planets Crossword Puzzles
space 2024-12-09
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- It is called our 'sun's family' with 8 planets
- This craft was launched in 1969. Neil Armstrong was on it.
- They are spherical and orbit the sun.
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- It was an explosion that occurred roughly 5 billion years ago, due to which everything was made.
- It is made up of rock and minerals like basalt anorthosites and breccias.
- It is made up of stars and thousands of comets, asteroids, planets and other heavenly bodies.
- The moon reflects this to make it seem like it is shining.
- It is called the martian planet. It has frozen water at its north and south poles.
- Its atmosphere is made of carbon dioxide and clouds of sulfuric acid. Venera 7 was the first craft to land on this planet.
- It is made up of dust and gases. It creates stars, beginning their lives.
10 Clues: They are spherical and orbit the sun. • It is called our 'sun's family' with 8 planets • The moon reflects this to make it seem like it is shining. • This craft was launched in 1969. Neil Armstrong was on it. • It is made up of rock and minerals like basalt anorthosites and breccias. • It is made up of dust and gases. It creates stars, beginning their lives. • ...
Earth in Space 2024-05-23
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- Eclipse: When Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon.
- Refers to the various entities within the solar system, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- Eclipse: When the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light from reaching Earth.
- Occurs when one celestial body moves into the shadow of another celestial body. For example, solar eclipses happen when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, blocking the Sun's light.
- The four divisions of the year are marked by particular weather patterns and daylight hours, resulting from the Earth's tilt and its orbit around the Sun.
- Phases : The different shapes of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen from Earth.
- Large systems of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity. The Milky Way is an example of a galaxy.
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- System: The collection of planets and other objects orbiting the Sun, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- The act of explaining the meaning or significance of data to understand its implications.
- The force of attraction between objects with mass. It is responsible for the motion of planets in the solar system and stars within galaxies.
- The ratio of the size of a model or representation to the actual size of the object it represents, used to provide a sense of proportion.
- A representation or simulation used to explain or predict how something works. In this context, a model is used to describe the role of gravity in the motions within galaxies and the solar system.
- Refers to the movement or trajectory of celestial bodies within galaxies and the solar system, influenced by the gravitational forces at play.
- Properties: Characteristics of objects in the solar system, such as size, distance, or mass, represented proportionally to their actual dimensions.
- Analysis: The process of inspecting, cleaning, transforming, and modeling data to extract useful information and draw conclusions.
15 Clues: Phases : The different shapes of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen from Earth. • The act of explaining the meaning or significance of data to understand its implications. • Eclipse: When Earth passes between the Sun and the Moon, causing Earth's shadow to fall on the Moon. • ...
solar system 2023-02-03
7 Clues: our home planet • orbits the earth • how heavy something is • keeps planets orbiting • the pulling force of planets • amount of matter in a object • the star of our solar system
The Enlightenment Period and the Revolutions. 2021-03-20
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- Invented the microscope.
- Danish astronomer who carefully analized the movements of the planets.
- Published law of gravity
- descovered mathematical relationship between the pressure and volumen of gases.
- a viewpoint that people believed that the Earth was the center of the universe. The sun, moon, and planets revolved around the Earth.
- was a Renaissance-era mathematician, astronomer, and Catholic canon who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center.
- series of religious wars initiated, supported, and sometimes directed by the Latin Church in the medieval period.
- invents barometer.
- Invented mercury thermometer.
- was a natural philosopher, astronomer, and mathematician who made fundamental contributions to the sciences of motion, astronomy, and strength of materials and to the development of the scientific method. He is known as the father of the science.
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- Book made by Galileo Galilei wich described his astonishing observations.
- was an English philosopher and statesman who served as Attorney General and as Lord Chancellor of England.
- astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Universe.
- series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period, when developments in mathematics, physics, astronomy, biology (including human anatomy) and chemistry transformed the views of society about nature.
- German astronomer who discovered three major laws of planetary motion.
- Reveals how human hearts work.
- Developed analytical geometry which linked algebra and geometry.
- was a 16th-century Flemish anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy. He proved wrong some of Galen´s assumptions.
- Is a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.
19 Clues: invents barometer. • Invented the microscope. • Published law of gravity • Invented mercury thermometer. • Reveals how human hearts work. • Is a logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas. • Developed analytical geometry which linked algebra and geometry. • Danish astronomer who carefully analized the movements of the planets. • ...
Test Your Space Vocab! 2015-06-07
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- an optical device for producing and observing a spectrum of light or radiation
- small,airless rocky worlds that revolve around the sun and are too small to be called planets.
- remote-controlled mechanical arm
- stellar explosion that briefly outshines an entire galaxy
- unit of length used informally to express astronomical distances
- an array of telescopes or mirror segments acting together to probe structures with higher resolution
- large and heavy or solid
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- marking the longest and shortest days
- icy small Solar System body
- Global Positioning System
- one way to create this environment is to travel away from Earth.
- its held together by its own gravity
- an example would be The Big Dipper
- occurs twice a year, around 20 March and 22 September
- natural phenomenon by which all physical bodies attract each other.
- all stars, planets, and solar systems are formed from these
- a meteorite when hits the Earths surface
- the star that is the central body of the solar system
18 Clues: large and heavy or solid • Global Positioning System • icy small Solar System body • remote-controlled mechanical arm • an example would be The Big Dipper • its held together by its own gravity • marking the longest and shortest days • a meteorite when hits the Earths surface • occurs twice a year, around 20 March and 22 September • ...
Solar System and Beyond Vocabulary 2023-08-28
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- how long it takes for the Earth to revolve around the sun
- the Earth belongs to this galaxy
- theory about the creation of the universe
- when a meteroid burns in the atmosphere and hits the ground
- objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
- streak of light produced by a burning meteroid in Earth's atmosphere
- a ball of ice & dust that orbits the sun
- to revolve around another object
- any consolidated, large object which orbits a star
- the movement of one object around another (Earth around the sun)
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- having the earth as center
- measure of the force of gravity on an object
- a chunk of rock or dust in space that comes from comets or asteroids
- how long it take for Earth to complete a rotation
- the amount of matter in an object
- force that keeps the planets in orbit
- the spinning of the Earth on its axis, day and night
- having the sun as center
18 Clues: having the sun as center • having the earth as center • the Earth belongs to this galaxy • to revolve around another object • the amount of matter in an object • force that keeps the planets in orbit • a ball of ice & dust that orbits the sun • theory about the creation of the universe • measure of the force of gravity on an object • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary Puzzle 2022-03-08
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- day defined as the time it takes the earth to rotate 360 degrees
- angle created by viewing an object from two lines of view
- time of year when the sun strikes either the tropic of Cancer or Capricorn at a right angle
- an area on the celestial sphere in which a group of visible stars forms a perceived pattern
- there are 60 of these in a degree
- 9.46 trillion kilometers
- home galaxy
- the horizontal angular coordinate from geographic North to locate celestial bodies
- spinning of celestial bodies on an axis
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- continuous change in the orientation of the earth's rotational axis
- the orbital plane where all the planets orbit the sun
- there are 3600 of these in a degree
- 3.26 light years
- a point in the sky directly over head
- angle from the horizon to a celestial body
- orbital motion of planets or satellites
- "equal night". The time when the sun strikes the equator at a right angle
- 149 million kilometers
18 Clues: home galaxy • 3.26 light years • 149 million kilometers • 9.46 trillion kilometers • there are 60 of these in a degree • there are 3600 of these in a degree • a point in the sky directly over head • orbital motion of planets or satellites • spinning of celestial bodies on an axis • angle from the horizon to a celestial body • ...
Unit 4 vocab 2024-02-14
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- system A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
- Streaks of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth’s atmosphere.
- A place that is empty of all matter.
- Loose collection of ice, dust and small rocky particles, typically with a long, narrow orbit.
- spinoff An item that has uses on Earth, but was originally developed for use in space.
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity.
- Space Telescope is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.
- belt A large region in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit the Sun along with rocks, dust, and ice.
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- Shuttle Spacecraft that can carry a crew into space, return to Earth, and then be reused for the same purpose.
- Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered planets.
- All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- An astronomical body that orbits a star, is big enough to have enough gravity to force a spherical shape, and is big enough that its gravity has cleared away any objects of a similar size near its orbit.
- An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. Asteroid belt A region in the solar system roughly located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars that contains millions of irregularly shaped pieces of rock (called asteroids) as well as ice and dust.
- Probe A spacecraft that has various scientific instruments that can collect data, including visual images, but has no human crew.
- An object that revolves around another object in space.
- Station A large artificial satellite on which people can live and work for long periods.
16 Clues: A place that is empty of all matter. • An object that revolves around another object in space. • spinoff An item that has uses on Earth, but was originally developed for use in space. • system A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it. • ...
Planets Mars - Dwarf Pluto 2022-12-13
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- Packed tightly together and often heavy, like a metal ball.
- King of the planets
- Jupiter's biggest moon
- The red planet
- Pluto's largest moon
- What Martian soil is made of (mostly)
- Discovered 4 of the biggest moons of Jupiter (among other things)
- Lonely dwarf planet
- An 11-year old girl from England who named Pluto
- What Jupiter and Saturn and Uranus are are mostly made of
- What you need to see Saturn's rings
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- The ringed planet
- A giant storm on Jupiter
- A volcano on Mars
- A body that orbits a star, is mostly round, but hasn't cleared all of the objects out of its orbital path.
- The god of this is what Mars is named for.
- What an astronomer wanted to name Uranus
- Sideways spinner
- Big Blue
- A space probe that studied Saturn
20 Clues: Big Blue • The red planet • Sideways spinner • The ringed planet • A volcano on Mars • King of the planets • Lonely dwarf planet • Pluto's largest moon • Jupiter's biggest moon • A giant storm on Jupiter • A space probe that studied Saturn • What you need to see Saturn's rings • What Martian soil is made of (mostly) • What an astronomer wanted to name Uranus • ...
The Planets In Astrology 2024-04-04
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- Annibale de Gasparis chose to call it Igea Borbonica ("Bourbon [what?]"), after the Greek goddess of health, daughter of Asclepius, and in honor of the ruling family of the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies where Naples was located.
- Or Jupiter II
- Or Saturn III
- In Ancient Egypt, what planet do Isis and Hathor rule?
- The Discovery site is Kitt Peak Obs.
