the earth Crossword Puzzles

Water Cycle Vocabulary Crossword 2017-11-03

Water Cycle Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Precipitation in the form of frozen rain or ice pellets.
  2. The process by which liquid water becomes ice.
  3. Water in gas form.
  4. All the land on and within Earth.
  5. Layers of air that surround Earth.
  6. Water that is released from clouds in the sky.
  7. Liquid precipitation is called _____?
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  1. cycle The continuous movement of water between the land, air, and oceans.
  2. A process that repeats.
  3. The parts of Earth where life exists.
  4. All the water on, under, and above Earth.
  5. The process by which liquid water becomes vapor.
  6. The process by which water vapor becomes liquid water.

13 Clues: Water in gas form.A process that repeats.All the land on and within Earth.Layers of air that surround Earth.The parts of Earth where life exists.Liquid precipitation is called _____?All the water on, under, and above Earth.The process by which liquid water becomes ice.Water that is released from clouds in the sky....

shine bright 2017-04-12

shine bright crossword puzzle
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  1. The science of the earth that deals with regions or place on the planet’s surface
  2. Out of this world;above and beyond what is found planet earth
  3. An area, region, or piece of land
  4. An person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
  5. under the surface of the earth;underground
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  1. almost or completely surrounded by land
  2. An raised, flat mound of earth(dirt) that looks like an platform with sloping sides
  3. The study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet’s crust
  4. An hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
  5. Baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery

10 Clues: An area, region, or piece of landalmost or completely surrounded by landBaked earth; hard, brownish-red potteryunder the surface of the earth;undergroundOut of this world;above and beyond what is found planet earthThe study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet’s crust...

Science 2022-02-24

Science crossword puzzle
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  1. thinner portion of the crust
  2. element that makes up most of the core
  3. where two or more plates move away from each other
  4. study of the earth's structure
  5. partially molten layer of of rock on the upper mantle
  6. sudden shaking of the ground from movements within the earth's crust
  7. outer solid layer of earth
  8. rigid outermost shell of a planet
  9. portion of core that is solid
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  1. mid-ocean ________ is an underwater mountain range
  2. portion of core that is liquid
  3. boundary where two or more lithospheric plates collide
  4. thicker portion of the crust
  5. molten or semi-molten material found beneath the earth's surface
  6. super-continent where all continents are together
  7. one plate moving over another
  8. break in the earth's crust
  9. thickest layer of the earth
  10. vibrations of earth and it's crust

19 Clues: break in the earth's crustouter solid layer of earththickest layer of the earththinner portion of the crustthicker portion of the crustone plate moving over anotherportion of core that is solidportion of core that is liquidstudy of the earth's structurerigid outermost shell of a planetvibrations of earth and it's crust...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithospherethe center of the earthtectonic plates move apartthe only liquid layer of the planetthe strong, lower parts of the mantlethe soft plastic-like layer of the mantletectonic plates collide and form mountains.the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earththe nature of something's ingredients or constituents...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithospherethe center of the earthtectonic plates move apartthe only liquid layer of the planetthe strong, lower parts of the mantlethe soft plastic-like layer of the mantletectonic plates collide and form mountains.the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earththe nature of something's ingredients or constituents...

7 days of creation 2023-11-06

7 days of creation crossword puzzle
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  1. Genesis 1:18 To ____ over the day and over the night.
  2. Genesis 2:14 The name of the fourth river is ____
  3. Genesis 1:2 The earth was without form and ____
  4. Genesis 1:26 "after our ____."
  5. Genesis 1:24 livestock and ____ things
  6. Genesis 1:28 fill the earth and ____ it.
  7. Genesis 2:21 while he slept took one of his ____
  8. Genesis 1:14 "Let there be ____ in the expanse of the heavens"
  9. Genesis 2:3 So God blessed the seventh day and made it ____
  10. Genesis 2:11 The name of the first is ____
  11. Genesis 1:21 According to their ____.
  12. Genesis 2:1 Then the heavens and the earth were ____
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  1. Genesis 2:14 The name of the third river is the ____
  2. Genesis 1:6 "Let there be an ____ in the midst of the waters"
  3. Genesis 2:8 And the Lord God planted a ____ in Eden
  4. Genesis 1:20 "Let the waters ____ with swarms of living creatures"
  5. Genesis 1:11 "Let the earth sprout ____"
  6. Genesis 2:7 and breathed into his ____ the breath of life
  7. Genesis 1:3 And God ____ "Let there be light."
  8. Genesis 1:9 "Let the waters under the heavens be ____ together into one place"
  9. Genesis 2:7 Then the Lord God formed man from the ____ from the ground
  10. Genesis 2:13 The name of the second river is ____

22 Clues: Genesis 1:26 "after our ____."Genesis 1:21 According to their ____.Genesis 1:24 livestock and ____ thingsGenesis 1:11 "Let the earth sprout ____"Genesis 1:28 fill the earth and ____ it.Genesis 2:11 The name of the first is ____Genesis 1:3 And God ____ "Let there be light."Genesis 1:2 The earth was without form and ____...

Whether Terms Crossword 2020-04-01

Whether Terms Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The weight of the atmosphere exerts upon the Earth
  2. A massive wave usually caused by a disturbance near or in the oceans
  3. A large violent tropical storm particularly formed over the Carribean Sea
  4. A person who studies and predicts the behavior of the weather
  5. The event of electric build-up in clouds transferring to the ground
  6. The displacement of rock and earth down the side of a hill or cliff
  7. The measure of temperature and wind speed that determines how cold the weather feels like
  8. A mountain that contains a crater where molten rock has erupted out from the inside of Earth
  9. What is a tornado's favorite game?
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  1. The measure of temperature and humidity that determines how warm the weather feels like
  2. A numeric value that represents how hot and cold the atmosphere is
  3. A rapid increase of water level on the surface due to heavy rain
  4. The sudden shaking of the surface of the Earth
  5. The temperature of humidity and barometric pressure that water droplets form on surfaces
  6. A rare burst of positive electric energy forming high above lightning storms
  7. The concentration of water vapor in the air
  8. Precipitation of liquid water
  9. A violent vortex of winds that is shaped like a funnel
  10. The movement of wind based on the direction it came from
  11. Condensed water vapor in the atmosphere, usually very high off the ground

20 Clues: Precipitation of liquid waterWhat is a tornado's favorite game?The concentration of water vapor in the airThe sudden shaking of the surface of the EarthThe weight of the atmosphere exerts upon the EarthA violent vortex of winds that is shaped like a funnelThe movement of wind based on the direction it came from...

Savanna's Science Vocab 2012-10-09

Savanna's Science Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the movement of an object around another object
  2. the study of moon, stars and other objects in space
  3. the force of gravity on an object
  4. a push or a pull on an object
  5. the 2 days of the year the sun reaches its greatest distance N or S of the equator
  6. different apparant shapes of the moon as seen from the Earth
  7. the blocking of sunlight to Earth when moon is directly between sun and Earth
  8. the tendency of an object to resist change in motion
  9. a tide with the least difference between low and high tide
  10. the force that pulls objects towards eachother
  11. the darkest part of a shadow
  12. the daily rise and fall of Earth's waters on its coastlines
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  1. the 2 days a year on which neither hempisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
  2. the blocking of sunlight to the moon when Earth is directly between sun and moon
  3. the amount of matter in an object
  4. the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
  5. an imginary line that passes through Earth's center at the North and South poles
  6. the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
  7. a tide with the greatest difference between high and low tide
  8. the part of the shadow surrounding the darkest part
  9. the path of an object as it revolves around another object

21 Clues: the darkest part of a shadowa push or a pull on an objectthe amount of matter in an objectthe force of gravity on an objectthe spinning motion of a planet on its axisthe force that pulls objects towards eachotherthe movement of an object around another objectthe study of moon, stars and other objects in space...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
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  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithospherethe center of the earthtectonic plates move apartthe only liquid layer of the planetthe strong, lower parts of the mantlethe soft plastic-like layer of the mantletectonic plates collide and form mountains.the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earththe nature of something's ingredients or constituents...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithospherethe center of the earthtectonic plates move apartthe only liquid layer of the planetthe strong, lower parts of the mantlethe soft plastic-like layer of the mantletectonic plates collide and form mountains.the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earththe nature of something's ingredients or constituents...

WYLIE: LOTA, Atmosphere, & Water Cycle COMBO Vocabulary 2024-09-24

WYLIE: LOTA, Atmosphere, & Water Cycle COMBO Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. lower layer of the thermosphere that reflects radio waves and causes the Northern & Southern Lights at the poles
  2. 2nd layer of the atmosphere and contains the ozone layer
  3. is a mixture of gasses that surrounds the Earth
  4. heat trapping gases: water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane
  5. a very small drop of water
  6. instrument used to measure changes in air pressure (Mercury & Aneroid)
  7. the outermost layer of the atmosphere and the second layer of the thermosphere; satellites orbit here
  8. a layer of O3 that reflects UV rays (It prevents them from reaching the earth)
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  1. 3rd/ middle layer of the atmosphere; friction causes meteors to burn up and turn to dust which protects the earth
  2. warming of the the earth’s surface caused by gases in the air that trap energy from the sun
  3. contamination of air, water, or the environment
  4. the process of a gas changing into a liquid (cools)
  5. the height above sea level
  6. evaporation of water through the leaves of plants
  7. water released from clouds in the form of rain, freezing rain, sleet, snow, or hail.
  8. Lowest layer of the atmosphere. Weather occurs here
  9. the force exerted by air on any surface it’s in contact with
  10. a form of oxygen (O3) found in the troposphere and stratosphere
  11. the process of a liquid changing into a gas (heat)
  12. water that flows across the surface of the earth

20 Clues: the height above sea levela very small drop of watercontamination of air, water, or the environmentis a mixture of gasses that surrounds the Earthwater that flows across the surface of the earthevaporation of water through the leaves of plantsthe process of a liquid changing into a gas (heat)the process of a gas changing into a liquid (cools)...

earth science vocabulary crossword puzzle 2021-12-16

earth science vocabulary crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. upwards bend in rock
  2. plates move away from each other
  3. third rock from the sun
  4. way a mineral reflects light
  5. the ability to work
  6. volcano that is not expected to erupt
  7. type of rock that forms from sediments
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  1. material that transfer heat
  2. bowl-shaped area at the top of a volcano
  3. all the living things on earth
  4. all the water on earth
  5. shaking or trembling of the earths crust
  6. downwards bend in rock
  7. mass per unit of volume
  8. molten rock below the earths surface

15 Clues: the ability to workupwards bend in rockall the water on earthdownwards bend in rockthird rock from the sunmass per unit of volumematerial that transfer heatway a mineral reflects lightall the living things on earthplates move away from each othermolten rock below the earths surfacevolcano that is not expected to erupt...

Science Earth Vocab 2012-04-27

Science Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. Waves that compress and expand rocks in the same direction.
  2. Boundary where two plates move apart from eachother.
  3. Boundary where two plates move toward eachother.
  4. Hot pressurized water that blasts up from the ground.
  5. Theory that states continents moved over time.
  6. When oceanic lithosphere sinks into the mantle.
  7. Outer most layer of the Earth.
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  1. Liquid layer of the Earth made of iron and nickle.
  2. Divergent, convergent and transform.
  3. Waves that move rock at right angles.
  4. Thickest layer of the Earth.
  5. Hot area of mantle where molten rises to the surface.
  6. Solid layer of the Earth made of iron and nickle.
  7. When magma rises to the surface.

14 Clues: Thickest layer of the Earth.Outer most layer of the Earth.When magma rises to the surface.Divergent, convergent and transform.Waves that move rock at right angles.Theory that states continents moved over time.When oceanic lithosphere sinks into the mantle.Boundary where two plates move toward eachother....

SPACE! 2012-11-26

SPACE! crossword puzzle
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  1. the layer around the Earth
  2. humans do this to discover more about the universe
  3. a competition between the USA and the former Soviet Union in the 1960s
  4. the Earth rotates around the sun
  5. the place where extra-terrestrials live
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  1. these orbit the Earth and are utilised by GPS devices
  2. a facility built by the Russians orbiting the Earth
  3. food altered genetically by scientists
  4. the act of changing genes
  5. the Columbia disintegrated in 2003
  6. an astronaut from Russia!
  7. a holiday out of this world!

