planets Crossword Puzzles

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Vocabulary - Units 1 & 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. Another name for placing Earth at the centre so that the sun, moon and planets revolve around it
  2. Another name for placing the sun at the centre with the planets and moon revolving around it
  3. To throw or bend back from a surface
  4. All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets)
  5. Newton's law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explaination for the planets' elliptical orbits
  6. Another name in which you can view objects that are magnified using a telescope
  7. A device used to measure the altitude of an object
  8. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the sun
  9. Celestial bodies in our solar system, including Earth, that orbits the sun
  10. A device used to measure an object's azimuth
  11. A set of axes of any kind that is used to describe the positions or motion of things
  12. The large lens at the front of a telescope
  13. The angle measured clockwise from North when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
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  1. Groupings of stars that form patterns, which appear like objects and are given names
  2. To deflect
  3. A model of the universe that places Earth at the centre with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
  4. Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed Earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling the Earth)
  5. The angle measured above the horizon in degrees when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  6. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
  7. The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
  8. A model of the universe that places at the centre with Earth, the planets and the moon revolving around it.

21 Clues: To deflect • To throw or bend back from a surface • The large lens at the front of a telescope • A device used to measure an object's azimuth • A device used to measure the altitude of an object • All objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars, and planets) • The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope • ...

Crossword 2021-05-17

Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. is the second smallest planet and people are trying to make it livable
  2. Planets, Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface
  3. planets, are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars in the order from the sun
  4. is the hottest planet
  5. the largest planet in solar system and is made up of mostly gas
  6. planets, the four planets on the other side of the asteroid belt(Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
  7. giants, are planets that are composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
  8. is the smallest planet in the solar system
  9. are chunks of rock and ice that never clumped together to form a planet
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  1. is almost at a 90 degree axis
  2. belt, is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars
  3. the only planet in the solar system that has life on it
  4. is named after the greek god Poseidon
  5. are mixtures of rock, ice and dust
  6. is the second biggest planet behind Jupiter

15 Clues: is the hottest planet • is almost at a 90 degree axis • are mixtures of rock, ice and dust • is named after the greek god Poseidon • is the smallest planet in the solar system • is the second biggest planet behind Jupiter • the only planet in the solar system that has life on it • the largest planet in solar system and is made up of mostly gas • ...

Solar System Crossword 2021-12-03

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Venus is the ________________ planet in the Solar System
  2. This planet could float on water
  3. This planet rotates vertically on its axis
  4. Neptune is the _____________ planet in the Solar System
  5. This planet is proposed to once have had liquid oceans covering the planet
  6. Uranus is the _______________ planet in the Solar System
  7. The _______________ separates the inner planets from the outer planets
  8. The largest moon in the Solar System
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  1. This planet has not "cleared its neighborhood"
  2. The outer planets are also known as the ______________.
  3. This planet has a day longer than its year
  4. Saturn has 82 of these
  5. This is the furthest planet from the Sun
  6. This planet has a diameter of about 275,000 miles
  7. This planet is the only planet known to have liquid water
  8. This moon of Jupiter is thought to potentially house life
  9. Mercury is the ________________ planet in the Solar System
  10. The outer planets are all _____________ than the inner planets
  11. Every inner planet has three layers, the ________, mantle, and core
  12. The planet closest to the sun

20 Clues: Saturn has 82 of these • The planet closest to the sun • This planet could float on water • The largest moon in the Solar System • This is the furthest planet from the Sun • This planet has a day longer than its year • This planet rotates vertically on its axis • This planet has not "cleared its neighborhood" • This planet has a diameter of about 275,000 miles • ...

Andrew Hartwig - Space Review 2019-02-21

Andrew Hartwig - Space Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an extremely hot, dense mass of gases
  2. what humans need to breathe and function
  3. the 3rd planet from the sun
  4. the dwarf planet that used to be called a planet
  5. a small mass of dust and ice that orbits the sun
  6. 58 million km from the sun
  7. the first four planets in our solar system (the terrestrial planets)
  8. rocky objects that orbit the sun
  9. the outer planet with the most moons in our solar system
  10. Protects the head from harmful radiation, and flying debris
  11. A thin layer of gold
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  1. the first man on earths moon
  2. the gas planets in our solar system
  3. force of attraction between two or more objects
  4. protects earth from radiation
  5. the moon that orbits earth
  6. a mass that orbits the planet that is holding it in its gravitational pull
  7. rocky objects moving in space between the inner planets and the outer planets
  8. what a meteor becomes when it impacts earths surface
  9. Protects the astronauts fingers from radiation and flying debris

20 Clues: A thin layer of gold • the moon that orbits earth • 58 million km from the sun • the 3rd planet from the sun • the first man on earths moon • protects earth from radiation • rocky objects that orbit the sun • the gas planets in our solar system • an extremely hot, dense mass of gases • what humans need to breathe and function • force of attraction between two or more objects • ...

Astronomy Unit 1: Foundations 2023-05-15

Astronomy Unit 1: Foundations crossword puzzle
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  1. Earth-centered model of the universe
  2. the side-to-side lines in the sky
  3. when the Sun appears directly over the equator
  4. Observed the skies and discovered 4 moons of Jupiter
  5. backward loops that planets would appear to do about once a year
  6. Made accurate instruments and measurements of the planets
  7. Smaller circles that planets move in
  8. farthest north & south that the Sun appears in the sky
  9. Established the three Laws of Planetary Motion
  10. law object at rest will stay at rest
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  1. Used to locate specific stars
  2. Distance that light travels in one year
  3. study of universe
  4. 12 major constellations in the ecliptic
  5. constructed the best geocentric model
  6. larger circle in which planets orbit the earth
  7. Sun-centered model of the universe
  8. All mass exerts a force on all other mass
  9. the up-and-down lines in the sky
  10. law force equals mass times acceleration
  11. law for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
  12. the plane where the Sun and planets travel

22 Clues: study of universe • Used to locate specific stars • the up-and-down lines in the sky • the side-to-side lines in the sky • Sun-centered model of the universe • Earth-centered model of the universe • Smaller circles that planets move in • law object at rest will stay at rest • constructed the best geocentric model • Distance that light travels in one year • ...

Exoplanets 2025-11-30

Exoplanets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Giant gas planets extremely close to their stars
  2. Planets that orbit stars outside our solar system
  3. A planet’s shell of gases
  4. Life that may exist beyond Earth
  5. System with seven Earth-sized planets
  6. Chemical signals that could indicate life
  7. Region around a star where liquid water can exist
  8. Rocky planets larger than Earth
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  1. Detecting planets by a star’s slight dimming
  2. Studying light to identify chemicals
  3. Finding planets by measuring a star’s wobble
  4. Telescope that analyzes distant atmospheres
  5. Distance that light travels in one year

13 Clues: A planet’s shell of gases • Rocky planets larger than Earth • Life that may exist beyond Earth • Studying light to identify chemicals • System with seven Earth-sized planets • Distance that light travels in one year • Chemical signals that could indicate life • Telescope that analyzes distant atmospheres • Detecting planets by a star’s slight dimming • ...

planets 2020-06-22

planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. smaller, hotter,no rings,more moons
  2. blue
  3. big and hot
  4. hot
  5. biggest hub in the world
  6. steamy
  7. non existant
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  1. red
  2. big,cold,has rings, more moons
  3. solar system
  4. big
  5. rings
  6. colorful

13 Clues: red • big • hot • blue • rings • steamy • colorful • big and hot • solar system • non existant • biggest hub in the world • big,cold,has rings, more moons • smaller, hotter,no rings,more moons

Planets 2021-11-02

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. our galaxy
  2. farthest planet from the sun
  3. the red planet
  4. largest planet in the solar system
  5. Titan is the largest moon of ______
  6. small rocks that orbit the sun
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  1. Earth's only satellite
  2. distance traveled by light in a vacuum in one tropical year
  3. Evening star
  4. the blue planet
  5. seventh planet from the sun
  6. smallest planet in the solar system
  7. the star at the center of the solar system

13 Clues: our galaxy • Evening star • the red planet • the blue planet • Earth's only satellite • seventh planet from the sun • farthest planet from the sun • small rocks that orbit the sun • largest planet in the solar system • smallest planet in the solar system • Titan is the largest moon of ______ • the star at the center of the solar system • ...

Planets 2021-11-02

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. our galaxy
  2. farthest planet from the sun
  3. the red planet
  4. largest planet in the solar system
  5. Titan is the largest moon of ______
  6. small rocks that orbit the sun
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  1. Earth's only satellite
  2. distance traveled by light in a vacuum in one tropical year
  3. Evening star
  4. the blue planet
  5. seventh planet from the sun
  6. smallest planet in the solar system
  7. the star at the center of the solar system

13 Clues: our galaxy • Evening star • the red planet • the blue planet • Earth's only satellite • seventh planet from the sun • farthest planet from the sun • small rocks that orbit the sun • largest planet in the solar system • smallest planet in the solar system • Titan is the largest moon of ______ • the star at the center of the solar system • ...

PLANETS 2012-11-24

PLANETS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To give to others
  2. To act younger than you are
  3. Not thinking about others
  4. To care only for yourself
  5. Kind and helpful
  6. To tell people when you feel unhappy
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  1. To complain over and over
  2. To be thankful
  3. Thinking of other before you act
  4. To make a loud complaining cry
  5. Not thankful
  6. calm and respectful
  7. To act grown up

13 Clues: Not thankful • To be thankful • To act grown up • Kind and helpful • To give to others • calm and respectful • To complain over and over • Not thinking about others • To care only for yourself • To act younger than you are • To make a loud complaining cry • Thinking of other before you act • To tell people when you feel unhappy

Planets 2022-05-04

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
  2. biggest planet
  3. notreallyaplanet
  4. jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune
  5. orbits around the sun
  6. how much matter the object is made of
  7. one of the most famous scientists to think about why objects fall
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  1. force that pulls objects towards each other
  2. the force of gravity acts between the objects in the universe in the same way everywhere
  3. coldest planet
  4. hottest planet
  5. orbits around Earth
  6. a measure of gravitational pull on an object

13 Clues: biggest planet • coldest planet • hottest planet • notreallyaplanet • orbits around Earth • orbits around the sun • Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars • jupiter, saturn, uranus, neptune • how much matter the object is made of • force that pulls objects towards each other • a measure of gravitational pull on an object • one of the most famous scientists to think about why objects fall • ...

planets 2024-11-14

planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hotest thing in our solar system
  2. smallest planet
  3. a thing a planet follows
  4. biggest planet
  5. it orbits earth
  6. on its side
  7. a planet we hope to live on
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  1. always expanding
  2. far away from the sun
  3. a duarwf planet
  4. hottest planet
  5. saturns biggest moon
  6. it hit earth 66 milion years ago

13 Clues: on its side • biggest planet • hottest planet • smallest planet • a duarwf planet • it orbits earth • always expanding • saturns biggest moon • far away from the sun • a thing a planet follows • a planet we hope to live on • hotest thing in our solar system • it hit earth 66 milion years ago

Planets 2025-09-29

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A tool that makes faraway objects appear closer. (9 letters)
  2. Scientists who study stars and planets. (11 letters)
  3. An object that moves around the sun in a fixed path. (6 letters)
  4. A natural object that orbits a planet; Earth has one. (4 letters)
  5. The largest planet in the solar system. (7 letters)
  6. Huge holes on the Moon's surface. (7 letters)
  7. The movement of the Moon around the Earth, taking about 28 days. (10 letters)
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  1. The shining effect of stars in the night sky.(9 letters)
  2. A phase of the moon that looks like a sliver. (8 letters)
  3. A natural or human-made object that moves around a larger body in space. (9 letters)
  4. A person who travels in space. (9 letters)
  5. An area of the sky with a recognizable pattern of stars. (13 letters)
  6. The path a planet takes around the Sun. (5 letters)

13 Clues: A person who travels in space. (9 letters) • Huge holes on the Moon's surface. (7 letters) • The path a planet takes around the Sun. (5 letters) • The largest planet in the solar system. (7 letters) • Scientists who study stars and planets. (11 letters) • A phase of the moon that looks like a sliver. (8 letters) • ...

Unit 9 Space 2023-05-08

Unit 9 Space crossword puzzle
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  1. How close or far away something is
  2. Made of layers that surround the Earth
  3. Another name for the outer planets
  4. The 4 planets closest to the Sun, also called rocky/terrestrial
  5. An object moving around another object - Earth does this around the Sun which causes seasons and takes one year
  6. The force that is responsible for all of the planets orbiting around the Sun
  7. The object in our solar system that has the most gravitational pull.
  8. Planets that are before the goldilocks zone will be ___ _____.
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  1. This gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere.
  2. One main function of the atmosphere is ____________ of Earth.
  3. There are this many layers in the atmosphere.
  4. The zone that allow for the right temperature for life
  5. The planet that is known for its large rings.
  6. The planet that is closest to the Sun.
  7. An object spinning - Earth does this and it takes 24 hours and causes night and day
  8. A liquid that is present on Earth that makes it habitable.
  9. There are many things that are _______ in order for life to live on Earth. Ex: Oxygen
  10. Planets that are past the goldilocks zone will be ___ _______.
  11. The 4 planets furthest away from the Sun

19 Clues: How close or far away something is • Another name for the outer planets • The planet that is closest to the Sun. • Made of layers that surround the Earth • The 4 planets furthest away from the Sun • There are this many layers in the atmosphere. • The planet that is known for its large rings. • This gas makes up the majority of Earth's atmosphere. • ...