- It is a dwarf planet in the middle main asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
- It is associated with focus, precision, nobility, ethics, civility, lofty goals, career, great achievements, dedication, authority figures, stability, virtues, productiveness, valuable hard lessons learned, destiny, structures, protective roles, balance, meritocracy, conservatism, and karma (reaping what you have sown or cosmic justice) but with limitations, restrictions, boundaries, anxiety, tests, practicality, reality, and time.
- It is the largest satellite in the Solar System, and is slightly larger than Mercury, but is about half as massive.
- This is debated; see double planet.
- It represents marriage/partnership, what you need in a mate, and the kind of mate you'll be.
- In Hindu, what planet does Mangala rule?
- It is the outermost major moon of the planet Uranus.
- Like the Morning and Evening Stars, Mercury was deemed to be a distinct planet when it was visible during daytime, and dedicated by the Greeks.
- It is named after the Greek goddess Ἔρις, a personification of strife and discord.
- It is the outermost of Saturn's large moons.
- Goddess of youth, was proposed by Carl Friedrich Gauss at Hencke's request. Gauss chose a wineglass as its symbol.
- "Phosphorus", Greek antiquity (Eosphorus, the Dawn-Bringer; called "Lucifer" by the Romans)
- Its diameter is 1,578 km (980 miles), and it has a density of about 1.71 grams per cubic cm.
- In classical Roman mythology, Jove is the Sky god or the ruler of the gods and their guardian and protector, and his symbol is the thunderbolt.
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- The discovery was hailed by the press and astrologers as that of a new planet.
- Was discovered by Mauna Kea Observatory
- Jupiter's second largest moon and the third largest moon in our solar system
- Discovered on 9 January 1992
- It is a centaur discovered on 8 April 2002 by the NEAT at Palomar.
- It was discovered to be a planet only in 1781 by Sir William Herschel.
- "Hesperus" (called "Vesper" by the Romans)
- When it was discovered, the moon of Pluto, was found to be very large
- Following its discovery in 1930, it was widely regarded as the ninth planet, but it changed to a dwarf planet
- Discovered on 5 April 1995
- Following the acceptance of the Copernican model, it was recognized that the planets (including Earth) orbit it, and it was no longer regarded as a planet.
- The asteroid of justice, innocence, and purity, holds a powerful influence in your natal chart.
- It is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn.
- Discovered in December 23, 1672, by Giovanni Domenico Cassini
- It reveals your natural strengths in problem-solving, strategy, and defense.
- Slightly larger than Earth's moon
- In classical Roman mythology, (what planet name) is the god of the sea, and the deep, ocean blue color of this planet reflects this.
- It is a centaur that grazes the orbit of Uranus.
- Discovered on 26 April 1993
- In Ancient Greek, what planet does Hermes rule?
- In astrology is key to establishing a balance between your ambitions and deep desires.
- Discovered by John Russell Hind on August 13, 1847
- It is the second largest satellite in the Solar System, and is slightly larger than Mercury, but less massive.
42 Clues: Or Jupiter II • Or Saturn III • Discovered on 5 April 1995 • Discovered on 26 April 1993 • Discovered on 9 January 1992 • Slightly larger than Earth's moon • This is debated; see double planet. • The Discovery site is Kitt Peak Obs. • Was discovered by Mauna Kea Observatory • It is the fourth-largest moon of Saturn. • In Hindu, what planet does Mangala rule? • ...
Universe 2023-07-05
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- A round object that goes around a star and doesn't produce its own light.
- An object that orbits around a planet or a star and is used for communication or scientific purposes.
- A tool that makes faraway things look closer, helping us see and study objects in space.
- The force that pulls objects toward each other, keeping planets and moons in their orbits.
- A small piece of rock or metal that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere, creating a streak of light.
- A person who travels and works in space, often as a part of a space mission.
- A small rocky object that moves around the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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- The huge space that holds everything, including stars, planets, and galaxies.
- A vehicle designed to travel and explore outer space.
- Hole A region in space with extremely strong gravity that pulls everything, including light, into it.
- A meteor that survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.
- A big, hot ball of glowing gas that shines in the sky at night.
- System The Sun, along with the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around it.
- A large group of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity.
14 Clues: A vehicle designed to travel and explore outer space. • A big, hot ball of glowing gas that shines in the sky at night. • A large group of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity. • A round object that goes around a star and doesn't produce its own light. • A person who travels and works in space, often as a part of a space mission. • ...
Universe 2023-07-05
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- Hole A region in space with extremely strong gravity that pulls everything, including light, into it.
- The force that pulls objects toward each other, keeping planets and moons in their orbits.
- A round object that goes around a star and doesn't produce its own light.
- A meteor that survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.
- A vehicle designed to travel and explore outer space.
- A tool that makes faraway things look closer, helping us see and study objects in space.
- A small rocky object that moves around the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- A big, hot ball of glowing gas that shines in the sky at night.
- An icy object that travels around the Sun, leaving a glowing trail behind it.
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- A large group of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity.
- The huge space that holds everything, including stars, planets, and galaxies.
- An object that orbits around a planet or a star and is used for communication or scientific purposes.
- A small piece of rock or metal that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere, creating a streak of light.
- System The Sun, along with the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around it.
- A person who travels and works in space, often as a part of a space mission.
15 Clues: A vehicle designed to travel and explore outer space. • A big, hot ball of glowing gas that shines in the sky at night. • A large group of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity. • A round object that goes around a star and doesn't produce its own light. • A person who travels and works in space, often as a part of a space mission. • ...
Universe 2023-07-05
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- A large group of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity.
- A meteor that survives its journey through the atmosphere and lands on Earth.
- A bright object in the sky with a tail, made of ice and dust, that orbits around the Sun.
- A big, hot ball of glowing gas that shines in the sky at night.
- The force that pulls objects toward each other, keeping planets and moons in their orbits.
- A person who travels to space in a spacecraft. They conduct experiments and explore the universe.
- A round object that goes around a star and doesn't produce its own light.
- An object that orbits around a planet or a star and is used for communication or scientific purposes.
- System The Sun, along with the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around it.
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- The huge space that holds everything, including stars, planets, and galaxies.
- A person who travels and works in space, often as a part of a space mission.
- A small piece of rock or metal that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere, creating a streak of light.
- A small rocky object that moves around the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- A vehicle designed to travel and explore outer space.
- Hole A region in space with extremely strong gravity that pulls everything, including light, into it.
- An instrument that helps us see faraway objects in space by collecting and magnifying light.
- A tool that makes faraway things look closer, helping us see and study objects in space.
17 Clues: A vehicle designed to travel and explore outer space. • A big, hot ball of glowing gas that shines in the sky at night. • A large group of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity. • A round object that goes around a star and doesn't produce its own light. • A person who travels and works in space, often as a part of a space mission. • ...
Solar System 2024-04-30
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- it is the ball of fire in the sky that the Earth goes round, and that gives us heat and light
- it is the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun
- it is the Red Planet
- it is an object which has been sent into space in order to collect information or to be part of a communications system
- it is a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun.
- it is the largest of the planets and the fifth from the sun
- it is the object that you can often see in the sky at night
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- it is the brightest, sixth-largest planet in the solar system and the second in distance from the sun
- it is a large ball of burning gas in space
- it is the planet on which we live
- it is one of the giant planets, the seventh planet from the sun, sometimes visible to the naked eye
- it is one of the very small planets that move around the sun, especially between Mars and Jupiter.
- it is the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system
- it is the second largest planet of the solar system and the sixth in distance from the sun
14 Clues: it is the Red Planet • it is the planet on which we live • it is a large ball of burning gas in space • it is the smallest planet and the nearest to the sun • it is the second-largest dwarf planet in the solar system • it is the largest of the planets and the fifth from the sun • it is the object that you can often see in the sky at night • ...
Nebular theory 2023-12-11
8 Clues: makes a nebula collapse • small chunks of rock and ice • A giant cloud of gas and dust • anything that orbits a planet • the gradual accumulation of matter • formed from gas and dust collapsing • explanation for the formation of stars and planets • the collection of planets and other celestial objects
Sins of an Empire Prelude 2 2024-05-21
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- Moons in the Frelos system
- Lava planet of the Frelos system
- Gas giant of the Frelos system
- The Frelos system is in which sector
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- How many suns in the Frelos system
- Ocean planet of the Frelos system
- Planets in the Frelos system
- Inhabited planets in the Frelos system
- Most Earth-like planet of the Frelos system
9 Clues: Moons in the Frelos system • Planets in the Frelos system • Gas giant of the Frelos system • Lava planet of the Frelos system • Ocean planet of the Frelos system • How many suns in the Frelos system • The Frelos system is in which sector • Inhabited planets in the Frelos system • Most Earth-like planet of the Frelos system
Unit 3 Week 3 2025-01-03
8 Clues: heat • Provide what is needed • The outside layer of something • How much of something there is • Represents the Earth Model of the world • The Sun and planets that move around it • The study of the Sun, Moon, stars and planets • Measurement that tells how hot or cold something is
The Solar System 2024-11-15
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- sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
- A unit of length used for distances within the solar system equal to the average distance between the earth and the sun
- An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
- A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.
- The star at the center of our solar system
- A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows
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- The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- the region around a star in which planets could potentially have surface temperatures at which liquid water could exist
- The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
- A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
- a spherical region that surrounds the solar system, that extends from the Kuiper Belt to almost halfway to the nearest star, and that contains billions of comets
- the makeup of something
- a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice.
16 Clues: the makeup of something • a small rocky body orbiting the sun • The star at the center of our solar system • A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere. • A natural satellite that revolves around a planet. • The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion • sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun • ...
Other Members of the Solar System 2022-12-05
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- a perspective that denotes the eight planets of the solar system revolves around the sun.
- It is a very large bright cloud of dust and gas that surrounds the nucleus. It is one of the part of a Comet.
- Also known as miniature planets and are rocky celestial objects, that varies in brightness(Albedo), size, shape and composition.
- The four terrestrial planets belongs or includes in this region.
- In this region it consist the four gaseous planet.
- It is where the Solar System is located.
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- is the amount of light reflected by a planet or any celestial objects. one of the classifications of Asteroids.
- it is a large spherical cloud where the large majority of comets are originated.
- A term used when the distance of the planet is farther from the sun.
- When the meteor strikes into the Earth's surface and form a craters.
- A rock that appears as a bright streak of light in the sky . Also known as Shooting star or falling Star.
- A term used when the distance of the planet is closer from the sun.
- one of the classification of asteroids where the three categories (c type, s type, m type) belongs.
