put under heat and pressure
- the moving of weathered material or sediment
- series of processes that changes one rock into another
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- all life on Earth
- when materials get pressed together
- all bodies of water on Earth
- water vapor turns into liquid water
- series of processes where water moves continually throughout the hydrosphere
- sediments get compacted together to make this rock
- magma cools and crystallizes into this rock
15 Clues: all life on Earth • all rocks on Earth • plants release water vapor • all bodies of water on Earth • water rises up and turns into gas • when materials get pressed together • water vapor turns into liquid water • a rock gets put under heat and pressure • magma cools and crystallizes into this rock • any type of moisture that falls from the sky • ...
Earth Vocabulary Crossword 2022-02-21
10 Clues: Life • Water • Earth, land • Realm, world • Earth, ground • The solid Earth • Water on the surface, underground, and air • The layer of gases that surrounds the Earth • A community of organisms and their environment • The parts around Earth where life can be found
Layers Of The Earth 2022-09-27
10 Clues: Flying Rocks • center of earth • around the earth • outside of earth • home to flying rocks • below the flying rocks • why the earth has layers • travels through earths layers • what the inner core is made of • how many layers does the earth have
Unit 1 2020-11-18
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- the type of forest that is planted by humans
- the breakdown of rocks
- the remains of past life found in sedimentary rocks
- plates move towards each other
- all the water that flows downstream into a bigger body
- plates move away from each other
- hottest layer of the earth
- causes earthquakes
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- all 3 types of rocks can turn into this
- outside layer of the earth
- formed from sediments that compact
- the only liquid layer of the earth
- big slabs of rock that make up the crust
- the movement of sediments
- type of rock formed from cooled magma
- formed through heat and pressure
16 Clues: causes earthquakes • the breakdown of rocks • the movement of sediments • outside layer of the earth • hottest layer of the earth • plates move towards each other • plates move away from each other • formed through heat and pressure • formed from sediments that compact • the only liquid layer of the earth • type of rock formed from cooled magma • ...
Iceland Crossword 2024-06-24
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- to pull apart
- the outer layer of Earth
- the _________ lights
- A traditional Icelandic dish, __________ sheep's head
- Name of the first women according to the Icelandic tales
- Suitable for farming
- ________ activity (activity that happens frequently in iceland)
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- vibration affecting the earth and its crust
- Language spoken in Iceland that is similar to Icelandic (1 space in the word)
- heat that is generated by the internal heat of the earth
- Meanign english in Icelandic
- ground under the sea
- Meaning No in Icelandic
- needed for winters (can be powered by geothermal energy)
- a natural hotspring in iceland (1 space in the word)
- Meaning thanks in Icelandic
16 Clues: to pull apart • ground under the sea • the _________ lights • Suitable for farming • Meaning No in Icelandic • the outer layer of Earth • Meaning thanks in Icelandic • Meanign english in Icelandic • vibration affecting the earth and its crust • a natural hotspring in iceland (1 space in the word) • A traditional Icelandic dish, __________ sheep's head • ...
solar eclipses 2024-04-08
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- period of darkness in each 24 hours
- circular object
- star around which the earth orbits
- natural satellite of the earth
- within which all things exist and move
- fixed luminous point in the night sky
- curved path of a celestial object around a star
- region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
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- period of light in each 24 hours
- out steady light
- natural agent that stimulates sight
- world
12 Clues: world • circular object • out steady light • natural satellite of the earth • period of light in each 24 hours • star around which the earth orbits • period of darkness in each 24 hours • natural agent that stimulates sight • fixed luminous point in the night sky • within which all things exist and move • curved path of a celestial object around a star • ...
Astronomy 2025-05-15
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- This man came up with the idea that the solar system was Sun-centered
- This word means growing and light on the right
- An instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects
- The star at the center of our solar system
- Sun-centered solar system
- Moon phase where it is majority illuminated on the left side
- The planet closest to the Sun
- A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere
- He used a telescope to find that Jupiter had moons and Venus had phases
- These planets are more dense
- This word means shrinking and light on the left
- The largest planet in the solar system
- The seventh planet from the Sun
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- Earth-centered solar system
- Moon phase where half is lit on the right
- Found between Mars and Jupiter
- The planet we live on
- Known as Earth's twin
- He wrote the laws of planetary motion
- This consists of the Sun and its planetary system
- The sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in our solar system
- We find these near Neptune
- The only natural satellite of the Earth
- Moon phase that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
- A dwarf planet that is not longer considered a planet
- The eighth and farthest planet from the Sun
26 Clues: The planet we live on • Known as Earth's twin • Sun-centered solar system • We find these near Neptune • Earth-centered solar system • These planets are more dense • The planet closest to the Sun • Found between Mars and Jupiter • The seventh planet from the Sun • He wrote the laws of planetary motion • The largest planet in the solar system • ...
