planets Crossword Puzzles
Space 2020-12-08
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- one of Venus' moons that has oxygen
- the study of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere
- planets that can contain life are _______
- extraterrestrial life
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- life needs _______
- gasses surrounding a star/planet
- scientists who study space
- humans will find aliens in the next _______
- there are over 300 _______ habitable planets
- international space centre
10 Clues: life needs _______ • extraterrestrial life • scientists who study space • international space centre • gasses surrounding a star/planet • one of Venus' moons that has oxygen • planets that can contain life are _______ • humans will find aliens in the next _______ • there are over 300 _______ habitable planets • the study of the universe beyond earth's atmosphere
HR Diagram 2020-12-09
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- The heat intensity of a planet
- Hot and dim planets
- A system of stars
- Brightness of a planet
- The ____ of stars
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- Middle-aged planets
- Used to determine the luminosity and temperature of a planet
- All stars have different points in their ____ _____
- Average temperature and brightness
- Betelgeuse belong in this section
10 Clues: A system of stars • The ____ of stars • Middle-aged planets • Hot and dim planets • Brightness of a planet • The heat intensity of a planet • Betelgeuse belong in this section • Average temperature and brightness • All stars have different points in their ____ _____ • Used to determine the luminosity and temperature of a planet
Inner planets 2022-11-07
10 Clues: has no atmosphere • biggest inner planet • like earth in some way • planets closer to the sun • has a very thick atmosphere • a body that orbits a planet • separates inner and outer planets • layers of gasses that keep in heat • repetitively moves around a planet • only planet to have any known life
Outer layer 2023-05-12
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- gas giants
- planet with the great red spot
- middle of a planet liquid heavy metal
- atmospheric layer
- separate inner and outer planets
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- 6th planet from the sun with rings made of ice
- clouds of a certain composition
- planet with the fastest winds
- planets that are outside the asteroids belt
- rotates on its side
10 Clues: gas giants • atmospheric layer • rotates on its side • planet with the fastest winds • planet with the great red spot • clouds of a certain composition • separate inner and outer planets • middle of a planet liquid heavy metal • planets that are outside the asteroids belt • 6th planet from the sun with rings made of ice
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2022-02-23
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- SECOND LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- SMALLEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- BIGGEST PLANET OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- THE HOTTEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- saturn´s largest moon
- fourth planet of the solar system
- GALAXY WHERE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS
- CENTER OF A PLANET´S STRUCTURE
- ENVELOPE OF GASES SURROUNDING EARTH
- PATH THAT PLANETS FOLLOW AROUND THE SUN
- spins tilted
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- icy planet
- CAUSED BY OVER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN
- BIGGEST VOLCANO OF SOLAR SYSTEM
- HE DISCOVERED MOONS AND PLANETS
- OUTER LAYER OF A ROCKY PLANET
- IS THE ONLY STAR IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
- LIQUID SUBSTANCE ON THE SURFACE OF EARTH
- GAS THAT MAKES A PLANET LOOK BLUE
- PLANET THAT SUSTAINS LIFE
- MOONS THAT SHAPE THE RINGS OF SATURN
- EARTH´S SATELITE
- color caused by the interaccion of iron and O2
23 Clues: icy planet • spins tilted • EARTH´S SATELITE • saturn´s largest moon • PLANET THAT SUSTAINS LIFE • OUTER LAYER OF A ROCKY PLANET • CENTER OF A PLANET´S STRUCTURE • BIGGEST VOLCANO OF SOLAR SYSTEM • HE DISCOVERED MOONS AND PLANETS • GALAXY WHERE OUR SOLAR SYSTEM IS • fourth planet of the solar system • GAS THAT MAKES A PLANET LOOK BLUE • CAUSED BY OVER EXPOSURE TO THE SUN • ...
enlightenment 2022-02-23
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- The laws of motion
- the planets orbit around the sun
- womans equality
- the spirit of laws
- two treaties on government
- leviathan
- a person who rules with absolute power
- Theory that the sun is the center of the solar system
- A system in which multiple groups share decision making power
- encouraged the use of the scientific method
- founder of chemistry
- smallpox vaccine
- the social contract
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- The planets revolve around the sun
- The telescope
- To know something one did not know before
- the people who presented new ways of thinking during the enlightenment
- Used the microscope to discover there are small living things that we cant see with the naked eye
- Theory that the earth is the center of the solar system
- connected algebra and geometry
- candide
- parties where people met to discuss new ideas
- on crimes and punishments
23 Clues: candide • leviathan • The telescope • womans equality • smallpox vaccine • The laws of motion • the spirit of laws • the social contract • founder of chemistry • on crimes and punishments • two treaties on government • connected algebra and geometry • the planets orbit around the sun • The planets revolve around the sun • a person who rules with absolute power • ...
Space Crossword 2015-11-17
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- American space station
- Our ______ is the milkey way
- Something orbiting around earth
- Giant metal object used for space comunication
- Balls of gas usually dead by the time we see them
- An eruption of raditotion on the suns surface
- Hayles _____ passes by earth every 75 years
- The study of space
- Our home planet
- Big ball of gas that we would die without
- Big blue planet that has a ring aorund it
- Opisite to night
- The planet with the most moons in our solar system
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- Celestial bodies moving around the stars
- Everything is made up of millions of them
- Second closeset to the sun
- The study of stars
- Chunks of rock flying through space
- The earths ____ is tilted
- 8th planet furthest from the sun
- The planet after earth but before jupiter
- Closest planet to the sun
- all the planets
23 Clues: Our home planet • all the planets • Opisite to night • The study of stars • The study of space • American space station • The earths ____ is tilted • Closest planet to the sun • Second closeset to the sun • Our ______ is the milkey way • Something orbiting around earth • 8th planet furthest from the sun • Chunks of rock flying through space • Celestial bodies moving around the stars • ...
Space 2014-05-18
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- Your mobile phone uses one of these in the sky.
- Vehicles that astronauts use are called this.
- Objects in outer space are called this.
- It is sometimes called a shooting star or falling star.
- What is the name of the Mars Rover?
- Person who goes into space.
- All things fall down because of it.
- The path planets take around the sun.
- When the moon passes the sun, it is called an...
- It is the Earth's moon
- Looks like a dirty snowball in space.
- Star at centre of solar system.
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- It's called a solar neighbourhood or solar..?
- No one can hear you scream there.
- Something you look through to see the stars.
- It shines very brightly.
- They are also known as minor planets.
- Made of dust,gas,stars,clouds,galaxies and life.
- What orbits around the sun?
- It is named after the Roman god of war & agriculture
20 Clues: It is the Earth's moon • It shines very brightly. • Person who goes into space. • What orbits around the sun? • Star at centre of solar system. • No one can hear you scream there. • What is the name of the Mars Rover? • All things fall down because of it. • They are also known as minor planets. • The path planets take around the sun. • Looks like a dirty snowball in space. • ...
Space 2016-04-06
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- what the planets do to the sun
- laws:how the plants move
- object in space that studies the earth and space
- how much you weigh
- law of universal gravitation:all objects pull on each other
- the dark part of the moon
- effect: use energy from gravitation fields to slingshot an object
- it rotates around the sun
- nova:a ball of light that is a exploding of a big star
- energy: energy that is in motion
- gravity: you are weightless
- of space all of everything
- planets attraction because of their masses
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- comet:fast objects to train astronauts
- energy:energy that is stored
- dwarf: a small star with lots of density
- a rock that orbits the sun
- hole:nothing can escape not even light
- of rocks that fall to the earth sometimes
- of the earth
- how much is in an object
- fall: falling without anything
- motion:an object that falls side ways
23 Clues: of the earth • how much you weigh • laws:how the plants move • how much is in an object • the dark part of the moon • it rotates around the sun • a rock that orbits the sun • of space all of everything • gravity: you are weightless • energy:energy that is stored • what the planets do to the sun • fall: falling without anything • energy: energy that is in motion • ...
Astronomy 2024-04-25
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- tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- amount of matter in an object
- a meteoroid that has passed through the atmosphere and hit Earth’s surface
- push or pull
- Earth's sister planet
- rocky body that orbit the sun
- named for the Roman god of the sea
- only inhabitable planet
- revolution around an object
- largest planet
- a small, rocky or metallic body that travels through space
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- the red planet
- natural division between inner and outer planets
- a small body of ice, rock, and dust with a tail
- a meteoroid that is burning up from friction in Earth’s atmosphere
- attraction between two objects with mass
- planet with visible rings
- rotates on its side
- force of gravity on an object
- smallest planet
- shape of planets orbit
- famous mathematician who hypothesized about gravity
22 Clues: push or pull • the red planet • largest planet • smallest planet • rotates on its side • Earth's sister planet • shape of planets orbit • only inhabitable planet • planet with visible rings • revolution around an object • amount of matter in an object • force of gravity on an object • rocky body that orbit the sun • named for the Roman god of the sea • ...
Earth Science Review Crossword 1 2025-05-05
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- Water is positive on one side and negative on the other
- Molten rock in a volcano
- This is the shape of our galaxy
- What volcanic islands are formed over
- This Layer of the sun is only visible during a Solar Eclipse
- type of cloud that looks like a big gray blanket
- Rocks formed by compaction of sediments over time.
- How high up the tide moves from its original space
- Starting point of an Earthquake in the crust
- This planet is furthest from the sun
- This type of Nuclear reaction only occurs in the sun
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- Study of Maps
- Kepler's 1st Law
- This layer of the sun is what you see!
- How much salt is in water
- The outer layer of Earth
- Solid, Rocky Planets
- Boundaries that move away from each other
- The first waves to hit during an earthquake
- Gas Planets
20 Clues: Gas Planets • Study of Maps • Kepler's 1st Law • Solid, Rocky Planets • Molten rock in a volcano • The outer layer of Earth • How much salt is in water • This is the shape of our galaxy • This planet is furthest from the sun • What volcanic islands are formed over • This layer of the sun is what you see! • Boundaries that move away from each other • ...
Solar systems and Planets 2026-02-20
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- A terrestrial planet that we live on
- Group of stars born from the same cosmic cloud
- Belt Between Mars and Jupiter
- The number of planets in our solar system
- Dwarf planet between Mars and Jupiter in the asteroid belt
- Tilted on it's side
- Used to be a planet now is a dwarf planet
- Our solar system
- The smallest planet and the first planet in the solar system
- 4th planet from the sun and the second smallest Planet
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- How old is our solar system
- Planets are luminous
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- The planet Pluto's orbit crosses
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- Second biggest planet and has rings
- Must orbit around a star, has enough mass to be pulled into a sphere and have gravity, and it dominates it's orbit
- The Hottest planet that has an atmosphere of gas
- Biggest star in our solar system
- Biggest Planet
20 Clues: Biggest Planet • Our solar system • Tilted on it's side • Planets are luminous • How old is our solar system • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • The planet Pluto's orbit crosses • Belt Between Mars and Jupiter • Biggest star in our solar system • Second biggest planet and has rings • A terrestrial planet that we live on • ...
native american 2022-11-16
Astronomy Term 2023-06-14
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- The star at the center of our solar system. It gives us light and heat.
- A natural satellite that moves around a planet. Our moon is the one you see at night.
- Something that is put into space to move around Earth. Some are natural like moons, and some are made by people to send signals for TV or phones.
- hole A place in space where gravity is so strong, nothing can escape, not even light.
- The big, wide open area where all the stars, planets, and other objects are. It's where astronauts go.
- A giant ball of hot gas in space that shines very bright.
- The path an object like a planet or a moon takes as it moves around something else.
- A small piece of rock or metal that burns up in Earth's atmosphere. It looks like a shooting star.
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- A big cloud of gas and dust in space. New stars can be born here.
- A chunk of ice and rock that travels around the sun. It has a glowing tail when it gets close to the sun.
- Everything that exists, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, and space.
- A huge group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity. We live in the Milky Way galaxy.