Space 2025-06-13

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. and disappears.
  2. brightness: How bright a star would be if it were the
  3. on its own body that orbits a star and does not have light. Year: A unit that measures distance in time.
  4. A hot, gaseous body that emits light and heat.
  5. system: A system that includes the sun and all the planets that orbit it.
  6. it light? Does not emit light, only reflect it.
  7. distance from Earth. Gas giants: Large planets made of gas.
  8. The rotation of a planet around itself.
  9. Cluster: A group of stars that appear as if the planet has a large
  10. shines on its own, like the sun.
  11. A small, stellar rock that floats in space
  12. A huge home for stars and planets, such as the Milky Way.
  13. A motaroid that hits Earth's surface. Comet-luminous toril.
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  1. Moons that orbit planets.
  2. The vast space that contains everything. Constellation: A stellar pattern visible in the sky.
  3. Objects that orbit planets, such as the moon or satellites.
  4. A large hody that orbits a star and does hot shihe oh its own
  5. The revaluation of a planet around the Sun in
  6. A large rock in space that orbits the sun.
  7. The circular path flollowed by planets.
  8. Plants: Small, stellar planets close to the sun. An object in space with a
  9. The reason things fall down.
  10. A ball of fire that suddenly appears in the
  11. a year.

24 Clues: a year. • and disappears. • Moons that orbit planets. • The reason things fall down. • shines on its own, like the sun. • The circular path flollowed by planets. • The rotation of a planet around itself. • A large rock in space that orbits the sun. • A small, stellar rock that floats in space • A ball of fire that suddenly appears in the • ...

The Solar System 2026-05-12

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are located beyond the asteroid belt.
  2. This planet orbits the sun faster than any other planet
  3. The inner planets are ______ planets.
  4. Earth's moon is _______ than the Earth
  5. This is made of rock, orbits the sun, and can be any shape
  6. The outer planets are the ______ planets.
  7. This planet takes the longest amount of time to orbit the sun
  8. The more _____ an object has, the more gravity it exerts.
  9. This is located between the 4th and 5th planet from the sun
  10. The ______ includes all galaxies and solar systems within it.
  11. Planets that are ____ from the sun take a longer time to orbit the sun
  12. The _______ is the center of the solar system.
  13. The Milky Way ______ is inside the universe.
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  1. Two objects that are _______ together will have more gravitational pull.
  2. The first person sent into space was Russian cosmonaut, ______.
  3. The sun is ______ than all of the planets and moons.
  4. This is made of rock and orbits a planet
  5. The _______ is inside of the Milky Way galaxy.
  6. These are located between the asteroid belt and the sun..
  7. This is the main reason the moon revolves around the Earth
  8. This is made of dust,ice, and rock, orbits the sun, and has a tail
  9. Which planet is the third planet from the sun?
  10. To ensure space travel was safe for humans, ______ were sent into space first.

23 Clues: The inner planets are ______ planets. • Earth's moon is _______ than the Earth • This is made of rock and orbits a planet • The outer planets are the ______ planets. • These are located beyond the asteroid belt. • The Milky Way ______ is inside the universe. • The _______ is inside of the Milky Way galaxy. • Which planet is the third planet from the sun? • ...

Solar System 2026-05-22

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Unlike most planets, this one rotates east to west
  2. The largest planet in the solar system
  3. This planet has 13 moons
  4. Every planet has one except for mercury
  5. The shape planets orbit in
  6. The fourth planet form the sun
  7. The star at the center of our solar system
  8. What the clouds on venus are made of
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  1. Orbiting objects made of gas, dust, and ice
  2. The shape of planets
  3. This planet has a moon called Titania
  4. What the four furthest planets from the sun are called
  5. A former planet that was recently named a dwarf planet
  6. The name for the inner planets
  7. This planet has a core of iron and nickel
  8. The least dense planet

16 Clues: The shape of planets • The least dense planet • This planet has 13 moons • The shape planets orbit in • The name for the inner planets • The fourth planet form the sun • What the clouds on venus are made of • This planet has a moon called Titania • The largest planet in the solar system • Every planet has one except for mercury • This planet has a core of iron and nickel • ...

SolarSystem 2022-04-26

SolarSystem crossword puzzle
Across
  1. dwarf planet
  2. amount of moons Jupiter has
  3. planet most suitable for life
  4. amount of planets in the solar system
  5. one year on this planet is 88 days
  6. Jupiter is __ times bigger than earth
  7. hottest planet in the solar system
  8. hot ball of gas that all the planets revolve around
  9. amount of rings neptune has
  10. how the universe was born
  11. separates the inner and outer planets from each other
  12. is one of two ice giants and is blue
  13. name of our galaxy
  14. is one of two ice giants and is light blue
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  1. rotates around earth
  2. largest planet in our solar system
  3. gas planets are mostly made of this including the sun
  4. Saturn has ____ around it
  5. Jupiter is known for having a big
  6. how long is one day on earth
  7. keeps all planets in orbit around the sun
  8. 365 days is one ___ on earth
  9. amount of rings Uranus has
  10. second largest planet in the solar system
  11. last inner planet in the solar system

25 Clues: dwarf planet • name of our galaxy • rotates around earth • Saturn has ____ around it • how the universe was born • amount of rings Uranus has • amount of moons Jupiter has • amount of rings neptune has • how long is one day on earth • 365 days is one ___ on earth • planet most suitable for life • Jupiter is known for having a big • largest planet in our solar system • ...

Planets 2019-10-22

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The dwarf planet
  2. The farthest planet
  3. Haley's
  4. The ringed planet
  5. The planet named after Roman goddess of Love
  6. The red planet
  7. The centre of solar system
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  1. Saturn's Moon
  2. The largest planet
  3. Jupiter's Moon
  4. The blue planet
  5. A gas giant
  6. Earth's only natural satellite

13 Clues: Haley's • A gas giant • Saturn's Moon • Jupiter's Moon • The red planet • The blue planet • The dwarf planet • The ringed planet • The largest planet • The farthest planet • The centre of solar system • Earth's only natural satellite • The planet named after Roman goddess of Love

Planets 2026-03-17

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mars
  2. Pluto
  3. Mercury
  4. Saturn
  5. Jupiter
  6. Sun
Down
  1. Moon
  2. Gravity
  3. Neptune
  4. Uranus
  5. Venus
  6. Earth
  7. Astronaut

13 Clues: Sun • Moon • Mars • Pluto • Venus • Earth • Uranus • Saturn • Gravity • Mercury • Neptune • Jupiter • Astronaut

Planets!! 2026-08-01

Planets!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tipped on my side. Blue-green color from methane gas.
  2. The time it takes for a planet to spin around. A planet's day.
  3. Connected to the sun
  4. Closest planet to the sun. Has no atmosphere.
  5. Only planet with life. 365 days in a year.
  6. This gas giant can fit 1,300 Earths inside.
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  1. Second largest planet with rings of ice and rock.
  2. Dwarf planet that is smaller than Earth's moon.
  3. This ice giant is the coldest planet with thin rings made of dust.
  4. A layer of air surrounding a planet.
  5. The path a planet takes around the sun. A planet's year.
  6. Red planet with two moons. Used to have water.
  7. Hottest planet. Brightest planet in the sky.

13 Clues: Connected to the sun • A layer of air surrounding a planet. • Only planet with life. 365 days in a year. • This gas giant can fit 1,300 Earths inside. • Hottest planet. Brightest planet in the sky. • Closest planet to the sun. Has no atmosphere. • Red planet with two moons. Used to have water. • Dwarf planet that is smaller than Earth's moon. • ...

PLANETS 2026-04-28

PLANETS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : The planet with the famous rings
  2. : Earth's 'sister' planet
  3. : Our solar system's star
  4. : The most famous dwarf planet
  5. : The earth's satellite
  6. : Third planet from the Sun
  7. : The largest planet
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  1. : The red planet
  2. : Blue planet on its side
  3. : The farthest planet from the sun
  4. : Chunks of rock, dust and ice orbiting the sun (with long tails)
  5. : Small rocky planet with extreme temperature changes
  6. : Rock, metal and ice orbiting the sun between mars and Jupiter

13 Clues: : The red planet • : The largest planet • : The earth's satellite • : Blue planet on its side • : Earth's 'sister' planet • : Our solar system's star • : Third planet from the Sun • : The most famous dwarf planet • : The planet with the famous rings • : The farthest planet from the sun • : Small rocky planet with extreme temperature changes • ...

Natalie's words Part 2 2021-10-05

Natalie's words Part 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another word for gas giants
  2. Coldest planet
  3. Belt: Thing separating inner from outer planets
  4. layers: Different layers of the atmosphere
  5. Planets: First 4 planets
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  1. planets: Last 4 planets
  2. clouds: When atmosphere temperature is about 150K
  3. Planet with visible rings
  4. Bright thing in the sky that is a star and keeps the planets warm
  5. Largest Planet
  6. Smallest gas giant
  7. orbits: Longer travels around the sun

12 Clues: Largest Planet • Coldest planet • Smallest gas giant • planets: Last 4 planets • Planets: First 4 planets • Planet with visible rings • Another word for gas giants • orbits: Longer travels around the sun • layers: Different layers of the atmosphere • Belt: Thing separating inner from outer planets • clouds: When atmosphere temperature is about 150K • ...

Space Crossword 2021-05-03

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when energy jumps from one sunspot to another​
  2. model, model that showed objects orbiting the sun
  3. a round object that orbits around the sun and has cleared away objects near it
  4. Planets, the 4 furthest planets from the sun and are made mostly of gas
  5. the sun’s _________ pull keeps the planets from flying off into space
  6. Unit, used to measure distances within our solar system
  7. glucose and oxygen are _________ of photosynthesis
  8. Year, the distance light travels in a year
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  1. the organelles known as the energy "powerhouses" of the cells
  2. sunlight, carbon dioxide, and water are ________ of photosynthesis
  3. large collection of stars, planets, gas, dust, and other objects
  4. Planets, the 4 planets closest to the sun and have rocky surfaces
  5. dark spot on the surface of the sun​
  6. huge celestial body, made mostly of hydrogen and helium, that produces light and heat​
  7. Eclipse, an eclipse that happens when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth
  8. Diagram​, a diagram that shows the relationship between stars
  9. Eclipse, an eclipse that happens when the earth is directly between the sun and the moon​
  10. Cycle, a cycle in which carbon moves through the air, ground, plants, animals, etc
  11. Tide​, when the moon and the sun both pull the water in the same way​
  12. the rise and fall of the water level in the oceans

20 Clues: dark spot on the surface of the sun​ • Year, the distance light travels in a year • when energy jumps from one sunspot to another​ • model, model that showed objects orbiting the sun • the rise and fall of the water level in the oceans • glucose and oxygen are _________ of photosynthesis • Unit, used to measure distances within our solar system • ...

Unit One : The Universe and Our Solar System 2023-10-13

Unit One : The Universe and Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The first phase of every star's life cycle.
  2. The phenomenon of a sound getting louder as it approaches and quieter after it passes.
  3. Terra means __________.
  4. our sun is a _________.
  5. The name for the first four planets in our solar system.
  6. The colder temperatures of the Jovian planets allows hydrogen and helium to ________________.
  7. The process that pushes with an outward force inside of a star to balance the gravity pushing in.
  8. The wavelength for red colors in the spectrum are ________.
  9. The force that pulls moons to planets and us to the ground.
  10. The band of rocks between Mars and Jupiter.
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  1. The phase of a star's life where it gets way bigger, then way smaller as it uses up its hydrogen fuel and the forces inside the star are out of balance.
  2. The boundary in our solar system where the temperature drops.
  3. The red light given off by an object in space as it moves away from Earth.
  4. The band of rocks on the far edge of our solar system, where pluto lives.
  5. To gather or stick together.
  6. The element that is everywhere in the universe
  7. The process of a high mass star collapsing on itself.
  8. No matter what, stars ________ mass over time
  9. The name for the last four planets in our solar system.
  10. Terrestrial planets have a higher _________ than Jovian planets.
  11. To be made of gas

21 Clues: To be made of gas • Terra means __________. • our sun is a _________. • To gather or stick together. • The first phase of every star's life cycle. • The band of rocks between Mars and Jupiter. • No matter what, stars ________ mass over time • The element that is everywhere in the universe • The process of a high mass star collapsing on itself. • ...

Inner/Outer Planet Study Guide 2021-04-30

Inner/Outer Planet Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. The first outer planet.
  2. The second inner planet.
  3. Outer planets nick-name.
  4. The fourth outer planet.
  5. The inner planets nickname.
  6. The first inner planet.
  7. These planets do not have any rings.
  8. The third inner planet
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  1. One of the shared characteristics of outer and inner planets.
  2. These planets are much father from the sun.
  3. The second outer planet.
  4. The fourth inner planet.
  5. The third outer planet.

13 Clues: The third inner planet • The first outer planet. • The first inner planet. • The third outer planet. • The second inner planet. • Outer planets nick-name. • The fourth outer planet. • The second outer planet. • The fourth inner planet. • The inner planets nickname. • These planets do not have any rings. • These planets are much father from the sun. • ...

