planets Crossword Puzzles

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  2. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  3. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  4. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  5. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  6. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  7. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  8. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  9. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  10. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
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  1. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  2. Earth-centered model of the universe
  3. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  4. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  5. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  6. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  7. Sun-centered model of the universe
  8. the large lens at the front of the telescope
  9. the ocular lens of a telescope
  10. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  11. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sun-centered model of the universe
  2. the ocular lens of a telescope
  3. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  4. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  5. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  6. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  7. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  8. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  9. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  10. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  11. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
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  1. Earth-centered model of the universe
  2. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  3. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  4. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  5. the large lens at the front of the telescope
  6. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  7. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  8. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  9. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  10. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  2. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  3. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  4. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  5. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  6. the ocular lens of a telescope
  7. Sun-centered model of the universe
  8. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  9. Earth-centered model of the universe
  10. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  11. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  12. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  13. the large lens at the front of the telescope
Down
  1. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  2. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  3. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  4. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  5. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  6. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  7. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  8. the device used to measure the altitude of an object

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  2. Earth-centered model of the universe
  3. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  4. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  5. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  6. the ocular lens of a telescope
  7. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  8. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  9. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
Down
  1. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  2. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  3. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  4. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  5. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  6. Sun-centered model of the universe
  7. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  8. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  9. the large lens at the front of the telescope
  10. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  11. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  12. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Solar System Review 2021-04-23

Solar System Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Seventh planet out from the Sun
  2. Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt
  3. A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
  4. Belt A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
  5. Cloud a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and contains billions of comets
  6. to spin on an axis
  7. Belt Collection of asteroids and other debris located between Mars and Jupiter
  8. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
  9. Second-largest planet in Solar System; large ring systemq
  10. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
  11. A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
  12. Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  13. a small, rocky body that travels through space
Down
  1. "The Red Planet," with four moons and an iron-rich crust
  2. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
  3. Planet, 1930-2006
  4. Closest planet to the Sun
  5. Farthest-out major planet
  6. system the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
  7. Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons.
  8. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, and that increases in proportion to their masses
  9. All of space and everything in it
  10. A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
  11. Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  12. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  13. "Earth's Twin," except for the enormous air pressure and toxic atmosphere
  14. to move around another object in a circular path

27 Clues: Planet, 1930-2006 • to spin on an axis • Closest planet to the Sun • Farthest-out major planet • Seventh planet out from the Sun • All of space and everything in it • Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt • Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons. • ...

The Solar System 2024-04-17

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large disk shaped cloud of dust and gas formed as the solar nebula rotated faster and flattened out
  2. the process of adding mass in the formation of the planets by collisions between planetesimals
  3. The different shapes of the illuminated side of the moon as seen from Earth
  4. a round depression in the surface of a planet or moon caused by the impact of a meteoroid
  5. A model of the solar system in which all planets revolve around the Sun
  6. The low, flat plains of basalt on the moon formed by ancient lunar lava flows
  7. the type of nebula that can eventually collapse to form one or more stars with a planetary system
  8. a very sparse sphere of comets encircling the solar system out to a distance of 50,000 AU
  9. a disk made of many small particles of rock and ice in orbit around the sun
  10. a chunk of rock that travels through the solar system
  11. A model of the solar system in which all planets revolve around Earth
  12. the name of the wide belt beyond Pluto's orbit where objects mostly made of ice and rock orbit the sun
Down
  1. a relatively small body in space that revolves around a planet
  2. the four planets closest to the sun which are similar in structure to Earth
  3. asteroid-sized bodies in the protoplanetary disk from which planets are formed by accretion
  4. a tide at the new or full moon when the change between high and low tide is the greatest
  5. small, rocky solar-system bodies mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
  6. the regular rise and fall of water in the oceans
  7. Event that occurs when the shadow of one body in space falls on another
  8. a tide at the first or last quarter moon when the change between high and low tide is the smallest
  9. a unit of measurement that is equal to the distance from the Earth to the Sun (149,598,000 km)

21 Clues: the regular rise and fall of water in the oceans • a chunk of rock that travels through the solar system • a relatively small body in space that revolves around a planet • A model of the solar system in which all planets revolve around Earth • small, rocky solar-system bodies mostly found between Mars and Jupiter • ...

Jupiter and Saturn's Great Conjunction 2020-12-21

Jupiter and Saturn's Great Conjunction crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a part of a degree in measuring star and planet distances
  2. a lens used to see far away objects
  3. the time at which the sun reaches its maximum or minimum points from the earth, literally means stalled sun
  4. when planets are so close they look like one star
  5. units to measure where planets are in the sky
  6. the stars and planets that are in a galaxy
Down
  1. the biggest planet in our solar system
  2. a scientist who studies planets and stars
  3. the ringed planet
  4. one who studies life methodically and carefully
  5. a ball of gas and dust in space

11 Clues: the ringed planet • a ball of gas and dust in space • a lens used to see far away objects • the biggest planet in our solar system • a scientist who studies planets and stars • the stars and planets that are in a galaxy • units to measure where planets are in the sky • one who studies life methodically and carefully • when planets are so close they look like one star • ...

Space crossword 2021-03-18

Space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. They are only visible at night
  2. How we get to space
  3. Our solar system
Down
  1. Dark with stars and planets
  2. There are 8 of them
  3. They made dinosaurs extinct
  4. All our planets are in this
  5. Very Bright
  6. Shines at night
  7. We live here

10 Clues: Very Bright • We live here • Shines at night • Our solar system • There are 8 of them • How we get to space • Dark with stars and planets • They made dinosaurs extinct • All our planets are in this • They are only visible at night

space 2023-02-13

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Smallest planet
  2. THe hottest planet
  3. Dwarf planet
  4. Has a beautiful ring
  5. planet: The four planets before Jupiter are called something
Down
  1. It tilted and cold
  2. Coldest planet
  3. Biggest of all
  4. Center of the solar system
  5. planets: The four planets after Mars are called something

10 Clues: Dwarf planet • Coldest planet • Biggest of all • Smallest planet • It tilted and cold • THe hottest planet • Has a beautiful ring • Center of the solar system • planets: The four planets after Mars are called something • planet: The four planets before Jupiter are called something

Inner Planets 2023-08-23

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is what Earth is
  2. Possible planet to colonize
  3. Something that orbits the earth
  4. The 3rd planet from the sun
  5. All planets do this
  6. The hottest planet
Down
  1. Currently on Mars scanning
  2. All planets have this
  3. The first 4 planets
  4. The smallest planet

10 Clues: The hottest planet • The first 4 planets • The smallest planet • All planets do this • This is what Earth is • All planets have this • Currently on Mars scanning • Possible planet to colonize • The 3rd planet from the sun • Something that orbits the earth

Solar System 2021-10-07

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
  2. a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
  3. a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
  4. objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
  5. a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
  6. a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
  7. path of one object in space around another
  8. a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
  9. the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
  10. a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
Down
  1. any object that resolves around another objects in space
  2. a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
  3. belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
  4. a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  5. force of attraction between objects
  6. a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
  7. the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
  8. particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
  9. a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe

19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...

Ch 27 Planets of the Solar System 2021-10-28

Ch 27 Planets of the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The degree of elongation of an elliptical orbit.
  2. The process by which Earth formed three distinct layers: the core, mantle, and crust.
  3. The process of volcanic eruptions releasing gases into the atmosphere.
  4. Meaning sun-centered.
  5. The tendency of an object to resist being moved or, if moving, to resist a change in speed or direction until an outside force acts upon it.
  6. A rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and the planets form.
  7. A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice.
  8. The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it.
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  1. Meaning Earth-centered.
  2. A small body from which a planet originated in the early stages of development of the solar system.
  3. Astronomer who believe that planets move in epicycles as they move in larger circles around the Earth.
  4. This planet is known for its extensive ring system and is the least dense planet in the solar system.
  5. One of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth.
  6. The time required for a body to complete a single orbit.
  7. The planet ______ has seasons like Earth's because its axis tilts at an almost identical angle.
  8. Any of the primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star.
  9. A planet that has a deep massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune.
  10. The law of _________ states that planets orbit the sun in a closed curve whose shape is determined by two foci.

18 Clues: Meaning sun-centered. • Meaning Earth-centered. • The degree of elongation of an elliptical orbit. • The time required for a body to complete a single orbit. • The process of volcanic eruptions releasing gases into the atmosphere. • The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it. • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  2. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  3. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  4. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  5. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  6. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  7. the ocular lens of a telescope
  8. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  9. Earth-centered model of the universe
Down
  1. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  2. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  3. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  4. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  5. Sun-centered model of the universe
  6. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  7. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  8. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  9. the large lens at the front of the telescope
  10. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  11. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  12. the device used to measure the altitude of an object

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Science vocab solar system 2021-01-28

Science vocab solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocky worlds revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets.
  2. huge celestial bodies made mostly of hydrogen and helium that produce light and heat from the churning nuclear forges inside their cores. Aside from our sun, the dots of light we see in the sky are all light-years from Earth.
  3. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  4. (of a celestial object or spacecraft) move in orbit around (a star or planet).
  5. move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center.
  6. the gravitational curved trajectory of an object, such as the trajectory of a planet around a star or a natural satellite around a planet.
  7. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
Down
  1. the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it, either directly or indirectly. Of the objects that orbit the Sun directly, the largest are the eight planets, with the remainder being smaller objects, the dwarf planets and small Solar System bodies.
  2. of a surface or body) throw back (heat, light, or sound) without absorbing it.
  3. a large planet composed mostly of gases, such as hydrogen and helium, with a relatively small rocky core.
  4. the sun's rays hit the Earth a lot of the heat is reflected back into space"
  5. he star around which the earth orbits.
  6. move in a circular orbit around.
  7. an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other.
  8. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet.

15 Clues: move in a circular orbit around. • he star around which the earth orbits. • an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other. • move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center. • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet. • ...

museum 2021-12-08

museum crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The movie is so _______that I want to sleep.
  2. to make a _________
  3. to _______about planets
  4. learn about _______
  5. to go___a tour
  6. It is not expensive. It is _______.
  7. ___up bones
  8. a place where we go to drink coffee
  9. to watch a _______
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  1. to look at the _______________
  2. study_____
  3. to _____a food shop
  4. to go on a _______
  5. it costs a lot of money
  6. to _____a film
  7. to _____a painting
  8. to ____a sculpture

17 Clues: study_____ • ___up bones • to _____a film • to go___a tour • to go on a _______ • to _____a painting • to ____a sculpture • to watch a _______ • to _____a food shop • to make a _________ • learn about _______ • to _______about planets • it costs a lot of money • to look at the _______________ • It is not expensive. It is _______. • a place where we go to drink coffee • ...

inner and outer planets 2021-04-29

inner and outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has nickname "jovian planets"
  2. seperates inner and outer planets
  3. a day on this planet is 116d 18h
  4. Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium, and methane.
Down
  1. has nickname "terrestrial planets"
  2. biggest planet
  3. outer planet with 7 rings
  4. there is actual life on this planet
  5. this planet is known as the “sideways planet”
  6. has a maximum of two moons
  7. smallest planet

11 Clues: biggest planet • smallest planet • outer planet with 7 rings • has a maximum of two moons • has nickname "jovian planets" • a day on this planet is 116d 18h • seperates inner and outer planets • has nickname "terrestrial planets" • there is actual life on this planet • this planet is known as the “sideways planet” • Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium, and methane.

