the earth Crossword Puzzles

Earth-Sun-Moon Interactions 2025-03-13

Earth-Sun-Moon Interactions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Moon's rotation length
  2. Earth's Revolution
  3. Earth's Revolution length
  4. go around another object
  5. Sun Centered
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  1. spin around self
  2. Earth's Rotation
  3. Earth Centered
  4. Center of Solar System
  5. Two full moons in a month
  6. Revolves around Earth
  7. Earth's tilt
  8. Earth's Revolution causes
  9. Revolves around the Sun
  10. Shooting Star

15 Clues: Earth's tilt • Sun Centered • Shooting Star • Earth Centered • spin around self • Earth's Rotation • Earth's Revolution • Revolves around Earth • Moon's rotation length • Center of Solar System • Revolves around the Sun • go around another object • Two full moons in a month • Earth's Revolution causes • Earth's Revolution length

spanish but complicated hints 2024-01-08

spanish but complicated hints crossword puzzle
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  1. big yelllow thing in sky
  2. lots of big white thing in sky
  3. cold dessert
  4. a human who does something
  5. low temprature
  6. big yellow thing that warm earth
  7. cold rain
  8. two things to go down mountain fast on feet
  9. after fall
  10. thing to dry off water
  11. big earth bump
  12. regular rain
  13. escalotor to main level
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  1. a human who uses a board to go down big earth bump with snow
  2. big white thing in sky
  3. thing to wear when swiming
  4. to go around a ring with metal things on the bottom of shoes
  5. how to tell how hot or cold outside
  6. human hwo go down big earth bump with snow
  7. big thing to ride to top of big earth bump with snow
  8. escalotor to second levol
  9. after spring
  10. glass that has a frame that you wear on face to block big yellow thing in sky
  11. a human who has mastered a skill
  12. tiempo hi temprature

25 Clues: cold rain • after fall • cold dessert • after spring • regular rain • low temprature • big earth bump • big white thing in sky • thing to dry off water • tiempo hi temprature • escalotor to main level • big yelllow thing in sky • escalotor to second levol • thing to wear when swiming • a human who does something • lots of big white thing in sky • big yellow thing that warm earth • ...

My tides assignment for science 2022-02-03

My tides assignment for science crossword puzzle
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  1. related to earth
  2. the tide that is The highest tide
  3. Related to seawater
  4. the tide that happens When the Sun moon and Earth form a 90° angle
  5. zone The part of the coast that does
  6. The big ball of fire in the sky that is in our solar system
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  1. the tide that happens when the sun, moon, and earth are aligned
  2. pull the force that pulls things down.
  3. the big floating rock in space that orbits the earth
  4. The planet that we are standing on
  5. The rise and fall of ocean water

11 Clues: related to earth • Related to seawater • The rise and fall of ocean water • the tide that is The highest tide • The planet that we are standing on • zone The part of the coast that does • pull the force that pulls things down. • the big floating rock in space that orbits the earth • The big ball of fire in the sky that is in our solar system • ...

How The Earth Was Formed 2017-06-02

How The Earth Was Formed crossword puzzle
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  1. Iron and nickel sank to the center, creating the ____ of the planet
  2. During the Hadean Eon, Earth was under constant bombardment by ____ and experienced intense volcanism
  3. Process in which denser materials of a planet sink to the center, while less dense materials rise to the surface
  4. Gravity pulled in irregular bumps on the surface, causing the formation of a _____ shape
  5. Planets can only separate into layers based on density if the materials are in their _____ form.
  6. The solar system started out as a ____, or cloud of gas, ice, and dust
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  1. The surface of Earth cooled and eventually became this
  2. Earth grew in size and began to generate _____ energy
  3. The force that pulled the nebula closer together, forming a flattened disk shape
  4. The "giant impact hypothesis" proposes that the ____ was formed when a large body collided with Earth
  5. Pressure and heat from ____ decay of elements and aftershocks of massive collisions caused Earth to be molten
  6. The materials in the nebula became more dense and formed the _____
  7. ____ began to form as gravity pulled particles closer together

13 Clues: Earth grew in size and began to generate _____ energy • The surface of Earth cooled and eventually became this • ____ began to form as gravity pulled particles closer together • The materials in the nebula became more dense and formed the _____ • Iron and nickel sank to the center, creating the ____ of the planet • ...

Gadola 4 SS 2025-01-31

Gadola 4 SS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The crust that is in the ocean.
  2. electric field where magnetic forces can be detected
  3. zero degrees
  4. The reason the Earth has seasons
  5. earth's pass around the sun
  6. Consists of the crust and the top of the mantle.
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  1. layer of the Earth consists of liquid metal
  2. half the earth, divided into North and South
  3. lines run from north to south
  4. less dense than oceanic crust
  5. more dense than continental crust
  6. the outermost layer of the planet.
  7. made of solid iron and nickle.
  8. away
  9. Lines run from east to west

15 Clues: away • zero degrees • Lines run from east to west • earth's pass around the sun • lines run from north to south • less dense than oceanic crust • made of solid iron and nickle. • The crust that is in the ocean. • The reason the Earth has seasons • more dense than continental crust • the outermost layer of the planet. • layer of the Earth consists of liquid metal • ...

Geography Year 7 2021-08-17

Geography Year 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. Famous landform at the 'centre' of Australia.
  2. An area created by a combination of geological, geomorphological, biological and cultural layers evolved overtime.
  3. Dry or parched, referring to regions,e.g. deserts.
  4. Type of value expressed by people through creative means including poetry, literature, art, and films.
  5. Imaginary lines running in an east to west direction measuring distance from the equator.
  6. A type of mountain with a crater or vent that can be labelled as active or dormant.
  7. Type of volcano with runny lava.
  8. The process of eroded material being deposited.
  9. Landscape referring to system of caves and fissures underground and their unique environments.
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  1. The wearing away of the surface of the Earth by the action of wind or water.
  2. Acronym of most important aspects of a map.
  3. The breakdown of rocks and sediment into smaller particles or a solution.
  4. Where the land meets the sea.
  5. The types of weather over a long period of time.
  6. Name of the tallest mountain above sea level on Earth.
  7. Innermost layer of the Earth.
  8. Activity involving the movement of layers of the Earth's crust. Plates move and float on the Earth.
  9. Australia has the longest _____________.

18 Clues: Where the land meets the sea. • Innermost layer of the Earth. • Type of volcano with runny lava. • Australia has the longest _____________. • Acronym of most important aspects of a map. • Famous landform at the 'centre' of Australia. • The process of eroded material being deposited. • The types of weather over a long period of time. • ...

The Planets and there characteristics 2017-05-09

The Planets and there characteristics crossword puzzle
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  1. has 62 moons
  2. only planet to have liquid water over surface
  3. average size star that appears yellow when viewed from the earth
  4. a quarter of the earths size, shines bright at night
  5. when the moon passes between the sun and the earth
  6. spins on its side
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  1. closest planet to the earth
  2. known as the dwarf planet
  3. has 6 very thin rings also known as the ice giant
  4. contains red rocks and soil
  5. known as the gas giant
  6. fastest moving planet

12 Clues: has 62 moons • spins on its side • fastest moving planet • known as the gas giant • known as the dwarf planet • closest planet to the earth • contains red rocks and soil • only planet to have liquid water over surface • has 6 very thin rings also known as the ice giant • when the moon passes between the sun and the earth • a quarter of the earths size, shines bright at night • ...

Chapter 29 2023 2023-09-05

Chapter 29 2023 crossword puzzle
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  1. when the Moon moves directly between the Sun and Earth and casts a shadow on Earth
  2. is an area in which the time is the same
  3. are the dark-colored, flat, lava-filled regions on the Moon’s surface
  4. is defined as the plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun
  5. a layer of dusty lunar material
  6. a round, three-dimensional object
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  1. when Earth’s rotational axis is tilted directly toward the Sun or away from the Sun
  2. the spinning of Earth on its axis
  3. is the motion of Earth in an elliptical orbit around the Sun
  4. an elongated, closed curve with two foci
  5. when Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon and casts a shadow on the Moon
  6. a rise or fall in the ocean surface
  7. the number of daylight hours and the number of nighttime hours are nearly the same all over the world

13 Clues: a layer of dusty lunar material • the spinning of Earth on its axis • a round, three-dimensional object • a rise or fall in the ocean surface • an elongated, closed curve with two foci • is an area in which the time is the same • is defined as the plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun • is the motion of Earth in an elliptical orbit around the Sun • ...

The Earth and the Sky 2021-02-25

The Earth and the Sky crossword puzzle
Across
  1. home to all plants, animals and people
  2. shape of the earth
  3. a model of the earth
  4. we see on the sky after the rain
  5. hot ball of fire
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  1. an area of low land between two hills
  2. Twinkle in the sky
  3. a loud noise in the sky when there is storm
  4. changes shape every night
  5. The open space above the earth

10 Clues: hot ball of fire • Twinkle in the sky • shape of the earth • a model of the earth • changes shape every night • The open space above the earth • we see on the sky after the rain • an area of low land between two hills • home to all plants, animals and people • a loud noise in the sky when there is storm

The day the earth moved. 2023-09-25

The day the earth moved. crossword puzzle
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  1. a mass of earth, rock, etc. that falls down the slope of a mountain or a cliff
  2. the power to give orders to people
  3. the process of moving people from a place of danger to a safer place
  4. the point on the earth’s surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly
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  1. to be greater than a particular number or amount
  2. to burn brightly and strongly
  3. to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart
  4. feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others
  5. a small earthquake that happens after a bigger one
  6. in or towards the middle of a country; away from the coast

10 Clues: to burn brightly and strongly • the power to give orders to people • to be greater than a particular number or amount • a small earthquake that happens after a bigger one • in or towards the middle of a country; away from the coast • to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart • the process of moving people from a place of danger to a safer place • ...

The day the Earth moved 2024-09-24

The day the Earth moved crossword puzzle
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  1. feeling or showing that you have little hope and are ready to do anything without worrying about danger to yourself or others
  2. to burn brightly and strongly
  3. showing courage
  4. a statement, an event, etc. telling somebody that something bad or unpleasant may happen in the future so that they can try to avoid it
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  1. the point on the earth’s surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly
  2. causing a lot of damage and destroying things
  3. violent physical action used to obtain or achieve something
  4. to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart
  5. the sudden violent bursting and loud noise of something such as a bomb exploding; the act of deliberately causing something to explode
  6. to move or make somebody/something move with short quick movements from side to side or up and down

10 Clues: showing courage • to burn brightly and strongly • causing a lot of damage and destroying things • violent physical action used to obtain or achieve something • to fall down or fall in suddenly, often after breaking apart • the point on the earth’s surface where the effects of an earthquake are felt most strongly • ...

The Future of the Earth 2025-05-04

The Future of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. What will happen to the Earth's oceans
  2. The phase that the Sun will be in 6 billion years from now
  3. The _____ of Earth will be too hot to support life
  4. The Earth will be _______ by the Sun
  5. The phase that the Sun is currently in
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  1. The element that is currently fused into helium
  2. What humans and life need to survive on Earth
  3. The pressure from hydrogen fusion counteracts the force of _____
  4. After becoming a red giant, the Sun will begin a process of _____ fusion
  5. In about one billion years, the Earth will become a hot _______

10 Clues: The Earth will be _______ by the Sun • What will happen to the Earth's oceans • The phase that the Sun is currently in • What humans and life need to survive on Earth • The element that is currently fused into helium • The _____ of Earth will be too hot to support life • The phase that the Sun will be in 6 billion years from now • ...

SPACE🌚🌝 2021-04-22

SPACE🌚🌝 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. act of rising to an important position or a higher level
  2. distance of a place east or west
  3. tide- seven days after a spring tide
  4. eclipse-moon gets between Earth and the sun,
  5. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
  6. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun:
  7. system-consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity — the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune,
  8. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and
  9. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun
  10. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  11. massive self-luminous celestial body
  12. - is a large planetary embryo
  13. the shadow cast by the earth or moon
  14. planet - a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
  15. motion- Kepler's three laws of..
  16. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  17. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere,
  18. the star around which the earth orbits
  19. distance of a place north or south
  20. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor
  21. representing the sun as the center, as in the accepted astronomical model of the solar system.
  22. tide- tide during new and full moon.
  23. Physics the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  24. n imaginary line drawn around the
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  1. meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
  2. force- the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  3. which the sun crosses the celestial equator
  4. a small rocky body orbiting the su
  5. object's orbital motion around another object
  6. having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.
  7. the natural satellite of the earth
  8. period of the year that is distinguished by special climate conditions
  9. the action of rotating around an axis or center
  10. regular oval shape
  11. of a celestial body obscure the light from or to another celestial body
  12. rising and falling of the
  13. getting larger each night.
  14. unit - distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
  15. smaller part of its visible surface illuminated
  16. radiation- the name given to a pair of electric and magnetic fields that propagate together at the speed of light.
  17. angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator
  18. robotic spacecraft that explores farther into outer space
  19. the shadow of a celestial body excluding all light from the primary source

43 Clues: regular oval shape • rising and falling of the • getting larger each night. • - is a large planetary embryo • distance of a place east or west • motion- Kepler's three laws of.. • n imaginary line drawn around the • a small rocky body orbiting the su • the natural satellite of the earth • distance of a place north or south • tide- seven days after a spring tide • ...

geology crossword puzzle 2025-03-21

geology crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The first layer of the earth.
  2. This is a category of the earth made up of rocks and mountains.
  3. When plates move away from each other.
  4. This is a category of the earth made up of organisms.
  5. This is when plates collide with each other.
  6. This is a category of the earth made up of water and ice
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  1. The type of rock made from intense heat/pressure.
  2. When one plate slips under the other.
  3. The boundary that makes plates slip past each other. .
  4. This type of rock is made of compacted sediment.
  5. This is the layer of the earth that is the most dense.
  6. This the type of rock made from hardened lava/magma.

12 Clues: The first layer of the earth. • When one plate slips under the other. • When plates move away from each other. • This is when plates collide with each other. • This type of rock is made of compacted sediment. • The type of rock made from intense heat/pressure. • This the type of rock made from hardened lava/magma. • This is a category of the earth made up of organisms. • ...