Abby 3 2022-10-24
Across
- medium
- arch or up fold
- Damage
- weight on a pulley
- fastest
- smaller earth quake after a larger earth quake
- underground
- on surface
- hanging wall moved downward
- shaking
- sideways
- dip or down fold
- rocky block above that looks like a foot below the fault plane
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- slow and damaging
- laser and reflector device
- tall, flat area
- barrels of H20 connected by a tube
- shock absorbers
- total energy
- rock above fault plane moved upward
- satellite and receiver
- wave from underwater earth quake
- rocky block above the fault plane that hangs over the footwall
- soil acts like liquid
24 Clues: medium • Damage • fastest • shaking • sideways • on surface • underground • total energy • tall, flat area • arch or up fold • shock absorbers • dip or down fold • slow and damaging • weight on a pulley • soil acts like liquid • satellite and receiver • laser and reflector device • hanging wall moved downward • wave from underwater earth quake • barrels of H20 connected by a tube • ...
Volcanoes 2023-03-01
Across
- Activity that occurs within a plate
- moving away from each other
- Opening in surface of Earth
- Broad gently sloping volcanoes
- Where magma pools in pockets
- Islands in the Pacific ocean
- Braided and twisted hardened magma
- moving towards each other
- Plume of Deep Earth Magma
- Carries gas rich magma to the surface
- hardened lava larger than 64 mm
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- Hot solid rock rises because of density
- Earth's temperature change with increasing depth
- rigid outer part of the earth
- Material Particles from eruption
- Small volcano made of pyroplastic material
- Depression at summit of mountain
- Stratovolcanoes
- air-filled lava
- between solid and liquid
- Mountain formed from lava and pyroplastic material
- Ejected Glowing Lava
22 Clues: Stratovolcanoes • air-filled lava • Ejected Glowing Lava • between solid and liquid • moving towards each other • Plume of Deep Earth Magma • moving away from each other • Opening in surface of Earth • Where magma pools in pockets • Islands in the Pacific ocean • rigid outer part of the earth • Broad gently sloping volcanoes • hardened lava larger than 64 mm • ...
Bio Choice board 2023-09-29
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- Thin layer of gas around the earth
- where cells use oxygen to produce energy from food
- Process that requires Something that needs oxygen
- A green pigment found in plants
- site of photosynthesis
- Energy
- Something that breaks down
- where water is
- Something that makes its own food
- Where most rocks are found below the earth surface
- Calvin Cycle
- Something that makes the most ATP
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- A chemical reaction on sugar and yeast
- C6
- We all life on earth lives
- something that can not make is own food
- Something that does not need oxygen
- anything that was mass or takes up space
- A lower-energy molecule
- Something made in a chemical reaction
20 Clues: C6 • Energy • Calvin Cycle • where water is • site of photosynthesis • A lower-energy molecule • We all life on earth lives • Something that breaks down • A green pigment found in plants • Something that makes its own food • Something that makes the most ATP • Thin layer of gas around the earth • Something that does not need oxygen • Something made in a chemical reaction • ...
TERR,TERRA,GEO Word Study 2025-05-07
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- Cotta- Baked earth;hard,brownish-red pottery
- A hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
- Under the surface of the earth;underground
- Out of this world;above and beyond what is found on planet Earth.
- A raised,flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks a platform with sloping sides
- The study of earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust.
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- An area;region,or piece of land
- The science of earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
- A person who studies the regions of the earth,including the climates and natural resources.
- Almost or completely surrounded by land.
10 Clues: An area;region,or piece of land • Almost or completely surrounded by land. • Under the surface of the earth;underground • Cotta- Baked earth;hard,brownish-red pottery • The study of earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust. • Out of this world;above and beyond what is found on planet Earth. • ...
GADOLA4CD 2025-02-05
18 Clues: CLOSE TO • VERTICAL • AWAY FROM • LONGEST DAY • DENSER CRUST • SHORTEST DAY • LIQUID LAYER • THINNEST LAYER • INNERMOST LAYER • PASSAGE OF TIME • SPINNING ON AXIS • FIELD IS MAGNETIC • HALF OF THE EARTH • BULK OF THE INTERIOR • OUTER LAYER OF EARTH • BELOW THE LITHOSPHERE • NIGHT AND DAY ARE EQUAL • SPLITS NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN
Astronomy CODE Vocabulary Review 2022-11-21
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- a rocky body of gas, dust, rock, and ice often seen with a tail in the night sky
- small rocky planets including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
- Earth's travel around the sun which is 365.25 days or one year
- a group of star systems which orbit around a central point
- a burning ball of gas which produces energy through nuclear fusion and anchors a solar system
- a small white star that occurs after a star has burned off most of its fuel
- formed by the largest mass stars and tremendous gravity, not even light can escape
- the group of a star(s) and planets that orbit those star(s)
- the end-stage of a super massive red star
- a group of stars used by early societies for navigation or astrology
- the North Star, used to find latitude by its angle above the horizon
- a star system which has 2 stars at the center which orbit each other
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- a white dwarf that has lost its remaining fuel
- the longest and shortest days of the year in June and December
- a rocky or gaseous body which orbits a star
- proves the earth is rotating each day
- Earth rotates 15 of these in longitude every hour
- an explosion of a very massive star
- large gaseous planets including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- a rock from space which has collided with the Earth
- the highest point of the sun directly over the equator
- days where there are equal amounts of daylight and night in March and September
- Earth does this every 24 hours or one day
23 Clues: an explosion of a very massive star • proves the earth is rotating each day • Earth does this every 24 hours or one day • the end-stage of a super massive red star • a rocky or gaseous body which orbits a star • a white dwarf that has lost its remaining fuel • Earth rotates 15 of these in longitude every hour • a rock from space which has collided with the Earth • ...
