the earth Crossword Puzzles

Earth System 2024-04-15

Earth System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the living things on Earth
  2. all of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  3. when a liquid turns into a gas
  4. the air that surrounds Earth
  5. matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule
  6. the stuff that things are made of
  7. a group of atoms joined together in a particular way
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  1. a supply of something that is useful
  2. what you can observe or measure about something that helps you figure out what it is
  3. reaction a process in which substances change into different substances
  4. the solid part of Earth
  5. water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  6. when a gas turns into a liquid
  7. to try to make something new that solves a problem
  8. vapor water in the form of invisible gas

15 Clues: the solid part of Earth • the air that surrounds Earth • all the living things on Earth • when a liquid turns into a gas • when a gas turns into a liquid • the stuff that things are made of • a supply of something that is useful • all of the liquid water and ice on Earth • vapor water in the form of invisible gas • to try to make something new that solves a problem • ...

Earth Day 2024-04-22

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

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

Earth History 2021-05-17

Earth History crossword puzzle
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  1. a mix of humus, sand, silt, clay, gravel, and/or pebbles
  2. the rock that forms earth’s crust
  3. dropping off sediments at their final location
  4. grinding and bumping of rocks
  5. the breaking down of sediments or rocks
  6. a rock that forms when layers of sediments get stuck together
  7. plants that grow in between rocks until they break apart
  8. using pressure to decrease the size and number of spaces between particles (to create sedimentary rocks like sandstone)
  9. when nitrogen and sulfur dissolves in raindrops
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  1. showing many layers or horizons of soil
  2. moving or pushing sediments by water or wind
  3. water getting into cracks, which freezes and expands to break apart rocks
  4. the material that holds particles together to make stone
  5. bits of dead plant and animal parts in soil
  6. water stored below earth’s surface

15 Clues: grinding and bumping of rocks • the rock that forms earth’s crust • water stored below earth’s surface • showing many layers or horizons of soil • the breaking down of sediments or rocks • bits of dead plant and animal parts in soil • moving or pushing sediments by water or wind • dropping off sediments at their final location • ...

Earth science 2021-06-02

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

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

Earth Science! 2025-08-07

Earth Science! crossword puzzle
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  1. solid centre layer of Earth that is super hot
  2. same density plates moving towards each other
  3. current that transfers heat in the mantle
  4. when plates move side by side
  5. a plate that is thin but very dense
  6. when plates move toward each other
  7. where we are going on our field trip soon
  8. layer of Earth that is semi-molten rock
  9. when plates move away from each other
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  1. what the broken parts of the crust are
  2. sudden release of energy that shakes the crust
  3. dense plate is pushed below a less dense plate
  4. a plate that is thick but less dense
  5. liquid layer above the inner core
  6. thinnest outermost layer of planet Earth

15 Clues: when plates move side by side • liquid layer above the inner core • when plates move toward each other • a plate that is thin but very dense • a plate that is thick but less dense • when plates move away from each other • what the broken parts of the crust are • layer of Earth that is semi-molten rock • thinnest outermost layer of planet Earth • ...

Earth Day 2022-10-22

Earth Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When something is not dirty.
  2. The brown soft material that covers some of the ground.
  3. When an object is reused to make another object.
  4. A large body of water.
  5. What all animals in the wild are called.
  6. Everything that surrounds all living things.
  7. The gas that humans breathe in to survive.
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  1. Damage to the air or environment.
  2. The type of energy that comes from the sun.
  3. When an animal is at risk of becoming extinct.
  4. The study of living things and their environments.
  5. The layers of gases surrounding our planet.
  6. The type of gas that trees take in.
  7. A large outdoor location that has many trees.
  8. The weather conditions in a certain area over a long amount of time.

15 Clues: A large body of water. • When something is not dirty. • Damage to the air or environment. • The type of gas that trees take in. • What all animals in the wild are called. • The gas that humans breathe in to survive. • The type of energy that comes from the sun. • The layers of gases surrounding our planet. • Everything that surrounds all living things. • ...

Broken Earth 2022-01-29

Broken Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A child
  2. Favorite cousin
  3. Blonde hair blue eyed traitor
  4. The dead boyfriend
  5. Pretty white girl
  6. Scary
  7. Foodie
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  1. The biggest simp
  2. The undead
  3. One of the first deaths
  4. Simp number two
  5. In love with Evan
  6. Emo white boy
  7. Villain
  8. Died too early

15 Clues: Scary • Foodie • A child • Villain • The undead • Emo white boy • Died too early • Favorite cousin • Simp number two • The biggest simp • In love with Evan • Pretty white girl • The dead boyfriend • One of the first deaths • Blonde hair blue eyed traitor

Dynamic Earth 2022-01-27

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supercontinent
  2. This place rocks!
  3. Rain, sleet, and snow
  4. What we breathe in
  5. What happens when plates collide
  6. CO2,CH4,N2O
  7. The underground layer that stores water
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  1. The continuous movement of water on earth
  2. Both on Earth and on pizza
  3. Made up of different gases
  4. Liquid to gas
  5. Gaseous layer that shouldn't be depleted
  6. Gas to liquid
  7. Where all life lives
  8. Where meteors burn up

15 Clues: CO2,CH4,N2O • Liquid to gas • Gas to liquid • Supercontinent • This place rocks! • What we breathe in • Where all life lives • Rain, sleet, and snow • Where meteors burn up • Both on Earth and on pizza • Made up of different gases • What happens when plates collide • The underground layer that stores water • Gaseous layer that shouldn't be depleted • ...

Earth systems 2022-01-27

Earth systems crossword puzzle
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  1. volcanoes that are currently erupting or is soon
  2. a force that acts on a rock to change its shape
  3. volcanically active places on earth's surface
  4. volcanoes that will probably never erupt again
  5. fold in rock that's upward into an arch
  6. a break in the earth's crust
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  1. the outermost layer of the earth
  2. the very inner layer of the earth
  3. the layer between the crust and the core
  4. a scientist who studies earthquakes
  5. a sudden movement of the earth's crust
  6. the study of earthquakes
  7. fold in rock that bends down to form a valley
  8. volcanoes that are not erupting but will soon
  9. a point inside the earth,where a earthquake begin

15 Clues: the study of earthquakes • a break in the earth's crust • the outermost layer of the earth • the very inner layer of the earth • a scientist who studies earthquakes • a sudden movement of the earth's crust • fold in rock that's upward into an arch • the layer between the crust and the core • fold in rock that bends down to form a valley • ...

warming earth 2022-05-02

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

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

warming earth 2022-05-02

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

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

warming earth 2022-05-02

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

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

Earth Science 2023-01-03

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Supercontinent named by Alfred Wegener
  2. This crust is thin, more dense, and mostly made of basalt
  3. two plates colliding into each other (boundary type)
  4. This crust is thick, has a lower density, and is mostly made of granite
  5. Horizontal lines on maps that run East to West are known as what
  6. Bottom most layer of the atmosphere
  7. bands in metamorphic rocks indicating the direction of pressure
  8. these rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediments
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  1. The study of earth’s natural systems and how humans and the environment interact
  2. boundary between two air masses
  3. Alfred Wegeners idea that all land masses move and were at one point joined together
  4. Cycle The continuous movement of water through Earth’s natural systems
  5. igneous rocks that form outside of the earth
  6. Contains all living things
  7. Anthropogenic compounds that harmed the ozone by breaking it down and preventing it from reforming

15 Clues: Contains all living things • boundary between two air masses • Bottom most layer of the atmosphere • Supercontinent named by Alfred Wegener • igneous rocks that form outside of the earth • two plates colliding into each other (boundary type) • This crust is thin, more dense, and mostly made of basalt • these rocks are formed from the accumulation of sediments • ...

Earth Science 2022-09-22

Earth Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a chart to keep track of climates
  2. when water turns to a gasciuos state
  3. the sphere that contains life
  4. the average temperature for long periods
  5. the sphere of air
  6. the emissions of energy waves or particles
  7. carbon dioxide to keep heat in
  8. the sphere of water
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  1. when water turns into clouds
  2. the sphere of land
  3. the third highest layer of the atmosphere
  4. when it rains
  5. transfer of thermal energy from contact
  6. looks like a taco and has 6 layers
  7. shower curtain effect

15 Clues: when it rains • the sphere of air • the sphere of land • the sphere of water • shower curtain effect • when water turns into clouds • the sphere that contains life • carbon dioxide to keep heat in • a chart to keep track of climates • looks like a taco and has 6 layers • when water turns to a gasciuos state • transfer of thermal energy from contact • ...

Earth Vocabulary 2022-06-09

Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a common extrusive volcanic rock
  2. the point within the Earth where an Earthquake rupture starts
  3. the place inside Earth's crust along which there is movement
  4. when the liquid rock is still underground
  5. a super continent that broke up 180 million years ago
  6. when 2 plates collide and one plate is driven beneath the other
  7. occurs when 2 plates slide past each other horizontally
  8. this occurs when plates move towards each other and collide
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  1. a very hard igneous rock
  2. the movement of fluid as a result of heating or convection
  3. where 2 plates are moving away from each other
  4. a part of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere
  5. a super continent that broke up 200 million years ago
  6. the scientific study of earthquakes and the movement of waves in Earth
  7. the place inside Earth's crust where an earthquake originates

15 Clues: a very hard igneous rock • a common extrusive volcanic rock • when the liquid rock is still underground • where 2 plates are moving away from each other • a part of the upper mantle just below the lithosphere • a super continent that broke up 200 million years ago • a super continent that broke up 180 million years ago • ...

EARTH SCIENCE 2022-09-20

EARTH SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ______ fuels are sources of non-renewable energy, formed from the remains of living organisms that were buried millions of years ago
  2. to make unfit for or harmful to living things, especially by the addition of waste matter
  3. prevention of wasteful use of a resource
  4. a person who does not eat meat
  5. a small arthropod animal that has six legs and generally one or two pairs of wings
  6. CO2, also known known as _____ dioxide
  7. Earth's ______ gases trap heat in the atmosphere and warm the planet
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  1. a person who campaigns to bring about political or social change
  2. Earth Day is every year on the 22nd of _____
  3. decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer
  4. the long term patterns of temperature, humidity, wind, etc. in an area
  5. a community of interacting organisms and their environment
  6. grown or raised without chemicals
  7. the air that surrounds us
  8. convert (waste) into reusable material

15 Clues: the air that surrounds us • a person who does not eat meat • grown or raised without chemicals • convert (waste) into reusable material • CO2, also known known as _____ dioxide • prevention of wasteful use of a resource • Earth Day is every year on the 22nd of _____ • decayed organic material used as a plant fertilizer • ...

Introducing Earth 2026-01-13

Introducing Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. A Rigid layer made up of the uppermost part of the mantle and crust
  2. The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin
  3. The innermost layer of Earth, below the mantle
  4. The middle layer of the earth, below the crust
  5. The densest part of Earth that includes the crust, mantle, and core
  6. A dark, fine grained rock found in the crust
  7. sediment deposited where a river flows into an ocean or lake and builds up
  8. A loop like bend in the course of the river
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  1. results from a force pressing on an area
  2. Water that flows over the ground surface rather than soaking into the ground
  3. A usually light colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  4. A ridge formed by the till deposited at the edge of a glacier
  5. waves produced by earthquakes
  6. A large groove, or channel, in the soil that carries runoff after a rainstorm
  7. A stream or river that flows into a larger river

15 Clues: waves produced by earthquakes • results from a force pressing on an area • A loop like bend in the course of the river • A dark, fine grained rock found in the crust • The innermost layer of Earth, below the mantle • The middle layer of the earth, below the crust • The layer of rock that forms Earth’s outer skin • A stream or river that flows into a larger river • ...

