planets Crossword Puzzles

Monkey 2023-05-26

Monkey crossword puzzle
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  1. Separates an irregular older rock unit from younger sedimentary layers.
  2. rocks formed when other rocks are altered by heat/pressure.
  3. Force that pulls away from the center of an object.
  4. Age compared to other rocks.
  5. Has some but not all properties of a mineral.
  6. The line between younger and older rock that is marked by erosion.
  7. The force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward it's center.
  8. Rocks formed when magma cools and hardens.
  9. A part of strata that eroded away.
  10. naturally occurring solid mass.
  11. The study of position and relation to strata (layers).
  12. Planets with gassy surfaces.
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  1. A giant cloud in space.
  2. Processes were the same billions of years ago.
  3. Age of a rock in years.
  4. What turns into sedimentary rocks.
  5. Planets with rocky surfaces.
  6. rocks formed from sediment.
  7. Force that is pushed toward the center of an object.
  8. Forces that slide past each other.

20 Clues: A giant cloud in space. • Age of a rock in years. • rocks formed from sediment. • Planets with rocky surfaces. • Age compared to other rocks. • Planets with gassy surfaces. • naturally occurring solid mass. • What turns into sedimentary rocks. • A part of strata that eroded away. • Forces that slide past each other. • Rocks formed when magma cools and hardens. • ...

Astronomy Week 5 Crossword 2023-09-13

Astronomy Week 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. Two circumpolar constellation share this word
  2. The Sun always wears _________
  3. The seasons are due to a silly ____ in our axis
  4. I have become death
  5. The line that divides the two hemispheres of the heavens
  6. The true time it takes to spin back to the same position
  7. In Florida, we see the constellations of the ______ hemisphere
  8. She'll never bathe again
  9. About how many years for each blue moon?
  10. The first part of the moon's phase after new moon
  11. Line from North to South pole
  12. The point the entire sky rotates around
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  1. Super moons are bigger and brighter because they are during _____
  2. Fatty moon
  3. The line where the shadow forms on the moon, also a movie
  4. Irregular motion (planets)
  5. Who plays Kitty Oppenheimer?
  6. Almost all orbits in the universe are ______
  7. Look up!
  8. Agree or Disagree: I'm cool
  9. The planets lie along the ______
  10. The moon rises in the ____
  11. Stars rise ___ minutes earlier every night
  12. Cute dreamworks lookin moon
  13. Famous asterism during hottest months
  14. SO HAPPY FOR ______!
  15. Become ___________
  16. The moon rises ____ minutes later each day

28 Clues: Look up! • Fatty moon • Become ___________ • I have become death • SO HAPPY FOR ______! • She'll never bathe again • Irregular motion (planets) • The moon rises in the ____ • Agree or Disagree: I'm cool • Cute dreamworks lookin moon • Who plays Kitty Oppenheimer? • Line from North to South pole • The Sun always wears _________ • The planets lie along the ______ • ...

The Explorers - Definitions Quiz 2024-10-18

The Explorers - Definitions Quiz crossword puzzle
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  1. Dutch East India Company
  2. Travel to unknown places
  3. People who live in Holland speak this language
  4. A stone cross with the Portuguese Coat of Arms on it
  5. A large ship
  6. The science that studies the planets and the stars
  7. Money collected by governments for using something
  8. A time in history in which many new ideas were developed
  9. An instrument containing a magnetized pointer which shows the direction of magnetic north and bearings from it
  10. A country in Europe where Dutch people live
  11. To change
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  1. Eager to investigate and learn more
  2. The disease that sailors often got and died from as a result of not eating fruit and vegetable for a long time
  3. A weapon that is stronger and bigger than a bow and arrow
  4. Long journeys
  5. An explosive substance in the form of powder
  6. point A time when important changes start
  7. Instruments specially built for looking at far away objects
  8. To gain money by selling something for more than it was bought
  9. system The sun and all the planets that revolve around it

20 Clues: To change • A large ship • Long journeys • Dutch East India Company • Travel to unknown places • Eager to investigate and learn more • point A time when important changes start • A country in Europe where Dutch people live • An explosive substance in the form of powder • People who live in Holland speak this language • The science that studies the planets and the stars • ...

Space 2025-11-06

Space crossword puzzle
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  1. a current of hot gas projected into space
  2. the sun's layer formed by moderately hot gas
  3. a group of rocky planets
  4. glowing light in the night sky
  5. a slightly cooler darker spot on the sun's surface
  6. a round hollow on the suface a planet or moon
  7. a chunk of rock that didn't burn up completely
  8. a natural satellite
  9. a theorty about the orgin of the universe
  10. an enormous cluster of billions of stars
  11. the layer of very hot gas
  12. a celestial body orbiting the sun
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  1. a group of large gas planets
  2. outside part of the sun
  3. when light from a star tjt is moving away
  4. extremely violent eruption of gas
  5. large loops of super hot gas
  6. a smaller chunk of rock floating in space
  7. celestial body in orbit around a star
  8. a small body made up of rocky bodies in our solar system
  9. theory a theory that states that the universe is closed
  10. a celestial body of burning hot gases powered my nuclear fusion
  11. also called meteor
  12. one of many small rocky body's

24 Clues: also called meteor • a natural satellite • outside part of the sun • a group of rocky planets • the layer of very hot gas • a group of large gas planets • large loops of super hot gas • glowing light in the night sky • one of many small rocky body's • extremely violent eruption of gas • a celestial body orbiting the sun • celestial body in orbit around a star • ...

A Mysterious Visitor 2025-12-20

A Mysterious Visitor crossword puzzle
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  1. object, idea, or event that is not named or described in detail.
  2. unexpected; not familiar.
  3. thing that can be seen and touched, but is not alive.
  4. move past or to the other side of someone or something.
  5. scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in space.
  6. application of scientific knowledge for practical purposes, especially in industry.
  7. or make something larger in amount, number, or degree.
  8. or at a great distance.
  9. state of the United States, located in the Pacific Ocean.
  10. travel around an area to learn about it.
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  1. in total.
  2. to the space between the stars.
  3. possibly.
  4. keep doing something without stopping.
  5. path that someone or something takes when moving.
  6. or impossible to understand or explain; strange.
  7. person who goes to see a place, person, or thing.
  8. a feeling of surprise because it is unexpected.
  9. rate at which someone or something moves or travels.
  10. System：The system consisting of the Sun and the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around it.
  11. hit something with force, especially by accident.

21 Clues: in total. • possibly. • or at a great distance. • unexpected; not familiar. • to the space between the stars. • keep doing something without stopping. • travel around an area to learn about it. • a feeling of surprise because it is unexpected. • or impossible to understand or explain; strange. • path that someone or something takes when moving. • ...

Solar System Quest Crossword 2022-10-18

Solar System Quest Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The only planet known to support life.
  2. The hottest planet.
  3. The "football" shaped dwarf planet.
  4. The amount of matter found in an object. Expressed in kilograms.
  5. ______ resistance, or the force that opposes gravity when objects fall.
  6. The only star in our solar system.
  7. The gas giant planet that spins sideways.
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  1. The dwarf planet once considered our 9th planet.
  2. The planet with rusty soil and the biggest volcano in the solar system.
  3. The measure of the force of gravity on an object.
  4. The Largest planets in our solar system. They have rings.
  5. Earth's ______ is its only natural satellite that controls the tides.
  6. The small planet with the shortest year.
  7. The force of attraction between all objects. Makes objects fall.
  8. The largest planet in our solar system with more mass than all of the other planets.

15 Clues: The hottest planet. • The only star in our solar system. • The "football" shaped dwarf planet. • The only planet known to support life. • The small planet with the shortest year. • The gas giant planet that spins sideways. • The dwarf planet once considered our 9th planet. • The measure of the force of gravity on an object. • ...

The Universe 2023-10-01

The Universe crossword puzzle
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  1. A smaller body that orbits most planets.
  2. The types of molecules in this layer absorb radiation from the sun.
  3. The closest star to the sun and Earth.
  4. A spherical body that orbits the sun.
  5. Areas where galaxies are densely concentrated.
  6. The distance light travels through space in one year.
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  1. Element that is needed to support animal life on Earth.
  2. Space and all the matter and energy in it.
  3. Structure that the universe is compared to.
  4. A large collection of stars, gas, and dust.
  5. A vast area of empty space in the universe.
  6. A large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light.
  7. The name of our solar system.
  8. A collection of large or small bodies that orbit a central star.
  9. The number of planets in our solar system.

15 Clues: The name of our solar system. • A spherical body that orbits the sun. • The closest star to the sun and Earth. • A smaller body that orbits most planets. • Space and all the matter and energy in it. • The number of planets in our solar system. • Structure that the universe is compared to. • A large collection of stars, gas, and dust. • ...

Solar & Lunar Eclipses 2024-11-19

Solar & Lunar Eclipses crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What surrounds Earth as a layer of gases?
  2. A _______ eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow.
  3. Fully blocks light from the Sun, it is called a _______ eclipse.
  4. When can a lunar eclipse happen?
  5. Partially blocks light from the Sun, it is called a _______ eclipse.
  6. The three types of lunar eclipses are total, partial, and ________.
  7. A _______ eclipse occurs when the Sun from Earth is blocked by the Moon.
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  1. What blocks the Sun in a solar eclipse?
  2. What blocks the Sun’s light during a lunar eclipse?
  3. What does astronomy study? (_____ objects)
  4. A _______ Moon appears red when light go through the atmosphere.
  5. What do planetary astronomers study?
  6. Which telescope found planets outside the solar system?
  7. A lunar eclipse can only happen during the _______ phase of the Moon.
  8. What do scientists use to predict eclipses?

15 Clues: When can a lunar eclipse happen? • What do planetary astronomers study? • What blocks the Sun in a solar eclipse? • What surrounds Earth as a layer of gases? • What does astronomy study? (_____ objects) • What do scientists use to predict eclipses? • What blocks the Sun’s light during a lunar eclipse? • Which telescope found planets outside the solar system? • ...

Space Exploration 2012-05-05

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
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  1. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center with Earth, the planets, and moons revolving around it.
  2. The phenomenon that the observed frequency of a wave changes if the source of the wave and the observe are moving toward or away from one another.
  3. The study of spectra spectrum produced when a beam of light is passes through a prism
  4. There is almost as much gravity in orbit as there is on Earth; however, gravity is effectively eliminated inside a spacecraft due to the free-falling effect of orbiting earth, which causes the microgravity environment.
  5. When spectral lines move toward the longer-wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum.
  6. A telescope that has a lens for the objective
  7. Varying types of energy waves emitted by stars (radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, rays and gamma rays.
  8. the angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  9. A device made of thousands of closely spaced slits through which light is passed in order to produce a spectrum.
  10. Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves
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  1. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbits.
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  3. Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars
  4. a method of acceleration, which enables spacecraft to change speed by using the gravity of a poster.
  5. a satellite made by humans, such as a spacecraft or telescope.
  6. taking measurements of Earth (and other planets) from space.
  7. (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km)
  8. all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets.
  9. Orbit of satellites placed about 36000 km above the ground, directly above the equator, orbiting Earth once every 24 hours
  10. A technology that electronically connects two (or more) separate telescopes to combine their images.
  11. orbit: Orbit of satellites placed about 36,000 km above the ground, directly
  12. A rocket with a bomb as a payload, launched in a trajectory that sends it up into space and down onto its target.
  13. A method of measuring distance indirectly by creating an imaginary triangle between an observer and an object whose distance is to be estimated.
  14. the large lens at the front of a telescope.
  15. a Russian term for astronaut.

25 Clues: a Russian term for astronaut. • the large lens at the front of a telescope. • A telescope that has a lens for the objective • Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars • all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets. • (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km) • Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves • ...

Space Exploration 2012-05-05

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center with Earth, the planets, and moons revolving around it.
  2. The phenomenon that the observed frequency of a wave changes if the source of the wave and the observe are moving toward or away from one another.
  3. The study of spectra spectrum produced when a beam of light is passes through a prism
  4. There is almost as much gravity in orbit as there is on Earth; however, gravity is effectively eliminated inside a spacecraft due to the free-falling effect of orbiting earth, which causes the microgravity environment.
  5. When spectral lines move toward the longer-wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum.
  6. A telescope that has a lens for the objective
  7. Varying types of energy waves emitted by stars (radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, rays and gamma rays.
  8. the angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  9. A device made of thousands of closely spaced slits through which light is passed in order to produce a spectrum.
  10. Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves
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  1. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbits.
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  3. Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars
  4. a method of acceleration, which enables spacecraft to change speed by using the gravity of a poster.
  5. a satellite made by humans, such as a spacecraft or telescope.
  6. taking measurements of Earth (and other planets) from space.
  7. (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km)
  8. all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets.
  9. Orbit of satellites placed about 36000 km above the ground, directly above the equator, orbiting Earth once every 24 hours
  10. A technology that electronically connects two (or more) separate telescopes to combine their images.
  11. orbit: Orbit of satellites placed about 36,000 km above the ground, directly
  12. A rocket with a bomb as a payload, launched in a trajectory that sends it up into space and down onto its target.
  13. A method of measuring distance indirectly by creating an imaginary triangle between an observer and an object whose distance is to be estimated.
  14. the large lens at the front of a telescope.
  15. a Russian term for astronaut.

