moon phases Crossword Puzzles

mesopotamia dillyn and aedonas 2021-12-01

mesopotamia dillyn and aedonas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and digging of canals
  2. first ruler of the akkadians
  3. large territory or group of territories governed by one ruler
  4. inhabitants of ancient Assyria
  5. and richest city in the world (at the time)
  6. hammurabi’s code
  7. study in shapes
  8. shapes that form writing
  9. and traded with other people
  10. supplies that lead to civilization
  11. territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
Down
  1. group of merchants traveling together for safety
  2. particles of fertile soil
  3. pyramid structure with a temple on top
  4. star, planet and moon phases and created the sundial
  5. person who writes and copied out documents, often a record keeper
  6. city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
  7. belief in many gods
  8. payments to a ruler from conquered people
  9. between the rivers

20 Clues: study in shapes • hammurabi’s code • between the rivers • belief in many gods • and digging of canals • shapes that form writing • particles of fertile soil • first ruler of the akkadians • and traded with other people • inhabitants of ancient Assyria • supplies that lead to civilization • pyramid structure with a temple on top • payments to a ruler from conquered people • ...

A Level C8 P107-117 2023-03-13

A Level C8 P107-117 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What we see on the ground in daylight.
  2. Eight plants and moons with the sun make this.
  3. a – o _ n _ . fill in the letters to find the word.
  4. all of these complete the crossword.
  5. _ _ i n _ i n _. fill in the letters to find the word
  6. Uranus, Venus, Mars, Saturn, Jupiter, Earth, Mercury and Neptune
  7. The hot season.
  8. bitor unscramble this for the word.
  9. The time from morning to night.
  10. We can build a snowman in _______ .
Down
  1. 12 months
  2. There are four in a year.
  3. A 24 hour period.
  4. rttaioon unscramble this for the clue.
  5. rats unscramble this for the word.
  6. An obect in space made of burning gases.
  7. hasep unscramble this for the word.
  8. saix unscramble this for the word.
  9. A turn or a spin.
  10. A moon stage
  11. An imaginary line through Earth.
  12. Earth is one.
  13. When Earth faces away from the sun.
  14. Earth’s path around the Sun.
  15. _ o _ a _ . e fill in the letters to find the word.

25 Clues: 12 months • A moon stage • Earth is one. • The hot season. • A 24 hour period. • A turn or a spin. • There are four in a year. • Earth’s path around the Sun. • The time from morning to night. • An imaginary line through Earth. • rats unscramble this for the word. • saix unscramble this for the word. • hasep unscramble this for the word. • When Earth faces away from the sun. • ...

History of Astronomy 2024-09-25

History of Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the flatness of an ellipse
  2. geocentric dude from long ag
  3. its launch started Space Race
  4. Ancient Greek dude who thought Sun was center of Universe
  5. the shape of orbits
  6. heliocentric dude who thought orbits were circles
  7. a calendar based on the sun
  8. figured out positions of 777 stars
  9. Earth-centered Universe
Down
  1. dude who figured out the size of Earth
  2. a calendar based on the moon
  3. sun-centered universe
  4. galaxy and redshift dude
  5. P^2 = a^3
  6. US vs USSR name
  7. measured by Newton's version of Kepler's 3rd law
  8. telescope dude who found the moons of Jupiter and phases of Venus
  9. discovered that orbits are ellipses
  10. Ancient Greek dude who thought the Earth was the center of Universe
  11. two of these are in an ellipse
  12. Where a star is positioned on an ellipse
  13. gravity dude

22 Clues: P^2 = a^3 • gravity dude • US vs USSR name • the shape of orbits • sun-centered universe • Earth-centered Universe • galaxy and redshift dude • the flatness of an ellipse • a calendar based on the sun • a calendar based on the moon • geocentric dude from long ag • its launch started Space Race • two of these are in an ellipse • figured out positions of 777 stars • ...

Vocab U4 W5 2025-02-12

Vocab U4 W5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. not plain
  2. a thin, pointed piece that has been broken down, cut, or torn off
  3. the act of flying
  4. brag about something
  5. the line or course something moves along
  6. different stages of the moon
  7. almost the same in some ways
  8. put into motion
  9. liked by many people
  10. can't be done
  11. a number of similar things coming one after another
  12. adjusted or moved by something else
Down
  1. a person who travels in a vehicle
  2. someone who studies stars and planets
  3. knowing what is right and using what you know to make smart choices
  4. a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends
  5. run very quickly
  6. enough for everyone
  7. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  8. winning a contest or game
  9. to feel very guilty about something
  10. moving
  11. yell or shout
  12. turns on an axis

24 Clues: moving • not plain • yell or shout • can't be done • put into motion • run very quickly • turns on an axis • the act of flying • enough for everyone • brag about something • liked by many people • winning a contest or game • different stages of the moon • almost the same in some ways • a person who travels in a vehicle • to feel very guilty about something • adjusted or moved by something else • ...

The Solar Explosion 2022-02-10

The Solar Explosion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae
  2. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  3. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
  4. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
  5. the portion of Earth that is water
  6. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  7. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
Down
  1. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  2. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  3. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  4. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  5. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
  6. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  7. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  8. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  9. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  10. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
  11. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  12. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  13. a accumulation of matter
  14. a group of stars bound by gravity

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

The solar system 2022-02-11

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  2. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
  3. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
  4. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  7. a group of stars bound by gravity
  8. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  9. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
  10. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  11. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  12. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
Down
  1. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
  2. a accumulation of matter
  3. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  4. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  5. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  6. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  7. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  8. the portion of Earth that is water
  9. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

Islam Religion 2022-12-13

Islam Religion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What must all men do when born and is a Sunnah custom?
  2. What symbol illuminates the light of knowledge?
  3. Another way people covert to the Islamic religion?
  4. What is the largest denomination of Islam?
  5. What is Islam's leaders called?
Down
  1. What came first in the creation story?
  2. How many stages of after life is there?
  3. Who is their one and only god?
  4. What symbol represents the early phases of the moon and progress?
  5. Islam is the what largest growing religion?
  6. Who is the founder of Islam?

11 Clues: Who is the founder of Islam? • Who is their one and only god? • What is Islam's leaders called? • What came first in the creation story? • How many stages of after life is there? • What is the largest denomination of Islam? • Islam is the what largest growing religion? • What symbol illuminates the light of knowledge? • Another way people covert to the Islamic religion? • ...

Kiho G6 Science Crossword Project 2023-06-01

Kiho G6 Science Crossword Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. surface layer of Earth
  2. Sulfur Dioxide dissolves in a rainwater and produce this
  3. fossil fuel is one example
  4. dead plant/body from millions of years ago
  5. This is made up of little fragments of rocks. This is often carried by river
Down
  1. A thing that affects the environment negatively
  2. scientist who discovered a lot about space and they study about space
  3. these Materials produce rocks
  4. A pattern that is made of stars
  5. scientists who study rock
  6. the shape of the moon seems to change as the day pass. what is called?
  7. Earth follows this

12 Clues: Earth follows this • surface layer of Earth • scientists who study rock • fossil fuel is one example • these Materials produce rocks • A pattern that is made of stars • dead plant/body from millions of years ago • A thing that affects the environment negatively • Sulfur Dioxide dissolves in a rainwater and produce this • ...

Extra Credit Astronomy Vocabulary 2022-06-10

Extra Credit Astronomy Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small rocky body that travels through space
  2. Body of interstellar clouds; births stars
  3. A unit of distance that equals 3.26 light years
  4. Energy released as rays or particles
  5. Stretch wavelengths; moving away from viewer
  6. Shorter wavelengths, higher frequency radio
  7. Protects Earth from charged Sun particles
  8. Planets appear to move backward (they aren't)
  9. Belief that Sun is center of our universe
  10. Shaping of surface due to asteroid impact
  11. Thin disk of small rock/ice bits orbiting a planet
  12. Sun's atmosphere; gives color to Sun
  13. Star system with 2 stars
  14. Light waves that we can see unassisted
  15. Space and all matter and energy in it
  16. A planet outside our solar system
  17. Phase of moon where Earth can't see moon at night
  18. frozen dust/rock that orbits the sun; tail glows
  19. Cosmic formation of atoms
  20. Bright, distant, old, giant galaxy w/black hole
  21. The movement of an object around another object
  22. Growth in size or amount.
  23. smaller bodies that orbit planets
  24. Shape of Earth's orbit around Sun
  25. Longer electromagnetic waves; heat
  26. Decreasing amount of moon is lit
  27. Different colors emitted light due to chemicals
  28. The visible surface of the Sun
  29. Point of infinitely dense matter; black hole
  30. Compress wavelengths; moving towards viewer
  31. Change in position due to change in perspective
Down
  1. Phase of moon where very little is visible
  2. Blocking of sunlight to Earth by sun and moon
  3. True brightness of an object
  4. wave of light/magnetic energy
  5. High energy, short wavelength; helps see inside
  6. Contracting gas/dust; earliest stage of star
  7. The different shapes of the moon seen from Earth
  8. Studying origin, evolution, fate of Universe
  9. The splitting of atoms to release energy
  10. Predictable pulsating stars; calc. distance
  11. Spinning motion on a planet's axis; day length
  12. Violent eruption from sun; disrupts radio signals
  13. No space; no return from black hole
  14. Force of attraction between two masses
  15. Massive bright star
  16. The outermost layer of Sun's atmosphere
  17. Longest wavelengths, lowest frequency of all waves
  18. Star diagram; luminosity vs temp
  19. Relating to any star
  20. Neither hemisphere tilted toward/away from Sun
  21. Disk orbits new star; accretion forms planets
  22. small rocks/metal that orbit the Sun
  23. Group of stars that form a pattern
  24. A meteoroid that hit Earth's surface
  25. Huge group of stars, star systems, dust, gas
  26. Relating only to one specific star, our Sun
  27. High energy, short wavelength; dangerous to humans
  28. Higher frequencies than violet light
  29. Dark patches on Sun due to cooler gas
  30. Earth is at center while planets/stars orbit
  31. Increasing amount of moon is lit
  32. Stellar explosion, extremely bright
  33. Earth most tilted; hemispheres toward/away Sun
  34. Phase of moon where entire Earth-side moon is lit
  35. Relating to the moon

66 Clues: Massive bright star • Relating to any star • Relating to the moon • Star system with 2 stars • Cosmic formation of atoms • Growth in size or amount. • True brightness of an object • wave of light/magnetic energy • The visible surface of the Sun • Star diagram; luminosity vs temp • Decreasing amount of moon is lit • Increasing amount of moon is lit • A planet outside our solar system • ...

space end of year project 2023-05-10

space end of year project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rock
  2. phase
Down
  1. curve
  2. phases

4 Clues: rock • curve • phase • phases

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary 2021-03-24

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. turns around on an axis
  2. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. the different stages of the moon
  4. a number of similar things coming one after another
  5. exact or particular
Down
  1. a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  2. a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends
  3. person who studies the stars and planets

8 Clues: exact or particular • turns around on an axis • the different stages of the moon • person who studies the stars and planets • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • a number of similar things coming one after another • a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends • a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

Unit 4.4 vocabulary Ryan Greene 2022-02-23

Unit 4.4 vocabulary Ryan Greene crossword puzzle
Across
  1. often pointed piece that has been broken,cut, or torn off.
  2. exact or particular.
  3. different stages of the moon.
  4. when something turns around on an axis.
Down
  1. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer.
  2. a number of similar things coming one after another.
  3. a curve that is wider in the middle and trapped at the end.
  4. studies the stars and planets.

8 Clues: exact or particular. • different stages of the moon. • studies the stars and planets. • when something turns around on an axis. • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer. • a number of similar things coming one after another. • often pointed piece that has been broken,cut, or torn off. • a curve that is wider in the middle and trapped at the end.