DeHart 2 SS 2025-02-02

DeHart 2 SS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divided by the equator into northern and southern halves
  2. thin crust that makes up the oceans floor
  3. liquid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel
  4. slow change in direction of earths rotational axis (earths wobble)
  5. a thick, solid layer in between the crust and the core
  6. the solid intermost layer
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  1. a circulating electric current that surrounds earth
  2. materials inside a planet separate based to density
  3. a chemical that makes up most of the earth
  4. the angle between an objects rotational and orbital axis
  5. the path an object follows as it moves around another one
  6. an objects spinning motion around its own axis
  7. outermost layer of the earth
  8. imaginary line around the middle of the earth

14 Clues: the solid intermost layer • outermost layer of the earth • thin crust that makes up the oceans floor • a chemical that makes up most of the earth • imaginary line around the middle of the earth • an objects spinning motion around its own axis • liquid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel • a circulating electric current that surrounds earth • ...

pikanews 2021-02-22

pikanews crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the president of mars dad
  2. Pika____
  3. _____News
  4. Countries are in ____________
  5. What are Cities in?
  6. Pikachu's Dad
  7. Earth and ____
  8. our news name
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  1. Countries but smaller
  2. (________________)
  3. Plan___
  4. the new president of mars
  5. the president of mars son
  6. Water source
  7. Mars and _____
  8. Awesome but better

16 Clues: Plan___ • Pika____ • _____News • Water source • Pikachu's Dad • Mars and _____ • Earth and ____ • our news name • (________________) • Awesome but better • What are Cities in? • Countries but smaller • the president of mars dad • the new president of mars • the president of mars son • Countries are in ____________

Week 25 Terr, Terra, & Geo 2024-03-02

Week 25 Terr, Terra, & Geo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. under the surface of the earth; underground
  2. the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet’s surface
  3. an area, region, or piece of land
  4. a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals
  5. a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
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  1. baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
  2. a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
  3. almost or completely surrounded by land
  4. out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
  5. the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet’s crust

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 • out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth • the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet’s crust • ...

terr/geo word study 2024-05-10

terr/geo word study 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. out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
  4. almost or completely surrounded by land
  5. a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
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  1. under the surface of the earth; underground
  2. a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
  3. cotta baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
  4. the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
  5. a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals

10 Clues: an area, region, or piece of land • almost or completely surrounded by land • under the surface of the earth; underground • cotta baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust • out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth • ...

TERR, TERRA, GEO Word Study 2024-05-07

TERR, TERRA, GEO Word Study crossword puzzle
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  1. the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust
  2. an area, region, or piece of land
  3. out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
  4. (adj) almost or completely surrounded by land
  5. a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
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  1. under the surface of the earth; underground
  2. person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
  3. cotta baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
  4. (the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
  5. a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals

10 Clues: an area, region, or piece of land • under the surface of the earth; underground • cotta baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • (adj) almost or completely surrounded by land • 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 • ...

Word Study 2024-05-06

Word Study 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. out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth
  4. almost or completely surrounded by land
  5. a raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
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  1. under the surface of the earth; underground
  2. a person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
  3. cotta baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery
  4. the science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
  5. a hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals

10 Clues: an area, region, or piece of land • almost or completely surrounded by land • under the surface of the earth; underground • cotta baked earth; hard, brownish-red pottery • the study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust • out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet Earth • ...

The Movements of the Earth 2025-03-08

The Movements of the Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. The star at the center of our solar system.
  2. The invisible force that pulls everything toward Earth.
  3. The path that the Earth follows around the Sun.
  4. The spinning of Earth on its axis, causing day and night. (Rotation)
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  1. The time when the Sun is not visible in the sky.
  2. The imaginary line Earth spins around.
  3. The Earth's natural satellite.
  4. The movement of Earth around the Sun, taking 365 days. (Revolution)
  5. The time when the Sun is visible in the sky.
  6. The planet we live on.

10 Clues: The planet we live on. • The Earth's natural satellite. • The imaginary line Earth spins around. • The star at the center of our solar system. • The time when the Sun is visible in the sky. • The path that the Earth follows around the Sun. • The time when the Sun is not visible in the sky. • The invisible force that pulls everything toward Earth. • ...

Terr, Terra, Geo = Land or Earth 2015-03-03

Terr, Terra, Geo = Land or Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. the science of the EARTH that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
  2. almost or completely surrounded by LAND
  3. baked EARTH; hard, brownish-red pottery
  4. a person who studies the regions of the EARTH, including the climates and natural resources
  5. the study of EARTH, specifically rocks and the planets crust
  6. under the surface of the EARTH; underground
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  1. out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet EARTH
  2. an area, region, or piece of LAND
  3. a hollow stone found on the EARTH that is lined on the inside with crystals
  4. a raised, flat mound of EARTH (dirt) that looks like platform with sloping sides

10 Clues: an area, region, or piece of LAND • almost or completely surrounded by LAND • baked EARTH; hard, brownish-red pottery • under the surface of the EARTH; underground • the study of EARTH, specifically rocks and the planets crust • out of this world; above and beyond what is found on planet EARTH • ...

Space Quiz 2012-11-01

Space Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. How far could Galileo's telescope see?
  2. What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
  3. How many moons does the earth have?
  4. An orbit around the earth with an orbital period of one sidereal day, matching the earth's sidereal rotation period.
  5. In which orbit is the ISS(international space station) in?
  6. An object which has been placed into orbit by a human endeavour
  7. what is the name of the first artificial satellite placed into orbit.
  8. what is the brightest planet in the solar system?
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  1. the hypothetical process of modifying a planet's atmosphere, temperature... in order to make it habitable by humans.
  2. How many planets are there in our solar system?
  3. Which mission was the first to land on the moon?
  4. when a space craft leaves earth and explores space
  5. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
  6. eclipse What is it called when the moon completely covers the sun from our view from earth?
  7. The angle between an objects rotational axis and its orbital axis
  8. month the time between two identical phases
  9. How many people have walked on the moon?

17 Clues: How many moons does the earth have? • How far could Galileo's telescope see? • How many people have walked on the moon? • month the time between two identical phases • What is the biggest planet in our solar system? • How many planets are there in our solar system? • Which mission was the first to land on the moon? • A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern. • ...

Chapter 12 Vocab 2023-01-12

Chapter 12 Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. largest planet that has giant red spot and over 61 moons
  2. small pieces of comet when they move throughout space
  3. closest planet to the sun that has many craters and cliffs
  4. planet that is similar to Earth in size and mass that has an extremely dense atmosphere of clouds
  5. small meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere
  6. area between mars and jupiter where most asteroids lie
  7. Planet known for its rings
  8. this happens when Earth's orbit passes through a group of meteoroids that enter the atmosphere
  9. category of planets that are large and lighweight
  10. meteoroid that strikes Earth
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  1. this planet is large and gaseous with a moon called Triton
  2. sun centered model of the solar system
  3. earth centered model of the solar system
  4. Now known as a dwarf planet
  5. This planet has an axis nearly parallel to its plane of orbit
  6. German mathematician that discovered that the planets' orbits were elliptical
  7. rocks similar to the ones that formed planets
  8. This planet has the largest volcano in the solar system and is the last of the inner planets
  9. more than 70% of this planet's surface is covered in water
  10. category of planets that are small and rocky with iron cores

20 Clues: Planet known for its rings • Now known as a dwarf planet • meteoroid that strikes Earth • sun centered model of the solar system • earth centered model of the solar system • rocks similar to the ones that formed planets • category of planets that are large and lighweight • small meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere • ...

SES2 Vocabulary 2023-09-22

SES2 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. a gradual sinking to a lower level
  2. vibration from underground movement along a fault line
  3. the amount per unit size
  4. the transmission of heat or electricity or sound
  5. the exertion of force to a surface
  6. Floor the bottom of a sea or ocean
  7. the central part of the Earth
  8. an increase in the density of something
  9. the formation of crystals
  10. the outer layer of the Earth
  11. the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
  12. a crack in the earth's crust
  13. movement of the edge of one tectonic plate under another
  14. one of the large landmasses of the earth
  15. (plate tectonics) a hypothetical continent including all the landmass of the earth prior to the Triassic period when it split into Laurasia and Gondwanaland
  16. a rigid layer of the Earth's crust
  17. relating to or associated with heat
  18. a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into India and Australia and Africa and South America and Antarctica
  19. Fault a geological fault in which one of the adjacent surfaces appears to have moved horizontally
  20. the part of the Earth consisting of the crust and mantle
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  1. transfer of heat caused by molecular motion in liquid or gas
  2. a crack in the earth's crust resulting from displacement
  3. Fault a geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
  4. a stress that produces an elongation of a physical body
  5. the lower layer of the crust
  6. the atmospheric layer between the stratosphere and the thermosphere
  7. (physics) force that produces strain on a physical body
  8. Valley a valley with steep sides
  9. lift up from the earth, as by geologic forces
  10. Drift the gradual movement of very large land masses
  11. a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock
  12. Shelf the relatively shallow seabed surrounding a continent
  13. Tectonics the movement or study of movement of Earth's crust.
  14. an instrument for measuring movements of the ground
  15. alter the shape of (something) by stress
  16. Scale a logarithmic scale of 1 to 10 formally used to express the magnitude of an earthquake the basis of the size of seismograph oscillations
  17. the branch of geology that studies rocks and land forms
  18. a long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
  19. Fault an inclined fault in which the hanging wall appears to have slipped downward relative to the footwall.
  20. the accumulation of materials deposited by some natural process
  21. Movement movement resulting from or causing deformation of the earth's crust
  22. a hypothetical continent that (according to plate tectonic theory) broke up later into North America and Europe and Asia
  23. molten rock in the earth's crust

43 Clues: the amount per unit size • the formation of crystals • the lower layer of the crust • the outer layer of the Earth • a crack in the earth's crust • the central part of the Earth • Valley a valley with steep sides • molten rock in the earth's crust • a gradual sinking to a lower level • the exertion of force to a surface • Floor the bottom of a sea or ocean • ...

All Summer in a Day 2022-05-18

All Summer in a Day crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what it always does on Venus
  2. the first letter in STEM
  3. how many years it takes for the sun to come out
  4. what Margo was locked in
  5. season when school is let out
  6. what the others do to margo
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  1. the main character in the story
  2. another word for forest
  3. where Earth is
  4. the color of the sun
  5. gives Earth light
  6. where children go to learn
  7. where the story takes place
  8. where the children lived before Venus

14 Clues: where Earth is • gives Earth light • the color of the sun • another word for forest • the first letter in STEM • what Margo was locked in • where children go to learn • where the story takes place • what the others do to margo • what it always does on Venus • season when school is let out • the main character in the story • where the children lived before Venus • ...

Space 2023-05-14

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. eclipse the passing of the Moon into the Earth’s shadow
  2. the figure of the Moon during its first and last quarter, resembling a segment of a ring with pointed ends
  3. the third planet from the Sun
  4. the main bodies in space that revolve around the Sun
  5. the passing of the Moon’s shadow across the Earth
  6. the faint, white light seen around the Sun during a solar eclipse
  7. the star at the centre of the Solar System
  8. hot ball of burning gas that gives off its own heat and light
  9. an imaginary line around which an object spins
  10. the main bodies in the solar system that revolve around the Sun
  11. having to do with the Moon
  12. the alternate rising and falling of the sea, usually twice in each lunar day at a particular place, due to the attraction of the moon and sun
  13. the first-quarter or third-quarter phase, when half the visible side of the Moon is illuminated
  14. a group of stars, gas and dust
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  1. occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon
  2. the path of one object in space around another object
  3. a smaller object that revolves around a larger object
  4. the spinning of an object
  5. the divisions of the year (e.g., spring, summer, autumn, and winter) with particular weather patterns and daylight hours, due to the Earth's changing position relative to the Sun
  6. a phase of the Moon in which more than half of the side we see is illuminated
  7. the Sun, the eight planets that orbit it and their moons
  8. the natural satellite that orbits the Earth
  9. the shape the Moon appears to be as seen from Earth
  10. the larger shadow cast by the Moon during a solar eclipse
  11. the science that deals with the universe beyond Earth’s atmosphere
  12. to do with object in the sky
  13. the darker, smaller shadow cast by the Moon during a total solar eclipse

27 Clues: the spinning of an object • having to do with the Moon • to do with object in the sky • the third planet from the Sun • a group of stars, gas and dust • the star at the centre of the Solar System • the natural satellite that orbits the Earth • an imaginary line around which an object spins • the passing of the Moon’s shadow across the Earth • ...

Science 2025-08-24

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. commonly called as the moho
  2. who proposed the seafloor spreading theory?
  3. the continent of south america was formed from which large landmass?
  4. means all earth
  5. which plate boundary occurs when two plates slide toward eachother?
  6. it is underneath the lithosphere
  7. means all seas.
  8. they travel through the inner layers of the planet
  9. first to be felt on the earth's surface
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  1. refers to the movement of faults along the angle of the fault line
  2. caused by the rising of heat from the core
  3. did do not travel through liquids
  4. refers to the process of forming mountains and mountain ranges
  5. who proposed the theory of continental drift?
  6. are cracks on the earth's surface
  7. which plate boundary is created when two plates move away from each other?
  8. the only travel on the surface
  9. prefers to the shaking of the earth
  10. is divided into four major layers: crust, mantle, outer core and inner core
  11. takes place when a subducting slab sinks into the hot mantle

20 Clues: means all earth • means all seas. • commonly called as the moho • the only travel on the surface • it is underneath the lithosphere • did do not travel through liquids • are cracks on the earth's surface • prefers to the shaking of the earth • first to be felt on the earth's surface • caused by the rising of heat from the core • who proposed the seafloor spreading theory? • ...

