planets Crossword Puzzles

Kesler planets.🪐 2025-12-10

Kesler planets.🪐 crossword puzzle
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  1. Only planet that is known to support life.
  2. Closet planet to the Sun.
  3. Has a large ring.
  4. A gaseous layer around a planet.
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  1. Called Earth's sister.
  2. Moving repeatedly around.
  3. Desert Like, fourth planet from the Sun.
  4. Planets Have shorter orbits, also called terrestrial planets.
  5. Planets Have longer orbits, known as gas and ice giants.
  6. Orbits planets.

10 Clues: Orbits planets. • Has a large ring. • Called Earth's sister. • Moving repeatedly around. • Closet planet to the Sun. • A gaseous layer around a planet. • Desert Like, fourth planet from the Sun. • Only planet that is known to support life. • Planets Have longer orbits, known as gas and ice giants. • Planets Have shorter orbits, also called terrestrial planets.

The Solar System 2016-10-19

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. These orbit the planets, with some planets having more than one
  2. Causes the planets to continually move around the sun
  3. The closest planet to the sun
  4. The hottest planet, that also has no moons
  5. The largest moon of Saturn
  6. Small and large rocky debris found throughout the solar system
  7. Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth
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  1. An object consisting of ice and dust that when heated has a long tail as it travels away from the sun
  2. Known as the red planet
  3. Solid, rocky objects that fall towards earth, often mistaken for a falling star
  4. The galaxy that includes our solar system
  5. Used to travel into space and discover new things about the solar system
  6. This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons
  7. Largest planet that has 67 moons
  8. There are billions of these found in our galaxy, and are most prominent at night
  9. An average star that all eight planets orbit

16 Clues: Known as the red planet • The largest moon of Saturn • The closest planet to the sun • Largest planet that has 67 moons • The galaxy that includes our solar system • The hottest planet, that also has no moons • An average star that all eight planets orbit • Causes the planets to continually move around the sun • This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons • ...

Q1 Science 2025-11-01

Q1 Science crossword puzzle
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  1. -things that over time build up and hold fossils and history with layers
  2. -these laws tell us where older, newer, or interrupted rock layers are
  3. -a force the pulls humans towards earth
  4. -This helps us show where the season is at and where the axis is positioned
  5. -when the moon is losing light in the moon phases
  6. -when an object spins on its axis
  7. -a group of planets that are called Jovian planets with rings
  8. -a group of planets called Terrestrial planets
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  1. -This depends on if it's northern or southern hemisphere is tilted towers the sun
  2. -when the Earth is between the sun and the moon
  3. -when the moon is losing darkness in the moon phases
  4. -preserved skeletons of ancient animals
  5. -when the moon is between the sun and the Earth
  6. -when an object spins around another object
  7. -it is a thing that hold hundreds of moons and a lot of solar systems and gravity forms it
  8. -ancient organisms that are preserved in rock

16 Clues: -when an object spins on its axis • -preserved skeletons of ancient animals • -a force the pulls humans towards earth • -when an object spins around another object • -ancient organisms that are preserved in rock • -a group of planets called Terrestrial planets • -when the Earth is between the sun and the moon • -when the moon is between the sun and the Earth • ...

Ch7 The Solar System 2023-01-05

Ch7 The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
  2. a portion of a meteor that survives passage through an atmosphere and strikes the ground
  3. the "red" planet and farthest of the terrestrial planets from the sun
  4. measure of the deformity of a solid object from a perfect spherical shape
  5. a small body of icy and dusty matter that revolves about the Sun; when a comet comes near the Sun, some of its material vaporizes, forming a large head of tenuous gas and often a tail
  6. only planet known to have life
  7. planet any of the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars; sometimes the Moon is included in the list
  8. gravitational separation of materials of different density into layers in the interior of a planet or moon
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  1. any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in our solar system, or planets of roughly that mass and composition in other planetary systems
  2. objects, from tens to hundreds of kilometers in diameter, that formed in the solar nebula as an intermediate step between tiny grains and the larger planetary
  3. the cloud of gas and dust from which the solar system formed
  4. first planet from the sun
  5. largest of all the planets
  6. time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to disintegrate
  7. process by which certain kinds of atomic nuclei decay naturally, with the spontaneous emission of subatomic particles and gamma rays
  8. farthest planet from the sun and also a gas giant
  9. a stony or metallic object orbiting the Sun that is smaller than a planet but that shows no evidence of an atmosphere or of other types of activity associated with comets
  10. we see today; the comets and some asteroids may be leftover planetesimals
  11. measure of the shape of an orbit. Lower values are circular where larger numbers are more oval
  12. a small piece of solid matter that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a shooting star because it is seen as a small flash of light

20 Clues: first planet from the sun • largest of all the planets • only planet known to have life • farthest planet from the sun and also a gas giant • the cloud of gas and dust from which the solar system formed • the "red" planet and farthest of the terrestrial planets from the sun • measure of the deformity of a solid object from a perfect spherical shape • ...

Science Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-23

Science Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. is the cloud of dust and gas that boils off the nucleus as the comet's orbit takes it closer and closer to the Sun
  2. a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
  3. or National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  4. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  5. is a spherical layer of icy objects surrounding our Sun
  6. or Near-Earth Objects are comets and asteroids that have been nudged by the gravitational attraction of nearby planets into orbits that allow them to enter the Earth's neighborhood.
  7. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
  8. are rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets. They are also known as planetoids or minor planets
  9. Comets orbit around the Sun in a
  10. it is where meteors can be found
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  1. or space observatory is a telescope located in outer space to observe distant planets, galaxies and other astronomical objects
  2. a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune
  3. intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment
  4. is a scientist in the field of astronomy. They observe astronomical objects such as stars, planets, moons, comets and galaxies.
  5. located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars
  6. is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon
  7. is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it,
  8. the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere.
  9. is the solid, central part of a comet
  10. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.

20 Clues: Comets orbit around the Sun in a • it is where meteors can be found • is the solid, central part of a comet • or National Aeronautics and Space Administration • the physical universe beyond the earth's atmosphere. • is a spherical layer of icy objects surrounding our Sun • a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune • ...

Milky Way 2022-01-26

Milky Way crossword puzzle
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  1. extreme region of massive black holes
  2. the galaxy are solor system is in
  3. an object orbiting around the sun
  4. 8 planets and there moons in orbit around the sun
  5. the name milky way comes from
  6. a circle of white or colored light around the sun an moon
  7. small planet
  8. a dwarf planet with the letter P
  9. are planet is in
  10. are planet
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  1. distance light travels in a year
  2. stars,planets and more things that go from the center of the milky way to its edges
  3. bulge of stars surrounding the nucleus
  4. the man to disover the milky way
  5. the space above and below the disk
  6. contains are dust and gas
  7. the shape of the milky way
  8. a system of billion od stars

18 Clues: are planet • small planet • are planet is in • contains are dust and gas • the shape of the milky way • a system of billion od stars • the name milky way comes from • distance light travels in a year • the man to disover the milky way • a dwarf planet with the letter P • the galaxy are solor system is in • an object orbiting around the sun • the space above and below the disk • ...

The Solar System 2016-10-18

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Solid, rocky objects that fall towards earth, often mistaken for a falling star
  2. The hottest planet, that also has no moons
  3. The closest planet to the sun
  4. Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth
  5. Small and large rocky debris found throughout the solar system
  6. These orbit the planets, with some planets having more than one
  7. The largest moon of Saturn
  8. An average star that all eight planets orbit
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  1. This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons
  2. Way The galaxy that includes our solar system
  3. Largest planet that has 67 moons
  4. Used to travel into space and discover new things about the solar system
  5. There are billions of these found in our galaxy, and are most prominent at night
  6. An object consisting of ice and dust that when heated has a long tail as it travels away from the sun
  7. Causes the planets to continually move around the sun
  8. Known as the red planet

16 Clues: Known as the red planet • The largest moon of Saturn • The closest planet to the sun • Largest planet that has 67 moons • The hottest planet, that also has no moons • An average star that all eight planets orbit • Way The galaxy that includes our solar system • This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons • Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth • ...

Eclipse Crossword 2024-04-08

Eclipse Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. 'ring of ...' when the moon only mostly blocks out the sun
  2. Collection of the sun and planets
  3. Comes from the sun and is bad for your eyes
  4. when planets like the sun spin on an axis
  5. The number of years before we will have another total solar eclipse over the contiguous US
  6. Type of eclipse where the moon blocks the sun
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  1. when planets move around the sun
  2. Type of eclipse where a planet blocks the moon
  3. Ball of flaming gas in space
  4. This will block out the sun today
  5. The point when the sun is completely blocked and it goes dark (its about 4 min long in Fredericksburg)
  6. This used to be a planet, but not anymore
  7. Will get blocked out by the moon today
  8. Type of eclipse where the sun or moon is completely covered
  9. Number of planets in our solar system

15 Clues: Ball of flaming gas in space • when planets move around the sun • Collection of the sun and planets • This will block out the sun today • Number of planets in our solar system • Will get blocked out by the moon today • This used to be a planet, but not anymore • when planets like the sun spin on an axis • Comes from the sun and is bad for your eyes • ...

Solar system crossword puzzle. 2024-04-21

Solar system crossword puzzle. crossword puzzle
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  1. This planet is the color blue because of the methane in the atmosphere.
  2. Has 8 phases and rotates around the Earth.
  3. Saturn's larger moon.
  4. The farthest planet from the Sun.
  5. The first and smallest planet in our solar system.
  6. Has a huge storm, which is a big red spot on the planet.
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  1. This planet has 146 moons.
  2. Once one of the main planets, but later became a dwarf planet.
  3. This planet once had water, oceans, lakes, and rivers.
  4. The only planet in our solar system that has life.
  5. Belt, The section which separates the inner and outer planets.
  6. system, Has eight main planets and a star in the center that all the planets go around.
  7. The second planet from the sun.
  8. The star at the center of our solar system.
  9. Way, The galaxy the we live in.

15 Clues: Saturn's larger moon. • This planet has 146 moons. • The second planet from the sun. • Way, The galaxy the we live in. • The farthest planet from the Sun. • Has 8 phases and rotates around the Earth. • The star at the center of our solar system. • The only planet in our solar system that has life. • The first and smallest planet in our solar system. • ...

The Inner Planets 2014-05-18

The Inner Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. Known as the Red Planet.
  2. The four planets closest to the sun are known as ________ planets.
  3. There are many __________ on Venus.
  4. One of Mars' moons.
  5. The inner planets are characterised as solid and________.
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  1. The inner planets lie between the Sun and the ___________ belt.
  2. Venus and ___________are the only two planets that do not have moons.
  3. Planet known as the Evening Star
  4. The surface of Mercury looks most similar to the surface of the_______.
  5. The inner planents each have a core, a mantle and a _________.

10 Clues: One of Mars' moons. • Known as the Red Planet. • Planet known as the Evening Star • There are many __________ on Venus. • The inner planets are characterised as solid and________. • The inner planents each have a core, a mantle and a _________. • The inner planets lie between the Sun and the ___________ belt. • ...

Astronomy crossword- Kendall Wyse 2021-05-19

Astronomy crossword- Kendall Wyse crossword puzzle
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  1. The distance from the Earth to the Sun.
  2. Planets are divided into __ classes.
  3. The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are part of the ________ planets.
  4. _________ Brightness is the brightness as a star appears to us.
  5. Stars, ___________, local groups, super clusters
  6. _______ stars are cooler than blue stars.
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  1. The planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are part of the ________ planets.
  2. There are three different types of galaxies: eliptical, iregular, and _______.
  3. A stars color indicates the ____________.
  4. A huge assembly of stars, interstellar, gas, and dust.

10 Clues: Planets are divided into __ classes. • The distance from the Earth to the Sun. • A stars color indicates the ____________. • _______ stars are cooler than blue stars. • Stars, ___________, local groups, super clusters • A huge assembly of stars, interstellar, gas, and dust. • _________ Brightness is the brightness as a star appears to us. • ...