Tides 2023-02-24

Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The coast line
  2. Starding to deal with more dry land
  3. Something having to do with the ocean
Down
  1. A tide that happens during a new and full moon
  2. The average sea level
  3. The Force that pulls objects down
  4. A tide that happens during 1st and 3rd quarter of the moon's phases

7 Clues: The coast line • The average sea level • The Force that pulls objects down • Starding to deal with more dry land • Something having to do with the ocean • A tide that happens during a new and full moon • A tide that happens during 1st and 3rd quarter of the moon's phases

End of year project part two 2023-05-12

End of year project part two crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic spectrum wavelength and frequencies
  2. of the universe space time matter energy
  3. cycle The moons different phases coming from sun
Down
  1. revolution Earth spinning on its self and rotating around something else
  2. of the universe Big bang theory
  3. tides Tides caused by gravitational pull from moon
  4. sun Closest star to earth

7 Clues: sun Closest star to earth • of the universe Big bang theory • of the universe space time matter energy • magnetic spectrum wavelength and frequencies • cycle The moons different phases coming from sun • tides Tides caused by gravitational pull from moon • revolution Earth spinning on its self and rotating around something else

Water Crossword 2025-02-16

Water Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An example of a lotic body of water.
  2. Land that is either covered or saturated with water.
  3. A wetland that is covered with grass.
  4. Freshwater zone with the greatest number of fish.
  5. A scientist who studies freshwater.
  6. Freshwater zone with the fewest number of fish.
  7. Saltwater zone that is the deepest and comprises 65 % of the ocean’s open water.
  8. Freshwater bodies of water with running water.
  9. A flooded forest.
  10. Continent with the largest river.
  11. Moon phase where the moon is completely dark.
  12. Freshwater zone with the most vegetation.
  13. Step of the water cycle where plants release water to the atmosphere
  14. Step of the water cycle where clouds are formed.
  15. Saltwater zone that is closest to the shore.
Down
  1. Freshwater bodies of water with still water.
  2. A Tidal ____________ is a value on a Solunar Table that identifies range of high & low tides.
  3. A name for a lake that forms behind a human made dam.
  4. A term that describes an increase in the brightness of the moon.
  5. The primary saltwater zone where most fish are found that extends to a depth of 200 meters.
  6. Name of the largest river in Australia.
  7. A table used by fisherman that identifies the best times to fish based on moon phases & tides.
  8. Fish zone above the bottom where fish swim.
  9. The original source of water.
  10. An example of a lentic body of water.
  11. A name for land that is drained by a river system.
  12. A stream, creek, or river flowing into a larger body of water.
  13. Shallow body of water protected from a larger body of water by sand bars or coral reefs.
  14. A water ecosystem that provides nursery grounds for many species of fish.
  15. Freshwater zone of a lake where decomposition of dead plants and animals takes place.

30 Clues: A flooded forest. • The original source of water. • Continent with the largest river. • A scientist who studies freshwater. • An example of a lotic body of water. • A wetland that is covered with grass. • An example of a lentic body of water. • Name of the largest river in Australia. • Freshwater zone with the most vegetation. • Fish zone above the bottom where fish swim. • ...

week8551 2014-12-08

week8551 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest star in the Solar System.
  2. The planet closest to the sun.
  3. Today's scientists do not call this a planet any longer.
  4. Made of rock and metals.
  5. The wind on the planet can reach 2000 km per hour.
  6. Considered Earth's sister planet.
  7. Also called the red planet.
Down
  1. BELT The region between the inner and outer planets.
  2. The largest planet in the Solar System.
  3. Made of ice, rock, and hydrocarbons.
  4. The only planet with visible rings.
  5. You can see the color blue in the atmosphere of the planet.
  6. Will go through eight different phases in a month. EARTH—The third planet from the sun.

13 Clues: Made of rock and metals. • Also called the red planet. • The planet closest to the sun. • Largest star in the Solar System. • Considered Earth's sister planet. • The only planet with visible rings. • Made of ice, rock, and hydrocarbons. • The largest planet in the Solar System. • The wind on the planet can reach 2000 km per hour. • ...

Astronomy 2023-06-07

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the mass of the sun used as a unit of mass
  2. has life
  3. it has 8 phases each month
  4. Luminosity of 1
  5. are celestial bodies made of hot gases, mainly hydrogen and some helium.
  6. Nebula used to explain the formation of the sun
  7. of stars red supergiant creates black hole and red giant creates black dwarf
Down
  1. is sometimes called the red planet
  2. a very young star
  3. total energy produced by a star each second
  4. Fusion is the process of energy production in which hydrogen nuclei combine to form helium nuclei.
  5. The hottest planet in our solar system
  6. Blue, Red, and yellow determine its temperature

13 Clues: has life • Luminosity of 1 • a very young star • it has 8 phases each month • is sometimes called the red planet • The hottest planet in our solar system • the mass of the sun used as a unit of mass • total energy produced by a star each second • Blue, Red, and yellow determine its temperature • Nebula used to explain the formation of the sun • ...

Chapter 25 2023-01-24

Chapter 25 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model of the solar system in which all planets revolve around the sun.
  2. a small natural body in space that revolves around a planet
  3. the four planets closest to the sun and similar in structure to Earth
  4. the darkest part of a shadow
  5. small, rocky solar-system bodies, most are found orbiting the sun in a region between Mars and Jupiter
  6. A model of the solar system in which all planets revolve around Earth
  7. The region of the moon's shadow that surrounds the umbra and is less dark
  8. the different shapes of the illuminated side of the moon as seen from Earth
  9. a chunk of rock that moves through the solar system
Down
  1. the low, flat plains of basalt on the moon formed by ancient lava flow
  2. asteroid-sized bodies in the protoplanetary disk from which the planets formed by accretion
  3. the regular rise and fall of water in the oceans
  4. a round depression in the surface of a planet, asteroid, or comet caused by the impact of a meteoroid
  5. The process of adding mass in the formation of the planets by collisions between planetesimals
  6. The event that occurs when the shadow of one body in space falls on another
  7. A disk made of many small particles of rock and ice in orbit around a planet

16 Clues: the darkest part of a shadow • the regular rise and fall of water in the oceans • a chunk of rock that moves through the solar system • a small natural body in space that revolves around a planet • the four planets closest to the sun and similar in structure to Earth • A model of the solar system in which all planets revolve around Earth • ...

UNit 3 Crossword Puzzle 2023-12-14

UNit 3 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To spin on an axis
  2. The imaginary line around which Earth spins as it rotates
  3. The path of one object in space around another object
  4. A pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture or design in the sky
Down
  1. A device used to observe distant objects with their eyes
  2. probe An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to Earth
  3. phases One of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits Earth

7 Clues: To spin on an axis • The path of one object in space around another object • A device used to observe distant objects with their eyes • The imaginary line around which Earth spins as it rotates • phases One of the shapes the moon seems to have as it orbits Earth • A pattern of stars that form an imaginary picture or design in the sky • ...

Moon phases 2023-10-25

Moon phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. last moon faze
  2. second to last moon faze
Down
  1. second moon faze
  2. first moon faze

4 Clues: last moon faze • first moon faze • second moon faze • second to last moon faze

SNT, Rotation Motion, and Moon PHases 2022-09-22

SNT, Rotation Motion, and Moon PHases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explains formation of solar system.
  2. A full howl.
  3. Baby stars can be found here.
  4. Turning the moon's lights off.
  5. "Hey, watch out. I'm a circle. Don't squash me, you'll give me_________."
  6. The moon's light is turning on.
  7. Even though I'm purple you can't see me, I'm too high of an Energy.
  8. Combined gravitation pull of moon and sun create two.
Down
  1. One star to another, "Back up, you're too close!
  2. A fishing star.
  3. Focus!!
  4. Hop on the quarter merry-go-round on rotation. Link arms with you group partners, but don't fall, this is what we studied spinning round and round y'all.
  5. "We proposed the nebular hypothesis."
  6. Grab the weights and do-si-do, look at how fast you go. (must take a turn)

14 Clues: Focus!! • A full howl. • A fishing star. • Baby stars can be found here. • Turning the moon's lights off. • The moon's light is turning on. • explains formation of solar system. • "We proposed the nebular hypothesis." • One star to another, "Back up, you're too close! • Combined gravitation pull of moon and sun create two. • ...

moon phases 2023-10-23

moon phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the new moon and full moon
  2. any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle
Down
  1. shape of the moon that is less that half-illuminated
  2. moon is on right and is after a full moon

4 Clues: the new moon and full moon • moon is on right and is after a full moon • any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle • shape of the moon that is less that half-illuminated

Lunar phases 2025-02-07

Lunar phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. action of rotating around an axis or center.
  2. Crescent,The phase after the last quarter, where only a small part of the moon is illuminated and continues to decrease.
  3. partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
  4. shape of the visible part of the moon when more than half full but not completely full.
  5. fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object, especially the area on the earth or moon experiencing the total phase of an eclipse.
  6. curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon.
  7. straight-line configuration of three celestial bodies in a gravitational system.
  8. Quarter,The phase where half of the moon is illuminated, but the opposite half compared to the first quarter.
  9. Eclipse,An eclipse in which the moon appears darkened as it passes into the Earth's shadow.
  10. oscillation of the moon that allows observers to see slightly more than half of its surface over time.
  11. distinct period or stage in a process of change, in this context, the different appearances of the moon.
  12. Month,The time it takes for the moon to complete one orbit around the Earth relative to the stars (about 27.3 days).
  13. event where one celestial body moves into the shadow of another celestial body.
  14. periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon.
  15. point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is nearest to the Earth.
Down
  1. lighting up of an object, in this context, the moon being lit by the sun.
  2. Eclipse,An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
  3. Gibbous,The phase following the full moon, where the illumination starts to decrease.
  4. Crescent,The phase following the new moon, where a small part of the moon becomes visible and increases in size.
  5. Relating to the moon.
  6. Quarter,The phase where half of the moon is illuminated and visible from Earth.
  7. Gibbous,The phase after the first quarter, where more than half of the moon is illuminated and continues to grow.
  8. Pull The force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
  9. movement of one object around a center or another object, such as the moon around the Earth.
  10. Moon,The phase when the entire face of the moon is illuminated and visible from Earth.
  11. Month,The period of time it takes for the moon to return to the same phase (about 29.5 days).
  12. dividing line between the illuminated and dark parts of the moon.
  13. point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the Earth.
  14. shape of the visible part of the moon when less than half full.
  15. Moon The phase of the moon when it is in conjunction with the sun and invisible from Earth.

30 Clues: Relating to the moon. • action of rotating around an axis or center. • Eclipse,An eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon. • shape of the visible part of the moon when less than half full. • dividing line between the illuminated and dark parts of the moon. • partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object. • ...

solar system 3-5 2023-06-23

solar system 3-5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A celestial body in space that orbits around a larger body is called
  2. Which is the brightest star in the night sky
  3. The moon’s changing shapes are called
  4. Triton is the largest moon of what planet
  5. Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet
  6. many minutes does light take to reach Earth from the Sun
Down
  1. Which planet is also called the Red Planet
  2. Which is the coldest planet in our solar system
  3. Why does the Sun attract everything in the solar system
  4. smallest moon
  5. How many moons are there around Venus
  6. Name the imaginary line around which the Earth spins

12 Clues: smallest moon • The moon’s changing shapes are called • How many moons are there around Venus • Triton is the largest moon of what planet • Which planet is also called the Red Planet • Phobos and Deimos are moons of what planet • Which is the brightest star in the night sky • Which is the coldest planet in our solar system • ...