Over the Horizon 2014-02-17

Over the Horizon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It's shining over the horizon just like a ball.
  2. What is 思う in English?
  3. I can't see any _______.
  4. Where do Americans live?
  5. I can see many of them all around.
  6. Maybe Japan is behind the ______.
  7. Where is Moscow? (Hint: pg. 63)
  8. What is たぶん in English?
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  1. The opposite of noisy. (煩いの反対)
  2. The earth is a peaceful ______.
  3. Where is Becky from? (Hint pg.18)
  4. What is 地平線 in English?
  5. We're all brothers and _______.
  6. Kanji are from _____.
  7. Let's take ____ of the Earth.
  8. Where am I standing?

16 Clues: Where am I standing? • Kanji are from _____. • What is 思う in English? • What is 地平線 in English? • What is たぶん in English? • I can't see any _______. • Where do Americans live? • Let's take ____ of the Earth. • The opposite of noisy. (煩いの反対) • The earth is a peaceful ______. • We're all brothers and _______. • Where is Moscow? (Hint: pg. 63) • Where is Becky from? (Hint pg.18) • ...

Earth System Glossary 2023-03-14

Earth System Glossary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Reaction A process in which substances change into different substances
  2. The air that surrounds Earth
  3. To try and make something new that solves a problem
  4. A group of parts that work together
  5. To put together multiple pieces of information in order to understand something
  6. The stuff that things are made of
  7. A person who uses science knowledge to design something in order to solve a problem
  8. A group of atoms joined together in a particular way
  9. Vapor Water in the form of invisible gas
  10. The solid part of Earth
  11. When a gas turns into a liquid
  12. A supply of something that is useful
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  1. When a liquid turns into a gas
  2. A description of how something works or why something happens
  3. All the living things on Earth
  4. Matter that is made of only one kind of atom or molecule
  5. Water that has been used and now contains harmful substances
  6. All of the liquid water and ice on Earth
  7. Things that engineers think about and test in order to know how well something solves a problem
  8. What you can observe or measure about something that helps you figure out what it is

20 Clues: The solid part of Earth • The air that surrounds Earth • When a liquid turns into a gas • All the living things on Earth • When a gas turns into a liquid • The stuff that things are made of • A group of parts that work together • A supply of something that is useful • All of the liquid water and ice on Earth • Vapor Water in the form of invisible gas • ...

Science Review 2023-05-18

Science Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The thickest Compositional layer of the Earth.
  2. At this boundary, plates move away from one another.
  3. This rock is formed from sediments and sometimes contains fossils.
  4. Measures Seismic waves.
  5. At this boundary, plates collide.
  6. This rock is formed through heat and pressure inside Earth.
  7. The fastest seismic wave, can travel through liquids and solids.
  8. This rock type is found near volcanoes and formed from cooled magma.
  9. Along with Mountains, this can be formed at a transform boundary.
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  1. A diagram used when looking at common ancestry.
  2. At this boundary, plates slide past one another.
  3. This seismic wave cannot travel through liquid layers, only solid.
  4. The only liquid layer of the Mechanical Layers of the Earth.
  5. Oldest rock layers are a the bottom. Law of ______________.
  6. The outer compositional layer of the Earth, also the thinnest.

15 Clues: Measures Seismic waves. • At this boundary, plates collide. • The thickest Compositional layer of the Earth. • A diagram used when looking at common ancestry. • At this boundary, plates slide past one another. • At this boundary, plates move away from one another. • Oldest rock layers are a the bottom. Law of ______________. • ...

Space beyond the stars 2025-03-25

Space beyond the stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is almost as large as the Earth and is the second closest to the Sun.
  2. All planets are there.
  3. It has the same name as the dog from Disney.
  4. They sometimes hit Earth, and many people call it a shooting star.
  5. It's known for its really pretty red color.
  6. It is the only planet we can live on.
  7. It will burn out in many many year
  8. It is light blue and is before Neptune.
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  1. It consists mostly of water and gasses.
  2. It's the biggest planet in our solar system.
  3. It's like a vacuum, it takes everything.
  4. We don't know if they are real or not, they don't live on earth.
  5. They burn out, and there are a lot of them.
  6. It is the second largest planet.
  7. It is the closest to the sun.

15 Clues: All planets are there. • It is the closest to the sun. • It is the second largest planet. • It will burn out in many many year • It is the only planet we can live on. • It consists mostly of water and gasses. • It is light blue and is before Neptune. • It's like a vacuum, it takes everything. • They burn out, and there are a lot of them. • ...

Solar System 2020-10-05

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it spins on its side
  2. the hottest
  3. the only life that we know
  4. the biggest in the solar system
  5. the closest planet to the sun
  6. around the sun
  7. between earth and jupiter
Down
  1. looks blue and really cold
  2. has rings around the outside
  3. the largest planet
  4. moves around the earth
  5. spacecraft

12 Clues: spacecraft • the hottest • around the sun • the largest planet • it spins on its side • moves around the earth • between earth and jupiter • looks blue and really cold • the only life that we know • has rings around the outside • the closest planet to the sun • the biggest in the solar system

The World of Geography & The Geographers tool 2014-05-30

The World of Geography & The Geographers tool crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a half of earth
  2. make areas near the poles look bigger then they are.
  3. show s the correct size of landmasses, but their shapes are altered.
  4. loss of accuracy
  5. ______________ includes the human and physical features at a specific location.
  6. a line of longitude
  7. many geographers believe that it is the best world map available.
  8. a line of latitude that circles earth at the center of the tropics, midway between the North and South poles, along which days and nights are always equal in length
  9. _______________________ are photographs of earths surface taken from the air.
  10. GIS
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  1. ________________ are units that measure angles.
  2. _______________________ explores how people affect their environment, or their natural surroundings, and how their environment affects them.
  3. the theme of __________________ helps you understand cultural changes
  4. the distance north of south of earth's equator, in degrees
  5. the section of a map that explains the symbols and colors on the map
  6. rose a diagram of a compass showing
  7. direction the direction north, east, south and west
  8. shows how distance on the mapcompare to actual distances on the land.
  9. Geographers use both cardinal and intermediate directions to describe ____________________.
  10. the distance east or west of the prime meridian, in degrees
  11. the study of earth
  12. geographers use the theme __________ to group places that have something in common.
  13. a way to map earth on a flat surface
  14. relative size

24 Clues: GIS • relative size • a half of earth • loss of accuracy • the study of earth • a line of longitude • rose a diagram of a compass showing • a way to map earth on a flat surface • ________________ are units that measure angles. • direction the direction north, east, south and west • make areas near the poles look bigger then they are. • ...

Key Words 2023-03-05

Key Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The end of a magnet that points south if the magnet can move freely. Often just called the south pole.
  2. hemisphere The half of the Earth with the North Pole in it.
  3. field The space around a magnet where it can affect magnetic materials or other magnets.
  4. An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth.
  5. Half of a sphere – the shape you would get if you cut a solid ball in half.
  6. The volume around something where a non-contact force can affect things.
  7. The planet we live on.
  8. A natural satellite of a planet.
  9. Push away.
  10. A magnetised piece of metal that can swing around. One end always points north.
  11. path that a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet.
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  1. star that the Earth orbits.
  2. The different shapes the Moon seems to have at different times.
  3. Two things pulling towards each other.
  4. The end of a magnet that points north if the magnet can move freely. Often just called the north pole.
  5. way of showing or representing something that helps you to think about it or to find out about it.
  6. oval-shaped
  7. lines Lines drawn to show which way a magnetic field acts.
  8. System star with planets and other objects orbiting around it.
  9. large object orbiting a star.
  10. huge ball of gas that gives out energy – we see some of the energy as light.

21 Clues: Push away. • oval-shaped • The planet we live on. • star that the Earth orbits. • large object orbiting a star. • A natural satellite of a planet. • Two things pulling towards each other. • An imaginary line around the middle of the Earth. • lines Lines drawn to show which way a magnetic field acts. • hemisphere The half of the Earth with the North Pole in it. • ...

Science 2022-06-01

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. processes on the surface and inside the earth that slowly changes rocks from one kind to another
  2. the molten mixture of rock-forming the mantle
  3. the ability to do work or cause change
  4. process in which sediment is laid down in new locations
  5. Sedimentary rock that forms remains of a shell
  6. the process by which sediments are pressed together under their own weight
  7. core a dense sphere of solid iron and nickel at the center of earth
  8. a usually light-colored igneous rock that is found in continental crust
  9. the preserved remains or traces of an organism that lived in the past
  10. the parts of earth that contain living organisms
  11. the force pushing on a surface divided by the area of that surface
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  1. the particles of minerals or other rocks that give a rock its texture
  2. the ratio of the mass of a substance to it's volume
  3. liquid magma that reaches the surface
  4. the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves
  5. A metamorphic rock formed when limestone is exposed to high temperature and pressure
  6. igneous looks like swiss cheese texture the look and feel of a rocks surface
  7. sedimentary made from sand
  8. the layer of rock that forms earths outer surface
  9. tectonics constantmotion
  10. the portion of Earth that consists of water in any of it's form

21 Clues: tectonics constantmotion • sedimentary made from sand • liquid magma that reaches the surface • the ability to do work or cause change • the molten mixture of rock-forming the mantle • Sedimentary rock that forms remains of a shell • the transfer of energy by electromagnetic waves • the parts of earth that contain living organisms • ...

Elements and Compounds 2014-10-12

Elements and Compounds crossword puzzle
Across
  1. layers of different gases that surround the Earth
  2. The chemical decomposition produced by passing an electrical current through a solution
  3. The shortened version of the English or Latin name of an element
  4. A pure substance that cannot be separated into simpler substances by chemical or physical means
  5. A change that does not result in the formation of a new substance
  6. These have a negative charge and orbit the nucleus
  7. Smallest particle of an element
  8. A pure substance made up of atoms of two or more elements that are chemically combined
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  1. consists of all life on Earth and all parts of the Earth in which life exists, including land, water and the atmosphere
  2. all of the water on Earth
  3. A change that results in the formation of a new substance
  4. Earth's solid rocky outer layer
  5. The center of the atom which contains protons and neutrons
  6. The formation of a solid in a solution
  7. The particles of the nucleus that have no charge
  8. smallest unit of most compounds
  9. Positively charged particles in the nucleus

17 Clues: all of the water on Earth • Earth's solid rocky outer layer • smallest unit of most compounds • Smallest particle of an element • The formation of a solid in a solution • Positively charged particles in the nucleus • The particles of the nucleus that have no charge • layers of different gases that surround the Earth • These have a negative charge and orbit the nucleus • ...

What Planet? 2016-09-03

What Planet? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is the passage of a meteoroid as a streak of light through the atmosphere.
  2. Blue/green colouring made from methane gas in the atmosphere.
  3. Natural debris which orbit around Mars and Jupiter
  4. Solid rocky debris that travels through outer space.
  5. Has rings made from chunks of water ice and rocky materials.
  6. Planet with the strongest winds in the atmosphere.
Down
  1. Around 1/4 of Earth.
  2. Made from frozen gases, ice, rock, dust and organic compound.
  3. The remains of the meteoroid that survives through the atmosphere and hits Earth.
  4. The largest planet.
  5. The fastest moving planet.
  6. Provides the Earth with heat, light and energy.
  7. It is only 2370km in diameter!
  8. Only planet to have liquid water covering it.

14 Clues: The largest planet. • Around 1/4 of Earth. • The fastest moving planet. • It is only 2370km in diameter! • Only planet to have liquid water covering it. • Provides the Earth with heat, light and energy. • Natural debris which orbit around Mars and Jupiter • Planet with the strongest winds in the atmosphere. • Solid rocky debris that travels through outer space. • ...

DeHart 2 SS 2025-02-02

DeHart 2 SS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. divided by the equator into northern and southern halves
  2. thin crust that makes up the oceans floor
  3. liquid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel
  4. slow change in direction of earths rotational axis (earths wobble)
  5. a thick, solid layer in between the crust and the core
  6. the solid intermost layer
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  1. a circulating electric current that surrounds earth
  2. materials inside a planet separate based to density
  3. a chemical that makes up most of the earth
  4. the angle between an objects rotational and orbital axis
  5. the path an object follows as it moves around another one
  6. an objects spinning motion around its own axis
  7. outermost layer of the earth
  8. imaginary line around the middle of the earth

14 Clues: the solid intermost layer • outermost layer of the earth • thin crust that makes up the oceans floor • a chemical that makes up most of the earth • imaginary line around the middle of the earth • an objects spinning motion around its own axis • liquid layer composed of mostly iron and nickel • a circulating electric current that surrounds earth • ...

Earth Formation Puzzle 2023-02-13

Earth Formation Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________________ decay releases heat, and early in the planet’s history
  2. Materials that are _______________ in density became part of the mantle
  3. that asteroid impacts were _____________ in the early solar system.
  4. Earth came together (accreted) from the cloud of dust and _____________
  5. Earth was not always the _____________ and habitable planet it is today.
  6. The first crust was probably _______________, like the oceanic crust is today
Down
  1. The _________________ of basaltic crust was so effective that no remnants of it are found today.
  2. Earth _____________ at the same time as the other planets
  3. When Earth first came together it was really ________
  4. As Earth’s internal _______________ grew, its temperature also rose.
  5. When Earth was entirely ________________, gravity drew denser elements to the center
  6. release of ____________ amounts of heat
  7. _________________ caused small bodies of rock and metal orbiting the proto-Sun to smash together to create larger bodies

13 Clues: release of ____________ amounts of heat • When Earth first came together it was really ________ • Earth _____________ at the same time as the other planets • that asteroid impacts were _____________ in the early solar system. • As Earth’s internal _______________ grew, its temperature also rose. • ...

How do we get the four seasons? 2024-11-22

How do we get the four seasons? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. If a thing is imaginary, it is not _____.
  2. To _____ means to turn around and around in one place.
  3. ___ ______ spins once every 24 hours.
  4. The axis is an ________ line that goes through the middle/center of Earth from the north pole to the south pole.
  5. When the sun shines more _______ on a hemisphere, it is summer in that hemisphere.
  6. When it's winter in the southern hemisphere, it's summer in the ________ hemisphere.
Down
  1. An imaginary line called the equator divides Earth into two __________s.
  2. People, animals, and plants _____ _____ different seasons in different ways.
  3. We get seasons because Earth's axis is _______.
  4. Every three months, the seasons change because Earth is in a new ________ in its orbit around the sun.
  5. The position of Earth in space tells us ________ it is.
  6. The earth spins on its _______.
  7. Every _______ is three months long.