25 Clues: a Russian term for astronaut. • the large lens at the front of a telescope. • A telescope that has a lens for the objective • Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars • all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets. • (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km) • Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves • ...

Space Crossword 2023-03-14

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A person who explores space
  2. A super dense core of an exploded star, which sometimes pulses with bright white beams
  3. The collapsed core of a normal-sized star
  4. A ball of either rock or gas normally orbiting a star
  5. A scientist who studies space
  6. The infinitely expanding group of galaxies and everything we know of
  7. A very dense collapsed supermassive star that has so much gravity that light cannot escape it
  8. A group of stars, nebulae, black holes, and other stellar objects
  9. A robot that is exploring another planet's surface
  10. The theoretical birth of the universe
  11. The explosion of a supermassive star
  12. A rock from space that has landed on a planet's or moon's surface
  13. A rock from space in or entering a planet's atmosphere
  14. The vehicle that takes humans and robots to space
  15. The galaxy that our solar system is in
  16. A hole in a planet's,asteroid's, meteoroid's, or comet's surface that is created by a volcano or another space rock hitting it
  17. The force that pulls anything to another thing, and is what keeps the planets in orbit
  18. The place where earth, the sun, and the other 7 planets are
  19. A long tube with a lense in it used to study space
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  1. a type of matter we cannot detect or feel
  2. Space rocks that generally floating between mars and jupiter
  3. A rock from space covered in frozen gasses and ice
  4. an object orbiting a star that is too big to be an asteroid but does not follow at least one of a planets three rules
  5. A unit of length measurement equal to how far light travels in a year
  6. A dense large ball of hydrogen that has extreme heat and can glow red, yellow, or blue
  7. The layer of gas that surrounds some planets
  8. A robot that has been sent to space
  9. The group of galaxies that our galaxy,andromeda, and others are
  10. The path a stellar object takes when it is moving around something
  11. A natural or unnatural (man-made) object
  12. A cloud of gasses that glows in different colors, and can sometimes give birth to a star
  13. A cluster of galaxy groups that we reside in, including the local group
  14. A small space rock
  15. A planet not in our solar system
  16. A natural object rotating around a planet

35 Clues: A small space rock • A person who explores space • A scientist who studies space • A planet not in our solar system • A robot that has been sent to space • The explosion of a supermassive star • The theoretical birth of the universe • The galaxy that our solar system is in • A natural or unnatural (man-made) object • a type of matter we cannot detect or feel • ...

6th grade Solar System 2022-05-09

6th grade Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. these usually come from asteroids or comets, they travel in space without an orbit
  2. the sun is ¼ made of this gas
  3. the outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere is called this, it is very visible during a solar eclipse
  4. he was to first to come up with the geocentric concept of the universe
  5. this planet’s rings are made mostly of ice and rock
  6. the solar system was formed from a giant ____
  7. he discovered the orbits of the planets are ellipses
  8. gases/heat that erupt into space
  9. huge loops of gases
  10. Was able to work out the arrangement of the known planets around the sun
  11. he thought that the planets moved in small circles carried along bigger circles
  12. the ___ ___ consists of the sun, 8 planets, their moons and several other smaller objects
  13. Mars’ atmosphere is made mostly of this gas ___ ___
  14. most comets are found here, way out beyond Neptune
  15. the sun is ¾ made of this gas
  16. he discovered Jupiter’s largest 4 moons
  17. a piece of meteor that has made it to the surface of the planet
  18. Earth and ___ are much alike in their size and density
  19. the largest dwarf planet
  20. the Inner atmosphere of the sun is called the
  21. this is the chemical reaction that is happening in the sun, it releases enormous amounts of heat and light
  22. this object accounts for 99.85% of the mass of our solar system
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  1. the Middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere is called this
  2. the smallest terrestrial planet
  3. Jupiter’s big red spot is a ___
  4. Pluto was designated this in 2006
  5. model that shows Earth at the center of the solar system
  6. distance in space is measured in these units
  7. aside from earth, which inner planet once had liquid water on its surface
  8. found between Mars and Jupiter- is filled with rocky objects
  9. areas on the sun that are cooler
  10. a large chunk of rock that has entered Earth’s atmosphere and is burning up
  11. they think that the sun will burn out in 5 ___ years
  12. earth’s solar system is part of the ___ ___ galaxy
  13. from Earth to the sun is ___AU
  14. the gas giants are mostly made of this gas
  15. wind electrical particles coming off the sun
  16. this area is beyond Neptune’s orbit but before the Oort Cloud
  17. model that shows the sun at the center of the solar system
  18. a large chuck of rock smaller than an asteroid floating in space
  19. means “sun”
  20. this planet rotates on its side

42 Clues: means “sun” • huge loops of gases • the largest dwarf planet • the sun is ¼ made of this gas • the sun is ¾ made of this gas • from Earth to the sun is ___AU • the smallest terrestrial planet • Jupiter’s big red spot is a ___ • this planet rotates on its side • gases/heat that erupt into space • areas on the sun that are cooler • Pluto was designated this in 2006 • ...

Ancient Astronomers 2025-11-11

Ancient Astronomers crossword puzzle
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  1. Greek philosopher who realized the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight and correctly explained the causes of lunar phases.
  2. Polish astronomer who revived the heliocentric theory, showing that Earth and other planets orbit the Sun rather than the Earth being the center of the universe.
  3. Greek-Egyptian astronomer whose Almagest described the geocentric model with Earth at the center, dominating astronomy for over a thousand years.
  4. German mathematician and astronomer who used Brahe’s data to formulate the three laws of planetary motion describing elliptical orbits.
  5. English scientist who formulated the laws of motion and universal gravitation, explaining how planetary motion confirmed the heliocentric system.
  6. Ancient Greek observer who created the first star catalog and discovered the precession of the equinoxes, improving measurement of celestial motions.
  7. Greek mathematician who believed the planets and stars moved in perfect circles and that numbers could explain the harmony of the universe.
  8. Danish astronomer who made precise naked-eye observations of the planets and stars, creating data that helped disprove the geocentric model.
  9. Chinese scientist of the Han Dynasty who mapped stars, recorded eclipses and comets, and invented an early seismoscope for studying Earth and sky.
  10. Babylonian ruler-astronomer who established a fixed calendar era beginning in 747 BCE, allowing long-term tracking of astronomical cycles.
  11. Arab astronomer who refined the length of the solar year, improved trigonometric astronomy, and influenced later European scientists like Copernicus.
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  1. Librarian of Alexandria who used geometry and shadow measurements to accurately calculate the circumference of Earth.
  2. Greek philosopher who predicted a solar eclipse around 585 BCE and was among the first to explain celestial events using natural causes instead of mythology.
  3. Italian astronomer who used the telescope to observe Jupiter’s moons and Venus’s phases, providing strong evidence for the heliocentric model.
  4. Influential Greek philosopher who argued that Earth was spherical based on lunar eclipses and promoted a geocentric view of the universe.
  5. Greek astronomer who first proposed a heliocentric model with the Sun at the center, suggesting Earth moves around it long before Copernicus.
  6. Andalusian Arab astronomer who improved the astrolabe and developed precise solar tables used for navigation and calendar reform.
  7. Early Greek thinker who proposed that Earth floats freely in space without any physical support, using natural laws instead of myths to describe the cosmos.
  8. Italian philosopher who supported the heliocentric model and proposed that stars are distant suns surrounded by their own planets.
  9. Indian mathematician-astronomer who proposed that Earth rotates on its axis and correctly explained lunar and solar eclipses using geometry.

20 Clues: Librarian of Alexandria who used geometry and shadow measurements to accurately calculate the circumference of Earth. • Greek philosopher who realized the Moon shines by reflecting sunlight and correctly explained the causes of lunar phases. • ...

Gravity and Motion 2013-04-30

Gravity and Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. When unbalanced forces act on an object.
  2. When one object bumps into another.
  3. Newton's first law.
  4. when an object has no force other than gravity acting on it.
  5. The planets in the Solar System _________ the Sun.
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  1. The gravitational force of an object decreases as the _________increases.
  2. When an object speeds up.
  3. The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun.
  4. The amount of an object(NOT WEIGHT).
  5. the amount of gravity pulling on a body of mass.

10 Clues: Newton's first law. • When an object speeds up. • When one object bumps into another. • The amount of an object(NOT WEIGHT). • When unbalanced forces act on an object. • the amount of gravity pulling on a body of mass. • The planets in the Solar System _________ the Sun. • The force that keeps the planets in orbit around the Sun. • ...

The Solar System 2014-05-08

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The star located at the center of the Solar System.
  2. The first planet from the Sun.
  3. Also referred to as the blue planet.
  4. The planet we live on.
  5. Last planet in the Solar System.
  6. Known as the red planet due to the rusted iron on the surface.
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  1. Separates the Terrestrial planets from the Jovian planets.
  2. The largest planet.
  3. The planet known for it's large rings.
  4. The second planet from the Sun, similar to the Earth in size, density, and chemical composition.

10 Clues: The largest planet. • The planet we live on. • The first planet from the Sun. • Last planet in the Solar System. • Also referred to as the blue planet. • The planet known for it's large rings. • The star located at the center of the Solar System. • Separates the Terrestrial planets from the Jovian planets. • Known as the red planet due to the rusted iron on the surface. • ...

Earth and space 2015-03-08

Earth and space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one whole spin of an object on its axis
  2. a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew
  3. a group of stars that forms a pattern
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  1. any of the four planets beyond Mars
  2. an imaginary line around which an object spins
  3. any of the four closest planets to the sun
  4. one full orbit around the sun
  5. a natural object that revolves around a planet
  6. an explosive eruption of waves and particles
  7. a rocky mass that revolves around the sun

10 Clues: one full orbit around the sun • any of the four planets beyond Mars • a group of stars that forms a pattern • one whole spin of an object on its axis • a rocky mass that revolves around the sun • any of the four closest planets to the sun • an explosive eruption of waves and particles • a spacecraft that gathers data without a crew • ...

Teo crossword, the universe 2021-02-24

Teo crossword, the universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the thing that suck everything that sees
  2. some big balls on the space and have nine of these things
  3. things that take photos on the space
  4. the transportation that astronauts use to go to space
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  1. the place that earth and other planets stay
  2. who explores the moon
  3. yellow points on the space and they can be seen from earth
  4. where the universe stay
  5. thing that replace the sun on night
  6. a big star and the hottest place of the space

10 Clues: who explores the moon • where the universe stay • thing that replace the sun on night • things that take photos on the space • the thing that suck everything that sees • the place that earth and other planets stay • a big star and the hottest place of the space • the transportation that astronauts use to go to space • ...

Teo crossword, the universe 2021-02-24

Teo crossword, the universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. some big balls on the space and have nine of these things
  2. a big star and the hottest place of the space
  3. who explores the moon
  4. the transportation that astronauts use to go to space
  5. things that take photos on the space
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  1. thing that replace the sun on night
  2. the thing that suck everything that sees
  3. the place that earth and other planets stay
  4. where the universe stay
  5. yellow points on the space and they can be seen from earth

10 Clues: who explores the moon • where the universe stay • thing that replace the sun on night • things that take photos on the space • the thing that suck everything that sees • the place that earth and other planets stay • a big star and the hottest place of the space • the transportation that astronauts use to go to space • ...

chapter 21 crossword puzzle lesson 1-3 2017-04-20

chapter 21 crossword puzzle lesson 1-3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the moons of jupiter
  2. what determines 1 year
  3. what is far to great to measure anything on earth
  4. what traps energy and makes planets hotter
Down
  1. what determines 1 day
  2. what are planets closer to the sun called
  3. what is a glowing streak of light that passes earth
  4. what is a small rock that moves through space
  5. what are gas,ice,and dusty objects that orbit the sun
  6. what are small rocky objects that are near jupiter and mars

10 Clues: the moons of jupiter • what determines 1 day • what determines 1 year • what are planets closer to the sun called • what traps energy and makes planets hotter • what is a small rock that moves through space • what is far to great to measure anything on earth • what is a glowing streak of light that passes earth • what are gas,ice,and dusty objects that orbit the sun • ...

Cool Space Facts 2017-05-21

Cool Space Facts crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Everything that exists, including planets, stars and galaxies.
  2. The hottest planet.
  3. Someone trained as a spacecraft crew member.
  4. Most recent dwarf planet
Down
  1. The galaxy where Earth and the Sun are located.
  2. What star is the center of our universe?
  3. How many planets are in our Solar System?
  4. A huge ball of burning gas held together by gravity.
  5. The first men on the moon were carried by which space craft?
  6. A small solar system body that orbits the sun.

10 Clues: The hottest planet. • Most recent dwarf planet • What star is the center of our universe? • How many planets are in our Solar System? • Someone trained as a spacecraft crew member. • A small solar system body that orbits the sun. • The galaxy where Earth and the Sun are located. • A huge ball of burning gas held together by gravity. • ...

Get ready and reading 2023-09-20

Get ready and reading crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - one of the independent groups of stars in the universe
  2. - scientists can watch the planets, the stars
  3. - a piece of rock or other matter from space that has landed on earth
  4. -a flat object
  5. -a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun
Down
  1. - including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space
  2. - very big
  3. - a very small spot, mark, or piece of something
  4. -lived or stayed in a place
  5. - a machine used for travel in space:

10 Clues: -a flat object • - very big • -lived or stayed in a place • - a machine used for travel in space: • - scientists can watch the planets, the stars • - a very small spot, mark, or piece of something • - including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc. in space • -a bright object with a long tail that travels around the sun • ...

