planets Crossword Puzzles
Planets crossword 2023-02-05
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- Covered in craters, this planet is the closest to the sun.
- Rotates on its side, the coldest planet.
- Third planet from the sun, has lots of water on its surface!
- Famous for its rings, has 62 moons!
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- The brightest planet in the night sky from Earth, has acid clouds!
- The largest planet, made of gas.
- Sometimes known as the red planet.
- Blue planet, eighth from the sun.
8 Clues: The largest planet, made of gas. • Blue planet, eighth from the sun. • Sometimes known as the red planet. • Famous for its rings, has 62 moons! • Rotates on its side, the coldest planet. • Covered in craters, this planet is the closest to the sun. • Third planet from the sun, has lots of water on its surface! • ...
Planets & Space 2025-06-07
8 Clues: Our home planet • A group of stars • Has beautiful rings • Launches into space • Known as the Red Planet • A shining object in the sky • Someone who travels to space • You use this to look at stars
Astronomy Test 2 Review 2022-10-25
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- coordinate that describes how far west or east of the prime meridian you are
- inner planets are also called ______, meaning Earth like (Rocky)
- the ______ of Polaris is equal to the latitude of the observer
- the shape of all orbits
- Outer planets are also called ______, meaning Jupiter like (Gas)
- the outdated model of the solar system that shows the Earth at the center of the solar system
- the earth REVOLVES around the Sun at a rate of ____ degree(s) per hour
- has a latitude of 44 degrees 55 mins North and a longitude of 74 degrees 50 mins West.
- all orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one _____
- Kepler said that a planet will sweep out _____ areas in equal amounts of time in the orbit
- also called a shooting star because it burns up when it enters our atmosphere
- also called dirty snowball, has the most eccentric orbit in the solar system
- ______ trails also show that the Earth rotates. They all appear to move around the north star
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- coordinate that describes how far north or south of the equator you are
- the current model of the solar system that shows the Sun at the center
- another name for the north star
- the measure of how flattened a circle is
- planet with the most circular orbit
- Foucault's ________ knocks down pegs in a circular pattern, proving that the Earth rotates throughout the day
- the _______ effect causes things to appear to be deflected to the right in the northern hemisphere (Like winds, ocean currents, planes, etc)
- The force that caused the planets to form by allowing material in space to stick together and grow
- the Earth rotates at a rate of ______ degrees per hour
- most of these are found between the orbits of mars and jupiter- they are made of rock/clay/metal
23 Clues: the shape of all orbits • another name for the north star • planet with the most circular orbit • the measure of how flattened a circle is • all orbits are ellipses with the Sun at one _____ • the Earth rotates at a rate of ______ degrees per hour • the ______ of Polaris is equal to the latitude of the observer • ...
Outer Space 2022-05-20
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- a pattern of climate and weather changes that occur during a year
- the collection of planets and their moons in orbit around a sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
- an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
- one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun that have a solid surface; Mercury, Venus, Mars, and Earth
- Space and all the matter and energy in it
- the movement of an object around another object
- the spinning of a planet on its axis
- large spiral galaxy that is home to Earth and the rest of our solar system, and about a trillion stars.
- a thin disk of small ice and rock particles surrounding a planet.
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- the distance light travels in one year; about 6 trillion miles
- an object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
- planetary bodies made mainly of gases and no solid surface, including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- period of time when the sun shines at a maximum on one hemisphere and a minimum on the other
- elongated circle, or oval shape; the shape of the planets orbit.
- a round depression formed on the surface of a planet, moon, or other space object by the impact of a meteorite
- path of one object around a more massive object due to gravity
- a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- period of time when the sun shines equally on the northern and southern hemispheres
- Spot dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases.
- the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere
- the continuous flow of charged particles from the sun that permeates the solar system.
- rise and fall of the Earth's water due to the pull of the moon's gravity
22 Clues: the spinning of a planet on its axis • Space and all the matter and energy in it • the outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere • an imaginary line about which a body rotates. • the movement of an object around another object • the distance light travels in one year; about 6 trillion miles • path of one object around a more massive object due to gravity • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-28
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- What general shape is the earth
- What had a beginning?
- What are the smallest types of organisms found in the ocean?
- What aggregations of gas and dust which may be several hundred kilometers in diameter.
- Whos experiment was in 1953
- What planet is believed to have once had a magnetic field that dissappeared when the planet's iron core cooled?
- what type of layer protects us from UV
- what is the largest ocean basin
- What ocean has Eurasia as its northern boundary and Africa as its western boundary
- massive spheres of what?
- Every chemical element that made the planets, stars, oceans, and organisms is made up of what?
- Distance from the sun allows for what?
- What occurred everywhere and caused massive clouds in upper atmosphere
- Our galaxy is the spiraled what?
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- What are scientists able to calculate from the radioactive elements found in a meteorite that decay at a particular rate?
- what type of force is right
- What object was used to chart the direction of surface currents
- What is the continent at the south pole
- Iron sunk to the middle of the planet?
- Lines of latitude are also known as what?
- What provide for gentle tides?
- As the star converts more H into heavier elements the energy outpust rises and the body of the star swells into a?
- What is the continent border to the north by the Mediterranean
- What type of object can give us information about the conditions in which the solid planets?
- what is the smallest ocean basin
- What color ocean can penetrate the ocean waters the deepest
- What theory were stars and planets formed
- The sun is a what?
- What ocean extends from Antarctica to the Arctic ocean basin
- What is the primary reference line of latitude?
30 Clues: The sun is a what? • What had a beginning? • massive spheres of what? • what type of force is right • Whos experiment was in 1953 • What provide for gentle tides? • What general shape is the earth • what is the largest ocean basin • what is the smallest ocean basin • Our galaxy is the spiraled what? • Iron sunk to the middle of the planet? • what type of layer protects us from UV • ...
Universe 2020-09-02
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- objects, or heavenly objects, are formations of matter scattered around the universe. (stars, planets, asteroids etc)
- (from the earth to the sun) used to measure inside out star system
- celestial bodies of hot gases that radiate energy due to their internal nuclear reactions.
- range from very hot and bright to very dim and cool (Diagonal from top left to bottom right)
- these are what we call moons, which orbit around a planet
- Very bright, not very hot (top right corner)
- oval/egg shaped galaxy (no arms coming from it)
- is our spiral galaxy
- System are celestial objects, and ours is definitely not the only one! Many have been discovered by satellites and different forms of technology. Not all star systems have the same number of planets and natural satellites (moons).
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- super hot but not very bright (bottom left corner)
- star protons and electrons fuse together to form neutrons in a large mass.
- is a stellar (star) nursery. Essentially it is an interstellar cloud of dust and gas where stars are formed!
- come in various sizes and composition (what they’re made of). Terrestrial are rocky/earth-like and jovian are gaseous.
- pinwheel shape (like the Milky Way galaxy) with arms or bands coming from the center
- is a group of millions to billions of stars that orbit a central mass and travel through the universe together bound by gravity.
- is the study of the universe and all of the celestial objects in it.
- The distance light travels in a year. A light year is 5,865,696,000,000 miles (9,460,800,000,000 kilometers)!!!
- has no defined shape to it
- Very bright, not very hot (just above the right side of main sequence)
- Hole the remains collapse on themselves and create a large gravitational pull on the surrounding area so great that not even light can resist.
20 Clues: is our spiral galaxy • has no defined shape to it • Very bright, not very hot (top right corner) • oval/egg shaped galaxy (no arms coming from it) • super hot but not very bright (bottom left corner) • these are what we call moons, which orbit around a planet • (from the earth to the sun) used to measure inside out star system • ...
Orbital Motion Review 2021-10-12
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- the fifth planet from the Sun
- leading astronomer in Denmark, believed in a combination of heliocentric and geocentric models where Earth is stationary
- the apparent motion of a planet moving backward in the sky due to differences in orbital periods
- Ptolemy's explanation for retrograde motion
- the third planet from the Sun
- the point in an orbit when a planet is furthest away from the star
- the increase or decrease in velocity of an object
- the fourth planet from the Sun
- the cube of a planets orbital radius is proportional to the square of the planets period (as you increase distance from the Sun the orbital period increases)
- the seventh planet from the Sun
- the point in an orbit when a planet is closest to the star
- planets travel around the Sun in elliptical orbits with the Sun at one focus of the ellipse
- force in astronomy that pulls two objects toward each other
- the speed and direction of an object
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- the time it takes a planet to travel around the Sun
- the first planet from the Sun
- Ptolemy's model of the universe, with earth at the center
- former ninth planet, now a dwarf planet
- average distance between the earth and the sun
- a planet accelerates as it approaches the Sun and decelerates as it moves farther from the Sun
- the eccentricity of a circle
- the eighth planet from the Sun
- Copernicus's model of the universe, with the sun at the center
- Distance light travels in one year
- the line that passes from one end to the other in an ellipse and includes both foci
- the sixth planet from the Sun
- the number that describes the flatness of the ellipse (equal to the distance between the foci divided by the total width of the ellipse)
- the second planet from the sun
28 Clues: the eccentricity of a circle • the first planet from the Sun • the fifth planet from the Sun • the third planet from the Sun • the sixth planet from the Sun • the eighth planet from the Sun • the fourth planet from the Sun • the second planet from the sun • the seventh planet from the Sun • Distance light travels in one year • the speed and direction of an object • ...
Solar System Review 2021-04-23
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- All of space and everything in it
- a small, rocky body that travels through space
- a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and contains billions of comets
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
- to spin on an axis
- the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
- Second-largest planet in Solar System; large ring systemq
- A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, and that increases in proportion to their masses
- Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons.
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- A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
- A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- "Earth's Twin," except for the enormous air pressure and toxic atmosphere
- any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
- Seventh planet out from the Sun
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Planet, 1930-2006
- A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
- Closest planet to the Sun
- A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- "The Red Planet," with four moons and an iron-rich crust
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
- Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt
- A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
- Collection of asteroids and other debris located between Mars and Jupiter
- to move around another object in a circular path
- Farthest-out major planet
27 Clues: Planet, 1930-2006 • to spin on an axis • Closest planet to the Sun • Farthest-out major planet • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Seventh planet out from the Sun • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • All of space and everything in it • Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt • Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons. • a small, rocky body that travels through space • ...
Greek Word Parts 2023 2023-01-19
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- in order to see a virus, you would have to use this tool.
- this is a small germ that can only be seen by using a microscope.
- it would be hard to work with someone who is always trying to control everything you do, no matter how small.
- if you studied this you may learn about Gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.
- an antonym for this word would be "extremely small"
- many science fiction books and movies have a plot in which these objects come from space and head directly towards Earth.
- if you wanted to learn more about people and why they interact with others the way they do, you would study this.
- the iPhone 14 Pro, Airpods, and self-driving cars are all examples of this.
- if I wanted to learn how humans interact with their environment, I would study this.
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- if you studied this, you would need to use a telescope to see the stars and planets.
- hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and tsunamis are all examples of these.
- today’s soccer game was a smaller representation of the entire season.
- if I studied this, I would learn that the word 'class' comes from Latin classis.