- A region of interplanetary space between the Mars and Jupiter in which most of the asteroids are commonly found.
- It is sometimes referred as "dirty snowballs" for it has a mixtures of ice and dust.
15 Clues: It is where the Solar System is located. • In this region it consist the four gaseous planet. • The four terrestrial planets belongs or includes in this region. • A term used when the distance of the planet is closer from the sun. • A term used when the distance of the planet is farther from the sun. • ...
The Universe Crossword 2015-06-02
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- A device used to explore the universe
- Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB
- Did not exist before the Universe came to be. Space and T___
- Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way
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- The name given to a group of planets revolving around a star
- The Sun is an example of one of these
- The name of our galaxy
- The most commonly believed theory for the origin of the Universe
- The type of telescope used to detect cosmic microwave background
- Other commonly known theory for the origin of the Universe
- The closest natural satellite
- What happens to light when an object travels away from us VERY quickly
- A collection of planets is one of these
- What we live in and without neither us nor time would exist. Constantly expanding
- We live on one of these
- The nearest star to us
16 Clues: The name of our galaxy • The nearest star to us • We live on one of these • The closest natural satellite • A device used to explore the universe • The Sun is an example of one of these • Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB • A collection of planets is one of these • Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way • ...
Space 2024-03-15
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- The pattern that the stars make in the sky
- A bunch of gasses that make up the atmosphere
- When something rotates on it's axis
- When a heavenly body rotates around another heavenly body
- When the moon and another round object in the sky line up
- Planet When a planet cuts in the way of other planets orbit
- The imaginary line that the earth spins on
- A natural body that orbits a body bigger than itself
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- Can burn up when enters earth's atmosphere
- A collection of stars,and planets
- Year The distance light travels in a year
- Dusty,rock, and icy
- A person that studies space
- Made of rock, metal, and organic compounds
- The path a planet takes around the sun
- The invisible line in the middle of the earth that separates the southern and northern hemispheres
16 Clues: Dusty,rock, and icy • A person that studies space • A collection of stars,and planets • When something rotates on it's axis • The path a planet takes around the sun • Can burn up when enters earth's atmosphere • Year The distance light travels in a year • The pattern that the stars make in the sky • Made of rock, metal, and organic compounds • ...
Crossword 2022-02-06
Astronomy 2024-07-23
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- - A small, icy object that orbits the Sun and has a very long tail that glows.
- - The Sun and all the planets and other objects that orbit it, including asteroids and comets.
- - A space explorer who wears space suits and rides in a rocket.
- - A large object that orbits a star, like Earth.
- - A huge ball of gas in space that gives off light and heat, like our Sun.
- - A scientist who studies astronomy and the objects in space.
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- - A small piece of rock from space that burns up as it enters Earth's atmosphere. Also known as "Shooting star."
- - An area in space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape from it.
- - A natural object that orbits a planet.
- - A large group of stars, dust, gas, planets that are bound together by gravity. Our galaxy is the Milky Way.
- - A tool that makes faraway objects look closer and larger. It is used to look for stars and planets.
- - The star at the center of our solar system.
12 Clues: - A natural object that orbits a planet. • - The star at the center of our solar system. • - A large object that orbits a star, like Earth. • - A scientist who studies astronomy and the objects in space. • - A space explorer who wears space suits and rides in a rocket. • - A huge ball of gas in space that gives off light and heat, like our Sun. • ...
Solar System 2021-05-17
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- layers of gases surrounding a planet.
- A theoretical type of exoplanet with an ice
- The asteroids orbiting the Sun in a ring
- Planets that revolve around the Sun.
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- They're balls of hydrogen and helium
- an invisible force that pulls items
- The outside part of something
- The arrangement of elements within space
- Where all the planets and galaxies are.
9 Clues: The outside part of something • an invisible force that pulls items • They're balls of hydrogen and helium • Planets that revolve around the Sun. • layers of gases surrounding a planet. • Where all the planets and galaxies are. • The arrangement of elements within space • The asteroids orbiting the Sun in a ring • A theoretical type of exoplanet with an ice
Solve the puzzle 2023-07-03
Across
- Full moon is also known as.
- The first man to step on the surface of the moon.
- A celestial body that moves around the planets.
- A famous astronomer of ancient India.
- The shape of the earth
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- Fixed paths on which the planets revolve around the sun.
- Various patterns formed by different group of stars.
- New moon is also called as.
- The North Star is also called.
9 Clues: The shape of the earth • Full moon is also known as. • New moon is also called as. • The North Star is also called. • A famous astronomer of ancient India. • A celestial body that moves around the planets. • The first man to step on the surface of the moon. • Various patterns formed by different group of stars. • Fixed paths on which the planets revolve around the sun.
The Sun By:Tameisha 2013-04-15
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- Spots The sun has spots called ____ ______.
- The sun gives alot of _______.
- The sun is made out of __________ gases.
- The suns ____ is fifteen million degrees celsius.
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- Without the sun ____ could never exist.
- The suns ________ is sometimes covered with dark patches.
- Solar _____ hits the earth all the time, but you never feel it.
- Planets The planets farther from the sun are called ______ _______.
- ______ look directly at the sun.
9 Clues: The sun gives alot of _______. • ______ look directly at the sun. • Without the sun ____ could never exist. • The sun is made out of __________ gases. • Spots The sun has spots called ____ ______. • The suns ____ is fifteen million degrees celsius. • The suns ________ is sometimes covered with dark patches. • ...
manzword 2020-05-28
Across
- if it was further from the sum it would be too ..
- stop moving
- a strong hard building material made with gravel
- it is 9.8N on our planet
- a flash of light
- how many planets there are in our solar sistem
- the name of the protagonist
- the universe is 13.7... years old
- if it was smaller and gravity was weaker, it wouldn't hold our ..
- if we are too close to it we die
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- we can have the dinner in the garden if it is fine
- if the students leave it at home they can't do the version
- if there isn't we can't live
- if there isn't we can't have out seasons
- an abjective to describe the solar radiations
- if you do this in that society you are considered a fool
- if there were no water on the earth we would have ....
- the smaller planets can be made of it
- if it was bigger, the gravity would be much stronger
- the earth rotates on his ..
- neptune consist of ...
21 Clues: stop moving • a flash of light • neptune consist of ... • it is 9.8N on our planet • the earth rotates on his .. • the name of the protagonist • if there isn't we can't live • if we are too close to it we die • the universe is 13.7... years old • the smaller planets can be made of it • if there isn't we can't have out seasons • an abjective to describe the solar radiations • ...
Chapter 7 and 8 Crossword 2019-01-28
Across
- what is the smallest ocean?
- how much ice is on earth?
- includes all countries south of panama
- oldest rocks
- discovered that stars and galaxies are receding from earth
- where is antartica?
- united nations established boundaries of oceans and continents
- what will the sun do after red giant?
- how stars and planets were formed
- how many continents?
- how much ice is on land?
- incandescent gas
- trade route for africa and asia
- how were oceans formed?
- are all ocean basins connected?
- ours is the milkyway
- what happens to the sun in 6 billion years?
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- aggregations of gas and dust
- how much of earth is water?
- how long did rain fall on earth?
- why does the moon have a metallic core?
- why do stars twinkle?
- how old is earth?
- birth of the universe
- early steps of organisms forming
- what is the largest ocean?
- youngest ocean
- how were planets formed?
- release of volatile substances and water vapor
- smallest continent
30 Clues: oldest rocks • youngest ocean • incandescent gas • how old is earth? • smallest continent • where is antartica? • how many continents? • ours is the milkyway • why do stars twinkle? • birth of the universe • how were oceans formed? • how were planets formed? • how much ice is on land? • how much ice is on earth? • what is the largest ocean? • what is the smallest ocean? • ...
Social Science 2020-12-31
Across
- shape of the earth
- Day to day changes in the atmosphere
- Asteroids are found between the orbits of Jupiter and
- is given to the new moon
- The celestial bodies which do not have their own heat and light but are lit by the light of the stars
- dioxide, During the night time, which gas is released by the plants
- country shares land boundaries with 7 countries.
- Agriculture in India is dependent on
- natural habitat of wildlife
- of Bengal, where do the rivers Mahanadi, Godavari, Krishna and Kaveri drain.
- star, The star which indicates the north
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- given to the full moon night
- celestial bodies which have their own heat and light
- All the planets move around the sun in fixed elliptical path
- the Indian island in the Arabian sea is known as
- The word ‘planet’ has been derived from Greek word
- state in which the cactus, khair, Babool, Keekar etc. found
- Delhi, national Capital of India
- hills, hills are located in Rajasthan
- saptarishi, most recognisable constellation
20 Clues: shape of the earth • is given to the new moon • natural habitat of wildlife • given to the full moon night • Delhi, national Capital of India • Day to day changes in the atmosphere • Agriculture in India is dependent on • hills, hills are located in Rajasthan • star, The star which indicates the north • saptarishi, most recognisable constellation • ...
Our Universe 2021-04-19
Across
- very first Indian in space
- an area between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
- a giant ball of gas that radiates
- the lightest element that composes 75 percent of the sun
- path of an object moving around another object
- number of planets in solar system
- a satellite of the earth
- first man on the moon
- large body that orbits a star
- the gravitational pull on planetary objects from nearby planets and moons
- a physical force of nature that causes two objects to attack each other
- visible stars in a pattern
Down
- electromagnetic radiation that the earths atmosphere blocks
- the red planet
- name of first animal that went into space
- the galaxy we live in
- the distance travelled by light in a year
- the study of space
- instrument used to see large objects in place
- a small particle of rock that burns in earths atmosphere
- something that doesn’t originate on earth
- explosion that lead to creation of the universe
- the largest planet
- a large system of 100 billion stars
24 Clues: the red planet • the study of space • the largest planet • the galaxy we live in • first man on the moon • a satellite of the earth • very first Indian in space • visible stars in a pattern • large body that orbits a star • a giant ball of gas that radiates • number of planets in solar system • a large system of 100 billion stars • name of first animal that went into space • ...
THE SOLAR SYSYTEM 2014-10-21
Across
- The bright object in the sky during day time
- what planet has acid for rain?
- Space has little heat, what is it?
- What is the name of the last planet in our solar system?
- Earth has alot of this on its surface, We also drink it
- What is the name of the 6th planet from the sun?
- Mars and Mercury have no water, What does that make them?
- What planet is closest to the Sun?
- Little bright lights all over the nights sky
- Name of the dwaf planet
- Mercury is very close to the Sun, So it will be very?
Down
- What do we all do at night time?