Earth Features 2026-02-04

Earth Features crossword puzzle
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  1. something we observe to be similar over and over again
  2. to press together
  3. when rock, soil, or sand is worn down and moved from one place to another by water, wind, or ice
  4. is formed from a soft, fluid like substance called magma
  5. a type of rock formed from sediment that compacts and cements over time
  6. a clue about life from the past that is preserved in rock
  7. small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand
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  1. are formed when other rocks are affected by great temperatures and pressures
  2. to stick together in the process of forming rock
  3. all the living and nonliving things in an area
  4. something you figure out based on observations and what you already know
  5. something you notice using any of the five senses
  6. a thick sheet of rock formed from the same material
  7. a scientist who studies the processes and materials that form the solid part of Earth
  8. observations or measurements recorded in an investigation

15 Clues: to press together • small pieces of rock, such as silt or sand • all the living and nonliving things in an area • to stick together in the process of forming rock • something you notice using any of the five senses • a thick sheet of rock formed from the same material • something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

Dynamic Earth 2025-10-08

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. –places where two tectonic plates move away from each other, forming new crust
  2. –circulating currents in fluids (like magma) caused by differences in temperature and density
  3. –cracks or fractures in Earth's crust along which movement has occurred
  4. –the edges where two tectonic plates meet and interact
  5. –a fault caused by compression where the hanging wall moves upward relative to the footwall
  6. –primary seismic wave that travels fastest and moves particles in the same direction as the wave
  7. –the record produced by a seismograph showing the waves of an earthquake
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  1. –the liquid layer of Earth's core made mostly of iron and nickel that lies above the inner core and below the mantle
  2. –a fault caused by tension where the hanging wall moves downward relative to the footwall
  3. –underwater mountain ranges formed by plate tectonics where new ocean floor is created
  4. –secondary seismic wave that moves more slowly and shakes particles perpendicular to the direction of travel
  5. –a map that shows the shape and elevation of the land surface using contour lines
  6. –places where two plates slide past each other horizontally
  7. –a mathematical technique used to convert one set of units to another using conversion factors
  8. –the part of Earth's mantle just below the crust that is solid but can flow slowly; part of the lithosphere and asthenosphere

15 Clues: –the edges where two tectonic plates meet and interact • –places where two plates slide past each other horizontally • –cracks or fractures in Earth's crust along which movement has occurred • –the record produced by a seismograph showing the waves of an earthquake • –places where two tectonic plates move away from each other, forming new crust • ...

earth day 2026-03-29

earth day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What we write and draw on
  2. Water bottles are often made of this
  3. The opposite of dirty
  4. Trees, rivers, and animals are part of this
  5. The big yellow star that gives us light
  6. A living creature like a bear, bird, or fish
  7. The color of healthy grass
  8. A tall plant with a trunk and leaves
  9. Garbage or things we throw away
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  1. To make something new out of old things
  2. A living thing with roots and leaves
  3. A clear liquid we drink to stay alive
  4. A very large body of salt water
  5. To protect or keep something safe
  6. The planet we live on

15 Clues: The opposite of dirty • The planet we live on • What we write and draw on • The color of healthy grass • A very large body of salt water • Garbage or things we throw away • To protect or keep something safe • Water bottles are often made of this • A living thing with roots and leaves • A tall plant with a trunk and leaves • A clear liquid we drink to stay alive • ...

EARTH - Climate 2026-03-24

EARTH - Climate crossword puzzle
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  1. Long-term patterns in climate data that show how conditions change over decades.
  2. A community of living organisms and their physical environment, shaped by the local climate."
  3. The layer of gases surrounding the Earth where weather and climate patterns occur.
  4. The amount of water vapor present in the air.
  5. The average weather conditions in a region over a long period of time (usually 30+ years).
  6. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth where climates are generally the warmest.
  7. A tropical climate zone characterized by being consistently warm and wet.
  8. A type of climate known for being extremely hot and dry with very little rainfall.
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  1. Any form of water, such as rain or snow, that falls from clouds to the Earth's surface."
  2. A measure of how hot or cold the air is, which is a major factor in defining climate."
  3. The practice of farming, which is deeply affected by the stability of a region's climate."
  4. A cold, treeless climate zone where the ground is often frozen."
  5. A specific area of the world that shares similar climate characteristics.
  6. The movement of animals to different regions, often triggered by seasonal climate changes."
  7. The short-term conditions of the atmosphere, like what is happening outside right now."

15 Clues: The amount of water vapor present in the air. • A cold, treeless climate zone where the ground is often frozen." • A specific area of the world that shares similar climate characteristics. • A tropical climate zone characterized by being consistently warm and wet. • Long-term patterns in climate data that show how conditions change over decades. • ...

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 pressure • When compacted sediments stick together and turn into rock • the central region of the Earth; primarily made of nickel and iron • structural layers of Earth defined on the basis of how materials act • Rock formed when lava or magma cools, forms crystals, and solidifies • ...

Chapter 2 2019-08-19

Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. landform with high relief and high elevation
  2. landform with low relief (flat) and low elevation
  3. the dense metallic center of Earth
  4. the solid part of Earth
  5. the system containing all Earth’s water
  6. the system containing all Earth's living organisms
  7. the brittle, rocky, outer layer of Earth
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  1. the outer part of Earth’s magnetic field that interacts with charged particles
  2. the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth
  3. a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth
  4. a ball shape with all points on the surface at an equal distance from the center
  5. an area with low relief (flat) and high elevation

12 Clues: the solid part of Earth • the dense metallic center of Earth • a thin layer of gases surrounding Earth • the system containing all Earth’s water • the brittle, rocky, outer layer of Earth • landform with high relief and high elevation • the thick middle layer in the solid part of Earth • landform with low relief (flat) and low elevation • ...

Unit 13 Terminology 2020-03-25

Unit 13 Terminology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This planet is considered the hottest due to clouds
  2. These are the four inner planets (Mercury/Venus/Earth/Mars).
  3. This planet is tilted on its side
  4. The movement of an object around another (a planet around the sun)
  5. The largest planet; known for having a giant red storm
  6. Once considered a planet but is know classified as a dwarf planet
  7. The last planet in the solar system
  8. this is a meteoroid that has broken through Earth's atmosphere and will hit the surface of the Earth
  9. These are the four outer planets (Jupiter/Saturn/Uranus/Neptune). They are characterized by having freezing temperatures, rings, and many moons.
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  1. The closest planet to the sun
  2. Space rock that is smaller than an asteroid
  3. Nicknamed "The Red Planet"
  4. A unit of measurement within the solar system...equal to the distance of the sun and the Earth
  5. the movement of a planet around its axis
  6. An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
  7. The only planet with life
  8. The only planet with visible rings
  9. The location of many asteroids found within our solar system; situated between Mars and Jupiter
  10. A small mass of dust and ice that travels in an orbit around the sun

19 Clues: The only planet with life • Nicknamed "The Red Planet" • The closest planet to the sun • This planet is tilted on its side • The only planet with visible rings • The last planet in the solar system • the movement of a planet around its axis • Space rock that is smaller than an asteroid • This planet is considered the hottest due to clouds • ...

Genesis Chapter One 2026-02-01

Genesis Chapter One crossword puzzle
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  1. What did God call the firmament/expanse? (Gen 1:8)
  2. In Gen 1:27, man was made in God’s what?
  3. What did God command into existence first? (Gen 1:3)
  4. What did God do to make heaven and earth exist? (Gen 1:1)
  5. What did God call the gathered waters? (Gen 1:10)
  6. Who was made male and female? (Gen 1:27)
  7. What did God create along with heaven? (Gen 1:1)
  8. What creatures fly in the sky? (Gen 1:20-21)
  9. What did God create with the earth? (Gen 1:1)
  10. What did God do between light and darkness? (Gen 1:4)
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  1. Who hovered over the waters? (Gen 1:2)
  2. What did the Spirit hover over? (Gen 1:2)
  3. What creatures filled the seas? (Gen 1:21-22)
  4. What did God call the light? (Gen 1:5)
  5. What word shows when creation started? (Gen 1:1)
  6. What did the earth bring forth (seed-bearing)? (Gen 1:11)
  7. What lights did God make also? (Gen 1:16)
  8. What were people told to have over creatures? (Gen 1:26,28)
  9. What covered the face of the deep? (Gen 1:2)
  10. What did God call the darkness? (Gen 1:5)

20 Clues: Who hovered over the waters? (Gen 1:2) • What did God call the light? (Gen 1:5) • In Gen 1:27, man was made in God’s what? • Who was made male and female? (Gen 1:27) • What did the Spirit hover over? (Gen 1:2) • What lights did God make also? (Gen 1:16) • What did God call the darkness? (Gen 1:5) • What creatures fly in the sky? (Gen 1:20-21) • ...

Living on the edge 2013-04-21

Living on the edge crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the middle layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  2. the depression at the top of a volcano fro which lava and ash erupt
  3. the thin outer layer of the earth
  4. solid rock which lies beneth the soil
  5. the line where two plates meet
  6. the point below the ground where an earthquake occurs
  7. a large segment of the earth's crust
  8. a violent movement in the earth's crust
  9. a huge wave caused by an earthquake,
  10. the scale used to measure
  11. a wave of energy from an earthquake
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  1. a crack in the earth's crust
  2. molten rock beneth the earth's surface
  3. an instrument used the measure the strength of earthquakes
  4. small earthquake that sometimes follows the bigger one
  5. part of the earth's crust beneth the land
  6. fine particles of rock thrown from a volcano when it erupts
  7. the point on the earth's surface above the origin of an earthquake
  8. molten rock from a volcano
  9. the middle part of the earth

20 Clues: the scale used to measure • molten rock from a volcano • a crack in the earth's crust • the middle part of the earth • the line where two plates meet • the thin outer layer of the earth • a wave of energy from an earthquake • a large segment of the earth's crust • a huge wave caused by an earthquake, • molten rock beneth the earth's surface • ...

Rocket Propulsion and Orbits 2025-04-30

Rocket Propulsion and Orbits crossword puzzle
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  1. A space station in low orbit around Earth. It was built by multiple countries and serves as a laboratory to conduct experiments in space, which are impossible to replicate on earth.
  2. A chemical that releases oxygen for a fuel to burn.
  3. A small, extra rocket on a spacecraft that is fired in the direction of travel before landing. The firing slows the spacecraft.
  4. A large piece of fabric, usually in a dome shape, that is attached to spacecraft and opens during landing. The parachute creates drag to slow down the spacecraft.
  5. A large bag of strong fabric that is attached to a spacecraft and inflated before landing. Many bags are placed on the craft to cushion the landing on rough terrain.
  6. the process of slowing down and setting down a spacecraft on the surface of its destination.
  7. Discarded objects, trash, and other man-made debris left in orbit during space flights.
  8. An object in orbit around a planet or moon in space.
  9. The thick layer of gasses surrounding Earth and other planets.
  10. "For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction"
  11. A force applied to a body to propel it in a desired direction. The force which moves an aircraft or rocket.
  12. NASA's current missions to the moon.
  13. The period of a space flight between launch and landing when a spacecraft is moving in a mostly straight-line path to its destination.
  14. The means by which aircraft and spacecraft are pushed forward.
  15. The force of gravity that pulls objects downward.
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  1. The process of burning something.
  2. A chemical mixture that is burned to produce thrust.
  3. “An object at rest stays at rest, or an object in motion stays in motion, unless an unbalanced force acts on it”
  4. The path of an object moving through space.
  5. A partially reusable spacecraft that is launched by a rocket and is able to return to Earth and land like a glider (unpowered aircraft). Used for journeys between Earth and spacecraft orbiting the Earth. Recent missions no longer use space shuttles.
  6. Resistance of air against the forward movement of an airplane or rocket.
  7. The height above the surface of the earth at which an object is located.
  8. A system of cables used to separate the descent stage of a spacecraft from its cargo (such as a rover), which is placed at a landing site.
  9. A circular or elliptical path followed by one body as it revolves around another body.

24 Clues: The process of burning something. • NASA's current missions to the moon. • The path of an object moving through space. • The force of gravity that pulls objects downward. • A chemical that releases oxygen for a fuel to burn. • A chemical mixture that is burned to produce thrust. • An object in orbit around a planet or moon in space. • ...

Time and Measurement 2013-07-14

Time and Measurement crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of clock
  2. Type of degrees which measure temperature
  3. Ten years
  4. One cubic centimetre or one cc
  5. Time taken for the moon to travel around the earth
  6. Base unit of measurement for distance
  7. Number of weeks in a quarter of a year
  8. One thousandth of a gram equals one...
  9. Number of months in a year
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  1. Twenty years
  2. Dial which shows the ratio between distance and time that a car is travelling
  3. The time it takes for the earth to rotate on its axis is one...
  4. One thousand grams equals one ...
  5. One thousand years
  6. One hundred years
  7. Direction the sun will rise from
  8. One sixtieth of an hour
  9. time taken for earth to travel around the sun

18 Clues: Ten years • Twenty years • Type of clock • One hundred years • One thousand years • One sixtieth of an hour • Number of months in a year • One cubic centimetre or one cc • Direction the sun will rise from • One thousand grams equals one ... • Base unit of measurement for distance • Number of weeks in a quarter of a year • One thousandth of a gram equals one... • ...