- if I wanted to write horoscopes that predicted how the alignment of stars and planets affect human behavior, I would need to study this.
- is star-shaped symbol is something you might find on your computer keyboard.
- someone with this job might discover new planets.
- Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon. What was his job?
- these small electronic devices are used in televisions and GPS tracking devices.
- in this class you would study the different layers of the Earth: the crust, the mantle, and the core.
- if you took this class in high school, you might use a microscope to study plant cells.
20 Clues: someone with this job might discover new planets. • an antonym for this word would be "extremely small" • in order to see a virus, you would have to use this tool. • this is a small germ that can only be seen by using a microscope. • today’s soccer game was a smaller representation of the entire season. • ...
The Solar System 2013-11-01
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- one of the four planets closest to the sun that are solid, dense, and rocky; Mercury, Venus, Earth,
- small rock in interplanetary space that has not entered Earth’s atmosphere
- a huge amount of energy
- Mars
- enormous, oval-shaped, long-lasting storm visible on Jupiter
- region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune that contains millions of frozen objects
- chunk of rock from space that burns up as it passes through Earth’s atmosphere
- nuclear reaction in which two nuclei fuse, or join together, to form a larger nucleus and
- one of the four outer planets, which are composed mainly of the gases hydrogen and helium
- one of the four planets that are located beyond the asteroid belt in the solar system; Jupiter,
- celestial body orbiting a star that meets all the criteria of a planet except that it has not cleared
- of meteoroids
- orbit of other objects
- small, irregularly shaped rocky body that orbits the sun, typically in a belt of asteroids that is located
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- the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- event in which many meteors fall through the atmosphere because Earth passes through a
- ring of gases, ice, dust, and/or rock encircling a planet in a thin plane
- Uranus, or Neptune
- unit of length that is used in astronomy; equals the distance between Earth and the sun
- Jupiter’s four largest moons, which were discovered by Galileo
- region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where the majority of asteroids are located
- our sun and all of the objects that revolve around it because of the sun’s gravity
- amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one revolution around the sun
- celestial body orbiting a star that has enough gravity to be spherical and has cleared its orbit of smaller
- cloud of gas and dust in space
- small icy, dusty object with a bright tail that orbits the sun
26 Clues: Mars • of meteoroids • Uranus, or Neptune • orbit of other objects • a huge amount of energy • the orbits of Mars and Jupiter • cloud of gas and dust in space • enormous, oval-shaped, long-lasting storm visible on Jupiter • Jupiter’s four largest moons, which were discovered by Galileo • small icy, dusty object with a bright tail that orbits the sun • ...
Universe 2017-11-08
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- Very bright, not very hot (just above the right side of main sequence)
- The distance light travels in a year. A light year is 5,865,696,000,000 miles (9,460,800,000,000 kilometers)!!!
- has no defined shape to it
- is the study of the universe and all of the celestial objects in it.
- pinwheel shape (like the Milky Way galaxy) with arms or bands coming from the center
- objects, or heavenly objects, are formations of matter scattered around the universe. (stars, planets, asteroids etc)
- super hot but not very bright (bottom left corner)
- oval/egg shaped galaxy (no arms coming from it)
- (from the earth to the sun) used to measure inside out star system
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- these are what we call moons, which orbit around a planet
- celestial bodies of hot gases that radiate energy due to their internal nuclear reactions.
- star protons and electrons fuse together to form neutrons in a large mass.
- is a group of millions to billions of stars that orbit a central mass and travel through the universe together bound by gravity.
- come in various sizes and composition (what they’re made of). Terrestrial are rocky/earth-like and jovian are gaseous.
- is a stellar (star) nursery. Essentially it is an interstellar cloud of dust and gas where stars are formed!
- sequence range from very hot and bright to very dim and cool (Diagonal from top left to bottom right)
- Hole the remains collapse on themselves and create a large gravitational pull on the surrounding area so great that not even light can resist.
- Very bright, not very hot (top right corner)
- System are celestial objects, and ours is definitely not the only one! Many have been discovered by satellites and different forms of technology. Not all star systems have the same number of planets and natural satellites (moons).
- Milky Way is a spiral galaxy
20 Clues: has no defined shape to it • Milky Way is a spiral galaxy • Very bright, not very hot (top right corner) • oval/egg shaped galaxy (no arms coming from it) • super hot but not very bright (bottom left corner) • these are what we call moons, which orbit around a planet • (from the earth to the sun) used to measure inside out star system • ...
Space Exploration 2024-10-10
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- - Related to the moon or moon exploration.
- - A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt.
- - The red planet that scientists are exploring for signs of life.
- - The NASA program that successfully sent astronauts to the moon.
- System - The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it.
- - The protective clothing worn by astronauts in space.
- - An object that orbits a planet, often used for communication.
- - A space telescope that has provided stunning images of the universe.
- - The International Space Station, where astronauts live and work in orbit.
- - A celestial object made of ice, dust, and gas, often with a visible tail.
- - A massive system of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies.
- - Earth's natural satellite, where astronauts first landed in 1969.
- - When an astronaut exits a spacecraft to work outside in space.
- - A vehicle used to launch astronauts and equipment into space.
- Way - The galaxy that contains our solar system.
- - A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
- - The U.S. government agency responsible for space missions.
- - The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
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- - A spacecraft that has traveled beyond our solar system.
- - The platform from which rockets are launched into space.
- Rover - A robot designed to explore the surface of Mars.
- - The universe seen as a well-ordered and harmonious system.
- - An instrument used to observe distant objects in space.
- Armstrong - The first human to set foot on the moon.
- - The force that keeps planets, moons, and satellites in orbit.
- - The study of celestial objects and the universe as a whole.
- - The first artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union in 1957.
- - A vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space.
- Hole - A region of space with a gravitational pull so strong that not even light can escape.
- - A person trained to travel and work in space.
30 Clues: - Related to the moon or moon exploration. • - A person trained to travel and work in space. • Way - The galaxy that contains our solar system. • Armstrong - The first human to set foot on the moon. • - The protective clothing worn by astronauts in space. • - A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system. • ...
Unit 1 Test Review (6th Grade Science) 2024-09-30
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- What is the term for the phase when the Moon is half illuminated?
- What is the term for the area where the Moon's shadow falls on Earth?
- What is the name of the scientist condemned by the Catholic Church?
- What is the term for a comet's tail made of dust?
- What is the term for a "space rock" that is still in space?
- What is the coldest planet in the solar system?
- What is the term for the mass of gases surrounding a planet?
- What is the name of the planet known as the "Red Planet"?
- What type of planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
- What is the shape of the orbits of planets?
- What is the most widely accepted theory for the formation of the universe?
- What is the term for the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans?
- What phase comes after the Full Moon?
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- What is the term for the time it takes the Moon to complete a cycle?
- What is the main gas in Venus's atmosphere?
- What is the term for the visible part of a comet?
- What do we call a meteoroid that hits the Earth's surface?
- Who proposed the heliocentric model?
- Who developed the geocentric model?
- What is the name of the belt where most asteroids are found?
- What is the center of the solar system?
- What is the largest planet in the solar system?
- What does "geo" mean in Greek?
- What is the term for the process of a planet orbiting another body?
- What is the term for the force that keeps planets in orbit? Spiral
- What is the term for the Moon phase when it is not visible?
- What is the term for the visible tail of a comet when it nears the Sun?
27 Clues: What does "geo" mean in Greek? • Who developed the geocentric model? • Who proposed the heliocentric model? • What phase comes after the Full Moon? • What is the center of the solar system? • What is the main gas in Venus's atmosphere? • What is the shape of the orbits of planets? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • ...
Topic 1 Vocabulary Words 2024-10-04
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- a ball of hot gas
- the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.
- one of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from earth.
- an oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular; the shape of the planets orbit.
- a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of meteoroid in earths atmosphere.
- the darkest part of a shadow ( eclipse).
- the movement of an object around another object.
- the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
- a pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or object.
- describing a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planet and stars.
- an object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
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- either of two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
- the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
- the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part ( eclipse).
- describing a model of the solar system in which earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
- the spinning motion of a planet on its access.
- either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted towards or away from the sun.
- the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.
- an object that orbits a planet
- a loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
- an imaginary line that passes through a planets center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates.
- of universal gravitation
22 Clues: a ball of hot gas • of universal gravitation • an object that orbits a planet • the darkest part of a shadow ( eclipse). • the spinning motion of a planet on its access. • the movement of an object around another object. • the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. • the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part ( eclipse). • ...
Science project: Beyond Earth Puzzle 2025-10-21
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- located near Jupiters orbit
- farthest point from the sun
- closest point from the sun
- composed purely made of iron and nickel
- are meteor showers coming from the debris of asteroid 2003EH1
- are small chunks of outer space debris
- also called as"miniature planets" or"planetoids"
- describes the orbits of planets as ellipses
- the biggest star near Earth
- this extends out from the nucleus
- a celestial event where several meteors enter the Earths atmosphere At great speeds
- happens when a meteor survives its fall from the Earths atmosphere and hits the ground
- planet known for its rings
- composed of a mixture of nickel,magnesium silicate and iron
- this is where a large majority of comets originate
- is the amount of light refelected by a planet or any celestial objects
- this asteroid wiped out almost 70% of the dinosaur species
- is the most popular and famous short-period comet
- located between Mars and Jupiter
- referred to as"dirty snowballs"
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- a meteor shower that happens every 75-76 years
- discovered planet Uranus
- can be observed annually,originates from constellation Perseus
- a dwarf planet beyond Neptune
- comes from the debris of asteroid 3200 Phaeton
- believed to be remnants of the nebula
- amateur astronomer who discovered the asteroid Vesta
- asteroids that cross and spend time outside of Earths orbit
- came from the constellation Leo,considered as the"king of meteor showers"
- crosses and spends time inside of Earths orbit
- called as "shooting star" or "falling star"
- is an example of an long-period comet
- denotes that the eight planets of the solar system revolve around the sun
- composed of ice,frozen gas, rocks, and dust
- asteroids that approach but does not cross Earths orbit
- a large bright cloud of dust and gas that covers the nucleus
36 Clues: discovered planet Uranus • closest point from the sun • planet known for its rings • located near Jupiters orbit • farthest point from the sun • the biggest star near Earth • a dwarf planet beyond Neptune • referred to as"dirty snowballs" • located between Mars and Jupiter • this extends out from the nucleus • believed to be remnants of the nebula • ...
Sun Moon and Earth 2023-02-06
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- The line separating the light and the dark sides of any astronomical body
- The visible surface of the sun
- The lowest layer of the suns atmosphere starting at the photosphere and extending out to 2000km from the surface
- System The sun, planets, and small solar system bodies and other objects held in orbit around the suns gravity
- The suns apparent path among the stars as observed from earth equivalent to the place of the earths orbit
- The Spin of and object around its center of mass such as the earth rotating about its axis
- The point in an orbit around the earth at which the orbiting body is nearest to the earth
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- An ancient model of the solar systems that placed the earth at the center with the sum and planets orbiting the earth in perfect circular paths
- A model of the solar system that places the sun at its center with the earth and other planets orbiting around it
- Anything having to do with astronomical objects
- Orbital motion around its point such as the earth revolving around the sun
- The point in an orbit around the earth at which the orbiting body is farthest from the earth
12 Clues: The visible surface of the sun • Anything having to do with astronomical objects • The line separating the light and the dark sides of any astronomical body • Orbital motion around its point such as the earth revolving around the sun • The point in an orbit around the earth at which the orbiting body is nearest to the earth • ...