Planets Study Guide 2021-04-29

Planets Study Guide crossword puzzle
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  1. The closest planet to the asteroid belt on the outer planets section (The biggest planet)
  2. The farthest planet form the sun.
  3. The planet second closest to the sun
  4. The sixth closest planet to the sun (not including dwarf planets).
  5. The closest planet to the sun.
  6. The group of planets that have no rings (starts with a "T")
  7. The last planet farthest from the sun in the inner planet section.
  8. The planet third closest to the sun (we live on this planet).
  9. These planets are very gaseous and it's hard to find a place to stand on these planets.
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  1. The light bluish planet (the planet third closest to the asteroid belt).
  2. The last four planets farthest from the sun.
  3. The first four planets closest to the sun (including earth).
  4. What seperates the inner and outer planets.

13 Clues: The closest planet to the sun. • The farthest planet form the sun. • The planet second closest to the sun • What seperates the inner and outer planets. • The last four planets farthest from the sun. • The group of planets that have no rings (starts with a "T") • The first four planets closest to the sun (including earth). • ...

Our Solar System 2024-12-17

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. planet after Saturn and before Neptune
  2. the unit of force
  3. said that Earth in center of solar system
  4. number of AU's from Sun to Earth
  5. its in the middle of our Solar System
  6. technically a dwarf planet, Mickey Mouse named his dog after it!
  7. how Greeks first described planets
  8. an object in orbit
  9. a measure of one rotation for a planet
  10. gravity will be like this with larger masses and smaller distances
  11. 2nd largest planet in our Solar System
  12. name of our star
  13. planet closest to Sun
  14. largest planet in our Solar System
  15. gas giants have A LOT of them
  16. stuff between Mars and Jupiter that didn't have enough mass for a planet
  17. shape of orbits
  18. he was first to propose that planets orbit the Sun
  19. orbiting the Sun
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  1. a measure of distance used in our solar system
  2. spinning about axis
  3. the plane that all planets orbit the Sun upon
  4. last planet in our Solar System
  5. Sun and all of the objects that are bound by gravity to the Sun
  6. all gas giants have them
  7. planet we can see now, VERY BRIGHT!
  8. forward motion of an object
  9. a massive object orbiting a star, like our Sun
  10. Earth just has one
  11. a measure of one revolution for a planet
  12. the type of planets that are closest to the Sun
  13. the type of planets furthest from the Sun
  14. the direction all planets revolve
  15. the Sun has the most and it keeps our planets in orbit
  16. planet between Mercury and Earth
  17. imaginary line that passes through the center of a planet from pole to. pole
  18. our planet
  19. sometimes called the red planet
  20. the element that makes Mars red

39 Clues: our planet • shape of orbits • name of our star • orbiting the Sun • the unit of force • Earth just has one • an object in orbit • spinning about axis • planet closest to Sun • all gas giants have them • forward motion of an object • gas giants have A LOT of them • last planet in our Solar System • sometimes called the red planet • the element that makes Mars red • ...

Solar System 2024-04-25

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the belief that the Earth is fixed at the centre of the Universe.
  2. A pathway that a object in space when it goes around another object
  3. A force by which planet or other planet draws toward the center
  4. The sun and the objects that are around it
  5. Planets that are closest to the sun
  6. Asteriod or comets that are between mars and jupiter
  7. The eight planets of our solar system
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  1. It provides us air to breathe
  2. The blocking veiw of the sun or other planets
  3. planets that are beyond the asteroid belt
  4. the idea that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun,
  5. A unit of length derived from the Earth's orbit.
  6. they are made of silicate rocks or metal
  7. planet What is pluto right now?
  8. A giant planet composed mainely made of helium

15 Clues: It provides us air to breathe • Planets that are closest to the sun • planet What is pluto right now? • The eight planets of our solar system • they are made of silicate rocks or metal • planets that are beyond the asteroid belt • The sun and the objects that are around it • The blocking veiw of the sun or other planets • ...

Outer Space 2018-05-20

Outer Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ________ planets are farthest from the sun and include: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  2. The only place in our solar system, other than Earth, where humans have visited.
  3. Small icy bodies.
  4. The Milky Way ________ contains our solar system.
  5. temperature
  6. The Astronomical ________ is the distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun.
  7. An asteroid ________ divides the Inner and Outer Planets.
  8. The Greenhouse _____________ is an increase in temperature caused when incoming solar radiation is passed but outgoing thermal radiation is blocked by the atmosphere.
  9. The length of time required for a planet to make one complete trip around the Sun.
  10. The circular path a planet takes around the sun.
  11. The _______ planets are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.
  12. position
  13. _______ planets are closest to the sun and include: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
  14. _________ is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
Down
  1. Bright streak of light that results when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere-sometimes called a “shooting star”.
  2. The ________ planets are composed of rock and metal.
  3. A __________ is a celestial body that orbits the sun and has a gravitational pull.
  4. Small rocky bodies.
  5. Meteoroid that reaches Earth’s surface without burning up completely.
  6. small, rocky body that travels through space
  7. The solar system formed from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust called a _________.
  8. The length of time required for a planet to make one complete turn on its axis.
  9. ________ is defined as the ratio of the mass of an object to the volume of space the object takes up.
  10. ________ planets are objects that are similar to planets except that they orbit the Sun in areas where there are many similar objects

24 Clues: position • temperature • Small icy bodies. • Small rocky bodies. • small, rocky body that travels through space • The circular path a planet takes around the sun. • The Milky Way ________ contains our solar system. • The ________ planets are composed of rock and metal. • An asteroid ________ divides the Inner and Outer Planets. • ...

Natalie's words Part 2 2021-10-05

Natalie's words Part 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. layers: Different layers of the atmosphere
  2. Another word for gas giants
  3. Bright thing in the sky that is a star and keeps the planets warm
  4. Smallest gas giant
  5. planets: Last 4 planets
  6. Belt: Thing separating inner from outer planets
  7. Planet with visible rings
Down
  1. Coldest planet
  2. Largest Planet
  3. Planets: First 4 planets
  4. orbits: Longer travels around the sun
  5. clouds: When atmosphere temperature is about 150K

12 Clues: Coldest planet • Largest Planet • Smallest gas giant • planets: Last 4 planets • Planets: First 4 planets • Planet with visible rings • Another word for gas giants • orbits: Longer travels around the sun • layers: Different layers of the atmosphere • Belt: Thing separating inner from outer planets • clouds: When atmosphere temperature is about 150K • ...

Space Frenzy 2026-05-13

Space Frenzy crossword puzzle
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  1. the hottest planet
  2. the furthest planet
  3. red planet
  4. where asteroids come from
  5. the smallest planet
  6. what we use to remember the order of planets
  7. famous for its tail
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  1. a group of planets in our solar system that are rocky
  2. go around something
  3. a cluster of stars, comets, asteroids and planets
  4. a group of gassy planets in our solar system
  5. can float on water
  6. the coldest planet
  7. big planet
  8. where we live

15 Clues: red planet • big planet • where we live • the hottest planet • can float on water • the coldest planet • the furthest planet • go around something • the smallest planet • famous for its tail • where asteroids come from • a group of gassy planets in our solar system • what we use to remember the order of planets • a cluster of stars, comets, asteroids and planets • ...

Exoplanets 2025-03-24

Exoplanets crossword puzzle
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  1. - Type of planet Kepler helped find in habitable zones
  2. - Region around a star where liquid water could exist
  3. - Planets that orbit stars outside our solar system
  4. - Acronym for the James Webb Space Telescope
  5. - NASA space telescope that discovered thousands of exoplanets
  6. - Metric showing how quickly new planets were found
  7. - Technique used by JWST to analyze planet atmospheres
  8. - Future tech to help telescopes block starlight and see planets
  9. - Indicators in atmosphere that may suggest biological activity
  10. - Instrument on Kepler that measured star brightness
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  1. - Where Kepler’s mission data is stored and studied
  2. - Another term for the habitable zone
  3. - Star system with seven Earth-size planets
  4. - Term used for exoplanets with possible habitability
  5. - Layer of gases surrounding a planet, important for habitability
  6. - Event that mimics a planetary transit but isn't a planet
  7. - Collection of planets orbiting a single star
  8. - Light wavelength range JWST is optimized to detect
  9. - Nickname for astronomers searching for exoplanets
  10. - A graph showing brightness changes over time
  11. - Extended Kepler mission after initial hardware failure
  12. - Term for when Kepler officially ran out of fuel and shut down
  13. - Optical instrument used to observe distant objects
  14. - Dense region of stars Kepler continuously observed
  15. - Method Kepler used to detect planets by observing dips in starlight

25 Clues: - Another term for the habitable zone • - Star system with seven Earth-size planets • - Acronym for the James Webb Space Telescope • - Collection of planets orbiting a single star • - A graph showing brightness changes over time • - Where Kepler’s mission data is stored and studied • - Nickname for astronomers searching for exoplanets • ...

Goal 3 - The Planets 2021-02-27

Goal 3 - The Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. This separates Mars and Jupiter.
  2. The planet closest to the sun.
  3. The only planet that rotates east to west
  4. The name of our moon
  5. outer planets are also known as this.
  6. There are _______________ inner/terrestrial planets.
  7. This was our ninth planet.
  8. The third planet from the sun.
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  1. The largest planet.
  2. One of two planets without a moon
  3. The inner planets are also known as _____ planets.
  4. This planet rotates on its side.
  5. Known as the red planet because of its color.
  6. One of two planets without a moon.
  7. The second largest planet.
  8. This planet was discovered by a mathematical prediction.
  9. There are _______________ outer planets.

17 Clues: The largest planet. • The name of our moon • The second largest planet. • This was our ninth planet. • The planet closest to the sun. • The third planet from the sun. • This separates Mars and Jupiter. • This planet rotates on its side. • One of two planets without a moon • One of two planets without a moon. • outer planets are also known as this. • ...

Outer Space 2018-05-20

Outer Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Greenhouse _____________ is an increase in temperature caused when incoming solar radiation is passed but outgoing thermal radiation is blocked by the atmosphere.
  2. The ________ planets are composed of rock and metal.
  3. position
  4. Meteoroid that reaches Earth’s surface without burning up completely.
  5. Small icy bodies.
  6. The length of time required for a planet to make one complete turn on its axis.
  7. ________ planets are farthest from the sun and include: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  8. Small rocky bodies.
  9. The Astronomical ________ is the distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the Sun.
  10. A __________ is a celestial body that orbits the sun and has a gravitational pull.
  11. The Milky Way ________ contains our solar system.
  12. The circular path a planet takes around the sun.
  13. _________ is the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
Down
  1. ________ planets are objects that are similar to planets except that they orbit the Sun in areas where there are many similar objects
  2. The length of time required for a planet to make one complete trip around the Sun.
  3. small, rocky body that travels through space
  4. An asteroid ________ divides the Inner and Outer Planets.
  5. The only place in our solar system, other than Earth, where humans have visited.
  6. The solar system formed from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust called a _________.
  7. ________ is defined as the ratio of the mass of an object to the volume of space the object takes up.
  8. Bright streak of light that results when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth’s atmosphere-sometimes called a “shooting star”.
  9. temperature
  10. _______ planets are closest to the sun and include: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
  11. The _______ planets are composed primarily of hydrogen and helium.

24 Clues: position • temperature • Small icy bodies. • Small rocky bodies. • small, rocky body that travels through space • The circular path a planet takes around the sun. • The Milky Way ________ contains our solar system. • The ________ planets are composed of rock and metal. • An asteroid ________ divides the Inner and Outer Planets. • ...

Solar System 2026-02-25

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Small icy bodies that develop water vapor tails as they near the sun.
  2. An ancient planet scarred by ancient craters.
  3. At the formation of the universe, gas and dust were pulled into what shape?
  4. The type of water that has only been found on Earth and is credited for supporting life.
  5. Name the most famous dwarf planet.
  6. Blue planet with thirteen moons.
  7. They belt region beyond the planets where millions of icy bodies are located.
  8. The planet that is tipped on its side.
  9. A dessert like planet.
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  1. The direction that all the planets orbit our sun
  2. The planet with a crushing atmosphere.
  3. The planet that is nearly 1,000 million miles from the sun.
  4. What are giant space rocks called?
  5. Hydrogen is converted into what by the Sun?
  6. The number of planets that are inner planets and the number of planets that are outer planets.
  7. If a cannon ball were launched at just the right speed it would never what?

16 Clues: A dessert like planet. • Blue planet with thirteen moons. • What are giant space rocks called? • Name the most famous dwarf planet. • The planet with a crushing atmosphere. • The planet that is tipped on its side. • Hydrogen is converted into what by the Sun? • An ancient planet scarred by ancient craters. • The direction that all the planets orbit our sun • ...

science 2023-09-22

science crossword puzzle
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  1. Farthest from sun
  2. has narrow rings
  3. this planet has many skinny rings
  4. small rock and debris in the solar system
  5. orbiting around another body
  6. the outer planets
  7. this planet has large rings
  8. Measures size and distance of planets etc
  9. the inner planets
  10. going around something
  11. small planet in it's orbit
Down
  1. closest to sun
  2. chunk of rock and metal found in solar system
  3. 2nd closest to the sun
  4. meteoroids go into earth's atmosphere and become..
  5. cause craters when they land on earth
  6. located between mercury and mars
  7. Able to support life
  8. 4th planet in the solar system
  9. Spinning on an axis
  10. closest planet to the sun
  11. keeps planets in orbit
  12. A body that revolves around the sun
  13. made of ice and dust

24 Clues: closest to sun • has narrow rings • Farthest from sun • the outer planets • the inner planets • Spinning on an axis • Able to support life • made of ice and dust • 2nd closest to the sun • keeps planets in orbit • going around something • closest planet to the sun • small planet in it's orbit • this planet has large rings • orbiting around another body • 4th planet in the solar system • ...

