planets Crossword Puzzles
The Outer Planets 2025-11-13
space 2021-07-29
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- the planets circle around the sun on an ...
- a celestial body moving/ orbiting the sun
- where all the planets live
- a big star made of hot gas
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- unit of length used to express astronomical distance
- a snowball made of frozen gas, rocks and dust.
- darker and cooler spot on the surface of the sun
- huge collection of gas, dust and billions of stars
- the earths light in the night
- a object that moves around larger objects to give nasa a better understanding of our solar system.
10 Clues: where all the planets live • a big star made of hot gas • the earths light in the night • a celestial body moving/ orbiting the sun • the planets circle around the sun on an ... • a snowball made of frozen gas, rocks and dust. • darker and cooler spot on the surface of the sun • huge collection of gas, dust and billions of stars • ...
Solar System Crossword 2021-12-16
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- What is the Largest Star in Our Solar System
- What is the Third Rock From the Sun?
- What Force Keeps Planets Suspended in Space?
- This Planet is Named After the Roman God of War?
- How Many Planets are in Our Solar System?
- What is the Largest Planet in Our Solar System?
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- How Many Moons Does Jupiter Have
- A Group of Stars that Appears to Form a Pattern or Picture
- What is the Smallest Planet in Our Solar System?
- The Moons Gravitational Pull is the Primary ____ Force?
10 Clues: How Many Moons Does Jupiter Have • What is the Third Rock From the Sun? • How Many Planets are in Our Solar System? • What is the Largest Star in Our Solar System • What Force Keeps Planets Suspended in Space? • What is the Largest Planet in Our Solar System? • What is the Smallest Planet in Our Solar System? • This Planet is Named After the Roman God of War? • ...
chapter 21 lesson 1-2 crossword puzzle 2017-04-19
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- what do you call when a planets take once to travel around the sun
- when solar energy get trap
- what do you call a distance from the earth
- what do you call big planet far from the sun
- when a object rotation once
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- what is a big rock made of ice and other gas
- what do you call when weather change or when solar energy get trap what help it.
- a large rock or object
- closer to the sun than other
- what is a small rock that go around the planets
10 Clues: a large rock or object • when solar energy get trap • when a object rotation once • closer to the sun than other • what do you call a distance from the earth • what is a big rock made of ice and other gas • what do you call big planet far from the sun • what is a small rock that go around the planets • what do you call when a planets take once to travel around the sun • ...
Planets of the Solar System 2018-04-11
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- ______ is the farthest gas giant from the Sun.
- ______ is known for its largest rings.
- ______ is the closest planet to the sun.
- Smaller planets in the solar system are called ______ planets.
- The planet that has oxygen and liquid water is______.
- ______ is the best known dwarf planet.
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- The hottest planet is _______.
- There are at least 63 moons that orbit around this planet.
- The planet that has two small moons and a thin atmosphere is ______.
- ______ is the only planet that rotates on its side because of its tilted axis.
10 Clues: The hottest planet is _______. • ______ is known for its largest rings. • ______ is the best known dwarf planet. • ______ is the closest planet to the sun. • ______ is the farthest gas giant from the Sun. • The planet that has oxygen and liquid water is______. • There are at least 63 moons that orbit around this planet. • ...
Saturn 2015-05-28
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- I am a free flowing substance that has a similarity to water and oil
- I am frozen water
- I am the 2nd largest planet in our solar system
- I am a small rocky body that orbits the sun
- We surround Saturn and contains billions of Icy Particles
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- There are 8 of us and we orbit the sun
- I am larger than all the planets in the solar system
- I am the largest planet in out solar system
- I am a planet that contains life
- I am an air like fluid substance
10 Clues: I am frozen water • I am a planet that contains life • I am an air like fluid substance • There are 8 of us and we orbit the sun • I am the largest planet in out solar system • I am a small rocky body that orbits the sun • I am the 2nd largest planet in our solar system • I am larger than all the planets in the solar system • ...
space stuff 2023-10-17
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- demoted of its right to be a planet in 2006
- closer to the sun and there planets
- guy with the apple and made three laws about gravity
- what you make a wish too
- far away from the sun there pretty cold and there planets
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- orion the huter leo the lion
- what Gru tries to steal with the shrink ray
- hit the earth earth about 100 million years
- geeked his way into no nose in a sword fight about math
- gives the solar system a spiffy belt
10 Clues: what you make a wish too • orion the huter leo the lion • closer to the sun and there planets • gives the solar system a spiffy belt • demoted of its right to be a planet in 2006 • what Gru tries to steal with the shrink ray • hit the earth earth about 100 million years • guy with the apple and made three laws about gravity • ...
Space 2024-01-04
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- The 4th planet from the sun
- Traveling through an untamiliar area in order to lear about it
- A bright circle seen around the sun or the moon
- A person who travels in space
- A 2nd planet from the sun
- The Planet closest to the sun
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- The line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky
- The upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere
- The scientific study of stars, planets, and other objects in outer space
- All of space and everything in it including stars, planets, galaxies, elc
10 Clues: A 2nd planet from the sun • The 4th planet from the sun • A person who travels in space • The Planet closest to the sun • The upper layer of the Earth's atmosphere • A bright circle seen around the sun or the moon • The line where the earth or sea seems to meet the sky • Traveling through an untamiliar area in order to lear about it • ...
Astronomy Crossword 2023-12-07
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- 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 • ...
The Scientific Revolution 2023-03-27
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- the punishment of banning someone of religous services
- the study of structure space and change
- founded the idea of the sun being the center of the universe
- Who the Christians worshipped
- released a book about the laws of motion
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- mathematical formulas that were used to prove the sun was the center of the universe
- demonstrated objects fall at the same speed no matter the weight.
- Discovered the planets do not revolve around the sun but rather in elipses.
- made the scientific theory
- the invention to discover other planets
10 Clues: made the scientific theory • Who the Christians worshipped • the study of structure space and change • the invention to discover other planets • released a book about the laws of motion • the punishment of banning someone of religous services • founded the idea of the sun being the center of the universe • ...
Galileo Galilei 2024-04-16
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- Galileo Galilei worked out the laws of a _____________.
- He discovered laws relating to ______________ bodies.
- Telescopes observe stars and ______________.
- He made a powerful and better _________________.
- People have called him the father of modern __________________.
- Isaac Newton was an _____________ scientist.
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- Model of the solar system centered on the Sun, with Earth and other planets moving around it.
- Galileo Galilei was an Italian scientist, __________________________ and an astronomer.
- He worked out, by means of his observation in ___________________ and the sea and its tides that the Earth rotated around the sun.
- Galileo Galilei was born in _____________.
10 Clues: Galileo Galilei was born in _____________. • Telescopes observe stars and ______________. • Isaac Newton was an _____________ scientist. • He made a powerful and better _________________. • He discovered laws relating to ______________ bodies. • Galileo Galilei worked out the laws of a _____________. • People have called him the father of modern __________________. • ...
Sir Issac Newton Puzzle 2024-03-25
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- Issac Newton saw an _____ to discover Gravity?
- “If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of ____."
- Issac Newton has two major books, _____ is one of them.
- “Gravity explains the ______ of the planets, but it cannot explain who sets the planets in motion.”
- Issac Newton was knighted by _________.
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- Issac Newton made three laws about ______.
- In 1668 Issac Newton constructed the first ______.
- Issac Newton has theories on _____ as a type of math.
- Newton's First law is also known as ______.
- In 1696 Isaac Newton moved to ______.
10 Clues: In 1696 Isaac Newton moved to ______. • Issac Newton was knighted by _________. • Issac Newton made three laws about ______. • Newton's First law is also known as ______. • Issac Newton saw an _____ to discover Gravity? • In 1668 Issac Newton constructed the first ______. • Issac Newton has theories on _____ as a type of math. • ...
astronomy 4 2024-05-16
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- Webb Upcoming space telescope set to succeed the Hubble.
- Space telescope that has provided deep views of the universe.
- Horizons NASA mission that performed a flyby of Pluto.
- (mission) NASA mission that studied Jupiter and its moons.
- Space telescope designed to find Earthlike planets around other stars.
- NASA mission that studied Saturn and its rings and moons.
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- NASA program that landed the first humans on the Moon.
- First artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union.
- Space probes launched by NASA to study the outer planets and interstellar space.
- NASA rover currently exploring Mars.