13 Clues: The earth spins on its _______. • Every _______ is three months long. • ___ ______ spins once every 24 hours. • If a thing is imaginary, it is not _____. • We get seasons because Earth's axis is _______. • To _____ means to turn around and around in one place. • The position of Earth in space tells us ________ it is. • ...

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE 2022-06-04

BIOGEOCHEMICAL CYCLE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. begins with the weathering of rocks, releasing the stored sulfur
  2. means life
  3. provides nutrients for the growth of plants in the swamp
  4. inorganic compounds made up of nitrogen and oxygen
  5. organism that eats dead
  6. cycle which travels from the atmosphere into organisms on the Earth and then back into the atmosphere
  7. the movement of water through the soil
  8. comes into contact with air where it is converted into sulfate
  9. characterized by low atmospheric pressure and heavy rain
  10. means earth
  11. cycle that helps to shield the Earth from the majority of harmful ultraviolet radiation
  12. wide-ranging changes in rainfall patterns, average temperature, etc
  13. most carbon is stored in rocks and sediments
  14. cycle that describes the continuous movement of water
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  1. helps keep heat from escaping into space
  2. plants absorb _______ when it is dissolved in water
  3. the process of water vapor being released from plants and soil
  4. when water falls from the atmosphere back to the land
  5. this inorganic _________ is then distributed in soils and water
  6. series of changes in form that an organism undergoes, returning to the starting state
  7. result of human-caused global warming
  8. first step of the water cycle
  9. in order to move through the different parts of the cycle, this cycle must change forms
  10. the layer of air that surrounds the Earth
  11. matter within ecosystems is recycled

25 Clues: means life • means earth • organism that eats dead • first step of the water cycle • matter within ecosystems is recycled • result of human-caused global warming • the movement of water through the soil • helps keep heat from escaping into space • the layer of air that surrounds the Earth • most carbon is stored in rocks and sediments • ...

plate tectonics 2021-11-05

plate tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface
  2. created by two pieces of continental crust converging
  3. a boundary where two plates are moving apart - hint: create new crust
  4. the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago
  5. the solid, outer layer of the earth that consists of the crust and the upper part of the mantle
  6. where two or more plates meet
  7. the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart
  8. a vent on the earths surface where magma and gases are expelled
  9. an underwater chain of mountains.
  10. boundary between two plates that are sliding past each other
  11. the man who came up with the theory of plate tectonics
  12. creates midocean ridges, earthquakes, and volcanic activity
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  1. boundary between two colliding plates - keywords: ocean trench
  2. when one tectonic plates dives under another
  3. layer that the tectonic plates slide on, also before the crust
  4. Alfred Wegner's hypothesis that the continents were once a supercontinent
  5. a deep valley that forms on land at a divergent boundary where two plates move apart
  6. a theory proposed by Alfred Wegener that explains how large pieces of land called plates move and change shape of the earth.
  7. the deepest layer of the earth with an inner and outer version
  8. currents in the mantle from the magma being heated by the core of the earth

20 Clues: where two or more plates meet • an underwater chain of mountains. • when one tectonic plates dives under another • the process by which Earth's crust breaks apart • the layer of rock that forms earth's outer surface • created by two pieces of continental crust converging • the supercontinent that existed millions of years ago • ...

Cycle of Matter-2 2013-02-28

Cycle of Matter-2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where tectonic plates meet. They are the cracks between the plates.
  2. from a gas to a solid
  3. cells single cells that control the opening and closing of the stomata
  4. opening on the underside of leaves through which water transpires
  5. the areas of the planet that are habitable for life.
  6. in animals, the process of burning sugar in oxygen to release energy. Carbon dioxide is produced, as well.
  7. the hot interior of the earth.
  8. liquid to gas
  9. effect greenhouse gasses absorb heat and trap it in earth’s atmosphere. Greenhouse gasses act as a blanket for the earth.
  10. the process in which plants breath in carbon dioxide and take in water, then ‘cook’ it in sunlight to produce sugar and oxygen.
  11. process of squeezing deposited sediment.
Down
  1. the layers of air surrounding the planet.
  2. water storage water that is stored underground in rocks called aquifers
  3. evaporation of water through plants.
  4. plates sections of the earth’s crust.
  5. the process of dropping off and building up layers of sediment.
  6. when fossil fuels are burned in oxygen. It produced carbon dioxide.
  7. all of the water on the planet
  8. process of hardening compacted sediment into rock.
  9. fuel coal, oil and natural gas. Created from sedimentary rock created from organic matter such as plants in ancient swamps.
  10. the outer cool layer of the earth.
  11. hot iron and nickel center of the earth

22 Clues: liquid to gas • from a gas to a solid • all of the water on the planet • the hot interior of the earth. • the outer cool layer of the earth. • evaporation of water through plants. • plates sections of the earth’s crust. • hot iron and nickel center of the earth • process of squeezing deposited sediment. • the layers of air surrounding the planet. • ...

Active Planet Vocabulary Puzzle 2025-07-22

Active Planet Vocabulary Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a small shake in the ground
  2. melted rock found under the Earth’s surface
  3. when a volcano explodes or lets out lava and ash
  4. a crack in the Earth’s crust where two plates meet
  5. a practice to help people know what to do in an emergency
  6. a sudden shaking of the ground caused by movements under the Earth
  7. the idea that the Earth’s crust is made of big pieces called plates that slowly move
  8. a smaller earthquake that happens after a big one
  9. a box of supplies to help you stay safe after a disaster
  10. the thick, hot layer of rock under the Earth’s crust
  11. a giant wave caused by an earthquake under the sea
Down
  1. the Earth’s thin, hard outer layer where we live
  2. a mountain that can erupt, letting out lava, ash, and gases from inside the Earth
  3. a big event in nature, like a volcano or earthquake, that can hurt people or damage places
  4. a machine that measures how strong an earthquake is
  5. when people leave a place because it is dangerous
  6. the centre of the Earth, which is very hot
  7. the hard outer part of the Earth, including the crust and the top of the mantle
  8. hot, melted rock that flows out of a volcano
  9. plates large pieces of the Earth’s surface that fit together like a jigsaw and move slowly

20 Clues: a small shake in the ground • the centre of the Earth, which is very hot • melted rock found under the Earth’s surface • hot, melted rock that flows out of a volcano • the Earth’s thin, hard outer layer where we live • when a volcano explodes or lets out lava and ash • when people leave a place because it is dangerous • a smaller earthquake that happens after a big one • ...

Science Vocabulary Review 2023-03-06

Science Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. :advance of desert-like conditions into areas that were previously fertile.
  2. :sphere of Earth containing all liquid water.
  3. :a layer of hot rock below the colid crust.
  4. :type of rock that forms when a rock is changed by heat and pressure.
  5. :process by which water vapor becomes liquid water.
  6. :process by which liquid is changed to a gas.
  7. :movement of sediments by wind, water, ice, and gravity.
  8. :sphere of Earth containing all frozen water.
  9. :sphere of Earth containing all living organisms.
  10. :layer of molten metal surrounding the inner core.
  11. :type of rock that forms from compaction and cementation of small particles.
  12. :preserved remains or traces of living things.
  13. :breaking down of rocks and other substances into sediments.
  14. :transfer of heat by electromagnetic waves.
  15. :form of oxygen that is toxic to humans.
Down
  1. :water that forms in clouds and falls to Earth as rain, snow, hail, or sleet.
  2. :gases in the atmosphere trap some heat near Earth's surface while some escapes into space.
  3. :dense ball of solid metal.
  4. :type of rock that forms from cooled magma and lava.
  5. :measure of the amount of water vapor in the air.
  6. :transfer of heat in fluids where heat rises and cooler particles sink.
  7. :hill of sand piled up by wind.
  8. :long-term weather pattern in an area.
  9. :process by which water vapor is given off through leaves.
  10. :sphere of Earth containing gases.
  11. :sphere of Earth containing rock and metal.
  12. :short-term conditions in an area.
  13. :transfer of heat involving the collision of particles.
  14. :removal of forests to use the land for other reasons.
  15. :laying down or placing of sediments after being moved to a new place.
  16. :landform created when a river reaches an ocean and the water slows and deposits sediments.
  17. :rock that forms Earth's outer layer.

32 Clues: :dense ball of solid metal. • :hill of sand piled up by wind. • :sphere of Earth containing gases. • :short-term conditions in an area. • :rock that forms Earth's outer layer. • :long-term weather pattern in an area. • :form of oxygen that is toxic to humans. • :a layer of hot rock below the colid crust. • :sphere of Earth containing rock and metal. • ...

Astronomy Revision 2014-10-28

Astronomy Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Collection of galaxies, nebulae and stars
  2. Theory that describes start of expanding universe
  3. A unit of distance
  4. Scientist who studies origin of universe
  5. Slow motion of stars is due to earth's ________
  6. Nursery of stars
  7. Graph of absolute magnitude versus temperature
  8. Effect describing relative motion
  9. Law about distant galaxies moving faster away from earth
  10. Magnitude 1 is _______ than 6
  11. Planet outside the solar system
  12. Brightness as seen from the earth
  13. Mass of sun compared to other stars
  14. Astronomer who suggested the geocentric model
  15. Light displays in upper atmosphere
  16. Famous telescope that collects data
Down
  1. Energy emitted from sun as a result of nuclear _________
  2. Shift due to movement of stars away from earth
  3. Colour of stars is determined by this
  4. Sun at the centre of this model
  5. Age of universe is 15 _____ years
  6. Earth at the centre of this model
  7. End stage of a massive star
  8. Actual brightness
  9. Group of stars
  10. Cloud of dust and gas
  11. Effect that explains why frequency changes for a moving siren
  12. Cooler patch on the sun
  13. Brought atoms together for form stars
  14. Part of sun visible during a solar eclipse

30 Clues: Group of stars • Nursery of stars • Actual brightness • A unit of distance • Cloud of dust and gas • Cooler patch on the sun • End stage of a massive star • Magnitude 1 is _______ than 6 • Sun at the centre of this model • Planet outside the solar system • Age of universe is 15 _____ years • Earth at the centre of this model • Effect describing relative motion • ...

Chapter 7&8 2019-01-29

Chapter 7&8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  2. 60 of these in a degree
  3. star that ejects brightness due to a catastrophic explosion
  4. A half of earth
  5. Reference line for longitude
  6. Other word for lines of longitude
  7. Largest ocean and is between Asia and the Americas
  8. Percentage of Earth covered in ice
  9. Smallest continent
  10. When did Earth form
  11. How many moons does Earth have
  12. Earth’s galaxy
  13. Other word for lines of latitude
  14. Continent that includes, France and Spain
  15. why do stars twinkle
  16. Ocean between the Americas and Europe/Africa
  17. Warmest ocean and trade route between Asia and Africa
Down
  1. What controls Earth’s tides
  2. Continent containing the USA, Canada, and Mexico
  3. 60 of these in a minute
  4. Continent containing Brazil and Argentina
  5. Where Prime Meridian passes through
  6. Line where the date changes by one day
  7. How long did accretion last.
  8. Reference line for lines of latitude
  9. Continent that includes, China and Japan
  10. Continent bordered by the Indian, Atlantic and Mediterranean Sea
  11. Ice continent of the south pole
  12. Most commonly used world map in class rooms.
  13. Smallest and coldest ocean

30 Clues: Earth’s galaxy • A half of earth • Smallest continent • When did Earth form • why do stars twinkle • 60 of these in a minute • 60 of these in a degree • Smallest and coldest ocean • What controls Earth’s tides • Reference line for longitude • How long did accretion last. • How many moons does Earth have • Ice continent of the south pole • Other word for lines of latitude • ...

mystic summer puzzle 2021-06-20

mystic summer puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. beach vampire teen black comedy horror film
  2. guacamole ingredient, good for toast, etc...
  3. lazy river for floating central oregon
  4. 4.603 billion years in the making
  5. State with greatest peach cobbler appreciation
  6. 2006 mocumentary comedy summer roadtrip romp
  7. Oregon where river meets sea
  8. 20 percent of earth surface
  9. prolific midsummer meteor shower
  10. heavy kissing of the neck
Down
  1. handheld tool with a scoop for lifting earth
  2. campfire treat
  3. 71 percent of earth surface
  4. sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm
  5. dipped in cornmeal batter and served on stick
  6. soothing crystal with oceanic calming power
  7. derived from the Latin sol and sistere
  8. hot and damp, adhesive quality

18 Clues: campfire treat • heavy kissing of the neck • 71 percent of earth surface • 20 percent of earth surface • Oregon where river meets sea • hot and damp, adhesive quality • prolific midsummer meteor shower • 4.603 billion years in the making • lazy river for floating central oregon • derived from the Latin sol and sistere • sunburn or suntan focused on the left arm • ...

Word definitions 2022-11-03

Word definitions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth’s plates diverging, converging, or transforming.
  2. The inner most layer of the Earth. Made up of iron and nickel the pressure here is so intense it is a solid sphere
  3. Two plates pulling away from each other
  4. Two plates rubbing up against each other
  5. A hole in the Earth's plates that lets magma escape to the surface
  6. A dense, fast-moving ash and rock flow.
  7. Two plates coming/pushing together.
  8. It is the denser, weaker layer of the mantle. It lies from 100-410km beneath the Earths surface.
Down
  1. Giant wave formed usually by an underwater earthquake
  2. They are currents that move a gas or fluid from one place to another with heat and stuff.
  3. A fluid layer about 2260km thick, mostly iron and nickel
  4. A sticky or thick liquid
  5. The outer most layer of the Earth. Rock and soil from 5-70km down.
  6. The middle most layer of the Earth. It is the bulk of the Earth making up 84% of the Earths weight. Roughly 2900km thick.
  7. It is the solid outer layer of the Earth bounded by the Asthenosphere on the bottom and the Atmosphere on the top

15 Clues: A sticky or thick liquid • Two plates coming/pushing together. • Two plates pulling away from each other • A dense, fast-moving ash and rock flow. • Two plates rubbing up against each other • Giant wave formed usually by an underwater earthquake • A fluid layer about 2260km thick, mostly iron and nickel • The Earth’s plates diverging, converging, or transforming. • ...