The Inner Planets 2022-06-08
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- The diameter of this planet is 12,756
- These planets are made of rock and metal and have solid outer layers.
- The largest mountain in the solar system.
- The atmosphere of this planet contains 95% carbon dioxide.
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- These are the gases that covers the planets and keep them warm.
- One of the largest impact crater in the solar system.
- This planet's surface is covered with solidified lava.
- This is the outer layer of the planet.
- It is the only planet without and atmosphere.
- It is the reason why mars looks red.
10 Clues: It is the reason why mars looks red. • The diameter of this planet is 12,756 • This is the outer layer of the planet. • The largest mountain in the solar system. • It is the only planet without and atmosphere. • One of the largest impact crater in the solar system. • This planet's surface is covered with solidified lava. • ...
Astronomy With Ashwat Crossword 2 2020-05-19
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- The force which keeps planets in their orbits around the Sun
- The ________ belt lies between Mars and Jupiter
- The planets that orbit a star other than our Sun
- The 4 largest Jovian moons were first discovered by
- The dark spots on the moon are called
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- The planet whose axis has a 23.5 degree tilt
- Asteroids that share their path with another planet are called ______ asteroids
- An object from which light cannot escape
- Mars has two moons, ______ and Deimos
- The international organization that takes all major decisions related to Astronomy
10 Clues: Mars has two moons, ______ and Deimos • The dark spots on the moon are called • An object from which light cannot escape • The planet whose axis has a 23.5 degree tilt • The ________ belt lies between Mars and Jupiter • The planets that orbit a star other than our Sun • The 4 largest Jovian moons were first discovered by • ...
Space rocks crossword 2021-10-20
Across
- A streak of light made by the burning of a meteoroid
- Moving once around another object
- Rocks revolving around the sun that are too small to be planets
- The greyish part of a shadow
Down
- planet A huge rock such as Pluto that is to small to be a planet
- A ball of ice and dust
- an object that revolves around another object such as a planet or moon
- A chunk of ice or dust in space
- The sun is in the middle
- an oval shape of the planets orbit
10 Clues: A ball of ice and dust • The sun is in the middle • The greyish part of a shadow • A chunk of ice or dust in space • Moving once around another object • an oval shape of the planets orbit • A streak of light made by the burning of a meteoroid • Rocks revolving around the sun that are too small to be planets • ...
Solar System Review 2014-03-20
Across
- The sun is a large ball of this.
- They give off heat and light.
- The curved path of a planet around the sun.
- The solar system is made up of the sun and nine __________.
- All the planets are held in orbit by this force.
- The force of gravity between the Earth and the moon causes these.
Down
- Ursa Major is an example of this.
- The imaginary line that goes through the Earth.
- Different views of the moon are called this.
- A small object in orbit around a planet.
10 Clues: They give off heat and light. • The sun is a large ball of this. • Ursa Major is an example of this. • A small object in orbit around a planet. • The curved path of a planet around the sun. • Different views of the moon are called this. • The imaginary line that goes through the Earth. • All the planets are held in orbit by this force. • ...
Space and the universe. 2017-05-17
Across
- which planet is closet to the sun?
- which is the biggest planet in the solar system?
- way which galaxy is earth located in?
- which is the closet planet to Earth?
- how many planets are there in our solar system?
Down
- planets further from the sun move more __
- what is it called when the earths shadow falls on the moon?
- and helium what are two gases that have created the sun?
- which planet was changed to a dwarf planet in 2006?
- which only planet has liquid water over its surface?
10 Clues: which planet is closet to the sun? • which is the closet planet to Earth? • way which galaxy is earth located in? • planets further from the sun move more __ • how many planets are there in our solar system? • which is the biggest planet in the solar system? • which planet was changed to a dwarf planet in 2006? • which only planet has liquid water over its surface? • ...
Chapter 21 2017-04-19
Across
- What traps energy and causes the temperatures to increase
- What are millions of small, rocky objects called?
- Earth's period of______ is one year
- What planet has a moon,and solid inner core is surrounded by liquid water?
- What is used to measure the distance form earth to the Sun?
Down
- The planets closest to the sun are called what?
- What is made of gas, dust, and ice and moves around the Sun?
- What are the planets made of rock and metal called?
- completes one rotation
- Which planet has not atmosphere?
10 Clues: completes one rotation • Which planet has not atmosphere? • Earth's period of______ is one year • The planets closest to the sun are called what? • What are millions of small, rocky objects called? • What are the planets made of rock and metal called? • What traps energy and causes the temperatures to increase • ...
Sam Sierra Astronomy 2018-05-19
Across
- Planets are divided into two classes, ___ and outer.
- Comets differ from asteroids in ____ composition.
- A time-exposure of the night sky shows streaks of stars from our ____ ____.
- Aristotle's Geocentric model is where the ____ is the center.
Down
- Copernicus’ Heliocentric model is where the ____ is the center.
- Most are located in the Kuiper belt and ___ ____.
- Ursa Major is a constellation commonly known as the ___ ____.
- The Sun is the nearest ___- to earth.
- The inner planets are the four ____ to the sun.
- The Sun is composed of mostly hydrogen in the ____ phase.
10 Clues: The Sun is the nearest ___- to earth. • The inner planets are the four ____ to the sun. • Most are located in the Kuiper belt and ___ ____. • Comets differ from asteroids in ____ composition. • Planets are divided into two classes, ___ and outer. • The Sun is composed of mostly hydrogen in the ____ phase. • ...
Astronomy Crossword 2023-12-07
Across
- can be waning, waxing, full, or new
- telescope tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images
- can be elliptical, spiral, irregular
- chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere
- may either have a rocky or gassy surface
Down
- The galaxy that we live in
- outer most layer of the sun and you can see it during an eclipse
- the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean
- A star that is located in the center of the milkyway
- made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas
10 Clues: The galaxy that we live in • can be waning, waxing, full, or new • can be elliptical, spiral, irregular • may either have a rocky or gassy surface • the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean • chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere • A star that is located in the center of the milkyway • made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas • ...
Scientific Revolution Figures 2023-12-12
Across
- German physicist and engineer
- English statesman and writer
- German astronomer and mathematician; assistant to Brahe
- English physician
- Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular orbits)
- Defined an element as a substance that cannot be reduced to other, simpler substances
Down
- The first to use a telescope to study the stars (1610)
- English philosopher and mathematician
- Made the most accurate and extensive observations of the planets and stars at the time
- American public official, scientist, inventor, and writer
10 Clues: English physician • English statesman and writer • German physicist and engineer • English philosopher and mathematician • The first to use a telescope to study the stars (1610) • German astronomer and mathematician; assistant to Brahe • American public official, scientist, inventor, and writer • ...
Absolutism crossword 2024-10-17
Across
- a person who does not approve of religious teachings
- field of study
- a political system in which a ruler claims to hold total power
- a system where the planets, moon, and sun orbit the Earth
- belief that the power of monarchs comes from God and is absolute
- to seize control by force and without right
- the theory that says knowledge is achieved through observations
Down
- a fleet of warships
- a system where the planets are orbit around the sun
- a representation of the cross with the figure of Jesus Christ on it
10 Clues: field of study • a fleet of warships • to seize control by force and without right • a system where the planets are orbit around the sun • a person who does not approve of religious teachings • a system where the planets, moon, and sun orbit the Earth • a political system in which a ruler claims to hold total power • ...
Explore the Solar System 2025-06-19
Across
- What is the star at the center of our solar system?
- What is the path planets follow around the sun?
- Which planet has big rings around it?
- What goes around the Earth and lights up the night sky?
Down
- What keeps planets in orbit around the sun?
- Which is the hottest planet in the solar system?
- Which planet is called the Red Planet?
- What are small rocky bodies that move around in space?
- Which planet do we live on?
- Which is the farthest planet from the sun?
10 Clues: Which planet do we live on? • Which planet has big rings around it? • Which planet is called the Red Planet? • Which is the farthest planet from the sun? • What keeps planets in orbit around the sun? • What is the path planets follow around the sun? • Which is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the star at the center of our solar system? • ...
Q1 reflection Crossword Carter Arceo 2025-11-02
Across
- phases New moon, waxing crescent, Waxing gibbous, full moon, waning gibbous, waning crescent
- When the moon blocks the sunlight from the earth and when the earth blocks the sunlight from
- something spinning on its axis
- The force that pulls one object to another
Down
- One object moving around another
- Something dead that has been preserved and cemented into the ground under various layers of rock.
- planets Gassy, low density, many moons
- Winter, fall, summer, spring
- of superposition layers of rock on top of each other
- planets Rocky, high density, solid
10 Clues: Winter, fall, summer, spring • something spinning on its axis • One object moving around another • planets Rocky, high density, solid • planets Gassy, low density, many moons • The force that pulls one object to another • of superposition layers of rock on top of each other • ...