10 Clues: NASA rover currently exploring Mars. • NASA program that landed the first humans on the Moon. • Horizons NASA mission that performed a flyby of Pluto. • First artificial satellite launched by the Soviet Union. • Webb Upcoming space telescope set to succeed the Hubble. • NASA mission that studied Saturn and its rings and moons. • ...
Space 2023-02-02
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- 8 round spheres that orbits around the sun
- if it strikes the earths surface
- Chunk of frozen matter that travels the sun in a very long orbit
- made up of stony, rocky and/or metallic materials
- can be falsely called a shooting star, bright streak of light
- white dots you see everywhere in the night
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- a vehicle used for traveling through space
- ring of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter
- Can be more than one that revolves around planets
- lump of rock that travel the solar system with no fixed path
10 Clues: if it strikes the earths surface • a vehicle used for traveling through space • ring of asteroids between Mars and Jupiter • 8 round spheres that orbits around the sun • white dots you see everywhere in the night • Can be more than one that revolves around planets • made up of stony, rocky and/or metallic materials • ...
Patterns of Earth and Sky Chapter 1 2023-09-18
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- the only star in our solar system
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
- information that supports an answer to a question
- observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
- a description of how something works or why something happens
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- an attempt to find out about something
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
- the sun, planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the planet we live on
- something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
10 Clues: the planet we live on • the only star in our solar system • an attempt to find out about something • information that supports an answer to a question • a huge object in space that gives off heat and light • observations or measurements recorded in an investigation • a description of how something works or why something happens • ...
Solar System 101 2023-09-20
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- The smaller clumps became comets, icy objects, and what else?
- The solar system was formed 4.7 _______ years ago.
- The sun is the ______ object in the solar system.
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- The solar system started as a loose cloud of gas and _____.
- Gravity is an invisible ______ that pulls objects toward each other.
- The more ______ an object is, the stronger its gravitational pull.
- The largest clump became the what?
- All the ____ orbit around the sun.
- The sun's strong gravity pulled the planets into _____.
- What force caused the gas and dust to clump together?
10 Clues: The largest clump became the what? • All the ____ orbit around the sun. • The sun is the ______ object in the solar system. • The solar system was formed 4.7 _______ years ago. • What force caused the gas and dust to clump together? • The sun's strong gravity pulled the planets into _____. • The solar system started as a loose cloud of gas and _____. • ...
Space Vocabulary 2023-09-27
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- one of the large outer planets that are made up of mainly gas
- distance traveled by light over a period of time
- extremely cold
- a scientist that studies stars, planets, and outer space
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- stars that form a pattern or a shape that looks like an animal or object
- all objects and matter in space
- the blocking of the light given off by the sun when something else is in the way
- a shooting star
- a space rock that orbits the Sun
- a force that pulls things toward one another
10 Clues: extremely cold • a shooting star • all objects and matter in space • a space rock that orbits the Sun • a force that pulls things toward one another • distance traveled by light over a period of time • a scientist that studies stars, planets, and outer space • one of the large outer planets that are made up of mainly gas • ...
space crossword 2025-12-17
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- pluto is in the ______ belt
- the ___ is our solar systems star
- the next planet furthest from the sun after earth is ___
- a group of large rocks between mars and jupiter is the _______ belt.
- the sun and all the planets including us are part of our _____ ______.
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- there are a total of 8 ______ in our solar system.
- the milky way is ____ that we live in.
- there are 274 _____ orbiting saturn
- blackholes are place were _____ is so strong, light can't escape.
- people that train to work and live in space.
10 Clues: pluto is in the ______ belt • the ___ is our solar systems star • there are 274 _____ orbiting saturn • the milky way is ____ that we live in. • people that train to work and live in space. • there are a total of 8 ______ in our solar system. • the next planet furthest from the sun after earth is ___ • blackholes are place were _____ is so strong, light can't escape. • ...
My puzzle (easy) 2022-04-01
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- capital of egypt
- a scream
- pyramids of
- language in brazil
- number of planets in our solar system
- true color of the sun
- thor's father
- the thomas of light bulbs
- greek goddess of wisdom
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- red hair
- capital of spain
- red and blue
- highest point
- famous author christie
- symbol of silver
- symbol Br
- second weekday
- a place to tweet
18 Clues: red hair • a scream • symbol Br • pyramids of • red and blue • highest point • thor's father • second weekday • capital of spain • capital of egypt • symbol of silver • a place to tweet • language in brazil • true color of the sun • famous author christie • greek goddess of wisdom • the thomas of light bulbs • number of planets in our solar system
Astrology 2020-12-03
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- Immeasurable in space
- One for each month
- Noticing something
- Tells you what will happen
- Position in outer space
- Circle in houses
- Courageous
- what you see at night
- There's always a dark side
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- Most famous astrologist
- Recording the skies
- Shine Brightly
- Pattern
- Different perspectives
- Godlike
- Ready to be the hero of the day
- When everything aligns
- Brightest star
18 Clues: Pattern • Godlike • Courageous • Shine Brightly • Brightest star • Circle in houses • One for each month • Noticing something • Recording the skies • Immeasurable in space • what you see at night • Different perspectives • When everything aligns • Most famous astrologist • Position in outer space • Tells you what will happen • There's always a dark side • Ready to be the hero of the day
Tink in a Tree 2021-04-29
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- You're my
- When our yonis kiss
- Tinks tick
- The best so much
- I follow
- Pet we are not getting
- Eats planets
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- In the bottom draw
- Flairs friend
- Her twisted husband
- Our first kiss
- Enhances crystal powers
- Tinks alter ego
- Cosmics friend
- Tree organized one at school
- Trees bird
- When Tree squeezes Tink
- The first dessert
18 Clues: I follow • You're my • Tinks tick • Trees bird • Eats planets • Flairs friend • Our first kiss • Cosmics friend • Tinks alter ego • The best so much • The first dessert • In the bottom draw • Her twisted husband • When our yonis kiss • Pet we are not getting • Enhances crystal powers • When Tree squeezes Tink • Tree organized one at school
Universe 2023-06-30
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- An object that orbits a planet or a star, often used for communication, weather observation, or navigation.
- The galaxy in which our solar system resides, appearing as a band of stars in the night sky.
- A massive, glowing ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
- A large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the Earth, Mars, or Jupiter.
- A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft.
- A celestial object made of ice, gas, and dust that orbits the sun and develops a tail as it gets closer.
- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- A device used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and galaxies.
- An explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life, releasing a tremendous amount of energy and light.
- A small piece of space rock that burns up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, also known as a shooting star.
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 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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- 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 massive collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft.
- A device used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and galaxies.
- 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.
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- An area in space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
- A vehicle designed to travel in space, carrying astronauts or robotic explorers.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars and planets.
- A large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the Earth, Mars, or Jupiter.
- 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 celestial object made of ice, gas, and dust that orbits the sun and develops a tail as it gets closer.
- An object that orbits a planet or a star, often used for communication, weather observation, or navigation.
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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- 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 vehicle designed to travel in space, carrying astronauts or robotic explorers.
- A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that orbit a star, such as our Sun.
- A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft.
- A massive collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
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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.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often the birthplace of stars and planets.
- 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 massive, glowing ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
- A small piece of space rock that burns up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, also known as a shooting star.
- An explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life, releasing a tremendous amount of energy and light.
- An area in space with a gravitational pull so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape it.
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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- An object that orbits a planet or a star, often used for communication, weather observation, or navigation.
- The galaxy in which our solar system resides, appearing as a band of stars in the night sky.
- A massive, glowing ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat.
- A large celestial body that orbits a star, such as the Earth, Mars, or Jupiter.
- A person who travels and explores space, often aboard a spacecraft.
- A celestial object made of ice, gas, and dust that orbits the sun and develops a tail as it gets closer.
- 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.
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- 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.
- 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.
- A device used to observe distant objects in space, such as stars and galaxies.
- An explosion that occurs at the end of a star's life, releasing a tremendous amount of energy and light.
- A small piece of space rock that burns up upon entering the Earth's atmosphere, also known as a shooting star.
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. • ...
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.
Carter P6 2023-01-31
14 Clues: energy • everything • maps planet • from the stars • takes pictures • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • stars form a patterm • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • smaller orbits bigger • sum, planets, and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation
Unit 3/Solar System 2022-03-30
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- Seventh planet out from the Sun
- A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, and that increases in proportion to their masses
- to move around another object in a circular path
- A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- a small, rocky body that travels through space
- A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
- "The Red Planet," with four moons and an iron-rich crust
- Farthest-out major planet
- A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
- the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
- a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and contains billions of comets
- A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
- Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons.