Plate Tectonics 2022-12-19

Plate Tectonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. crust that carries ocean
  2. a type of volcano that still erupts
  3. when two transform plates' stress breaks and the earth shakes
  4. where two plates rub against each other
  5. gigantic pieces of the earth's crust
  6. when one plate goes under another plate
  7. when lava spews out of a volcano
  8. top layer of earth
Down
  1. something that floats
  2. two plates move in opposite directions
  3. a mountain or hill that has a crater or hole that lava comes out of
  4. when two plates hit each other
  5. crust that carries a continent
  6. a volcano that no longer erupts
  7. where two plates collide
  8. hot fluid within the earth
  9. where seafloor spreading occurs
  10. measurement tool for earthquakes
  11. the hot molton maga that comes out of a volcano
  12. the study of earthquakes

20 Clues: top layer of earth • something that floats • crust that carries ocean • where two plates collide • the study of earthquakes • hot fluid within the earth • when two plates hit each other • crust that carries a continent • a volcano that no longer erupts • where seafloor spreading occurs • measurement tool for earthquakes • when lava spews out of a volcano • ...

I.S EDITION- CROSSWORD 2023-11-03

I.S EDITION- CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an imaginary line, tilted at 23.5 degrees
  2. the shape of the Earth
  3. Earth's path around the Sun
  4. imaginary vertical lines on the earth
  5. when Earth goes around the Sun
Down
  1. the 0. of longitude
  2. the longest and shortest days
  3. the northern and southern half of the Earth
  4. the longest latitude
  5. when Earth spins on its axis

10 Clues: the 0. of longitude • the longest latitude • the shape of the Earth • Earth's path around the Sun • when Earth spins on its axis • the longest and shortest days • when Earth goes around the Sun • imaginary vertical lines on the earth • an imaginary line, tilted at 23.5 degrees • the northern and southern half of the Earth

TFA Crossword 2016-11-23

TFA Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. priest of the earth goddess
  2. Earth goddess
  3. Nyowe's sister
  4. crops grown exclusively by men
  5. Okonkwo's father
  6. priestess and oracle of the goddess
  7. The man Okonkwo worked for
  8. full of power from her god
  9. Ekwefi's only child
Down
  1. the oracle the prophet of the Igbo
  2. One of Unoka's neighbors
  3. Okonkwos youngest wife
  4. Okonkwos second wife
  5. A traditional healer or diviner
  6. 15 year old boy from neighboring village
  7. Okonkwo's oldest son
  8. The village where the story took place
  9. A great unbeaten wrestler
  10. Main Character
  11. Achebe Author

20 Clues: Earth goddess • Achebe Author • Nyowe's sister • Main Character • Okonkwo's father • Ekwefi's only child • Okonkwos second wife • Okonkwo's oldest son • Okonkwos youngest wife • One of Unoka's neighbors • A great unbeaten wrestler • The man Okonkwo worked for • full of power from her god • priest of the earth goddess • crops grown exclusively by men • A traditional healer or diviner • ...

CONSTRUCTION 2025-12-11

CONSTRUCTION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT
  2. PERPENDICULAR TO THE EARTH
  3. OUTDOOR LIVING
  4. SHINY FINISH
  5. HEAD HONCHO
  6. SPRAYFOAM OR FIBERGLASS
  7. SPARKY
  8. SUPPORT FOR AN OPENING IN THE FRAMEWORK
  9. PAINT WITH SOLVENT
  10. NEW FORM OF PLUMBING
  11. HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION
  12. DIRTY JOBS
  13. SHINGLES THE TOP OF THE HOUSE
Down
  1. PARALLEL TO THE EARTH
  2. SUPPORT IN THE ROOF
  3. WOOD SUPPLY YARD
  4. BRICKS
  5. 2X4
  6. MASCOT
  7. PAINT WITH RUBBER
  8. DULL FINISH
  9. TEACHERS AIDE
  10. PIPES, SEWER, GAS
  11. CONCRETE
  12. BUILDS THE BONES OF THE HOUSE
  13. M.C.

26 Clues: 2X4 • M.C. • BRICKS • MASCOT • SPARKY • CONCRETE • DIRTY JOBS • HEAD HONCHO • DULL FINISH • SHINY FINISH • TEACHERS AIDE • OUTDOOR LIVING • WOOD SUPPLY YARD • PAINT WITH RUBBER • PIPES, SEWER, GAS • PAINT WITH SOLVENT • SUPPORT IN THE ROOF • NEW FORM OF PLUMBING • PARALLEL TO THE EARTH • ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT • SPRAYFOAM OR FIBERGLASS • HOME BUILDERS ASSOCIATION • PERPENDICULAR TO THE EARTH • ...

Belizean Studies: GEOGRAPHY 2022-10-11

Belizean Studies: GEOGRAPHY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a geographic coordinate that specifies the east–west position of a point on the surface of the Earth
  2. POLE, The northern point of the Earth's axis of rotation
  3. LOCATION, The exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude
  4. A unique identifier of a precise geographic location on the earth.
  5. Something (as a building, a large tree, or a statue) that is easy to see and can help a person find the way to a place near it.
Down
  1. A half of the earth, usually as divided into northern and southern halves by the equator, or into western and eastern halves by an imaginary line passing through the poles.
  2. POLE, The southern point of the Earth's axis of rotation
  3. DATE LINE, The boundary between calendar dates. Established in 1884, it passes through the mid-Pacific Ocean and roughly follows a 180 degrees longitude north-south line on the Earth.
  4. The geographical coordinates that are used to specify the north and south sides of the Earth. Lines of constant latitude, also called parallels run from east to west in circles parallel to the equator
  5. MEDIAN, the line of 0° longitude, the starting point for measuring distance both east and west around Earth.
  6. LOCATION, Tthe position of one place compared to another.
  7. An imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres and constituting the parallel of latitude 0°.

12 Clues: POLE, The southern point of the Earth's axis of rotation • POLE, The northern point of the Earth's axis of rotation • LOCATION, Tthe position of one place compared to another. • A unique identifier of a precise geographic location on the earth. • LOCATION, The exact place on Earth, often given in terms of latitude and longitude • ...

The Planets and there characteristics 2017-05-09

The Planets and there characteristics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closest planet to the earth
  2. contains red rocks and soil
  3. when the moon passes between the sun and the earth
  4. a quarter of the earths size, shines bright at night
  5. spins on its side
  6. average size star that appears yellow when viewed from the earth
Down
  1. known as the gas giant
  2. only planet to have liquid water over surface
  3. has 6 very thin rings also known as the ice giant
  4. known as the dwarf planet
  5. fastest moving planet
  6. has 62 moons

12 Clues: has 62 moons • spins on its side • fastest moving planet • known as the gas giant • known as the dwarf planet • closest planet to the earth • contains red rocks and soil • only planet to have liquid water over surface • has 6 very thin rings also known as the ice giant • when the moon passes between the sun and the earth • a quarter of the earths size, shines bright at night • ...

Geography Review 2014-11-15

Geography Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / It begins in the mountains and flows into lakes and oceans
  2. / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides.
  3. / When the plates and the continents move it’s called _______ drift
  4. / River that goes through Peru and Brazil flowing into the Atlantic Ocean
  5. / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth.
  6. / Large mass of compacted snow and ice
  7. / A fracture in earth. The most famous is the San Andreas _______
  8. / Is the point within Earth where the earthquakes start.
Down
  1. / We use 22% of the freshwater in _______
  2. / The 29% of the fresh water comes from
  3. / A long, low area of land between hills or ranges of mountains.
  4. / Magma is to inside as ____ is to outside.
  5. / The plate tectonics movements are: divergent, convergetn and _______
  6. / A large area of flat land that is higher than the surrounding land
  7. / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth.

15 Clues: / Large mass of compacted snow and ice • / The 29% of the fresh water comes from • / We use 22% of the freshwater in _______ • / Magma is to inside as ____ is to outside. • / Is the cool, solid, outer layer of the Earth. • / The body of salt water that covers ¾ of the Earth. • / Piece of land that is surrounded by water on 3 sides. • ...

Physical world 2024-10-14

Physical world crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the appearance of an area of land
  2. big differences
  3. surement of land between two places
  4. the top or outside part
  5. forest that usually rains
  6. body of water that made from all lakes and rivers
Down
  1. a hole of the earth
  2. opposite of south
  3. of is made or formed from
  4. occupy around
  5. the water that come down from top of place
  6. weather condition
  7. opposite of north
  8. areas in a country or the world
  9. refers to place of planet that people live on
  10. refers to earth that cover everything in universe

16 Clues: occupy around • big differences • opposite of south • weather condition • opposite of north • a hole of the earth • the top or outside part • of is made or formed from • forest that usually rains • areas in a country or the world • the appearance of an area of land • surement of land between two places • the water that come down from top of place • ...

Layers Of Earth 2022-10-07

Layers Of Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  2. hot molten rock inside the earth
  3. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  4. the outermost layer of earth, it is hard and rigid
  5. a hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure
  6. the most dense part of the earth, and is the innermost layer
Down
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. the third layer of earth, it is completely liquid
  3. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  4. the second layer of earth

10 Clues: the second layer of earth • hot molten rock inside the earth • the third layer of earth, it is completely liquid • a current in a fluid that results from convection. • the outermost layer of earth, it is hard and rigid • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere • the most dense part of the earth, and is the innermost layer • ...

Layers Of Earth 2022-10-07

Layers Of Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an elastic wave in the earth produced by an earthquake or other means.
  2. hot molten rock inside the earth
  3. a current in a fluid that results from convection.
  4. the outermost layer of earth, it is hard and rigid
  5. a hot molten or semifluid rock erupted from a volcano or fissure
  6. the most dense part of the earth, and is the innermost layer
Down
  1. the rigid outer part of the earth, consisting of the crust and upper mantle.
  2. the third layer of earth, it is completely liquid
  3. the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere
  4. the second layer of earth

10 Clues: the second layer of earth • hot molten rock inside the earth • the third layer of earth, it is completely liquid • a current in a fluid that results from convection. • the outermost layer of earth, it is hard and rigid • the upper layer of the earth's mantle, below the lithosphere • the most dense part of the earth, and is the innermost layer • ...

Why do different places experience different weather and climate? 2013-06-08

Why do different places experience different weather and climate? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______ effect - force produced by the earth's rotation
  2. _______ rain - rain that occurs when warm, moist air is forced to rise over landforms
  3. bending of winds by the Coriolis effect
  4. height of a place in relation to the sea level
  5. water in any form the falls from the atmosphere to the surface of the earth
  6. process in which water droplets in the air will bump into each other and become larger
  7. air moving from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
  8. ________ radiation - emitted by the earth
Down
  1. __________ effect - the effect that the large ocean bodies have on the climate of coastal areas
  2. average condition of the atmosphere of a specific place over a long period
  3. process in which liquid water changes to water vapour when heated up
  4. degree of hotness or coldness of a place
  5. ___________ rain - rain the occurs when the earth surface is heated intensely
  6. process in which water vapour changes to a liquid form by cooling
  7. __________ wind - wind that blows most frequently from a specific direction
  8. distance of any point on the earth measured north or south from the Equator
  9. air holds maximum amount of water vapour and 100% relative humidity
  10. __________ climate - climate type of areas between 10° north and south of the Equator
  11. visible masses of water droplets suspended in the atmosphere
  12. condition of the atmosphere at a particular place or time

20 Clues: bending of winds by the Coriolis effect • degree of hotness or coldness of a place • ________ radiation - emitted by the earth • height of a place in relation to the sea level • _______ effect - force produced by the earth's rotation • condition of the atmosphere at a particular place or time • visible masses of water droplets suspended in the atmosphere • ...

Semester 1 Review 2021-12-14

Semester 1 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Imaginary lines that run from the North Pole to the South Pole on the globe.
  2. Rain, snow, sleet, and hail.
  3. The name for half of a globe.
  4. Imaginary line at 23.5 degrees south latitude
  5. How many layers does the Earth's atmosphere have?
  6. What are glaciers made of?
  7. Imaginary lines that run East and West on a globe.
  8. One of the Five Themes of Geography that asks Where is it?
  9. The exact location using GPS.
  10. What tool is used to show distance on a map?
  11. What happens to continents when the round Earth is stretched on a flat map?
  12. The sun's heat turns liquid water into vapor.
Down
  1. What is the study of the Earth in all its' variety?
  2. What is the primary greenhouse gas released from volcanoes?
  3. What is the name for an exact scale model of the Earth?
  4. What is the 0 degree line of latitude?
  5. How many layers does the Earth have?
  6. Imaginary line at 23.5 degrees north latitude
  7. The 0 degree line of longitude.
  8. One of the 5 Themes of Geography explaining how people, goods, and ideas move around.
  9. What tool is used to show direction on a map?
  10. What is the tool used to explain symbols on a map?
  11. one of the 5 Themes of Geography describing characteristics of a location.
  12. When water vapor changes back into a liquid.

24 Clues: What are glaciers made of? • Rain, snow, sleet, and hail. • The name for half of a globe. • The exact location using GPS. • The 0 degree line of longitude. • How many layers does the Earth have? • What is the 0 degree line of latitude? • When water vapor changes back into a liquid. • What tool is used to show distance on a map? • Imaginary line at 23.5 degrees north latitude • ...

Trivia 2026-01-07

Trivia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the capital city of Alberta?
  2. What is the first month of the year?
  3. What country is famous for maple syrup?
  4. What colour is the sky on a clear day?
  5. What is the largest ocean on Earth?
  6. What do you call a person who writes book?
  7. How many provinces are in Canada?
  8. What part of your body pumps blood
Down
  1. How many days in a week?
  2. What animal is known as "man's best Friend"?
  3. What force pulls everything toward Earth?
  4. What is the capital city of Canada?
  5. What season comes after winter?
  6. What is the opposite of "hot"?
  7. What is the only mammal that can fly?
  8. What planet do we live on?
  9. What is the fastest land animal?
  10. What do bees make?

