planets Crossword Puzzles

LET ME FLOAT! 2026-01-28

LET ME FLOAT! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The time it takes a planet to complete one full orbit.
  2. The separation between two objects that affects gravitational force.
  3. The force of attraction between two objects must be proportional to the objects' masses. (2 word answer)
  4. The time required for an object to complete one full orbit. (2 word answer)
  5. This law states that the paths of the planets are ellipses. (3 word answer)
  6. This scientist measured the gravitational force between two objects.
  7. This law states that an imaginary line from the Sun to a planet sweeps out equal areas in equal time intervals. (3 word answer)
  8. The inward force that keeps an object moving in a circular path. (2 word answer)
  9. The tendency of an object to resist changes in its motion.
  10. The force that pulls objects toward Earth's center, giving them an acceleration of 9.8m/s^2.
  11. Newton's law stating that every mass attracts every other mass.
  12. The speed of an object in a specific direction.
  13. This scientist developed the law of universal gravitation.
  14. The amount of matter in an object.
  15. The scientist who discovered the three laws of planetary motion.
  16. The star at the center of the solar system that planets orbit.
Down
  1. This law states that the square of the ratio of the periods of any two planets revolving about the Sun is equal to the cube of the ratio of their average distances from the Sun. (3 word answer)
  2. All objects are surrounded by this and it affects the motions of other objects.
  3. A push or pull that can change an object's motion.
  4. That's what G stands for in 6.67 x 10^-11. (2 word answer)
  5. The force of attraction between all objects that have a mass.
  6. Mass as used in the law of universal gravitation is a quantity that measures an object's response to gravitational force. (2 word answer)
  7. The rate at which velocity changes due to gravity.
  8. An object that orbits a planet or larger body.
  9. The path that one object follows as it moves around another object.
  10. An oval-shaped path followed by planets around the Sun.

26 Clues: The amount of matter in an object. • An object that orbits a planet or larger body. • The speed of an object in a specific direction. • A push or pull that can change an object's motion. • The rate at which velocity changes due to gravity. • The time it takes a planet to complete one full orbit. • An oval-shaped path followed by planets around the Sun. • ...

G3Q3 vocabulary review for final exam 2 2026-03-02

G3Q3 vocabulary review for final exam 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. system the Sun and everything that travels around it, including planets, moons, dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets
  2. someone who guides or directs people to work together toward a goal
  3. a machine that makes distant objects such as stars, planets, and the moon look closer, larger, and brighter
  4. to go out of sight, vanish, or stop being visible suddenly or gradually
  5. a three-dimensional spherical model of the Earth
  6. the outermost layer or top part of something that you can see or touch
  7. the scientific study of space, including stars, planets, moons, comets, and galaxies
  8. a large, round object in space that orbits a star
  9. lasting for only a limited period of time; not permanent
  10. words that have the same spelling but different pronunciations and meanings
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  1. the head leader of a republic or the top leader of an organization
  2. 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
  3. a solid piece of rock or metal from outer space that falls and hits the Earth
  4. a measure of how hot or cold something is
  5. a curved shape pointed at both ends, like the shape of the moon when it is less than half full
  6. a person who is very good at sports, games, or physical exercises
  7. (verb) to help, encourage, or hold something up so that it does not fall
  8. (verb) to say no to something, to decline, or to not accept; (noun) worthless or unwanted materials such as trash or garbage
  9. to make something longer, bigger, or stretched out; it can refer to objects or time
  10. the feeling or quality of being comfortably warm
  11. the ability to do something even when you feel scared, nervous, or uncomfortable
  12. a large bowl-shaped hole in the ground formed by an explosion or by something hitting the ground from high above
  13. a feeling of great surprise, wonder, or astonishment
  14. a phrase or expression whose meaning cannot be understood from the literal meanings of its individual words
  15. (verb) to act or behave toward someone or something

25 Clues: a measure of how hot or cold something is • a three-dimensional spherical model of the Earth • the feeling or quality of being comfortably warm • 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 • ...

Richard Sokthy Astronomy 2nd Period 2015-02-20

Richard Sokthy Astronomy 2nd Period crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small, solid rocky bodies that orbits close to the sun.
  2. Planets that are close to the sun are known as..
  3. A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky.
  4. An object that orbits around a massive object in space.
  5. Patterns of temperature changes, or weather trends over the course of an year.
  6. A group of billions or millions of stars held together by their own gravity.
  7. The area surrounding the darkest part of the eclipse.
  8. The motion of one object around another object.
  9. The path of an object in space as it moves around another object due to gravity.
  10. Sunlight shines equally on the north and southern hemisphere.
Down
  1. Spacecraft designed to drop into a planets atmosphere, and collects data of the gases and properties like pressure and temperature.
  2. When an object strikes the surface of a larger object in space, it explodes and leaves behind a round pit.
  3. Planets that are outside the asteroid belt.
  4. A specific satellite made for the living to house in, research and experiments.
  5. Spacecraft designed for ground operations on a planet.
  6. A device that gathers electromagnetic radiation.
  7. This is everything, matter, you, me, and the entire galaxy put together.
  8. This event occurs whenever the moon crosses over with the Sun's path, causing this to happen.
  9. The darkest part of the eclipse.
  10. Area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and a minimum in another hemisphere.

20 Clues: The darkest part of the eclipse. • Planets that are outside the asteroid belt. • The motion of one object around another object. • Planets that are close to the sun are known as.. • A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky. • A device that gathers electromagnetic radiation. • The area surrounding the darkest part of the eclipse. • ...

Satellites and Space 2015-03-14

Satellites and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The path a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet
  2. The family of waves that includes light, infrared, microwaves and radiowaves
  3. 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
  4. The amount of matter something is made out of
  5. A huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy
  6. An orbit where a satellite passes over the North and South Poles. It will pass over all parts of the Earth in several orbits
  7. A star with planets and other objects orbiting it
  8. A large object orbiting a star
  9. This planet was first thought to be the centre of the Solar System
  10. He made the first detailed observations of the Solar System with in a telescope in 1610
Down
  1. An unmanned spacecraft that has cameras and other equipment to find out about other planets
  2. Anything that orbits a planet or a moon
  3. A satellite made by humans
  4. All the galaxies and space between them
  5. The unit of force
  6. Oval shape of a planet's orbit around the Sun
  7. He suggested that the planets moved in ellipses, not circles
  8. Millions of stars grouped together
  9. The force of attraction between any two objects
  10. 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 • ...

Science 2023-04-11

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of atoms bonded together
  2. A characteristic of matter that is not associated with a change
  3. A meteoroid with a tail
  4. Pluto is one of these
  5. 212 degrees fahrenheit
  6. The softness of metal
  7. You look at planets through this
  8. Everything is made of it
  9. Substances made up of only one type of particle
  10. 32 degrees fahrenheit
  11. Believing the earth is the center of our solar system and the sun and planets rotate around it
  12. Believing the sun is at the center of our solar system(normal people)
  13. The feel or consistency of a surface or substance.
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  1. The planets are in one of these
  2. Large rocky bodies that orbit the sun
  3. The fourth state of matter
  4. The amount of space that an object occupies
  5. The absorption of heat
  6. Amount of matter an object contains
  7. (A show)A theory that states we all started with it
  8. Things that can conduct electricity
  9. Degree of hotness or coldness measured by a thermometer with a numerical scale.
  10. We live on one of these
  11. A semiconductor device that essentially acts as a one-way switch for current
  12. A meteoroid that has entered the earths atmosphere
  13. Makes metal look shiny
  14. The amount of matter in a certain area
  15. Keeps us from floating into space
  16. We use these to get to space
  17. A property possessed by an object

30 Clues: Pluto is one of these • The softness of metal • 32 degrees fahrenheit • The absorption of heat • 212 degrees fahrenheit • Makes metal look shiny • A meteoroid with a tail • We live on one of these • Everything is made of it • The fourth state of matter • We use these to get to space • The planets are in one of these • A group of atoms bonded together • You look at planets through this • ...

Astronomy Part 1 Vocabulary Review 2021-10-19

Astronomy Part 1 Vocabulary Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
  2. the force that attracts a body toward another body with mass
  3. the amount of space an object takes up
  4. a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse
  5. a giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars
  6. the spin of a body on its axis
  7. the amount of matter in an object
  8. A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun.
  9. a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface
  10. the amount of matter in a given amount of space
  11. rotation the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole
  12. an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
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  1. the study of the universe
  2. the physical material that makes up an object
  3. A chunk of rock or dust in space
  4. An object's resistance to changes in speed or direction, unless acted on by an unbalanced force
  5. A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the Earth.
  6. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  7. a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
  8. the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit

20 Clues: the study of the universe • the spin of a body on its axis • A chunk of rock or dust in space • the amount of matter in an object • the amount of space an object takes up • a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface • the physical material that makes up an object • the amount of matter in a given amount of space • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • ...

Unit 2 Vocab - Keono 2024-08-29

Unit 2 Vocab - Keono crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The center of mass of two or more bodies orbiting each other
  2. A tide just after a new or full moon
  3. A tide just after a first or third quarter moon
  4. A stream of electrically charged particles
  5. Fluid being heated
  6. Day and night are equal in both hemispheres
  7. Incoming solar radiation
  8. North and South hemispheres experience their longest or shortest days
  9. The direct transfer of heat from one substance to another that is touching
  10. Light energy to convert water and co2 into oxygen
  11. Transfer of energy through electromagnetic waves
  12. The process of burning something
  13. The wobbling of earth's axis changing earth's tilt
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  1. The complete range of electromagnetic waves placed in order of increasing frequency
  2. The process by which smaller nuclei merge together
  3. Shortwave radiation emitted by the sun
  4. The process by which a large nucleus is split into smaller nuclei
  5. A slow motion of earth's axis that traces out a cone
  6. Planets made of gas known as "gas giants"
  7. The point in a planets orbit in which it is closest to the sun
  8. The Turning, or spinning, of a body on its axis
  9. The scientific study of the universe
  10. A large cloud of dust and gas in space
  11. The point in a planets orbit in which it is furthest to the sun
  12. The motion of a body, such as a planet or moon, along a path around some point in space

25 Clues: Fluid being heated • Incoming solar radiation • The process of burning something • A tide just after a new or full moon • The scientific study of the universe • Shortwave radiation emitted by the sun • A large cloud of dust and gas in space • Planets made of gas known as "gas giants" • A stream of electrically charged particles • Day and night are equal in both hemispheres • ...

HFH 2025-11-15

HFH crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It’s where the stars, moon, and sun all appear at night.
  2. It’s round, it moves around the sun, and we all live on it.
  3. It’s a big vehicle that flies high above the clouds into space.
  4. It’s a tall machine that takes astronauts to space.
  5. It’s full of stars, rockets, and mysteries waiting to be discovered.
  6. It’s the home of astronauts that orbits the Earth.
  7. It’s not human — it comes from another planet and looks strange.
  8. It’s the group that includes the sun and all the planets around it.
  9. It’s a place so large that no one knows where it ends.
  10. It’s something that goes around the Earth and sends information.
Down
  1. It’s a bright ball of ice that travels quickly across the sky.
  2. It’s a thick outfit that protects astronauts from danger in space.
  3. It’s a red planet that comes after Earth in the solar system.
  4. It’s a person who travels and works outside the Earth.
  5. It shines brightly in the daytime and gives us light and heat.
  6. It’s a rock that travels through space and sometimes burns in the sky.
  7. It’s the name of the galaxy where our solar system is found.
  8. It’s a huge group of stars, dust, and planets in the universe.
  9. It’s small, cold, and you can see it shining in the night sky.
  10. You can use it to look at stars, planets, and the moon from far away.