Space crossword 2021-03-18

Space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dark with stars and planets
  2. all our planets are in this
  3. There are 8 of them
  4. Our solar system
Down
  1. They made dinosaurs extinct
  2. How we get to space
  3. We live here
  4. Very Bright
  5. Shines at night
  6. They are only visible at night

10 Clues: Very Bright • We live here • Shines at night • Our solar system • How we get to space • There are 8 of them • They made dinosaurs extinct • Dark with stars and planets • all our planets are in this • They are only visible at night

Solar system vocabulary 2024-01-30

Solar system vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. revolving around other objects
  2. weird shaped rocks that orbit stars
  3. space rock that is made of ice and dust
  4. giants planets that are made of gas
  5. the force that pulls all objects to each other
Down
  1. very large objects that orbit a star
  2. The center of an object
  3. solid objects that travel around a planet
  4. planets small planets that orbit a star
  5. a hole in the ground caused by space material

10 Clues: The center of an object • revolving around other objects • weird shaped rocks that orbit stars • giants planets that are made of gas • very large objects that orbit a star • planets small planets that orbit a star • space rock that is made of ice and dust • solid objects that travel around a planet • a hole in the ground caused by space material • ...

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword 2025-02-19

Earth, Moon, and Sun Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Days which have equal hours of daylight/night are called _________.
  2. The four inner planets are _____.
  3. The outer planets are called ___ giants.
  4. Our Sun is a huge ball of _____.
  5. What shape is Earth's orbit around the Sun?
  6. The sun rises in the ____.
  7. The sun's radiation from ______________ warms our planet.
  8. During a solar eclipse we cannot see the ___.
Down
  1. All of the planets _______ around the Sun.
  2. During neap tides, tides are _____________.
  3. Our atmosphere is mostly a mix of what gases?
  4. The shortest day of the year is called ______________.
  5. The Earth spins _________________.

13 Clues: The sun rises in the ____. • Our Sun is a huge ball of _____. • The four inner planets are _____. • The Earth spins _________________. • The outer planets are called ___ giants. • All of the planets _______ around the Sun. • During neap tides, tides are _____________. • What shape is Earth's orbit around the Sun? • Our atmosphere is mostly a mix of what gases? • ...

Reagan 4th 2022-02-01

Reagan 4th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measures atmosphere
  2. sun,planets and moons
  3. stars form a pattern
  4. everything
  5. maps planet
  6. Hole from space rock
  7. takes pictures
Down
  1. energy from the stars
  2. smaller orbits
  3. gathers rock samples
  4. gathers visible light and EM radiation
  5. grouping of planets
  6. path around object

13 Clues: everything • maps planet • smaller orbits • takes pictures • path around object • measures atmosphere • grouping of planets • stars form a pattern • gathers rock samples • Hole from space rock • energy from the stars • sun,planets and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Chapter 12 Review 2012-11-01

Chapter 12 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planets outside of our solar system are called ___________
  2. A small robotic probe that can move on the surface of a planet or moon
  3. Galaxies with older stars and not much gas and dust
  4. Who is the astronomer that stated the planets orbit around the sun is elliptical, the different planets move at different speeds, and that the speed of the planet's orbit depends on its distance from the sun
  5. The closest known exoplanet at this time
  6. An object that orbits another object in space
Down
  1. How many phases does the moon have?
  2. The first to state that the earth was the center of the universe
  3. A group of stars that forms a shape or pattern
  4. Galaxies with lots of young stars, gas, and dust
  5. Our own galaxy is called The ___________
  6. The idea of making life possible on other planets
  7. Who was the first to use a telescope to study stars?
  8. The time it takes the moon to orbit the earth once
  9. Galaxies with middle aged stars and clouds of gas and dust
  10. The earth's only natural satellite
  11. A device used to explore or examine
  12. Who was the first to prove that the earth wasn't the center of the universe and that the sun, moon, and earth are all round?

18 Clues: The earth's only natural satellite • How many phases does the moon have? • A device used to explore or examine • Our own galaxy is called The ___________ • The closest known exoplanet at this time • An object that orbits another object in space • A group of stars that forms a shape or pattern • Galaxies with lots of young stars, gas, and dust • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth-centered model of the universe
  2. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  3. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  4. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  5. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  6. Sun-centered model of the universe
  7. the large lens at the front of the telescope
Down
  1. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  2. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  3. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  4. the ocular lens of a telescope
  5. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  6. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  7. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  8. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  9. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  10. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  11. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  12. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  13. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  14. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Key Terms 2025-02-28

Key Terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a layer of a star where energy is transported outward in the form of light
  2. are much like other planets but are smaller and do not always clear a path around the sun
  3. a thin, colorful layer of gas in the sun's atmosphere located above the photosphere
  4. helps us see distant objects such as stars, planets, and galaxies by collecting and focusing light or other types of energy like radio waves
  5. is anythings that orbit things
  6. is the visible surface of the sun or the layer of the sun that emits light
  7. the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere
  8. are massive balls of hot gas that produce light and heat through nuclear fusion
  9. the distance traveled by light in one year,
  10. average distance from Earth to the sun (~150 million km)
Down
  1. are made mostly of gases (gas giants): Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  2. The sun is at the center; the Earth and planets orbit around it (Copernicus supported by Galileo)
  3. any object orbiting the Sun that is not classified as a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite
  4. a planet made of rock or metal with a solid surface
  5. the process by which two light atomic nuclei combine to form a single heavier one while releasing massive amounts of energy
  6. is a group of objects orbiting a central star (sun) including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets
  7. a region within a star where heat is transported by moving material rather than radiation
  8. Earth at the center of the universe (Aristotle & Ptolemy)
  9. a group of stars that form patterns in the sky
  10. powerful engines that are used to send things to space
  11. a stream of charged particles that flows outward from the sun's outermost atmosphere
  12. is the study of space, including stars, planets, moons, galaxies, and black holes

22 Clues: is anythings that orbit things • the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere • the distance traveled by light in one year, • a group of stars that form patterns in the sky • a planet made of rock or metal with a solid surface • powerful engines that are used to send things to space • average distance from Earth to the sun (~150 million km) • ...

Earth Environmental Science Unit 1.1 2023-09-05

Earth Environmental Science Unit 1.1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A huge cloud of gas and dust in space where stars are born.
  2. The idea that the solar system formed from a cloud of gas and dust that collapsed and spun into planets and the Sun.
  3. A layer of the Sun where hot gases rise and cooler gases sink, moving energy outward.
  4. Heat energy that’s invisible to our eyes but can be felt and detected with special tools.
  5. A process where small atoms (like hydrogen) combine to form bigger ones (like helium), releasing energy—how stars shine.
  6. A giant ball of hot gases that gives off light and heat, like our Sun.
  7. A measure of how stretched out an orbit is. A perfect circle has zero eccentricity.
  8. The simplest and most common element in the universe; stars are mostly made of it.
Down
  1. Rules that describe how planets move around the Sun in oval-shaped orbits and how fast they go.
  2. The part of the electromagnetic spectrum we can see—like colors of the rainbow.
  3. A type of invisible light from the Sun that can cause sunburn and is blocked by the ozone layer.
  4. The center of the Sun where nuclear fusion happens and energy is made.
  5. The Sun and everything that orbits it—planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  6. Refers to rocky planets like Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury.
  7. Energy from the Sun, including light and heat.
  8. A light gas formed when hydrogen atoms fuse together in stars.
  9. The path an object takes as it moves around another object, like Earth around the Sun.
  10. Another name for gas giants—big planets made mostly of gas.
  11. A layer of the Sun where energy moves slowly outward as light particles (photons).
  12. All types of energy waves, from radio waves to gamma rays. Visible light is just one part.
  13. The time it takes for something to complete a cycle, like one orbit or one rotation.

21 Clues: Energy from the Sun, including light and heat. • A huge cloud of gas and dust in space where stars are born. • Another name for gas giants—big planets made mostly of gas. • Refers to rocky planets like Earth, Mars, Venus, and Mercury. • A light gas formed when hydrogen atoms fuse together in stars. • ...

Space Words 2021-06-14

Space Words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the coldest planet
  2. A person who looks at stars
  3. Elliptical revolution of a planet, star or moon.
  4. The person that studies astrology
  5. The mass in which are planets and stars.
  6. a smaller meteor
Down
  1. The planets with a solid surface.
  2. The force that keeps us on Earth.
  3. A person who travels in space.
  4. The gas Giant planets
  5. The heat and lava the sun produces in a loop shape.
  6. The speed of light

12 Clues: a smaller meteor • the coldest planet • The speed of light • The gas Giant planets • A person who looks at stars • A person who travels in space. • The planets with a solid surface. • The force that keeps us on Earth. • The person that studies astrology • The mass in which are planets and stars. • Elliptical revolution of a planet, star or moon. • ...

Planet Project Crossword 2021-05-21

Planet Project Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planets with a well defined rocky surface, also the closest four planets to the sun.
  2. The name that refers to the furthest planets from the sun, they are also Gas Giants.
  3. Which planet is the closest to the sun.
  4. These are celestial objects that orbit another celestial body that is larger than itself. An examples of one would be the moon. (2 words)
  5. Celestial objects composed of rock and other minerals, they are rocky and usually irregularly shaped.
  6. The name that refers to the four planets who don't have a well defined surface, they are also the four furthest planets from the sun. (2 words)
  7. The name that refers to the four planets closest to the sun, which are all terrestrial.
Down
  1. Which planet is the only one capable of sustaining life in our solar system.
  2. A planet best known for its rings which are made of ice and rock, although it isn't the only planet with rings.
  3. An object composed of dust, frozen gases and rock. they have "tails" that form when they get close to the sun and begin to melt. It also has an elliptical orbit.
  4. The largest planet in our solar system, it also has 79 moons.
  5. The farthest planet away from the sun, and also the coldest one in our solar system.
  6. Which terrestrial planet is referred to as the red planet due to its high abundance of iron oxides giving it a reddish color.
  7. Which planet in our solar system has the highest temperature.
  8. A planet best known for the large tilt on its axis, it is also often mispronounced.

15 Clues: Which planet is the closest to the sun. • The largest planet in our solar system, it also has 79 moons. • Which planet in our solar system has the highest temperature. • Which planet is the only one capable of sustaining life in our solar system. • A planet best known for the large tilt on its axis, it is also often mispronounced. • ...

Outer Planets Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-05

Outer Planets Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Outer
  2. a star
  3. made mostly of gas
  4. A belt of asteroids
  5. pulls objects towards a planet
  6. orbit a planet
Down
  1. forms at very high temperatures
  2. layers of multiple clouds
  3. large cosmic objects
  4. Believed to be inside many planets

10 Clues: Outer • a star • orbit a planet • made mostly of gas • A belt of asteroids • large cosmic objects • layers of multiple clouds • pulls objects towards a planet • forms at very high temperatures • Believed to be inside many planets

Chapter 8 Crossword 2019-01-29

Chapter 8 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. core collapse
  2. sun red giant
  3. surface formed
  4. shrinks
  5. typical star
  6. adopted as zero longitude
  7. our galaxy
  8. formed by aggregation
  9. building blocks
  10. earth falling debris
  11. big bang
  12. spinning skater
  13. cause massive clouds
  14. rain fall
  15. early mixed
Down
  1. still happens today
  2. types of galaxies
  3. experiment 1953
  4. massive spheres
  5. protects from UV
  6. heat vents in sea
  7. middle of planet
  8. inner concentrated material
  9. parallel lines
  10. theory of planets formed
  11. small into large
  12. galaxies
  13. water collects
  14. connects polar water
  15. stars and planets

30 Clues: shrinks • galaxies • big bang • rain fall • our galaxy • early mixed • typical star • core collapse • sun red giant • surface formed • parallel lines • water collects • experiment 1953 • massive spheres • building blocks • spinning skater • protects from UV • middle of planet • small into large • types of galaxies • heat vents in sea • stars and planets • still happens today • earth falling debris • ...