Astronomy 2025-01-28

Astronomy crossword puzzle
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  1. A planet that has 146 moons
  2. Mars's soil.
  3. The planet that we live on
  4. The second stage of the big bang
  5. State of matter of the outer planets
  6. Small, rocky Bodies
  7. used to be a plant but not anymore
  8. The most hottest planet in our solar system
  9. separates the inner planets from the outer planets
  10. State of matter of the inner planets
  11. The farthest planet from the sun
  12. The galaxy we the solar system is in.
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  1. Is the largest planet in the solar system
  2. Without it we could not live
  3. The first stage of the big bang
  4. The 4th planet from the sun
  5. is the 7th planet from the sun
  6. Small, Icy Bodies
  7. one of Mars's moons
  8. The closest planet from the sun
  9. How the universe was formed

21 Clues: Mars's soil. • Small, Icy Bodies • Small, rocky Bodies • one of Mars's moons • The planet that we live on • A planet that has 146 moons • The 4th planet from the sun • How the universe was formed • Without it we could not live • is the 7th planet from the sun • The first stage of the big bang • The closest planet from the sun • The second stage of the big bang • ...

Space 2024-11-27

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the farthest planet from the sun?
  2. Is Saturn an ice giant?
  3. which is the largest body in the solar system?
  4. Which is the only planet we have sent rovers on?
  5. What color is Neptune?
  6. How many planets does Mars have?
  7. Which planet is habitable for humans?
  8. Which item in space is made of ice, rock and dust?
  9. Which planet is the largest?
  10. What gas is Earth mostly made of?
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  1. What is the coldest planet?
  2. How many planets are terrestrial planets?
  3. What color is Mars
  4. What is the hottest planet?
  5. Who developed the sun centered theory?
  6. Which planet is the smallest?
  7. Which is the second closest gas giant to the sun?
  8. Does Uranus have rings?
  9. Who created the sun centered theory?
  10. How many planets are in the solar system?

20 Clues: What color is Mars • What color is Neptune? • Is Saturn an ice giant? • Does Uranus have rings? • What is the coldest planet? • What is the hottest planet? • Which planet is the largest? • Which planet is the smallest? • How many planets does Mars have? • What gas is Earth mostly made of? • Who created the sun centered theory? • Which planet is habitable for humans? • ...

Solar System Vocab Crossword 2024-01-23

Solar System Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a star that group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around
  2. four largest and brightest moons of jupiter
  3. remains of a meteoroids that strike the surface of a planet or moon
  4. group of interacting interrelated interdependent elements forming a complex whole
  5. a regular, repeating path that one object takes around another object or center of gravity
  6. a large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system
  7. Objects, such as planets, moons, and stars, that are located in space
  8. a celestial body that revolves around a planet
  9. luminous star around which earth and other planets revolve
  10. on or of earth
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  1. a small object that enters earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction
  2. the planets jupiter saturn uranus and neptune whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt
  3. a celestial body consisting of mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior
  4. the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another
  5. The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit the sun
  6. a natural or artificial body in orbit around a planet
  7. a natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside earth's atmosphere
  8. heated dust and vaporized gas
  9. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets
  10. celestial body of ice dust and rock
  11. the rocky terrestrial planets mercury venus earth and mars whose orbit are inside the asteroid belt

21 Clues: on or of earth • heated dust and vaporized gas • celestial body of ice dust and rock • four largest and brightest moons of jupiter • a celestial body that revolves around a planet • a natural or artificial body in orbit around a planet • luminous star around which earth and other planets revolve • the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another • ...

Crossword: Solar System 2025-03-21

Crossword: Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The angle between the Sun and Planet with Earth as the reference point.
  2. Time it takes planets to return to the same position relative to the stars.
  3. When two planets meet in the sky or when a planet is aligned with the sun, have only been observed about 9 times.
  4. The force that causes the nebula to contract
  5. natural satellite orbiting a larger body.
  6. ___________Planets Planets farther from the Sun: Past Earth's Orbit - Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  7. small pieces (<100m) of asteroids resulting from collisions.
  8. Cloud of gas and dust
  9. ___________Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
  10. ___________Motion Apparent change in the movement of the planet through the sky, appears to be moving 'backwards' in the sky.
  11. ___________Planets Planets close to the Sun: Mercury and Venus.
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  1. When planets are on opposite sides of the celestial sphere (abstract sphere, Earth is the center).
  2. ___________ Planetology Comparing and contrasting properties of worlds to understand how they evolved.
  3. ___________Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  4. a meteor that makes it to Earth's Surface.
  5. relatively small 'dirty snowballs' that orbit the Sun in highly elongated orbits.
  6. also called 'minor planets', are small rocky metallic debris left over from the beginning of the solar system.
  7. Configuration of objects in space, elongation is perpendicular to the direction of the Sun.
  8. meteoroids burning up in Earth's atmosphere.
  9. Time it takes planets to return to the same position relative to the Sun.
  10. ___________ Definition Must have the three characteristics to be a planet: Orbits the Sun, Not a Satellite (moon, asteroids, etc.), Has cleared out its orbit of debris and is round.
  11. ___________Planet massive enough to be a round body, but has not cleared its orbit of debris.

22 Clues: Cloud of gas and dust • natural satellite orbiting a larger body. • a meteor that makes it to Earth's Surface. • The force that causes the nebula to contract • meteoroids burning up in Earth's atmosphere. • ___________Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. • ___________Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. • ...

Outer Space Crossword puzzle 2023-05-05

Outer Space Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. Giant Jupiter
  2. moon Triton
  3. millions in the solar system
  4. On the edge of the solar system
  5. to Sun Mercury
  6. Coldest body in solar system
  7. Day Venus
  8. of our solar system Saturn
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  1. Huge ring system
  2. smaller than earths moon
  3. known planets Dwarf planets
  4. Giant dust storms
  5. five percent water Earth
  6. rotation Mercury
  7. planets Havent cleared orbital path
  8. Moon has no atmosphere
  9. Known Rings Uranus
  10. Fastest are 26 miles per second

18 Clues: Day Venus • moon Triton • Giant Jupiter • to Sun Mercury • Huge ring system • rotation Mercury • Giant dust storms • Known Rings Uranus • Moon has no atmosphere • smaller than earths moon • five percent water Earth • of our solar system Saturn • known planets Dwarf planets • millions in the solar system • Coldest body in solar system • On the edge of the solar system • ...

Space Vocabulary 2021-12-13

Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. astronaut
  2. themoon
  3. milkyway
  4. earth
  5. jupiter
  6. gravity
  7. distance
Down
  1. atmosphere
  2. exoplanet
  3. thesun
  4. star
  5. planets
  6. asteroid
  7. orbit
  8. universe
  9. reach

16 Clues: star • earth • orbit • reach • thesun • themoon • planets • jupiter • gravity • milkyway • asteroid • universe • distance • astronaut • exoplanet • atmosphere

The Formation of the Solar System 2021-12-07

The Formation of the Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. A cloud of dust and gas from which the planets and sun formed is now known as the solar ____.
  2. groupings of a star and orbiting planets (2 words)
  3. He developed the nebular hypothesis of the origin of the solar system. He proposed that matter in the solar system began as separate particles.
  4. The ______ planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars) have rocky surfaces with features such as mountains, valleys, and craters. They also have few or no moons and molten metal cores.
  5. He used mathematics to refine the nebular hypothesis.
  6. a space object that (1) orbits a star, (2) is large enough to have a nearly spherical shape, and (3) has “cleared the neighborhood” around its orbit
  7. this forms when a nebula collapses, the temperature and pressure increase over time as particles in the nebula collide and clump together. It at the center of the nebula, surrounded by gaseous and rocky debris.
  8. the comparison between mass and size
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  1. rocky bodies that orbit larger bodies, such as planets, dwarf planets, and asteroids
  2. He published his theory that all matter in the universe attracted all other matter through a force he called gravity. His theory explained the motion of the planets around the sun.
  3. _____ measurements measure an exact distance or size
  4. the attractive force that keeps objects in orbit
  5. Protoplentary ____ is a flat cloud of gas and dust orbiting a newly formed star, from which planets may eventually form. The prefix proto- means “earliest” in Greek.
  6. The ______ planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune) have thick atmospheres composed of hydrogen and helium. Only the center layers of these gas giants and ice giants are solid. Their large masses provide enough gravity to hold more moons than terrestrial planets.
  7. the first person known to use a telescope to observe the stars and planets. He supported the idea that Earth is not the center of the universe but that Earth and the other planets circle the sun.
  8. _____ measurements compare a size or distance to something else.

16 Clues: the comparison between mass and size • the attractive force that keeps objects in orbit • groupings of a star and orbiting planets (2 words) • _____ measurements measure an exact distance or size • He used mathematics to refine the nebular hypothesis. • _____ measurements compare a size or distance to something else. • ...

Solar System and Astronomy 2021-03-18

Solar System and Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planets nearest the sun have the _______ revolution periods
  2. a small rocky body in space, typically smaller than an asteroid
  3. a natural satellite that revolves around a planet
  4. instrument used for seeing stars and planets clearly
  5. the distance between planets ________ after Mars
  6. to travel around another object, like the planets around the sun
  7. the number of stars in our solar system
  8. the inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid _____
  9. a person who travels into space
  10. the average distance from the center of the sun to the center of the earth (about 156 million km)
  11. the star at the center of our solar system
  12. a ball of superheated gas that undergoes nuclear fusion
  13. one full trip around the sun
  14. the coldest planet
  15. the distance light travels in one year (9.5 trillion km)
  16. the planets farthest from the sun have the most _____
  17. planet tilted on its side
  18. also known as the North Star
Down
  1. a group of stars that form a pattern
  2. the largest planet in the solar system, big red spot
  3. a rocky body in space that orbits around the sun
  4. the warmest planet, also very cloudy
  5. rust makes this planet look reddish, the Persistence was sent there
  6. an object that objects the sun and has enough gravity to become rounded and has cleared its orbital path
  7. a loose ball of ice and dust that revolves around the sun with a long, narrow orbit
  8. all _______ come from stars
  9. tendency of an object to remain in constant motion, prevents planets from falling into the sun
  10. a system with a star and planets and other objects revolving around it
  11. to spin or turn on an axis
  12. because it has not cleared its orbit pluto is now considered a ______ planet
  13. planet known for its extensive ring system
  14. the outer gas giants all have _____ systems around them
  15. a person who studies the stars and other space objects
  16. American space program that launches missions to space
  17. the only planet known to support life, lots of liquid water
  18. the closest planet to the sun
  19. the force that keeps planets in orbit
  20. dwarf planet with two moons

38 Clues: the coldest planet • planet tilted on its side • to spin or turn on an axis • all _______ come from stars • dwarf planet with two moons • one full trip around the sun • also known as the North Star • the closest planet to the sun • a person who travels into space • a group of stars that form a pattern • the warmest planet, also very cloudy • the force that keeps planets in orbit • ...

Review of Earth, Moon, Sun and Stars 2022-10-25

Review of Earth, Moon, Sun and Stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SIDE
  2. AIR
  3. LIGHT
  4. COLDER
  5. TRIP
  6. FARTHER
  7. HOTTER
  8. CLOSER
  9. STARS
  10. SPINNING
  11. MOON
  12. AROUND
  13. SKY
  14. NIGHT
  15. WATER
  16. ROCK
  17. WATER
Down
  1. SMALLER
  2. BALL
  3. CIRCLE
  4. EARTH
  5. PLANETS
  6. YEAR
  7. MILLION
  8. SUN
  9. AMOUNT
  10. DAY
  11. OUTERSPACE
  12. BLANKET
  13. DARK

30 Clues: AIR • SUN • DAY • SKY • SIDE • BALL • YEAR • TRIP • MOON • DARK • ROCK • LIGHT • EARTH • STARS • NIGHT • WATER • WATER • COLDER • CIRCLE • HOTTER • CLOSER • AMOUNT • AROUND • SMALLER • PLANETS • FARTHER • MILLION • BLANKET • SPINNING • OUTERSPACE

planets + dwarf planets 2025-04-08

planets + dwarf planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. longest orbit of any planet we know
  2. has 95 known moons
  3. has the biggest volcano in the solar system
  4. only dwarf planet in the solar system
  5. called the "red planet"
  6. most popular dwarf planet
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  1. only planet with rings that you can see
  2. shaped like a oval
  3. has supersonic winds
  4. closest planet to the sun
  5. coldest planet
  6. orbits the sun in a strange way
  7. largest inner planet

13 Clues: coldest planet • shaped like a oval • has 95 known moons • has supersonic winds • largest inner planet • called the "red planet" • closest planet to the sun • most popular dwarf planet • orbits the sun in a strange way • longest orbit of any planet we know • only dwarf planet in the solar system • only planet with rings that you can see • has the biggest volcano in the solar system

Astronomy Crossword 2020-09-09

Astronomy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Proposed geocentric model.
  2. First proposed heliocentric model.
  3. Way The galaxy our solar system is in.
  4. What do astronomical units measure.
  5. Outer planets are made mostly of.
  6. Inner planets are made mostly of.
  7. Earth centered solar system.
  8. Discovered 4 moons orbiting Jupiter with telescope.
Down
  1. Proposed elliptical orbit of planets.
  2. Sun centered solar system.
  3. Why planets orbit the sun.
  4. Space rock that makes it to earth's surface.
  5. Found in belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  6. Shooting star.
  7. The red planet.