Unit 2 crossword puzzle review 2021-11-05
8 Clues: F=G(M1xM2/(d)2) • already in space • things that are put into space • Another name for terrestrial planets • made primarily of hydrogen and helium • is a terrestrial planet that we all live on • is a gas giant and is named after the god of sea • planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun as a focus
Unit 2 crossword puzzle review 2021-11-05
8 Clues: F=G(M1xM2/(d)2) • already in space • things that are put into space • Another name for terrestrial planets • made primarily of hydrogen and helium • is a terrestrial planet that we all live on • is a gas giant and is named after the god of sea • planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun as a focus
Vocabulary Lesson 1-3 2016-09-22
8 Clues: didn't pass a test • a shape like a ball • fact something we know is true • a burning ball of gasses in space • the third planet from the sun is ... • a person in a vehicle that is not driving • a person who studies the planets and stars • a thing we use to look at the planets and stars
Space 2014-09-28
Across
- a scientist who studies the stars and planets
- creature from another world
- a strange object in the sky
- shown at a cinema or on television
- large round object in space that moves around a star
Down
- where the stars and planets are
- a vehicle for carrying people through space
- telescope used to find stars and other objects in space
8 Clues: creature from another world • a strange object in the sky • where the stars and planets are • shown at a cinema or on television • a vehicle for carrying people through space • a scientist who studies the stars and planets • large round object in space that moves around a star • telescope used to find stars and other objects in space
Earth and Space 2016-10-12
Across
- the study of planets, stars, moons and other celestial bodies
- moves around another object
- spin on it's axis
Down
- a non contact force used by planets and stars
- the belief that the position of stars affects humans
- an object that revolves around a planet
- the 3rd planet from the Sun
- the path an object takes around another
8 Clues: spin on it's axis • moves around another object • the 3rd planet from the Sun • an object that revolves around a planet • the path an object takes around another • a non contact force used by planets and stars • the belief that the position of stars affects humans • the study of planets, stars, moons and other celestial bodies
Wonders Unit 3 Week 3 2023-03-04
Across
- the degree of heat or cold
- quantity; how much; total
- the outside of something; exterior
Down
- the state or quality of being warm; heat
- the sun and all of the planets revolving around it
- to provide for; encourage; reinforce
- a round ball with a map of the world on it; sphere
- the study of the sun, moon, stars and planets
8 Clues: quantity; how much; total • the degree of heat or cold • the outside of something; exterior • to provide for; encourage; reinforce • the state or quality of being warm; heat • the study of the sun, moon, stars and planets • the sun and all of the planets revolving around it • a round ball with a map of the world on it; sphere
Earth's Place in the Universe 2025-08-19
Across
- Large cluster of star, dust, gas and matter
- Small, icy body with elongated orbit around the sun
- Planets made of rocky material
Down
- Planets made from gaseous elements
- Includes all matter and space that exists
- Rocky material passing through Earth's atmosphere
- Rocky bodies often found in a belt
- Formed about 5 billion years ago from rotating disk of dust
8 Clues: Planets made of rocky material • Planets made from gaseous elements • Rocky bodies often found in a belt • Includes all matter and space that exists • Large cluster of star, dust, gas and matter • Rocky material passing through Earth's atmosphere • Small, icy body with elongated orbit around the sun • Formed about 5 billion years ago from rotating disk of dust
Earth's Motion 2026-01-07
Unit 2 crossword puzzle review 2021-11-05
8 Clues: F=G(M1xM2/(d)2) • already in space • things that are put into space • Another name for terrestrial planets • made primarily of hydrogen and helium • is a terrestrial planet that we all live on • is a gas giant and is named after the god of sea • planets move in elliptical orbits with the Sun as a focus
Vocab for 11/7 2022-11-02
Across
- something tells how hot or cold that thing is
- how much of that thing there is
- something is the outside of it
Down
- "state of being warm in temperature"
- includes Earth and the other planets that orbit the sun
- you provide what they need
- round model of the world or Earth
- study of the stars, planets, and outer space
8 Clues: you provide what they need • something is the outside of it • how much of that thing there is • round model of the world or Earth • "state of being warm in temperature" • study of the stars, planets, and outer space • something tells how hot or cold that thing is • includes Earth and the other planets that orbit the sun
Samir's Solar System Puzzle 2025-01-26
Across
- I'm the planet that's closest to the Sun
- All the planets revolve around me
- I'm the force that keeps planets moving around the sun
- I'm the planet with beautiful rings
Down
- I'm now known as a dwarf planet
- I'm the largest planet in our solar system
- I'm nicknamed "the red planet"
- I'm the planet that's furthest from the Sun
8 Clues: I'm nicknamed "the red planet" • I'm now known as a dwarf planet • All the planets revolve around me • I'm the planet with beautiful rings • I'm the planet that's closest to the Sun • I'm the largest planet in our solar system • I'm the planet that's furthest from the Sun • I'm the force that keeps planets moving around the sun
SOLAR SYSTEM VOCAB 2024-05-02
Across
- the average distance between the sun and Earth - approximately 150,000,000 km.
- Natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies.
Down
- also known as the outer planets, these planets have deep, massive atmospheres rather than hard and rocky surfaces.
- rotation that is the counterclockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet’s North Pole.
- planets Also known as the inner planets, they are very dense and rocky.
- rotation that is the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet’s North Pole.
6 Clues: Natural or artificial bodies that revolve around larger bodies. • planets Also known as the inner planets, they are very dense and rocky. • the average distance between the sun and Earth - approximately 150,000,000 km. • rotation that is the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet’s North Pole. • ...
Solar system 2024-06-23
Across
- the planet we live on
- spinning motion of a planet on its axis
- the planet known for its large rings
- the path one object takes around another object in space
- the closest planet to the Sun
- the eighth planet from the Sun, known by its deep blue color
- the seventh planet from the Sun, rotating by its side
- the planet known for its red color
Down
- the region of space between Mars and Jupiter filled with asteroids
- planets that are large and mostly made of gases
- the action of one object moving around another object
- planets that are rocky and small
- the second planet from the Sun, known as the hottest planet because of its thick atmosphere
- the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest in our solar system
- the star at the center of our solar system
15 Clues: the planet we live on • the closest planet to the Sun • planets that are rocky and small • the planet known for its red color • the planet known for its large rings • spinning motion of a planet on its axis • the star at the center of our solar system • planets that are large and mostly made of gases • the action of one object moving around another object • ...
Space: difficulity: 2/3 stars 2025-03-28
Across
- planet`s that are smaller than normal planets
- A vehicle that can travel to space
- Professionals that can travel to space
- It keeps you on the ground and what makes things fall
- It is a star that gives us on planet earth light and heat which makes it possible for life to exist on Earth.
- A living creature in space
- A rock that orbits the sun
Down
- It tells how far light travels in one year
- When a planet or a moon gets in the way of the Sun's light
- A populer space company "National Aeronautics and Space Administration"
- How big is space
- A layer of gas that is around planets
- A group of planet orbiting a sun
- The Milky Way is a ......
- When it is night, you can sometimes see the stars and the ... which look`s different every night.
15 Clues: How big is space • The Milky Way is a ...... • A living creature in space • A rock that orbits the sun • A group of planet orbiting a sun • A vehicle that can travel to space • A layer of gas that is around planets • Professionals that can travel to space • It tells how far light travels in one year • planet`s that are smaller than normal planets • ...
Serenity's Science review 2025-11-07
Across
- full, dark shadow of an eclipse
- a group of rocks that orbit the Sun in a band between Mars and Jupiter
- relating to the sky or space
- object in orbit around another larger object
- a ball of ice, dust and rock that orbits the Sun in a highly elliptical
- the large planets of the outer solar system
- the galaxy in which our solar system is located
- one complete orbit around the sun
Down
- model of the universe with its sun at the centre
- a scientist who studies the stars, planets and other celestial objects
- when the Earth blocks sunlight from reaching the Moon
- oval shape
- model of the universe with Earth as its centre
- the time a planet takes to rotate once completely on its own axis
- the time a planet takes to revolve around the sun once
15 Clues: oval shape • relating to the sky or space • full, dark shadow of an eclipse • one complete orbit around the sun • the large planets of the outer solar system • object in orbit around another larger object • model of the universe with Earth as its centre • the galaxy in which our solar system is located • model of the universe with its sun at the centre • ...
Vocabulary January 4-7 2022-01-05
Across
- The parts of a multiplication equation.
- The outside of something.
- Finding the number in each group or finding the size of each group when we share into groups of equal sizes.
- A strong desire to know or learn something.
- Using words, pictures, numbers or symbols to explain something.
- The study of stars and planets.
Down
- Includes Earth and the planets that move around the sun.
- The answer of a multiplication equation.
- To reduce to a lower grade, rank, or position.
- When someone wants to convince you of something.
- A promise to yourself that you will make a serious effort to do something.
- Adding the same number over and over; repeated addition.
12 Clues: The outside of something. • The study of stars and planets. • The parts of a multiplication equation. • The answer of a multiplication equation. • A strong desire to know or learn something. • To reduce to a lower grade, rank, or position. • When someone wants to convince you of something. • Includes Earth and the planets that move around the sun. • ...
Early Astronomy 2022-08-11
Across
- The theory that the Earth was the center of the universe.
- A device that makes distant objects appear much closer.
- A person who studies space.
- Everything in space as a whole.
- The study of space beyond our atmosphere.
- The path of an object around another object in space.
Down
- Theory that states the sun is the center of our universe.
- A hole in the surface of a planet or moon caused by a rock from space hitting the surface.
- When an object travels around another.
- An imaginary line going through the sphere's north and south poles.
- A planets spin on its axis.
- A force that pulls objects toward the center of the Earth, planets or moons.
12 Clues: A person who studies space. • A planets spin on its axis. • Everything in space as a whole. • When an object travels around another. • The study of space beyond our atmosphere. • The path of an object around another object in space. • A device that makes distant objects appear much closer. • Theory that states the sun is the center of our universe. • ...
vocab 2023-01-10
Across
- when a object travels around another.
- The study of space
- a hole in the surface of a planet or moon caused by a rock from space hitting the surface.
- a force that pulls objects towards the earth, planets, or moons
- Everything in space as a whole
- A planets spin on its axis.
Down
- theory that states the sun is the center of the solar system.
- A person who studies space
- The path of an object around another object in space
- Theory that earth was the center of the universe.
- An imaginary line going through the center of a sphere's north and south poles.
- a device to make distant objects appear much closer.
12 Clues: The study of space • A person who studies space • A planets spin on its axis. • Everything in space as a whole • when a object travels around another. • Theory that earth was the center of the universe. • The path of an object around another object in space • a device to make distant objects appear much closer. • ...
vocab 2023-01-10
Across
- when a object travels around another.
- The study of space
- a hole in the surface of a planet or moon caused by a rock from space hitting the surface.
- a force that pulls objects towards the earth, planets, or moons
- Everything in space as a whole
- A planets spin on its axis.
Down
- theory that states the sun is the center of the solar system.
- A person who studies space
- The path of an object around another object in space
- Theory that earth was the center of the universe.
- An imaginary line going through the center of a sphere's north and south poles.
- a device to make distant objects appear much closer.
12 Clues: The study of space • A person who studies space • A planets spin on its axis. • Everything in space as a whole • when a object travels around another. • Theory that earth was the center of the universe. • The path of an object around another object in space • a device to make distant objects appear much closer. • ...
Solar System and Beyond 2025-09-09
Across
- 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.
- a burning ball of gass
- orbits planets
- orbits the sun, is massive enough for its gravity to force it into a nearly round shape, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit
- A collection of planets that orbit around a star
- everything
- a small rock body orbiting the sun
Down
- when it hits the surface of a planet
- a small body moving in the solar system
- a group of galaxies
- the galxy the we live in
- if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
12 Clues: everything • orbits planets • a group of galaxies • a burning ball of gass • the galxy the we live in • a small rock body orbiting the sun • when it hits the surface of a planet • if it entered the earth's atmosphere. • a small body moving in the solar system • A collection of planets that orbit around a star • ...
