The Equator Word Search
The Equator, as a word search. 12 words drawn from the terms and ideas of a school subject sit hidden in a 15×15 letter grid, running in every direction. Drag across a word to claim it, and clear the board to finish.
Words to find: EQUATOR, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, TROPIC, CANCER, CAPRICORN, PRIMEMERIDIAN, HEMISPHERE, AXIS, TILT, TORRID, TEMPERATE.
Found words stay highlighted, so the grid gets easier to read as you go and the final few tend to fall quickly.
The Equator word list, defined
- EQUATOR /ɪˈkweɪtər/ · noun
- The imaginary line around the middle of the Earth, equidistant from the North and South Poles, dividing the planet into the Northern and Southern Hemispheres. By extension, a similar line around any rotating celestial body or sphere.
- LATITUDE /ˈlætɪtjuːd/ · noun
- The angular distance of a place north or south of the Earth's equator, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, or in decimal degrees. The latitude of a place is its distance from the equator, with 0° latitude at the equator and increasing to 90° at the North Pole and -90° at the South Pole. Related: altitude, elevation, height, position.
- LONGITUDE /ˈlɒndʒɪtʃdʒən/ · noun
- The distance, measured in degrees, minutes, and seconds, east or west of the prime meridian at Greenwich, London, used to locate a point on the Earth's surface. Related: latitude, position, location, co-ordinates.
- TROPIC /ˈtrɒpɪk/ · noun
- A region of the Earth surrounding the equator, characterized by a relatively constant temperature and high levels of rainfall. A tropical region or climate. Related: tropical, equatorial, torrid, sultry.
- CANCER /ˈkænsər/ · noun
- A disease in which abnormal cells divide uncontrollably and can invade surrounding tissues or spread to other parts of the body; also, by extension, something harmful that spreads destructively within a society or organization. Related: malignancy, tumor, carcinoma, neoplasm.
- HEMISPHERE /hɛmɪˈsfɪər/ · noun
- Either half of a sphere, especially the Earth, including all the land and water on one side of the equator or prime meridian. A half of a sphere, especially one of the two halves into which the Earth is divided by the equator or prime meridian. Related: half, side, region, sector.
- AXIS /ˈæksɪs/ · noun
- An imaginary straight line about which a body rotates or around which an object is symmetrically arranged; more broadly, a central line or reference line used to describe or measure position, movement, or structure. Related: pivot, hinge, spindle, shaft.
- TILT /tɪlt/ · noun, verb
- A movement or inclination from the vertical or horizontal; a turn or shift in direction. To cause something to move or incline from the vertical or horizontal. Related: slant, slope, lean, pitch.
- TORRID /ˈtɔːrɪd/ · adjective
- Extremely hot and dry; extremely passionate or exciting. Often used to describe a romantic relationship or a period of intense activity. Related: sweltering, scorching, blazing, fiery.
- TEMPERATE /ˈtɛmpərɪt/ · adjective
- Having a moderate climate; not hot or cold. Having a moderate or restrained quality, such as temperate language. Related: moderate, mild, temperate, even-tempered.
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