Halloween 2026-04-02

Halloween crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it goes through a lot of phases
  2. it says meow
  3. it's orange and gourd-geous
Down
  1. yummy
  2. it likes hanging out in caves

5 Clues: yummy • it says meow • it's orange and gourd-geous • it likes hanging out in caves • it goes through a lot of phases

What did we learn? 2024-05-22

What did we learn? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our class has twenty - _______ students.
  2. We learned about the many _________ of the moon.
Down
  1. Canada has _________ physical regions.
  2. In Fractions, mixed numbers can change to ______ fractions.
  3. The book about Zero & Stanley was called __________.
  4. Our teacher is Mr. __________.

6 Clues: Our teacher is Mr. __________. • Canada has _________ physical regions. • Our class has twenty - _______ students. • We learned about the many _________ of the moon. • The book about Zero & Stanley was called __________. • In Fractions, mixed numbers can change to ______ fractions.

Models of the Solar System 2023-10-30

Models of the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. helios is Greek for this word
  2. the heliocentric model was not well ______ by many
  3. scientist to publish his ideas in 1543
  4. astronomer who supported Aristotle's ideas
  5. tool Galileo used to see Jupiter
  6. an earth-centered model
  7. planet that has phases like our moon
Down
  1. first scientist to propose the heliocentric model
  2. Stars stay in the same ______ relative to one another
  3. name of orbital path that planets made in geocentric model
  4. first scientist to believe Earth was center of solar system
  5. said the planet's moved in ellipses
  6. Copernicus stated that it was the earth's revolution and ____ that caused what we saw in the sky

13 Clues: an earth-centered model • helios is Greek for this word • tool Galileo used to see Jupiter • said the planet's moved in ellipses • planet that has phases like our moon • scientist to publish his ideas in 1543 • astronomer who supported Aristotle's ideas • first scientist to propose the heliocentric model • the heliocentric model was not well ______ by many • ...

Energy 2023-11-01

Energy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any of the basic units of matter and energy
  2. being neither solid nor gaseous. one of three phases of matter
  3. to take in
  4. Is made up of tiny particles that are always in motion
  5. physical material from which something is made or which has a discrete existence
  6. send out
  7. There are three phases of matter. Solid, liquid and gas
  8. is a vapor that we cannot see. It is one of the three phases of matter.
  9. energy of movement
Down
  1. Involve parts and processes that are too small to be seen with the eyes.
  2. Is one of the three phases of matter. a state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined.
  3. observable by the naked eye
  4. energy transfers from particle to particle when two objects touch eachother
  5. the energy contained within a system that is responsible for its temperature
  6. the average amount of kinetic energy
  7. energy transfer through electromagnetic waves from the sun or from other sources

16 Clues: send out • to take in • energy of movement • observable by the naked eye • the average amount of kinetic energy • any of the basic units of matter and energy • Is made up of tiny particles that are always in motion • There are three phases of matter. Solid, liquid and gas • being neither solid nor gaseous. one of three phases of matter • ...

The solar system 2022-02-11

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  2. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  3. the portion of Earth that is water
  4. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a accumulation of matter
  7. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
  8. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
Down
  1. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  2. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  3. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  4. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  5. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  6. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
  7. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae
  8. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  9. a group of stars bound by gravity
  10. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  11. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  12. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
  13. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

The solar system 2022-02-11

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  2. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  3. the portion of Earth that is water
  4. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a accumulation of matter
  7. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
  8. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
Down
  1. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  2. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  3. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  4. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  5. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  6. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
  7. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae
  8. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  9. a group of stars bound by gravity
  10. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  11. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  12. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
  13. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

The solar system 2022-02-11

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  2. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
  3. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
  4. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  7. a group of stars bound by gravity
  8. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  9. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
  10. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  11. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  12. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
Down
  1. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
  2. a accumulation of matter
  3. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  4. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  5. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  6. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  7. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  8. the portion of Earth that is water
  9. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

Lunar New Year Crossword 2025-01-29

Lunar New Year Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Type of money given in red envelopes.
  2. The dates of celebration follow the phases of the...
  3. Number thats considered unlucky in Chinese culture.
  4. People in China have been given ___ consecutive days off work during the Chinese New Year.
  5. Noisy objects lit to scare away evil spirits.
Down
  1. Famous Chinese festival marking the end of New Year celebrations.
  2. The food that's eaten to symbolize longevity.
  3. Popular fruit symbolizing wealth and good fortune.
  4. Mythical creature that dances during the celebrations.
  5. Color associated with good luck.

10 Clues: Color associated with good luck. • Type of money given in red envelopes. • The food that's eaten to symbolize longevity. • Noisy objects lit to scare away evil spirits. • Popular fruit symbolizing wealth and good fortune. • Number thats considered unlucky in Chinese culture. • The dates of celebration follow the phases of the... • ...

The solar system 2022-02-11

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  2. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
  3. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
  4. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  7. a group of stars bound by gravity
  8. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  9. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
  10. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  11. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  12. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
Down
  1. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
  2. a accumulation of matter
  3. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  4. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  5. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  6. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  7. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  8. the portion of Earth that is water
  9. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

VOCAB CHOICE #2 2022-02-24

VOCAB CHOICE #2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Exact or particular
  2. Turns around on an axis
  3. A person who studies the stars and planets
  4. Makes distant objects seem larger or nearer
Down
  1. Different stages of the moon
  2. A curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end
  3. A thin, often pointed piece that had been broken, cut, or torn off
  4. A number of similar things coming one after another

8 Clues: Exact or particular • Turns around on an axis • Different stages of the moon • A person who studies the stars and planets • Makes distant objects seem larger or nearer • A number of similar things coming one after another • A curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end • A thin, often pointed piece that had been broken, cut, or torn off

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary 2025-01-21

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Turns around on an axis
  2. Makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. Stages of the moon
  4. A number of similar things coming one after another
  5. Exact or particular
Down
  1. A thing, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  2. A curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end
  3. A person who studies the stars and planets

8 Clues: Stages of the moon • Exact or particular • Turns around on an axis • A person who studies the stars and planets • Makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • A number of similar things coming one after another • A curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end • A thing, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

heliocentric Tatum 2020-02-20

heliocentric Tatum crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Galileo invented a better, more powerful what?
  2. what system did Copernicus?
  3. what is the defi of sun?
  4. what are one to the moons Galileo discovered orbiting Jupiter?
Down
  1. What other planet goes through the same phases as the moon?
  2. what astronomer created the first detailed heliocentric model of the solar system?
  3. where was Kepler from?
  4. how many principles are in Kepler's laws?

8 Clues: where was Kepler from? • what is the defi of sun? • what system did Copernicus? • how many principles are in Kepler's laws? • Galileo invented a better, more powerful what? • What other planet goes through the same phases as the moon? • what are one to the moons Galileo discovered orbiting Jupiter? • ...

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary Review 2018-03-29

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. number of similar things coming one after another
  2. it turns around on an axis
  3. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  4. a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
Down
  1. studies the stars and the planets
  2. different stages of the moon
  3. a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends
  4. exact or particular

8 Clues: exact or particular • it turns around on an axis • different stages of the moon • studies the stars and the planets • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • number of similar things coming one after another • a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends • a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

Unit 4.4 vocabulary Ryan Greene 2022-02-23

Unit 4.4 vocabulary Ryan Greene crossword puzzle
Across
  1. studies the stars and planets.
  2. a number of similar things coming one after another.
  3. a curve that is wider in the middle and trapped at the end.
Down
  1. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer.
  2. different stages of the moon.
  3. often pointed piece that has been broken,cut, or torn off.
  4. when something turns around on an axis.
  5. exact or particular.

8 Clues: exact or particular. • different stages of the moon. • studies the stars and planets. • when something turns around on an axis. • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer. • a number of similar things coming one after another. • often pointed piece that has been broken,cut, or torn off. • a curve that is wider in the middle and trapped at the end.

MAYA WRITING 2025-11-24

MAYA WRITING crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mayans had 800 of these and used them to write
  2. A word from Greek language meaning Sacred
  3. Destroyed most of the Mayan books because they believed they were evil
  4. Mayans kept these of everyday life
Down
  1. Mayans had a great knowledge of __ and kept recordings of moon phases
  2. Nearly 85% of Mayan ____ have been decoded
  3. Mayan books were made of Soft___
  4. A Mayan book

8 Clues: A Mayan book • Mayan books were made of Soft___ • Mayans kept these of everyday life • A word from Greek language meaning Sacred • Nearly 85% of Mayan ____ have been decoded • Mayans had 800 of these and used them to write • Mayans had a great knowledge of __ and kept recordings of moon phases • Destroyed most of the Mayan books because they believed they were evil

asds 2025-05-12

asds crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Two spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets; now in interstellar space.
  2. A modern observatory launched in 2021 to study the early universe, exoplanets, and galaxy formation.
  3. The first human in space, launched by the USSR aboard Vostok 1 in 1961.
  4. A tragic mission that ended in a deadly cabin fire during testing in 1967, killing three astronauts.
  5. The first person to walk on the Moon during Apollo 11 in 1969; known for the quote, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”
  6. The first American to orbit Earth, completing three orbits aboard Friendship 7 in 1962 during Project Mercury.
Down
  1. The first artificial satellite, launched by the Soviet Union in 1957, triggering the Space Race.
  2. (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) – The U.S. agency founded in 1958 to lead space exploration efforts.
  3. – An instrument that magnifies distant objects by collecting light; Galileo used it to discover Jupiter’s moons, the Moon’s surface, and phases of Venus.
  4. – The U.S.'s first human spaceflight program, aimed at putting a man in orbit.
  5. Follow-up to Mercury, it tested key skills like spacewalking and docking to prepare for Moon missions.
  6. NASA’s current Moon exploration program aiming to return humans to the lunar surface and prepare for Mars missions.
  7. The NASA mission that landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969.

13 Clues: The NASA mission that landed the first humans on the Moon in 1969. • The first human in space, launched by the USSR aboard Vostok 1 in 1961. • – The U.S.'s first human spaceflight program, aimed at putting a man in orbit. • Two spacecraft launched in 1977 to explore the outer planets; now in interstellar space. • ...

moon phases 2012-12-01

moon phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when werewolves howl in the night
  2. when the moon starts again
Down
  1. when light or sound bounces off something
  2. is in the sky at night

4 Clues: is in the sky at night • when the moon starts again • when werewolves howl in the night • when light or sound bounces off something

moon phases 2023-10-23

moon phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the new moon and full moon
  2. any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle
Down
  1. shape of the moon that is less that half-illuminated
  2. moon is on right and is after a full moon

4 Clues: the new moon and full moon • moon is on right and is after a full moon • any phase of the moon during the lunar cycle • shape of the moon that is less that half-illuminated

Chapter 11 Vocabulary 2022-09-01

Chapter 11 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. "equal night"
  2. when the sun is farthest north of the equator
  3. the measure of the force of gravity on an object
  4. the amount of matter in an object
  5. Earth's path around the sun
  6. a system of organizing time that defines a year
  7. the imaginary line that runs between Earth's poles
  8. the tendency of an object to resist change
Down
  1. the different shapes of the moon you see
  2. cool mixture of ice and dust that gives off light
  3. an object is between the sun and a 3rd object
  4. the force that pulls all things toward Earth
  5. movement of one object around another
  6. a body that orbits a planet
  7. the spinning of Earth on its axis

15 Clues: "equal night" • Earth's path around the sun • a body that orbits a planet • the amount of matter in an object • the spinning of Earth on its axis • movement of one object around another • the different shapes of the moon you see • the tendency of an object to resist change • the force that pulls all things toward Earth • an object is between the sun and a 3rd object • ...