- What colour is Mars?
- What is the name of the 7th planet from the sun?
- The big rockyou can see glowing in the nights sky
- What is the name of the biggest planet in the solar system?
- On Earth we breath in?
- What are planets made of?
- The planet which we live on
- How many planets have rings around them?
20 Clues: What colour is Mars? • On Earth we breath in? • Name of the dwaf planet • What are planets made of? • The planet which we live on • what planet has acid for rain? • What do we all do at night time? • Space has little heat, what is it? • What planet is closest to the Sun? • How many planets have rings around them? • The bright object in the sky during day time • ...
Science Unit 9 Review 2024-02-06
Across
- The smallest planet and is closest to the sun
- The solar system is made out of how many planets?
- What planet is similar to Earth in size and mass?
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are all _____ giants.
- The phases of the moon are caused by the sun _______ light to the moon
- Earth’s _______ is constantly changing.
- ____ tides are associated with the first and last quarter, when the earth, sun, and moon are at right angles
- ______ tides are associated with new and full moons
- The phases of the moon are responsible for the changes in the ________ range.
- A very cold planet!
- A planet also known as the red planet that has canyons and riverbeds
- The largest planet
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- To go around
- All four gas giants have ______
- The _______ of the moon are caused by its position relative to the Earth and the sun
- A ____ moon is the beginning of the phases
- To spin or turn
- Earth’s ______ tilt causes the suns rays to hit the Earth’s surface at different angles
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are ______ planets
- What planet spins on its side?
20 Clues: To go around • To spin or turn • The largest planet • A very cold planet! • What planet spins on its side? • All four gas giants have ______ • Earth’s _______ is constantly changing. • A ____ moon is the beginning of the phases • The smallest planet and is closest to the sun • The solar system is made out of how many planets? • What planet is similar to Earth in size and mass? • ...
Jam_04.01.25 2025-03-31
Across
- A bright object in the night sky that orbits
- The wayfinder princess
- The Chinese warrior princess
- The planet with beautiful rings
- The force that keeps planets in orbit
- The Native American princess
- The last planet in our solar system
- The princess of Agrabah
- The queen with ice powers ELSA
- The biggest planet
- The Little Mermaid
- The planet that is blue
- A large ball of gas that shines
- Very small rocks in space
- The princess with the glass slipper
- A cold, icy object with a tail
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- A group of planets around a star
- A racing princess from Sugar Rush
- The first Disney princess
- The sister of Elsa
- The red planet
- The princess with magical hair
- The star at the center of our solar system
- The closest planet to the sun
- The Scottish princess with archery skills
- The hottest planet
- The Sleeping Beauty
- The path a planet takes around the sun
- The Beauty and the Beast princess
- The planet we live on
30 Clues: The red planet • The sister of Elsa • The hottest planet • The biggest planet • The Little Mermaid • The Sleeping Beauty • The planet we live on • The wayfinder princess • The princess of Agrabah • The planet that is blue • The first Disney princess • Very small rocks in space • The Chinese warrior princess • The Native American princess • The closest planet to the sun • ...
Renaissance, Reformation, and Scientific Revolution 2024-11-04
Across
- Martin Luther
- earth
- provided evidence that supported Copernicus’s theory
- people who know creativity in art, writing, and thought
- a movement focused on human achievements
- Descartes “I think, therefore i am”
- taught that the sun was the center of the universe
- a method to confirm findings and to prove and disapprove a hypothesis
- what is one of Leonardo de vincis most famous portrait
- sun
- taught that the earth was the center of the universe
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- used math to prove the existence of gravity
- what was one of Leonardo de vinci's most famous religious paintings
- what type of Renaissance person excels in many fields
- who was an Italian painter, sculptor, inventor, and scientist
- used Brahe's data to calculate the planets revolving around the sun, and calculated that the planets moved in oval shapes
- what type of renaissance person is educated, higherup, charming
- what was something that Galileo invent
- Italian astronomer who build on the scientific foundations put by copernicus and Kepler
- a complete change or overthrow of a government, a social system, etc.
20 Clues: sun • earth • Martin Luther • what was something that Galileo invent • a movement focused on human achievements • Descartes “I think, therefore i am” • used math to prove the existence of gravity • taught that the sun was the center of the universe • provided evidence that supported Copernicus’s theory • taught that the earth was the center of the universe • ...
ASTRONOMY VOCAB 2025-05-14
Across
- The Sun and everything that orbits it.
- Rocky planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).
- Day and night are equal in length. (March 20, September 22)
- When the moon blocks sunlight from reaching Earth.
- The appearance of the lit part of the moon from Earth. (takes 29.5 days or one MOONth).
- All space, time, and matter. (Ours is 13.8 BILLION years old)
- A galaxy with arms that spiral outward
- Earth’s axis is tilted 23.5°, causing seasons
- A ball of hot gas powered by nuclear fusion.
- The spiral galaxy that contains our solar system.
- A massive group of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
- Turning around an axis (one day)
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- The longest or shortest day of the year. (December 21, June 21)
- One complete orbit around another object. (one year)
- The process where atoms combine to release energy.
- When Earth blocks sunlight from the moon.
- An imaginary line that Earth spins around.
- The attraction between objects with mass
- An object’s resistance to change in motion
- Large outer planets made mostly of gases (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune)
20 Clues: Turning around an axis (one day) • The Sun and everything that orbits it. • A galaxy with arms that spiral outward • The attraction between objects with mass • When Earth blocks sunlight from the moon. • An imaginary line that Earth spins around. • An object’s resistance to change in motion • A ball of hot gas powered by nuclear fusion. • ...
Earth in Space 2017-10-09
8 Clues: another word for spin • it pulls you to the ground • a device put in space by man • the Latin name is astronomia • the Latin name is astroligia • the only planets with life forms • move in a circle on a central axis • something that planets do around the sun
lewknbwpeinh 2023-09-05
8 Clues: a map of the world • the heat of something • the outside of something • how much there is of something • to tell how hot or cold something is • the study of the stars and the planets • to provide what someone or something needs • Earth and the planets that move around the sun
Planets -Olivia 2024-02-09
Across
- There are 4 _____ giants
- scientists have only found life on earth
- Biggest planet in the solar system
- The inner 4 planets are called the _____ plants
Down
- The belt separating the gas giant and terrestrial planets
- there are_____planets in our solar system
- has a ring made of ice and rocks
- The smallest planet
8 Clues: The smallest planet • There are 4 _____ giants • has a ring made of ice and rocks • Biggest planet in the solar system • scientists have only found life on earth • there are_____planets in our solar system • The inner 4 planets are called the _____ plants • The belt separating the gas giant and terrestrial planets
Outer Planets Crossword (Vinit Raj - Hour: 2) 2024-04-10
8 Clues: Opposite of hot • Opposite of small • The 8th planet away from the sun • The 5th planet away from the sun • The 7th planet away from the sun • The 6th planet away from the sun • What the outer planets are made of • Saturn, Neptune, Jupiter, & Uranus are all _____ planets
3.3 Vocab 2022-11-14
8 Clues: the feeling of heat • how much of something • representation of the world • how hot or cold something is • the study of stars and planets • the outside of an object or place • provide what someone or something needs • the Earth and all of the planets that circle the sun
Apeiron Fireball Party 2022-05-02
8 Clues: What do planets orbit? • How do you age your planet? • where can you find apostles? • where do you mint relic nfts? • what is planet breeding called? • What are the little yellow guys? • How many elements are in a pure planet? • How many planets are needed for an infinite breeding cycle?
SPACE 2025-09-23
8 Clues: giant hot ball of gas • unit of measure in space • giant orbs of either rock or gas • when planets orbit around a star • the largest structure in the universe • a large amount of galaxy's close together • planets and stars formed together with gravity • includes everything such as matter space and energy
Superlatives and planets 2025-02-12
Across
- The superlative form of “tall”
- The biggest star
- The superlative form of “crazy”
- The person who travels to space
- We can see it at night shining in the sky
- Where do we live?
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- Very big objects in the sky
- A planet with rings
- A type of spaceship
- The biggest planet
- The red planet
- The last planet in our galaxy
- The hottest planet
13 Clues: The red planet • The biggest star • Where do we live? • The biggest planet • The hottest planet • A planet with rings • A type of spaceship • Very big objects in the sky • The last planet in our galaxy • The superlative form of “tall” • The superlative form of “crazy” • The person who travels to space • We can see it at night shining in the sky
The Universe Crossword 2015-06-02
Across
- Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way
- Did not exist before the Universe came to be. Space and T___
- Other commonly known theory for the origin of the Universe
- What happens to light when an object travels away from us VERY quickly
- Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB
- A collection of planets is one of these
- We live on one of these
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- What we live in and without neither us nor time would exist. Constantly expanding
- The name given to a group of planets revolving around a star
- The nearest star to us
- The closest natural satellite
- The most commonly believed theory for the origin of the Universe
- A device used to explore the universe
- The type of telescope used to detect cosmic microwave background
- The name of our galaxy
- The Sun is an example of one of these
16 Clues: The nearest star to us • The name of our galaxy • We live on one of these • The closest natural satellite • A device used to explore the universe • The Sun is an example of one of these • Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB • A collection of planets is one of these • Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way • ...
Space 2017-03-18
Across
- Any natural body that revolves around a planet
- Low, bowl-shaped area on the surface of a planet or moon
- Everything that exists stars, planets, dust, gases, energy
- Occurs when one body in space blocks light from reaching another body in space
- Gas, dust, and a group of stars, including objects orbiting the stars
- A pattern of stars named after a religious or mythical object or animal
Down
- system Made up of a star, planets, and other objects that revolve around that star
- Travels in a path around the sun
- Star at the center of our solar system
- Path earth takes as it revolves
- Bending of light
- Imaginary line that passes through the North and South pole
- An imaginary line going around the Earth halfway between poles
- Body that revolves around a star
- Spin on an axis
- Huge ball of very hot gases in space
16 Clues: Spin on an axis • Bending of light • Path earth takes as it revolves • Travels in a path around the sun • Body that revolves around a star • Huge ball of very hot gases in space • Star at the center of our solar system • Any natural body that revolves around a planet • Low, bowl-shaped area on the surface of a planet or moon • ...
Space Journey Crossword 2024-04-21
Across
- What is Uranus’ place from the sun?(number)
- How do we call the paths of the planets around the sun?
- What is the color of the coldest stars?
- What is Mercury’s place from the sun?(number)
- Who was the first man into space?
- The first satellite launched into space.