Review Do Now 2023-06-15

Review Do Now crossword puzzle
Across
  1. telescope that collects infrared waves in space
  2. developed the first hand-held telescope
  3. earth is part of the ________, or terrestrial planets
  4. the _______ planets are composed of gas and ice
  5. rock leftovers of past collisions
Down
  1. developed the first large scale telescope that uses mirrors
  2. the force of ____________ is what causes nuclear fusion to take place
  3. the part of the sun where nuclear fusion is taking place
  4. composed of minerals, gas, and ice
  5. the milky way ________ is where our sun is located

10 Clues: rock leftovers of past collisions • composed of minerals, gas, and ice • developed the first hand-held telescope • telescope that collects infrared waves in space • the _______ planets are composed of gas and ice • the milky way ________ is where our sun is located • earth is part of the ________, or terrestrial planets • ...

Space Crossword 2023-05-12

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. solar system model where the Earth is the center
  2. a cloud of gas and dust
  3. an asteroid belt located beyond neptune
  4. when a celestial body passes between the earth and the sun
  5. a squished oval (generally the shape in which planets orbit)
  6. the line along which planets revolve
Down
  1. solar system model where the sun is the center
  2. the degree to which an ellipse is stretched
  3. materials that would evaporate close to earth
  4. how an object shifts relative to its background

10 Clues: a cloud of gas and dust • the line along which planets revolve • an asteroid belt located beyond neptune • the degree to which an ellipse is stretched • materials that would evaporate close to earth • solar system model where the sun is the center • how an object shifts relative to its background • solar system model where the Earth is the center • ...

Space 2021-10-03

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. they are very fast
  2. they very bright and they shine in the sky
  3. there are three meanings one a white hole,a black hole,a netruonstar
  4. there are planets and astroyds orbiting a star
Down
  1. it’s the most dangerous and mysterious object in space
  2. it’s the opposite of a black hole
  3. they are 2 stars orbiting each other and planets orbit them
  4. they have so much density
  5. it’s the planet we live on
  6. it’s the most largest black hole

10 Clues: they are very fast • they have so much density • it’s the planet we live on • it’s the most largest black hole • it’s the opposite of a black hole • they very bright and they shine in the sky • there are planets and astroyds orbiting a star • it’s the most dangerous and mysterious object in space • they are 2 stars orbiting each other and planets orbit them • ...

SPACE - VOCABULARY 2022-04-12

SPACE - VOCABULARY crossword puzzle
Across
  1. These are big, round things in space. They move around the Sun.
  2. Astronauts live here in space.
  3. This person travels to and works in space.
  4. astronauts can do science projects in this place.
Down
  1. Astronauts wear this when they’re in space.
  2. This is often called the Red Planet.
  3. Astronauts travel to space in this.
  4. We see these in the sky at night, but they aren’t planets.
  5. We all live on this planet.
  6. We see this every night in the sky. It moves around Earth.

10 Clues: We all live on this planet. • Astronauts live here in space. • Astronauts travel to space in this. • This is often called the Red Planet. • This person travels to and works in space. • Astronauts wear this when they’re in space. • astronauts can do science projects in this place. • We see these in the sky at night, but they aren’t planets. • ...

Scientific Revolution 2023-12-11

Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. System in which planets revolved around the Sun, while the Sun revolved around the Earth
  2. French philosopher and mathematician
  3. system in which the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular orbits
  4. Flemish anatomist and surgeon
Down
  1. Developed the heliocentric system
  2. Heliocentric theory the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planetsand stars revolving around it
  3. Italian astronomer and physicist
  4. Danish astronomer
  5. English philosopher and mathematician
  6. English statesman and writer

10 Clues: Danish astronomer • English statesman and writer • Flemish anatomist and surgeon • Italian astronomer and physicist • Developed the heliocentric system • French philosopher and mathematician • English philosopher and mathematician • System in which planets revolved around the Sun, while the Sun revolved around the Earth • ...

Adrianna's Crossword 2023-10-16

Adrianna's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. most planets have one or more of these as orbiting companions
  2. the planet closest to the sun
  3. A theory where earth is at the center rather than the sun
  4. the ninth planet
  5. "shooting stars"
  6. Big enough for gravity to make it round but generally smaller than a planet
Down
  1. small leftover bodies that orbit the sun in between mars and jupiter
  2. the first form before becoming a meteor
  3. Another name for inner planets
  4. dusty/rocky chunks that melt when they see the sunlight

10 Clues: the ninth planet • "shooting stars" • the planet closest to the sun • Another name for inner planets • the first form before becoming a meteor • dusty/rocky chunks that melt when they see the sunlight • A theory where earth is at the center rather than the sun • most planets have one or more of these as orbiting companions • ...

Galaxies 2025-04-08

Galaxies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Round and smooth with stars spread evenly.
  2. A Galaxy that has arms branching out with a center bulge.
  3. a group that revolves around one star with many planets or moons.
  4. the center of our solar system.
Down
  1. no specific shape and isn't defined by anything.
  2. a large body in space.
  3. Everything to ever exist and will every exist.
  4. an extremely dense hole where nothing can escape.
  5. a group of dust, stars, and planets.
  6. a bright dot in space made of gas and dust.

10 Clues: a large body in space. • the center of our solar system. • a group of dust, stars, and planets. • Round and smooth with stars spread evenly. • a bright dot in space made of gas and dust. • Everything to ever exist and will every exist. • no specific shape and isn't defined by anything. • an extremely dense hole where nothing can escape. • ...

The World Beyond Us 2024-04-02

The World Beyond Us crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of things that interact
  2. related to the sun
  3. Objects made of rocks, ice and gas which form bright tails
  4. The phase of the moon before or after a full moon
  5. An oval path that planets move along in the solar system
  6. It reflects the light from the sun
Down
  1. An equipment that helps you to view eclipses
  2. an unusual event
  3. The study of the Sun, moon, stars and planets
  4. A large systems of stars in outer space

10 Clues: an unusual event • related to the sun • A group of things that interact • It reflects the light from the sun • A large systems of stars in outer space • An equipment that helps you to view eclipses • The study of the Sun, moon, stars and planets • The phase of the moon before or after a full moon • An oval path that planets move along in the solar system • ...

The World Beyond Us 2024-04-02

The World Beyond Us crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A group of things that interact
  2. related to the sun
  3. Objects made of rocks, ice and gas which form bright tails
  4. The phase of the moon before or after a full moon
  5. An oval path that planets move along in the solar system
  6. It reflects the light from the sun
Down
  1. An equipment that helps you to view eclipses
  2. an unusual event
  3. The study of the Sun, moon, stars and planets
  4. A large systems of stars in outer space

10 Clues: an unusual event • related to the sun • A group of things that interact • It reflects the light from the sun • A large systems of stars in outer space • An equipment that helps you to view eclipses • The study of the Sun, moon, stars and planets • The phase of the moon before or after a full moon • An oval path that planets move along in the solar system • ...

space vocab 2022-10-05

space vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a space rock that is in earths atmosphere
  2. planet it revolves around and has to clear it orbital path
  3. a rock that about to hit earth
  4. small disked shape space rock
  5. spins while spinning around planets
  6. trail it go's around and dose not have to clear its own path
Down
  1. a ball in the earth that only one has life for now
  2. dust and rock combined to make a space rock with a tail
  3. system a star a round thing that revolve around planets.
  4. belt orbit of asteroids gravity can throw them
  5. spins around something

11 Clues: spins around something • small disked shape space rock • a rock that about to hit earth • spins while spinning around planets • a space rock that is in earths atmosphere • belt orbit of asteroids gravity can throw them • a ball in the earth that only one has life for now • dust and rock combined to make a space rock with a tail • ...

The Little Prince 2022-09-03

The Little Prince crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the animal the little prince tamed
  2. what the little prince found happiness in looking at
  3. the flower the little prince adored
  4. "that which will die"
  5. trees that would wreck small planets if it ever grew too big
Down
  1. people that the little prince often called peculiar and other words
  2. where the little prince landed on his visit to Earth
  3. the animal the little prince wanted a drawing of
  4. the animal inside the boa constrictor
  5. how many planets the little prince visited before earth

10 Clues: "that which will die" • the animal the little prince tamed • the flower the little prince adored • the animal inside the boa constrictor • the animal the little prince wanted a drawing of • where the little prince landed on his visit to Earth • what the little prince found happiness in looking at • how many planets the little prince visited before earth • ...

Milky Way galaxy 2022-04-28

Milky Way galaxy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a galaxy that is football-shaped and looks like one star
  2. a group of planets and objects orbiting around a star
  3. a instrument sent to other planets to explore what is too dangerous for humans
  4. used to see into space
Down
  1. a cluster of stars and other objects
  2. something sent into space to observe earth
  3. the distance light travels in one year
  4. all of space and everything in it
  5. galaxy with no definite shape
  6. a galaxy that has a dense bulge with arms spiraling outward

10 Clues: used to see into space • galaxy with no definite shape • all of space and everything in it • a cluster of stars and other objects • the distance light travels in one year • something sent into space to observe earth • a group of planets and objects orbiting around a star • a galaxy that is football-shaped and looks like one star • ...

g 2023-01-23

g crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A galaxy shaped round
  2. A galaxy that doesnt have a regular shape
  3. system of planets and stars
  4. a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
  5. A huge group of single stars and planets
  6. a fixed luminous point in the night sky
Down
  1. a bulge with arms
  2. A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
  3. a natural satillite
  4. galaxy we live in

10 Clues: a bulge with arms • galaxy we live in • a natural satillite • A galaxy shaped round • system of planets and stars • a fixed luminous point in the night sky • A huge group of single stars and planets • A galaxy that doesnt have a regular shape • A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own • ...

Solar System - Demo 2025-06-26

Solar System - Demo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : Earth's natural satellite.
  2. : The star at the center of our solar system.
  3. : The closest planet to the Sun.
  4. : Celestial bodies that orbit a star like the Sun.
  5. : A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, mostly found in a belt.
  6. : The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
Down
  1. : The farthest planet from the Sun.
  2. : An icy body that develops a tail when near the Sun.
  3. : The planet famous for its rings.
  4. : The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.

10 Clues: : Earth's natural satellite. • : The closest planet to the Sun. • : The planet famous for its rings. • : The farthest planet from the Sun. • : The star at the center of our solar system. • : Celestial bodies that orbit a star like the Sun. • : An icy body that develops a tail when near the Sun. • : The force that keeps planets in orbit around the Sun. • ...

rocks, say yay :) 2023-10-24

rocks, say yay :) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a measure of how non-circular the orbit of a body is.
  2. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
  6. long cliffs on mercury's surface. Create after lava on mercury cooled and after it cooled, mercury's crust contracted to form scarps.
  7. a large planet mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen. These planets, like Jupiter and Saturn in our solar system, don't have hard surfaces and instead have swirling gases above a solid core.
  8. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
  9. the dark bands
Down
  1. a fundamental system in condensed matter sciences and the main constituent of gas giant planets.
  2. a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun
  3. the reflective white bands of low temperatures, elevated aerosol opacities, and enhancements of quasi-conserved chemical tracers
  4. Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface
  5. actual or apparent motion of a body in a direction opposite to that of the motions of most members of the solar system or of other astronomical systems with a preferred direction of motion.
  6. Any of innumerable small bodies of accreted gas and dust thought to have orbited the Sun during the formation of the planets.
  7. 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.
  8. the locus of all points such that the sum of the distances from two foci to any point on the ellipse is a constant

17 Clues: the dark bands • a measure of how non-circular the orbit of a body is. • Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface • a fundamental system in condensed matter sciences and the main constituent of gas giant planets. • a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere. • ...

space by gabriel 2012-06-18

space by gabriel crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how big is the universe
  2. a comet that moves close to the sun is possibly from which cloud
  3. mars mountain is about how many times the height of mount everest
  4. what matter(other than a star and a planet)is part of the solar system
  5. the milky way is part of the...
  6. what's the only planet that's visible from earth
  7. what planet has the biggest rings
  8. all planets orbit around our what
  9. what's in mars soil that gives it it's rusty look
Down
  1. what's the name of mars moon thats moving closer to mars
  2. what color is the hottest star
  3. the centre of a comet is called a what
  4. what planets name did scientists recently try to change
  5. mars is named after which groups war god
  6. what planet is now no longer a planet

15 Clues: how big is the universe • what color is the hottest star • the milky way is part of the... • what planet has the biggest rings • all planets orbit around our what • what planet is now no longer a planet • the centre of a comet is called a what • mars is named after which groups war god • what's the only planet that's visible from earth • ...

Planet 2023-02-17

Planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The bigger ice giant that rotates on its side
  2. The hottest planet
  3. The number of known Solay Systems in the Milky Way
  4. The only known environment we know can sustain life
  5. The belt that is Home of Pluto and other
  6. The constellation the our Solar System is found in
  7. The planets that include gas and ice giants
  8. A gas giant that has rings, second largest planet
  9. The number of planets found in our Solar System
Down
  1. The planet that is smallest and closest to the Sun
  2. The outer most planet in the Solar System
  3. The largest planet
  4. A planet that could have sustained life a long time ago
  5. The type of planet Mars and Venus are
  6. The age of our Solar System (write out how you would pronounce the number)

15 Clues: The largest planet • The hottest planet • The type of planet Mars and Venus are • The belt that is Home of Pluto and other • The outer most planet in the Solar System • The planets that include gas and ice giants • The bigger ice giant that rotates on its side • The number of planets found in our Solar System • A gas giant that has rings, second largest planet • ...