Science Crossword 2023-03-09

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of cubic centimetres of space object occupies
  2. Gas first discovered in the sun
  3. The smallest particle of a chemical element.
  4. Force of gravity
  5. Where most of the matter is in an atom
  6. Where there's no air
  7. Where gravity is about 2.5 times that of Earth
  8. The hardest mineral
  9. Least dense state of matter
  10. Positively charged particle in the atomic nucleus
  11. A medium-sized flatfish
  12. The lightest element
  13. Smallest member of the squirrel family
  14. Solved the mystery of the king's crown
  15. Tree rat
  16. Rectangular solid with six square faces
  17. Soft allotrope of carbon. Used in pencil leads.
  18. Water is an example of this state of matter.
  19. Densest state of matter
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  1. What the king's crown wasn't actually made of
  2. Mass divided by volume
  3. Where gravity is 1/6th that of Earth
  4. Amount of matter in an object
  5. Negatively charged particle on the outside of an atom
  6. Flow of charges through a conductor
  7. There is no ____________ - Earth sucks!
  8. Sticks to fridge
  9. Hexagonal ice crystal
  10. Adorable nocturnal rodent with bushy tail
  11. Our home
  12. Unit of mass
  13. Starts Friday!
  14. Unit of solid volume
  15. Unit of liquid volume
  16. Squirrel minus its tail fur
  17. The element we're mostly made of

36 Clues: Our home • Tree rat • Unit of mass • Starts Friday! • Force of gravity • Sticks to fridge • The hardest mineral • Where there's no air • The lightest element • Unit of solid volume • Hexagonal ice crystal • Unit of liquid volume • Mass divided by volume • A medium-sized flatfish • Densest state of matter • Least dense state of matter • Squirrel minus its tail fur • Amount of matter in an object • ...

Social Studies Crossword Puzzlemaxxing Challenge B 2026-03-31

Social Studies Crossword Puzzlemaxxing Challenge B crossword puzzle
Across
  1. human made water channel that connects water bodies
  2. measures distance on a map
  3. freshwater runoff from the mountains forms these
  4. a flat 2 dimensional representation of the Earth
  5. features such as hills, mountains, rivers and valleys
  6. land that juts out surrounded on 3 sides by water (Ex.Florida)
  7. land that connects to larger areas of land
  8. the 7 large land masses on the Earth
  9. the 5 large salt water bodies on Earth
  10. high area where rivers get their start
  11. area of salt water that juts into land surrounded on 3 sides by land
  12. 0 degrees latitude is known as the ________
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  1. Canal connects the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean
  2. fresh body of water surrounded by land (we have these in Prospect Park)
  3. shows direction on a map
  4. having to do with the Earth, land, water, physical features…
  5. all rivers flow this direction downhill due to _______
  6. latitude and longitude lines on a map
  7. name of river on the west side of Manhattan
  8. land surrounded by water
  9. smaller than a mountain
  10. high flat area of land
  11. tells you what the colors and symbols on a map mean
  12. low area with steep sides (Ex. the Grand…)

24 Clues: high flat area of land • smaller than a mountain • shows direction on a map • land surrounded by water • measures distance on a map • the 7 large land masses on the Earth • latitude and longitude lines on a map • the 5 large salt water bodies on Earth • high area where rivers get their start • land that connects to larger areas of land • ...

Eclipses 2023-08-25

Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by the sun or moon
  2. During a solar eclipse the moon is in this phase
  3. When the moon completely covers the sun as seen from earth
  4. When only part of the earth's shadow covers the moon
  5. When the moon casts a shadow on the earth
  6. When only part of the moon's shadow covers the Earth
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  1. When the earth's shadow completely covers the moon as seen from earth
  2. the fully shaded inner region of the shadow cast by the earth or moon during an eclipse
  3. During a Lunar eclipse the moon is in this phase
  4. When the earth casts a shadow on the moon
  5. eclipse When the moon is at its furthest point from the earth but passes directly in front of the sun; causes a ring to form around the moon

11 Clues: When the earth casts a shadow on the moon • When the moon casts a shadow on the earth • During a Lunar eclipse the moon is in this phase • During a solar eclipse the moon is in this phase • When only part of the earth's shadow covers the moon • When only part of the moon's shadow covers the Earth • When the moon completely covers the sun as seen from earth • ...

Earth's Structures Vocabulary 2025-01-27

Earth's Structures Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a physical feather on Earth’s surface
  2. the layers of rock, dirt and soil on Earth, including the mantle, cores and crust
  3. an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water
  4. layer of Earth beneath the crust
  5. the layers of gasses that surround the Earth
  6. the part of Earth in which living things exist and interact
  7. Earth’s solid, rocky surface
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  1. Earth’s water, including the oceans, lakes, rivers, ice and underground water
  2. the central part of the Earth
  3. a rock that is formed from tiny bits of soil and rock that have been cemented together
  4. melted rock that has cooled and hardened.
  5. precipitation that seeps into the ground and is stored in tiny holes or pores in soil and rocks
  6. a rock that has been changed by heat and pressure

13 Clues: Earth’s solid, rocky surface • the central part of the Earth • layer of Earth beneath the crust • a physical feather on Earth’s surface • melted rock that has cooled and hardened. • the layers of gasses that surround the Earth • a rock that has been changed by heat and pressure • an underground layer of rock or soil filled with water • ...

Geology Crossword 2012-12-11

Geology Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process that breaks down rock into smaller pieces
  2. rock that has been changed by heat and pressure
  3. rock that forms from the cooling of magma or lava
  4. bedded sedimentary depositions made of calcium carbonate
  5. coated with cement, fill ith cement
  6. transparent minerals
  7. a natural substance of commercial value
  8. melted rock above the earths surface
  9. series of events through which a rock changes
  10. crushed into compact form
  11. the process by which ice, wind, or gravity moves weatered rocks or soil
  12. the central innermost layer of the earth
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  1. rock that forms when sediments are compacted together
  2. process in which sediment is laid down in a new location
  3. to cause or become diffrent
  4. small pieces of weathered rock such as gravel, sand, or pebbles
  5. natural underground space large enough for a human to enter
  6. third planet from the sun
  7. the interior of the earth
  8. vent in the earths crust which melted rock is ejected
  9. melted rock below the earths surface
  10. a solid mixture of crystals of one or more made minerals
  11. study of physical nature and history of the earth
  12. tool, object, man made object
  13. the outer most solid shell of a rocky planet

25 Clues: transparent minerals • third planet from the sun • the interior of the earth • crushed into compact form • to cause or become diffrent • tool, object, man made object • coated with cement, fill ith cement • melted rock below the earths surface • melted rock above the earths surface • a natural substance of commercial value • the central innermost layer of the earth • ...

Frankie crossword 2025-05-16

Frankie crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. also know as the north star
  2. objects at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon an outside force
  3. a constitution know for having five bright stars
  4. a constellation that is a part of the ursa majior
  5. the costlition know for the dog
  6. the weight of something
  7. a thing in space that is like a vacuum and no sound is heard
  8. eoln musk has a bunch of blanks that are called starlink
  9. Aries,orin,cancer,ursa major are all example of blank
  10. the time stars travel in
  11. a star system close to our sun
  12. a special telescope that orbits earth named after edwin hubble
  13. the cosltion of a hunter
  14. a gas explosion/cloud in space
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  1. a clean alternative to methanen also know as gas
  2. a stion in space that orbits earth
  3. a space probe launched by nasa
  4. a medium size star
  5. how long it takes the space stion to orbit
  6. a candy bar is named after it
  7. we live on
  8. we live in a
  9. a constellation is the sky and is also a galxey
  10. all the planets blank the sun
  11. a magnetic pull down to earth
  12. a regian beyond Neptune in our solar system
  13. the fith constlation
  14. Mars,Jupiter,Saturn etc

28 Clues: we live on • we live in a • a medium size star • the fith constlation • the weight of something • Mars,Jupiter,Saturn etc • the time stars travel in • the cosltion of a hunter • also know as the north star • a candy bar is named after it • all the planets blank the sun • a magnetic pull down to earth • a space probe launched by nasa • a star system close to our sun • ...

Ancient Astronomers 2021-05-16

Ancient Astronomers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. First Greek to propose a sun-centered universe.
  2. Created a star catalog and the determined the location of 850 stars.
  3. The model that places the Earth in the center of the universe
  4. Developed the law of universal gravitation and 3 laws of motion
  5. Was an assistant to Brahe and developed the 3 laws of planetary motion.
  6. Italian astronomer who discovered the first 4 moons of Jupiter and proved the Earth was not the center of the Universe.
  7. The science that studies the universe
  8. Polish astronomer and mathematician who thought Earth was just a planet and that it orbited the Sun on the middle of the universe.
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  1. Astronomer who designed and developed instruments to study space and had an observatory build for him.
  2. Greek philosopher who thought the Earth was round based on eclipses
  3. First to establish the size of the Earth fairly accurately
  4. The model that places the sun in the center of the universe.
  5. Astronomer who was able to predict the motion of the planets and he believed everything orbited the Earth.

13 Clues: The science that studies the universe • First Greek to propose a sun-centered universe. • First to establish the size of the Earth fairly accurately • The model that places the sun in the center of the universe. • The model that places the Earth in the center of the universe • Developed the law of universal gravitation and 3 laws of motion • ...

Earthquake Vocabulary Activity 2023-10-17

Earthquake Vocabulary Activity crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Scale that describes the intensity of an earthquake based on its observed effects
  2. Plate ________ are associated with earthquakes and volcanic activity
  3. Vibrations in the earth caused by the sudden release of energy
  4. A fracture in bedrock, along which blocks of rock on opposite sides of the fracture move
  5. A measure of the damage done by an earthquake
  6. A scientist who studies the history and structure of the earth
  7. Earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth
  8. A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes
  9. Earthquake wave that travels slower, and is the second wave to reach the seismograph station
  10. A measure of the total amount of energy released at the focus of an earthquake
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  1. Point on the surface of the earth directly above the focus of an earthquake
  2. The movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate
  3. An earthquake wave that follows the main shock
  4. A scientist who studies earthquakes
  5. Scale that describes the earthquake's magnitude by measuring the seismic waves
  6. An instrument that detects, records, and measures Earthquakes
  7. A deep gorge formed on the ocean floor
  8. The location where the rupture of an earthquake begins and energy is released

18 Clues: A scientist who studies earthquakes • A deep gorge formed on the ocean floor • A measure of the damage done by an earthquake • An earthquake wave that follows the main shock • The movement of a tectonic plate beneath another plate • A series of sea waves caused by underwater earthquakes • Earthquake wave that travels through the body of the earth • ...

Choice Board Seasons Project 2023-10-23

Choice Board Seasons Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the north star.
  2. when earth is closes to the sun.
  3. disk-shaped space that connects the center of the object being orbited
  4. the earth is at a 23.5 degree ______
  5. winter summer Autumn fall
  6. Imaginary line on which the earth spins.
  7. Center of the solar system.
Down
  1. when the sun is at it's highest point.
  2. when the days and nights are equal.
  3. the earth takes 24 hours to make a full ____
  4. the earth takes 365.25 to make a full ____

11 Clues: the north star. • winter summer Autumn fall • Center of the solar system. • when earth is closes to the sun. • when the days and nights are equal. • the earth is at a 23.5 degree ______ • when the sun is at it's highest point. • Imaginary line on which the earth spins. • the earth takes 365.25 to make a full ____ • the earth takes 24 hours to make a full ____ • ...

Space 2023-11-16

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What stars do when they die
  2. What a giant red star creates after dying
  3. What keeps us from flying away from earth
  4. The planet that humans reside
  5. what all the planets in our solar system orbit
  6. Flaming ball of gas
  7. The planet with rings
  8. What orbits the earth
  9. is known as the evening star.
Down
  1. According to Miss we have ___ years to live
  2. Our universe is called the ___ way
  3. Jupiter is a gas ____
  4. Largest planet in our solar system
  5. main thing humans need to survive
  6. Last name of the man who first walked on the moon
  7. What makes Mars red
  8. People who go to space

17 Clues: What makes Mars red • Flaming ball of gas • Jupiter is a gas ____ • The planet with rings • What orbits the earth • People who go to space • What stars do when they die • The planet that humans reside • is known as the evening star. • main thing humans need to survive • Our universe is called the ___ way • Largest planet in our solar system • What a giant red star creates after dying • ...

The Other Side Of The Island 2021-11-17

The Other Side Of The Island crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Honor's friend
  2. very strict
  3. Honor's Mom
  4. Earth wind and fire
  5. where Honor goes to school
  6. Honor's Dad
  7. New Baby
  8. hot island, south island
  9. They believe in it
  10. The class octopus
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  1. They believe in too
  2. the sea and ocean
  3. group of seven people
  4. Honor's Teacher
  5. Where they live
  6. watchmen in it
  7. Island
  8. northern islands
  9. Will's workplace
  10. Island
  11. main character

21 Clues: Island • Island • New Baby • very strict • Honor's Mom • Honor's Dad • Honor's friend • watchmen in it • main character • Honor's Teacher • Where they live • northern islands • Will's workplace • the sea and ocean • The class octopus • They believe in it • They believe in too • Earth wind and fire • group of seven people • hot island, south island • where Honor goes to school

plate boundries 2026-02-10

plate boundries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the edges where tectonic plates meet
  2. plates under a continual plate
  3. core innermost layer of the earth
  4. hottest layer of the earth
  5. one of the rocks for it is limestone
  6. thinnest layer of the earth
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  1. one of the rocks for it is marble
  2. when two plates come together
  3. transfers heat through the physical movement of a fluid.
  4. the form changes
  5. two plates moving away from each other
  6. core outermost layer of the earth

12 Clues: the form changes • hottest layer of the earth • thinnest layer of the earth • when two plates come together • plates under a continual plate • one of the rocks for it is marble • core outermost layer of the earth • core innermost layer of the earth • the edges where tectonic plates meet • one of the rocks for it is limestone • two plates moving away from each other • ...