Biome and Global System Crossword 2025-11-07
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- A group of living things that are similar and can have babies together.
- The usual weather of a place over a long time (for example, hot and dry or cold and wet).
- Another word for a consumer; it eats other living things for energy.
- All the water on Earth—oceans, rivers, lakes, and even water underground.
- An animal that eats only plants.
- An animal that eats both plants and animals.
- All the living things on Earth and the places they live.
- A bunch of food chains connected together showing how energy moves through an ecosystem.
- A living thing that eats other living things to get energy.
- All the different populations that live together in the same area.
- All the living and nonliving things in an area and how they interact.
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- An animal that eats only other animals.
- What the air is like outside right now (rainy, sunny, windy, etc.).
- Another word for a producer; it makes its own food.
- A living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
- Any living thing (a plant, animal, fungus, or tiny microbe).
- All the members of one species living in the same area.
- The solid part of Earth, including rocks, mountains, and land.
- A large area on Earth with the same climate, plants, and animals (like a desert or rainforest).
- A diagram that shows how energy moves from one level to another in a food chain.
- The layer of gases (air) that surrounds the Earth.
- An organism (like fungi or bacteria) that breaks down dead things and returns nutrients to the soil.
22 Clues: An animal that eats only plants. • An animal that eats only other animals. • An animal that eats both plants and animals. • The layer of gases (air) that surrounds the Earth. • Another word for a producer; it makes its own food. • All the members of one species living in the same area. • All the living things on Earth and the places they live. • ...
The Solar System 2023-11-09
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- The biggest inner planets of the Solar System
- Saturn is famous for it's ____
- I wear sunglasses
- Mercury has no _______ and no moons
- Mars has two moons, ____ and Deimos
- Hottest planet in the Solar System
- Venus has a surface so hot it can melt ____
- The only planet that spins on it's sides
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- The King of Moons
- The first planet discovered using math
- A storm bigger than Earth rampages on this planet
- Smallest planet in the solar system
- Fourth planet in the solar system
- Earth has only one ____
- The atmosphere of Uranus is very ____ and windy
- The Sun is a hot ball of ______
16 Clues: The King of Moons • I wear sunglasses • Earth has only one ____ • Saturn is famous for it's ____ • The Sun is a hot ball of ______ • Fourth planet in the solar system • Hottest planet in the Solar System • Smallest planet in the solar system • Mercury has no _______ and no moons • Mars has two moons, ____ and Deimos • The first planet discovered using math • ...
Tri 1 Science by Cody Spaeth 2015-11-25
Across
- The process of liquid water turning into gas.
- The process of water entering the earth surfaces.
- The sky is this sphere.
- How water falls from the sky.
- The building blocks to everything.
- gas The category that is the least likely to react.
- Water is in this sphere.
- The process that dead plants and animals go through when they are resting on the ground
- The rows on a periodic table.
- An atom with an uneven number of protons and electrons.
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- The earth is this sphere.
- The process of liquid water turning into gas from plants.
- We are in this sphere.
- The process of gas water turning into liquid water in the sky.
- The columns on a periodic table.
- The center of an atom.
- The process plants use to turn CO2 and sunlight into sugar.
- The process of water running over the surface of the earth.
- The category that most of the periodic table is.
- The category between metals and nonmetals
20 Clues: We are in this sphere. • The center of an atom. • The sky is this sphere. • Water is in this sphere. • The earth is this sphere. • How water falls from the sky. • The rows on a periodic table. • The columns on a periodic table. • The building blocks to everything. • The category between metals and nonmetals • The process of liquid water turning into gas. • ...