20 Clues: It’s the home of astronauts that orbits the Earth. • It’s a tall machine that takes astronauts to space. • It’s a person who travels and works outside the Earth. • It’s a place so large that no one knows where it ends. • It’s where the stars, moon, and sun all appear at night. • It’s round, it moves around the sun, and we all live on it. • ...

Science Crossword 2026-05-20

Science Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. We live in the ______ Way galaxy!
  2. Part of the experiment that stays the same
  3. When liquid falls and flows back into the ocean
  4. Lightbulbs give off light and _____ energy
  5. A moving object has ______ energy
  6. State of matter with a set volume and shape
  7. Comets are made of ______ and have tails
  8. Organ that controls the body
  9. ________ is a precipitation made by large thunderstorms
  10. How much matter is in an object
  11. Outer planets are known as Gas _______s
  12. Organ that pumps blood
  13. Part of the experiment that is different
  14. State of matter with a set volume, but no shape
  15. When the moon is completely dark, it is a _____ moon
  16. All animals are a part of the food _______
  17. An animal that is hunted by other animals
  18. Inner planets have a ______ surface
  19. Burning wood is a ________ change
  20. Organs that help us breathe
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  1. A guess/prediction for an experiment
  2. A still object has _______ energy
  3. Unit 1 was about Nature of _________
  4. Humans have a large and small _______
  5. The biggest source behind the water cycle
  6. An animal that hunts other animals
  7. Evaporation, Condensation, and Precipitation are part of the ______ cycle
  8. Organ that holds us up/gives support
  9. Where an animal lives
  10. How much space an object takes up
  11. Organ that helps digest food
  12. Cutting paper is a ______ change
  13. Inner and Outer planets are separated by an ______ belt
  14. State of matter without a set volume or shape

34 Clues: Where an animal lives • Organ that pumps blood • Organs that help us breathe • Organ that controls the body • Organ that helps digest food • How much matter is in an object • Cutting paper is a ______ change • A still object has _______ energy • We live in the ______ Way galaxy! • A moving object has ______ energy • How much space an object takes up • ...

Space 2023-06-04

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. explorer
  2. atterrir
  3. lancer
  4. innovant
  5. un vaisseau spatial
Down
  1. l'espace
  2. dangereux
  3. palpitant
  4. une fusée
  5. les planètes
  6. audacieux
  7. avoir un accident
  8. la lune
  9. équipage

14 Clues: lancer • la lune • l'espace • explorer • atterrir • innovant • équipage • dangereux • palpitant • une fusée • audacieux • les planètes • avoir un accident • un vaisseau spatial

The Planets in our Solar System 2025-01-10

The Planets in our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The biggest planet in our solar system
  2. The star at the center of our solar system
  3. The hottest planet
  4. The planet that is our home
  5. A planet that spins on its side
  6. An object that orbits a planet
  7. The planet with the most rings
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  1. The fourth planet from the sun
  2. The group of planets that are closest to the sun
  3. The farthest planet from the sun
  4. The planet closest to the sun
  5. The group of planets that are furthest from the sun
  6. A dwarf planet

13 Clues: A dwarf planet • The hottest planet • The planet that is our home • The planet closest to the sun • The fourth planet from the sun • An object that orbits a planet • The planet with the most rings • A planet that spins on its side • The farthest planet from the sun • The biggest planet in our solar system • The star at the center of our solar system • ...

World History 20.1-20.1 Review (Part 2) 2025-03-24

World History 20.1-20.1 Review (Part 2) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. discovered planets orbit in an elliptical
  2. said Earth and moon were made of same material
  3. theory that planets revolve around the sun
  4. allowed science to change and flourish
  5. beliefs based on fear and ignorance
  6. believed matter of some sort always existed
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  1. reserved for monks and church officials in the M.A.
  2. Harvey described circulation of the ______
  3. anyone who disagreed with him accused of heresy
  4. Darwin's book, The Origin of _______
  5. gave 1st complete description of the human body
  6. scholasticism combined ______ philosophy and Roman Catholicism
  7. the age of science

13 Clues: the age of science • beliefs based on fear and ignorance • Darwin's book, The Origin of _______ • allowed science to change and flourish • discovered planets orbit in an elliptical • Harvey described circulation of the ______ • theory that planets revolve around the sun • believed matter of some sort always existed • said Earth and moon were made of same material • ...

The Solar System 2026-05-13

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Separates the inner and outer planets
  2. the hottest planet in our solar system
  3. The closest to the sun
  4. The moon is a _____________________.
  5. I am a space station do experiments in space and collect data
  6. Used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet
  7. I'm also known as "The Red Planet"
  8. Earth takes 365 days to have a full ______________.
Down
  1. I drive around on Mars and collect information
  2. I rotate on my side
  3. All of the inner planets are ___________.
  4. A comet has an ____________ orbit.
  5. The center of our solar system

13 Clues: I rotate on my side • The closest to the sun • The center of our solar system • A comet has an ____________ orbit. • I'm also known as "The Red Planet" • The moon is a _____________________. • Separates the inner and outer planets • the hottest planet in our solar system • All of the inner planets are ___________. • Used to be a planet but now is a dwarf planet • ...

Astronomy 2022-04-21

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only planet in our solar system that spins on its side! It is the coldest, but not the furthest from the sun!
  2. Heliocentrism is the philosophy that this object is at the center of our solar system.
  3. The hottest planet in our solar system! Also the only planet that spins clockwise and has days that last longer than years!
  4. Any object that orbits a planet (such as a moon).
  5. The amount of time it takes a planet to completely orbit the sun once.
  6. "The fastest planet" in our solar system
  7. The _____ planets include Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
  8. The Philosophy that the Earth is the center of the universe and everything else (sun, moon, stars, etc.) revolve around it.
  9. The time it takes for a planet to complete 1 rotation around its axis. 24 hours on Earth , but different on each planet
  10. A configuration of stars as seen from Earth imagined to form a picture
  11. the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe
  12. The largest planet in our solar system, yet it also has the shortest day (Less than 10 hours!)
  13. 5th Largest planet in our solar system
Down
  1. The ____ Giants group of planets include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune
  2. The ____ is all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
  3. Furthest from the sun of the 8 planets in our solar system.
  4. Earth is located in this Galaxy.
  5. The ____ Belt is a large disc of objects beyond Neptune full of mostly icy objects like Pluto and future comets!
  6. The Asteroid ____ is located between Mars and Jupiter.
  7. Attractive force between any two objects with mass.
  8. 2nd Smallest planet in our solar system. Most of it's surface is a cold reddish dessert!
  9. Stone or rocky object that enters Earths atmosphere
  10. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity.
  11. 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.
  12. Once a planet but is now considered a "Dwarf Planet"
  13. Rocky objects that orbit the Sun like a planet, but are much smaller than planets
  14. The closest object in space to Earth
  15. 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.
  16. Small body orbiting the Sun that has lots of ice the melts when closer to the sun (this leaves a gas trail)

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" • ...

Earth in Space 2025-10-15

Earth in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one complete orbit around the Sun
  2. different shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth
  3. a meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere, usually creating a bright streak across the sky as it burns up; a shooting star
  4. path a planet takes around a star, or a moon or artificial satellite takes around a planet
  5. the total or partial obscuring of one celestial body by another
  6. a meteor big enough for part of it to hit the ground
  7. full, dark shadow of an eclipse
  8. model, model of the universe with the Sun at its centre
  9. the time a planet takes to rotate once completely on its own axis
  10. system, the Sun and all the planets, satellites, asteroids, comets and other bodies revolving around it
  11. object in orbit around another larger object
  12. Way, the galaxy in which our solar system is located
  13. on Earth, summer, autumn, winter, spring; caused by the tilt of a planet’s axis
  14. model, model of the universe with Earth at its centre
  15. Earth-like, rocky. The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
  16. oval shape
  17. an irregular rocky object in orbit around the Sun between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  18. belt, a group of rocks that orbit the Sun in a band between Mars and Jupiter
  19. a ball of ice, dust and rock that orbits the Sun in a highly elliptical orbit
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  1. eclipse, when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon
  2. force field, invisible field that causes masses to be attracted to each other
  3. roughly spherical ball of rock or gas that orbits (moves around) the Sun. They do not generate their own light.
  4. a small particle or body of rock that orbits the Sun near Earth’s orbit
  5. satellites, satellites placed into orbit by humans
  6. less dense shadow of an eclipse
  7. a scientist who studies the stars, planets and other celestial objects
  8. planet, a small celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun and is nearly round in shape but with insufficient gravity to sweep its orbit clear of other bodies (which is a criterion of being called a planet)
  9. the time a planet takes to revolve once around the Sun
  10. motion, apparent loop-like motion of the planets as seen from Earth
  11. the line connecting the North Pole with the South Pole. Earth rotates around this axis.
  12. relating to the sky or to space
  13. month, the time the Moon takes to complete one orbit of Earth (27.3 days)
  14. giants, the large planets of the outer solar system: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  15. eclipse, when the Moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth
  16. a group of stars which form a recognisable pattern in the night sky

35 Clues: oval shape • less dense shadow of an eclipse • full, dark shadow of an eclipse • relating to the sky or to space • one complete orbit around the Sun • object in orbit around another larger object • different shapes of the Moon as seen from Earth • satellites, satellites placed into orbit by humans • a meteor big enough for part of it to hit the ground • ...

The Terrestrial Planets 2018-03-28

The Terrestrial Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s atmosphere is mostly made of oxygen, carbon dioxide, and ____________.
  2. The sulfuric ____ that rains from Venus is really toxic.
  3. Mercury is the ______ planet to the Sun.
  4. Mars’ atmosphere is made of mostly what gas?
  5. Earth’s surface is made up of _________ which move on Earth’s crust.
  6. What liquid did Venus used to have on its surface?
  7. Venus takes approximately 225 days to _____ around the Sun.
Down
  1. Mars is red because it is made of what material?
  2. Mercury takes approximately fifty-eight days to ______.
  3. The Earth takes approximately ____ days to revolve around the Sun.
  4. True or False- Mercury has little to no atmosphere.
  5. The ______ on Venus can reach 465 degrees Fahrenheit.
  6. Olympus Mons is the largest _______ on Mars.
  7. Earth has _____ moon(s).
  8. Mars has the most similar rotation time to which other terrestrial planet in the solar system?
  9. True or False- Mercury is covered in craters.

16 Clues: Earth has _____ moon(s). • Mercury is the ______ planet to the Sun. • Olympus Mons is the largest _______ on Mars. • Mars’ atmosphere is made of mostly what gas? • True or False- Mercury is covered in craters. • Mars is red because it is made of what material? • What liquid did Venus used to have on its surface? • True or False- Mercury has little to no atmosphere. • ...

Space and planets 2022-09-27

Space and planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The sixth planet from the sun and is famous for its large and distinct ring system.
  2. Material that covers the surface of the earth.
  3. The closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet in the solar system.
  4. Chemical element. Metal.
  5. Object that orbits around the Earth or any other celestial body.
  6. The eighth planet from the sun and is on average the coldest planet in the solar system.
  7. The seventh planet from the sun and is a bit of an oddball.
  8. The largest object in our solar system.
Down
  1. The red planet.
  2. The fifth planet from the sun and the largest planet in the solar system.
  3. It's a hole.
  4. Solid outer layer of Earth and other planets.
  5. cap
  6. dune
  7. Our home planet, is the third planet from the sun.
  8. The second planet from the sun and is the hottest planet in the solar system.

16 Clues: cap • dune • It's a hole. • The red planet. • Chemical element. Metal. • The largest object in our solar system. • Solid outer layer of Earth and other planets. • Material that covers the surface of the earth. • Our home planet, is the third planet from the sun. • The seventh planet from the sun and is a bit of an oddball. • ...