- A big round object that moves around a star. Earth is a planet!
- A tool that makes far away things look closer, like stars or planets.
- A small rocky object that moves around the sun. They are smaller than planets.
15 Clues: A giant ball of hot gas in space that shines very bright. • A big round object that moves around a star. Earth is a planet! • A big cloud of gas and dust in space. New stars can be born here. • A tool that makes far away things look closer, like stars or planets. • The star at the center of our solar system. It gives us light and heat. • ...
B2S2 Formation of Galaxies & the Solar System 2023-01-09
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- Pull The attraction between two objects due to the invisible force of gravity.
- A large grouping of stars in space.
- A state of matter with indefinite shape and volume.
- Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to that which formed the planets
- The luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
- body An object visible in the sky, such as a planet, sun and the moon.
- Way It is the galaxy in which we live. It is a spiral shaped galaxy that contains several hundred billions of stars, including the sun.
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- Theory It is the idea that the universe began as just a single point, that expanded rapidly about 13.7 billion years ago.
- A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object.
- A celestial body that revolves around the planet.
- The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.
- large celestial bodies that revolves around a star in the solar system.
- System A star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it.
- Small chunks of rock that travel through space are known as meteoroids. If they enter a planet’s atmosphere and burn up, they are then seen as meteors. Sometimes larger pieces of rock survive long enough to crash into a planet’s surface. Space rocks on the Earth’s surface are known as meteorites.
- Belt. The main belt lies between Mars and Jupiter, roughly two to four times the Earth-Sun distance.
- Tiny particles of matter floating in the space; condense under gravity to form stars and planets.
16 Clues: A large grouping of stars in space. • A celestial body that revolves around the planet. • A state of matter with indefinite shape and volume. • The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another. • A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object. • body An object visible in the sky, such as a planet, sun and the moon. • ...
Milky Way 2023-03-02
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- How many rings does Earth have?
- How many dwarf planets are in our solar system.
- How many rings does neptune have?
- How many moons does Saturn have?
- How many asteroids hit the moon per day?
- How many rings does Jupiter have?
- How many moons does Neptune have?
- How many moons does uranus have?
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- How many suns does the Milky Way Have?
- How many asteroids have hit Earth?
- How many rings does Uranus have?
- How many moons does Earth have?
- How many planets are in our solar system?
- How many moons does Jupiter have?
- How many moons does Mars have?
15 Clues: How many moons does Mars have? • How many rings does Earth have? • How many moons does Earth have? • How many rings does Uranus have? • How many moons does Saturn have? • How many moons does uranus have? • How many rings does neptune have? • How many moons does Jupiter have? • How many rings does Jupiter have? • How many moons does Neptune have? • ...
Solar System 9th 2024-12-12
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- IT HAS A NATURAL SATELLITE CALLED TRITON
- IT PROVIDES LIGHT AND WARMTH
- PLANETS THEY ARE LOCATED NEAR THE SUN
- IT HAS ONE NATURAL SATELLITE CALLED MOON
- IT HAS A SYSTEM OF RINGS FORMED BY GAS AND ICE PARTICLES
- THEY ARE LOCATED BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER
- IT HAS THE LARGEST VOLCANO
- PLANETS THEY ARE LOCATED FAR AWAY THE SUN
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- SMALL SOLID BODIES MADE OF ROCK AND METAL
- IT HAS A RED STAIN
- FRAGMENT OF ICE AND ROCK TRAVELLING AROUND THE SUN
- IS CALLED LUCERO DEL ALBA
- IT IS THE MOST KNOWN COMET
- IT HAS A RETROGRADE ROTATION
14 Clues: IT HAS A RED STAIN • IS CALLED LUCERO DEL ALBA • IT IS THE MOST KNOWN COMET • IT HAS THE LARGEST VOLCANO • IT PROVIDES LIGHT AND WARMTH • IT HAS A RETROGRADE ROTATION • PLANETS THEY ARE LOCATED NEAR THE SUN • IT HAS A NATURAL SATELLITE CALLED TRITON • IT HAS ONE NATURAL SATELLITE CALLED MOON • SMALL SOLID BODIES MADE OF ROCK AND METAL • THEY ARE LOCATED BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER • ...
Settings 2024-09-09
Space 2021-10-28
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- The four planets that don't have a rocky surface
- The axis is not straight, it's.....
- The four planets closest to the Sun are often called ............ planets
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- The moon is a.....
- The imaginary path of a planet around the sun
- The sun is a......
- The imaginary line around which the earth spins or rotates
- The only body in the solar system that doesn't move
8 Clues: The moon is a..... • The sun is a...... • The axis is not straight, it's..... • The imaginary path of a planet around the sun • The four planets that don't have a rocky surface • The only body in the solar system that doesn't move • The imaginary line around which the earth spins or rotates • The four planets closest to the Sun are often called ............ planets
Where are we in the Universe? 2020-02-08
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- any of the small rocky bodies that go around the sun
- a mass of ice and dust that moves around the sun and looks like a bright star with a tail
- a vehicle that travels in space
- earth and all the stars and planets and everything in space
- the sun and the planets that move around it
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- a long round piece of equipment with a special glass inside it
- the big object that shines in the sky at night
- a piece of rock from space that hits the Earth’s surface
- a building where scientists can watch the stars
- the small bright lights you see in the sky at night
- a very large group of stars and planets
11 Clues: a vehicle that travels in space • a very large group of stars and planets • the sun and the planets that move around it • the big object that shines in the sky at night • a building where scientists can watch the stars • the small bright lights you see in the sky at night • any of the small rocky bodies that go around the sun • ...
SPACE 2022-01-03
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- Earth's natural satelite
- a group of stars ussualy named after animals
- the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move
- they are used to carry probes and satelites into space
- a traveller in space
- to throw back without absorbing
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- when you see it, you must make a wish
- they emit light and energy alien an space spicies
- an alien spaceship
- a rocket without people
- ball shaped objects moving around the sun
- seven bright stars from a pattern called the plough
- a path that planets follow
13 Clues: an alien spaceship • a traveller in space • a rocket without people • Earth's natural satelite • a path that planets follow • to throw back without absorbing • when you see it, you must make a wish • ball shaped objects moving around the sun • a group of stars ussualy named after animals • seven bright stars from a pattern called the plough • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2025-10-31
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- Earths natural satellite
- The centre of our solar system
- The path a planet takes around the sun
- The planet that we know is inhabited
- An object that orbits around another object, natural or artificial
- Which planet is known for its beautiful rings
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- What does a light year measure?
- The red planet
- What is the dark shadow of the moon called
- The force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun
- An oval shaped orbit
- A large glowing ball of gas like our sun
- Number of planets in our solar system
13 Clues: The red planet • An oval shaped orbit • Earths natural satellite • The centre of our solar system • What does a light year measure? • The planet that we know is inhabited • Number of planets in our solar system • The path a planet takes around the sun • A large glowing ball of gas like our sun • What is the dark shadow of the moon called • ...
Space 2026-04-26
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- The Closest Planet To The Sun
- A Scientist Who Travels Into Space
- What Is The Galaxy We Live In
- A Dwarf Planet Has A Wonky Shape
- Name The Biggest Planet
- What Is A Pattern Of Stars Called
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- “A Dirty Snowball Of Ice And Dust”
- A Giant Bright Star At The Centre Of Our Solar System
- How Many Planets Are In Our Solar System
- The Planet With Large Visible Rings
- Natural Satellite That Orbits Earth
- How may Dwarf Planets Are Their
- The Planet We Live On
13 Clues: The Planet We Live On • Name The Biggest Planet • The Closest Planet To The Sun • What Is The Galaxy We Live In • How may Dwarf Planets Are Their • A Dwarf Planet Has A Wonky Shape • What Is A Pattern Of Stars Called • “A Dirty Snowball Of Ice And Dust” • A Scientist Who Travels Into Space • The Planet With Large Visible Rings • Natural Satellite That Orbits Earth • ...
Science Vocabulary #6 2014-03-01
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- Belt A group of asteroids that orbits the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
- Having origins of living or once living.
- Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are ________________.
- Very small living thing that requires a microscope to be seen.
- A natural (moon) or artificial (space station) object that orbits another object in space.
- Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are _______________.
- Technology that helps scientists magnify very small objects.
- Not Active- The state of being alive but not moving or growing.
- is no longer considered a planet but a __________.
- Made of only one cell.
- To make an educated guess based on observations.
- A sphere of hot glowing gases that releases energy in the form of heat and light.
- Model A replica of something either bigger or smaller than the original object.
- A rocky object that orbits a planet.
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- Bears go into ___________ during the winter to survive.
- A prediction- A possible answer to the question including a reason.
- A tiny part of a cell having a special form and function.
- The liquid inside of a cell.
- System A star with other planets and objects in orbit around it.
- Made of more than one cell.
- The smallest sized unit of a living organism.
- Objects made of rock and ice that orbit independently around the Sun.
- To explain how things are alike.
- Proof, facts, or data that supports a theory or hypothesis.
24 Clues: Made of only one cell. • Made of more than one cell. • The liquid inside of a cell. • To explain how things are alike. • A rocky object that orbits a planet. • Having origins of living or once living. • The smallest sized unit of a living organism. • To make an educated guess based on observations. • is no longer considered a planet but a __________. • ...
Astronomy 2015-08-27
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- A large system of stars in outer space.
- The area outside the earth’s atmosphere including planets and stars
- Have an origin from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet.
- An area in space that nothing, not even light, can escape from.
- Second largest planet with a large ring.
- Seventh planet in our solar system.
- The largest planet in the solar system
- A piece of rock from outer space that makes a bright line across the night sky
- A very bright star with tail that occasionally flies by the Earth.
- The whole space and everthing in it, including stars and planets.
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- An electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth.
- This used to be the ninth planet in the solar system.
- The study of planets, stars, and all things in the universe.
- This planet was named after the God of the Sea.
- Small, bright objects that we see in the sky at night.
- The round object that moves around the earth.
- The second planet from the Sun.
- The smallest planet in the solar system.
- Earth is the only (...) where life has been found.
- A person travelling and working in a spacecraft.
- The planet that we live on.
- Creatures, or life forms that come from outer space.
- We often call it “the Red Planet”.
- Very hot star that shines during the day and gives the earth heat and light.
24 Clues: The planet that we live on. • The second planet from the Sun. • We often call it “the Red Planet”. • Seventh planet in our solar system. • The largest planet in the solar system • A large system of stars in outer space. • The smallest planet in the solar system. • Second largest planet with a large ring. • The round object that moves around the earth. • ...
Astronomy 2017-04-17
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- “Earth’s twin” because similar in size, density, and structure
- A streak of light in the sky that comes from a meteoroid burning up as it goes through Earth’s atmosphere
- extremely hot during the day, extremely cold at night
- Any natural or artificial object that revolves around another object (example – moon)
- smaller Chunk of rock or dust in space
- gravity
- The belief that at one time everything in the universe was together in a single point which was small, hot, and
- The area between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
- Belief that the Earth was at the center with the Sun and planets revolving around it
- outermost planet of our solar system
- Pieces of rock revolving around sun mostly between orbits of Mars and Jupiter
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- Chunk of ice and dust orbiting sun in a long elliptical pattern
- Has very visible rings made of chunks of ice and rock orbiting the planet
- The spiral galaxy that our solar system is found in
- Has evidence of water in distant past
- Planet that has a giant red spot
- Made up of the sun, planets and their moons, and smaller pieces of rock and dust
- Another name for a meteor
- Tilted 90 degrees on its axis
- The belief that Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun in elliptical patterns and are kept in orbit by
- only planet with confirmed life
- A large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
22 Clues: gravity • Another name for a meteor • Tilted 90 degrees on its axis • only planet with confirmed life • Planet that has a giant red spot • outermost planet of our solar system • Has evidence of water in distant past • smaller Chunk of rock or dust in space • The spiral galaxy that our solar system is found in • extremely hot during the day, extremely cold at night • ...