12 Clues: the act of changing genesan astronaut from Russia!the layer around the Eartha holiday out of this world!the Earth rotates around the sunthe Columbia disintegrated in 2003food altered genetically by scientiststhe place where extra-terrestrials livehumans do this to discover more about the universea facility built by the Russians orbiting the Earth...

Carbon Cycle Vocabulary 2022-01-24

Carbon Cycle Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer crust of the earth
  2. a process of living thing, using sunlight for food
  3. the process of spreading something more widely
  4. the carbon surrounding the earth
  5. The area of the earth, occupied by living things
  6. the act of taking in and breathing out oxygen
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  1. a sudden outbreak of something
  2. cycle a process of carbon compounds and how they interact on earth
  3. the destruction of somethings
  4. the area of the earth, occupied by water
  5. the state or process of rotting or decaying

11 Clues: the outer crust of the earththe destruction of somethingsa sudden outbreak of somethingthe carbon surrounding the earththe area of the earth, occupied by waterthe state or process of rotting or decayingthe act of taking in and breathing out oxygenthe process of spreading something more widelyThe area of the earth, occupied by living things...

Mythology Crossword 2022-11-22

Mythology Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The tremendous energy the hatched out of the egg
  2. little wolf brother of way-sa-hay-jac
  3. What the two pieces appeared to be
  4. a sea serpent who attacked the earth mother
  5. The one who wore a baby's skin as a disguise
  6. What the woman who's watching was made of
  7. the animals who caught the falling girl
  8. the god of heaven
  9. the "savior" of mankind who stole fire from heaven
  10. how the many animals died after swimming
  11. The good twin of the Sky woman
  12. The sister of squash and corn
  13. a thunder bird spirit
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  1. the period of mass violence (the bronze age)
  2. The evil twin of the Sky woman
  3. the frog responsible for controlling the insects
  4. the titan child who became king
  5. a shape-shifting trickster
  6. the Darkness that was created out of chaos
  7. the king of the universe
  8. one of the four groups of humans
  9. the Earth mother
  10. the earth goddess

23 Clues: the Earth motherthe god of heaventhe earth goddessa thunder bird spiritthe king of the universea shape-shifting tricksterThe sister of squash and cornThe evil twin of the Sky womanThe good twin of the Sky womanthe titan child who became kingone of the four groups of humansWhat the two pieces appeared to belittle wolf brother of way-sa-hay-jac...

Water Cycle Vocabulary Crossword 2017-11-03

Water Cycle Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A process that repeats.
  2. Water that is released from clouds in the sky.
  3. The process by which liquid water becomes vapor.
  4. cycle The continuous movement of water between the land, air, and oceans.
  5. Liquid precipitation is called _____?
  6. All the land on and within Earth.
  7. The process by which liquid water becomes ice.
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  1. All the water on, under, and above Earth.
  2. The process by which water vapor becomes liquid water.
  3. Water in gas form.
  4. Layers of air that surround Earth.
  5. The parts of Earth where life exists.
  6. Precipitation in the form of frozen rain or ice pellets.

13 Clues: Water in gas form.A process that repeats.All the land on and within Earth.Layers of air that surround Earth.The parts of Earth where life exists.Liquid precipitation is called _____?All the water on, under, and above Earth.Water that is released from clouds in the sky.The process by which liquid water becomes ice....

Unit five vocabulary 2019-01-16

Unit five vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. cycle The continuous process by which water moves to the earths surface to the atmosphere and back
  2. A mixture of gases that surround the earth
  3. gas to a liquid
  4. liquid to a gas
  5. mostly rocky surface
  6. a boundary between two air masses
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  1. rain that is falling
  2. weather a severe disturbance in the atmosphere
  3. all water in the earth
  4. all living organisms on earth
  5. the what earth revolves around
  6. Energy that is radiated or transmitted in the form of rays or waves or particles.
  7. the amount of water vapor in the air

13 Clues: gas to a liquidliquid to a gasrain that is fallingmostly rocky surfaceall water in the earthall living organisms on earththe what earth revolves arounda boundary between two air massesthe amount of water vapor in the airA mixture of gases that surround the earthweather a severe disturbance in the atmosphere...

Tectonic Plates Crossword 2021-08-28

Tectonic Plates Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Liquid and semi-liquid extremely hot rock under the surface of the earth.
  2. A rupture or crack in the surface of the earth that allows magma, gases and ash to escape.
  3. Thick part of the crust that forms large land masses.
  4. The theory that explains the movement of the surface of the earth.
  5. The zone where one plate slides underneath the other.
  6. Thinner (but denser) part of the crust under the ocean.
  7. Where two plates slide against each other.
  8. Place where plates meet is called the ...
  9. Where two plates move away from each other.
  10. These movements are responsible for the movement of the tectonic plates.
  11. A series or chain of mountains.
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  1. This long phenomena (thing) is the result of divergent plate movement in the Atlantic Ocean
  2. The giant landmass believed to have existed approximately 600 million years ago.
  3. Rigid outer layer of the earth that consists of the Crust and part of the mantle.
  4. One of the main, large masses of land
  5. This happens at mid ocean ridges, where divergent tectonic plates are moving apart.
  6. The earths´crust is made up of a series of large slabs of rock called...
  7. This can occur where the Lithosphere if pulling apart.
  8. Where two plates move towards each other.

19 Clues: A series or chain of mountains.One of the main, large masses of landPlace where plates meet is called the ...Where two plates move towards each other.Where two plates slide against each other.Where two plates move away from each other.Thick part of the crust that forms large land masses.The zone where one plate slides underneath the other....

Chloe Foulkrod-Johnson 2025-04-25

Chloe Foulkrod-Johnson crossword puzzle
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  1. boundaries - The location where two plates meet.
  2. - A large continuous mass of land conventionally regarded as a collective region.
  3. core - A liquid layer of the Earth's core, located between the inner core and the mantle.
  4. - Molten rocks that issues from a volcano or from a fissure in the surface of a planet(such as Earth)or moon.
  5. - A super continent that incorporated almost all the landmasses on the Earth.
  6. - The layer between the crust and the core.
  7. - A hypothetical landmass in the Northern Hemisphere near the end of the Paleozoic Era.
  8. - The Earth's outermost solid layer which forms the continents and continental shelf.
  9. - Not active growing but has the ability to be active at a later time.
  10. core - The soild,innermost layer of the planet, located at its center.
  11. Wegener - Originator of the continental drift hypothesis.
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  1. currents - Heat-driven cycles that occur in the air,ocean,and mantle.
  2. tectonics - A scientific theory that explains how major landforms are created as a result of Earth's subterranean movements.
  3. - The breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of Earth.
  4. - Sudden shaking of the ground caused by the release of energy in the Earth's crust.
  5. - Openings, or vents where lava,tephra (small rocks), and steam erupt onto the Earth's surface.
  6. - A mixture of molten and semi-molten rock found beneath the surface of the Earth.
  7. - A destruction, gravity - driven mud flow of volcanic ash, water, rock, and ice that orginate high on a volcano.
  8. - The process by which the surface of the Earth is worn away by the action of water,glaciers,winds,waves,etc.
  9. - Features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain.

20 Clues: - The layer between the crust and the core.boundaries - The location where two plates meet.Wegener - Originator of the continental drift hypothesis.- Features on the Earth's surface that make up the terrain.currents - Heat-driven cycles that occur in the air,ocean,and mantle.- Not active growing but has the ability to be active at a later time....

Layers of the Earth 2020-03-23

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. the 3rd planet from the Sun on which we live
  2. Crust thin part of Earth’s crust under oceans and seas
  3. the thickest layer of the Earth that lies between the crust and outer core
  4. Core a liquid layer of the Earth located between the mantle and inner core
  5. Core the solid, innermost layer of the Earth
  6. the outermost, solid layer of the Earth
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  1. the Earth’s crust and upper portion of the mantle
  2. the portion of Earth’s mantle where convection occurs
  3. Crust thick part of Earth’s crust that forms the landmasses
  4. Layers the crust, mantle, and core – defined by differences in composition
  5. Layers the lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, and inner core defined by physical properties

11 Clues: the outermost, solid layer of the Earththe 3rd planet from the Sun on which we liveCore the solid, innermost layer of the Earththe Earth’s crust and upper portion of the mantlethe portion of Earth’s mantle where convection occursCrust thin part of Earth’s crust under oceans and seasCrust thick part of Earth’s crust that forms the landmasses...

Creation of the earth 2016-05-23

Creation of the earth crossword puzzle
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  1. GOD MADE ANIMALS TO .... IN THE SEA
  2. HE MADE PLANTS THAT BEARED THERE OWN ......
  3. GOD MADE ANIMALS WHICH ..... ON THE GROUND
  4. THIS WAS THE .... OF THE EARTH
  5. GOD....ANIMALS TO EARTH
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  1. WHEN GOD HAD FINISHED HE SAID "WHAT A .... CREATION."
  2. .....AND EVE
  3. GOD HAD AN .....
  4. THERE WAS ..... DAYS
  5. THERE WAS ALL DIFFERENT KINDS Of .....
  6. ......CREATED THE EARTH

11 Clues: .....AND EVEGOD HAD AN .....THERE WAS ..... DAYS......CREATED THE EARTHGOD....ANIMALS TO EARTHTHIS WAS THE .... OF THE EARTHGOD MADE ANIMALS TO .... IN THE SEATHERE WAS ALL DIFFERENT KINDS Of .....GOD MADE ANIMALS WHICH ..... ON THE GROUNDHE MADE PLANTS THAT BEARED THERE OWN ......WHEN GOD HAD FINISHED HE SAID "WHAT A .... CREATION."

Motions of the earth 2019-10-08

Motions of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. path of a celestial body around the parent body
  2. the earth is said to be aphelion when the distance from the sun is maximum
  3. period of diffused light after the sunset
  4. motion of the earth around the sun
  5. longest day in the northern hemisphere and shortest day in southern hemisphere,June 21
  6. the earth is said to be perihelion when the distance from the sun is minimum
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  1. shortest day in the northern hemisphere and longest day in he southern hemisphere ,December 22
  2. period of diffused light before the sunrise
  3. equal day and equal night,September 23
  4. equal day and equal night,March 21
  5. spinning of the earth on its own axis

11 Clues: motion of the earth around the sunequal day and equal night,March 21spinning of the earth on its own axisequal day and equal night,September 23period of diffused light after the sunsetperiod of diffused light before the sunrisepath of a celestial body around the parent bodythe earth is said to be aphelion when the distance from the sun is maximum...

Motions of the earth 2019-10-08

Motions of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. path of a celestial body around the parent body
  2. the earth is said to be aphelion when the distance from the sun is maximum
  3. period of diffused light after the sunset
  4. motion of the earth around the sun
  5. longest day in the northern hemisphere and shortest day in southern hemisphere,June 21
  6. the earth is said to be perihelion when the distance from the sun is minimum
Down
  1. shortest day in the northern hemisphere and longest day in he southern hemisphere ,December 22
  2. period of diffused light before the sunrise
  3. equal day and equal night,September 23
  4. equal day and equal night,March 21
  5. spinning of the earth on its own axis

11 Clues: motion of the earth around the sunequal day and equal night,March 21spinning of the earth on its own axisequal day and equal night,September 23period of diffused light after the sunsetperiod of diffused light before the sunrisepath of a celestial body around the parent bodythe earth is said to be aphelion when the distance from the sun is maximum...

Layers of the earth 2012-11-11

Layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A theory that the continents move over time
  2. Earths outer layer
  3. What happens when earths magnetic poles switch
  4. A place where new crust is formed
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  1. The man who introduced the theory of plate tectonics
  2. Huge plates in the earths lithosphere
  3. Currents in the mantle that move the tectonic plates
  4. Earths thickest layer
  5. Convergent, divergent and transform
  6. One of the metals found in the core
  7. A super continent that contained all of the current continents

11 Clues: Earths outer layerEarths thickest layerA place where new crust is formedConvergent, divergent and transformOne of the metals found in the coreHuge plates in the earths lithosphereA theory that the continents move over timeWhat happens when earths magnetic poles switchThe man who introduced the theory of plate tectonics...