Week 5 spelling words 2015-02-22
Across
- very old
- someone who looks at eyes
- act of suggesting
- fake
- number of people
- from another country
- act of decorating
- someone who does magic
- something you declare
Down
- a particular age group
- act of creating
- a set of rules
- someone who plays music
- act of inserting
- where you see the planets
- act of drawing
- a rule
- act of translating
- well mixed
- from the doctor
20 Clues: fake • a rule • very old • well mixed • a set of rules • act of drawing • act of creating • from the doctor • act of inserting • number of people • act of suggesting • act of decorating • act of translating • from another country • something you declare • a particular age group • someone who does magic • someone who plays music • someone who looks at eyes • where you see the planets
Lya's crossword 2021-06-25
Across
- d__t__i__n (language and literature)
- co__a__ (social sciences)
- m__t__n_ (social sciences)
- p_a__s (natural sciences)
- s__s (math)
- p__n__c__t__n (english)
- b_d_ (natural sciences)
- f_a__i__s (math)
- _t_r_e_ (language and literature)
- s__t__s ( natural sciences)
- n_u_s (language and literature)
- m___i__i_a__o_s (math)
Down
- d__i__o__ (math)
- p__s__e__s (social sciences)
- c__t__e (social sciences)
- p_a__t_ (natur sciences)
- a__m__s (natural Sciences)
- o___o__a__y (language and literature)
- m__s (social Sciences)
- p_e_s (lenguage and literature)
20 Clues: s__s (math) • d__i__o__ (math) • f_a__i__s (math) • b_d_ (natural sciences) • m__s (social Sciences) • m___i__i_a__o_s (math) • p__n__c__t__n (english) • p_a__t_ (natur sciences) • co__a__ (social sciences) • c__t__e (social sciences) • p_a__s (natural sciences) • a__m__s (natural Sciences) • m__t__n_ (social sciences) • s__t__s ( natural sciences) • p__s__e__s (social sciences) • ...
Lya's crossword 2021-06-25
Across
- d__t__i__n (language and literature)
- co__a__ (social sciences)
- m__t__n_ (social sciences)
- p_a__s (natural sciences)
- s__s (math)
- p__n__c__t__n (english)
- b_d_ (natural sciences)
- f_a__i__s (math)
- _t_r_e_ (language and literature)
- s__t__s ( natural sciences)
- n_u_s (language and literature)
- m___i__i_a__o_s (math)
Down
- d__i__o__ (math)
- p__s__e__s (social sciences)
- c__t__e (social sciences)
- p_a__t_ (natur sciences)
- a__m__s (natural Sciences)
- o___o__a__y (language and literature)
- m__s (social Sciences)
- p_e_s (lenguage and literature)
20 Clues: s__s (math) • d__i__o__ (math) • f_a__i__s (math) • b_d_ (natural sciences) • m__s (social Sciences) • m___i__i_a__o_s (math) • p__n__c__t__n (english) • p_a__t_ (natur sciences) • co__a__ (social sciences) • c__t__e (social sciences) • p_a__s (natural sciences) • a__m__s (natural Sciences) • m__t__n_ (social sciences) • s__t__s ( natural sciences) • p__s__e__s (social sciences) • ...
Sun + Solar System 2014-02-04
Across
- An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
- A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid
- the process by which energy is produced in stars.
- The name often given to the four inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
- This zone is the outermost layer of the sun’s interior.
- A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun’s surface, linking parts of sunspot regions.
- The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place.
- One of the small asteroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets.
- A dark area of gas on the sun’s surface that is cooler than the surrounding gases.
- An eruption of gas from the sun’s surface that occurs when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect.
- An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
Down
- A zone of very tightly packed gas in the sun’s interior where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
- Dark, flat areas on the moon’s surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.
- The effect of trapping heat near a planet’s surface by certain gases in the planet’s atmosphere.
- The middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere.
- A unit of distance equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million kilometers.
- A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.
- The inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere that gives off its visible light; the sun’s surface.
- The system consisting of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it.
- Outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere, which looks like a white halo
- A stream of electrically charged particles that emanate from the sun’s corona.
21 Clues: The middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere. • the process by which energy is produced in stars. • A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid • This zone is the outermost layer of the sun’s interior. • The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place. • Outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere, which looks like a white halo • ...
Astronomy 2013-10-27
Across
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star
- An enormously bright, distant galaxy with a giant black hole in its center
- An imaginary pattern in the sky
- The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
- A model at the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- A stream of electrically charged particles that emanate from the sun's corona
- A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars
- The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and explosion of the universe
- The small, dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
- The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
- The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place
- A large cloud of gas and dust in space
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- The blue-whitish core of a star that is left behind after its other layers have expanded and drifted out into space
- The force that pull objects toward each other
- One of the small asteroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets
- Matter that does not give off electromagnetic radiation but is quite abundant in the universe
- The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- The outer most layer of the sun's interior
- A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that occurs when the loop in sunspot regions suddenly connect
- The brilliant explosion at a dying super giant star
- A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface linking parts of sunspot regions
- An object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
- All of space and everything in it
- The movement of an object around another object
25 Clues: An imaginary pattern in the sky • All of space and everything in it • A large cloud of gas and dust in space • The outer most layer of the sun's interior • The spinning motion of a planet on its axis • The force that pull objects toward each other • The movement of an object around another object • The brilliant explosion at a dying super giant star • ...
Science 9 - Space Exploration: The Solar System 2019-11-05
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- the layer of the sun’s atmosphere that looks like a halo during an eclipse
- eruptions that occur when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect
- remains of a meteor that survives the atmosphere and hits the planet's surface
- tiny asteroid
- reddish loops of gas that link parts of sunspot regions
- the process of growth or increase
- seventh planet from the sun
- not a planet according to the IAU
- the path of a planet around the sun
- the outermost layer of the sun’s interior
- areas of gas on the sun’s surface that are cooler than the gases around them
- shooting star
- began forming 4.6 billion years ago
- a theory of the origin of the solar system
- a 366-day year
- outer planets
- the center of the Sun
- inner planets
- the Earth is the center of the universe
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- to spin on an axis
- the joining of hydrogen atoms to form helium
- the rocky leftovers from the formation of planets in our solar system
- to travel in an orbit around the sun
- fifth planet from the sun
- the layer of the sun’s interior where energy is transferred mainly by electromagnetic radiation
- a celestial body that is in orbit around the sun
- time a given astronomical object takes to complete one orbit around another object
- time to revolve once around the galaxy's center
- the Moon has this type of rotation
- the layer of the sun’s atmosphere that gives off visible light
- the Sun is the center of the universe
- returns in 2061
- formed shortly after the Earth
- a stream of charged particles produced by the corona
- third-generation star
- the layer of the sun’s atmosphere that has a reddish glow
- second planet from the sun
- certain time of year
- dirty space snowball
39 Clues: tiny asteroid • shooting star • outer planets • inner planets • a 366-day year • returns in 2061 • to spin on an axis • certain time of year • dirty space snowball • third-generation star • the center of the Sun • fifth planet from the sun • second planet from the sun • seventh planet from the sun • formed shortly after the Earth • the process of growth or increase • ...
Unit 2 Review 2020-10-26
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- a terrestrial planet with large dust storms could possibly have life
- what is it called when the area of sunlight is at a maximum in one hemisphere and minimum in the other hemisphere
- four rocky inner planets
- the average distance between the Earth and the sun used to measure in the solar system
- smallest daily range
- the planet with the largest geysers
- the changing of the moon's appearance
- the inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path
- the planet with a warm interior that controls the weather
- rotates in retrograde or counter clockwise
- the measurement of the amount of matter in an object that does not change
- the moon moves through the Earth's shadow
- the only planet with life and liquid water
- the number of moon's phases (written out)
- the planet with the strangest weather conditions
- the motion of a body that travels around another body
- a force attracting something with a smaller mass to something with a greater mass
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- the cold, gassy, and last four planets in the solar system
- daily changes in the level of the ocean water
- a body that orbits a larger body
- the measurement of the amount of gravitational force on an object and does change depending on gravity
- spinning of a body, such as a planet
- the moon is directly between the son and the Earth
- difference in the oceans levels high tide vs low tide
- what causes seasons
- the planet that is tilted on its side
- the planet that is closest to the sun
- largest daily range
- what is it called when sunlight shines equally on the northern and Southern Hemisphere
29 Clues: what causes seasons • largest daily range • smallest daily range • four rocky inner planets • a body that orbits a larger body • the planet with the largest geysers • spinning of a body, such as a planet • the planet that is tilted on its side • the changing of the moon's appearance • the planet that is closest to the sun • the moon moves through the Earth's shadow • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary 2024-05-30
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- The process where new atoms are created.
- Tilt is the reason Earth has these.
- The series of steps a star goes through during its life: Stellar ___.
- Good for measuring distances between stars/galaxies (2 words).
- Good for measuring distances between planets (2 words).
- When a planet is closest to the Sun.
- Measurement of how bright a star is; lower numbers are brighter.
- He figured out the Sun was in the center of the solar system.
- Squeezing two atoms together; the reaction pushes a star outward.
- Measurement of how much energy is given off by a star.
- The model where the Sun is in the center of the solar system.
- Fancy name for a cloud of dust and gas; our star will be this after its red giant stage.
- The force that pulls a star inward, compressing it.
- King of the planets with a huge red spot.
- Season in Iowa when we are tilted away from the Sun.
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- While all the gas giants have rings, this one has the best set.
- One lap around the Sun.
- The "pattern" of colors given off by stars and elements.
- One ___ is equal to one day on a planet.
- This element is fused inside of a star to make helium.
- Model that explains how the universe might have came to be (2 words).
- Position when a planet is farthest away from the Sun.
- A huge "explosion" in space; happens only with super-sized stars.
- Name for planets with rocky, solid surfaces.
- A model where Earth is in the center of the solar system.
- Was "disqualified" when the definition of "planet" changed.
- Since galaxies are moving away from us, their spectra is ___.
- The ONLY place we know of that has life on it.
- Season in Iowa when we are tilted towards the Sun.
- Generic term used to describe when an object blocks the Sun.
30 Clues: One lap around the Sun. • Tilt is the reason Earth has these. • When a planet is closest to the Sun. • The process where new atoms are created. • One ___ is equal to one day on a planet. • King of the planets with a huge red spot. • Name for planets with rocky, solid surfaces. • The ONLY place we know of that has life on it. • ...
Astronomy Vocabulary 2023-09-12
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- A chunk of rock or dust in space
- the partial or total blocking of one object by another
- the amount of matter in a given amount of space
- a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
- mass divided by volume
- the force that attracts a body toward another body with mass
- a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface
- an imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
- a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
- rotation the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole
- the study of the universe
- the motion of a body that travels around another body in space; one complete trip along an orbit
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- A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun.
- a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse
- the physical material that makes up an object
- objects revolving around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
- An object's resistance to changes in speed or direction, unless acted on by an unbalanced force
- the amount of space an object takes up
- the amount of matter in an object
- Eclipse occurs when the moon comes between Earth and the sun and the shadow of the moon falls on part of Earth
- Eclipse occurs when Earth comes between the sun and the moon and the shadow of Earth falls on the moon
- the spin of a body on its axis
- A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the Earth.
- a giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars
24 Clues: mass divided by volume • the study of the universe • the spin of a body on its axis • A chunk of rock or dust in space • the amount of matter in an object • the amount of space an object takes up • a meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface • the physical material that makes up an object • the amount of matter in a given amount of space • ...
TTS 2 2023-05-15
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- day periods and a five day period.
- A picture of an object, used to represent a word.
- The Sun (and also one day in the Maya
- The study of the Sun, Moon, planets and
- Twins An important Maya story. The Hero Twins were
- The serpent god of the Maya.