18 Clues: What do bees make? • How many days in a week? • What planet do we live on? • What is the opposite of "hot"? • What season comes after winter? • What is the fastest land animal? • How many provinces are in Canada? • What part of your body pumps blood • What is the capital city of Canada? • What is the largest ocean on Earth? • What is the capital city of Alberta? • ...

earths layers 2022-02-27

earths layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thickest layer of earth
  2. the top layer of earth
  3. Iron
  4. nickel
  5. the very center of the earth
  6. layer made of liquid nickel and iron
Down
  1. the heat causing rocks to fall and rise
  2. lava within the earth
  3. how closely it is packed with substance
  4. waves in the earth caused by earthquakes

10 Clues: Iron • nickel • lava within the earth • the top layer of earth • the thickest layer of earth • the very center of the earth • layer made of liquid nickel and iron • the heat causing rocks to fall and rise • how closely it is packed with substance • waves in the earth caused by earthquakes

Vocabulary 2025-12-03

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - any process, location, or system that releases a substance or energy into the environment, adding it to a cycle.
  2. – the gases surrounding Earth, forming the air and weather systems.
  3. – all living things on Earth and the environments where they exist.
  4. – evaporation of water from plant leaves
  5. – water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds
  6. – all water on, above, and below Earth’s surface
  7. cycle – movement of elements through living organisms and the environment
  8. – processes that release minerals or nutrients from rocks
Down
  1. – downward movement of water into soil and rock layers
  2. – layer of rock or sediment holding ground
  3. – rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth
  4. – liquid water changes to vapor
  5. – water stored underground in aquifers
  6. – storage location for elements or compounds (e.g., ocean, atmosphere, soil)
  7. – flow of water into the ground to recharge aquifers
  8. - any process, location, or system that absorbs or stores a substance or energy from the environment, temporarily or permanently removing it from a cycle.
  9. – the solid parts of Earth, including rocks, soil, and landforms.
  10. – movement of water (and nutrients) across Earth’s surface

18 Clues: – liquid water changes to vapor • – water stored underground in aquifers • – evaporation of water from plant leaves • – layer of rock or sediment holding ground • – water vapor cools to liquid forming clouds • – all water on, above, and below Earth’s surface • – flow of water into the ground to recharge aquifers • – rain, snow, sleet, or hail returning water to Earth • ...

Science, Chapter 2 2024-10-23

Science, Chapter 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocks that have changed shape because of heat and pressure
  2. one third the size of Earth, rotates around the earth in a month
  3. rock formed from the "cementing" together of materials
  4. outer layer of the Earth
  5. an instrument that helps us to see outer space
  6. first American to orbit the Earth
  7. phase of the moon in which we see all of the side of the moon facing the sun
Down
  1. Scientist from Denmark who studies the Earth
  2. next layer under the top layer of Earth
  3. phase of the moon in which the dark side faces us, so we do not see it.
  4. rocks formed from the cooling of hot material

11 Clues: outer layer of the Earth • first American to orbit the Earth • next layer under the top layer of Earth • Scientist from Denmark who studies the Earth • rocks formed from the cooling of hot material • an instrument that helps us to see outer space • rock formed from the "cementing" together of materials • rocks that have changed shape because of heat and pressure • ...

The evolution of life on Earth 2020-08-03

The evolution of life on Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Where did the earliest humans live?
  2. Does have a nucleus
  3. The era when most plants formed and grew
  4. How the earth was formed
  5. The name of modern day humans
Down
  1. Doesn't have a nucleus
  2. The last stage of life on Earth
  3. all living things are made up of this
  4. First plants on Earth.
  5. First animals on Earth
  6. How many billion years ago did cells form?
  7. The planet that might be the next for civilization

12 Clues: Does have a nucleus • Doesn't have a nucleus • First plants on Earth. • First animals on Earth • How the earth was formed • The name of modern day humans • The last stage of life on Earth • Where did the earliest humans live? • all living things are made up of this • The era when most plants formed and grew • How many billion years ago did cells form? • ...

Early Models of the Solar System 2021-10-20

Early Models of the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Orbits the Earth in both models
  2. Developed the Earth centered model that was accepted for 1500 years
  3. What "geo" refers to
  4. What "helio" refers to
  5. The planet's orbits are not a ______, instead they are an ellipse.
  6. The sun centered model
  7. Created the first version of our current solar system model
  8. Created 3 Laws of Planetary Motion
Down
  1. He tried to measure the distance to the Sun and Moon
  2. The Earth centered model
  3. Where Aristotle was from
  4. Proved the sun centered model by watching Venus

12 Clues: What "geo" refers to • What "helio" refers to • The sun centered model • The Earth centered model • Where Aristotle was from • Orbits the Earth in both models • Created 3 Laws of Planetary Motion • Proved the sun centered model by watching Venus • He tried to measure the distance to the Sun and Moon • Created the first version of our current solar system model • ...

Carbon Cycle 2022-01-21

Carbon Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. process of rotting
  2. rigid outer part of the earth
  3. the part of the earth has oxygen
  4. process of eroding
Down
  1. all the waters on the earth surface
  2. a sudden outbreak
  3. spreading something widely
  4. synthesize foods from CO2
  5. part of the earth that has life
  6. atoms travel from the atmosphere
  7. intake oxygen release CO2

11 Clues: a sudden outbreak • process of rotting • process of eroding • synthesize foods from CO2 • intake oxygen release CO2 • spreading something widely • rigid outer part of the earth • part of the earth that has life • atoms travel from the atmosphere • the part of the earth has oxygen • all the waters on the earth surface

3B Izaiah Miles 2021-04-20

3B Izaiah Miles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is the largest reservoir of carbon on Earth.
  2. the process of removing the nitrates or nitrites from (soil, air, or water) by chemical reduction.
  3. the chemical element with the symbol N and atomic number 7.
  4. 97% of the earth's water is
  5. decomposition with production of ammonia or ammonium compounds
  6. the continuous movement of water on, above and below the surface of the Earth.
  7. Most of water on Earth is
  8. the process of converting (ammonia or another nitrogen compound) into nitrites or nitrates.
  9. Plants can change carbon dioxide to carbohydrates by
  10. change into gas or steam
Down
  1. the falling to earth of any form of water
  2. a chemical process by which molecular nitrogen (N 2) in the air is converted into ammonia
  3. Plants and animals need this element to make DNA, amino acids and proteins.
  4. the formation of organic nitrogen compounds like amino acids from inorganic nitrogen compounds present in the environment.
  5. a periodically repeated sequence of events
  6. a biogeochemical process through which nitrogen is converted into many forms
  7. They constitute a large domain of prokaryotic microorganisms.
  8. the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants

18 Clues: change into gas or steam • Most of water on Earth is • 97% of the earth's water is • the falling to earth of any form of water • a periodically repeated sequence of events • This is the largest reservoir of carbon on Earth. • Plants can change carbon dioxide to carbohydrates by • the emission of water vapor from the leaves of plants • ...

Think Green, Fill In! 2025-09-08

Think Green, Fill In! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the ozone layer does for life on earth
  2. Chemicals that damage the ozone
  3. The gas that protects us from harmful sun rays
  4. A flowing body of freshwater
  5. Where the ozone layer is found
  6. The usually weather of a place
  7. Our home planet
  8. Living creatures that share the planet with us
  9. Gas from cars and factories that warms the planet
  10. The ozone forms this above the Earth
Down
  1. To use resources wisely and save them
  2. Large area covered with trees
  3. Invisible rays from the sun that can harm skin
  4. To keep something going for the future
  5. Process of turning waste into new items
  6. Energy source that doesn't run out like sun or wind
  7. What happens when Earths temperature rises

17 Clues: Our home planet • A flowing body of freshwater • Large area covered with trees • Where the ozone layer is found • The usually weather of a place • Chemicals that damage the ozone • The ozone forms this above the Earth • To use resources wisely and save them • To keep something going for the future • Process of turning waste into new items • ...

Weather 1 Crossword 2025-02-04

Weather 1 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. winds that blow from west to east and are responsible for many of the weather movements across the United States and Canada
  2. a predictable pattern of weather based on records kept over a period of time
  3. when the earth turns every 24 hours, making day and night
  4. a large body of air with the same temperature and humidity throughout
  5. a place where two different air masses meet
  6. a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass
  7. a warm ocean current in the Atlantic Ocean that helps to keep the land along the eastern coast mild by warming the air and land
  8. a warm air mass moves up and over a cold air mass
  9. invisible line that splits the earth vertically
Down
  1. how earth is divided (can be Northern/Southern, or Eastern/Western)
  2. distance north or south of the equator that determines climate zones
  3. measurement of how closely packed together a substance's particles are
  4. an imaginary line that divides the earth horizontally
  5. storm that is produced out of a thunderstorm that has extremely strong winds. Usually near mid- US. Results in rain and extreme wind damage
  6. vertical measurement that determines time zones
  7. when the earth travels full circle around the Sun
  8. storm that begins with low pressure and forms over warm water. Usually near coastal areas. Results in rains, wind, and flood damage
  9. a description of the condition of air in earth’s atmosphere

18 Clues: a place where two different air masses meet • a cold air mass moves under a warm air mass • vertical measurement that determines time zones • invisible line that splits the earth vertically • when the earth travels full circle around the Sun • a warm air mass moves up and over a cold air mass • an imaginary line that divides the earth horizontally • ...

Superman / Supergirl Crossword 2024-03-01

Superman / Supergirl Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Superman and Luthor’s clone?
  2. What year was Supergirl revived?
  3. What year was Superman created?
  4. What year was Supergirl created?
  5. Supergirl’s romantic partner and Superman’s foe?
  6. How are Kara and Kal related?
  7. Supergirl’s team?
  8. Clark’s Earth father?
  9. Kal’s father?
  10. The Man of Steel?
  11. Kara’s Earthly hometown?
  12. Supergirl’s Kryptonian name?
  13. The name given to Superman on Krypton?
  14. The Super dog’s name?
  15. Original Superman actor?
  16. Superman’s best photographer friend?
  17. The Daily Planet’s Best Reporter?
  18. What comic age was Supergirl killed?
  19. Clark’s hometown?
  20. Kara’s first secret identity?
  21. How many live action Superman films are there?
  22. What comic run was Supergirl killed in?
Down
  1. Superman and Supergirl’s weakness?
  2. What year was Supergirl’s modern live action film debut?
  3. What year did Supergirl die?
  4. Superman’s team?
  5. The El’s home planet?
  6. The Woman of Steel?
  7. One of the Superman creators?
  8. Where did Kal leave Kara once she arrived on Earth?
  9. Kal’s mother?
  10. Superman’s Earth name?
  11. What does the S on the Super’s chest stand for?
  12. Clark’s Earth mother?
  13. One of the Superman creators?
  14. Kara’s Mother?
  15. Original Supergirl actor?
  16. Supergirl creator?
  17. Superman’s arch nemesis?
  18. Kara’s father?
  19. A Kryptonian General who is out for revenge?
  20. Where was Supergirl from during the Silver Age?

42 Clues: Kal’s mother? • Kal’s father? • Kara’s Mother? • Kara’s father? • Superman’s team? • Supergirl’s team? • The Man of Steel? • Clark’s hometown? • Supergirl creator? • The Woman of Steel? • The El’s home planet? • Clark’s Earth mother? • Clark’s Earth father? • The Super dog’s name? • Superman’s Earth name? • Kara’s Earthly hometown? • Original Superman actor? • Superman’s arch nemesis? • ...

Density and Earth's Structure 2022-10-18

Density and Earth's Structure crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The property of matter that determines how the layers of Earth are organized
  2. Density = ______ divided by volume
  3. This type of crust is thicker than the other
  4. The layer of the Earth which is responsible for our magnetic field
  5. What geologists use to determine what each layer is made of
  6. This type of seismic wave can move through solids and liquids
  7. Less dense objects will ______
  8. If the mass of an object stays constant and the volume increases, then the overall density will ________
Down
  1. Convections occurs within this layer of the Earth
  2. The 'mechanical' layers of the Earth are based on the layer's ___________
  3. If the volume of an object stays constant and the mass increase, then the overall density will ________
  4. This type of crust is more dense than the other
  5. More dense objects will ______
  6. This type of seismic wave can only move through liquids
  7. The Mesosphere is this state of matter due to increased pressure

15 Clues: More dense objects will ______ • Less dense objects will ______ • Density = ______ divided by volume • This type of crust is thicker than the other • This type of crust is more dense than the other • Convections occurs within this layer of the Earth • This type of seismic wave can only move through liquids • What geologists use to determine what each layer is made of • ...

Map Skills Vocabulary 2020-09-23

Map Skills Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. symbols used on a map and their meaning
  2. a map that shows the names and borders of countries
  3. a round model of the Earth
  4. a measuring line that tells the distances represented on a map
  5. the signs or images used on a map
  6. a flat drawing of Earth (or parts of it) which is nice for showing the area in great detail
Down
  1. northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest
  2. tells the subject of the map
  3. North, South, East, West
  4. A tool showing directions(N,E,S,W) (NE,SE,NW,SW)
  5. distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees
  6. the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Eastern Hemisphere and the Western Hemisphere
  7. the imaginary line that divides the Earth into the Southern Hemisphere and the Northern Hemisphere
  8. A map that shows mountains, hills, plains, rivers, lakes, oceans, etc.
  9. Distance east or west of the prime meridian, measured in degrees

15 Clues: North, South, East, West • a round model of the Earth • tells the subject of the map • the signs or images used on a map • symbols used on a map and their meaning • northeast, southeast, northwest, southwest • A tool showing directions(N,E,S,W) (NE,SE,NW,SW) • a map that shows the names and borders of countries • distance north or south of the Equator, measured in degrees • ...