15 Clues: Shooting star. • The red planet. • Sun centered solar system. • Why planets orbit the sun. • Proposed geocentric model. • Earth centered solar system. • Outer planets are made mostly of. • Inner planets are made mostly of. • First proposed heliocentric model. • What do astronomical units measure. • Proposed elliptical orbit of planets. • Way The galaxy our solar system is in. • ...

National Geographic Kids - Sun 101 2023-03-07

National Geographic Kids - Sun 101 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. aurora
  2. magnetic
  3. temperature
  4. billion
  5. percent
  6. carbon
  7. gravity
  8. invisible
Down
  1. object
  2. layer
  3. hydrogen
  4. solar
  5. planets
  6. radiation
  7. nature
  8. wind

16 Clues: wind • layer • solar • object • aurora • nature • carbon • planets • billion • percent • gravity • hydrogen • magnetic • radiation • invisible • temperature

Earth and The Solar System 2023-01-04

Earth and The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. waning
  2. meteoroids
  3. Hemisphere
  4. asteroids
  5. planets
  6. axis
  7. waxing
  8. crescent
  9. Equator
Down
  1. ellipse
  2. gibbous
  3. Orbit
  4. comets
  5. minorplanet
  6. eccentricity
  7. accretion

16 Clues: axis • Orbit • waning • comets • waxing • ellipse • gibbous • planets • Equator • crescent • asteroids • accretion • meteoroids • Hemisphere • minorplanet • eccentricity

Components of the Solar System 2025-09-02

Components of the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planet known for its rings.
  2. A streak of light produced by a rock fragment in the sky.
  3. The place where we live.
  4. No longer considered a planet, now a dwarf planet.
  5. Second planet in our solar system.
  6. A chunk of rock that has reached Earth's surface.
  7. These planets are also known as rocky, terrestrial.
  8. Sometimes called "dirty snowballs" because they are made of ice, water, dust, and other gases.
  9. The star that planets in our solar system revolve around.
  10. Large rock fragment found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
Down
  1. These planets are also known as gas giants.
  2. A chunk of rock or dust in space.
  3. Largest planet in our solar system.
  4. The last planet of the inner planets.
  5. The shape of the orbital path that planets take around the sun.
  6. Seventh planet in our solar system
  7. Planet closest to the sun, with the shortest revolution.
  8. Planet furthest from the sun, with the longest revolution.

18 Clues: The place where we live. • Planet known for its rings. • A chunk of rock or dust in space. • Second planet in our solar system. • Seventh planet in our solar system • Largest planet in our solar system. • The last planet of the inner planets. • These planets are also known as gas giants. • A chunk of rock that has reached Earth's surface. • ...

Solar System Crossword 5th Grade 2023-05-25

Solar System Crossword 5th Grade crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The last four _____ planets are known as gas giants.
  2. largest planet from the sun.
  3. Our _____ causes the tides to change on earth.
  4. A force that keeps the planets in motion around the sun.
  5. There ____ planets in our solar system.
  6. The first four ____ planets are relatively small and rocky.
  7. Pluto is a ____ planet.
Down
  1. 2nd planet from the sun.
  2. 1st planet from the sun.
  3. Planets ____ around the sun.
  4. 4th planet from the sun. Also known as the "red planet."
  5. Earth's ____ on its axis causes the seasons of the earth.
  6. Earth is about 4.5 ___ years old.
  7. The sun is a yellow ____.
  8. Planet is made of about 70 % water.

15 Clues: Pluto is a ____ planet. • 2nd planet from the sun. • 1st planet from the sun. • The sun is a yellow ____. • Planets ____ around the sun. • largest planet from the sun. • Earth is about 4.5 ___ years old. • Planet is made of about 70 % water. • There ____ planets in our solar system. • Our _____ causes the tides to change on earth. • ...

Chap. 28 + 29 2017-05-22

Chap. 28 + 29 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nearest star to our Earth
  2. Occurs when the moon's shadow falls on Earth.
  3. Theory of solar system formation
  4. Occurs when the moon passes into the shadow of Earth.
  5. another name for the inner planets
  6. Implies that the Earth expandes.
  7. Saturn's rings are mostly composed of rocks and____.
  8. name of our solar system
Down
  1. Where the moon reflects different amounts of sunlight in a series.
  2. Which planets are located farthest away from the sun?
  3. How many planets are there in the milky way?
  4. A meteoroid that strikes Earth's atmosphere.
  5. Which planets are located closest to the sun?
  6. another name for the outer planets
  7. Theory that our universe began with a primordial explosion.

15 Clues: name of our solar system • nearest star to our Earth • Theory of solar system formation • Implies that the Earth expandes. • another name for the outer planets • another name for the inner planets • How many planets are there in the milky way? • A meteoroid that strikes Earth's atmosphere. • Occurs when the moon's shadow falls on Earth. • ...

Astronomy Crossword 2020-09-09

Astronomy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The galaxy our solar system is in.
  2. Discovered 4 moons orbiting Jupiter with telescope.
  3. What do astronomical units measure.
  4. Shooting star.
  5. Outer planets are made mostly of.
  6. Space rock that makes it to earth's surface.
  7. Proposed geocentric model.
Down
  1. First proposed heliocentric model.
  2. Found in belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  3. Sun centered solar system.
  4. The red planet.
  5. Inner planets are made mostly of.
  6. Earth centered solar system.
  7. Why planets orbit the sun.
  8. Proposed elliptical orbit of planets.

15 Clues: Shooting star. • The red planet. • Sun centered solar system. • Why planets orbit the sun. • Proposed geocentric model. • Earth centered solar system. • Inner planets are made mostly of. • Outer planets are made mostly of. • First proposed heliocentric model. • The galaxy our solar system is in. • What do astronomical units measure. • Proposed elliptical orbit of planets. • ...

Unit 1 Space 2020-09-05

Unit 1 Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This describes inner planets made of rock
  2. It has a clear orbit
  3. The name of our solar system
  4. A meteor that has hit the Earth's surface
  5. It is smaller than an asteroid and could be a part of an old planet, comet or asteroid
  6. It is round, orbits the sun, but does not have a clear orbit
  7. They usually have many moons, are larger and are outer planets
Down
  1. A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere
  2. This planet rotates on its side
  3. A group of planets orbiting a star
  4. The number of planets in our solar system that don't have moons
  5. The name of the space probe used to explore objects far away in our solar system
  6. It is found far away from the Sun, has a tail and an icy core
  7. It is made of all the galaxies and everything else
  8. The area where Ceres is found
  9. It orbits a planet
  10. Most of the dwarf planets are found here
  11. The force that attracts things and holds things together
  12. A group of solar systems held together by gravity

19 Clues: It orbits a planet • It has a clear orbit • The name of our solar system • The area where Ceres is found • This planet rotates on its side • A group of planets orbiting a star • Most of the dwarf planets are found here • This describes inner planets made of rock • A meteor that has hit the Earth's surface • A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere • ...

The Solar System 2015-05-20

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are 8 in our solar system
  2. Our home galaxy in the universe
  3. Earths only natural satellite
  4. Known for its rings
  5. The red planet
  6. Largest of the planets
  7. System Made up of 8 planets, sun, moon, galaxies, comets, asteroids
  8. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. Once considered a planet
  2. Closest to the sun
  3. Largest star
  4. Has a trunk
  5. Large marsupial
  6. Man's best friend
  7. Brightest planet in solar system
  8. Furthest planet from the sun
  9. smallest of the four "gas giants"
  10. Life of the solar system
  11. Flying mammal

19 Clues: Has a trunk • Largest star • Flying mammal • The red planet • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Closest to the sun • Known for its rings • Likes to chase mice • Largest of the planets • Once considered a planet • Life of the solar system • Furthest planet from the sun • Earths only natural satellite • There are 8 in our solar system • Our home galaxy in the universe • ...

The Planets 2014-09-07

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another name for a shooting star
  2. A planet that starts with the letter V.
  3. Airless rocks revolving around the sun that are too small to be called planets.
  4. all planets, stars, galaxies make this up.
  5. There are 8 of these in our galaxy.
  6. What is the name of the dwarf planet.
  7. Can be called the red planet.
  8. What are there billions of in our galaxy.
  9. What planet do we live on.
Down
  1. Astronauts use this to travel to space in.
  2. Can be seen at night time.
  3. Orbits on its side.
  4. What galaxy do we live in.
  5. The 5th planet from the sun.
  6. what is the closet planet to the sun.
  7. the furthest planet from the sun.
  8. The planet known most for its rings.
  9. an empty or available area
  10. What gives our planets light.
  11. Can be found on the ground and in space.

20 Clues: Orbits on its side. • Can be seen at night time. • What galaxy do we live in. • an empty or available area • What planet do we live on. • The 5th planet from the sun. • Can be called the red planet. • What gives our planets light. • Another name for a shooting star • the furthest planet from the sun. • There are 8 of these in our galaxy. • The planet known most for its rings. • ...

Space! 2018-03-18

Space! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The star closest to Earth
  2. The phase of the moon where you can see the left half
  3. Another name for Waxing Half Moon
  4. Another name for Inner Planets
  5. This separates the inner and outer planets
  6. Another name for the outer planets
  7. Dwarf Planet
Down
  1. Another name for the moon
  2. Canada created this for space exploration
  3. The group of planets closest to the sun
  4. Known as the "red planet"
  5. Planet closest to the sun
  6. Process of moving around the sun
  7. Process of spinning on an axis
  8. Stars are made of _____
  9. The force that holds us down

16 Clues: Dwarf Planet • Stars are made of _____ • Another name for the moon • The star closest to Earth • Known as the "red planet" • Planet closest to the sun • The force that holds us down • Another name for Inner Planets • Process of spinning on an axis • Process of moving around the sun • Another name for Waxing Half Moon • Another name for the outer planets • ...

Solar System Concept Crossword 2022-11-04

Solar System Concept Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. inside most giant planets.
  2. atmosphere gives it a rich blue hue
  3. Quickest orbit around the Sun
  4. consists of 8 planets 4 terrestrial and 4 gas giants
  5. two are still operational
  6. It is slightly smaller than Pluto, but more massive.
  7. has 27 moons
Down
  1. can be sent out in space, but their trajectory must be carefully planned
  2. Extremely thick atmosphere
  3. Largest of the terrestrial planets
  4. Second largest object in the solar system
  5. observe planets from Earth’s surface
  6. “Earth-like”: rocky
  7. giant spheres of gases
  8. Iron on surface
  9. Rings are made of ice and dust

16 Clues: has 27 moons • Iron on surface • “Earth-like”: rocky • giant spheres of gases • two are still operational • inside most giant planets. • Extremely thick atmosphere • Quickest orbit around the Sun • Rings are made of ice and dust • Largest of the terrestrial planets • atmosphere gives it a rich blue hue • observe planets from Earth’s surface • Second largest object in the solar system • ...

Space's mystery's 2013-07-29

Space's mystery's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which planet is white and always in the night sky?
  2. which planet has rings?
  3. what are believed to be green and very odd?
  4. star which star shoots in the sky?
  5. which planet is the smallest?
  6. hole what are very dark and far away?
  7. what do we use to see planets from earth?
  8. Way what has a lot of stars in it and we only regularly see?
  9. which planets gas makes it turn blue?
  10. newton who discovered gravity under an apple tree?
  11. what do we go to planets in?
Down
  1. which planet is a chocolate?
  2. who's family was very poor when they were young?
  3. who goes to planets in big suits?
  4. which planet is light orange?
  5. what planet has one wring around it?
  6. which planet has the big red spot?
  7. which planet is the center of the solar system?
  8. what planet is brown?
  9. which planet has people on it?

20 Clues: what planet is brown? • which planet has rings? • which planet is a chocolate? • what do we go to planets in? • which planet is light orange? • which planet is the smallest? • which planet has people on it? • who goes to planets in big suits? • star which star shoots in the sky? • which planet has the big red spot? • what planet has one wring around it? • ...