Astrology 2022-05-12

Astrology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Billions of years after the BB, Hydrogen and Helium gathered to form the first ________.
  2. Larger atoms forming from two smaller atoms colliding while also releasing energy.
  3. The farthest planet away from the sun.
  4. System Millions of years planetesimals gain materials creating planets and forming a __________.
  5. Large masses gaining materials in rotating disk.
Down
  1. Smallest planet in our Solar System.
  2. The only moon with magnetic pull.
  3. The force that clumps masses in a solar nebula.
  4. Clouds of dust, gas, and ice held together by gravity.
  5. Energy started to slow down after the BB & transformed into _______.
  6. Called "The gas giant".
  7. The creator of the energy to mass formula.
  8. Event caused 13.8 billion years ago from a central point of energy.
  9. Planetesimals gain mass through this process
  10. The amount of planets in our solar system.

15 Clues: Called "The gas giant". • The only moon with magnetic pull. • Smallest planet in our Solar System. • The farthest planet away from the sun. • The creator of the energy to mass formula. • The amount of planets in our solar system. • Planetesimals gain mass through this process • The force that clumps masses in a solar nebula. • ...

Asher 2023-09-20

Asher crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A cloud of dust and gases in space.
  2. pasta in the shape of long, thin strings
  3. An optical instrument that makes faraway objects, like stars and planets, appear closer and larger.
  4. a round, thin Mexican bread that is usually eaten hot with a filling of meat, cheese, etc.
  5. a thick, flat piece of meat and especially beef
  6. dish that people prepare for themselves at the table by putting small pieces of food (such as bread, meat, or fruit) in a hot liquid (such as melted and flavored cheese or melted chocolate)
  7. a Spanish dish of rice, meat, seafood, vegetables, and spices
  8. a South American dish of marinaded raw fish or seafood
  9. the edible snail, especially as an item on a menu.
  10. big balls of hot gas that give off light and heat.
Down
  1. All of space, including all the stars, galaxies, planets, and everything that exists.
  2. a Scientist who studies the stars, planets, galaxies, and other objects in space.
  3. a type of Italian food that has layers of flat noodles baked with a sauce usually of tomatoes, cheese, and meat
  4. A place equipped with telescopes and other instruments for observing and studying objects in space.
  5. A massive collection of stars, gas, dust, and other celestial objects bound together by gravity.
  6. a Japanese dish of cold cooked rice shaped in small cakes and topped or wrapped with other ingredients (such as pieces of raw fish)

16 Clues: A cloud of dust and gases in space. • pasta in the shape of long, thin strings • a thick, flat piece of meat and especially beef • the edible snail, especially as an item on a menu. • big balls of hot gas that give off light and heat. • a South American dish of marinaded raw fish or seafood • a Spanish dish of rice, meat, seafood, vegetables, and spices • ...

Planets and Space 2014-10-29

Planets and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. People who travel into space on a spaceship
  2. Once a planet, in now classified as dwarf planet
  3. The smallest planet in our solar system
  4. The planet that is closest to Earth
  5. The planet where humans live
  6. This planet is a red colour
Down
  1. The largest planet in the solar system
  2. A big ball of ice and snow
  3. Has the most rings of any planet in the solar system
  4. Huge space which contains all matter and energy
  5. Provies heat and light to all planets
  6. Made up of gas, there is millions of them in the sky
  7. These are up in the sky at night

13 Clues: A big ball of ice and snow • This planet is a red colour • The planet where humans live • These are up in the sky at night • The planet that is closest to Earth • Provies heat and light to all planets • The largest planet in the solar system • The smallest planet in our solar system • People who travel into space on a spaceship • ...

Space and Planets 2017-05-15

Space and Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This planet orbits the Sun every 84 Earth years, and was the first planet to be discovered by using a telescope.
  2. The 'red' planet, which is half the size of Earth and takes 1.9 years to orbit the Sun.
  3. This planet does not have any moons or rings, and is the hottest planet in the solar system.
  4. This planet orbits the Sun once every 11.8 Earth years and has the most moons (67).
  5. The type of planets that are mostly composed of rocks and metals.
  6. The name of our Solar System, which contains billions of stars and nine plants.
  7. The only planet that contains life, and was previously believed to be the centre of the universe.
Down
  1. Includes all existing matter, thousands of galaxies and is always getting bigger.
  2. The centre of our galaxy, in which each planet orbits around.
  3. This planet is known for its huge ring system, discovered by Galileo Galilei.
  4. The closest planet to the Sun, which only takes 88 days to orbit around the Sun.
  5. Planets that are mostly made up of gasses, such as helium and hydrogen.
  6. This planet was once known as the ninth planet, but is now known as the largest dwarf planet.

13 Clues: The centre of our galaxy, in which each planet orbits around. • The type of planets that are mostly composed of rocks and metals. • Planets that are mostly made up of gasses, such as helium and hydrogen. • This planet is known for its huge ring system, discovered by Galileo Galilei. • ...

Planets and satellites 2024-04-11

Planets and satellites crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Look for a bright yellowish object in the sky with distinct rings visible through a telescope.
  2. Look for a reddish-orange object in the night sky.
  3. Spot the largest and brightest planet in the sky, often appearing as a bright star.
  4. Look for a distant and faint object beyond the orbit of Neptune, visible with a telescope.
  5. Look for a distant and faint object in the Kuiper Belt, visible with a telescope.
  6. Look for a deep blue object in the sky, visible through a telescope.
  7. Look for a distant and faint object in the outer solar system, typically requiring a telescope to see.
Down
  1. Spot a faint bluish-green object in the night sky with the help of a telescope.
  2. Spot the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon.
  3. Spot a faint object in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, visible with a telescope.
  4. Spot a small and distant object in the Kuiper Belt, visible with a telescope.
  5. You're standing on it!
  6. Look for a fast-moving object near the horizon just before sunrise or after sunset.

13 Clues: You're standing on it! • Look for a reddish-orange object in the night sky. • Spot the brightest object in the sky after the Sun and the Moon. • Look for a deep blue object in the sky, visible through a telescope. • Spot a small and distant object in the Kuiper Belt, visible with a telescope. • ...

Astronomy vocab 2020-10-26

Astronomy vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gotta breath
  2. what we live on
  3. blue planet
  4. effect global warming
  5. small rock
  6. rocky layer
  7. pea soup layer
  8. middle
Down
  1. north and south poles
  2. pimple
  3. thick atmosphere
  4. inner four planets
  5. rusty planet

13 Clues: pimple • middle • small rock • blue planet • rocky layer • gotta breath • rusty planet • pea soup layer • what we live on • thick atmosphere • inner four planets • north and south poles • effect global warming

Astronomy vocab 2020-10-26

Astronomy vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. gotta breath
  2. what we live on
  3. blue planet
  4. effect global warming
  5. small rock
  6. rocky layer
  7. pea soup layer
  8. middle
Down
  1. north and south poles
  2. pimple
  3. thick atmosphere
  4. inner four planets
  5. rusty planet

13 Clues: pimple • middle • small rock • blue planet • rocky layer • gotta breath • rusty planet • pea soup layer • what we live on • thick atmosphere • inner four planets • north and south poles • effect global warming

space 2023-07-02

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is space
  2. what has earth in
  3. a dwarf planet
Down
  1. the name of the shape that planets orbit in
  2. the planat on its side
  3. the failed star
  4. what do planets and moons do

7 Clues: what is space • a dwarf planet • the failed star • what has earth in • the planat on its side • what do planets and moons do • the name of the shape that planets orbit in

A Glimpse of Outer Space 2014-06-20

A Glimpse of Outer Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A creature from another planet.
  2. One who studies stars and planets.
  3. a very large cloud of dust and gas in outer space.
  4. a natural object that moves around a planet.
  5. A celestial body moving around the earth.
  6. a large piece of rock from space that appear as a bright light.
Down
  1. a mass of rock that moves around in space.
  2. an extremely large group of stars and planets.
  3. A group of bright stars with a definite shape.
  4. a very small star that does not shine brightly.
  5. All existing things in the space.
  6. a bright object in space having a tail of dust/gas.

12 Clues: A creature from another planet. • All existing things in the space. • One who studies stars and planets. • A celestial body moving around the earth. • a mass of rock that moves around in space. • a natural object that moves around a planet. • an extremely large group of stars and planets. • A group of bright stars with a definite shape. • ...

Year 5 Term 2 Crossword 2023-03-14

Year 5 Term 2 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A term in English which builds urgency and exaggerates for effect, sometimes using metaphors. eg. my feet are killing me
  2. Reduce fractions to their lowest terms.
  3. Who which, where and when are often used in which type of clauses?
  4. the greatest, the fastest, the best are all examples of__________
  5. Brackets are a type of ____________
  6. The number of equal parts of a fraction that are taken
Down
  1. A photograph of Apollo 11 taking off is a ________ source of evidence.
  2. PEEL stands for Point, Evidence, Explain and ______
  3. All planets __________ the sun.
  4. The number being divided is called this
  5. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars
  6. fractions of equal value

12 Clues: fractions of equal value • Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars • All planets __________ the sun. • Brackets are a type of ____________ • Reduce fractions to their lowest terms. • The number being divided is called this • PEEL stands for Point, Evidence, Explain and ______ • The number of equal parts of a fraction that are taken • ...

The Scientific Revolution 2022-09-30

The Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Boyle stated that _________ are the building blocks of all matter.
  2. A _______ is a sun-centered model of the universe.
  3. Isaac Newton's parents wanted him to be a ______ instead he became a astronomer.
  4. One of the first people to agree with Copernicus.
  5. Newton discovered how _______ works.
Down
  1. Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Brahe all agreed with ________.
  2. This Italian sentence invented the telescope.
  3. __________ wrote Revolution of the Heavenly Sphere.
  4. Copernicus was the one to propose the idea that the ___ was the center of the universe.
  5. This 1600 scholar disagreed with Aristotle's theory that the Earth was the center of the universe.
  6. ______ discovered how gravity.
  7. ________ worked with Bacon.
  8. used Brahe's data to calculate orbits of the planets.

13 Clues: ________ worked with Bacon. • ______ discovered how gravity. • Newton discovered how _______ works. • This Italian sentence invented the telescope. • One of the first people to agree with Copernicus. • A _______ is a sun-centered model of the universe. • __________ wrote Revolution of the Heavenly Sphere. • used Brahe's data to calculate orbits of the planets. • ...

Solar System 2023-08-21

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Some planets have __________________
  2. The _______ __________ is a galaxy
  3. The Latin word for sun
Down
  1. Number of planets in our Solar System
  2. One kind of galaxy
  3. Pluto is a _______ planet
  4. The host star of the Solar System

7 Clues: One kind of galaxy • The Latin word for sun • Pluto is a _______ planet • The host star of the Solar System • The _______ __________ is a galaxy • Some planets have __________________ • Number of planets in our Solar System

Space Exploration 2025-03-05

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The condition in which people or objects appear to be weightless in space. (12 letters)
  2. A massive system of stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity. (6 letters)
  3. The curved path of an object around a star, planet, or moon. (5 letters)
  4. The scientific study of celestial bodies and the universe. (9 letters)
  5. Energy emitted as waves or particles, found in space as cosmic radiation. (9 letters)
Down
  1. The minimum speed needed for an object to break free from a planet’s gravitational pull. (14 letters)
  2. Related to the sky or outer space, including stars and planets. (8 letters)
  3. A person trained to travel and work in space. (9 letters)
  4. The force that attracts objects toward one another, keeping planets in orbit around stars. (6 letters)

9 Clues: A person trained to travel and work in space. (9 letters) • The scientific study of celestial bodies and the universe. (9 letters) • The curved path of an object around a star, planet, or moon. (5 letters) • Related to the sky or outer space, including stars and planets. (8 letters) • ...

space 2025-02-19

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. many dwarf planets are there- four
  2. is a star in the center of the solar system-sun
  3. the planets to this around the sun-revolve
  4. get heat from-nuclear fusion
Down
  1. planet is closes to the sun-mercury
  2. is one type of a eclipse- solar eclipse
  3. planets farthest from the sun-neptune

7 Clues: get heat from-nuclear fusion • many dwarf planets are there- four • planet is closes to the sun-mercury • planets farthest from the sun-neptune • is one type of a eclipse- solar eclipse • the planets to this around the sun-revolve • is a star in the center of the solar system-sun

Space Exploration 2012-05-05

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center with Earth, the planets, and moons revolving around it.
  2. The phenomenon that the observed frequency of a wave changes if the source of the wave and the observe are moving toward or away from one another.
  3. The study of spectra spectrum produced when a beam of light is passes through a prism
  4. There is almost as much gravity in orbit as there is on Earth; however, gravity is effectively eliminated inside a spacecraft due to the free-falling effect of orbiting earth, which causes the microgravity environment.
  5. When spectral lines move toward the longer-wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum.
  6. A telescope that has a lens for the objective
  7. Varying types of energy waves emitted by stars (radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, rays and gamma rays.
  8. the angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  9. A device made of thousands of closely spaced slits through which light is passed in order to produce a spectrum.
  10. Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves
Down
  1. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbits.
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  3. Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars
  4. a method of acceleration, which enables spacecraft to change speed by using the gravity of a poster.
  5. a satellite made by humans, such as a spacecraft or telescope.
  6. taking measurements of Earth (and other planets) from space.
  7. (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km)
  8. all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets.
  9. Orbit of satellites placed about 36000 km above the ground, directly above the equator, orbiting Earth once every 24 hours
  10. A technology that electronically connects two (or more) separate telescopes to combine their images.
  11. orbit: Orbit of satellites placed about 36,000 km above the ground, directly
  12. A rocket with a bomb as a payload, launched in a trajectory that sends it up into space and down onto its target.
  13. A method of measuring distance indirectly by creating an imaginary triangle between an observer and an object whose distance is to be estimated.
  14. the large lens at the front of a telescope.
  15. a Russian term for astronaut.