Astronomy 2024-01-26
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- former planet
- the gaseous atmosphere surrounding the head of a comet.
- a small rocky object orbiting the sun
- onsisting of a tiny, icy core and a tail of gas and dust.
- the solid remains of a meteor that falls to Earth.
- the velocity of a body along the line of sight.
- the conversion of ultraviolet light into visible light.
- the outflow of low-density, hot gas from the Sun’s upper atmosphere.
- the point in the sky from which meteors in showers appear to come.
- a cloud of gas and dust in between the stars.
- a category of exoplanet with a radius about 1.25 to 2 times Earth’s radius.
- a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- Gaseous planets
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- one of the numerous small, solid bodies that, when accreted together, form a planet.
- a meteorite lacking chondrules
- a meteorite containing small spherical grains called chondrules.
- a planet not orbiting our Sun.
- the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun.
- small, solid bodies moving within the Solar System.
- the passage of a celestial body across the face of a larger body.
- the addition of matter to a body
- a stream of ionized particles evaporated from a comet
- rocky planets
- center of our solar sytem
- the plume of gas and dust from a comet.
- a comet tail containing dust that reflects sunlight
26 Clues: former planet • rocky planets • Gaseous planets • center of our solar sytem • a meteorite lacking chondrules • a planet not orbiting our Sun. • the addition of matter to a body • a small rocky object orbiting the sun • the plume of gas and dust from a comet. • a cloud of gas and dust in between the stars. • the velocity of a body along the line of sight. • ...
The Solar System 2021-07-28
Across
- The bodies that orbit around other planets
- The only planet with life
- A planet with extreme seasons
- Nicknamed "the red planet"
- A very hot planet with an unpleasant atmosphere
- The planet with very visible rings
- The closest planet to the Sun
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- The largest planet
- The furthest planet from the Sun
- The gases surrounding a planet
- The star at the centre of the solar system
- The force that keeps the planets in orbit
12 Clues: The largest planet • The only planet with life • Nicknamed "the red planet" • A planet with extreme seasons • The closest planet to the Sun • The gases surrounding a planet • The furthest planet from the Sun • The planet with very visible rings • The force that keeps the planets in orbit • The bodies that orbit around other planets • The star at the centre of the solar system • ...
*Space* 2026-10-09
Across
- What comet returns to the inner solar system every 75-76 years
- Meteor that reaches Earths surface
- What is the asterism ¨sickle¨,constellation
- What planet has the most moons
- Coldest planet in the solar system
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- Ursa Minors asterism
- left remains from the formation of the solar system
- What is the outer planets called
- What is the sun
- Smallest planet in the solar system
- Terrestrial planet near the asteroid belt
- Terrestrial planets are mostly made of
12 Clues: What is the sun • Ursa Minors asterism • What planet has the most moons • What is the outer planets called • Meteor that reaches Earths surface • Coldest planet in the solar system • Smallest planet in the solar system • Terrestrial planets are mostly made of • Terrestrial planet near the asteroid belt • What is the asterism ¨sickle¨,constellation • ...
The Earth in space. 2026-06-02
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- the layers of air that sorround the Earth.
- a scientist who studies celestial objects and phenomena in the universe, such as planets, stars, galaxies, and black holes.
- our cosmic neighborhood: a gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and everything that orbits it.
- the way in which heat moves through space, as waves.
- the path planets take around the Sun.
- a smooth, closed oval-shaped curve.
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- an optical or electronic instrument designed to gather and focus light from distant objects.
- Earth's only natural satellite and the brightest object in our night sky
- our home planet and the third planet from the Sun
- spinning motion dictates the length of a "day" and is responsible for the cycle of day and night.
- the changes that we see in the shape of the moon through the month.
- the study if the Sun, Moon, stars, planets and other objects in space.
- the star at the center of our Solar System
- an event in which the Moon or the Earth blocks out light from the Sun.
- ancient cosmic bodies made of dust, rock, and frozen gases.
- small, rocky, or metallic objects that orbit the Sun
- the long-term, human-driven rise in Earth's average surface temperature.
17 Clues: a smooth, closed oval-shaped curve. • the path planets take around the Sun. • the layers of air that sorround the Earth. • the star at the center of our Solar System • our home planet and the third planet from the Sun • the way in which heat moves through space, as waves. • small, rocky, or metallic objects that orbit the Sun • ...
SPACE 2023-04-27
Across
- - unequal forces on an object that may result in a change in position, direction, or motion.
- - the spinning of an object on an axis
- - ring of icy objects out past our planets
- - the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another.
- - next planet to hopefully land a human on
- - planet covered in an acidic atmosphere
- - missions to land humans on the moon
- - the revolving of one object around another in an oval-shaped path called an ellipse. The planets in the solar system orbit the sun in elliptical orbits.
- - this planet has over 85 moons
- - a push or a pull that can result in a change in the motion of an object.
- - the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
- - Third largest planet in our solar system
- - a small object that enter Earth’s atmosphere from space and burns due to friction, causing light to be released.
- - large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets.
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- - a characteristic of matter that you can observe and measure without changing the identity of the matter.
- - last planet in our solar system
- - the gravitationally curved path of an object around a point in space.
- - the force that pulls two objects towards each other. The greater the mass of an object, the greater its attraction force; the further apart the objects are from one another, the weaker the attraction force.
- - First artificial satellite
- The first planet from the sun
- - the Sun together with the group of planets and other celestial objects that are held by its (the Sun’s) gravitational attraction and revolve around it.
- - Io and Titan for example
- - the way in which a whole or mixture is made up.
- - a celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.
- - the movement of an object in an elliptical path around a center.
- - only planet with liquid water
- - Has Rings
- - An engine that provides thrust directly through the burning of its fuel without requiring the intake of air.
28 Clues: - Has Rings • - Io and Titan for example • - First artificial satellite • The first planet from the sun • - this planet has over 85 moons • - only planet with liquid water • - last planet in our solar system • - missions to land humans on the moon • - the spinning of an object on an axis • - planet covered in an acidic atmosphere • - ring of icy objects out past our planets • ...
New Words of Lesson Two (Vision1) 2024-11-08
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- It is a ......that the Earth goes around the Sun.
- Not far away
- planets are really amazing but not so much ....... .
- system the sun and planets that go around it.
- The James Webs is a ..........telescope in the space.
- a piece of instrument, in the shape of a tube, that makes things that are far away look bigger or nearer.
- blood has two groups of .........., red and white.
- the clear liquid part of blood that contains the blood cells.
- a very small organism, often a bacterium that causes disease.
- the organ inside your chest that sends blood around your body.
- to protect someone or something from danger.
- a round piece of jewelry that you wear on your finger.
- Amazon River one of the wonders in South-America.
- to move someone or something from one place to another.
- a building that is used by scientists to look at stars and planets.
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- The largest planet in our Solar System.
- The nearest planet to the Sun.
- they are really amazing insects.
- the number 1000.
- to get things from different places and bring them together.
- a piece of scientific device that uses lenses (= pieces of curved glass) to make very small objects look bigger.
- White blood cells defend our body ......microbes.
- to force liquid or gas to move somewhere.
- A ...... sky does not have any clouds.
- a substance, for example water, that is not solid and that can be poured easily.
- the circular journey(trip) that a spacecraft or planet makes around the sun, the moon, or another planet.
- a small, round-shaped amount of liquid.
- a large animal that lives in the desert and has one or two humps (= raised parts on its back.)
- The planet that some rings.
- strong and well or good for your body.
- .........daily exercise is useful for everybody.
- a very large group of stars and planets together in the universe.
- our body is a .........system.
- made of hard surface or stone
34 Clues: Not far away • the number 1000. • The planet that some rings. • made of hard surface or stone • The nearest planet to the Sun. • our body is a .........system. • they are really amazing insects. • A ...... sky does not have any clouds. • strong and well or good for your body. • The largest planet in our Solar System. • a small, round-shaped amount of liquid. • ...
Lachlans crossword puzzle 2023-10-19
Across
- This planets seasons are x2 as long as Earths seasons
- This planet rotates from east to west
- This planet has 53 confirmed moons.
- this planets inner core is about 10,000 degrees
- One year on this planet is 10,765 days
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- Uranus has 13 of these
- this planet has winds of 1,200 MPH
- This planets temperature changes over 1000 degrees per day
8 Clues: Uranus has 13 of these • this planet has winds of 1,200 MPH • This planet has 53 confirmed moons. • This planet rotates from east to west • One year on this planet is 10,765 days • this planets inner core is about 10,000 degrees • This planets seasons are x2 as long as Earths seasons • This planets temperature changes over 1000 degrees per day
Sophie's Crossword 2020-06-03
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- Hot, hot, hot!
- I'm the smallest and the same size as the moon
- 5... 4... 3... 2... 1... blast off!
- I spin on this for ever
- You can get a whole solar system in this chocolate bar
- I'm the biggest and fastest in the solar system
- Where we live
- What made the craters on the moon
- Objects that orbits the earth
- I was kicked out of club planets!
- Holes on the surface of the moon
- I'm furthest from the Sun
- Drier than you think on the moon
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- I'm filled with chocolate bars
- Round and round we go
- 4th from the sun
- In a ..... far away
- Our planets live here
- 2nd from the sun
- I have rings of dust
- Use one of these to see the stars
- I'm definitely not made of cheese!
- I spin on my side
- When day becomes night
24 Clues: Where we live • Hot, hot, hot! • 4th from the sun • 2nd from the sun • I spin on my side • In a ..... far away • I have rings of dust • Round and round we go • Our planets live here • When day becomes night • I spin on this for ever • I'm furthest from the Sun • Objects that orbits the earth • I'm filled with chocolate bars • Holes on the surface of the moon • Drier than you think on the moon • ...
Science 2021-12-07
Across
- the sun helps the _____ orbit around.
- you need _____ if ur messing with chemicals.
- what are the inner planets.
- a circuit conducts.
- _____ is based on how much mass and item has.
- what's the first planet.
- when sugar dissolves.
- you need _____ for your hands.
- something that sinks.
- what do the last planets spell.
- you CANT see through it at all.
- energy the creates heat.
- when a north side of a magnet tries to touch another north side it ____.
- another word for revolution.
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- you can see through it a little.
- energy that makes vibrations.
- the moon is a ______.
- creats ______ energy.
- the earth ______ on and axis.
- when something floats.
- you CAN see fully through it. solution you can't separate it easily.
- another word for orbit.
- you can separate it easily.
- how many days does it take for the moon to make 1 revolution.
24 Clues: a circuit conducts. • the moon is a ______. • creats ______ energy. • when sugar dissolves. • something that sinks. • when something floats. • another word for orbit. • what's the first planet. • energy the creates heat. • what are the inner planets. • you can separate it easily. • another word for revolution. • energy that makes vibrations. • the earth ______ on and axis. • ...
Literacy Crossword By Lucy 2014-05-17
Across
- the Sun crosses over the Moon.
- ship used for space
- object used for seeing stars.
- thing called when you are wondering about something.
- something goes around a planet.
- place where astronauts go.
- object that can communicate with Space as well as give us electricity.
- source that gives us light.
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- made of rock and metal it also orbits the Sun.
- object that looks like a snowball in the air.
- thing that holds us down so we can walk.
- thing that Earth.
- bodies: A star in the solar system that is very big.
- person that goes to space.
- place that Neil Armstrong when to.
- place made up of stars,planets and meteors.
- object in the sky that you can only see at night.
- place known as the red planet.
- thing that is on fire when it reaches Earth.
- system:the place with all the planets in it.
20 Clues: thing that Earth. • ship used for space • person that goes to space. • place where astronauts go. • source that gives us light. • object used for seeing stars. • the Sun crosses over the Moon. • place known as the red planet. • something goes around a planet. • place that Neil Armstrong when to. • thing that holds us down so we can walk. • ...