Scientific Revolution 2022-08-22

Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Newton's three laws
  2. An idea or speculation
  3. Father of modern astronomy
  4. Points North
  5. Book of God
  6. used to study space and invented by Galileo
  7. Helped Scientific Revolutionaries a lot
  8. Theory that the planets orbit the Sun
  9. Highest in social structure
  10. Determined planets orbited elliptically
Down
  1. Creator of the scientific method
  2. Creator of the three laws of motion
  3. A religious leader
  4. The study of space
  5. used to study small organisms
  6. Invented the telescope
  7. Center of Scientific Revolution
  8. Home of the Pope
  9. Religion of Jesus
  10. Contradictories of the church

20 Clues: Book of God • Points North • Home of the Pope • Religion of Jesus • A religious leader • The study of space • Newton's three laws • An idea or speculation • Invented the telescope • Father of modern astronomy • Highest in social structure • used to study small organisms • Contradictories of the church • Center of Scientific Revolution • Creator of the scientific method • ...

Bristol 1 2024-02-02

Bristol 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. grouping of stars
  2. takes pictures
  3. hole from space rock
  4. gathers visible light and EM radiation
  5. path around the sun
  6. gathers rock samples
  7. stars form a pattern
Down
  1. sun, planets, and moons
  2. maps planets
  3. everything
  4. Energy from the stars
  5. smaller orbits
  6. measures atmosphere

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • takes pictures • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • path around the sun • measures atmosphere • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • stars form a pattern • Energy from the stars • sun, planets, and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Galileo Galilei 2022-11-22

Galileo Galilei crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large object that orbits planets and asteroids
  2. Tool used to see objects from afar
  3. Huge objects that orbit or travel
  4. law stating objects in motion stay in motion unless acted upon an unbalanced force
  5. A path of motion where on object moves around another
  6. Process of learning the world using observation and experimentation
  7. Person who studies astronomy
  8. Study of space
Down
  1. Access or process of observing
  2. Largest object in the solar system and 5th planet from the sun
  3. Huge star where planets orbit around
  4. Largest moon in the solar system
  5. 6th planet from the sun and contains rings surrounding it
  6. move in a circle

14 Clues: Study of space • move in a circle • Person who studies astronomy • Access or process of observing • Largest moon in the solar system • Huge objects that orbit or travel • Tool used to see objects from afar • Huge star where planets orbit around • Large object that orbits planets and asteroids • A path of motion where on object moves around another • ...

Eva meza-space review 2019-02-21

Eva meza-space review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the extremely hot,dense mass of gases
  2. smaller than than the planets
  3. rocky object moving through space smaller than an asteroid
  4. sun centered (modern view of the solar system
  5. Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
  6. a measure of the force of gravity on an object
  7. rocky objects that orbit the sun
Down
  1. what is the amount of matter in an abject
  2. small mass of dust and ice that orbits
  3. moons and manmade satellites orbit planets
  4. Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars rocky planets
  5. what it the moon made of
  6. earth centered (old view of the solar system
  7. a trail of dust and gas that stretches behind the comet

14 Clues: what it the moon made of • smaller than than the planets • Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune • rocky objects that orbit the sun • small mass of dust and ice that orbits • Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars rocky planets • what is the amount of matter in an abject • moons and manmade satellites orbit planets • earth centered (old view of the solar system • ...

Outer planets 2024-05-02

Outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. giants Big planets that are mostly made up of gas
  2. One of Saturns moons
  3. What is the biggest planet in the universe?
  4. core What scientists think is at the center of gas giants
  5. belt a separation from inner and outer planets and it is like a belt like you wear but it separates.
Down
  1. clouds Clouds made of ice
  2. planets The set of planets that are furthest from the sun
  3. Which of the outer planets have the fastest rotation
  4. Related to "Jupiter"
  5. layers Layers of clouds

10 Clues: One of Saturns moons • Related to "Jupiter" • layers Layers of clouds • clouds Clouds made of ice • What is the biggest planet in the universe? • giants Big planets that are mostly made up of gas • Which of the outer planets have the fastest rotation • planets The set of planets that are furthest from the sun • core What scientists think is at the center of gas giants • ...

space 2025-05-09

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest star in are galaxy.
  2. planets Planets that are not smooth and are small.
  3. The planet that we see at night that has different phases.
  4. The planet we live on.
  5. Is made of fire and gasses.
Down
  1. belt The thing that divides the inner and outer planets.
  2. The galaxy we live on.
  3. planet planets that are smooth and are big.
  4. Is made of lots of stars and dust.
  5. The different stages of the moon are called.

10 Clues: The galaxy we live on. • The planet we live on. • Is made of fire and gasses. • The biggest star in are galaxy. • Is made of lots of stars and dust. • The different stages of the moon are called. • planet planets that are smooth and are big. • planets Planets that are not smooth and are small. • belt The thing that divides the inner and outer planets. • ...

Celestial Crossword 2024-11-27

Celestial Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Dwarf planets are _____ than regular planets.
  2. The most common dwarf planet.
  3. Earth is what kind of planet?
  4. Which planet smells like rotten eggs?
  5. The largest planet.
Down
  1. The hottest planet.
  2. The sixth planet from the Sun.
  3. The farthest planet from the Sun.
  4. Earth is the _____ largest planet.
  5. This planet has the lowest gravity.
  6. All of our planets orbit it.

11 Clues: The hottest planet. • The largest planet. • All of our planets orbit it. • The most common dwarf planet. • Earth is what kind of planet? • The sixth planet from the Sun. • The farthest planet from the Sun. • Earth is the _____ largest planet. • This planet has the lowest gravity. • Which planet smells like rotten eggs? • Dwarf planets are _____ than regular planets.

/ Chapter 21 Lesson 1,2 & 3 Crossword Puzzle. / 2017-04-20

/ Chapter 21 Lesson 1,2 & 3 Crossword Puzzle. / crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planets What is Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus and Neptune?
  2. Unit What is the average distance from earth to the Sun?
  3. What are millions of small rocky objects?
  4. What occurs when a planet's atmosphere is traps solar energy?
  5. Planets What is made of rock and ice and is much smaller than earth?
Down
  1. What is the time it takes an object to travel once around the sun?
  2. Planets What is Mercury,Venus,Earth and Mars?
  3. planets What are the planets closest to the Sun?
  4. What is made of gas, dust, and ice and moves around the Sun?
  5. What is the second planet from the sun?

10 Clues: What is the second planet from the sun? • What are millions of small rocky objects? • Planets What is Mercury,Venus,Earth and Mars? • planets What are the planets closest to the Sun? • Planets What is Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus and Neptune? • Unit What is the average distance from earth to the Sun? • What is made of gas, dust, and ice and moves around the Sun? • ...

Solar System - Terrestrial Planets (Rocky) 2024-04-05

Solar System - Terrestrial Planets (Rocky) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is known as "Red Planet" because of its color
  2. There are ____ planets in the solar system.
  3. the sun, the planets, and the planets' moons
  4. are the first type of planets
  5. You can see some parts of the solar system only at ______.
Down
  1. the only planet that has living things
  2. the hottest planet and it is similar size as the Earth
  3. a large ball of rock or gas that moves around the sun
  4. a huge ball of hot gases
  5. the smallest planet in our solar system
  6. the path a planet takes as it moves around the sun

11 Clues: a huge ball of hot gases • are the first type of planets • the only planet that has living things • the smallest planet in our solar system • There are ____ planets in the solar system. • the sun, the planets, and the planets' moons • it is known as "Red Planet" because of its color • the path a planet takes as it moves around the sun • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  2. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  3. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  4. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  5. Sun-centered model of the universe
  6. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  7. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  8. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  9. the ocular lens of a telescope
  10. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
Down
  1. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  2. the large lens at the front of the telescope
  3. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  4. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  5. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  6. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  7. Earth-centered model of the universe
  8. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  9. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  10. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  11. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  2. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  3. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  4. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  5. Earth-centered model of the universe
  6. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  7. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  8. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  9. the large lens at the front of the telescope
Down
  1. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  2. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  3. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  4. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  5. the ocular lens of a telescope
  6. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  7. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  8. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  9. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  10. Sun-centered model of the universe
  11. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  12. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-13

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  2. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  3. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  4. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  5. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  6. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  7. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  8. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  9. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  10. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  11. the large lens at the front of the telescope
Down
  1. Sun-centered model of the universe
  2. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  3. Earth-centered model of the universe
  4. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  5. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  6. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  7. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  8. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  9. the ocular lens of a telescope
  10. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  2. Sun-centered model of the universe
  3. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  4. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  5. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  6. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  7. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  8. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  9. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  10. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  11. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  12. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  13. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
Down
  1. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  2. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  3. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  4. the ocular lens of a telescope
  5. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  6. Earth-centered model of the universe
  7. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  8. the large lens at the front of the telescope

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  2. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  3. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  4. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  5. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  6. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  7. Earth-centered model of the universe
  8. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  9. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  10. the ocular lens of a telescope
  11. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  12. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance
  13. the large lens at the front of the telescope
Down
  1. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  2. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  3. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  4. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  5. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  6. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  7. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  8. Sun-centered model of the universe

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab 2014-04-11

Topics 1 & 2 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the ocular lens of a telescope
  2. the large lens at the front of the telescope
  3. the device used to measure the azimuth of an object
  4. the location of a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though celestial bodies circled the Earth)
  5. determines the fineness of a detail a telescope can produce of an object view
  6. Earth-centered model of the universe
  7. groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names (ex: Orion, The Big Dipper)
  8. a set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motions of things
  9. a figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  10. the angle measured above a horizon when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
Down
  1. celestial bodies that orbit a star in a solar system (ex: Earth, Mars, Neptune)
  2. a ray of light changing direction when it bounces off a surface
  3. a model of the universe that places Earth at the center, with the Sun and planets revolving around it ; geocentric
  4. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center, with Earth and planets revolving around it; heliocentric
  5. the device used to measure the altitude of an object
  6. the angle measured clockwise from North when determining the location (altitude-azimuth co-ordination) of a celestial body
  7. the lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope; eyepiece
  8. Sun-centered model of the universe
  9. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbit
  10. all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars)
  11. a ray of light changing direction when it passes through a new substance

21 Clues: the ocular lens of a telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • the large lens at the front of the telescope • the device used to measure the azimuth of an object • the device used to measure the altitude of an object • all objects seen in the sky (ex: Sun, Moon, planets, stars) • ...