25 Clues: a Russian term for astronaut. • the large lens at the front of a telescope. • A telescope that has a lens for the objective • Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars • all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets. • (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km) • Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves • ...

Space Exploration 2012-05-05

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. taking measurements of Earth (and other planets) from space.
  2. The phenomenon that the observed frequency of a wave changes if the source of the wave and the observe are moving toward or away from one another.
  3. A method of measuring distance indirectly by creating an imaginary triangle between an observer and an object whose distance is to be estimated.
  4. all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets.
  5. (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km)
  6. A device made of thousands of closely spaced slits through which light is passed in order to produce a spectrum.
  7. a satellite made by humans, such as a spacecraft or telescope.
  8. A technology that electronically connects two (or more) separate telescopes to combine their images.
  9. a Russian term for astronaut.
  10. Orbit of satellites placed about 36000 km above the ground, directly above the equator, orbiting Earth once every 24 hours
  11. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbits.
  12. The study of spectra spectrum produced when a beam of light is passes through a prism
Down
  1. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  2. A rocket with a bomb as a payload, launched in a trajectory that sends it up into space and down onto its target.
  3. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center with Earth, the planets, and moons revolving around it.
  4. Varying types of energy waves emitted by stars (radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, rays and gamma rays.
  5. a method of acceleration, which enables spacecraft to change speed by using the gravity of a poster.
  6. A telescope that has a lens for the objective
  7. There is almost as much gravity in orbit as there is on Earth; however, gravity is effectively eliminated inside a spacecraft due to the free-falling effect of orbiting earth, which causes the microgravity environment.
  8. orbit: Orbit of satellites placed about 36,000 km above the ground, directly
  9. When spectral lines move toward the longer-wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum.
  10. the large lens at the front of a telescope.
  11. the angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  12. Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars
  13. Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves

25 Clues: a Russian term for astronaut. • the large lens at the front of a telescope. • A telescope that has a lens for the objective • Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars • all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets. • (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km) • Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves • ...

The solar system 2021-04-29

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an area of space with a really strong gravitational field
  2. Named after the roman goddess of Love.
  3. Star small rapidly moving meteor
  4. Length of a year on this planet equals to 88 days on earth.
  5. Is something that is about 10 billion light years
  6. Word derived from the Greek words atmos, meaning 'vapour', 'ball' or 'sphere'. It is the envelope of gases surrounding Earth and other planets.
  7. A system made of millions of stars, planets and dust held together by gravitational attraction.
  8. Pluto’s only known moon
  9. Thought to be a planet, but is now considered a dwarf planet. Is named after the Roman god of death and King of the Underworld.
  10. A long period comet which passed close to the sun in the spring of 1997.
  11. Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, and Jupiter are considered planets
  12. The second biggest gas giant.
  13. Also a dwarf planet. Less known and named after the Greek goddess of discord.
  14. Length of a year on this planet is about 11.86 years on Earth.
Down
  1. Amount of moons Venus has.
  2. Minor planets that can neither be classified either as a planet or as a comet. Word derived from greek word aster, similar to the Greek goddess Asteria.
  3. Magnetic force that attracts everything it can towards the center of any physical body having mass.
  4. Length of a year on this planet is about 1.88 years on Earth.
  5. the star around which the earth orbits. In Greek mythology, its god was named Helios.
  6. Liquid that is the basis of the fluids of living organisms. Until now, only found on Earth and came here from asteroids full of it.
  7. Dwarf planet that spins so fast that distorts its shape, giving this dwarf planet a distinct egg-like shape.
  8. Neptune has 6 of this
  9. a natural luminous body visible in the sky especially at night
  10. Name of our galaxy derived from a Greek myth about Heracles.
  11. the natural satellite of the earth. It is also the classification of other natural satellites. It is named after the Roman goddess whose Greek equivalent is named Selene.
  12. are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases
  13. One nickname of this planet is The “Ice Giant”
  14. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star
  15. Really small planet that is also considered an asteroid
  16. Planet that has 365.25 days per year.

30 Clues: Neptune has 6 of this • Pluto’s only known moon • Amount of moons Venus has. • The second biggest gas giant. • Star small rapidly moving meteor • are cosmic snowballs of frozen gases • Planet that has 365.25 days per year. • Named after the roman goddess of Love. • One nickname of this planet is The “Ice Giant” • Is something that is about 10 billion light years • ...

Space words 2024-05-06

Space words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what are the planets in
  2. Has a tail
  3. The first planet to the sun
Down
  1. between inner and outer planets
  2. the most hot planet
  3. what we live on
  4. known as the red planet

7 Clues: Has a tail • what we live on • the most hot planet • what are the planets in • known as the red planet • The first planet to the sun • between inner and outer planets

Know Your Planets 2021-01-01

Know Your Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Total number of Planets
  2. The part of the sun that we can see
  3. The outer most part of the sun, which visible only at the time of the eclipse
  4. Second largest planet
  5. third planet from the Sun and the fifth largest planets in the Solar System
Down
  1. which are also called ‘giant planets’
  2. Largest planet in the solar system
  3. planet in the Solar System has the highest density
  4. fifth-largest natural satellite in the Solar System
  5. planet in the Solar System takes the shortest revolution
  6. Nearest planet to the sun
  7. Planet which lies between the orbits of Venus and Mars
  8. a star at the centre of the Solar System

13 Clues: Second largest planet • Total number of Planets • Nearest planet to the sun • Largest planet in the solar system • The part of the sun that we can see • which are also called ‘giant planets’ • a star at the centre of the Solar System • planet in the Solar System has the highest density • fifth-largest natural satellite in the Solar System • ...

Discovering Mars Vocabuary 2021-01-17

Discovering Mars Vocabuary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. transform a planet to make it like Earth
  2. locations on a planets surface where the axis meets the surface
  3. the natural satellite of a planet
  4. an expert of student of astronomy
  5. travel around an object due to gravity
Down
  1. giant holes in the ground
  2. to enter as an enemy, by force, to plunder or conquer
  3. a thin layer of gasses that hover above a planets surface
  4. a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen
  5. a small body of matter visible when entering Earths atmosphere

10 Clues: giant holes in the ground • the natural satellite of a planet • an expert of student of astronomy • travel around an object due to gravity • transform a planet to make it like Earth • a thick subsurface layer of soil that remains frozen • to enter as an enemy, by force, to plunder or conquer • a thin layer of gasses that hover above a planets surface • ...

Astronomy Project 2021-11-22

Astronomy Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Contains instruments to collect data
  2. Outer Most layer of the Sun's Atmosphere
  3. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust and gas
  4. Have either a rocky or gaseous surface
  5. Occur near sunspots and are sudden
  6. Star in the Milky Way Galaxy
  7. Occurs when an object in space passes directly between two other objects
Down
  1. Made up of gas, dust, and stars
  2. Occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon
  3. Occurs when the Moon passes between the sun and earth

10 Clues: Star in the Milky Way Galaxy • Made up of gas, dust, and stars • Occur near sunspots and are sudden • Contains instruments to collect data • Have either a rocky or gaseous surface • Outer Most layer of the Sun's Atmosphere • Occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon • Occurs when the Moon passes between the sun and earth • ...

Astronomy Project 2021-11-22

Astronomy Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Contains instruments to collect data
  2. Outer Most layer of the Sun's Atmosphere
  3. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust and gas
  4. Have either a rocky or gaseous surface
  5. Occur near sunspots and are sudden
  6. Star in the Milky Way Galaxy
Down
  1. curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft
  2. Made up of gas, dust, and stars
  3. Occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon
  4. Occurs when an object in space passes directly between two other objects

10 Clues: Star in the Milky Way Galaxy • Made up of gas, dust, and stars • Occur near sunspots and are sudden • Contains instruments to collect data • Have either a rocky or gaseous surface • Outer Most layer of the Sun's Atmosphere • curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft • Occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon • ...

Overview of the Sun 2021-12-16

Overview of the Sun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this is the galaxy that our Sun is in
  2. holds gasses in the Sun and keeps the planets in orbit
  3. the Sun is a yellow __________ star
  4. giant loops that stretch out from the Sun's surface
  5. the number of planets that orbit the Sun
  6. explosions on the surface of the Sun make solar ________
Down
  1. dark patches on the Sun that are cooler
  2. bands of color in the night sky
  3. main gas that makes up the Sun
  4. the atmosphere of the Sun

10 Clues: the atmosphere of the Sun • main gas that makes up the Sun • bands of color in the night sky • the Sun is a yellow __________ star • this is the galaxy that our Sun is in • dark patches on the Sun that are cooler • the number of planets that orbit the Sun • giant loops that stretch out from the Sun's surface • holds gasses in the Sun and keeps the planets in orbit • ...

Gravity and Motion 2022-05-04

Gravity and Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. how far away something is
  2. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  3. something that changes whenever you go on different planets
  4. an object traveling around another object in space
  5. the force to pull you down
Down
  1. the rate of change of velocity per unit of time
  2. the gravitational attraction between two objects will what if one acquires more mass
  3. something that stays the same even on other planets
  4. gravity is the only thing affecting this
  5. another word for liquid

10 Clues: another word for liquid • how far away something is • the force to pull you down • gravity is the only thing affecting this • the rate of change of velocity per unit of time • an object traveling around another object in space • something that stays the same even on other planets • the force of attraction between all masses in the universe • ...

Layer C Astronomy Crossword 2022-01-12

Layer C Astronomy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. term for farthest from the Earth
  2. moon phase of more than half
  3. a lump of rock/metal trapped by Earth's gravity and pulled down through Earth's atmosphere
  4. the model that shows the planets revolving around the sun
  5. light needs to be reflected off to be seen
  6. comes from the direction in which the comet came
Down
  1. measurment of the distance between the sun and Earth
  2. another name for the North Star
  3. can produce craters
  4. the model showing the planets revolving around Earth

10 Clues: can produce craters • moon phase of more than half • another name for the North Star • term for farthest from the Earth • light needs to be reflected off to be seen • comes from the direction in which the comet came • measurment of the distance between the sun and Earth • the model showing the planets revolving around Earth • ...

Space Puzzle 2024-05-02

Space Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun
  2. contains millions of asteroids
  3. giant balls of hot gas
  4. a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun
  5. star at the center of the solar system
  6. planets, rocky and few to none moons
Down
  1. a group of stars that make a shape in the sky
  2. a small chunk of dust and ice that orbits the sun
  3. planets, ice and gassy, all have rings
  4. a large natural object that orbits the Earth

10 Clues: giant balls of hot gas • contains millions of asteroids • planets, rocky and few to none moons • planets, ice and gassy, all have rings • star at the center of the solar system • rocky, airless worlds that orbit our Sun • a large natural object that orbits the Earth • a group of stars that make a shape in the sky • a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun • ...

week 5 Crossword 2023-04-20

week 5 Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to send something into the sky
  2. a large, round object in space that travels around a star
  3. how much there is of something
  4. the world
  5. a planet’s complete circular movement around another one
  6. the curved path which objects in space move around a planet or star
Down
  1. to a place or time that is a longer distance away
  2. the scientific study of stars and planets
  3. to agree with an idea, group, or person
  4. the planets and moons that revolve around the sun

10 Clues: the world • to send something into the sky • how much there is of something • to agree with an idea, group, or person • the scientific study of stars and planets • to a place or time that is a longer distance away • the planets and moons that revolve around the sun • a planet’s complete circular movement around another one • ...

glaxies 2025-04-08

glaxies crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ball of stars that are packed together
  2. no defined shape
  3. our central star we orbit around
  4. branched arms and sometimes a bar going through middle
Down
  1. a dense ball of gravity that doesn't let anything even light escape
  2. a collection of stars, dust, planets, and other space bodies
  3. smooth round shape kind of like a football
  4. a collection of planets or other bodies orbiting around a central star
  5. the galaxy we live in
  6. the thing that forms a new star

10 Clues: no defined shape • the galaxy we live in • the thing that forms a new star • our central star we orbit around • a ball of stars that are packed together • smooth round shape kind of like a football • branched arms and sometimes a bar going through middle • a collection of stars, dust, planets, and other space bodies • ...