The Geologic Time Scale 2013-03-12
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- The meteorite that struck Earth in the Paleogene period caused a change in global _______
- Element found in the K-T boundary that is not prevalent on Earth
- Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago
- Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations
- An event in which many species become extinct in a short time; they occur every 26 to 30 million years on average and are known as mass ___________
- Cause of the mass extinction of the dinosaurs after the Cretaceous period
- Extensive glaciation occured before the______
- By the end of the Carboniferous period, the first ____ began to roam the forests
- Era that means "recent life"
- The appearance of the first mammals
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- Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon
- Groups of organisms rapidly diversified in the _______ explosion
- Birds evolved from ________, who lived in the Mesozoic era
- The land mass that existed on Earth 225 million years ago
- 90 percent of all history
- Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts
- Movement of plate ________ that make up the surface of Earth
- The model that expresses the major geological and biological events in Earth's history is known as the ________ time scale
18 Clues: 90 percent of all history • Era that means "recent life" • The appearance of the first mammals • Number of eras in the Phanerozoic eon • Earth's _________ was 4.6 billion years ago • Extensive glaciation occured before the______ • Epoch in which humans began to form civilizations • Largest division divides the scale into ______ parts • ...
Geography Unit 1 2022-09-29
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- a problem that affects the earth and possibly all of its people.
- the method of investigating geographic problems and issues.
- one of the 5 themes of geography relating to the question "How is this place connected to other places?"
- the study of the ways people interact with Earth.
- a political scientist studies government and __________.
- a system that uses a network of satellites to pinpoint absolute location; otherwise known as GPS.
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- the study of the natural characteristics of Earth.
- an economist studies the production, distribution, and _____________ of goods and services.
- sociologists study human socialization and _______ ________.
- a spherical model of Earthx.
- one of the 5 themes of geography relating to the question "Where is it?"
- human/environment interaction asks the question "How do people interact with the __________?"
- the study of Earth and the ways people interact with it.
- an anthropologist studies the __________ development of humans.
- a visual representation of an area.
- one of the 5 themes of geography that focuses on grouping parts of the world together based on common geographic characteristics.
- a social scientist who is trainted to study the past.
- one of the 5 themes of geography relating to the question "What is it like there?"
18 Clues: a spherical model of Earthx. • a visual representation of an area. • the study of the ways people interact with Earth. • the study of the natural characteristics of Earth. • a social scientist who is trainted to study the past. • the study of Earth and the ways people interact with it. • a political scientist studies government and __________. • ...
Vocabulary Unit 7 2012-12-17
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- The tropical supercontinent that included North America
- Change over time
- The event that began the Paleozoic Era, an explosion of life on Earth
- A flowering plant
- An organism that spends some of its life in water and some of its life on land with strong limbs
- The largest part of geologic history, consists of 90% of the history of the Earth
- The polar supercontinent during the Paleozoic
- A catastrophic event that causes most life on Earth to die (has happened 5 times in Earth's history)
- The Age of Reptiles, ended with the extinction of the dinosaurs
- The first supercontinent that formed during the Precambrian
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- Petrified remains of the hard parts of organisms
- Using half-lives of isotopes to determine the age of rocks
- The Age of Fish and Amphibians, ended with the largest mass extinction in Earth's history
- Evidence that shows when oxygen formed on Earth
- The final supercontinent that formed and broke up during the Mesozoic Era
- The current geologic time period, also known as the Age of Mammals
- An egg with many layers used to feed the growing organism inside
- Large-scale and long-term differences in Earth's temperature and precipitation
- An organism with hard-shelled eggs, strong limbs and teeth, scales, and claws
19 Clues: Change over time • A flowering plant • The polar supercontinent during the Paleozoic • Evidence that shows when oxygen formed on Earth • Petrified remains of the hard parts of organisms • The tropical supercontinent that included North America • Using half-lives of isotopes to determine the age of rocks • The first supercontinent that formed during the Precambrian • ...
The World 2020-07-11
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- a circle on the surface of the earth that divides the earth into two equal halves
- a massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock, generally composed of both continental and oceanic crust
- the gradual movement of the continents across the earth's surface through geological time
- Changes in the land’s features caused by the earth itself, such as the movement of tectonic plates
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- a method to rate the strength or total energy of earthquakes
- the deepest part of the ocean and the deepest location on Earth
- the area around the Pacific Ocean that has many volcanoes and earthquakes
- the great size or extent of something
- A supercontinent comprised of all 7 continents combined that existed 200 million years ago
- the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle
- a layer of partially melted rock upon which the Earth’s tectonic plates ride and move across
- ½ of a sphere; ½ of the earth
12 Clues: ½ of a sphere; ½ of the earth • the great size or extent of something • a method to rate the strength or total energy of earthquakes • the deepest part of the ocean and the deepest location on Earth • the area around the Pacific Ocean that has many volcanoes and earthquakes • the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle • ...
