planets Crossword Puzzles
Solar System Review 2024-05-05
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- A moon orbits a __________.
- There are _______moons orbiting Mars.
- How many planets are in the Solar System.
- There are 62 moons orbiting ___________.
- Earth's moon is sometimes called __________.
- A chunk of rock, ice or metal in space is an ______.
- Known as "Earth's Sister Planet."
- The Great Dark _____ is a storm on Neptune.
- The closest planet to the sun.
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- The asteroid ________separates the inner and outer planets.
- Jupiter is an ___________ planet.
- Pluto is a _________ planet.
- The _______ of a comet always points away from the sun.
- The 5th biggest moon in the Solar System belongs to _____.
- The sun is a ___________.
- The 7th planet from the sun.
- Earth is the only planet that can support _________.
- Dust and ice make up Saturn's __________.
- A ____________ is also called a "shooting star."
19 Clues: The sun is a ___________. • A moon orbits a __________. • Pluto is a _________ planet. • The 7th planet from the sun. • The closest planet to the sun. • Jupiter is an ___________ planet. • Known as "Earth's Sister Planet." • There are _______moons orbiting Mars. • There are 62 moons orbiting ___________. • How many planets are in the Solar System. • ...
Space and the Universe 2017-05-18
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- seventh planet from the sun?
- Number of planets in the solar system?
- The closest planet to the sun?
- What we use to travel space?
- We can see a lot of these at night.
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- The planet we live on?
- biggest planet in our solar system.
- Milky Way is a?
- The blue planet.
- The closest planet to us?
- What planet has rings?
- The planets revolve around it?
12 Clues: Milky Way is a? • The blue planet. • The planet we live on? • What planet has rings? • The closest planet to us? • seventh planet from the sun? • What we use to travel space? • The closest planet to the sun? • The planets revolve around it? • biggest planet in our solar system. • We can see a lot of these at night. • Number of planets in the solar system?
Space Crossword 2013-04-24
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- The red planet
- Years - How distance is measure in space
- Furthest planet from the sun
- A famous comet
- The smallest planet and a liquid metal
- Twinkles in the night sky
- The largest planet in our solar system
- Armstrong - First man on the moon
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- The planet with rings
- This wiped out all the dinosaurs
- Number of planets (excluding dwarf planets)
- The yellow star in our sky
12 Clues: The red planet • A famous comet • The planet with rings • Twinkles in the night sky • The yellow star in our sky • Furthest planet from the sun • This wiped out all the dinosaurs • Armstrong - First man on the moon • The smallest planet and a liquid metal • The largest planet in our solar system • Years - How distance is measure in space • ...
STEMA Treasure Hunt Clue #3 2024-01-17
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- Inner Planets
- The Sun will turn into when it dies
- Our Galaxies' type (Type of Galaxy)
- The Nebula where our solar system was born
- Outer Planets
- M33 Galaxy/Like a triangle
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- Universe's Abundant Element
- NO Gravity can escape this part (BLACKHOLE)
- Doesn't have a true shape (Type of Galaxy)
- Our Home Galaxy
- The Milky Way and Andromeda will ___________
- M31 Galaxy/Sister Galaxy to ours
12 Clues: Inner Planets • Outer Planets • Our Home Galaxy • M33 Galaxy/Like a triangle • Universe's Abundant Element • M31 Galaxy/Sister Galaxy to ours • The Sun will turn into when it dies • Our Galaxies' type (Type of Galaxy) • Doesn't have a true shape (Type of Galaxy) • The Nebula where our solar system was born • NO Gravity can escape this part (BLACKHOLE) • ...
space crossword puzzle 2021-05-28
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- stars,gas,and dust
- hot ball of gas
- planets, moons, and stars
- the closest star to earth
- something that is rocky and metallic
- something made of ice and dust
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- the force that pulls you down
- what separates the inner and outer planets
- the only known planet with life
- orbits Earth
- the last planet in our solar system
- the first planet in our solar system
12 Clues: orbits Earth • hot ball of gas • stars,gas,and dust • planets, moons, and stars • the closest star to earth • the force that pulls you down • something made of ice and dust • the only known planet with life • the last planet in our solar system • something that is rocky and metallic • the first planet in our solar system • what separates the inner and outer planets
Solar System 2023-11-13
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- Last four planets
- It is stinky due to having a lot of hydrogen sulfide
- smallest planet in the solar system
- Has supersonic winds that are faster than sound
- First four planets
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- Has zero moons
- Eighth planet from the sun
- A planet that has big rings
- Has a storm twice the size of earth
- to go around an object larger than itself
- Orbits the earth
- Has one third of Earths gravity
- to spin
13 Clues: to spin • Has zero moons • Orbits the earth • Last four planets • First four planets • Eighth planet from the sun • A planet that has big rings • Has one third of Earths gravity • Has a storm twice the size of earth • smallest planet in the solar system • to go around an object larger than itself • Has supersonic winds that are faster than sound • ...
Allie - space 2024-10-03
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- Often referred to as dirty snowballs
- Formed by debris
- Also called shooting stars
- Another name for big dipper
- Another term for inner planets
- Hit earth around every 100 million years
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- Another word for outer planets
- First to propose heliocentric universe
- First to come up with a geocentric universe
- Celestial body orbiting the sun
- Pieces of rock floating through space
- Orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter
12 Clues: Formed by debris • Also called shooting stars • Another name for big dipper • Another word for outer planets • Another term for inner planets • Celestial body orbiting the sun • Often referred to as dirty snowballs • Pieces of rock floating through space • First to propose heliocentric universe • Orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter • Hit earth around every 100 million years • ...
Universe 2025-10-26
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- You can see me shining in the night sky. I go around the Earth and change my shape every few days.
- I twinkle in the night sky and give light. The Sun is one of me!
- I’m everything that exists — all space, time, stars, and galaxies together!
- I travel around the Sun and have a long, bright tail that glows when I get close.
- I’m a big rock flying through space, but I’m not a planet or a moon!
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- The Sun is my center, and I include all the planets, moons, and space rocks that go around it.
- I’m made up of billions of stars, planets, and dust — you live in one called the Milky Way.
- I’m a special building where scientists use telescopes to study the sky.
- Humans use me to travel into space and visit other planets.
- I come from space and land on Earth — people sometimes find me as a space rock!
- You look through me to see faraway stars and planets more clearly.
11 Clues: Humans use me to travel into space and visit other planets. • I twinkle in the night sky and give light. The Sun is one of me! • You look through me to see faraway stars and planets more clearly. • I’m a big rock flying through space, but I’m not a planet or a moon! • I’m a special building where scientists use telescopes to study the sky. • ...
Galaxy Crossword Puzzle 2021-03-01
17 Clues: dust, • stars, • dwarf, • light, • spiral, • protostar • galaxies, • universe, • telescope, • milky way, • Orion arm, • astronomer, • spiral arms, • super-galaxy, • planetesimals, • clouds, gravity, • system, big bang,
Jacob's Super Cool Space Crossword 2023-10-17
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- Pluto, a former planet was demoted to a _____ in 2006 by scientists.
- These bodies in our Solar System are made of ice, rock and gas. They are well known to leave a dust trail as they melt.
- Planets _____ around the sun.
- These four planets are the closest to the sun.
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- There are 165 of these bodies in our Solar System. Earth has one of these.
- This string of asteroids separate the Inner Planets and the Outer Planets.
- These small bodies in our solar system are leftover rocks from the formation of the Solar System.
- This theory is where people believed that the Earth was in the center of the Solar System. This has been proved as false.
- These are often referred to every day as "shooting stars"
- This constellation is often known as _____ the Hunter.
10 Clues: Planets _____ around the sun. • These four planets are the closest to the sun. • This constellation is often known as _____ the Hunter. • These are often referred to every day as "shooting stars" • Pluto, a former planet was demoted to a _____ in 2006 by scientists. • There are 165 of these bodies in our Solar System. Earth has one of these. • ...
vocab crossword 2026-03-24
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- - The second largest planet in our solar system, known for its rings.
- - A cloud of gas and dust that forms around stars; the basis of the nebular hypothesis.
- - Referring to the sun; related to the solar system.
- - Large celestial bodies that orbit stars; includes terrestrial and Jovian types.
- - Type of planets characterized by their gas composition and distance from the sun (e.g., Jupiter, Saturn).
- - Referring to dwarf planets like Pluto, which do not clear their orbits of other objects.
- - Small icy bodies that develop tails when close to the sun.
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- - Earth-like planets including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- - A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- - Small rocky bodies that orbit the sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
10 Clues: - Referring to the sun; related to the solar system. • - Small icy bodies that develop tails when close to the sun. • - Earth-like planets including Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. • - The second largest planet in our solar system, known for its rings. • - Large celestial bodies that orbit stars; includes terrestrial and Jovian types. • ...
Models of the Solar System 2017-09-19
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- Discovered that planets orbit on ellipse.
- Man able to work out the arrangement of the known planets and how they move around the sun.
- The model type that has the sun as its center.
- Man that said the planets moved in small circles carried along in bigger circles.
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- The model type that has Earth as its center.
- An oval shape.
- Planet that Galileo discovered had four moons.
- Man that discovered that gravity and inertia working together explained the motions of planets and their moons.
8 Clues: An oval shape. • Discovered that planets orbit on ellipse. • The model type that has Earth as its center. • Planet that Galileo discovered had four moons. • The model type that has the sun as its center. • Man that said the planets moved in small circles carried along in bigger circles. • ...
Solar System and More Objects in The Solar System 2022-01-28
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- The hottest planet
- Earth's only natural satellite
- The solar system's only star
- Most are located in a belt
- Also called a shooting star
- Has a tail made of ice and dust
- It's blue and it spins at a 90 degree angle
- A disk shaped belt of material revolving around the sun just beyond Neptune
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- Considered the "red planet"
- The planet farthest from the sun
- Has 8 planets with some dwarf planets.
- 1st planet from the sun
- The only planet with known life
- Known best for it's rings
- Has a big red storm
15 Clues: The hottest planet • Has a big red storm • 1st planet from the sun • Known best for it's rings • Most are located in a belt • Considered the "red planet" • Also called a shooting star • The solar system's only star • Earth's only natural satellite • Has a tail made of ice and dust • The only planet with known life • The planet farthest from the sun • ...
Space 2022-03-24
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- The hottest planet in the solar system
- A tool used on earth to look at planets and stars
- The ringed planet
- Our home planet
- The dwarf planet past Neptune
- The Martian planet
- our home galaxy
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- The path that planets revolve around a star
- The dwarf planet in the asteriod belt
- A hypothetical planet in our solar system
- The furthest planet in our system
- The biggest planet in our solar system
- The closest galaxy to our own
- The closest star to earth
- Huge balls of gas that provide heat and gravity
15 Clues: Our home planet • our home galaxy • The ringed planet • The Martian planet • The closest star to earth • The closest galaxy to our own • The dwarf planet past Neptune • The furthest planet in our system • The dwarf planet in the asteriod belt • The hottest planet in the solar system • The biggest planet in our solar system • A hypothetical planet in our solar system • ...
Basic T2D6 Vocabulary Review 2023-01-30
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- Not transparent
- A round object, like a ball
- To watch carefully, to use the five senses carefully
- The science that studies stars, planets, and the universe
- An idea that scientists make to explain facts
- The sun moves around the earth
- Pluto is a ______ planet
- Move around something
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- A scientist who studies stars
- Past tense of "understand"
- The earth moves around the sun
- Something that a person likes to do a lot, but not for work or school
- Past tense of "think"
- To make something look larger
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are ______ planets
15 Clues: Not transparent • Past tense of "think" • Move around something • Pluto is a ______ planet • Past tense of "understand" • A round object, like a ball • A scientist who studies stars • To make something look larger • The earth moves around the sun • The sun moves around the earth • An idea that scientists make to explain facts • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are ______ planets • ...