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- A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
- Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- Collection of asteroids and other debris located between Mars and Jupiter
- All of space and everything in it
- A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- Second-largest planet in Solar System; large ring systemq
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
- Closest planet to the Sun
- to spin on an axis
- any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
- Planet, 1930-2006
- "Earth's Twin," except for the enormous air pressure and toxic atmosphere
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 • ...
Astronomy 2013-10-27
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- The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and explosion of the universe
- The movement of an object around another object
- The brilliant explosion at a dying super giant star
- 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 tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
- The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- The outer most layer of the sun's interior
- A model at the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that occurs when the loop in sunspot regions suddenly connect
- The force that pull objects toward each other
- An enormously bright, distant galaxy with a giant black hole in its center
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- All of space and everything in it
- An object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
- An imaginary pattern in the sky
- A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface linking parts of sunspot regions
- The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
- The blue-whitish core of a star that is left behind after its other layers have expanded and drifted out into space
- 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 small, dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
- The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place
- A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star
- A large cloud of gas and dust in space
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
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 • ...
Astronomy 2013-10-27
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- The tendency of an object to resist any change in its motion
- The blue-whitish core of a star that is left behind after its other layers have expanded and drifted out into space
- An imaginary pattern in the sky
- A stream of electrically charged particles that emanate from the sun's corona
- The small, dense remains of a high-mass star after a supernova
- A contracting cloud of gas and dust with enough mass to form a star
- One of the small asteroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets
- The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place
- A large cloud of gas and dust in space
- The movement of an object around another object
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
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- An object whose gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
- The outer most layer of the sun's interior
- The force that pull objects toward each other
- A model at the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- An enormously bright, distant galaxy with a giant black hole in its center
- 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
- The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- Matter that does not give off electromagnetic radiation but is quite abundant in the universe
- A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars
- The spinning motion of a planet on its axis
- A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun's surface linking parts of sunspot regions
- The initial explosion that resulted in the formation and explosion of the universe
- All of space and everything in it
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 • ...
satellites and space 2015-03-12
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- a telescope that is in orbit around the Earth. Used for taking photographs of the Sun, stars, or planets without atmosphere getting in the way
- a space vehicle that is put into the orbit around another planet or moon. Used for taking photographs or other measurements from close to a planet
- the family of waves that includes light, infrared, microwaves and radio waves
- millions of stars group the force of attraction between any two objects together
- an orbit where a satellite is over the equator and takes exactly 24 hours to circle the Earth, so it always stays over the same part of the Earth
- a star with planets and other objects orbiting it
- a satellite that has not been made by humans. The Moon is a natural satellite of the Earth
- the force of attraction between any two objects
- the part of the electromagnetic spectrum that we can detect with our eyes
- the path that a planet takes around a star, or the path that a moon or satellite takes around a planet
- a satellite used to transmit tv programmes telephone calls
- a space vehicle that lands on another planet or moon. Used for taking soil samples on another planet or moon
- an orbit where a satellite passes over the North and South Poles. It will pass over all parts of the Earth during several orbits
- another name for heat energy that travels by radiation. It can travel through transparent things and a vacuum (empty space)
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- an instrument with lenses or mirrors that makes things look bigger. Used for taking photographs of Sun, stars or planets
- a huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy
- a satellite made by humans
- a satellite used to take pictures of Earth- for instance to help forecast weather
- a large object orbiting a star. For example the Earth is a planet
- all the galaxies and the space between them
20 Clues: a satellite made by humans • all the galaxies and the space between them • the force of attraction between any two objects • a star with planets and other objects orbiting it • a huge ball of gas that gives out heat and light energy • a satellite used to transmit tv programmes telephone calls • a large object orbiting a star. For example the Earth is a planet • ...
Space Unit Test Study Guide 2020-09-30
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- A star's spectral lines are shifted toward the red side of the visible light spectrum. this indicated that sthe star is moving _____ from earth.
- Pluto and other objects past Neptune orbit the sun in the ___________ _______.
- The size of Earth's moon, it was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
- Moons are small bodies that ________ planets.
- Venus, with its thick CO2 atmosphere, is the Slar System's hottest planet due to the ___________ effect.
- A star's distance affects how bright it appears from Earth. This is __________ magnitude.
- Venus' "twin" planet in the Solar System.
- A contellation is a fixed, recognizable _________ of stars and galaxies, as well as the region of space around them.
- The brightest object in the sky have the most ____________ numbers.
- The color of the coolest stars.
- Uranus' "twin planet," it is blue due to its frozen methane gas.
- The method used to calculate the distance of stars less than 1,000 light-years from earth.
- The distance light travels in a year - about six ____________ miles.
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- ____________ magnitude compares stars by their true brightness, not taking their distance into account.
- A star moving toward an observer would have spectral lines shifted toward the ______ part of the spectrum.
- A famous storm on Jupiter that has lasted for centuries is the:
- Several planets have rings, but Saturn's are clearly the most __________.
- Earth supports life due to its moderate temperatures, liquid water and ________-rich atmosphere.
- Due to its location close to the sun, this planet experiences the Solar System's widest temperature swings between day and night.
- Viewing spectra of light from stars allow us to learn a star's temperature and ___________ from afar.
- planet with recognizable volcanos.
- Between the inner and outer planets is a region of small objects known as the ____________ belt.
- Changing water levels on earth, they are caused by gravitational attraction between the moon, sun and earth.
23 Clues: The color of the coolest stars. • planet with recognizable volcanos. • Venus' "twin" planet in the Solar System. • Moons are small bodies that ________ planets. • A famous storm on Jupiter that has lasted for centuries is the: • Uranus' "twin planet," it is blue due to its frozen methane gas. • The brightest object in the sky have the most ____________ numbers. • ...
Big Idea 5-Earth and Space in Time 2022-05-31
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- The phase of the moon at which the moon, as viewed from Earth, appears to have one - half illuminated by the sun due to the moon’s illumination decreasing
- large, gaseous planets with multiple moons and ring systems
- the path that an object takes in space when it goes around a star, a planet, or a moon
- the name of our galaxy, which is the home of our solar system that includes the Earth and our star, the Sun.
- the imaginary center line around which a planet or moon rotates
- the lunar phase when the Moon appears fully illuminated from Earth's perspective
- a primary moon phase when we can see exactly half of the moon's surface illuminated due to the moon’s illumination increasing
- an object that is found in the solar system, revolves around (orbits) the Sun, and is much smaller than a planet
- the study of objects in space and their properties
- a frozen mass of ice, rock, dust, and gas that revolves around (orbits) the Sun
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- small, rocky planets having few moons
- the turning of an object such as a planet or moon on its axis
- a huge system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity
- a nearly round body slightly smaller than a planet whose orbit crosses the orbit of another body
- one full orbit of one object around another object
- the moon's phase when it is in conjunction with the sun so that its dark side is toward the earth
- a large body in space that revolves around (orbits) a star and does not produce its own light
- everything that exists, including galaxies and everything in them
- a large object in space made of gas which produces its own light
- a sun and all of the planets and other bodies that orbit it
- a natural object that revolves around (orbits) a planet
21 Clues: small, rocky planets having few moons • one full orbit of one object around another object • the study of objects in space and their properties • a natural object that revolves around (orbits) a planet • large, gaseous planets with multiple moons and ring systems • a sun and all of the planets and other bodies that orbit it • ...
Astronomy Terms Crossword Puzzle 2023-07-25
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- these occur due to revolution of Earth and tilt of Earth’s axis (when we lean in, angle of insolation is high so it's hot and when we lean away, angle of insolation is low so it's cold)
- a cluster of billions of stars that can be either spiral, elliptical, or irregular
- the name of our galaxy
- all objects that revolve around a star (includes planets, Moons, asteroids, comets, meteors, etc.)
- _____ eclipse, which happens when the Full Moon is blocked out by Earth’s shadow
- these are caused by the gravity of the Moon and Sun
- _____ eclipse, which happens when the Sun is blocked out by the New Moon
- the shape of orbits, which are between perfectly round and perfectly straight; their velocity changes because of this shape
- an object spinning on its axis (for example, the Earth spins from West to East once every 24 hours)
- when an object is closest to what it's revolving around (for example, Earth is closest to sun on January 4)
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- the process that energizes stars; will continue until fuel runs out
- an object that revolves around a star, is large and spherical (there are 8 classified as planets in our solar system)
- today's accepted model of the Universe, in which the Sun is in the center
- known as "Dirty Snowballs," their tail always extends away from the Sun
- a measure of how far east or west of the Prime Meridian you are
- a giant ball of gas undergoing nuclear fusion
- an object’s motion around another object (for example, the Earth revolves around the Sun once every 365 days)
- a measure of how far north or south of the equator you are
- when an object is the farthest from what it's revolving around (for example, Earth is farthest from the Sun on July 3)
- includes everything (all matter and energy); it is 13.7 billion years old and formed from the Big Bang
20 Clues: the name of our galaxy • a giant ball of gas undergoing nuclear fusion • these are caused by the gravity of the Moon and Sun • a measure of how far north or south of the equator you are • a measure of how far east or west of the Prime Meridian you are • the process that energizes stars; will continue until fuel runs out • ...