Earth Systems Final Project 2022-12-15

Earth Systems Final Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Volcanic Rock, Ash and hot gas.
  2. The layer of gasses surrounding the earth.
  3. The living part of the earth which includes living organisms and undecomposed.
  4. Amount of water vapor in the air.
  5. Warm air is caught between two cold air masses.
  6. Air that forms in low latitudes where the air is warm.
  7. Thin feathery clouds that may be in patches or thein sheets.
  8. Hot liquefied rock that breaks the earth's surface.
  9. orbits planets and asteroids, larger planets have more than smaller planets.
  10. funnel shaped columns of spiral wind that extend downward from a cloud and touch the ground.
  11. Soil that forms in humid areas with cool seasons and forest.
  12. A type of air masses that form over land.
  13. Soil that forms Where it is hot and wet It's not very fertile.
  14. All the water of the earth. Includes water on the surface underground.
  15. small rocky objects that orbit a star, but they are smaller than planets.
Down
  1. The process in which the rock is broken into smaller pieces.
  2. Process that breaks down rock through chemical changes.
  3. When cold air moves under warm air, pushing the warm air up.
  4. Stratus Clouds that are near the ground.
  5. forms over high latitudes where the air is cold.
  6. Responsible for seafloor spreading and continental drift.
  7. Small area storms formed by the strong upward movement of warm moist air.
  8. When warm air moves over cold air.
  9. Any form of water, such as rain, sleet, snow or hail that falls to the earth's surface.
  10. Explains How our solar system, even the planets, were formed.
  11. Two adjacent tectonic plates are moving away from each other.
  12. Soil that forms where it's dry.
  13. A type of air that forms over larger bodies of water such as the ocean.
  14. individual masses of fluffy white clouds with flat bottoms.
  15. Hot liquid rock underground.

30 Clues: Hot liquid rock underground. • Volcanic Rock, Ash and hot gas. • Soil that forms where it's dry. • Amount of water vapor in the air. • When warm air moves over cold air. • Stratus Clouds that are near the ground. • A type of air masses that form over land. • The layer of gasses surrounding the earth. • Warm air is caught between two cold air masses. • ...

Planets - Stage 1 2014-10-07

Planets - Stage 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A planet starting with the letter M----.
  2. What gives us light during the day?
  3. A planet starting with the letter S-----.
  4. The Solar System also contains many D----- planets including Pluto.
  5. This is made from the sun and used to power things.
  6. A night the sky is filled with these.
  7. A planet starting with the letter M------.
  8. The planets go around or orbit what?
  9. A planet starting with the letter V----.
  10. How many planets are there in the Solar System.
Down
  1. The Solar System began as s huge cloud of ---- and gas.
  2. What gives us light at night time.
  3. The planets belong to the S----System.
  4. A planet starting with the letter U-----.
  5. The biggest planet of them all.
  6. A planet starting with the letter J------.
  7. The sun is also a s---.
  8. Where we live.

18 Clues: Where we live. • The sun is also a s---. • The biggest planet of them all. • What gives us light at night time. • What gives us light during the day? • The planets go around or orbit what? • A night the sky is filled with these. • The planets belong to the S----System. • A planet starting with the letter M----. • A planet starting with the letter V----. • ...

Graciana 3rd 2022-02-01

Graciana 3rd crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pattern in stars
  2. measures atmosphere
  3. takes pictures
  4. path around object
  5. rock samples
  6. gathers rock samples
Down
  1. energy from stars
  2. gathers visible light
  3. grouping of stars
  4. sun planets and moon
  5. maps planets
  6. everything

12 Clues: everything • maps planets • rock samples • takes pictures • pattern in stars • energy from stars • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • sun planets and moon • gathers rock samples • gathers visible light

inner planets 2023-08-23

inner planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gasses that surround plantes
  2. first 4 planets
  3. what planets do
  4. hot like really hot like the most hot
Down
  1. like earth
  2. orbits around planets
  3. red just red well and kinda habitable
  4. 1st planet from sun
  5. zone,perfect place for life in solar system
  6. life

10 Clues: life • like earth • first 4 planets • what planets do • 1st planet from sun • orbits around planets • gasses that surround plantes • red just red well and kinda habitable • hot like really hot like the most hot • zone,perfect place for life in solar system

Scientific Revolution 2022-08-22

Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Newton's three laws
  2. An idea or speculation
  3. Father of modern astronomy
  4. Points North
  5. Book of God
  6. used to study space and invented by Galileo
  7. Helped Scientific Revolutionaries a lot
  8. Theory that the planets orbit the Sun
  9. Highest in social structure
  10. Determined planets orbited elliptically
Down
  1. Creator of the scientific method
  2. Creator of the three laws of motion
  3. A religious leader
  4. The study of space
  5. used to study small organisms
  6. Invented the telescope
  7. Center of Scientific Revolution
  8. Home of the Pope
  9. Religion of Jesus
  10. Contradictories of the church

20 Clues: Book of God • Points North • Home of the Pope • Religion of Jesus • A religious leader • The study of space • Newton's three laws • An idea or speculation • Invented the telescope • Father of modern astronomy • Highest in social structure • used to study small organisms • Contradictories of the church • Center of Scientific Revolution • Creator of the scientific method • ...

Space 2022-09-15

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. milky way
  2. communicates through space
  3. Has rings
  4. upside down rings
  5. station on the ground watching stars
  6. Biggest planet
  7. Lights up the sky
  8. heavy weight,carries a spaceship
  9. orbits the sun
  10. flys in space
  11. alien ship
  12. most hotest planet
Down
  1. the planet we live in
  2. space man
  3. creature or person from different planet
  4. dwarf planet
  5. closest to the sun
  6. space rock
  7. floating lights in space
  8. holds you down
  9. farthest from the sun
  10. Red Planet
  11. orbits the earth
  12. Can see plants far away
  13. Planets orbit the sun

25 Clues: milky way • space man • Has rings • space rock • Red Planet • alien ship • dwarf planet • flys in space • holds you down • Biggest planet • orbits the sun • orbits the earth • upside down rings • Lights up the sky • closest to the sun • most hotest planet • the planet we live in • farthest from the sun • Planets orbit the sun • Can see plants far away • floating lights in space • communicates through space • ...

Vince crossword 2022-02-01

Vince crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Stars form a pattern
  2. Hole from space rock
  3. gathers rock samples
  4. Sun, planets, and moons
  5. grouping of stars
  6. Measures atmosphere
  7. Takes pictures
  8. Smaller orbits
Down
  1. radiation: energy from the stars
  2. Everything
  3. Maps planets
  4. Path around objects
  5. Gathers visible light and EM radiation

13 Clues: Everything • Maps planets • Takes pictures • Smaller orbits • grouping of stars • Path around objects • Measures atmosphere • Stars form a pattern • Hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • Sun, planets, and moons • radiation: energy from the stars • Gathers visible light and EM radiation

Scale and Composition Of the Solar System 2014-05-01

Scale and Composition Of the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a dwarf planet
  2. the four closest planets from the sun are classified as
  3. named after the roman god of love and beauty
  4. the closest planet to the sun
  5. was named after the god of water and later extended to sea
  6. surrounded by 7 bands which make a ring
Down
  1. has 67 moons
  2. also known as earth husband
  3. Uranus is one of the four planets that are classified as
  4. separates the terrestrial planets and the gas giants
  5. the only planet that contains life
  6. the only star in the solar system
  7. also known as the red planet
  8. the sun is a large

14 Clues: has 67 moons • a dwarf planet • the sun is a large • also known as earth husband • also known as the red planet • the closest planet to the sun • the only star in the solar system • the only planet that contains life • surrounded by 7 bands which make a ring • named after the roman god of love and beauty • separates the terrestrial planets and the gas giants • ...

The Solar System 2020-04-25

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The closest planet to the Sun
  2. The number of planets in the solar system
  3. This planet spins on its side like a rolling ball
  4. The Sun and the planets and bodies that orbit the Sun
  5. The hottest of all the planets
  6. It is called the Red Planet
  7. The largest planet in the solar system
  8. It is actually a dwarf planet because of its size and orbit
Down
  1. To go around
  2. You can fit _____ Earths across the Sun
  3. It has rings of ice, rock, and dust
  4. The center of the solar system
  5. The Sun is a medium-sized _____
  6. The planet we live on

14 Clues: To go around • The planet we live on • It is called the Red Planet • The closest planet to the Sun • The center of the solar system • The hottest of all the planets • The Sun is a medium-sized _____ • It has rings of ice, rock, and dust • The largest planet in the solar system • You can fit _____ Earths across the Sun • The number of planets in the solar system • ...

The Solar System Crossword 2026-01-15

The Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which planet rotates on its side?
  2. What keeps us on Earth?
  3. Which planet is the hottest?
  4. Which planet is the biggest?
  5. Which group of planets are made of rocky material?
  6. Which planet is the world of water?
Down
  1. Which planet is the smallest?
  2. Which group of planets have multiple moons and are very big?
  3. Who discovered gravity?
  4. Which planet is the coldest?
  5. What fruit was involved in the discovery of gravity?
  6. Name the planet on which some people think there was life at one point.
  7. Which planet has lots of rings?
  8. How many planets are in our Solar System?

14 Clues: Who discovered gravity? • What keeps us on Earth? • Which planet is the hottest? • Which planet is the coldest? • Which planet is the biggest? • Which planet is the smallest? • Which planet has lots of rings? • Which planet rotates on its side? • Which planet is the world of water? • How many planets are in our Solar System? • Which group of planets are made of rocky material? • ...

Outer planets 2024-05-02

Outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. giants Big planets that are mostly made up of gas
  2. One of Saturns moons
  3. What is the biggest planet in the universe?
  4. core What scientists think is at the center of gas giants
  5. belt a separation from inner and outer planets and it is like a belt like you wear but it separates.
Down
  1. clouds Clouds made of ice
  2. planets The set of planets that are furthest from the sun
  3. Which of the outer planets have the fastest rotation
  4. Related to "Jupiter"
  5. layers Layers of clouds

10 Clues: One of Saturns moons • Related to "Jupiter" • layers Layers of clouds • clouds Clouds made of ice • What is the biggest planet in the universe? • giants Big planets that are mostly made up of gas • Which of the outer planets have the fastest rotation • planets The set of planets that are furthest from the sun • core What scientists think is at the center of gas giants • ...

M4 Sci U2: Solar system crossword 2024-06-12

M4 Sci U2: Solar system crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the largest planet in the solar system
  2. a planet with no atmosphere
  3. the hottest planet in the solar system
  4. the four planets closest to the sun are the ______ planets
  5. The spinning motion of the Earth
  6. the shape of the Earth
  7. The path a body travels in space around another object
Down
  1. Mercury's low gravity means it has no ______
  2. planets made of rock are called ______ planets
  3. the time it takes to travel around the earth is the period of __________

10 Clues: the shape of the Earth • a planet with no atmosphere • The spinning motion of the Earth • the largest planet in the solar system • the hottest planet in the solar system • Mercury's low gravity means it has no ______ • planets made of rock are called ______ planets • The path a body travels in space around another object • ...