The Earth in Perspective 2013-06-19

The Earth in Perspective crossword puzzle
Across
  1. removal of layer of topsoil
  2. international agreement
  3. one of the 3 r's
  4. change of climate
  5. effect warming of atmosphere
Down
  1. water in permable rock layers
  2. forest land to non-forest use
  3. too much grazing
  4. dirty air
  5. throwing garbage
  6. ecosystem dominated with trees

11 Clues: dirty airtoo much grazingone of the 3 r'sthrowing garbagechange of climateinternational agreementremoval of layer of topsoileffect warming of atmospherewater in permable rock layersforest land to non-forest useecosystem dominated with trees

Formation of the Earth 2016-01-27

Formation of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the atmosphere and ocean are both ______
  2. The photosynthetic life in (*) lead to current compositions of the ____ and oceans.
  3. 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 ______.
  4. The photosynthetic life in (*) emitted _____ as a waste product.
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  1. the atmosphere is a ___
  2. the oceans are ______
  3. % of nitrogen in the atmosphere.
  4. % of oxygen in the atmosphere
  5. dioxide Eventually photosynthetic life evolves to use the abundant ______ in the atmosphere for growth (*).
  6. As the planet cooled water precipitated and formed the early ____.
  7. 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

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Other material the Crust is made of
  2. A layer of the Earth in a Molten State, ends with core.
  3. A process where heat rises and cold air sinks
  4. Solid, innermost layer of the Earth made of iron and nickel, ends with core.
  5. Elemental name for Nickel
  6. Outermost Layer of the Earth
  7. Elemental name for Iron
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  1. One of the materials the crust is made of
  2. Waves found in the Mantle
  3. Name of plates that shift during earthquakes
  4. Layer of the Earth with Seismic Waves

11 Clues: Elemental name for IronWaves found in the MantleElemental name for NickelOutermost Layer of the EarthOther material the Crust is made ofLayer of the Earth with Seismic WavesOne of the materials the crust is made ofName of plates that shift during earthquakesA process where heat rises and cold air sinks...

layers of the earth 2022-11-06

layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a big wave the occurs after a earthquakes
  2. starts with L
  3. next to the innercore
  4. mountain that blows up
  5. the middle of the earth
  6. the thickest layer of the earth
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  1. involves the movement of energy from one place to another.
  2. take 84% of the earth
  3. close to space
  4. who is the smartest coolest person in the class
  5. a name for larva

11 Clues: starts with Lclose to spacea name for larvatake 84% of the earthnext to the innercoremountain that blows upthe middle of the earththe thickest layer of the eartha big wave the occurs after a earthquakeswho is the smartest coolest person in the classinvolves the movement of energy from one place to another.

The Dynamic Earth: Weathering 2022-08-29

The Dynamic Earth: Weathering crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ and mosses produce weak acids that can weather the rock’s surface.
  2. the breaking down and wearing away of rock material by the mechanical action of other rock.
  3. the process by which the outer layers of rock slowly peel away due to pressure changes.
  4. weathering, the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactions
  5. animals dig ________ into the ground causing more rock to be exposed.
  6. Stalactites and ___________ are common features in cave systems as dissolved chemicals are deposited by dripping rain water underground.
Down
  1. breakdown of material by physical and chemical processes.
  2. weathering, the process by which rock is broken down into smaller pieces by physical changes
  3. wedging, cracks in the rocks allow water to seep in and freeze causing expansion.
  4. precipitation, rain sleet or snow that contains a high concentration of acid
  5. the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygen

11 Clues: the process by which other chemicals combine with oxygenweathering, the breakdown of rocks by chemical reactionsbreakdown 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

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the material that is found in the mantle (why it's orange)
  2. the type of crust that is found below the ocean
  3. the type of crust that is found beneath the land
  4. the currents found in the middle mantle
  5. the upper mantle and the crust is called the
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  1. the igneous rock that oceanic crust is made from
  2. the solid center layer created by pressure
  3. the layer of the Earth that makes up 70% of the Earth's mass
  4. the layer of the Earth that is completely liquid
  5. the thinnest layer of the Earth
  6. the igneous rock that continental crust is made from

11 Clues: the thinnest layer of the Earththe currents found in the middle mantlethe solid center layer created by pressurethe upper mantle and the crust is called thethe type of crust that is found below the oceanthe igneous rock that oceanic crust is made fromthe layer of the Earth that is completely liquidthe type of crust that is found beneath the land...

Layers of the Earth 2022-10-13

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the scientists that study the seismic waves caused by earthquakes
  2. the thinnest + least dense layer of the earth
  3. the layer of crust above the ocean, composed of less dense rocks such as granite
  4. the densest layer of the earth
  5. solid + rigid outer layer of the earth
  6. the only liquid layer of the earth
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  1. strong lower part of the mantle
  2. how many molecules are in a given amount of space
  3. flowy elastic-like substance located below the lithosphere
  4. has 2 regions
  5. the layer of crust underneath the ocean, composed of dense rocks such as basalt

11 Clues: has 2 regionsthe densest layer of the earthstrong lower part of the mantlethe only liquid layer of the earthsolid + rigid outer layer of the earththe thinnest + least dense layer of the earthhow many molecules are in a given amount of spaceflowy elastic-like substance located below the lithosphere...

Science crossword (JZ) 2021-04-23

Science crossword (JZ) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A slope that uses gravity to get down
  2. Soft, wet earth
  3. Under the earth
  4. Single thickness of some substance or material
  5. Mixture of Rain and snow falling from the clouds
  6. Visible suspension in the air of particles of a substance
  7. Stuck in a position
  8. Change into gas or steam
  9. The falling to earth of any form of water
  10. Cause a gas or vapor to change into a liquid
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  1. Election to resolve a vote that did not produce a winner
  2. The Star
  3. Contains or filled with sodium
  4. Moves thru a system and return to the starting point
  5. Emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants
  6. Repeated sequence of events
  7. Taking in liquids
  8. Tiny sphere of liquid

18 Clues: The StarSoft, wet earthUnder the earthTaking in liquidsStuck in a positionTiny sphere of liquidChange into gas or steamRepeated sequence of eventsContains or filled with sodiumA slope that uses gravity to get downThe falling to earth of any form of waterCause a gas or vapor to change into a liquidSingle thickness of some substance or material...

earthquakes and volcanoes 2023-05-30

earthquakes and volcanoes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the top layer of the earth
  2. what is the full name for the element Fe
  3. where are most of the world's volcanoes located?
  4. what is the full name for the element Ni
  5. what is the hottest part of the earth
  6. what is a measurement of the amount of energy released in an earthquake
  7. where is the ring of fire located
  8. what is about the focus on the crust?
  9. what was the name of the supercontinent
  10. which part of the layers of the earth are semiliquid rock
Down
  1. what is the largest active volcano in the world?
  2. what is the name of the crust that makes up the continents
  3. where is the magma stored in a volcano
  4. what is lahar?
  5. who discovered the theory of continental drift
  6. what rock was a living organism.
  7. what is used to measureearthquakes
  8. what is the name of the crust under the sea
  9. what moves to create earthquakes?
  10. what is the worst after-effect from an earthquake

20 Clues: what is lahar?what rock was a living organism.where is the ring of fire locatedwhat moves to create earthquakes?what is the top layer of the earthwhat is used to measureearthquakeswhat is the hottest part of the earthwhat is about the focus on the crust?where is the magma stored in a volcanowhat was the name of the supercontinent...

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE II (CROSSWORD PUZZLE) 2024-11-06

GENERAL KNOWLEDGE II (CROSSWORD PUZZLE) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Force that attracts objects toward the center of Earth.
  2. – System of exchange where goods are traded directly for other goods.
  3. – Lizard known for its ability to change color.
  4. – Imaginary line around the middle of Earth.
  5. – Layer in Earth's atmosphere that absorbs most UV radiation.
  6. – Land surrounded by water on three sides.
  7. – A deep or seemingly bottomless chasm; often used to describe deep oceanic trenches.
  8. – Largest hot desert on Earth, located in Africa.
  9. – A party or gathering where guests wear masks and costumes.
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  1. – An opening in the Earth's crust through which lava, ash, and gases are expelled.
  2. – Range of different colors produced when light is dispersed, or a range of related concepts.
  3. – Fragment of a meteoroid that survives its passage through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.
  4. – The study of the movement and interaction of Earth's plates.
  5. – Place to borrow books and study.
  6. – A collection of maps in book form.
  7. – Written or spoken language in its ordinary form, without metrical structure.
  8. – System of production, trade, and consumption in a country.
  9. – Planet known as Earth's “sister planet.”
  10. – Place where historical artifacts are displayed.
  11. – Line of rulers from the same family.

20 Clues: – Place to borrow books and study.– A collection of maps in book form.– Line of rulers from the same family.– Planet known as Earth's “sister planet.”– Land surrounded by water on three sides.– Imaginary line around the middle of Earth.– Lizard known for its ability to change color.– Largest hot desert on Earth, located in Africa....

Science Crossword 2025-02-27

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Erupts with red hot lava
  2. Waves of energy that travel through Earth
  3. The point inside the Earth where an earthquake begins
  4. Also known as S-waves, shear rock side to side
  5. The layer of rock between the Earth's crust and core
  6. The outermost layer of lithosphere that shifts and moves
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  1. Also known as P-waves, this is the fastest seismic wave
  2. The thin, outermost layer of the Earth
  3. A trace of remains of an organism that lived long ago
  4. How you would describe a earthquakes strength.
  5. How you measure the intensity of an earthquake
  6. The breaking of Earth's crust due to stress
  7. The central part of the Earth below the mantle
  8. The point directly above the point where an earthquake starts

14 Clues: Erupts with red hot lavaThe thin, outermost layer of the EarthWaves of energy that travel through EarthThe breaking of Earth's crust due to stressHow you would describe a earthquakes strength.How you measure the intensity of an earthquakeAlso known as S-waves, shear rock side to sideThe central part of the Earth below the mantle...

Ecology Crossword 2023-05-30

Ecology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sun energy
  2. A meat and plant eater
  3. Also found in the Earth, plants use it, animals release it in fecal matter
  4. The relationship between 2 organisms
  5. A plant eater
  6. Air energy
  7. An H2O cycle
  8. Atomic number 6 on the Periodic Table
  9. Plant energy
  10. Rock energy
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  1. (2 words, no spaces) Plants use this for photosynthesis
  2. (2 words, no space) Relates to resources that can be used to power machines instead of fossil fuels
  3. (2 words, no space) Relates to elements and compounds that the Earth renews
  4. Relating to "food"
  5. Water energy
  6. The study of the interactions between animals and their environment
  7. A meat eater
  8. Found in the Earth, plants use it, animals release it in fecal matter

18 Clues: Sun energyAir energyRock energyWater energyAn H2O cycleA meat eaterPlant energyA plant eaterRelating to "food"A meat and plant eaterThe relationship between 2 organismsAtomic number 6 on the Periodic Table(2 words, no spaces) Plants use this for photosynthesisThe study of the interactions between animals and their environment...

Natural Disasters 2023-05-24

Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The outlet where magma escapes to the surface of the earth
  2. What ocean has the most tsunamis occurred in?
  3. What island erupted in 2019
  4. Ash clouds contain poisonous...
  5. When two plates move together together
  6. Smaller quakes follow the mainshock
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  1. What is the thickest layer of the earth called
  2. Maori name for volcano
  3. Is molten rock that follows from a volcano
  4. Maori name for tsunami
  5. Bowel-shaped formation at the top of a volcano
  6. What is the outer layer called
  7. What is the hottest layer of the earth
  8. Giant waves
  9. Red lava explodes from...
  10. Ground shakes

16 Clues: Giant wavesGround shakesMaori name for volcanoMaori name for tsunamiRed lava explodes from...What island erupted in 2019What is the outer layer calledAsh clouds contain poisonous...Smaller quakes follow the mainshockWhat is the hottest layer of the earthWhen two plates move together togetherIs molten rock that follows from a volcano...