- god of the Maya.
- A period of about 400 years.
- The god of fire who created the Earth and the
- A hard rock that was used to make tools.
- and how they might affect people.
- Peru in the 1500s.
- A musical instrument that makes a sound like a
- a person was born.
- man A healer who can cure diseases using magic
- Four gods who were thought to hold up the
- A period of five years.
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- The study of the movements of the stars and
- A spear thrower.
- A person who studies history and investigates
- A channel, made by man, that carries water to
- A sign that stands for a word / phrase in writing.
- by one leader.
- it is needed.
- A period of 365 days. This was broken up into 18
- A period of about 20 years.
- Groups of Spanish people who invaded Mexico
- to be the ancestors of the Maya.
- and objects left behind.
- The seeds of the cacao tree which are used to
- A lord who usually ruled over a small town.
- A city and the villages and land surrounding it,
- of Yucatan, Mexico.
- cocoa and chocolate.
- An embroidered dress worn by females.
- A symbol that is used to represent a word.
- A large sacred tree found in the Maya regions.
- A reservoir found underground in the
- chart A map that shows the position of the planets
39 Clues: it is needed. • by one leader. • A spear thrower. • god of the Maya. • Peru in the 1500s. • a person was born. • of Yucatan, Mexico. • cocoa and chocolate. • A period of five years. • and objects left behind. • A period of about 20 years. • The serpent god of the Maya. • A period of about 400 years. • to be the ancestors of the Maya. • and how they might affect people. • ...
Classical Music 2023-05-17
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- Considered as Ravel's most complete work, tells of a story of two lovers searching for each other.
- The composer of a multi-movement suite, "Pictures at an Exhibition"
- Gershwin's new idea for combining jazz and orchestral music was first (and best) demonstrated in this piece.
- The tomb of this person was an inspiration for Ravel's multi-movement suite for piano, later orchestrated for an orchestra.
- Also known as "Heroic", it is the nickname for the famous Beethoven's Third Symphony.
- The Bringer of War, the first movement of Holst's Planets Suite.
- The Bringer of Peace, the second movement of Holst's Planets Suite.
- The number of piano concertos that Mozart wrote plus the number of piano concertos that Rachmaninoff wrote.
- Also known as symphonic fairy tale for children, the orchestra, along with the narrator, illustrates and tells a children's story. Composed by Prokofiev.
- The standard number of movements in a classical piece.
- The Bringer of Jollity, the fourth movement of Holst's Planets Suite.
- The nickname for Mahler's grave sixth symphony.
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- The nickname for Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto and is widely regarded as his best piano work.
- A monumental work in the band repertoire, best known for its use of low reeds. Composed by Grainger.
- The nickname for Mendelssohn's Third Symphony, best known for its blazingly brilliant second movement.
- The most well known piano piece written by Beethoven to his love.
- An orchestral composition by Debussy, known for its use of symbolism and impressionism.
- The nickname for Dvorak's Ninth Symphony, best known for its dramatic finale.
- The number of Symphonies Beethoven wrote.
- A multi-movement ballet suite, widely regarded as Stravinsky's best composition, at the time of the premiere.
- Stravinsky's monumental work, caused a riot during the premiere of this piece.
- The number of movements of Schubert's Unfinished Symphony (also known as the eighth).
- The nickname for Beethoven's symphony that he wrote when he was losing his hearing and vision.
23 Clues: The number of Symphonies Beethoven wrote. • The nickname for Mahler's grave sixth symphony. • The standard number of movements in a classical piece. • The Bringer of War, the first movement of Holst's Planets Suite. • The most well known piano piece written by Beethoven to his love. • The composer of a multi-movement suite, "Pictures at an Exhibition" • ...
Solar System Review 2021-04-23
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- to spin on an axis
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
- to move around another object in a circular path
- Collection of asteroids and other debris located between Mars and Jupiter
- Closest planet to the Sun
- A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- a small, rocky body that travels through space
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
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- the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
- Second-largest planet in Solar System; large ring systemq
- Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt
- A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
- All of space and everything in it
- Farthest-out major planet
- A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
- a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and contains billions of comets
- Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons.
- A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, and that increases in proportion to their masses
- Planet, 1930-2006
- A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- Seventh planet out from the Sun
- "The Red Planet," with four moons and an iron-rich crust
- "Earth's Twin," except for the enormous air pressure and toxic atmosphere
- any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
27 Clues: Planet, 1930-2006 • to spin on an axis • Farthest-out major planet • Closest planet to the Sun • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Seventh planet out from the Sun • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • All of space and everything in it • Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt • Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons. • a small, rocky body that travels through space • ...
Greek Word Parts 2023-01-16
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- This star-shaped symbol is something you might find on your computer keyboard.
- If you wanted to learn more about people and why they interact with others the way they do, you would study this.
- This is a small germ that can only be seen by using a microscope.
- If you studied this, you would need to use a telescope to see the stars and planets.
- Neil Armstrong was the first human to step on the moon. What was his job?
- Hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and tsunamis are all examples of these.
- These small electronic devices are used in televisions and GPS tracking devices.
- If I studied this, I would learn that the word 'class' comes from Latin classis.
- The iPhone 14 Pro, Airpods, and self-driving cars are all examples of this.
- If I wanted to write horoscopes that predicted how the alignment of stars and planets affect human behavior, I would need to study this.
- In this class you would study the different layers of the Earth: the crust, the mantle, and the core.
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- Someone with this job might discover new planets.
- The price of college has gotten extremely high.
- In order to see a virus, you would have to use this tool.
- If you took this class in high school, you might use a microscope to study plant cells.
- Today’s soccer game was a smaller representation of the entire season.
- Many science fiction books and movies have a plot in which these objects come from space and head directly towards Earth.
- It would be hard to work with someone who is always trying to control every thing you do, no matter how small.
- If I wanted to learn how humans interact with their environment, I would study this.
- If you studied this you may learn about Gods such as Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades.
20 Clues: The price of college has gotten extremely high. • Someone with this job might discover new planets. • In order to see a virus, you would have to use this tool. • This is a small germ that can only be seen by using a microscope. • Today’s soccer game was a smaller representation of the entire season. • ...
VOCABULARY 2022-06-09
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- the object's orbital motion around another object
- a huge collection of dust, gas, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity
- any theory of the structure of the solar system (or the universe) in which Earth is assumed to be at the centre of it all
- time based on the meridian through a particular place as contrasted with that of a time zone
- group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture
- cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, dust, rock that orbit the sun
- vertical elevation of an object above a surface
- objects in space such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars
- everything that exists, especially all physical matter, including all the stars, planets, galaxies, etc
- very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun
- a center of activity, attraction, or attention
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- astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the sun at the center of the universe
- the action of rotating around an axis or center
- absolute measure of radiated electromagnetic power light, the radiant power emitted by a light-emitting object over time
- a closed plane curve generated by a point moving in such a way that the sums of its distances from two fixed points is a constant
- the sun together with the group of celestial bodies that are held by its attraction and revolve around it
- a freely swinging pendulum that consists of a heavy weight hung by a long wire
- small rocky body that orbits the sun
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere
- a complete or partial hiding of the sun caused by the moon's passing between the sun and the Earth
20 Clues: small rocky body that orbits the sun • a center of activity, attraction, or attention • the action of rotating around an axis or center • vertical elevation of an object above a surface • the object's orbital motion around another object • group of stars that appears to form a pattern or picture • objects in space such as the sun, moon, planets, and stars • ...
Planet di tata Surya Kita 2025-07-28
10 Clues: Very thick atmosphere • Planets that have ring • Planets that have ring • Second planets from the sun • a planet that has life on it • The fourt planet from the sun • The sixth planet from the sun • The largest in the solar system • The seventh planet from the sun • The planet furthest from the sun
Martin 4 2023-01-31
14 Clues: energy • everything • maps planet • smaller orbits • from the stars • takes pictures • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • stars form a pattern • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • sun, planets and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation
Astro- and Audio - 2025-01-29
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- The study of the belief that stars and planets influence our lives on earth
- A book that is 'read' by listening to it.
- The branch of science dealing with hearing
- One who studies celestial bodies (objects in space)
- A transparent cover or dome though which one can observe celestial bodies.
- One who studies hearing and conducts tests for possible hearing impairments.
- Related to the stars or heaven
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- Related to hearing or sound
- A person whose profession is to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- One who studies and practices the belief that the stars and planets impact our lives.
- The study of celestial bodies/objects beyond the earth's atmosphere.
- Of, relating to, or experienced through hearing
- Enormous, so large it reaches to the stars.
- A written graph of one's hearing capability.
14 Clues: Related to hearing or sound • Related to the stars or heaven • A book that is 'read' by listening to it. • The branch of science dealing with hearing • Enormous, so large it reaches to the stars. • A written graph of one's hearing capability. • Of, relating to, or experienced through hearing • One who studies celestial bodies (objects in space) • ...
SPACE Crossword Puzzle 2022-09-21
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- Earth has one of me
- The 4th planet from the sun
- the imaginary straight line that goes through the Earth's core (from the north pole to the south pole) which the Earth rotates around
- Space______
- The second planet from the sun
- solar____
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- A group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name is called a _____
- the line where the earth or sea seem to meet the sky
- all of the space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, ect
- Someone who can travel into space
- I am the largest planet
- A large ball of burning gas in space that produces light and heat
- A vehicle that is us3ed for travel in outer space
- The scientific study of our stars, planets and other objects in outer space
14 Clues: solar____ • Space______ • Earth has one of me • I am the largest planet • The 4th planet from the sun • The second planet from the sun • Someone who can travel into space • A vehicle that is us3ed for travel in outer space • the line where the earth or sea seem to meet the sky • A large ball of burning gas in space that produces light and heat • ...
Universe 2023-07-04
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- A celestial object made of ice, gas, and dust that orbits the sun and develops a tail as it gets closer.
- A large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the Earth, Mars, or Jupiter.
- An object that orbits a planet or a star, often used for communication, weather observation, or navigation.
- A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit a star, such as our Sun.
- An area in space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
- An explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life, releasing a tremendous amount of energy and light.
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- The galaxy in which our solar system resides, appearing as a band of stars in the night sky.
- A vehicle designed to propel itself into space by expelling gases out of its engines.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars and planets.
- A device used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and galaxies.
- A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft.
- A small piece of space rock that burns up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, also known as a shooting star.
- A massive, glowing ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
- A massive collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- A vehicle designed to travel in space, carrying astronauts or robotic explorers.
15 Clues: A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft. • A cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars and planets. • A massive, glowing ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat. • A device used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and galaxies. • ...
Universe 2023-06-30
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- A massive, glowing ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
- An area in space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
- A vehicle designed to propel itself into space by expelling gases out of its engines.
- A large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the Earth, Mars, or Jupiter.
- A vehicle designed to travel in space, carrying astronauts or robotic explorers.
- A celestial object made of ice, gas, and dust that orbits the sun and develops a tail as it gets closer.
- A small piece of space rock that burns up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, also known as a shooting star.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars and planets.