Layers of the Earth Vocab by Asher Savage 2024-12-31
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- the cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle
- the circle of solid nickel and iron at the center of the earth
- the solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core
- the amount of matter in a given space or volume
- the outer layer of Earth's core; surrounds the inner core
- divisions of the composition of Earth determined by either chemical composition or by the physical state of matter
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- the solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere
- thick layers of rock apply great force to those layers buried below them
- center of Earth
- a variable that affects the how hot or how cold a layer gets
- existing in a solid state yet having the ability to flow without being a liquid
- outer layer of the earth that contains continents and oceans
12 Clues: center of Earth • the amount of matter in a given space or volume • the solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core • the outer layer of Earth's core; surrounds the inner core • a variable that affects the how hot or how cold a layer gets • outer layer of the earth that contains continents and oceans • ...
Earth's Phenomena 2021-06-03
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- A non-renewable resource that is made from million year old dead plants
- A renewable resource that comes from trees
- The type of eclipse that happens when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow
- The season that happens in the Southern hemisphere when it is Spring in the Northern hemisphere
- Resources that can be naturally replaced during a human lifespan
- The season when a hemisphere receives direct sunlight
- The imaginary line that separates the northern and southern hemispheres
- The type of tides when the Earth, Sun and Moon form a 90 degree angle
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- The type of eclipse that happens when the Moon blocks the sun
- Neap The type of tides when the Earth, Sun and Moon form a 180 degree angle
- The moon phase during a lunar eclipse
- Earth _____ on it's axis
- A renewable resource that we drink
- The moon phase during a solar eclipse
- The imaginary line that passes through the north and south pole
- Earth _______ around the sun
16 Clues: Earth _____ on it's axis • Earth _______ around the sun • A renewable resource that we drink • The moon phase during a lunar eclipse • The moon phase during a solar eclipse • A renewable resource that comes from trees • The season when a hemisphere receives direct sunlight • The type of eclipse that happens when the Moon blocks the sun • ...
Frankie crossword 2025-05-16
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- also know as the north star
- objects at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon an outside force
- a constitution know for having five bright stars
- a constellation that is a part of the ursa majior
- the costlition know for the dog
- the weight of something
- a thing in space that is like a vacuum and no sound is heard
- eoln musk has a bunch of blanks that are called starlink
- Aries,orin,cancer,ursa major are all example of blank
- the time stars travel in
- a star system close to our sun
- a special telescope that orbits earth named after edwin hubble
- the cosltion of a hunter
- a gas explosion/cloud in space
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- a clean alternative to methanen also know as gas
- a stion in space that orbits earth
- a space probe launched by nasa
- a medium size star
- how long it takes the space stion to orbit
- a candy bar is named after it
- we live on
- we live in a
- a constellation is the sky and is also a galxey
- all the planets blank the sun
- a magnetic pull down to earth
- a regian beyond Neptune in our solar system
- the fith constlation
- Mars,Jupiter,Saturn etc
28 Clues: we live on • we live in a • a medium size star • the fith constlation • the weight of something • Mars,Jupiter,Saturn etc • the time stars travel in • the cosltion of a hunter • also know as the north star • a candy bar is named after it • all the planets blank the sun • a magnetic pull down to earth • a space probe launched by nasa • a star system close to our sun • ...
Solar System 2013-11-12
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- The third planet from the sun
- Black ____
- 7th planet from the sun
- This planet is known for its rings
- Largest planet
- This planet heats the Earth
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- The red planet
- Planet nearest to Earth
- Once considered a planet,_____ was recently reclassified as a dwarf planet
- _____ System
- 8th planet from the sun
- There are eight in our Solar System
- _____ Way
13 Clues: _____ Way • Black ____ • _____ System • The red planet • Largest planet • Planet nearest to Earth • 7th planet from the sun • 8th planet from the sun • This planet heats the Earth • The third planet from the sun • This planet is known for its rings • There are eight in our Solar System • Once considered a planet,_____ was recently reclassified as a dwarf planet
The Planets Crossword 2014-10-14
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- The Planet that spins the opposite way than the other planets
- The Planet closest to the Sun
- The Earth has one of these
- All of our planets and the sun are part of a .... system
- The largest of all the Planets
- The lights we see shining in the sky at night
- The Planet that has the biggest Rings
- How many Planets are there now
- Rocket ships get sent to where to explore the Planets
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- The "Red Planet" that comes after Earth
- Our Galaxy is part of The
- Is not considered a Planet anymore
- The Planet that is furthest from the Sun
- Is what a Planet does when it goes around the Sun
- The Planet that we live on
- The star that all the planets orbit around
- The Planet that spins on it's side
- The name of our Galaxy is The .... Way
- How many Planets did there used to be
- Pluto is now known as a .... Planet
20 Clues: Our Galaxy is part of The • The Earth has one of these • The Planet that we live on • The Planet closest to the Sun • The largest of all the Planets • How many Planets are there now • Is not considered a Planet anymore • The Planet that spins on it's side • Pluto is now known as a .... Planet • The Planet that has the biggest Rings • How many Planets did there used to be • ...