Astronomy 2024-01-26

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Enormous aggerate of gas and dust drifting between the stars.
  2. Deflection of light
  3. Bigger planets
  4. Icy body
  5. Dark belts and white zones that gride Jupiter
  6. Small, planetlike bodies
  7. Jupiter and Saturn are usually referred to this
  8. Larger heated and vaporized pieces
  9. Component of its motion
  10. The passage of Celestial Bodies
  11. The most abundant meteorite class
  12. Neptune and Uranus are usually referred to as these
  13. Got kicked out the Solar system
Down
  1. Venu's carbon dioxide atmosphere
  2. Larger than Earth
  3. Planets that orbit areas other than the sun
  4. "Shooting Star"
  5. 2.44 planetary radii
  6. The gravitational holder for planets
  7. Tiny dust particles
  8. Comets that come from beyond Neptune
  9. A solid body while in space and before it reaches the atmosphere
  10. Rounded beads composed mainly of silicates
  11. Large gap between the sun and Jupiter
  12. smaller planets

25 Clues: Icy body • Bigger planets • "Shooting Star" • smaller planets • Larger than Earth • Deflection of light • Tiny dust particles • 2.44 planetary radii • Component of its motion • Small, planetlike bodies • The passage of Celestial Bodies • Got kicked out the Solar system • Venu's carbon dioxide atmosphere • The most abundant meteorite class • Larger heated and vaporized pieces • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-03-17

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oval shaped with two points
  2. Red planet
  3. Elliot Scientist who studied the uranian atmosphere
  4. Small robot used to explore the Martian landscape
  5. Essential to living things
  6. Mars belongs to this group
  7. Blue planet
  8. Largest moon
  9. Backward rotation
  10. Mass of swirling storm of clouds
  11. Comes from decaying plants and animals, as well as, from volcanic eruptions
  12. Cloudlike mass that surrounds the nucleus
  13. Newton English mathematician and physicist
  14. Small fragments and dust
  15. Shooting stars
  16. Beautiful planet with its system of rings
  17. Evening and morning star
Down
  1. Smaller moon
  2. Robotic spacecraft sent by NASA to orbit the planet Mercury
  3. Orbits the sun but too small to be considered planets
  4. Landed on Mars on July 4, 1997
  5. Fastest planet
  6. Venus
  7. Another term for the four moons
  8. Thick clouds that surround planet Venus
  9. Greek term for comet
  10. Largest planet
  11. Moves in elliptical orbit around the sun
  12. Planets that are much bigger but less dense than the rocky planets
  13. Formed from some materials left from the formation of the planets
  14. Star at the center of the solar system
  15. One possible mission to Mars

32 Clues: Venus • Red planet • Blue planet • Smaller moon • Largest moon • Fastest planet • Largest planet • Shooting stars • Backward rotation • Greek term for comet • Small fragments and dust • Evening and morning star • Essential to living things • Mars belongs to this group • Oval shaped with two points • One possible mission to Mars • Landed on Mars on July 4, 1997 • Another term for the four moons • ...

Planets Study Guide 2023-05-05

Planets Study Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ________ Is Where Most Dwarf Planets Are Located, Beyond Orbit Of Neptune.
  2. The Inner Planets Are Sometimes Referred To As The __________ Planets.
  3. Has Windstorms That Blow 3 Times As Fast As Earth's Hurricanes.
  4. This Is The Hottest Planet And Earth's Sister.
  5. The Dwarf Planet That Was Promoted To A Planet And Then Demoted To A Dwarf Planet.
  6. Our Home Planet.
  7. Dwarf Planet With No Atmosphere And A Day Close In Time To Earth's.
  8. At First, It Appeared To Be Larger Than Pluto.
  9. Planet With 7 Rings.
  10. Huge Windstorm Located On Jupiter.
  11. The Gas Giants Are Also Referred To As The ______ Planets.
Down
  1. First Planet From Sun, And The Second Hottest Planet.
  2. 1 AU Is The ______ Between Earth And The Sun.
  3. The Coldest Planet And It Is On It's Side.
  4. 1 AU Is Equal To ______ Million Miles.
  5. One Of The Fastest Moving Objects In The Solar System.
  6. Only Dwarf Planet Located In The Inner Solar System, Specifically The Asteroid Belt.
  7. Not A Planet, But An Asteroid With Rings.
  8. Nicknamed "The Red Planet" Because Of Oxidized Iron Within The Rocks.
  9. The ______ Separates The Inner And Outer Planets.
  10. Largest Planet.

21 Clues: Largest Planet. • Our Home Planet. • Planet With 7 Rings. • Huge Windstorm Located On Jupiter. • 1 AU Is Equal To ______ Million Miles. • Not A Planet, But An Asteroid With Rings. • The Coldest Planet And It Is On It's Side. • 1 AU Is The ______ Between Earth And The Sun. • This Is The Hottest Planet And Earth's Sister. • At First, It Appeared To Be Larger Than Pluto. • ...

Solar System Stuff 2023-10-23

Solar System Stuff crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planets made of rocks and metals
  2. a belt, band, or strip of earth material
  3. a small interstellar body moving in the solar system
  4. A Meteoroid that passes thru earths atmosphere
  5. a minute planet
  6. The section oustsied the orbit of neptune
  7. also known as (LMH)
  8. Almost considered a planet
  9. planets mostly of hydrogen and helium
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  1. opposite movement
  2. Meteors that radiate from one point in the sky
  3. non circular
  4. Distance from earth to sun
  5. When a meteor survives thru the earths atmosphere and lands
  6. A Cliff
  7. A zone of earths crust affected by orogeny
  8. has a "head" and a "tail"
  9. oval shape with two foci

18 Clues: A Cliff • non circular • a minute planet • opposite movement • also known as (LMH) • oval shape with two foci • has a "head" and a "tail" • Distance from earth to sun • Almost considered a planet • planets made of rocks and metals • planets mostly of hydrogen and helium • a belt, band, or strip of earth material • The section oustsied the orbit of neptune • ...

PLANETS 2018-04-27

PLANETS crossword puzzle
Across
  1. DEV GAZ KÜTLESİ
  2. MEKİK
  3. METEOR YAĞMURU
  4. KUYRUKLU YILDIZ
  5. UZAYDAKİ HURDA
  6. GÖK TAŞI
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  1. UYDU
  2. İNSAN YAPIMI UYDU
  3. EVREN
  4. UZAY
  5. DÜNYANIN UYDUSU
  6. DEV KAYA KÜTLESİ

12 Clues: UYDU • UZAY • EVREN • MEKİK • GÖK TAŞI • METEOR YAĞMURU • UZAYDAKİ HURDA • DEV GAZ KÜTLESİ • DÜNYANIN UYDUSU • KUYRUKLU YILDIZ • DEV KAYA KÜTLESİ • İNSAN YAPIMI UYDU

Planets 2024-07-02

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Earth's twin planet
  2. - Closest to the sun
  3. - Largest planet
  4. - Star at the center of our solar system
  5. - Farthest planet from the sun
  6. - Rocky body in space
Down
  1. - Earth's satellite
  2. - The red planet
  3. - Known for its rings
  4. - Our home planet
  5. - Sideways planet
  6. - Dwarf planet

12 Clues: - Dwarf planet • - The red planet • - Largest planet • - Our home planet • - Sideways planet • - Earth's satellite • - Closest to the sun • - Earth's twin planet • - Known for its rings • - Rocky body in space • - Farthest planet from the sun • - Star at the center of our solar system

Planets 2023-07-21

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A dwarf planet in our solar system, once considered the ninth planet.
  2. The closest planet to the Sun, very hot and rocky.
  3. The farthest planet from the Sun, a cold and bluish planet.
  4. A planet with beautiful rings made of ice and rocks.
  5. The third planet from the Sun, where we live with plants and animals.
  6. The big, bright star at the center of our solar system.
Down
  1. A large celestial body that orbits around a star, like the Sun.
  2. The fourth planet from the Sun, often called the "Red Planet."
  3. The largest planet in our solar system, known for its size and storms.
  4. The second planet from the Sun, known for its brightness.
  5. A natural satellite that orbits around a planet, like the Earth's moon.
  6. A planet that rotates on its side and has a blue-green color.

12 Clues: The closest planet to the Sun, very hot and rocky. • A planet with beautiful rings made of ice and rocks. • The big, bright star at the center of our solar system. • The second planet from the Sun, known for its brightness. • The farthest planet from the Sun, a cold and bluish planet. • A planet that rotates on its side and has a blue-green color. • ...

Planets 2023-04-14

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Меркурий
  2. Космический корабль
  3. Инопланетяне
  4. Телескоп
  5. Сатурн
  6. Земля
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  1. Юпитер
  2. Скафандр
  3. Уран
  4. Астронавт
  5. Нептун
  6. Венера

12 Clues: Уран • Земля • Юпитер • Нептун • Венера • Сатурн • Меркурий • Скафандр • Телескоп • Астронавт • Инопланетяне • Космический корабль

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  2. Another word for ocular lens.
  3. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  4. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  5. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  6. Another word for earth-centered.
  7. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  8. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  9. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  10. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
Down
  1. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  2. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  3. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  4. Another word for heliocentric.
  5. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  6. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  7. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  8. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  9. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  10. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  11. Angle measured clockwise from north.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  2. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  3. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  4. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  5. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  6. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  7. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  8. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  9. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  10. Another word for ocular lens.
Down
  1. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  2. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  3. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  4. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  5. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  6. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  7. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  8. Another word for earth-centered.
  9. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  10. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  11. Another word for heliocentric.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

Earth Science Unit 4 Review 2021-05-10

Earth Science Unit 4 Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The law of ___ of angular momentum means that as objects become smaller, they must roate faster
  2. Earth also has a lot of atmospheric Oxygen because of ____ done by plants and algae
  3. Which astronomical model puts the sun in the middle of the solar system?
  4. The effect some gasses have in an atmosphere that traps heat from the sun
  5. Organization that searches for extraterrestrial life
  6. Inner planets orbit the sun faster than the outer planets because of _____ momentum
  7. The rotation around a planet's _____ causes day and night
  8. This ice-giant experiences the least amount of gravitational pull of all the planets
Down
  1. The effect of gravity relies on mass and what other quantity?
  2. Makes up the majority of the atmosphere on both Mars and Venus
  3. Fundamental "force" that keeps the planets orbiting the sun
  4. This planet has an atmosphere that is mostly Nitrogen.
  5. Large planets that hold onto much of the gases from the solar nebula
  6. The planet closest to the sun
  7. Chemical that is necessary for life
  8. This planet has a runaway greenhouse effect
  9. The ____ zone, or Goldilocks zone, is where life-bearing planets are believed to be
  10. What has happened to the amount of Carbon Dioxide in Earth's atmosphere over the last 100 years?
  11. Mars only receives a small percent of the ____ that reaches Earth
  12. This chemical may have once flowed on Mars' surface.

20 Clues: The planet closest to the sun • Chemical that is necessary for life • This planet has a runaway greenhouse effect • Organization that searches for extraterrestrial life • This chemical may have once flowed on Mars' surface. • This planet has an atmosphere that is mostly Nitrogen. • The rotation around a planet's _____ causes day and night • ...

Beyond Earth 2015-04-12

Beyond Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closer to the sun warmer mostly rock
  2. when a planet spins on its axis
  3. heavily cratered rock, ice crust, ice mantle, rock core
  4. sixth planet in order, ringed, very low density
  5. probes that found new information about outer planets
  6. The earth and other planets revolve around the sun
  7. the sun and planets make up this
  8. the way planets revolve around the sun
  9. second planet to the sun, atmosphere thick and toxic
  10. largest known volcano in the solar system
Down
  1. largest planet in solar system and fifth planet in order
  2. 4 gaseous planet
  3. largest moon in solar system
  4. the gas or air that surrounds the planet
  5. Vast disks of icy comets, located near Neptune's orbit
  6. third planet from sun, water exists as 3 states of matter
  7. farthest from the sun mostly gaseous planets
  8. last of gas planet, orbit overlaps Pluto's, dark spot, bluish tint
  9. the orbit at which a planet spins around the sun
  10. smallest planetoid to the sun , different orbital plane tilted 17 degrees
  11. closest planet to the sun, weak magnetic field
  12. smallest gas planet,7th planet ,bluish tint, spins like tire
  13. fourth planet from the sun, red planet, surface iron oxide dust

23 Clues: 4 gaseous planet • largest moon in solar system • when a planet spins on its axis • the sun and planets make up this • closer to the sun warmer mostly rock • the way planets revolve around the sun • the gas or air that surrounds the planet • largest known volcano in the solar system • farthest from the sun mostly gaseous planets • ...

vocab words 2026-09-14

vocab words crossword puzzle
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  1. the defined force of attraction between two objects
  2. ball of heat
  3. the answer to the question
  4. the thing that holds everything in space
  5. a ring of rocky objects between Mars and jupiter
  6. bowls-shaped marks made by impacts
  7. states that any two objects exert gravitational attraction on eachother
  8. the planets closer to the sun
  9. a giant cosmic cloud of dust and gas where new stars are born
  10. describes the motion of planets
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  1. the part of space with nothing in it
  2. sun centered
  3. causes the planets to move in a straight line
  4. earth centered
  5. the gas giants
  6. smaller than planets
  7. cloud of gas and dust

17 Clues: sun centered • ball of heat • earth centered • the gas giants • smaller than planets • cloud of gas and dust • the answer to the question • the planets closer to the sun • describes the motion of planets • bowls-shaped marks made by impacts • the part of space with nothing in it • the thing that holds everything in space • causes the planets to move in a straight line • ...

space 2013-11-20

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all the planets orbit around it.
  2. a human that goes into space and explores.
  3. take images of the earth and other planets while flying through space.
  4. there are nine of them.
  5. the galexy we live in.
  6. the seventh closest planet to the sun.
  7. the closest planet to the sun.
  8. the eighth closest planet to the sun.
  9. the fourth closest planet to the sun
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  1. a vihicle that flys through space.
  2. rocks that fly through space at high speeds.
  3. the second closest planet to the sun.
  4. the furthest planet away from the sun.
  5. life on other planets.
  6. a black circle that sucks thing into it.
  7. the sixth closest planet to the sun.
  8. the fith closest planet to the sun.
  9. the third closest planet to the sun.
  10. unidentified flying object.
  11. affects the weather on earth.