The Legend of Zelda Japanese Subtitles 2020-02-23

The Legend of Zelda Japanese Subtitles crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Steam Whistle of the Earth
  2. Fruit of the Mysterious Tree: Chapter of Space-Time
  3. Hourglass of Dreams
  4. Mujura’s Mask
  5. The Dreaming Island
  6. The Adventure of Link
  7. Ocarina of Time
  8. Triforce of the Gods
  9. The Hyrule Fantasy
  10. Breath of the Wild
Down
  1. The Three Triforce Musketeers
  2. Twilight Princess
  3. Skyward Sword
  4. Baton of Winds
  5. Four Swords
  6. Triforce of the Gods 2
  7. Fruit of the Mysterious Tree: Chapter of Earth
  8. The Wonder Hat

18 Clues: Four Swords • Skyward Sword • Mujura’s Mask • Baton of Winds • The Wonder Hat • Ocarina of Time • Twilight Princess • The Hyrule Fantasy • Breath of the Wild • Hourglass of Dreams • The Dreaming Island • Triforce of the Gods • The Adventure of Link • Triforce of the Gods 2 • Steam Whistle of the Earth • The Three Triforce Musketeers • Fruit of the Mysterious Tree: Chapter of Earth • ...

Planet Earth 2022-03-07

Planet Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To travel around the Sun.
  2. The name of each half of a planet.
  3. The gas which is essential to life on Earth.
  4. An imaginary line that runs through Earth’s center from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. The rocky outer layer of the Earth.
Down
  1. The layer which is the centre of the planet.
  2. The layer of gases surrounding Earth.
  3. The coour of the Earth seen from outer space.
  4. The rotation of the Earth around its axis.
  5. The force that keeps Earth orbiting the Sun.

10 Clues: To travel around the Sun. • The name of each half of a planet. • The rocky outer layer of the Earth. • The layer of gases surrounding Earth. • The rotation of the Earth around its axis. • The layer which is the centre of the planet. • The gas which is essential to life on Earth. • The force that keeps Earth orbiting the Sun. • The coour of the Earth seen from outer space. • ...

solar system 2021-07-27

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system of millions or billions of stars
  2. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun
  3. gravitationally curved trajectory of an object
  4. a rock that deteriorates in our atmosphere
  5. the natural satellite of earth.
  6. an astronomical object made of plasma.
Down
  1. a distance traveled by light in one year.
  2. a celestial body moving in orbit around the sun
  3. flying space rock in obit around the sun
  4. a celestial body consisting of ice and dust
  5. a piece of technology put it orbit around earth
  6. a black spot that appears on the sun
  7. a rock that makes its way to earth
  8. the star that earth orbits

14 Clues: the star that earth orbits • the natural satellite of earth. • a rock that makes its way to earth • a black spot that appears on the sun • an astronomical object made of plasma. • flying space rock in obit around the sun • a distance traveled by light in one year. • a system of millions or billions of stars • a rock that deteriorates in our atmosphere • ...

Will's Astronomy Puzzle 2022-10-12

Will's Astronomy Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere
  2. a small rocky body that reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely
  3. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the Sun; Mercury, Venus, Mars and Earth
  4. a small rocky object that orbits the Sun, usually in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  5. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  6. happens when Earth comes between the Sun and the Moon and the shadow of Earth falls on the Moon.
Down
  1. a bright streak of light that results when a small rocky body burns up in the Earth's atmosphere.
  2. a small body of ice, rock and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the Sun and gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the Sun.
  3. the average distance between the Earth and the Sun
  4. the region of the solar system that is between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids orbit.
  5. happens when the Moon comes between the Earth and Sun and the shadow of the Moon falls on part of Earth.
  6. a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
  7. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  8. the sunlit portion of the Moon that we can see is getting larger or increasing.
  9. a change in the sunlit area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body

15 Clues: a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere • the average distance between the Earth and the Sun • a relatively small, rocky body that travels through space • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another • ...

Dynamic Earth 2023-05-15

Dynamic Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hottest layer of the earth
  2. The name of the thickest layer of the earth
  3. Number of layers of the earth
  4. Action of a volcano
  5. Big earthquakes can cause
  6. Maori word for disaster
Down
  1. Maori name for white island
  2. Tectonic plate movement can cause
  3. The tectonic plate of the east coast of nz
  4. The layer of earth we live on
  5. What lake in nz has a volcano in it
  6. what comes out of volcanoes when they erupt

12 Clues: Action of a volcano • Maori word for disaster • Big earthquakes can cause • Maori name for white island • Number of layers of the earth • The layer of earth we live on • the hottest layer of the earth • Tectonic plate movement can cause • What lake in nz has a volcano in it • The tectonic plate of the east coast of nz • The name of the thickest layer of the earth • ...

TERR/GEO crossword word study 2025-05-08

TERR/GEO crossword word study 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. Out of this world
  4. Almost or completely surrounded by land
  5. A raised, flat mound of earth (dirt) that looks like a platform with sloping sides
Down
  1. Under the surface of the earth
  2. A person who studies the regions of the earth, including the climates and natural resources
  3. cotta Baked earth
  4. The science of the earth that deals with the regions or places on the planet's surface
  5. A hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals

10 Clues: Out of this world • cotta Baked earth • Under the surface of the earth • An area, region, or piece of land • Almost or completely surrounded by land • The study of the earth, specifically rocks and the planet's crust • A hollow stone found on the earth that is lined on the inside with crystals • ...

Weather Crossword 2014-05-28

Weather Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When air moves across the Earth
  2. Where snow and rain live before falling to earth
  3. how we measure temperature
  4. when the clouds are everywhere
  5. rain or snow that falls from the sky
  6. Very warm
  7. Predicting the weather
  8. The reason you wear a jacket in the winter
Down
  1. Warms up the surface of the Earth
  2. Not hot but not cold
  3. electricity in the sky
  4. how warm or cold the air is
  5. Falls from the sky and gets you wet
  6. when small balls of ice fall from the sky
  7. What Snowmen are made of

15 Clues: Very warm • Not hot but not cold • electricity in the sky • Predicting the weather • What Snowmen are made of • how we measure temperature • how warm or cold the air is • when the clouds are everywhere • When air moves across the Earth • Warms up the surface of the Earth • Falls from the sky and gets you wet • rain or snow that falls from the sky • ...

The Earths Layers 2022-01-11

The Earths Layers crossword puzzle
Across
  1. = m/v,the amount of matter in a given space
  2. the third planet from the sun
  3. the thin solid outer layer of Earth, made of less silicates
  4. elements that make up a substance
  5. variable that affects the state of matter of Earth's layers
  6. characteristics that can be observed or measured without changing the substance
Down
  1. a characteristic of material in the atmosphere
  2. the sphere of solid nickel iron at the center of the Earth
  3. the solid layer with plasticity in upper mantle
  4. the cool rigid outermost layer of Earth
  5. outer layer of Earth's core made of liquid nickel and iron
  6. solid layer of Earth between crust and core, made of dense silicates

12 Clues: the third planet from the sun • elements that make up a substance • the cool rigid outermost layer of Earth • = m/v,the amount of matter in a given space • a characteristic of material in the atmosphere • the solid layer with plasticity in upper mantle • the sphere of solid nickel iron at the center of the Earth • ...

Vocabulary Crossword 2013-12-13

Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time
  2. solid rocky part of the earth
  3. the amount of a type of animal that lives in the same ecosystem
  4. large region characterized by a specific type of climate
  5. part of the earth made of dense liquid
  6. composed of mostly minerals from parent material
  7. an individual living thing
  8. one of the steps in a food chain or food pyramid
  9. lining things in a environment
  10. place where an organism usually lives
  11. scientist use this to learn about the earth
  12. holding capicity of water in soil
  13. change over time
  14. what plants grow in
Down
  1. organism that eats other organisms or organic matter
  2. something that creates better nutrient supply
  3. the ability of an organism to tolerate a particular chemical designed to kill it
  4. part of the earth made of nickel and iron
  5. group of different spieces that live together in the same place and interact with each other
  6. diagram that shows the feeding relationships between organisms in an ecosystem
  7. non-living things in a environment
  8. transfer of energy as a heat through a material
  9. community of organisms and their abiotic environment
  10. Composed of mostly sand and silt particles

24 Clues: change over time • what plants grow in • an individual living thing • solid rocky part of the earth • lining things in a environment • holding capicity of water in soil • non-living things in a environment • place where an organism usually lives • part of the earth made of dense liquid • part of the earth made of nickel and iron • Composed of mostly sand and silt particles • ...

The Galaxy 2025-05-16

The Galaxy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a probe that was launched by NASA
  2. a research facility in low Earth orbit
  3. the amount of matter in one space
  4. a element that stars use to create a nuclear fusion
  5. A giant ball of dirt and water that we inhabit
  6. Its what a star starts as
  7. another name for north star
  8. rest or in unchanging motion unless acted on by some outside force.
  9. a place with such high gravity that nothing not even light can escape
  10. a force that attracts us to earth
  11. the distance light travels in one year
Down
  1. the time it takes for the ISS to complete a orbit
  2. a group of stars that to the Greeks and other civilizations believed there was pictures in them
  3. a place of icy thinds beyond the orbit of Neptune
  4. a constellation that is named after a princess in Greek mythology
  5. a space telescope
  6. A object we send into space to exchange waves or information
  7. The Galaxy that our planet is in
  8. closest star to the earth (except for the sun)
  9. goes around the sun in a oval shape
  10. a system of millions of stars and planets
  11. A mass orbiting around a star
  12. A big ball of gas floating in space

23 Clues: a space telescope • Its what a star starts as • another name for north star • A mass orbiting around a star • The Galaxy that our planet is in • a probe that was launched by NASA • the amount of matter in one space • a force that attracts us to earth • goes around the sun in a oval shape • A big ball of gas floating in space • a research facility in low Earth orbit • ...

Plate Techtonics 2013-03-03

Plate Techtonics crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Center of the Earth
  2. Person who studies earthquakes
  3. Most common element in the Earth's crust
  4. Force displayed by rocks sliding past each other
  5. A volcano that has not erupted in many years
  6. Type of wave that travels the fastest
  7. Sudden movement of the Earth's crust and upper mantle
  8. Force displayed by rocks being stretched apart
  9. Molten rock that flows from volcanoes
Down
  1. Place where an earthquake originates
  2. Layer of the Earth on which mountains are formed
  3. Occur where crustal plates move apart
  4. Area of an earchquake, directly above the origin
  5. Type of wave that produces the greatest destruction
  6. Tool used to measure seismic waves
  7. Layer of the Earth from which magma originates
  8. Zone in which seismic waves are not detected
  9. Caused by underwater earthquakes
  10. Type of fault formed by forces of tension

19 Clues: Center of the Earth • Person who studies earthquakes • Caused by underwater earthquakes • Tool used to measure seismic waves • Place where an earthquake originates • Occur where crustal plates move apart • Type of wave that travels the fastest • Molten rock that flows from volcanoes • Most common element in the Earth's crust • Type of fault formed by forces of tension • ...

Old World History & Geography Quiz 1 2021-08-18

Old World History & Geography Quiz 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. greatest distance around the Earth
  2. second largest continent
  3. largest continent
  4. Sea largest inland body of world in the world
  5. a book of maps
  6. map a map that shows land and water areas
Down
  1. the distance from side to side thru the center
  2. map a map that shows nations, cities, & states
  3. the number of continents people of earth live on
  4. the study of the surface of the earth
  5. country with the most people
  6. world's largest ocean
  7. the largest country in the world in land area
  8. ocean that separates American continents & Euro
  9. smallest continent

15 Clues: a book of maps • largest continent • smallest continent • world's largest ocean • second largest continent • country with the most people • greatest distance around the Earth • the study of the surface of the earth • map a map that shows land and water areas • the largest country in the world in land area • Sea largest inland body of world in the world • ...

Solar System 2022-03-05

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. In 2006, was renamed a dwarf planet.
  2. A medium-sized yellow star.
  3. A rocky planet covered in dry land .
  4. Lumps of rock that have fallen Earth.
  5. A ball of hot,bright burning gas.
  6. city-sized chunks of ice
  7. Largest planet in the solar system.
Down
  1. Patterns formed by groups of stars.
  2. IT takes 84 years to travel around the sun.
  3. A red planet with a lot of volcanos.
  4. Farthest planet from the sun
  5. Hottest planet in the solar system.
  6. The galaxy that we live in.
  7. The planet closest to the sun
  8. This planet has wide rings
  9. Circles the Earth once every 28 days.

16 Clues: city-sized chunks of ice • This planet has wide rings • A medium-sized yellow star. • The galaxy that we live in. • Farthest planet from the sun • The planet closest to the sun • A ball of hot,bright burning gas. • Hottest planet in the solar system. • Largest planet in the solar system. • Patterns formed by groups of stars. • In 2006, was renamed a dwarf planet. • ...

Spelling Week 16 2024-02-07

Spelling Week 16 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the study of the earth
  2. a light, fast motorboat designed to skim over the surface of the water
  3. one who studies stars
  4. a person who goes to space
  5. the study of water
  6. informing someone about the authors life
  7. the branch of mathematics concerned with the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs
  8. one who studies earth
Down
  1. one who studies water
  2. the study of the physical features of the earth
  3. the study of life
  4. one who studies life
  5. a book about someone's life
  6. the study of the stars
  7. a medicine you take
  8. an instrument for measuring the density of liquids

16 Clues: the study of life • the study of water • a medicine you take • one who studies life • one who studies water • one who studies stars • one who studies earth • the study of the earth • the study of the stars • a person who goes to space • a book about someone's life • informing someone about the authors life • the study of the physical features of the earth • ...

What is Geography? 2024-08-11

What is Geography? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. natural features formed by rivers, glaciers, sea and volcanoes.
  2. _________ geography studies earth's natural features.
  3. __________ geography studies how people earn their living.
  4. The 0 degree latitude.
  5. Imaginary lines going around the earth east to west.
  6. ____________ resources cannot be used again and again.
  7. diagrams that show information in a clear and simple way.
  8. Daily temperature and humidity of an area.
  9. The layer of air around the earth.
  10. our surrounding
  11. A seasonal change in temperature, rain and humidity.
Down
  1. __________ geography distribution of people over the earth's surface.
  2. _________ resources can be used again and again.
  3. the 0 degree longitude.
  4. Imaginary lines going around the earth north to south.
  5. Collected information.
  6. __________ geography studies how people use land in cities
  7. a book that has maps.
  8. all useful things around us
  9. ________ geography studies where and how people live.