GRADE 11 2025-03-25

GRADE 11 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The unit used to measure distance in space.
  2. A system of millions or billions of stars.
  3. The second planet from the sun, known as Earth’s "sister planet."
  4. A celestial body that orbits a planet.
  5. The center of our solar system.
Down
  1. The path that planets follow around the sun.
  2. The planet known as the "Red Planet."
  3. The force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
  4. The largest planet in our solar system
  5. The phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated.

10 Clues: The center of our solar system. • The planet known as the "Red Planet." • The largest planet in our solar system • A celestial body that orbits a planet. • A system of millions or billions of stars. • The unit used to measure distance in space. • The path that planets follow around the sun. • The phase of the moon when it is fully illuminated. • ...

Space 2024-11-29

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet known for its rings.
  2. A group of stars forming a pattern in the night sky.
  3. The force that attracts objects toward each other.
Down
  1. The red planet in our solar system.
  2. The natural satellite of Earth.
  3. The largest planet in our solar system.
  4. A massive system of stars, planets, and other matter held together by gravity.
  5. The term for a spacecraft sent to explore other planets without humans aboard.
  6. The closest star to Earth.
  7. armstrong The first human to walk on the moon.

10 Clues: The closest star to Earth. • The natural satellite of Earth. • The planet known for its rings. • The red planet in our solar system. • The largest planet in our solar system. • armstrong The first human to walk on the moon. • The force that attracts objects toward each other. • A group of stars forming a pattern in the night sky. • ...

scientific revolution kamila 2025-10-15

scientific revolution kamila crossword puzzle
Across
  1. magnetic force that is on earth newton had also studied
  2. Newtons laws of
  3. a tool that lets us see from afar distance
  4. a religion of some form of Christianity well known around this time
  5. big part of the solar system that orbits the suns
Down
  1. an explanation that has factual evidence
  2. made the telescope more improved than it original form
  3. watching carefully how something works
  4. found out planets move in ellipses
  5. Well known scientist known for gravity and laws of motion

10 Clues: Newtons laws of • found out planets move in ellipses • watching carefully how something works • an explanation that has factual evidence • a tool that lets us see from afar distance • big part of the solar system that orbits the suns • made the telescope more improved than it original form • magnetic force that is on earth newton had also studied • ...

Planets, weather and animals! 2013-06-20

Planets, weather and animals! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest planet
  2. The process of water vapour turning into water droplets
  3. Water that is found underground
  4. Known as the red planet
  5. Tallest land animal
  6. Scientists who study weather
  7. Water overflow that is caused by a large amount of rainfall
  8. Hopping Australian marsupial
  9. Large, powerful storm that forms over large bodies of water
  10. Large animal with a horn
  11. Fastest land animal
Down
  1. Spinning cloud in a funnel shape
  2. Large animal with a trunk
  3. The coldest planet in the solar system
  4. Most common type of storm
  5. The state of air at a certain time and place
  6. The furthest planet from the sun
  7. The weather of a place over a long period of time
  8. Has black and white stripes
  9. Man's best friend
  10. No longer officially considered a planet
  11. Starts life as a tadpole
  12. The process of water changing into an invisible gas called water vapour
  13. Famous for its rings
  14. Likes to roll around in the mud
  15. The closest planet to the sun
  16. King of the jungle
  17. Amount of water vapour in the air
  18. Takes approximately 365 days to rotate around the sun
  19. Closest planet to Earth
  20. Likes to chase mice

31 Clues: Man's best friend • The largest planet • King of the jungle • Tallest land animal • Fastest land animal • Likes to chase mice • Famous for its rings • Known as the red planet • Closest planet to Earth • Starts life as a tadpole • Large animal with a horn • Large animal with a trunk • Most common type of storm • Has black and white stripes • Scientists who study weather • ...

Planets And Their Moons 2023-01-31

Planets And Their Moons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A Moon with a Thin Atmosphere
  2. Mars' Smallest Moon
  3. A Moon not Tidally Locked with Haumea
  4. The Second Largest Dwarf Moon
  5. The Farthest Planet in our Solar System
  6. Named after the Titaness of Greek Mythology
  7. The Ninth Planet until 2006
  8. A Dwarf Planet with an Odd Egg Shape
  9. Rotates in the Equatorial Plane of Uranus
  10. A Moon with a Radius of 457 Miles
  11. The Red Planet
  12. A Moon only 1.5% as bright as Haumea
  13. The Planet that we Live On
  14. The Largest Dwarf Moon
  15. Mars' Biggest Moon
  16. Hottest and Brightest Planet
  17. A Dwarf Planet in the Asteroid Belt
  18. Planet with an Extensive Ring System
  19. Saturn's Second Largest Moon
Down
  1. Closest Planet to the Sun
  2. Has Roughly Equal Amounts of Water and Ice
  3. A little More Massive than Pluto
  4. The Only Known Moon to have an Atmosphere
  5. A Moon with 150+ Active Volcanoes
  6. The Biggest Moon with a Magnetic Field
  7. The Largest Planet in our Solar System
  8. It's Destiny is 0.97 Times that of Liquid Water
  9. Uranus' Largest Moon
  10. Most Massive Moon in the Solar System
  11. A Moon with Water Underneath its Surface
  12. Once Known to be a Dwarf Planet Long Ago
  13. Commonly Confused with the Death Star
  14. Our Natural Satellite
  15. A Red Dwarf Planet
  16. A Small Icy Moon
  17. A Planet that Spins on its Side
  18. Discovered on October 24, 1851

37 Clues: The Red Planet • A Small Icy Moon • A Red Dwarf Planet • Mars' Biggest Moon • Mars' Smallest Moon • Uranus' Largest Moon • Our Natural Satellite • The Largest Dwarf Moon • Closest Planet to the Sun • The Planet that we Live On • The Ninth Planet until 2006 • Hottest and Brightest Planet • Saturn's Second Largest Moon • A Moon with a Thin Atmosphere • The Second Largest Dwarf Moon • ...

Planets and Solar System 2021-04-21

Planets and Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star
  2. the act of rising to an important position or a higher level.
  3. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
  4. the action or process of moving
  5. relating to or belonging to a planet or planets
  6. An imaginary line is drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
  7. the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
  8. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
  9. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun.
  10. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  11. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
  12. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it
  13. period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
  14. the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
  15. the moon at any time after new moon and before full moon, so called because its illuminated area is increasing.
  16. a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points is constant
  17. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun.
  18. having or representing the sun as the center
  19. each of the four divisions of the year
  20. have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
  21. a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays
  22. the star around which the earth orbits.
  23. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
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  1. a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers
  2. the natural satellite of the earth
  3. The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
  4. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
  5. the time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator
  6. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object
  7. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  8. having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.
  9. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
  10. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.
  11. an instance of revolving.
  12. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
  13. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  14. a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
  15. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  16. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
  17. The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
  18. an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
  19. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian
  20. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material
  21. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  22. a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
  23. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

46 Clues: an instance of revolving. • the action or process of moving • the natural satellite of the earth • a small rocky body orbiting the sun. • each of the four divisions of the year • the star around which the earth orbits. • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • having or representing the sun as the center • relating to or belonging to a planet or planets • ...

Star Wars Planets EU 2024-01-13

Star Wars Planets EU crossword puzzle
Across
  1. also known as dac
  2. home of the melodies, encountered by anakin solo
  3. tidally locked planet
  4. library world
  5. homweworld of the bith
  6. the only star wars planet
  7. homeworld of the ugnaughts
  8. snow planet where jedi travel to construct lightsabers
  9. the valley of the jedi is located here
  10. homeworld of the acklay arena beast
  11. the smuggler's moon
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  1. red mining planet
  2. home of the rebel base in the anoat sector
  3. twin planet of tralus
  4. neighbor of kashyyyk
  5. home to both a rebel base and a jedi academy
  6. cold dark side planet
  7. water planet hosting many different species of "shoalers"
  8. tibanna mining colony that hosts pod races
  9. homeworld of the chiss
  10. location of the cave of evil
  11. dark side planet located in the deep core
  12. home to a jedi academy
  13. homeworld of the ishi tib

24 Clues: library world • red mining planet • also known as dac • the smuggler's moon • neighbor of kashyyyk • twin planet of tralus • cold dark side planet • tidally locked planet • homeworld of the chiss • homweworld of the bith • home to a jedi academy • the only star wars planet • homeworld of the ishi tib • homeworld of the ugnaughts • location of the cave of evil • ...

Space - vocabulary 2021-04-05

Space - vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Astronauts travel to space in this.
  2. We see this every night in the sky. It moves around Earth.
  3. These are big, round things in space. They move around the Sun.
  4. Astronauts wear this when they’re in space.
  5. We all live on this planet.
  6. Astronauts live here in space.
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  1. Astronauts can do science projects in this place.
  2. This person travels to and works in space.
  3. We see these in the sky at night, but they aren’t planets.
  4. This is often called the Red Planet.

10 Clues: We all live on this planet. • Astronauts live here in space. • Astronauts travel to space in this. • This is often called the Red Planet. • This person travels to and works in space. • Astronauts wear this when they’re in space. • Astronauts can do science projects in this place. • We see this every night in the sky. It moves around Earth. • ...

Astronomy Project 2021-11-22

Astronomy Project crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Contains instruments to collect data
  2. Outer Most layer of the Sun's Atmosphere
  3. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and dust and gas
  4. Have either a rocky or gaseous surface
  5. Occur near sunspots and are sudden
  6. Star in the Milky Way Galaxy
  7. Occurs when an object in space passes directly between two other objects
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  1. Made up of gas, dust, and stars
  2. Occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon
  3. Occurs when the Moon passes between the sun and earth

10 Clues: Star in the Milky Way Galaxy • Made up of gas, dust, and stars • Occur near sunspots and are sudden • Contains instruments to collect data • Have either a rocky or gaseous surface • Outer Most layer of the Sun's Atmosphere • Occurs when the Earth passes between the Sun and Moon • Occurs when the Moon passes between the sun and earth • ...

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-01

Astronomy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. meteor that has the surface of a planet or a moon
  2. made out of ammonia, methane,ice, and dust
  3. sudden intense explosions that result in changes in brightness when magnetic energy is released.
  4. orbit in a circular pattern in the Asteroid Belt.
Down
  1. space tool used to make distant objects appear closer
  2. small chunks of rock that burn up on entering a planet’s atmosphere
  3. Orbit planets
  4. 2 types of them, terrestrial and gaseous
  5. the name of our galaxy
  6. the center of our solar system

10 Clues: Orbit planets • the name of our galaxy • the center of our solar system • 2 types of them, terrestrial and gaseous • made out of ammonia, methane,ice, and dust • orbit in a circular pattern in the Asteroid Belt. • meteor that has the surface of a planet or a moon • space tool used to make distant objects appear closer • ...

astronomy 2021-11-23

astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the spring of a planet
  2. a part of the sun that is colder
  3. what all planets do around the sun
  4. made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars
  5. the gravitational pull of the moon gives us
  6. it could be gassy or terrestrial
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  1. has a circular orbit and belongs in the asteroid belt
  2. the part of the sun we don't see unless it's during an eclipse
  3. when the sun gives a big burst of energy
  4. the visible part of our sun

10 Clues: the spring of a planet • the visible part of our sun • a part of the sun that is colder • it could be gassy or terrestrial • what all planets do around the sun • when the sun gives a big burst of energy • made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars • the gravitational pull of the moon gives us • has a circular orbit and belongs in the asteroid belt • ...

The Earth and its neighbor 2017-10-06

The Earth and its neighbor crossword puzzle
Across
  1. __________ of the earth on its axis causes day and night
  2. earth's natural satellite is _______________
  3. ____________ started a long sea journey from Spain
  4. the sun, moon and stars are called _____________ bodies
  5. the place where land and sea meet is called __________
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  1. the sun and the eight planets form the __________ system.
  2. earth is surrounded by a layer of air called ____________
  3. the place where the sky and land or sea meet is called _______
  4. ______________ do not have heat and light of their own
  5. model of earth is called __________

10 Clues: model of earth is called __________ • earth's natural satellite is _______________ • ____________ started a long sea journey from Spain • ______________ do not have heat and light of their own • the place where land and sea meet is called __________ • the sun, moon and stars are called _____________ bodies • __________ of the earth on its axis causes day and night • ...

Space Sci 9 2023-10-16

Space Sci 9 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. There are more than 165 of these
  2. Small bodys that are belived to be debris from the creation of the Solar System
  3. This is the belief that the planets all revolve around the sun
  4. This is the biggest planet
  5. This is what keeps planets in orbit
  6. These are stars aligned to make a pattern in the night sky
Down
  1. This is the hottest planet
  2. Pluto is the most famous one of these
  3. These are also called shooting stars
  4. These are and of Ice, Rock and Gas

10 Clues: This is the hottest planet • This is the biggest planet • There are more than 165 of these • These are and of Ice, Rock and Gas • This is what keeps planets in orbit • These are also called shooting stars • Pluto is the most famous one of these • These are stars aligned to make a pattern in the night sky • This is the belief that the planets all revolve around the sun • ...

Any More Earths Out There? 2024-01-17

Any More Earths Out There? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the force that attracts a body towards any other physical body having mass
  2. name of NASA's space telescope
  3. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  4. planets that orbit stars beyond our sun like Jupiter and Saturn
  5. what all life needs in liquid form
  6. an expert of astronomy or the study of space
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  1. optical instrument designed to make objects appear nearer
  2. needed for life
  3. number of Earth-like planets found by the Kepler team
  4. to move across an area

10 Clues: needed for life • to move across an area • name of NASA's space telescope • what all life needs in liquid form • an expert of astronomy or the study of space • a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern • number of Earth-like planets found by the Kepler team • optical instrument designed to make objects appear nearer • ...

Science 2023-03-10

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. measured by how much matter the object is made of
  2. the measure of the gravitational pull on an object
  3. most things in the solar system revolve around this star
  4. a famous scientists that suggested that there was a force that pulls objects down
  5. the force that pulls objects towards each other
  6. the law that Isaac newton realized
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  1. things in the solar system
  2. the bigger something is the more of this it has
  3. a resistants to change in movement
  4. where the planets,stars,etc. are

10 Clues: things in the solar system • where the planets,stars,etc. are • a resistants to change in movement • the law that Isaac newton realized • the bigger something is the more of this it has • the force that pulls objects towards each other • measured by how much matter the object is made of • the measure of the gravitational pull on an object • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD 2024-03-11

SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - All nine planets can be seen through a ____.
  2. - The largest planet in our Solar System.
  3. - Jupiter has about 63 different ____. The biggest one being Ganymede.
  4. - The ___ of Mars is red and rocky.
  5. - In 1610, Galileo discovered that Saturn has many ___.
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  1. - The closest planet to the Sun.
  2. - The second planet from the sun and is known as Earth's sister planet.
  3. - Our Solar ____ has nine known planets.
  4. - The sun is the biggest in our Solar System.
  5. - The planet that we call home.

10 Clues: - The planet that we call home. • - The closest planet to the Sun. • - The ___ of Mars is red and rocky. • - Our Solar ____ has nine known planets. • - The largest planet in our Solar System. • - The sun is the biggest in our Solar System. • - All nine planets can be seen through a ____. • - In 1610, Galileo discovered that Saturn has many ___. • ...

Scientific Revolution Crossword 2022-11-18

Scientific Revolution Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This man invented calculus
  2. Earth is the center of the universe
  3. After the fall of this empire, education and thinking was not as important in Europe.
  4. The main church of Europe
  5. Published the work, "On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres"
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  1. Large factor leading to the Scientific Revolution. French for "rebirth."
  2. Giant spherical objects that revolve around the sun
  3. Sun is the center of the universe
  4. 2nd century Greek intellectual. He studied the motion of planets.
  5. tested air resistance and inertia.

10 Clues: The main church of Europe • This man invented calculus • Sun is the center of the universe • tested air resistance and inertia. • Earth is the center of the universe • Giant spherical objects that revolve around the sun • Published the work, "On the revolutions of the heavenly spheres" • 2nd century Greek intellectual. He studied the motion of planets. • ...

Space Capstone Vocab 2020-05-17

Space Capstone Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  2. The natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
  3. 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.
  4. a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System
  5. The curved path of ione object, such as a planet or moon, around a central object, such as a star or planet; (verb) to move in a circular or elliptical path around a central object.
  6. The branch of science that studies the stars, planets, and other objects in space.
  7. The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally.
  8. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
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  1. A large system of dust, gas, stars, and other celestial bodies that has a particular shape.
  2. Modern view of the universe that placces the Sun at the center and th eplanets and their moons revolve around the Sun.
  3. 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.
  4. All exisiting matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
  5. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun,together with smaller bodies inthe form of asteriods, meteoroids, and comets.
  6. The total amount of matter in an object.
  7. The distance that ligh travels in one year.
  8. A fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  9. A description of the universe that placed Earth at the center and the sun, Moon, stars, and all the planets revolve around the Earth.
  10. An imaginary line that runs through the middle of an object (for example, from pole to pole) around which that object rotates; a line at the side or bottom of a graph.
  11. a spherical shell of cometary bodies believed to surround the sun far beyond the orbits of the outermost planets and from which some are dislodged when perturbed to fall toward the sun — compare kuiper belt.
  12. A natural ( for example , the moon) or artifical ( for example, the hubbie space telescope) object theat orbits another object in space.

20 Clues: The total amount of matter in an object. • The distance that ligh travels in one year. • A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. • All exisiting matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. • The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally. • ...

Space Exploration 2012-05-05

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a model of the universe that places the Sun at the center with Earth, the planets, and moons revolving around it.
  2. The phenomenon that the observed frequency of a wave changes if the source of the wave and the observe are moving toward or away from one another.
  3. The study of spectra spectrum produced when a beam of light is passes through a prism
  4. There is almost as much gravity in orbit as there is on Earth; however, gravity is effectively eliminated inside a spacecraft due to the free-falling effect of orbiting earth, which causes the microgravity environment.
  5. When spectral lines move toward the longer-wavelength part (red end) of the spectrum.
  6. A telescope that has a lens for the objective
  7. Varying types of energy waves emitted by stars (radio waves, infrared waves, visible light, ultraviolet waves, rays and gamma rays.
  8. the angle measured clockwise from north when measuring altitude-azimuth co-ordinates
  9. A device made of thousands of closely spaced slits through which light is passed in order to produce a spectrum.
  10. Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves
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  1. Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects, and provides an explanation for the planet’s elliptical orbits.
  2. A figure that looks like a squashed circle; planets in the solar system move in elliptical orbits around the Sun
  3. Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars
  4. a method of acceleration, which enables spacecraft to change speed by using the gravity of a poster.
  5. a satellite made by humans, such as a spacecraft or telescope.
  6. taking measurements of Earth (and other planets) from space.
  7. (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km)
  8. all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets.
  9. Orbit of satellites placed about 36000 km above the ground, directly above the equator, orbiting Earth once every 24 hours
  10. A technology that electronically connects two (or more) separate telescopes to combine their images.
  11. orbit: Orbit of satellites placed about 36,000 km above the ground, directly
  12. A rocket with a bomb as a payload, launched in a trajectory that sends it up into space and down onto its target.
  13. A method of measuring distance indirectly by creating an imaginary triangle between an observer and an object whose distance is to be estimated.
  14. the large lens at the front of a telescope.
  15. a Russian term for astronaut.

25 Clues: a Russian term for astronaut. • the large lens at the front of a telescope. • A telescope that has a lens for the objective • Using radio waves to learn about the composition of stars • all objects seen in the sky (sun, moon, stars and planets. • (AU) is the distance from Earth to the Sun (150 million km) • Objects in space that give off large amounts of radio waves • ...

Honors Earth Science Vocab 2014-11-05

Honors Earth Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The velocity required by a spacecraft or satellite to enter and maintain orbit
  2. a greek philosopher who proposed the idea that heavens were composed of 55 concentric, crystalline spheres to which the celestial objects were attached and which rotated at different velocities
  3. A measure of the non-circularity of an elliptical orbit
  4. The smaller of the two axes of an ellipse
  5. The point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is farthest from the sun
  6. known as geocentrism, or the Ptolemaic system, it is the description of the cosmos where earth is at the orbital center of all celestial bodies
  7. Time taken for an object to make a complete orbit around another object
  8. Italian astronomer who first used the telescope to observer stars
  9. motion in the direction opposite to the movement of something else and the contrary of the direct prograde motion
  10. The energy of body has by virtue of its motion
  11. Polish astronomer that accepted the idea that the earth and other planets revolved around the sun
  12. Celestial object consisting of ice and dust when where near the sun, a tail forms behind them
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  1. Measurement with the sun in the center
  2. States any two bodies in the universe attracts each other with a force that is proportional to mass and distance
  3. a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one
  4. Danish astronomer who constructed instruments that he used to plot accurately the positions of the planets, sun, moon and stars
  5. Stored energy
  6. Greek astronomer who believed all heavenly bodies revolved around earth
  7. German astronomer who first accurately describe the elliptical orbits Earth and planets; also said planets closest to the sun move the fastest
  8. the circle around the earth in which a celestial body of the center of the epicycle of it's orbit was thought to move
  9. A close is symmetric curve which the some of the distances of any point on in the lips from two fixed points (foci) the mains constant no matter where the point is
  10. The axis the passes through both focuses of an ellipse
  11. the process of combining 2 hydrogen atoms to form helium
  12. A unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance light travels in one year
  13. a great circle representing the sun's path during the year
  14. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space

26 Clues: Stored energy • Measurement with the sun in the center • a cloud of gas and dust in outer space • The smaller of the two axes of an ellipse • The energy of body has by virtue of its motion • The axis the passes through both focuses of an ellipse • A measure of the non-circularity of an elliptical orbit • the process of combining 2 hydrogen atoms to form helium • ...

Honors Earth Science Vocab 2014-11-05

Honors Earth Science Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The smaller of the two axes of an ellipse
  2. A unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance light travels in one year
  3. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  4. Measurement with the sun in the center
  5. a great circle representing the sun's path during the year
  6. Stored energy
  7. a greek philosopher who proposed the idea that heavens were composed of 55 concentric, crystalline spheres to which the celestial objects were attached and which rotated at different velocities
  8. States any two bodies in the universe attracts each other with a force that is proportional to mass and distance
  9. a small circle whose center moves around the circumference of a larger one
  10. known as geocentrism, or the Ptolemaic system, it is the description of the cosmos where earth is at the orbital center of all celestial bodies
  11. Italian astronomer who first used the telescope to observer stars
  12. the process of combining 2 hydrogen atoms to form helium
  13. The velocity required by a spacecraft or satellite to enter and maintain orbit
  14. The energy of body has by virtue of its motion
Down
  1. Time taken for an object to make a complete orbit around another object
  2. Greek astronomer who believed all heavenly bodies revolved around earth
  3. German astronomer who first accurately describe the elliptical orbits Earth and planets; also said planets closest to the sun move the fastest
  4. Polish astronomer that accepted the idea that the earth and other planets revolved around the sun
  5. the circle around the earth in which a celestial body of the center of the epicycle of it's orbit was thought to move
  6. Celestial object consisting of ice and dust when where near the sun, a tail forms behind them
  7. A measure of the non-circularity of an elliptical orbit
  8. Danish astronomer who constructed instruments that he used to plot accurately the positions of the planets, sun, moon and stars
  9. The point in the orbit of a planet or comet that is farthest from the sun
  10. motion in the direction opposite to the movement of something else and the contrary of the direct prograde motion
  11. A close is symmetric curve which the some of the distances of any point on in the lips from two fixed points (foci) the mains constant no matter where the point is
  12. The axis the passes through both focuses of an ellipse

26 Clues: Stored energy • a cloud of gas and dust in outer space • Measurement with the sun in the center • The smaller of the two axes of an ellipse • The energy of body has by virtue of its motion • The axis the passes through both focuses of an ellipse • A measure of the non-circularity of an elliptical orbit • the process of combining 2 hydrogen atoms to form helium • ...

Abbie Godfrey - Solar System Crossword 2024-01-30

Abbie Godfrey - Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the envelope of gasses surrounding the earth or another planet
  2. the technical name for the small, solid bodies moving within the Solar System.
  3. cliffs formed where the crust has shifted that run for hundreds of kilometers across a planet’s or moon’s surface
  4. the bright trail of light created by small solid particles entering Earth’s atmosphere and burning up. A “shooting star.”
  5. earthquakes, volcanoes, and mountain building caused by the interaction of two or more tectonic plates along their boundaries (two words)
  6. a small spherical grain embedded in a meteorite.
  7. situated or relating to travel between planets
  8. a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.
  9. similar in size or composition to the earth, especially being one of the four inner planets of our solar system
  10. the breaking apart of a molecule by intense radiation. (two words)
  11. a colorless, odorless, highly flammable gas, the chemical element of atomic number 1
  12. second largest planet in our solar system
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  1. an effect whereby a mass moving in a rotating system experiences a force acting perpendicular to the direction of motion and to the axis of rotation. (two words)
  2. a narrow variable band of very strong predominantly westerly air currents encircling the globe several miles above the earth (two words)
  3. satellites that by their gravitational attractions prevent particles in a planet’s rings from spreading out and dispersing.
  4. relating to the planet Jupiter or the class of giant planets to which Jupiter belongs
  5. the outermost layer of rock of which a planet consists
  6. the interaction of electric currents or fields and magnetic fields.
  7. a mass of whirling fluid or air, especially a whirlpool or whirlwind
  8. a vast region in which comet nuclei orbit. This cloud lies far beyond the orbit of Neptune (two words)
  9. an unmanned exploratory spacecraft designed to transmit information about its environment.
  10. a meteorite lacking chondrules, associated with larger bodies whose gravity and internal heating has caused them to differentiate.
  11. the fact or process of a species, family, or other group of animals or plants becoming extinct.
  12. dwarf planets that are farther from the Sun than Neptune
  13. a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most of the Solar System’s asteroids are located (two words)
  14. a white band in a Jovian planet’s atmosphere, encircling the planet. It appears that in these zones gas is rising and cooling, forming cloud particles.

26 Clues: second largest planet in our solar system • situated or relating to travel between planets • a small spherical grain embedded in a meteorite. • a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system. • the outermost layer of rock of which a planet consists • dwarf planets that are farther from the Sun than Neptune • ...