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- The galaxy in which our solar system resides, appearing as a band of stars in the night sky.
- An explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life, releasing a tremendous amount of energy and light.
- A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit a star, such as our Sun.
- An object that orbits a planet or a star, often used for communication, weather observation, or navigation.
- A device used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and galaxies.
- A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft.
- A massive collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
15 Clues: A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft. • A cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars and planets. • A massive, glowing ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat. • A device used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and galaxies. • ...
GSW Astrology Crossword Puzzle 2024-11-02
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- A chart or diagram representing the positions of the planets, used to predict an individual's future.
- The apparent backward movement of a planet in its orbit, believed to influence events and behaviors.
- Signs (Taurus, Leo, Scorpio, Aquarius) known for stability and resistance to change.
- Signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) known for adaptability and flexibility.
- The angle formed between two planets in an astrological chart, indicating certain relationships or influences.
- An astrological map showing the positions of planets at the exact moment of birth.
- The sign the moon was in at birth, influencing emotions and inner self.
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- One of four fundamental qualities (fire, earth, air, water) associated with groups of zodiac signs.
- The movement of a planet or celestial body across a specific point in the sky, affecting people based on their charts.
- When the sun or moon is obscured, believed to have significant astrological impact.
- A belt of the heavens divided into twelve signs, each associated with a constellation and one of the four elements.
- One of twelve divisions in an astrological chart, each governing different aspects of life.
- Zodiac signs (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn) that mark the start of each season and are known for initiating change.
- The zodiac sign rising on the eastern horizon at a particular time and place; also called the "rising sign."
- The zodiac sign the sun was in at the time of a person's birth, often considered the core of one's personality.
15 Clues: The sign the moon was in at birth, influencing emotions and inner self. • Signs (Gemini, Virgo, Sagittarius, Pisces) known for adaptability and flexibility. • An astrological map showing the positions of planets at the exact moment of birth. • When the sun or moon is obscured, believed to have significant astrological impact. • ...
space 2020-06-18
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- a crestial body moving in an elliptal
- having or representing the sun as the centre
- 24hours
- the distance light travels in a vacuum
- a unit of astronomical distance eqivalent to the distance that light travels
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- the collection of eight planets and there moons in orbit around the sun
- having or representing the earth as the centre
- an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
- plane the plane passing though the equator of the earth
- 365 days
10 Clues: 24hours • 365 days • a crestial body moving in an elliptal • the distance light travels in a vacuum • having or representing the sun as the centre • having or representing the earth as the centre • plane the plane passing though the equator of the earth • the collection of eight planets and there moons in orbit around the sun • ...
Solar System 2017-05-10
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- it is known as the King of the Planets.
- ____ mons is the Highest mountain in the Solar System.
- shape of the orbit of the planets
- you can see this planet during sunrise and sunset
- it gives Uranus and Neptune it's blue color
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- it the the gas that surrounds the planet. Earth's ___ helps protect the planet from harmful objects.
- it is named after the Roman God of the Sky.
- it makes the Mars appears red in color.
- it gives Saturn it's yellow pale color
- he discovered the moons of Jupiter.
10 Clues: shape of the orbit of the planets • he discovered the moons of Jupiter. • it gives Saturn it's yellow pale color • it is known as the King of the Planets. • it makes the Mars appears red in color. • it is named after the Roman God of the Sky. • it gives Uranus and Neptune it's blue color • you can see this planet during sunrise and sunset • ...
Space Vocabulary 2023-04-06
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- The imaginary line around which Earth rotates
- the turning of Earth on its Axis
- A device people use to observe distant objects with their eyes.
- the star closest to the Earth
- the regular rise and fall of the ocean’s surface, caused mostly by the
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- gravitational pull on the Earth
- a large round body that revolves around a star in a clear orbit.
- A hot ball of glowing gases that give energy.
- System the Sun, planets and the planets moons that move around the Sun.
- the movement of Earth one time around the Sun.
10 Clues: the star closest to the Earth • gravitational pull on the Earth • the turning of Earth on its Axis • The imaginary line around which Earth rotates • A hot ball of glowing gases that give energy. • the movement of Earth one time around the Sun. • A device people use to observe distant objects with their eyes. • ...
SES6 Vocab 2022-03-28
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- amount of matter in an object
- the amount of gravitational pull on an object
- a cloud of star dust that can form new stars and planets
- what we call a place with so little gravity that things will float through the air
- the pull of one object to another
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- law that explains universal gravity
- a layer of gas surrounding a planet held in place by gravity
- scientist who found the law of conservation of energy
- the path of planets going around a sun
- a all of flaming gas pulled together by gravity
10 Clues: amount of matter in an object • the pull of one object to another • law that explains universal gravity • the path of planets going around a sun • the amount of gravitational pull on an object • a all of flaming gas pulled together by gravity • scientist who found the law of conservation of energy • a cloud of star dust that can form new stars and planets • ...
Will Johnson Ch. 28 + 29 2022-05-20
Across
- orbits our Earth
- forms when a supergiant star collapses into itself; to strong for light to escape it
- the first of the outer planets, beyond Mars
- the theory of the creation of our universe(two words)
- planet in our solar system with large rings around it
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- a grouping of gas and dust; first stage of a star
- was once a planet in our solar system; known as a dwarf planet
- planet that is rotated on its axis 98 degrees
- huge grouping of stars and planets; The Milky Way ____
- the nearest star to Earth
10 Clues: orbits our Earth • the nearest star to Earth • the first of the outer planets, beyond Mars • planet that is rotated on its axis 98 degrees • a grouping of gas and dust; first stage of a star • the theory of the creation of our universe(two words) • planet in our solar system with large rings around it • huge grouping of stars and planets; The Milky Way ____ • ...
Astronomy Crossword 2023-12-07
Across
- can be waning, waxing, full, or new
- telescope tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images
- can be elliptical, spiral, irregular
- chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere
- may either have a rocky or gassy surface
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- The galaxy that we live in
- outer most layer of the sun and you can see it during an eclipse
- the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean
- A star that is located in the center of the milkyway
- made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas
10 Clues: The galaxy that we live in • can be waning, waxing, full, or new • can be elliptical, spiral, irregular • may either have a rocky or gassy surface • the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean • chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere • A star that is located in the center of the milkyway • made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas • ...
Astronomy Crossword 2023-12-07
Across
- can be waning, waxing, full, or new
- telescope tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images
- can be elliptical, spiral, irregular
- chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere
- may either have a rocky or gassy surface
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- The galaxy that we live in
- outer most layer of the sun and you can see it during an eclipse
- the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean
- A star that is located in the center of the milkyway
- made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas
10 Clues: The galaxy that we live in • can be waning, waxing, full, or new • can be elliptical, spiral, irregular • may either have a rocky or gassy surface • the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean • chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere • A star that is located in the center of the milkyway • made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas • ...
Astronomy Crossword 2023-12-07
Across
- can be waning, waxing, full, or new
- may either have a rocky or gassy surface
- telescope tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images
- can be elliptical, spiral, irregular
- the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean
Down
- chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere
- The galaxy that we live in
- A star that is located in the center of the milkyway
- made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas
- outer most layer of the sun and you can see it during an eclipse
10 Clues: The galaxy that we live in • can be waning, waxing, full, or new • can be elliptical, spiral, irregular • may either have a rocky or gassy surface • chunks of rock that burn upon a planet's atmosphere • the rise and fall of the surface level of the ocean • A star that is located in the center of the milkyway • made up of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas • ...
Space 2024-01-14
Across
- - Meteoroids that enter the Earth's Atmosphere.
- - Found outside of the outer planets and contains.
- - Breaks down
- - Smaller asteroids made up of iron.
- - Meteors that hit the Earth's surface.
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- - Found between Mars and Jupiter and contains Asteroids.
- - Bits and pieces of Planets found in the Asteroid belt orbiting the sun.
- - A tail found on a comet and formed by solar winds.
- - A celestial body that is made of ice, rocks, and dust found in the Oort cloud.
- - Smaller than the dust tail and is made up of gas and electrons.
10 Clues: - Breaks down • - Smaller asteroids made up of iron. • - Meteors that hit the Earth's surface. • - Meteoroids that enter the Earth's Atmosphere. • - Found outside of the outer planets and contains. • - A tail found on a comet and formed by solar winds. • - Found between Mars and Jupiter and contains Asteroids. • ...
Space and time 2025-05-07
Across
- rocky or metallic object that orbits the sun
- stars, gas,dust, and any object orbiting those stars
- a star and everything in its orbit
- planets made of gas farthest from the sun
- made of ice, dust,and gas that revolves around the sun
- the pattern of how the moon looks each night as it orbits earth
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- the galaxy that we live in
- rocky planets that are smaller and closer to the sun
- spinning on its axis. it takes earth 24 hours
- the movement of an orbiting planet completely around the sun
10 Clues: the galaxy that we live in • a star and everything in its orbit • planets made of gas farthest from the sun • rocky or metallic object that orbits the sun • spinning on its axis. it takes earth 24 hours • rocky planets that are smaller and closer to the sun • stars, gas,dust, and any object orbiting those stars • made of ice, dust,and gas that revolves around the sun • ...
Q1 Science Reflection 2025-10-30
Across
- Going around another object in a circle also causes years
- layers of rock, rock that holds fossils
- Winter, Spring, Summer, and Autumn are all these and have different temperatures
- Terrestrial planets also known as gas giants
Down
- The force that holds the universe together, pulls us down to Earth
- Imprints of dead organisims, can also be bones
- Spinning on an axis and causes day and night
- When the Sun's light gets blocked
- Jovian planets, dense rocky surfaces
- Shape of the bright part of the moon and caused by the Sun
10 Clues: When the Sun's light gets blocked • Jovian planets, dense rocky surfaces • layers of rock, rock that holds fossils • Spinning on an axis and causes day and night • Terrestrial planets also known as gas giants • Imprints of dead organisims, can also be bones • Going around another object in a circle also causes years • ...
The crossword 2020-06-10
16 Clues: Plural of fan • Plural of bat • plural of see • plural of term • plural of tree • plural of rock • plural of cake • plural of Lolli • plural of apple • plural of table • plural of class • plural of mouse • plural of lizard • plural of animal • plural of planet • plural of cheese
The Planets and Space 2025-02-07
Across
- It has phases.
- It is between the red and biggest planets.
- It is beyond Neptune and it has Pluto's orbit.
- The largest planet and has the red spot.
- It spins on its side.
- It has sulfric acid.
- The largest moon.
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- It is beyond the Kuiperbelt.
- It is a hole in the moon.
- It captures light.
- It has rings.
- It used to be like Earth.
- One of Saturn's moons.
- It has organic life.
- The smallest planet.
- It has the blue spot.
- It fits 1.3 million Earths.
- The galaxy we live on.
18 Clues: It has rings. • It has phases. • The largest moon. • It captures light. • It has organic life. • The smallest planet. • It has sulfric acid. • It has the blue spot. • It spins on its side. • One of Saturn's moons. • The galaxy we live on. • It is a hole in the moon. • It used to be like Earth. • It fits 1.3 million Earths. • It is beyond the Kuiperbelt. • ...