Stars and Planets 2024-10-17

Stars and Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. The smallest star is a _________ star
  2. Stars burn _______ for billions of years
  3. Stars are not really _______
  4. Black holes are actually very __________
  5. Super giants are ______ mass stars
  6. The fusion of very heavy ________ happens in super giant stars
  7. The sun is a _____ mass star
  8. Eventually stars run ______ of fuel and "die"
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  1. A massive explosion that happens when a super giant star runs out of fuel
  2. The first and most abundant element
  3. A star "nursery"; where stars are made
  4. Planetary nebula has ________ to do with how planets form
  5. Spinning + Gravity = _______
  6. When a red giant runs out of fuel, the dense core that is left becomes a ______
  7. An interstellar cloud made of gas and dust
  8. Nebulas form _____ types of stars
  9. ______ Nebula is formed when a red giant star runs out of fuel and collapses

17 Clues: Spinning + Gravity = _______ • Stars are not really _______ • The sun is a _____ mass star • Nebulas form _____ types of stars • Super giants are ______ mass stars • The first and most abundant element • The smallest star is a _________ star • A star "nursery"; where stars are made • Stars burn _______ for billions of years • Black holes are actually very __________ • ...

Planets and space 2026-08-11

Planets and space crossword puzzle
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  1. Was a planet but now a dwarf planet
  2. What planet is closet to the sun
  3. Planet tilted on its side
  4. The planet I like
  5. Moon name for Uranus
  6. Has a myth of raining diamonds
  7. Shooting stars but is made out of ice and gases
  8. Whats the planet known for its ring
  9. What planet is the smallest
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  1. Goes into space
  2. Moon name for Jupiter
  3. What planet is the biggest
  4. ship Flys into the sky
  5. -173 degrees
  6. What planet has life
  7. Moon name for Saturn
  8. Whats the hottest planet
  9. 15 degrees
  10. The red planet

19 Clues: 15 degrees • -173 degrees • The red planet • Goes into space • The planet I like • What planet has life • Moon name for Uranus • Moon name for Saturn • Moon name for Jupiter • Whats the hottest planet • Planet tilted on its side • What planet is the biggest • What planet is the smallest • Has a myth of raining diamonds • ship Flys into the sky • What planet is closet to the sun • ...

TRICKY BRAIN 2021-06-29

TRICKY BRAIN crossword puzzle
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  1. A thin disc of small ice & rocks particles surrounding a planets.
  2. The name often given to the outer planets Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune.
  3. A stream of electrically charged particles that emanates from the Sun's Corona.
  4. A dark area of gas on tye Sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases.
  5. The trapping of heats near a planet surface by certain gases in the planets atmosphere.
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  1. The outer Layer of the Sun's atmosphere.
  2. The name given to the four inner planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars.
  3. The region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars & Jupiter where many asteroids are found.

8 Clues: The outer Layer of the Sun's atmosphere. • A thin disc of small ice & rocks particles surrounding a planets. • The name given to the four inner planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars. • The name often given to the outer planets Jupiter,Saturn, Uranus,Neptune. • A dark area of gas on tye Sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases. • ...

Astronomy Our Planets 2022-08-30

Astronomy Our Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. is a constellation, or group of stars.
  2. something having, or standing in, some relation or connection to something else
  3. located between the planets Mars and Jupiter;a belt between the rocky planets and the gas planets.
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  1. the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun
  2. is shaped like a huge whirlpool that rotates once every 200 million years
  3. developed the telescope to enable close observation of the night sky
  4. first person to state that Earth and the other planets travel around the sun.
  5. more massive an object is, the stronger its

8 Clues: is a constellation, or group of stars. • more massive an object is, the stronger its • developed the telescope to enable close observation of the night sky • is shaped like a huge whirlpool that rotates once every 200 million years • first person to state that Earth and the other planets travel around the sun. • ...

Universe 2023-09-18

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

14 Clues: Earth's natural satellite, a celestial body that orbits our planet and reflects sunlight. • A vehicle designed to propel itself into space, often used to transport astronauts and cargo. • Large celestial bodies that orbit stars, such as Earth, Mars, and Jupiter, often having moons. • ...

Earth and Sun Investigation 2 2024-10-29

Earth and Sun Investigation 2 crossword puzzle
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  1. A natural or artificial object that orbits a planet; the Moon is Earth’s natural satellite.
  2. The group of four rocky planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
  3. An important astronomer known for his contributions to the study of the stars and planets, including the use of the telescope.
  4. The act of watching and noting the characteristics or behaviors of objects or events.
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  1. An event where one celestial body moves into the shadow of another celestial body, blocking its light.
  2. Large planets that are mostly composed of gases; these include Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  3. Icy objects that release gas or dust, forming a glowing coma and tail when close to the Sun.
  4. A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the night sky, often named after mythological figures or objects.
  5. An instrument that makes distant objects in space appear closer and clearer, used by astronomers to observe celestial bodies.
  6. Small rocky objects that orbit the Sun, mainly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  7. The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space, such as planets around the Sun.
  8. The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen from Earth, which changes over time.
  9. The sequence of phases that the Moon goes through in approximately 29.5 days, from new moon to full moon and back.

13 Clues: The group of four rocky planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. • The act of watching and noting the characteristics or behaviors of objects or events. • A natural or artificial object that orbits a planet; the Moon is Earth’s natural satellite. • ...

zee 2024-06-05

zee crossword puzzle
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  1. hustling
  2. cult
  3. planets(of)
  4. arsenal airline
  5. oprah
  6. cupid
  7. Germany's best cars
  8. guy's best friend
  9. drifting
  10. chasing the rich
  11. gold digger
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  1. experiments
  2. charming hunt
  3. early bird
  4. a bird
  5. minus&plus

16 Clues: cult • oprah • cupid • a bird • hustling • drifting • early bird • minus&plus • experiments • planets(of) • gold digger • charming hunt • arsenal airline • chasing the rich • guy's best friend • Germany's best cars

Solar System Evolution and Anatomy 2025-04-22

Solar System Evolution and Anatomy crossword puzzle
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  1. Type of planets found in the inner solar system
  2. A giant planet composed mainly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium, such as oxygen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur.
  3. A natural satellite is an astronomical body that orbits a planet, dwarf planet, or small Solar System body
  4. Trans-Neptunian Objects with a perihelion of more than 47.8 AU and named after a dwarf planet, Sedna
  5. The symbols for the elements that make up 98% of the mass of the sun when it was formed in the presolar nebula
  6. The Line that separates the region in the early solar system where rocky planets form and gas giants form
  7. A large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant
  8. A vast cloud of icy planetesimals surrounding the Sun at distances ranging from 2,000 to 200,000 AU, outside of the heliosphere
  9. The process in which matter accumulates in space to form something bigger
  10. One of the official dwarf planets of our solar system
  11. The Line The separates the region in the early solar system where gas giants form and ice giants form
  12. A small planetary-mass object that is in direct orbit of a star, that does not meet the conditions to become a planet
  13. Donut-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars
  14. The gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it.
  15. Type of planets found in the outer solar system
  16. Objects that are further out than Neptune (abbreviation)
  17. A giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
  18. The Solar ______ Theory is the current accepted belief of how the solar system formed.
  19. Collection of small, icy objects out in the far reaches of the Solar System. It begins at the outer edge of the Kuiper Belt ,50 AU, to approximately 110 AU
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  1. A circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System, extending from the orbit of Neptune at 30 AU to approximately 50 AU from the Sun
  2. The types of orbits that are used as evidence for how the solar system formed
  3. Type of ratios found in asteroids that support the formation of the solar system
  4. The boundary between our solar system and interstellar space
  5. These objects have orbits whose points of closest approach to the Sun are sufficiently distant from the gravitational influence of any planet
  6. The Late Heavy _________ is a time period in the early solar system identified by many asteroid impacts
  7. The type of disk that forms around a star that will become a solar system
  8. Objects that are the seeds of what will become planets
  9. An icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun
  10. Any planet much larger than Earth
  11. The elements whose isotope tells us that an explosion of a nearby star caused our solar system to form
  12. A planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals.
  13. The region of space, encompassing the solar system, in which the solar wind has a significant influence
  14. Half asteroid, Half comet with erratic orbits

33 Clues: Any planet much larger than Earth • Half asteroid, Half comet with erratic orbits • Type of planets found in the inner solar system • Type of planets found in the outer solar system • One of the official dwarf planets of our solar system • A giant planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium • Objects that are the seeds of what will become planets • ...

Our Solar System 2023-05-04

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. What other dwarf planet is about the same size as Pluto?
  2. This ice giant planet's year is 164.81 Earth years.
  3. Jupiter has only a ______ inter core.
  4. Neptune is the _______ giant in our solar system.
  5. What is the name of the planet that is 4.543 billion years old?
  6. The _______ planet in our solar system is Uranus.
  7. What is the smallest planets that doesn't have any rings nor moons?
  8. The Earth orbits the sun at ______ kilometers per second.
  9. Saturn's _____ are the only ones that you can from Earth.
  10. Mercury is the closest planet to the …
  11. First planet discovered with a telescope in 1781 by William Herschel?
  12. The ________ planet in our solar system is Venus.
  13. Meteoroids can be found at the edge of the solar system in the ____ cloud.
  14. What famous moon is popular for its geysers and salty water under frozen shells of ice?
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  1. The planet Pluto lies in the ______ belt and is smaller than the Moon.
  2. What planet did the Soviet Union land 10 probes on its surface?
  3. The planet that is made up of the same ingredients as a star but did not grow big enough to ignite is?
  4. What famous moon is habitable for humans because of its environment suitable for life?
  5. Comets have two types of tails the gas tails and the ____ tail.
  6. What is the biggest and second largest known dwarf planet in solar system is named?
  7. ________ are the minor planets of the inner solar system.
  8. Some asteroids are rich in _____ and some could become moon of certain planets.
  9. What planets has 83 moons and only 63 are named?
  10. What are small, rocky or metallic bodies in outer space?
  11. What planet has a thin atmosphere made up of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon?
  12. The biggest moon that orbits Mars is …
  13. The only other planet other than Earth with white-peaked mountain but instead of being made of snow it's made up of methane frost.
  14. What are loose balls of ice and rocks that have long narrow orbits around the sun that help them develop a tail?

28 Clues: Jupiter has only a ______ inter core. • The biggest moon that orbits Mars is … • Mercury is the closest planet to the … • What planets has 83 moons and only 63 are named? • Neptune is the _______ giant in our solar system. • The _______ planet in our solar system is Uranus. • The ________ planet in our solar system is Venus. • ...

Unit 6 Terms 2024-02-20

Unit 6 Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. reconciled the Heliocentric model with the church and developed the Law's of Planetary Motion
  2. Way, our galaxy!
  3. Interpretation, “Days” in the Hebrew text can be interpreted as longer periods of time, ‘epochs’, extends the creation process from literal days to longer times, aligning with modern evidence for age of the planet
  4. the path which a planet within the solar system follows around the center, similar to what we call orbits
  5. A model of the solar system with Earth at the center
  6. one of the first astronomers to develop a truly heliocentric model of the solar system
  7. created a geocentric model of the solar system that explained this apparent motion of the planets
  8. Discourse concerning the stars, mystical, superstitious
  9. of Age Interpretation, Recent creation in the last 10,000 years, Earth and universe created to ‘appear’ millions/billions of years old, aligns age of Earth with scientific evidence for Earth’s age
  10. Book published by Ptolemy presenting his model of the solar system
  11. solstice, day when the sun is most directly over head and the first day of summer
  12. The scientific study of the planets and stars of the universe, their movements, patterns, composition, and evolution
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  1. the model developed by Copernicus based on his 7 axioms, sun in the center
  2. Earth Interpretation, Creation took place over six 24 hour days, age of Earth is 6,000-10,000 years based on OT genealogy,
  3. Interpretation, Translates ‘days’ as not actual amounts of time, but references for communicating better with the audience of the time, views Genesis more as a narrative, rather than a text to be taken literally, topical, not chronological
  4. a secondary path of movement that planets follow in addition to their deferent
  5. measured the circumference of Earth using a stick and a shadow
  6. Clusters, spherical groups of older stars that are found in the halo
  7. Eclipse, evidence for earth being a sphere where Earth casts a curved shadow on the moon
  8. stars, stars in the sky that did not move in perfect circles, known today as planets
  9. a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true

21 Clues: Way, our galaxy! • A model of the solar system with Earth at the center • Discourse concerning the stars, mystical, superstitious • measured the circumference of Earth using a stick and a shadow • Book published by Ptolemy presenting his model of the solar system • Clusters, spherical groups of older stars that are found in the halo • ...