The Solar System 2024-04-25
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- 8 round floating objects that are in the solar system
- the four planets that are closest to the sun
- A large planet that is mainly filled with helium
- invisible force that pulls things together
- Something that shines bright in the night sky
- Gravity pulls so much that light cant get out
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- large gas giants
- A red planet
- closest planet to the sun
- when 3 objects are blocking each other
- Has a ring around it
- a large spiral galaxy
- Rocky object that orbits the sun
- repeating in one direction
- A planet that has life
15 Clues: A red planet • large gas giants • Has a ring around it • a large spiral galaxy • A planet that has life • closest planet to the sun • repeating in one direction • Rocky object that orbits the sun • when 3 objects are blocking each other • invisible force that pulls things together • the four planets that are closest to the sun • Something that shines bright in the night sky • ...
Facts of Uranus 02 2025-02-17
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- Uranus's ______ is tilted almost perpendicular to its orbit
- Uranus has a thick ______ rich in hydrogen and helium
- Anything related to Uranus is described as ______
- Uranus's hue is often compared to ______ ______
- Uranus is known as one of the ______ planets
- Uranus has bands of ______ in its atmosphere
- Uranus rotates ______
- A component of Uranus's atmosphere
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- One of the largest moons of Uranus
- Uranus's ______ ______ is tilted and off-center
- The planet that comes after Uranus
- Uranus emits ______ radiation
- Study of planets like Uranus
- Neptune's moon believed to be captured by Uranus
- Used to discover Uranus
15 Clues: Uranus rotates ______ • Used to discover Uranus • Study of planets like Uranus • Uranus emits ______ radiation • One of the largest moons of Uranus • The planet that comes after Uranus • A component of Uranus's atmosphere • Uranus is known as one of the ______ planets • Uranus has bands of ______ in its atmosphere • Uranus's ______ ______ is tilted and off-center • ...
Missions to the Outer Solar System 2024-09-03
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- Used by scientists to analyze light from stars and planets to detect the presence of specific molecules.
- A key focus in the search for life in our solar system due to evidence of past liquid water.
- Planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system.
- The region around a star where conditions might be right for liquid water to exist.
- Studying this helps scientists understand conditions under which life first arose on Earth.
- Organisms that thrive in extreme conditions, suggesting life could exist in similar environments elsewhere.
- One of Jupiter’s moons, considered a candidate for life due to its subsurface ocean.
- A formula used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations.
- The study of the origin, evolution, distribution, and future of life in the universe.
- Underwater fissures emitting hot, mineral-rich water, potentially providing the energy needed for life’s origin.
- The U.S. agency that coordinates research and missions focused on understanding life’s potential in the universe.
- A moon of Saturn with geysers that suggest a subsurface ocean possibly harboring life.
- These moons of outer planets may have subsurface oceans protected from harsh surface conditions.
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- Carbon-containing molecules that are the building blocks of life.
- Understanding the diversity and adaptability of this provides models for the search for life elsewhere.
- Chemical elements, isotopes, or molecules that indicate the presence of past or present life.
- These include vast distances, harsh environments, and difficulty in detecting subtle signs of life.
- Another term for the habitable zone, where conditions are "just right" for liquid water.
- A method used to detect exoplanets by observing the dimming of a star as a planet passes in front of it.
- Studied to provide clues about the early solar system and potential precursors to life.
- Indicators such as specific gases or molecules that suggest the presence of life on a planet.
- These can provide clues about the potential for life, such as the presence of gases like oxygen or methane.
- Considered essential for life because it facilitates chemical reactions necessary for biological processes.
- Referring to life that exists outside of Earth.
- Robotic vehicles like those on Mars that analyze the surface for signs of past or present life.
- Saturn’s largest moon, with a thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane.
- The hypothesis that life can travel between planets and moons, possibly seeding life on Earth.
- A space telescope designed to find Earth-like planets in the habitable zones of other stars.
28 Clues: Referring to life that exists outside of Earth. • Planets that orbit stars outside of our solar system. • Carbon-containing molecules that are the building blocks of life. • Saturn’s largest moon, with a thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane. • The region around a star where conditions might be right for liquid water to exist. • ...
Unit 3 Test Review 2025-10-05
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- Unit The average distance between Earth and the Sun, about 93 million miles.
- A very large planet made mostly of gases like hydrogen and helium, with no solid surface you could stand on.
- The point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun.
- The correct model of our solar system that places the Sun at the center, with all planets orbiting around it.
- Belt, A ring-shaped region beyond Neptune filled with icy objects and dwarf planets.
- Nebula The giant cloud of gas and dust that collapsed and spun to form our Sun and solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.
- Small chunks of rock, ice, and dust that clumped together in the early solar system and eventually grew into planets through collisions and gravitational attraction.
- A rocky object that orbits the Sun, usually found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- The invisible force that pulls objects toward each other.
- A meteoroid that survives its trip through the atmosphere and actually hits the ground.
- Cloud, A giant, invisible sphere of icy objects that surrounds our entire solar system, much farther out than the Kuiper Belt.
- Planet, A small, round object that orbits the Sun but hasn't cleared other objects from its orbital path
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- Planet A rocky planet with a solid surface similar to Earth.
- Force The force that keeps an object moving in a circular path instead of flying off in a straight line
- The bright streak of light you see in the sky when a meteoroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere.
- The Sun and everything that orbits around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust.
- Thin, flat circles of ice, rock, and dust that orbit around some planets.
- A "dirty snowball" made of ice, dust, and rock that develops a bright tail when it gets close to the Sun and the ice starts to melt.
- The old, incorrect model that placed Earth at the center of the universe, with everything else orbiting around Earth.
- The way an object appears to move when you look at it from different positions.
- A small piece of rock or metal floating in space, usually broken off from asteroids or comets.
- The point in a planet's orbit when it is farthest away from the Sun.
- The curved path an object takes as it travels around another object in space, like how Earth travels around the Sun.
23 Clues: The invisible force that pulls objects toward each other. • Planet A rocky planet with a solid surface similar to Earth. • The point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the Sun. • The point in a planet's orbit when it is farthest away from the Sun. • Thin, flat circles of ice, rock, and dust that orbit around some planets. • ...
chance long spelling word crossword puzzle 2022-11-30
10 Clues: My ______ hurts. • My ________ puzzle. • The planets _______. • The planets we are on. • I'm a _____ for soccer. • it getting _______ each day. • something dropped in my molt. • hello ______ it is cool to meet you. • I have _______ in my mom's room today. • I _______ the friends to your end song.
Jaymees Crossword 2013-09-09
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- Newtons law
- A device to see/study the stars and the planets
- The first man on to go to the moon
- The hottest planet in our universe
- The largest plnaet in our universe
- Has a faint ring around it
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- The large planets in our solar system
- The first planet from the sun
- A row of rocks floating past mars
- The dwarf plant
- The coldest planet
- The amount of time taken to orbit the sun
- An imaginary line that goes through a planet
- *Hint* it is where we live
14 Clues: Newtons law • The dwarf plant • The coldest planet • *Hint* it is where we live • Has a faint ring around it • The first planet from the sun • A row of rocks floating past mars • The first man on to go to the moon • The hottest planet in our universe • The largest plnaet in our universe • The large planets in our solar system • The amount of time taken to orbit the sun • ...
DonavanVazquez-Reveiw 2019-02-25
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- smaller that plantes
- measure of the force of gravity an object
- sun centered
- pull toward the center of an object
- planets far apart from the sun
- plantes close to the sun and each other
- extremely hot,denes mass of gases
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- amount of matter in an object
- small mass of dust and ice that orbits the sun
- rocky objects that orbits the sun
- erath centered
- rocky objects moving through space
- when we see the glowing path of a meteoroid
- system moons and manmade satellites orbit planets
14 Clues: sun centered • erath centered • smaller that plantes • amount of matter in an object • planets far apart from the sun • rocky objects that orbits the sun • extremely hot,denes mass of gases • rocky objects moving through space • pull toward the center of an object • plantes close to the sun and each other • measure of the force of gravity an object • ...
Lina Benitez - Space Review 2019-02-21
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- Sun centered modern view of the solar system
- Extremely hot dense mass and gases
- Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars
- Earth centered modern view of the solar system
- Rocky objects that orbit the sun
- Rocky object moving through space
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- Pull toward the center of an object
- Oval shaped
- Smaller than planets
- Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
- All planets,comets and asteroids orbit the sun(two words)
- Small mass of dust and ice that orbits the sun
- Measure of the force of gravity on an object
- Amount of matter in an object
14 Clues: Oval shaped • Smaller than planets • Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars • Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune • Amount of matter in an object • Rocky objects that orbit the sun • Rocky object moving through space • Extremely hot dense mass and gases • Pull toward the center of an object • Sun centered modern view of the solar system • Measure of the force of gravity on an object • ...
Space Crossword 2025-03-16
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- Person who travels in space
- A planet with rings of ice
- A sliver of the Moon
- Furthest Planet from the Sun
- The "Red" Planet
- How many planets in our Solar System
- The other gas found on the Sun
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- Name of the path planets take around the sun
- Star at the centre of the solar system
- The Sun is a ...
- One of the gasses the sun is made of
- Smallest planet
- Planet with a Red Storm
- A planet that is made up of land and water
14 Clues: Smallest planet • The Sun is a ... • The "Red" Planet • A sliver of the Moon • Planet with a Red Storm • A planet with rings of ice • Person who travels in space • Furthest Planet from the Sun • The other gas found on the Sun • One of the gasses the sun is made of • How many planets in our Solar System • Star at the centre of the solar system • ...
Space 2025-01-22
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- The red planet
- A planet with a Great Red Spot
- A small rocky body orbiting the Sun
- A planet with extreme heat
- The largest planet in our solar system
- A natural satellite of Earth
- A large cloud of gas and dust in space
- The force that keeps planets in orbit
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- A spacecraft that orbits planets
- A star at the center of our solar system
- Way The galaxy Earth is in
- The farthest planet from the Sun
- A person who travels in space
- The planet closest to the Sun.
- The planet known for its rings
15 Clues: The red planet • Way The galaxy Earth is in • A planet with extreme heat • A natural satellite of Earth • A person who travels in space • A planet with a Great Red Spot • The planet closest to the Sun. • The planet known for its rings • A spacecraft that orbits planets • The farthest planet from the Sun • A small rocky body orbiting the Sun • The force that keeps planets in orbit • ...
Chapter 7 - The Planets 2024-04-20
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- The path of the sun and the planets that includes the zodiac constellations
- A conjunction When one of the inferior or superior planets is on the far side of the Sun from Earth, lost in the Sun's glare.
- This astronomer promoted heliocentrism and was the first to report telescopic findings of craters on the Moon, Jupiter's moons, and Saturn's rings.
- Planets farther from the sun than the earth (Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
- This is the brightest superior planet (2nd brightest planet) in our night sky.
- A conjunction when two planets or a planet and a star have a close approach.
- A conjunction when one of the inferior planets (Mercury or Venus) is between the Earth and the Sun, lost in the Sun's glare.
- a point in a planet's motion where it appears to stops and stay in place before reversing direction.
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- Means "to be far from". A planet's apparent separation from the Sun.
- The point when a superior planet is on the opposite side of Earth from the Sun.
- Means "Joined together". When two celestial bodies lie along the same line of sight, so that they appear near each other in the sky.
- The point where an inferior planet is as far away from the Sun as it can be (as seen from the Earth).
- This is the brightest planet in the night sky.
- planets closer to the sun than earth (Mercury and Venus)
- when a superior planet is 1/4 of the way around the zodiac from the Sun
- The hiding of a celestial body when another celestial body passes in front of it.
- Type of motion when a planet appears to move backwards.