Crossing Our Solar-System 2015-05-26

Crossing Our Solar-System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planets rotate around this
  2. The planets do what around the sun
  3. This contains all the matter and energy in existence
  4. Our galaxy is known as this
  5. This planet is known as the windy planet
  6. The smallest planet in our Solar-System
  7. The third closest planet to the sun
  8. This planet is known as the Planet of Love
Down
  1. This planet is known for its red colouring
  2. This is a large rock in space
  3. Piece of stone or metal from space which falls to Earth's surface
  4. This is a large ball of dirty ice and snow in space
  5. All the other planets could fit inside this one
  6. This is now a dwarf planet
  7. Saturn is surrounded by this
  8. This planet rotates on its side

16 Clues: This is now a dwarf planet • Our galaxy is known as this • Saturn is surrounded by this • This is a large rock in space • The planets rotate around this • This planet rotates on its side • The planets do what around the sun • The third closest planet to the sun • The smallest planet in our Solar-System • This planet is known as the windy planet • ...

The Formation of the Solar System 2026-03-24

The Formation of the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Red Planet
  2. Planets Many moons,having ring systems,and being composed primarily of hydrogen,helium
  3. Bang Theory Beginning of the Universe
  4. Objects Natural occurring physical structure in the universe
  5. system Created 4.6 billion years ago
Down
  1. Planets Solid,hard surfaces,dense metallic cores,and few or no moons.
  2. Theory Collapse,Flattening,Fusion and Accretion
  3. Planets round celestial bodies orbiting the Sun that have not cleared their orbital path
  4. Giants Massive planets composed mainly of hydrogen, helium, and other gases
  5. Natural force that pulls any two objects with mass toward each other
  6. Created 13.7 billion years ago

11 Clues: Red Planet • Created 13.7 billion years ago • system Created 4.6 billion years ago • Bang Theory Beginning of the Universe • Theory Collapse,Flattening,Fusion and Accretion • Objects Natural occurring physical structure in the universe • Natural force that pulls any two objects with mass toward each other • ...

WORBO WALL CHArLEH 2023-01-31

WORBO WALL CHArLEH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stars form a pattern
  2. energy from the stars
  3. hole from spacerock
  4. takes picture
  5. gathers visible light and EM radiation
Down
  1. smaller orbits
  2. measures atmosphere
  3. sun planets and moons
  4. everything
  5. path around object
  6. grouping of stars
  7. maps planets
  8. gathers rocks samples

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • takes picture • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • hole from spacerock • stars form a pattern • sun planets and moons • energy from the stars • gathers rocks samples • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Emily Collins Astronomy 6th Period 2015-02-20

Emily Collins Astronomy 6th Period crossword puzzle
Across
  1. everything- space and all the matter and energy in it
  2. a spacecraft that passes by one or more objects without orbiting them
  3. a type of telescope with curved mirrors that gather light
  4. the only form of radiation our eyes can detect
  5. a telescope that uses a lens to gather light
  6. shows where radio waves are being emitted by objects in space
  7. if you shines a flashlight through a prism,the beam of white light willseperate into a range of colors called
  8. a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
  9. a group of millions or billions of stars held together by their own gravity
  10. a spacecraft that drops into a planets atmosphere
  11. a device that gathers electromagnetic radiation
Down
  1. the distance between one wave peak to the next wave peak
  2. an object that orbits a more massive object
  3. energy that travels across distances as certain types of waves
  4. a craft designed to land on a planets surface
  5. the path of an object in space as it moves around another object because of gravity
  6. they study planets for a long period of time in orbit
  7. a satellite in which people can live and work for long periods
  8. when an object strikes the surface of a larger object in space it explodes and leaves behind a round pit called an
  9. the Sun, the planets,and various small objects make up the

20 Clues: an object that orbits a more massive object • a telescope that uses a lens to gather light • a craft designed to land on a planets surface • the only form of radiation our eyes can detect • a group of stars that form a pattern in the sky • a device that gathers electromagnetic radiation • a spacecraft that drops into a planets atmosphere • ...

Space! 2025-09-04

Space! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has two moons, wind, and is called "the red planet"
  2. The name of our galaxy
  3. The combination of hydrogen atoms to form helium and release energy
  4. The smallest planet
  5. Stars are sorted in a graph by brightness and temperature
  6. The reason we have a year (365 days)
  7. Distance that light travels in one year
  8. The small core of a star that is very hot, but also very dim
  9. Stars that are still going through nuclear fusion
  10. Looks like a dirty snowball. Has a tail that always points away from the sun
Down
  1. The brightness of a star
  2. The reason some planets appear blue
  3. The reason we have day and night (24 hours)
  4. The explosion of a massive star that could result in a black hole
  5. A group of millions or billions of stars held together by gravity
  6. Made of rock and orbits the sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter
  7. A cloud of gas and dust where new stars are formed
  8. Nicknamed "Earth's Twin"
  9. Rocky planets, the inner four
  10. First telescope put into orbit by NASA around earth
  11. The reason some planets appear red
  12. The largest planet
  13. The name of NASA's missions to the moon.
  14. Model of the solar system proposed by Copernicus in which the sun is the center
  15. Giants The outer four planets
  16. Exists in three states and is the reason Earth supports life
  17. The first man-made satellite put into orbit by Russia

27 Clues: The largest planet • The smallest planet • The name of our galaxy • The brightness of a star • Nicknamed "Earth's Twin" • Rocky planets, the inner four • Giants The outer four planets • The reason some planets appear red • The reason some planets appear blue • The reason we have a year (365 days) • Distance that light travels in one year • The name of NASA's missions to the moon. • ...

solar system crossword 2021-12-07

solar system crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet made of gas
  2. not being harmful to the planet
  3. planet with ice
  4. solar system is in it
Down
  1. there are eight planets in it
  2. mass of air that surrounds planets
  3. the outside part or uppermost layer of something
  4. the force of an object to pull another to it
  5. separates inner planets from outer planets

9 Clues: planet with ice • planet made of gas • solar system is in it • there are eight planets in it • not being harmful to the planet • mass of air that surrounds planets • separates inner planets from outer planets • the force of an object to pull another to it • the outside part or uppermost layer of something

Bristol 1 2024-02-02

Bristol 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. grouping of stars
  2. takes pictures
  3. hole from space rock
  4. gathers visible light and EM radiation
  5. path around the sun
  6. gathers rock samples
  7. stars form a pattern
Down
  1. sun, planets, and moons
  2. maps planets
  3. everything
  4. Energy from the stars
  5. smaller orbits
  6. measures atmosphere

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • takes pictures • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • path around the sun • measures atmosphere • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • stars form a pattern • Energy from the stars • sun, planets, and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Bristol 1 2024-02-02

Bristol 1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. grouping of stars
  2. takes pictures
  3. hole from space rock
  4. gathers visible light and EM radiation
  5. path around the sun
  6. gathers rock samples
  7. stars form a pattern
Down
  1. sun, planets, and moons
  2. maps planets
  3. everything
  4. Energy from the stars
  5. smaller orbits
  6. measures atmosphere

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • takes pictures • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • path around the sun • measures atmosphere • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • stars form a pattern • Energy from the stars • sun, planets, and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Amber 4th 2023-01-31

Amber 4th crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stars form a pattern
  2. energy from stars
  3. hole from space rock
  4. takes pictures
  5. gathers visible light and EM radiation
Down
  1. smaller orbits
  2. measures atmosphere
  3. suns planets and moons
  4. everything
  5. path around object
  6. grouping of stars
  7. maps planets
  8. gathers rock samples

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • smaller orbits • takes pictures • energy from stars • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • stars form a pattern • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • suns planets and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Lillian 1st 2023-01-31

Lillian 1st crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stars from a pattern
  2. from the stars
  3. hole from space rock
  4. takes pictures
  5. gather visible light and em radiation
Down
  1. smaller orbits
  2. measures atmosphere
  3. sun,planets and moons
  4. everything
  5. path around object
  6. Grouping of stars
  7. maps planets
  8. gather rock samples

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • smaller orbits • from the stars • takes pictures • Grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • gather rock samples • stars from a pattern • hole from space rock • sun,planets and moons • gather visible light and em radiation

Inner planets Jax 2025-05-12

Inner planets Jax crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ___ is the fourth planet from the sun
  2. Mercury has different_____ during the night and day
  3. Mercury is the____ planet in our solar system
  4. Mercury is the___ planet in the solar system
  5. Mars has the largest___in the solar system
  6. Mars is nicknamed the “Red Planet” because it has___on it’s surface
Down
  1. ___ is the fourth planet from the sun
  2. Earth's surface is made up of about 70%___
  3. inner planets are known as ____planets
  4. ___is the second planet from the sun
  5. ___is the only planet known to support life
  6. inner planets have___surfaces
  7. Mars has the biggest___in our solar system
  8. Venus is Earths___planet
  9. the inner planets are mostly made up of___

15 Clues: Venus is Earths___planet • inner planets have___surfaces • ___is the second planet from the sun • ___ is the fourth planet from the sun • ___ is the fourth planet from the sun • inner planets are known as ____planets • Earth's surface is made up of about 70%___ • Mars has the biggest___in our solar system • the inner planets are mostly made up of___ • ...

Raymond. 2022-05-17

Raymond. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 2-3years
  2. ruins
  3. roman-ymca
  4. oculus
  5. red
  6. armies-strategy
Down
  1. planets
  2. numerals
  3. god's-names
  4. temple

10 Clues: red • ruins • oculus • temple • planets • 2-3years • numerals • roman-ymca • god's-names • armies-strategy

Raymond. 2022-05-17

Raymond. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ruins
  2. oculus
  3. roman-ymca
  4. armies-strategy
Down
  1. planets
  2. 2-3years
  3. temple
  4. god's-names
  5. numerals
  6. red

10 Clues: red • ruins • temple • oculus • planets • 2-3years • numerals • roman-ymca • god's-names • armies-strategy

Astronomy 2013-05-06

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large mass that orbits a star
  2. When a star collapses, it can become a __________.
  3. A large mass that generates it’s own heat and light.
  4. A group of stars that resembles an image.
  5. The Sun generates very extreme _________.
  6. Holds things down.
  7. A group of billions of stars and planets.
  8. Earth _______s the Sun.
Down
  1. A ________’s center is made of ice and chemicals.
  2. Gives us all our energy.
  3. This is the dust and debris in space that will eventually form a galaxy.
  4. Another name for the North Star.
  5. Some planets reach ___________s of 500 degrees.
  6. Another name for any mass orbiting a planet. We have some that take pictures.
  7. A person that travels into outer space.
  8. Planets rotate on their __________s.

16 Clues: Holds things down. • Earth _______s the Sun. • Gives us all our energy. • A large mass that orbits a star • Another name for the North Star. • Planets rotate on their __________s. • A person that travels into outer space. • A group of stars that resembles an image. • The Sun generates very extreme _________. • A group of billions of stars and planets. • ...

Crossing Our Solar-System 2015-05-26

Crossing Our Solar-System crossword puzzle
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  1. Pieces of stone or metal from space which fall to Earth
  2. The smallest planet in our Solar-System
  3. This is a large rock in space
  4. The third closest planet to the sun
  5. This planet is known as the Planet of Love
Down
  1. This is now a dwarf planet
  2. This planet is known as the windy planet
  3. Our galaxy is known as this
  4. This is a large ball of dirty ice and snow in our Solar-System
  5. This planet is known for its red colouring
  6. All the other planets could fit inside this one
  7. This planet rotates on its side
  8. This contains all the matter and energy in existence
  9. The planets do what around the sun
  10. The planets rotate around this
  11. Saturn is surrounded by this

16 Clues: This is now a dwarf planet • Our galaxy is known as this • Saturn is surrounded by this • This is a large rock in space • The planets rotate around this • This planet rotates on its side • The planets do what around the sun • The third closest planet to the sun • The smallest planet in our Solar-System • This planet is known as the windy planet • ...