Unit 6 Terms 2024-02-27

Unit 6 Terms crossword puzzle
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  1. of Age, Interpretation stating recent creation in the last 10,000 years, Earth and universe created to ‘appear’ millions/billions of years old, aligns age of Earth with scientific evidence for Earth’s age
  2. measured the circumference of Earth using a stick and a shadow
  3. Interpretation that translates ‘days’ as not actual amounts of time, but references for communicating better with the audience of the time, views Genesis more as a narrative, rather than a text to be taken literally, topical, not chronological
  4. The scientific study of the planets and stars of the universe, their movements, patterns, composition, and evolution
  5. the path which a planet within the solar system follows around the center, similar to what we call orbits
  6. clusters, spherical groups of stars found in the halo
  7. Earth, Interpretation stating creation took place over six 24 hour days, age of Earth is 6,000-10,000 years based on OT genealogy,
  8. one of the first astronomers to develop a truly heliocentric model of the solar system
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  1. the model developed by Copernicus based on his 7 axioms, sun in the center
  2. a secondary path of movement that planets follow in addition to their deferent
  3. A model of the solar system with Earth at the center
  4. known for reconciling the heliocentric model with the church and the Laws of Planetary Motion were named after him
  5. eclipse, this occurs when the Earth casts a curved shadow on the moon
  6. Almagest, a book written by Ptolemy to publish his findings on the Geocentric model
  7. Discourse concerning the stars, mystical, superstitious
  8. solstice, the day when the sun is most directly over Earth, marking the beginning of summer
  9. stars, stars in the sky that did not move in perfect circles, known today as planets
  10. create a geocentric model of the solar system that explained this apparent motion of the planets
  11. Interpretation stating “Days” in the Hebrew text can be interpreted as longer periods of time, ‘epochs’, extends the creation process from literal days to longer times, aligning with modern evidence for age of the planet
  12. a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true

20 Clues: A model of the solar system with Earth at the center • clusters, spherical groups of stars found in the halo • Discourse concerning the stars, mystical, superstitious • measured the circumference of Earth using a stick and a shadow • eclipse, this occurs when the Earth casts a curved shadow on the moon • ...

Celestial Bodies 2017-01-10

Celestial Bodies crossword puzzle
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  1. A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid...
  2. unit of average distance between sun & Earth, equal to 150,000,000km
  3. Range in size of a few feet to 600 miles wide
  4. orbits the sun between Mars & Jupiter
  5. system that includes the sun, planets, moons & variety of smaller objects
  6. Leaves a fiery streak as it burns up in our atmosphere
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  1. A meteoroid that that survives passage thru the atmosphere & lands on Earth's surface.
  2. Name given to the 4 outer planets, Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
  3. Name given to the 4 inner planets, Mercury Venus Earth Mars
  4. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun

10 Clues: orbits the sun between Mars & Jupiter • Range in size of a few feet to 600 miles wide • Leaves a fiery streak as it burns up in our atmosphere • Name given to the 4 inner planets, Mercury Venus Earth Mars • Name given to the 4 outer planets, Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune • cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun • ...

CH 21 Crossword Puzzle 2017-04-19

CH 21 Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. When a planets atmosphere traps solar energy and causes surface temperature to increase is..?
  2. What can't we use to measure distance on Earth?
  3. What are millions of small rocky objects?
  4. What is a spherical object that orbits the Sun?
  5. Time of when an object travels once around the Sun it is?
  6. Gas,dust, and ice the moves in a oval type of shape around the Sun is called?
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  1. Time of when an object completes one rotation is called?
  2. Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are..?
  3. Planets closest to the Sun made of rock and metal are called?
  4. What are the outer planets nickname?

10 Clues: What are the outer planets nickname? • Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto are..? • What are millions of small rocky objects? • What can't we use to measure distance on Earth? • What is a spherical object that orbits the Sun? • Time of when an object completes one rotation is called? • Time of when an object travels once around the Sun it is? • ...

The Scientific Revolution 2024-05-02

The Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. a theory that says that the Earth and other planets followed a circular path around the sun
  2. proved that all matter is made of elements
  3. a theory that describes that the sun and the planets move around the Earth
  4. the idea that planets move in oval paths
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  1. developed the scientific method
  2. wrote a book called "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres
  3. the belief that reason is the main source of knowledge
  4. the pull of the Earth on objects that are on or near the planet
  5. believed that conducting experiments was the correct way to achieve scientific knowledge
  6. a political system in which a ruler has total power

10 Clues: developed the scientific method • the idea that planets move in oval paths • proved that all matter is made of elements • a political system in which a ruler has total power • the belief that reason is the main source of knowledge • wrote a book called "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres • the pull of the Earth on objects that are on or near the planet • ...

The Planets 2026-10-04

The Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. Hottest planet with thick clouds.
  2. Known as the "Red Planet" because of rusty soil.
  3. Deep blue planet with very fast,violent winds.
  4. Planets that are closer to the Sun and small. They are made of rock and metal
  5. Rotates on its side, pale blue-green color.
  6. The only planet God designed with liquid water and atmosphere to sustain life.
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  1. Largest planet, has a famous storm called the Great Red Spot.
  2. Famous planet for its bright, beautiful rings made of ice and rock.
  3. Smallest planet, closest to the Sun.
  4. Planets farther from the Sun. Made mostly of cold gases. These planets are known as Gas, Giants and Large.

10 Clues: Hottest planet with thick clouds. • Smallest planet, closest to the Sun. • Rotates on its side, pale blue-green color. • Deep blue planet with very fast,violent winds. • Known as the "Red Planet" because of rusty soil. • Largest planet, has a famous storm called the Great Red Spot. • Famous planet for its bright, beautiful rings made of ice and rock. • ...

Outerspace Puzzle 2021-04-21

Outerspace Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. There is none of this in outer space, for it is heat transferring in a liquid or involving a liquid.
  2. Meteors while still in space.
  3. Could be solar or lunar, but this is between a pair of planets with one blocking the other.
  4. Easily comparable to height
  5. Every planet in the solar system revolves around this giant firey star.
  6. High low tides. Low high tides.
  7. Similiar to asteroids, except these have a tail trailing behind it!
  8. When the sun crosses the celestial equator.
  9. The line that divides the northern hemisphere from the southern hemisphere.
  10. Galileo made one of these on his own!
  11. Helps our planets rotate smoothly.
  12. The movement of planets.
  13. Both of these moon phases that take place have the 3rd quarter step between them.
  14. The Sun is the center, then we go all the way to Neptune. Where are we in?
  15. Spring, Summer, Autumn ,and Winter
  16. Spacecraft that explores outer space.
  17. Easily comparable to width
  18. Distance from the Earth to the Sun.
  19. Determined by the distance of the moon from Earth. This is an occurrence in the ocean.
  20. Orbit of planet when closest to the sun.
  21. When the moon is furthest from the sun.
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  1. Takes 365 for Earth to do this.
  2. When the sun is blocked by the moon. You can hurt your eyes by looking at it directly!
  3. Shadow cast when there is an eclipse.
  4. When meteoroids finally hit Earth.
  5. An example of one of these would be Pluto.
  6. The sun being the center of our solar system
  7. Celestial sphere's latitude expressed in degrees.
  8. Pluto is NOT an example of this!
  9. A collection of stars that paint the most popular images in the sky, such as Big Dipper.
  10. Sometimes these hit the Earth.
  11. Projects space waves that carry electromagnetic energy.
  12. Our Sun is one of these.
  13. Large planetary embryo that has gone through major melting.
  14. Almost oval, but not quite an oval.
  15. Rising up!
  16. Occur during full moon and new moon.
  17. Both of these moon phases that take place have the 1st quarter step between them.
  18. Our planet's 1st or 2nd best friend that helps with our tides and gets to alter them.
  19. The sun, Earth, and moon all have this. It helps with pulling us together and also with tides.
  20. Our planets in the solar system go through this circle motion known as ______.
  21. Related to the center of Earth.
  22. Minor "planets" in the solar system that float about the sun.
  23. Shadow or darkness. The dark spot on the sun.

44 Clues: Rising up! • Our Sun is one of these. • The movement of planets. • Easily comparable to width • Easily comparable to height • Meteors while still in space. • Sometimes these hit the Earth. • Takes 365 for Earth to do this. • High low tides. Low high tides. • Related to the center of Earth. • Pluto is NOT an example of this! • When meteoroids finally hit Earth. • ...

The Universe 2016-10-16

The Universe crossword puzzle
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  1. Artificial satellite which orbits the Earth
  2. Planet surrounded by a ring system. It has more than 18 satellites.
  3. Collection of stars, planets, gases and dust. Our is called Milky Way.
  4. Star of our planetary system.
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  1. _________ planets are the planets which are further away from the Sun.
  2. It is a force which attracts celestial bodies toward the Earth.
  3. ________ planets are spherical bodies that orbit the Sun, but they don't have a clear orbit. An example is Pluto.
  4. Planet quite similar to the Earth, but smaller. Liquid water may have existed on its surface in the past. It has two satellites.

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. • ...

The Planets 2014-10-26

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of planets in the solar system
  2. Planet with rings
  3. First Planet in the solar system
  4. Planet we live on
  5. Second Planet in the solar system
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  1. Eighth Planet in the solar system
  2. Biggest Planet in the solar system
  3. Forth Planet in the solar system
  4. Seventh Planet in the solar system
  5. Big ball of light in the sky

10 Clues: Planet with rings • Planet we live on • Big ball of light in the sky • Forth Planet in the solar system • First Planet in the solar system • Eighth Planet in the solar system • Second Planet in the solar system • Biggest Planet in the solar system • Seventh Planet in the solar system • Number of planets in the solar system

Planets Crossword 2015-05-21

Planets Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The first planet in our solar system, starting with the letter M
  2. The second planet in our solar system, starting with a V
  3. The eighth planet in our solar system, starting with the letter N.
  4. A planet that can be seen at night
  5. Is very hot and can be seen during the day
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  1. The planet that has rings! This planet starts with the letter S.
  2. The fifth planet in our solar system, starting with the letter J.
  3. The planet we live on
  4. The seventh planet in our solar system starting with the letter U.
  5. The fourth planet in our solar system, also the same name as a chocolate!

10 Clues: The planet we live on • A planet that can be seen at night • Is very hot and can be seen during the day • The second planet in our solar system, starting with a V • The planet that has rings! This planet starts with the letter S. • The first planet in our solar system, starting with the letter M • The fifth planet in our solar system, starting with the letter J. • ...