Layers of the Earth 2022-11-03

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a liquid layer of iron and nickel
  2. waves produced by earthquakes that help us study the inner layers of Earth
  3. the outermost shell of the Earth
  4. a cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking magma
  5. a large piece of Earth's crust that moves on top of the mantle
  6. thinner, denser crust
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  1. thicker, less dense crust
  2. a layer including the Earth's crust and upper mantle
  3. a semi fluid layer of solid-liquid rock
  4. a solid mass of iron and nickel
  5. a thick, mostly solid layer that is 80% of the total mass of the Earth

11 Clues: thinner, denser crustthicker, less dense crusta solid mass of iron and nickelthe outermost shell of the Eartha liquid layer of iron and nickela semi fluid layer of solid-liquid rocka layer including the Earth's crust and upper mantlea cycle of heating, rising, cooling, and sinking magmaa large piece of Earth's crust that moves on top of the mantle...

LAYERS OF THE EARTH 2022-09-29

LAYERS OF THE EARTH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THE SOLID DENSE, CENTER OF OUR PLANET.
  2. A NATURAL, USUALLY INORGANIC SOLID THAT HAS CHARATERISTIC CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND AN ORELT INTERNAL STRUCTURE
  3. THE THIN AND SOLID OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTHS ABOVE THE MANTLE
  4. A LAYER OF WEAK OR SOFT MANTLE THAT IS MADE OF ROCK THAT FLOWS SLOWLEY.
  5. THE MOVEMENT OF MATTER DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN DENSITY.
  6. THE CENTRAL PART OF EARTH BELOW MANTLE
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  1. OUTER MOST RIGID LAYER OF EARTH. MADE OF 2 PARTS - THE CRUST AND RIGID UPPER PART OF MANTLE.
  2. THE SERIES OF PROSESSES IN WHICH ROCK FORMS, CHANGES FROM ONE TYPE TO ANOTHER, IS DESTROYED AND FORMS AGAIN BY GEOLOGIC PROSSES.
  3. THE LAYER OF ROCK BETWEEN THE EARTHS CRUST AND CORE
  4. THE STRONG LOWER PART OF THE MANTLE.ROCK FLOWERS MORE SLOWLY.
  5. THE LIQUID LAYER OF EARTHS CORE

11 Clues: THE LIQUID LAYER OF EARTHS CORETHE SOLID DENSE, CENTER OF OUR PLANET.THE CENTRAL PART OF EARTH BELOW MANTLETHE LAYER OF ROCK BETWEEN THE EARTHS CRUST AND CORETHE MOVEMENT OF MATTER DUE TO DIFFERENCES IN DENSITY.THE STRONG LOWER PART OF THE MANTLE.ROCK FLOWERS MORE SLOWLY.THE THIN AND SOLID OUTERMOST LAYER OF THE EARTHS ABOVE THE MANTLE...

Layers of The Earth 2020-03-23

Layers of The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 3rd planet from the Sun, where we live
  2. Crust Thin part of Earth's crust under oceans and seas
  3. Thickest layer of the Earth, between the crust and outer core
  4. Core A liquid layer of the Earth located between the mantle and inner core
  5. Core The solid, innermost layer of the Earth
  6. The outermost, solid layer of the Earth
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  1. Earth's crust, and upper portion of the mantle
  2. The portion of Earth's mantle where convection occurs
  3. Crust Thick part of Earth's crust that forms landmasses
  4. Layers The crust, mantle, and core
  5. Layers The lithosphere, asthenosphere, outer core, and inner core

11 Clues: Layers The crust, mantle, and coreThe outermost, solid layer of the EarthThe 3rd planet from the Sun, where we liveCore The solid, innermost layer of the EarthEarth's crust, and upper portion of the mantleThe portion of Earth's mantle where convection occursCrust Thin part of Earth's crust under oceans and seas...

interior of the Earth 2020-05-10

interior of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. valley
  2. takkin place
  3. comes out
  4. on the
  5. shaped
  6. plates
  7. in italy
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  1. recorded
  2. plate
  3. is the scientist
  4. taking place
  5. in italy

12 Clues: platevalleyon theshapedplatesrecordedin italyin italycomes outtakkin placetaking placeis the scientist

Layers of the Earth 2021-01-23

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core: sphere of solid nickel and iron a the center of Earth
  2. measure of the amount of heat energy
  3. core: outer layer of Earth's core
  4. solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core
  5. amount of matter in a given space or volume
  6. cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth
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  1. force exerted through contact with other matter
  2. properties: measurable characteristics that describe the physical state of something
  3. composition: types, quantities, and arrangements of elements that make up a substance
  4. thin, solid outermost layer of Earth
  5. exist in a solid state yet has the ability to flow without being a liquid

11 Clues: core: outer layer of Earth's corethin, solid outermost layer of Earthmeasure of the amount of heat energycool, rigid, outermost layer of Earthamount of matter in a given space or volumeforce exerted through contact with other mattersolid layer of Earth between the crust and the corecore: sphere of solid nickel and iron a the center of Earth...

Layers of the Earth 2021-10-22

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer that we live on
  2. this layer is as hot as the surface of the Sun and it is also the center of the Earth
  3. it stays solid because of pressure surrounding it
  4. the layer that holds the convection currents
  5. the series in which rocks change form
  6. it lets tectonic plates float on top
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  1. the upper part of the mantle and part of the bottom of the crust
  2. the lower part of the Mantle
  3. the movement of matter due to the different density that are caused by temperature variations
  4. a naturally formed, inorganic solid with a crystalline structure
  5. the layer that is only liquid

11 Clues: the layer that we live onthe lower part of the Mantlethe layer that is only liquidit lets tectonic plates float on topthe series in which rocks change formthe layer that holds the convection currentsit stays solid because of pressure surrounding itthe upper part of the mantle and part of the bottom of the crust...

Layers of the Earth 2021-10-15

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core, Liquid layer of Earth's core
  2. The strong, lower part of the mantle between the asthenosphere and outer core
  3. core, The solid, dense center of our planet
  4. The layer of rock between Earth's crust and core
  5. The central part of Earth below the mantle
  6. The thin and solid outermost layer of Earth
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  1. The solid, outer layer of Earth that consist of the crust and rigid upper part of the mantle
  2. Movement of matter due to differences in density that are cost by temperature variation; can result in the transfer of energy as heat.
  3. The solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphere
  4. A naturally formed, inorganic solid with crystalline structure
  5. cycle, The series of processes in which rock forms, changes from one type to another, is destroyed, and formed again by geologic processes

11 Clues: core, Liquid layer of Earth's coreThe central part of Earth below the mantlecore, The solid, dense center of our planetThe thin and solid outermost layer of EarthThe layer of rock between Earth's crust and coreThe solid, plastic layer of the mantle beneath the lithosphereA naturally formed, inorganic solid with crystalline structure...

Layers of the Earth 2023-03-07

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solid part of Earth made up of iron and nickel. It is 5,500 C hot
  2. hot molten material inside the earth
  3. refers to the motion of molten rock in the mantle
  4. liquid layer with a temperature of approximately 4000 - 5000C
  5. massive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rock
  6. crust found under the continents
Down
  1. hot molten material on the earth's surface
  2. outermost layer of the earth
  3. layer that contains the convection current that causes the movement of plates
  4. crust found under the ocean
  5. crust and uppermost part of mantle

11 Clues: crust found under the oceanoutermost layer of the earthcrust found under the continentscrust and uppermost part of mantlehot molten material inside the earthhot molten material on the earth's surfacemassive, irregularly shaped slab of solid rockrefers to the motion of molten rock in the mantle...

Layers of the Earth 2023-02-16

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Combined, the inner and outer core is the same size as what
  2. When all of the tectonic plated came together
  3. The Earth is mostly made up of rock and
  4. A machine scientists use to study the waves
  5. What heats the mantle
Down
  1. a layer of the Earth that is liquid
  2. The mantle moves slowly because of volcanic eruptions and
  3. The layer that comes after the crust
  4. The earth's crust can either be continental or
  5. The state of matter the crust is
  6. What the core is mostly made up of

11 Clues: What heats the mantleThe state of matter the crust isWhat the core is mostly made up ofa layer of the Earth that is liquidThe layer that comes after the crustThe Earth is mostly made up of rock andA machine scientists use to study the wavesWhen all of the tectonic plated came togetherThe earth's crust can either be continental or...

Layers of the earth 2012-11-11

Layers of the earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The man who introduced the theory of plate tectonics
  2. A theory that the continents move over time
  3. Currents in the mantle that move the tectonic plates
  4. A super continent that contained all of the current continents
  5. Earths thickest layer
  6. One of the metals found in the core
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  1. What happens when earths magnetic poles switch
  2. Convergent, divergent and transform
  3. Huge plates in the earths lithosphere
  4. Earths outer layer
  5. A place where new crust is formed

11 Clues: Earths outer layerEarths thickest layerA place where new crust is formedConvergent, divergent and transformOne of the metals found in the coreHuge plates in the earths lithosphereA theory that the continents move over timeWhat happens when earths magnetic poles switchThe man who introduced the theory of plate tectonics...

Museum of the Earth 2023-08-12

Museum of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The crinoids ______ into the starfish, a species that is alive today.
  2. There are only 400 right whales alive today. they are an endangered ____.
  3. Mountains of ice.
  4. The tiny pieces of dirt and sand that settle at the bottom of the ocean.
Down
  1. the people or species that came before us.
  2. Most of the rock that you find in Ithaca is from the ______ era.
  3. When the top layers of earth are carved away, the layers from earlier eras are _____.
  4. VERY old, from a long ago era.
  5. A very long period of time.
  6. The remains of ancient life that have turned into stone over millions of years.
  7. The root word SEDI means to _________.

11 Clues: Mountains of ice.A very long period of time.VERY old, from a long ago era.The root word SEDI means to _________.the people or species that came before us.Most of the rock that you find in Ithaca is from the ______ era.The crinoids ______ into the starfish, a species that is alive today....

Structure of The Earth 2023-10-18

Structure of The Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The middle layer of the Earth, located between the mantle and inner core
  2. a type of heat transfer that can only happen in liquids and gases, because it involves those liquids or gases physically moving.
  3. a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet
  4. the earth's hottest layer
  5. the mostly solid bulk of Earth's interior
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  1. the ground that is at the bottom of the sea
  2. large slabs of rock that divide Earth's crust
  3. sections of the earth
  4. a substance's mass per unit of volume
  5. the third planet from the sun
  6. the outermost layer of the Earth where we live.

11 Clues: sections of the earththe earth's hottest layerthe third planet from the suna substance's mass per unit of volumethe mostly solid bulk of Earth's interiorthe ground that is at the bottom of the sealarge slabs of rock that divide Earth's crustthe outermost layer of the Earth where we live.a layer of gas or layers of gases that envelop a planet...

Layers of the Earth 2023-11-16

Layers of the Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which is the layer with the highest temperature?
  2. The soft layer of the mantle on which the lithosphere floats.
  3. Earth's has north and south poles.
  4. Which layer is the transition zone between the crust and the mantle?
  5. Which layer is liquid iron and nickel?
  6. on which layer do we live?
  7. Which is the thinnest of the five layers of the Earth?
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  1. In addition to temperature, what increases as you move towards the center of the Earth?
  2. Which layer of the crust is made of less dense material?
  3. The rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust.
  4. Which layer of the Earth has the highest volume?
  5. Which layer of the core is made of solid iron and nickel?
  6. Which layer of the crust is made of more dense material?

13 Clues: on which layer do we live?Earth's has north and south poles.Which layer is liquid iron and nickel?Which is the layer with the highest temperature?Which layer of the Earth has the highest volume?Which is the thinnest of the five layers of the Earth?Which layer of the crust is made of less dense material?...

The Earth' Changing Surface 2025-01-27

The Earth' Changing Surface crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to form an opinion based on information
  2. the preserved remains of things that lived long ago
  3. the process in which continents slowly move over time
  4. to send out rock,lava and ash in a sudden explosion
  5. information and facts that show proof
  6. an idea that has been suggested but has not been proven
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  1. a scientist that studies the earth
  2. the act of paying careful attention
  3. the average weather conditions of an area
  4. a terrible sudden event
  5. thick or heavy

11 Clues: thick or heavya terrible sudden eventa scientist that studies the earththe act of paying careful attentioninformation and facts that show proofto form an opinion based on informationthe average weather conditions of an areathe preserved remains of things that lived long agoto send out rock,lava and ash in a sudden explosion...