Plate Tectonics 2021-06-16

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when two or more plates collide
  2. a large slab of rock or parts of the crust which moves slowly, they interact with other plates differently
  3. when two plates move away from each other
  4. The deepest layer, solid and is very hot
  5. scientist who invented the theory of plate tectonics
  6. a well established explanation with a lot of backing evidence
  7. hot molten rock on the surface of the crust
  8. hot molten rock beneath the Earth's surface
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  1. a highly viscous, weak and ductile region of the upper crust
  2. the scale that measures the magnitude of an earthquake
  3. vents or openings in the Earth's crust, that release ash, gas, steam and hot liquid rock called lava
  4. when two plates slide across each other
  5. The liquid layer deep within the earth
  6. Thin shell on the outside of the Earth
  7. A sudden violent shaking of the ground caused by the sudden release of energy along a fault of a plate
  8. the rocky outer part of the Earth, made up of the brittle crust
  9. The mostly solid interior of the Earth and the largest layer
  10. A large wave caused by an earthquake or another disturbance

18 Clues: when two or more plates collide • The liquid layer deep within the earth • Thin shell on the outside of the Earth • when two plates slide across each other • The deepest layer, solid and is very hot • when two plates move away from each other • hot molten rock on the surface of the crust • hot molten rock beneath the Earth's surface • ...

Unit 1 Lesson 1 Vocabulary - Space 2025-01-14

Unit 1 Lesson 1 Vocabulary - Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when the moon passes in front of the outer part of earth's shadow
  2. phase of the moon that appears completely dark due to the moon being between the sun and earth
  3. the point on earth where all points viewed from it are southern
  4. the change in sunlit area of one celestial object as viewed from another
  5. when the top of a celestial body crests above the horizon
  6. the north star; as earth rotates other stars appear to spin counterclockwise as this star points due north
  7. when the moon passes in front of earth's shadow
  8. when the moon passes in front of the sun blocking out some or all of its light
  9. the star the earth revolves around and causes daytime and nighttime
  10. light bouncing off of an object
  11. when the moon passes in front of the darkest part earth's shadow
  12. the path taken by the satellite as it travels around earth
  13. the satellite that orbits our planet
  14. the hours where the sun does not shine directly on an area
  15. the semicircular path that celestial bodies appear to travel across the sky
  16. the imaginary line that runs through the North Pole and South Pole
  17. phase of the moon that appears mostly light and is getting smaller
  18. when the top of a celestial body dips below the horizon
  19. spinning on an axis
  20. phase of the moon that appears to have a light sliver that is decreasing
  21. the path taken by our planet as it travels around the sun
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  1. phase of the moon that appears completely light
  2. when the moon passes in front of the sun and partially covering it making a ring of fire
  3. when the moon passes in front of the sun blocking out some of the light
  4. the rocky, terrestrial planet that is third from the sun
  5. a group of stars in a specific pattern
  6. when the moon passes in front of part of earth's shadow
  7. a continuous process
  8. the line one sees where land and sea meet sky
  9. the hours when the sun shines directly on an area
  10. the point on earth where all points viewed from it are northern
  11. the innermost and darkest region of the shadow
  12. when the moon passes in front of the sun blocking out the light completely
  13. when the three celestial bodies (sun, moon, and earth) align
  14. phase of the moon that appears to have a light sliver that is increasing in size
  15. the outermost and less dark region of the shadow
  16. giant spheres of superhot gases; made of hydrogen and helium
  17. phase of the moon that appears light on the right side
  18. phase of the moon that appears light on the left side
  19. phase of the moon that appears mostly light and is getting bigger
  20. the path that a celestial body takes as it travels around another body in space

41 Clues: spinning on an axis • a continuous process • light bouncing off of an object • the satellite that orbits our planet • a group of stars in a specific pattern • the line one sees where land and sea meet sky • the innermost and darkest region of the shadow • phase of the moon that appears completely light • when the moon passes in front of earth's shadow • ...

laken's weekly puzzle 2017-04-12

laken's weekly puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of the Earth,specifically rocks and the planet's crust
  2. An area, region, or piece of land
  3. A person who studies the regions of earth, including the climates and natural resources
  4. Almost or completely surrounded by land
  5. A raised,flat mountain of Earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
Down
  1. Under the surface of the Earth;underground
  2. Out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
  3. A hollow stone found in the Earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
  4. The science of the Earth that deals with regions or places on the planet's surface
  5. Baked Earth;hard,brownish-red pottery

10 Clues: An area, region, or piece of land • Baked Earth;hard,brownish-red pottery • Almost or completely surrounded by land • Under the surface of the Earth;underground • The study of the Earth,specifically rocks and the planet's crust • Out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth • ...

The Other Side Of The Island 2021-11-17

The Other Side Of The Island crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Honor's friend
  2. very strict
  3. Honor's Mom
  4. Earth wind and fire
  5. where Honor goes to school
  6. Honor's Dad
  7. New Baby
  8. hot island, south island
  9. They believe in it
  10. The class octopus
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  1. They believe in too
  2. the sea and ocean
  3. group of seven people
  4. Honor's Teacher
  5. Where they live
  6. watchmen in it
  7. Island
  8. northern islands
  9. Will's workplace
  10. Island
  11. main character

21 Clues: Island • Island • New Baby • very strict • Honor's Mom • Honor's Dad • Honor's friend • watchmen in it • main character • Honor's Teacher • Where they live • northern islands • Will's workplace • the sea and ocean • The class octopus • They believe in it • They believe in too • Earth wind and fire • group of seven people • hot island, south island • where Honor goes to school

The Martian Chronicles 2026-03-24

The Martian Chronicles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How did the earth men get to Mars?
  2. The martian women who dreamt of a human man
  3. What business did Sam Parkhill start?
  4. People who travel to space?
  5. What is the martian husbands name?
  6. The earth man that the martian woman dreamt of is ______.
  7. What disaster was happening on earth?
  8. What comes out of the weapons on mars?
Down
  1. What illness did humans bring to martians?
  2. Who wrote the novel?
  3. What kind of ability does Ylla have?
  4. Humans traveled to ___.
  5. What species lives on mars?
  6. To take political control
  7. Humans and martians live in different _________.
  8. What is the martian word for Mars?
  9. What was Benjamin in charge of planting?

17 Clues: Who wrote the novel? • Humans traveled to ___. • To take political control • What species lives on mars? • People who travel to space? • How did the earth men get to Mars? • What is the martian word for Mars? • What is the martian husbands name? • What kind of ability does Ylla have? • What business did Sam Parkhill start? • What disaster was happening on earth? • ...

The Catastrophe Cries Out 2021-04-28

The Catastrophe Cries Out crossword puzzle
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  1. 2 The sources of the watery depths and the ?? of the sky were closed, and the rain from the sky stopped. Genesis 8:2 CSB
  2. 21 Every ?? perished—those that crawl on the earth, birds, livestock, wildlife, and those that swarm on the earth, as well as all mankind. Genesis 7:21 CSB
  3. 23 He ?? out every living thing that was on the face of the earth, from mankind to livestock, to creatures that crawl, to the birds of the sky, and they were ?? off the earth. Only Noah was left, and those that were with him in the ark. Genesis 7:23 CSB
  4. 24 And the ?? surged on the earth 150 days. Genesis 7:24 CSB
  5. 5 The water continued to ?? until the tenth month; in the tenth month, on the first day of the month, the tops of the mountains were visible. Genesis 8:5 CSB
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  1. 22 Everything with the breath of the spirit of ?? in its nostrils—everything on dry land died. Genesis 7:22 CSB
  2. 19 Then the water surged even ?? on the earth, and all the high mountains under the whole sky were covered. Genesis 7:19 CSB
  3. 17 The ?? continued for forty days on the earth; Genesis 7:17 CSB
  4. 20 The mountains were covered as the water ?? above them more than twenty feet. Genesis 7:20 CSB
  5. 17 ...the water increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the ??.  Genesis 7:17 CSB
  6. 18 The water surged and increased greatly on the earth, and the ?? floated on the surface of the water. Genesis 7:18 CSB
  7. 3 The water steadily receded from the earth, and by the end of 150 ?? the water had decreased significantly. Genesis 8:3 CSB

12 Clues: 24 And the ?? surged on the earth 150 days. Genesis 7:24 CSB • 17 The ?? continued for forty days on the earth; Genesis 7:17 CSB • 17 ...the water increased and lifted up the ark so that it rose above the ??.  Genesis 7:17 CSB • 20 The mountains were covered as the water ?? above them more than twenty feet. Genesis 7:20 CSB • ...

unit 6 2024-12-18

unit 6 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a mathematical device to compare the size of earthquakes
  2. the movement of continents
  3. the sideways and downward movement
  4. the movement of the earth
  5. made out of liquid and iron
  6. the second core of earth
  7. the rigid outer part of the earth
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  1. when two tectonic plates move away from each other
  2. When two plates come together
  3. hot ball of magma in the middle of the earth
  4. The core that we step on
  5. the rigid outer part of the earth
  6. the upper layer of the earth's mantle,

13 Clues: The core that we step on • the second core of earth • the movement of the earth • the movement of continents • made out of liquid and iron • When two plates come together • the rigid outer part of the earth • the rigid outer part of the earth • the sideways and downward movement • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, • hot ball of magma in the middle of the earth • ...

Rocks 2017-05-17

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core, made of SOLID iron and nickel
  2. small pieces that reflect light in rocks
  3. type of igneous rock with large crystals
  4. contains metals
  5. outermost layer of the earth
  6. hot, molten rock inside the Earth
  7. used for industrial extraction of metals
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  1. core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel
  2. earth's solid layer which FLOWS
  3. studies rocks
  4. made from cooling of lava
  5. colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
  6. Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
  7. glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
  8. a basalt with holes
  9. used for removing dead skin
  10. magma on the surface of the Earth

17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • magma on the surface of the Earth • hot, molten rock inside the Earth • core, made of SOLID iron and nickel • core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel • small pieces that reflect light in rocks • ...

The Planets 2014-10-05

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which planet do we live on?
  2. What is the name of a large rock in space?
  3. Largest planet
  4. Smallest planet
  5. Biggest Star in our Solar System
  6. What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
  7. Which country is NASA located?
  8. The only planet to rotate on its side
  9. What is the second planet away from the sun?
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  1. How many moons does Earth have?
  2. What number planet away from the sun is earth?
  3. What do you call someone who travels into space?
  4. Planet Furthest Away from the sun
  5. What is the name of our galaxy?
  6. The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
  7. Planet with the visible rings around it
  8. How many planets are in the solar system?
  9. What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
  10. Which planet is known as the "red planet"?

19 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • How many moons does Earth have? • What is the name of our galaxy? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • How many planets are in the solar system? • ...

The Planets 2014-10-05

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smallest planet
  2. What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
  3. Which planet do we live on?
  4. What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
  5. How many moons does Earth have?
  6. Biggest Star in our Solar System
  7. What is the name of a large rock in space?
  8. Which country is NASA located?
  9. Planet with the visible rings around it
Down
  1. Largest planet
  2. The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
  3. Planet closest to the sun
  4. What do you call someone who travels into space?
  5. Planet Furthest Away from the sun
  6. What number planet away from the sun is earth?
  7. What is the name of our galaxy?
  8. Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
  9. How many planets are in the solar system?
  10. The only planet to rotate on its side
  11. What is the second planet away from the sun?

20 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Planet closest to the sun • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • How many moons does Earth have? • What is the name of our galaxy? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • ...

