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 north or south of the equator, measured in degrees. By extension, it means freedom or scope to act, think, or make choices without undue restriction. Related: breadth, scope, freedom, leeway.
- LONGITUDE /ˈlɒnɡɪtjuːd/ (British); /ˈlɑːnɡətuːd/ (American) · noun
- The angular distance of a point on Earth’s surface, measured in degrees east or west of the prime meridian. In astronomy, longitude is the analogous angular coordinate measured along a celestial circle from a reference point.
- TROPIC British: /ˈtrɒpɪk/; US: /ˈtrɑːpɪk/ · noun and adjective
- As a noun, a tropic is one of the two parallels of latitude approximately 23.5 degrees north or south of the equator: the Tropic of Cancer or the Tropic of Capricorn. In the plural, “the tropics” refers to the warm equatorial regions between these parallels; as an adjective, “tropic” means relating to the tropics or to either of these parallels. Related: latitude, zone, region, parallel.
- 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 /ˈhɛmɪsˌfɪər/ · noun
- A hemisphere is one of two halves of a sphere or globe, especially one of the northern, southern, eastern, or western halves of Earth. The term can also refer to one of the brain’s two halves or to half of a celestial sphere. Related: half-sphere, semisphere.
- 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 and verb
- To tilt is to incline something or oneself away from an upright or level position, or to upset the balance of an arrangement. As a noun, tilt means an angle or inclination and can also refer figuratively to a bias, an advantage, or a state of agitation or poor concentration. Related: incline, lean, slant, slope.
- TORRID /ˈtɒrɪd/ (British), /ˈtɔːrɪd/ (American) · adjective
- Extremely hot, often suggesting intense heat, dryness, or burning. In figurative use, it describes something intensely passionate or emotionally charged. Related: scorching, sweltering, parching, ardent.
- TEMPERATE /ˈtɛmpərət/ (adjective); /ˈtɛmpəreɪt/ (verb) · adjective; verb
- Temperate means showing moderation or being relatively mild, especially in climate, conduct, or degree. As a verb, it means to make something less extreme or more moderate. Related: moderate, mild, balanced, restrained.
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