Second Grade Vocab 2016-02-01

Second Grade Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. people may work in a ____ and assemble products
  2. people get together in a group with costumes and walk down the street
  3. to scare
  4. we see in the sky at night that has phases
Down
  1. to be in the air like a bubble
  2. the planet on which we live
  3. the study of the stars, planets, and space
  4. the star in our solar system

8 Clues: to scare • the planet on which we live • the star in our solar system • to be in the air like a bubble • the study of the stars, planets, and space • we see in the sky at night that has phases • people may work in a ____ and assemble products • people get together in a group with costumes and walk down the street

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary Review 2018-03-29

Unit 4 Week 4 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. turns around on an axis
  2. a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  3. different stages of the moon
  4. studies the stars and the planets
  5. exact or particular
Down
  1. a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends
  2. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. a number of similar things coming one after another

8 Clues: exact or particular • turns around on an axis • different stages of the moon • studies the stars and the planets • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • a number of similar things coming one after another • a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends • a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

Unit 4.4 vocabulary Ryan Greene 2022-02-23

Unit 4.4 vocabulary Ryan Greene crossword puzzle
Across
  1. often pointed piece that has been broken,cut, or torn off.
  2. exact or particular.
  3. different stages of the moon.
  4. when something turns around on an axis.
Down
  1. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer.
  2. a number of similar things coming one after another.
  3. a curve that is wider in the middle and trapped at the end.
  4. studies the stars and planets.

8 Clues: exact or particular. • different stages of the moon. • studies the stars and planets. • when something turns around on an axis. • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer. • a number of similar things coming one after another. • often pointed piece that has been broken,cut, or torn off. • a curve that is wider in the middle and trapped at the end.

U4W4 2024-04-11

U4W4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Turns around on an axis
  2. Makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. The different stages of the moon
  4. A number of similar things coming one after another
  5. Exact or Particular
Down
  1. A thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn
  2. A that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends
  3. A person who studies the stars and planets

8 Clues: Exact or Particular • Turns around on an axis • The different stages of the moon • A person who studies the stars and planets • Makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • A number of similar things coming one after another • A that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends • A thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn

Solar System 2022-03-25

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  2. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  3. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  4. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
  5. a accumulation of matter
  6. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  7. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
  8. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae
  9. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  10. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  11. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
Down
  1. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  2. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
  3. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  4. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
  7. a group of stars bound by gravity
  8. the portion of Earth that is water
  9. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  10. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

Science - Unit 3 2022-11-03

Science - Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun?
  2. Patterns that are formed in the sky
  3. What does the earth orbit?
Down
  1. How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation?
  2. Earth's rotation on its ______ is responsible for day to night on Earth?
  3. The lunar calendar is based on the phases of the ______?
  4. What makes the moon appear to be shining at night?

7 Clues: What does the earth orbit? • Patterns that are formed in the sky • What makes the moon appear to be shining at night? • The lunar calendar is based on the phases of the ______? • How many days does it take the Earth to revolve around the sun? • How long does it take for the Earth to make one complete rotation? • ...

solar system 2024-06-12

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. scale
  2. system
Down
  1. force
  2. phases

4 Clues: force • scale • phases • system

heliocentric Julia 2020-02-20

heliocentric Julia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who invented the telescope?
  2. Who realized that the planets are not a exactly circular?
  3. Which shape did Copernicus believe planetary path should be in?
Down
  1. Today what are the moons orbiting Jupiter known as?
  2. What planet goes through similar phases to the Earths moon?
  3. Where was Johannes Kepler from?
  4. Which planets moons did Galileo observe?
  5. What does centric mean?

8 Clues: What does centric mean? • Who invented the telescope? • Where was Johannes Kepler from? • Which planets moons did Galileo observe? • Today what are the moons orbiting Jupiter known as? • Who realized that the planets are not a exactly circular? • What planet goes through similar phases to the Earths moon? • ...

Vocabulary 4.4 Jack Taby 2022-02-23

Vocabulary 4.4 Jack Taby crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - When something turns around on an axis.
  2. - makes distant objects seem larger and nearer.
  3. - the different stages of the moon
  4. - a number of similar things coming one after another.
  5. -is exact or particular.
Down
  1. - thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off.
  2. - a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end.
  3. - studies the stars and planets.

8 Clues: -is exact or particular. • - studies the stars and planets. • - the different stages of the moon • - When something turns around on an axis. • - makes distant objects seem larger and nearer. • - a number of similar things coming one after another. • - a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end. • ...

Vocabulary choice 2022-02-24

Vocabulary choice crossword puzzle
Across
  1. turns around on an axis
  2. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. different stages of the moon
  4. a number of similar things coming one after another
  5. exact or particular
Down
  1. a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  2. a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end
  3. studies the stars and planets

8 Clues: exact or particular • turns around on an axis • different stages of the moon • studies the stars and planets • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • a number of similar things coming one after another • a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end • a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

The Minion's Lunar Eclipse Crossword 2024-04-24

The Minion's Lunar Eclipse Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the Outer, cone-shaped part of the Moon's shadow, in which the light is only partially blocked.
  2. certain times of the moons rotation in which the sun's light makes it appear smaller or bigger.
Down
  1. When the Earth is blocking sunlight from reaching the moon and creating a shadow across its surface
  2. The inner, cone-shaped part of the Moon's shadow, in which all of the light has been blocked.
  3. The curved path in space that is followed by an object going around a planet, moon, or star.
  4. Occurs when the moon is on the same side of Earth as the sun.

6 Clues: Occurs when the moon is on the same side of Earth as the sun. • The curved path in space that is followed by an object going around a planet, moon, or star. • The inner, cone-shaped part of the Moon's shadow, in which all of the light has been blocked. • the Outer, cone-shaped part of the Moon's shadow, in which the light is only partially blocked. • ...

Peppa Pig Fan Quiz 2023-04-06

Peppa Pig Fan Quiz crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the name of Rosie Rabbit's Twin?
  2. What is the name of Miss Hamster's Tortoise?
  3. (Bonus) Finish the blank: I can see the ______ of the moon.
  4. Who gets honored by the queen?
Down
  1. What does Susie call Peppa when peppa talks too much?
  2. What animal is Molly?
  3. What is the only word George can say?
  4. What is the name of Didier's Sister or Peppa's Pen Pal
  5. What nationality is Kylie Kangaroo?

9 Clues: What animal is Molly? • Who gets honored by the queen? • What nationality is Kylie Kangaroo? • What is the only word George can say? • What is the name of Rosie Rabbit's Twin? • What is the name of Miss Hamster's Tortoise? • What does Susie call Peppa when peppa talks too much? • What is the name of Didier's Sister or Peppa's Pen Pal • ...

Space 2024-03-18

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. eclipse
  2. phases
  3. eclipse
Down
  1. shadow
  2. Way galaxy

5 Clues: shadow • phases • eclipse • eclipse • Way galaxy

Solar and Lunar Eclipse 2023-03-29

Solar and Lunar Eclipse crossword puzzle
Across
  1. phases
  2. glasses
Down
  1. glasses
  2. of totality
  3. moon

5 Clues: moon • phases • glasses • glasses • of totality

History of the Solar System 2025-03-12

History of the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Greeks loved these perfect shapes
  2. the star in our solar system
  3. A model of the solar system in which the sun is the center
  4. He believed that Earth was the center of the universe
  5. patterns of stars
  6. A model of the solar system (and universe) in which Earth is at the center
  7. He believed the planets moved around the sun-heliocentric model
  8. the tool Galileo used to look at the stars and planets
Down
  1. He believed the sun, moon, and stars revolved around Earth. And that Earth was the center of the universe with the other planets revolving around the sun
  2. He confirmed the heliocentric model, proved gravity and inertia work together to keep planets and their moon in motion
  3. He used a telescope to make observations proving the heliocentric model when he observed Jupiter's moons and Venus's phases
  4. a scientist who studies stars, planets, and and the things in space
  5. Used Tycho Brahe's model to find that the planets' orbits are elliptical
  6. the Greek word for sun
  7. Kepler found the orbit of each planet was this shape

15 Clues: patterns of stars • the Greek word for sun • the star in our solar system • Greeks loved these perfect shapes • Kepler found the orbit of each planet was this shape • He believed that Earth was the center of the universe • the tool Galileo used to look at the stars and planets • A model of the solar system in which the sun is the center • ...

Science crossword 2023-03-01

Science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest star in the universe
  2. whats the first lunar phase
  3. What's the way to measure forces
  4. In What way does the earth orbit the sun
  5. when the northern hemisphere doesn't have direct sunlight
  6. How many lunar phases are there
  7. The powerhouse of the cell
  8. What color does the moon appear in a lunar eclipse
Down
  1. What's another way to say acceleration
  2. Solar eclipse
  3. when your in a car crash and fall forward that is
  4. What do you see under a microscope
  5. what has more force when rolling down a hill(car or ball)
  6. what place do you go to, to stay warm all year round
  7. what does waxing mean
  8. when your jumping on a trampoline it z is newtons ___ Law

16 Clues: Solar eclipse • what does waxing mean • The powerhouse of the cell • whats the first lunar phase • How many lunar phases are there • The biggest star in the universe • What's the way to measure forces • What do you see under a microscope • What's another way to say acceleration • In What way does the earth orbit the sun • when your in a car crash and fall forward that is • ...

Daniela's Science Cross Word Puzzle 2014-05-19

Daniela's Science Cross Word Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A liquid's resistance to flow.
  2. Energy travels by electromagnetic waves.(Infrared)
  3. All of space and everything in it
  4. Is a waxy, fat like substance found only in animal products
  5. The practical use of science
  6. Is the measure of the amount of matter in an object
  7. The difference shapes of the moon you see from Earth
  8. Matter with a definite shape and volume
  9. Is the measure if the force of gravity acting an object
Down
  1. Stays the same
  2. What you change
  3. Change: Change in which one or more new substances are formed
  4. Mass of the material in a given volume
  5. The very center of an atom
  6. number: The sum of the protons and neutrons in the atom

15 Clues: Stays the same • What you change • The very center of an atom • The practical use of science • A liquid's resistance to flow. • All of space and everything in it • Mass of the material in a given volume • Matter with a definite shape and volume • Energy travels by electromagnetic waves.(Infrared) • Is the measure of the amount of matter in an object • ...

Earth in Space Unit Project Crossword Puzzle! (By: Carlos C.) 2016-10-23

Earth in Space Unit Project Crossword Puzzle! (By: Carlos C.) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The path taken while making a revolution.
  2. Moon's flat areas, hardened rock caused by huge lava flows.
  3. A tide with the greatest difference between consecutive and low and high tides.
  4. A device built to look at objects in space, making them closer than they appear.
  5. A tide with the least difference between the low and high tides, occurring twice a month, caused by the sun's pull at the right angles to the moon's pull.
  6. The study of the moons, stars, and other objects in space.
  7. An imaginary line that passes through the middle of the Earth.
  8. When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object, causing an eclipse.
Down
  1. Large round pits.
  2. Larger, less dark part of the moons shadow.
  3. Occurs when a new moon blocks your view of the sun.
  4. The rise and fall of the ocean that occurs every 12.5 hours.
  5. Chunks of rock and dust from space.
  6. The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth.
  7. The very darkest part of the moons shadow, cone shaped.

15 Clues: Large round pits. • Chunks of rock and dust from space. • The path taken while making a revolution. • Larger, less dark part of the moons shadow. • Occurs when a new moon blocks your view of the sun. • The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth. • The very darkest part of the moons shadow, cone shaped. • ...

Tides 2024-05-16

Tides crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Changes in sea levels caused by the moon's gravitational pull
  2. Having to do with the ocean and aquatic life
  3. The tides that occur whenever the moon, sun and earth line up
  4. The area on a beach that is sometimes covered by ocean water and sometimes not
  5. The force of an object or mass of matter in space that pulls other things towards it
Down
  1. The tides that occur during the first and third quarter moon phases
  2. Having to do with dry land

7 Clues: Having to do with dry land • Having to do with the ocean and aquatic life • Changes in sea levels caused by the moon's gravitational pull • The tides that occur whenever the moon, sun and earth line up • The tides that occur during the first and third quarter moon phases • The area on a beach that is sometimes covered by ocean water and sometimes not • ...

SpaceWorks Puzzle 8 2021-03-10

SpaceWorks Puzzle 8 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large round pits.
  2. The different shapes of the moon you see.
  3. Funds passed to another person after a predetermined time of inactivity.
  4. A reward that’s paid for the completion of a given task.
Down
  1. Spinning of the Earth on its axis.
  2. The rise and fall of the earth's ocean water.
  3. The path taken while making a revolution.
  4. Larger, less dark part of the moon's shadow.
  5. A _____ coin has no premine or founders reward.

9 Clues: Large round pits. • Spinning of the Earth on its axis. • The different shapes of the moon you see. • The path taken while making a revolution. • Larger, less dark part of the moon's shadow. • The rise and fall of the earth's ocean water. • A _____ coin has no premine or founders reward. • A reward that’s paid for the completion of a given task. • ...

Tides and Currents 2025-12-06

Tides and Currents crossword puzzle
Across
  1. _______________ circulation is driven by temperature and salinity
  2. A _____ tide has low high tides and high low tides
  3. The regular changes in water level caused by the Sun and Moon's gravity
  4. The _______ effect is the apparent curving of objects due to the Earth's rotation
  5. During the first or third ____________ moon phase a neap tide is possible
  6. One of two moon phases during which a spring tide is possible
Down
  1. A _____ tide has high high tides and low low tides
  2. A tidal ______ is a situation where the flow of water from the river into the ocean reverses, and the tide pushes water up the river
  3. The type of ocean current caused mostly by density
  4. Tidal __________ is the difference in sea level between low tide and high tide
  5. One of two moon phases during which a spring tide is possible
  6. The type of ocean current caused mostly by wind

12 Clues: The type of ocean current caused mostly by wind • A _____ tide has high high tides and low low tides • The type of ocean current caused mostly by density • A _____ tide has low high tides and high low tides • One of two moon phases during which a spring tide is possible • One of two moon phases during which a spring tide is possible • ...

Earth in Space Unit Project Crossword Puzzle! (By: Carlos Cornieles) 2016-10-23

Earth in Space Unit Project Crossword Puzzle! (By: Carlos Cornieles) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chunks of rock and dust from space.
  2. The study of the moons, stars, and other objects in space.
  3. Moon's flat areas, hardened rock caused by huge lava flows.
  4. A device built to look at objects in space, making them closer than they appear.
  5. A tide with the greatest difference between consecutive and low and high tides.
  6. When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object, it casts a shadow on that object, causing an eclipse.
  7. The path taken while making a revolution.
Down
  1. The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth.
  2. Occurs when a new moon blocks your view of the sun.
  3. The very darkest part of the moons shadow, cone shaped.
  4. Large round pits.
  5. An imaginary line that passes through the middle of the Earth.
  6. A tide with the least difference between the low and high tides, occurring twice a month, caused by the sun's pull at the right angles to the moon's pull.
  7. The rise and fall of the ocean that occurs every 12.5 hours.
  8. Larger, less dark part of the moons shadow.

15 Clues: Large round pits. • Chunks of rock and dust from space. • The path taken while making a revolution. • Larger, less dark part of the moons shadow. • Occurs when a new moon blocks your view of the sun. • The different shapes of the moon you see from Earth. • The very darkest part of the moons shadow, cone shaped. • ...

mesopotamia dillyn and aedonas 2021-12-02

mesopotamia dillyn and aedonas crossword puzzle
Across
  1. wedge shapes that form writing
  2. a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory
  3. traveled and traded with other people
  4. extra supplies that lead to civilization
  5. a pyramid structure with a temple on top
  6. a territory governed as a political district of a country or empire
  7. created hammurabi’s code
  8. fine particles of fertile soil
  9. a group of merchants traveling together for safety
Down
  1. the first ruler of the akkadians
  2. largest and richest city in the world (at the time)
  3. the belief in many gods
  4. farming and digging of canals
  5. land between the rivers
  6. a large territory or group of territories governed by one ruler
  7. forced payments to a ruler from conquered people
  8. the inhabitants of ancient Assyria
  9. studied star, planet and moon phases and created the sundial
  10. a person who writes and copied out documents, often a record keeper

19 Clues: the belief in many gods • land between the rivers • created hammurabi’s code • farming and digging of canals • wedge shapes that form writing • fine particles of fertile soil • the first ruler of the akkadians • the inhabitants of ancient Assyria • traveled and traded with other people • extra supplies that lead to civilization • a pyramid structure with a temple on top • ...

Galileo galilei 2022-11-17

Galileo galilei crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what was his first invention
Down
  1. what planets moons did he look at
  2. what planets phases did he look at
  3. where was he born
  4. what did galileos observation of the moon reveal
  5. what did the church make him do

6 Clues: where was he born • what was his first invention • what did the church make him do • what planets moons did he look at • what planets phases did he look at • what did galileos observation of the moon reveal

Materials Hw 17 2019-11-04

Materials Hw 17 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. One solid phase transforms to two other solid phases
  2. When austenite is cooled by rapid quench this forms
  3. The amount of deformation in the direction of force over the initial length
  4. This has a low strength but high ductility
  5. We describe diamond as this
  6. A two phases lamellar structure
  7. When an alloy's composition is to the right of the eutectic point
  8. Liquid and one solid phase transform to a second solid phase
  9. A form of pure iron with a BCC structure
Down
  1. The formation of a very small particle of a new phase
  2. When austenite is moderately cooled this forms
  3. Also know as Fe3C
  4. Cell The smallest
  5. Pearlite with thin layers
  6. Pearlite with large grain growth
  7. Above this curve a material is completely liquid
  8. When an alloy's composition is to the left of the eutectic point
  9. Force over Area
  10. when liquid transforms to two solid phases

19 Clues: Force over Area • Also know as Fe3C • Cell The smallest • Pearlite with thin layers • We describe diamond as this • A two phases lamellar structure • Pearlite with large grain growth • A form of pure iron with a BCC structure • This has a low strength but high ductility • when liquid transforms to two solid phases • When austenite is moderately cooled this forms • ...

Galileo Part2 2023-11-17

Galileo Part2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hypothesized the sun was at the center of the universe
  2. a rich person who supports arts and science during the Renaissance
  3. constellation with 80 stars
  4. an icy moon of Jupiter, the largest in our solar system
  5. inventor of the spyglass
  6. something that curves outward
  7. The _____________ Messenger, a book written by Galileo about his astral discoveries
Down
  1. someone who studies the stars
  2. an important patron family in Italy during Galileo's time
  3. the planet Galileo observed to have phases
  4. something that curves inward
  5. the language of the book written by Galileo
  6. the title of Cosimo II, a patron to Galileo and head of the Medici family
  7. Galileo discovered its moons
  8. the smallest of the 4 moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo
  9. old name for a telescope

16 Clues: inventor of the spyglass • old name for a telescope • constellation with 80 stars • something that curves inward • Galileo discovered its moons • someone who studies the stars • something that curves outward • the planet Galileo observed to have phases • the language of the book written by Galileo • hypothesized the sun was at the center of the universe • ...

Unit 5 Earth Moon Sun 2023-12-06

Unit 5 Earth Moon Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the darkest part of a shadow
  2. Earth completes a full revolution around the sun in 365 1/4 days
  3. this is characterized by a pattern of temperature and other weather trends
  4. the motion of a body that travels around another body in space
  5. a force exerted on all objects that have mass, that pulls other objects with mass toward themselves
Down
  1. phases as the moon revolves around Earth, the portion of the moon that reflects sunlight back to Earth changes, causing the moon's appearance to change
  2. The time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis
  3. an event during which one object in space casts a shadow onto another
  4. the spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis
  5. a body that orbits a larger body
  6. the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and at a minimum in the other hemisphere
  7. sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres
  8. spreading cone of lighter shadow

13 Clues: the darkest part of a shadow • a body that orbits a larger body • spreading cone of lighter shadow • the spinning of a body, such as a planet, on its axis • the motion of a body that travels around another body in space • Earth completes a full revolution around the sun in 365 1/4 days • sunlight shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres • ...

Phases of the moon 2023-02-24

Phases of the moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The area closest to the ocean.
  2. When the tides are very high and the moon is either at its full or new phases.
  3. When the tides don't decrease or increase as much and the moon is at its 1st or last quarter.
  4. A portion of the coast line where the water courage exposes due to the change of the tides.
Down
  1. When there is more dry land.
  2. A cycle where the ocean water rises and falls.
  3. A force that attracts or pulls something toward itself.

7 Clues: When there is more dry land. • The area closest to the ocean. • A cycle where the ocean water rises and falls. • A force that attracts or pulls something toward itself. • When the tides are very high and the moon is either at its full or new phases. • A portion of the coast line where the water courage exposes due to the change of the tides. • ...

Moon 2022-04-30

Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Baby food
  2. Dance for two
  3. Biscuit that may be placed on computer
  4. Birthplace of a hurricane
  5. Cousin of a monkey
  6. Caesar's "veni"
  7. Dairy machine
  8. A bartender may run one
Down
  1. D'Artagnan's home with a couple of rabbits
  2. American actor, awarded Oscar for Best Actor in Scent of a Woman in 1993
  3. Alternative to coffee
  4. Back in business
  5. Black Sea port
  6. Drops in the letter box
  7. Coating of frost
  8. A baker might have a hand

16 Clues: Baby food • Dance for two • Dairy machine • Black Sea port • Caesar's "veni" • Back in business • Coating of frost • Cousin of a monkey • Alternative to coffee • Drops in the letter box • A bartender may run one • Birthplace of a hurricane • A baker might have a hand • Biscuit that may be placed on computer • D'Artagnan's home with a couple of rabbits • ...

The Moon and its Phases 2013-01-07

The Moon and its Phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Cycle Time when moon passes behind the earth, also when Sun, Earth and the Moon make a straight line
  2. A blank portion or area
  3. Complete round or series that is repeated
  4. A curved path way, usually elliptical that is an cycle
Down
  1. Moon The point where the entire moon reveals
  2. Moon The point where a quarter of the moon shows
  3. The different appearance of the moon
  4. Moon The point where half of the moon reveal instead of the whole
  5. Moon New moon is beginning or the end of the moon cycle where no moon is showing
  6. The natural satellite of the Earth

10 Clues: A blank portion or area • The natural satellite of the Earth • The different appearance of the moon • Complete round or series that is repeated • Moon The point where the entire moon reveals • Moon The point where a quarter of the moon shows • A curved path way, usually elliptical that is an cycle • Moon The point where half of the moon reveal instead of the whole • ...

Phases of the moon Crossword 2020-12-15

Phases of the moon Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The moon is decreasing in size
  2. An almost full moon is called a _______.
  3. little light is showing
  4. A is the ______ letter in the alphabet
Down
  1. There is a man in the _______.
  2. The moon is increasing in size
  3. $0.25 is a __________.
  4. Today there was a _____ moon
  5. 1st 2nd __rd
  6. The cup is _______.

10 Clues: 1st 2nd __rd • The cup is _______. • $0.25 is a __________. • little light is showing • Today there was a _____ moon • There is a man in the _______. • The moon is decreasing in size • The moon is increasing in size • A is the ______ letter in the alphabet • An almost full moon is called a _______.

moon phases by logan yow 2023-02-23

moon phases by logan yow crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a force that tries to pull two objects together
  2. when a crescent is visible on the moon whenever it is waxing
  3. the object revolving the earth
  4. when the earth is between the moon and the sun
Down
  1. the movement of an object around another object
  2. the spinning of a object on its axis
  3. the change in the appearance of the moon as it makes one full revelution around the earth
  4. waves in the ocean caused by the pull of gravity from the moon
  5. when the moon is between the earth and the sun
  6. when a crescent is visible on the moon whenever it is waning

10 Clues: the object revolving the earth • the spinning of a object on its axis • when the moon is between the earth and the sun • when the earth is between the moon and the sun • the movement of an object around another object • is a force that tries to pull two objects together • when a crescent is visible on the moon whenever it is waxing • ...

Moon Phases Project - Elisha-Blessed 2022-10-21

Moon Phases Project - Elisha-Blessed crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - A bump/semi-circle (not a full circle)
  2. - light on the right
  3. Quarter - After Waning Gibbous
  4. Moon - When the Moon is fully lit.
  5. - banana-shaped moon phase
  6. Moon - When the Moon is fully covered.
Down
  1. Cycle - Cycle were the Moon revolves around the Earth for 27-30 days.
  2. Quarter - After Waxing Cresent
  3. - light on the left
  4. - When the Moon is 50%

10 Clues: - light on the left • - light on the right • - When the Moon is 50% • - banana-shaped moon phase • Quarter - After Waxing Cresent • Quarter - After Waning Gibbous • Moon - When the Moon is fully lit. • Moon - When the Moon is fully covered. • - A bump/semi-circle (not a full circle) • Cycle - Cycle were the Moon revolves around the Earth for 27-30 days.

The Moon 2023-05-04

The Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The moon has?
Down
  1. The moon is seen at?
  2. How many phases of the moon?

3 Clues: The moon has? • The moon is seen at? • How many phases of the moon?

Wonders 4.4 2025-01-21

Wonders 4.4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. meaning it turns around on an axis
  2. makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. the different stages of the moon
  4. a number of similar things coming one after another
  5. exact or particular
Down
  1. a thin, often painted piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  2. Is a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end
  3. studies the stars and planets

8 Clues: exact or particular • studies the stars and planets • the different stages of the moon • meaning it turns around on an axis • makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • a number of similar things coming one after another • Is a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end • a thin, often painted piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

Jayla, Week 31 Vocabulary 2022-05-09

Jayla, Week 31 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. phases- The different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month
  2. The outer part of a shadow such as the shadow cast by Earth of the moon in which sunlight is only partially blocked
  3. An event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  4. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses
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  1. A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  2. A shadow that blocks sunlight, such as the conical section in the shadow of the Earth or the moon

6 Clues: A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses • An event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another • phases- The different appearances of the moon from Earth throughout the month • ...

History of Astronomy 2013-03-24

History of Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Neil Armstrong and _____ Aldrin were the first men on the moon.
  2. He observed the moon phases, showing craters, valleys and ridges and he also noted Jupiter's moons
  3. Modifies Aristotle's geocentric model to include extra circles within the circular orbits.
  4. Publishes his general ‘Theory of Relativity’.
  5. Proposed the geocentric model of the Solar System with the Earth at the centre.
  6. Discovers Uranus.
  7. Edwin discovers galaxies outside the Milky Way and sows the seed for the Big Bang.
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  1. Man called Gagarin, the first man in space.
  2. Invented the basic telescope with refracting lenses called the ‘Dutch Spyglass’.
  3. Isaac used the observations of Tycho Brahe, the elliptical orbits of Johannes Kepler and the heliocentric model confirmed by Galileo Galilee to suggest his Law of Planetary Motions.
  4. Suggested that planets appear to be travelling in ellipses rather than circular orbits.
  5. The first satellite is launched.
  6. Used a device called Tychos’ Quadrant to document many nightly observations and astronomical occurrences including the first supernova in the constellation of Cassiopeia

13 Clues: Discovers Uranus. • The first satellite is launched. • Man called Gagarin, the first man in space. • Publishes his general ‘Theory of Relativity’. • Neil Armstrong and _____ Aldrin were the first men on the moon. • Proposed the geocentric model of the Solar System with the Earth at the centre. • ...

moon 2021-04-20

moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plat of earth's crust into the mantle beneath another
  2. dark basalt plains on earth's moon
  3. field, a region around magnetic material or moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism
  4. layer of consolidated rocky material covering bedrock
  5. allen belt, two regions of intense radiation partially surrounding the earth
  6. process of currents rise up to the surface and spread the tectonic plates apart
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  1. ,heavily cratered regions of the moon a large bowl shaped cavity in the moon
  2. rotation,the result of tidal forces that overtime slow the rotation of the smaller body until it is synchronised with the other
  3. bulge, the result and deformation of earth and water due to gravitational effects from the moon and sun
  4. bright streaks of material on the moon
  5. tides, a period of moderate tides
  6. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by a plate slipping
  7. a sudden slip on a fault resulting in the ground shaking
  8. rays,and highly energetic atomic nucleus or other particle in space at a speed approaching light
  9. tides, the tides "springing forward"
  10. narrow depressions on the surface of the moon

16 Clues: tides, a period of moderate tides • dark basalt plains on earth's moon • tides, the tides "springing forward" • bright streaks of material on the moon • narrow depressions on the surface of the moon • layer of consolidated rocky material covering bedrock • a sudden slip on a fault resulting in the ground shaking • ...

moon 2024-04-18

moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the second closes planet to the sun
  2. the fourth planet
  3. 3 quarters of the moon is in the sky
  4. our galaxy
  5. the sun
  6. the closes planet to the sun
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  1. all the universe combined
  2. the star in the solar system
  3. our planet our group of planets
  4. our group of planets
  5. our owned planet
  6. moon that is not visible in the sky
  7. the moon
  8. our univerzes
  9. moon all the moon is visible in the sky
  10. a group of stars

16 Clues: the sun • the moon • our galaxy • our univerzes • our owned planet • a group of stars • the fourth planet • our group of planets • all the universe combined • the star in the solar system • the closes planet to the sun • our planet our group of planets • the second closes planet to the sun • moon that is not visible in the sky • 3 quarters of the moon is in the sky • ...

The Moon and it's Phases 2022-04-19

The Moon and it's Phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The fifth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off ALL of the moon’s surface that faces us. In this phase the moon appears round and completely lit up.
  2. The second phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off only about one quarter of the moon’s surface that faces us.
  3. The first phase of the moon. In this phase, the moon is completely dark since we can’t see the side that the sun is shining on.
  4. A series of space flights by the United States from 1961-1972 with a goal of landing a person on the moon. They succeeding in 1969 with Apollo 11.
  5. The third phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moon’s surface that faces us.
  6. The alternate rising and falling of the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the moon.
Down
  1. The fourth phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off three quarters of the moon’s surface that faces us. It’s not a full moon yet, but it’s getting there.
  2. A set of things that are connected. The earth, moon and sun are connected because their orbits depend on each other. The earth orbits around the sun and the moon orbits around the earth.
  3. a natural object that orbits around the Earth.
  4. A large rocky object found flying through space. They can be just a few feet in diameter to hundreds of miles in diameter!

10 Clues: a natural object that orbits around the Earth. • The alternate rising and falling of the ocean due to the gravitational pull of the moon. • The third phase of the moon. In this phase, we can see sunlight reflecting off half of the moon’s surface that faces us. • ...

Science Vocabulary Terms 2023-08-28

Science Vocabulary Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. Science that deals with the earth's physical structures/substances
  2. A planet not in our solar system
  3. Our home planet
  4. Never-ending
  5. The existence of humans/animals etc.
  6. When an object turns on its axis
  7. How it feels outside
  8. When an object in space blocks another from view
  9. Whatever enters this will disappear
  10. Electric
  11. First planet found using a telescope
  12. Has 8 planets in it
  13. Was once a planet in our solar system
  14. Big bright rock in the night sky
  15. Process of learning about the natural world through observation & experimentation
  16. A remarkable, unexplainable event
  17. Strength or energy
  18. Gets launched into space
  19. National Aeronautics & Space Administration
  20. Also known as a minor planet, are icy, metallic, or rocky
  21. Scientific prediction
  22. All of space & everything in it
  23. There is none of this in space
  24. What keeps us from floating into space
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  1. Name of a rocket
  2. Way The galaxy Earth is in
  3. An idea that can be tested
  4. To explore
  5. Heat, cold, rain, snow
  6. Includes 6 steps
  7. Billions of stars creates this
  8. Transfers energy from one location to another
  9. The name of our moon
  10. Moon has many of these
  11. Gas planet
  12. How heavy something is
  13. Planet with rings
  14. Known as the "red" planet
  15. We have 8 of these in our solar system
  16. Smallest planet
  17. Something in the stars
  18. Where we see stars, moons, & planets
  19. The study of weather
  20. There are billions of these
  21. Livable for species
  22. A fake planet
  23. Planet that shares a name of a roman God
  24. The study of everything in the universe beyond the earth's atmosphere
  25. The biggest star we see

49 Clues: Electric • To explore • Gas planet • Never-ending • A fake planet • Our home planet • Smallest planet • Name of a rocket • Includes 6 steps • Planet with rings • Strength or energy • Has 8 planets in it • Livable for species • How it feels outside • The name of our moon • The study of weather • Scientific prediction • Heat, cold, rain, snow • Moon has many of these • How heavy something is • ...

Science STAAR 2025 2025-04-10

Science STAAR 2025 crossword puzzle
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  1. The phases after a full moon
  2. The energy that is motion
  3. Or balanced force it is when forces are same on each side and an object will not move
  4. An object with a ___________ density will sink
  5. The ability to dissolve in to something else
  6. Is formed at the end of a river where the sediment has been deposited
  7. 30 or more years
  8. When a celestial object travels around another celestial object
  9. Energy that is created from fast moving particles that make up matter
  10. You can use NICS for this physical property
  11. Energy that travels in vibrating waves
  12. Will NOT allow the electricity to pass through
  13. Rocks that are formed through weathering, deposition, compaction and cementation
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  1. Spinning on its axis
  2. Not alive and never can be alive
  3. The amount of matter in an object
  4. The _______ from the sun is responsible for the revolution of all planets
  5. When water turns to water vapor
  6. The moon phase cycle always starts with a ________
  7. The "building up" of sediments or soil
  8. We use "old dinos build mega plane homes" to remember the steps in creating these
  9. All food chains or webs gain their energy from the ___
  10. The condition of the atmosphere at a specific time and place
  11. The bending of light
  12. The breaking down of rocks
  13. When light bounces off an object and returns in an equal angle
  14. Organism that gains energy from breaking down other organisms
  15. When the moon is lit on the right side
  16. White is a color that will ________ the light
  17. Through the weathering using __ U-shaped valleys are formed

30 Clues: 30 or more years • Spinning on its axis • The bending of light • The energy that is motion • The breaking down of rocks • The phases after a full moon • When water turns to water vapor • Not alive and never can be alive • The amount of matter in an object • The "building up" of sediments or soil • When the moon is lit on the right side • Energy that travels in vibrating waves • ...

Final Review: Planetary Science 2014-12-03

Final Review: Planetary Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  2. These are also known as "shooting stars'.
  3. A ______ eclipse occurs when Earth passes exactly between the Moon and the Sun.
  4. A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground.
  5. A ______ planet is an object that orbits the Sun and is big enough to be round, but doesn't clear the neighborhood of objects near its orbit.
  6. A layer of gases that surround an object held in place by gravity.
  7. This mission's destination was Jupiter, and it was sent to collect data on the magnetosphere of the planet and to study its moons (see Space Missions).
  8. Part of the Mars ______ mission's goal was to investigate the structure of Mars' atmosphere, surface meteorology and geology, as well as the form, structure, and elemental composition of rocks and soil (see Space Missions).
  9. A ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon passes exactly between Earth and the Sun.
  10. ______ craters often have central peaks and ejecta thrown out in long rays.
  11. The path and length of time it takes for one object to travel around another.
  12. On these two days, Earth's axis is tilted neither away from nor toward the Sun.
  13. Traveling around something is called ______.
  14. Eratosthenes was the first to accurately estimate the ______ of the Earth.
  15. To give off.
  16. A ______ crater is the result of a large impact that releases magma from beneath the surface.
  17. ______ lines are bright lines show the visible wavelength of emitted light.
  18. Astronomers calculate that the ______ ______ happened about 13.73 billion years ago. (2 words)
  19. The different shapes the Moon takes as it orbits the Earth.
  20. A large, hot ball of gas, made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.
  21. ______ lines are dark areas that show that the light at certain wavelengths is being absorbed, so it is not seen.
  22. An enormous collection of tens of millions to hundreds of billions of stars, interstellar gas, and dust.
  23. A chunk of ice, dust, and rock material a few kilometers in size.
  24. One ______-year (ly) is the distance light travels in 1 year, at the speed of about 300,000 km/second.
Down
  1. Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy.
  2. A ______ occurs when either the North or South Pole are "leaning" toward the Sun.
  3. The ______ Space Telescope's goals are to provide deep and clear views of the universe, from the solar system to extremely remote young galaxies (see Space Missions).
  4. If a planet passes directly in front of its star, the event is called a ______.
  5. Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______.
  6. A small or medium-sized piece of rock or metal that orbits the Sun.
  7. We can use a planet's orbital period and orbit ______ and the temperature of the star to calculate a planet's probable temperature.
  8. We measure huge distances in the cosmos in ______ units (abbreviated AU).
  9. A tool used to study the spectrum of colors coming from a light source.
  10. A ______ Moon is nearly round on the side facing the Sun, with a bulge on the other side.
  11. Halfway between the full Moon and the new Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  12. A change in the land created by an impact.
  13. A ______ is a cloud of gas and dust in space between stars.
  14. This planet has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with many volcanoes on its surface.
  15. Planets circling stars outside our solar system are called ______.
  16. The ______ Belt is a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune made up of millions of small icy bodies.
  17. Halfway between the new Moon and the full Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  18. Colors with shorter wavelengths have ______ energy.
  19. This planet is sometimes called "the Red Planet" because of its oxidized (rusty) soil.
  20. This planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets, but is still the fourth largest planet in the solar system.
  21. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows larger from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  22. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows smaller from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  23. Small bowl-shaped craters with a fairly uniform blanket of ejecta distributed around the rim are ______ craters.

47 Clues: To give off. • A natural satellite that orbits a planet. • These are also known as "shooting stars'. • A change in the land created by an impact. • A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground. • Traveling around something is called ______. • Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy. • Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______. • ...

Final Review: Planetary Science 2014-12-03

Final Review: Planetary Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy.
  2. An enormous collection of tens of millions to hundreds of billions of stars, interstellar gas, and dust.
  3. The ______ Belt is a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune made up of millions of small icy bodies.
  4. This planet is sometimes called "the Red Planet" because of its oxidized (rusty) soil.
  5. On these two days, Earth's axis is tilted neither away from nor toward the Sun.
  6. Part of the Mars ______ mission's goal was to investigate the structure of Mars' atmosphere, surface meteorology and geology, as well as the form, structure, and elemental composition of rocks and soil (see Space Missions).
  7. A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground.
  8. The different shapes the Moon takes as it orbits the Earth.
  9. A ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon passes exactly between Earth and the Sun.
  10. Traveling around something is called ______.
  11. Eratosthenes was the first to accurately estimate the ______ of the Earth.
  12. The ______ Space Telescope's goals are to provide deep and clear views of the universe, from the solar system to extremely remote young galaxies (see Space Missions).
  13. A ______ crater is the result of a large impact that releases magma from beneath the surface.
  14. A chunk of ice, dust, and rock material a few kilometers in size.
  15. We can use a planet's orbital period and orbit ______ and the temperature of the star to calculate a planet's probable temperature.
  16. ______ lines are dark areas that show that the light at certain wavelengths is being absorbed, so it is not seen.
  17. A change in the land created by an impact.
  18. A ______ planet is an object that orbits the Sun and is big enough to be round, but doesn't clear the neighborhood of objects near its orbit.
  19. A ______ is a cloud of gas and dust in space between stars.
  20. One ______-year (ly) is the distance light travels in 1 year, at the speed of about 300,000 km/second.
  21. This planet has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with many volcanoes on its surface.
Down
  1. A large, hot ball of gas, made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.
  2. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows smaller from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  3. A ______ eclipse occurs when Earth passes exactly between the Moon and the Sun.
  4. ______ craters often have central peaks and ejecta thrown out in long rays.
  5. A ______ Moon is nearly round on the side facing the Sun, with a bulge on the other side.
  6. Astronomers calculate that the ______ ______ happened about 13.73 billion years ago. (2 words)
  7. If a planet passes directly in front of its star, the event is called a ______.
  8. This planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets, but is still the fourth largest planet in the solar system.
  9. This mission's destination was Jupiter, and it was sent to collect data on the magnetosphere of the planet and to study its moons (see Space Missions).
  10. Colors with shorter wavelengths have ______ energy.
  11. A layer of gases that surround an object held in place by gravity.
  12. A tool used to study the spectrum of colors coming from a light source.
  13. Halfway between the new Moon and the full Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  14. ______ lines are bright lines show the visible wavelength of emitted light.
  15. To give off.
  16. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  17. We measure huge distances in the cosmos in ______ units (abbreviated AU).
  18. Small bowl-shaped craters with a fairly uniform blanket of ejecta distributed around the rim are ______ craters.
  19. A ______ occurs when either the North or South Pole are "leaning" toward the Sun.
  20. A small or medium-sized piece of rock or metal that orbits the Sun.
  21. These are also known as "shooting stars'.
  22. Planets circling stars outside our solar system are called ______.
  23. Halfway between the full Moon and the new Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  24. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows larger from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  25. The path and length of time it takes for one object to travel around another.
  26. Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______.

47 Clues: To give off. • A natural satellite that orbits a planet. • These are also known as "shooting stars'. • A change in the land created by an impact. • A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground. • Traveling around something is called ______. • Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy. • Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______. • ...

Heliocentric Chloe 2020-02-20

Heliocentric Chloe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What planet has phases similar to Earth's moon?
  2. Who invented the telescope?
  3. What word means sun?
  4. What approach do we use for scientific questions?
  5. What shape did Kepler believe the planets moved in?
Down
  1. Which astronomer in planets going in perfect circles?
  2. Which of kepler's three Laws states that planets move faster in orbits when closer to the sun?
  3. What is one of Jupiter's moons Galileo observed?

8 Clues: What word means sun? • Who invented the telescope? • What planet has phases similar to Earth's moon? • What is one of Jupiter's moons Galileo observed? • What approach do we use for scientific questions? • What shape did Kepler believe the planets moved in? • Which astronomer in planets going in perfect circles? • ...

Vocabulary 2022-04-27

Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. are the different stages of the moon
  2. make distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. is exact or particular
  4. is turns around on an axis
Down
  1. studies the stars and plants
  2. is a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends
  3. is a thing, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  4. a number of similar things coming one after another

8 Clues: is exact or particular • is turns around on an axis • studies the stars and plants • are the different stages of the moon • make distant objects seem larger and nearer • a number of similar things coming one after another • is a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends • is a thing, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

First Marking Period - Math & Science 2021-10-01

First Marking Period - Math & Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the answer to a multiplication problem
  2. when light is blocked this forms
  3. the earth rotates on its invisible...
  4. liquid water falls from the clouds
  5. the value of digits moves up ____ times as we move left
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  1. water changes from a liquid to gas
  2. numbers that are multiplied to get a product
  3. it takes 29 and 1/2 __________ for the moon to go though it's phases

8 Clues: when light is blocked this forms • water changes from a liquid to gas • liquid water falls from the clouds • the earth rotates on its invisible... • the answer to a multiplication problem • numbers that are multiplied to get a product • the value of digits moves up ____ times as we move left • it takes 29 and 1/2 __________ for the moon to go though it's phases

kafoure lessen 1 chapter 4 2021-11-09

kafoure lessen 1 chapter 4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when earth is direclty between the moon and the sun
  2. diffent shpaps mo paperclips when the moon passes between earth and the sun
Down
  1. the verry darkist part of moon's shadow
  2. less dark then the umbra
  3. when an object comes between the sun and a third object

5 Clues: less dark then the umbra • the verry darkist part of moon's shadow • when earth is direclty between the moon and the sun • when an object comes between the sun and a third object • diffent shpaps mo paperclips when the moon passes between earth and the sun

Lunar Phases 2025-11-11

Lunar Phases crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The phase where exactly half of the Moon's surface is illuminated as seen from Earth; appears right after Waning Gibbous.
  2. A natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet; the Moon is Earth's.
  3. The phase that occurs just before the New Moon; a tiny sliver is visible.
  4. The phase when the Moon is not visible because the sunlit side is facing away from Earth.
  5. The turning of the Moon on its axis; takes the same time as its revolution.
  6. The phase when you see the Moon as a complete circle of light; opposite the New Moon.
  7. The force that keeps the Moon moving around the Earth and causes tides.
  8. The phase after the Full Moon where less than half of the visible surface is lit.
Down
  1. The phase when exactly half of the Moon's surface is illuminated as seen from Earth; appears right after Waxing Crescent.
  2. The phase when the Moon is almost completely full, and the illuminated portion is growing.
  3. A large, bowl-shaped depression on the surface caused by an impact.
  4. The elliptical path of an object (like the Moon) around another object (like Earth).
  5. The rise and fall of ocean water caused by the Moon's gravitational pull.
  6. The phase visible just after the New Moon; only a small sliver of the right side is lit.
  7. The period when the Moon's visible illuminated area is increasing.
  8. The degree or amount of light being reflected by the Moon.
  9. The time it takes for the Moon to complete one trip around the Earth; about 27.3 days.
  10. An astronomical event when one celestial body (like the Moon) moves into the shadow of another (like Earth).

18 Clues: The degree or amount of light being reflected by the Moon. • The period when the Moon's visible illuminated area is increasing. • A large, bowl-shaped depression on the surface caused by an impact. • The force that keeps the Moon moving around the Earth and causes tides. • The rise and fall of ocean water caused by the Moon's gravitational pull. • ...