- Working outside the earth, what is the name of the vehicle?
- What is the name of the sixth planet in our solar system?
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- Which is the largest of the gaseous planets?
- What is the closest largest galaxy to the Milky Way galaxy?
- What is the coldest planet in the solar system?
- CENTAURI Which star is closest to the Earth?
- How could we characterize the space? (adjective)
- What animal was the first to be launched into space?
- The "Eagle" was Armstrong's ____ module.
- What Is the closest planet to Earth in the Solar System?
16 Clues: Who was the first man into space? • What is the color of the coldest stars? • The "Eagle" was Armstrong's ____ module. • The first satellite launched into space. • Which is the largest of the gaseous planets? • CENTAURI Which star is closest to the Earth? • What is Uranus’ place from the sun?(number) • What is the coldest planet in the solar system? • ...
Our Earth 2025-10-02
Across
- An ice-age animal similar to an elephant.
- a massive group of stars and planets in space.
- when all members of a species have disappeared.
- The way living things slowly change over a long period.
- An animal with hair or fur that feeds its babies milk.
- Something new that a person creates.
- a rock from space that burns up in the Earth’s sky.
- A hollow space in the ground.
- A group of people who share a culture and lifestyle.
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- The hard remains or shapes of plants or animals found in rocks.
- A person who travels to new places.
- A large rock that moves around the Sun in space.
- The layer of air and water around the Earth.
- a tool we use to observe stars and planets.
- A sudden shaking of the ground.
- a mountain that erupts hot rocks and lava.
16 Clues: A hollow space in the ground. • A sudden shaking of the ground. • A person who travels to new places. • Something new that a person creates. • An ice-age animal similar to an elephant. • a mountain that erupts hot rocks and lava. • a tool we use to observe stars and planets. • The layer of air and water around the Earth. • a massive group of stars and planets in space. • ...
Q1 reflection 2025-10-30
Across
- layers of rock on top of eachother
- when you cannot see the light of the moon
- when the earth blocks the light from the moon
- the movement of an object around another object
- when Earths axis is starting to point towards the sun
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- an object spinning on its axis
- an object or beings mass and distance
- the planets that are behind the astroid belt
- the impression of an animal shells or other things
- when the moon blocks the light of the sun
- when one of the hemispheres is pointed towards the sun
- the planets that are in front of the astroind belt
- when the moon is fully lit up
- when Earths axis is starting to point away from the sun
- when one of the hemispheres is pointed away from the sun
- bones of dead animals or bones
16 Clues: when the moon is fully lit up • an object spinning on its axis • bones of dead animals or bones • layers of rock on top of eachother • an object or beings mass and distance • when the moon blocks the light of the sun • when you cannot see the light of the moon • the planets that are behind the astroid belt • when the earth blocks the light from the moon • ...
q1 reflection 2025-10-31
Across
- planets that have rocky surfaces.
- oldest layers of rocks must be on the bottom.
- strata the layers of rocks
- when the moon is slowly gaining light
- a type of eclipse that happens more often than the other..
- blank is a reason that something has a strong or weak gravitational pull
- blank is one of the the reasons gravity has a weaker or stronger gravitational pull
- planets that are made up of gases
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- season when the leaves are falling from the trees.
- something that is fully encased underground
- the season where the flowers are blooming.
- the earth does a full one every day.
- when something completes a full orbit around another thing
- remains of animals who lived a long time ago.
- when the moon is slowly losing light.
- a type of eclipse that make the whole sky dark
16 Clues: strata the layers of rocks • planets that have rocky surfaces. • planets that are made up of gases • the earth does a full one every day. • when the moon is slowly gaining light • when the moon is slowly losing light. • the season where the flowers are blooming. • something that is fully encased underground • oldest layers of rocks must be on the bottom. • ...
Q1 Science Reflection 2025-10-30
Across
- what holds the universe together
- when the Moon appears to be completely dark
- when the Sun, Earth, and Moon are in that order
- there is a total of 4 of them
- it has layers and the oldest is on the bottom and the youngest is on the top
- when an object spins around another object
- these are made of bones and archeologists look for them
- when the Northern Hemisphere is pointed away from the Sun
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- this is determined by the mass and how far away the object is
- when the Moon appears to be completely light up
- when an object spins around and around on its axis
- another name for this is Jovian Planets
- these are what makes layers of strata
- another name for this is Terrestrial Planets
- fossils are immediately covered by this to be able to form into fossils
- when the Earth, Moon, and Sun are in that order
16 Clues: there is a total of 4 of them • what holds the universe together • these are what makes layers of strata • another name for this is Jovian Planets • when an object spins around another object • when the Moon appears to be completely dark • another name for this is Terrestrial Planets • when the Moon appears to be completely light up • ...
Telescopes, Planets, and Moons p.442-449 2024-09-24
Across
- This is the category of man made satellites
- This natural satellite revolves around the Earth
- The largest moon in our solar system
- A star and the objects that orbit around it
- An instrument that makes distant objects seem farther and nearer
- The _____________ space telescope was placed into orbit in 1990
- The 3rd planet from the Sun
- A large object that orbits a star
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- This is the storm happening on Jupiter right now and it's twice the size of Earth
- It was a planet up until 2006 now it's a dwarf planet
- This planet is tipped over on its side.
- Anything that orbits around something else in space
- This is a bowl-shaped hole caused by an impact
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are in this group of planets
- It is nicknamed "The Red Planet". We currently have rovers on it now.
- This is the last of the gas planets in our solar system
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- Venus is covered in rivers of ___________.
18 Clues: The 3rd planet from the Sun • A large object that orbits a star • The largest moon in our solar system • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • This planet is tipped over on its side. • Venus is covered in rivers of ___________. • This is the category of man made satellites • A star and the objects that orbit around it • This is a bowl-shaped hole caused by an impact • ...
Universe 2020-09-14
Across
- we do this all day long
- you see thousands of them at night
- we live on this planet
- if you want to discover something your chef needs to ... it
- we have 8 of them in our solar system
Down
- the eight planets and the sun
- we travel with this to the moon
- a person which explores new things
- If you find something interesting, you made a...
9 Clues: we live on this planet • we do this all day long • the eight planets and the sun • we travel with this to the moon • you see thousands of them at night • a person which explores new things • we have 8 of them in our solar system • If you find something interesting, you made a... • if you want to discover something your chef needs to ... it
Best Friends Unit 3 Vocabulary Review 2013-11-26
Across
- a baby dog
- this planet is between Pluto and Uranus
- The sun is a ___. (p. 40)
- a person who goes into space on a rocket
- a creature from another planet
- the closest planet to the sun
- Jack is 10 and Bill is 8. Jack is ___ than Bill.
- an instrument used to see far away things like planets and stars
- How many planets travel around the sun?
- this planet is between Saturn and Mars
- the planet we live on
- an animal doctor
- Jack is kind. Bill is very kind. Bill is ___ than Jack.
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- Mike is busy. Jeff is very busy. Jeff is ___ than Mike.
- you go see this person when you are sick
- the planet farthest from the earth
- this animal is found in Australia and has a pouch and hops
- one who studies science
- a baby cat
- How many moons does the earth have?
- This planet has 18 moons
- Jack is 10, and Bill is 8. Bill is ___ than Jack.
- this is a color and a fruit
- Earth is the ___ (number)planet from the sun.
24 Clues: a baby dog • a baby cat • an animal doctor • the planet we live on • one who studies science • This planet has 18 moons • The sun is a ___. (p. 40) • this is a color and a fruit • the closest planet to the sun • a creature from another planet • the planet farthest from the earth • How many moons does the earth have? • this planet is between Saturn and Mars • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-04-03
Across
- The dominat gas in Venus' atmosphere
- It needs 687 days to revolve the Sun
- One of the Uranus' moons
- It has 13 moons
- The number of moons Jupiter has
- One of the gases that Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in their atmosphere
- One of the Mars' moons
- The temperature of this planet is -224 degrees Celcius
- The diameter of this planet is 4879.4 km
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- One of the gases that most planets have in their atmosphere
- One of the gases that Jupiter and Uranus have in their atmosphere
- The greatest percentage of gas in Earth's atmosphere
- One of the gases that most planets have in their
- It needs 10 hours 42 minutes to rotate about its axis
- The biggest planet in the Solar System
- The distance between this planet and the Sun is 107.48 km
- The planet that has the greatest percentage of oxygen in its atmosphere
- The number of moons Mercury and Venus have
- One of the gases that Venus and Jupiter have in their atmosphere
- One the gases Mercury has in its atmosphere
20 Clues: It has 13 moons • One of the Mars' moons • One of the Uranus' moons • The number of moons Jupiter has • The dominat gas in Venus' atmosphere • It needs 687 days to revolve the Sun • The biggest planet in the Solar System • The diameter of this planet is 4879.4 km • The number of moons Mercury and Venus have • One the gases Mercury has in its atmosphere • ...
Babygirl's crossword 2020-10-15
Across
- Our star constellation
- This shines in the sky at night
- What is the brightest star of all?
- Some of the best what are had in space?
- Daddy would weigh a lot less without this force?
- What animal jumped over the moon?
- They sparkle in the night sky
- Astronauts travel through here
- What is a common term for an alien space ship?
- The name of the planet named after a Disney Character
- How many stars are there in space?
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- A creature from Mars is called a?
- What planet has rings around it?
- What is the first name of a toy astronaut that has actually been in space?
- This is a planet and a chocolate bar
- Another name for "Star Sailor"?
- What planet does Rolo live on?
- You use one of these to look in to space
- Daddy climbed on of these to get a star for you
- The Milky way is our closest what?
- In what film does Tristan find a fallen star?
- You fly one of these to other planets
- These are creatures from other planets
23 Clues: Our star constellation • They sparkle in the night sky • What planet does Rolo live on? • Astronauts travel through here • This shines in the sky at night • Another name for "Star Sailor"? • What planet has rings around it? • A creature from Mars is called a? • What animal jumped over the moon? • What is the brightest star of all? • The Milky way is our closest what? • ...
Babygirl's crossword 2020-10-15
Across
- In what film does Tristan find a fallen star?
- What is the brightest star of all?
- The Milky way is our closest what?
- A creature from Mars is called a?
- You use one of these to look in to space
- Astronauts travel through here
- Another name for "Star Sailor"?
- How many stars are there in space?
- What planet has rings around it?
- You fly one of these to other planets
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- This is a planet and a chocolate bar
- Daddy climbed on of these to get a star for you
- What is the first name of a toy astronaut that has actually been in space?