Unit4 ag5 2024-12-08

Unit4 ag5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thin, outer layer of Earth where we live.
  2. To make something smaller or less.
  3. The rise and fall of ocean water caused by the moon’s gravity.
  4. To move in a loop or flow, like blood or water.
  5. Proof or clues that show something is true.
  6. A natural process where gases in Earth's atmosphere trap heat, keeping the planet warm.
  7. Something amazing or unusual that can be seen or experienced.
  8. All living things on Earth and where they live.
  9. When liquid water changes into a gas called water vapor and rises into the air.
  10. The solid part of Earth, like rocks, mountains, and soil.
  11. The layer of air and gases that surrounds Earth.
  12. Movements of water in the ocean, like a river in the sea.
  13. Things you notice or see to learn about something.
  14. Water: Water that is clean and safe to drink, like in rivers and lakes, not salty.
  15. Always behaving or happening in the same way.
  16. To talk, work, or play together.
  17. To make something bigger or more.
  18. The very center of the Earth, made of hot metals.
  19. Water that falls from the sky as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
  20. When things or people act on or communicate with each other.
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  1. Spread out or shared across different places or people.
  2. All the water on Earth, like oceans, rivers, lakes, and even ice.
  3. The way water moves through the environment, including evaporation, condensation, and precipitation.
  4. The solid outer part of Earth, including the crust and upper mantle.
  5. Tiny drops of liquid, like water or rain.
  6. To tell the difference between two or more things.
  7. To be all around something or someone.
  8. A round shape like a ball or globe.
  9. A huge, slow-moving sheet of ice found in cold places.
  10. Places where water is stored, like lakes, tanks, or underground spaces.
  11. When living things or systems rely on each other to survive or work well.
  12. Depending on each other to meet needs or complete tasks.
  13. The thick layer of rock under the Earth's crust.
  14. Underground spaces that hold water, like a natural storage tank.
  15. Mixtures where substances are evenly spread out, like sugar dissolved in water.
  16. Water found under the ground, in soil or rocks.
  17. First or most important.
  18. How salty water is.

38 Clues: How salty water is. • First or most important. • To talk, work, or play together. • To make something bigger or more. • To make something smaller or less. • A round shape like a ball or globe. • To be all around something or someone. • Tiny drops of liquid, like water or rain. • Proof or clues that show something is true. • The thin, outer layer of Earth where we live. • ...

Landform Vocabulary 2024-09-11

Landform Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. level base level for measuring elevations. Sea level is determined by measurements taken over a 19-year cycle.
  2. specific natural feature on the Earth's surface.
  3. single hill or rock formation that rises sharply from a flat landscape, usually in a desert.
  4. landmass that forms as tectonic plates interact with each other.
  5. Trench deepest place on Earth, located in the South Pacific Ocean at 11,000 meters (36,198 feet) at its deepest.
  6. act in which earth is worn away, often by water, wind, or ice.
  7. series or chains of mountains that are close together.
Down
  1. depression in the Earth between hills.
  2. movement of air (from a high pressure zone to a low pressure zone) caused by the uneven heating of the Earth by the sun.
  3. massive slab of solid rock made up of Earth's lithosphere (crust and upper mantle).
  4. large region that is higher than the surrounding area and relatively flat.
  5. a dip or depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor.
  6. flat, smooth area at a low elevation
  7. deep, narrow valley with steep sides
  8. topographic features of an area.
  9. highest spot on Earth, 8,850 meters (29,035 feet). Part of the Himalaya range, In Nepal and China.
  10. land that rises above its surroundings and has a rounded summit, usually less than 300 meters (1,000 feet).

17 Clues: topographic features of an area. • flat, smooth area at a low elevation • deep, narrow valley with steep sides • depression in the Earth between hills. • specific natural feature on the Earth's surface. • series or chains of mountains that are close together. • a dip or depression in the surface of the land or ocean floor. • ...

Map Vocabulary 2023-10-11

Map Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. location describes the position of something in relation to something else using cardinal directions
  2. An imaginary circle on the earth's surface that passes through the magnetic poles
  3. Primary purpose is to show governmental boundaries of countries, states ect.
  4. A measurement of the angular distance from the prime meridian
  5. A table of symbols that appear on a map
  6. location describes the exact position of something
  7. A half of the earth as divided by the equator
  8. The parallel of latitude at the distance of 23 26 from the earth's equator
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  1. A set of values that show the exact position of something
  2. An imaginary line that runs through the earth between the magnetic poles and about which the earth rotates
  3. Name for each of the four main points on a compass
  4. The different systems of transforming the location on a sphere onto a flat surface
  5. A measurement of the angular distance of the equator
  6. North South East West
  7. A spherical map representing earth
  8. A map shows differences in elevations by shading or texture
  9. primary purpose is to show geographical features
  10. An imaginary circle on the earth's surface that is equidistant from the magnetic poles

18 Clues: North South East West • A spherical map representing earth • A table of symbols that appear on a map • A half of the earth as divided by the equator • primary purpose is to show geographical features • Name for each of the four main points on a compass • location describes the exact position of something • A measurement of the angular distance of the equator • ...

plate tectionics 2024-02-09

plate tectionics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ball of iron and nickel
  2. layer below the mantle
  3. The theory that earth crust is divided into plates
  4. outermost layer of the earth
  5. the plates coming together
  6. layer under the crust
  7. the crust and uppermost mantle
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  1. when one plate is below another
  2. the plates moving apart
  3. plates slide past each other
  4. movement of plates over time
  5. fracture in the earth crust
  6. new crust is formed
  7. when stress causes rocks to be squeezed

14 Clues: new crust is formed • layer under the crust • layer below the mantle • the plates moving apart • a ball of iron and nickel • the plates coming together • fracture in the earth crust • plates slide past each other • movement of plates over time • outermost layer of the earth • the crust and uppermost mantle • when one plate is below another • when stress causes rocks to be squeezed • ...

Internal structure of the Earth & the Different Landforms and Processes Involved in their Formation 2022-09-21

Internal structure of the Earth & the Different Landforms and Processes Involved in their Formation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is seen as a highly viscous layer which lies between the crust and the lower mantle.
  2. it can be found at the deepest region of the planet
  3. it can be regarded as a ball of very hot metals
  4. a broad area of relatively flat land. Plains are one of the major landforms, or types of land, on Earth.
  5. are formed by the chemical and mechanical action of the wind.
  6. A bend in a sinuous watercourse or river Answers
  7. a croatian seismologist who discovered the moho
  8. it is the outer solid part of the planet.
  9. this separates the crust from the mantle
  10. it is the study of the current terrain features of a region and the graphic representation of a particular landform on a map
  11. it is the largest layer of the earth
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  1. also called rock pedestal
  2. a vector field that describes the magnetic influence on moving electric charges, electric currents, and magnetic materials.
  3. outermost layer of the earth
  4. a large flat area of land that is higher than other areas of land that surround it.
  5. it is the last and the innermost layer of the earth
  6. the study of landforms and landform evolution
  7. it is also called as gorge
  8. a feature on Earth's surface that is part of the terrain.
  9. this protects us from the harmful rays of the sun

20 Clues: also called rock pedestal • it is also called as gorge • outermost layer of the earth • it is the largest layer of the earth • this separates the crust from the mantle • it is the outer solid part of the planet. • the study of landforms and landform evolution • it can be regarded as a ball of very hot metals • a croatian seismologist who discovered the moho • ...

EQ XWORD PUZZLE 2021-10-14

EQ XWORD PUZZLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Plates moving toward each other
  2. A layer in the earth capable of flow but pretty solid, holds asthenosphere
  3. Crust pushing together
  4. A big fat deep gash in the ocean
  5. Liquid metal in the earth, lose to the center
  6. Like super easy to break but its a hard object rhymes with little
  7. A ewey gooey part like putty in the mantle of the planet we live on
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  1. Objects that stretch, bend, or flow
  2. Plates slide past each other
  3. Plates moving apart
  4. The cool outer shell of the Earth, the big thing of rok
  5. Crust sliding by each other
  6. The layer that we stand on of the planet called earth
  7. Crust moving apart
  8. Solid metal part hotter than the outer part of the sun also made out of iron and nickel

15 Clues: Crust moving apart • Plates moving apart • Crust pushing together • Crust sliding by each other • Plates slide past each other • Plates moving toward each other • A big fat deep gash in the ocean • Objects that stretch, bend, or flow • Liquid metal in the earth, lose to the center • The layer that we stand on of the planet called earth • ...

Geologic Processes 2024-01-03

Geologic Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the supercontinent that scientists believe was once made of all the tectonic plates
  2. the San Andreas fault is an example of this type of plate boundary
  3. evidence of remains that supports the supercontinent once existed
  4. the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart
  5. what continental crust is made of
  6. located near/along convergent plate boundaries; spews lava
  7. the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates
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  1. the type of plate boundary that creates trenches, for example
  2. created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move
  3. the layer of Earth we live on
  4. the layer of the earth that tectonic plates sit on, like ooblek
  5. the layer of liquid iron inside of earth
  6. the hottest layer inside of earth
  7. a place where the mantle is so hot, it breaks through earth's crust
  8. what oceanic crust is made of

15 Clues: the layer of Earth we live on • what oceanic crust is made of • the hottest layer inside of earth • what continental crust is made of • the layer of liquid iron inside of earth • created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move • the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart • the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates • ...

8GEO LANDFORMS –Samuel 2015-10-06

8GEO LANDFORMS –Samuel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A distinct geographical feature within a landscape
  2. Breakdown and transportation of Earth;s surface
  3. The motion of receding waves
  4. Areas of the Earth's surface with common characteristics
  5. All the waters on the Earth's surface
  6. Structure where material inside the Earth erupts to surface
  7. The thickness of a fluid
  8. The part of the earth and its atmosphere in which living organisms exist or that can support life
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  1. Imaginary lines that run up and down the Earth
  2. Land that has been pushed up in a vertical direction
  3. Any area that is joining the ocean
  4. A landscape formed by acidic water
  5. Bending of waves as they approach shallow water
  6. The building up of land through deposits of sand and other materials
  7. The rush of seawater up a beach after the breaking of a wave

15 Clues: The thickness of a fluid • The motion of receding waves • Any area that is joining the ocean • A landscape formed by acidic water • All the waters on the Earth's surface • Imaginary lines that run up and down the Earth • Breakdown and transportation of Earth;s surface • Bending of waves as they approach shallow water • A distinct geographical feature within a landscape • ...

Geologic Processes 2024-01-03

Geologic Processes crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the supercontinent that scientists believe was once made of all the tectonic plates
  2. the San Andreas fault is an example of this type of plate boundary
  3. evidence of remains that supports the supercontinent once existed
  4. the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart
  5. what continental crust is made of
  6. located near/along convergent plate boundaries; spews lava
  7. the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates
Down
  1. the type of plate boundary that creates trenches, for example
  2. created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move
  3. the layer of Earth we live on
  4. the layer of the earth that tectonic plates sit on, like ooblek
  5. the layer of liquid iron inside of earth
  6. the hottest layer inside of earth
  7. a place where the mantle is so hot, it breaks through earth's crust
  8. what oceanic crust is made of

15 Clues: the layer of Earth we live on • what oceanic crust is made of • the hottest layer inside of earth • what continental crust is made of • the layer of liquid iron inside of earth • created when earth's tectonic plates suddenly move • the type of plate boundary where plates pull apart • the layer of that makes up Earth's tectonic plates • ...

Moon Phases and Eclipses 2025-01-03

Moon Phases and Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a spreading cone of lighter shadow
  2. the different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month
  3. shape when more than half of the moon is lit
  4. near side of the moon is unlit
  5. when the lit part of the moon grows
  6. a body that orbits another body
  7. quarter when we (in Northern Hemisphere) see the right half of the moon lit
  8. darkest part of a shadow
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  1. eclipse when the moon moves through Earth's shadow (Earth casts its shadow onto the moon)
  2. shape when less than half of the moon is lit
  3. when the near side of the moon is fully lit
  4. a force of attraction between objects due to their masses
  5. another name for natural satellites
  6. event in space where one object casts a shadow onto another
  7. eclipse when when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun (the moon casts its shadow onto Earth)
  8. when the lit part of the moon shrinks
  9. quarter when we (in Northern Hemisphere) see the left half of the moon lit

17 Clues: darkest part of a shadow • near side of the moon is unlit • a body that orbits another body • a spreading cone of lighter shadow • another name for natural satellites • when the lit part of the moon grows • when the lit part of the moon shrinks • when the near side of the moon is fully lit • shape when less than half of the moon is lit • ...

Astronomy 2025-05-15

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This man came up with the idea that the solar system was Sun-centered
  2. This word means growing and light on the right
  3. An instrument that aids in the observation of remote objects
  4. The star at the center of our solar system
  5. Sun-centered solar system
  6. Moon phase where it is majority illuminated on the left side
  7. The planet closest to the Sun
  8. A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere
  9. He used a telescope to find that Jupiter had moons and Venus had phases
  10. These planets are more dense
  11. This word means shrinking and light on the left
  12. The largest planet in the solar system
  13. The seventh planet from the Sun
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  1. Earth-centered solar system
  2. Moon phase where half is lit on the right
  3. Found between Mars and Jupiter
  4. The planet we live on
  5. Known as Earth's twin
  6. He wrote the laws of planetary motion
  7. This consists of the Sun and its planetary system
  8. The sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in our solar system
  9. We find these near Neptune
  10. The only natural satellite of the Earth
  11. Moon phase that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and Earth.
  12. A dwarf planet that is not longer considered a planet
  13. The eighth and farthest planet from the Sun

26 Clues: The planet we live on • Known as Earth's twin • Sun-centered solar system • We find these near Neptune • Earth-centered solar system • These planets are more dense • The planet closest to the Sun • Found between Mars and Jupiter • The seventh planet from the Sun • He wrote the laws of planetary motion • The largest planet in the solar system • ...