Solar System 2023-12-21

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the path of one object in space around another object
  2. Express mail service that ran from April 1860 to October 1861
  3. Fourth planet from the sun, known as the "Red Planet", has many volcanoes
  4. Grierson leader of the Buffalo soldiers
  5. Act of 1862 Gave any head of a household, widowed women, or any man over 21 the right to claim one 160-acre portion of land
  6. railroad act In 1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed the Pacific Railway Act. Two companies began building a transcontinental (across the continent) railroad, linking East with the West.
  7. Removal Act Law passed in 1830 to tive Andrew Jackson the power to move American Indians west of the Mississippi River
  8. The second planet from the sun and the hottest planet in the solar system, which has gasses that cause a "greenhouse like effect"
  9. planets Known as the "Gas Giants", these planets orbit the sun further away and include primarily planets with no rocky surface
  10. Black Kettle Southern Cheyenne Chief who moved his tribe twice in 1861 and in 1867 in accordance with treaties. Remembered for his efforts to make peace with settlers
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  1. Soldiers African American soldiers who fought during the Civil War and after, keeping peace between American Indians and settlers, led by Benjamin Grierson
  2. Colonel George Armstrong Custer Led the battle of Washita River, in which Chief Black Kettle was killed.
  3. a large, round body that revolves around a star
  4. system a star and all the planets and other bodies that revolve around it
  5. A small planet closest to the sun with a dense rocky surface and no atmosphere
  6. small natural objects that revolve around other objects
  7. Expansion migration and settlement from the East to the West
  8. free roaming animal on the plains, important to the survival of Native Americans, threatened by western settlers
  9. and Clark Explorers who set out in 1804 to find a water route to the Pacific ocean. Covered 8,000 miles of land from St. Louis to the Oregon coast
  10. planets Known as "Terrestrial Planets", these planets orbit closest to the sun and feature hard rocky surface
  11. the star at the center of the Solar System. It is a massive, hot ball of plasma, inflated and heated by energy produced by nuclear fusion reactions at its core.
  12. Third planet from the sun with the only liquid water on the surface and one moon

22 Clues: Grierson leader of the Buffalo soldiers • a large, round body that revolves around a star • the path of one object in space around another object • small natural objects that revolve around other objects • Expansion migration and settlement from the East to the West • Express mail service that ran from April 1860 to October 1861 • ...

Space Systems 2021-05-12

Space Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. The four planets that reside within the asteroid belt (Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars) also known as the rocky planets
  2. this planet has a big storm called the red spot
  3. gravity depends on an objects....
  4. a force of attraction that pulls objects toward one another
  5. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  6. the star at the center of our solar system; also the closest star to our solar system
  7. only planet NOT named after a mythological being
  8. the force of gravity on an object
  9. a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another object.
  10. this planet takes the longest to orbit the sun
  11. a large ball of bright, glowing plasma that is held together by its own gravity
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  1. The four planets that reside outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune) also known as the gas planets
  2. smallest planet
  3. small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun, between Mars and Jupiter
  4. person who discovered gravity
  5. this gas makes uranus blue-green
  6. the flattest planet

17 Clues: smallest planet • the flattest planet • person who discovered gravity • this gas makes uranus blue-green • gravity depends on an objects.... • the force of gravity on an object • this planet takes the longest to orbit the sun • this planet has a big storm called the red spot • only planet NOT named after a mythological being • ...

Solar system 2023-05-05

Solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. How many moons does earth have?
  2. What planet is closest to the sun?
  3. How many planets are there?
  4. What planet is the hottest?
  5. What element is the sun mostly made of?
  6. What planet is the biggest?
  7. What comet takes 75 years to be seen?
  8. What planet is known for its rings?
  9. How many moons does mars have?
  10. What planet is red?
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  1. What planets are the last 4 coming from space?
  2. What planets are the first 4 from the sun?
  3. Where do we live?
  4. What planet is the coldest?
  5. What element leaves a gold trail behind a meteor?
  6. What dwarf planet used to be a planet?
  7. What planet takes 17 hours to rotate?

17 Clues: Where do we live? • What planet is red? • How many planets are there? • What planet is the hottest? • What planet is the coldest? • What planet is the biggest? • How many moons does mars have? • How many moons does earth have? • What planet is closest to the sun? • What planet is known for its rings? • What comet takes 75 years to be seen? • What planet takes 17 hours to rotate? • ...

THE UNIVERSE - 1 2024-03-27

THE UNIVERSE - 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. Vast surrounding space including Earth and other heavenly bodies
  2. Only planet that can sustain life
  3. Main mass of the Sun
  4. Branch of science that deals with the study of heavenly bodies.
  5. Objects that twinkle at night and continuously emit heat and light
  6. Scientists who study about heavenly bodies
  7. Distance travelled by light in one year.
  8. Emit their own light
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  1. Used to see distant stars
  2. Bodies that revolve around the planets
  3. Layer of the Sun below the Corona
  4. Elliptical path along which the planets revolve
  5. Surface of the Sun
  6. Outermost layer of the Sun
  7. Objects that appear to shine with a steady light and do not twinkle
  8. Star located at the centre of the Solar System
  9. Dwarf planet

17 Clues: Dwarf planet • Surface of the Sun • Main mass of the Sun • Emit their own light • Used to see distant stars • Outermost layer of the Sun • Only planet that can sustain life • Layer of the Sun below the Corona • Bodies that revolve around the planets • Distance travelled by light in one year. • Scientists who study about heavenly bodies • ...

Venus Crossword 2013-09-26

Venus Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. goddess of love and beauty.
  2. Like their weight and mass Venus and Earth also have similar ______.
  3. Venus' ____ is made up of carbon dioxide.
  4. Another word for weight.
  5. Mountains with flowing lava in them.
  6. Venus is the____ of all planets (Lightness)
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  1. Due to extreme heat all the water ______.
  2. Venus' twin.
  3. Like the moon Venus also does these.
  4. Venus has gotten so hot from the ____ effect
  5. Venus is the ____ planet from the sun.
  6. Female for god.
  7. All planets orbit this.
  8. Venus is the ____ of all planets. (temperature)

14 Clues: Venus' twin. • Female for god. • All planets orbit this. • Another word for weight. • goddess of love and beauty. • Like the moon Venus also does these. • Mountains with flowing lava in them. • Venus is the ____ planet from the sun. • Due to extreme heat all the water ______. • Venus' ____ is made up of carbon dioxide. • Venus is the____ of all planets (Lightness) • ...

7L Solar System 2023-04-19

7L Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The “Goldilocks planet”
  2. The hottest planet.
  3. A star with planets and other objects orbiting it.
  4. The four gas giants planets made of gas.
  5. Discovered by Herschel.
  6. This icy giant planet has the longest year.
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  1. Planet closest to the Sun.
  2. The four smaller rocky planets.
  3. An icy body with a tail that orbits the sun.
  4. This was the 9th planet but now called a dwarf.
  5. Planet with rings,
  6. A small lump of rock orbiting around the Sun
  7. Our closest neighbouring planet,
  8. The largest planet

14 Clues: Planet with rings, • The largest planet • The hottest planet. • The “Goldilocks planet” • Discovered by Herschel. • Planet closest to the Sun. • The four smaller rocky planets. • Our closest neighbouring planet, • The four gas giants planets made of gas. • This icy giant planet has the longest year. • An icy body with a tail that orbits the sun. • ...

Touring our Solar System 2025-05-08

Touring our Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. describes-formation-of-solar-system
  2. shooting-stars
  3. clumped-up-boulder-sized-object-resulted-from-many-collisions
  4. Jupiter-like-planets
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  1. Earth-like-planets
  2. slow-rotating-cloud-of-cold
  3. result-from-collisions-with-asteroids-and-comets
  4. speed-required-to-escape-planet's-gravity
  5. small-planetesimals
  6. left-over-material-from-solar-system

10 Clues: shooting-stars • Earth-like-planets • small-planetesimals • Jupiter-like-planets • slow-rotating-cloud-of-cold • describes-formation-of-solar-system • left-over-material-from-solar-system • speed-required-to-escape-planet's-gravity • result-from-collisions-with-asteroids-and-comets • clumped-up-boulder-sized-object-resulted-from-many-collisions

Unit 1 Test Review - Our Solar System & Beyond 2020-10-23

Unit 1 Test Review - Our Solar System & Beyond crossword puzzle
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  1. the 3rd planet from the Sun
  2. everything we know of exists within this (the largest scale)
  3. a theory which attempts to explain the formation of the universe as starting from an explosion from a singular point and everything continued to expand out at a rapid rate
  4. a key piece of evidence used to support the Big Bang theory
  5. supported the idea of the geocentric model of the solar system
  6. the farthest region where some comets originate from
  7. _________ planets is another name given to the inner planets (made of solid rock)
  8. the science of the study of space and beyond
  9. the next biggest thing we know of within our solar system after the planets (we have one that orbits us)
  10. the next biggest thing we know of within our solar system (our sun is the closest we can see)
  11. what an object is made up of
  12. The streak of light seen when a space rock enters the atmosphere and starts burning. Also known as a “falling star” or “shooting star”.
  13. ________ planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (farthest from the Sun)
  14. first introduced the idea of the Big Bang theory
  15. ________ planets are the outer planets which are made of mostly gas and have an icy core
  16. the most popular asteroid because it’s the largest (so large and unique that it’s called a dwarf planet)
  17. ________ planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars (closest to the Sun)
  18. the 8th planet from the Sun
  19. where a planet completely orbits the sun (determines the length of its year)
  20. next biggest thing we know of within our universe (a large group of stars and matter bound together by gravity)
  21. an object completely moves around a center point due to their gravitational attraction (can be circular or elliptical)
  22. the 4th planet from the Sun
  23. first proposed the geocentric model of the solar system
  24. the name of our galaxy
  25. the 2nd planet from the Sun
  26. where a planet spins on its axis (determines the length of its day)
  27. model of the solar system where Sun is the center (second model and proven correct)
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  1. an object located in outer space (outside of Earth’s atmosphere)
  2. Large rocks leftover from the formation of our solar system. They are generally in orbit between Mars and Jupiter, but sometimes get bounced towards Earth.
  3. we live on a ________ arm of of galaxy
  4. a force that brings objects with mass towards each other (pulled together by attraction)
  5. next biggest thing we know of within our galaxy (our sun being orbited by our planets)
  6. the name of the arm that we live on within our galaxy
  7. the 7th planet from the Sun
  8. model of the solar system where Earth is the center (original/first model and proven incorrect)
  9. the 5th planet from the Sun
  10. a type of rotation of a planet in which it rotates in the opposite direction of the majority of the planets within our solar system (2 of our planets do this)
  11. the 6th planet from the Sun
  12. A chunk of ice and rock originating from the outer solar system (Oort cloud and/or Kuiper Belt) and often accompanied by a coma and a tail.
  13. A space rock bigger than a dust grain but smaller than an asteroid. Most are a result of asteroid collision and comet debris but haven’t entered Earth’s atmosphere.
  14. the beginning, or starting point of something
  15. the most popular comet to us because it’s the only one we can see every 75-76 years from Earth (the shortest orbiting comet)
  16. A piece of rock that doesn’t entirely burn up when moving through Earth’s atmosphere and lands on Earth’s surface.
  17. the weight of an object due to what (or how much) “stuff” it is made up of
  18. the closest planet to the Sun
  19. an object in motion stays in motion and an object a rest stays at rest unless acted upon by a force
  20. where asteroids orbit the Sun
  21. proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system
  22. the closest region where some comets originate from
  23. the next biggest thing we know of within our solar system after the Sun (we have 8 of these and live on one of them)
  24. ________ planets is another name given to the gas giant planets
  25. confirmed the heliocentric model of the solar system with his telescope invention (his invention also helped support evidence for the Big Bang theory)

52 Clues: the name of our galaxy • the 3rd planet from the Sun • the 7th planet from the Sun • the 5th planet from the Sun • the 6th planet from the Sun • the 8th planet from the Sun • the 4th planet from the Sun • the 2nd planet from the Sun • what an object is made up of • the closest planet to the Sun • where asteroids orbit the Sun • we live on a ________ arm of of galaxy • ...