Solar System 2026-01-08

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Belt that divides the inner and outer planets.
  2. Medium-sized star at the center of our solar system.
  3. Planet that shows evidence of past water flows.
  4. This gas, along with Helium, make up our Sun.
  5. Rocky planets closest to the Sun.
  6. Gas and Ice planets farthest from the Sun.
  7. Planet that has a thick, toxic atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid.
  8. This planet's moon, Triton, orbits in reverse!
Down
  1. Planet that has no atmosphere.
  2. 150 million km, average distance from the Sun to Earth.
  3. Planet famous for its ring system.
  4. Orbits a star, spherical in shape, doesn't orbit anything else.
  5. Planet with 79 moons.
  6. Plant's unique tilt causes extreme seasons.
  7. Belt found beyond Neptune's orbit.
  8. Only planet that support life.

16 Clues: Planet with 79 moons. • Planet that has no atmosphere. • Only planet that support life. • Rocky planets closest to the Sun. • Planet famous for its ring system. • Belt found beyond Neptune's orbit. • Gas and Ice planets farthest from the Sun. • Plant's unique tilt causes extreme seasons. • This gas, along with Helium, make up our Sun. • ...

Q1 Science Reflection 2024-10-25

Q1 Science Reflection crossword puzzle
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  1. The coldest season
  2. Hard stone
  3. Decaded
  4. Inner planets
  5. Something revolves around something else
  6. The opposite of pushing
  7. The moon goes between the sun and earth
  8. Humans have a lot of these
  9. When the moon goes behind the earth
Down
  1. Moon phase were you only see half
  2. Earth spins on it
  3. Outer planets
  4. How heavy you are
  5. Moon phase that is completely dark
  6. Rock layer
  7. The hottest season

16 Clues: Decaded • Hard stone • Rock layer • Outer planets • Inner planets • Earth spins on it • How heavy you are • The coldest season • The hottest season • The opposite of pushing • Humans have a lot of these • Moon phase were you only see half • Moon phase that is completely dark • When the moon goes behind the earth • The moon goes between the sun and earth • ...

Jessica's Fabulous Science Crossword Puzzle :) 2014-01-23

Jessica's Fabulous Science Crossword Puzzle :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of billions of stars, objects that orbit those stars, gas and dust.
  2. To spin around on an axis.
  3. A large, round, body that revolves around a star.
  4. Irregular band of light that stretches completely around the celestial sphere.
  5. Planets that are mostly made up of gas and dust and don’t have a solid surface, usually are large in size.
  6. A machine sent into space to take pictures and collect information and send it back to earth.
  7. Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun.
  8. A huge ball of very hot, glowing gasses in space that produces its own light and heat.
  9. Everything that exists including galaxies and everything in them.
  10. The earth’s natural satellite that shines by the sun’s reflective light.
Down
  1. Round bodies whose orbits cross the orbit of other bodies.
  2. A circular path around another body in space.
  3. A chunk of frozen gasses, rock, ice and dust.
  4. Emptiness of space.
  5. A star that the earth and other planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light and is made of hydrogen and helium.
  6. The force with which a body is attracted toward the earth by gravitation.
  7. Planets that are very dense and rocky, usually small in size.
  8. Made up of a star; all the planets and other space objects revolve around them.
  9. The study of objects in space and their properties.
  10. A region beyond earth’s atmosphere or beyond the solar system.

20 Clues: Emptiness of space. • To spin around on an axis. • Rock and iron objects that orbit the sun. • A circular path around another body in space. • A chunk of frozen gasses, rock, ice and dust. • A large, round, body that revolves around a star. • The study of objects in space and their properties. • Round bodies whose orbits cross the orbit of other bodies. • ...

science crossword puzzle 2025-10-21

science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. used to detect,measure and record seismic waves
  2. area where tropical cyclone forms
  3. Planets far away from the sun
  4. outer space debris attached to earth's gravity
  5. referred to as "dirty snowball"
  6. used to detect, measure and record seismic activity
  7. series of huge waves that happenes by an earthquake underneath the ocean
  8. amount of light reflected by a planet or a celestial object
  9. mass of swirling towering clouds that carries surging winds
  10. 89-117 km/hr
  11. called miniture planets, are rocky celestial bodies that vary in brightness
  12. fractures/breaks in earths core
  13. planets close to the son
  14. pulls crustal rocks away from eachother
  15. refers to the strength and size of an earthquake
  16. pushes rocks in the crust to eachother
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  1. most popular short-period comet
  2. enables rocks in the crust to slide past eachother
  3. is a periodic astronomical event that happnes when meteors hit earths atmostphere
  4. seismic waves of low frequency
  5. measures observered effects of an earthquake to people
  6. are fractures or breaks in earths crust
  7. denotes that the 8 planets of solar system reloves around the sun
  8. produced when rock mass one one side of fault slides past each other
  9. Phillipine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomical services
  10. part of the litosphere where earthquake originates
  11. formed when a rock mass in the crust is pushed up relative
  12. happens when there is movement/displacement of rock masses along fault
  13. shear waves of high frequency and 2nd to be detected by seismograph
  14. 1st to be recorded by a seismograph

30 Clues: 89-117 km/hr • planets close to the son • Planets far away from the sun • seismic waves of low frequency • most popular short-period comet • referred to as "dirty snowball" • fractures/breaks in earths core • area where tropical cyclone forms • 1st to be recorded by a seismograph • pushes rocks in the crust to eachother • are fractures or breaks in earths crust • ...

Space Crossword puzzle 2021-03-18

Space Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are 8 of them in our solar system
  2. dark and has planets
  3. our solar system
  4. where we live
  5. How we get to space
  6. gives us heat
Down
  1. multiple appear at night
  2. all our planets are in this
  3. dinosaurs became extinct because of them
  4. shines bright in the night

10 Clues: where we live • gives us heat • our solar system • How we get to space • dark and has planets • multiple appear at night • shines bright in the night • all our planets are in this • There are 8 of them in our solar system • dinosaurs became extinct because of them

Madi3 2023-01-31

Madi3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stars form a pattern
  2. energy from the stars
  3. hole from space rock
  4. takes pictures
  5. gathers visible light and EM radiation
Down
  1. smaller orbits
  2. measures atmosphere
  3. sun planets moons
  4. everything
  5. path around object
  6. grouping of stars
  7. maps planets
  8. gathers rock samples

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • smaller orbits • takes pictures • sun planets moons • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • stars form a pattern • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • energy from the stars • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Bristol 1 2024-02-02

Bristol 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. grouping of stars
  2. takes pictures
  3. hole from space rock
  4. gathers visible light and EM radiation
  5. path around the sun
  6. gathers rock samples
  7. stars form a pattern
Down
  1. sun, planets, and moons
  2. maps planets
  3. everything
  4. Energy from the stars
  5. smaller orbits
  6. measures atmosphere

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • takes pictures • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • path around the sun • measures atmosphere • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • stars form a pattern • Energy from the stars • sun, planets, and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Space - Our Solar System 2016-08-29

Space - Our Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The name of our galaxy is _____ Way.
  2. Natural debris.
  3. The planets that is home to humans.
  4. Cosmic snowballs made up of frozen gases, water ice, rock, dust.
  5. The planets with a blue-green color from methane gas in the atmosphere.
  6. Which planet has a longer day than year.
Down
  1. The closest planet to the sun and fastest moving.
  2. The Earth's _______ makes the sun seem to move.
  3. Which planets days last about 16 hours?
  4. The largest planet in our solar system.
  5. The sun appears ____ when viewed from space.
  6. The planet that has rings around it.
  7. A dwarf planet.
  8. The red planet.

14 Clues: Natural debris. • A dwarf planet. • The red planet. • The planets that is home to humans. • The name of our galaxy is _____ Way. • The planet that has rings around it. • Which planets days last about 16 hours? • The largest planet in our solar system. • Which planet has a longer day than year. • The sun appears ____ when viewed from space. • ...

The Planets 2022-08-31

The Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. Closest to the sun
  2. Saturn has its own day, which one is it?
  3. Coldest planet in the solar system
  4. What type of galaxy do we reside in?
  5. Farthest planet from the sun
  6. How many planets are in our galaxy?
Down
  1. The largest planet
  2. Closest planet to earth
  3. Famous for its rings
  4. Known as the "Red Planet"
  5. Takes 365 days to orbit the sun
  6. Jupiter's moon with huge volcanic eruptions
  7. No longer officially considered a planet
  8. What shape is Earth's moon?

14 Clues: The largest planet • Closest to the sun • Famous for its rings • Closest planet to earth • Known as the "Red Planet" • What shape is Earth's moon? • Farthest planet from the sun • Takes 365 days to orbit the sun • Coldest planet in the solar system • How many planets are in our galaxy? • What type of galaxy do we reside in? • Saturn has its own day, which one is it? • ...

Grade 8 Science Things In Space 2023-01-29

Grade 8 Science Things In Space crossword puzzle
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  1. the inner planets are made up of metal and _______
  2. these are pieces of rocks that float in space
  3. a huge collection of dust gas and stars and their solar systems
  4. the outer planets are made up of ice and ____
  5. these are celestial bodies that orbits the sun
  6. these are round pieces of rock that orbits planets. The earth has one.
  7. the planet we live on
  8. these are hot balls of gases that burn in space.
Down
  1. made of ice and dust and leaves a tail when it orbits the earth
  2. these are Small celestial bodies that orbits the sun
  3. these are rocks that float in space but are smaller than meteoroids.
  4. this is the yellow star found in the solar system

12 Clues: the planet we live on • these are pieces of rocks that float in space • the outer planets are made up of ice and ____ • these are celestial bodies that orbits the sun • these are hot balls of gases that burn in space. • this is the yellow star found in the solar system • the inner planets are made up of metal and _______ • ...

Outer planets 2024-05-02

Outer planets crossword puzzle
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  1. giants Big planets that are mostly made up of gas
  2. One of Saturns moons
  3. What is the biggest planet in the universe?
  4. core What scientists think is at the center of gas giants
  5. belt a separation from inner and outer planets and it is like a belt like you wear but it separates.
Down
  1. clouds Clouds made of ice
  2. planets The set of planets that are furthest from the sun
  3. Which of the outer planets have the fastest rotation
  4. Related to "Jupiter"
  5. layers Layers of clouds

10 Clues: One of Saturns moons • Related to "Jupiter" • layers Layers of clouds • clouds Clouds made of ice • What is the biggest planet in the universe? • giants Big planets that are mostly made up of gas • Which of the outer planets have the fastest rotation • planets The set of planets that are furthest from the sun • core What scientists think is at the center of gas giants • ...