Space 2016-04-06
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- fall: falling without anything
- gravity: you are weightless
- nova:a ball of light that is a exploding of a big star
- laws:how the plants move
- comet:fast objects to train astronauts
- effect: use energy from gravitation fields to slingshot an object
- hole:nothing can escape not even light
- of space all of everything
- of the earth
- what the planets do to the sun
- energy:energy that is stored
- how much you weigh
- the dark part of the moon
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- law of universal gravitation:all objects pull on each other
- motion:an object that falls side ways
- object in space that studies the earth and space
- planets attraction because of their masses
- it rotates around the sun
- of rocks that fall to the earth sometimes
- energy: energy that is in motion
- a rock that orbits the sun
- dwarf: a small star with lots of density
- how much is in an object
23 Clues: of the earth • how much you weigh • laws:how the plants move • how much is in an object • it rotates around the sun • the dark part of the moon • of space all of everything • a rock that orbits the sun • gravity: you are weightless • energy:energy that is stored • fall: falling without anything • what the planets do to the sun • energy: energy that is in motion • ...
Year 4 Term 4 Science 2022-12-13
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- this satellite reflects the light from the sun
- what the sun provides the Earth
- the path that the earth takes around the sun
- the sun is one of these
- June is in this season
- because of this we have night and day
- the centre of our universe
- the moon is one of these
- this is sometimes called the red planet
- the season after summer
- pluto is one of these sorts of planets
- this means the earth travelling round the sun
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- the number of seasons in a year
- how long it takes for earth to revolve the sun
- the invisible pull that the earth has
- the planet closest to the sun
- this planet has moons
- describes our planets and moons and sun
- these are caused during Earth's revolution
- this adjective describes the moon
- the real colour of the moon
21 Clues: this planet has moons • June is in this season • the sun is one of these • the season after summer • the moon is one of these • the centre of our universe • the real colour of the moon • the planet closest to the sun • the number of seasons in a year • what the sun provides the Earth • this adjective describes the moon • the invisible pull that the earth has • ...
Mia's Space and Exploration Puzzle 2020-04-15
Across
- Second planet from the sun.
- The _____ planets consist of,Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune & Pluto.
- years ago.
- Highest point in the sky directly overhead.
- Planet made of hot plasma.
- Astrolabe determines the..
- The ______ planets consist of, Mercury, Venus, Mars & Earth.
- Can come in colors like, blue, white, yellow and red.
- Made of rock, dust and ice.
- Became a dwarf planet in 2006.
- The galaxy we live in.
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- The ______ telescope has been capturing light from 12
- Neil Armstrong landed here.
- Solid pieces of metal that land on Earth's atomosphere.
- Scientific name is Terra.
- He proposed that the Earth and other celestial bodies revolved around the sun.
- Means the hours of daylight equal the hours of darkness in a day.
- Another name for the 'Red Planet'.
- Second largest planet in our solar system.
- Smallest planet in our solar system.
20 Clues: years ago. • The galaxy we live in. • Scientific name is Terra. • Planet made of hot plasma. • Astrolabe determines the.. • Neil Armstrong landed here. • Second planet from the sun. • Made of rock, dust and ice. • Became a dwarf planet in 2006. • Another name for the 'Red Planet'. • Smallest planet in our solar system. • Second largest planet in our solar system. • ...
Scientific Revolution Crossword 2021-10-20
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- Scottish economist who wrote "The wealth of nations"
- proved that planets where physical bodies
- Female scientist who discovered a comet that was later named after her.
- argued against the use of capital punishment
- Believed nature was stonger than science
- formal meetings to discuss philosophy
- proposed the theory of blank slate/ tabula rasa
- Created the encyclopedia
- proved the sun was the center of our solar system
- proved that the heart was the starting point of circulatory system.
- proved planets moved in elliptical orbits
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- Chemist that experimented with properties of gases
- Came up with the Ptolmaic system
- 18th century philosophical movement inspired by the scientific revolution
- made discoveries by dissecting human bodies
- came up with the idea of checks and balances
- Created the scientific method
- Known as the father of rationalism
- proposed the concept of general will
- created Deism
20 Clues: created Deism • Created the encyclopedia • Created the scientific method • Came up with the Ptolmaic system • Known as the father of rationalism • proposed the concept of general will • formal meetings to discuss philosophy • Believed nature was stonger than science • proved that planets where physical bodies • proved planets moved in elliptical orbits • ...
Astronomy Unit 2: Foundations 2023-05-16
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- orbits a larger body as a satelite
- Flyby missins;Pioneers 10&11
- comparing/contrasting world properties to understand their evolution
- meteroids burning up in an atmosphere
- "minor planets" rocky/metalic debris
- planet’s gravity field used to speed up or change trajectory
- smaller pieces of asteroids
- first to flyby venus (1960's&70's)
- small moon -like bodies that collided to form the inner planets
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- "the compactness of matter"
- new star (20 million years old) dusty material and newly discovered planet
- orbited mercury in 2008
- "super rover” landed in August, 2012
- round & cleared out its orbit of debris
- landed the first robot rover to analyze rock/soil on mars
- has not cleared orbit of debris but is massive enough to be round
- meteor that makes its way to earth
- "dirty snowballs orbiting the sun"
- giant cloud of gas & dust
- Probes that landed on the surface of venus
20 Clues: orbited mercury in 2008 • giant cloud of gas & dust • "the compactness of matter" • smaller pieces of asteroids • Flyby missins;Pioneers 10&11 • orbits a larger body as a satelite • meteor that makes its way to earth • "dirty snowballs orbiting the sun" • first to flyby venus (1960's&70's) • "super rover” landed in August, 2012 • "minor planets" rocky/metalic debris • ...
Solar system 2024-06-27
Across
- latin word for solar system
- UV full form
- The small pieces of rocks which move around the sun
- farthest planet from the sun
- period when the shape of moon grows
- Largest asteroid
- celestial body that moves aroundthe planets in the sameway as the planets movearound the sun.
- fixed elongated path in which planet revolve around the sun
- Amavasya in English
- period when the shape of moon reduces
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- various patterns formed by different groups of stars
- When a meteor reaches the earth surface and create large hollow in the ground
- Latin word for satellite
- comet comet famous comet
- The sun, the moon and all those objects shining in the night sky are called ______bodies.
- ice giant
- Poornima in English
- earth-like shape
- Earth's twin
- smallest particleS of elemental matter
- Our solar system is a part ofthis galaxy.
21 Clues: ice giant • UV full form • Earth's twin • earth-like shape • Largest asteroid • Poornima in English • Amavasya in English • Latin word for satellite • latin word for solar system • farthest planet from the sun • comet comet famous comet • period when the shape of moon grows • period when the shape of moon reduces • smallest particleS of elemental matter • ...
Crossword for Our Magazine 2024-10-25
Across
- – Related to electricity
- – A large group of stars and planets, like the Milky Way
- – A person who designs and builds things
- – The pressure that pushes electric current
- – The study of stars, planets, and space
- – Facts and statistics collected for reference
- – Writing instructions for computers
- – Careful study to find new facts or insights
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- – The ability to do work or cause change
- – A statement in math that’s proven true
- – The science of matter, energy and motion
- – The use of science to solve problems
- – A new tool or process created to solve a problem
- – The force that pulls objects toward Earth
- – A test done to discover something new
- – A machine that can perform tasks automatically
- – The study of living organisms or Life
- – The science of substances and their reactions
- – The study of the natural world
- – A large body orbiting a star, like Earth
20 Clues: – Related to electricity • – The study of the natural world • – Writing instructions for computers • – The use of science to solve problems • – A test done to discover something new • – The study of living organisms or Life • – The ability to do work or cause change • – A statement in math that’s proven true • – A person who designs and builds things • ...
Intermediate Astronomy 2025-02-28
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- The length of one rotation
- Closest star to us
- The name for a group or cluster of stars
- Called the dog star, part of the constellation Canis Major
- Famous constellation of a hunter that contains Betelgeuse
- Was once considered a planet, now is a dwarf planet!
- Name of a famous astronomer and telescope
- Planets with a solid surface
- Closest planet to the Sun
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- Planets with many moons and rings
- The path the Earth takes, as it orbits around the sun once
- The largest planet
- How long it takes the moon travels around the Earth
- What the prefix "luna" means
- WAY The galaxy we live in
- Robot that helped us explore Mars
- Between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
- What is at the center of our solar system
- Also called the little dipper
- Third planet from the Sun
- Are "born" and will die, made mostly of hydrogen
21 Clues: The largest planet • Closest star to us • WAY The galaxy we live in • Third planet from the Sun • Closest planet to the Sun • The length of one rotation • What the prefix "luna" means • Planets with a solid surface • Also called the little dipper • Planets with many moons and rings • Robot that helped us explore Mars • The name for a group or cluster of stars • ...
Astro-words: Celebrating World Space Week 2025-10-02
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- Organized space journey with a clear objective
- Mysterious regions where not even light escapes
- Human drive to seek the unknown
- A massive sphere of hot plasma that produces light
- Trained traveler who ventures into space
- The curved path of an object around a planet
- Instrument used to study distant celestial bodies
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- Scientific study of planets, stars, and the cosmos
- The “Red Planet” often targeted for exploration
- New methods that advance science and space travel
- The fiery beginning of a rocket’s journey
- The ordered whole of space and everything in it
- The boundary beyond Earth’s atmosphere
- The horizon of what is yet to come
- The invisible force that keeps planets in motion
- The only known planet with life
- Machines circling Earth that send signals
- Celestial collection of stars, dust, and gas
- The vast expanse beyond Earth
- The act of uncovering what was hidden
20 Clues: The vast expanse beyond Earth • Human drive to seek the unknown • The only known planet with life • The horizon of what is yet to come • The act of uncovering what was hidden • The boundary beyond Earth’s atmosphere • Trained traveler who ventures into space • The fiery beginning of a rocket’s journey • Machines circling Earth that send signals • ...
Database Scavenger Hunt! 2020-03-18
15 Clues: Ocean • Animals • Planets • Exercise • Internet • Zebrafish • Dinosaurs • Mae Jemison • Pioneer Life • Food Customs • Communication • Susan B. Anthony • Nutrition Guides • George Washington • Library of Congress
Gas Giants 2019-11-14
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- Neptune has a _____ of -353
- _____ has more than 75 moons.
- Neptune is whipped by supersonic____.
- On Jupiter, there is a storm called the______.
- Neptune and Uranus are sometimes called_____.
- Saturn is the ____ planet from the sun.
- The first planet found using a telescope.
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- ______ is what separates the inner and outer planets.
- Another word for Gas giants.
- The farthest planet from the sun in our solar system.
- Has thousands of beautiful ringlets.
- All of the outer planets have more than 2____.
- The gas giants are made up of mostly Hydrogen and____.
13 Clues: Neptune has a _____ of -353 • Another word for Gas giants. • _____ has more than 75 moons. • Has thousands of beautiful ringlets. • Neptune is whipped by supersonic____. • Saturn is the ____ planet from the sun. • The first planet found using a telescope. • Neptune and Uranus are sometimes called_____. • On Jupiter, there is a storm called the______. • ...
Solar system 2022-04-13
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- doesn’t have any moons
- has supersonic winds
- what is the smallest planet
- the only planet with life
- a good candy bar and the name of our solar system
- is more stormy than we thought
- are leftovers
- The ________ are all on the same “plane” and orbit in the same direction
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- is a great comet catcher
- is hot, but not too hot for ice
- how many planets are there in the solar system
- what planet tilts on it's side
- had a thicker atmostphere in the past
- No one knows how old blank's rings are
- what is the last terrestrial planet
15 Clues: are leftovers • has supersonic winds • doesn’t have any moons • is a great comet catcher • the only planet with life • what is the smallest planet • what planet tilts on it's side • is more stormy than we thought • is hot, but not too hot for ice • what is the last terrestrial planet • had a thicker atmostphere in the past • No one knows how old blank's rings are • ...