CHAPTER 19: THE SOLAR SYSTEM: TEST 2024-04-10
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- a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust.
- an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another.
- one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
- a planetlike body that orbits a star other than the sun.
- The solar system is about _____ years old.
- The fastest moving plant.
- the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body; phases of the moon are caused by the positions of Earth, the sun, and the moon
- This planet is hot, and its atmosphere contains large amounts of sulfuric acid.
- a natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass.
- a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun.
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- celestial body that orbits the sun, is round because of its own gravity, but has not cleared its orbital path.
- a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
- a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born.
- a celestial body that orbits the sun, is round because of its own gravity, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbital path
- is a large cloud of dust and gas in space
- the portion of Earth that is water.
- Which outer planet is the largest gas giant?
- a small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
- the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it.
- the only planet we know that sustains life.
20 Clues: The fastest moving plant. • the portion of Earth that is water. • is a large cloud of dust and gas in space • The solar system is about _____ years old. • the only planet we know that sustains life. • Which outer planet is the largest gas giant? • a planetlike body that orbits a star other than the sun. • ...
*Unit 1 Test Review (6th Grade Science) 2024-09-30
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- What is the term for the force that keeps planets in orbit? Spiral
- What is the term for the visible tail of a comet when it nears the Sun?
- What is the term for a "space rock" that is still in space?
- What is the main gas in Venus's atmosphere?
- What is the term for the visible part of a comet?
- What does "geo" mean in Greek?
- What is the center of the solar system?
- What is the name of the scientist condemned by the Catholic Church?
- What is the term for the time it takes the Moon to complete a cycle?
- What is the term for the process of a planet orbiting another body?
- What do we call a meteoroid that hits the Earth's surface?
- What is the coldest planet in the solar system?
- What phase comes after the Full Moon?
- What is the term for the gravitational pull of the Moon on Earth's oceans?
- Who developed the geocentric model?
- What is the name of the planet known as the "Red Planet"?
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- What is the term for the mass of gases surrounding a planet?
- What is the name of the belt where most asteroids are found?
- What is the most widely accepted theory for the formation of the universe?
- Who proposed the heliocentric model?
- What is the term for the Moon phase when it is not visible?
- What is the term for the phase when the Moon is half illuminated?
- What is the shape of the orbits of planets?
- What is the term for the area where the Moon's shadow falls on Earth?
- What type of planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars?
- What is the largest planet in the solar system?
- What is the term for a comet's tail made of dust?
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 coldest planet in the solar system? • ...
The Planets 2021-05-20
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- This planet had 67 moons and has a storm that has been around for over 400 years.
- This planet is the smallest gas planet in our solar system.
- This planet is known as the Ice Giant and is almost 4 times larger than Earth.
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- The closest planet to our sun.
- The most distanced planet that can be seen with the naked eye.
- Named after the Greek God of War.
- This planet spins clockwise on its axis unlike the other planets in our solar system.
- The only known planet in our solar system to have life on it.
8 Clues: The closest planet to our sun. • Named after the Greek God of War. • This planet is the smallest gas planet in our solar system. • The only known planet in our solar system to have life on it. • The most distanced planet that can be seen with the naked eye. • This planet is known as the Ice Giant and is almost 4 times larger than Earth. • ...
Science-Planets 2022-07-19
The planets 2020-04-14
8 Clues: rings • has water • you live there • name sounds funny • closest to the sun • Closest to the earth • need it for earths tides • not considered a planet anymore
The Planets 2020-05-18
8 Clues: first planet from the sun • eight planet from the sun • sixth planet from the sun • Fifth planet from the sun • second planet from the sun • fourth planet from the sun • Only planet with organisms • seventh planet from the sun
The Planets 2020-09-16
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- what planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
- What planet is nicknamed 'Red Planet'?
- the chemical element uranium was named after what planet?
- is the largest planet in the Solar System?
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- what is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
- what is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
- the sixth planet from the sun features an extensive ring system?
- what is the third planet from the sun?
8 Clues: What planet is nicknamed 'Red Planet'? • what is the third planet from the sun? • is the largest planet in the Solar System? • what is the hottest planet in the Solar System? • what is the smallest planet in the Solar System? • what planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • the chemical element uranium was named after what planet? • ...
The Planets 2021-02-04
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- ____includes planets, stars, galaxies, dust clouds and ect..
- way ____is well known earth galaxie
- brightest star in the solar system
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
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- closest planet to the sun in the Solar System
- biggest Planet in the world
- brightest planet in the solar system
- name the Planet which was disappear
8 Clues: biggest Planet in the world • brightest star in the solar system • name the Planet which was disappear • brightest planet in the solar system • way ____is well known earth galaxie • closest planet to the sun in the Solar System • ____includes planets, stars, galaxies, dust clouds and ect.. • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
The Planets 2021-03-04
8 Clues: what is blue and green • what planet has strong winds • what planet has a great big spot • what planet has a ring around it • what planet is red and has to moons • what is grey and is closest to the sun • what planet rotates the opposite direction • Witch Planet spins the opposite way of earth
The Planets 2021-11-16
The Planets 2023-01-30
8 Clues: Earth Spins on it • Closest planet to Earth • Planet has highest density • smallest moon in the solar system • A star at the center of Solar system • A day is ------- than a year on Venus. • planet called the morning/evening star • -------- of the sun is responsible for keeping the planets in orbit
the planets 2023-06-06
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- furthest terrestrial planet from the Sun
- largest planet in solar system
- the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun—is dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds.
- gaseous cyan ice giant.
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- one of the rocky planets.
- second-largest in the Solar System,
- has been names after a roman girl
- where we live
8 Clues: where we live • gaseous cyan ice giant. • one of the rocky planets. • largest planet in solar system • has been names after a roman girl • second-largest in the Solar System, • furthest terrestrial planet from the Sun • the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun—is dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds.
the planets 2023-06-06
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- second-largest in the Solar System,
- has been names after a roman girl
- the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun—is dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds.
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- gaseous cyan ice giant.
- furthest terrestrial planet from the Sun
- one of the rocky planets.
- largest planet in solar system
- where we live
8 Clues: where we live • gaseous cyan ice giant. • one of the rocky planets. • largest planet in solar system • has been names after a roman girl • second-largest in the Solar System, • furthest terrestrial planet from the Sun • the eighth and most distant major planet orbiting our Sun—is dark, cold and whipped by supersonic winds.
The Planets 2023-06-08
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- The outermost planet in our Solar System, often considered the coldest.
- The red planet known for its dusty surface.
- The seventh planet from the Sun, known for its unique tilt.
- The largest planet in our Solar System, known for its massive size.
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- The planet closest to the Sun.
- The second planet from the Sun, known for its extreme heat.
- The sixth planet from the Sun, known for its beautiful rings.
- Our home planet, the third planet from the Sun.
8 Clues: The planet closest to the Sun. • The red planet known for its dusty surface. • Our home planet, the third planet from the Sun. • The second planet from the Sun, known for its extreme heat. • The seventh planet from the Sun, known for its unique tilt. • The sixth planet from the Sun, known for its beautiful rings. • ...
The Planets 2015-12-09
The Planets 2018-01-31
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- What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
- What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?
- What planet is nicknamed the 'RED Planet'?
- The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system what planet?
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- What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
- The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?
- What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
- What is the third planet from the Sun?
8 Clues: What is the third planet from the Sun? • What planet is nicknamed the 'RED Planet'? • What is the largest planet in the Solar System? • What is the hottest planet in the Solar System? • What is the smallest planet in the Solar System? • The chemical element uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun? • ...
planets crossword 2023-10-17
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- this planet orbits around the Sun faster than any other planet
- one day on this planet is about 17 hours
- this planet is the largest in the solar system
- this is the hottest planet in our solar system
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- the planet _____, is the most similar to the planet we live on
- this planet is believed to have a super hot ocean under its clouds
- all of the planets in our solar system, except this planet were named after Greek or Roman gods or goddesses
- it is the only planet in our solar system to be less dense than water
8 Clues: one day on this planet is about 17 hours • this planet is the largest in the solar system • this is the hottest planet in our solar system • the planet _____, is the most similar to the planet we live on • this planet orbits around the Sun faster than any other planet • this planet is believed to have a super hot ocean under its clouds • ...