- They sparkle in the night sky
- This shines in the sky at night
- The name of the planet named after a Disney Character
- These are creatures from other planets
- Our star constellation
- Some of the best what are had in space?
- Daddy would weigh a lot less without this force?
- What planet does Rolo live on?
- What is a common term for an alien space ship?
- What animal jumped over the moon?
23 Clues: Our star constellation • They sparkle in the night sky • What planet does Rolo live on? • Astronauts travel through here • This shines in the sky at night • Another name for "Star Sailor"? • What planet has rings around it? • A creature from Mars is called a? • What animal jumped over the moon? • What is the brightest star of all? • The Milky way is our closest what? • ...
Earth's Movement in Space 2021-08-05
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- The third planet from the sun (and the one you live on!).
- When the sun is out, it is ____.
- The invisible line that Earth spins on.
- We have four of these, my favourite is Spring!
- The opposite of day.
- This movement makes sure Earth doesn't crash into the sun.
- It gets very hit during this season.
- The action of not sitting still.
- It lights up the night sky.
- It takes one these for Earth to revolve around the sun.
- It gives us light, it gives us seasons.
- This word means to spin.
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- This word means to go around.
- This force pulls Earth towards the sun.
- What is that twinkle in the night sky?
- Turn, rotate, ______; they all mean the same thing!
- The leaves change colour during this season.
- It gets very cold during this season.
- There are eight of these in our solar system.
- The flowers bloom during this season.
- It's full of galaxies, planets, stars and much more!
- Earth does this around the sun.
22 Clues: The opposite of day. • This word means to spin. • It lights up the night sky. • This word means to go around. • Earth does this around the sun. • When the sun is out, it is ____. • The action of not sitting still. • It gets very hit during this season. • It gets very cold during this season. • The flowers bloom during this season. • What is that twinkle in the night sky? • ...
The Little Prince chapters 1-14 2021-04-30
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- What heated the little prince's island?
- Lack of variety and interest, tedious.
- Defiance of authority; refusal to obey orders.
- Who did the narrator meet in the desert?
- Looking or sounding sad and dismal.
- How many volcanos were active on the little prince's island?
- The place where the narrator crashed was the ___________ desert.
- What did the little prince ask the narrator to draw?
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- What was the businessman counting?
- What was the narrator in when he crashed?
- who was the little prince's favorite person in the other planets?
- What was the first drawing the narrator drew?
- full of pride.
- What did the flower ask the little prince to put on top of her at night?
- The lamplighter's planet makes a complete turn every ______.
- Who made the narrator give up on his dreams of being an artist?
- The flower said she used her thorns to defend against what?
- What was the tippler ashamed about?
- You have to _______ the volcanos so they don't erupt.
- what are the plants that destroy planets when they grow?
20 Clues: full of pride. • What was the businessman counting? • What was the tippler ashamed about? • Looking or sounding sad and dismal. • Lack of variety and interest, tedious. • What heated the little prince's island? • Who did the narrator meet in the desert? • What was the narrator in when he crashed? • What was the first drawing the narrator drew? • ...
Chapter 7 Vocab: 2021-02-12
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- the 2nd planet to the sun
- made of gas, dust, and ice and moves around the sun in an oval shape
- this is what the outer planets are known as
- When a planet's atmosphere traps in solar energy
- the four largest moons around Jupiter
- known for its ring system
- the average distance from the Earth to the Sun
- a meteoroid that that strikes a planet or moon
- the four planets closest to the sun
- the largest planet in the solar system
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- orbits the sun in the asteroid belt
- the time it takes an object to complete one rotation
- a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or space object
- the time it takes an object to travel once around the sun
- small rocky particle that moves through space
- closest planet to the sun
- a meteoroid that has entered the Earth's atmosphere
- the 4th planet from the sun
18 Clues: the 2nd planet to the sun • closest planet to the sun • known for its ring system • the 4th planet from the sun • orbits the sun in the asteroid belt • the four planets closest to the sun • the four largest moons around Jupiter • the largest planet in the solar system • this is what the outer planets are known as • small rocky particle that moves through space • ...
Moon Crossword 2020-08-25
Across
- different shapes of the moon visible from earth
- the plane containing Earth's orbit
- sun and moon's gravitational pull add together creating large changes in the high and low tides
- the unit used to measure distance between objects in space
- dark flat plains formed by lava flows
- region of a shadow that is less dark
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- chunks of rock moving through the solar system
- depressions on the surface formed by meteoroids
- model of the solar system where Earth and other planets revolved around the Sun
- light areas of the moon with rough terrain
- model of the solar system where the planets revolved around the Earth
- eclipse Earth casts a shadow on the moon
- small, natural body in space that revolves around a planet
- regular rise and fall of ocean water
- tide moon is in 1st and 3rd quarter with the least change in tides
- moon casts a shadow on Earth's surface
- darkest part of a shadow
- shadow of one body in space falls on another
18 Clues: darkest part of a shadow • the plane containing Earth's orbit • regular rise and fall of ocean water • region of a shadow that is less dark • dark flat plains formed by lava flows • moon casts a shadow on Earth's surface • eclipse Earth casts a shadow on the moon • light areas of the moon with rough terrain • shadow of one body in space falls on another • ...
Kayla Glenn P.7 2023-10-24
Across
- object built of solid particles that can form planets through collisions
- lies outside the orbit of Neptune: where small solar system bodies made of rock and ice form
- When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground
- planets closest to the sun
- piece of material that falls into earths atmosphere
- when earth enters a cometary orbit
- the ratio of the foci distance and length of major axis
- dark colored cloud that sink and flows rapidly
- hydrogen with liquid and metallic properties
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- large gaseous planet that has rings,moons,and lack solid surface
- has not cleared its path of debris
- an oval centered on foci
- made of rock and ice: one or more tails
- a line made by erosion or faulting
- light colored cloud that floats and flows rapidly
- when a planet moves backwards
- the distance between sun and earth
- streak of light when meteoroid enters earths atmosphere
18 Clues: an oval centered on foci • planets closest to the sun • when a planet moves backwards • has not cleared its path of debris • a line made by erosion or faulting • the distance between sun and earth • when earth enters a cometary orbit • made of rock and ice: one or more tails • hydrogen with liquid and metallic properties • dark colored cloud that sink and flows rapidly • ...
The Maya Vocabulary 2023-06-21
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- things needed by people, plants, and animals to help them grow.
- a place or building used for making observations of the stars and planets.
- a special chamber for burying the dead.
- a building with triangular sides.
- a system or writing that uses pictures to represent words.
- a thin, flat bread made from maize flour.
- a city and the area of land around it.
- a large group of people who live in an organised way
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- a flat area cut into the hillside for growing crops.
- the scientific study of stars, planets, and space.
- a period of rule by a king or queen.
- a powerful group in Mayan society who helped the King.
- woven or knitted cloth.
- exchanging goods without using money.
- a group of people that all have the same status in society.
- the plant that produces corn.
- a type of vegetable like a pumpkin or courgette.
- an ancient manuscript or book.
18 Clues: woven or knitted cloth. • the plant that produces corn. • an ancient manuscript or book. • a building with triangular sides. • a period of rule by a king or queen. • exchanging goods without using money. • a city and the area of land around it. • a special chamber for burying the dead. • a thin, flat bread made from maize flour. • ...
OUTEER SPACE 2025-11-20
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- the sun is actually a ___ just much closer than all the others
- the hottest planet
- the closest planet to the sun
- the only country to send a human to the moon is the ___ ___
- this planet is known for its rings
- its the farthest (#9) planet from the sun
- any object that enters Earth's atmosphere burns up due to ___
- the rocket/probe that flew towards the sun to explore Mercury & Venus
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- the largest object in our solar system
- the largest planet
- the rocket/probe that flew towards the outer planets to explore them
- this planet spins on its side
- Mars is colored ___ due to the rusty iron on its surface
- the force that keeps all the planets in orbit around the sun
- we are considering sending humans to this planet
- this planet is named after the god of the sea
- the dinosaurs became extinct when an ___ hit the Earth
- In 1969 humans landed on which object in outer space?
18 Clues: the largest planet • the hottest planet • this planet spins on its side • the closest planet to the sun • this planet is known for its rings • the largest object in our solar system • its the farthest (#9) planet from the sun • this planet is named after the god of the sea • we are considering sending humans to this planet • ...
Review 3 2021-04-20
Solar System puzzle 2023-06-08
Across
- the coldest, darkest, windiest planet in the solar system. It is furthest away from the sun
- One of the ice giants, is pale blue in colour and spins vertically rather than horizontally
- Small rocky objects which form a large belt between jupiter and mars
- This planet has an atmosphere of sulfuric acid and lots of volcanoes on its surface
- small icy objects which travel around the solar system
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- Small bodies of ice or rock which orbit a planet, some planets can have up to 80 of these
- Has the most visible ring system in our solar system
- The centre of the solar system, generates light and heat
- is the largest planet in our solar system, has an iconic red spot which is a storm the size of the Earth
- Known as the red planet, is the coldest of the rocky planets and has the largest mountain in our solar system
- the closest planet to the sun and is so hot its atmosphere has been burned away
- The only planet confirmed to support complex lifeforms
- human made objects which are sent into space to orbit around the Earth or other planets
13 Clues: Has the most visible ring system in our solar system • The only planet confirmed to support complex lifeforms • small icy objects which travel around the solar system • The centre of the solar system, generates light and heat • Small rocky objects which form a large belt between jupiter and mars • ...
Space 2020-12-21
Across
- The time it takes a planet to spin fully on its axis.
- a collection of stars to make a pattern in the sky.
- planets that orbit a star outside our solar system.
- Any large body that orbits a star in a solar system.
- The time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun.
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- Lumps of rock orbiting the sun left over.
- Changes in the temperature during the year.
- The furthest planet from the sun.
- Path taken by one object moving around another larger object.
- The line down the middle of Earth.
- Collection of stars held together by gravity.
- The biggest star that we orbit.
12 Clues: The biggest star that we orbit. • The furthest planet from the sun. • The line down the middle of Earth. • Lumps of rock orbiting the sun left over. • Changes in the temperature during the year. • Collection of stars held together by gravity. • The time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun. • a collection of stars to make a pattern in the sky. • ...