Science 2025-03-13
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- The organ that pumps blood throughout the body
- The liquid state of water when it reaches 100°C
- A scientist who studies living organisms
- The scientist who developed the theory of relativity
- The largest planet in the Solar System
- The planet known as the "Red Planet"
- The type of energy produced by the Sun
- The force that pulls objects toward the Earth
- The powerhouse of the cell
- The gas that humans breathe in to survive
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- The process by which plants make their own food using sunlight
- The layer of gases surrounding the Earth
- The smallest unit of an element
- The basic unit of life in all living organisms
- A metal that is liquid at room temperature
- A device used to measure temperature
- The center of an atom, containing protons and neutrons
- The process by which water turns into vapor
- The hardest natural substance on Earth
- The study of matter and energy
20 Clues: The powerhouse of the cell • The study of matter and energy • The smallest unit of an element • A device used to measure temperature • The planet known as the "Red Planet" • The largest planet in the Solar System • The type of energy produced by the Sun • The hardest natural substance on Earth • The layer of gases surrounding the Earth • ...
All about the geosphere 2024-10-31
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- how often or fast something happens
- A large section of rock that makes up Earth
- two plates slide up and down against each other
- when two plates are moving toward each other
- based on Evidence Scientists have gathered overtime
- a sudden shaking
- A view of the inside
- The deepest layer
- a 3D diagram
- caused by convergent plate boundary
- when two plates are moving away from each other
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- where two plates meet
- to examine in detail
- Alfred wegner’s theory
- outmost layer
- soft solid rock underneath earth plates
- something that we observe that happens again and again
- a scientist that studies the Earth
- caused by divergent plate boundary
- erupts lava and gases
20 Clues: a 3D diagram • outmost layer • a sudden shaking • The deepest layer • to examine in detail • A view of the inside • where two plates meet • erupts lava and gases • Alfred wegner’s theory • a scientist that studies the Earth • caused by divergent plate boundary • how often or fast something happens • caused by convergent plate boundary • soft solid rock underneath earth plates • ...
Tides and Eclipses 2024-11-22
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- When the tides are at their highest and lowest point
- The fully shaded portion of an eclipse
- Occurs when the Earth partially casts a shadow on the moon
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- when the Earth blocks light from the sun and casts a shadow on the moon
- When the moon partially or totally casts a shadow on earth
- occurs when the Earth completely casts a shadow on the moon
- When a solar eclipse occurs at the furthest point in the moon's orbit and has a "ring of fire" around the shadow
- when the moon blocks light from the sun and casts a shadow on earth
- when the moon only partially blocks the Sun's light
- the shadow that the moon casts onto earth
- when the moon fully blocks light from the sun and casts a shadow on earth
11 Clues: The fully shaded portion of an eclipse • the shadow that the moon casts onto earth • when the moon only partially blocks the Sun's light • When the tides are at their highest and lowest point • When the moon partially or totally casts a shadow on earth • Occurs when the Earth partially casts a shadow on the moon • ...
Grade 9 Astronomy 2020-11-01
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- Another name for a terrestrial planet is ______
- The study of space
- There are lots of these between Mars and Jupiter
- The plant with the smallest orbital period
- Another name for a shooting star
- This motion causes the seasons
- Jupiter, Saturn and Uranus are made of ______
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- When the moon is between the Earth and Sun
- A large hole-like shape on the Moon
- The name for a 3/4 moon
- The planet that moves the slowest
- The name of our galaxy is the ______ Way
- The Earth's __________ causes day/night
- This term means the moon is growing
- The _____ moon is at the start of the moon cycle
- The orbital period of this planet is 365 days
- The distance between the Sun and Earth
- The largest star in our solar system
18 Clues: The study of space • The name for a 3/4 moon • This motion causes the seasons • Another name for a shooting star • The planet that moves the slowest • A large hole-like shape on the Moon • This term means the moon is growing • The largest star in our solar system • The distance between the Sun and Earth • The Earth's __________ causes day/night • ...
SCIENCE WORDS 2 2024-08-26
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- these planets are more rocky
- To go around something
- You make a wish on this when you see it in the night sky
- Balls of gas:
- separate the inner and outer planets
- This causes the 4 seasons
- earths natural satellite
- closest star to earth
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- ours has 8 planets: SolarSystem
- all existing matter and space considered as a whole
- home galaxy
- A group of stars that create a picture in the sky
- This takes the Earth 24 hours
- takes longer to orbit the sun
- a system of stars, gas, dust held together by gravitational attraction:
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- This takes the Earth 365 days
17 Clues: home galaxy • Balls of gas: • closest star to earth • earths natural satellite • To go around something • This causes the 4 seasons • these planets are more rocky • separate the inner and outer planets • takes longer to orbit the sun • This takes the Earth 24 hours • This takes the Earth 365 days • ...
O Brave New World 2019-03-13
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- How many moons does plant Earth have?