Unit 1 Test Review - Our Solar System & Beyond 2020-10-23

Unit 1 Test Review - Our Solar System & Beyond crossword puzzle
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  1. the 3rd planet from the Sun
  2. everything we know of exists within this (the largest scale)
  3. a theory which attempts to explain the formation of the universe as starting from an explosion from a singular point and everything continued to expand out at a rapid rate
  4. a key piece of evidence used to support the Big Bang theory
  5. supported the idea of the geocentric model of the solar system
  6. the farthest region where some comets originate from
  7. _________ planets is another name given to the inner planets (made of solid rock)
  8. the science of the study of space and beyond
  9. the next biggest thing we know of within our solar system after the planets (we have one that orbits us)
  10. the next biggest thing we know of within our solar system (our sun is the closest we can see)
  11. what an object is made up of
  12. The streak of light seen when a space rock enters the atmosphere and starts burning. Also known as a “falling star” or “shooting star”.
  13. ________ planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune (farthest from the Sun)
  14. first introduced the idea of the Big Bang theory
  15. ________ planets are the outer planets which are made of mostly gas and have an icy core
  16. the most popular asteroid because it’s the largest (so large and unique that it’s called a dwarf planet)
  17. ________ planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars (closest to the Sun)
  18. the 8th planet from the Sun
  19. where a planet completely orbits the sun (determines the length of its year)
  20. next biggest thing we know of within our universe (a large group of stars and matter bound together by gravity)
  21. an object completely moves around a center point due to their gravitational attraction (can be circular or elliptical)
  22. the 4th planet from the Sun
  23. first proposed the geocentric model of the solar system
  24. the name of our galaxy
  25. the 2nd planet from the Sun
  26. where a planet spins on its axis (determines the length of its day)
  27. model of the solar system where Sun is the center (second model and proven correct)
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  1. an object located in outer space (outside of Earth’s atmosphere)
  2. Large rocks leftover from the formation of our solar system. They are generally in orbit between Mars and Jupiter, but sometimes get bounced towards Earth.
  3. we live on a ________ arm of of galaxy
  4. a force that brings objects with mass towards each other (pulled together by attraction)
  5. next biggest thing we know of within our galaxy (our sun being orbited by our planets)
  6. the name of the arm that we live on within our galaxy
  7. the 7th planet from the Sun
  8. model of the solar system where Earth is the center (original/first model and proven incorrect)
  9. the 5th planet from the Sun
  10. a type of rotation of a planet in which it rotates in the opposite direction of the majority of the planets within our solar system (2 of our planets do this)
  11. the 6th planet from the Sun
  12. A chunk of ice and rock originating from the outer solar system (Oort cloud and/or Kuiper Belt) and often accompanied by a coma and a tail.
  13. A space rock bigger than a dust grain but smaller than an asteroid. Most are a result of asteroid collision and comet debris but haven’t entered Earth’s atmosphere.
  14. the beginning, or starting point of something
  15. the most popular comet to us because it’s the only one we can see every 75-76 years from Earth (the shortest orbiting comet)
  16. A piece of rock that doesn’t entirely burn up when moving through Earth’s atmosphere and lands on Earth’s surface.
  17. the weight of an object due to what (or how much) “stuff” it is made up of
  18. the closest planet to the Sun
  19. an object in motion stays in motion and an object a rest stays at rest unless acted upon by a force
  20. where asteroids orbit the Sun
  21. proposed the heliocentric model of the solar system
  22. the closest region where some comets originate from
  23. the next biggest thing we know of within our solar system after the Sun (we have 8 of these and live on one of them)
  24. ________ planets is another name given to the gas giant planets
  25. confirmed the heliocentric model of the solar system with his telescope invention (his invention also helped support evidence for the Big Bang theory)

52 Clues: the name of our galaxy • the 3rd planet from the Sun • the 7th planet from the Sun • the 5th planet from the Sun • the 6th planet from the Sun • the 8th planet from the Sun • the 4th planet from the Sun • the 2nd planet from the Sun • what an object is made up of • the closest planet to the Sun • where asteroids orbit the Sun • we live on a ________ arm of of galaxy • ...

Jack's Science Revision 2020-07-03

Jack's Science Revision crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of millions or billions of stars.
  2. The largest planet
  3. Atmosphere, oceans, sedimentary rocks, fossil fuels and organisms.
  4. An enormous ball of burning gas.
  5. planets The 4 planets in our Solar System that are furthest from the Sun.
  6. A reaction that releases heat energy to the surroundings (A temp increase will be observed) ?
  7. The rock cycle shows how the materials in rock are recycleed over millions of years.
  8. The 4 planets in our Solar System that are closest to the Sun.
Down
  1. A substance that speeds up the rate of a reaction?
  2. Breaking up of existing rock.
  3. A reaction that absorbs heat energy from the surroundings (A temp decrease will be observed)?
  4. What is the part of the atmosphere nearest to the Earth?
  5. A star and the planets and other objects orbiting it.
  6. igneous and metamorphic
  7. Billions of galaxies that make up everything that exists.
  8. The carbon cycle shows how carbon compounds enter and leave carbon stores.

16 Clues: The largest planet • igneous and metamorphic • Breaking up of existing rock. • An enormous ball of burning gas. • A group of millions or billions of stars. • A substance that speeds up the rate of a reaction? • A star and the planets and other objects orbiting it. • What is the part of the atmosphere nearest to the Earth? • ...

The Solar System 2016-10-18

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Solid, rocky objects that fall towards earth, often mistaken for a falling star
  2. Known as the red planet
  3. Largest planet that has 67 moons
  4. An object consisting of ice and dust that when heated has a long tail as it travels away from the sun
  5. An average star that all eight planets orbit
  6. Used to travel into space and discover new things about the solar system
  7. There are billions of these found in our galaxy, and are most prominent at night
  8. The galaxy that includes our solar system
Down
  1. This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons
  2. Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth
  3. Causes the planets to continually move around the sun
  4. The closest planet to the sun
  5. The hottest planet, that also has no moons
  6. These orbit the planets, with some planets having more than one
  7. Small and large rocky debris found throughout the solar system
  8. The largest moon of Saturn

16 Clues: Known as the red planet • The largest moon of Saturn • The closest planet to the sun • Largest planet that has 67 moons • The galaxy that includes our solar system • The hottest planet, that also has no moons • An average star that all eight planets orbit • This planet mostly consists of water and has 14 moons • Occurs when the moon passes between the sun and earth • ...

Q1 Reflection Crossword Puzzle 2025-10-30

Q1 Reflection Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. These planets are also known as gas giants
  2. When the moon is fully lit from Earth's view
  3. The law of superposition helps scientists find the ____ age of rocks
  4. The season in the Northern hemisphere when it is pointed toward the sun
  5. The type of eclipse when the Earth blocks the sun's light from reaching the moon
  6. To spin on an axis
  7. To move around another object
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  1. Only _____ planets have a true surface
  2. Gravity makes matter clump together to form ____, rocks, and planets
  3. The _____ layers of rock are at the bottom in undisturbed layers of rock
  4. The remains or impressions of ancient organisms preserved in rock
  5. Why seasons occur
  6. The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun
  7. When the moon is fully darkened from Earth's view
  8. The type of eclipse when the moon blocks the sun's light from reaching Earth light from reaching a part of Earth
  9. ____ fossils are used to define and identify geologic periods.

16 Clues: Why seasons occur • To spin on an axis • To move around another object • Only _____ planets have a true surface • These planets are also known as gas giants • When the moon is fully lit from Earth's view • When the moon is fully darkened from Earth's view • The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the sun • ...

Planet Study Guide/ 12 Questions 2023-05-07

Planet Study Guide/ 12 Questions crossword puzzle
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  1. What was a Planet that is no longer a planet? (in our solar system)
  2. What is "The Red Planet"?
  3. What is the smallest PLANET?
  4. What was the only Planet people have walked on?
  5. What are the Outer Planets also called?
  6. Which Planet has a longer orbit? Uranus, or Earth?
Down
  1. What is seperated by the Asteroid Belt?
  2. Which Group of planets are bigger/larger?
  3. Do the Inner Planets have Rings?
  4. What is the coldest Planet in our Solar System?
  5. How many dwarf planets are in our Solar System?
  6. Would you be able to walk on the Outer Planets?

12 Clues: What is "The Red Planet"? • What is the smallest PLANET? • Do the Inner Planets have Rings? • What is seperated by the Asteroid Belt? • What are the Outer Planets also called? • Which Group of planets are bigger/larger? • What is the coldest Planet in our Solar System? • What was the only Planet people have walked on? • How many dwarf planets are in our Solar System? • ...

Terrestrial Planets 2018-03-28

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Venus’ _____ takes 243 days.
  2. Mars’s atmosphere is 100 times _____ than Earth.
  3. Mercury is the planet closest to the _____.
  4. Mercury’s surface can reach extreme _____.
  5. Mercury’s rotation takes 58 _____/55 hours.
  6. Earth’s surface is divided into _____ plates.
  7. What planet’s atmosphere is made of oxygen, CO2, and nitrogen.
  8. This planet’s surface has highlands and plains.
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  1. Mars’ revolution takes 1.88 _____.
  2. Mars has Olympus _____ which is the largest volcano.
  3. This planet has very little to no atmosphere at all.
  4. Earth’s _____ takes 365.3 days.
  5. Venus is the _____ planet of the terrestrial planets.
  6. One of Earth’s special features is that it has 5m-30m _____ living on it.
  7. This planet’s surface has volcanoes, lava, craters, and rocks.
  8. Venus’ atmosphere is made of toxic sulfuric acid and _____.

16 Clues: Venus’ _____ takes 243 days. • Earth’s _____ takes 365.3 days. • Mars’ revolution takes 1.88 _____. • Mercury’s surface can reach extreme _____. • Mercury is the planet closest to the _____. • Mercury’s rotation takes 58 _____/55 hours. • Earth’s surface is divided into _____ plates. • This planet’s surface has highlands and plains. • ...

Terrestrial Planets 2018-03-26

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mercury’s ____ is very thin.
  2. Venus’ ____ is 243 days long.
  3. On Venus _____ falls.
  4. What does Mars have at its poles?
  5. Venus’ surface is full of plains and ____.
  6. Earth’s atmosphere contains nitrogen and ____.
  7. Which planet’s atmosphere contains sulfuric acid.
Down
  1. What is Earth’s surface divided into?
  2. What is the third planet from the sun?
  3. The ____ of Mars is 1.88 years.
  4. Mars has little to no what?
  5. Mercury’s rotation is fifty-eight ____ long.
  6. The planet ____ takes eighty-eight days to revolve around the sun.
  7. This planet has volcanoes and lava craters all over its surface.
  8. Earth’s rotation is twenty-four ____.
  9. What is Mercury’s core made of?

16 Clues: On Venus _____ falls. • Mars has little to no what? • Mercury’s ____ is very thin. • Venus’ ____ is 243 days long. • The ____ of Mars is 1.88 years. • What is Mercury’s core made of? • What does Mars have at its poles? • What is Earth’s surface divided into? • Earth’s rotation is twenty-four ____. • What is the third planet from the sun? • ...

Terrestrial Planets 2018-03-27

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth is divided into ________ ______
  2. Highlands and ______ cover Venus.
  3. Venus is the only planet to have ____ rain
  4. Mercury, just like our moon, is covered in _______
  5. Mercury has a __________ of 88 days
  6. This is a common natural disaster on Mars
  7. Has a very toxic atmosphere
Down
  1. Venus is the _______ Planet
  2. Has little to no atmosphere
  3. The name of the biggest volcano, located on Mars
  4. Mars has ___ moons
  5. This planet is known as our “home”
  6. Earth’s ________ is an average of 24 hours
  7. Scientists believe that water was once common on this planet
  8. Earth is the only planet guaranteed to have _____
  9. Mercury is the smallest planet because it tends to ______

16 Clues: Mars has ___ moons • Venus is the _______ Planet • Has little to no atmosphere • Has a very toxic atmosphere • Highlands and ______ cover Venus. • This planet is known as our “home” • Mercury has a __________ of 88 days • Earth is divided into ________ ______ • This is a common natural disaster on Mars • Earth’s ________ is an average of 24 hours • ...

The Planets 2023-12-05

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Doesn't mean they are better! Their orbit is beyond Earth's orbit
  2. The two moons of Mars are shaped like this
  3. planets whose orbit is within the Earth's orbit around the sun
  4. there are this many giant planets in our solar system
  5. made of solid material like dust, ice, or moonlets- these orbit around a celestial object
  6. an estimated distance from a planet or object in a solar system beyond which the gravitational force of the larger body isn't typically strong enough to prevent the gravity of smaller particles from forming a moon.
  7. Jupiter and Saturn
  8. Neptune and Uranus
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  1. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
  2. the largest planet in our solar system
  3. Mars and Mercury have very little of this, which is why they are so cold
  4. another word for the giant planets
  5. the type of telescope invented by Galileo
  6. a planet that is made of rock
  7. Where Galileo proved his theory of falling bodies
  8. The glass in the eyepiece of Galileo's telescope had this shape

16 Clues: Jupiter and Saturn • Neptune and Uranus • a planet that is made of rock • another word for the giant planets • the largest planet in our solar system • the type of telescope invented by Galileo • The two moons of Mars are shaped like this • Where Galileo proved his theory of falling bodies • there are this many giant planets in our solar system • ...