- A conjunction when the Moon closely approaches a planet or star in the sky
18 Clues: This is the brightest planet in the night sky. • Type of motion when a planet appears to move backwards. • planets closer to the sun than earth (Mercury and Venus) • Means "to be far from". A planet's apparent separation from the Sun. • when a superior planet is 1/4 of the way around the zodiac from the Sun • ...
Space! 2013-11-16
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- the opposite to the sun
- 7th planet from the sun
- a person that flies to space
- 6th planet from the sun M
- furthest planet from the sun
- how people get into space
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- all the the planets are in our ___
- 4th planet from the sun
- 5th planet from the sun
- closet planet to the sun
- spots on the sun
- what earth and the other planets do around the sun.
- not many people know that the ___ is a star
- The planet we live on
14 Clues: spots on the sun • The planet we live on • the opposite to the sun • 4th planet from the sun • 5th planet from the sun • 7th planet from the sun • closet planet to the sun • 6th planet from the sun M • how people get into space • a person that flies to space • furthest planet from the sun • all the the planets are in our ___ • not many people know that the ___ is a star • ...
Astronomy 2022-08-29
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- One rotation around earth's axis
- Hot ball of burning gas
- Change in average temperature and weather
- Astronomer who plotted the motions of the planets
- One orbit of earth around the sun
- Contains everything that ever was or will be
- A planets path around the sun
- Energy radiated from the sun
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- invisible point in space that two objects orbit
- what a planet SPINS around
- Small body of ice and gas that leaves tails
- small body of rock with a strange orbit
- Foundational building block of the universe
- Our home planet
14 Clues: Our home planet • Hot ball of burning gas • what a planet SPINS around • Energy radiated from the sun • A planets path around the sun • One rotation around earth's axis • One orbit of earth around the sun • small body of rock with a strange orbit • Change in average temperature and weather • Small body of ice and gas that leaves tails • ...
Spelling Words 2024-11-13
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- Another word for a road or path you travel on
- used to see the stars and planets
- earth, Venus and mars are these
- you use a scale to do this
- an action word
- to make something seem closer to see more detail
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- very plain looking, no decorations
- “ hey you please come over ____”
- A bunch of things compiled on paper
- another word for speak
- opposite of pushed
- you use your ears to do this
- a big animal that hibernates during the winter
- opposite of old
14 Clues: an action word • opposite of old • opposite of pushed • another word for speak • you use a scale to do this • you use your ears to do this • earth, Venus and mars are these • “ hey you please come over ____” • used to see the stars and planets • very plain looking, no decorations • A bunch of things compiled on paper • Another word for a road or path you travel on • ...
Our Solar System 2023-11-18
Across
- How many dwarf planets are there?
- Made up of dust from the disintegrating nucleus on a comet.
- Leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ice.
- The most visible part of a comet; encompasses the streams of dust and gas.
- A dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi.
- A small piece of asteroid or a comet, could be smaller or larger, and often created from a collision.
- A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- Located in the center of a comet, composed of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases.
- Some minor planets in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a larger average distance than Neptune.
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- How many planets are there in our solar system?
- The large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun.
- Are called minor planets and are rocky,
- Which objects lies mostly in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- The largest asteroid known to date. Roughly as big as Alaska and rotates around the sun once every 1,678 Earth days.
- A small piece of matter that falls from space with q
- A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun and has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it keeps a nearly round shape.
- What Dwarf planet is located in the Kuiper belt and used to be a regular planet.
17 Clues: How many dwarf planets are there? • Are called minor planets and are rocky, • How many planets are there in our solar system? • A small piece of matter that falls from space with q • Made up of dust from the disintegrating nucleus on a comet. • Which objects lies mostly in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. • ...
Science 2015-09-21
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- a cloud of gas and dust.
- opposite charges attract while same charges repel.
- the explosion of a massive star caused by gravitational collapse with the emission of enormous quantities of matter.
- a cool giant star.
- cloud of gas and dust that gives rise to planets.
- a body of gas on its way to becoming a star before thermonuclear fusion begins.
- the degree of compactness of a substance.
- the idea that the sun and planets formed together from a cloud of gas and dust.
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- super dense central remnant of a supernova that spin at fantastic speeds.
- a mass of gas and plasma held together by its own gravity that produces its own light through thermonuclear reactions.
- a cold black lump of matter that forms from a dying star.
- small bodies eventually growing into planets.
- to decrease in size.
- process which hydrogen is converted to helium and enormous amounts of thermal and radiant energy are released.
- an event within a white dwarf suddenly brightens and appears as a new star.
- a dying star that has collapsed to an Earth-like size and is slowly cooling off.
- growth due to the gradual accumulation of matter.
17 Clues: a cool giant star. • to decrease in size. • a cloud of gas and dust. • the degree of compactness of a substance. • small bodies eventually growing into planets. • cloud of gas and dust that gives rise to planets. • growth due to the gradual accumulation of matter. • opposite charges attract while same charges repel. • ...
Chapter 8 2019-01-25
Across
- In how many years from now will the sun most likely engulf the inner planets and burst?
- Earth and ocean are a indirect result of a ?
- what are huge rotating aggregations of stars,dust, and gas held together by?
- the universe started the expansion from what point?
- was the supernova a explosion of a star?
- what is our galaxy known as?
- what kind of water does scientists look into the ocean?
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- How old were the oldest fossils from the bacteria life organisms?
- how many years ago was earth formed?
- how long did rain fall happen for before the oceans were formed?
- the dominant scientific theory that occured 15 billion years ago that formed the universe.
- Who suggested that heat energy from thermal vents in the sea have formed into complex molecules of life?
- what type of object can give us information about the conditions in wish the solid planets formed?
- what process formed the first clouds?
- material that accreted had mineral and what from the earths crust?
- Inner material concentrated into a ?
- what chemical made up the planets,stars,oceans, and organisms?
17 Clues: what is our galaxy known as? • how many years ago was earth formed? • Inner material concentrated into a ? • what process formed the first clouds? • was the supernova a explosion of a star? • Earth and ocean are a indirect result of a ? • the universe started the expansion from what point? • what kind of water does scientists look into the ocean? • ...
Astronomy 2017-06-13
Across
- a surface that turns inward
- what is the unit that is used to measure the distance between the earth and the sun
- what affects the earths tides
- something in space that orbits around another planet
- when is the earth closest to the sun
- what moves the fastest in the universe\
- how many years did it take for stars to appear after the big bang
- what is the most abundant element in the universe
- what hits our eyes to make it possible to see light
- what is the brightest star in the sky
- what color dwarf will our sun be when it dies
- how may seasons are there
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- a group of stars that are seen in a recognizable pattern
- what type of light can humans see
- what holds everything together
- what is the belt between the terrestrial planets and the gas giants
- who discovered gravity
- can you hear in space
- what affects the period of a pendulum
- how many gas planets are there
- rip what is one possible end of the universe
- what do some planets go through when they orbit around the sun
- what is the color of a star if it is moving away from the earth
- what kind of eclipse is it when the moon blocks the sun
24 Clues: can you hear in space • who discovered gravity • how may seasons are there • a surface that turns inward • what affects the earths tides • what holds everything together • how many gas planets are there • what type of light can humans see • when is the earth closest to the sun • what affects the period of a pendulum • what is the brightest star in the sky • ...
Colossal Collisions 2021-09-14
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- history of life documented by fossils
- only planet known to have current, living life
- largest planet
- Region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found (2 words)
- remains of ancient organisms
- common component of asteroids
- organisms change over time
- number of planets in our solar system, not including Pluto
- shooting star
- diversity of life
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- species that no longer exists
- rocky body believed to have caused the extinction of dinosaurs
- smallest planet
- facts or data that support a claim, proof
- indicates the burning down of forests due to an asteroid collision
- furthest planet from the sun (not Pluto!)
- study of outer space
- curved path around another object (planets do this around the sun)
18 Clues: shooting star • largest planet • smallest planet • diversity of life • study of outer space • organisms change over time • remains of ancient organisms • species that no longer exists • common component of asteroids • history of life documented by fossils • facts or data that support a claim, proof • furthest planet from the sun (not Pluto!) • ...
Wednesday 1:15 Class Part One 2021-06-04
Across
- made from tree bark
- apples, blueberries, bananas
- too much water
- a person or company that prints things
- easy to do or doesn't take much time
- the capital city of France
- you use these to breath
- she is quiet and serious
- how you see something
- an ice cream flavor
- newspapers, magazines, radio are this
- a part of the universe
- look for something
- strange but in a good way
- a person who does work for no money
- a very powerful storm over the ocean
- a person who studies space
- very light
- very colorful
- system has comets, asteroids, and planets
- not right
- the biggest planet
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- a place for boats and ships
- a man-made river
- cannot get sick to something
- a very brave person
- no chemicals
- the furthest planet from the sun
- a building breaks down
- the capital of Indonesia
- this pumps blood through your body
- planets made of rock and iron
- the Chinese teacher for this class
- he doesn't like to study
- a big rock flying in space
- the leader of a city or town
- corn, carrots, potatoes
- good at grammar
- she likes to laugh and talk a lot
- planets made of water and gas
- a big fish
41 Clues: not right • very light • a big fish • no chemicals • very colorful • too much water • good at grammar • a man-made river • look for something • the biggest planet • made from tree bark • a very brave person • an ice cream flavor • how you see something • a building breaks down • a part of the universe • you use these to breath • corn, carrots, potatoes • the capital of Indonesia • ...
Chapter 8 2019-01-25
Across
- this planet is believed to have once had a magnetic field that disappeared when the planet's iron core cooled
- special water scientist look at in the oceans and in comets to see if the proportions match
- shrinks under its own weak gravity
- clumping smaller particles into larger masses
- protects us from UV
- every chemical element that made the planets, stars, oceans, and organisms
- the north poles movement is
- clear so sun can penetrate
- distance from the sun allows for liquid ____
- the star's core will eventually collapse in an explosion known as
- what type of energy heated earth
- this is why stars shine
- like a spinning skater that brings their arms in
- has more stars than grains of sand on all beaches
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- moves 1 1/2 inches away from the earth every year
- had a beginning
- massive spheres of incandescent gas
- how stars and planets were formed
- occurred 15 billion years ago
- gives information about the conditions in which the solid planets formed
- experiment in 1953
- when earth was liquid rock what type of elements sank toward earth's center
- radioactive elements found in a meteorite that decays at a particular rate can be used to calculate the meteorite's
- earth irons core creates a magnetic field which protects the planet from
24 Clues: had a beginning • experiment in 1953 • protects us from UV • this is why stars shine • clear so sun can penetrate • the north poles movement is • occurred 15 billion years ago • what type of energy heated earth • how stars and planets were formed • shrinks under its own weak gravity • massive spheres of incandescent gas • distance from the sun allows for liquid ____ • ...
Sci-fi 2025-05-15
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- A person who studies science and runs experiments. |
- A creature from space (usually in science fiction). |
- A tool used to see really tiny things. |
- An idea or guess you can test with an experiment. |
- A story told with pictures and words, often funny or creative. |
- Facts or clues that help prove something. |
- Tools and machines that help us do things. |
- The ability to create ideas or pictures in your mind. |
- A story shown on a screen, sometimes with science fiction. |
- The tiny code in our bodies that tells us how to grow. |
- An object that attracts some metals, used in science. |
- The huge area beyond Earth, where planets and stars are. |
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- A tool used to look at stars and planets far away. |
- A machine that can do tasks, sometimes like a person. |
- The study of the natural world using facts, tests, and observations. |
- Something that is true and actually exists. |
- A made-up story that comes from imagination. |
- A big group of stars, planets, and dust in space. |
- Something new that someone creates to solve a problem. |
- Watching carefully to learn or notice something. |
- A person who studies and explores how things work. |
- Moving to the past or future in a story. |
- Information you collect during an experiment. |
- A test done to learn something or prove an idea. |
- Short for laboratory, where experiments are done. |
25 Clues: A person who studies science and runs experiments. | • A tool used to look at stars and planets far away. | • A creature from space (usually in science fiction). | • A tool used to see really tiny things. | • A machine that can do tasks, sometimes like a person. | • ...
