Let’s Talk Trash! MAR / APR 2023 ©2022 - 2023 The Keenan Group, Inc
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EARTH & BEYOND KIDS ACROSS 1. Squiggly, wiggly creatures that squirm around underground 3. A pilot has to ____ his or her plane over 26,000 miles to circumnavigate (or travel all the way around) the Earth 5. These pets dig and bury their bones 8. It’s the body part you get when you move the last letter in “earth” to the front of the word 9. Look out!: According to new information from astronomers, there are ___ times more asteroids than we originally thought 10. The Amazon is the world’s longest ____ 11. The invisible line runs around the center of the Earth like a belt around its waist 14. A gasoline company that drills down into the earth hopes to find this thick, black liquid 15. Many people confuse this yummy underground plant it with a sweet potato 17. Every year on April 22nd, we celebrate Earth ____ 19. The outer layer of the Earth (or the crispy part of an apple pie that was made from dough) 21. People power!: Earth is the only ____ that has living beings on it 26. To go around the 6 Down, as the Earth does 27. This satellite technology lets people get a view of everywhere: _____ Earth 28. To rock out using your voice
TEACHERS DOWN 1. It covers about 70% of the Earth’s surface (Fun fact: That’s about the same percentage of our bodies that are made up of it) 2. Word play: If you are a fan of the _____, you’d probably say that the Earth is in good shape 3. Prevailing wisdom: It’s how most people around the world would have described the Earth before Socrates set them straight 4. Earthenware made of clay 6. Spacey TV: With a solid five-
20. ‘50’s flashback: “Earth Angel” by the Penguins 22. Squirrel’s sunken treasures 23. That hazy cloud that comes down to Earth, leaving us all in a haze 24. Seedling’s secret: When buried in soil, a raw ____ will decompose to make a rich, natural fertilizer 25. Where on Earth can you go to find Google Earth?
year run that ended in 2001, “3rd Rock from the ____” was based on an amusing nickname for our home planet 7. “The Good Earth” is a classic _____ by Pearl Buck 12. Event that leaves a particular region all shook up 13. Term frequently followed by “firma” 14. Raw source of iron extracted from the earth 16. It moves the earth little by little, thereby creating little hills 18. Students can have a ball exploring our planet with this spherical classroom object
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