Solar System Crossword 2023-03-14

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The 4 planets farthest to the Sun
  2. The planet that has the most rings
  3. The "Red Planet"
  4. The planet that we live on
Down
  1. Planet that is sometimes called "Earth's Twin"
  2. Largest planet
  3. The closest planet to the Sun
  4. The 4 planets closest to the Sun
  5. Separates the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets

9 Clues: Largest planet • The "Red Planet" • The planet that we live on • The closest planet to the Sun • The 4 planets closest to the Sun • The 4 planets farthest to the Sun • The planet that has the most rings • Planet that is sometimes called "Earth's Twin" • Separates the Inner Planets from the Outer Planets

Solar System 2023-04-01

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is an apparent motion of planets moving back and forth in the night sky.
  2. The coolest part and visible surface of the sun.
  3. The two types of meteors are ____ and _____.
  4. The only asteroid large enough to be considered a dwarf planet.
  5. This model of the solar system shows the sun at the center.
  6. Abbreviation for large eruptions of gasses that take a few days to reach Earth.
  7. The dwarf planet with a 17 degree tilted orbit.
  8. The shape of the planets orbits.
  9. The astronomer discovered 4 of Jupiter’s moons and that Venus has phases.
  10. The planet that rotates on its side.
  11. Irregularly shaped planetary bodies found between Mars and Jupiter.
  12. Planet often considered to be Earth’s twin.
  13. The layer of the sun that can only be seen during an eclipse.
  14. The planet that is sometimes further from the sun than Pluto.
  15. The stream of energized gases emitted by the sun that travels throughout the solar system. (2 words)
  16. The percent of the solar systems mass that is made up by the sun. (2 words)
  17. Another term for gas giant or Jovian planets.
  18. Space rocks that strike the Earth’s surface.
  19. This scientist was the first to publish the heliocentric model.
  20. The planet with the shortest day.
  21. This model of the solar system shows the Earth at the center.
  22. The largest of the dwarf planets.
  23. Dark areas on the sun that are caused by an increased magnetic field.
  24. A comets tail always points ______ from the sun.
  25. The point on an orbit farthest from the sun.
  26. The layer of the sun where energy travels out in waves.
  27. The only other planet to have had a water cycle and evidence of possible life.
Down
  1. Venus is the _______ planet (temperature wise).
  2. Streams of gases that fall back to the sun, often along magnetic field lines.
  3. The planet with the widest temperature range.
  4. Another name for shooting stars – rocks that burn up in our atmosphere.
  5. The direction all planets orbit the sun.
  6. The unit of distance that represents the distance between the Earth and Sun. (2 words)
  7. The number of dwarf planets in our solar system.
  8. The layer of the sun where hot gases rise and cool gases sink.
  9. The point on an orbit closest to the sun.
  10. The center part of a comet that consists of solid rock and ice.
  11. Venus’s ____ is longer than its _____. (2 words)
  12. The number of major planets in our solar system.
  13. This astronomer discovered the orbits were elliptical with the sun off center.
  14. The solar system is five _______ years old.
  15. The trail of dust from a comet.
  16. The vapor cloud that surrounds the nucleus of a comet.
  17. Large eruptions that shoot charged particles into space at the speed of light (2 words).
  18. Rocks that float in space.
  19. The center layer of the sun.
  20. The planet with the most rings.
  21. Bodies of rock and ice that orbit the sun.
  22. The type of energy created in the sun.2 (2 words).
  23. Another term for inner planets.
  24. Are where many comets originate from. (2 words)
  25. Glowing gases in our atmosphere (also called the Northern Lights).

52 Clues: Rocks that float in space. • The center layer of the sun. • The trail of dust from a comet. • The planet with the most rings. • Another term for inner planets. • The shape of the planets orbits. • The planet with the shortest day. • The largest of the dwarf planets. • The planet that rotates on its side. • The direction all planets orbit the sun. • ...

Space-by Ethan young 2024-10-03

Space-by Ethan young crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inner planets are composed of
  2. Ptolemy
  3. outer planets have
  4. planets,moons,and stars move in
  5. celestial bodys orbiting the sun
  6. leftover remains of solar system
Down
  1. dirty snow balls
  2. who thought the Earth was the center first
  3. moons
  4. pieces of rock floating through space

10 Clues: moons • Ptolemy • dirty snow balls • outer planets have • inner planets are composed of • planets,moons,and stars move in • celestial bodys orbiting the sun • leftover remains of solar system • pieces of rock floating through space • who thought the Earth was the center first

The Solar System (4th Grade) 2021-10-27

The Solar System (4th Grade) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The season when things grow
  2. Consists of the Sun & other celestial bodies
  3. This is a star because it gives light and heat
  4. The season during which we celebrate Christmas
  5. When the Moon moves and looks different
  6. These cause the 4 seasons
  7. The season when leaves fall off trees
Down
  1. There are 8 of them & they do not give light
  2. The path that planets follow around the Sun
  3. The season where we don’t have school for 2 months
  4. The Earth’s satellite
  5. They move around planets

12 Clues: The Earth’s satellite • They move around planets • These cause the 4 seasons • The season when things grow • The season when leaves fall off trees • When the Moon moves and looks different • The path that planets follow around the Sun • There are 8 of them & they do not give light • Consists of the Sun & other celestial bodies • This is a star because it gives light and heat • ...

Science Choiceboard-Draven Copeland 2023-04-25

Science Choiceboard-Draven Copeland crossword puzzle
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  1. A chain of planets with a star in the middle
  2. The force that controls motion in the solar system
  3. The thing that contains galaxies, planets, etc.
  4. The center of our solar system
  5. The size of our star
  6. Things that orbit a star
Down
  1. Often called "shooting stars"
  2. Cold things that fly through space
  3. The parts of something
  4. The center of a solar system
  5. Things that fly through space made of metal and metalloids
  6. The galaxy we reside in

12 Clues: The size of our star • The parts of something • The galaxy we reside in • Things that orbit a star • The center of a solar system • Often called "shooting stars" • The center of our solar system • Cold things that fly through space • A chain of planets with a star in the middle • The thing that contains galaxies, planets, etc. • ...

Space & Earth Crossword 2017-05-17

Space & Earth Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The moon has many
  2. What the planets do around the sun
  3. Number of planets in our Solar System
  4. Hottest planet in our Solar System
  5. Name of our Galaxy
  6. Planet with rings
Down
  1. Well known Dwarf Planet
  2. Planet that humans live on
  3. Planet with red dust
  4. Large masses of rock floating through space that have made several craters on the moon
  5. Force that keep the planets in orbit around the sun
  6. The largest star in our Solar System

12 Clues: The moon has many • Planet with rings • Name of our Galaxy • Planet with red dust • Well known Dwarf Planet • Planet that humans live on • What the planets do around the sun • Hottest planet in our Solar System • The largest star in our Solar System • Number of planets in our Solar System • Force that keep the planets in orbit around the sun • ...

emma1 2024-02-02

emma1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measures atmosphere
  2. stars form a pattern
  3. grouping of stars
  4. system sun,planets and moon
  5. path around object
  6. takes pictures
  7. gathers rock samples
  8. everything
Down
  1. hole from space rock
  2. smaller orbits
  3. energy from stars
  4. gathers visible light and Em radiation
  5. maps planets

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • smaller orbits • takes pictures • energy from stars • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • hole from space rock • stars form a pattern • gathers rock samples • system sun,planets and moon • gathers visible light and Em radiation

ES1 2024-02-02

ES1 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stars form a pattern
  2. energy from the stars
  3. holes from space rock
  4. takes pictures
  5. gathers visible light and EM radiation
Down
  1. smaller orbits
  2. measures atmosphere
  3. sun planets and moons
  4. everything
  5. path around object
  6. grouping of stars
  7. maps planets
  8. gathers rock samples

13 Clues: everything • maps planets • smaller orbits • takes pictures • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • stars form a pattern • gathers rock samples • sun planets and moons • energy from the stars • holes from space rock • gathers visible light and EM radiation

Ms.Rumble Astronomy Unit Vocabulary 2018-04-12

Ms.Rumble Astronomy Unit Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. The tendency of a moving object to continue in a straight line or a stationary object to remain still
  2. The region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter where asteroids are found
  3. The theory that all the planets, sun, and stars rotated around Earth
  4. The explosion that resulted in the formation of the universe
  5. Early Greek astronomy that believed in geocentric
  6. Astronomer who discovered the planets revolved around the sun in an elliptical orbit, not a circle
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  1. The collection of 8 planets and their moons as well as objects that orbit the sun
  2. When the planets revolve around the sun
  3. The force that attracts one object to another or towards the center of the Earth
  4. First astronomy to state the sun is in the center of the solar system. No one believed him
  5. Objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered planets
  6. Used a telescope for the first time and proved heliocentric

12 Clues: When the planets revolve around the sun • Early Greek astronomy that believed in geocentric • Used a telescope for the first time and proved heliocentric • The explosion that resulted in the formation of the universe • The theory that all the planets, sun, and stars rotated around Earth • ...

Ch 19-20 Science crossword puzzle 2015-04-27

Ch 19-20 Science crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. something rotating around something in apathy of gravity.
  2. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
  3. broad dark areas of the moon.
  4. system various planets orbiting the sun.
  5. as the Sun reaches its highest or lowest excursion relative to the celestial equator on the celestial sphere.
  6. the distance of one wave peak to another.
  7. Is everything.
  8. the motion of one object around one another.
  9. a crater made on a planets surface by asteroids/ stalites.
  10. a place in which astronauts can live in space for long periods of time.
  11. day when daytime and night are of approximately equal duration.
  12. a space of partial illumination (as in an eclipse) between the perfect shadow on all sides and the full light.
Down
  1. a device that gathers electromagnetic radiation.
  2. Patterns of temperature and change of weather throughout the year.
  3. the complete or perfect shadow of an opaque body, as a planet, where the direct light from the source of illumination is completely cut off.
  4. An imaginary line the earth rotates on.
  5. A craft built to land on a planets surface.
  6. a group of billions or millions of stars heals together by their own gravity.
  7. the range of colors spread through a crystal prisim when a light beam shines through it.
  8. a device that usually orbits a planets atmosphere to measure gasses in orbit.

20 Clues: Is everything. • broad dark areas of the moon. • An imaginary line the earth rotates on. • system various planets orbiting the sun. • the distance of one wave peak to another. • A craft built to land on a planets surface. • the motion of one object around one another. • a device that gathers electromagnetic radiation. • ...

Space Vocabulary Topics 1+2 2014-04-11

Space Vocabulary Topics 1+2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Set of axes of any kind that is used to describe all positions or motions of things
  2. Another term for heliocentric
  3. When a ray of light goes through an object and changes direction
  4. The angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth coordinates
  5. Device used to measure the altitude of an object
  6. Coordinates Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth(as long as the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  7. Lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  8. Device used to measure an objects azimuth
  9. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbit the sun
  10. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth coordinates
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  1. When a ray of light hits an object but doesn't go through it but still changes direction
  2. Law that states all objects attract all other objects, explains the planets elliptical orbits
  3. Model of the universe that has Earth in the centre with the Sun, Moon and planets around it
  4. Large lens at the front of a telescope
  5. All objects seen in the sky
  6. Groupings of stars that form patterns
  7. Another term for ocular lens
  8. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  9. Another term for geocentric
  10. Model of the universe that has the Sun in the centre with the planets and moons around it
  11. Figure that looks like a squashed circle

21 Clues: All objects seen in the sky • Another term for geocentric • Another term for ocular lens • Another term for heliocentric • Groupings of stars that form patterns • Large lens at the front of a telescope • Figure that looks like a squashed circle • Device used to measure an objects azimuth • Device used to measure the altitude of an object • ...

