Geography Crossword Puzzles
Rocks and Minerals Unit
igneous: formed through the cooling and solidification of magma or lava., lithosphere: the solid, outer part of the earth, metamorphic: started out as some …
Winter Solstice
earth: the planet we live on , winter: coldest season of the year, between autumn and spring, sun: planet that earth orbits around , summer solstice: solstice …
Age of Exploration
colony: a settlement of people living in a new territory controlled by their home country., moluccas: the spice islands of southeast asia, columbus: italian …
Plate Tectonics
tectonics: theory of plate ___________, transform: a plate boundary where plates slide past each other, seafloor: process of the oceanic plates moving away from …
Continents and Oceans of the World
north america: continent where canada and usa are located, south america: continent where the amazon river flows, africa: continent where the nile river flows, …
Weathering and Rocks Revision
granite : a rock prone to hydrolysis due to the presence of feldspar, carbonation : caco3 reacts with acid water and forms calcium bicarbonate which is soluble …
Properties of Soil
loam: a mixture of sand, silt and clay. best for growing plants., soil: the upper layer of earth in which plants grow., nonliving material: consists of rocks …
Water Distribution
ice sheet : glaciers that cover large areas, freshwater : only 3% of earth's water is this type, aquifer : rock layer that contains water, ice cap : …
Physical Oceanography
ebb tide : tide that is going out. (2 words), flood tide : tide that is coming in. (2 words), slack tide : the point where the tide pauses between high tide and …
Types of Rocks
chemical: sedimentary rock that forms when minerals dissolved in a weather solution and crystallize, metamorphic: forms when a rock is changed by heat and …
World Geography
kashmire : india and pakistan disputed the control over which boarding territory?, vindhya : which mountain range has historically been the natural dividing …
Earth's Composition
inner core: the innermost geologic layer of planet earth, which is primarily a solid ball of metal., outer core: a layer of fluid metal under the mantle that …
Healthy Eating / Green Cities / Insects
demand : something that must be done or given, developing : a poor country that is trying to become richer ; _________ country, footprint : the effect humans …