WAT LANBOON 2025-01-01
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- - Famous for its beautiful rings made of ice and rock.
- - The giant star at the center of our solar system.
- - A huge group of stars, including the Milky Way where our solar system is.
- - The hottest planet, also known as Earth's twin because of its size.
- - Known as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish soil.
- - A rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the Asteroid Belt.
- - The path a planet takes as it moves around the Sun.
- - A giant ball of burning gas, like our Sun.
- - The only planet where humans and animals live.
- - A tool used to see stars, planets, and faraway objects in space.
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- - The closest planet to the Sun and the smallest planet.
- - The vast, empty area beyond Earth's atmosphere.
- - The farthest planet from the Sun, known for its strong winds.
- - A blue-green planet that rotates on its side.
- - The largest planet in the solar system with a giant red spot.
- - A force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
- - A small rock from space that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere.
- - A ball of ice and dust that leaves a glowing tail as it travels.
- System - The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it.
- - Earth's natural satellite that reflects sunlight.
20 Clues: - A giant ball of burning gas, like our Sun. • - A blue-green planet that rotates on its side. • - The only planet where humans and animals live. • - The vast, empty area beyond Earth's atmosphere. • - The giant star at the center of our solar system. • - Earth's natural satellite that reflects sunlight. • - A force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun. • ...
SPACE 2024-05-07
10 Clues: our home • orbits sun • orbits planets • closest star to us • made of chunks of ice • found between mars and jupiter • absorbs everything in its path • star passes really fast at night • dwarf planet in our solar system • fragments of asteroid moons and some planets
Inner planets 2022-11-07
10 Clues: Hottest planet • Roman god of war • largest inner planet • moved repeatedly around • has almost No atmosphere • planets farther from sun • like the earth in some ways • planets Mercury Venus earth mars • a celestial object that orbits a planet • the terrestrial planet ranges in thickness
SPACE :) 2013-09-01
Across
- A row of rocks floating past mars
- *Hint* it is where we live
- Who figured out the sun is the centre of the universe
- The first planet from the sun
- The amount of time taken to orbit the sun
- Who discovered gravity
- Newtons law
- An imaginary line that goes through a planet
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- The large planets in our solar system
- A device to see/study the stars and the planets
- Who invented the FIRST telescope
- The dwarf plant
- The first man on to go to the moon
- Has a faint ring around it
- Has many rings around it
- The largest plnaet in our universe
- The coldest planet
- The hottest planet in our universe
- What our solar system "lives"
19 Clues: Newtons law • The dwarf plant • The coldest planet • Who discovered gravity • Has many rings around it • Has a faint ring around it • *Hint* it is where we live • The first planet from the sun • What our solar system "lives" • Who invented the FIRST telescope • A row of rocks floating past mars • The first man on to go to the moon • The largest plnaet in our universe • ...
space 2014-08-05
Across
- summer, autumn, winter and spring are
- pulls you down
- year,366 days in a
- motion, the movement of something else of contrary of direct of prograde motion
- model, the earth is in the middle
- satellite, satellite that is man made
- goes around planets
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- full moon is a( )of the moon
- its in the ocean and the moon deals with it
- everything is( )your chair is( )
- it can be man made and it is in space
- oval shape orbit
- eclipse, the moon blocks the sun is an
- eclipse, earth blocking the moon
- model, planets revolve around
- days in a
- the moon the sun and earth is in a line
- Monday is a( )of the week
- imaginary line about which a body rotates
19 Clues: days in a • pulls you down • oval shape orbit • year,366 days in a • goes around planets • model, planets revolve around • Monday is a( )of the week • full moon is a( )of the moon • eclipse, earth blocking the moon • model, the earth is in the middle • summer, autumn, winter and spring are • it can be man made and it is in space • satellite, satellite that is man made • ...
Geology on Mars Part 1 2023-08-29
Across
- One of the two requirements for life (not energy source)
- Planet closest to the sun
- Proposed answer to a question about the natural world
- Planet with large, visible rings
- All the water and ice on a planet
- Planet that we live on
- Planets with a solid surface
- Red planet with multiple rovers exploring it
- Solid part of a planet
- Having the conditions necessary for life
- The energy source for Earth
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- Scientist that studies everything about Earth
- Last planet in the solar system
- Living things on a planet
- A path carved out by a liquid on the surface of a planet
- Largest Planet
- Molten Rock
- Gases that surround a planet
- Large, outer planets made of gas and ice
19 Clues: Molten Rock • Largest Planet • Planet that we live on • Solid part of a planet • Living things on a planet • Planet closest to the sun • The energy source for Earth • Planets with a solid surface • Gases that surround a planet • Last planet in the solar system • Planet with large, visible rings • All the water and ice on a planet • Large, outer planets made of gas and ice • ...
Universe 2025-05-03
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- – A person who travels in space
- – The path a planet takes around the Sun
- – The red planet
- – A tool to look at stars and planets
- – A planet with big rings
- – A huge explosion of a star
- – The biggest planet in our solar system
- – The force that pulls things toward each other
- – The big star that gives Earth light and heat
- – The name of our galaxy
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- – A big group of stars, planets, gas, and dust in space
- – The planet we live on
- – A space rock that lands on Earth
- – A group of stars that forms a picture
- – The farthest planet from the Sun
- – The second planet from the Sun
- – Earth's natural satellite
- – The closest planet to the Sun
- – A small rocky object that orbits the Sun
- – The closest star to Earth
20 Clues: – The red planet • – The planet we live on • – The name of our galaxy • – A planet with big rings • – Earth's natural satellite • – The closest star to Earth • – A huge explosion of a star • – A person who travels in space • – The closest planet to the Sun • – The second planet from the Sun • – A space rock that lands on Earth • – The farthest planet from the Sun • ...
science project 2018-08-24
Across
- theory - our planets and moons were wondering around in space and the planets were captured by the gravity of our sun.
- rock - subjected more intense pressure or heat and as a result underwent a complete change.
- - cool solid rock(physical layer)
- core - hot liquid iron.
- Wegener - German geologist and meteorologist.
- crust - crust is less denser.
- crust - crust is denser.
- metamorphism - formation of mountain belts.
- rocks - formed on the surface of the earth, either in water or on land.
- core - hottest solid rock.
- - Thickest compositional layer.
- - Substances form differing crystal structures.
- - composed of four different layers.
- - deposited when the velocity of the transporting medium drops.
- rocks - rocks formed by solidification of magma.
- - float on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust.
- Igneous rock - magma rises to the surface and erupts.
- an indefinite mixture of naturally occuring substances, mainly minerals.
- - process that occur beneath the surface of the earth.
- metamorphism -they come in contact with a heat source(usually a magma body)
- Bang Theory - states that the universe began as an incredibly hot.
- - formed as a result of repeated flooding and evaporation.
- collision - our entire solar system suggests that out planets, moons, and the sun all spun off from a collision between stars.
Down
- - the oceanic crust consists of a volcanic lava rock called?
- Cloud theory - captured by our sun,instead of being drawn into it, they began whirling and pushing themselves into planets and moons.
- - the continental crust is composed mostly?
- - removed from its place of origin by running water, winds and glaciers.
- - Which layer is plastic?
- State Theory - the density of matter in the expanding remains unchanged due to a continuous creation of matter.
- - rocks which are formed from organic materials such as the calcium from the shells and bones of animals.
- Collision - our world is said to have collided with a small planet.
- current - caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising.
- process - Formation and deformation of landforms on the surface of the earth.
- - disintegrate into smaller pieces.
- - a natural science that studies of celestial object.
- Igneous rock - magma cool within the earth's crust.
- - Branch of astronomy involving the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole.
- - a basic sedimentary rock which is composed of clast on little pieces of broken-up rock.
- theory - that our sun will burst one day, and all our planets came from it.
- - gigantic super continent.
- - separates lithosphere and asthenosphere
- - process derive their energy form atmosphere determined by the ultimate energy from the sun.
- - a naturally occuring chemical compound.
- Suess - Australian geologist who first realized that there had once been a land bridge connecting.
- - The study of rocks.
- - made of minerals follow exact chemical specifications and bonds.
- - thinnest outer most layer.
- hypothesis - the sun and its planets supposedly condensed out of swirling eddies of cold, dark,interstellar, clouds of gas and dust.
- - consist of heavy metals.
49 Clues: - The study of rocks. • core - hot liquid iron. • crust - crust is denser. • - Which layer is plastic? • core - hottest solid rock. • - consist of heavy metals. • - gigantic super continent. • - thinnest outer most layer. • crust - crust is less denser. • - Thickest compositional layer. • - cool solid rock(physical layer) • - disintegrate into smaller pieces. • ...
Crossword 2018-08-24
Across
- - composed of four different layers.
- core - hottest solid rock.
- - process that occur beneath the surface of the earth.
- - an indefinite mixture of naturally occuring substances, mainly minerals.
- - the oceanic crust consists of a volcanic lava rock called?
- - formed as a result of repeated flooding and evaporation.
- - separates lithosphere and asthenosphere
- - consist of heavy metals.
- - deposited when the velocity of the transporting medium drops.
- rocks - formed on the surface of the earth, either in water or on land.
- - made of minerals follow exact chemical specifications and bonds.
- - float on the soft, plastic mantle which is located below the crust.
- rock - subjected more intense pressure or heat and as a result underwent a complete change.
- metamorphism -they come in contact with a heat source(usually a magma body)
- - thinnest outer most layer.
- - disintegrate into smaller pieces.
- Bang Theory - states that the universe began as an incredibly hot.
- - a naturally occuring chemical compound.
- Suess - Australian geologist who first realized that there had once been a land bridge connecting.
- rocks - rocks formed by solidification of magma.
- Cloud theory - captured by our sun,instead of being drawn into it, they began whirling and pushing themselves into planets and moons.
- core - hot liquid iron.
- - rocks which are formed from organic materials such as the calcium from the shells and bones of animals.
- Wegener - German geologist and meteorologist.
Down
- Igneous rock - magma cool within the earth's crust.
- - Thickest compositional layer.
- - process derive their energy form atmosphere determined by the ultimate energy from the sun.
- - Substances form differing crystal structures.
- - cool solid rock(physical layer)
- process - Formation and deformation of landforms on the surface of the earth.
- - Branch of astronomy involving the scientific study of the large scale properties of the universe as a whole.
- - The study of rocks.
- - a natural science that studies of celestial object.
- current - caused by the very hot material at the deepest part of the mantle rising.
- Igneous rock - magma rises to the surface and erupts.
- - removed from its place of origin by running water, winds and glaciers.
- - Which layer is plastic?
- crust - crust is less denser.
- theory - our planets and moons were wondering around in space and the planets were captured by the gravity of our sun.
- Collision - our world is said to have collided with a small planet.
- - a basic sedimentary rock which is composed of clast on little pieces of broken-up rock.
- - the continental crust is composed mostly?
- crust - crust is denser.
- metamorphism - formation of mountain belts.
- theory - that our sun will burst one day, and all our planets came from it.
- collision - our entire solar system suggests that out planets, moons, and the sun all spun off from a collision between stars.
- - gigantic super continent.
- hypothesis - the sun and its planets supposedly condensed out of swirling eddies of cold, dark,interstellar, clouds of gas and dust.
- State Theory - the density of matter in the expanding remains unchanged due to a continuous creation of matter.
49 Clues: - The study of rocks. • core - hot liquid iron. • crust - crust is denser. • - Which layer is plastic? • core - hottest solid rock. • - consist of heavy metals. • - gigantic super continent. • - thinnest outer most layer. • crust - crust is less denser. • - Thickest compositional layer. • - cool solid rock(physical layer) • - disintegrate into smaller pieces. • ...