The Planets 2015-05-24

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The hottest planet
  2. Largest planet
  3. Consists of our sun and planets (2 words)
  4. Number of planets
  5. What is the sun
Down
  1. Closest planet to the sun
  2. Outer planet with a ring around it
  3. Used to be known as a planet but now is a dwarf planet
  4. The planet we live on
  5. The name of our galaxy (2 words)

10 Clues: Largest planet • What is the sun • Number of planets • The hottest planet • The planet we live on • Closest planet to the sun • The name of our galaxy (2 words) • Outer planet with a ring around it • Consists of our sun and planets (2 words) • Used to be known as a planet but now is a dwarf planet

The Planets 2015-04-17

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the "red planet"
  2. furthest planet from the sun
  3. someone who travels into space
  4. system the name for the sun and all the planets that orbit
Down
  1. visible at night from earth
  2. no longer officially a planet
  3. the planet closest to the sun
  4. the planet with the rings
  5. A planet with human life
  6. all the planets orbit around this

10 Clues: the "red planet" • A planet with human life • the planet with the rings • visible at night from earth • furthest planet from the sun • no longer officially a planet • the planet closest to the sun • someone who travels into space • all the planets orbit around this • system the name for the sun and all the planets that orbit

The Planets 2015-02-04

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. How something looks or seems to be.
  2. Proof that something has happened.
  3. Something that covers a very large area.
  4. When you can barely tell if something happened.
Down
  1. To spin like a top.
  2. Always looks the same and does not change or go out.
  3. When the light bounces off the surface of something instead of passing through it.
  4. When there is so much of something that it cannot be measured.
  5. The top part of something.
  6. When there are several similar but separate objects, the objects are said to be _______.

10 Clues: To spin like a top. • The top part of something. • Proof that something has happened. • How something looks or seems to be. • Something that covers a very large area. • When you can barely tell if something happened. • Always looks the same and does not change or go out. • When there is so much of something that it cannot be measured. • ...

Planets Crossword 2015-04-01

Planets Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What can we see at night?
  2. What star makes Earth hot?
  3. Someone from outer space
  4. A person who's job it is to go to space
Down
  1. Is Mars warm or cold?
  2. A type of alien people think live on Mars
  3. What do we use to travel to the moon? A space ____?
  4. The organisation in America that runs space travel
  5. Mars' ground looks r____?
  6. The planet we live on

10 Clues: Is Mars warm or cold? • The planet we live on • Someone from outer space • What can we see at night? • Mars' ground looks r____? • What star makes Earth hot? • A person who's job it is to go to space • A type of alien people think live on Mars • The organisation in America that runs space travel • What do we use to travel to the moon? A space ____?

The planets 2015-04-28

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is surrounded by rings of ice
  2. The planet that holds human life
  3. The fourth planet from the sun
  4. Lies on its side, whilst orbiting the sun
  5. Is a gas giant
Down
  1. The brightest planet
  2. No longer considered a planet
  3. Has 13 moons
  4. The planet closest to the sun
  5. What all the planets move around, provides heat

10 Clues: Has 13 moons • Is a gas giant • The brightest planet • No longer considered a planet • Is surrounded by rings of ice • The planet closest to the sun • The fourth planet from the sun • The planet that holds human life • Lies on its side, whilst orbiting the sun • What all the planets move around, provides heat

Planets Crossword 2017-05-14

Planets Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on
  2. A star that the planets orbit
  3. our sun and planets move around it
  4. Known as the cold planet, seventh from the sun
  5. The biggest planet
Down
  1. Known as the red planet
  2. The brightest and hottest planet
  3. The closest planet to the Sun
  4. The furthest planet from the sun
  5. The planet with rings

10 Clues: The biggest planet • The planet we live on • The planet with rings • Known as the red planet • A star that the planets orbit • The closest planet to the Sun • The brightest and hottest planet • The furthest planet from the sun • our sun and planets move around it • Known as the cold planet, seventh from the sun

The Planets 2016-10-22

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Closest planet to Earth
  2. Officially not considered a planet anymore
  3. The movement around the sun
  4. The farthest planet from the sun
  5. Takes 365 days to rotate around the sun
Down
  1. Famous for its rings
  2. The largest planet
  3. Closest planet to the sun
  4. The number of planets in our Solar System
  5. Known as the "Red Planet"

10 Clues: The largest planet • Famous for its rings • Closest planet to Earth • Closest planet to the sun • Known as the "Red Planet" • The movement around the sun • The farthest planet from the sun • Takes 365 days to rotate around the sun • The number of planets in our Solar System • Officially not considered a planet anymore

Inner Planets 2024-04-29

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layers of gas surrounding a planet
  2. Celestial object that orbits a planet
  3. Type of terrain of the inner planets
  4. Similar to Earth in some ways
Down
  1. Fastest planet, as well as closest to the sun
  2. Characteristic of the inner planets
  3. Hottest planet in the solar system
  4. Move repeatedly around an object
  5. Has a volcano known as Olympus Mons
  6. Only planet in the solar system known to sustain life

10 Clues: Similar to Earth in some ways • Move repeatedly around an object • Layers of gas surrounding a planet • Hottest planet in the solar system • Characteristic of the inner planets • Has a volcano known as Olympus Mons • Type of terrain of the inner planets • Celestial object that orbits a planet • Fastest planet, as well as closest to the sun • ...

Outer Planets 2024-02-13

Outer Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this planet has 95 moons
  2. 8th planet in the solar system
  3. this planet has the most moons
  4. Jupiter is ______ of the Roman gods
  5. the outer planets are ice and gas:
Down
  1. Uranus has 27 of these
  2. Saturn is the Roman god of:
  3. Greek god of the sky
  4. Saturn and Neptune have 7 of these
  5. Neptune is the Roman god of the:

10 Clues: Greek god of the sky • Uranus has 27 of these • this planet has 95 moons • Saturn is the Roman god of: • 8th planet in the solar system • this planet has the most moons • Neptune is the Roman god of the: • Saturn and Neptune have 7 of these • the outer planets are ice and gas: • Jupiter is ______ of the Roman gods

outer planets 2023-02-28

outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 6th planet from the sun
  2. separates the inner and outer planets
  3. fifth planet from the sun
  4. one of jupiter's moon
  5. another word for gas giant
Down
  1. biggest moon in the solar system
  2. coldest planet
  3. tilted on its axis
  4. on of jupiter's moons
  5. a lot around saturn

10 Clues: coldest planet • tilted on its axis • a lot around saturn • on of jupiter's moons • one of jupiter's moon • 6th planet from the sun • fifth planet from the sun • another word for gas giant • biggest moon in the solar system • separates the inner and outer planets

Outer planets 2023-03-20

Outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. belt A belt surrounded by asteroids
  2. one complete trip along an orbit
  3. the darker portion of the shadow
  4. spin of the body on its axis
  5. clouds filled with ammonia
Down
  1. layers of the clouds
  2. planets' gas giants
  3. tilt the earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees
  4. the lighter portion of the shadow
  5. core A core that is rocky

10 Clues: planets' gas giants • layers of the clouds • clouds filled with ammonia • spin of the body on its axis • core A core that is rocky • one complete trip along an orbit • the darker portion of the shadow • the lighter portion of the shadow • belt A belt surrounded by asteroids • tilt the earth's axis is tilted at 23.5 degrees

Inner Planets 2023-04-09

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Who has found evidence that there may have been once water on mars
  2. Has almost no atmosphere
  3. What planet's diameter is 12,712 km
  4. Ranges in thickness and composition, is made up of gases, and can change as a result of sunlight
  5. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  6. ”To move repeatedly around”
Down
  1. This planet's atmosphere is contained of mostly carbon dioxide.
  2. A planet that is like the Earth in some ways
  3. A celestial object that orbits a planet
  4. What planet's diameter is 143,000 km

10 Clues: Has almost no atmosphere • ”To move repeatedly around” • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars • What planet's diameter is 12,712 km • What planet's diameter is 143,000 km • A celestial object that orbits a planet • A planet that is like the Earth in some ways • This planet's atmosphere is contained of mostly carbon dioxide. • ...

The planets 2023-04-04

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This planet has 27 moon.
  2. This is boulder size or smaller.
  3. This planet is warm at day and very cold at night.
  4. This planet is the 5th in our solar system.
Down
  1. This is the last planet in the Solar System.
  2. This is not a planet anymore its a dwarf planet.
  3. This is the second planet in the Solar system.
  4. This planet has ring we can see.
  5. This planet has 2 moons.
  6. This planet we live on.

10 Clues: This planet we live on. • This planet has 27 moon. • This planet has 2 moons. • This planet has ring we can see. • This is boulder size or smaller. • This planet is the 5th in our solar system. • This is the last planet in the Solar System. • This is the second planet in the Solar system. • This is not a planet anymore its a dwarf planet. • ...

outer planets 2023-03-17

outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. on the atmosphere
  2. nothing
  3. belt belt of asteroids
  4. goes around something
  5. in space so basically
  6. inside
Down
  1. big rock in space
  2. on the ground
  3. something we live on
  4. outside
  5. asteroid with long tail basicly

11 Clues: inside • nothing • outside • on the ground • big rock in space • on the atmosphere • something we live on • goes around something • in space so basically • belt belt of asteroids • asteroid with long tail basicly

Planets P2 2023-03-29

Planets P2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is no longer a planet as of 2006, making neptune the only planet visible to the naked human eye
  2. the only planet that is not visible to the naked eye
  3. the 4th planet from the sun, named after the roman god of war
  4. gas giant, very cold with an average temperature of -352 farenheit
  5. closest planet to earth that has a ring, 6th planet in the solar system
Down
  1. second planet from the sun, earth's closest planetary neighbor
  2. the 5th planet from the sun, the biggest planet in the solar system
  3. closest planet to the sun
  4. the planet we live on
  5. largest star in the solar system

10 Clues: the planet we live on • closest planet to the sun • largest star in the solar system • the only planet that is not visible to the naked eye • the 4th planet from the sun, named after the roman god of war • second planet from the sun, earth's closest planetary neighbor • gas giant, very cold with an average temperature of -352 farenheit • ...

outer planets 2022-02-23

outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. traveling in a circle
  2. the largest planet
  3. planetoids
  4. known for its ring
  5. it sits on its side
  6. a ring of asteroids
  7. the gassy planets
Down
  1. the layers of jupiter and saturn
  2. the coldest
  3. the layers of the atmosphere

10 Clues: planetoids • the coldest • the gassy planets • the largest planet • known for its ring • it sits on its side • a ring of asteroids • traveling in a circle • the layers of the atmosphere • the layers of jupiter and saturn

Outer Planets 2022-05-16

Outer Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest planet
  2. Gas giants or _____ planets
  3. This is the furthest planet from the Sun
  4. This planet is turned on its side
  5. Actually composed of liquid heavy metals
Down
  1. What separates the inner and outer planets?
  2. Layers of clouds
  3. _____ clouds form at 150 K
  4. This planet has beautiful rings
  5. Used to be the 9th planet

10 Clues: Layers of clouds • The largest planet • Used to be the 9th planet • _____ clouds form at 150 K • Gas giants or _____ planets • This planet has beautiful rings • This planet is turned on its side • This is the furthest planet from the Sun • Actually composed of liquid heavy metals • What separates the inner and outer planets?

Outer Planets 2022-05-13

Outer Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Layer of gases surrounding the planet
  2. planets outside the asteroid belt
  3. Clouds that form at specific atmospheric temperatures
  4. Largest planet in the solar system
  5. Known for its rings
Down
  1. Made of heavy metals and found at the center of a planet
  2. Coldest, windiest, and farthest planet
  3. Belt that divides the inner and outer planets
  4. Another name for gas giant
  5. Tilted on its side

10 Clues: Tilted on its side • Known for its rings • Another name for gas giant • planets outside the asteroid belt • Largest planet in the solar system • Layer of gases surrounding the planet • Coldest, windiest, and farthest planet • Belt that divides the inner and outer planets • Clouds that form at specific atmospheric temperatures • ...

Inner Planets 2025-03-13

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is a layer of gasses surrounding any planet.
  2. This is the first planet from the sun.
  3. This is where all the asteroids are mostly found.
  4. This is a saying when a planet has something in common with earth.
Down
  1. This is second planet from the sun.
  2. This is the layer we live in the solar system and there are only 4 planets.
  3. This is the fourth planet from the sun.
  4. This is the third planet from the sun
  5. This is a natural sattilite that can orbit a planet.
  6. This is what all planets do around the sun.