Planets Review 2023-04-26

Planets Review crossword puzzle
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  1. This is the largest planet. It has a raging storm that's bigger than Earth.
  2. This is the planet that was demoted in 2006 to a dwarf planet
  3. The outer planets are also referred to as this.
  4. This is the smallest planet
  5. This is the only planet in the solar system with life and liquid water
  6. Named after the greek god of the sky. This planet spins on its side.
  7. The _______ belt separates Jupiter and Mars
  8. This is the cloud of space dust and material that surrounds our entire solar system.
Down
  1. The ______ belt is at the edge of our solar system behind the orbit of Neptune
  2. This is the hottest planet/Earth's evil twin
  3. This planet has a blue surface and ranging storm- just like Jupiter. It has the longest orbit of any planet
  4. Earth has one of these but Mars has 2!
  5. This planet is known for its rings- It has the most moons of any planet
  6. This word means ground. It describes the 4 inner planets
  7. This is also known as the Red planet
  8. We have this many planets

16 Clues: We have this many planets • This is the smallest planet • This is also known as the Red planet • Earth has one of these but Mars has 2! • The _______ belt separates Jupiter and Mars • This is the hottest planet/Earth's evil twin • The outer planets are also referred to as this. • This word means ground. It describes the 4 inner planets • ...

Astronomy by Tristan 2020-08-25

Astronomy by Tristan crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Astronomical object blocking sunlight
  2. An object which orbits a planet
  3. Object sent from earth to inform about planets
  4. The company which contains US space machinery
  5. A large bowl shaped cavity
  6. The star which Earth and other planets orbit
  7. A jetpack type spacecraft for an astro suit
  8. The galaxy which contains our Solar System
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  1. backpack with oxygen & removing carbon dioxide
  2. A star exploding causing universal disruption
  3. The longest day of the year
  4. A luminous ball of gas
  5. A force pulling objects into planets
  6. Held together by a gravitational attraction

14 Clues: A luminous ball of gas • A large bowl shaped cavity • The longest day of the year • An object which orbits a planet • A force pulling objects into planets • Astronomical object blocking sunlight • The galaxy which contains our Solar System • Held together by a gravitational attraction • A jetpack type spacecraft for an astro suit • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2017-12-04

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has tree letters in the planets name
  2. The hottest planet
  3. How many planets in our solar system (not included the dwarf planet)
  4. There is a uncertain fact that it rains ______ on Saturn & Jupiter
  5. Closest to the sun
  6. Which planet ha the longest year
  7. Invaded with most living things
Down
  1. Earths natural satellite
  2. the _______ belt blocks of the first 4 planets from the rest
  3. A dwarf planet
  4. The biggest planet
  5. Which planet has a ring around it
  6. Biggest star in our solar system
  7. First planet to be discovered by telescope

14 Clues: A dwarf planet • The hottest planet • The biggest planet • Closest to the sun • Earths natural satellite • Invaded with most living things • Biggest star in our solar system • Which planet ha the longest year • Which planet has a ring around it • Has tree letters in the planets name • First planet to be discovered by telescope • ...

Intro to Planets 2023-12-18

Intro to Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It takes earth 24 hours to _________ once.
  2. The hottest and brightest planet
  3. The planet that rotates sideways
  4. The only planet with life
  5. The planet with thousands of rings
  6. The planet that orbits the sun the fastest
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  1. The inner planets are made of ____.
  2. The number of moons that are in the inner planets
  3. The "Red" Planet
  4. It takes earth one year to make one complete ______.
  5. The planet with the longest revolution
  6. The largest planet
  7. The outer planets are made of ____.
  8. A belt of ________ is located between Mars and Jupiter

14 Clues: The "Red" Planet • The largest planet • The only planet with life • The hottest and brightest planet • The planet that rotates sideways • The planet with thousands of rings • The inner planets are made of ____. • The outer planets are made of ____. • The planet with the longest revolution • It takes earth 24 hours to _________ once. • The planet that orbits the sun the fastest • ...

The Solar System 2025-04-08

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is the hottest planet
  2. It has life
  3. It is closest to the Sun
  4. It is light from the sun
  5. It is the second (2nd) planet from the Sun
  6. It is the English equivalent for 'polvo'
  7. The path that planets follow
  8. It is the age of stars
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  1. It is the combination of stars, planets, and gas
  2. It is the force that keeps the planets connected
  3. It is a group of stars
  4. It is the penultimate planet
  5. It has many rings
  6. It is the coldest planet

14 Clues: It has life • It has many rings • It is a group of stars • It is the age of stars • It is the hottest planet • It is closest to the Sun • It is light from the sun • It is the coldest planet • It is the penultimate planet • The path that planets follow • It is the English equivalent for 'polvo' • It is the second (2nd) planet from the Sun • ...

Science Q1 review 2024-10-25

Science Q1 review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the coldest season
  2. keeps planets in orbit around the sun
  3. when the earth is lined up between the moon and sun
  4. when the moon seems to be getting smaller
  5. when the moon is in between the earth and sun
  6. bones or an artifact left behind long ago
  7. gaseous planets
  8. latin word meaning dug or dug up
Down
  1. oldest layer of rock on the bottom youngest at the top
  2. going around something
  3. the warmest season
  4. stretches space and time its invisible and very destructive
  5. the terrestrial planets
  6. different layers of rock
  7. the moon phase when it seems the moon is not there
  8. a spin on an axis

16 Clues: gaseous planets • a spin on an axis • the coldest season • the warmest season • going around something • the terrestrial planets • different layers of rock • latin word meaning dug or dug up • keeps planets in orbit around the sun • when the moon seems to be getting smaller • bones or an artifact left behind long ago • when the moon is in between the earth and sun • ...

Outer Planets 2022-11-14

Outer Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what type of orbit
  2. how____from other planets
  3. how many moons
  4. tilted on axis
  5. what shape
  6. separated from inner planets
Down
  1. biggest planet
  2. Outer planets
  3. windiest planer
  4. known for its rings

10 Clues: what shape • Outer planets • biggest planet • how many moons • tilted on axis • windiest planer • what type of orbit • known for its rings • how____from other planets • separated from inner planets

Outer Planets 2016-02-21

Outer Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 7th planet from the sun
  2. ----- planets are the planets outside the asteroid belt
  3. the farthest planet from the sun
  4. the largest outer planet
  5. there are ---- outer planets
Down
  1. Uranus has 15 -----
  2. this planet has the most rings
  3. the Saturn's atmosphere contains 88% --------
  4. it is where the planets revolve
  5. known as the "blue planet" and has 8 satellites

10 Clues: Uranus has 15 ----- • the largest outer planet • the 7th planet from the sun • there are ---- outer planets • this planet has the most rings • it is where the planets revolve • the farthest planet from the sun • the Saturn's atmosphere contains 88% -------- • known as the "blue planet" and has 8 satellites • ----- planets are the planets outside the asteroid belt

planet 2022-09-28

planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A very powerful force that keeps stuff together
  2. planets Planets outside the asteroid belt
  3. A small storm on Jupiter
  4. A bright blue planet
Down
  1. A moon with its own atmosphere
  2. A long area with loads of asteroids
  3. Our star
  4. 7th planet from the sun
  5. Was a planet
  6. planets Planets inside the asteroid belt

10 Clues: Our star • Was a planet • A bright blue planet • 7th planet from the sun • A small storm on Jupiter • A moon with its own atmosphere • A long area with loads of asteroids • planets Planets inside the asteroid belt • planets Planets outside the asteroid belt • A very powerful force that keeps stuff together

inner planets puzzle 2022-10-03

inner planets puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mercury, venus, earth, mars
  2. the only planet known to support life
  3. earths sister planets
  4. terrestrial planets ranges in thickness and in composition
  5. planets that are like earth in some way
Down
  1. an celestial object
  2. the planets that are larger then earth
  3. moved repeatly around
  4. the red planet
  5. the planet that is 50% in earths size

10 Clues: the red planet • an celestial object • moved repeatly around • earths sister planets • mercury, venus, earth, mars • the only planet known to support life • the planet that is 50% in earths size • the planets that are larger then earth • planets that are like earth in some way • terrestrial planets ranges in thickness and in composition

The planets 2021-11-27

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has slot of volcanoes
  2. has rings
  3. is not a planet
  4. close to the earth
  5. people live on earth
  6. people visit mars
  7. is pretty cold
  8. loves me
Down
  1. is the biggest planet
  2. is mean
  3. is the coldest planet
  4. is a planet
  5. is a dad
  6. likes me
  7. the sun is really hot
  8. George loves word searches

16 Clues: is mean • is a dad • likes me • loves me • has rings • is a planet • is pretty cold • is not a planet • people visit mars • close to the earth • people live on earth • is the biggest planet • has slot of volcanoes • is the coldest planet • the sun is really hot • George loves word searches

The Planets 2014-10-28

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I am the fourth closest planet to the sun
  2. I am the furthest planet from the sun
  3. there are 8 of these
  4. made up of the planets
  5. Human's live on this planet
  6. I am the second closest planet to the sun
  7. Earth takes this long to orbit the sun
Down
  1. I orbit Earth
  2. I shoot up into space
  3. I am the largest planet of the solar system
  4. I am the second last planet away from the sun
  5. To rotate around the sun
  6. I am the sixth planet from the sun
  7. I am the planet closest to the sun
  8. the sun is one of these
  9. I am a star that all the planets orbit

16 Clues: I orbit Earth • there are 8 of these • I shoot up into space • made up of the planets • the sun is one of these • To rotate around the sun • Human's live on this planet • I am the sixth planet from the sun • I am the planet closest to the sun • I am the furthest planet from the sun • I am a star that all the planets orbit • Earth takes this long to orbit the sun • ...

Copernicus 2014-08-21

Copernicus crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Copernicus's location at the time his book was published
  2. Copernicus recorded these
  3. Shape that planets orbit in
  4. Shape that Copernicus, Aristotle, and Ptolemy proposed the planets moved in
  5. Planets moving in opposite direction of the stars
  6. The university Copernicus attended
  7. What Copernicus studied in university
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  1. Copernicus's professor that he helped
  2. Age Copernicus died
  3. Model proposed by Copernicus
  4. Copernicus was born here in 1473
  5. Model believed until Copernicus
  6. Country of the University

13 Clues: Age Copernicus died • Copernicus recorded these • Country of the University • Shape that planets orbit in • Model proposed by Copernicus • Model believed until Copernicus • Copernicus was born here in 1473 • The university Copernicus attended • Copernicus's professor that he helped • What Copernicus studied in university • Planets moving in opposite direction of the stars • ...

Intro to the Solar System 2022-02-01

Intro to the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To move in the shape of an oval
  2. The star at the center of our solar system
  3. A group of stars, planets, gases, and dust
  4. A person who travels to space
  5. The 4 planets that are CLOSEST to the sun
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  1. The 4 planets that are FURTHEST from the sun
  2. A group of objects that orbit a star
  3. The name of our galaxy
  4. The number of planets there are in our solar system
  5. A ball of hot, glowing gas
  6. The planet that we live on

11 Clues: The name of our galaxy • A ball of hot, glowing gas • The planet that we live on • A person who travels to space • To move in the shape of an oval • A group of objects that orbit a star • The 4 planets that are CLOSEST to the sun • The star at the center of our solar system • A group of stars, planets, gases, and dust • The 4 planets that are FURTHEST from the sun • ...

Space 2023-12-12

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A space object made of ice, dust, and gases that streaks across the sky with a glowing tail.
  2. A group of stars forming a pattern, often named after mythological characters or animals.
  3. A giant cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born, often forming beautiful shapes.
  4. Related to the moon; for example, lunar exploration involves missions to study and land on the moon.
  5. A small space rock that burns brightly as it enters Earth's atmosphere, also known as a shooting star.
  6. Luminous celestial objects, like the sun, that emit light and heat due to nuclear reactions.
Down
  1. Hole An invisible area in space with strong gravity that pulls everything, even light, into it.
  2. A gigantic family of stars and planets held together by gravity.
  3. Man-made objects sent into space to orbit Earth or other planets, used for communication and research.
  4. Small rocks or particles in space, and when they enter Earth's atmosphere, they're called meteors.
  5. System Our sun and all the celestial bodies, like planets and moons, that orbit around it.
  6. The circular or elliptical path an object takes around another, like planets around the sun.
  7. The force that pulls objects toward each other; it's what keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
  8. Planets that orbit stars outside our solar system, and scientists search for signs of life on them.

14 Clues: A gigantic family of stars and planets held together by gravity. • A giant cloud of gas and dust where new stars are born, often forming beautiful shapes. • A group of stars forming a pattern, often named after mythological characters or animals. • System Our sun and all the celestial bodies, like planets and moons, that orbit around it. • ...