Ray 2022-05-18
20 Clues: red • gods • ruins • oculus • temple • wealthy • 168-a.d. • hot-bath • 2-3years • numerals • superbowl • Roman-ymca • sacrifices • god-of-gods • god's-names • close-combat • fight-against • color-of-blood • armies-strategy • buried-in-pantheon
Space 2014-03-31
Across
- – large piece of rock that orbits the Sun
- – has a tail as it gets closer to the Sun
- – where Chris Hadfield lived in space
- – the largest planet
- – center of the solar system
- – when an asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, also known as a shooting star
- – a meteor that touches the Earth’s surface
- – orbit around the sun takes 365 days
Down
- – divides inner and outer planets
- – takes one month to orbit the Earth
- – the closest planet to the Sun
- – the North Star
- – number of planets in our solar system
- – when the moon passes in front of the Sun
- – person trained to be on a spacecraft
- – the sixth planet from the Sun
- – first planet discovered with a telescope
- – the hottest planet
- – small piece of rock, before entering Earth’s atmosphere
- – our galaxy
20 Clues: – our galaxy • – the North Star • – the largest planet • – the hottest planet • – center of the solar system • – the closest planet to the Sun • – the sixth planet from the Sun • – divides inner and outer planets • – takes one month to orbit the Earth • – where Chris Hadfield lived in space • – orbit around the sun takes 365 days • – number of planets in our solar system • ...
CGF3M Unit 1 Review 2015-01-19
Across
- 4.6 ____ years old is the age of Earth
- red eye planet
- sphere containing the earth
- hypothesis that life on Earth maintains itself
- rocky inner planets
- sphere containing all the other spheres
- hit the planet causing the death of the dinosaurs
- early stage of a star
- gas giant planets
- has a coma when close to a star
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- rare metal found in rock from 65 mya
- sphere where life exists
- sphere containing the air
- name of our galaxy
- sphere containing water in all its forms
- size of our star
- mismanaged river in the USA that doesn't flow to the Pacific anymore
- theory explaining the origin of the universe
- when a orbit is oval instead of circular
- created one of the hypothesis from this unit
- changes to the earth's axis
21 Clues: red eye planet • size of our star • gas giant planets • name of our galaxy • rocky inner planets • early stage of a star • sphere where life exists • sphere containing the air • sphere containing the earth • changes to the earth's axis • has a coma when close to a star • rare metal found in rock from 65 mya • 4.6 ____ years old is the age of Earth • ...
Do you know the planets ? 2014-10-13
Across
- Mt Olympus is located here
- mercury, venus , Earth, and mars are _ planets they have very rocky surfaces
- The rings of Saturn consist of dust, ice and _
- Hottest planet
- Planets _ the sun
- Venus is the _ planet and can be seen in daylight
- Spins on its side
- earth is the only planet to have liquid _ on its surface
- Has wind gust at 2000km/hr
- Has five moons
Down
- Created the telescope
- Closest to the sun
- _ can come from past collisons with the moon and Mars
- Jupitor is the _ planet
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called _
- Only planet to have living creatures
- Originate from Kuiper Belt and the Oort cloud
- When Moon passes between sun and the earth
- Pluto is a _ planet
- _ Belt stretches outwards from netptune made of frozen bodies
20 Clues: Hottest planet • Has five moons • Planets _ the sun • Spins on its side • Closest to the sun • Pluto is a _ planet • Created the telescope • Jupitor is the _ planet • Mt Olympus is located here • Has wind gust at 2000km/hr • Only planet to have living creatures • When Moon passes between sun and the earth • Originate from Kuiper Belt and the Oort cloud • ...
Astronomy 2025-03-11
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- Orbits our Earth and other planets.
- Visible stars in our night sky forming figures.
- A massive sphere of hot gas.
- Orbits a star, is a spherical shape, and cleared it's path of orbit.
- Life outside of our planet.
- A collection of galaxies.
- Our galaxy.
- Doesn't meet the criteria to be a planet.
- If you enter it, the gravity will be so great you will spaghettify.
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- Group of planets and other objects that orbit a star.
- Everything that exists.
- The universal "speed limit."
- A failed star.
- There's many of them on the moon.
- A star exploding.
- Gases surrounding a planet and enveloping it.
- Made up of dust, gas, stars and their solar systems.
- A rock in space.
- A cloud of gas and dust.
- Matter An invisible substance that exerts gravity.
20 Clues: Our galaxy. • A failed star. • A rock in space. • A star exploding. • Everything that exists. • A cloud of gas and dust. • A collection of galaxies. • Life outside of our planet. • The universal "speed limit." • A massive sphere of hot gas. • There's many of them on the moon. • Orbits our Earth and other planets. • Doesn't meet the criteria to be a planet. • ...
Space 2026-02-04
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- – small piece of rock, before entering Earth’s atmosphere
- – the closest planet to the Sun
- – our galaxy
- – takes one month to orbit the Earth
- – where Chris Hadfield lived in space
- – the hottest planet
- – the sixth planet from the Sun
- – the North Star
- – the largest planet
- – when an asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, also known as a shooting star
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- – divides inner and outer planets
- – a meteor that touches the Earth’s surface
- – has a tail as it gets closer to the Sun
- – first planet discovered with a telescope
- – person trained to be on a spacecraft
- – number of planets in our solar system
- – large piece of rock that orbits the Sun
- – when the moon passes in front of the Sun
- – center of the solar system
- – orbit around the sun takes 365 days
20 Clues: – our galaxy • – the North Star • – the hottest planet • – the largest planet • – center of the solar system • – the closest planet to the Sun • – the sixth planet from the Sun • – divides inner and outer planets • – takes one month to orbit the Earth • – where Chris Hadfield lived in space • – orbit around the sun takes 365 days • – person trained to be on a spacecraft • ...
The Planets 2015-05-28
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- Our solar system
- Closest planet to the Sun
- Colder temperatures than any other planet in our solar system
- The red planet
- Furthest planet from the Sun
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- Largest planet in our solar system
- Surrounded by large rings
- Hottest planet in our solar system
- Provides Earth with heat and light
- Earth's natural satellite
- Only known planet with intelligent life
11 Clues: The red planet • Our solar system • Surrounded by large rings • Closest planet to the Sun • Earth's natural satellite • Furthest planet from the Sun • Largest planet in our solar system • Hottest planet in our solar system • Provides Earth with heat and light • Only known planet with intelligent life • Colder temperatures than any other planet in our solar system
The Planets 2021-01-21
Planets Crossword 2023-12-08
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- "Sideways planet"
- Our Home!
- Has Lots Of Rings Made From Rock And Ice
- Hottest Planet
- "Space Snowballs"
- Rocks That Orbit The Sun, Also A Belt That Separates The Planets
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- This Gas Giant Is So Big, It Could Fit 1300 Earths Inside It!
- We Have Sent Rovers To This Two Mooned Planet
- Big Cloud Of Gas And Dust
- Smallest Planet
- Windy And Cold Planet
11 Clues: Our Home! • Hottest Planet • Smallest Planet • "Sideways planet" • "Space Snowballs" • Windy And Cold Planet • Big Cloud Of Gas And Dust • Has Lots Of Rings Made From Rock And Ice • We Have Sent Rovers To This Two Mooned Planet • This Gas Giant Is So Big, It Could Fit 1300 Earths Inside It! • Rocks That Orbit The Sun, Also A Belt That Separates The Planets
Inner planets 2019-06-24
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- contains the largest mountain in the solar system
- someone put a ring on it
- no atmosphere
- has the second strongest pull of gravity
- Basically a big blue ball of wind
- Fireball, but not the drinking kind
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- someone knocked it on its axis
- Where the Millennium Falcon goes to hide from the Empire
- bring back number nine!
- third rock from the sun
- ultimate pretty woman, just a big diva
11 Clues: no atmosphere • bring back number nine! • third rock from the sun • someone put a ring on it • someone knocked it on its axis • Basically a big blue ball of wind • Fireball, but not the drinking kind • ultimate pretty woman, just a big diva • has the second strongest pull of gravity • contains the largest mountain in the solar system • ...
Inner planets 2024-06-14
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- Galaxy where all of the solar system is at
- Farthest planet in the solar system from the sun
- Our star and the center of the solar system
- A different way of saying inner planet
- Farthest inner planet from the sun, known as the red planet
- The hottest planet in the solar system
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- Largest volcano in the solar system, in mars
- Known as the "lord of the rings" or "The ringed planet" due to its rings
- Closest planet to the sun, also has the shortest orbit in the solar system
- Closest outer planet to the sun
- The only known habitable planet
11 Clues: Closest outer planet to the sun • The only known habitable planet • A different way of saying inner planet • The hottest planet in the solar system • Galaxy where all of the solar system is at • Our star and the center of the solar system • Largest volcano in the solar system, in mars • Farthest planet in the solar system from the sun • ...
Astronomy 101 2023-07-05
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- Known as shooting stars
- South African Large Telescope
- A study planets, stars, and other celestial bodies
- An enormous collection of stars, planets, gas, dust, and other objects held together by gravity.
- Special gear Astronauts wear in space
- The nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way
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- Our Galaxy
- Center of the solar system
- A person who is specially trained to travel into outer space
- Rises in the evening
- The red planet
- Used to look into the night sky
- The planet we live in
13 Clues: Our Galaxy • The red planet • Rises in the evening • The planet we live in • Known as shooting stars • Center of the solar system • South African Large Telescope • Used to look into the night sky • Special gear Astronauts wear in space • The nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way • A study planets, stars, and other celestial bodies • ...
space 2013-10-29
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- the planet we we live in
- largest planet in the solar system
- famous for its rings
- star at the center of the slor system
- the people that go up to space
- named after the roman godess of love and beauty
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- duarf planet
- the smallest and the closet to the sun of the eight planets
- we live in the
- there are 9
- the red planet
- the seventh planet from the sun
- after the roman god of the sea
13 Clues: there are 9 • duarf planet • we live in the • the red planet • famous for its rings • the planet we we live in • after the roman god of the sea • the people that go up to space • the seventh planet from the sun • largest planet in the solar system • star at the center of the slor system • named after the roman godess of love and beauty • ...
Space definition Crossword 2021-07-26
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- orbits a planet
- a machine that orbits planets and stars
- a celestial body
- the collection of 8 planets
- a path around a planet, star or any object
- unit of length in space
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- a spot that sometimes appears on the sun
- system of millions of billions of stars
- a piece of rock when fallen to earth surface
- a rock orbiting the sun
- a ball of matter that enters the earth atmosphere
- astronomical object
- a celestial object consisting of ice and dust
- big hot yellow star
14 Clues: orbits a planet • a celestial body • astronomical object • big hot yellow star • a rock orbiting the sun • unit of length in space • the collection of 8 planets • system of millions of billions of stars • a machine that orbits planets and stars • a spot that sometimes appears on the sun • a path around a planet, star or any object • a piece of rock when fallen to earth surface • ...
Solar Sytem 2021-05-19
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- the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
- planets that revole around the sun
- meeting our own needs
- is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
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- Saturn rings______ is ice and Rocks
- Juipter
- The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars
- An atmosphere is a layer or a set of layers of gases surrounding a planet or other material body, that is held in place by the gravity
- planet An ice planet is a theoretical type of exoplanet with an icy surface of volatiles such as water, ammonia, and methane. Ice planets consist of a global cryosphere.
- the surface is of mars is red and tan
10 Clues: Juipter • meeting our own needs • planets that revole around the sun • Saturn rings______ is ice and Rocks • the surface is of mars is red and tan • the force of attraction between all masses in the universe • is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy. • ...
Earth Science: Planets and Moons 2015-11-14
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- I am more massive than Pluto.
- I am the most hostile planet.