Climate change 2024-04-29

Climate change crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Switching from fossil fuels to clean _______ will help reduce the effects of climate change.
  2. As the Earth heats, ice melts causing ______ levels to rise.
  3. Rising sea levels cause _____________ to costal regions.
  4. The heating Earth means drier land making food _________ difficult to grow in some places.
  5. Global warming causes __________ to melt into the ocean.
  6. Greenhouse gases in the __________________ trap heat from the sun.
Down
  1. Type of energy source which does not cause climate change.
  2. When gases such as CO2 in the atmosphere trap the sun's heat energy it warms the Earth, like a ______________.
  3. Scientists know that the climate is changing because they measure rising ___________.
  4. These types of fuel, such as oil, emit carbon dioxide into the atmosphere when burned for energy.
  5. Heat energy from the __________ is absorbed by the Earth, some of it escapes into space.
  6. Trapped heat in the atmosphere causes the planet ____________ to heat up.
  7. A type of fossil fuel.
  8. This type of energy from the sun is trapped in the atmosphere by greenhouse gases.

14 Clues: A type of fossil fuel. • Rising sea levels cause _____________ to costal regions. • Global warming causes __________ to melt into the ocean. • Type of energy source which does not cause climate change. • As the Earth heats, ice melts causing ______ levels to rise. • Greenhouse gases in the __________________ trap heat from the sun. • ...

Geography 2023-09-15

Geography crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The patterns of weather over a long period of time
  2. Vertical lines that go around the Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole
  3. A map tool that shows the relationship between real-life distances and the distances shown on the map
  4. A symbol that shows directions on a map
  5. The study of Earth and its people and how things change over time
  6. The horizontal line at 0 degrees latitude that runs around the middle of the Earth
  7. A round model of the Earth showing where water, land, and countries are
  8. Horizontal Lines that show how far north and south places are from the Equator
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  1. The primary line of longitude dividing the world into halves
  2. Images or drawings that help us visualize information
  3. A list of all the symbols or colors that appear on the map that explains what each represents
  4. A division on Earth between North and South or East and West
  5. Horizontal and vertical lines on a map
  6. Large bodies of land

14 Clues: Large bodies of land • Horizontal and vertical lines on a map • A symbol that shows directions on a map • The patterns of weather over a long period of time • Images or drawings that help us visualize information • The primary line of longitude dividing the world into halves • A division on Earth between North and South or East and West • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean)
  2. A large steep hill that is formed by, most of the time, convergent boundaries
  3. A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction
  4. The inner most layer of the Earth
  5. A plate that has mostly land (continent)
  6. A boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
  7. Consists of the crust, mantle, the outer core, and the inner core
  8. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  9. Consists of any place where there is living organisms; such as the hydrosphere
  10. The layer of the Earth in witch tectonic plates lie (not the crust or mantle)
  11. A sudden shake of the ground caused by movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action
Down
  1. The name of the first continent
  2. The outer most layer of the earth
  3. A boundary where two plates collide
  4. A big continuous expanse of land; such as North America, South America, Africa, etc.
  5. A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake
  6. The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth (or another planet)
  7. The lithosphere is broken up into many pieces such as the North American plate, the Australian plate, the South American plate, etc.
  8. Consists of all of the Earth's water formations; such as lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.
  9. The layer of rock in between the Earth's crust and the outer core

20 Clues: The name of the first continent • The outer most layer of the earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • A boundary where two plates collide • A plate that has mostly land (continent) • A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction • A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean) • A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2014-10-30

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A sudden shake of the ground caused by movements within the Earth's crust or volcanic action
  2. Consists of the crust, mantle, the outer core, and the inner core
  3. The lithosphere is broken up into many pieces such as the North American plate, the Australian plate, the South American plate, etc.
  4. A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake
  5. A boundary where two plates collide
  6. Consists of any place where there is living organisms; such as the hydrosphere
  7. A large steep hill that is formed by, most of the time, convergent boundaries
  8. The layer of the Earth in witch tectonic plates lie (not the crust or mantle)
  9. The envelope of gases surrounding the Earth (or another planet)
  10. Consists of all of the Earth's water formations; such as lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.
Down
  1. A boundary where two plates are moving away from each other
  2. A big continuous expanse of land; such as North America, South America, Africa, etc.
  3. A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean)
  4. A boundary where two plates slide against each other in a sideways motion
  5. The outer most layer of the earth
  6. A plate that has mostly land (continent)
  7. A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction
  8. The inner most layer of the Earth
  9. The layer of rock in between the Earth's crust and the outer core
  10. The name of the first continent

20 Clues: The name of the first continent • The outer most layer of the earth • The inner most layer of the Earth • A boundary where two plates collide • A plate that has mostly land (continent) • A mountain (or a hill) formed from subduction • A tectonic plate that has mostly water (ocean) • A large wave that is caused by underwater earthquake • ...

Unit 5 vocabulary part 1 2025-03-07

Unit 5 vocabulary part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solid, super-hot center of the Earth, made mostly of iron and nickel. It's like a metal ball deep inside the planet.
  2. The soft, flowing layer of the mantle below the lithosphere. It's like warm, stretchy plastic, allowing tectonic plates to move.
  3. The edges where tectonic plates meet. This is where earthquakes and volcanos often happen.
  4. A deep valley in the ocean floor, formed when one plate sinks under another. The Mariana Trench is the deepest one.
  5. A huge piece of the lithosphere that moves on the asthenosphere. Their movement causes earthquakes and volcanos.
  6. A place where two plates push together. It can form mountains mountains or volcanos, like the Andes.
  7. A place where magma rises from deep inside Earth, forming volcanoes. Hawaii was created by a hot spot!
  8. The liquid layer around the inner core, also made of iron and nickel. It creates Earth's magnetic field.
  9. The thin, outmost layer of Earth where we live. It's like the skin of an apple compared to the rest of the planet.
Down
  1. The thickest layer of Earth, between the crust and the core. It has hot, moving rock that slowly circulates, like thick soup.
  2. A large piece of Earth's crust that carries land (continents). These plates move very slowly, like a giant puzzle.
  3. The part of the Earth's crust that forms land. It is thicker but lighter than the oceanic crust.
  4. The invisible force around the Earth that protects us from the Sun's radiation. It makes compasses point north.
  5. A place where two tectonic plates move apart. It can create new ocean floor, like the Mid-Atlantic Ridge.
  6. Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano.
  7. The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier than continental crust.
  8. A place where two plates slide past each other, causing earthquakes, like the San Andreas Fault in California.
  9. A tectonic plate under the ocean. It's thinner but denser than a continental plate.
  10. The rigid outer layer of the earth, made of the crust and upper layer of the mantle. It's like the hard shell of an egg.

19 Clues: Something melted due to extreme heat, like lava from a volcano. • The crust under the ocean, thinner but heavier than continental crust. • A tectonic plate under the ocean. It's thinner but denser than a continental plate. • The edges where tectonic plates meet. This is where earthquakes and volcanos often happen. • ...

pd4 2025-11-30

pd4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Corrosion-resistant metal in electronics
  2. Rare earth used in lasers
  3. Heaviest lanthanide element
  4. Very hard, corrosion-resistant metal
  5. Green phosphor in displays
  6. Rare earth used in lasers and alloys
  7. Rare earth in magnets and lasers
  8. Least abundant lanthanide
  9. Metal in nuclear reactor control rods
  10. Rare earth used in MRI contrast
  11. Densest naturally occurring element
Down
  1. Rare earth used in magnets
  2. Fluorescent material in screens
  3. Only metal liquid at room temperature
  4. Toxic metal formerly used in electronics
  5. Shiny yellow metal, symbol Au
  6. High melting point metal in filaments
  7. Pinkish rare earth in fiber optics
  8. Rare metal in superalloys
  9. Precious metal used in jewelry and catalysts

20 Clues: Rare earth used in lasers • Rare metal in superalloys • Least abundant lanthanide • Rare earth used in magnets • Green phosphor in displays • Heaviest lanthanide element • Shiny yellow metal, symbol Au • Fluorescent material in screens • Rare earth used in MRI contrast • Rare earth in magnets and lasers • Pinkish rare earth in fiber optics • Densest naturally occurring element • ...

Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-09

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

15 Clues: all life on Earth • all rocks on Earth • plants release water vapor • all bodies of water on Earth • water rises up and turns into gas • when materials get pressed together • water vapor turns into liquid water • a rock gets put under heat and pressure • magma cools and crystallizes into this rock • the moving of weathered material or sediment • ...

Chapter 3 Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-09

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

15 Clues: all life on Earth • all rocks on Earth • plants release water vapor • all bodies of water on Earth • water rises up and turns into gas • when materials get pressed together • water vapor turns into liquid water • a rock gets put under heat and pressure • magma cools and crystallizes into this rock • any type of moisture that falls from the sky • ...

The Planets 2014-10-05

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which country is NASA located?
  2. How many planets are in the solar system?
  3. What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
  4. What number planet away from the sun is earth?
  5. Largest planet
  6. What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
  7. What is the name of a large rock in space?
  8. Planet with the visible rings around it
  9. How many moons does Earth have?
Down
  1. The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
  2. Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
  3. Planet Furthest Away from the sun
  4. Which planet do we live on?
  5. Smallest planet
  6. What is the second planet away from the sun?
  7. Planet closest to the sun
  8. What do you call someone who travels into space?
  9. Biggest Star in our Solar System
  10. What is the name of our galaxy?
  11. The only planet to rotate on its side

20 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Planet closest to the sun • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • What is the name of our galaxy? • How many moons does Earth have? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • ...

Rocks 2017-05-17

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of igneous rock with large crystals
  2. made of SOLID iron and nickel
  3. hot molten rock inside the Earth
  4. outermost layer of the earth
  5. contains metals
  6. small pieces that reflect light in rocks
  7. magma on the surface of the Earth
Down
  1. used for removing dead skin
  2. used for industrial extraction of metals
  3. made of LIQUID iron and nickel
  4. glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
  5. studies rocks
  6. made from cooling of lava
  7. colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
  8. earth's solid layer which FLOWS
  9. Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
  10. a basalt with holes

17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • made of SOLID iron and nickel • made of LIQUID iron and nickel • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • hot molten rock inside the Earth • magma on the surface of the Earth • used for industrial extraction of metals • ...

Space Topic 2022-11-14

Space Topic crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A force measured in Newtons
  2. Does not change no matter the gravity
  3. Type of eclipse
  4. suns rays are more ........... in the summer
  5. Artificial or man-made and orbits planets
  6. Earth is tilted on its.....
Down
  1. The Earth ....... the Sun
  2. Largest planet
  3. Moon passes between Earth and the Sun
  4. Closest planet to the sun
  5. Summer, autumn, spring and winter
  6. Dwarf planet
  7. Hubble is an example of a .......
  8. The force that keeps us on the ground

14 Clues: Dwarf planet • Largest planet • Type of eclipse • The Earth ....... the Sun • Closest planet to the sun • A force measured in Newtons • Earth is tilted on its..... • Summer, autumn, spring and winter • Hubble is an example of a ....... • Moon passes between Earth and the Sun • Does not change no matter the gravity • The force that keeps us on the ground • ...

Frankie crossword 2025-05-16

Frankie crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. also know as the north star
  2. objects at rest will stay at rest unless acted upon an outside force
  3. a constitution know for having five bright stars
  4. a constellation that is a part of the ursa majior
  5. the costlition know for the dog
  6. the weight of something
  7. a thing in space that is like a vacuum and no sound is heard
  8. eoln musk has a bunch of blanks that are called starlink
  9. Aries,orin,cancer,ursa major are all example of blank
  10. the time stars travel in
  11. a star system close to our sun
  12. a special telescope that orbits earth named after edwin hubble
  13. the cosltion of a hunter
  14. a gas explosion/cloud in space
Down
  1. a clean alternative to methanen also know as gas
  2. a stion in space that orbits earth
  3. a space probe launched by nasa
  4. a medium size star
  5. how long it takes the space stion to orbit
  6. a candy bar is named after it
  7. we live on
  8. we live in a
  9. a constellation is the sky and is also a galxey
  10. all the planets blank the sun
  11. a magnetic pull down to earth
  12. a regian beyond Neptune in our solar system
  13. the fith constlation
  14. Mars,Jupiter,Saturn etc

28 Clues: we live on • we live in a • a medium size star • the fith constlation • the weight of something • Mars,Jupiter,Saturn etc • the time stars travel in • the cosltion of a hunter • also know as the north star • a candy bar is named after it • all the planets blank the sun • a magnetic pull down to earth • a space probe launched by nasa • a star system close to our sun • ...