Our Solar System's Planets 2025-01-28

Our Solar System's Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. length of a day is 10 hrs
  2. the first planet from the sun
  3. the last planet from the sun
  4. the last inner planet
  5. the most hottest planet
  6. dioxide atmosphere of mars
  7. outer planets surface
Down
  1. the first outer planet
  2. the planet tilted sideways
  3. another name for inner planets
  4. another name for outer planets
  5. hundred forty six how many moons does Saturn have

12 Clues: the last inner planet • outer planets surface • the first outer planet • the most hottest planet • length of a day is 10 hrs • the planet tilted sideways • dioxide atmosphere of mars • the last planet from the sun • the first planet from the sun • another name for inner planets • another name for outer planets • hundred forty six how many moons does Saturn have

Solar System Vocabulary 2021-03-22

Solar System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. leftover debris from the formation of solar system
  2. objects that orbit another object
  3. complete orbit around a center
  4. group of stars with certain shape and name
  5. the sun and all of the objects around it
  6. brightness of a star from Earth
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  1. gas planets with many moons
  2. planets made of rock or ice and orbit a star
  3. smaller rocky bodies in space
  4. large celestial bodies that revolved around sun
  5. group of rock objects between orbits
  6. small, rocky, few or no moons
  7. star at the center of our universe
  8. natural satellite that orbits a planet
  9. balls of gas that give off their own light
  10. a group forming a whole/planets revolving arnd sun

16 Clues: gas planets with many moons • smaller rocky bodies in space • small, rocky, few or no moons • complete orbit around a center • brightness of a star from Earth • objects that orbit another object • star at the center of our universe • group of rock objects between orbits • natural satellite that orbits a planet • the sun and all of the objects around it • ...

Copernicus 2014-08-21

Copernicus crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Copernicus recorded these
  2. Model proposed by Copernicus
  3. Country of the University
  4. The university Copernicus attended
  5. Shape that Copernicus, Aristotle, and Ptolemy proposed the planets moved in
  6. What Copernicus studied in university
  7. Planets moving in opposite direction of the stars
  8. Copernicus's location at the time his book was published
  9. Age Copernicus died
  10. Model believed until Copernicus
Down
  1. Copernicus's professor that he helped
  2. Copernicus was born here in 1473
  3. Shape that planets orbit in

13 Clues: Age Copernicus died • Copernicus recorded these • Country of the University • Shape that planets orbit in • Model proposed by Copernicus • Model believed until Copernicus • Copernicus was born here in 1473 • The university Copernicus attended • Copernicus's professor that he helped • What Copernicus studied in university • Planets moving in opposite direction of the stars • ...

Mission 1 crossword jorgia 2015-06-15

Mission 1 crossword jorgia crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the fourth planet from the sun?
  2. What planet has rings?
  3. where all planets are.
  4. what is the coldest planet?
  5. What star gives us heat?
Down
  1. how many planets are there in the solar system?
  2. what is the hottest planet?
  3. what scientists go in to visit planets.
  4. what you look through to see the stars and planets?
  5. unknown creatures.

10 Clues: unknown creatures. • What planet has rings? • where all planets are. • What star gives us heat? • what is the hottest planet? • what is the coldest planet? • What is the fourth planet from the sun? • what scientists go in to visit planets. • how many planets are there in the solar system? • what you look through to see the stars and planets?

Our Universe 2021-04-10

Our Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A planets movement around the sun
  2. A planets movement on its axis
  3. Comes from a Greek word which means "wanderer"
  4. Are large balls of hot burning gases
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  1. Third planet from the sun
  2. Planets moon
  3. Shines in the night
  4. Contains thousands of stars, planets and other heavenly bodies
  5. large group of stars
  6. lies in the center of the solar system

10 Clues: Planets moon • Shines in the night • large group of stars • Third planet from the sun • A planets movement on its axis • A planets movement around the sun • Are large balls of hot burning gases • lies in the center of the solar system • Comes from a Greek word which means "wanderer" • Contains thousands of stars, planets and other heavenly bodies

gravity and motion 2023-05-11

gravity and motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gets pulled in by the sun instead of going straight down
  2. gravity is a ________ force of attraction
  3. planets orbit because a ______________ force
  4. you are taller in certain time of day when?
  5. orbit around it
  6. the larger the object has (stronger/weaker)gravity
Down
  1. what keeps planets in line
  2. the smaller the object has (stronger/weaker) gravity
  3. planets orbit around a big star what is it called?
  4. gravity holds down our ___________ so we can breathe
  5. a black hole has so much mass it keeps ______ in

11 Clues: orbit around it • what keeps planets in line • gravity is a ________ force of attraction • you are taller in certain time of day when? • planets orbit because a ______________ force • a black hole has so much mass it keeps ______ in • planets orbit around a big star what is it called? • the larger the object has (stronger/weaker)gravity • ...

The planets 2021-11-27

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has slot of volcanoes
  2. has rings
  3. is not a planet
  4. close to the earth
  5. people live on earth
  6. people visit mars
  7. is pretty cold
  8. loves me
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  1. is the biggest planet
  2. is mean
  3. is the coldest planet
  4. is a planet
  5. is a dad
  6. likes me
  7. the sun is really hot
  8. George loves word searches

16 Clues: is mean • is a dad • likes me • loves me • has rings • is a planet • is pretty cold • is not a planet • people visit mars • close to the earth • people live on earth • is the biggest planet • has slot of volcanoes • is the coldest planet • the sun is really hot • George loves word searches

Terrestrial Planets 2018-03-27

Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mars has ___ moons
  2. Earth’s ________ is an average of 24 hours
  3. Earth is divided into ________ ______
  4. This is a common natural disaster on Mars
  5. Mercury, just like our moon, is covered in _______
  6. Highlands and ______ cover Venus.
Down
  1. Earth is the only planet guaranteed to have _____
  2. Mercury is the smallest planet because it tends to ______
  3. The name of the biggest volcano, located on Mars
  4. Venus is the _______ Planet
  5. Has little to no atmosphere
  6. Scientists believe that water was once common on this planet
  7. Mercury has a __________ of 88 days
  8. Has a very toxic atmosphere
  9. Venus is the only planet to have ____ rain
  10. This planet is known as our “home”

16 Clues: Mars has ___ moons • Venus is the _______ Planet • Has little to no atmosphere • Has a very toxic atmosphere • Highlands and ______ cover Venus. • This planet is known as our “home” • Mercury has a __________ of 88 days • Earth is divided into ________ ______ • This is a common natural disaster on Mars • Earth’s ________ is an average of 24 hours • ...

Earth & the Solar System 2025-12-12

Earth & the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. objects that orbit planets or dwarf planets
  2. the planet closest to the sun
  3. the planet that we live on
  4. what it is when the Earth is facing the sun
  5. using available data to guess what will happen
  6. force that comes from an object with mass. It holds the solar system together
  7. everything that orbits around the sun including planets, asteroids, moons, etc.
  8. when the moon appears to be getting smaller in appearance
  9. the path that planets take around the sun
  10. small objects that orbit the Sun but that haven't cleared the orbit of other debris
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  1. Occurs when the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon
  2. when the moon blocks out light from the sun
  3. rocky, airless objects that orbit the sun. Mostly found in the Asteroid belt.
  4. what it is when the Earth is facing away from the sun
  5. different appearance of the moon throughout the month
  6. pattern of stars in the night sky that we see
  7. when the moon appears to be getting larger in appearance
  8. motion of water at the coast caused by gravitational forces from the moon

18 Clues: the planet that we live on • the planet closest to the sun • the path that planets take around the sun • objects that orbit planets or dwarf planets • when the moon blocks out light from the sun • what it is when the Earth is facing the sun • pattern of stars in the night sky that we see • using available data to guess what will happen • ...

Space Vocabulary 2024-04-17

Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. extremely cold
  2. the red planet
  3. to turn about on an axis or a center
  4. a blanket of gas surrounding a planet
  5. related to the pole of a planet or the area surrounding it - The top and bottom by the axis of a planet
  6. the EFFECT when the atmosphere traps heat on a planet
  7. the sun, other bodies like asteroids and meteors, and planets that orbit the sun
  8. a real or imaginary line through the center of an object
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  1. nickname for the four closest planets
  2. a round object in space that orbits a star
  3. nickname for the four outer planets farthest from the sun
  4. the curved path something in space takes around another object in space
  5. an organization in the United States that directs space travel and research
  6. the planet closest to the sun

14 Clues: extremely cold • the red planet • the planet closest to the sun • to turn about on an axis or a center • nickname for the four closest planets • a blanket of gas surrounding a planet • a round object in space that orbits a star • the EFFECT when the atmosphere traps heat on a planet • a real or imaginary line through the center of an object • ...

Models of the Solar System 2016-08-29

Models of the Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The prefix that relates to the sun.
  2. In the heliocentric model, all planets move at ___________ speeds.
  3. Plato and Ptolemy worked with _________ to formulate the geocentric model of the universe.
  4. Model of the universe which places the Sun at the centre.
  5. The god who carried the universe on his back, according to the ancient Greeks.
Down
  1. A phenomenon where it was observed that the planets seemed to turn around and move backwards.
  2. In the geocentric model, the moon, sun, other planets and stars _________ around Earth.
  3. Model of the universe which places Earth at the centre.
  4. The prefix that relates to earth.
  5. The shape of the orbit made by planets in the heliocentric model.
  6. In the heliocentric model, all planets move in the _________ direction.
  7. The astronomer who worked with Galileo to propose the heliocentric model of the universe.

12 Clues: The prefix that relates to earth. • The prefix that relates to the sun. • Model of the universe which places Earth at the centre. • Model of the universe which places the Sun at the centre. • The shape of the orbit made by planets in the heliocentric model. • In the heliocentric model, all planets move at ___________ speeds. • ...

Science Vocabulary Crossword 2023-06-12

Science Vocabulary Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A star that looks almost identical to the sun
  2. A part in the cycle of a star when energy is created
  3. planets the four planets furthest from the sun are considered the?
  4. people belived small objects sticking together in space created bigger things
  5. the circular objects in the solar system that revolve around the sun
  6. planets what the four closest planets to the sun are
  7. a small thing moving in space that can become something else if it enters the atmosphere
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  1. Another word for large star
  2. A huge star in space that brings light to earth
  3. The gaps between stars that is mostly dust and gases
  4. a type of air flow in space that uses charged particals from the sun going everywhere
  5. sometimes small rock bits orbiting the sun

12 Clues: Another word for large star • sometimes small rock bits orbiting the sun • A star that looks almost identical to the sun • A huge star in space that brings light to earth • A part in the cycle of a star when energy is created • The gaps between stars that is mostly dust and gases • planets what the four closest planets to the sun are • ...

space 2020-04-20

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is the name of our solar system
  2. measures the distances in coordinates
  3. this planet has the biggest rings in the universe
  4. the first space shuttle to land on the moon
  5. how many dipper constellations do we have
  6. there are many moon phases
  7. are caused by the gravitational pull from the earth
  8. what planet is second in our solar system
Down
  1. measures the height in coordinates
  2. the biggest planets in our solar system
  3. the name for the last 4 planets
  4. named after the Greek god of the underworld
  5. how many planets have rings
  6. the name of the Greek god for mars
  7. is the hottest planet in our solar system
  8. the amount of space the sun takes up in our solar system
  9. the name of the Greek god for Neptune
  10. there are many equinox's
  11. what planet has one satellite
  12. is earths only natural satellite

20 Clues: how many planets have rings • there are many equinox's • there are many moon phases • what planet has one satellite • is the name of our solar system • the name for the last 4 planets • is earths only natural satellite • measures the height in coordinates • the name of the Greek god for mars • measures the distances in coordinates • the name of the Greek god for Neptune • ...

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-25

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. why do planets orbit the sun?
  2. what is the 6th planet with over 60 moons?
  3. egg shaped galaxy?
  4. what planet, if bigger, could be a star?
  5. what does the acronym, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas, stand for?
  6. what is the average distance from earth to the sun?
  7. dwarf what type of star is the sun?
  8. which planet is a dwarf planet?
  9. what is the closest planet to the sun?
  10. what type of galaxy is the milky way?
  11. a process in which H particles collide and form He.
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  1. what is the sun?
  2. belt what is in between mars and jupiter?
  3. what planet is the brightest?
  4. what is the 7th planets "twin"?
  5. which galaxy has no definite shape?
  6. distance light travels in one year.
  7. what planet do scientists know most about?
  8. what is the closest "twin" planet to the sun?

19 Clues: what is the sun? • egg shaped galaxy? • why do planets orbit the sun? • what planet is the brightest? • what is the 7th planets "twin"? • which planet is a dwarf planet? • which galaxy has no definite shape? • distance light travels in one year. • dwarf what type of star is the sun? • what type of galaxy is the milky way? • what is the closest planet to the sun? • ...