- I have the most rings.
- I am made of this, in the core of Uranus.
- I am a dwarf planet and have no atmosphere.
- I am the most largest planet.
- Scientists thought that I was a planet, but I am a dwarf planet.
- I am also a moon from Saturn.
- Planets We have fewer or no moons.
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- I am an equipment from Mars.
- I once collided with another planet.
- I am a moon from Saturn.
- I have 4 distinct seasons.
- 7 I lasted 23 minutes on Venus.
- I have Polar Ice caps.
- I have no atmosphere.
- I am a moon from Jupiter.
- You live on me.
- Planets We are gas giants.
- I am a moon from Uranus.
20 Clues: You live on me. • I have no atmosphere. • I have the most rings. • I have Polar Ice caps. • I am a moon from Saturn. • I am a moon from Uranus. • I am a moon from Jupiter. • I have 4 distinct seasons. • Planets We are gas giants. • I am an equipment from Mars. • I am more massive than Pluto. • I am the most hostile planet. • I am the most largest planet. • I am also a moon from Saturn. • ...
Hellenistic Era 2015-12-16
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- First to establish the principles of geometry
- First to write a medical code of good behavior
- Created a system to explain how planets and stars move
- Another one of the important philosopher
- Love of physical nature
- Zeno developed this
- a geometry of ball like shapes,spheres, and cylinders
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- Where the word "stoa" came from
- A geometry that shows points, lines, and surfaces
- Poet who wrote short poems about nature
- Person who studies stars, planets, and heavenly bodies
- Archimedes invented this
- Figured the earth is round
- One of the importanat philosophers
- Epcureanism's goal of life
- Tells the legend of Jason and his band of heroes
- Expanded knowledge of mathematics and astronomy
- Established the science of physics
- Wrote a book that organized info about geometry
- Best known playwright
20 Clues: Zeno developed this • Best known playwright • Love of physical nature • Archimedes invented this • Figured the earth is round • Epcureanism's goal of life • Where the word "stoa" came from • One of the importanat philosophers • Established the science of physics • Poet who wrote short poems about nature • Another one of the important philosopher • ...
THE COSMOS 2020-02-25
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- the smallest things that creates everything
- Smallest planet in the solar system
- The core of a massive star that collapsed
- Our biggest neighboring galaxy
- Biggest planet in the solar system
- The biggest star known to man
- A giant cloud after a star's death
- Which moon orbits the planet backwards
- Total amount of planets in the solar system
- Hottest planet in the solar system
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- What planet has a lot of rust
- The outer region of the solar system
- Where is the solar system located
- name of our galaxy
- The most abundant element in the universe
- Coldest planet in the solar system
- Name one of the gas giant planets
- The second biggest moon in the solar system
- Once a planet but not a planet
- The beginning of the universe
20 Clues: name of our galaxy • What planet has a lot of rust • The biggest star known to man • The beginning of the universe • Our biggest neighboring galaxy • Once a planet but not a planet • Where is the solar system located • Name one of the gas giant planets • Coldest planet in the solar system • Biggest planet in the solar system • A giant cloud after a star's death • ...
Plural Nouns 2025-09-15
Space 2021-01-03
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- Shape of the Moon from the Earth when it is in different positions reflecting different amounts of light from the sun.
- Planets that orbit a star outside of our Solar System.
- The time it takes for a planet to complete one full rotation on its axis.
- A moon in orbit around a planet.
- A collection of stars that make a pattern in the sky.
- A model of the Solar System with the Sun at the centre.
- The length of time a planet takes to orbit a star.
- The imaginary line which a planet spins on.
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- The distance light travels in a year.
- Changes in temperature during the year as the Earth orbits the Sun
- Path taken by one object moving around another larger object.
- Collection of stars held together by gravity.
- A model of the Solar System with the Earth at the centre.
- A manmade spacecraft.
- Lump of rock orbiting the Sun left over from when the Solar System was formed.
- Any large body that orbits a star in a Solar System.
- The Sun and the planets and other bodies in orbit around it.
17 Clues: A manmade spacecraft. • A moon in orbit around a planet. • The distance light travels in a year. • The imaginary line which a planet spins on. • Collection of stars held together by gravity. • The length of time a planet takes to orbit a star. • Any large body that orbits a star in a Solar System. • A collection of stars that make a pattern in the sky. • ...
Other solar system bodies 2023-10-17
10 Clues: ball of fire • shooting stars • orbits planets • almost a planet • apple fell on his head • the biggest of the dwarfs • comes from the kuiper belt • the way planets orbit the sun • what caused the dinosaurs to go extinct • second oldest scientist(we have looked at)
A Wrinkle in Time 2024-05-14
10 Clues: Megs dog • where IT lives • a spurt in time • One of the missus • Neighbors last name • earth rotates on it • Darkness that controls minds • tells the future and has visions • Thing- A thing that takes over planets • a way to teleport to different planets
Inner Planets 2022-09-29
10 Clues: Our Home • "Earth Like" • The red planet • The hottest planet • The smallest planet • Repeatedly go around • Gases that surrounds a planet • Separates the inner and outer planets • A celestial object that orbits a planet • Gases that surrounds a Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
Q1 Reflection 2025-10-30
10 Clues: Solar and lunar • Spin on its axis • waxing and waning • planets Shorter revolution • move around another object • planets longer revolution • Isaac Newton discovered this • Winter, Spring, Summer, and Fall • Layers of rock on top of each other • Bones buried in rock over millions of years
SPACE- FOOLS! 2013-11-06
10 Clues: Pluto • ________ system • a group of stars • the study of space • the sun is a ______ • the study of meteors • what keeps us on earth • in space there are 8 of them • the inventor of the telescope • a device that is used to see planets from earth
Inner Planets Crossword 2024-02-28
10 Clues: the red planet • earth's sister planet • move repeatedly around • the gases around a planet • planets with rocky outsides • the only planet with humans • illuminates the solar system • the planet closest to the sun • something that orbits a planet • planets that are closer to the sun
Dwarf Planets 2024-05-04
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- Largest asteroid belt object
- Demoted to dwarf planet status
- Composition of some dwarfs
- Drove reclassification of Pluto
- Adjective fitting for dwarf planets
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- Region holding many dwarf worlds
- Region where asteroids reside
- Reddish-colored dwarf planet
- Path dwarf planets follow
- Very distant and remote dwarf
10 Clues: Path dwarf planets follow • Composition of some dwarfs • Largest asteroid belt object • Reddish-colored dwarf planet • Region where asteroids reside • Very distant and remote dwarf • Demoted to dwarf planet status • Drove reclassification of Pluto • Region holding many dwarf worlds • Adjective fitting for dwarf planets
Formation of the Solar System (quiz) 2021-12-13
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- rocky bodies that orbit larger bodies, such as planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids
- one of the first scientists to use a telescope to look into outer space and see the moons of Jupiter.
- the cloud of dust and gas from which the planets and sun formed is the solar ______, which eventually became disk-shaped
- How many planets are in our solar system?
- Isaac Newton discovered that _____ was a force that caused planets to orbit the sun.
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- A representation that may be used to help understand the relative size and scale of a real system
- the third planet from the sun
- another name for a shooting star, or a meteoroid that enters earth's atmosphere
8 Clues: the third planet from the sun • How many planets are in our solar system? • another name for a shooting star, or a meteoroid that enters earth's atmosphere • rocky bodies that orbit larger bodies, such as planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids • Isaac Newton discovered that _____ was a force that caused planets to orbit the sun. • ...
Semester 1 review Puzzle 2 2015-12-09
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- Typhoon is another name for a _______________.
- The subarctic climate is often called __________ climate.
- The first modern astronomer to propose a Sun-centered universe was ____________.
- This scientist was the first to use the telescope in astronomy.
- stream Fastest moving currents of air found near the top of the troposphere is called _______.
- On a weather map, ____________ fronts are shown by line with triangular points on one side.
- The humid subtropical climate dominates the __________United Sates.
- ___________ has the steepest pressure gradient.
- of the discoveries which led to the modern view of the solar system was that the orbits of the planets are __________.
- The _________ sides of mountains are often wet.
- This scientist determined the nature of the forces that kept the planets in their orbits.
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- Three laws of planetary motion was discovered by ______________.
- The Technical name for high pressure center.
- This air mass often originates as a different air mass in Siberia and is subsequently altered.
- The two types of dry (B) climates are desert and _______.
- The apparent westward drift of the planets as compared to the background stars is called __________.
- An air mass from the Gulf of Mexico is labeled _____________.
- Type of breeze which originates during the day and flows toward the land.
- rainforest The most luxuriant vegetation in any climatic realm is the __________.
- The Koppen climate classification recognizes ___________ principal climate groups.
- A ______ air mass is warm and dry.
21 Clues: A ______ air mass is warm and dry. • The Technical name for high pressure center. • Typhoon is another name for a _______________. • ___________ has the steepest pressure gradient. • The _________ sides of mountains are often wet. • The subarctic climate is often called __________ climate. • The two types of dry (B) climates are desert and _______. • ...
Astronomy #1 2016-02-28
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- The time it takes the Earth to revolve is a __.
- Figured out that gravity holds the planets in orbits.
- One light year is about 6 __ miles.
- A huge number of stars orbiting together.
- The Earth is a sphere orbiting a star. a.k.a. a ________
- Said the heavens must be perfect circles because they were made by the gods.
- The plane of the solar system.
- A bunch of galaxies.
- A bunch of local groups.
- All of the super clusters together.
- One galactic year is about 230 __ Earth years.
- Apollonius came up with a solution for retrograde motion. __ within circles.
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- The time it takes the Earth to rotate is a __.
- The average distance from the Earth to the Sun.
- Reinvented a model of the universe with the Sun in the center.
- Made an observatory to collect as much data on the visible universe as possible.
- Used the telescope to definitively show the Earth is NOT the center of the universe.
- Discovered that the planets orbit in ellipses, not circles.
- The North Star.
- The distance light can travel in a year.
- Used math to show the Earth is likely a sphere.
- A star with planets around it.
- First to discover that there are other galaxies.
- Created the complete Earth-centered model of the universe.
24 Clues: The North Star. • A bunch of galaxies. • A bunch of local groups. • The plane of the solar system. • A star with planets around it. • One light year is about 6 __ miles. • All of the super clusters together. • The distance light can travel in a year. • A huge number of stars orbiting together. • The time it takes the Earth to rotate is a __. • ...
Our Solar System 2025-08-22
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- The planet with a day longer than its year and the hottest surface temperature.
- The “Red Planet” with dust storms and volcanoes.
- An object that orbits a planet.
- The planet tilted on its side.
- The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
- The cold planet with extreme winds up to 1,200 mph.
- An icy body that develops a tail when near the Sun.
- Small bodies that clumped together to eventually form planets.
- Shift in light showing galaxies are moving away (evidence universe is expanding).
- The force that keeps planets and moons in orbit.
- The only planet known to support life.
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- The speed needed to break free from gravity.
- How the nebula became a rotating disk.
- The process of particles sticking together to form larger bodies.
- The planet with the largest ring system.
- The process that powers stars, combining hydrogen into helium.
- The shape of most planetary orbits.
- The largest planet with the Great Red Spot.
- The nebula began doing this as it contracted.
- First step of solar system formation when gravity pulls matter inward.
- A large collection of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- A large cloud of gas and dust where stars and planets form.
- The smallest and closest planet to the Sun.
- A rocky object, often found between Mars and Jupiter.
24 Clues: The planet tilted on its side. • An object that orbits a planet. • The shape of most planetary orbits. • How the nebula became a rotating disk. • The only planet known to support life. • The planet with the largest ring system. • The largest planet with the Great Red Spot. • The smallest and closest planet to the Sun. • The speed needed to break free from gravity. • ...