Biome and Global System Crossword 2025-11-07

Biome and Global System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of living things that are similar and can have babies together.
  2. The usual weather of a place over a long time (for example, hot and dry or cold and wet).
  3. Another word for a consumer; it eats other living things for energy.
  4. All the water on Earth—oceans, rivers, lakes, and even water underground.
  5. An animal that eats only plants.
  6. An animal that eats both plants and animals.
  7. All the living things on Earth and the places they live.
  8. A bunch of food chains connected together showing how energy moves through an ecosystem.
  9. A living thing that eats other living things to get energy.
  10. All the different populations that live together in the same area.
  11. All the living and nonliving things in an area and how they interact.
Down
  1. An animal that eats only other animals.
  2. What the air is like outside right now (rainy, sunny, windy, etc.).
  3. Another word for a producer; it makes its own food.
  4. A living thing, like a plant, that makes its own food using sunlight.
  5. Any living thing (a plant, animal, fungus, or tiny microbe).
  6. All the members of one species living in the same area.
  7. The solid part of Earth, including rocks, mountains, and land.
  8. A large area on Earth with the same climate, plants, and animals (like a desert or rainforest).
  9. A diagram that shows how energy moves from one level to another in a food chain.
  10. The layer of gases (air) that surrounds the Earth.
  11. An organism (like fungi or bacteria) that breaks down dead things and returns nutrients to the soil.

22 Clues: An animal that eats only plants. • An animal that eats only other animals. • An animal that eats both plants and animals. • The layer of gases (air) that surrounds the Earth. • Another word for a producer; it makes its own food. • All the members of one species living in the same area. • All the living things on Earth and the places they live. • ...

Astronomy Review 2021-12-15

Astronomy Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spacecraft that can carry a crew into space and back to Earth
  2. huge group of stars, star systems, dust, and gas in space
  3. spinning of a planet on its axis
  4. movement of an object around another
  5. natural satellite
  6. all of space and everything in it
  7. imaginary line about which Earth rotates
Down
  1. longest or shortest day of the year
  2. eclipse caused when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
  3. eclipse caused when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth
  4. study of objects in space and their movements
  5. force of attraction between objects
  6. "Equal day - equal night"
  7. tendency to resist a change in motion
  8. a push or a pull

15 Clues: a push or a pull • natural satellite • "Equal day - equal night" • spinning of a planet on its axis • all of space and everything in it • longest or shortest day of the year • force of attraction between objects • movement of an object around another • tendency to resist a change in motion • imaginary line about which Earth rotates • ...

Outer Space! 2013-09-03

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

15 Clues: _____ship. • A space rock. • The 7th planet from the Sun. • twinkle twinkle, little____. • The third planet from the Sun. • The planet nearest to the Sun. • The star that warms the Earth. • The planet with a big red spot. • The second planet from the Sun. • The planet famous for its rings. • Earth is the 3rd____ from the sun. • People or animals from other planets. • ...

All About the Moon 2015-02-02

All About the Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When the moon looks like a sliver
  2. When day and night are equal length
  3. Longest and shortest days of the year
  4. When the Earth passes between Sun and Moon
  5. The month of the Summer Solstice
  6. The highest level of water
  7. When the Moon is blocked by Earth's shadow
  8. The daily rise and fall of water
  9. Moon phase during a Lunar Eclipse
  10. The dark part of a shadow
  11. The Moon revolving around the Earth
Down
  1. The path around the Sun
  2. The month of the Winter Solstice
  3. When the Moon passes between Sun and Earth
  4. Light moving away from the Moon
  5. Light illuminating the Moon
  6. The line an object rotates on
  7. An object moving around another object
  8. The lowest level of water
  9. The spinning motion of an object
  10. The outer part of a shadow
  11. When the sun is blocked by the Moon
  12. The Moon being more than half Moon

23 Clues: The path around the Sun • The lowest level of water • The dark part of a shadow • The outer part of a shadow • The highest level of water • Light illuminating the Moon • The line an object rotates on • Light moving away from the Moon • The month of the Winter Solstice • The spinning motion of an object • The month of the Summer Solstice • The daily rise and fall of water • ...

Out of this world 2025-02-10

Out of this world crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Find with someone or something by chance
  2. Grow, increase
  3. Suggest or propose
  4. Think
  5. Reject or refuse
  6. Natural satellite of the Earth
  7. Action of something touch earth after being in space
  8. Layer of gases sorrounding the Earth
Down
  1. Partially reusable spacecraft
  2. Force that all planets does we something is in their magnetic fields
  3. Our set of planets and orbits
  4. Exctinct
  5. It has too gravity force, that light cannot escape
  6. A big explosion in space of an star (also is a song)
  7. Set of stars that make a drawing
  8. Calculate
  9. Explain
  10. Russian people that goes to space
  11. Use all of something
  12. Group of people in the rocket that each one has an specific work

20 Clues: Think • Explain • Exctinct • Calculate • Grow, increase • Reject or refuse • Suggest or propose • Use all of something • Partially reusable spacecraft • Our set of planets and orbits • Natural satellite of the Earth • Set of stars that make a drawing • Russian people that goes to space • Layer of gases sorrounding the Earth • Find with someone or something by chance • ...

Egypt Menu Assignment Side Dish 2024-10-04

Egypt Menu Assignment Side Dish crossword puzzle
Across
  1. God of Justice
  2. The God of Creation
  3. God of Air
  4. God of the Cosmos
  5. Deity of Earth
  6. God of chaos
  7. God of Flooding of the Nile
  8. God of Death
  9. God of the Sun
  10. God of the Sky
Down
  1. Goddess of Beauty
  2. God of War
  3. God of Time
  4. God of Intellect
  5. God of Knowledge
  6. Goddess of Motherhood
  7. God of Fertility
  8. God of Crocodiles
  9. God of Earth and Horizon
  10. God of Hunting

20 Clues: God of War • God of Air • God of Time • God of chaos • God of Death • God of Justice • Deity of Earth • God of Hunting • God of the Sun • God of the Sky • God of Intellect • God of Knowledge • God of Fertility • Goddess of Beauty • God of the Cosmos • God of Crocodiles • The God of Creation • Goddess of Motherhood • God of Earth and Horizon • God of Flooding of the Nile

Geology 2013-11-28

Geology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the centre of the Earth.
  2. the second layer of the Earth.
  3. a sedimentary rock that is able to float in water.
  4. a rock formed by lava or magma.
  5. a metamorphic rock
  6. a rock formed by eroded and weathered sediments.
  7. molten rock beneath the Earth's surface.
  8. a person that studies in the field of goelogy.
  9. the study of rocks.
  10. magma that is above the Earth's surface.
  11. the process of rocks being broken into sediments.
  12. a glossy black smooth igneous rock.
Down
  1. the surface layer of the Earth.
  2. the act of finding minerals.
  3. the act of using layers of multiple sites to determine the age of the layer.
  4. the process of rocks travelling to another destination.
  5. a rock formed by extreme pressures or/and high temperatures.
  6. may be present in some sedimentary rocks.
  7. present in all igneous rocks.

19 Clues: a metamorphic rock • the study of rocks. • the centre of the Earth. • the act of finding minerals. • present in all igneous rocks. • the second layer of the Earth. • the surface layer of the Earth. • a rock formed by lava or magma. • a glossy black smooth igneous rock. • molten rock beneath the Earth's surface. • magma that is above the Earth's surface. • ...

The Planets 2014-10-05

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do you call someone who travels into space?
  2. Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
  3. What number planet away from the sun is earth?
  4. What is the name of our galaxy?
  5. The only planet to rotate on its side
  6. Planet Furthest Away from the sun
  7. What is the name of a large rock in space?
  8. Smallest planet
  9. Planet with the visible rings around it
  10. Which planet do we live on?
Down
  1. How many planets are in the solar system?
  2. What is the second planet away from the sun?
  3. Largest planet
  4. What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
  5. How many moons does Earth have?
  6. The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
  7. Biggest Star in our Solar System
  8. What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
  9. Which country is NASA located?

19 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • What is the name of our galaxy? • How many moons does Earth have? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • How many planets are in the solar system? • ...

The Planets 2014-10-05

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What do you call someone who travels into space?
  2. Planet with the visible rings around it
  3. What is the name of our galaxy?
  4. Planet closest to the sun
  5. What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
  6. The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
  7. How many planets are in the solar system?
  8. Which country is NASA located?
  9. How many moons does Earth have?
  10. Planet Furthest Away from the sun
  11. What number planet away from the sun is earth?
  12. The only planet to rotate on its side
Down
  1. What is the second planet away from the sun?
  2. Smallest planet
  3. What is the name of a large rock in space?
  4. What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
  5. Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
  6. Largest planet
  7. Which planet do we live on?
  8. Biggest Star in our Solar System

20 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Planet closest to the sun • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • What is the name of our galaxy? • How many moons does Earth have? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • ...

Rocks 2017-05-17

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magma on the surface of the Earth
  2. a basalt with holes
  3. core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel
  4. type of igneous rock with large crystals
  5. used for removing dead skin
  6. Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
  7. contains metals
  8. glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
  9. earth's solid layer which FLOWS
Down
  1. hot, molten rock inside the Earth
  2. small pieces that reflect light in rocks
  3. made from cooling of lava
  4. studies rocks
  5. used for industrial extraction of metals
  6. core, made of SOLID iron and nickel
  7. colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
  8. outermost layer of the earth

17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • hot, molten rock inside the Earth • magma on the surface of the Earth • core, made of SOLID iron and nickel • core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel • small pieces that reflect light in rocks • ...

Earth and Space 2017-10-24

Earth and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Something the moon goes through
  2. The tendency of an object to resist its change in motion
  3. To get bigger
  4. When something starts and finishes in the same place
  5. When the sun is at its highest point in the sky
  6. The imaginary line that runs through Earths tilt
  7. The rise and fall of sea level
  8. The phase when the moon is fully illuminated
  9. The spinning of Earth on its axis
  10. What makes the moon illuminate
Down
  1. To revolve or move around something
  2. The four different temperature changes are called________.
  3. A force that pulls things together
  4. To get smaller
  5. When the Sun, Earth, and Moon line up it causes an _______.
  6. The last forth of the Moons revolution around Earth
  7. When day and night are equal
  8. The amount of matter in a object
  9. It goes through phases every night

19 Clues: To get bigger • To get smaller • When day and night are equal • The rise and fall of sea level • What makes the moon illuminate • Something the moon goes through • The amount of matter in a object • The spinning of Earth on its axis • A force that pulls things together • It goes through phases every night • To revolve or move around something • ...

The Earth's Movements: Day, Night, and Seasons 2024-11-19

The Earth's Movements: Day, Night, and Seasons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The path the Earth follows around the sun.
  2. The invisible line that the Earth spins on.
  3. The period when a part of the Earth is facing the sun.
  4. The spinning of Earth on its axis.
  5. The period when a part of the Earth is turned away from the sun.
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  1. The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
  2. The time it takes for one complete revolution around the sun.
  3. The full journey the Earth makes around the sun.
  4. The angle of Earth's axis that causes seasons.
  5. The changes in weather patterns throughout the year due to Earth's tilt.

10 Clues: The spinning of Earth on its axis. • The path the Earth follows around the sun. • The invisible line that the Earth spins on. • The angle of Earth's axis that causes seasons. • The full journey the Earth makes around the sun. • The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. • The period when a part of the Earth is facing the sun. • ...

Rocks 2017-05-17

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
  2. type of igneous rock with large crystals
  3. studies rocks
  4. contains metals
  5. core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel
  6. hot, molten rock inside the Earth
  7. small pieces that reflect light in rocks
  8. core, made of SOLID iron and nickel
  9. used for industrial extraction of metals
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  1. a basalt with holes
  2. made from cooling of lava
  3. outermost layer of the earth
  4. earth's solid layer which FLOWS
  5. glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
  6. colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
  7. used for removing dead skin
  8. magma on the surface of the Earth

17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • magma on the surface of the Earth • hot, molten rock inside the Earth • core, made of SOLID iron and nickel • core, made of LIQUID iron and nickel • type of igneous rock with large crystals • ...

Rocks 2017-05-17

Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of igneous rock with large crystals
  2. studies rocks
  3. used for industrial extraction of metals
  4. outermost layer of the earth
  5. hot molten rock inside the Earth
  6. made of LIQUID iron and nickel
  7. Mohs scale is a measure of this property of rocks
  8. a basalt with holes
Down
  1. small pieces that reflect light in rocks
  2. colour of the powdered or crushed mineral
  3. contains metals
  4. made of SOLID iron and nickel
  5. glass like rock, used to make surgical blades
  6. magma on the surface of the Earth
  7. made from cooling of lava
  8. used for removing dead skin
  9. earth's solid layer which FLOWS

17 Clues: studies rocks • contains metals • a basalt with holes • made from cooling of lava • used for removing dead skin • outermost layer of the earth • made of SOLID iron and nickel • made of LIQUID iron and nickel • earth's solid layer which FLOWS • hot molten rock inside the Earth • magma on the surface of the Earth • small pieces that reflect light in rocks • ...