20 Clues: our surrounding • a book that has maps. • The 0 degree latitude. • Collected information. • the 0 degree longitude. • all useful things around us • The layer of air around the earth. • Daily temperature and humidity of an area. • _________ resources can be used again and again. • Imaginary lines going around the earth east to west. • ...

Hydrosphere - Advanced Science 2024 2024-09-16

Hydrosphere - Advanced Science 2024 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A water storage
  2. A protective bubble we live in
  3. Largest body of water on Earth
  4. When crystallized water falls to Earth
  5. Water that falls from the sky
  6. Our big bright star
  7. This happens after precipitation
  8. Condensed gas to water droplets
  9. Water that is found in the ground
  10. A substance in the air that is invisible
  11. When liquid turns into gas due to the sun's heat
  12. The formation of clouds
Down
  1. Ice that falls from clouds when it's cold
  2. Gaseous matter suspended, floating in the air
  3. A slow moving mass or river of ice
  4. continuous movement of water throughout the Earth that has no beginning or end
  5. Water vapor from plant leaves
  6. An artificial water supply
  7. Water that travels downhill and causes erosion
  8. Turns frozen water directly into water vapor
  9. All of Earth's water

21 Clues: A water storage • Our big bright star • All of Earth's water • The formation of clouds • An artificial water supply • Water vapor from plant leaves • Water that falls from the sky • A protective bubble we live in • Largest body of water on Earth • Condensed gas to water droplets • This happens after precipitation • Water that is found in the ground • ...

Our earth and Rocks 2025-10-04

Our earth and Rocks crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the liquid part of the earth that reaches the earths surface as magma
  2. the distance of a place north or south of the equator
  3. type of rock found above the earth surface
  4. the outermost layer of the earth
  5. when water or wind removes tiny bits of rock from larger rocks
Down
  1. the center of the earth, the hottest part and made of solid metal
  2. depicts the never ending cycle rocks go through
  3. the distance of a place east or west of the prime meridian
  4. tiny bits of plants, minerals or other organic matter
  5. the type of rock that is formed when magma cools
  6. type of rock found below the earths surface
  7. the type of rock that is the most breakable, made from compressed sediment
  8. the type of rock that is found deep in the earth, made from heat and compression

13 Clues: the outermost layer of the earth • type of rock found above the earth surface • type of rock found below the earths surface • depicts the never ending cycle rocks go through • the type of rock that is formed when magma cools • tiny bits of plants, minerals or other organic matter • the distance of a place north or south of the equator • ...

Unit 3 Vocabulary Review 2022-02-07

Unit 3 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dark spots that are visible on the surface of the sun that are caused by intense magnetic activity that disrupts convection forming areas of reduced surface temperature
  2. Equipment used to magnify objects far away.
  3. This occurs when the Moon passes between the Sun and the Earth so that the Sun is completely or partially obscured.
  4. This is a natural satellite that orbits a planet or smaller body.
  5. This is the tide that occurs twice a month, when the difference between high and low tide is least; the lowest level of high tide.
  6. This is an arc of gas that erupts from the surface of the Sun (also called a filament) which can loop hundreds of thousands of miles into space.
  7. These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon.
  8. This is the distance that a light travels in 365.25 earth days.
  9. One of four major divisions of the year based on the Earth's tilt and the light from the sun.
  10. The layer of the Sun above the chromosphere which is hotter than the Sun's surface.
  11. This occurs when the Moon passes through some portion of the Earth's shadow. This can occur only when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are aligned exactly, or very closely.
  12. This is a massive, gravitationally bound system consisting of stars, interstellar gas and dust, and dark matter.
  13. This is the very high and low tides that occur during the new moon or the full moon when the sun, moon, and earth are approximately aligned.
  14. This is an attractive force between any two objects due to mass.
  15. This is a massive ball of plasma that shines because of thermonuclear fusion in its core.
Down
  1. A specially designed robotic space vehicle designed to explore various aspects of the solar system.
  2. This is an instrument used to analyze the component parts of a sample by separating its parts into a color spectrum.
  3. This is the Sun and the celestial objects bound to it by gravity.
  4. This is the star at the center of the solar system around which the Earth and other matter orbit.
  5. A large, rocky body found in space. It often orbits the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  6. The third planet from the sun.
  7. This is the distance between the sun and the earth. It is the standard unit for distance within our solar system.
  8. This is the visible event that occurs when an asteroid enters Earth's atmosphere and becomes visible.
  9. This is a celestial body in orbit around a star.

24 Clues: The third planet from the sun. • Equipment used to magnify objects far away. • This is a celestial body in orbit around a star. • These are caused by the gravitational pull of the moon. • This is the distance that a light travels in 365.25 earth days. • This is an attractive force between any two objects due to mass. • ...

The Rock Cycle 2025-05-27

The Rock Cycle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The study of the Earth and its rocks
  2. Metamorphic rock formed from limestone
  3. A dense, dark-colored volcanic rock
  4. Igneous rock formed deep inside Earth
  5. Igneous rock that cools so quickly it forms glass
  6. Process that breaks down rocks into smaller pieces
  7. Rock often made from marine organisms
  8. Layers found in sedimentary rocks
  9. The squeezing of sediments under pressure
  10. Tiny pieces of broken-down rock
Down
  1. Layer beneath Earth’s crust where magma forms
  2. Igneous rock that forms on Earth’s surface
  3. Earth's plates that cause geological movement
  4. Rock formed by heat and pressure
  5. What turns lava or magma into solid rock
  6. Preserved remains of ancient life in rocks
  7. The outermost layer of the Earth
  8. Process where minerals glue sediments together
  9. A coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock
  10. Light, airy volcanic rock that can float

20 Clues: Tiny pieces of broken-down rock • Rock formed by heat and pressure • The outermost layer of the Earth • Layers found in sedimentary rocks • A dense, dark-colored volcanic rock • The study of the Earth and its rocks • Igneous rock formed deep inside Earth • Rock often made from marine organisms • Metamorphic rock formed from limestone • A coarse-grained intrusive igneous rock • ...

Crossword 2017-02-06

Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. where something is on Earth
  2. absolute location that tells the latitude and longitude of a place
  3. a round, solid figure
  4. imaginary lines running east and west around the globe
  5. imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth
Down
  1. model of the Earth
  2. imaginary lines running north and south on the globe
  3. half of the Earth
  4. way to show Earth on a flat map
  5. surface of the land that includes natural and human-made features
  6. book of maps

11 Clues: book of maps • half of the Earth • model of the Earth • a round, solid figure • where something is on Earth • way to show Earth on a flat map • imaginary line drawn around the middle of the Earth • imaginary lines running north and south on the globe • imaginary lines running east and west around the globe • surface of the land that includes natural and human-made features • ...

Know your planets! 2020-04-27

Know your planets! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are all this kind of planet
  2. This planet has no moons, no rings, and isn't the hottest...
  3. All the planets in our solar system go round this star
  4. 70% of this planet is covered in water
  5. Galileo Galilei saw four of these going round Jupiter
  6. The biggest planet
  7. This ringed planet would float if you had a bath big enough!
  8. The hottest planet
Down
  1. Earth has lots of these but they're mostly under the sea!
  2. Two _______ are on Mars right now!
  3. Six spacecraft are in orbit around this planet
  4. Was there ever ____ on Mars?
  5. The planet that spins on its side
  6. Uranus looks bluey-green because the methane in its atmosphere absorbs the ____ light and reflects the rest
  7. Standing on Venus would feel like being on Earth but ___ mile under the sea!

15 Clues: The biggest planet • The hottest planet • Was there ever ____ on Mars? • The planet that spins on its side • Two _______ are on Mars right now! • 70% of this planet is covered in water • Six spacecraft are in orbit around this planet • Galileo Galilei saw four of these going round Jupiter • All the planets in our solar system go round this star • ...

6th Science Unit 5 Vocab crossword -- Part 1 2024-04-10

6th Science Unit 5 Vocab crossword -- Part 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a chain, or line, of mountains connected together
  2. cracks in the Earth caused by the movement of its plates
  3. a ridge under the ocean that spreads out sideways as magma wells up along its center
  4. a scale that rates earthquakes from I to XII based on the effects of the shaking and the damage caused
  5. the impression or remains of an ancient plant or animal that has been hardened and preserved in a rock
  6. rock that is formed when magma escapes from inside the Earth, cools, and hardens
  7. the movement of particles of soil, sand, or rock by wind or water to a new location
  8. a mineral from which we can extract a useful substance, such as a metal
  9. the gradual wearing down of rock by wind or water
  10. a mineral or organic stone that is chosen to be cut, polished, and used, typically in jewelry
  11. molten rock at and on the surface of the Earth
Down
  1. a scale that rates earthquakes from 1 to 10, based on the power of the vibrations that travel through the ground when the earthquake occurs
  2. any of the seven large landmasses into which the Earth is divided
  3. rock that has been changed by heat or pressure
  4. rock made from particles of sand, mud, and other debris that have settled on the seabed and been squashed down to form hardened rock
  5. an area where two plates collide and one slips under the other, forming volcanoes & deep trenches
  6. molten rock inside the earth
  7. an underground shockwave that travels outward from the focus of an earthquake
  8. the layers of rock found in the Earth's crust

19 Clues: molten rock inside the earth • the layers of rock found in the Earth's crust • rock that has been changed by heat or pressure • molten rock at and on the surface of the Earth • a chain, or line, of mountains connected together • the gradual wearing down of rock by wind or water • cracks in the Earth caused by the movement of its plates • ...

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-29

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of time light travels in a year
  2. the line where sky and the earth appear to meet
  3. sections of the sky that contain recognizable patterns
  4. 1687, all objects in the universe attract each other
  5. Amount of time it takes a planets to rotate on its axis
  6. 1597, Denmark sun and moon revolve around earth, stars revolve around the sun
  7. amount of time it takes the moon to revolve around the sun
Down
  1. the angle between an object in the sky and the horizon
  2. amount of time it takes for the earth to revolve around the sun
  3. 1543, poland, believed in sun centered universe
  4. 1609,Demark,planets revolve around the sun
  5. 140 CE, Greece, believed in earth centered universe
  6. the point in the sky directly above an observer
  7. path an object follows as it travels in space
  8. to go around another body in space

15 Clues: to go around another body in space • 1609,Demark,planets revolve around the sun • the amount of time light travels in a year • path an object follows as it travels in space • 1543, poland, believed in sun centered universe • the line where sky and the earth appear to meet • the point in the sky directly above an observer • ...

HW 01.3 Crossword Puzzle 2020-09-24

HW 01.3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a volcanic peak that rises above the ocean floor.
  2. very flat and located close to the shoreline.
  3. an explanation that is tested to determine its logic.
  4. located between the continental margin and the oceanic ridge system.
  5. a science that focuses on Earth and its composition.
  6. a widely accepted view that is established if the results of an inquiry support the hypothesis.
  7. located below the mantle and contains two layers: an outer and an inner.
  8. gradual slope that is located at the bottom of continental slope.
  9. an area on the seafloor right next to the continents.
  10. concentrated near shallow sunlit waters of the ocean.
  11. level region of the ocean floor.
  12. a physical layer that includes both the crust and upper mantle.
  13. the study of the atmosphere structure and climate.
  14. group of parts that together create a complex.
  15. a steep change that marks the edge of the continental shelf.
  16. located below the crust and is one of the three chemical layers of the geosphere.
  17. a process in which researches test hypotheses through investigation.
Down
  1. a depression in the seafloor made through subduction.
  2. outermost layer of Earth.
  3. underlain by igneous and metamorphic rocks.
  4. a study that focuses on
  5. represents a divergent plate boundary located at the crest.
  6. a name for the sciences in which we attempt to gain a better understanding of the Earth
  7. the aquatic component of our planet.
  8. portion of the continental crust that achieves stability.
  9. located beyond the continental margins.
  10. the study of the solar system, the universe, and our galaxy.
  11. the Sun and planets formed from the same gas/dust cloud.
  12. the study of the ocean including its physical and chemical components.
  13. a thin gaseous envelope that surrounds the Earth.
  14. a continuous area of land.
  15. composed of the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and biosphere.
  16. a flat portion of metamorphic rock.
  17. region of a physically connected mountain.
  18. located below the lithosphere and is a part of the mantle.
  19. the solid portion of the Earth that has a radius of approximately 4,000 miles.
  20. the period of time since the formation of the Earth (4.6 million years ago).

37 Clues: a study that focuses on • outermost layer of Earth. • a continuous area of land. • level region of the ocean floor. • a flat portion of metamorphic rock. • the aquatic component of our planet. • located beyond the continental margins. • region of a physically connected mountain. • underlain by igneous and metamorphic rocks. • very flat and located close to the shoreline. • ...

Mars crossword 2022-04-29

Mars crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. temperature, surface topography or ecology to be similar to the
  2. Mons – A very large shield volcano mountain on the planet Mars.
  3. crater – A crater on a planet or moon caused by the impact of a meteorite or
  4. – When the orbit of another planet lines it up in the opposite direction of
  5. Marineris – An extensive canyon system on the Mars equator. It is 2,500
  6. trends.
  7. – The smaller of Mars’ two moons, orbits furthest from the planet.
  8. the Moon; enter interplanetary space; flyby, orbit, or land on other
  9. object, typically circular with a raised rim.
  10. sun as seen from Earth. (This makes the planets as close as they can get)
Down
  1. – A robotic spacecraft that leaves Earth orbit and explores space. It may
  2. – The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying a planet’s
  3. – A person who studies the future and makes predictions about it based on
  4. bodies; or approach interstellar space.
  5. (4,200 km) long and, in places, is 4.5 miles (7km) deep.
  6. – The larger of Mars’ two moons, orbits closest to the planet.
  7. ice – Ice found at the poles and beneath some of the surface of Mars.
  8. of Earth to make it habitable by Earth-like life.

18 Clues: trends. • bodies; or approach interstellar space. • object, typically circular with a raised rim. • of Earth to make it habitable by Earth-like life. • (4,200 km) long and, in places, is 4.5 miles (7km) deep. • – The larger of Mars’ two moons, orbits closest to the planet. • – The hypothetical process of deliberately modifying a planet’s • ...