10 Clues: This is second planet from the sun. • This is the third planet from the sun • This is the first planet from the sun. • This is the fourth planet from the sun. • This is what all planets do around the sun. • This is a layer of gasses surrounding any planet. • This is where all the asteroids are mostly found. • This is a natural sattilite that can orbit a planet. • ...

Hazel's Planets 2023-11-01

Hazel's Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Roman God Messenger
  2. This planet has a 200 year old storm
  3. Goddess of love and beauty
  4. Takes 265 years to orbit the sun
Down
  1. named for dirt
  2. This planet is named for god of agriculture
  3. God of Uranus
  4. Mars is called the red _____
  5. This planet could have water
  6. The Roman God of Jupiter

10 Clues: God of Uranus • named for dirt • Roman God Messenger • The Roman God of Jupiter • Goddess of love and beauty • Mars is called the red _____ • This planet could have water • Takes 265 years to orbit the sun • This planet has a 200 year old storm • This planet is named for god of agriculture

Inner Planets 2024-01-31

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has rings
  2. supports life
  3. one year is 88 earth days
  4. mercury, mars, earth, venus
  5. Repeatedly goes around
Down
  1. known as the red planet
  2. Uranus, saturn, jupiter, neptune
  3. made up of gases
  4. similar to earth
  5. Sister planet

10 Clues: Has rings • Sister planet • supports life • made up of gases • similar to earth • Repeatedly goes around • known as the red planet • one year is 88 earth days • mercury, mars, earth, venus • Uranus, saturn, jupiter, neptune

Outer planets 2025-03-18

Outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large star located in the center of our solar system.
  2. Large circular objects made of gas and dust that surround a planet.
  3. A large shield of gases that surround a planet.
  4. The 6th planet from the sun with large rings and at least 50 moons.
  5. A planets revolution around another planet or the sun.
Down
  1. The 5th planet from the sun with a large red storm called the red spot.
  2. The 8th planet from the sun known as the blue planet and is extremely cold.
  3. The 7th planet from the sun with smaller rings and a tilted axis.
  4. A word to describe a gas giant.
  5. A force in space that pulls objects together.

10 Clues: A word to describe a gas giant. • A force in space that pulls objects together. • A large shield of gases that surround a planet. • A planets revolution around another planet or the sun. • A large star located in the center of our solar system. • The 7th planet from the sun with smaller rings and a tilted axis. • ...

Planets Crossword 2025-04-15

Planets Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hottest planet with a thick, toxic atmosphere of carbon dioxide and sulfuric acid clouds
  2. a small, icy world in the Kuiper Belt, no longer classified as a planet
  3. the smallest and fasted planet, covered in craters, with extreme temperature swings
  4. Known for its stunning rings made of ice and rock, this gas giant is the second-largest planet
  5. our home, the only known planet with liquid water and life
Down
  1. a yellow star that provides light and heat, holding the solar system together with its gravity
  2. a tilted ice giant that rotates on its side, with a blue-green color from methane gas
  3. the windiest planet, a deep-blue ice giant with the strongest storms in the solar system
  4. the largest planet, a gas giant with a Great Red Spot and dozens of moon
  5. the "Red Planet," with canyons, deserts and the best candidate for future human exploration

10 Clues: our home, the only known planet with liquid water and life • a small, icy world in the Kuiper Belt, no longer classified as a planet • the largest planet, a gas giant with a Great Red Spot and dozens of moon • the smallest and fasted planet, covered in craters, with extreme temperature swings • ...

Space & Planets 2024-03-05

Space & Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Is a big city of stars, planets, gases, and dust all held together by gravity. We are one of these called the Milky way.
  2. A person who travels and works in space, like those who go in rockets to explore space.
  3. The path something follows as it moves around another object in space, like a planet going around the sun.
  4. A big ball in the sky that orbits around a planet
  5. A big round object in shape that moves around a star (like the sun), and doesn’t shine with its own light.
  6. Is a big cloud of gas and dust in space. Some are places where new stars are born.
Down
  1. The sun and all the things that go around it, like planets, moons, comets, and asteroids.
  2. A small round object in space that moves around the sun but isn’t as big as a regular planet.
  3. The invisible force that pulls things towards each other, like how Earth pulls everything down.
  4. The air around a planet, like Earth’s air that we breathe.

10 Clues: A big ball in the sky that orbits around a planet • The air around a planet, like Earth’s air that we breathe. • Is a big cloud of gas and dust in space. Some are places where new stars are born. • A person who travels and works in space, like those who go in rockets to explore space. • ...

Inner Planets 2024-03-20

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The four planets closest to the sun
  2. Another name for Earth
  3. A ring of asteroids that orbit the sun
  4. One moon of Mars
  5. A planet that has no moons
Down
  1. One moon of Mars
  2. Floating rock masses in space
  3. The planet that we live on
  4. Closest planet to the sun
  5. The movement of a planet around a star
  6. A planet with a red surface

11 Clues: One moon of Mars • One moon of Mars • Another name for Earth • Closest planet to the sun • The planet that we live on • A planet that has no moons • A planet with a red surface • Floating rock masses in space • The four planets closest to the sun • The movement of a planet around a star • A ring of asteroids that orbit the sun

Inner Planets 2022-02-25

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. revolving around
  2. the planets closest to the sun
  3. rock/metal that come from the asteroidbelt
  4. Fastest planet
Down
  1. A planet like Earth
  2. A natural satellite
  3. The Red planet
  4. gas around a planet that protects it
  5. only planet that supports life
  6. Hottest and brightest

10 Clues: The Red planet • Fastest planet • revolving around • A planet like Earth • A natural satellite • Hottest and brightest • the planets closest to the sun • only planet that supports life • gas around a planet that protects it • rock/metal that come from the asteroidbelt

outer planets 2022-03-17

outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the type of cloud that forms at -124C
  2. the dwarf planet that everyone loves
  3. name of rocks that separate inner and outer
  4. the other name for the gas giant planets
  5. are dictated by their atmospheric levels
Down
  1. the planet with the biggest rings
  2. planet with "the big red spot"
  3. second to last planet in the solar system
  4. funny name planet
  5. circles made of dust outside of planets

10 Clues: funny name planet • planet with "the big red spot" • the planet with the biggest rings • the dwarf planet that everyone loves • the type of cloud that forms at -124C • circles made of dust outside of planets • the other name for the gas giant planets • are dictated by their atmospheric levels • second to last planet in the solar system • ...

Inner planets 2022-11-07

Inner planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 4 closest planets to sun
  2. closest planet
  3. how many moons
  4. known life
Down
  1. known as
  2. what kind of orbits
  3. material of planet
  4. hottest planet
  5. red planet
  6. gasses surrounding a planet

10 Clues: known as • red planet • known life • hottest planet • closest planet • how many moons • material of planet • what kind of orbits • 4 closest planets to sun • gasses surrounding a planet

Sciene Planets 2022-05-02

Sciene Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. micky's dog
  2. closest to the sun
  3. our planet
  4. last panet
  5. the whole to our universe
Down
  1. gas giant
  2. after earth
  3. 2nd to last planet
  4. rings
  5. 2nd planet

10 Clues: rings • gas giant • our planet • 2nd planet • last panet • micky's dog • after earth • closest to the sun • 2nd to last planet • the whole to our universe

Sciene Planets 2022-05-02

Sciene Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. micky's dog
  2. closest to the sun
  3. our planet
  4. last panet
  5. the whole to our universe
Down
  1. gas giant
  2. after earth
  3. 2nd to last planet
  4. rings
  5. 2nd planet

10 Clues: rings • gas giant • our planet • 2nd planet • last panet • micky's dog • after earth • closest to the sun • 2nd to last planet • the whole to our universe

Planets & Stars 2022-12-08

Planets & Stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. goes with 2 across
  2. The hottest planet in the solar system
  3. a planet outside of our solar system
  4. the closest star to us
  5. a planet that has the largest moon in the solar system (Ganymede)
  6. A planet with beautiful rings
Down
  1. a planet on its side
  2. goes with 3 down
  3. a tiny planet with a big heart
  4. A planet with hot days and cold nights

10 Clues: goes with 3 down • goes with 2 across • a planet on its side • the closest star to us • A planet with beautiful rings • a tiny planet with a big heart • a planet outside of our solar system • The hottest planet in the solar system • A planet with hot days and cold nights • a planet that has the largest moon in the solar system (Ganymede)

inner planets 2022-09-29

inner planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mercury earth venus and mars
  2. the gases that surround a planet
  3. small and dense made of rock
Down
  1. venus
  2. very thick atmosphere that traps heat
  3. moves repeatedly around
  4. celestial object that orbits a planet
  5. last of inner planets and thin atmosphere
  6. closest to the sun
  7. only planet with life and that can support life

10 Clues: venus • closest to the sun • moves repeatedly around • mercury earth venus and mars • small and dense made of rock • the gases that surround a planet • very thick atmosphere that traps heat • celestial object that orbits a planet • last of inner planets and thin atmosphere • only planet with life and that can support life

outer planets 2022-09-29

outer planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. big gas giants
  2. known for its rings
  3. a core of metal
  4. not a planet anymore
  5. asteroids that surround the inner planets
  6. clouds that surround Jupiter and Saturn
Down
  1. layers of clouds that make up a atmosphere
  2. biggest planet of the solar system
  3. tipped planet of solar system
  4. farthest planet in the solar system

10 Clues: big gas giants • a core of metal • known for its rings • not a planet anymore • tipped planet of solar system • biggest planet of the solar system • farthest planet in the solar system • clouds that surround Jupiter and Saturn • asteroids that surround the inner planets • layers of clouds that make up a atmosphere

inner planets 2022-09-30

inner planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  2. move repeatedly around
  3. Earth like
  4. third inner planet
Down
  1. closest planet to the sun
  2. a celestial object that orbits earth
  3. the gasses that surround a planet
  4. planet Mercury, venus, earth, mars
  5. the red planet
  6. named after goddess of beauty

10 Clues: Earth like • the red planet • third inner planet • move repeatedly around • closest planet to the sun • named after goddess of beauty • the gasses that surround a planet • a celestial object that orbits earth • planet Mercury, venus, earth, mars • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.

Inner Planets 2026-02-24

Inner Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Tressial planets range in thickness and in composition.
  2. Has Mercury,Venus,Earth, and Mars.
  3. Like Earth in some ways.
  4. Moved repeatedly around.
Down
  1. Has Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune.
  2. Known as the red planet.
  3. A celestial object that orbits a planet.
  4. Has oxygen and water to support life.
  5. The shortest orbit around the Sun.
  6. Earth's sister planet.

10 Clues: Earth's sister planet. • Known as the red planet. • Like Earth in some ways. • Moved repeatedly around. • The shortest orbit around the Sun. • Has Mercury,Venus,Earth, and Mars. • Has oxygen and water to support life. • Has Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus, and Neptune. • A celestial object that orbits a planet. • Tressial planets range in thickness and in composition.

The Planets 2026-04-19

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The smallest planet.
  2. Sun The planets orbit around it.
  3. Ice giant.
  4. It wears rings.
  5. The red planet.
Down
  1. Opposite rotation.
  2. The biggest planet.
  3. 8 minutes to Earth
  4. The Sun is made of this
  5. The path.