The Planets 2024-03-08
8 Clues: / GIANT planet • / Hottest planet • / The red planet • / So many rings! • / The coldest planet • / Closest to the Sun • / It's where you are • / Blueish Green in Color and Very Cold!
Vocabulary Review Unit 2 2022-09-26
15 Clues: soft rock • large cave • space pilot • weather study • air and gases • to make impure • about the moon • blue-green color • shaking movement • a sudden outburst • hole in the earth • chunk of space matter • water storage facility • land extending into water • study of stars and planets
crossword #1 2022-12-14
15 Clues: war,explosion • jail,bad person • dog,lion,monkey • sad,angry,happy • leo,aries,virgo • a sleeping sound • red,orange,green • Man's best friend • arm,leg,nose,hands • Jupiter,Mars,Venus, • raining,sunny,cloudy • triangle,square,circle • English,Spanish,French • basketball,soccer,tennis • Asia,Europe,North America
Benj Crossword 2/28 2024-02-28
15 Clues: Move • Steal • small • single • Gas company • ___ or nay? • "The movie's done" • Other word for cat • ___ brush, for bedtime • want deeply, usually food • Can be onstage or onscreen • Tree that produces pinecones • Average peanut butter company • There are usually 21 on a bike • Gustav that wrote "The Planets"
Benj Crossword 2/28 2024-02-28
15 Clues: Move • Steal • small • single • Gas company • ___ or nay? • "The movie's done" • Other word for cat • ___ brush, for bedtime • want deeply, usually food • Can be onstage or onscreen • Tree that produces pinecones • Average peanut butter company • There are usually 21 on a bike • Gustav that wrote "The Planets"
... 2024-08-17
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- A vast body of saltwater that covers most of the Earth's surface.
- The vast, seemingly infinite expanse where stars and planets exist.
- A mountain with a crater through which lava, rock fragments, and gases are expelled.
- An exciting or unusual experience.
- A person who attacks ships at sea to steal.
- A mythical creature often depicted as a large, fire-breathing reptile.
- A group of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies bound together by gravity.
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- Valuable objects, often hidden or sought after.
- A dense, tropical forest with many plants and animals.
- A large building or fortress, typically medieval.
- A game or problem designed to test ingenuity.
- A system of stars, planets, and other celestial bodies.
- A machine capable of carrying out complex tasks.
- An arc of colors visible in the sky caused by refraction of sunlight.
- The use of supernatural powers to influence events.
15 Clues: An exciting or unusual experience. • A person who attacks ships at sea to steal. • A game or problem designed to test ingenuity. • Valuable objects, often hidden or sought after. • A machine capable of carrying out complex tasks. • A large building or fortress, typically medieval. • The use of supernatural powers to influence events. • ...
Solar System - Class II 2021-12-03
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- I am the nearest planet to the Sun
- this planet is called earth's twin.
- They are tiny bodies that revolve around the sun and found between mars and Jupiter
- the path of planets and satellites are called
- its the galaxy you live in
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- the name of the famous astronomer of ancient india.
- the number of planets in our solar system
- the first man to set foot on Moon
- the largest planet on the solar system
- this was earlier a planet but not now. (Hint: I am dwarf)
10 Clues: its the galaxy you live in • the first man to set foot on Moon • I am the nearest planet to the Sun • this planet is called earth's twin. • the largest planet on the solar system • the number of planets in our solar system • the path of planets and satellites are called • the name of the famous astronomer of ancient india. • ...
Saturn 2015-05-28
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- I am a planet that contains life
- There are 8 of us and we orbit the sun
- I am the 2nd largest planet in our solar system
- I am a free flowing substance that has a similarity to water and oil
- I am an air like fluid substance
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- I am frozen water
- I am the largest planet in our solar system
- I am a small rocky body that orbits the sun
- We surround Saturn and contains billions of Icy Particles
- I am larger than all the planets in the solar system
10 Clues: I am frozen water • I am a planet that contains life • I am an air like fluid substance • There are 8 of us and we orbit the sun • I am the largest planet in our solar system • I am a small rocky body that orbits the sun • I am the 2nd largest planet in our solar system • I am larger than all the planets in the solar system • ...
AB- Science Final 2022-12-12
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- A ____ is a large collection of stars,gas,dust held together by gravity.
- What separates the inner planets from the outer planets?
- The chemical makeup of the sun is?
- The number of waves produced in a given amount of time is the waves is?
- All colors of light combine to make white.
- Matter is a ____ property.
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- Energy is transferred to the sun to earth mainly by___.
- What does the earth's rotation on its axis cause?
- The faster something vibrates the___ the pitch is.
- Any living thing is a(n)____.
10 Clues: Matter is a ____ property. • Any living thing is a(n)____. • The chemical makeup of the sun is? • All colors of light combine to make white. • What does the earth's rotation on its axis cause? • The faster something vibrates the___ the pitch is. • Energy is transferred to the sun to earth mainly by___. • What separates the inner planets from the outer planets? • ...
LIC- Science Final 2022-12-12
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- in what layer of the earth does continental plate movement occur
- which planets are the outer planets
- does refraction occur due to speed changing of the wave
- where do convection currents occur within earth's structure
- what do leaves help make on a plant
- what does the earth's rotation on its axis cause
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- a wave that needs a medium to travel through
- what are the contents of the earth's crust
- do most substances contract when heated
- what provides evidence that the earth is not the same throughout
10 Clues: which planets are the outer planets • what do leaves help make on a plant • do most substances contract when heated • what are the contents of the earth's crust • a wave that needs a medium to travel through • what does the earth's rotation on its axis cause • does refraction occur due to speed changing of the wave • ...
ManjitBhowal_Universe_4th 2023-01-31
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- Movement of earth around the sun is called:
- The planet on which life exists.
- Three-fourth of the earth's surface is covered with ___.
- Imaginary line around which earth is spinning is:
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- ____ is the coldest planet of solar system.
- how many planets are there between sun and mars?
- Name the fifth planet from the sun in the solar system.
- A circular fixed path in which planets are revolving around the sun is called:
- Smallest neighbour of the sun is:
- Planet which is also known as a morning star.
10 Clues: The planet on which life exists. • Smallest neighbour of the sun is: • ____ is the coldest planet of solar system. • Movement of earth around the sun is called: • Planet which is also known as a morning star. • how many planets are there between sun and mars? • Imaginary line around which earth is spinning is: • Name the fifth planet from the sun in the solar system. • ...
Chapter 21 Lesson 1-2 Crossword Puzzle 2017-04-19
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- What is the biggest star called?
- How long it takes to complete one rotation
- The unit used to measure the distance in space
- What are millions of small,rocky objects called?
- The planets closest to the Sun are called what?
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- What is a spherical object that orbits the sun?
- When a planets atmosphere traps in energy and causes the temperature to rise
- How long it takes to complete one revolution
- Earth,Venus,Mercury,and Mars are classified as what?
- What is made of gas,dust, and ice?
10 Clues: What is the biggest star called? • What is made of gas,dust, and ice? • How long it takes to complete one rotation • How long it takes to complete one revolution • The unit used to measure the distance in space • What is a spherical object that orbits the sun? • The planets closest to the Sun are called what? • What are millions of small,rocky objects called? • ...
NMBSTC Astronomy Puzzle 2021-07-09
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- Neil ____, first man to walk on the Moon
- it helps you see really far
- name of our planet
- it includes the Sun and all the planets and other objects that orbit the Sun
- the study of the Universe and everything in it, including planets, stars, galaxies, comets, and black holes
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- is made up of ice, dust, and rock and orbits the Sun
- it has rings
- furthest planet from the Sun
- a person trained to travel into outer space
- the path an object takes around a star or planet
10 Clues: it has rings • name of our planet • it helps you see really far • furthest planet from the Sun • Neil ____, first man to walk on the Moon • a person trained to travel into outer space • the path an object takes around a star or planet • is made up of ice, dust, and rock and orbits the Sun • it includes the Sun and all the planets and other objects that orbit the Sun • ...