The Big Bang 2022-09-10

The Big Bang crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Big Bang occurred 13.8 ________ years ago
  2. If something is blueshifted, it is moving _______ us
  3. The number of planets
  4. When a galaxy is moving away from us, it is __________ (no spaces)
  5. If something is redshifted it is moving ________ from us
  6. The type of planet that Venus is
  7. The depending factor in a star's evolution
  8. The abbreviation for cosmic microwave background radiation
  9. The distance between peaks of a wave
  10. Something you can find in the Kuiper belt
  11. The solar system formed 4.6 __________ years ago
  12. The type of galaxy that the Milky Way is
  13. The other name for a gaseous planet
  14. A H-R diagram shows the relationship between a stars ___________ and its temperature
Down
  1. A huge expansion of very dense matter (no spaces)
  2. What terrestrial planets are made of
  3. What creates stars
  4. The amount of stuff in a space
  5. What Jovian planets are made of
  6. What cosmic microwave background radiation sounds like
  7. What Pluto is (no spaces)
  8. The belt that is located between Jupiter and Mars
  9. The belt that is located past Neptune
  10. The sun's __________ holds the solar system together
  11. The way that planets move around the sun
  12. What the universe has been doing since the Big Bang
  13. The earth _________ on its axis
  14. In the Habitable Zone, ________________ has to exist on the surface of a planet (no spaces)
  15. On the H-R diagram, our sun is in the _____________ (no spaces)

29 Clues: What creates stars • The number of planets • What Pluto is (no spaces) • The amount of stuff in a space • What Jovian planets are made of • The earth _________ on its axis • The type of planet that Venus is • The other name for a gaseous planet • What terrestrial planets are made of • The distance between peaks of a wave • The belt that is located past Neptune • ...

Puzzle 2 2021-06-12

Puzzle 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. breaks up starlight into a spectrum of color
  2. A curve that represents the evolutionary positions of stars having the same age but differing masses
  3. sunspots are formed here
  4. chiron is a ...
  5. minor planets
  6. 206265 astronomical units
  7. this indian astronomer calculated sidereal rotation of the earth accurately
  8. A small, old, relatively cool star
  9. brightest planet in the earth's night sky
Down
  1. eruption of a flamelike tongue of relatively cool, high-density gas from the solar chromosphere into the corona
  2. jupiter,saturn,uranus,neptune are which type of planets
  3. twilight zone
  4. Io is a ...
  5. small, dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
  6. A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star
  7. One of the small asteroid like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets
  8. path of the earth around the sun
  9. it is formed when a star has lost its outer layers as a planetary nebula
  10. The fuzzy outer layer of a comet

19 Clues: Io is a ... • twilight zone • minor planets • chiron is a ... • sunspots are formed here • 206265 astronomical units • path of the earth around the sun • The fuzzy outer layer of a comet • A small, old, relatively cool star • brightest planet in the earth's night sky • breaks up starlight into a spectrum of color • jupiter,saturn,uranus,neptune are which type of planets • ...

The Solar System 2013-08-27

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When a planet spins on its axis.
  2. The abbreviation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  3. The name of our galaxy.
  4. The oval path that the planets move in.
  5. A natural satellite.
  6. The number of planets in our solar system.
  7. Often seen in the night sky as a shooting star.
  8. A scientist who studies space.
  9. Now known as a 'dwarf planet'.
  10. A grouping of stars.
  11. The largest planet in our solar system.
  12. The closest planet to the sun.
  13. The planet famous for its rings.
  14. The planet known as the Red Planet.
Down
  1. The force that holds everything in place.
  2. The first astronomer to explain solar and lunar eclipses.
  3. There are billions of these visible in the night sky.
  4. Provides all things with life.
  5. Is made up of the sun, planets, comets, asteroids and meteors.
  6. The Italian astronomer who confirmed that the sun is the centre of the solar system.
  7. The organisation that operates the Australia Telescope National Facility.
  8. The astronomer to suggest that the sun is the centre of the solar system.
  9. The planet known as the Morning Star.
  10. Earth is considered to be one.
  11. Large rocks that orbit the sun.
  12. The only planet that water is in liquid form.
  13. One of the planets composed only of gas.
  14. Frozen dust and gas which orbits the sun, often seen with a tail.
  15. The smallest of the gas giants.

29 Clues: A natural satellite. • A grouping of stars. • The name of our galaxy. • Provides all things with life. • A scientist who studies space. • Now known as a 'dwarf planet'. • Earth is considered to be one. • The closest planet to the sun. • Large rocks that orbit the sun. • The smallest of the gas giants. • When a planet spins on its axis. • The planet famous for its rings. • ...

Space Vocabulary Topics 1+2 2014-04-11

Space Vocabulary Topics 1+2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another term for geocentric
  2. Large lens at the front of a telescope
  3. Model of the universe that has the Sun in the centre with the planets and moons around it
  4. Set of axes of any kind that is used to describe all positions or motions of things
  5. Another term for ocular lens
  6. Figure that looks like a squashed circle
  7. Model of the universe that has Earth in the centre with the Sun, Moon and planets around it
  8. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth coordinates
  9. Lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  10. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbit the sun
  11. Coordinates Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth(as long as the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  12. Another term for heliocentric
Down
  1. Device used to measure an objects azimuth
  2. When a ray of light hits an object but doesn't go through it but still changes direction
  3. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  4. When a ray of light goes through an object and changes direction
  5. Law that states all objects attract all other objects, explains the planets elliptical orbits
  6. Groupings of stars that form patterns
  7. All objects seen in the sky
  8. Device used to measure the altitude of an object
  9. The angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth coordinates

21 Clues: Another term for geocentric • All objects seen in the sky • Another term for ocular lens • Another term for heliocentric • Groupings of stars that form patterns • Large lens at the front of a telescope • Figure that looks like a squashed circle • Device used to measure an objects azimuth • Device used to measure the altitude of an object • ...

The Big Bang 2022-09-10

The Big Bang crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Big Bang occurred 13.8 ________ years ago
  2. If something is blueshifted, it is moving _______ us
  3. The number of planets
  4. When a galaxy is moving away from us, it is __________ (no spaces)
  5. If something is redshifted it is moving ________ from us
  6. The type of planet that Venus is
  7. The depending factor in a star's evolution
  8. The abbreviation for cosmic microwave background radiation
  9. The distance between peaks of a wave
  10. Something you can find in the Kuiper belt
  11. The solar system formed 4.6 __________ years ago
  12. The type of galaxy that the Milky Way is
  13. The other name for a gaseous planet
  14. A H-R diagram shows the relationship between a stars ___________ and its temperature
Down
  1. A huge expansion of very dense matter (no spaces)
  2. What terrestrial planets are made of
  3. What creates stars
  4. The amount of stuff in a space
  5. What Jovian planets are made of
  6. What cosmic microwave background radiation sounds like
  7. What Pluto is (no spaces)
  8. The belt that is located between Jupiter and Mars
  9. The belt that is located past Neptune
  10. The sun's __________ holds the solar system together
  11. The way that planets move around the sun
  12. What the universe has been doing since the Big Bang
  13. The earth _________ on its axis
  14. In the Habitable Zone, ________________ has to exist on the surface of a planet (no spaces)
  15. On the H-R diagram, our sun is in the _____________ (no spaces)

29 Clues: What creates stars • The number of planets • What Pluto is (no spaces) • The amount of stuff in a space • What Jovian planets are made of • The earth _________ on its axis • The type of planet that Venus is • The other name for a gaseous planet • What terrestrial planets are made of • The distance between peaks of a wave • The belt that is located past Neptune • ...

Benjamin's Crossword Puzzle 2023-05-03

Benjamin's Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What holds the planets in orbit around the sun and what keeps the moon in orbit around Earth.
  2. A small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit of the Sun.
  3. The Sun together with eight planets and the other group of celestial bodies.
  4. Collections of stars and planets that are held together by gravity.
  5. A celestial body that has its own heat and light.
  6. The star around which Earth and other planets orbit
  7. Used to measure distances within our Solar System.
  8. A natural object moving around a larger object in space.
  9. Eclipses occur when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth line up, either fully or partially.
Down
  1. All of space including everything that exists.
  2. The Planet with Life.
  3. A characterization of the wave in space, that is functionally related to its frequency, as constrained by the physics of the system.
  4. When a star dies and create dramatic formations of radiating cosmic gas. Some great examples of planetary nebulae in the night sky.
  5. The distance light travels in one year.
  6. A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust.
  7. A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
  8. An invisible (yet incredibly fast) ripple in space.
  9. An imaginary straight line around which an object spins.
  10. The earth's natural satellite that shines by reflecting light from the sun and revolves about the earth.
  11. A large, irregularly shaped object in space that orbits our Sun.

20 Clues: The Planet with Life. • The distance light travels in one year. • All of space including everything that exists. • A celestial body that has its own heat and light. • Used to measure distances within our Solar System. • The star around which Earth and other planets orbit • An invisible (yet incredibly fast) ripple in space. • ...

The Sun and Solar System 2023-04-25

The Sun and Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. main regions where solar wind escapes
  2. small bodies of grains/ice that orbit the sun and can swing out past Pluto
  3. jupiter, saturn, neptune and uranus are all _________ planets
  4. the basis for the Astronomical Unit is the __________ from the sun to earth
  5. caused by solar activity energizing layers of our atmosphere
  6. the amount of energy from the sun that reaches the outer edge of earth's atmosphere is roughy the same as this many 100 watt light bulbs per square meter
  7. if the sun were about the size of a golf ball then this planet would be a sprinkle from a cosmic brownie
  8. the corona is a layer in the sun's ____________
  9. 11 year period of change in the sun's magnetic field due to differential rotation
  10. the main element that makes up the sun
Down
  1. the layer of the sun that we actually see
  2. the matter concentrated at the center of the accretion disk becomes a _________
  3. the early stage of planets forming through accretion
  4. it takes light 170,000 years for light energy to make its way through this zone in the sun
  5. the rising and falling of hot/cool gas
  6. what we call a 'shooting star'
  7. the coolest locations on the sun
  8. except for earth, the planets are named after greek and ________ gods
  9. a large cloud of gas and dust
  10. these are too small to be considered planets but they still orbit the sun

20 Clues: a large cloud of gas and dust • what we call a 'shooting star' • the coolest locations on the sun • main regions where solar wind escapes • the rising and falling of hot/cool gas • the main element that makes up the sun • the layer of the sun that we actually see • the corona is a layer in the sun's ____________ • the early stage of planets forming through accretion • ...

Thresholds 3-5 2019-07-29

Thresholds 3-5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. negative charge
  2. attribute of life
  3. heaviest element that can be created by fusion
  4. lightest element
  5. life originates from asteroids
  6. light up the universe
  7. medium-size star
Down
  1. formation of planets
  2. basic building block of matter
  3. earth's only natural satellite
  4. contains the air we breathe
  5. unicellular being
  6. terrestrial planets
  7. genetic material found in organisms
  8. atomic number of an element

15 Clues: negative charge • lightest element • medium-size star • attribute of life • unicellular being • terrestrial planets • formation of planets • light up the universe • contains the air we breathe • atomic number of an element • basic building block of matter • earth's only natural satellite • life originates from asteroids • genetic material found in organisms • ...