Asronomy Crossword 2025-04-11
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- An object that orbits a planet
- People who travel to space
- The red planet
- The only natural satellite of Earth
- A group of stars that form a pattern
- The force that keeps planets in orbit
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- Tool used to look at stars and planets
- The hottest planet in the solar system
- Planet with the most rings
- The 8th and farthest planet from the Sun
- Bright streak in the sky, also called a shooting star
- The star at the center of our solar system
- The galaxy we live in
13 Clues: The red planet • The galaxy we live in • People who travel to space • Planet with the most rings • An object that orbits a planet • The only natural satellite of Earth • A group of stars that form a pattern • The force that keeps planets in orbit • Tool used to look at stars and planets • The hottest planet in the solar system • The 8th and farthest planet from the Sun • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
SPACE 2022-01-03
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- Earth's natural satelite
- a group of stars ussualy named after animals
- the dimensions of height, depth, and width within which all things exist and move
- they are used to carry probes and satelites into space
- a traveller in space
- to throw back without absorbing
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- when you see it, you must make a wish
- they emit light and energy alien an space spicies
- an alien spaceship
- a rocket without people
- ball shaped objects moving around the sun
- seven bright stars from a pattern called the plough
- a path that planets follow
13 Clues: an alien spaceship • a traveller in space • a rocket without people • Earth's natural satelite • a path that planets follow • to throw back without absorbing • when you see it, you must make a wish • ball shaped objects moving around the sun • a group of stars ussualy named after animals • seven bright stars from a pattern called the plough • ...
Crossword Puzzle by Max Stephens 2023-01-27
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- Government-funded space agency in the US
- The galaxy we live in
- First planet in our Solar System
- Supposedly holds the universe together
- Centauri Our closest star (Besides the sun)
- When a star implodes
- Final planet in the solar system
- What's in between the rocky planets and the gas giants
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- Name for a small star
- The iconic clouds that resemble pillars
- frozen rock and ice that orbits planets and stars
- The word that scientists use for portal
- CHALLENGE: Mysterious gigantic mass that attracts anything remotely near it
13 Clues: When a star implodes • Name for a small star • The galaxy we live in • First planet in our Solar System • Final planet in the solar system • Supposedly holds the universe together • The iconic clouds that resemble pillars • The word that scientists use for portal • Government-funded space agency in the US • Centauri Our closest star (Besides the sun) • ...
The Solar System 2014-07-30
Settings 2024-09-09
Astronomy 2022-04-21
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- The ____ is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- A configuration of stars as seen from Earth imagined to form a picture
- The ____ Belt is a large disc of objects beyond Neptune full of mostly icy objects like Pluto and future comets!
- The largest planet in our solar system, yet it also has the shortest day (Less than 10 hours!)
- a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity.
- Attractive force between any two objects with mass.
- The ___ Cloud is a spherical shaped collections of trillions of comets and dust surrounding the sun 1-3 lightyears away. Often considered the end of our solar system.
- 5th Largest planet in our solar system
- the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe
- The hottest planet in our solar system! Also the only planet that spins clockwise and has days that last longer than years!
- The closest object in space to Earth
- Small body orbiting the Sun that has lots of ice the melts when closer to the sun (this leaves a gas trail)
- The _____ planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- The only planet in our solar system that spins on its side! It is the coldest, but not the furthest from the sun!
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- Once a planet but is now considered a "Dwarf Planet"
- Rocky objects that orbit the Sun like a planet, but are much smaller than planets
- The ____ Giants group of planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- Any object that orbits a planet (such as a moon).
- The time it takes for a planet to complete 1 rotation around its axis. 24 hours on Earth , but different on each planet
- The amount of time it takes a planet to completely orbit the sun once.
- The Philosophy that the Earth is the center of the universe and everything else (sun, moon, stars, etc.) revolve around it.
- Earth is located in this Galaxy.
- Furthest from the sun of the 8 planets in our solar system.
- massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. At least 1 is found at the center of almost every solar system.
- Stone or rocky object that enters Earths atmosphere
- 2nd Smallest planet in our solar system. Most of it's surface is a cold reddish dessert!
- The Asteroid ____ is located between Mars and Jupiter.
- "The fastest planet" in our solar system
- Heliocentrism is the philosophy that this object is at the center of our solar system.
29 Clues: Earth is located in this Galaxy. • The closest object in space to Earth • 5th Largest planet in our solar system • "The fastest planet" in our solar system • Any object that orbits a planet (such as a moon). • Attractive force between any two objects with mass. • Stone or rocky object that enters Earths atmosphere • Once a planet but is now considered a "Dwarf Planet" • ...
Els q4 2024-05-21
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- Nebula collapses because of gravitational force, and contracts as it spins more rapidly.
- Hypothesis is about angular momentum of the sun.
- The planets should have elements most vital to life.
- Presence of heavier elements (metals) that the star contains.
- The planets were formed from the substance that was torn out
- Separates the upper mantle from Earth’s crust.
- Solar System was formed into bodies with nearly circular orbits
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- Separating the outer and inner core is a seismic boundary sometimes referred to as.
- Detected between the lower mantle and the outer core as observed by changes in the seismic waves.
- The planets were formed by the collision of the sun with a giant
- of the whirlpool-like motion in the pre-solar materials.
- Outermost layer of the earth.
- A habitable zone is a shell-shape region of space surrounding a star where the temperature is just right (not too hot nor too cold) that it could maintain liquid water on its surface.
- Must be atleast 3 Ga old to give life an ample time to evolve.
- Mass must be large enough to retain the atmosphere and have a molten core that serves as a heat engine driving the geological processes.
- the sun.
- Takes up the largest portion of Earth.
17 Clues: the sun. • Outermost layer of the earth. • Takes up the largest portion of Earth. • Separates the upper mantle from Earth’s crust. • Hypothesis is about angular momentum of the sun. • The planets should have elements most vital to life. • of the whirlpool-like motion in the pre-solar materials. • The planets were formed from the substance that was torn out • ...
Astronomy 2021-02-15
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- A large system of stars in outer space.
- The area outside the earth’s atmosphere including planets and stars
- Have an origin from outside of the Earth's atmosphere, from space, or from another planet.
- An area in space that nothing, not even light, can escape from.
- Second largest planet with a large ring.
- Seventh planet in our solar system.
- The largest planet in the solar system
- A piece of rock from outer space that makes a bright line across the night sky
- A very bright star with tail that occasionally flies by the Earth.
- The whole space and everthing in it, including stars and planets.
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- An electronic device that is sent into space and moves around the earth.
- This used to be the ninth planet in the solar system.
- The study of planets, stars, and all things in the universe.
- This planet was named after the God of the Sea.
- Small, bright objects that we see in the sky at night.
- The round object that moves around the earth.
- The second planet from the Sun.
- The smallest planet in the solar system.
- Earth is the only (...) where life has been found.
- A person travelling and working in a spacecraft.
- The planet that we live on.
- Creatures, or life forms that come from outer space.
- We often call it “the Red Planet”.
- Very hot star that shines during the day and gives the earth heat and light.
24 Clues: The planet that we live on. • The second planet from the Sun. • We often call it “the Red Planet”. • Seventh planet in our solar system. • The largest planet in the solar system • A large system of stars in outer space. • The smallest planet in the solar system. • Second largest planet with a large ring. • The round object that moves around the earth. • ...
Into the universe 2022-08-22
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- A large object with large amounts of energy, powered by a black hole
- A hole where radiation can escape in space
- The galaxy in which the solar system holds earth, planets, etc.
- A star that is the size of a planet when the low mass has used up all its fuel.
- A rock that orbits the sun
- A planet that orbits a star
- system A star system of suns, stars, and planets
- A theory of how the universe began
- A cloud of gas and dust that nurses new stars
- A body of matter that enters the earth's atmosphere
- A large, round body/ball that orbits around the sun
- A ball of gases, dust, and rocks that orbit the sun
- A large planet consisting of helium and hydrogen
- a luminous body of light naturally produced and visible in dark/at night
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- A system of gas, dust, stars, energy, and gravity
- A celestial body that orbits around planets
- A Group of stars that form a pattern, which is configured at birth
- a natural satellite that reflects light from the sun at night
- A star that shows brightness increasing over a course of months
- Particles that are composed and not reactive in reflecting, absorbing, or emitting any light.
- A matter that contains particles
- A star that increases its brightness when explosions occur
- A small planet
- A magnetized star that produces electromagnetic radiation
24 Clues: A small planet • A rock that orbits the sun • A planet that orbits a star • A matter that contains particles • A theory of how the universe began • A hole where radiation can escape in space • A celestial body that orbits around planets • A cloud of gas and dust that nurses new stars • system A star system of suns, stars, and planets • ...
Solar System Crossword 2023-05-03
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- planet with a thin atmosphere
- Mercury is the *blank* planet in the solar system
- this planet was named by an 11-year-old girl
- Meteoroids come from the Greek word, meteor, that means suspended in the *blank*
- planet that is called Earth's twin
- referred to as "dirty snowballs"
- Jupiter has more than *blank* moons
- Saturn could *blank* in water
- The famous moon, *blank*, is the only one with its own magnetic field
- planet that is more than twice as massive than all the other planets in the solar system combined
- its unknown how old these planet's rings are
- scientists claim that over 4 billion of these fall into Earth daily
- Venus is the *blank* planet
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- planets Eris is the most massive of these
- Io is the most volcanically active body in the solar system, it's one of these
- Neptune is whipped by *blank* winds
- this planet is slightly larger than Earth's moon
- some become moons of planets
- Eris is the most *blank* dwarf planet
- Uranus is the only planet that spins on its *blank*
- only planet with liquid water on the surface
- first planet located through mathematical calculations
- Pluto has a *blank* shape on its surface
- Comets have *blank* components
- Ceres is the *blank* asteroid
- rotates at a nearly 90 degree angle
- Mars is known as the "Red Planet" due to high levels of *blank* minerals
- only known planet inhabited by *blank* things
28 Clues: Venus is the *blank* planet • some become moons of planets • planet with a thin atmosphere • Saturn could *blank* in water • Ceres is the *blank* asteroid • Comets have *blank* components • referred to as "dirty snowballs" • planet that is called Earth's twin • Neptune is whipped by *blank* winds • Jupiter has more than *blank* moons • rotates at a nearly 90 degree angle • ...
Solar System 2025-03-11
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- force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center
- the time needed for one revolution
- the belief that the sun was in the center of the solar system
- a flattened nebula; shaped like a fried egg; thicker in the center; thin at the edge
- property of matter that stays at rest or stays in motion until acted on by a force
- point where a planet is closest from the Sun in its orbit
- the belief that the Earth was in the center of the universe
- the speed at which a planet revolves around a central more massive object
- a large, thin cloud of gas and dust; spins when it was hit with the shockwave of a supernova
- planets composed mostly of hydrogen or helium
- backward motion of a planet
- a curved path of an object as it revolves around a star, planet or moon
- Law of Universal Gravitation (all objects attract due to gravity)
- Laws that explain planetary motion
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- colliding and clumping of matter - due to gravity. Smaller pieces form larger pieces
- point where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit
- planets that have a compact, rocky surface
- an oval shape
- moon-sized planetesimals
- the solar system formed from a solar nebula
- an object in orbit (natural or human-made)
- asteroid-like bodies combine (by colliding) to form initial planets
22 Clues: an oval shape • moon-sized planetesimals • backward motion of a planet • the time needed for one revolution • Laws that explain planetary motion • planets that have a compact, rocky surface • an object in orbit (natural or human-made) • the solar system formed from a solar nebula • planets composed mostly of hydrogen or helium • ...
Solar system 2023-01-22
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- … are believed as fragments of meteoroids that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground.
- … technology brings many benefits into our life in many aspects, such as new source of energy and engineering.
- Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature.
- … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
- … are made up of similar material as asteroids but are smaller than them.
- … cars are one of space technology adaptations in transportation industry.