Penn state Rules 2016-05-09
Across
- who came up with the geocentric theory
- what shape did Kepler discover the planets are in
- what part of the sun has a reddish glow
- what is another name for the northern light
- who came up with the heliocentric theory
- what theory did Ptomley support
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- what did the ancient Greeks call wandering stars
- the corona sends out a stream of elictrically churched particles called what
- when loops in sun spot regions suddenly connect
- why are sun spots darker than other parts of the sun
- Who came up with the laws of inertia and gravity
- what is a looping eruption of gas
12 Clues: what theory did Ptomley support • what is a looping eruption of gas • who came up with the geocentric theory • what part of the sun has a reddish glow • who came up with the heliocentric theory • what is another name for the northern light • when loops in sun spot regions suddenly connect • what did the ancient Greeks call wandering stars • ...
Unit 10 - ISS Crossword A 2017-02-23
Across
- Dogs like eating ...s.
- The astronauts do scientific ... in the laboratory.
- The astronauts use zero gravity to do ...s
- The ... on other planets make it diffucult for us to live there.
- The astronauts' sleeping bags are ... to the wall.
- The ISS and lots of satellites ... the Earth.
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- It took 14 years to ... the ISS.
- They watch planets and stars to understand the ... of the universe.
- NASA is planning a ... trip to Mars.
- Each astronaut has his own ...
- I dropped my hat into the lake and I wathed it ... away.
- about eight times a year ... ships arrive and bring lots of things, for example fresh fruit.
12 Clues: Dogs like eating ...s. • Each astronaut has his own ... • It took 14 years to ... the ISS. • NASA is planning a ... trip to Mars. • The astronauts use zero gravity to do ...s • The ISS and lots of satellites ... the Earth. • The astronauts' sleeping bags are ... to the wall. • The astronauts do scientific ... in the laboratory. • ...
GEI 1 - 4A 2024-12-03
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- Very large and heavy.
- A place in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
- To find something new that was not known before.
- A very large number equal to 1,000 million.
- Very far away.
- A huge group of stars, planets, and dust held together by gravity.
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- very bright.
- To live or be located in a certain place.
- Something that can be seen.
- To send out light, heat, or energy.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space where stars can form.
- Related to the sky or space, like stars, planets, or the moon.
12 Clues: very bright. • Very far away. • Very large and heavy. • Something that can be seen. • To send out light, heat, or energy. • To live or be located in a certain place. • A very large number equal to 1,000 million. • To find something new that was not known before. • A cloud of gas and dust in space where stars can form. • ...
Ancient Greek Astronomers 2024-09-19
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- Thought the Earth was spherical surrounded by spheres
- Thought the Earth was 63,000 km in diameter
- Believed air manipulated the creation and movement of the universe
- Thought planets sit around an epicenter on a epicycle
- Thought all planets moved along their own spheres
- Rejected Aristarchus' model of the universe for Aristotle's model
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- Thought a central flare (not the Sun) was at the center of the universe
- Predicted Solar Eclipses
- Used shadows of sundials to calculate the Earth's diameter
- The first and only Greek to propose a heliocentric universe
- Set the grounds for European belief in the geocentric model
- Thought the Earth was a cylinder
12 Clues: Predicted Solar Eclipses • Thought the Earth was a cylinder • Thought the Earth was 63,000 km in diameter • Thought all planets moved along their own spheres • Thought the Earth was spherical surrounded by spheres • Thought planets sit around an epicenter on a epicycle • Used shadows of sundials to calculate the Earth's diameter • ...
My own words 2023-02-22
ggg 2021-11-18
12 Clues: copy • care • jungle • soft copy • four legs • get start • zero of cost • build something • search something • out of the world • create something • four legs trusted animal
The Solar system 2022-10-05
Across
- Midday or 12 o’clock in the daytime, when the sun is high in the sky.
- The star is made of hot, glowing gases that we see in the daytime. The sun is the center of Earth’s solar system.
- A big ball of burning gases in space that gives off light and heat.
- The shape of the lighted part of the moon, such as a full moon or a new moon.
- The time of day when the sun first appears in the morning. The sun looks low in the sky.
- night begins. The sun looks low in the sky.
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- The sun, the planets, their moons, and other objects that move around the sun.
- The time of day when the sun goes down and
- A hole in the ground shaped like a bowl, often found on the moon.
- The curved path that planets like Earth take around the sun or moons take around the planets.
- A group of stars that forms a picture.
11 Clues: A group of stars that forms a picture. • The time of day when the sun goes down and • night begins. The sun looks low in the sky. • A hole in the ground shaped like a bowl, often found on the moon. • A big ball of burning gases in space that gives off light and heat. • Midday or 12 o’clock in the daytime, when the sun is high in the sky. • ...
Solar System Made by Kaiden Andrew Mills. 2025-05-09
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- is a very bright trestle planet that has sulfuric acid instead of air It's very harmful because you can't breath it or you'll die
- a ball of carbon gas and the light is so bright and hot you could melt if you tried getting close
- The force that holds you on the Earth.
- they are big mid or small pieces of rock from planets randomly flying around in space hitting everything in its crossfire
- Belt A ring of rocks that divides the inner and outer planets
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- doesn't make light it reflects it from the sun
- they are bright enough to see at night in the sky they are planets and moons
- known for its rings and moons
- was originally a planet until science got better and is now a dwarf planet
- a giant vacuum out of bounds of humanity only able to be reached by Satellites or rockets
- the planet that is a good distance away from the sun and suitable for life
11 Clues: known for its rings and moons • The force that holds you on the Earth. • doesn't make light it reflects it from the sun • Belt A ring of rocks that divides the inner and outer planets • was originally a planet until science got better and is now a dwarf planet • the planet that is a good distance away from the sun and suitable for life • ...
Supplementary Homework U5 Vocab 2025-11-27
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- A living thing from outside Earth (fancy word for alien).
- The path something follows as it goes around a planet or star.
- The layer of gases surrounding a planet.
- A ball of ice and dust that travels through space with a bright tail.
- A huge group of stars, planets, and dust.
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- A large round object that moves around a star.
- system The sun and all the objects that move around it.
- A discussion where people share different ideas.
- Everything that exists in space.
- Facts and information we use to learn something.
- A long trip from one place to another.
- The area beyond Earth with stars and planets.
12 Clues: Everything that exists in space. • A long trip from one place to another. • The layer of gases surrounding a planet. • A huge group of stars, planets, and dust. • The area beyond Earth with stars and planets. • A large round object that moves around a star. • A discussion where people share different ideas. • Facts and information we use to learn something. • ...
Science Crossword 2023-06-03
14 Clues: + • - • Zap • power • resistance • not inline • silver stuff • inline circuit • the biggest planet • Involves substances • the planet we live on • the fifth biggest moon • The stars and the planets • the big table thats not a table
Solar System 2017-08-15
Across
- Is an objects made of ice, gas and dust.
- The sun and the nine planets make up the ___________?
- Is a force that acts like a pull between the sun and the planets.
- Is a curved path. Each planets moves in an ________ around the sun.
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- Is a small object in orbit around a planet.
- Is an object made of rock and metal.
- A large, solid objects that travels around a star.
7 Clues: Is an object made of rock and metal. • Is an objects made of ice, gas and dust. • Is a small object in orbit around a planet. • A large, solid objects that travels around a star. • The sun and the nine planets make up the ___________? • Is a force that acts like a pull between the sun and the planets. • ...
Galactic Address 2023-08-06
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- The galaxy group that includes the Milky Way
- A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- The galaxy of which the sun and the solar system are a part and which contains the myriads of stars.
- Theory A well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations.
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity.
- A force that pulls objects towards each other.
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- A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
- The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived. Position: A place where someone or something is located.
- Theory that the initial explosion that resulted in the formation and expansion of the universe
- All of space and everything in it.
- System The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
11 Clues: All of space and everything in it. • The galaxy group that includes the Milky Way • A force that pulls objects towards each other. • Theory A well tested concept that explains a wide range of observations. • A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun. • ...
The Planets puzzle 2021-06-17
6 Clues: The inner planets made up of • The outer planets made up of • which planet has ring around it? • How many Planets in our solar system • Name the largest planet of the solar system • Asteroids are found between the orbit of ----and---
vocab 2021-11-11
6 Clues: four innter planets • trapping of suns warmth • all the water on the planets • largest volcano in solar system • the amount of sunlight that reflects from the surface • planet wide system of cliffs on mercury hydrosphere all the water on the planets
Galaxy Crossword 2023-01-27
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- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- a ball of hot gas you see at night
- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
- a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year
- a force that attracts thing towards bigger things
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
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- a big rock in space that orbits planets
- a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- 149.6 million kilometers used to measurer distances within the Solar System or around other stars
- a galaxy in which the stars and gas clouds are concentrated mainly in one or more spiral arms.
- a galaxy that has a generally elliptical shape and that has no apparent internal structure or spiral arms.
- a galaxy that has no said shape or size
- our home planet
- the center star of our galaxy
15 Clues: our home planet • the center star of our galaxy • a ball of hot gas you see at night • a small rocky body orbiting the sun. • a big rock in space that orbits planets • a galaxy that has no said shape or size • a force that attracts thing towards bigger things • a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year • ...
Our Solar System 2017-05-31
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- The time it takes for a planet to make one full rotation.
- The half of Earth above the equator.
- The four planets closest to the Sun.
- The first day of summer.
- The layers of gas surrounding a planet, moon or Sun.
- The force of attraction between all objects in the universe.
- The distance north or south of the equator.
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- The four gaseous planets farthest from the Sun.
- An invisible line dividing Earth into hemispheres.
- The half of Earth below the equator.
- The distance across the center of a planet.
- An invisible line around which a planet rotates.
- The first day of winter.
- The path of a moon around a planet or a planet around the Sun.
- A person who travels into space.
- The time it takes for a planet to make one full revolution around the Sun.
16 Clues: The first day of winter. • The first day of summer. • A person who travels into space. • The half of Earth below the equator. • The half of Earth above the equator. • The four planets closest to the Sun. • The distance across the center of a planet. • The distance north or south of the equator. • The four gaseous planets farthest from the Sun. • ...
The Universe Crossword 2015-06-02
Across
- The Sun is an example of one of these
- The most commonly believed theory for the origin of the Universe
- Other commonly known theory for the origin of the Universe
- The nearest star to us
- A device used to explore the universe
- Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB
- We live on one of these
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- The type of telescope used to detect cosmic microwave background
- What we live in and without neither us nor time would exist. Constantly expanding
- What happens to light when an object travels away from us VERY quickly
- The name given to a group of planets revolving around a star
- Did not exist before the Universe came to be. Space and T___
- The closest natural satellite
- The name of our galaxy
- A collection of planets is one of these
- Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way
16 Clues: The nearest star to us • The name of our galaxy • We live on one of these • The closest natural satellite • The Sun is an example of one of these • A device used to explore the universe • Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB • A collection of planets is one of these • Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way • ...