Earth Layers 2022-10-07

Earth Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the largest earth layer of the earth
  2. the least dense layer of the earth
  3. the liquid version
  4. the reason the earth has become a solid
  5. the degree of compactness of a substance
  6. what the inner core (solid) is made out of
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  1. a constant cycle or motion like a lava lamp
  2. made up of Earth's lithosphere,the reason continental crust moves
  3. the solid most dense layer of the earth
  4. measures earthquakes and earth movements, also a way to know what is in the earth

10 Clues: the liquid versionthe least dense layer of the earththe largest earth layer of the earththe solid most dense layer of the earththe reason the earth has become a solidthe degree of compactness of a substancewhat the inner core (solid) is made out ofa constant cycle or motion like a lava lamp...

year 7 science revision 2022-11-17

year 7 science revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Caused by variations in hours of daylight
  2. days are getting longer and warmer
  3. Half a globe
  4. smaller amount of visible moon (not new)
  5. moon is on the day side of earth
  6. moon is getting brighter
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  1. moon is getting less bright
  2. when the moon casts a shadow on the earth
  3. bigger chunk of moon visible (not full moon)
  4. moon is on the night side of earth
  5. when the earth casts a shadow on the moon
  6. days are getting shorter and cooler
  7. days can be 24 hours during summer here

13 Clues: Half a globemoon is getting brightermoon is getting less brightmoon is on the day side of earthdays are getting longer and warmermoon is on the night side of earthdays are getting shorter and coolerdays can be 24 hours during summer heresmaller amount of visible moon (not new)Caused by variations in hours of daylight...

Inca Mythology 2022-05-13

Inca Mythology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Titicaca, What lake did Viracocha emerge from?
  2. Cocha, Who was the goddess of the sea?
  3. What is the sun god?
  4. What other thing was Mama Ocllo to Manqu Qhapaq?
  5. What did Viracocha keep the early humans in?
  6. How many main gods are there?
  7. What was Inca myth used to criticize?
  8. Pachacamas is the god of:
  9. Ocllo, who taught the Incan women to weave?
  10. Phenomena, What is Inca Myth normally used to explain?
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  1. What was the one of the more popular gods?
  2. What was the early race of humans?
  3. What is the god or great spirit of the mountains?
  4. Who is the god of death?
  5. What were the shepherd and the daughter of the sun turned into
  6. Who created the world?
  7. Moon Stars, What did Viracocha create when he flooded the earth?
  8. Mama, Who represents Mother Earth?
  9. Qhapaq, Who was Mama Ocllo's husband?
  10. Great Flood, What restarted humanity (3 words)

20 Clues: What is the sun god?Who created the world?Who is the god of death?Pachacamas is the god of:How many main gods are there?What was the early race of humans?Mama, Who represents Mother Earth?What was Inca myth used to criticize?Qhapaq, Who was Mama Ocllo's husband?Cocha, Who was the goddess of the sea?What was the one of the more popular gods?...

CW 2026-03-02

CW crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tall plants with a trunk, branches, and leaves.
  2. Large round objects in space that orbit a star.
  3. A dense tropical forest with thick plants and trees.
  4. The space above the earth where the sun, moon, and clouds appear.
  5. The solid surface of the earth.
  6. Land outside towns and cities, usually with farms and open space.
  7. Open areas of land, often used for farming or grazing animals.
  8. A thick forest that gets a lot of rain all year round.
Down
  1. Hard, solid pieces of stone found in the ground.
  2. Tropical trees that produce highly poisonous fruit and sap.
  3. Narrow tracks made for walking.
  4. Areas of land that are covered with water for most or all of the year.
  5. Deep valleys with steep sides, often formed by rivers.
  6. Short green plants with narrow leaves that cover lawns and fields.
  7. A high, steep face of rock or earth.
  8. Bright points of light seen in the night sky.
  9. The natural object that orbits the Earth and shines at night.
  10. Flat green parts of plants and trees that grow from stems or branches.

18 Clues: Narrow tracks made for walking.The solid surface of the earth.A high, steep face of rock or earth.Bright points of light seen in the night sky.Tall plants with a trunk, branches, and leaves.Large round objects in space that orbit a star.Hard, solid pieces of stone found in the ground.A dense tropical forest with thick plants and trees....

The Movement of the Earth and Moon 2022-04-03

The Movement of the Earth and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - It takes one of these for the moon to orbit the earth
  2. When the earth is angled so the northern hemisphere is closer to the sun, it is this season in Australia.
  3. - It would be this season in Squamish if the sun was closest to the South Pole.
  4. These are caused by the slant of the earth when it orbits the sun
  5. This orbits the earth
  6. The equinoxes happen when the sun shines the strongest at the equator. How many equinoxes do we have?
Down
  1. The orbit of the earth around the sun causes this.
  2. solstice - What is it called when the sun shines for the shortest time north of the equator?
  3. This is one of the seasons that occur in BC when the sun is closest to the equator.
  4. We watched his video last week
  5. - It takes one of these for the earth to orbit the sun
  6. solstice - What is it called when the sun shines the longest north of the equator?
  7. - We have seasons because the earth is_________?
  8. We have this many seasons in a year

14 Clues: This orbits the earthWe watched his video last weekWe have this many seasons in a year- We have seasons because the earth is_________?The orbit of the earth around the sun causes this.- It takes one of these for the earth to orbit the sun- It takes one of these for the moon to orbit the earth...

Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-09

Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. any type of moisture that falls from the sky
  2. all bodies of water on Earth
  3. water vapor turns into liquid water
  4. series of processes where water moves continually throughout the hydrosphere
  5. chemical process that changes Earth over time
  6. the moving of weathered material or sediment
  7. a rock gets put under heat and pressure
  8. series of processes that changes one rock into another
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  1. plants release water vapor
  2. magma cools and crystallizes into this rock
  3. all rocks on Earth
  4. water rises up and turns into gas
  5. when materials get pressed together
  6. sediments get compacted together to make this rock
  7. all life on Earth

15 Clues: all life on Earthall rocks on Earthplants release water vaporall bodies of water on Earthwater rises up and turns into gaswater vapor turns into liquid waterwhen materials get pressed togethera rock gets put under heat and pressuremagma cools and crystallizes into this rockany type of moisture that falls from the sky...

The Solar System Vocab Crossword 2024-10-17

The Solar System Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. time of the year during which Earth’s axis is at 90 degree angle to the sun; both hemispheres receive exactly 12 hours of sunlight and the Sun is directly overhead at the equator
  2. a small fragment of an orbiting body that has fallen to Earth, generating heat; does not completely burn up in Earth's atmosphere and strikes Earth’s surface, sometimes causing an impact crater
  3. percentage of sunlight that is reflected by the surface of a planet or satellite, such as the Moon
  4. small, eccentrically orbiting body made of rock and ice which have one or more tails that point away from the Sun
  5. piece of interplanetary material that falls toward Earth and enters its atmosphere
  6. when the Moon passes between the Earth and Sun and the Moon casts a shadow on Earth; blocking Earth’s view of the sun; can be partial or total
  7. period when the Sun is overhead at its farthest distance either north or south of the equator
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  1. an oval that is centered on two points, called the foci; the shape of planets' orbits
  2. when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, and Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon; occurs only during a full moon
  3. plane of Earth’s orbit around the sun
  4. the average distance between the Sun and Earth 1.496 x 10^8 km
  5. space object built of solid particles that can form planets through collisions and mergers
  6. an object that, due to its own gravity, is spherical in shape, orbits the sun, is not a satellite, and has not cleared the area of its orbit of smaller debris
  7. layers of loose, ground-up rock on the lunar surface
  8. streak of light produced when a meteoroid falls towards Earth and burns up in Earth’s atmosphere

15 Clues: plane of Earth’s orbit around the sunlayers of loose, ground-up rock on the lunar surfacethe average distance between the Sun and Earth 1.496 x 10^8 kmpiece of interplanetary material that falls toward Earth and enters its atmospherean oval that is centered on two points, called the foci; the shape of planets' orbits...

Eclipse 2021-05-05

Eclipse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Moon gets this many centimetres further from Earth each year
  2. Who thought wolves were chasing the Sun and Moon across the sky?
  3. Name of the darkest shadow cast by the Moon or Earth
  4. Year Einstein became a celebrity
  5. 71% of Earth is covered in _____
  6. Studies show this many vegetable portions a day is ideal
  7. Scientist who eventually proved Einstein right
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  1. You might see this type of glow worm glowing in June
  2. The colour of light with the most energy
  3. The name of the helicopter CURRENTLY ON MARS
  4. Point during an eclipse when the Moon completely covers the Sun
  5. The Egyptian god of the Sun
  6. The shape the Moon traces around Earth is an ______
  7. Colour of a total lunar eclipse

14 Clues: The Egyptian god of the SunColour of a total lunar eclipseYear Einstein became a celebrity71% of Earth is covered in _____The colour of light with the most energyThe name of the helicopter CURRENTLY ON MARSScientist who eventually proved Einstein rightThe shape the Moon traces around Earth is an ______...

Earthquake 2024-03-11

Earthquake crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two tectonic plates collide.
  2. A ring around along the pacific were volcanos are placed.
  3. The surface of the earth put into plates
  4. when a tectonic plate goes under another tectonic plate.
  5. cracks along the earths crust, along which there is movement
  6. caused by sudden movement of tectonic plates
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  1. The first place seismic waves come out of in a earthquake.
  2. The name of a scale that measures earthquakes
  3. Another tool used to measure a earthquake.
  4. Pieces of rock which make up the earths crust
  5. the most solid layer that makes up the earth.
  6. the centre of the earth, and also the hottest layer
  7. The point in the earth were the earthquake started.
  8. Couse by a slip in a fault line.

14 Clues: Couse by a slip in a fault line.when two tectonic plates collide.The surface of the earth put into platesAnother tool used to measure a earthquake.caused by sudden movement of tectonic platesThe name of a scale that measures earthquakesPieces of rock which make up the earths crustthe most solid layer that makes up the earth....

Phases of the Moon 2025-02-14

Phases of the Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The phase when the moon is not visible from Earth because it's between the Earth and the sun.
  2. The phase before the new moon when only a small part of the moon is illuminated.
  3. The path that the moon follows as it travels around the Earth.
  4. The phase after the new moon when a small sliver of the moon starts to become visible.
  5. The period it takes for the moon to complete one full orbit around the Earth, approximately 29.5 days.
  6. The term used to describe the moon when it is increasing in illumination.
  7. The line that separates the illuminated part of the moon from the dark part.
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  1. The phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun.
  2. The phase after the full moon when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing.
  3. The phase when the moon is half illuminated and half dark, occurring about three weeks after the new moon.
  4. The force that pulls the moon towards the Earth, keeping it in orbit.
  5. The side of the moon that always faces the Earth due to synchronous rotation.
  6. The phase when the moon is half illuminated and half dark, occurring about a week after the new moon.
  7. The term used to describe the moon when it is decreasing in illumination.
  8. The phase when more than half of the moon is illuminated but it is not yet a full moon.

15 Clues: The path that the moon follows as it travels around the Earth.The phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated by the sun.The force that pulls the moon towards the Earth, keeping it in orbit.The term used to describe the moon when it is decreasing in illumination.The term used to describe the moon when it is increasing in illumination....

Science Midterm 2016-12-15

Science Midterm crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a hemisphere receives more direct sunlight, it is __________.
  2. For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This is called Newton’s __________ law.
  3. __________ is how heavy or light an object is for its size.
  4. The __________ is the layer that is made up of rock.
  5. The change of speed is called __________.
  6. The revolution of the Moon around the Earth takes one __________.
  7. An object is in __________ when it changes its position.
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  1. If an object is in motion, it stays in motion until an unbalanced force acts on it. If an object is at rest, it stays at rest until an unbalanced force acts on it. This is called Newton’s __________ law.
  2. The greater the mass of an object, the less acceleration an object has in motion. The greater the force an object is given, the more acceleration an object has in motion. This is called Newton’s __________ law.
  3. Earth has seasons because of its __________.
  4. __________ is the supercontinent containing all the continents.
  5. When a hemisphere receives more indirect sunlight, it is __________.
  6. The __________ of the Earth around the Sun takes one year.
  7. The __________ of Earth takes one day.
  8. The __________ is the layer that consists of magma.
  9. The __________ is the hottest and densest layer of the Earth.