- Some planets have rings of rocks and ice which are called … rings.
- When a comet comes close to the Sun, it produces a visible … .
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- Meteorites that reach the Earth’s ground may create craters, known as …, which are cool and become solid.
- By studying space technology, climatologists can adapt the technique in forecasting the ... on the Earth.
- Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … .
- The … from the Sun is one related possibility of the period of planet’s revolution.
- The planet known as the largest one in the Solar system is called ….
- … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice.
- Scientists believe that asteroids contain traces of … acids and other organic compounds.
- Only the four … planets have planetary rings surrounding them.
- … system puts the Sun as the core of the system.
- Solar flares in huge amount of energy can increase the amount of … radiation reaching the Earth’s surface.
- … is a celestial body for which the nucleus is smaller than a planet.
- The second largest planet in the Solar system.
20 Clues: The second largest planet in the Solar system. • … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice. • … system puts the Sun as the core of the system. • Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … . • … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. • Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature. • ...
ILI 2014-10-12
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- small rocky or metallic body travelling through space
- an icy small solar system body
- the steep artificial slope below a forts parapet
- type of eclipse that occurs when the moon fully or partially passes between the sun and the earth
- condition that is not limited to a specific set of values but can vary infinitely within a continuum
- the region of the solar system beyond the planets
- or rocky planets are closest to the sun
- of techniques in which waves usually electromagnetic
- an area of land having a particular characteristic, purpose or use
- type of optical telescope
- series of many meteors appearing seconds or minutes apart
- the outer planets that are made of gas
- occurs 2 a year around march and September
- part at which planets orbit
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- making or denoting an orbit around a celestial body
- celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate or originate from one point on the night sky
- object the size of a planet but that is neither a planet nor moon or other natural satellite
- occurs when the moon passes directly behind the earth onto its shadow
- phase of hydrogen in which it behaves as an electrical conductor
- event that occurs when an astronomical object is temporarily obscured
- apparent motion of a planet as observed from a particular vantage point
- solid objects thought to exist in protoplanetary disks and in debris disks
- apparent path of the sun on the celestial sphere
- circular movement of an object
- deviation of curve or orbit from circularity
- unit of length
- type of magnet in which the magnetic field is produced by electric current
- astronomical event that occurs 2 each year
- the point of the moon or satellite at which it is nearest to the earth
- solid piece of debris from such sources as asteroids or comets and survives an impact with earth
- the point in the elliptical orbit of greatest distance from the earth
31 Clues: unit of length • type of optical telescope • part at which planets orbit • an icy small solar system body • circular movement of an object • the outer planets that are made of gas • or rocky planets are closest to the sun • astronomical event that occurs 2 each year • occurs 2 a year around march and September • deviation of curve or orbit from circularity • ...
Solar System Test Review 2024-02-24
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- An area on the Sun's surface that has cooled
- The largest planet in the solar system.
- A transparent layer between the corona and photosphere that is part of the Sun's atmosphere.
- Densest layer of the Sun. Heat is produced in waves.
- Sun's atmosphere that gives off its reddish glow.
- The outside layer of a planet that is above its surface. Mercury and the Moon do not have one. Venus has a thick one that contains carbon dioxide.
- The first satellite to ever be successfully launched into space.
- Part of Sun where gases are heated, rise and then cool and sink.
- The only satellite to orbit Earth
- First American Woman in space.
- The last planet in our solar system
- "The Red Planet"
- The gas giants are also known as this
- First American to orbit around the Earth.
- Occurs when sunspot regions connect and release large amounts of electromagnetic energy.
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- Twin missions that have been in space for over 45 year and gave scientists their first glimpses to the outer planets and beyond our solar system.
- "Hottest planet"
- A revolution of 88 Earth days.
- Pluto is considered one of these
- A large, bright red plasma that extends outward of the Sun's surface.
- The only planet known to have liquid water.
- Any celestial object that has its own orbit and clears is neighborhood.
- Group of planets that are found between the Sun and asteroid belt.
- Astronomer who was the first to state that planets revolve around the Sun rather than Earth.
- The part of the Sun that can only be seen during a solar eclipse.
- The largest object in the asteroid belt.
- Planet that has a solid metal core and solid rock surface.
- The type of chemical reaction that powers the Sun.
- A celestial object that orbits around the Sun, is made of rock, dust and ice. When heated it glows and gives off two tails.
- Inertia and gravity are the two _____ that hold planets in orbit.
30 Clues: "Hottest planet" • "The Red Planet" • A revolution of 88 Earth days. • First American Woman in space. • Pluto is considered one of these • The only satellite to orbit Earth • The last planet in our solar system • The gas giants are also known as this • The largest planet in the solar system. • The largest object in the asteroid belt. • First American to orbit around the Earth. • ...
The Universe 2016-10-16
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- Planet quite similar to the Earth, but smaller. Liquid water may have existed on its surface in the past. It has two satellites.
- Planet surrounded by a ring system. It has more than 18 satellites.
- Collection of stars, planets, gases and dust. Our is called Milky Way.
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- Artificial satellite which orbits the Earth
- Star of our planetary system.
- It is a force which attracts celestial bodies toward the Earth.
- _________ planets are the planets which are further away from the Sun.
- ________ planets are spherical bodies that orbit the Sun, but they don't have a clear orbit. An example is Pluto.
8 Clues: Star of our planetary system. • Artificial satellite which orbits the Earth • It is a force which attracts celestial bodies toward the Earth. • Planet surrounded by a ring system. It has more than 18 satellites. • _________ planets are the planets which are further away from the Sun. • Collection of stars, planets, gases and dust. Our is called Milky Way. • ...
Earth in Space Vocabulary 2020-09-24
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- a large, round body that revolves around a star
- a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust that orbits the sun
- large, gas planets located outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
- rocky planets located inside the asteroid belt (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars)
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- Made up of a star and the planets and other space objects that revolve around it
- the turning of an object on its axis
- a group of billions of stars, the objects that orbit the stars, gas, and dust
- the motion of one object around another object (ORBIT)
- huge balls of hot, glowing gases that produce their own heat and light
- rock and iron objects that orbit the sun
- a natural object that revolves around a planet
11 Clues: the turning of an object on its axis • rock and iron objects that orbit the sun • a natural object that revolves around a planet • a large, round body that revolves around a star • the motion of one object around another object (ORBIT) • a chunk of frozen gases, rock, ice, and dust that orbits the sun • ...
Hot crossed planets 2021-10-19
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- a substance that flows freely but is of constant volume, having a consistency like that of water or oil.
- formed when folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust.
- a long, seismically active submarine ridge system situated in the middle of an ocean basin and marking the site of the upwelling of magma associated with seafloor spreading.
- Volcanic mountains consist of – Magma chamber, Vent, Lava, Crater, and pyroclastic flow. Volcanic soil or the soil around a volcanic mountain is very fertile.
- layer below the lithosphere
- outer layer
- is a stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection
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- a large elongated depression with steep walls formed by the downward displacement of a block of the earth's surface between nearly parallel faults or fault systems.
- a curved chain of volcanic islands located at a tectonic plate margin, typically with a deep ocean trench on the convex side.
- is a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron
- outer part of the earth
- the remains or impression of a prehistoric organism preserved in petrified form or as a mold or cast in rock.
- a planar fracture or discontinuity in a volume of rock across which there has been significant displacement as a result of rock-mass movements
- a super continent
- narrow ditch
- theorist of the continental drift theory
16 Clues: outer layer • narrow ditch • a super continent • outer part of the earth • layer below the lithosphere • is a hot, dense ball of (mostly) iron • theorist of the continental drift theory • is a stream of fluid propelled by thermal convection • formed when folding on layers within the upper part of the Earth's crust. • ...
Terrestrial Planets Crossword 2018-03-28
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- This planet’s surface has highlands and plains.
- Mars’ revolution takes 1.88 _____.
- Venus’ _____ takes 243 days.
- Mercury’s surface can reach extreme _____.
- Venus is the _____ planet of the terrestrial planets.
- Mars has Olympus _____ which is the largest volcano.
- Mercury is the planet closest to the _____.
- Venus’ atmosphere is made of toxic sulfuric acid and _____.
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- Mercury’s rotation takes 58 _____/55 hours.
- One of Earth’s special features is that it has 5m-30m _____ living on it.
- Earth’s _____ takes 365.3 days.
- Mars’s atmosphere is 100 times _____ than Earth.
- What planet’s atmosphere is made of oxygen, CO2, and nitrogen.
- Earth’s surface is divided into _____ plates.
- This planet has very little to no atmosphere at all.
- This planet’s surface has volcanoes, lava, craters, and rocks.
16 Clues: Venus’ _____ takes 243 days. • Earth’s _____ takes 365.3 days. • Mars’ revolution takes 1.88 _____. • Mercury’s surface can reach extreme _____. • Mercury’s rotation takes 58 _____/55 hours. • Mercury is the planet closest to the _____. • Earth’s surface is divided into _____ plates. • This planet’s surface has highlands and plains. • ...
The Terrestrial Planets 2018-04-10
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- Venus is the ________ planet and it used to have water.
- ______ has an iron molten core.
- The surface on this planet is divided into tectonic plates which changes over time.
- Venus has a toxic sulfuric acid _______.
- Mars’_______ is similar to ours with 24 hours and 37 minutes.
- Venus has _________ and plains on its surface.
- Mars is ____ because of iron and huge dust storms.
- This planet has acid rain.
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- Mercury is the ________ planet to the sun and the smallest planet in our solar system.
- Mercury can reach extreme _____________ and is covered in craters.
- We have 2 satellites hovering over this planet to find out more about it.
- Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun and the only planet with life.
- Earth is the ______ plant to harbor life.
- Mercury has very ______ atmosphere.
- Mars has a thin atmosphere that is 100xs _____ than Earth.
- Earth’s rotation takes about 24 ______.
16 Clues: This planet has acid rain. • ______ has an iron molten core. • Mercury has very ______ atmosphere. • Earth’s rotation takes about 24 ______. • Venus has a toxic sulfuric acid _______. • Earth is the ______ plant to harbor life. • Venus has _________ and plains on its surface. • Mars is ____ because of iron and huge dust storms. • ...
Space.AGB 2020-05-09
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- a ball of ice and dust floating in space
- a group of stars in the night sky that form a shape
- a meteor crashing into Earth: a ________ star
- the planet we live on
- the red planet
- a tool that people use to observe planets
- the biggest planet
- a collection of billions of stars
- a planet named after the Roman god of the sea
- a person who studies space
- a planet famous for its rings
- a time when the moon blocks the sun
- a rock floating in space
- a cloud of gas and dust in space
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- a planet that begins with U
- a hole in the surface of the moon
- a large object that orbits Earth
- Earth _______ on its axis
- the hottest planet
- the force that keeps you on Earth
- a large object that moves around a star
- the name of our galaxy: the _____ way
- a hot glowing ball of gas in space
- the planets _____ around the sun
- the sun and the planets: the _____ system
- dark place on the sun's surface: sun ____
- space and everything in it
- a vehicle that transport people into space
- our star
- the path a planet takes around the sun
- a time when many meteors strike Earth: a meteor ______
- a person who travels to space
- the shapes of the moon during a month
- a place where gravity is so strong not even light can escape: a _____ hole
34 Clues: our star • the red planet • the hottest planet • the biggest planet • the planet we live on • a rock floating in space • Earth _______ on its axis • space and everything in it • a person who studies space • a planet that begins with U • a planet famous for its rings • a person who travels to space • a large object that orbits Earth • the planets _____ around the sun • ...
Satellites and Space 2015-03-14
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- The path a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet
- The family of waves that includes light, infrared, microwaves and radiowaves
- An orbit where the satellite is over the equator and takes exactly 24 hours to circle the Earth so it is always stays over the same part
- The amount of matter something is made out of
- A huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy
- An orbit where a satellite passes over the North and South Poles. It will pass over all parts of the Earth in several orbits
- A star with planets and other objects orbiting it
- A large object orbiting a star
- This planet was first thought to be the centre of the Solar System
- He made the first detailed observations of the Solar System with in a telescope in 1610
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- An unmanned spacecraft that has cameras and other equipment to find out about other planets
- Anything that orbits a planet or a moon
- A satellite made by humans
- All the galaxies and space between them
- The unit of force
- Oval shape of a planet's orbit around the Sun
- He suggested that the planets moved in ellipses, not circles
- Millions of stars grouped together
- The force of attraction between any two objects
- A space probe that goes into orbit around a planet or moon
20 Clues: The unit of force • A satellite made by humans • A large object orbiting a star • Millions of stars grouped together • Anything that orbits a planet or a moon • All the galaxies and space between them • Oval shape of a planet's orbit around the Sun • The amount of matter something is made out of • The force of attraction between any two objects • ...
Solar system 2023-01-22
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- … technology brings many benefits into our life in many aspects, such as new source of energy and engineering.
- … is a celestial body for which the nucleus is smaller than a planet.
- … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
- When a comet comes close to the Sun, it produces a visible … .
- The second largest planet in the Solar system.
- Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … .
- Only the four … planets have planetary rings surrounding them.
- Solar flares in huge amount of energy can increase the amount of … radiation reaching the Earth’s surface.
- Some planets have rings of rocks and ice which are called … rings.
- The … from the Sun is one related possibility of the period of planet’s revolution.
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- … are made up of similar material as asteroids but are smaller than them.
- … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice.
- … are believed as fragments of meteoroids that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground.
- The planet known as the largest one in the Solar system is called ….
- Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature.
- Scientists believe that asteroids contain traces of … acids and other organic compounds.
- … cars are one of space technology adaptations in transportation industry.
- … system puts the Sun as the core of the system.
- Meteorites that reach the Earth’s ground may create craters, known as …, which are cool and become solid.
- By studying space technology, climatologists can adapt the technique in forecasting the ... on the Earth.
20 Clues: The second largest planet in the Solar system. • … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice. • … system puts the Sun as the core of the system. • Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … . • … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. • Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature. • ...
Bodies in our Solar System 2022-05-21
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- one of the reasons pluto was demoted and has only one moon called MK2
- 1000 of this would fit in the sun
- this trans-Neptunian object has one moon called weywot (look it up)
- mars' bigger moon
- has a moon so comprable to this body's size, they actually orbit each other
- the smallest planet in our solar system
- this moon is under consideration for terraforming
- the outermost dust of our solar system and where comets are formed
- this seperates the rocky planets from the gas giants
- a Galilean moon with a liquid ocean under its crust
- this planet is covered in iron
- the largest dwarf planet
- the dwarf planet farthest away from the sun
- home of the great blue spot
- the only moon of pluto
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- the only known habitable planet
- roughly the same size as Earth, but spins the opposite way
- was hit by an asteroid while developing
- a Galilean moon and the first moon to be discovered after our own
- Mark Twain was born and died when this passed
- the brightest object in the sky
- mars' smaller moon
- seperates the planets from the dwarf planets
- the largest of the Galilean moons
- known for having an unexplainable white dot
- a Galilean moon the size of Mercury
- is elliptical in shape since it spins so fast
- has at least seven layers of rings
- the scientific name for our moon
29 Clues: mars' bigger moon • mars' smaller moon • the only moon of pluto • the largest dwarf planet • home of the great blue spot • this planet is covered in iron • the only known habitable planet • the brightest object in the sky • the scientific name for our moon • 1000 of this would fit in the sun • the largest of the Galilean moons • has at least seven layers of rings • ...
Geoscience Vocab 2023-05-24
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- the acronym for science, technology, engineering, math
- thing the planets do around the sun
- variable the thing affected by the independent variable
- thought that the process shaping the earth today have been at work all through history
- a device that divides light into a spectrum
- type of orbit our planet travels in around the sun
- the study of the stars
- force something keeps moving unless acted upon by an _______
- man that created the laws of motion
- thing that pulls us down to earth
- thing that you form after a an observation
- - magma on the surface of the earth
- property of matter that makes something harder to move
- Bang thing that created the universe
- the study of the universe
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- fault the type of fault that occurs when the hanging wall slides down
- of Reference changes depending on your perspective
- the largest planet in the solar system
- the study of rock layers
- Planets planets that are less dense
- thing that puts things in motion
- the process of something getting bigger
- what you do while watching an experiment
- type of rock that is made by a rock altered by heat and pressure
- standard measure used for length
- the spectrum of different frequencies of waves
- F= mass x _________
- the process by which rocks are broken down by rain, ice, wind, and living organisms
- System system that we use to convert measurements
29 Clues: F= mass x _________ • the study of the stars • the study of rock layers • the study of the universe • thing that puts things in motion • standard measure used for length • thing that pulls us down to earth • thing the planets do around the sun • man that created the laws of motion • - magma on the surface of the earth • Planets planets that are less dense • ...
Outer Planets 2023-04-17
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- Clouds on Jupiter and Saturn that form at an atmospheric temperature of -124°C
- Coldest and windiest planet
- Has many rings and has a famous moon named Titan
- Is tilted on its axis
- What separates the inner and outer planets
- The planets beyond the asteriod belt
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- What are planets that are primarily made of gasses
- Every Jovian planet has these with altitudes dictated by the atmospheric levels at which various gasses can condense into liquid droplets or solid flakes.
- Home to the “Great Red Spot” and the largest planet
- The center of a gas giant's core which consists of liquid heavy metals
10 Clues: Is tilted on its axis • Coldest and windiest planet • The planets beyond the asteriod belt • What separates the inner and outer planets • Has many rings and has a famous moon named Titan • What are planets that are primarily made of gasses • Home to the “Great Red Spot” and the largest planet • The center of a gas giant's core which consists of liquid heavy metals • ...
Earth Sun and Moon 2025-01-11
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- planets are round heavenly bodies that go around the sun in a fixed path
- spinning of the Earth on its axis
- when more than of the moon is visible it is called
- groups of stars are called
- the sun is also called a
- the Earth is round like a ball but it is also slightly flattened at the north and south poles
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- the circular movement of the Earth around the sun
- the scientific study of stars planets and other object in outer space is called
- the sun with the family of eight planets and their moons
- the hurt spins all the time on its own
10 Clues: the sun is also called a • groups of stars are called • spinning of the Earth on its axis • the hurt spins all the time on its own • the circular movement of the Earth around the sun • when more than of the moon is visible it is called • the sun with the family of eight planets and their moons • planets are round heavenly bodies that go around the sun in a fixed path • ...
Primary Planets & Their Moons 2022-08-13
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- Most volcanically active object in the Solar System
- Largest moon in the Solar System
- Largest of the ice planets
- Innermost terrestrial planet
- Has very active jets of water ice erupting from its south pole
- Only moon with a substantial atmosphere
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- King of the planets
- Hottest planet in the Solar System
- Second largest and least dense planet in the Solar System
- Smoothest moon in the Solar System due to its active ice crust.
- Largest terrestrial planet
- Closest planet to the Earth
- Furthest planet from the Sun
13 Clues: King of the planets • Largest terrestrial planet • Largest of the ice planets • Closest planet to the Earth • Innermost terrestrial planet • Furthest planet from the Sun • Largest moon in the Solar System • Hottest planet in the Solar System • Only moon with a substantial atmosphere • Most volcanically active object in the Solar System • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
SOLAR SYSTEM: CROSSWORD LABS #2 (TO GET CREDIT YOU MUST SHOW THE TEACHER YOUR SCREEN OR SCREENSHOT USING CONTROL AND SHOW WINDOWS) 2020-01-06
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- WHERE SMALLER PARTICLES IN THE NEBULAR THEORY GO
- THE "SIDEWAYS" PLANET
- WHERE BIGGER PARTICLES IN THE NEBULAR THEORY GO
- THE "RING" PLANET
- MARS HAS THIS, BUT FROZEN IN POLAR CAPS
- PLANET WITH THE LARGEST STORM IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
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- THE ENVIRONMENT ON VENUS COULD BE DESCRIBED AS...
- A TERRESTRIAL PLANET
- ONE OF THESE EQUALS 800 JUPITERS
- NAME OF THE FOUR PLANETS NEAR THE SUN
- THESE MAKE UP .15% OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM MASS
- SOME SCIENTISTS BELIEVE HUMANS COULD LIVE HERE IN THE FUTURE
- MERCURY IS REALLY HOT DURING THE...
13 Clues: THE "RING" PLANET • A TERRESTRIAL PLANET • THE "SIDEWAYS" PLANET • ONE OF THESE EQUALS 800 JUPITERS • MERCURY IS REALLY HOT DURING THE... • NAME OF THE FOUR PLANETS NEAR THE SUN • MARS HAS THIS, BUT FROZEN IN POLAR CAPS • THESE MAKE UP .15% OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM MASS • WHERE BIGGER PARTICLES IN THE NEBULAR THEORY GO • WHERE SMALLER PARTICLES IN THE NEBULAR THEORY GO • ...
MulBurns Crossword 2025-07-08
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- The red planet
- The path one object takes around another in space
- A large body that orbits a star
- The force that keeps planets in orbit
- A machine that launches into space
- Earth's natural satellite
- The star at the center of our solar system
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- The U.S. agency for space exploration
- A tool used to look at stars and planets
- A planet with rings
- An icy space object with a glowing tail
- A person who travels into space
- A giant system of stars (like the Milky Way)
13 Clues: The red planet • A planet with rings • Earth's natural satellite • A large body that orbits a star • A person who travels into space • A machine that launches into space • The U.S. agency for space exploration • The force that keeps planets in orbit • An icy space object with a glowing tail • A tool used to look at stars and planets • The star at the center of our solar system • ...
Roman Crossword Puzzle 2024-12-02
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- olympus, the dwelling place of the gods
- place where the Romans prayed
- a place beyond the Earth's atmosphere
- the god of archery
- the god of financial gain
- word for pray
- Caesar, the person who died at the idea of March
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- study of myths
- System, the planets evolve around the sun gods, the Supreme or ultimate goddesses,a female deity
- one of the roman gods that was named after the first month of the year
- the things that evolve around the sun
- partly human
- god of love
13 Clues: god of love • partly human • word for pray • study of myths • the god of archery • the god of financial gain • place where the Romans prayed • a place beyond the Earth's atmosphere • the things that evolve around the sun • olympus, the dwelling place of the gods • Caesar, the person who died at the idea of March • ...
Astronomy 2022-04-21
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- The ___ Cloud is a spherical shaped collections of trillions of comets and dust surrounding the sun 1-3 lightyears away. Often considered the end of our solar system.
- The ____ Giants group of planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
- The amount of time it takes a planet to completely orbit the sun once.
- The largest planet in our solar system, yet it also has the shortest day (Less than 10 hours!)
- The closest object in space to Earth
- Once a planet but is now considered a "Dwarf Planet"
- The ____ is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- A configuration of stars as seen from Earth imagined to form a picture
- Stone or rocky object that enters Earths atmosphere
- massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources. At least 1 is found at the center of almost every solar system.
- 2nd Smallest planet in our solar system. Most of it's surface is a cold reddish dessert!
- Furthest from the sun of the 8 planets in our solar system.
- Earth is located in this Galaxy.
- The time it takes for a planet to complete 1 rotation around its axis. 24 hours on Earth , but different on each planet
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- The Philosophy that the Earth is the center of the universe and everything else (sun, moon, stars, etc.) revolve around it.
- Any object that orbits a planet (such as a moon).
- Rocky objects that orbit the Sun like a planet, but are much smaller than planets
- The ____ Belt is a large disc of objects beyond Neptune full of mostly icy objects like Pluto and future comets!
- The hottest planet in our solar system! Also the only planet that spins clockwise and has days that last longer than years!
- The _____ planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- Attractive force between any two objects with mass.
- 5th Largest planet in our solar system
- The only planet in our solar system that spins on its side! It is the coldest, but not the furthest from the sun!
- Heliocentrism is the philosophy that this object is at the center of our solar system.
- Small body orbiting the Sun that has lots of ice the melts when closer to the sun (this leaves a gas trail)
- The Asteroid ____ is located between Mars and Jupiter.
- a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity.
- the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe
- "The fastest planet" in our solar system
29 Clues: Earth is located in this Galaxy. • The closest object in space to Earth • 5th Largest planet in our solar system • "The fastest planet" in our solar system • Any object that orbits a planet (such as a moon). • Attractive force between any two objects with mass. • Stone or rocky object that enters Earths atmosphere • Once a planet but is now considered a "Dwarf Planet" • ...
Review Work for SOL 6.2ab Solar System 2026-09-29
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- — A __________ is a celestial body known as a “dirty snowball.”
- — The four planets closest to the Sun, in order, are Mercury, _______, Earth, Mars. Which planet is missing.
- — A __________ is a large, solid, spherical body that orbits a planet.
- — Large chunks of rock in space, perhaps left over from the formation of planets, are called __________.
- — __________ orbits closer to the Sun than Jupiter.
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- — Saturn has a __________ average temperature than Mercury because of its greater distance from the sun.
- — The planet closest to the Sun is __________.
- From closest to farthest from the Sun, the planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, ________, Neptune (which planet is missing)
- — The asteroid belt is located between __________ and Jupiter
- — Compared with the gas planets, the terrestrial planets are __________ and closer to the Sun
10 Clues: — The planet closest to the Sun is __________. • — __________ orbits closer to the Sun than Jupiter. • — The asteroid belt is located between __________ and Jupiter • — A __________ is a celestial body known as a “dirty snowball.” • — A __________ is a large, solid, spherical body that orbits a planet. • ...
Solar System Henri, Hudson and Alana 2021-07-29
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- the collection of 8 planets
- a rock that burns in the earths atmosphere
- a very long distance
- a piece of rock or metal that falls to earth.
- they seround planets
- there are 8 of these in our solar system
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- a system of million ad billions of stars
- you can see these when you look at the sky at night
- hottest thing in our solar system
- an artificial body placed in orbit
- every planet does this around the sun
- rocks that travel together
- a really hot spot on the sun
13 Clues: a very long distance • they seround planets • rocks that travel together • the collection of 8 planets • a really hot spot on the sun • hottest thing in our solar system • an artificial body placed in orbit • every planet does this around the sun • a system of million ad billions of stars • there are 8 of these in our solar system • a rock that burns in the earths atmosphere • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Space 2024-03-12
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- A very famous space station in Florida
- The only star in our solar system
- The biggest star
- A big giant ball of glowing gas
- A path planets or things take around the sun
- The galaxy that we live in
- This planet has the big red spot
- We are literally on this planet right now
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- The group that all of the planets are in
- This plant is known for it's rings
- The closest planet to the sun
- A dwarf planet that intersects with Neptunes path
- Somebody who goes up into space
13 Clues: The biggest star • The galaxy that we live in • The closest planet to the sun • A big giant ball of glowing gas • Somebody who goes up into space • This planet has the big red spot • The only star in our solar system • This plant is known for it's rings • A very famous space station in Florida • The group that all of the planets are in • ...
Deep space 2024-12-29
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- A large object that orbits a star.
- A tool to see faraway stars and planets.
- The area beyond Earth’s atmosphere.
- An object that circles a planet.
- A person trained to travel in space.
- A vehicle used to explore outer space.
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- The force that keeps us on the ground.
- Earth's natural satellite.
- An icy object that orbits the Sun.
- When the Moon blocks the Sun.
- A creature that might live on another planet.
- A group of stars, planets, and gas in space.
- A ball of burning gas in the sky.
13 Clues: Earth's natural satellite. • When the Moon blocks the Sun. • An object that circles a planet. • A ball of burning gas in the sky. • An icy object that orbits the Sun. • A large object that orbits a star. • The area beyond Earth’s atmosphere. • A person trained to travel in space. • The force that keeps us on the ground. • A vehicle used to explore outer space. • ...
OUR SOLAR SYSTEM 2025-11-17
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- is the coldest planet in the solar system.
- the only planet known to support life.
- These planets are mostly made of gases.
- ia a natural satellite of our planet.
- The most distant planet.
- The closest planet to the Sun.
- This planet is known as The Lord of Rings.
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- They are rocky planets.
- is a region of space that contains asteroids.
- The biggast planet in our solar system
- planet closest in size to the Earth.
- sometimes called "the Red planet".
- a big star and the center of the Solar System.
13 Clues: They are rocky planets. • The most distant planet. • The closest planet to the Sun. • sometimes called "the Red planet". • planet closest in size to the Earth. • ia a natural satellite of our planet. • The biggast planet in our solar system • the only planet known to support life. • These planets are mostly made of gases. • is the coldest planet in the solar system. • ...
Space Discovery 2026-01-27
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- Planet closest to the Sun
- The largest planet in our solar system
- The first artificial satellite launched into space
- Planet with a famous ring system
- First human in space
- Telescope that observes distant galaxies from space
- Force that keeps planets in orbit
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- Planet known for its extreme winds and blue color
- Planet known as the Red Planet
- A giant cloud of gas and dust where stars are born
- Our galaxy’s name
- Small rocky bodies sometimes collide with planets
- Star at the center of our solar system
13 Clues: Our galaxy’s name • First human in space • Planet closest to the Sun • Planet known as the Red Planet • Planet with a famous ring system • Force that keeps planets in orbit • The largest planet in our solar system • Star at the center of our solar system • Planet known for its extreme winds and blue color • Small rocky bodies sometimes collide with planets • ...
G3Q3 vocabulary review for final exam 2 2026-03-02
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- (verb) to help, encourage, or hold something up so that it does not fall
- to go out of sight, vanish, or stop being visible suddenly or gradually
- a large bowl-shaped hole in the ground formed by an explosion or by something hitting the ground from high above
- (verb) to act or behave toward someone or something
- a solid piece of rock or metal from outer space that falls and hits the Earth
- a feeling of great surprise, wonder, or astonishment
- a three-dimensional spherical model of the Earth
- someone who guides or directs people to work together toward a goal
- lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent
- a large, round object in space that orbits a star
- the outermost layer or top part of something that you can see or touch
- to make something longer, bigger, or stretched out; it can refer to objects or time
- a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words
- the ability to do something even when you feel scared, nervous, or uncomfortable
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- the head leader of a republic or the top leader of an organization
- a curved shape pointed at both ends, like the shape of the moon when it is less than half full
- a person who is very good at sports, games, or physical exercises
- the scientific study of space, including stars, planets, moons, comets, and galaxies
- a machine that makes distant objects such as stars, planets, and the moon look closer, larger, and brighter
- (verb) to say no to something, to decline, or to not accept; (noun) worthless or unwanted materials such as trash or garbage
- system the Sun and everything that travels around it, including planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets
- the feeling or quality of being comfortably warm
- an object that orbits or travels in a repeating circle around a larger object in space; it can be natural (like the Moon) or man-made
- a measure of how hot or cold something is
- words that have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings
25 Clues: a measure of how hot or cold something is • the feeling or quality of being comfortably warm • a three-dimensional spherical model of the Earth • a large, round object in space that orbits a star • (verb) to act or behave toward someone or something • a feeling of great surprise, wonder, or astonishment • lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent • ...
GALAXY 2024-10-07
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- Sun, planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other smaller objects that orbit the Sun.
- Oval-shaped without defined spiral arms.
- Have spiral arms that extend from a central bulge
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- Most galaxies, including the Milky Way, have supermassive black holes at their centers with extremely strong gravitational forces.
- Have no specific shape and may result from galactic collisions
- between Mars and Jupiter
- Our home galaxy
- Most planets have natural satellites
- massive systems consisting of stars, gas, dust, and other objects bound by gravity. Galaxies are massive systems consisting of stars, gas, dust, and other objects bound by gravity.
- The Sun’s gravitational force keeps all planets and objects in the solar system .
10 Clues: Our home galaxy • between Mars and Jupiter • Most planets have natural satellites • Oval-shaped without defined spiral arms. • Have spiral arms that extend from a central bulge • Have no specific shape and may result from galactic collisions • The Sun’s gravitational force keeps all planets and objects in the solar system . • ...
Sky science 2012-02-07
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- "16. what is the smallest planet farthest planet away from the sun."
- "2. is the science the studies heavenly bodies such as the moon"
- "3. is a satelite that travells around the earth (and another planets)"
- "14. is a layer of air between the earth and outer space."
- "12. is a space explorer"
- "8. is falling stars (object) passing through the earth's atmosphere."
- "17. what planet has the atmosphere of 96% carbon dioxide?"
- "10. is an object in space formed from rocks frozen water and gases."
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- year "5. is a distance light travels in 1 year"
- "13. is a group of stars that form a picture in the sky during night time. They are and approximately 88 constilation
- "1. a rotation group of stars. our galaxy is called milky way"
- system "f4. our /is a series of planets revolving around the sun"
- "6. is the oval path around which objects in space travel or revolve"
- "15. what planet is known as the red planet?"
- "9. is a dent on the moons surface."
- "7.when an object like the earth moves around another object like the sun, this is called revolving in an orbit."
- "11. are chunks of rock found in space, small planets."
17 Clues: "12. is a space explorer" • "9. is a dent on the moons surface." • "15. what planet is known as the red planet?" • year "5. is a distance light travels in 1 year" • "11. are chunks of rock found in space, small planets." • "14. is a layer of air between the earth and outer space." • "17. what planet has the atmosphere of 96% carbon dioxide?" • ...
Our Universe 2016-07-26
9 Clues: this planet • Orbits Planets • planet with rings • No light can escape. • Collection of billions of stars. • the farthest objects we can see. • The largest planet in our system. • man made objects orbiting our planet. • Collection of planets orbiting a star.
STARLAB ASTRONOMICAL TERMS 2013-06-04
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- are satellites of planets.
- the study of Stars, Planets and Space.
- a round ball shape called a sphere. A half sphere is called a ----------.
- a small particle of space material pulled from the Earth's gravity which burns up on entering our atmosphere
- the effect of city lights etc. lighting up the sky and reducing our view of the sky.
- what occurs when the passing Moon obscures the Sun.
- a belt of Asteroids orbiting the Sun that exists between Mars and Jupiter.
- the name given to unmanned space crafts sent on mission into space.
- pieces of rock or metal that orbit around the Sun.
- a piece of space rock large enough o survive passage through our atmosphere and impact the Earth.
- a person who travels and works in space.
- a spectacular 'light show' seen in high latitudes and caused by Solar Flares from the Sun.
- balls of frozen gas that are thought to be material left over from the birth of the Sun and are in huge orbits around the Sun with a visible 'tail.'
- the concept that the universe was formed some 14 billion years ago by the explosion of small lumps of matter.
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- a description of direction
- our closest star
- the layers of gases that surround many Planets and other bodies
- a region is space that has such an enormous force of gravity that light cannot escape.
- the name given to the system orbiting the Sun.
- a group of stars which appear to form a pattern in the sky.
- a bright multiple star known as the Outer Pointer of the Southern Cross.
- huge spheres of burning gas, mostly hydrogen and helium and are a source of energy in the form of light and heat.
- is a body held in the gravity of a parent body and is in orbit around the parent.
- are satellites of stars
- the belief that our lives are influenced by stars etc.
- a collection of billions of stars, held together by gravity.
26 Clues: our closest star • are satellites of stars • a description of direction • are satellites of planets. • the study of Stars, Planets and Space. • a person who travels and works in space. • the name given to the system orbiting the Sun. • pieces of rock or metal that orbit around the Sun. • what occurs when the passing Moon obscures the Sun. • ...