10 Clues: The path. • Ice giant. • It wears rings. • The red planet. • Opposite rotation. • 8 minutes to Earth • The biggest planet. • The smallest planet. • The Sun is made of this • Sun The planets orbit around it.

solar planets 2026-07-30

solar planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Chance of an event
  2. Positive or negative whole number
  3. A math action like + or ×
  4. Part of a whole
Down
  1. A value used to count
  2. Compares two quantities
  3. A picture of data
  4. A point on a grid
  5. To see which is bigger
  6. A drawing that shows a fraction

10 Clues: Part of a whole • A picture of data • A point on a grid • Chance of an event • A value used to count • To see which is bigger • Compares two quantities • A math action like + or × • A drawing that shows a fraction • Positive or negative whole number

Greek crossword 2023-07-27

Greek crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. knowing
  2. mathematics and angels
  3. notes
  4. words
  5. life
  6. anti
  7. Greece
Down
  1. planets
  2. mini sun
  3. cant stand something
  4. prehistoric
  5. live
  6. words
  7. rest

14 Clues: live • life • anti • rest • notes • words • words • Greece • knowing • planets • mini sun • prehistoric • cant stand something • mathematics and angels

Space puzzle 2016-11-13

Space puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. shines in the sky at night
  2. outside part of something
  3. person who studies about the sun, moon, planets and stars
  4. path of a planet
  5. earth and everything in space
  6. huge
Down
  1. large group of stars and planets
  2. a bright star with a tail
  3. a piece of rock from space
  4. large holes in the ground caused by something large hitting them
  5. rocky bodies that go around the sun

11 Clues: huge • path of a planet • outside part of something • a piece of rock from space • shines in the sky at night • earth and everything in space • a bright star with a tail • large group of stars and planets • rocky bodies that go around the sun • person who studies about the sun, moon, planets and stars • ...

Science crossword 2013-02-28

Science crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Cars for me
  2. / acid and alkaline
  3. / Moon and earth
  4. particles / random arrangement of particles
Down
  1. / Solar system
  2. / egg cell and sperm cell
  3. / gases around the planet
  4. / Unformed planets

8 Clues: / Cars for me • / Solar system • / Moon and earth • / Unformed planets • / acid and alkaline • / egg cell and sperm cell • / gases around the planet • particles / random arrangement of particles

ES 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, & 7.2.4 2024-04-01

ES 7.2.1, 7.2.2, 7.2.3, & 7.2.4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The idea that God placed Earth at just the right distance from the sun and specifically designed Earth's systems to support life is called this.
  2. A storm that can currently be seen on Jupiter.
  3. The maximum diameter of an ellipse.
  4. Backward rotation.
  5. The smallest of the gas giants it has a blue-green hue with outer layers made of methane.
  6. A large circular indentation on a planet's surface.
  7. When a comet changes directly from a solid to a gas.
  8. When meteoroids strike the ground.
  9. This planet is the closest to the sun and the fastest planet.
  10. The second largest planet in the solar system, it is known for its rings.
  11. The planets beyond the asteroid belt.
  12. The time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun.
  13. This is what pulls the moon toward earth and the earth toward the sun.
  14. The point when a planet is farthest from the sun in its orbit.
  15. This planet is sometimes referred to as the red planet because of its strong dust storms.
  16. Half of the major axis of an ellipse.
  17. A halo around a comet.
  18. The solar systems largest and most colorful planet.
  19. The inner planets are also known as this because they are relatively dense, rocky planets.
Down
  1. The time that it takes a planet to rotate on its axis.
  2. Astronomers often refer to comets as these.
  3. Small orbiting bodies with irregular shaped bodies of various sizes.
  4. All of the outer planets are known as this because they are significantly larger than the inner planets and have no known solid surfaces.
  5. The force that resists motion between two surfaces that are in contact with each other.
  6. A closed curve along which the sum of the distances between two fixed points is always the same.
  7. The path planets travel around the sun.
  8. The solid center of a comet.
  9. One tail of a comet is made of dust with charged particles called this...
  10. When many meteors appear to be coming from the same direction within a short period of time.
  11. The point in a planet's orbit when it is closest to the sun.
  12. The average distance between the earth and the sun is called this (abbreviated AU).
  13. The liquid metallic layer around Jupiter.
  14. Also known as a shooting star, it is a meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and burns up.
  15. Often referred to as Earth's Twin, this planet comes closer to earth than any other planet. It has a very reflective atmosphere making it appear very bright.
  16. The largest example of a KBO.
  17. All of the meteors in a meteor shower appear from the same point in the sky called this.
  18. This planet cannot be seen without a telescope. It has a dark spot similar to Jupiter. It is blue in color.
  19. A broad flat ring of relatively small icy objects orbiting the sun beyond Neptune.
  20. This spacecraft is responsible for mapping the surface of Venus using radar waves.
  21. A small metal or rocky object that is thought to have broken off an asteroid or comet.
  22. A frozen chunk of ice, dust, and rock that gives off trails of dust and charged particles as it passes near the sun during its orbit.

41 Clues: Backward rotation. • A halo around a comet. • The solid center of a comet. • The largest example of a KBO. • When meteoroids strike the ground. • The maximum diameter of an ellipse. • The planets beyond the asteroid belt. • Half of the major axis of an ellipse. • The path planets travel around the sun. • The liquid metallic layer around Jupiter. • ...

The outer planets. 2023-02-01

The outer planets. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it has many rings
  2. its tilted on its side
  3. the separator between the inner and outer planets
  4. Jupiter's famous storm that been raging for 400 years
  5. Saturn largest moon
  6. the farthest planet away
Down
  1. clouds that reach temperatures of -124 Celsius
  2. the outer planets are made from this material
  3. the red giant
  4. means gas giants

10 Clues: the red giant • means gas giants • it has many rings • Saturn largest moon • its tilted on its side • the farthest planet away • the outer planets are made from this material • clouds that reach temperatures of -124 Celsius • the separator between the inner and outer planets • Jupiter's famous storm that been raging for 400 years

Outer labs 2023-05-12

Outer labs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. clouds with certain composition
  2. middle of a planet,liquid heavy metals
  3. gas giant biggest planet
  4. gas giants
  5. gas giant has rings
Down
  1. the inner and outer planets are sperated by this
  2. atmospheric layer with gases
  3. opposite of the inner planets
  4. coldest and windiest planet also and ice giant
  5. one of the ice giants tilted on its side

10 Clues: gas giants • gas giant has rings • gas giant biggest planet • atmospheric layer with gases • opposite of the inner planets • clouds with certain composition • middle of a planet,liquid heavy metals • one of the ice giants tilted on its side • coldest and windiest planet also and ice giant • the inner and outer planets are sperated by this

SPACE 2016-08-28

SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. SHINE BRIGHT LIGHT YEARS AWAY
  2. EXPLORERS OF THE UNIVERSE
  3. A PLANET WITH RINGS
  4. SMALLER THEN AN EARTH BUT NOT STARS OR MOONS
  5. OUR GALAXY
  6. REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH BUT NOT THE SUN
Down
  1. THE THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN
  2. ORBITS THE EARTH TAKING PHOTOS
  3. ALL OF THE PLANETS ROTATE AROUND THE
  4. ALL OF THE PLANETS ARE IN THIS

10 Clues: OUR GALAXY • A PLANET WITH RINGS • EXPLORERS OF THE UNIVERSE • THE THIRD PLANET FROM THE SUN • SHINE BRIGHT LIGHT YEARS AWAY • ORBITS THE EARTH TAKING PHOTOS • ALL OF THE PLANETS ARE IN THIS • ALL OF THE PLANETS ROTATE AROUND THE • REVOLVES AROUND THE EARTH BUT NOT THE SUN • SMALLER THEN AN EARTH BUT NOT STARS OR MOONS

space 2025-12-17

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the milky way
  2. big ring of space rocks
  3. all planets _____ the sun
  4. people that are trained to work in space
  5. the thing that killed the dinosaurs
  6. earth has one...
Down
  1. earth is a...
  2. pulls us down to earth
  3. helps you see things from a far
  4. planets, galaxies, and stars are all in one big...

10 Clues: earth is a... • earth has one... • what is the milky way • pulls us down to earth • big ring of space rocks • all planets _____ the sun • helps you see things from a far • the thing that killed the dinosaurs • people that are trained to work in space • planets, galaxies, and stars are all in one big...

Leland mars 2026-05-11

Leland mars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. planet that's behind mars
  2. the smallest moon
  3. is mars a terrestrial planets or jovian planets
  4. the larger moon
Down
  1. where is mars located
  2. what color is mars
  3. what planet is closer to the sun and to mars
  4. the 4 planet from the sun
  5. how many moons does mars have
  6. how many mars to fit in earth

10 Clues: the larger moon • the smallest moon • what color is mars • where is mars located • planet that's behind mars • the 4 planet from the sun • how many moons does mars have • how many mars to fit in earth • what planet is closer to the sun and to mars • is mars a terrestrial planets or jovian planets

KBOs 2023-05-02

KBOs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Gerald Kuiper discovered the Kuiper Belt while he was trying to figure out where ____________ came from.
  2. The dwarf planet Ceres lives in the _____________ belt, unlike the other dwarf planets.
  3. The __________ belt is a ring of objects made of ice and rock that orbit the Sun beyond Neptune.
  4. The King of the Kuiper belt.
Down
  1. The smallest dwarf planet.
  2. The name of Pluto's moon.
  3. The second largest dwarf planet.
  4. Pluto has an ______-shaped orbit.
  5. ____________ planets are objects in the solar system that are too small to be considered regular planets, but that are large enough that they are round.
  6. The shorter name for a "Kuiper Belt Object".

10 Clues: The name of Pluto's moon. • The smallest dwarf planet. • The King of the Kuiper belt. • The second largest dwarf planet. • Pluto has an ______-shaped orbit. • The shorter name for a "Kuiper Belt Object". • The dwarf planet Ceres lives in the _____________ belt, unlike the other dwarf planets. • ...

space 2023-01-03

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. pianeti
  2. razzo
  3. sistema solare
  4. ufo
  5. luna
  6. terra
Down
  1. asteroide
  2. sole
  3. stelle
  4. alieno
  5. galassia
  6. cometa

12 Clues: ufo • sole • luna • razzo • terra • stelle • alieno • cometa • pianeti • galassia • asteroide • sistema solare

Train Your Brain 3 2022-08-23

Train Your Brain 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Question starter
  2. Bewildered
  3. Writer, in stanzas
  4. Prepared
  5. Not correct
  6. Start
  7. Football slang
  8. Stratus, cumulus & nimbus
  9. Autumn or drop
  10. Not difficult
Down
  1. Right away
  2. Completely destroy
  3. Jupiter, Venus, Mars
  4. Genuine
  5. Hold someone's attention
  6. Discover
  7. Safe
  8. Serene

18 Clues: Safe • Start • Serene • Genuine • Prepared • Discover • Right away • Bewildered • Not correct • Not difficult • Football slang • Autumn or drop • Question starter • Completely destroy • Writer, in stanzas • Jupiter, Venus, Mars • Hold someone's attention • Stratus, cumulus & nimbus

WARMER 2022-05-23

WARMER crossword puzzle
Across
  1. we can play football here
  2. smaller than planets but brighter.
  3. you need these to fly with
  4. we need it for writing on
  5. has four wheels and is propelled by a foot.
  6. we can play tennis here
Down
  1. like a bee but more aggressive.
  2. there are usually a lot of these near garbage.
  3. a subject at school
  4. we can say it runs instead of it flows
  5. we need this to write on paper
  6. like the earth but a long way away(molto lontano)

12 Clues: a subject at school • we can play tennis here • we can play football here • we need it for writing on • you need these to fly with • we need this to write on paper • like a bee but more aggressive. • smaller than planets but brighter. • we can say it runs instead of it flows • has four wheels and is propelled by a foot. • there are usually a lot of these near garbage. • ...