Climate and Natural Disasters 2024-01-15

Climate and Natural Disasters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that spreads really quickly
  2. large wave caused by an earthquake
  3. storm with lots of wind and rain
  4. something that erupts
  5. type of pressure that tells you if a storm is coming
  6. shaking of the earth
  7. measure of how much water is in the air
  8. horizontal lines across the earth
  9. something that blows in the air
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  1. a large amount of water on land
  2. really really hot
  3. divides the earth into north and south
  4. measure of how hot or cold it is
  5. no rain
  6. really really cold
  7. high up a mountain, for example
  8. rain, snow, hail

17 Clues: no rain • rain, snow, hail • really really hot • really really cold • shaking of the earth • something that erupts • a large amount of water on land • high up a mountain, for example • something that blows in the air • measure of how hot or cold it is • storm with lots of wind and rain • horizontal lines across the earth • large wave caused by an earthquake • ...

science word puzzle 2021-11-18

science word puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planet we live on
  2. another word for fall
  3. the season that starts on march 20
  4. the affect of the earth revolving around the sun
  5. the object that the earth revolves around
Down
  1. when earth is facing opposite of the sun
  2. when u have same amount of day and night hours
  3. when earth is facing towards the sun
  4. the longest day of the year
  5. the thing that rotate around the earth

10 Clues: the planet we live on • another word for fall • the longest day of the year • the season that starts on march 20 • when earth is facing towards the sun • the thing that rotate around the earth • when earth is facing opposite of the sun • the object that the earth revolves around • when u have same amount of day and night hours • ...

Astronomy Review 2021-12-15

Astronomy Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spacecraft that can carry a crew into space and back to Earth
  2. huge group of stars, star systems, dust, and gas in space
  3. spinning of a planet on its axis
  4. movement of an object around another
  5. natural satellite
  6. all of space and everything in it
  7. imaginary line about which Earth rotates
Down
  1. longest or shortest day of the year
  2. eclipse caused when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the moon
  3. eclipse caused when the moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth
  4. study of objects in space and their movements
  5. force of attraction between objects
  6. "Equal day - equal night"
  7. tendency to resist a change in motion
  8. a push or a pull

15 Clues: a push or a pull • natural satellite • "Equal day - equal night" • spinning of a planet on its axis • all of space and everything in it • longest or shortest day of the year • force of attraction between objects • movement of an object around another • tendency to resist a change in motion • imaginary line about which Earth rotates • ...

Earth Structures Review 2026-01-25

Earth Structures Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. type of rock formed when magma or lava cools
  2. type of rock made from layers of sediment pressed together
  3. type of rock changed by heat and pressure
  4. Earth's sphere that includes the solid parts of Earth including rocks soil and land
  5. the hot solid center of Earth made of iron and nickel
Down
  1. Earth's sphere that includes the layer of air that surrounds Earth
  2. melted, molten rock found beneath Earth’s surface
  3. the thinnest, coolest outer layer of Earth where we live
  4. the only liquid layer of Earth between the mantle and inner core
  5. the thickest layer of hot rock beneath the crust
  6. the process that breaks rocks into sediments or small pieces of rock
  7. Earth's sphere that includes all living things on Earth like plants animals and people

12 Clues: type of rock changed by heat and pressure • type of rock formed when magma or lava cools • the thickest layer of hot rock beneath the crust • melted, molten rock found beneath Earth’s surface • the hot solid center of Earth made of iron and nickel • the thinnest, coolest outer layer of Earth where we live • type of rock made from layers of sediment pressed together • ...

All about earth 2025-10-24

All about earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tool used to measure the size of seismic waves
  2. Outermost layer of the earth
  3. A wave that travels through Earth's interior
  4. between the Earth's crust and core
  5. The sudden shaking of Earth's surface
  6. A wave that travels on earth surface
  7. surrounds the inner core of earth
Down
  1. where tectonic plates are found
  2. more dense material sink less dense materials rise
  3. A form of energy that travels through the earth
  4. center of earth

11 Clues: center of earth • Outermost layer of the earth • where tectonic plates are found • surrounds the inner core of earth • between the Earth's crust and core • A wave that travels on earth surface • The sudden shaking of Earth's surface • A wave that travels through Earth's interior • A form of energy that travels through the earth • ...

Religion crossword 2023-09-20

Religion crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. trusting the lord
  2. those who literally proclaim the good news in the gospels
  3. where you go to worship God
  4. the most recently written gospel
  5. the amount of days it took to form the earth
  6. how you speak to God
  7. where Jesus was crucified
  8. Jesuses first followers
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  1. the part of the bible Jesus was in
  2. when god flooded the earth
  3. where the gospel of Mark was beloved to be written
  4. the first man and woman on the earth
  5. the first part of the bible
  6. the word Gospels was taken from
  7. the lord almighty

15 Clues: trusting the lord • the lord almighty • how you speak to God • Jesuses first followers • where Jesus was crucified • when god flooded the earth • the first part of the bible • where you go to worship God • the word Gospels was taken from • the most recently written gospel • the part of the bible Jesus was in • the first man and woman on the earth • ...

solar eclipses 2024-04-08

solar eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. period of darkness in each 24 hours
  2. circular object
  3. star around which the earth orbits
  4. natural satellite of the earth
  5. within which all things exist and move
  6. fixed luminous point in the night sky
  7. curved path of a celestial object around a star
  8. region of the atmosphere and outer space seen from the earth
Down
  1. period of light in each 24 hours
  2. out steady light
  3. natural agent that stimulates sight
  4. world

12 Clues: world • circular object • out steady light • natural satellite of the earth • period of light in each 24 hours • star around which the earth orbits • period of darkness in each 24 hours • natural agent that stimulates sight • fixed luminous point in the night sky • within which all things exist and move • curved path of a celestial object around a star • ...

SCIENCE WORDS 2 2024-08-26

SCIENCE WORDS 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these planets are more rocky
  2. To go around something
  3. You make a wish on this when you see it in the night sky
  4. Balls of gas:
  5. separate the inner and outer planets
  6. This causes the 4 seasons
  7. earths natural satellite
  8. closest star to earth
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  1. ours has 8 planets: SolarSystem
  2. all existing matter and space considered as a whole
  3. home galaxy
  4. A group of stars that create a picture in the sky
  5. This takes the Earth 24 hours
  6. takes longer to orbit the sun
  7. a system of stars, gas, dust held together by gravitational attraction:
  8. a small rocky body orbiting the sun
  9. This takes the Earth 365 days

17 Clues: home galaxy • Balls of gas: • closest star to earth • earths natural satellite • To go around something • This causes the 4 seasons • these planets are more rocky • separate the inner and outer planets • takes longer to orbit the sun • This takes the Earth 24 hours • This takes the Earth 365 days • ...

Plate tectonics 2024-01-15

Plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fracture in earths crust
  2. Places where plates slide sideways past each other
  3. It occurs as tectonic plates are pushed together and the crust becomes shorter and thicker
  4. When two plates come together
  5. It can be emitted from the core mantle boundary region to reach the Earth's crust
  6. When a plate moves slowly across a hot spot
  7. The liquid shell made up of iron and nickel
  8. Caused when underground rock suddenly breaks and there is rapid motion along a fault
  9. Long, narrow depressions on the seafloor that form at the boundary of tectonic plates
  10. Earth's outermost layer, or lithosphere made up of the crust and upper mantle
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  1. It is part of the upper mantle
  2. Heat driven cycles that occur in the air, ocean, and mantle
  3. It creates deep cracks in the crust of the Earth where the two plates split.
  4. A layer of the interior of the Earth
  5. The sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plate of the earth's crust into the mantle beneath another plate
  6. When two plates are moving away
  7. Divergent, convergent, and transform
  8. It is the solid, outer part of Earth, it includes the upper part of the mantle and the crust.
  9. It is one produced by the movement of Earth's continental plates
  10. The most dense shell of the earth

20 Clues: A fracture in earths crust • When two plates come together • It is part of the upper mantle • When two plates are moving away • The most dense shell of the earth • A layer of the interior of the Earth • Divergent, convergent, and transform • When a plate moves slowly across a hot spot • The liquid shell made up of iron and nickel • ...

Plate motion crossword 2022-10-23

Plate motion crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. who created the Continental drift theory.
  2. A slab of earths whistle sphere that moves across the earth.
  3. The layer of solid brittle rocks that make up the earths surface.
  4. The circular pattern of hot material rising and cool material sinking.
  5. The direction of earths magnetic field.
  6. The middle layer of earth made by hard rock that circulates by convection that is located between the crust and the core.
  7. A two dimensional representation of a certain area on the earths surface.
  8. Equipment that measures seismic waves and other motions.
  9. Landmass above sea level.
  10. The process of which something takes place.
  11. was a geology professor and naval officer that would think about the continental drift theory and the unique features of the seafloor and he found out that mechanistic for it all.
Down
  1. when the north and south magnetic poles are the same as they are now.
  2. Large ice sheets slowly moving.
  3. polarity when the north and south magnetic poles are the reverse of what they are now.
  4. what makes continents move.
  5. molten rock deep inside the earth.
  6. The movement of materials do two different temperatures.
  7. Brown shaking caused in the release of energy stored in the crust.
  8. The study of rocks processes and The history of earth.
  9. The rocky outer layer of earths surface.

20 Clues: Landmass above sea level. • what makes continents move. • Large ice sheets slowly moving. • molten rock deep inside the earth. • The direction of earths magnetic field. • The rocky outer layer of earths surface. • who created the Continental drift theory. • The process of which something takes place. • The study of rocks processes and The history of earth. • ...

Unit 1 2020-11-18

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of forest that is planted by humans
  2. the breakdown of rocks
  3. the remains of past life found in sedimentary rocks
  4. plates move towards each other
  5. all the water that flows downstream into a bigger body
  6. plates move away from each other
  7. hottest layer of the earth
  8. causes earthquakes
Down
  1. all 3 types of rocks can turn into this
  2. outside layer of the earth
  3. formed from sediments that compact
  4. the only liquid layer of the earth
  5. big slabs of rock that make up the crust
  6. the movement of sediments
  7. type of rock formed from cooled magma
  8. formed through heat and pressure

16 Clues: causes earthquakes • the breakdown of rocks • the movement of sediments • outside layer of the earth • hottest layer of the earth • plates move towards each other • plates move away from each other • formed through heat and pressure • formed from sediments that compact • the only liquid layer of the earth • type of rock formed from cooled magma • ...

Iceland Crossword 2024-06-24

Iceland Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to pull apart
  2. the outer layer of Earth
  3. the _________ lights
  4. A traditional Icelandic dish, __________ sheep's head
  5. Name of the first women according to the Icelandic tales
  6. Suitable for farming
  7. ________ activity (activity that happens frequently in iceland)
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  1. vibration affecting the earth and its crust
  2. Language spoken in Iceland that is similar to Icelandic (1 space in the word)
  3. heat that is generated by the internal heat of the earth
  4. Meanign english in Icelandic
  5. ground under the sea
  6. Meaning No in Icelandic
  7. needed for winters (can be powered by geothermal energy)
  8. a natural hotspring in iceland (1 space in the word)
  9. Meaning thanks in Icelandic

16 Clues: to pull apart • ground under the sea • the _________ lights • Suitable for farming • Meaning No in Icelandic • the outer layer of Earth • Meaning thanks in Icelandic • Meanign english in Icelandic • vibration affecting the earth and its crust • a natural hotspring in iceland (1 space in the word) • A traditional Icelandic dish, __________ sheep's head • ...

science vocabulary 2014-01-12

science vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the soft part of the mantle that tectonic plates move on
  2. layer of rock between the earths crust and core
  3. the strong lower part of the mantle between the asthosphere and the outer core
  4. one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries
  5. the thin and outer layer of the earth
  6. that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object
  7. the process by which new oceanic lithosphere forms as magma rises
  8. rock layers break the resulting surface they break and slide on
Down
  1. is the boundary between two tectonic plates that are moving away
  2. the solid most outer layer of the earth
  3. made up of the lithosphere
  4. the central part of the earth
  5. the boundary when two plates are sliding past each other
  6. the theory that all continents were once together
  7. when parts of the earth crust rise
  8. is the sinking of regions of the earths crust to lower elevations

16 Clues: made up of the lithosphere • the central part of the earth • when parts of the earth crust rise • the thin and outer layer of the earth • the solid most outer layer of the earth • one rock layer is stretched at its boundaries • layer of rock between the earths crust and core • that occurs when forces act to squeeze an object • ...