Unit 1 Vocab - The Origin of the Ocean 2024-08-28

Unit 1 Vocab - The Origin of the Ocean crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the initial formation of life on Earth
  2. the great body of saline water that covers 70.78% of Earth's surface
  3. the mass per unit volume of a substance, usually expressed in grams per cubic centimeter (g/cm^3)
  4. premise that stars and planets accumulate from contracting, accreting clouds of galactic gas, dust, and debris
  5. the explosive collapse of a massive star
  6. a systematic way of asking questions about the natural world and testing the answers to those questions
  7. a smaller, usually nonluminous body orbiting a star
  8. an increase in the mass of a body by accumulation or clumping of smaller particles
  9. massive, relatively low density planets that are composed of primarily hydrogen, helium, and other light materials in either their gas or liquid state
  10. the volcanic venting of volatile substances
  11. the sun together with the planets and other bodies that revolve around it
  12. the formation of layers in a material, with each deeper layer being denser (weighing more per unit of volume) than the layer above
  13. diffuse cloud of dust and gas
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  1. the science of the ocean
  2. the hypothetical event that started the expansion of the universe from a geometric point; the beginning of time
  3. a large, rotating aggregation of stars, dust, gas, and other debris held together by gravity
  4. one of the primary subdivisions of the world ocean, bounded by continents, the equator, and other imaginary lines
  5. a speculation about the natural world that may be verified or disproved by observation and experimentation
  6. a general explanation of a characteristic of nature consistently supported by observation or experimentation
  7. a large construct explaining events in nature that have been observed to occur with unvarying uniformity under the same conditions
  8. the orderly process by which theories explaining the operation of the natural world are verified or rejected
  9. relatively small, rocky, and dense planets found in the inner solar system that have a well-defined surface
  10. the name of our galaxy; sometimes applied to the field of stars in our home spiral arm, which is correctly called the Orion arm
  11. the process (or result) of applying the scientific method to the ocean, its surroundings, and the life-forms within it
  12. a massive sphere of incandescent gases powered by the conversion of hydrogen to helium and other heavier elements
  13. the diffuse cloud of dust and gas from which the solar system originated
  14. tests that simplify observation in nature or in the laboratory by manipulating or controlling the conditions under which observations are made

27 Clues: the science of the ocean • diffuse cloud of dust and gas • the initial formation of life on Earth • the explosive collapse of a massive star • the volcanic venting of volatile substances • a smaller, usually nonluminous body orbiting a star • the great body of saline water that covers 70.78% of Earth's surface • ...

Ancient Civilizations Solar Beliefs 2025-10-14

Ancient Civilizations Solar Beliefs crossword puzzle
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  1. In ancient Egyptian astronomy, groups of stars that rise at set times during the night, used to tell time and mark seasons.
  2. A chart or table listing the times and heights of high and low tides for a location on specific dates.
  3. A small circle that a planet was thought to follow while also moving along a larger circle (deferent) around Earth—used in geocentric models to explain retrograde motion.
  4. Using patterns, models, or data to forecast what will happen (e.g., predicting the date of an eclipse or a high tide).
  5. A model of the universe with Earth at the center and the Sun, Moon, and planets moving around it. (Used by many ancient civilizations.)
  6. The practice of finding and following a route, often using sky cues (Sun, stars, Moon), maps, and instruments to travel safely and accurately.
  7. A systematic record log of what is seen (date, time, conditions, measurements). Crucial for tracking patterns over time.
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  1. A type of astronomy using regular sky patterns (like seasons, phases, risings of stars/planets) to build calendars and plan agriculture, festivals, and events.
  2. A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center and the planets (including Earth) orbiting it. (Our modern model.)
  3. When one celestial body moves into the shadow of another.
  4. An eclipse where the moon blocks the Sun (new moon).
  5. A stretched-out circle (oval). Planet orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one focus (Kepler’s First Law).
  6. The force of attraction between masses. It keeps planets in orbit, makes objects fall, and shapes galaxies.
  7. An eclipse where the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon (full moon).
  8. The apparent shift in an object’s position when viewed from two different places. Astronomers use stellar parallax to measure distances to nearby stars.
  9. A cycle where the time it takes for a celestial object (like the Moon or Venus) to return to the same position relative to the Sun as seen from Earth (e.g., full moon to full moon is ~29.5 days).

16 Clues: An eclipse where the moon blocks the Sun (new moon). • When one celestial body moves into the shadow of another. • An eclipse where the Earth’s shadow falls on the Moon (full moon). • A chart or table listing the times and heights of high and low tides for a location on specific dates. • ...

Space Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-24

Space Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The only planet known to have life
  2. Rocky planets with solid surfaces
  3. Objects that are made of rock that orbit the Sun
  4. The hottest planet in our solar system
  5. Now considered a dwarf planet, used to be a part of the main 8 planets
  6. A yearly cycle around the Sun
  7. The only star in our solar system
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  1. The largest planet in our solar system
  2. The closest planet to the Sun
  3. The strip in between Mars and Jupiter that has space rock and debris
  4. The planet known for its dusty red color
  5. The planet that is an ice giant and has a DARK blue shade
  6. The coldest planet in our solar system
  7. The planet that is famous for its rings
  8. A small piece from an asteroid or a space rock that burns up entering the mesosphere

15 Clues: The closest planet to the Sun • A yearly cycle around the Sun • Rocky planets with solid surfaces • The only star in our solar system • The only planet known to have life • The largest planet in our solar system • The coldest planet in our solar system • The hottest planet in our solar system • The planet that is famous for its rings • ...

Solar & Lunar Eclipses 2024-11-19

Solar & Lunar Eclipses crossword puzzle
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  1. A _______ Moon appears red when light go through the atmosphere.
  2. What do planetary astronomers study?
  3. What does astronomy study? (_____ objects)
  4. Partially blocks light from the Sun, it is called a _______ eclipse.
  5. What blocks the Sun in a solar eclipse?
  6. A _______ eclipse occurs when the Moon moves into Earth's shadow.
  7. What blocks the Sun’s light during a lunar eclipse?
  8. A lunar eclipse can only happen during the _______ phase of the Moon.
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  1. A _______ eclipse occurs when the Sun from Earth is blocked by the Moon.
  2. What do scientists use to predict eclipses?
  3. Fully blocks light from the Sun, it is called a _______ eclipse.
  4. When can a lunar eclipse happen?
  5. What surrounds Earth as a layer of gases?
  6. Which telescope found planets outside the solar system?
  7. The three types of lunar eclipses are total, partial, and ________.

15 Clues: When can a lunar eclipse happen? • What do planetary astronomers study? • What blocks the Sun in a solar eclipse? • What surrounds Earth as a layer of gases? • What does astronomy study? (_____ objects) • What do scientists use to predict eclipses? • What blocks the Sun’s light during a lunar eclipse? • Which telescope found planets outside the solar system? • ...

OD4 Unit1 2025-09-12

OD4 Unit1 crossword puzzle
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  1. very big, very large
  2. a very big group of stars, gas, and dust in space
  3. big balls of hot gas that give light in the night sky
  4. lived in a place
  5. a vehicle made to travel in space
  6. all of space and everything in it
  7. a very small spot or piece of something
  8. a small icy object that moves around the Sun and has a long bright tail
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  1. a building with special equipment to watch stars and planets
  2. a small rocky object moving around the Sun
  3. a piece of rock from space that lands on Earth
  4. relating to the sun.
  5. a flat round shape like a plate
  6. a tool to look at far things like stars or planets
  7. the round object that moves around a planet (our Moon goes around Earth)

15 Clues: lived in a place • very big, very large • relating to the sun. • a flat round shape like a plate • a vehicle made to travel in space • all of space and everything in it • a very small spot or piece of something • a small rocky object moving around the Sun • a piece of rock from space that lands on Earth • a very big group of stars, gas, and dust in space • ...

The Enlightenment Review 2022-10-27

The Enlightenment Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Printing Press
  2. Father of capitalism
  3. Social Contract
  4. Predestination
  5. Circular orbits of planets
  6. Women's rights to an education
  7. Telescopes
  8. Scientific Method
  9. I think therefore I am
  10. Separation of powers
  11. Wanted divorce
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  1. The Encyclopedia
  2. Wrote the Declaration of Independence
  3. Separation of Church and State
  4. No cruel and unusual punishment
  5. Gravity
  6. 95 Theses
  7. Sun is the center
  8. American diplomat

19 Clues: Gravity • 95 Theses • Telescopes • Printing Press • Predestination • Wanted divorce • Social Contract • The Encyclopedia • Scientific Method • Sun is the center • American diplomat • Father of capitalism • Separation of powers • I think therefore I am • Circular orbits of planets • Separation of Church and State • Women's rights to an education • No cruel and unusual punishment • ...

Space Crossword Puzzle 2020-05-05

Space Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. beyond neptune
  2. amount of matter
  3. night
  4. multiple quantities
  5. night sky shining
  6. earliest known periods
  7. earth; Neptune; etc.
  8. instrument to see stars
  9. sphere activity
  10. night sky ice and dust
  11. astronomical distance
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  1. shaped in solar system
  2. rotate on
  3. sun is center
  4. object in space
  5. sky; universe
  6. all the planets
  7. around earth; object
  8. star wars
  9. icy surround sun

20 Clues: night • rotate on • star wars • sun is center • sky; universe • beyond neptune • object in space • all the planets • sphere activity • amount of matter • icy surround sun • night sky shining • multiple quantities • around earth; object • earth; Neptune; etc. • astronomical distance • shaped in solar system • earliest known periods • night sky ice and dust • instrument to see stars

SPACE !!! 2024-06-29

SPACE !!! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth is a ...
  2. The opposite of the sun.
  3. A planet with a ring.
  4. They live in other planets.
Down
  1. He/She explores space.
  2. A "car" that takes you to space.
  3. It has 8 planets.

7 Clues: Earth is a ... • It has 8 planets. • A planet with a ring. • He/She explores space. • The opposite of the sun. • They live in other planets. • A "car" that takes you to space.

Unit 1 2024-08-09

Unit 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. 火箭
  2. 太空人
  3. 很遠的地方
  4. 星球
  5. (一個）人
  6. 旅行
  7. 人們
  8. 外太空
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  1. 其他（人）
  2. 第一個
  3. 印度
  4. 運動
  5. 旗子
  6. 一些（人）
  7. 去（go的過去式）
  8. 著陸；降落
  9. 俄羅斯

17 Clues: 印度 • 運動 • 旗子 • 火箭 • 星球 • 旅行 • 人們 • 第一個 • 太空人 • 俄羅斯 • 外太空 • 其他（人） • 一些（人） • 很遠的地方 • 著陸；降落 • (一個）人 • 去（go的過去式）

Space and the Universe 2017-05-10

Space and the Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Space, Universe.
  2. A scientist who studies stars and planets.
  3. Twinkle, twinkle. Large circular objects in sky, alongside stars. They circle planets or fingers. A chocolate bar with creamy center. Second planet from the sun.
  4. Open Universe.
  5. An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer.
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  1. Often confused as a star. Orbits the sun. Spinning in a circle. 24 hours. Lies at the bottom of the sky.
  2. Two points where the Moon's orbit crosses the Sun's plane.. An oval shaped orbit.. A shadow that makes the Moon or Sun seem to grow dark.. A star that we orbit and shines light on us.. A cone of lighter shadow..
  3. A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun.
  4. The Fire Bird. The Winged Horse . The Greater Bear . A cat-like animal. The Ram.
  5. Small rocky objects that revolve around the sun, mostly in the area between Mars and Jupiter.

10 Clues: Open Universe. • Space, Universe. • A scientist who studies stars and planets. • A mass of material with a long tail that travels around the Sun. • An instrument that makes distant objects look larger and closer. • The Fire Bird. The Winged Horse . The Greater Bear . A cat-like animal. The Ram. • ...

Stronger Eyes and Better Numbers 2014-04-14

Stronger Eyes and Better Numbers crossword puzzle
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  1. also known as the ocular lens; used to view the magnified object using a telescope.
  2. power that specifies the quality detail a telescope can produce of an object being viewed.
  3. reflecting telescopes use mirrors for their objectives.
  4. refracting telescopes use lens for their objectives.
  5. a figure that looks like a squashed circle. Planets orbit around the sun in an elliptical orbit.
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  1. a large lens located at the front of a telescope.
  2. the lens, which is used to view a magnified object using a telescope.
  3. Newton’s law that explains the planets’ elliptical orbit. Based on Newton’s law, there is a gravitational force between every object. When there’s no force present, objects move in a straight line. The planets are always moving, and if there weren’t any force present, they would travel in a straight line. Therefore, the force of gravity is pulling them towards the sun, resulting in planets orbiting the sun.

8 Clues: a large lens located at the front of a telescope. • refracting telescopes use lens for their objectives. • reflecting telescopes use mirrors for their objectives. • the lens, which is used to view a magnified object using a telescope. • also known as the ocular lens; used to view the magnified object using a telescope. • ...

astronomer 2023-05-15

astronomer crossword puzzle
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  1. the natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun
  2. a building in which images of stars, planets, and constellations are projected on the inner surface of a dome for public entertainment or education.
  3. a garment you wear in space so you dont die
  4. the star around which the earth orbits.
  5. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
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  1. an instrument you use to see things from afar
  2. an instrument you use to look into to see planets or stars.
  3. a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
  4. chart a chart showing the positions of the stars in a region of the sky
  5. shiny little objects you see typically in the night

10 Clues: the star around which the earth orbits. • a garment you wear in space so you dont die • an instrument you use to see things from afar • shiny little objects you see typically in the night • an instrument you use to look into to see planets or stars. • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star • ...