Space 2022-11-01

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place found between mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our solar system are found orbiting the sun
  2. fourth planet from solar system
  3. small rocky things that orbit the sun
  4. gasses that surrounding the earth
  5. An infinite amount of space
  6. Hole found on planets
  7. eighth planet from solar system
Down
  1. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases
  2. A thing that sucks planets, stars, and traps light
  3. the fifth from solar system
  4. A space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere
  5. a giant star

12 Clues: a giant star • Hole found on planets • the fifth from solar system • An infinite amount of space • fourth planet from solar system • eighth planet from solar system • cosmic snowballs of frozen gases • gasses that surrounding the earth • small rocky things that orbit the sun • A space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere • A thing that sucks planets, stars, and traps light • ...

Science, Earth & Space Crossword 2022-09-26

Science, Earth & Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most planets in our solar system have at least one
  2. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  3. Instrument that allows us see into space
  4. The planet with 7 Rings
  5. The force that pulls objects towards each other
  6. The Star planets in our solar system orbit
Down
  1. The Red planet
  2. The biggest planet in the solar system
  3. Shiny and glows in the dark
  4. A piece of rock or metal that lands on Earth’s surface
  5. Our World
  6. The Blue Icy Planet

12 Clues: Our World • The Red planet • The Blue Icy Planet • The planet with 7 Rings • Shiny and glows in the dark • The biggest planet in the solar system • Instrument that allows us see into space • A person trained to travel in a spacecraft • The Star planets in our solar system orbit • The force that pulls objects towards each other • ...

Scientific Revolution 2022-10-18

Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spread new ideas quickly
  2. planets revolve around the sun
  3. encouraged new ways of thinking
  4. a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence
  5. Polish astronomer in 1500's
  6. system of thought found by Rene Descartes
Down
  1. first person to use telescope to record observations about the sky
  2. gave Europeans a new way to view humankind's place in the world
  3. father of modern rationalism
  4. a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment
  5. planets revolve around the earth
  6. created the Scientific Method

12 Clues: spread new ideas quickly • Polish astronomer in 1500's • father of modern rationalism • created the Scientific Method • planets revolve around the sun • encouraged new ways of thinking • planets revolve around the earth • system of thought found by Rene Descartes • a person who seeks wisdom or enlightenment • a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence • ...

Our Solar System 2014-04-09

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. has very colorful rings
  2. planet with similar size and mass to earth
  3. star at the center of our solar system
  4. rocky solid planets (2 words)
  5. farthest planet from the sun
  6. its soil contains rust, making it red
Down
  1. region of rock fragments between Mars and Jupiter
  2. a natural satellite that revolves around a planet
  3. its soil contains rust, making it red
  4. it's blue color is caused by high levels of methane
  5. largest planet
  6. last four planets from the sun (2 words)
  7. only planet that supports life

13 Clues: largest planet • has very colorful rings • farthest planet from the sun • rocky solid planets (2 words) • only planet that supports life • its soil contains rust, making it red • its soil contains rust, making it red • star at the center of our solar system • last four planets from the sun (2 words) • planet with similar size and mass to earth • ...

Astronomical terms 2014-11-16

Astronomical terms crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a collection of billions of stars
  2. the force of attraction
  3. our closest star
  4. the layers of gases that surround many planets and other bodies
  5. pieces of rock or metal that orbit the sun
  6. known as snowballs of the solar system
Down
  1. a measurement of time
  2. a person who travels and works in space
  3. are satellites of planets
  4. a spectacular light show
  5. a round ball shape is called a sphere
  6. the name given to a collision between two objects in space

12 Clues: our closest star • a measurement of time • the force of attraction • a spectacular light show • are satellites of planets • a collection of billions of stars • a round ball shape is called a sphere • known as snowballs of the solar system • a person who travels and works in space • pieces of rock or metal that orbit the sun • ...

OUTER SPACE 2018-01-22

OUTER SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Second largest planet, gas giant, famous for its rings
  2. Largest planet after Earth
  3. You cannot land on these types of planets due to its atmosphere
  4. Jovian Moon
  5. Largest planet in the solar system
Down
  1. Greek equivalent of 11 down
  2. Year the Kuiper Belt was Discovered
  3. Only planet named after a Greek God
  4. Planet the collided with Earth and created the Moon
  5. Planets 7 and 8 can also be considered these
  6. Smallest planet in our solar system
  7. Dwarf Planet since 2006

12 Clues: Jovian Moon • Dwarf Planet since 2006 • Largest planet after Earth • Greek equivalent of 11 down • Largest planet in the solar system • Year the Kuiper Belt was Discovered • Only planet named after a Greek God • Smallest planet in our solar system • Planets 7 and 8 can also be considered these • Planet the collided with Earth and created the Moon • ...

Solar System 2025-01-15

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This planet has living people on it
  2. The planet that is closest to the moon
  3. A planet that shines on the earth
  4. Belt A belt that separates the planets
  5. A dwarf planet
  6. The eight planets away from the sun
Down
  1. Sza song name
  2. The second planet from the sun
  3. The planet that is behind the asteroid belt
  4. A Planet that shines on the earth at night
  5. The Third largest planet
  6. The 5th planet away from the sun

12 Clues: Sza song name • A dwarf planet • The Third largest planet • The second planet from the sun • The 5th planet away from the sun • A planet that shines on the earth • This planet has living people on it • The eight planets away from the sun • The planet that is closest to the moon • Belt A belt that separates the planets • A Planet that shines on the earth at night • ...

Black Hole Discovery 2025-09-08

Black Hole Discovery crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Big holes that eat stars and absorb light
  2. the amount of matter a thing has
  3. places we or other planets live in
  4. A force that attracts objects
  5. Horizon a place of no return for a black hole
  6. to make larger or bigger
Down
  1. Hot matter made up of charred particles
  2. where all the galaxies and planets live in
  3. the distance light travels in a year
  4. the phenomenon where charred particles move
  5. Little particles of light
  6. When light vibrates in one orientation

12 Clues: to make larger or bigger • Little particles of light • A force that attracts objects • the amount of matter a thing has • places we or other planets live in • the distance light travels in a year • When light vibrates in one orientation • Hot matter made up of charred particles • Big holes that eat stars and absorb light • where all the galaxies and planets live in • ...

universe cross word 2026-04-27

universe cross word crossword puzzle
Across
  1. things that orbit something
  2. a group of planets orbiting something
  3. pulling you down to keep you on earth
  4. big space rock that orbits earth
  5. hole big hole in space and eats stuff
  6. made out of many gasses
  7. The totality of all physical reality
Down
  1. asteroid that crashed
  2. A vast, gravity-bound collection of stars, dust, and gas
  3. something that has a lot of astroids in it
  4. gasses from an exploding star
  5. a thing in space made out of ice and dirt

12 Clues: asteroid that crashed • made out of many gasses • things that orbit something • gasses from an exploding star • big space rock that orbits earth • The totality of all physical reality • a group of planets orbiting something • pulling you down to keep you on earth • hole big hole in space and eats stuff • a thing in space made out of ice and dirt • ...

Marvel Characters 2014-09-17

Marvel Characters crossword puzzle
Across
  1. torch "flame on"
  2. Holocaust survivor
  3. Mark III
  4. Daywalker
  5. The First Avenger
  6. Trickster
  7. Mjolnir
  8. blind
  9. symbiote
Down
  1. To court death
  2. Richest avenger
  3. Principal
  4. smash
  5. "I am _____"
  6. Latverian
  7. Photographer day job
  8. Romanov
  9. Eats planets
  10. Ex-officer Castle
  11. Cap's winged ally
  12. Hank Pym

21 Clues: smash • blind • Romanov • Mjolnir • Mark III • Hank Pym • symbiote • Principal • Daywalker • Latverian • Trickster • "I am _____" • Eats planets • To court death • Richest avenger • torch "flame on" • The First Avenger • Ex-officer Castle • Cap's winged ally • Holocaust survivor • Photographer day job

Solar System 2023-03-13

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planets closest to the Sun; Rocky planets
  2. The circular path of an object as it revolves around another object
  3. Any object that revolves around a larger object
  4. Elongated circle, stretched into an oval.
  5. Distance between the Earth and the Sun
  6. A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  7. Sun and the Eight Planets along w/numerous moons, asteroids comets and other objects that orbit it
  8. A measure of how many particles are packed together into a certain amount of space
  9. All existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
  10. Matter continues to stay at rest or uniform motion in a straight line, unless acted on by an external force.
Down
  1. Massive cloud of gas and dust
  2. Matter is neither created nor destroyed, it only changes form
  3. A body of ice and dust that travels in a long narrow orbit around the sun
  4. The region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are located.
  5. A force of attraction that occurs between masses and draws objects toward each other
  6. further away from the Sun; Gas Giants
  7. The revolving of one object around another in an oval-shaped path
  8. A small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun

18 Clues: Massive cloud of gas and dust • further away from the Sun; Gas Giants • Distance between the Earth and the Sun • Planets closest to the Sun; Rocky planets • Elongated circle, stretched into an oval. • Any object that revolves around a larger object • A small object made of rock or metal that orbits the sun • Matter is neither created nor destroyed, it only changes form • ...

Layers of the Earth Vocabulary 2025-08-22

Layers of the Earth Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large celestial body that orbits the sun
  2. stage in formation of solar system where matter naturally gathers in to lumps
  3. Origin of the Moon hypothesis that states the Moon was once a part of the Earth and separated from it early in the planet's history
  4. small rocky or metallic fragments in space
  5. gas and dust
  6. When a planetesimal becomes large enough, it becomes a _______
  7. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are these types of planets
  8. a meteoroid that survives its passage through the Earth's atmosphere and lands on Earth's surface
Down
  1. explosion of a massive star
  2. small bodies collide and combine to make larger ones
  3. "building blocks" of planets -- small solid objects, usually kilometers wide
  4. Origin of Moon hypothesis that states a Mars-sized celestial body collided with the Earth and eventually formed the moon
  5. an icy body composed of water(ice), frozen gases, dust, and organic compounds
  6. caused the nebula to collapse inward towards the center, forming the early Sun
  7. rocky objects that orbit the sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  8. Origin of the Moon hypothesis that states the moon was formed elsewhere in the solar system and was later captured by Earth's gravitational pull
  9. a meteoroid when it is in earth's atmosphere
  10. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are these types of planets

18 Clues: gas and dust • explosion of a massive star • a large celestial body that orbits the sun • small rocky or metallic fragments in space • a meteoroid when it is in earth's atmosphere • small bodies collide and combine to make larger ones • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are these types of planets • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are these types of planets • ...

Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids. 2022-04-29

Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. little pecies of asteroids.
  2. dust tail, ion tail, nucleous, and coma.
  3. orbits the sun.
  4. hit the earth
  5. has many planets and one sun in it.
  6. has many solar systems.
Down
  1. in space but not going into the earth's atmophshere yet.
  2. has many milky ways in it.
  3. Big space rock (not planet).
  4. has many galaxys in it.

10 Clues: hit the earth • orbits the sun. • has many galaxys in it. • has many solar systems. • has many milky ways in it. • little pecies of asteroids. • Big space rock (not planet). • has many planets and one sun in it. • dust tail, ion tail, nucleous, and coma. • in space but not going into the earth's atmophshere yet.

Space 2025-11-06

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A rocky, airless remnant.
  2. Rocky or gas giants that orbit a star.
  3. Many planets and solar systems.
  4. A really, really, really bright, powerful supernova.
  5. Celestial bodies that orbit a planet.
Down
  1. The explosion of a star.
  2. Closest planet to the sun.
  3. Many believe is a planet.
  4. Icy balls of dust.
  5. Giant balls of hot gas.

10 Clues: Icy balls of dust. • Giant balls of hot gas. • The explosion of a star. • A rocky, airless remnant. • Many believe is a planet. • Closest planet to the sun. • Many planets and solar systems. • Celestial bodies that orbit a planet. • Rocky or gas giants that orbit a star. • A really, really, really bright, powerful supernova.