Ancient India by Kaylee 2019-11-19
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- they weren't even included to be ranked on the caste system
- most important language of Ancient India
- The were used to ride into battle
- Model for how Indians should act
- 2nd place to birth a civilization
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- Evolved over time to worship gods in
- used for making tools ans weapon's
- they knew 7 planets, the sun was a star and that all planets revolve around it
- 1st writing system, but little is known for science dose not have the knowledge to translate it
- no single ruling authority existed
10 Clues: Model for how Indians should act • The were used to ride into battle • 2nd place to birth a civilization • used for making tools ans weapon's • no single ruling authority existed • Evolved over time to worship gods in • most important language of Ancient India • they weren't even included to be ranked on the caste system • ...
Patterns of Earth and Sky Chapter 1 2023-11-14
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- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
- a description of how something works or why something happens
- observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
- an attempt to find out about something
- information that supports an answer to a question
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- something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
- the planet we live on
- the only star in our solar system
- the sun, planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
10 Clues: the planet we live on • the only star in our solar system • an attempt to find out about something • information that supports an answer to a question • a huge object in space that gives off heat and light • observations or measurements recorded in an investigation • a description of how something works or why something happens • ...
Astronomy Crossword 2023-12-07
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- 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 • ...
Scie C 2023-12-07
Across
- Tool that magnifies tiny objects for detailed examination
- Vast system of stars planets and cosmic dust
- Type of reaction that changes the composition of substances
- Preserved remains or traces of ancient living organisms
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- Interconnected community of living organisms and their environment
- Form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles
- Process by which plants convert sunlight into energy
- Genetic code that carries information for living organisms
- Force that pulls objects toward each other and keeps planets in orbit
- Force of attraction or repulsion between objects with magnetic properties
10 Clues: Vast system of stars planets and cosmic dust • Process by which plants convert sunlight into energy • Preserved remains or traces of ancient living organisms • Tool that magnifies tiny objects for detailed examination • Genetic code that carries information for living organisms • Type of reaction that changes the composition of substances • ...
GRADE 3 2023-11-26
Across
- What is the natural satellite of the Earth?
- Can force change the speed of a moving object?
- What instrument is used to study planets, stars and other objects in space?
- Why do we levitate on space?
- Where does the moon get its light from?
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- Which force is being applied on an apple that falls from the tree?
- Which planet is the closest to the sun?
- The moon orbits the Earth in how many days?
- Who studies planets, space and stars?
- Which planet used to be known as the dwarf planet?
10 Clues: Why do we levitate on space? • Who studies planets, space and stars? • Which planet is the closest to the sun? • Where does the moon get its light from? • What is the natural satellite of the Earth? • The moon orbits the Earth in how many days? • Can force change the speed of a moving object? • Which planet used to be known as the dwarf planet? • ...
solar system 2024-02-20
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- massive group of stars held together by gravity
- Space snowball that orbit the Sun
- glowing gas ball mainly made of hydrogen and helium
- small natural satellite that orbit planets
- icy area with objects like Pluto, making an icy asteroid belt
- star at the center of our solar system
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- planets moons and other things that go around the Sun
- region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in our solar system containing asteroids
- a round object that orbit stars reflecting sunlight.
- rocks in space that orbit the Sun
10 Clues: Space snowball that orbit the Sun • rocks in space that orbit the Sun • star at the center of our solar system • small natural satellite that orbit planets • massive group of stars held together by gravity • glowing gas ball mainly made of hydrogen and helium • a round object that orbit stars reflecting sunlight. • planets moons and other things that go around the Sun • ...
Forces Henry Carpenter 2014-03-06
15 Clues: equal... • less drag • slows down... • up, up, up... • made by Isaac.. • slows your fall • getting faster... • getting higher... • fastest land animal • faster and faster... • the fastest man ever • force that causes heat • force that pushes u down • fast but not da bloodhound • this wouldn't change on other planets
Crossword 15 Communications Tallaght YR 2015-01-27
15 Clues: getting • remember • Encounter • To go down • Inundation • Body joint • A flying mouse • It's above you • A type of music • A mode of transport • He makes people laugh • Violent winds and floods • Use to see things far away • A 'vixen' is a female ....? • The study of stars and planets
Unit 5 2017-02-09
15 Clues: glühen • Gefühl • erkrankt • momentan • Säugetier • Umlaufbahn • Einstellung • Niederschlag • hoffnungslos • Sternensystem • someone who takes photos • you can ... the chocolate in a pan • many trees and animals die during it • in a ... you can travel to the other planets • roads get blocked during this, happens only in winter
Plate Tectonics 2023-10-05
17 Clues: - Ice • Drift • - Tall • tectonics • - hot lava • - Friction • - Move away • - hard, round • - Move towards • - orbits the sun • - Thing you eat on • - part of the crust • - Study of the earth • - movement of the earth • - hot liquid in the mantle layer • - top layer of the earth’s crust • - mostly solid bulk of the Earth’s interior
Gadola 4 LO 2025-02-03
15 Clues: 2nd layer • fall's start • spring's start • causes seasons • East-West lines • longest daytime • North-South lines • longest nighttime • solid dense metal • half of the earth • makes up inner core • middle longitude line • planets _ around the sun • thinnest layer of the earth • boundary between crust + mantle
Astrology 2024-11-20
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- Destiny point in chart
- Personal astrological forecast
- Planets aligned closely
- Planet appearing to reverse
- Planetary angle
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- Outward personality
- Astrology’s 12 signs
- Life area in chart
- Emotions and inner self
- Celestial influence
- Core identity in astrology
- Zodiac personality type
- Planetary movement
- Astrological blueprint
- Fire, earth, air, water
15 Clues: Planetary angle • Life area in chart • Planetary movement • Outward personality • Celestial influence • Astrology’s 12 signs • Destiny point in chart • Astrological blueprint • Emotions and inner self • Zodiac personality type • Planets aligned closely • Fire, earth, air, water • Core identity in astrology • Planet appearing to reverse • Personal astrological forecast
subjects 2023-10-06
12 Clues: sing • paint, draw • study elements • plants, animals • Spanish, English • study of planets • countries, cities • 1940, world war II • volleyball, football • practice this in a gym • Word, Excel, Power Point • equations and general numbers
Puzzle # 45 2023-05-29
10 Clues: Tenpin • Putting • Eagerness. • Long walks. • Good looking. • Gills and fins. • Addicted to water. • Stars and Planets. • Vacation Activity. • Protecting the eyes.
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.
Solar System 2021-11-04
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- The four planets orbiting within 2 AU of the Sun
- of icy bodies and a source of long-period comets.
- The four planets orbiting beyond 2 AU of the Sun
- The phase of the Moon when its sunlit side faces Earth.
- The streak of light produced by a meteoroid burning in Earth’s atmosphere; a “shooting star.”
- A body composed of ice and dust that orbits the Sun, usually in a very eccentric orbit, and that casts a lumi- nous tail produced by solar radiation pressure when close to the Sun.
- The region beyond the Kuiper belt populated by
- The phenomenon in which the shadow of Earth falls on the Moon, producing the relative darkness of the full Moon.
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- The average distance between Earth and the Sun;
- The disk-shaped region of the sky beyond Neptune populated by many icy bod- ies and a source of short-period comets.
- The plane of Earth’s orbit around the Sun. All major objects of the solar system orbit roughly within this same plane.
- A region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter that contains small, rocky, planet-like fragments that orbit the Sun.
- The phenomenon in which the shadow of the Moon falls on Earth, producing a region of darkness in the daytime.
- The major bodies orbiting the Sun that are massive enough for their gravity to make them spherical and small enough to avoid having nuclear fusion in their cores. They also have successfully cleared all debris from their orbital paths.
- Temporary, relatively cool and dark regions on the Sun’s surface.
- A relatively large icy body, such as Pluto, that originated within the Kuiper belt.
- A meteoroid, or a part of a meteoroid, that has survived passage through Earth’s atmosphere to reach the ground.
17 Clues: The region beyond the Kuiper belt populated by • The average distance between Earth and the Sun; • The four planets orbiting within 2 AU of the Sun • The four planets orbiting beyond 2 AU of the Sun • of icy bodies and a source of long-period comets. • The phase of the Moon when its sunlit side faces Earth. • ...
Universal Gravitation Vocabulary Terms Crossword 2022-11-28
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- the theory that gravitational force results from the bending of spacetime by an object’s mass
- When an object turns around an internal axis
- When an object moves along a closed path around an external axis
- closest distance between a planet and the sun
- states that gravitational force between two objects is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them.