The Scientific Revolution 2026-04-28
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- The scientific study of matter, its properties, and how different substances interact and change, such as when they mix, react, or form new substances.
- The scientific study of living things, including plants, animals, and microorganisms, and how they grow, function, and interact.
- a Italian astronomer that improved our knowledge about our solar system.
- A new way of thinking about the natural world, based in careful observation and a willingness to question beliefs
- An English philosopher from the 1500s–1600s who helped develop the scientific method, which uses observation and experiments instead of just trusting old ideas.
- The organization that threatened Galileo when he proved that the earth was not the center of the solar system
- the theory that the earth was at the center of the solar system
- a polish astronomer and mathematician who formed the heliocentric theory
- a mathematician who discovered analytical geometry, which connected algebra and geometry
- a astronomer who recorded accurate data on the movement of the planets for many years
- a German astronomer and mathematician who discovered the laws that explain how planets move around the Sun.
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- The theory the sun is the center of the solar system and all planets orbit it
- A tool used to magnify small structures and organisms, first created by a Dutch eyeglass maker Zacharias Janssen
- the force that acts on all matter that attracts them to each other
- A Dutch scientist from the 1600s who improved the microscope and was the first to see tiny living things like bacteria and cells, helping start microbiology
- a logical procedure for gathering and testing new ideas
- The study of space, including stars, planets, moons, and galaxies, and how they move and exist in the universe.
- a mathematician and physicist that discovered the laws of motion
- A scientist from the 1500s who studied the human body by doing real dissections and wrote an important book that made anatomy more accurate.
19 Clues: a logical procedure for gathering and testing new ideas • the theory that the earth was at the center of the solar system • a mathematician and physicist that discovered the laws of motion • the force that acts on all matter that attracts them to each other • a Italian astronomer that improved our knowledge about our solar system. • ...
Planetary Collisions 2025-05-11
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- Due to Earth's makeup, a collision between Earth and another planet may likely have these
- Earth's collision with a rocky planet would likely be ____ than Earth's collision with a water-rich planet
- Rock, gas, and ____ would remain after a planetary collision
- Both planets would ultimately still be _____
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- A collision between two planets results in a new
- Rocky planets are less dense and more ____ than water-rich planets
- the densest planet in our solar system
- Planetary collisions are possible because of this
8 Clues: the densest planet in our solar system • Both planets would ultimately still be _____ • A collision between two planets results in a new • Planetary collisions are possible because of this • Rock, gas, and ____ would remain after a planetary collision • Rocky planets are less dense and more ____ than water-rich planets • ...
What’s out there? 2021-02-18
El sistema Solar (Do not use articles) 2022-04-13
Space 2023-06-29
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- A large system of stars, planets, and other celestial objects bound together by gravity, forming a beautiful and vast cosmic entity.
- A scientist who studies celestial objects such as stars, planets, and galaxies, and investigates the mysteries of the universe.
- System A system that includes a star, such as the Sun, and the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit around it.
- An object that orbits a planet or a star, often used for communication, navigation, or scientific observation from space.
- The force that pulls objects towards each other, keeping planets in orbit around stars and giving weight to objects on Earth.
- A vehicle designed to travel in space, allowing astronauts to explore and conduct experiments beyond the Earth's atmosphere.
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- A large celestial body that orbits a star and reflects light, capable of supporting life like our own planet Earth.
- A glowing ball of gas in space that emits light and heat, often seen as tiny dots in the night sky.
- The path followed by an object, such as a planet or a satellite, as it revolves around another object in space.
- A celestial object made of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun, often characterized by a glowing tail when it gets closer to the Sun.
- A device that magnifies and enhances our view of objects in space, allowing us to see distant stars, planets, and galaxies.
- A person who travels into space to explore and conduct scientific research, often wearing a spacesuit and traveling in a spacecraft.
12 Clues: A glowing ball of gas in space that emits light and heat, often seen as tiny dots in the night sky. • The path followed by an object, such as a planet or a satellite, as it revolves around another object in space. • A large celestial body that orbits a star and reflects light, capable of supporting life like our own planet Earth. • ...
Chapter 28 2026-01-13
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- a high-pressure form of hydrogen believed to exist inside Jupiter and Saturn that conducts electricity and contributes to strong magnetic fields.
- a large planet composed mainly of water, ammonia, and methane ices.
- a belt of asteroids located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
- an event that occurs when Earth passes through a stream of debris left by a comet, causing many meteors to appear in the sky.
- an imaginary line through the center of a planet around which it rotates.
- the four large planets farthest from the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- a measure of how much an orbit deviates from a perfect circle.
- a steep slope or cliff formed by faulting or erosion, sometimes observed on planetary surfaces.
- a small rocky or metallic object moving through space.
- the curved path an object follows as it revolves around another object in space.
- a small icy body that orbits the Sun and forms a glowing coma and tail when heated near the Sun.
- the apparent backward movement of a planet across the sky as Earth passes it in its orbit.
- the force of attraction between objects due to their mass; it keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
- a small solid object formed from dust and gas in the early solar system that collided and combined with others to form planets.
- a body that orbits the Sun and is nearly round but has not cleared its orbital path of other objects.
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- the four rocky planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- an oval-shaped path followed by planets as they orbit the Sun.
- the spinning of an object on its axis.
- Belt a belt beyond Neptune containing icy objects and the source of many short-period comets.
- a small rocky body that orbits the Sun, most commonly found between Mars and Jupiter.
- the Sun and all objects that revolve around it due to gravity, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- the movement of one object around another, such as a planet orbiting the Sun.
- a natural satellite that orbits a planet.
- a small, dense, rocky planet with a solid surface.
- a meteoroid that survives passage through Earth’s atmosphere and strikes the ground.
- a region of the solar system containing a large number of similar objects, such as the asteroid belt or Kuiper Belt.
- the average distance between Earth and the Sun, about 150 million kilometers, used to measure distances within the solar system.
- a very large planet composed mostly of hydrogen and helium, with no solid surface.
- a large body that orbits a star, is nearly round due to gravity, and has cleared its orbital path of other objects.
- a distant spherical zone surrounding the solar system that is thought to be the source of long-period comets.
- a region of a planet or the solar system that has distinct characteristics, such as temperature or composition.
- the streak of light produced when a meteoroid burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
32 Clues: the spinning of an object on its axis. • a natural satellite that orbits a planet. • a small, dense, rocky planet with a solid surface. • a small rocky or metallic object moving through space. • an oval-shaped path followed by planets as they orbit the Sun. • a measure of how much an orbit deviates from a perfect circle. • ...
Earth and Space Crossword Puzzle 2020-06-04
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- this is a high mass star that's core has survived its supernova
- – This the planets farthest away from the sun (excluding Pluto) and is the smaller of the two gas planets
- The most famous of the astronomical phenomena called polar lights.
- – This is the first planet found with the aid of a telescope. It is also the bigger of the two gas planets
- The distance that light travels in one year, a unit of "measurement".
- An icy, “snowball” is space that is made up of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun
- The theory that we believe created the universe and everything in it.
- A fragment of rock or iron from outer space, can be small or big.
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- A system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter that is bound by gravity.
- This is a star after they have exhausted their nuclear fuel. This star was once a red giant but has not cooled down yet
- – this is a dying star in the last stages of stellar evolution. Our sun will turn into one after a few billion years, expanding and engulfing the inner planets.
- The system that our planet, with many others, resides in.
- A planet close to earth named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
- This occurs when the Sun, Moon and Earth are aligned. The Moon casts a shadow that partially blocks sunlight.
14 Clues: The system that our planet, with many others, resides in. • this is a high mass star that's core has survived its supernova • A fragment of rock or iron from outer space, can be small or big. • The most famous of the astronomical phenomena called polar lights. • The distance that light travels in one year, a unit of "measurement". • ...
Sky Science 2012-02-08
Across
- has no gravity
- a blue green planet
- when the moon gose over the sun
- is the distance light travels in one year
- a dent in the moons surface
- an object in space made from rocks, frozen water and gasses
- is the science that studies heavenly bodies such as the moon
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- this is known as the red planet
- is not considered a planet
- has a great red spot
- a rotating group of stars
- chunks of rock found in space
- a series of planets around the
- the man that wears a space suit
- is the oval path around which objectsin space travel or revolve
- closest planet to the sun
- rotates once in 24 hours
- heats the earth
- a planet surrounded by rings
- is a satellite that travels around the earth (and other planets)
20 Clues: has no gravity • heats the earth • a blue green planet • has a great red spot • rotates once in 24 hours • a rotating group of stars • closest planet to the sun • is not considered a planet • a dent in the moons surface • a planet surrounded by rings • chunks of rock found in space • a series of planets around the • this is known as the red planet • when the moon gose over the sun • ...
Space 2014-09-03
Across
- jupiter, saturn, uranus and neptune are called this type of planet
- the only planet with rings
- the largest planet
- the galaxy we live in
- what scientists send up into space
- all the planets and sun make up this
- the planet we live on
- the planet furthest from the sun
- the planet that comes after earth
- the planet between saturn and neptune
- a rock that crashes into earth's atmosphere
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- the planet named after the god of the sea
- very very hot
- an instrument scientists use to observe the planets
- mercury, venus, earth and mars are called this type of planet
- the path that a planet takes around the sun
- sparkle in the night sky
- the first planet next to the sun
- the planet between mercury and earth
- comes out at night time
20 Clues: very very hot • the largest planet • the galaxy we live in • the planet we live on • comes out at night time • sparkle in the night sky • the only planet with rings • the first planet next to the sun • the planet furthest from the sun • the planet that comes after earth • what scientists send up into space • all the planets and sun make up this • the planet between mercury and earth • ...
G3-S1-Final Social Study 2021-01-09
Across
- to provide someone or something with what's needed
- a part or quality of something
- not believing
- the outside of something
- give
- things that are alike but not exactly the same
- how hot or cold something is
- a thing that is used to show what other similar things are like
- try to be like a person or animal
- magnificent
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- wonderful
- a model, or representation of Earth
- means something works well
- being alert or attentive
- looked at closely
- the study of the stars and planets
- a small copy of somethings
- system the sun and the planets that move around it
- the total or how much there is of something
- discouraged
- to feel the heat of something
- things that are exactly the same
- stuff used to make something
- special
24 Clues: give • special • wonderful • discouraged • magnificent • not believing • looked at closely • being alert or attentive • the outside of something • means something works well • a small copy of somethings • how hot or cold something is • stuff used to make something • to feel the heat of something • a part or quality of something • things that are exactly the same • ...
G3-S1-Final Reading 2021-01-09
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- to provide someone or something with what's needed
- a part or quality of something
- not believing
- the outside of something
- give
- things that are alike but not exactly the same
- how hot or cold something is
- a thing that is used to show what other similar things are like
- try to be like a person or animal
- magnificent
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- wonderful
- a model, or representation of Earth
- means something works well
- being alert or attentive
- looked at closely
- the study of the stars and planets
- a small copy of somethings
- system the sun and the planets that move around it
- the total or how much there is of something
- discouraged
- to feel the heat of something
- things that are exactly the same
- stuff used to make something
- special
24 Clues: give • special • wonderful • discouraged • magnificent • not believing • looked at closely • being alert or attentive • the outside of something • means something works well • a small copy of somethings • how hot or cold something is • stuff used to make something • to feel the heat of something • a part or quality of something • things that are exactly the same • ...