16 Clues: The __________ of Earth takes one day.The change of speed is called __________.Earth has seasons because of its __________.The __________ is the layer that consists of magma.The __________ is the layer that is made up of rock.An object is in __________ when it changes its position.The __________ of the Earth around the Sun takes one year....

Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. 2022-05-13

Jaeda's Tectonic Plate Crossword. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the central part of the Earth
  2. a salt or ester derived from silicic acid
  3. the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
  4. molten rock in the earth's crust
  5. tending to come together from different directions
  6. of or relating to or characteristic of the crust of the earth or moon
  7. the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
  8. the movement or study of the movement of Earth's crust
  9. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  10. (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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  1. the lower layer of the crust
  2. the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
  3. a property used to characterize materials in reactions that change their identity
  4. alteration in the shape or dimensions of an object as a result of the application of stress to it
  5. the phenomena associated with volcanic activity
  6. the gradual movement of very large land masses
  7. a solid inorganic substance occurring in nature
  8. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface
  9. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  10. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
  11. a long narrow depression in a surface

21 Clues: the lower layer of the crustthe central part of the Earthmolten rock in the earth's crusta long narrow depression in a surfacea salt or ester derived from silicic acidthe gradual movement of very large land massesthe phenomena associated with volcanic activitya solid inorganic substance occurring in nature...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
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  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithospherethe center of the earthtectonic plates move apartthe only liquid layer of the planetthe strong, lower parts of the mantlethe soft plastic-like layer of the mantletectonic plates collide and form mountains.the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earththe nature of something's ingredients or constituents...

Plate Tectonics 2024-02-08

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a break in a body of rock along which one block slides relative to another
  2. properties that involve a reaction to an applied load strength, ductility, hardness, impact resistance, and toughness
  3. tectonic plates collide and form mountains.
  4. the center of the earth
  5. tectonic plates slide past each other creating earthquakes
  6. the hypothesis that states the continents once formed a single landmass, broke up, and drifted to their present location
  7. stress that occurs when the forces act to squeeze an object
  8. the only liquid layer of the planet
  9. the middle layer of the earth which is also the largest
  10. the soft plastic-like layer of the mantle
Down
  1. the sinking of regions of the earth's crust to lower elevations
  2. solid outer layer that consists of the crust and the rigid upper part of the mantl
  3. the nature of something's ingredients or constituents
  4. tectonic plates move apart
  5. a block of lithosphere
  6. the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earth
  7. the theory that explains how large pieces of the earth's crust move and change shape
  8. the inner most layer of the earth which is solid and made out of solid iron and nickel
  9. the strong, lower parts of the mantle
  10. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms and magma rises toward the surface and solidifies

20 Clues: a block of lithospherethe center of the earthtectonic plates move apartthe only liquid layer of the planetthe strong, lower parts of the mantlethe soft plastic-like layer of the mantletectonic plates collide and form mountains.the thin, solid, rigid outermost layer of the earththe nature of something's ingredients or constituents...

Astronomy Homework 2018-05-31

Astronomy Homework crossword puzzle
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  1. A small piece of rock orbiting the sun
  2. Ice, dust and rock which orbit the sun. When they get close they melt and have a tail.
  3. Pluto is a _____ planet
  4. A cloud of gas and dust which will become a star
  5. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and _____
  6. When the high tides are higher and the low tides are lower
  7. A small asteroid
  8. The shadow of the Earth stops light from reaching the moon during a _____ eclipse
  9. It takes the Earth ____ hours to rotate
  10. Using stars to predict people's everyday life (like a horoscope). It's not very scientific!
  11. It takes the Earth one ____ to orbit the sun
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  1. The first planet
  2. Between the quarter and full moons
  3. When the moon travels in front of the sun, blocking all light
  4. A meteroid that has hit the Earth's surface
  5. When the moon is getting smaller
  6. When the moon is getting bigger
  7. When the high tides are smaller and the low tides are higher
  8. A meteoroid that has hit the Earth's atmosphere
  9. What season is it in Australia if we are tilted towards the sun?
  10. The study of space
  11. When a big star explodes, it is called a _______
  12. Spring tides happen during the new and the ____ moon
  13. The sun sets in the _____

24 Clues: The first planetA small asteroidThe study of spacePluto is a _____ planetThe sun sets in the _____When the moon is getting biggerWhen the moon is getting smallerBetween the quarter and full moonsA small piece of rock orbiting the sunIt takes the Earth ____ hours to rotateA meteroid that has hit the Earth's surface...

Earth's Layers and the Rock Cycle Crossword 2023-02-12

Earth's Layers and the Rock Cycle Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the quality of being easily shaped or molded
  2. a theory explaining the structure of the earth’s crust
  3. the result of a transformation of a pre-existing rock due to heat and pressure
  4. the thickest layer of the earth and makes up about 84% of the earth’s volume
  5. a layer of the earth made of liquid nickel and iron between the inner core and the mantle
  6. when convergent plate boundaries clash and hot magma inside erupt through the earth’s surface
  7. The upper part of the earth’s mantle, below the lithosphere
  8. when two plates slide past each other
  9. the innermost layer of the earth made of nickel and iron and is solid due to the pressure being put on it
  10. the process of settling or being deposited as a sediment
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  1. layers The core, mantle, and crust
  2. when two tectonic plates slip causing violent shaking above where we live
  3. a rock formed through the compaction and cementation of sediments
  4. igneous rocks that form at earth’s surface
  5. where minerals are being pressed together, compressed together
  6. igneous rocks that form under the earth’s surface
  7. the cycle in which the three main rock types transform from one type into another
  8. the outermost layer of the earth consisting of the crust and upper mantle
  9. a rock formed by the cooling of molten rock
  10. where minerals stick and ‘glue’ together

20 Clues: layers The core, mantle, and crustwhen two plates slide past each otherwhere minerals stick and ‘glue’ togetherigneous rocks that form at earth’s surfacea rock formed by the cooling of molten rockthe quality of being easily shaped or moldedigneous rocks that form under the earth’s surfacea theory explaining the structure of the earth’s crust...

Rocks and the Earth's Structure 2017-06-26

Rocks and the Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
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  1. endless cycle of change that rocks go through
  2. rocks formed from inside Earth
  3. molten rock underground
  4. when rock is broken down into smaller pieces
  5. rocks that have sediments stuck together
  6. rock material moved from one place to another
  7. pieces of worn off rock
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  1. the study of rocks
  2. the layer below the Earth's crust
  3. when solid rock is heated
  4. magma becoming solid
  5. molten rock aboveground
  6. outermost layer of the Earth
  7. the rock that's formed when there's heat and pressure
  8. innermost layer of the earth
  9. preserved remains of dead organisms

16 Clues: the study of rocksmagma becoming solidmolten rock abovegroundmolten rock undergroundpieces of worn off rockwhen solid rock is heatedoutermost layer of the Earthinnermost layer of the earthrocks formed from inside Earththe layer below the Earth's crustpreserved remains of dead organismsrocks that have sediments stuck together...

Investigating Earth's Materials Crossword Puzzle 2021-02-22

Investigating Earth's Materials Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The cycle through which Earth’s rocks change from one type into another over time due to various Earth processes; creates changes in mineral compositions and physical structures
  2. the region of the mantle beneath the lithosphere and asthenosphere, but above the outer core
  3. structural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials act
  4. Rock formed when particles of other rocks are deposited in layers and cemented together
  5. The cool, rigid, outermost layer of Earth that consists of the crust and the uppermost part of the mantle; broken into pieces or segments called plates
  6. the deposition of solid material from being suspended in a fluid (water)
  7. The solid layer of Earth between the crust and the core; made of dense silicates
  8. Rock formed when lava or magma cools, forms crystals, and solidifies
  9. When compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock
  10. A characteristic of the material in the asthenosphere; existing in a solid state yet having the ability to flow
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  1. structural layers of Earth defined by the materials from which they are made
  2. having the qualities of both a solid and a liquid; exceptionally thick substance
  3. Rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressure
  4. the central region of the Earth; primarily made of nickel and iron
  5. The solid layer with plasticity in the upper mantle that is located just below the lithosphere; lithospheric plates “float” and move on this layer
  6. When rock particles or sediments are pressed together or packed down by gravity and the pressure of overlying rock layers

16 Clues: Rock formed deep underground due to heat and pressureWhen compacted sediments stick together and turn into rockthe central region of the Earth; primarily made of nickel and ironstructural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials actRock formed when lava or magma cools, forms crystals, and solidifies...

Earth Science 2013-02-06

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The feel and surface appearance of any material.
  2. Rocks that form when layers of sediments get cemented and pushed together.
  3. Energy made from heat inside the earth.
  4. To hold in.
  5. The release of harmful material into the air, water, or soil.
  6. Energy of changing the power of moving air into a useful form.
  7. An energy resource that formed from the remains of plants or animals that died millions of years ago.
Down
  1. The maximum amount that can be held.
  2. The dark soil material resulting from the decomposition of plants and animals.
  3. A substance that provides nourishment.
  4. Energy from the sun.
  5. Anything found in nature that is useful to people.
  6. A loose collection of rock particles and organic debris that covers much of the Earth's surface.
  7. Energy made from plants and plant waste.
  8. The remains, impressions, or traces from once-living plants and animals that are preserved in rock.

15 Clues: To hold in.Energy from the sun.The maximum amount that can be held.A substance that provides nourishment.Energy made from heat inside the earth.Energy made from plants and plant waste.The feel and surface appearance of any material.Anything found in nature that is useful to people.The release of harmful material into the air, water, or soil....

Earth Models 2014-09-30

Earth Models crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area
  2. any semicircle that runs north and south around earth from the geographic North Pole to the geographic South Pole; a line of longitude
  3. a flat map that represents a spherical surface
  4. any circle that divides the globe into halves
  5. the angular distance north and south from the equator; expressed in degrees
  6. a line that connects points of equal elevation on a map
  7. the height of an object above sea level
  8. a satellite navigating system based on a network of 24 satellites that transmit radio signals to earth's surface
Down
  1. a list of map symbols and their meanings
  2. the angle between of the geographic pole and the direction in which the compass needle points
  3. any circle that runs east and west around Earth and that is parallel to the equator; a line of latitude
  4. the size and shape of the land surface features of a region, including a relief
  5. the angular distance east and west from the prime meridian; expressed in degrees
  6. a line on a map that represents a constant or equal value of a given quantity
  7. the relationship between the distanceshown on a map and the actual distance

15 Clues: the height of an object above sea levela list of map symbols and their meaningsany circle that divides the globe into halvesa flat map that represents a spherical surfacea line that connects points of equal elevation on a mapthe difference between the highest and lowest elevations in a given area...

Earth history 2014-12-05

Earth history crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence
  2. long and distinct period of history with a particular feature of characteristic
  3. how long the earth has exsisted
  4. matter that settles to the bottom of a liquid
  5. the idea that rock layers get older the closer they are to the bottom
  6. lighter than most rocks its size(pores)
  7. minerals resistance to being scratched
  8. represents ancient sea water
Down
  1. inside rocks (granite)
  2. walk on planet earth
  3. rocks form when existing rock changes due to heat an or pressure
  4. forms when something gets compacted or cemented together
  5. process of finding relationships between rock layers and different locations
  6. formed when molten rock cools and hardens
  7. reminisce or trace of a plant or animal embedded in a rock

15 Clues: walk on planet earthinside rocks (granite)represents ancient sea waterhow long the earth has exsistedminerals resistance to being scratchedlighter than most rocks its size(pores)formed when molten rock cools and hardensmatter that settles to the bottom of a liquida solid inorganic substance of natural occurrence...

Earth Science 2015-02-28

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of the lands, the features, the inhabitants, and the phenomena of the Earth.
  2. The global sum of all ecosystems.
  3. It is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.
  4. A process used by plants and other organisms to convert light energy, normally from the Sun, into chemical energy that can be later released to fuel the organisms' activities.
  5. The scientific analysis and study of interactions among organisms and their environment, such as the interactions organisms have with each other and with their abiotic environment.
  6. Study of solid Earth, the rocks of which it is composed, and the processes by which they change.
  7. a community of living organisms in conjunction with the nonliving components of their environment, interacting as a system.
Down
  1. The third planet from the Sun, the densest planet in the Solar System.
  2. A layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity.
  3. Study of the atmosphere.
  4. An all-embracing term referring to the fields of science dealing with planet Earth.
  5. The study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments.
  6. The rigid,outermost shell of a rocky planet, and can be identified on the basis of its mechanical properties.
  7. A comparative objective measure of hot and cold.
  8. The outermost solid shell of a rocky planet or natural satellite, which is chemically distinct from the underlying mantle.