- Type of organic material good for growing plants
- Type of rock formed by weathering
- Metal extracted from bauxite
- The smallest moon of Jupiter
- pH range highers than 7 is described as a
- The biggest planet in the solar system
- Type of rock formed by volcanoes
- The planet we live on
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- Metal extracted from galena
- Type of rock formed by the melting of sedimentary rocks
- Fruit that we extracted DNA from
- Type of rock that is dissolved by acid
- Metal extracted from cinnabar
- Metal extracted from haematite
- Short way of writing deoxyribonucleic acid
- Metal extracted from malachite
- pH range less than 7 is described as an
- There is 20% of this gas in the air on earth
19 Clues: The planet we live on • Metal extracted from galena • Metal extracted from bauxite • The smallest moon of Jupiter • Metal extracted from cinnabar • Metal extracted from haematite • Metal extracted from malachite • Fruit that we extracted DNA from • Type of rock formed by volcanoes • Type of rock formed by weathering • How many moons does plant Earth have? • ...
Spring Gardens 2023-04-15
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- Type of garden grown to spice life up or drink some tea
- ___________ where you are planted.
- Dirt, mud or earth
- "Fill Me Up, _________" by The Foundations
- "The earth laughs in ___________." - A Ralph Waldo Emerson quote
- Stop and smell the ___________.
- Time of equal length day and night
- Tiger, Easter, Stargazer
- Minnesota state flower (include apostrophe)
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- Young plant raised from a seed
- Helps us produce Vitamin D
- Food scraps turned into nutrient-rich fertilizer
- A handheld garden tool
- The promise of spring, rejuvenation
- Friend of the garden and symbol of hope & transformation
- To break the earth for planting
- Life is a ___________, dig it.
- Bumble, Carpenter, Mason
- In 1600s Holland, these popular spring flowers' bulbs were more valuable than gold.
19 Clues: Dirt, mud or earth • A handheld garden tool • Tiger, Easter, Stargazer • Bumble, Carpenter, Mason • Helps us produce Vitamin D • Young plant raised from a seed • Life is a ___________, dig it. • Stop and smell the ___________. • To break the earth for planting • ___________ where you are planted. • Time of equal length day and night • The promise of spring, rejuvenation • ...
TFA- Patrick Musi 2025-12-03
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- The oldest man in the village
- being unpredictable
- easily recognizing something
- great wrestler that was defeated by Okonkwo
- The goddess of earth
- place offering between mbaino and umofia
- The main character in Things Fall Apart
- out of place
- Okonwos child
- something about to start
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- Okonkwos 2nd wife
- something that is reckless
- A final demand
- The priest for the goddess of the earth
- The oracle
- something that causes disgust
- okonkwos father
- the king of crops
- personal god
- The beginning stage
20 Clues: The oracle • personal god • out of place • Okonwos child • A final demand • okonkwos father • Okonkwos 2nd wife • the king of crops • being unpredictable • The beginning stage • The goddess of earth • something about to start • something that is reckless • easily recognizing something • The oldest man in the village • something that causes disgust • The priest for the goddess of the earth • ...
science vocabulary 2014-01-12
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- the soft part of the mantle that tectonic plates move on
- layer of rock between the earths crust and core
- the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthosphere and the outer core
- one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries
- the thin and outer layer of the earth
- that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
- the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises
- rock layers break the resulting surface they break and slide on
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- is the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away
- the solid most outer layer of the earth
- made up of the lithosphere
- the central part of the earth
- the boundary when two plates are sliding past each other
- the theory that all continents were once together
- when parts of the earth crust rise
- is the sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations
16 Clues: made up of the lithosphere • the central part of the earth • when parts of the earth crust rise • the thin and outer layer of the earth • the solid most outer layer of the earth • one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries • layer of rock between the earths crust and core • that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • ...
Unit 4 Review 2 2023-10-11
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- an area with low elevation and low relief
- term used to describe the shape of an area
- The makeup of an object based on chemical properties
- topographic features formed by processes that shape Earth’s surface
- Name given to the spherical magnetic field surrounding the Earth
- an area with high elevation but low relief
- the height of an object above sea level
- The lowest region of the mantle that resides above the outer core
- the thinnest, outermost chemical layer of the Earth
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- The physical region of the Earth comprised of the crust and uppermost region of the mantle
- The amount of mass per volume of an object
- the difference in the lowest and highest elevation of an area
- The middle chemical region made of magnesium and iron
- The 'plastic' middle region of the mantle
- The innermost, densest chemical region of the earth made of nickel and iron
- areas with high elevation AND high relief
16 Clues: the height of an object above sea level • an area with low elevation and low relief • The 'plastic' middle region of the mantle • areas with high elevation AND high relief • The amount of mass per volume of an object • term used to describe the shape of an area • an area with high elevation but low relief • the thinnest, outermost chemical layer of the Earth • ...