Huffman Space crossword 2023-04-21
Across
- a water king in spongebob
- triple star constilation
- natural gas
- a big star in the sky
- nasa
- donut shaped ring or icey object
- force that keeps all planets together
- Buzz _____
- an objects resistance to change in motion
- Guardians of the
- a type of four wheeler
- 1.5 hours in minutes
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- star shapes
- bus like satelittle
- the brightest star in the night
- a barrel spiral galaxy
- We live on
- planet that shines during the night
- farthest man made thing from earth
- amount of matter
- white stream in the sky
- big boy of gass
- Twinkle Twinkle Little _____
- hole big scary dark in the sky
- floating thing in the sky for signals
- a planet with rings around it
- the planets go around and around
- Earth is a
28 Clues: nasa • We live on • Buzz _____ • Earth is a • star shapes • natural gas • big boy of gass • amount of matter • Guardians of the • bus like satelittle • 1.5 hours in minutes • a big star in the sky • a barrel spiral galaxy • a type of four wheeler • white stream in the sky • triple star constilation • a water king in spongebob • Twinkle Twinkle Little _____ • a planet with rings around it • ...
Huffman Space crossword 2023-04-21
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- a water king in spongebob
- triple star constilation
- natural gas
- a big star in the sky
- nasa
- donut shaped ring or icey object
- force that keeps all planets together
- Buzz _____
- an objects resistance to change in motion
- Guardians of the
- a type of four wheeler
- 1.5 hours in minutes
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- star shapes
- bus like satelittle
- the brightest star in the night
- a barrel spiral galaxy
- We live on
- planet that shines during the night
- farthest man made thing from earth
- amount of matter
- white stream in the sky
- big boy of gass
- Twinkle Twinkle Little _____
- hole big scary dark in the sky
- floating thing in the sky for signals
- a planet with rings around it
- the planets go around and around
- Earth is a
28 Clues: nasa • We live on • Buzz _____ • Earth is a • star shapes • natural gas • big boy of gass • amount of matter • Guardians of the • bus like satelittle • 1.5 hours in minutes • a big star in the sky • a barrel spiral galaxy • a type of four wheeler • white stream in the sky • triple star constilation • a water king in spongebob • Twinkle Twinkle Little _____ • a planet with rings around it • ...
Earth/Space crossword 2022-12-08
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- how minerals reflect light
- planets seem to move backwards
- has 1 or 2 tails
- planetary satellite
- inventor of telescope
- start of the universe
- planetisimal
- closest to the Sun
- Sun's atmosphere
- very hard rock
- common rock in our area
- deposition forms this type of rock
- leftover after ore processing
- where two crustal plates meet
- banded rock
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- ocean crust does this
- color of a mineral
- developed laws of planetary motion
- aethenosphere is found here
- distance from Earth to Sun
- shows the topography on a map
- why we know the universe is expanding
- table salt is this category of mineral
- most common mineral family
- rock produced by volcanoes
- farthest from the sun
- hardness scale
- not the big bang theory
- planets orbit in this way
29 Clues: banded rock • planetisimal • hardness scale • very hard rock • has 1 or 2 tails • Sun's atmosphere • color of a mineral • closest to the Sun • planetary satellite • ocean crust does this • inventor of telescope • start of the universe • farthest from the sun • common rock in our area • not the big bang theory • planets orbit in this way • distance from Earth to Sun • how minerals reflect light • ...
Solar System 2025-01-24
Across
- known as the red planet, because of iron oxide
- Know as a "dirty snowball"
- Largest planet in the solar system
- force that governs the motion of objects in Earth's solar system
- Orbits a planet
- Inner planets are known as
- last planet in our solar system
- Located in a band between Mars and Jupiter
- zone that allows life to exist
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- Known for its beautiful rings
- Burning object located in Earth's atmosphere
- allows life to exist
- the revolution length of mercury compared to neptune
- to spin on an axis
- outer planets are made of this
- physical state of water needed for life to exist
- to move around an object
- happens to temperature when a planet is further away from the sun
- composed of hydrogen and helium
- an inner planet, known as being "blue"
20 Clues: Orbits a planet • to spin on an axis • allows life to exist • to move around an object • Know as a "dirty snowball" • Inner planets are known as • Known for its beautiful rings • outer planets are made of this • zone that allows life to exist • last planet in our solar system • composed of hydrogen and helium • Largest planet in the solar system • ...
Cosmic Puzzle Adventure 2025-01-15
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- Type of comets that originates in Kuiper belt
- Where asteroids originates located between Mars and Jupiter
- Similar to Asteroid belt but found beyond Neptune
- Originate in the constellation Leo
- Cloud of Evaporated ices and ions
- Coined the term ‘Asteroids’
- Made of Ice and Dust
- Considered as Dwarf Planets/Minor planets
- When Meteoroids enter the Earth’s atmosphere
- Originate in the Constellation Perseus
- Type of comets that originates in Oort cloud
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- 10 km “Dirty Snowball”
- The total energy of 500 kilotons of TNT
- Celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate from one point in the night sky.
- Greek word meaning star-like
- When meteors reach the Earth’s surface
- Discovered in 1950 beyond Pluto.
- First Discovered Asteroid
- Discovered Oort cloud.
- means “Long Haired”
20 Clues: means “Long Haired” • Made of Ice and Dust • 10 km “Dirty Snowball” • Discovered Oort cloud. • First Discovered Asteroid • Coined the term ‘Asteroids’ • Greek word meaning star-like • Discovered in 1950 beyond Pluto. • Cloud of Evaporated ices and ions • Originate in the constellation Leo • When meteors reach the Earth’s surface • Originate in the Constellation Perseus • ...
WIZZ 2020-10-07
Across
- No. Of days moon takes to go through all of the phases
- Holds planets in orbit
- The gas that Sun is mainly made out of
- All the outer planets have this characteristic
- A barren chunk of ice, rock and dust that revolves around the sun
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- Planet with life on it
- Order of earth, sun and moon during Lunar Eclipse
- Area which contains planets, stars and satellites
- Planet named after Roman God of Sea
9 Clues: Planet with life on it • Holds planets in orbit • Planet named after Roman God of Sea • The gas that Sun is mainly made out of • All the outer planets have this characteristic • Order of earth, sun and moon during Lunar Eclipse • Area which contains planets, stars and satellites • No. Of days moon takes to go through all of the phases • ...
Sky Science 2012-02-08
Across
- heats the earth
- is a satellite that travels around the earth (and other planets)
- a blue green planet
- a dent in the moons surface
- a series of planets around the
- is the oval path around which objectsin space travel or revolve
- chunks of rock found in space
- is the science that studies heavenly bodies such as the moon
- when the moon gose over the sun
- a rotating group of stars
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- has no gravity
- this is known as the red planet
- has a great red spot
- the man that wears a space suit
- a planet surrounded by rings
- is the distance light travels in one year
- an object in space made from rocks, frozen water and gasses
- closest plant to the sun
- is not considered a planet
- rotates once in 24 hours
20 Clues: has no gravity • heats the earth • a blue green planet • has a great red spot • closest plant to the sun • rotates once in 24 hours • a rotating group of stars • is not considered a planet • a dent in the moons surface • a planet surrounded by rings • chunks of rock found in space • a series of planets around the • this is known as the red planet • the man that wears a space suit • ...
Chapter 13 Section 5 2013-12-03
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- Newton discovered gravity
- a step-by-step process of discovery
- assembled astromical telescope
- Author of 'On the the structure of the Human body'
- a person who is an expert in the study of knowledge
- calculated the orbits of the planets revolving the sun
- third step of the Scientific Method
- to go against
- provided evidence that supported Copernicus's theory
- when the Scientific revolution began
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- Sun-centered model of the universe
- last name is bacon
- who described circulation of blood
- Author of 'On the Revolution of the Heavenly Spheres
- branch of mathimatics
- object used to view the stars
- the force that causes the planets to orbit
- english chemist who refined the view of chemicals as basic building blocks
- who developed ointments for preventing infections
- of the Englishmen who developed the Scientific Method
20 Clues: to go against • last name is bacon • branch of mathimatics • Newton discovered gravity • object used to view the stars • assembled astromical telescope • Sun-centered model of the universe • who described circulation of blood • a step-by-step process of discovery • third step of the Scientific Method • when the Scientific revolution began • ...
Space 2014-03-31
Across
- – our galaxy
- – large piece of rock that orbits the Sun
- – the closest planet to the Sun
- – person trained to be on a spacecraft
- – number of planets in our solar system
- – divides inner and outer planets
- – the North Star
- – has a tail as it gets closer to the Sun
- – the largest planet
- – first planet discovered with a telescope
- – when an asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, also known as a shooting star
- – the hottest planet
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- – a meteor that touches the Earth’s surface
- – when the moon passes in front of the Sun
- – small piece of rock, before entering Earth’s atmosphere
- – center of the solar system
- – where Chris Hadfield lived in space
- – the sixth planet from the Sun
- – takes one month to orbit the Earth
- – orbit around the sun takes 365 days
20 Clues: – our galaxy • – the North Star • – the largest planet • – the hottest planet • – center of the solar system • – the closest planet to the Sun • – the sixth planet from the Sun • – divides inner and outer planets • – takes one month to orbit the Earth • – where Chris Hadfield lived in space • – orbit around the sun takes 365 days • – person trained to be on a spacecraft • ...
science vocab 2023-04-06
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- water and different something else sticking
- the thing that you plant to get a plant
- the planet with rings
- what we live on
- large body of water
- the belt that separates the rocky planets form the gasses planets
- a weather tool the measures temperature
- A thing that you conduct that you need a hypothesis for
- a cold storm that has high winds and snow
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- your educated guess
- something thats made to degrade
- biggest planet in are solar system
- water sticking to water
- the cycle the water goes through
- made of neutrons and electrons
- smallest planet in are solar system
- the coldest layer in the atmosphere
- space dust and rock compress with lots of heat
- the female part of a flower
- what provides heat to earth
20 Clues: what we live on • your educated guess • large body of water • the planet with rings • water sticking to water • the female part of a flower • what provides heat to earth • made of neutrons and electrons • something thats made to degrade • the cycle the water goes through • biggest planet in are solar system • smallest planet in are solar system • the coldest layer in the atmosphere • ...
galaxies 2022-05-13
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- our closest neighbor galaxy
- billions of stars, together with gas and dust held together by gravitational attraction.
- holds together things in space
- really big
- hole huge unlit spot that sucks up any object too close to it
- the shape of a spiral galaxy
- bump into each other
- space organization
- hot far away rocks and/or gasses
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, ect.
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- used to fuel cars on earth, or a state of matter
- galaxy oval shaped galaxy
- the anatomy of the object
- how big an object is
- something found both in dirty homes and space
- longer one way circle
- galaxy, galaxy with no shape
- system collections of stars, gas, dust, and planets
- anything alive
- lots and more than millions
- all mass and matter
- galaxy pinwheel shaped galaxy
22 Clues: really big • anything alive • space organization • all mass and matter • how big an object is • bump into each other • longer one way circle • the anatomy of the object • our closest neighbor galaxy • lots and more than millions • galaxy, galaxy with no shape • the shape of a spiral galaxy • galaxy oval shaped galaxy • holds together things in space • hot far away rocks and/or gasses • ...
Space 2022-05-04
Across
- – the sixth planet from the Sun
- – small piece of rock, before entering Earth’s atmosphere
- – orbit around the sun takes 365 days
- – where Chris Hadfield lived in space
- – the closest planet to the Sun
- – the North Star
- – first planet discovered with a telescope
- – when an asteroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, also known as a shooting star
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- – the largest planet
- – has a tail as it gets closer to the Sun
- – a meteor that touches the Earth’s surface
- – number of planets in our solar system
- – large piece of rock that orbits the Sun
- – when the moon passes in front of the Sun
- – takes one month to orbit the Earth
- – our galaxy
- – divides inner and outer planets
- – center of the solar system
- – person trained to be on a spacecraft
- – the hottest planet
20 Clues: – our galaxy • – the North Star • – the largest planet • – the hottest planet • – center of the solar system • – the sixth planet from the Sun • – the closest planet to the Sun • – divides inner and outer planets • – takes one month to orbit the Earth • – orbit around the sun takes 365 days • – where Chris Hadfield lived in space • – number of planets in our solar system • ...