Inner and Outer Planets 2026-01-14
Across
- a long, steep slope or cliff on a planetary surface, often formed by tectonic forces like faulting when a planet's crust shrinks or is pushed together.
- a system for detecting the presence, direction, distance, and speed of aircraft, ships, and other objects, by sending out pulses of high-frequency electromagnetic waves that are reflected off the object back to the source.
- the four large, outer planets of our solar system.
- the smaller, outer moon of Mars, named after the Greek god of dread, son of Ares (Mars).
- the four largest moons of Jupiter.
- when the external tidal forces on an object become greater than the internal forces that hold it together.
- the largest impact basin on Mercury.
- a large, continent-sized highland region or "terra" located in the northern hemisphere of Venus.
- the larger, innermost, and irregularly shaped moon of Mars.
- a disk-like structure of countless small particles (dust, ice, rock) orbiting a celestial body.
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- a system of canyons located just south of the Martian equator.
- a rocky, Earth-like planet with a solid surface, primarily composed of silicate rocks and metals.
- the largest moon of Saturn.
- the process where a molecule breaks apart into smaller atoms or fragments after absorbing a photon of light.
- the largest moon of Jupiter.
- a colossal shield volcano on Mars and the largest volcano and tallest mountain in the entire solar system.
- when relatively narrow bands of strong wind in the upper levels of the atmosphere.
- the largest moon of Neptune.
18 Clues: the largest moon of Saturn. • the largest moon of Jupiter. • the largest moon of Neptune. • the four largest moons of Jupiter. • the largest impact basin on Mercury. • the four large, outer planets of our solar system. • the larger, innermost, and irregularly shaped moon of Mars. • a system of canyons located just south of the Martian equator. • ...
Chapter 21 Lesson 1-2 Crossword Puzzle 2017-04-19
Across
- What are the four planets that are farthest from the sun
- What is the measurement distance between the planets and Sun called
- The time it takes for an object to spin on it's axis
Down
- The time it takes for an object to orbit around something
- What are the four planets closest to
- Made of gas, dust, and ice and moves around the sun in an oval shaped orbit
- Small rocky objects that orbit the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
7 Clues: What are the four planets closest to • The time it takes for an object to spin on it's axis • What are the four planets that are farthest from the sun • The time it takes for an object to orbit around something • What is the measurement distance between the planets and Sun called • Made of gas, dust, and ice and moves around the sun in an oval shaped orbit • ...
CROSS WORD 2024-10-07
11 Clues: yellow. • liveable. • VERY COLD • man-made. • firey rock. • flying rocks • space rocks. • small planets. • looks like a pot • bright and grey. • looks like a small pot.
CROSS WORD 2024-10-07
11 Clues: yellow. • liveable. • VERY COLD • man-made. • firey rock. • flying rocks • space rocks. • small planets. • looks like a pot • bright and grey. • looks like a small pot.
CROSS WORD 2024-10-07
11 Clues: yellow. • liveable. • VERY COLD • man-made. • firey rock. • flying rocks • space rocks. • small planets. • looks like a pot • bright and grey. • looks like a small pot.
CROSS WORD 2024-10-07
11 Clues: yellow. • liveable. • VERY COLD • man-made. • firey rock. • flying rocks • space rocks. • small planets. • looks like a pot • bright and grey. • looks like a small pot.
Earth, Space, and Biology 2025-08-06
Across
- Solar or Lunar
- Centre of solar system
- Around the Sun
- Where organisms live
- Multiplying
- Objects on an angle
- Spin
- Community of organisms
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- Organism's Name and Information
- Living Thing
- When organisms change
- Type of organism
- Can be high or low
- Pull gorce
- Another word for sun
- Planet with largest mass
- 8 main ones
- Appears clearly in the night
- Cold Season
19 Clues: Spin • Pull gorce • Multiplying • 8 main ones • Cold Season • Living Thing • Solar or Lunar • Around the Sun • Type of organism • Can be high or low • Objects on an angle • Where organisms live • Another word for sun • When organisms change • Centre of solar system • Community of organisms • Planet with largest mass • Appears clearly in the night • Organism's Name and Information
science 2022-02-12
Crossword- Science Terms 2021-06-02
Space 2022-02-07
Across
- The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
- The practice or science of collecting and analyzing numerical data in large quantities, especially for the purpose of inferring proportions in a whole from those in a representative sample.
- The study of objects and matter outside the earth's atmosphere and of their physical and chemical properties.
- An immense explosion of a massive star.
- The small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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- A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
- Any of the very large groups of stars and associated matter that are found throughout the universe; a star system.
- Any one of the objects in space that are made of burning gas and that look like points of light in the night sky.
- People that go to space for new discoveries; study planets, stars, and other celestial bodies.
- any natural body outside of the Earth's atmosphere. Easy examples are the Moon, Sun, and the other planets.
- The amount of matter or substance that makes up an object.
- Newly visible star or nebula.
12 Clues: Newly visible star or nebula. • An immense explosion of a massive star. • The amount of matter or substance that makes up an object. • A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. • The small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. • ...
Solarsystem Objects 2021-07-25
Across
- a system of millions and billions of stars held together by gravity
- system the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
- a piece of rock or metal that has fallen to the earth's surface from outer space as a meteor made of rock or iron
- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- a spot or patch that appears from time to time on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings.
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- a body that orbits a planet. can be man made or Natural
- year a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year
- celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust that creates a tail of gas
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere that appears as a streak of light.
- a natural satellite of planets
- a humongous body of gases that emit light and heat
- a star in the centre of our solar system
14 Clues: a natural satellite of planets • a small rocky body orbiting the sun • a star in the centre of our solar system • a humongous body of gases that emit light and heat • a body that orbits a planet. can be man made or Natural • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star. • a system of millions and billions of stars held together by gravity • ...
Wonder 2021-10-06
17 Clues: fam • a pet • gender • his name • mean kid • a holiday • book name • not the same • a nice person • planets are in • learning place • a family member • something not old • people you hang with • someone who doesn’t lie is • someone with lots of emotions • you wear a bike blank to stay safe
Categories 2021-02-09
Across
- necklace, earring, bracelet
- wrench, hammer, screwdriver
- carrot, spinach, zucchini
- ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard
- refrigerator, microwave, washing machine
- shirt, pants, socks
- bus, car, train
- Uno, Fortnite, Scrabble
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- rain, snow, sunshine
- fork, spoon, knife
- Jupiter, Mars, Earth
- teacher, nurse, chef
- steak, chicken, burgers
- sofa, bed, table
- cake, cookies, brownies
- dog, elephant, snake
16 Clues: bus, car, train • sofa, bed, table • fork, spoon, knife • shirt, pants, socks • rain, snow, sunshine • Jupiter, Mars, Earth • teacher, nurse, chef • dog, elephant, snake • steak, chicken, burgers • cake, cookies, brownies • Uno, Fortnite, Scrabble • carrot, spinach, zucchini • necklace, earring, bracelet • wrench, hammer, screwdriver • ketchup, mayonnaise, mustard • ...
Term 2 Week 3 l as in leg 2022-05-09
Across
- flat, not standing up
- having lots of muscles
- empty inside
- draw
- every time
- groups of stars
- explain further
- fast animal
- building full of books
- Mercury, Venus, etc
Down
- times two
- impact
- not real
- made from oil
- inflate
- more than one
- comes after 10th
- permitted
- seafood
- easily broken
- between the stars
- superlative for loud
- very large mammal
- strong wind
24 Clues: draw • impact • inflate • seafood • not real • times two • permitted • every time • fast animal • strong wind • empty inside • made from oil • more than one • easily broken • groups of stars • explain further • comes after 10th • between the stars • very large mammal • Mercury, Venus, etc • superlative for loud • flat, not standing up • having lots of muscles • building full of books
English project 2021-06-27
20 Clues: -o-y • p-a- • -u-s • -e-b- • t--r- • o-g--s • --m--s • p--n--s • t-e-t-r • p-o--n- • n--b--s • n-t-r-- • -n-m--s • p--a--r- • --t-t-r-s • f-a--i--s • c-m-u--r-s • p---i---t- • -u---a---i-o • ---t---i-----n
Hindu Crossword Puzzle 2020-10-11
Across
- Vishnu resides in this stone
- One of the four dhams
- Holy River
- Vibhishana's Daughter
- Chanting
- Another name of Sun
- Temple Kitchen
- Pilgrimage
- Abode of Shiva
- First Divya Desam of 108
- Spiritual Leader
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- Kuberas Wife
- Kaurava's Sister
- Famous Jyotirling Temple
- Sita's Mother
- Devavrata
- Shatrugan's Wife
- Planets
- Brahma's Son
- Actions
- Cow
- Drona's Father
- Deva Rishi
- Controlling Breath
- Abode of Brahma
25 Clues: Cow • Planets • Actions • Chanting • Devavrata • Holy River • Deva Rishi • Pilgrimage • Kuberas Wife • Brahma's Son • Sita's Mother • Drona's Father • Temple Kitchen • Abode of Shiva • Abode of Brahma • Kaurava's Sister • Shatrugan's Wife • Spiritual Leader • Controlling Breath • Another name of Sun • One of the four dhams • Vibhishana's Daughter • Famous Jyotirling Temple • First Divya Desam of 108 • ...
Intro to Space Vocabulary Cross Word Puzzle 2024-10-17
Across
- A continuum of all electromagnetic waves arranged according to frequency and wavelength, from radio waves to gamma radiation
- A person trained to be part of a spacecraft crew
- A galaxy with a bulge in the center and very distinct long arms winding around the center
- Objects, such as planets, moons, and stars, that are located in space
- Streaming arcs of millions of stars swirling around the center of a spiral-shaped galaxy
- A galaxy with very little symmetry that does not fit into any category
- A complex system of garments that allows an astronaut to work safely outside a spacecraft
- The galaxy in which Earth and the Sun are located
- Rotation center of a galaxy
- The management of the resources of a community, country, etc., especially with a view to its productivity
- The quality in a person or society that arises from arts, manners, and scholarly pursuits
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- A galaxy with a long oval shape, a bright center, no apparent internal structure or spiral arms, and very little dust or gas
- A unit of length equal to the distance that light travels through space in one year
- A large grouping of stars in space
- A large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system
- All of space and the matter space contains
- A celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior
- A star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it
- A measure of how far apart two objects are
- The investigation of physical conditions in space and on stars, planets, and other celestial bodies through the use of satellites, space probes, or spacecraft with human crews
20 Clues: Rotation center of a galaxy • A large grouping of stars in space • All of space and the matter space contains • A measure of how far apart two objects are • A person trained to be part of a spacecraft crew • The galaxy in which Earth and the Sun are located • A large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system • ...
CROSS WORD 2024-10-07
11 Clues: yellow. • liveable. • VERY COLD • man-made. • firey rock. • flying rocks • space rocks. • small planets. • looks like a pot • bright and grey. • looks like a small pot.