DynamicEarth 2017-10-26
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- Sections of the crust move relative to each other.
- Plates that slide against each other.
- Plates that push away from each other.
- Data recorded by a seismograph.
- Map that shows the details of Earth.
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- Underwater mountain range, formed by plate tectonics.
- a fluid layer of earth mostly made of iron and nickel.
- Two tectonic plates interact, there are three types.
- A mathematical analysis for length, mass, etc.
- Where the hanging wall has moved upward relative to the footwall.
- Wave that travels through the interior of the earth.
- Layer of earth that is made of fluid rock.
- Currents in fluid.
- Where the hanging wall has moved downward relative to the footwall.
- Wave motion in a solid medium where the medium moves perpendicular to the direction of the travel of the wave.
15 Clues: Currents in fluid. • Data recorded by a seismograph. • Map that shows the details of Earth. • Plates that slide against each other. • Plates that push away from each other. • Layer of earth that is made of fluid rock. • A mathematical analysis for length, mass, etc. • Sections of the crust move relative to each other. • Two tectonic plates interact, there are three types. • ...
Space crossword puzzle 2022-02-10
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- a force that pulls or attracts
- diagonal line through the earth
- system the sun is responsible for many patterns is our _______ ______
- shadows face the ______ direction from the sun
- a stars brightness counts on its size temp and ______ from earth
- you can see different ones at different times of year
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- what is the mascot of Groton Dunstable schools
- new, waxing crescent, first quarter, waxing gibbous, full, waning gibbous, third quarter, and waning crescent are all _________________
- earth makes a complete _____ in 24 hours
- these support evidence that the sun "moves" through the sky
- the sun is one
- it takes a year or 365 days for the earth to complete one around the sun
- The tilt is why we have _______ the orbit is why _______ change
- places where millions and millions of stars are
- a medium-sized star
15 Clues: the sun is one • a medium-sized star • a force that pulls or attracts • diagonal line through the earth • earth makes a complete _____ in 24 hours • what is the mascot of Groton Dunstable schools • shadows face the ______ direction from the sun • places where millions and millions of stars are • you can see different ones at different times of year • ...
Earth, Minerals, Rock Vocab Review 2016-02-24
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- the type of rock formed from cooling magma
- a mineral that can split along a flat surface
- the largest planet
- the type of rock created by intense heat and pressure
- the layer of Earth that is liquid
- metamorphic rocks have their grains arranged in layers or bands is said to be __________
- the system that involves all living organisms
- the type of force that build mountains
- small, solid pieces of material that come from rocks or shells
- the test that analyzes the color of the minerals powder
- the mineral with a hardness of 6 on page 37
- what country are we learning about in Geography
- the 2nd planet
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- a naturally occurring solid formed from inorganic process
- the system that involves the Earth and the rocks/minerals that make it up
- the planet that is no longer a planet because it did not meet the requirements
- the layer of Earth that is solid iron
- the system that involves all of the Earth's water
- Earth's layer of hot rock
- how reflective a mineral is
- the type of rock that forms when small particles stack upon each other
- mass/volume
- the system that involves the air and moisture
- the type of force that erosion is
- the feel of a rocks surface
- the outer layer of Earth
26 Clues: mass/volume • the 2nd planet • the largest planet • the outer layer of Earth • Earth's layer of hot rock • how reflective a mineral is • the feel of a rocks surface • the layer of Earth that is liquid • the type of force that erosion is • the layer of Earth that is solid iron • the type of force that build mountains • the type of rock formed from cooling magma • ...
Tectonic Plates 2021-10-02
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- evidence for the tectonic plate theory in the form of glacial land ice
- where 90% of earthquakes happen
- molten rock in the earth crust that erupts from volcanoes
- the supercontinent that existed before they spread out to become 7
- The results of tectonic plate movement that release molten rock
- knowledge on which to base a belief
- The big pieces that make up the crust of the earth
- the plate is named after a hot chocolatey drink.
- outer layer of the earth
- elevated land in the earth's crust with steep sides
- scientist that studies the solid-liquid and gaseous matter that make up the earth.
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- violent shaking of the ground caused by tectonic plates rubbing against each other
- the plate below the Eurasian plate and directly to the right of the south American plate
- the man who came up with the continental drift theory
- the tectonic plate made up of two continents
- crash together with violent impact
- natural disaster caused by earthquakes where large volumes of water are displaced
- largest tectonic plate
- movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
- evidence of tectonic plates in the form of the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments
- carefully thought out explanations for the things that happen in our world but can not be proven.
21 Clues: largest tectonic plate • outer layer of the earth • where 90% of earthquakes happen • crash together with violent impact • knowledge on which to base a belief • the tectonic plate made up of two continents • the plate is named after a hot chocolatey drink. • The big pieces that make up the crust of the earth • elevated land in the earth's crust with steep sides • ...