15 Clues: Study of the atmosphere.The global sum of all ecosystems.A comparative objective measure of hot and cold.It is formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava.The third planet from the Sun, the densest planet in the Solar System.A layer of gases surrounding the planet Earth that is retained by Earth's gravity....

Earth Day 2015-04-20

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. in addition to or to a farther side
  2. land, water or air that has been made dirty or unsafe
  3. the solid part of the earth
  4. it has your signature
  5. people in positions of authority
  6. a complete change in the way people live, work, or behave
  7. a period of fighting between countries or groups
  8. to help someone to learn
Down
  1. things that are difficult to deal with or a source of trouble, worry
  2. a puddle of liquid beyond the bounds of where it was meant to go
  3. radio, television, & newspapers
  4. the physical or mental state of a person, animal or thing
  5. nation,homeland
  6. 3rd planet from the sun; the one we live on
  7. speaking

15 Clues: speakingnation,homelandit has your signatureto help someone to learnthe solid part of the earthradio, television, & newspaperspeople in positions of authorityin addition to or to a farther side3rd planet from the sun; the one we live ona period of fighting between countries or groupsland, water or air that has been made dirty or unsafe...

Dynamic Earth 2018-04-24

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

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

New Earth 2020-04-08

New Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what we will feel
  2. to help us feel no pain
  3. where our "Father" sits
  4. main character from the story
  5. what it will be overall, really good
  6. helped John see everything
  7. no bad things
  8. how many churches did John send his letter to
Down
  1. how John saw everything
  2. what the city will be made of
  3. the loser
  4. what we get if we obey God's word
  5. the opposite of hate
  6. another name for Jesus
  7. where was John when this happened

15 Clues: the loserno bad thingswhat we will feelthe opposite of hateanother name for Jesushow John saw everythingto help us feel no painwhere our "Father" sitshelped John see everythingwhat the city will be made ofmain character from the storywhat we get if we obey God's wordwhere was John when this happenedwhat it will be overall, really good...

EARTH EXTRAVAGANZA 2020-05-22

EARTH EXTRAVAGANZA crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an animal that eats a producer
  2. the process by which water turns to gas
  3. breaks down organic matter
  4. the process by which water falls to the earth
  5. the process of plants absorbing sunlight
  6. in the carbon cycle these are eaten by consumers
Down
  1. a specific decomposer that looks like a bomb
  2. What cycle has a reservoir of rocks?
  3. large body of ice
  4. 3nd Layer in the atmosphere
  5. largest body of water in the water cycle
  6. this kind of fuel is made from dead organisms
  7. when dew is formed in the morning
  8. H20 stands for
  9. falls from clouds

15 Clues: H20 stands forlarge body of icefalls from cloudsbreaks down organic matter3nd Layer in the atmospherean animal that eats a producerwhen dew is formed in the morningWhat cycle has a reservoir of rocks?the process by which water turns to gaslargest body of water in the water cyclethe process of plants absorbing sunlight...

Earth Movements 2020-05-14

Earth Movements crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where plates meet
  2. drift A super continent separated and the continents move to current positions.
  3. zones where the seafloor is forced under continental plates.
  4. The outer part of the Earth's crust. It is composed of granite.
  5. core The inner most solid portion of the planet Earth.
  6. large molten region of the Earth below the crust.
  7. The deepest parts of the oceans.
  8. oceanic ridge Places where new seafloor is being created.
  9. one of the two magnetic metals in the core
Down
  1. This super continent continent fitted like a jigsaw puzzle.
  2. The zone below the lithosphere. It is more 'plastic' than the lithosphere so it is casicr to bend and move.
  3. Paleontologists noticed that these were the same on different continents even though the continents were separated by oceans.
  4. the bands of solidified crust moving away from the ridge
  5. The Earth's magnetic field reverses from time to time.
  6. currents forcing the seafloor to spread and continents to drift.
  7. Hess Scientist first proposed the idea of Tectonic movement

16 Clues: where plates meetThe deepest parts of the oceans.one of the two magnetic metals in the corelarge molten region of the Earth below the crust.The Earth's magnetic field reverses from time to time.core The inner most solid portion of the planet Earth.the bands of solidified crust moving away from the ridge...

Earth History 2021-03-08

Earth History crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A v-shaped gorge with steep sides eroded by a stream
  2. A break in Earth's surface along which movement has occurred
  3. a low area between hills or mountains where a stream or glacier flows.
  4. A bowl shaped depression at the mouth of a volcano or geyser made by an explosion or the impact of a falling object like a meteorite
  5. A scientist who studies Earth
  6. A piece of land surrounded by water
  7. Where weak rocks erode away, the more resistant rocks are left behind to form this feature
  8. a curve or loop in a river or stream
Down
  1. A gently sloping shore next to a body of water washed by waves or tides, often covered by sand and pebbles
  2. A cascade of water falling from a height, formed when a river or stream flows over a cliff or steep incline
  3. A large landform that stretches above the surround land in a limited area, usually with a peak
  4. A large natural stream of water flowing in a channel
  5. A volcanic landform created when part of the land collapses
  6. A natural feature of Earth’s surface with a characteristic shape
  7. A medium to large body of water surrounded by land

15 Clues: A scientist who studies EarthA piece of land surrounded by watera curve or loop in a river or streamA medium to large body of water surrounded by landA large natural stream of water flowing in a channelA v-shaped gorge with steep sides eroded by a streamA volcanic landform created when part of the land collapses...

Earth Day 2017-01-19

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Energy/Harness the power of the sun
  2. Climate/It's getting hot in here
  3. the rechargeable kind
  4. versatile all-natural cleaning product
  5. most associated with environmental conservation
  6. Bags/Prop 67 bans the distribution of thiese at places like Ralphs and Vons
  7. for waste disposal
Down
  1. Day/Celebrate and plant a tree
  2. plants
  3. Do this to plastic, paper, and metal products
  4. Air/Good for the lungs
  5. Soda Versatile natural cleaning product
  6. Ethical, but Fed up fashionista donates these items: "These are so last year!"
  7. more gas efficient car
  8. Rain/Toxic precipitation

15 Clues: plantsfor waste disposalthe rechargeable kindAir/Good for the lungsmore gas efficient carRain/Toxic precipitationDay/Celebrate and plant a treeClimate/It's getting hot in hereEnergy/Harness the power of the sunversatile all-natural cleaning productSoda Versatile natural cleaning productDo this to plastic, paper, and metal products...

Earth Science 2017-06-13

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thickest layer, mostly solid except for upper mantle being able to flow like thick toothpaste.
  2. is a very large sea wave produced when an earthquake occurs underwater.
  3. plates- make up the lithosphere, which floats on the asthenosphere.
  4. is the action of one plate pushing below another.
  5. are openings in Earth's surface, that, when active, spew out gases, chunks of rock, and melted rock.
  6. core- composed of liquid iron and nickel.
  7. are used to measure seismic wave energy.
  8. is the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle.
Down
  1. is the shaking of the Earth's surface resulting from the release of accumulated caused by the movement of tectonic plates.
  2. is the molten layer of the upper mantle.
  3. is the point on Earth's surface directly above the focus.
  4. plate boundaries that come together.
  5. core- mostly solid iron, at tremendous temperature and pressure.
  6. is an area where molten rock rises to Earth's surface.
  7. plate boundaries that slide in opposite directions.

15 Clues: plate boundaries that come together.is the molten layer of the upper mantle.are used to measure seismic wave energy.core- composed of liquid iron and nickel.is the action of one plate pushing below another.plate boundaries that slide in opposite directions.is the crust and upper portion of the upper mantle....

EARTH CHALLENGE 2019-07-23

EARTH CHALLENGE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Kawasan paling sejuk di dunia
  2. Mengapakah palnet sentiasa beredar menggeliling matahari pada orbitnya
  3. Ibu negara bagi Ethiophia
  4. Gas yang menyebabkan penipisan lapisan ozon
  5. Mengapakah planet Mustari merupakan planet paling ringan
  6. Negara yang paling banyak Landasan Kereta Api
  7. Nama penduduk yang tinggal di Artik
  8. Terdapat________ arah mata angin
Down
  1. Daya apakah yang menghasilkan daya graviti
  2. Angin monsun yang bertiup pada bulan November hingga Mac
  3. Mengapakah bulan bercahaya pada waktu malam
  4. Lokasi lapangan terbang paling sibuk di dunia
  5. Pelabuhan terbesar dunia
  6. Iklim apa yang dialami bahagian utara negara Jepun
  7. Hujan yang berlaku pada waktu petang dan paling banyak di Malaysia

15 Clues: Pelabuhan terbesar duniaIbu negara bagi EthiophiaKawasan paling sejuk di duniaTerdapat________ arah mata anginNama penduduk yang tinggal di ArtikDaya apakah yang menghasilkan daya gravitiMengapakah bulan bercahaya pada waktu malamGas yang menyebabkan penipisan lapisan ozonLokasi lapangan terbang paling sibuk di dunia...

Earth mania 2016-12-14

Earth mania crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thickest layer in the Earth.
  2. Earthquakes on the Pacific Ocean.
  3. When two plates collide.
  4. Waves How geologist observe Earth's interior.
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  6. When two plates slide past each other.
  7. Magma shoots out of a volcano and hits Earth's surface.
Down
  1. When a volcano doesn't become active anymore.
  2. When two pates move away from each other.
  3. core A hot solid ball of Iron and nickle.
  4. an instrument that measures and records details of earthquakes.
  5. Drift all the continents split apart.
  6. the thinnest layer in the earth
  7. One big super continent.
  8. of Fire A major area where a large number of earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occur.

15 Clues: When two plates collide.One big super continent.the thinnest layer in the earthThe thickest layer in the Earth.Earthquakes on the Pacific Ocean.When two plates slide past each other.Drift all the continents split apart.When two pates move away from each other.When a volcano doesn't become active anymore....

Earth Science 2017-10-11

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma and rock between the crust and the core
  2. elastic wave produced by an earthquake or other means
  3. theory of how the universe was created
  4. linear feature that exists between two tectonic plates that are moving away from each other
  5. increase or decrease of frequency of sound, light, or other waves as the source and observer move towards or away from each other
  6. star where no hydrogen is left in the core to feul nuclear fusion
  7. current in a fluid that results from convection
  8. force that attracts smaller massed objects to an object with a large mass
Down
  1. formation of new areas of oceanic crust
  2. also known as a destructive plate boundary
  3. an elongate elevation on an ocean bottom
  4. region surrounding the Earth where it's magnetic field is the predominant effective magnetic field
  5. primary constituents of matter and are organized by a periodic table
  6. hypothetical supercontinent
  7. one tectonic plate slides under another plate at a subduction zone

15 Clues: hypothetical supercontinenttheory of how the universe was createdformation of new areas of oceanic crustan elongate elevation on an ocean bottomalso known as a destructive plate boundarymagma and rock between the crust and the corecurrent in a fluid that results from convectionelastic wave produced by an earthquake or other means...

Restless Earth 2021-05-04

Restless Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Pangaea was a single ______
  2. Ocean that is geting larger every year
  3. Continent that fits next to S. America
  4. The man who proposed continental drift
  5. Making new ocean floor (3 words)
  6. The fossilized fern found in antartica
  7. Mid ocean ridges form _________chains
Down
  1. Melted rock coming up to the ocean floor
  2. Wegener's theory (2 words)
  3. Crust farther away from the mid ocean ridge
  4. Crust closer to the mid ocean ridge
  5. The name of wegener's supercontinent
  6. Moves tectonic plates
  7. Remains of plants and animals in stone
  8. The way to map the ocean floor

15 Clues: Moves tectonic platesWegener's theory (2 words)Pangaea was a single ______The way to map the ocean floorMaking new ocean floor (3 words)Crust closer to the mid ocean ridgeThe name of wegener's supercontinentMid ocean ridges form _________chainsOcean that is geting larger every yearContinent that fits next to S. America...