- The orbit of a planet about the sun is an ellipse with the sun at one focus
- Provide an explanation for the patterns that one observes in nature
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- three laws derived by Johannes Kepler that describe the properties of all orbiting satellites
- the proportionality constant in Newton’s law of universal gravitation
- The square of the period of any planet in our solar system about the sun is equal to the cube of the planets average distance from the sun
- the model of the solar system where Earth is at the center of the solar system and the sun and all the planets orbit around it; this is also called the geocentric model
- the model of the solar system where the sun is at the center of the solar system and all the planets orbit around it; this is also called the heliocentric model
- a measure of the separation of the foci of an ellipse
- furthest distance between a planet and the sun
- The closed path an object takes around a center of mass
- Each planet moves so that an imaginary line drawn from the sun to the planet sweeps out equal areas in equal times
- Describes patterns in nature that always repeat themselves under the same set of conditions
17 Clues: When an object turns around an internal axis • closest distance between a planet and the sun • furthest distance between a planet and the sun • a measure of the separation of the foci of an ellipse • The closed path an object takes around a center of mass • When an object moves along a closed path around an external axis • ...
braylon 4 2023-01-31
13 Clues: everything • maps planet • sun, planets • smaller orbits • taking pictures • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • energy from the stars • stars forming patterns • gathers visible light and EM radiation
Astronomy 2022-06-10
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- The ____ is Earth's only satellite.
- The star located in our solar system.
- A large chunk of ice, dust and rock that orbits the sun.
- Earth rotates on an ____.
- The remains of a meteor which has fallen to Earth's surface.
- Darkening of a celestial object due to the position of another celestial object.
- A huge rotating collection of gas dust and billions of stars, planets and other celestial bodies.
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- A meteoroid which has been pulled into Earth's atmosphere.
- Largest planet in the solar system.
- When the tilt of Earth's axis is most inclined toward or away from the sun.
- Dark and cooler spots on the sun's surface.
- A vast cloud of gas and dust, and is the birthplace of stars and planets.
- Smallest planet in the solar system.
13 Clues: Earth rotates on an ____. • The ____ is Earth's only satellite. • Largest planet in the solar system. • Smallest planet in the solar system. • The star located in our solar system. • Dark and cooler spots on the sun's surface. • A large chunk of ice, dust and rock that orbits the sun. • A meteoroid which has been pulled into Earth's atmosphere. • ...
Space 2024-12-16
7 Clues: another way to say huge • another way to say machine • A person who travels in space • a tool used to look at the star • another word to explain spaceship • Mercury, Mars, Earth, Venus, Jupitar • The sun, Planets, Milky way, stars are
Vocabulary 2021-12-14
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- loud enough to be heard
- the group of people attending or listening to something, especially a movie, a concert, or a play
- the science of the planets and stars
- one of the many small planets between Mars and Jupiter
- involving the use of both sight and sound
- the study of the possible influence of the starts on people in order to predict the future
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- a trial performance in which a musician or actor is heard and evaluated
- a person who travels in space
- having to do with hearing
- a large theater or concert hall
- a starlike figure used to indicate footnotes or references
11 Clues: loud enough to be heard • having to do with hearing • a person who travels in space • a large theater or concert hall • the science of the planets and stars • involving the use of both sight and sound • one of the many small planets between Mars and Jupiter • a starlike figure used to indicate footnotes or references • ...
Past participe Zoe Marí 2022-05-02
15 Clues: had • sent • bougth • missed • radio dj • explored • periodista • is a pet doctor. • instructor de ioga • assistent de vendes • productor de cinema • study galaxies and planets. • who is called to put out the fire • the one who drives a plane or car. • they grow flowers and then sell them.
Plate Tectonics 2023-10-05
17 Clues: - Ice • Drift • - Tall • tectonics • - hot lava • - Friction • - Move away • - hard, round • - Move towards • - orbits the sun • - Thing you eat on • - part of the crust • - Study of the earth • - movement of the earth • - hot liquid in the mantle layer • - top layer of the earth’s crust • - mostly solid bulk of the Earth’s interior
hr 5 2022-02-01
13 Clues: everything • takes pics • maps planet • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • energy from stars • path around object • stars from pattern • measures atmosphere • hole from space rock • gathers rock samples • sun, planets, and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation
crosswordness 2013-05-24
15 Clues: burns stuff • has planets • harry potter • frozen water • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • slithery reptile • mans best friend • father christmas • hero saves the day • gets chased by cat • likes to chase mouse • gets turned into paper • animal that weighs a ton • wood that you can write with
Science 2025-11-21
Across
- Using the most modern and advanced technology.
- To find out or decide something after thinking or checking information.
- Information or facts collected to study or analyze something.
- The Sun and all the planets and objects that move around it.
- An idea or explanation you can test to see if it is true.
- A scientific test used to discover something or check if an idea is correct.
- New things that are created or designed by people.
- Buying and selling goods or services over the internet.
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- Advanced, complex, or very well-designed.
- Scientists who study space, stars, and planets.
- The strong effect something has on a person, situation, or environment.
- New things that are found for the first time.
- Very important or well-known.
13 Clues: Very important or well-known. • Advanced, complex, or very well-designed. • New things that are found for the first time. • Using the most modern and advanced technology. • Scientists who study space, stars, and planets. • New things that are created or designed by people. • Buying and selling goods or services over the internet. • ...
Saturn 2014-03-18
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- the number saturn is in the order of planets in our solar system
- large amounts of ice chunks orbiting saturn
- Saturn was the Roman name for this lord of titans in Greek mythology
- what makes up 96.3% of Saturn's atmosphere
- the first person to observe Saturn's rings
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- the part of Saturn that is roughly the size of the Earth
- one of Saturn's moons that makes up 96% of the mass orbiting the planet
- titan is larger than this planet
- the number of moons saturn has
- what makes up 3.25% of Saturn's atmosphere
- Saturn is one of the planets in the solar system classified as a ___ giant
11 Clues: the number of moons saturn has • titan is larger than this planet • what makes up 96.3% of Saturn's atmosphere • what makes up 3.25% of Saturn's atmosphere • the first person to observe Saturn's rings • large amounts of ice chunks orbiting saturn • the part of Saturn that is roughly the size of the Earth • ...
Muslim contributions 2021-02-05
Across
- muslims developed arabic numerals
- it was used for predicting the positions of the sun,moon,planets,stars and determining local time
- it contained the house of wisdom
- muslim doctors performed different surgeries
- were built for the preparation of medicine
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- muslims designed,built the dome of the rock
- the astrolabe used the positions of the stars and sun to help exploreser find where they were
- encouraged the use of reasoning when studying things god created
- ibn khaldun was the first to write how history is affected by the environment
- muslims built observatories to study planets and stars
- muslims developed their own type of calligraphy or decorative writing.
11 Clues: it contained the house of wisdom • muslims developed arabic numerals • were built for the preparation of medicine • muslims designed,built the dome of the rock • muslim doctors performed different surgeries • muslims built observatories to study planets and stars • encouraged the use of reasoning when studying things god created • ...
ENLIGHTENMENT 2020-10-29
Across
- Division of power among the different branches in government. Separations of power would keep any individual or group from gaining total control of the government. Would later be called check and balances.
- Developed analytical geometry, which linked algebra and geometry and would be a new important tool for scientific research. He also believed scientists needed to reject old assumptions and teachings. But he gained knowledge differently than Bacon, by using mathematics and logic. Believed everything should be doubted until proven by reason.
- Late 1700s, British physician made a vaccine to prevent smallpox.
- Used the scientific method in chemistry. He is considered the founder of modern chemistry. He challenged Aristotle’s idea that the physical world consisted of four elements-earth, air, fire and water. Thought that matter was made up of smaller primary particles that joined together in different ways.
- He discovered that Jupiter had 4 moons, the sun had dark spots, using a telescope he built. He perfected the telescope. He also discovered the earth’s moon had a rough, uneven surface.
- In order for people to not have a bleak life, they had to give their rights to a strong ruler and in exchange, gained law and order
- He proved that the planets revolve around the sun and the sun was the center of the universe mathematically. He also found out that the planets revolve around the sun in elliptical orbits instead of circles.
- Thought that people should give up their rights to the government and have no rights. Liked authoritarian governments. Social contract theorist.
- All men are born with three natural rights- life liberty and property. Everyone should have an equal opportunity to property ownership. Have to have a government to protect and make laws for the people. The people can overthrow if the government fails to follow the social contract theory. Liked democracy. Social contract theorist.