20 Clues: life on other planets. • the galexy we live in. • there are nine of them. • unidentified flying object. • affects the weather on earth. • the closest planet to the sun. • all the planets orbit around it. • a vihicle that flys through space. • the fith closest planet to the sun. • the sixth closest planet to the sun. • the third closest planet to the sun. • ...

Astronomy 2020-10-01

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Spinning on an axis
  2. Where we live
  3. Has different phases depending on where it is around the Earth.
  4. What revolves around the sun
  5. The idea the earth is the center of everything
  6. The inner planets
  7. Too many and too small to be a planet
  8. Has different phases depending on where it is in space
  9. The ball of rock and ice flying though the solar system
  10. The outer planets
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  1. The idea the sun is the center of the solar system
  2. The force that pulls objects to the ground
  3. What everything is in
  4. Where the sun, planets, and smaller rocks are.
  5. When one object blocks out another.
  6. A group of stars
  7. When one object moves around another.
  8. An idea to explain the universe's creation
  9. What the sun is
  10. The center of the solar system

20 Clues: Where we live • What the sun is • A group of stars • The inner planets • The outer planets • Spinning on an axis • What everything is in • What revolves around the sun • The center of the solar system • When one object blocks out another. • When one object moves around another. • Too many and too small to be a planet • The force that pulls objects to the ground • ...

Science Crossword (Beyond Earth) 2024-11-13

Science Crossword (Beyond Earth) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Burning due to entering the atmosphere
  2. Named after Jan Oort
  3. Mostly out of earth's orbit
  4. The King of Meteor Showers
  5. Planets natural satellites
  6. Several meteors enter the earth’s atmosphere
  7. Planets far from the sun
  8. Discovered asteroid Vesta
  9. Complete orbit in 200 years or more
  10. Asteroids are leftovers from rocks that couldn’t become a planet
  11. Meteor shower observed annually and peak in July or August
  12. Referred to as “dirty snowballs”
  13. Near Jupiter's orbit
  14. Coined the term “asteroid”
  15. Relatively close to earth
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  1. Constellation which Perseids was named after
  2. Planets near the sun
  3. Names the meteor showers
  4. Constellation which Leonids was named after
  5. Kuiper Belt was named after this person
  6. Another name for meteors
  7. Asteroid were remains of planets after an explosion
  8. Meteor shower that happens every 75 to 76 years
  9. Complete orbit in 200 years or less
  10. Most famous short period comet

25 Clues: Planets near the sun • Named after Jan Oort • Near Jupiter's orbit • Names the meteor showers • Another name for meteors • Planets far from the sun • Discovered asteroid Vesta • Relatively close to earth • The King of Meteor Showers • Planets natural satellites • Coined the term “asteroid” • Mostly out of earth's orbit • Most famous short period comet • Referred to as “dirty snowballs” • ...

Space Crossword 2025-11-20

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The star at the center of our solar system
  2. Our galaxy filled with billions of stars
  3. A huge colorful cloud of gas and dust
  4. Object that orbits a planet or moon
  5. A big ball in space that orbits a star
  6. Vehicle that launches into space
  7. Earth's glowing round friend at night
  8. A home for astronauts orbiting Earth
  9. Rock floating in space, smaller than a planet
  10. Giant collection of stars and planets
  11. Icy space rock with a glowing tail
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  1. Sun and all the planets that orbit it
  2. Mysterious space object with super strong gravity
  3. The path a planet takes around something bigger
  4. A rock that streaks across the sky
  5. Person who travels and works in space
  6. Tool to see far-away stars and planets
  7. Bright ball of gas shining in the night sky
  8. When the sun or moon is hidden
  9. Robot explorer that travels on planets

20 Clues: When the sun or moon is hidden • Vehicle that launches into space • A rock that streaks across the sky • Icy space rock with a glowing tail • Object that orbits a planet or moon • A home for astronauts orbiting Earth • Sun and all the planets that orbit it • A huge colorful cloud of gas and dust • Person who travels and works in space • Earth's glowing round friend at night • ...

Solar System Organization 2024-09-15

Solar System Organization crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The inner planets are Mercury, Earth, Mars, and ________________
  2. Meteoroid that enter Earth's atmosphere.
  3. The outer planets are also known as _______________.
  4. The inner planets are also known as ___________ planets.
  5. Made up of nucleus, coma, and tail.
  6. The name of the galaxy our system is located
Down
  1. The outer planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, and ____________.
  2. Small chunk of rock or iron that travels through space.
  3. The sun is made of ___________________
  4. A Meteoroid that survives the meteor phase.
  5. Space rocks that orbit the Sun.
  6. The inner planets are known to have _____________ surfaces.
  7. A yellow dwarf, has a surface temperature of 9,9932 degree Fahrenheit

13 Clues: Space rocks that orbit the Sun. • Made up of nucleus, coma, and tail. • The sun is made of ___________________ • Meteoroid that enter Earth's atmosphere. • A Meteoroid that survives the meteor phase. • The name of the galaxy our system is located • The outer planets are also known as _______________. • Small chunk of rock or iron that travels through space. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  2. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  3. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  4. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  5. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  6. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  7. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  8. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  9. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  10. Another word for ocular lens.
Down
  1. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  2. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  3. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  4. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  5. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  6. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  7. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  8. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  9. Another word for heliocentric.
  10. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  11. Another word for earth-centered.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • Device used to measure the altitude of an object. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

GALAXIES & FORMING OF SOLAR SYSTEM 2024-10-30

GALAXIES & FORMING OF SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. proposed that the Earth & planets ORBITED around the sun in ovals
  2. EVERY OBJECT in the universe EXERTS a GRAVITATIONAL FORCE on every other object
  3. clouds of gas & dust between stars, in
  4. particles IN SPACE THAT COLLIDED and stuck together forming planets & satellites
  5. grouped together in CLUSTERS bound by gravity.
  6. large CLOUD OF DUST & GAS in space that
  7. small pieces of rock that enter the Earth’s ATMOSPHERE.
  8. philosopher used GEOCENTRIC (EARTH-CENTERED) model of the solar system to explain phases of the moon
  9. large part of the Earth BLASTED into space AFTER BEING STRUCK by a planet-sized SPACE ROCK
  10. CENTRAL PARTS of distant galaxies when they were
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  1. explained that GRAVITY is the FORCE that keeps planets and satellites in ORBIT AROUND the sun
  2. meteoroids that HIT the Earth’s surface.
  3. MODEL COLLAPSE OF NEBULA into a FLAT ROTATING DISK due to GRAVITY FORMING A STAR AND SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. DEBRIS from the Earth and the IMPACTING body began to CLUMP TOGETHER TO FORM MOON
  5. probably leftover material, made from DUST & ICE, from when the solar system formed
  6. proposed a HELIOCENTRIC (SUN-CENTERED) model where the Earth & planets ORBIT the sun in perfect CIRCLES.
  7. QUASI-STELLAR RADIO SOURCE
  8. Earth STRUCK by a planet-sized SPACE ROCK
  9. force which PULLS things TOGETHER
  10. added that the sun, moon and planets ORBITED (REVOLVED) around the Earth in perfect CIRCLES.
  11. result from meteorite IMPACT on Earth’s SURFACE
  12. larger groups of galaxy clusters.
  13. oval or egg shaped
  14. collection of stars, dust, & gas bound by gravity
  15. the ACCUMULATION OF MATTER THAT FORMS PLANETS AND SATELLITES

25 Clues: oval or egg shaped • QUASI-STELLAR RADIO SOURCE • force which PULLS things TOGETHER • larger groups of galaxy clusters. • clouds of gas & dust between stars, in • large CLOUD OF DUST & GAS in space that • Earth STRUCK by a planet-sized SPACE ROCK • meteoroids that HIT the Earth’s surface. • grouped together in CLUSTERS bound by gravity. • ...

My crossword 2018-05-09

My crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is like a asteroid but consisting of a nucleus with ice and dust
  2. right above the mantle
  3. what makes day turn into night
  4. is something planets do in space
  5. located on Jupiter
  6. to give off gas or heat
  7. something an asteroid makes when it hits the earth's surface
  8. the forth planet from the sun
  9. something that makes a crater in earth after it hits the ground
  10. a planet that we live or a planet with life
  11. the first of all the planets that is the hottest
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  1. its between the crust and the outercore
  2. something that rains down from space like an asteroid
  3. the liquid part of earth
  4. something in space that floats around the sun
  5. an invisible line going through earth
  6. where all the planets are located
  7. sixth planet from the sun
  8. something that goes around the planets
  9. a big star that is made from mostly hydrogen

20 Clues: located on Jupiter • right above the mantle • to give off gas or heat • the liquid part of earth • sixth planet from the sun • the forth planet from the sun • what makes day turn into night • is something planets do in space • where all the planets are located • an invisible line going through earth • something that goes around the planets • its between the crust and the outercore • ...

Brooklynn Dusuau- Space Review 2019-02-24

Brooklynn Dusuau- Space Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People that explore space
  2. Objects that move in between planets
  3. Used to protect astronauts hand from the crazy temperatures
  4. The thing space doesn't have but humans need
  5. The biggest star in our solar system
  6. The seventh planet from the sun
  7. The thin layer around the earth that protects us from space
  8. Planet where all known life is on
  9. The things that orbit the sun
  10. What orbits the planets
  11. Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars
  12. Rocky objects that orbit the sun
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  1. Space has none
  2. Protects earth from radiation
  3. Astronauts wear them to protect their bodies in space
  4. The first man to walk on the moon
  5. The device used to get astronauts back to there spacecraft
  6. Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
  7. The way the planets move around the sun
  8. The machine that is used to travel to space

20 Clues: Space has none • What orbits the planets • Mercury,Venus,Earth,Mars • People that explore space • Protects earth from radiation • Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune • The things that orbit the sun • The seventh planet from the sun • Rocky objects that orbit the sun • The first man to walk on the moon • Planet where all known life is on • Objects that move in between planets • ...

Space's mystery's 2013-07-29

Space's mystery's crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which planet is white and always in the night sky?
  2. which planet has rings?
  3. what are believed to be green and very odd?
  4. star which star shoots in the sky?
  5. which planet is the smallest?
  6. hole what are very dark and far away?
  7. what do we use to see planets from earth?
  8. Way what has a lot of stars in it and we only regularly see?
  9. which planets gas makes it turn blue?
  10. newton who discovered gravity under an apple tree?
  11. what do we go to planets in?
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  1. which planet is a chocolate?
  2. who's family was very poor when they were young?
  3. who goes to planets in big suits?
  4. which planet is light orange?
  5. what planet has one wring around it?
  6. which planet has the big red spot?
  7. which planet is the center of the solar system?
  8. what planet is brown?
  9. which planet has people on it?

20 Clues: what planet is brown? • which planet has rings? • which planet is a chocolate? • what do we go to planets in? • which planet is light orange? • which planet is the smallest? • which planet has people on it? • who goes to planets in big suits? • star which star shoots in the sky? • which planet has the big red spot? • what planet has one wring around it? • ...

Unit 7 Crossword 2026-03-26

Unit 7 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The moon looks different due to moon _____
  2. Earth moving around the sun
  3. The last name of our dear principal
  4. We live in the Milky Way _________
  5. We live in the Solar _______
  6. ________ is our biggest planet
  7. The moon reflects _____ back to Earth
  8. The only KNOWN planet with life
  9. It takes 365 ______ for us to go around the sun
  10. Outer planets are known as gas _________
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  1. _______ are made of ice and have tails
  2. Outer planets have ______ around them
  3. _______ is known as a dwarf planet
  4. Inner and Outer planets are separated by the ______ belt
  5. Inner planets have ______ surfaces
  6. Earth spinning on it's axis
  7. A ______ moon is kinda shaped like a banana
  8. A ______ moon is completely dark
  9. The Milky Way is shaped like a ________
  10. The biggest star in from our perspective
  11. The last name of your Science teacher :)

21 Clues: Earth moving around the sun • Earth spinning on it's axis • We live in the Solar _______ • ________ is our biggest planet • The only KNOWN planet with life • A ______ moon is completely dark • _______ is known as a dwarf planet • Inner planets have ______ surfaces • We live in the Milky Way _________ • The last name of our dear principal • Outer planets have ______ around them • ...