The planets 2024-02-27

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. of planets
  2. to the sun
  3. the light the sun
  4. planets
  5. planet
Down
  1. to be a planets
  2. of light
  3. it takes earth to revolve around the sun
  4. planet
  5. with least density

10 Clues: planet • planet • planets • of light • of planets • to the sun • to be a planets • the light the sun • with least density • it takes earth to revolve around the sun

Spaced Out! 2013-12-03

Spaced Out! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest planet in our solar system
  2. Tide that occurs when there is a new or full moon
  3. The Earth's natural satellite
  4. What separates the inner and outer planets
  5. The only planet known to support life
  6. The season in the when Australia experiences Summer
  7. A rocky body that orbits the sun
  8. When the moon is more than half lit
  9. A gaseous planet
  10. The number of planets in our solar system
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  1. A phase of the moon that causes a neap tide
  2. The approximate time it takes for Earth's natural satellite to orbit around the planet
  3. When the moon is less than half lit
  4. The name of our galaxy
  5. Number of hours it takes for Earth to complete one rotation
  6. The change in water levels on Earth
  7. The planet closest to the Sun
  8. The force that causes the changes in water levels on Earth
  9. What all the planets revolve around

19 Clues: A gaseous planet • The name of our galaxy • The Earth's natural satellite • The planet closest to the Sun • A rocky body that orbits the sun • When the moon is less than half lit • The change in water levels on Earth • When the moon is more than half lit • What all the planets revolve around • The only planet known to support life • The largest planet in our solar system • ...

Spcae explortaion 2020-04-16

Spcae explortaion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. our solar system is called
  2. a could of dust and gas in space
  3. inner planets
  4. outer-most part of the Sun's atmosphere
  5. determines which compass direction it can be found in the sky.
  6. planets will follow this orbit.
  7. is the position in the sky directly overhead
  8. outer planets
  9. represents the shortest and longest periods of daylight
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  1. groups of stars that are not officially recognized as constellations.
  2. tells you how far above the horizon the object is.
  3. occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon
  4. large explosions in the Sun's atmosphere
  5. are groups of stars we see as patterns in the night sky
  6. small pieces of rocks and metal in space
  7. The sun centred model.
  8. is the time when day time and night time are equal
  9. The earth was fixed and the center of the universe
  10. large glowing ball of gas

19 Clues: inner planets • outer planets • The sun centred model. • large glowing ball of gas • our solar system is called • planets will follow this orbit. • a could of dust and gas in space • outer-most part of the Sun's atmosphere • large explosions in the Sun's atmosphere • small pieces of rocks and metal in space • is the position in the sky directly overhead • ...

Space Exploration 2020-04-20

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The earth was fixed and the center of the universe
  2. determines which compass direction it can be found in the sky.
  3. inner planets
  4. eclipse occurs when the earth passes between the sun and the moon
  5. our solar system is called
  6. represents the shortest and longest periods of daylight
  7. is the time when daytime and nighttime are equal
  8. large glowing ball of gas
  9. are groups of stars we see as patterns in the night sky
Down
  1. outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere
  2. is the position in the sky directly overhead
  3. small pieces of rocks and metal in space
  4. a cloud of dust and gas in space
  5. outer planets
  6. planets will follow this orbit.
  7. The sun centred model.
  8. groups of stars that are not officially recognized as constellations.
  9. flares large explosions in the Sun's atmosphere
  10. tells you how far above the horizon the object is.

19 Clues: inner planets • outer planets • The sun centred model. • large glowing ball of gas • our solar system is called • planets will follow this orbit. • a cloud of dust and gas in space • outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere • small pieces of rocks and metal in space • is the position in the sky directly overhead • is the time when daytime and nighttime are equal • ...

Solar system 2023-11-08

Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. provides earth with seasons
  2. the planet with an eccentricity of 0.047
  3. the trend between distance from the sun and period of revolution
  4. the 2nd smallest planet
  5. the planet with the greatest density
  6. group of planets furthest from the sun
  7. a solar system model where the sun is in the center
  8. a solar system model where the sun and planets revolve around the earth
  9. the deflection of objects to the right as they travel north
  10. the planet that spins the fastest
  11. provides earth with day and night
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  1. the planet that would float in water
  2. the planet with the longest day
  3. the planet closest to the sun
  4. group of planets with a smaller diameter
  5. the planet with the longest year
  6. refers to the size of the planet
  7. these change throughout the year which proves that earth revolves around the sun
  8. made a pendulum to prove that earth rotates

19 Clues: the 2nd smallest planet • provides earth with seasons • the planet closest to the sun • the planet with the longest day • the planet with the longest year • refers to the size of the planet • the planet that spins the fastest • provides earth with day and night • the planet that would float in water • the planet with the greatest density • group of planets furthest from the sun • ...

Outer Planets Station Lab 2022-06-06

Outer Planets Station Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest planet
  2. The things that Saturn and Uranus have around them
  3. 7th planet from the Sun
  4. The windiest and coldest planet
  5. Planet mostly made from methane gas
  6. Inner planets are made of ___
Down
  1. Another term for Gas Giants
  2. Outer planets are made of ____
  3. The 4 farthest planets to the sun are called ___
  4. The 4 closest planets to the sun are called ___

10 Clues: The biggest planet • 7th planet from the Sun • Another term for Gas Giants • Inner planets are made of ___ • Outer planets are made of ____ • The windiest and coldest planet • Planet mostly made from methane gas • The 4 closest planets to the sun are called ___ • The 4 farthest planets to the sun are called ___ • The things that Saturn and Uranus have around them

Outer Planets Station Lab 2022-06-06

Outer Planets Station Lab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest planet
  2. The thing that saturn and uranus have around them.
  3. 7th planet from the Sun
  4. The windiest and coldest planet
  5. Planet mostly made from methane gas
  6. Inner planets are made of ___
Down
  1. Another term for Gas Giants
  2. Outer planets are made of ____
  3. The 4 farthest planets to the sun are called ___
  4. The 4 closest planets to the sun are called ___

10 Clues: The biggest planet • 7th planet from the Sun • Another term for Gas Giants • Inner planets are made of ___ • Outer planets are made of ____ • The windiest and coldest planet • Planet mostly made from methane gas • The 4 closest planets to the sun are called ___ • The 4 farthest planets to the sun are called ___ • The thing that saturn and uranus have around them.

Inner planets 2023-05-10

Inner planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. contain water and oxygen for life
  2. like the Earth in some ways
  3. Mercury, Venus, Earth,and Mars and inner planets
  4. celestial object orbits Earth
  5. planets range in thickness and composition made of gases
  6. Has their shortest orbit around the sun
Down
  1. the planets after the inner planets
  2. Earth’s sister planet
  3. move around a planet
  4. known as the red planet

10 Clues: move around a planet • Earth’s sister planet • known as the red planet • like the Earth in some ways • celestial object orbits Earth • contain water and oxygen for life • the planets after the inner planets • Has their shortest orbit around the sun • Mercury, Venus, Earth,and Mars and inner planets • planets range in thickness and composition made of gases

Space 2024-03-20

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what are the small lighty things in night sky
  2. what is the first planet to the sun
  3. what is the star the planets orbit around.
  4. Which planet is the "sister" of Earth
  5. what is the largest planet called
  6. what is the hottest thing is our solar system
  7. how many planets are there
  8. which planet do we live on
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  1. the planets make up this
  2. the middle of the inner and outer planets
  3. this planet used to be a planet
  4. which planet has a large ring on it

12 Clues: the planets make up this • how many planets are there • which planet do we live on • this planet used to be a planet • what is the largest planet called • what is the first planet to the sun • which planet has a large ring on it • Which planet is the "sister" of Earth • the middle of the inner and outer planets • what is the star the planets orbit around. • ...

Inner Planets 2022-10-28

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What the inner planets are the closest to
  2. Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface
  3. The path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
  4. A celestial body that makes an orbit around a planet
  5. What the inner planets are to each other
  6. The hottest planet in the solar system
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  1. The first four planets whose orbits lie inside the asteroid belt.
  2. The gases surrounding the Earth or another planet
  3. An inner planet with no atmosphere
  4. Number of inner planets

10 Clues: Number of inner planets • An inner planet with no atmosphere • The hottest planet in the solar system • What the inner planets are to each other • What the inner planets are the closest to • The gases surrounding the Earth or another planet • A celestial body that makes an orbit around a planet • The first four planets whose orbits lie inside the asteroid belt. • ...

chapter 8 crossword puzzle 2019-01-25

chapter 8 crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how stars and planets were formed
  2. the explosion of a star
  3. occurred 15 billion years ago
  4. the sun
  5. clumping smaller particles into larger masses forming planets
  6. giant the su will turn into this eventually
  7. the release of volatile substances and water vapor
  8. shrinks under its own weak gravity
  9. of rainfall
  10. every chemical element that made the planets star oceans and organisms
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  1. spinning skater
  2. suggests that energy from thermal vents in the sea
  3. iron sunk to the middle of the planet
  4. building blocks of proteins
  5. stars twinkle because of elements being converted over to other elements which gives off

15 Clues: the sun • of rainfall • spinning skater • the explosion of a star • building blocks of proteins • occurred 15 billion years ago • how stars and planets were formed • shrinks under its own weak gravity • iron sunk to the middle of the planet • giant the su will turn into this eventually • suggests that energy from thermal vents in the sea • ...

Universe 2023-09-18

Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A cloud of gas and dust in space, often where stars are born and can appear as colorful patches.
  2. Earth's natural satellite, a celestial body that orbits our planet and reflects sunlight.
  3. The force that pulls objects toward each other, like the force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
  4. A celestial object made of ice and dust that orbits the Sun, often developing a bright tail when near it.
  5. Station A large spacecraft where astronauts live and work for extended periods, such as the International Space Station (ISS).
  6. The path that an object, like a planet or satellite, takes as it goes around another object in space.
  7. Brave individuals trained to travel in spacecraft and explore space, often going to the International Space Station (ISS).
  8. Large celestial bodies that orbit stars, such as Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, often having moons.
  9. A vehicle designed to propel itself into space, often used to transport astronauts and cargo.
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  1. System Our Sun and everything that orbits it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  2. A small celestial object that enters Earth's atmosphere, often called a shooting star when it burns up.
  3. The vast, seemingly endless expanse beyond Earth's atmosphere, where planets, stars, and galaxies exist.
  4. Glowing celestial objects in the night sky, like the Sun but far away, often forming constellations.
  5. Vast collections of stars, planets, dust, and gas bound together by gravity, like our Milky Way.
  6. An optical instrument used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and planets.

15 Clues: Earth's natural satellite, a celestial body that orbits our planet and reflects sunlight. • An optical instrument used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and planets. • A vehicle designed to propel itself into space, often used to transport astronauts and cargo. • ...

Adventure- Space 2013-05-25

Adventure- Space crossword puzzle
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  1. One of the coldest planets.
  2. The biggest planet in our solar system.
  3. The closes planet to the sun.
  4. way/ Where are solar system is located.
  5. The farthest planet farthest planet from the sun.
  6. A reddish planet.
  7. Also a name of a razor.
  8. The only know planet with life.
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  1. Pluto is known as a _______ planet.
  2. A planet with a lot if ring.
  3. Small planets located between mars and Jupiter.
  4. The biggest star in our solar system.
  5. Not all planets have this, earth as one.
  6. Earth, mars and Jupiter are examples of _____.
  7. Bright balls of gas that can only be seen at night.

15 Clues: A reddish planet. • Also a name of a razor. • One of the coldest planets. • A planet with a lot if ring. • The closes planet to the sun. • The only know planet with life. • Pluto is known as a _______ planet. • The biggest star in our solar system. • The biggest planet in our solar system. • way/ Where are solar system is located. • Not all planets have this, earth as one. • ...

Astronomy (Planets) 2024-02-04

Astronomy (Planets) crossword puzzle
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  1. The first planet discovered by telescope.
  2. The biggest object in the Asteroid Belt.
  3. The Milkyway is a ______ galaxy.
  4. Has highest wind speeds of all the planets.
  5. The largest gas giant
  6. Jupiter's 4 most famous moons were named after...
  7. Saturn's most famous moon.
  8. Is the center of our solar system
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  1. Was once the 9th planet, is now a dwarf planet.
  2. A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt that convinced scientists Pluto was a dwarf planet.
  3. Another word for the inner planets.
  4. The hottest planet
  5. Our solar system has _ planets.
  6. The planet with the biggest temperature difference.
  7. There are _ types of galaxies.

15 Clues: The hottest planet • The largest gas giant • Saturn's most famous moon. • There are _ types of galaxies. • Our solar system has _ planets. • The Milkyway is a ______ galaxy. • Is the center of our solar system • Another word for the inner planets. • The biggest object in the Asteroid Belt. • The first planet discovered by telescope. • Has highest wind speeds of all the planets. • ...

Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution Crossword 2024-11-06

Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Idea that planets move around the Sun
  2. Newton's book about motion and gravity
  3. Movement to change the Catholic Church led by Martin Luther
  4. Famous English writer of 'Romeo and Juliet'
  5. Artist who painted the 'Mona Lisa'
  6. Artist who made the statue of David
  7. Art technique that makes drawings look 3D
  8. Tool Galileo used to study stars and planets
  9. Astronomer who said the Earth goes around the Sun
  10. Study of the human body, popular in the Renaissance
  11. Scientist who created the laws of gravity
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  1. German monk who started the Reformation
  2. The focus on human potential and achievements
  3. Book about power written by Machiavelli
  4. Scientist who said the Sun is the center of the universe
  5. Johannes Gutenberg’s invention that helped spread books
  6. Effort by the Catholic Church to stop the Reformation
  7. Scientist who figured out how planets move in space
  8. Religious leader who started Calvinism
  9. Country where the Renaissance started

20 Clues: Artist who painted the 'Mona Lisa' • Artist who made the statue of David • Idea that planets move around the Sun • Country where the Renaissance started • Newton's book about motion and gravity • Religious leader who started Calvinism • German monk who started the Reformation • Book about power written by Machiavelli • Art technique that makes drawings look 3D • ...

Chapter 19 Review Crossword 2013-05-12

Chapter 19 Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. What makes up 99% of the mass in our solar system
  2. A blue gas giant that is tilted more than 90 degrees on its axis
  3. The outer planets are known as the _____ ______
  4. The inner planets are also known as the _______ planets
  5. Cluster of rocky objects orbiting the sun-- divides the inner and outer planets
  6. Any object in orbit around a large body, like the moon
  7. The "greenhouse effect" on this planet causes it to have extremely high temperatures
  8. The sun and all of the objects orbiting it make up the ________ ________
  9. Largest planet in our solar system
  10. Any object that orbits the sun or other star
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  1. Moon phase that follows a full moon
  2. A __________ crescent moon is seen soon after a new moon
  3. When the moon is between the sun and Earth
  4. When the Earth is between the sun and moon
  5. This layer of gas surrounding Earth traps in some heat and protects us from harmful radiation and space debris
  6. Changes in the water levels on Earth due to the moon (and sun's) gravitational pull
  7. Closest planet to the sun
  8. All of the water on earth makes up what is called the ___________;
  9. This planet is still forming and gives off more energy than it receives from the sun. (It also has rings!)

19 Clues: Closest planet to the sun • Largest planet in our solar system • Moon phase that follows a full moon • When the moon is between the sun and Earth • When the Earth is between the sun and moon • Any object that orbits the sun or other star • The outer planets are known as the _____ ______ • What makes up 99% of the mass in our solar system • ...

Solar system 2025-04-30

Solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. the third planet from the sun
  2. the sixth planet from the sun
  3. A space rock
  4. the second planet from the sun
  5. the solar system we live in
  6. 1600s, German mathematician that studied the planets orbit
  7. the outer planets
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  1. the eighth planet from the sun
  2. the seventh plane from the sun
  3. the fifth planet from the sun
  4. a layer of rock orbiting the inner planets
  5. a mass that travels through space
  6. the fourth planet from the sun

13 Clues: A space rock • the outer planets • the solar system we live in • the third planet from the sun • the sixth planet from the sun • the fifth planet from the sun • the eighth planet from the sun • the seventh plane from the sun • the second planet from the sun • the fourth planet from the sun • a mass that travels through space • a layer of rock orbiting the inner planets • ...

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-25

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. what planet do scientists know most about?
  2. what is the closest planet to the sun?
  3. belt what is in between mars and jupiter?
  4. which planet is a dwarf planet?
  5. egg shaped galaxy?
  6. what is the 6th planet with over 60 moons?
  7. what type of galaxy is the milky way?
  8. why do planets orbit the sun?
  9. what planet, if bigger, could be a star?
  10. what planet is the brightest?
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  1. what is the sun?
  2. which galaxy has no definite shape?
  3. dwarf what type of star is the sun?
  4. distance light travels in one year.
  5. what is the average distance from earth to the sun?
  6. what is the 7th planets "twin"?
  7. what does the acronym, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas, stand for?
  8. a process in which H particles collide and form He.
  9. what is the closest "twin" planet to the sun?

19 Clues: what is the sun? • egg shaped galaxy? • why do planets orbit the sun? • what planet is the brightest? • what is the 7th planets "twin"? • which planet is a dwarf planet? • which galaxy has no definite shape? • dwarf what type of star is the sun? • distance light travels in one year. • what type of galaxy is the milky way? • what is the closest planet to the sun? • ...

matthews the universe 2025-05-24

matthews the universe crossword puzzle
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  1. travel possible as universe cooled
  2. Space Telescope NASA telescope launched in 1990 that takes clear pictures from space
  3. total space containing everything: stars, galaxies, planets
  4. orbit stars forming solar systems
  5. particles electrons, protons, neutrons formed after the Big Bang
  6. grouped into galaxies
  7. massive balls of hot gases
  8. pulled particles together to form stars, planets, galaxies
  9. scientist who studies space
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  1. Law galaxies move away from each other; farther galaxies move faster
  2. atmosphere distorts images for ground telescopes
  3. Bang event about 13.8 billion years ago, beginning the universe
  4. Hubble discovered that the universe is expanding
  5. cooling allowed particles to form atoms and molecules
  6. Way galaxy where Earth is located
  7. very small, hot, dense point from which the universe expanded
  8. huge groups of billions of stars
  9. System a star and all planets orbiting it
  10. anything with mass and volume formed by atoms and molecules
  11. Bang expansion rapid expansion causing huge temperature increase
  12. closest star to Earth

21 Clues: grouped into galaxies • closest star to Earth • massive balls of hot gases • scientist who studies space • huge groups of billions of stars • Way galaxy where Earth is located • orbit stars forming solar systems • travel possible as universe cooled • System a star and all planets orbiting it • atmosphere distorts images for ground telescopes • ...

Solar system 2019-04-24

Solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. The name given to the first four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  2. The central part of the sun, where nuclear fusion occurs.
  3. A meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface.
  4. The process by which heat is trapped in the atmosphere by water vapor, carbon dioxide, methane, and other gases that form a "blanket" around Earth.
  5. A ball of ice and dust whose orbit is a long, narrow ellipse.
  6. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  7. FUSION The combining of two atomic nuclei into a single larger nucleus, as when two hydrogen atoms join together to form helium, releasing energy.
  8. The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  9. An elongated circle, or oval shape; the shape of the planets' orbits.
  10. Objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets.
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  1. The region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found.
  2. LIFE Life that arises outside of Earth.
  3. A chunk of rock or dust in space.
  4. A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun.
  5. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain in place.
  6. The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  7. A description of the solar system in which all of the planets and the sun revolve around the Earth.
  8. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.

18 Clues: A chunk of rock or dust in space. • LIFE Life that arises outside of Earth. • The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere. • The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere. • A meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface. • The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere. • The central part of the sun, where nuclear fusion occurs. • ...

Space 2021-11-21

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. moves repeatedly around a planet
  2. solar system
  3. moon
  4. biological activity & largest
  5. extreme temps & smallest
  6. planets: closest to the sun
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  1. similar to earth & inner planets
  2. earths twin & hottest
  3. red planet & coldest
  4. gases & thickness

10 Clues: moon • solar system • gases & thickness • red planet & coldest • earths twin & hottest • extreme temps & smallest • planets: closest to the sun • biological activity & largest • similar to earth & inner planets • moves repeatedly around a planet

Gustav Holst and The Planets Suite 2022-01-30

Gustav Holst and The Planets Suite crossword puzzle
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  1. The Bringer of War.
  2. In addition to a composer, Holst was also a ____ at two different schools.
  3. Venus is The Bringer of ____.
  4. The Winged Messenger.
  5. Saturn is the Bringer of Old ____.
  6. Considered a dwarf planet and not part of The Planets Suite.
  7. The Mystic.
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  1. The Bringer of Jollity.
  2. Uranus is The ____.
  3. Number of movements in The Planets Suite.
  4. Holst's main instrument.
  5. This planet where we live is not in The Planets Suite.
  6. Country where Gustav Holst was born.

13 Clues: The Mystic. • Uranus is The ____. • The Bringer of War. • The Winged Messenger. • The Bringer of Jollity. • Holst's main instrument. • Venus is The Bringer of ____. • Saturn is the Bringer of Old ____. • Country where Gustav Holst was born. • Number of movements in The Planets Suite. • This planet where we live is not in The Planets Suite. • ...

Group 7 2016-02-21

Group 7 crossword puzzle
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  1. Jupiter has 10+31+20+10-11 moons. smile emoticon
  2. Has the smallest mass of the outer planets.
  3. Is the final outer planet in the solar system.
  4. The methane in Neptune and Uranus is what gives the planets their ____ color.
  5. The outer planets had a ____ core in the middle.
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  1. It has distinctive large rings.
  2. Largest planet in the Solar System.
  3. Giants are also called as the Jovian Planets
  4. It's the only planet that rotates on its _____
  5. All outer planets except Uranus and Neptune contain hydrogen and helium.

10 Clues: It has distinctive large rings. • Largest planet in the Solar System. • Has the smallest mass of the outer planets. • Giants are also called as the Jovian Planets • It's the only planet that rotates on its _____ • Is the final outer planet in the solar system. • Jupiter has 10+31+20+10-11 moons. smile emoticon • The outer planets had a ____ core in the middle. • ...

Outer Planets 2022-09-27

Outer Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. The planet that is mostly made of methane gas.
  2. The largest planet in our Solar System.
  3. Asteroids that orbit our Sun that separates the inner planets from the outer planets.
  4. The planet with the largest rings.
  5. Another name for the Gas Giants.
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  1. The planets outside the asteroid belt.
  2. A famous moon that orbits Saturn and has it own atmosphere.
  3. The planet that has a tilted axis.
  4. A famous spot on Jupiter.
  5. The core that is composed of heavy metals in gas giants.

10 Clues: A famous spot on Jupiter. • Another name for the Gas Giants. • The planet that has a tilted axis. • The planet with the largest rings. • The planets outside the asteroid belt. • The largest planet in our Solar System. • The planet that is mostly made of methane gas. • The core that is composed of heavy metals in gas giants. • ...

destiny turner 2023-11-07

destiny turner crossword puzzle
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  1. story of a real person's life
  2. instrument used by early astronomers to measure the altitude of stars and planets
  3. leave suddenly from a place that has imprisoned
  4. hard to understand
  5. any science that deals with the biological aspects of living organisms
  6. earth living things
  7. study of the movements and positions of the sun, moon, planets
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  1. a person whose profession is to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere
  2. not normal
  3. science or art of navigating a spaceship
  4. Having an effect upon a living organism
  5. a scientist who studies the stars planets
  6. away not there
  7. perfect or complete
  8. study of life

15 Clues: not normal • study of life • away not there • hard to understand • perfect or complete • earth living things • story of a real person's life • Having an effect upon a living organism • science or art of navigating a spaceship • a scientist who studies the stars planets • leave suddenly from a place that has imprisoned • ...

Earth, Moon, Sun study guide 2025-02-20

Earth, Moon, Sun study guide crossword puzzle
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  1. When the moon is winning it appears to be ______
  2. during a solar eclipse we cannot see the _____
  3. what is the forth planet
  4. Our sun is a huge ball of
  5. Days which have equal hours of daylight/night are called
  6. The four inner planets are _____
  7. Earth is the largest inner planet
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  1. The sun's radiation from _____ warms our planet
  2. The outer planets are called ____ giants
  3. what is the second planet
  4. The shortest day of the year is called ________
  5. all planets ______ around the sun
  6. what is the first planet in our solar system
  7. what is the last planet
  8. the sun rises in the _____

15 Clues: what is the last planet • what is the forth planet • what is the second planet • Our sun is a huge ball of • the sun rises in the _____ • The four inner planets are _____ • all planets ______ around the sun • Earth is the largest inner planet • The outer planets are called ____ giants • what is the first planet in our solar system • ...

Module 1: Formation of the Solar System Key Terms 2022-02-26

Module 1: Formation of the Solar System Key Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases
  2. Planet terrestrial planets are Earth-like planets (in Latin, terra means "Earth") made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface, making them different from other planets that lack a solid surface. In our solar system, there are four terrestrial planets, which also happen to be the four closest to the sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
  3. a smaller clump of gas, dust, and rocky material that may combine with other clumps to form larger masses, including planets
  4. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun
  5. the coming together and cohesion of matter under the influence of gravitation to form larger bodies
  6. a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points (the foci) is constant
  7. the turning of a body around an internal axis
  8. a substance formed when two or more chemical elements are chemically bonded together
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  1. the movement of one body around another body (planets around the sun, moons around planets, etc.)
  2. a group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction
  3. an attractive force existing between any two masses that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
  4. a substance consisting of atoms which all have the same number of protons (the same atomic number)
  5. Planet a large planet composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core. The gas giants of our solar system are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  6. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun
  7. smallest component of an element that shares the chemical properties of the element

15 Clues: the turning of a body around an internal axis • an interstellar cloud of dust, hydrogen, helium and other ionized gases • smallest component of an element that shares the chemical properties of the element • a substance formed when two or more chemical elements are chemically bonded together • ...

Space 2023-10-02

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. The planet known for its rings
  2. Number of years for the Earth to rotate around the sun
  3. Planet closest to the sun
  4. Jupiter and Uranus are called ___ ______
  5. Our galaxy is called the _____ ___
  6. What shooting stars are called scientifically
  7. Objects in the galaxy too small to be considered planets
  8. The furthest planet from the sun
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  1. Force that keeps planets rotating around the sun
  2. The biggest planet in our solar system
  3. Pluto is a _____ ______
  4. First person to walk on the moon
  5. Number of planets in the solar system
  6. The Earth spins around its ____
  7. Hottest planet in our solar system

15 Clues: Pluto is a _____ ______ • Planet closest to the sun • The planet known for its rings • The Earth spins around its ____ • First person to walk on the moon • The furthest planet from the sun • Our galaxy is called the _____ ___ • Hottest planet in our solar system • Number of planets in the solar system • The biggest planet in our solar system • ...

Space 2025-03-28

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. A space object with a tail of ice and dust.
  2. A colorful cloud of gas and dust in space.
  3. A bright object in the night sky.
  4. A vehicle that travels to space.
  5. A tool used to see stars and planets.
  6. A giant system of stars, planets, and dust.
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  1. A large round object that orbits a star.
  2. The path a planet takes around a star.
  3. When one space object blocks another.
  4. The force that keeps planets in orbit.
  5. Earth’s natural satellite
  6. A creature from another planet.
  7. The red planet.
  8. The center of our solar system.
  9. A prefix meaning "space" or "stars.

15 Clues: The red planet. • Earth’s natural satellite • A creature from another planet. • The center of our solar system. • A vehicle that travels to space. • A bright object in the night sky. • A prefix meaning "space" or "stars. • When one space object blocks another. • A tool used to see stars and planets. • The path a planet takes around a star. • ...

Planetary Systems 2025-04-01

Planetary Systems crossword puzzle
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  1. A scientist who studies objects in the universe, including stars, planets, and moons
  2. A large accumulation of tiny droplets of water, usually high in the air
  3. Anything that has mass and takes up space
  4. To bounce off an object or surface
  5. A large, round object orbiting a star
  6. The force of attraction between masses
  7. The straight-line distance through the center of an object, one side to the other side
  8. System The sun and the eight planets and other objects that orbit the Sun
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  1. The shape of the visible part of the moon
  2. To move or travel around an object in a curved path (can also be a noun, the path traveled)
  3. The layer of gases surrounding Earth. The layers include the trophosphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere, and exosphere
  4. Earth’s natural satellite
  5. A hole formed by an object hitting a surface
  6. A set of events or actions that repeat in a predictable pattern
  7. To make an object appear larger
  8. A group of billions of stars. Earth is in the Milky Way galaxy
  9. An object, such as a moon, that orbits another object, such as a planet
  10. Planets A round object that orbits the Sun and does not orbit a planet
  11. To estimate accurately in advance based on a pattern or previous knowledge Stars

19 Clues: Earth’s natural satellite • To make an object appear larger • To bounce off an object or surface • A large, round object orbiting a star • The force of attraction between masses • The shape of the visible part of the moon • Anything that has mass and takes up space • A hole formed by an object hitting a surface • ...

Caroline Martin-Space Review 2019-02-21

Caroline Martin-Space Review crossword puzzle
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  1. How many outer planets are there
  2. A celestial body that revolves around a planet
  3. This planet is the second closet to the sun
  4. What do we call our solar system
  5. Terrestrial Planets (2 Words)
  6. What do humans have to wear in space (2 words)
  7. This planet is the second farthest from the sun
  8. A big star that every planet revolves around
  9. A circular object in our solar system that revolves around the sun
  10. What is the biggest planet in our solar system
  11. Parts that work together
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  1. A word that means livable
  2. What protects Earth from radiation (2 words)
  3. Gas PLanets (2 Words)
  4. What do humans have to have to breathe in space
  5. It holds our solar system together
  6. What is the farthest planet from the sun
  7. What is the closest planet to the sun
  8. Spots all around the sun are called (2 Words)

19 Clues: Gas PLanets (2 Words) • Parts that work together • A word that means livable • Terrestrial Planets (2 Words) • How many outer planets are there • What do we call our solar system • It holds our solar system together • What is the closest planet to the sun • What is the farthest planet from the sun • This planet is the second closet to the sun • ...

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-25

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. what is the closest planet to the sun?
  2. what is in between mars and jupiter?
  3. what is the 7th planets "twin"?
  4. what is the closest "twin" planet to the sun?
  5. egg shaped galaxy?
  6. what planet, if bigger, could be a star?
  7. what planet do scientists know most about?
  8. what planet is the brightest?
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  1. what is the sun?
  2. why do planets orbit the sun?
  3. a process in which H particles collide and form He.
  4. which planet is a dwarf planet?
  5. what type of star is the sun?
  6. what does the acronym, My Very Educated Mother Just Served Us Nine Pizzas, stand for?
  7. what is the 6th planet with over 60 moons?
  8. which galaxy has no definite shape?
  9. what type of galaxy is the milky way?
  10. distance light travels in one year.
  11. what is the average distance from earth to the sun?

19 Clues: what is the sun? • egg shaped galaxy? • why do planets orbit the sun? • what type of star is the sun? • what planet is the brightest? • which planet is a dwarf planet? • what is the 7th planets "twin"? • which galaxy has no definite shape? • distance light travels in one year. • what is in between mars and jupiter? • what type of galaxy is the milky way? • ...

Space 2023-01-31

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. takes pictures
  2. maps planets
  3. gathers rock samples
  4. smaler orbits
  5. radiation
  6. grouping of stars
  7. path around object
  8. everything
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  1. energy from stars
  2. stars form patterns
  3. sun, planets, moons
  4. measures atmosphere
  5. gathers visible light and

13 Clues: radiation • everything • maps planets • smaler orbits • takes pictures • energy from stars • grouping of stars • path around object • stars form patterns • sun, planets, moons • measures atmosphere • gathers rock samples • gathers visible light and

Space 2017-05-14

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. There are eight of them
  2. All of the planets orbit around this
  3. We use this to observe objects in space
  4. People who go to space
  5. The closest planet to the Sun
  6. How many planets we have
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  1. A group of stars
  2. The name of our Solar System
  3. Provides us with light at night
  4. The planet with the largest rings around it
  5. The furthest planet from the Sun
  6. Billions of these shine bright in the night sky
  7. The planet we live on

13 Clues: A group of stars • The planet we live on • People who go to space • There are eight of them • How many planets we have • The name of our Solar System • The closest planet to the Sun • Provides us with light at night • The furthest planet from the Sun • All of the planets orbit around this • We use this to observe objects in space • The planet with the largest rings around it • ...

Solar System 2022-11-09

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the force that keeps us on Earth
  2. number of planets in our solar system
  3. the path a planet takes around the sun
  4. earth orbits the sun
  5. earth spinning on an axis
  6. the star at the center of our solar system
  7. the moon is Earth's natural _____________
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  1. One revolution and 365 days
  2. planets that are gas giants
  3. planets that are smaller, terrestrial
  4. one full rotation takes 24 ____________
  5. gravity pulls to the ________ of the Earth
  6. rotation gives us day and ___________

13 Clues: earth orbits the sun • earth spinning on an axis • One revolution and 365 days • planets that are gas giants • the force that keeps us on Earth • number of planets in our solar system • planets that are smaller, terrestrial • rotation gives us day and ___________ • the path a planet takes around the sun • one full rotation takes 24 ____________ • ...

Chapter 25 2023-01-24

Chapter 25 crossword puzzle
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  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
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  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 • ...

Solar System Article 5th grade 2025-10-09

Solar System Article 5th grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closest planet to the sun
  2. force that causes a planet to keep moving, keeps planets on orbit
  3. planet with a day lasting 24 hours
  4. shape of planet's orbit
  5. planet with a day lasting 243 earth days
  6. special path that planets take through space
  7. time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun completely
Down
  1. two words, our solar system is part of this galaxy
  2. planet with a day lasting 10 earth hours
  3. number of stars and planets in the universe
  4. force like "an invisible rope" from the sun that pulls on planets keeping them in orbit
  5. fourth closest planet to the sun
  6. amount of time it takes for a planet to spin on it's axis once

13 Clues: shape of planet's orbit • closest planet to the sun • fourth closest planet to the sun • planet with a day lasting 24 hours • planet with a day lasting 10 earth hours • planet with a day lasting 243 earth days • number of stars and planets in the universe • special path that planets take through space • two words, our solar system is part of this galaxy • ...

planets 2013-05-21

planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. orange and red coloured surface
  2. first person to land on the moon
  3. the fourth planet
Down
  1. biggest planet
  2. lord of the rings
  3. earths satalite
  4. the eight planet
  5. planet with 70% water
  6. closest to sun

9 Clues: biggest planet • closest to sun • earths satalite • the eight planet • lord of the rings • the fourth planet • planet with 70% water • orange and red coloured surface • first person to land on the moon

Planets 2014-12-01

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dwarf planet
  2. Famous for its rings
  3. Smallest planet. (Not a dwarf planet)
  4. Only planet with life
  5. Hottest planet
Down
  1. Biggest planet
  2. Famous for red sand
  3. Strong winds
  4. Blue surface

9 Clues: Dwarf planet • Strong winds • Blue surface • Biggest planet • Hottest planet • Famous for red sand • Famous for its rings • Only planet with life • Smallest planet. (Not a dwarf planet)

Planets 2013-04-10

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tiny red planet with volcanoes, canyons, and channels. Has 2 moons.
  2. The largest of the 9 planets.
  3. Few small rings and five large moons.
  4. Many rings around the planet. Made of rock,dust,and ice!
  5. Long sunny days, air to breathe, tall trees and water all around.
Down
  1. Hot,Dry,and sun-baked.
  2. Cloudy planet.
  3. Clouds of water vapor, scorching hot all year round.
  4. Farthest from the sun. Little and covered with ice.

9 Clues: Cloudy planet. • Hot,Dry,and sun-baked. • The largest of the 9 planets. • Few small rings and five large moons. • Farthest from the sun. Little and covered with ice. • Clouds of water vapor, scorching hot all year round. • Many rings around the planet. Made of rock,dust,and ice! • Long sunny days, air to breathe, tall trees and water all around. • ...

Planets 2016-04-15

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has rings
  2. gas giant
  3. dwarf planet
  4. gets lots of asteroids
  5. super hot
Down
  1. can live on
  2. red and small
  3. the largest
  4. is colored dark blue

9 Clues: has rings • gas giant • super hot • can live on • the largest • dwarf planet • red and small • is colored dark blue • gets lots of asteroids

planets 2020-05-06

planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mjesec
  2. Zemlja
  3. planet
  4. solarni, sunčev
  5. sustav
Down
  1. rotirati se, okretati se
  2. zvijezda
  3. astronom
  4. oko, okolo

9 Clues: mjesec • Zemlja • planet • sustav • zvijezda • astronom • oko, okolo • solarni, sunčev • rotirati se, okretati se

Planets 2020-10-08

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We live here
  2. The sixth planet from the Sun
  3. The only planet that rotates on its side
  4. This planet has 67 moons
Down
  1. Has the same name as a Disney character
  2. This is the nearest planet to the Sun
  3. Sometimes called the morning star
  4. It sounds tasty but its not for eating
  5. Yhis is the coldest planet in the solar system

9 Clues: We live here • This planet has 67 moons • The sixth planet from the Sun • Sometimes called the morning star • This is the nearest planet to the Sun • It sounds tasty but its not for eating • Has the same name as a Disney character • The only planet that rotates on its side • Yhis is the coldest planet in the solar system