Final Review: Planetary Science 2014-12-03

Final Review: Planetary Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, hot ball of gas, made up mostly of hydrogen and helium.
  2. This planet has a dense atmosphere of carbon dioxide, with many volcanoes on its surface.
  3. ______ craters often have central peaks and ejecta thrown out in long rays.
  4. This mission's destination was Jupiter, and it was sent to collect data on the magnetosphere of the planet and to study its moons (see Space Missions).
  5. A ______ eclipse occurs when Earth passes exactly between the Moon and the Sun.
  6. A tool used to study the spectrum of colors coming from a light source.
  7. A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground.
  8. A ______ crater is the result of a large impact that releases magma from beneath the surface.
  9. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows larger from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  10. A small or medium-sized piece of rock or metal that orbits the Sun.
  11. Halfway between the new Moon and the full Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  12. Eratosthenes was the first to accurately estimate the ______ of the Earth.
  13. ______ lines are dark areas that show that the light at certain wavelengths is being absorbed, so it is not seen.
  14. A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  15. A ______ is a cloud of gas and dust in space between stars.
  16. The different shapes the Moon takes as it orbits the Earth.
  17. We can use a planet's orbital period and orbit ______ and the temperature of the star to calculate a planet's probable temperature.
  18. Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______.
  19. One ______-year (ly) is the distance light travels in 1 year, at the speed of about 300,000 km/second.
  20. These are also known as "shooting stars'.
  21. The ______ Space Telescope's goals are to provide deep and clear views of the universe, from the solar system to extremely remote young galaxies (see Space Missions).
  22. An enormous collection of tens of millions to hundreds of billions of stars, interstellar gas, and dust.
  23. The ______ Belt is a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune made up of millions of small icy bodies.
Down
  1. A layer of gases that surround an object held in place by gravity.
  2. Planets circling stars outside our solar system are called ______.
  3. If a planet passes directly in front of its star, the event is called a ______.
  4. A ______ eclipse occurs when the Moon passes exactly between Earth and the Sun.
  5. This planet is the smallest of the gas giant planets, but is still the fourth largest planet in the solar system.
  6. We measure huge distances in the cosmos in ______ units (abbreviated AU).
  7. The path and length of time it takes for one object to travel around another.
  8. A chunk of ice, dust, and rock material a few kilometers in size.
  9. Part of the Mars ______ mission's goal was to investigate the structure of Mars' atmosphere, surface meteorology and geology, as well as the form, structure, and elemental composition of rocks and soil (see Space Missions).
  10. ______ lines are bright lines show the visible wavelength of emitted light.
  11. Traveling around something is called ______.
  12. A ______ planet is an object that orbits the Sun and is big enough to be round, but doesn't clear the neighborhood of objects near its orbit.
  13. A ______ Moon is nearly round on the side facing the Sun, with a bulge on the other side.
  14. On these two days, Earth's axis is tilted neither away from nor toward the Sun.
  15. Astronomers calculate that the ______ ______ happened about 13.73 billion years ago. (2 words)
  16. A ______ occurs when either the North or South Pole are "leaning" toward the Sun.
  17. When the illuminated portion of the Moon grows smaller from day to day, the Moon is ______.
  18. This planet is sometimes called "the Red Planet" because of its oxidized (rusty) soil.
  19. Small bowl-shaped craters with a fairly uniform blanket of ejecta distributed around the rim are ______ craters.
  20. A change in the land created by an impact.
  21. Colors with shorter wavelengths have ______ energy.
  22. Halfway between the full Moon and the new Moon is the ______-quarter Moon.
  23. Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy.
  24. To give off.

47 Clues: To give off. • A natural satellite that orbits a planet. • These are also known as "shooting stars'. • A change in the land created by an impact. • A piece of a meteoroid that hits the ground. • Traveling around something is called ______. • Earth spins on an imaginary axle called an ______. • Colors with longer wavelengths have ______ energy. • ...

Science Crossword 2024-10-18

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hardest natural substance on Earth
  2. the farthest planet from the sun
  3. Phases the moon go through every 29.5 days
  4. Part of the cell contains the genetic material
Down
  1. Process by which plants make their own food using sunlight
  2. The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth
  3. How do living things change over time?

7 Clues: the farthest planet from the sun • hardest natural substance on Earth • How do living things change over time? • Phases the moon go through every 29.5 days • Part of the cell contains the genetic material • Process by which plants make their own food using sunlight • The force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth

moon 2021-04-20

moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ,heavily cratered regions of the moon a large bowl shaped cavity in the moon
  2. layer of consolidated rocky material covering bedrock
  3. dark basalt plains on earth's moon
  4. sideways and downward movement of the edge of a plat of earth's crust into the mantle beneath another
  5. a sudden slip on a fault resulting in the ground shaking
  6. rays,and highly energetic atomic nucleus or other particle in space at a speed approaching light
  7. tides, the tides "springing forward"
Down
  1. field, a region around magnetic material or moving electric charge within which the force of magnetism
  2. rotation,the result of tidal forces that overtime slow the rotation of the smaller body until it is synchronised with the other
  3. tides, a period of moderate tides
  4. narrow depressions on the surface of the moon
  5. allen belt, two regions of intense radiation partially surrounding the earth
  6. break apart or become separated through faulting caused by a plate slipping
  7. bulge, the result and deformation of earth and water due to gravitational effects from the moon and sun
  8. process of currents rise up to the surface and spread the tectonic plates apart
  9. bright streaks of material on the moon

16 Clues: tides, a period of moderate tides • dark basalt plains on earth's moon • tides, the tides "springing forward" • bright streaks of material on the moon • narrow depressions on the surface of the moon • layer of consolidated rocky material covering bedrock • a sudden slip on a fault resulting in the ground shaking • ...

Earth + Space Vocabulary 2024-02-12

Earth + Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The path an object, such as a planet, takes as it revolves around another object.
  2. Each of the four divisions of the year marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours.
  3. The reflected light is increasing on the moon's surface, but less than half is visible from Earth.
  4. The process of turning or spinning on an axis.
  5. The appearance of phases of the moon as viewed from Earth, as the moon orbits the Earth.
  6. The type of tide that occurs when ocean water is at its highest level during the day.
  7. No reflected light from the sun is visible on Earth.
  8. The type of tide that occurs when ocean water is at its lowest level during the day.
  9. The partial or total blocking of light of one object (sun or moon) by another.
  10. Marks the longest day of the year (most sunlight); generally occurs around June 21-22 in the northern hemisphere
  11. The action of one object moving completely around in an orbital path.
  12. The rising and falling of the ocean's surface.
  13. A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the least.
  14. The type of eclipse that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth.
  15. The reflected light is decreasing on the moon's surface, but more than half is still visible from Earth.
  16. An increasing amount of visible light on the moon's surface.
Down
  1. Only the right half of the moon is visible from Earth.
  2. An imaginary line that runs through both poles of a planet.
  3. The type of eclipse that occurs when the moon appears darkened as it passes into Earth's shadow.
  4. An imaginary line drawn around Earth that divides it into two halves - the northern hemisphere and southern hemisphere.
  5. A day that marks equal day and night; generally occurs around March 21-22 in the northern hemisphere.
  6. Marks the shortest day of the year (least sunlight); generally occurs around December 21-22 in the northern hemisphere.
  7. The reflected light is decreasing on the moon's surface and less than half is visible from Earth.
  8. The moon's surface is completely visible from Earth.
  9. A day that marks equal day and night; generally occurs around September 22-23 in the northern hemisphere.
  10. Only the left half of the moon is visible from Earth.
  11. A tide in which the difference between high and low tide is the greatest.
  12. The reflected light is increasing on the moon's surface and more than half is visible from Earth.
  13. A decreasing amount of visible light on the moon's surface.

29 Clues: The process of turning or spinning on an axis. • The rising and falling of the ocean's surface. • The moon's surface is completely visible from Earth. • No reflected light from the sun is visible on Earth. • Only the left half of the moon is visible from Earth. • Only the right half of the moon is visible from Earth. • ...

Kalea's Vocab Choice #3 - Crossword using all words and definitions 2022-02-24

Kalea's Vocab Choice #3 - Crossword using all words and definitions crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When something turns around on an axis
  2. Makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
  3. Different stages of the moon
  4. A number of similar things coming one after another
  5. Exact or particular
Down
  1. A thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  2. A curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end
  3. A person who studies the stars and planets

8 Clues: Exact or particular • Different stages of the moon • When something turns around on an axis • A person who studies the stars and planets • Makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • A number of similar things coming one after another • A curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the end • A thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

Vocabulary U4:W4 2023-02-09

Vocabulary U4:W4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. exact or particular
  2. turns around on an axis
  3. someone who studies the stars and planets
  4. a device that makes distant objects seem larger and nearer
Down
  1. the different stages of the moon
  2. a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends
  3. a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off
  4. a number of similar things coming one after another

8 Clues: exact or particular • turns around on an axis • the different stages of the moon • someone who studies the stars and planets • a number of similar things coming one after another • a device that makes distant objects seem larger and nearer • a curve that is wider in the middle and tapered at the ends • a thin, often pointed piece that has been broken, cut, or torn off

The Earth, Moon, and Sun 2015-04-29

The Earth, Moon, and Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an instrument used to study far away things such as the moon, stars, and other planets
  2. the largest part of the moons shadow
  3. a device that expels gas in one direction to move the opposite direction
  4. a tide with the lowest difference between the high and low tides
  5. the imaginary line that passes through Earth; Earth tilts on this
  6. chunks of rock or dust from space
  7. the eclipses that occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the sun
  8. the amount of matter in an object
  9. the force that propels a rocket forward
  10. states that objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will stay in motion
  11. the speed a rocket must achieve to go beyond a planets gravitational pull
  12. a spacecraft that can carry a crew into space
  13. the very darkest part of the moons shadow
  14. the study of all objects in space
  15. the days when the sun is farthest north or south from the equator
  16. the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  17. the days when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
Down
  1. large, round pits in the moon
  2. the eclipses that occurs when the Earth is between the moon and the sun
  3. the movement of one object around another
  4. speed a rocked must achieve to make an orbit around Earth
  5. an artificial satellite that people can live and work on for long periods of time
  6. small robots that spaceprobes carry that walk on the surface
  7. speed in a given direction
  8. a spacecraft that carries instruments to collect data, it doesn't carry people
  9. the different shapes of the moon that people can see from Earth
  10. the curved path of spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon; the Earth does this to the sun.
  11. an object that revolves around another object in space
  12. states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
  13. a push or pull
  14. this attracts all objects toward each other
  15. the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
  16. a tide with the biggest difference between high and low tides
  17. the spinning of Earth on its axis
  18. the force of gravity on an object
  19. the rise and fall of Earths oceans
  20. the moons dark, flat areas

37 Clues: a push or pull • speed in a given direction • the moons dark, flat areas • large, round pits in the moon • chunks of rock or dust from space • the amount of matter in an object • the spinning of Earth on its axis • the force of gravity on an object • the study of all objects in space • the rise and fall of Earths oceans • the largest part of the moons shadow • ...

The Earth, Moon, and Sun 2015-04-29

The Earth, Moon, and Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the different shapes of the moon that people can see from Earth
  2. an object that revolves around another object in space
  3. the study of all objects in space
  4. a device that expels gas in one direction to move the opposite direction
  5. states that objects at rest will stay at rest and objects in motion will stay in motion
  6. speed a rocked must achieve to make an orbit around Earth
  7. chunks of rock or dust from space
  8. speed in a given direction
  9. the speed a rocket must achieve to go beyond a planets gravitational pull
  10. a spacecraft that carries instruments to collect data, it doesn't carry people
  11. a spacecraft that can carry a crew into space
  12. the eclipses that occurs when the Earth is between the moon and the sun
  13. the very darkest part of the moons shadow
  14. the movement of one object around another
  15. large, round pits in the moon
  16. an instrument used to study far away things such as the moon, stars, and other planets
  17. the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
  18. the rise and fall of Earths oceans
  19. a push or pull
Down
  1. the imaginary line that passes through Earth; Earth tilts on this
  2. the force that propels a rocket forward
  3. the eclipses that occurs when the moon is between the Earth and the sun
  4. the curved path of spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon; the Earth does this to the sun.
  5. this attracts all objects toward each other
  6. the spinning of Earth on its axis
  7. states that every object in the universe attracts every other object
  8. an artificial satellite that people can live and work on for long periods of time
  9. a tide with the biggest difference between high and low tides
  10. the amount of matter in an object
  11. the moons dark, flat areas
  12. small robots that spaceprobes carry that walk on the surface
  13. the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
  14. the force of gravity on an object
  15. the largest part of the moons shadow
  16. the days when neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
  17. a tide with the lowest difference between the high and low tides
  18. the days when the sun is farthest north or south from the equator

37 Clues: a push or pull • the moons dark, flat areas • speed in a given direction • large, round pits in the moon • the study of all objects in space • the spinning of Earth on its axis • chunks of rock or dust from space • the amount of matter in an object • the force of gravity on an object • the rise and fall of Earths oceans • the largest part of the moons shadow • ...