The Universe Crossword 2015-06-02
Across
- Did not exist before the Universe came to be. Space and T___
- The nearest star to us
- Other commonly known theory for the origin of the Universe
- A device used to explore the universe
- The closest natural satellite
- The Sun is an example of one of these
- A collection of planets is one of these
- Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB
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- The name of our galaxy
- We live on one of these
- The name given to a group of planets revolving around a star
- What we live in and without neither us nor time would exist. Constantly expanding
- The type of telescope used to detect cosmic microwave background
- The most commonly believed theory for the origin of the Universe
- What happens to light when an object travels away from us VERY quickly
- Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way
16 Clues: The name of our galaxy • The nearest star to us • We live on one of these • The closest natural satellite • A device used to explore the universe • The Sun is an example of one of these • Main proof of the Big Bang Theory. CMB • A collection of planets is one of these • Name given to interstellar dust beyond the Milky Way • ...
quarter one review 2024-11-26
Across
- this happens when an animal dies
- the moon blocks out the sun
- the second and fourth moon phases
- this season is very hot and is usually when farmers farm
- this happens when animal is buried under ground
- this thing is made when gravity is very powerful and can usually be found in the center of galaxy
- they revolve around each another
- Jupiter uranus Saturn neptune
- the 6 and 8 moon phases
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- this happens every 356 days
- the earth blocks out the sun for the moon and the moon turns blood red
- this thing is the reason why the grand canyon exists
- this shapes everything and every one
- this season is very cold and hard to survive in
- this forms over millions years to form one layer
- mercury earth venus mars
16 Clues: the 6 and 8 moon phases • mercury earth venus mars • this happens every 356 days • the moon blocks out the sun • Jupiter uranus Saturn neptune • this happens when an animal dies • they revolve around each another • the second and fourth moon phases • this shapes everything and every one • this season is very cold and hard to survive in • ...
Unit 3 - Part 1 Vocabulary 2024-12-11
Across
- term that describes the motion of one object as it moves around another
- a stretched-out circle
- an attractive force that exists between all objects that have mass
- Sun and the other planets revolved around the Earth
- the relative position of something or someone
- the first to use the telescope for astronomical studies
- an imaginary line about which each planet or moon spins
- the meridian that begins the time zones
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- an object that orbits a star
- the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun
- the motion of a spinning object
- Renaissance polymath alive from 1473 to 1543
- The measure of how far an object’s orbit is from being circular
- published by Claudius Ptolemy in Greece in 150 AC
- the amount of time it takes a planet to complete one full rotation
- the path an object takes as it revolves around another object
16 Clues: a stretched-out circle • an object that orbits a star • the motion of a spinning object • the meridian that begins the time zones • Renaissance polymath alive from 1473 to 1543 • the relative position of something or someone • published by Claudius Ptolemy in Greece in 150 AC • the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun • ...
Space 2018-10-16
8 Clues: the planet with life • shines bright over planets • affects all things with mass • the path taken around the sun • moves in a circle around the axis • a fixed point night sky, like the sun • a vehicel designed to fly into outer space • the laylers of gases surrounding the planets
space 2022-11-29
8 Clues: clothes to go to space • is lower than on earth • you can fly it into space • they build the cosmic system • are the flies around the planets • fourth planet of the cosmic system • there are 200,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 in space • thanks to it, you will not suffocate in space. Space...
Planets -Olivia 2024-02-09
Across
- There are 4 _____ giants
- scientists have only found life on earth
- Biggest planet in the solar system
- The inner 4 planets are called the _____ plants
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- The belt separating the gas giant and terrestrial planets
- there are_____planets in our solar system
- has a ring made of ice and rocks
- The smallest planet
8 Clues: The smallest planet • There are 4 _____ giants • has a ring made of ice and rocks • Biggest planet in the solar system • scientists have only found life on earth • there are_____planets in our solar system • The inner 4 planets are called the _____ plants • The belt separating the gas giant and terrestrial planets
Solar system 2024-04-24
8 Clues: What is the 3rd planet • What is the biggest planet • What is the coldest planet • What is the hottest planet • How many planets are there • What is the smallest planet • What is the farthest planet from the sun • what is one of the recent planets that is a dwarf planet
Solar system 2024-04-24
8 Clues: What is the 3rd planet • What is the biggest planet • What is the coldest planet • What is the hottest planet • How many planets are there • What is the smallest planet • What is the farthest planet from the sun • what is one of the recent planets that is a dwarf planet
Vocabulary 2023-02-07
8 Clues: a model of Earth • the feeling of heat • the outside of something • how much of a thing there is • the study of stars and planets • providing what someone or something needs • the measure of how hot or cold something is • system the Earth and other planets moving around the sun
Vocabulary Practice 2024-11-14
8 Clues: A map of the world • The heat of something • The outside of something • How much there is of something • To tell how hot or cold something is • The study of the stars and the planets • To provide what someone or something needs • Earth and the planets that move around the sun
Unit 3 Week 3 2020-02-16
8 Clues: is the world • heat something produces • the top layer of something • is how hot or cold something is • is how much of something there is • is the study of the stars and planets • is the sun, the planets and their moons • something means to provide for it or help it
Space 2015-10-25
Across
- What is the Milky Way
- What planet is a beautiful pale blue colour
- What is the galaxy Earth is part of
- The star that is very, very, very hot
- What happens to the moon when it turns black
- What is the belt made up of asteroids between the planets Mars and Jupiter
- What is Mickey Mouses dog called
- What sort of rock can create natural disasters
- What planet has rings that are visible
- What is the third planet from the sun
- What is the planet closest to the sun
- What flies through the sky on a starry night
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- What is the type of planet that Pluto is
- What planet's colour looks like sand
- What does something go in and disappears forever
- What is the disk-shaped region found in outer space past the orbit of Neptune
- What planet looks like the colour of the sea
- What is the planet that is also called a chocolate bar
- What comes out almost everyday at night time
- What is the biggest planet
20 Clues: What is the Milky Way • What is the biggest planet • What is Mickey Mouses dog called • What is the galaxy Earth is part of • What planet's colour looks like sand • The star that is very, very, very hot • What is the third planet from the sun • What is the planet closest to the sun • What planet has rings that are visible • What is the type of planet that Pluto is • ...
Stars, Galaxies, and Review 2017-03-01
Across
- The color of a star that comes right before the hottest star color.
- A ratio of mass to volume; measures how compact a substance is.
- The type of change caused by melting ice.
- The variable YOU choose to change in an experiment.
- A galaxy with a round or oval shape.
- A galaxy with arms that looks like a pinwheel.
- A forces that pulls or stretches.
- The color for the hottest stars.
- A unit of measurement when discussing the distances between stars.
- The theory of how the universe began.
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- A type of spiral galaxy with a bar through the center.
- This force created all of the stars and planets.
- A force used when giving a big hug.
- The color for the coolest stars.
- The variable you MEASURE in an experiment.
- Speed and direction
- A force that acts in liquids.
- A galaxy with no true shape.
- The type of change caused by baking a cake.
- A force that opposes motion.
- A round ball of hot gas.
- A collection of stars, planets, dust, and empty space.
22 Clues: Speed and direction • A round ball of hot gas. • A galaxy with no true shape. • A force that opposes motion. • A force that acts in liquids. • The color for the coolest stars. • The color for the hottest stars. • A forces that pulls or stretches. • A force used when giving a big hug. • A galaxy with a round or oval shape. • The theory of how the universe began. • ...
Beyond Earth 2018-05-18
Across
- The center of the disk bulge
- Coming together of materials that formed the heavenly bodies
- Congregation of solar systems,stars,dusts,ad gases held together by gravity
- Most common type of galaxy
- Objects formed by accretion
- An instrument to further study the sun
- Located above the photosphere
- Largest supercluster
- Nearest stella neighbor of the sun
- Consists of a single sun and all objects affected my its gravity
- Are composed of small round spheres called chondrules
- A huge swirling cloud of interstellar gas
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- Planets located outside our solar system
- Where our solar system can be found
- Are the most common type of asteroids
- Largest asteroid
- Proposed his theory about the expanding universe
- Study of celestial objects in the visible band
- Largest galaxy
- Lies between the orbit of mars and jupiter
- Oldest known exoplanet
- Are minor planets that circle the sun
- Includes Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,Neptune
- Cloud of gas that became the sun
- Outer visible layer of the sun
- Some asteroids that orbit in the outer solar system
26 Clues: Largest galaxy • Largest asteroid • Largest supercluster • Oldest known exoplanet • Most common type of galaxy • Objects formed by accretion • The center of the disk bulge • Located above the photosphere • Outer visible layer of the sun • Cloud of gas that became the sun • Nearest stella neighbor of the sun • Where our solar system can be found • Are the most common type of asteroids • ...
Solar System Quiz 2013-06-24
Across
- Hottest object in the Solar System
- Famous astronomer who discovered Saturn's rings
- The lightest planet in the Solar System
- Name of the Earth's moon
- Brightest planet in the Solar System
- Number of Saturn's rings
- Neptunian cloud
- Odd-shaped rock, found in a belt
- French word for 'Sun'
- Planet discovered in 1846
- The Red Planet
- Mercury's temperature
- Another name for 'dwarf planet'
- Famous space probe
- Home of the Great Red Spot
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- Famous space telescope
- What you ate on the way to Pluto!
- Largest rock between Mars and Jupiter
- What the Milky Way and Dwingeloo 2 are
- Dark area on the Sun
- Moon of Jupiter
- Moon of Uranus
- Gas found on outer planets
- The seventh planet from the Sun
- Found at the Moon's core along with iron
- Tiny moon of Uranus
- The 9th planet of the Solar System? No!
- Girl who named Pluto
- Home to the Bumblebee Bat
- Smallest planet in the Solar System
- What the giant outer planets are made of
31 Clues: Moon of Uranus • The Red Planet • Moon of Jupiter • Neptunian cloud • Famous space probe • Tiny moon of Uranus • Dark area on the Sun • Girl who named Pluto • French word for 'Sun' • Mercury's temperature • Famous space telescope • Name of the Earth's moon • Number of Saturn's rings • Planet discovered in 1846 • Home to the Bumblebee Bat • Gas found on outer planets • Home of the Great Red Spot • ...