Earth Month 2024-04-24

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

15 Clues: The planet on which we liveTo convert waste into reusable materialTo make something smaller or use less of itWaster material that is discarded improperlyWaste material that is no longer needed or wantedThe long-term warming of the planet's overall temperatureTo use something again, especially for a different purpose...

Earth science 2024-05-28

Earth science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the measure of earthquake strength
  2. either call pressure waves are primary waves because they are the first waves to be detected in earthquake
  3. 2 tectonic plates collide with each other
  4. when one tectonic plate is a sliding under other another
  5. when two tectonic plates move horizontally from one another
  6. the movement or shaking that releases energy when rocks move suddenly
  7. the point on earth’s starting point directly above its surface
  8. usually inside of earth where earthquakes begin
  9. can because share waves or secondary waves They cannot travel through earth that is completely liquid. Any slower to arrive.
Down
  1. rocks that can be stretch like rubber bands, and leads to earthquakes
  2. the effects of an earthquake, and how damaging it was
  3. folded rocks, like a piece of clay being molded
  4. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  5. the sudden return of rocks to its original shape
  6. a sudden motion of large amounts of energy is let out

15 Clues: the measure of earthquake strength2 tectonic plates collide with each otherfolded rocks, like a piece of clay being moldedusually inside of earth where earthquakes beginthe sudden return of rocks to its original shapewhen two tectonic plates move away from each otherthe effects of an earthquake, and how damaging it was...

earth process 2024-05-30

earth process crossword puzzle
Across
  1. thickness
  2. breakdown
  3. inclination
  4. split
  5. settling down
  6. reaction
  7. physical
  8. attracts
  9. decomposes rocks
Down
  1. friction and impact
  2. dissolves
  3. removal
  4. disintegration
  5. heavier
  6. chemically

15 Clues: splitremovalheavierreactionphysicalattractsthicknessbreakdowndissolveschemicallyinclinationsettling downdisintegrationdecomposes rocksfriction and impact

Earth Science 2024-05-09

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Size of the earthquake is called the
  2. Month of the Napier Earthquake
  3. God of volcanoes and earthquakes
  4. follows after a larger earthquake
  5. Pieces of Earth's crust that move
  6. Place where patients were evacuated to in Napier
  7. The 'shaking of the land'
  8. Earthquake that happened around 1460AD
Down
  1. How many people died from Napier Earthquake
  2. Innermost part of the earth
  3. The year the Napier Earthquake happened
  4. The surface of a fault fracture along which the rocks have been displaced
  5. eg. church, library, school
  6. Earths Outer Crust
  7. Fictional dragon-like creature

15 Clues: Earths Outer CrustThe 'shaking of the land'Innermost part of the eartheg. church, library, schoolMonth of the Napier EarthquakeFictional dragon-like creatureGod of volcanoes and earthquakesfollows after a larger earthquakePieces of Earth's crust that moveSize of the earthquake is called theEarthquake that happened around 1460AD...

Earth Systems 2024-02-21

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A period of time that is 24 hours long and that includes daytime and nighttime.
  2. What state of matter is a waterdrop when it evaporates.
  3. Water droplets fall from the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, or snow
  4. All of the rocks, minerals, and ground that are found on and in Earth.
  5. When water evaporates, what does it turn into?
  6. any natural force in the Universe that draws one mass towards another.
  7. The part of Earth’s ecosystem that contains all the water.
  8. All of the living organisms on earth, including all plants and animals.
Down
  1. The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere.
  2. A cold, closed bottle of water is left in the sun. Water forms on the outside of the bottle. This is an example of.
  3. A very large area of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley or over a wide area of land.
  4. The path that Earth follows around the Sun.
  5. The process that occurs when water changes from a liquid to a gas (heat).
  6. What is the energy source for the water cycle?
  7. Rainfall that is not absorbed by soil and travel to the ocean.

15 Clues: The path that Earth follows around the Sun.What is the energy source for the water cycle?When water evaporates, what does it turn into?What state of matter is a waterdrop when it evaporates.The passage of water vapor from a plant to the atmosphere.The part of Earth’s ecosystem that contains all the water....

Earth Science 2023-03-21

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - The breaking down of rocks and other materials on the Earth's surface by wind, rain, and other forces
  2. Rock The original rock from which younger rock or soil is formed.
  3. Type of rock that forms from sediments
  4. - Heat is transferred in waves through the air, such as heat coming from a campfire
  5. of Fire - Area of volcanic and seismic activity that surrounds the Pacific plate
  6. Force per unit area, which increases inside Earth as the depth increases
  7. Process by which weathered rock and soil are moved from one place to another
Down
  1. Plates move away from each other
  2. - Process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
  3. The ability to do work
  4. Cycle A series of processes on the surface and inside Earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  5. Plates at this boundary slide past one another in two opposite horizontal directions
  6. Type of rock that forms from great heat and pressure
  7. Plates move towards each other
  8. Type of rock that forms from magma or lava

15 Clues: The ability to do workPlates move towards each otherPlates move away from each otherType of rock that forms from sedimentsType of rock that forms from magma or lavaType of rock that forms from great heat and pressure- Process in which sediment is laid down in new locationsRock The original rock from which younger rock or soil is formed....

Earth Day 2023-04-23

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. women and men
  2. around yourself
  3. garbage
  4. color
  5. group of trees
  6. to keep something well
Down
  1. big plants
  2. transparent cover
  3. house
  4. feeling
  5. transparent liquid
  6. the same
  7. baby plant growing
  8. flowers, vegetables or fruits
  9. ground

15 Clues: housecolorgroundfeelinggarbagethe samebig plantswomen and mengroup of treesaround yourselftransparent covertransparent liquidbaby plant growingto keep something wellflowers, vegetables or fruits

Planet Earth 2023-05-29

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another natural disaster, also caused by tectonic plates. It causes large waves and swells.
  2. A natural disaster caused when tectonic plates collide, causing the ground to shake.
  3. A type of rock made when another rock is weathered away and cemented to other small rocks called sediments.
  4. A type of plate inside Earth's crust.
  5. A large prehistoric continent made of all other continents.
  6. A preserved remain left behind from an organism.
  7. When lava cools outside the earth's crust.
  8. When magma is cooled inside the earth.
  9. A type of rock made when molten rock cools.
Down
  1. A type of rock that is created when another rock is affected by heat and pressure.
  2. A naturally occurring disaster, where molten rock erupts from the earth's crust.
  3. Solid inorganic materials.
  4. The man who thought of Continental Drift.
  5. The progression of a species over time.
  6. A solid substance made from minerals.

15 Clues: Solid inorganic materials.A type of plate inside Earth's crust.A solid substance made from minerals.When magma is cooled inside the earth.The progression of a species over time.The man who thought of Continental Drift.When lava cools outside the earth's crust.A type of rock made when molten rock cools....

Earth Science 2021-09-23

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. steps to complete your experiment.
  2. The amount of space that an object occupies.
  3. explanation of an aspect of the natural world.
  4. microscopes, computers, phones, are all examples of this.
  5. numbers that are reliable to indicate the quantity of something.
  6. exact copy of something.
  7. mass of a unit, volume of a material substance.
  8. study of the behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.
Down
  1. description of an observed phenomenon.
  2. instrument for measuring temp.
  3. process in wish rocks change over time.
  4. fact of being exact and accurate
  5. study of the properties of matter.
  6. the quality or state of being correct or precise.
  7. oblique direction.

15 Clues: oblique direction.exact copy of something.instrument for measuring temp.fact of being exact and accuratesteps to complete your experiment.study of the properties of matter.description of an observed phenomenon.process in wish rocks change over time.The amount of space that an object occupies.explanation of an aspect of the natural world....

Earth Vocab 2021-10-14

Earth Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The layer between the crust and outer layer.
  2. To undergo a transformation.
  3. To develop in different directions.
  4. To crack or break easily.
  5. A long, narrow ditch.
  6. To squeeze or press.
  7. Layer allowing tectonic plates to move.
  8. The layer at the center of the earth.
Down
  1. A layer formed of a liquid metal.
  2. To come closer together.
  3. The outer layer of the earth.
  4. To have something cut off.
  5. To be stretched tight to the point of strain.
  6. consists of the crust and upper mantle.
  7. Able to be deformed without losing toughness.

15 Clues: To squeeze or press.A long, narrow ditch.To come closer together.To crack or break easily.To have something cut off.To undergo a transformation.The outer layer of the earth.A layer formed of a liquid metal.To develop in different directions.The layer at the center of the earth.consists of the crust and upper mantle....

Earth Quakes 2022-03-29

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

15 Clues: biggest Earthquake ever recordedthe ground shakes this is called...big waves created after earthquakeswhen the tectonic plates hit they...rain forests and south eastern islandthings that occur after and earthquakeusually when they happen things fall inthe earth does this when the plates hitwhen earthquakes happen may erupt and......

Earth Crossword 2025-02-03

Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Mohorovicic Discontinuity
  2. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  3. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  4. velocity the minimum speed an object needs to be traveling to completely escape Earth's gravitational pull and move into space
  5. the denser crustal layer of Earth that makes up portions of tectonic plates in deep oceans
  6. move or cause to move into a sloping position.
  7. metal
Down
  1. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator, or of a celestial object north or south of the celestial equator, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  2. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
  3. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich, England, or west of the standard meridian of a celestial object, usually expressed in degrees and minutes.
  4. an imaginary line that circles the Earth halfway between the North and South Poles.
  5. a weak, ductile layer of Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere
  6. the slow change in the direction of Earth's rotational axis
  7. the thickest layer of the planet
  8. the outermost layer of the Earth made of rock

15 Clues: metalThe Mohorovicic Discontinuitythe thickest layer of the planetthe outermost layer of the Earth made of rockmove or cause to move into a sloping position.the action of rotating around an axis or center.the slow change in the direction of Earth's rotational axisa weak, ductile layer of Earth's mantle that lies below the lithosphere...

Earth Systems 2024-12-09

Earth Systems crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It's the total amount of water on a planet.
  2. It is the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water.
  3. It's the regions of the surface, atmosphere, and hydrosphere of the earth occupied by living organisms.
  4. It is associated with solid portions of the Earth.
  5. It's a web of processes that outlines how each of the three major rock types form and break down based on the different applicationsof heat and pressure over time.
  6. It's the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.
  7. It's water or other liquid diffused in a small quantity as vapor, within a solid, or condensed on a surface.
  8. It's hot fluid or semifluid material below or within the earth's crust from which lava and other igneous rock is formed on cooling.
  9. It's the weather conditions prevailing in an area in general or over a long period.
Down
  1. It's the state of the atmosphere at a place and time.
  2. It's pellets of frozen rain which fall in showers from cumulonimbus clouds.
  3. It's continuous physical force exerted on or against an object by something in contact with it.
  4. It's the action or process of raining a substance from a solution.
  5. It shows the continuous movement of water within the Earth and atmosphere.
  6. It's the place that we live.

15 Clues: It's the place that we live.It's the total amount of water on a planet.It is associated with solid portions of the Earth.It's the state of the atmosphere at a place and time.It is the process that changes liquid water to gaseous water.It's the action or process of raining a substance from a solution....

Earth Science 2024-10-23

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The inner most part of the sun
  2. _______ flare is high energy explosion at the sun's surface
  3. Method used to carry out a reliable experiment
  4. Type of observation that uses measurements of numbers
  5. Huge streams of plasma explode from the sun's surface
  6. The deepest part of the Sun's surface
  7. Areas that appear dark on the surface of the sun
  8. Zone layer of dense plasma where energy is produced
Down
  1. The outer most layer of the atmosphere
  2. Sun's layer of the atmosphere
  3. Zone outermost layer of the Sun's interior
  4. Astronomers measure space in ______ years.
  5. ______ Bang is a theory that the universe formed in a huge explosion
  6. Type of observation that focuses on quality rather than quantity
  7. Longest axis of an eclipse

15 Clues: Longest axis of an eclipseSun's layer of the atmosphereThe inner most part of the sunThe deepest part of the Sun's surfaceThe outer most layer of the atmosphereZone outermost layer of the Sun's interiorAstronomers measure space in ______ years.Method used to carry out a reliable experimentAreas that appear dark on the surface of the sun...