- Enlarges far-off objects. Perfected by Galileo.
- Disagreed with Rousseau that women’s education should be secondary to men. Women need education too. Encouraged women to join the men's field of work like medicine and politics. Wants women to be equal to men.
- Urged scientists to stop relying on the conclusions of Aristotle and other old thinkers. Instead of reasoning from abstract theories, he urged scientists to experiment and then draw conclusions, which is called empiricism or the experimental method.
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- The theory that the earth is the center of the universe and all planets and stars revolve around it
- A new way of thinking about the natural world. Based upon careful observation and a willingness to question accepted beliefs
- Came up with the idea that the stars, the earth and the other planets revolved around the sun. Did not know why the planets orbited the way they do.
- Used satire against opponents. Fighted for tolerance, freedom of religious belief, reason and freedom of speech. Published more than 70 books about political essays, philosophy and drama. Thinks it is a good thing to have a multitude of religions.
- Developed laws of motion and gravity. His great discovery was the law of universal gravitation.
- Social and political theorists of the Enlightenment.
- The theory that the sun is the center of the universe and all planets revolve around it
- Social gatherings where attendees would discuss Enlightenment ideas.
- Invented by a Dutch maker of eyeglasses, Zacharias Janssen in 1590. In the 1670s, a Dutch drapery merchant and amateur scientist named Anton van Leeuwenhoek used it to see bacteria in tooth scrapings. Used to see things that can not be seen with the naked eye. Also looked at red blood cells for the first time ever.
- He thought that the only good government was the one freely formed by the people and guided by the general will. The people are subject to the laws so they should be the ones to write them.
- His thoughts were toward the justice system. Laws existed to preserve social order, not to avenge crimes. He criticized the abuses involved in the system. Torture should not be used. The degree of punishment should be based on the crime committed.
23 Clues: Enlarges far-off objects. Perfected by Galileo. • Social and political theorists of the Enlightenment. • Late 1700s, British physician made a vaccine to prevent smallpox. • Social gatherings where attendees would discuss Enlightenment ideas. • The theory that the sun is the center of the universe and all planets revolve around it • ...
Astronomy 2023-11-29
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- A planet that exists outside the orbit of the Earth. All of the planets in our solar system are superior except Mercury and Venus. These two planets are inferior planets.
- A group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky.
- A term used to describe anything originating on the planet Earth.
- The gaseous envelope of a celestial body (such as a planet).
- An ellipse is an oval shape. Johannes Kepler discovered that the orbits of the planets were elliptical in shape rather than circular.
- Material from beneath the surface of a body such as moon or planet that is ejected by an impact such as meteor and distributed around the surface. Ejecta usually appears as lighter color than the surrounding surface.
- A type of volcanic crater that is extremely large, usually formed by collapse of a volcanic cone or by a violent volcanic explosion.
- Outer edge or border of a planet or other celestial body.
- Any of 88 arbitrary configurations of stars or an area of the celestial sphere covering one of these configurations.
- A state that occurs when compression due to gravity is balanced by a pressure gradient which creates a pressure gradient force in the opposite direction. Hydrostatic equilibrium is responsible for keeping stars from imploding and for giving planets their spherical shape.
- A shift in the lines of an object's spectrum toward the blue end. Blueshift indicates that an object is moving toward the observer. The larger the blueshift, the faster the object is moving.
- Also known as the southern lights, this is an atmospheric phenomenon that displays a diffuse glow in the sky in the southern hemisphere. It is caused by charged particles from the Sun as they interact with the Earth's magnetic field. Known as the Aurora Borealis in the northern hemisphere.
- A body that gives light.
- A celestial body that orbit around the Sun.
- The point in the orbit of a planet or other celestial body where it is the farthest from the sun.
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- The area of partial illumination surrounding by the darkest part of the shadow caused by an eclipse.
- A ball-shaped gaseous celestial body that shines by its own light.
- The point in the orbit of a planet or other body where it is closest to the Sun.
- The explosion of a star in which the star may reach a maximum intrinsic luminosity one billion times that of the sun.
- A term used to describe matter in the universe that cannot be seen, but can be detected by its gravitational effects on other bodies.
- The collapsed core of a massive star. Stars that are very massive will collapse under their own gravity when their fuel is exhausted. The collapse continues until all matter is crushed out of existence into what is known as a singularity. The gravitational pull is so strong that not even light can escape.
- A system of two stars that revolve around a common centre of gravity.
- The invisible boundary around a black hole past which nothing can escape the gravitational pull - not even light.
- A large grouping of stars. Galaxies are found in a variety of sizes and shapes. Our own Milky Way galaxy is spiral in shape and contains several billion stars. Some galaxies are so distant the their light takes millions of years to reach the Earth.
- A region at the center of a galaxy that produces an extremely large amount of radiation.
- A relatively compact group of stars forming a gravitating unit and containing either not more than a few hundred stars or tens of thousands of stars.
- A star that leads or guides.
- Any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space.
- The process by which dust and gas accumulate into larger bodies such as stars and planets.
- The two points at which the Sun crosses the celestial equator in its yearly path in the sky. The equinoxes occur on or near March 21 and September 22. The equinoxes signal the start of the Spring and Autumn seasons.
30 Clues: A body that gives light. • A star that leads or guides. • A celestial body that orbit around the Sun. • A group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky. • Outer edge or border of a planet or other celestial body. • The gaseous envelope of a celestial body (such as a planet). • Any of numerous clouds of gas or dust in interstellar space. • ...
Science Unit 2 Vocabulary Words 2021-11-21
Across
- name of the star closest to earth and is the center of the solar system
- turn around an axis or center point
- 4th planet, also known as the red planet, the last inner planet
- ball of burning gases in space that gives off light
- The only planet to be able to support living organisms
- dark shape made when something blocks light
- the largest planet, 5th planet from the sun
- the 2nd planet from the sun, also the hottest planet
- 8th planet, known as the windy planet because of fast winds
- any natural object that orbits a planet
- imaginary line around which the earth spins
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- 7th planet, spins backwards and lays on its side
- sun, planets, and all the other objects that orbit and revolve around the sun
- path of any object in space that revolves around another object in space
- keep turning in a circle or orbit around a central point or object
- 6th planet, known for its rings
- the planet closest to the sun, also the smallest planet
- large body (certain size) that does not give off light
18 Clues: 6th planet, known for its rings • turn around an axis or center point • any natural object that orbits a planet • dark shape made when something blocks light • the largest planet, 5th planet from the sun • imaginary line around which the earth spins • 7th planet, spins backwards and lays on its side • ball of burning gases in space that gives off light • ...
Unit 8: A Journey to Space 2024-11-05
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- a group of people (like astronauts), who work together in a space station
- a powerful machine that pushes a rocket into space
- to move around a star, a planet or moon
- system it has got eight planets and one sun
- this is the place outside of the earth.The stars are there
- this is the object we need to look at the starsinthe night sky
- when a rocket is sent to space
- this is a place where astronauts can live and work
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- a big vehicle that carries astronauts in it to space
- to touch the ground after travelling through space
- it is bigger than the solar system
- this is in the air and we breathe it
- a large round object that that travels around a star
- this person works at space
- it keeps us on the ground and makes planets move around the Sun
- it makes the engine on a spaceship work
- this is the place where humans live
- this is big and white. We see it in the sky at night
18 Clues: this person works at space • when a rocket is sent to space • it is bigger than the solar system • this is the place where humans live • this is in the air and we breathe it • to move around a star, a planet or moon • it makes the engine on a spaceship work • system it has got eight planets and one sun • to touch the ground after travelling through space • ...
vans planets vocab 2023-02-09
Across
- body / a natural object which is found at the outside of Earths atmosphere such as the Moon, the Sun,
- / a dwarf planet near the edge of the solar system
- / the second planet from the Sun with a thick atmosphere
- asteroid, planet or star.
- / a hot rocky planet that is the closest to the Sun.
- / 5th planet with a continuous storm.
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- / the way something is arranged
- / a 6th planet with very visible rings
- / only planet that supports life
- / the 8th planet that has many storms
- / 4th planet from the Sun, which looks warm but is cold
- / the 7th planet that spins on its side
12 Clues: asteroid, planet or star. • / the way something is arranged • / only planet that supports life • / the 8th planet that has many storms • / 5th planet with a continuous storm. • / a 6th planet with very visible rings • / the 7th planet that spins on its side • / a dwarf planet near the edge of the solar system • / a hot rocky planet that is the closest to the Sun. • ...