The Uh Huh-Science Vocabulary&Math (Gabriel Perez) 2022-09-22

The Uh Huh-Science Vocabulary&Math (Gabriel Perez) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planets four of the closest planets to the sun
  2. a thing that has a relation to a whole
  3. you can live on it
  4. air that surrounds earth,mainly oxygen and nitrogen
  5. a group of parts that interact together
  6. a rate of something
  7. the strength to do that needs vitality and physical power
  8. a unit of measuring something
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  1. the thing that separates the rocky planets and gas planets
  2. transparent liquid
  3. spherical concentric regions that make up earth
  4. Earth's sister
  5. nearest satellite to earth
  6. very hot rocks
  7. part of earth where water is
  8. part of earth where life exists
  9. a number that has two separate numbers on top and bottom

17 Clues: Earth's sister • very hot rocks • transparent liquid • you can live on it • a rate of something • nearest satellite to earth • part of earth where water is • a unit of measuring something • part of earth where life exists • a thing that has a relation to a whole • a group of parts that interact together • planets four of the closest planets to the sun • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-03-17

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oval shaped with two points
  2. Red planet
  3. Elliot Scientist who studied the uranian atmosphere
  4. Small robot used to explore the Martian landscape
  5. Essential to living things
  6. Mars belongs to this group
  7. Blue planet
  8. Largest moon
  9. Backward rotation
  10. Mass of swirling storm of clouds
  11. Comes from decaying plants and animals, as well as, from volcanic eruptions
  12. Cloudlike mass that surrounds the nucleus
  13. Newton English mathematician and physicist
  14. Small fragments and dust
  15. Shooting stars
  16. Beautiful planet with its system of rings
  17. Evening and morning star
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  1. Smaller moon
  2. Robotic spacecraft sent by NASA to orbit the planet Mercury
  3. Orbits the sun but too small to be considered planets
  4. Landed on Mars on July 4, 1997
  5. Fastest planet
  6. Venus
  7. Another term for the four moons
  8. Thick clouds that surround planet Venus
  9. Greek term for comet
  10. Largest planet
  11. Moves in elliptical orbit around the sun
  12. Planets that are much bigger but less dense than the rocky planets
  13. Formed from some materials left from the formation of the planets
  14. Star at the center of the solar system
  15. One possible mission to Mars

32 Clues: Venus • Red planet • Blue planet • Smaller moon • Largest moon • Fastest planet • Largest planet • Shooting stars • Backward rotation • Greek term for comet • Small fragments and dust • Evening and morning star • Essential to living things • Mars belongs to this group • Oval shaped with two points • One possible mission to Mars • Landed on Mars on July 4, 1997 • Another term for the four moons • ...

Planets 2025-11-30

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Finding planets by measuring a star’s wobble
  2. Planets that orbit stars outside our solar system
  3. Giant gas planets extremely close to their stars
  4. Region around a star where liquid water can exist
  5. System with seven Earth-sized planets
  6. Studying light to identify chemicals
  7. Distance that light travels in one year
  8. Chemical signals that could indicate life
Down
  1. Detecting planets by a star’s slight dimming
  2. Rocky planets larger than Earth
  3. A planet’s shell of gases
  4. Life that may exist beyond Earth

12 Clues: A planet’s shell of gases • Rocky planets larger than Earth • Life that may exist beyond Earth • Studying light to identify chemicals • System with seven Earth-sized planets • Distance that light travels in one year • Chemical signals that could indicate life • Finding planets by measuring a star’s wobble • Detecting planets by a star’s slight dimming • ...

Characteristics of all the Planets 2015-11-18

Characteristics of all the Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that everything revolves around the earth.
  2. Largest Planet in our galaxy.
  3. The hottest Planet in the solar system.
  4. When the moon blocks the sun from hitting a planet.
  5. The spin of a planet on its Axis.
  6. the ratio of the cubes of their average distances from the sun.
  7. An imaginary line drawn from the center of the sun to the center of the planet.
  8. When Planets orbit around the sun in a special motion.
  9. A natural satellite that reflects the sunlight towards a planet.
  10. the only planet to have all three forms of water.
  11. The idea that everything revolves around the sun.
  12. The coldest Planet in the solar system.
  13. The name for our solar system.
  14. Another name for Terrestrial Planets.
Down
  1. Planets do this when they spin around the sun.
  2. Mad of Rocks and metals, examples are Mercury, Venus, and Mars.
  3. Made of gases, examples are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  4. A celestial body moving in orbit around a star.
  5. When a planet blocks the sun from hitting the moon.
  6. Another name for Jovian Planets.
  7. The closest Planet to the sun.

21 Clues: Largest Planet in our galaxy. • The closest Planet to the sun. • The name for our solar system. • Another name for Jovian Planets. • The spin of a planet on its Axis. • Another name for Terrestrial Planets. • The hottest Planet in the solar system. • The coldest Planet in the solar system. • Planets do this when they spin around the sun. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  2. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  3. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  4. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  5. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  6. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  7. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  8. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  9. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
Down
  1. Another word for heliocentric.
  2. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  3. Another word for earth-centered.
  4. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  5. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  6. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  7. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  8. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  9. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  10. Another word for ocular lens.
  11. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  12. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface. • Device used to measure the altitude of an object. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  2. Another word for heliocentric.
  3. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  4. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  5. Another word for ocular lens.
  6. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  7. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
Down
  1. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  2. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  3. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  4. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  5. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  6. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  7. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  8. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  9. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  10. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  11. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  12. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  13. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  14. Another word for earth-centered.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • Device used to measure the altitude of an object. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  2. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  3. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  4. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  5. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  6. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  7. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  8. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  9. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  10. Another word for heliocentric.
Down
  1. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  2. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  3. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  4. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  5. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  6. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  7. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  8. Another word for ocular lens.
  9. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  10. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  11. Another word for earth-centered.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • Device used to measure the altitude of an object. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  2. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  3. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  4. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  5. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  6. Another word for heliocentric.
  7. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  8. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  9. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  10. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  11. Angle measured clockwise from north.
Down
  1. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  2. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  3. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  4. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  5. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  6. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  7. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  8. Another word for ocular lens.
  9. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  10. Another word for earth-centered.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another word for ocular lens.
  2. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  3. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  4. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  5. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  6. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  7. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  8. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  9. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  10. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
Down
  1. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  2. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  3. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  4. Another word for earth-centered.
  5. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  6. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  7. Another word for heliocentric.
  8. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  9. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  10. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  11. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • Device used to measure the altitude of an object. • ...

Science Crossword 07/08/19 2019-08-06

Science Crossword 07/08/19 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small ball of plasma
  2. Sometimes referred to as "Dirty Snowballs"
  3. When planets go around the sun
  4. People who go out into space to collect data
  5. The oval shape in which planets travel
  6. The darkest part of a shadow of an eclipse
  7. The model that shows Earth in the middle of the universe
  8. When the moon is visible
Down
  1. When planets spin around
  2. What people use to get to space
  3. A picture made of stars
  4. The imaginary line in which planets rotate
  5. the first planet in our solar system
  6. Something that is in the orbit of a planet, the sun or moon.
  7. The brightest star in our solar system
  8. The fifth zodiac sign
  9. The last planet in our solar system
  10. The third planet in our solar system
  11. A ball that orbits around the Earth
  12. When the sun if visible

20 Clues: The fifth zodiac sign • A small ball of plasma • A picture made of stars • When the sun if visible • When planets spin around • When the moon is visible • When planets go around the sun • What people use to get to space • The last planet in our solar system • A ball that orbits around the Earth • the first planet in our solar system • The third planet in our solar system • ...

Solar System Unit 2024-05-01

Solar System Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used the telescope to support the heliocentric model
  2. the coolest part of the sun
  3. the thin, middle layer of the sun
  4. surface contains iron and oxygen (iron oxide)
  5. gas ____, another name for the 4 outer planets
  6. the center of the sun
  7. the layer of the sun that we see
  8. icy dirtball
  9. helped Kepler disprove that planets moved in perfect circles
  10. atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide making the surface very hot
Down
  1. largest planet (10x that of Earth's diameter)
  2. space rock that gets through Earth's atmosphere and hits Earth
  3. eruptions of hot gas from the sun's surface
  4. developed the heliocentric system
  5. space rock that gets burned up in Earth's atmosphere
  6. developed the geocentric system
  7. all outer planets have moons and ____
  8. smallest planet
  9. proved the planets orbit was elliptical
  10. sent out to learn more about our solar system and beyond
  11. outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere

21 Clues: icy dirtball • smallest planet • the center of the sun • the coolest part of the sun • developed the geocentric system • the layer of the sun that we see • developed the heliocentric system • the thin, middle layer of the sun • all outer planets have moons and ____ • proved the planets orbit was elliptical • outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  2. Another word for earth-centered.
  3. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  4. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  5. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  6. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  7. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  8. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  9. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  10. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
Down
  1. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  2. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  3. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  4. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  5. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  6. Another word for heliocentric.
  7. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  8. Another word for ocular lens.
  9. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  10. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  11. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  2. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  3. Another word for ocular lens.
  4. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  5. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  6. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
  7. Another word for heliocentric.
  8. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  9. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
Down
  1. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  2. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  3. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.
  4. Another word for earth-centered.
  5. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  6. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  7. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  8. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  9. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  10. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  11. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  12. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • Device used to measure the altitude of an object. • To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface. • ...

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 2014-04-11

Space Exploration Unit Vocabulary- Topic 1 and 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model of the universe that places the Earth at the center with the sun, moon and planets revolving around it.
  2. To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface.
  3. Another word for ocular lens.
  4. Newton’s law that states all objects attract other objects and provided an explanation for the planets' orbit.
  5. Grouping of stars that form patterns and are given names.
  6. A model of the universe that places the sun at the center with the planets and moon revolving around it.
  7. Objects seen in the sky like the sun and the planets.
  8. Determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object.
  9. Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees.
  10. Device used to measure the altitude of an object.
Down
  1. A change of direction of a ray of light, sound or heat in passing through one medium into another.
  2. Another word for heliocentric.
  3. A set of axes of any kind used to determine a position or motion of things.
  4. Another word for earth-centered.
  5. Lens from where you view a magnified object using a telescope.
  6. Large lens at the front of a telescope.
  7. Used to locate a celestial body relative to a fix Earth.
  8. Angle measured clockwise from north.
  9. Device used to measure the azimuth of an object.
  10. Celestial bodies in our solar system that orbits the sun.
  11. Figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets in the solar system travel in a similar manner.

21 Clues: Another word for ocular lens. • Another word for heliocentric. • Another word for earth-centered. • Angle measured clockwise from north. • Large lens at the front of a telescope. • Device used to measure the azimuth of an object. • To cast back light, heat or sound from a surface. • Angle measured from above the horizon in degrees. • ...

Solar System 2023-04-20

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ____________ ____________ _____________, is twice as wide as Earth with winds peaking at about 400 mph
  2. One year here lasts 682 Earth days and has two satellites
  3. The largest satellite of Saturn
  4. One year here last 248 Earth years
  5. Planets that are small and rocky—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  6. A cloud of gas and/or dust in space
  7. One day here lasts 243 Earth days because the planet spins backwards
  8. ___________ is the most obvious difference between the terrestrial and Jovian planets.
  9. One day here lasts 10 hours and 33 minutes on Earth, and one year here is 25 Earth years
  10. The substances that make up the planets are divided into three groups: gases, rocks, and __________.
Down
  1. The Jovian planets have very thick __________ of hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia.
  2. One year here lasts 88 Earth days and has no satellites
  3. According to the nebular________, the sun and planets formed from a rotating disk of dust and gases.
  4. One year here is 165 Earth years, and it has 14 satellites
  5. Small, irregularly shaped bodies formed by colliding matter
  6. Unlikely Saturn’s icy rings full of large icy and rock chunks, they are composed of small ____________ ____________.
  7. The planet that rotates on its sides
  8. Mercury has the greatest _____________ extremes of any planet.
  9. The huge gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  10. __________ has a mass that is 2 1/2 times greater than the mass of all the other planets and moons combined.

20 Clues: The largest satellite of Saturn • One year here last 248 Earth years • A cloud of gas and/or dust in space • The planet that rotates on its sides • One year here lasts 88 Earth days and has no satellites • The huge gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • One year here lasts 682 Earth days and has two satellites • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-03-23

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A HOLE IN THE GROUND CAUSED BY A METEROITE HITTING A PLANET
  2. THE PLANET NOW CLASSIFIED AS A DWARF PLANET WITHIN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  3. THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. PLANET CLOSEST TO THE SUN
  5. AN OUTER LAYER OF GAS ON A TERRESTRIAL PLANET
  6. TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE THE OUTER PLANETS 2 WORDS
  7. ONLY PLANET KNOW TO SUPPORT LIFE
  8. ONE OF MANY ROCKS IN A BELT BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER
  9. THE PATH THAT HOLDS PLANETS IN THEIR ORBITS
  10. AN ICY ROCK THAT HAS BRIGHT TAIL WHEN IT COMES CLOSE TO THE SUN
  11. PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS
  12. OUR SUN IS THIS
  13. PLANET NAMED AFTER THE SEA GOD, HAS 13 MOONS
Down
  1. NAME OF OUR GALAXY
  2. TERM TO DESCRIBE THE SOLID,ROCK INNER PLANETS
  3. BOTH SATURN AND URANUS HAVE
  4. AN INSTRUMENT THAT SCIENTIST USE TO OBSERVE PLANETS
  5. THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  6. THE FORCE THAT HOLDS PLANETS IN THEIR ORBITS
  7. A ROCK THAT CRASHES INTO EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
  8. EARTH'S COMPANION
  9. PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE RED PLANET BECAUSE ITS SOIL CONTAINS RUST
  10. PLANET BETWEEN SATURN AND NEPTUNE

23 Clues: OUR SUN IS THIS • EARTH'S COMPANION • NAME OF OUR GALAXY • PLANET CLOSEST TO THE SUN • BOTH SATURN AND URANUS HAVE • PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS • ONLY PLANET KNOW TO SUPPORT LIFE • PLANET BETWEEN SATURN AND NEPTUNE • THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM • THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • A ROCK THAT CRASHES INTO EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE • ...