planets Crossword Puzzles
Solar System Vocab 2023-11-02
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- meteoroid entering the earth's atmosphere; produces streak of light
- NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant"
- rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids
- Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets
- measure of gravity exerted from an object
- is the amount of matter in an object
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- large, rock-shaped, orbit the sun, smaller than planets;rock and metal
- force that pulls all objects with mass toward one other
- A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small
- chunks of ice and dust traveling the space;dirty snowballs
- consists sun and everything that orbits around it
11 Clues: is the amount of matter in an object • measure of gravity exerted from an object • NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant" • consists sun and everything that orbits around it • Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets • A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small • rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids • ...
Dwarf Planets and Exoplanets 2023-03-30
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- A theoretical region of space where comets originate.
- A spacecraft that explored Vesta and Ceres, two objects in the asteroid belt.
- A dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt.
- A planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system.
- The system of planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around our sun.
- An astronomer who discovered four of Jupiter's largest moons.
- When one celestial body passes in front of another, such as a solar or lunar eclipse.
- A spacecraft that flew by Pluto in 2015 and is now exploring the Kuiper Belt.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- The rise and fall of ocean water levels caused by the gravitational pull of the Moon and Sun.
- A method used to discover exoplanets by observing the star's light as a planet passes in front of it.
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- A type of small, cool star that is the most common type in the galaxy.
- A region of icy objects beyond Neptune's orbit.
- A telescope launched in 2009 that discovered thousands of exoplanets.
- A region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids in our solar system are found.
- The outermost layer of Earth's atmosphere, where the atmosphere gradually merges with outer space.
- The largest object in the asteroid belt and a dwarf planet.
- A telescope that has been used to study exoplanets and other objects in space.
- A dwarf planet that is slightly larger than Pluto and located in the Kuiper Belt.
19 Clues: The largest planet in our solar system. • A dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt. • A region of icy objects beyond Neptune's orbit. • A theoretical region of space where comets originate. • A planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system. • The largest object in the asteroid belt and a dwarf planet. • ...
Liam P8 2024-02-02
13 Clues: takes pic • everything • looks close • maps planet • gathers rocks • smaller orbits • group of stars • stars form path • energy from stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • sun planets and moon • hole from space rock
Earth In Space 2017-10-09
8 Clues: we _____ the sun • We ______ on an axis • The planet we live on • the force that creates orbits • the study of the planets and stars • a man made object sent up into our orbit • every time we _______ around the sun it is called a year • The Belief that the stars and planets influence someones life
Gas Giant Vocabulary 2023-09-25
8 Clues: Saturn wears them • What gas giants are made of • gas giants that are extra cold • the different ends of the planets • The objects that orbit the planets. • the gas that makes Uranus and Neptune • the units used to measure distances in space • the time it takes for a planet to go around the sun
Isaac Newton Law of Gravitation 2021-11-16
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- This is why people don't float in the air
- Newton's new field of Math
- The shape of planets orbits
- The gravity from this holds planets in place
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- What Newton invented to measure attraction
- Physicist who corrected Newton's ideas
- Newton discovered gravity when this fell
- Gravity holds this in an orbit around the Earth
8 Clues: Newton's new field of Math • The shape of planets orbits • Physicist who corrected Newton's ideas • Newton discovered gravity when this fell • This is why people don't float in the air • What Newton invented to measure attraction • The gravity from this holds planets in place • Gravity holds this in an orbit around the Earth
Unit 3 wk 1 3rd Grade What do we know about Earth and its neighbors? 2025-11-15
8 Clues: a synontm of heat • a model of the world • how hot or cold something is • the study of stars and planets • how much of that thing there is. • the outside or top layer of something • Earth and the planets that move around the sun • when you provide what someone or something needs
me 2022-09-01
16 Clues: nice • helps • Who I am • Creative • In space • Not messy • like disney • Out of Earth • Like Netflix • A nice action • A way to think • Opposite of negative • Looks for an adventure • A positive way to feel • a person who understands • My favourite thick noodle
Patterns of Earth & Sky Chapter 1 Vocab. 2024-09-06
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- a round or solid figure
- to make a picture in your mind using information from different source
- observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
- the planet where we live; the world
- the only star in our solar system
- something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
- information that supports an answer to a question
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
- giving out or reflection a lot of light; shining
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- a description of how something works or why something happens
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit th sun
- an attempt to find out about something
13 Clues: a round or solid figure • the only star in our solar system • the planet where we live; the world • an attempt to find out about something • giving out or reflection a lot of light; shining • 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 • ...
Science and Scientists 2024-12-04
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- - the study of substances and how they interact with each other.
- - a person who studies living things like plants and animals.
- - the study of matter, energy, and how they work together.
- - a person who studies substances and how they change.
- - a person who works with numbers and shapes.
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- - a person who studies matter, energy, and forces.
- - a person who uses knowledge to learn about the world.
- - the study of stars, planets, and the universe.
- - the study of numbers, shapes, and patterns.
- - the study of living things and their life processes.
- - a person who studies stars, planets, and space.
- science - the study of computers and how to use them.
- - the study of the natural world through observation and experiments.
13 Clues: - the study of numbers, shapes, and patterns. • - a person who works with numbers and shapes. • - the study of stars, planets, and the universe. • - a person who studies stars, planets, and space. • - a person who studies matter, energy, and forces. • science - the study of computers and how to use them. • - the study of living things and their life processes. • ...
Chapter 13 Vocabulary 2026-02-15
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- the force that pulls things down
- the act of making an improvement to something
- having the Earth and other planets revolve or circle around the sun
- to take away membership in the Church
- branches of Christianity
- to show dissatisfaction with policies through demonstrations such as marches or boycotts
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- the study of matter and energy
- having the Earth as the center
- the scientific study of the stars, planets and other natural objects in space
- a generalized rule in science that describes how something works in the natural world
- lacking pure or true values
- an opinion or belief that does not agree with a religion's official belief or opinion
- papers that forgave people's sins in exchange for giving the Church money or other gifts
13 Clues: branches of Christianity • lacking pure or true values • the study of matter and energy • having the Earth as the center • the force that pulls things down • to take away membership in the Church • the act of making an improvement to something • having the Earth and other planets revolve or circle around the sun • ...
Joshua Moore 4th hour 2022-02-01
13 Clues: pictures • measures • everything • maps planet • small orbits • gathers rocks • stars in pattern • grouping of stars • energy form stars • path around object • hoe form space rock • sun planets and moons • gathers light and EM rads
Space 2016-09-26
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- Where humans and living things are produced
- Is the 4th planet in the solar system
- where two things collide on force
- A solid piece of debris from an object in space.
- Bright and heats up the earth
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- Where stars and planets live
- Gases surrounding the earth or other planets
- something that is used to get to and from space
- controls the tides on earth and shines bright
9 Clues: Where stars and planets live • Bright and heats up the earth • where two things collide on force • Is the 4th planet in the solar system • Where humans and living things are produced • Gases surrounding the earth or other planets • controls the tides on earth and shines bright • something that is used to get to and from space • ...
Space 2021-03-05
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- Transportation we use in Space
- The moon, the sun, the stars and the planets are part of it
- It shines during the day
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- The planet where we live
- They form our Solar System with the sun
- Machines that can replicate human actions
- They shine in the sky at night
- It shines at night. It can be: full, crescent,new and waning
- "Person" who is not from our planet
9 Clues: The planet where we live • It shines during the day • Transportation we use in Space • They shine in the sky at night • "Person" who is not from our planet • They form our Solar System with the sun • Machines that can replicate human actions • The moon, the sun, the stars and the planets are part of it • It shines at night. It can be: full, crescent,new and waning
Astrobiology 2024-11-17
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- Satellites designed to study outer space
- A person who studies life in the universe
- Space probe that landed on Mars in 2021
- small celestial bodies that orbit planets
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- a red planet where we are searching for life
- a tool used by scientists to observe planets and stars
- study of life beyond Earth
- type of star our solar system orbits around
- frozen water found on Mars and moons
9 Clues: study of life beyond Earth • frozen water found on Mars and moons • Space probe that landed on Mars in 2021 • Satellites designed to study outer space • A person who studies life in the universe • small celestial bodies that orbit planets • type of star our solar system orbits around • a red planet where we are searching for life • ...
Observing the Universe 2018-04-09
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- telescope an instrument located in outer space to observe distant planets, galaxies and other astronomical objects.
- the act of interfering, invading, or poaching.
- telescope uses a curved mirror to concentrate.
- an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant.
- telescope uses a convex lens to concentrate.
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- the spatial period of a periodic wave.
- the alteration of the original shape of something.
- type of astronomical object consisting of a luminous spheroid of plasma.
- spectrum the entire range of radiant energy.
- the quantitative property that must be transferred to an object.
- telescope collects visible light waves.
11 Clues: the spatial period of a periodic wave. • telescope collects visible light waves. • spectrum the entire range of radiant energy. • telescope uses a convex lens to concentrate. • the act of interfering, invading, or poaching. • telescope uses a curved mirror to concentrate. • the alteration of the original shape of something. • ...
Monster from Space 2012-07-12
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- The colour of a Moonlouse egg
- Planets taste like this to a Moonlouse
- The number of years a Moonlouse sleeps
- The thousands of legs on a Moonlouse
- Living things taste like this type of butter to a Moonlouse
- The end of the silk sticks to the planet like this
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- What a Moonlouse eats
- The Moonlouse shoots this line out to stick to a planet
- When this monster is curled up it looks like the moon
- They are released when a Moonlouse explodes
- This type of pig saved the planet from a Moonlouse attack
11 Clues: What a Moonlouse eats • The colour of a Moonlouse egg • The thousands of legs on a Moonlouse • Planets taste like this to a Moonlouse • The number of years a Moonlouse sleeps • They are released when a Moonlouse explodes • The end of the silk sticks to the planet like this • When this monster is curled up it looks like the moon • ...
Solar System Vocab 2023-11-02
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- meteoroid entering the earth's atmosphere; produces streak of light
- NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant"
- rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids
- Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets
- measure of gravity exerted from an object
- is the amount of matter in an object
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- large, rock-shaped, orbit the sun, smaller than planets;rock and metal
- force that pulls all objects with mass toward one other
- A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small
- chunks of ice and dust traveling the space;dirty snowballs
- consists sun and everything that orbits around it
11 Clues: is the amount of matter in an object • measure of gravity exerted from an object • NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant" • consists sun and everything that orbits around it • Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets • A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small • rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids • ...
T. Jakes Language Arts 4 Unit 1 Crossword 2025-05-28
Across
- The large round object in the sky at night.
- Small, bright lights seen in the night sky.
- Everything in space
- A big icy object that looks blue in space.
- A big rock floating around space.
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- The sun and the planets that move around it.
- A large group of stars and planets in space. Ours is called the Milky Way
- A building where astronomers can study things in space.
- A vehicle used for traveling in space.
- A piece of rock that hits Earth.
- You can look through this to see things that are far away.
11 Clues: Everything in space • A piece of rock that hits Earth. • A big rock floating around space. • A vehicle used for traveling in space. • A big icy object that looks blue in space. • The large round object in the sky at night. • Small, bright lights seen in the night sky. • The sun and the planets that move around it. • A building where astronomers can study things in space. • ...
Solar System 2026-03-25
Across
- Keplers third law is the law of _______
- The rules that describe how planets orbit the sun
- The first stage of the formation of a solar system
- The point of balance between two objects
- If a planet is closer to the sun, its orbit will be _______
- The measure of how circular an ellipse is, a circle = 0
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- If a planet is further from the sun, its orbit will be ______
- The oval shape planets travel in
- Keplers first law is the law of ______
- Keplers second law is the law of __________
- The second stage of the formation of a solar system
11 Clues: The oval shape planets travel in • Keplers first law is the law of ______ • Keplers third law is the law of _______ • The point of balance between two objects • Keplers second law is the law of __________ • The rules that describe how planets orbit the sun • The first stage of the formation of a solar system • The second stage of the formation of a solar system • ...
Study 2021-04-16
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- pressure a pressure that rises.
- a pressure that sinks towards the surface.
- a process in which radiation from planets atmosphere heats the planets.
- this layer absorbs UV light radiation.
- the lowest layer of earths atmosphere.
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- earths layer of gases.
- this is a part of the atmosphere that is the farthest and still affected by gravity.
- the coldest layer in the atmosphere.
- the layer where jets normally fly.
9 Clues: earths layer of gases. • pressure a pressure that rises. • the layer where jets normally fly. • the coldest layer in the atmosphere. • this layer absorbs UV light radiation. • the lowest layer of earths atmosphere. • a pressure that sinks towards the surface. • a process in which radiation from planets atmosphere heats the planets. • ...
Renaissance technology and science 2022-02-23
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- discovered the sun was the center of the solar system
- started construction in 1420 and ended in 1436
- who was falsely credited for discovering the planets revolved around the sun
- what school did Brunelleschi go to
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- what was Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo's profession
- who invented the parachute
- Leonardo Da Vinci invented what flying machine
- what did Nicolaus Copernicus correctly order
- what did Brunelleschi's crane use as power
9 Clues: who invented the parachute • what school did Brunelleschi go to • what did Brunelleschi's crane use as power • what did Nicolaus Copernicus correctly order • Leonardo Da Vinci invented what flying machine • started construction in 1420 and ended in 1436 • what was Nicolaus Copernicus and Galileo's profession • discovered the sun was the center of the solar system • ...
Gravity Vocab 2024-01-05
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- The circular motion that the planets do.
- The gases that are located around the Earth
- The person who discovered the laws of motion
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- A region of the space where planets are located
- Push or pull movement
- The force that keeps us on the floor
- Measured by the amount of matter that an object has
- The units that are used for force
- Measured on the gravitational pull that an object has
9 Clues: Push or pull movement • The units that are used for force • The force that keeps us on the floor • The circular motion that the planets do. • The gases that are located around the Earth • The person who discovered the laws of motion • A region of the space where planets are located • Measured by the amount of matter that an object has • ...
Solar System 2022-10-05
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- an ice ball with a dust tail and gas tail
- has a lot of asteroids in a disk shape
- something that orbits planets
- people live on this planet
- something that is in the middle of a comet
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- large objects that orbits the sun
- bits of debris and know as a shooting star
- a meteor that hits the earth
- something that is very hot and planets orbit around it
9 Clues: people live on this planet • a meteor that hits the earth • something that orbits planets • large objects that orbits the sun • has a lot of asteroids in a disk shape • an ice ball with a dust tail and gas tail • bits of debris and know as a shooting star • something that is in the middle of a comet • something that is very hot and planets orbit around it
Solar System Crossword 2025-09-19
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- what rotates around the sun
- what planet was discovered using calculations
- what is the coldest planet
- what is the galaxy we are in
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- what is the largest planet in the solar system
- What type of planet is Saturn
- what other planet has rings other than Saturn
- what planet is known for having life forms on it
- what is the smallest planet in the solar system
- what is the hottest planet
- What is the closest planet to the sun
- how many dwarf planets are in the solar system
12 Clues: what is the hottest planet • what is the coldest planet • what rotates around the sun • what is the galaxy we are in • What type of planet is Saturn • What is the closest planet to the sun • what other planet has rings other than Saturn • what planet was discovered using calculations • what is the largest planet in the solar system • ...
Solar System Wonders 2025-09-17
6 Clues: – The windy, farthest planet. • – The path planets take around the Sun. • – The tilted planet that spins on its side. • – The giant star at the center of our system. • – The invisible pull that keeps planets in place. • – The circle of rocks and ice around some planets.
Wordlists Week 1 2022-04-12
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- one of thousands of small planets that circle around the sun.
- to endure pain or hardship.
- large bodies that revolves around the sun.
- all space and everything in in it including stars, planets, galaxies.
- the planet that is second in order from the sun.
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- a person whose job involves found scientific research.
- the number of people that lives in a place.
- warmest season of the year.
- a belief that certain things bring good or bad luck.
- something added to make a person attractive
- a special time or event when people gather to celebrate.
11 Clues: warmest season of the year. • to endure pain or hardship. • large bodies that revolves around the sun. • the number of people that lives in a place. • something added to make a person attractive • the planet that is second in order from the sun. • a belief that certain things bring good or bad luck. • a person whose job involves found scientific research. • ...
Pluto 2014-07-29
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- An area between Mars and Jupiter.
- This dwarf planet was named after the Roman god of the underworld.
- A dwarf planet found in the Kuiper Belt.
- The inside of Pluto.
- A tool used to see things far away.
- The path an object takes around another object.
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- A ring of icy rocks outside the orbit of Neptune.
- The group of planets, dwarf planets, moons, and other things that orbit the sun.
- A spaceship that left for Pluto in 2006.
- This planet was named after the Roman god of the sea.
- A dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt.
11 Clues: The inside of Pluto. • An area between Mars and Jupiter. • A tool used to see things far away. • A spaceship that left for Pluto in 2006. • A dwarf planet found in the Kuiper Belt. • A dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt. • The path an object takes around another object. • A ring of icy rocks outside the orbit of Neptune. • ...
Solar System Vocab 2023-11-02
Across
- meteoroid entering the earth's atmosphere; produces streak of light
- NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant"
- rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids
- Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets
- measure of gravity exerted from an object
- is the amount of matter in an object
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- large, rock-shaped, orbit the sun, smaller than planets;rock and metal
- force that pulls all objects with mass toward one other
- A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small
- chunks of ice and dust traveling the space;dirty snowballs
- consists sun and everything that orbits around it
11 Clues: is the amount of matter in an object • measure of gravity exerted from an object • NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant" • consists sun and everything that orbits around it • Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets • A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small • rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids • ...
Solar System Vocab 2023-11-02
Across
- meteoroid entering the earth's atmosphere; produces streak of light
- NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant"
- rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids
- Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets
- measure of gravity exerted from an object
- is the amount of matter in an object
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- large, rock-shaped, orbit the sun, smaller than planets;rock and metal
- force that pulls all objects with mass toward one other
- A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small
- chunks of ice and dust traveling the space;dirty snowballs
- consists sun and everything that orbits around it
11 Clues: is the amount of matter in an object • measure of gravity exerted from an object • NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant" • consists sun and everything that orbits around it • Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets • A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small • rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids • ...
Solar System Vocab 2023-11-02
Across
- meteoroid entering the earth's atmosphere; produces streak of light
- NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant"
- rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids
- Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets
- measure of gravity exerted from an object
- is the amount of matter in an object
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- large, rock-shaped, orbit the sun, smaller than planets;rock and metal
- force that pulls all objects with mass toward one other
- A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small
- chunks of ice and dust traveling the space;dirty snowballs
- consists sun and everything that orbits around it
11 Clues: is the amount of matter in an object • measure of gravity exerted from an object • NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant" • consists sun and everything that orbits around it • Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets • A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small • rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids • ...
Solar System 2025-11-21
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- About 30 times as far away from the sun as Earth
- Takes one year to orbit the sun
- Rings formed probably when a comet crashed into one of its moons
- Planet closest to the sun
- Jupiter's moon with a shell of ice covering a sea
- Gas planet with next to least number of moons of the gas planets
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- Asteriod following Earth's moon around
- Biggest in both mass and diameter of all the planets
- By far the hottest planet in the solar system
- Jupiter's moon with many many volcanoes
- Takes almost two years to orbit the sun
11 Clues: Planet closest to the sun • Takes one year to orbit the sun • Asteriod following Earth's moon around • Jupiter's moon with many many volcanoes • Takes almost two years to orbit the sun • By far the hottest planet in the solar system • About 30 times as far away from the sun as Earth • Jupiter's moon with a shell of ice covering a sea • ...
Crucigrama Cuatro 2017-03-17
15 Clues: a pencil • the dogs • a manager • the sister • the old cat • the planets • she is slim • the red cars • an ugly house • the large book • the handsome boy • the orange walls • a beautiful flower • the yellow armchair • the black ballpoint pen
Astronomy Definitions 2016-05-15
15 Clues: A Force • Small rock • Has 62 moons • Minor planets • Biggest planet • Smallest planet • System of stars • Piece of debris • Diameter 12,742km • 3rd largest planet • 35 Miles from earth • 164.8 years to orbit • icy Solar System body • 108,209,475km from sun • A object orbiting a star
space 2021-08-31
15 Clues: very hot • milky way • mars robot • ice clumps • space rocks • exploding star • the red planet • planet circles • the sun is one • crash into earth • planets and the sun • goes around the sun • astronauts visit it • Vanessa wants to be a _____ • the ISS [international ___ _____]
Earth and Space 2017-05-08
15 Clues: our planet • dwarf planet • largest planet • the Red planet • night sky body • big bright star • space transport • rock from space • frozen space gas • millions of Stars • the largest galaxy • Moon shadows Earth • trained space person • revolves around planets • existing matter and space
Earth and Space Crossword Activity 2017-05-08
15 Clues: Our planet • Night sky body • The Red planet • Space transport • Rock from space • Big bright star • The dwarf planet • Frozen space gas • Millions of Stars • The largest planet • The largest galaxy • Moon shadows Earth • Trained space person • Revolves around planets • Existing matter and space
Unit 6: Earth & Space Systems: Our Place in Space 2024-03-28
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- gravitational _____: the attraction that one object has for another object due to the invisible force of gravity
- when a meteor reaches the surface of the Earth
- when a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere and begins to burn, causing a streak of light in the sky; also known as a falling or shooting star
- the shape (oval) of the planets’ orbits
- an icy object orbiting the Sun; has been described as a “dirty snowball”
- a ball of mostly hydrogen and helium gas that produces its own light through nuclear fusion
- small solid objects made of iron, nickel, stone, or any combination of the three, which orbits the sun; are sometimes called minor planets or planetoids
- one spin of a planet on its axis; causes day and night
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- a meteor _____ occurs when the Earth passes through a wave of meteoroids and a great number of meteors fall to the Earth
- a scientific theory based on the idea that the earth is the center of the solar system (incorrect)
- a round ball of rock and/or gas that orbits a star
- a body that revolves around a larger body; can be natural (i.e. moon) or artificial (i.e. man-made)
- a scientific theory based on the idea that the sun is the center of the solar system (correct)
- small bits of rock and dust that orbit the Sun
- one complete orbit around another body
- the curved path that a celestial body follows when revolving around another body
- a mutual physical force attracting two bodies that have mass
- _____ planet: maintains a nearly round shape as planets do, but it cannot move other objects away from its orbital neighborhood.
18 Clues: one complete orbit around another body • the shape (oval) of the planets’ orbits • when a meteor reaches the surface of the Earth • small bits of rock and dust that orbit the Sun • a round ball of rock and/or gas that orbits a star • one spin of a planet on its axis; causes day and night • a mutual physical force attracting two bodies that have mass • ...
Stacey Smith Vocabulary Crossword 2026-01-21
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- A steep slope or cliff on a planet’s surface, often formed by tectonic activity or erosion.
- A system that uses radio waves to detect, map, and measure the distance, speed, or surface features of objects like planets or asteroids.
- Large gas or ice giant planets with thick atmospheres and no solid surface; Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- The smaller and more distant moon of Mars, with a smoother shape than Phobos.
- The four largest moons of Jupiter: Io, Europa, Ganymede, and Callisto, discovered by Galileo.
- The minimum distance a moon can orbit a planet without being torn apart by tidal forces.
- A huge impact crater on Mercury formed by a massive asteroid collision.
- A large highland region on Venus containing mountains and plateaus, similar in size to Australia.
- The larger and closer of Mars’s two moons; it is irregularly shaped and slowly spiraling toward Mars.
- Collections of ice, rock, and dust particles that orbit a planet; most famously found around Saturn.
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- A massive canyon system on Mars, over 2,500 miles long, caused by tectonic forces rather than erosion.
- Rocky planets with solid surfaces; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- Saturn’s largest moon, known for its thick atmosphere and lakes of liquid methane and ethane.
- A chemical process where sunlight breaks molecules into smaller parts, common in planetary atmospheres.
- The largest moon in the solar system, orbiting Jupiter; it is even larger than the planet Mercury.
- The largest volcano in the solar system, located on Mars; it is about three times taller than Mount Everest.
- Fast-moving bands of wind in a planet’s atmosphere that influence weather patterns.
- Neptune’s largest moon, notable for its retrograde orbit and icy surface with geysers.
18 Clues: Rocky planets with solid surfaces; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. • A huge impact crater on Mercury formed by a massive asteroid collision. • The smaller and more distant moon of Mars, with a smoother shape than Phobos. • Fast-moving bands of wind in a planet’s atmosphere that influence weather patterns. • ...
revision 2022-10-20
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- system it consists of8 planets that orbit around the sun
- The scientist who studies sun, moon , stars
- a large hole
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- a place where scientists study the space
- a machine that scientists use to look at planets and moons
- The center of something
- rocky small bodies around the sun
- contains many solar systems
8 Clues: a large hole • The center of something • contains many solar systems • rocky small bodies around the sun • a place where scientists study the space • The scientist who studies sun, moon , stars • system it consists of8 planets that orbit around the sun • a machine that scientists use to look at planets and moons
Gas Giant Vocabulary 2023-09-25
8 Clues: Saturn wears them • What gas giants are made of • gas giants that are extra cold • the different ends of the planets • The objects that orbit the planets. • the gas that makes Uranus and Neptune • the units used to measure distances in space • the time it takes for a planet to go around the sun
Star Wars 2024-12-12
Across
- A group of billions of stars and planets.
- Like a rocket but flat.
- Comes in many fighting colours.
- Armoured army men with red and blue fighting colours.
- Luke's father's real name.
Down
- The dark lord of the sith.
- A black ball that destroys planets and lives.
- Only fight to keep the peace, trained by Yoda.
8 Clues: Like a rocket but flat. • The dark lord of the sith. • Luke's father's real name. • Comes in many fighting colours. • A group of billions of stars and planets. • A black ball that destroys planets and lives. • Only fight to keep the peace, trained by Yoda. • Armoured army men with red and blue fighting colours.
Earth 2022-11-26
8 Clues: how much • to provide for • the outside of a thing • the degree of heat or cold • the state or quality of being warm • a round ball with a map of the world on it • the study of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets • the sun and all the planets and objects that revolve around it
Vocabulary (Unit 3 Week 1 & 2) 2023-10-20
8 Clues: how much • to provide for • the outside of a thing • the degree of heat or cold • the state or quality of being warm • a round ball with a map of the world on it • the study of the sun, moon, stars, and planets • the sun and all the planets and objects that revolve around it
Unit Three - Week 1 & 2 2023-06-22
8 Clues: to provide for • quantity; how much • the outside of a thing • the degree of heat or cold • the state or quality of being warm • a round ball with a map of the world on it • the study of the Sun, Moon, stars, and planets • system the sun and planets and objects that revolve around it
Surah Takwir (verse 15-18) Amna Majid 2023-04-13
The Universe 2021-07-08
7 Clues: They are big rocks • It's where we live • They orbit the planets • It's the biggest thing • They appear in the night • It's the way where we live • Earth, Mars, Mercury are examples of it
Solar System Crossword 2014-01-09
Across
- What is the proper name for a shooting star
- What is the name for a planet spinning on its axis
- What planet is most known for its rings
- Which planet has the shortest rotation
- What group of planets all have rings
- What is the name on the celestial objects orbiting the sun
Down
- What is the most outer dwarf planet
- What is made of dust and snow and known as a dirty snowball
- what is the name for a planet spinning around the sun
- Which planet is known as the red planet
- What planet is most like our own moon
- What is in the most outer region of your solar system
- Which planet is known to be earth's twin
13 Clues: What is the most outer dwarf planet • What group of planets all have rings • What planet is most like our own moon • Which planet has the shortest rotation • Which planet is known as the red planet • What planet is most known for its rings • Which planet is known to be earth's twin • What is the proper name for a shooting star • ...
Forces Crossword Puzzle 2022-02-28
Across
- An object at rest stays at rest & an object in motion stays in motion unless acted upon by a(n) ___ ___.
- A ___ is a push or pull.
- For every action, there is an equal and opposite ___.
- Mass is measured in ___.
- Force can cause objects to ___.
- Force & weight are both measured in ___.
Down
- Your ___ stays the same on other planets because is does not change with gravity.
- Weight is a measure of the force due to ___.
- Force equals mass times ___.
- Newton's 1st Law of Motion is also known as the law of ___.
- Force can cause objects to change speed or change ___.
- Your ___ is different on other planets because it changes with gravity.
- Mass is the amount of ___ in a given substance.
13 Clues: A ___ is a push or pull. • Mass is measured in ___. • Force equals mass times ___. • Force can cause objects to ___. • Force & weight are both measured in ___. • Weight is a measure of the force due to ___. • Mass is the amount of ___ in a given substance. • For every action, there is an equal and opposite ___. • Force can cause objects to change speed or change ___. • ...
SPACE 2024-01-17
Across
- fragments of rock or metal that fall to Earth from space
- place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out is an ______?
- The opposite of the Inner planets are ______?
- What do you see when you wake up and look up at the sky on a clear day?
- Earth's twin planet
- This is in our solar system
Down
- The blood cells in our body need this for us to live
- Gas giants are the planets that have a lot of _____! Saturn has 146!
- To get to Neptune from Earth, you have to go through Earth's _______?
- The Milky Way an _______?
- The farthest planet from the sun
- Something Saturn is known for is it's ________?
- What is the Sun?
13 Clues: What is the Sun? • Earth's twin planet • The Milky Way an _______? • This is in our solar system • The farthest planet from the sun • The opposite of the Inner planets are ______? • Something Saturn is known for is it's ________? • The blood cells in our body need this for us to live • fragments of rock or metal that fall to Earth from space • ...
aashni 2023-12-13
7 Clues: heat • the world • the outside of something • how much of something there is • the study of starts and planets • provide what is needed for something is • the sun and the planets that move around it
Crossword_Grd1-3 2021-09-25
Across
- The earliest part of a flight when the rocket lifts off the ground
- The study of Stars, Planets, and other Objects in Outer Space.
- The line where the Earth or the Sea seem to meet the sky.
- The 2nd planet from the Sun.
- Travelling through an unfamiliar area in order to learn about it.
- A vehicle that is used for travel in Outer Space.
Down
- The star that the Earth orbits around.
- A person who travels in Space.
- The 4th planet from the Sun.
- The natural satellite of the Earth.
- The planet closest to the Sun.
- All of space and everything in it including Stars, Planets, etc.
- The Earth spins around its _ once every 24 hours.
13 Clues: The 4th planet from the Sun. • The 2nd planet from the Sun. • A person who travels in Space. • The planet closest to the Sun. • The natural satellite of the Earth. • The star that the Earth orbits around. • The Earth spins around its _ once every 24 hours. • A vehicle that is used for travel in Outer Space. • The line where the Earth or the Sea seem to meet the sky. • ...
Final Review 4 2025-06-04
Across
- The category name for the inner four planets that have rocky surfaces
- More of this means that gravity is stronger
- Type of star that can end its life cycle as a neutron star or a black hole
- A former planet that's furthest from the sun
- The process that produces energy in the sun's core
- The spinning of Earth on its axis
- Less of this means that gravity is stronger
Down
- The orbiting of Earth around the sun
- The first phase of the moon cycle
- The category name for the outer four planets that are made of gas
- Eclipse that happens during the day
- Eclipse that happens at night
- Type of star that ends its life cycle as a white dwarf
13 Clues: Eclipse that happens at night • The first phase of the moon cycle • The spinning of Earth on its axis • Eclipse that happens during the day • The orbiting of Earth around the sun • More of this means that gravity is stronger • Less of this means that gravity is stronger • A former planet that's furthest from the sun • The process that produces energy in the sun's core • ...
unit 3 vocab 2025-10-14
Across
- a technique that uses interference of waves
- smallest unit of light on a digital screen
- transparent lens like a telescope lens
- Lens or a mirror that reflects
- a flash or sparkle of light
- The action of distributing things evenly over a wide spectrum
- A building to view stars and planets
- Telescope that usually uses multiple to focus on the light
- a solid-state electronic sensor that captures images by converting photons into electrical signalsPrimeFocus
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- the science of measuring light, specifically light that is visible to the human eye
- a telescope's light-collecting surface, which determines its brightness and resolutionAngularResolution
- Equipment used to see objects like stars or planets
- bending of a wave, light or particle
13 Clues: a flash or sparkle of light • Lens or a mirror that reflects • bending of a wave, light or particle • A building to view stars and planets • transparent lens like a telescope lens • smallest unit of light on a digital screen • a technique that uses interference of waves • Equipment used to see objects like stars or planets • ...
the solar system 2024-12-02
Early Earth Formation Events 2023-02-21
Across
- This process began when Earth formed and ended about 3.8 bya
- The process by which Earth's outermost layers move about the surface
- Early rock samples have been found on Earth brought here by ______
- When Earth cooled, this dense layer formed at the center of Earth
- A period in time defined by the earliest life on Earth
- Oldest mineral on Earth found in Australia
- A period of Earth's past when Earth was constantly colliding with Meteorites
- Also known as lunar rocks, helped age Earth
- This force pulled the early solar system materials together to form planets
Down
- The process that Earth and the other planets formed by
- The _____ _____ s about 4.6 byo
- This is a process used to find the exact age of rocks based on radioactive isotopes
- Earth's outermost layer
- is 4.54 billion years old
- The separation of Earth into layers based on density
- A period in Earth's history when Earth was extremely hot
- Formed when a Mars-sized body collided with Early Earth
- Early Earth was extremely hot partially due to ______ materials
- The Acasta Gneisses were found in this country
19 Clues: Earth's outermost layer • is 4.54 billion years old • The _____ _____ s about 4.6 byo • Oldest mineral on Earth found in Australia • Also known as lunar rocks, helped age Earth • The Acasta Gneisses were found in this country • The separation of Earth into layers based on density • The process that Earth and the other planets formed by • ...
Science Vs Religion 2013-10-29
Across
- - The star in which the Earth and planets orbit around
- - A religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church
- - A letter written by the pope to the whole of the church
- - An artificial body that orbits the earth or moon or another planet to collect information
- A result of Gods gracious initiative
- - A religious movement of the 16th century
- - When God heals people through forgiveness of sin
- - A group of Religious songs and prayers
- - The study of the nature of God and religious belief.
- - A system of millions and billions stars with gas and dust
Down
- - All existing Matter & space considered as a whole
- - A band of light across the sky
- - God's communication of himself
- - The natural satellite of the Earth reflected on light from the sun
- - being mentally stimulated to do something or feel a certain way
- - A formal act of worship
- - A group of the 9 planets and their moons which orbit around the sun.
- - An explosion of matter that created the universe
- - A Large object that orbits the sun
19 Clues: - A formal act of worship • - A band of light across the sky • - God's communication of himself • A result of Gods gracious initiative • - A Large object that orbits the sun • - A religious movement of the 16th century • - A group of Religious songs and prayers • - When God heals people through forgiveness of sin • - An explosion of matter that created the universe • ...
TATA SURYA KLS 6 2025-01-20
Across
- Bintang kelas M merupakan bintang yang paling dingin dan berwarna ….
- Planet tempat kita tinggal bernama ....
- Planet yang memiliki cincin adalah planet ….
- Alat yang digunakan untuk mengukur kecepatan rotasi suatu bintang adalah ….
- Planet beredar mengelilingi ….
- Sekelompok bintang debu antariksa, gas, dan materi gelap yang luas dan ditahan oleh gaya gravitasi disebut ….
- Bintang berekor atau bintang kukus adalah ….
- Bintang kelas O adalah bintang yang paling panas dan berwarna ….
- Planet terbesar adalah ….
- Pusat tata surya adalah ….
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- Peredaran planet mengelilingi Matahari membentul lintasan disebut ….
- Planet yang kita kenal dengan sebutan “Bintang Kejora” adalah planet ….
- Planet terdekat dari Matahari adalah ….
- Planet yang mirip dengan Bumi adalah ….
- Unsur utama Matahari dengan massa lebih dari 80% adalah ….
- Matahari masuk kedalam bintang dengan kelas G dan warnanya ….
- Secara umum, planet-planet yang mengelilingi Matahari dikelompokkan menjadi 2 macam. Planet dalam (Inner Planets) dan planet … (Outer planets).
- Satelit bumi adalah ….
- Benda langit yang belum melewati atau memasuki atmosfer bumi dan tidak terpengaruhi oleh medan gravitasi bumi disebut ….
- Benda langit kecil dan padat yang terdapat dalam sistem tata surya kita yang terbentang di antara orbit planet Mars dan planet Yupiter adalah ….
20 Clues: Satelit bumi adalah …. • Planet terbesar adalah …. • Pusat tata surya adalah …. • Planet beredar mengelilingi …. • Planet tempat kita tinggal bernama .... • Planet terdekat dari Matahari adalah …. • Planet yang mirip dengan Bumi adalah …. • Planet yang memiliki cincin adalah planet …. • Bintang berekor atau bintang kukus adalah …. • ...
Uranus, Neptune, Pluto 2026-04-13
Across
- Roman god of the underworld in Roman mythology
- the astronomer who discovered Pluto
- a large storm on Neptune similar to Jupiter’s red spot
- the astronomer who discovered Uranus
- a scientist who studied outer planets and the region beyond Neptune
- the largest moon of Neptune that orbits in a retrograde direction
- a moon of Uranus known for its unusual and varied surface
- Roman god of the sky in Roman mythology
- a dwarf planet located in the outer solar system
- a region beyond Neptune filled with icy objects and dwarf planets
- smaller moons that orbit Pluto
Down
- space probe a spacecraft that flew by Pluto and studied it up close
- a spacecraft that flew by Uranus and Neptune and sent back important data
- when a planet passes in front of a star and blocks its light
- the largest moon of Pluto
- the scientist who suggested naming the planet Uranus
- an astronomer who searched for a ninth planet
- number of moons equals five
- the astronomer who first observed Neptune
- a cloud that fast moving bright cloud in Neptune’s atmosphere
- Roman god of the sea in Roman mythology
21 Clues: the largest moon of Pluto • number of moons equals five • smaller moons that orbit Pluto • the astronomer who discovered Pluto • the astronomer who discovered Uranus • Roman god of the sky in Roman mythology • Roman god of the sea in Roman mythology • the astronomer who first observed Neptune • an astronomer who searched for a ninth planet • ...
activities in the space 2024-10-09
10 Clues: ___ food • ___ coffe • ___ cards • ___ planets • ___ in a bed • ___ their hair • ___ experiments • ___ fresh vegetable • ___ to their family • ___ the space station
Science Chapter 3 Review 2023-09-24
Across
- Always toward the center of Earth
- the planet on which we live
- something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
- to move in a regular path around something
- information that supports an answer to a question
- The opposite of down
- the pull between Earth and other objects, which acts even without touching
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
- an attempt to find out about something
- the only star in our solar system
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
Down
- a description of how something works or why something happens
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- Earth spins on its _______
- observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
- the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time
19 Clues: The opposite of down • Earth spins on its _______ • the planet on which we live • Always toward the center of Earth • the only star in our solar system • an attempt to find out about something • an arrangement of stars as seen from Earth • to move in a regular path around something • information that supports an answer to a question • ...
Unit 4 Vocabulary 2023-05-08
Across
- to discuss a topic in which two or more groups disagree and agree on
- information, facts
- system the sun and planets that move around it
- all things such as planets, stars, galaxies etc. that exist in space
- a vehicle that is used for travel in space
- a vehicle that can travel very fast
- the act of traveling around to discover a thing or place
- a person who has trained to travel in space
- a long trip
- an electrical wave sent through the air
- the universe, outside the Earth
- an object in space that travels around the sun, it leaves a bright long line in its path
Down
- a creature that may exist outside the Earth
- station a vehicle that provides houses for astronauts and used for doing scientific tests
- the gasses surrounding the Earth
- a large group of stars
- to talk about something with others
- a large object in space that moves around the sun
- to follow the curved path around something such as the sun
- to look carefully to find out something
20 Clues: a long trip • information, facts • a large group of stars • the universe, outside the Earth • the gasses surrounding the Earth • to talk about something with others • a vehicle that can travel very fast • an electrical wave sent through the air • to look carefully to find out something • a vehicle that is used for travel in space • a creature that may exist outside the Earth • ...
Space Crossword 2013-08-12
Across
- system A star and its planets
- Everything that exists
- An object which orbits a planet
- Something which orbits a star
- Where our solar system is located
Down
- A star is a huge, bright ball of burning gas that is held together by gravity.
- A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
- An object which orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit
- Group of stars
9 Clues: Group of stars • Everything that exists • system A star and its planets • Something which orbits a star • An object which orbits a planet • Where our solar system is located • A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky • An object which orbits the sun in an elliptical orbit • A star is a huge, bright ball of burning gas that is held together by gravity.
Solar System 2022-10-05
Across
- an ice ball with a dust tail and gas tail
- has a lot of asteroids in a disk shape
- something that orbits planets
- people live on this planet
- something that is in the middle of a comet
Down
- large objects that orbits the sun
- bits of debris and know as a shooting star
- a meteor that hits the earth
- something that is very hot and planets orbit around it
9 Clues: people live on this planet • a meteor that hits the earth • something that orbits planets • large objects that orbits the sun • has a lot of asteroids in a disk shape • an ice ball with a dust tail and gas tail • bits of debris and know as a shooting star • something that is in the middle of a comet • something that is very hot and planets orbit around it
Solar System Vocab 2023-11-02
Across
- meteoroid entering the earth's atmosphere; produces streak of light
- NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant"
- rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids
- Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets
- measure of gravity exerted from an object
- is the amount of matter in an object
Down
- large, rock-shaped, orbit the sun, smaller than planets;rock and metal
- force that pulls all objects with mass toward one other
- A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small
- chunks of ice and dust traveling the space;dirty snowballs
- consists sun and everything that orbits around it
11 Clues: is the amount of matter in an object • measure of gravity exerted from an object • NO rocky/solid surfaces; larger;"gas giant" • consists sun and everything that orbits around it • Rocky and solid surfaces; Smaller;terrestrial planets • A meteor that hit the surface of the earth; very small • rocky objects orbiting the sun, smaller than asteroids • ...
Astronomy Simon 2016-11-21
15 Clues: Earth • Red planet • Inner core • Rocky object • Rock and Ice • Shooting Star • Biggest planet • Small particles • Smallest planet • Biggest planets • Can leave craters • Beyond the Kuiper Belt. • Between Mars and Jupiter • Eris, MakeMake, Haumea, Ceres • The average distance between earth and the sun.
Earth and Beyond 2024-03-15
Across
- The model that the Earth at the centre
- the Sun is at the centre of the Solar System and all the planets are in orbits around the Sun
- The person who e thought that the Earth was at the centre of the Universe because if you drop something it falls towards the Earth
- In the geocentric model, Light could travel through the spheres, called
- The person who research for the space
- who had produced a model with the Sun at the centre about 1200 years earlier
- a scientist born in Uzbekistan, thought that it was not possible to prove that the Earth was moving
- Galileo observed dark spots on the surface of the Sun
- They look for further .... for support their explanation
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- He thought that the motion of the stars was because the Earth was spinning on its axis, not because the stars were moving
- The model explained a lot of the observations, but it did not explain one important observation
- He is famous for developing the heliocentric model of the Solar System, but he did not invent the idea himself.
- The telescope had been invented in 1600 in the Netherlands, and he made his own version in 1609
- Copernicus promoted the heliocentric model in
- They developed the geocentric model
- In the geocentric model, all the spheres moved at a...speed, and all the objects, including the Earth, were spherical
- The person who like to observe the science phenomenon
- He developed the model to explain the motion of the planets. He added little circles on top of the bigger circles that were the paths of the planets
18 Clues: They developed the geocentric model • The person who research for the space • The model that the Earth at the centre • Copernicus promoted the heliocentric model in • The person who like to observe the science phenomenon • Galileo observed dark spots on the surface of the Sun • They look for further .... for support their explanation • ...
Keagen Markuson P4 10-23-2023 2023-10-23
Across
- artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional
- a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky
- a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
- an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun
- a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
- fundamental system in condensed matter sciences and the main constituent of gas giant planets
- a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
- a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
- composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
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- a conic section is a non-negative real number that uniquely characterizes its shape.
- a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
- circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System
- solid objects thought to exist in protoplanetary disks and debris disks
- a small body moving in the solar system
- actual or apparent motion of a body in a direction opposite to that of the (direct) motions of most members of the solar system or of other astronomical systems with a preferred direction of motion.
- A small planet
- the area around a star where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets
18 Clues: A small planet • composed mainly of hydrogen and helium • a small body moving in the solar system • circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System • a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals • a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere • artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional • ...
Keagen Markuson P4 10-23-2023 2023-10-23
Across
- artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional
- a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky
- a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
- an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun
- a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
- fundamental system in condensed matter sciences and the main constituent of gas giant planets
- a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals
- a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
- composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
Down
- a conic section is a non-negative real number that uniquely characterizes its shape.
- a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers, the mean distance from the center of the earth to the center of the sun.
- circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System
- solid objects thought to exist in protoplanetary disks and debris disks
- a small body moving in the solar system
- actual or apparent motion of a body in a direction opposite to that of the (direct) motions of most members of the solar system or of other astronomical systems with a preferred direction of motion.
- A small planet
- the area around a star where it is not too hot and not too cold for liquid water to exist on the surface of surrounding planets
18 Clues: A small planet • composed mainly of hydrogen and helium • a small body moving in the solar system • circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System • a planet that is composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals • a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere • artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional • ...
Solar System 2013-04-03
Across
- A chunk of rock or dust in space
- Clouds of gas and dust form a fuzzy outer layer called
- The solid inner core of a comet
- The sun produces enough energy through
- Known as the "color sphere"
- Outermost layer of the sun's interior
- Huge, reddish loops of gas called
- Too small to be considered full-fledged planets
- The region of the Solar System is called the
Down
- Region of very tightly packed gas where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation
- What kind of effect is the trapping of heat by the atmosphere
- The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere is called the
- The inner planets are often called
- The outer layer which looks like a white halo around the sun
- Loose collections of ice,dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits are usually very long ellipes
- Areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around the,
- The sun's central region
17 Clues: The sun's central region • Known as the "color sphere" • The solid inner core of a comet • A chunk of rock or dust in space • Huge, reddish loops of gas called • The inner planets are often called • Outermost layer of the sun's interior • The sun produces enough energy through • The region of the Solar System is called the • Too small to be considered full-fledged planets • ...
Unit 8: A Journey to Space 2024-11-05
Across
- It makes the engine on a spaceship work.
- To move around a star, a planet or moon.
- It keeps us on the ground and makes planets move around the Sun.
- A large round object that travels around a star.
- To touch the ground after travelling through space.
- This is the place outside of the Earth. The stars are there
- system It has got eight planets and one sun
- station This is a place where astronauts can live and work
- This is the place where humans live
- When a rocket is sent to space.
- A big vehicle that carries astronauts in it to space.
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- It is bigger than the solar system
- This is in the air and we breathe it
- This is the object we need to look at the stars in the night sky
- A group of people (like astronauts), who work together in a space station.
- This person works at space
- A powerful machine that pushes a rocket into space.
- 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 in the air and we breathe it • This is the place where humans live • It makes the engine on a spaceship work. • To move around a star, a planet or moon. • system It has got eight planets and one sun • A large round object that travels around a star. • ...
Flight & Space Crossword Puzzle 2025-05-09
Across
- The largest planet in our solar system
- This word describes things related to our star, after the Latin word for Sun, "solis."
- The state where Neil Armstrong is from
- This planet is the farthest planet from the sun
- Agency responsible for exploring space and aeronautics (the science of flight)
- This Apollo mission was the first mission to land man on the moon
- This planet is one of the "Gas Giants"
- The center of our solar system
Down
- Pluto is classified as this type of planet
- Name of missions that first landed humans on the Moon
- Planets orbit the Sun in paths called
- Earth is the only planet in the solar system to support this
- These objects orbit planets
- Last name of U.S. President who challenged the United States to go to the moon.
- This planet is closet to the sun
- Planet that is often referred to as "Earth twin"
- This planet is known as the "red planet"
17 Clues: These objects orbit planets • The center of our solar system • This planet is closet to the sun • Planets orbit the Sun in paths called • The largest planet in our solar system • The state where Neil Armstrong is from • This planet is one of the "Gas Giants" • This planet is known as the "red planet" • Pluto is classified as this type of planet • ...
Space 2026-05-13
Across
- I am an object that orbits a star
- I am in the center of our solar system
- I'm a space rock in space
- I'm only red because my surface is made out of iron
- I'm a colorful cloud in space
- I have an elliptical orbit around the sun burning
- I'm a graveyard of all things if you come too close to me you will turn so thin you would look like a hair
- I am the only planet in our solar system to have life
- I'm too small to be called a planet but too big to be a moon
- I'm home to many solar systems including The solar system
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- We are the farthest planets from the sun
- I am the biggest planet in our solar system
- I am inner
- I am the biggest thing known to exist
- Im what has been discovered by telescopes
- I rotate around planets and i'm covered in rocks
- I'm a space rock burning and falling into the earths atmosphere
17 Clues: I am inner • I'm a space rock in space • I'm a colorful cloud in space • I am an object that orbits a star • I am the biggest thing known to exist • I am in the center of our solar system • We are the farthest planets from the sun • Im what has been discovered by telescopes • I am the biggest planet in our solar system • I rotate around planets and i'm covered in rocks • ...
Working In Space 2018-01-18
Across
- time that hasn't happened yet
- scientific study of the stars and planets
- the area outside Earth where the planets and stars are
- power, energy or physical strength
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- to travel a curved path around a larger object like the sun
- to have tried out new things
- to fix something broken
- move slowly through the air
8 Clues: to fix something broken • move slowly through the air • to have tried out new things • time that hasn't happened yet • power, energy or physical strength • scientific study of the stars and planets • the area outside Earth where the planets and stars are • to travel a curved path around a larger object like the sun
The Cell 2023-08-02
Across
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- is the closest planet to the sun.
- saturn and uranus
- is the hottest planet.
- is at the center of the solar system.
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- system is made of the sun, the planets and their moons.
- is the smallest planet.
- is the biggest planet of all.
- system the sun and all the objects that orbit.
- is the farthest planet from the sun.
- is the coldest planets
11 Clues: saturn and uranus • is the coldest planets • is the hottest planet. • is the smallest planet. • is the biggest planet of all. • is the closest planet to the sun. • is the farthest planet from the sun. • is at the center of the solar system. • system the sun and all the objects that orbit. • system is made of the sun, the planets and their moons. • ...
Gas Giant Vocabulary 2023-09-25
8 Clues: Saturn wears them • What gas giants are made of • gas giants that are extra cold • the different ends of the planets • The objects that orbit the planets. • the gas that makes Uranus and Neptune • the units used to measure distances in space • the time it takes for a planet to go around the sun
Greek roots by shrijan 2022-01-11
Astronomy 2023-08-17
Across
- Morning Star
- Comets revolve around
- unit of measuring distances between the stars is known as
- On which of the following planets of the solar system does the sun rise in the west and set in the east?
- The planet having no moon is
- Which planet looks reddish in the night sky?
- Saturn rings were discovered by
- brightest star in the sky
- Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin?
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- Asteroids have their orbits between the planets Mars & _________
- Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’?
- The planet having five moons is
- What is the most massive star known so far?
- The period of one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called______ year.
- The position of a planet when it is nearest to the Sun is called
15 Clues: Morning Star • Comets revolve around • brightest star in the sky • The planet having no moon is • The planet having five moons is • Saturn rings were discovered by • Which planet is known as the Earth’s Twin? • What is the most massive star known so far? • Which planet looks reddish in the night sky? • Which planet is known as the ‘Watery Planet’? • ...
Black holes 2025-09-08
Across
- year the distance light travels within a year
- planets,asteroids, and comets all orbiting the sun held by gravity
- a substance containing mass and volume taking up space
- a person who studies planets and outer space with a telescope
- a massive system made up of stars, gas, and dust
- a fact or thing that is unusual
- the dark shape or shadow of someone or something in light
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- an invisible force that pulls us down to earth
- an expert of physics
- hot flowing matter that is made up of charged particles
- the boundary of a black hole in which objects get trapped in and don't return
- hole a force that attracts and traps objects like light
- light that vibrates in one direction only
13 Clues: an expert of physics • a fact or thing that is unusual • light that vibrates in one direction only • year the distance light travels within a year • an invisible force that pulls us down to earth • a massive system made up of stars, gas, and dust • a substance containing mass and volume taking up space • hot flowing matter that is made up of charged particles • ...
Science Vs Religion 2013-10-29
Across
- - A religious ceremony or act of the Christian Church
- - A group of Religious songs and prayers
- - A group of the 9 planets and their moons which orbit around the sun.
- - A formal act of worship
- - being mentally stimulated to do something or feel a certain way
- - The natural satellite of the Earth reflected on light from the sun
- - A religious movement of the 16th century
- - A letter written by the pope to the whole of the church
- - When God heals people through forgiveness of sin
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- - An artificial body that orbits the earth or moon or another planet to collect information
- - A band of light across the sky
- - An explosion of matter that created the universe
- - The star in which the Earth and planets orbit around
- - A result of Gods gracious initiative
- - The study of the nature of God and religious belief.
- - A system of millions and billions stars with gas and dust
- - All existing Matter & space considered as a whole
- - God's communication of himself
- - A Large object that orbits the sun
19 Clues: - A formal act of worship • - A band of light across the sky • - God's communication of himself • - A Large object that orbits the sun • - A result of Gods gracious initiative • - A group of Religious songs and prayers • - A religious movement of the 16th century • - An explosion of matter that created the universe • - When God heals people through forgiveness of sin • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-28
Across
- What are scientists able to calculate from the radioactive elements found in a meteorite that decay at a particular rate
- What is the smallest of the continents
- What color can penetrate the Ocean waters the deepest?
- What is the largest ocean on earth
- Our galaxy is the spiraled what?
- what had a beginning
- Lines of Latitude are also known as?
- what is the continent bordered to the north by the Mediterranean Sea?
- how stars and planets were formed
- What is the continent at the South Pole?
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- Huge rotating aggregations of stars, dust, and gas held together by
- stars are formed in a what?
- Big Bang Theory occured?
- What planet is believed to have once had a magnetic field that disappeared when the planets iron core cooled?
- what object was used to chart the direction of surface currents
- A massive sphere is created by?
- What is the primary reference line of latitude
- Giant the body of star swells into a what?
- What is the smallest ocean on earth
19 Clues: what had a beginning • Big Bang Theory occured? • stars are formed in a what? • A massive sphere is created by? • Our galaxy is the spiraled what? • how stars and planets were formed • What is the largest ocean on earth • What is the smallest ocean on earth • Lines of Latitude are also known as? • What is the smallest of the continents • What is the continent at the South Pole? • ...
Space yayyyyyyyy 2026-02-03
Across
- balls of gas that fill the night sky
- objects in space that are to small to be planets but to big to be asteroids
- made from leftover debre when the planets formed sometimes close to the sun and sometimes very far away
- the galexy that we live in
- largest planet in our solersystem
- only planet with life in our solar system
- revolves around earth every 28 days
- mass of celestial objects that rotate a sun in the center
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- eight of them in our soler system revolve around sun
- sixth planet from the sun has most prominent rings in our soler system
- giant ball of gas in the center of our soler system
- many soler systems with black hole in center
- small objects that rotate the sun
- furthest planet from the sun winds up to 1500 mph
- closest planet to the sun
- tilted on its axis seventh planet from sun
- center of a galexy
- red planet fourth from the sun
- hottest planet in our solar system
19 Clues: center of a galexy • closest planet to the sun • the galexy that we live in • red planet fourth from the sun • small objects that rotate the sun • largest planet in our solersystem • hottest planet in our solar system • revolves around earth every 28 days • balls of gas that fill the night sky • only planet with life in our solar system • ...
Our Solar System 2025-10-20
Across
- representation of an idea, phenomenon, or object in the universe
- a meteor that hits Earth’s surface
- an icy rock that lets off gas and dust, which may form tails when it is flying close to a sun in its elliptical orbit
- the gases held by gravity around Earth and around other planets. It can also be used to talk about gases around stars.
- an imaginary line running through an object around which it rotates.
- a natural satellite object that revolves around a bigger planet, dwarf planet, or asteroid; astronomers usually call them satellites or natural satellites.
- a donut-shaped region of millions of icy objects that exists outside the orbit of Neptune. Objects in the Kuiper belt consist of "ices" such as ammonia, water, and methane. it includes some larger objects like the dwarf planets Pluto and Eris
- a force attracting one object towards another object
- a fragment (piece) of an asteroid or comet with a size ranging from a few millimeters to several tens of meters.
- the movement of an object around another object.
- ratio between a model's dimensions and the actual object
- the movement of an object around its own center axis.
- a scientific instrument designed to gather and magnify light or other electromagnetic radiation from distant objects in space
- one of the four gaseous planets in our solar system that do not have a solid surface and are beyond the asteroid belt
- a spherical shell around our solar system. It may contain more than a trillion icy bodies. Long-period comets (which take more than 200 years to orbit the sun) come from the Oort Cloud. It is 2,000 to 200,000 AU away from the sun.
- the space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
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- the amount of time it takes for a celestial body to complete one orbit
- the amount of time it takes a celestial body to spin around its axis once
- planet with a surface made up of a thick layer of hydrogen gas, rather than a solid surface you can stand on
- a celestial body that: is in orbit around the Sun, has sufficient mass to assume a nearly round shape, and has "cleared the neighborhood" around its orbit.
- one of the four terrestrial planets in our solar system that have hard, rocky surfaces you can stand on; are within 2AU of the sun; and are within the asteroid belt
- a celestial body that orbits the sun, is round in shape, is not a moon, but has not cleared its orbit, and therefore can not be classified as a planet
- Earth-like planets that have a hard, rocky surface that you could walk on
- a rocky object that orbits the sun; some are the size of a pick-up truck. Others are hundreds of miles across
- the streak of light caused when a meteoroid enters a planet’s atmosphere and starts to burn from the heat of friction.
- the path that one celestial body follows around another
- a human-made object that orbits around a celestial body, such as a planet or moon
27 Clues: a meteor that hits Earth’s surface • the movement of an object around another object. • a force attracting one object towards another object • the movement of an object around its own center axis. • the path that one celestial body follows around another • ratio between a model's dimensions and the actual object • ...
Solar System and Beyond 2024-08-06
Across
- model where the Earth was center
- an object moves in a straight line unless another force acts upon it
- all known objects in space
- fusion of hydrogen atoms to create helium atoms in a star
- model where the sun in the center
- large heavenly bodies that revolve around a star
- An explanation of the world around us
- distance light travels in one year
- our galaxy, where our solar system is found
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- object with strong gravity, nothing escapes
- a system with a sun at the center and planets and other objects in space
- distance in relation to a specific point of reference
- position of an object in relation to an identified/specific point
- brilliant explosion occuring from a dying supergiant star
- initial explosion that resulted in formation and expansion of the universe
- of attraction that governs how objects in space interact with each other
- grouping of stars that form a pinwheel with arms spiraling from the center
- a natural body that revolves around a planet, also known as the moon
- large cloud of gas and dust with immense volume
19 Clues: all known objects in space • model where the Earth was center • model where the sun in the center • distance light travels in one year • An explanation of the world around us • object with strong gravity, nothing escapes • our galaxy, where our solar system is found • large cloud of gas and dust with immense volume • large heavenly bodies that revolve around a star • ...
Unit 4 Vocabulary 2023-05-08
Across
- to discuss a topic in which two or more groups disagree and agree on
- information, facts
- system the sun and planets that move around it
- all things such as planets, stars, galaxies etc. that exist in space
- a vehicle that is used for travel in space
- a vehicle that can travel very fast
- the act of traveling around to discover a thing or place
- a person who has trained to travel in space
- a long trip
- an electrical wave sent through the air
- the universe, outside the Earth
- an object in space that travels around the sun, it leaves a bright long line in its path
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- a creature that may exist outside the Earth
- station a vehicle that provides houses for astronauts and used for doing scientific tests
- the gasses surrounding the Earth
- a large group of stars
- to talk about something with others
- a large object in space that moves around the sun
- to follow the curved path around something such as the sun
- to look carefully to find out something
20 Clues: a long trip • information, facts • a large group of stars • the universe, outside the Earth • the gasses surrounding the Earth • to talk about something with others • a vehicle that can travel very fast • an electrical wave sent through the air • to look carefully to find out something • a vehicle that is used for travel in space • a creature that may exist outside the Earth • ...
Astronomy 2013-05-20
Across
- The distance that light travels in a year
- The outer planets known as jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- A collection of dust and ice that orbits the sun
- A enormous explosion of a dying supergiant star
- All of space, time, everything!
- The region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter
- Trapping heat near a planet's surface by gases in the planet's atmosphere
- They are caused by the motions of the moon around Earth
- The darkest part of the moon's shadow
- The frequency of an object to resist a change in motion
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- Inner planets that are dense and have rocky surfaces
- An object with high gravity in space that is so strong that nothing can escape
- The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
- A meteoroid that that passes through the atmosphere and hitting Earth's surface
- A large cloud of gas and dust in space
- Path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- An object that orbits a planet
17 Clues: An object that orbits a planet • All of space, time, everything! • The darkest part of the moon's shadow • A large cloud of gas and dust in space • The distance that light travels in a year • A enormous explosion of a dying supergiant star • A collection of dust and ice that orbits the sun • The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part • ...
Looking into space 2021-10-25
Across
- People study the stars in these buildings.
- The biggest planet in the solar system.
- A group of stars is called a?
- How many phases does the moon go through?
- The first four planets are known as the ________ planets.
- When the moon moves into the earths shadow it is known as what eclipse.
- The name of the closest galaxy to ours.
- When the moon moves directly between the earth and the sun it is known as what eclipse?
- Balls of gas that give off a large amount of heat and light.
- Uranus's atmosphere is made from this deadly gas.
- The huge expanse that covers everything in the sky and beyond.
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- This planet has the most moons.
- The southern cross is the best known constellation in this hemisphere.
- year Distance in space is measured in this unit.
- People who study stars are called?
- Mars is famously known as the _____ planet.
- Venus's atmosphere is made from this.
17 Clues: A group of stars is called a? • This planet has the most moons. • People who study stars are called? • Venus's atmosphere is made from this. • The biggest planet in the solar system. • The name of the closest galaxy to ours. • How many phases does the moon go through? • People study the stars in these buildings. • Mars is famously known as the _____ planet. • ...
space 2024-03-11
Across
- a giant camera that takes images of space
- how hot or cold something is
- a group of stars that make a pattern
- Planet a planet that is mostly made of gas
- System consists of the Sun and everything that orbits, or travels around, the Sun
- Spinning on its axis
- a line that forms when the sky and land collide
- a thing you can see in space closely
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- Small chunks of rock that travel through space
- a place with a bunch of planets and stars.
- the layer of gas that surrounds Earth
- a big ball of ice that is going really fast.
- collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity
- Dwarf plant
- a big rock that is made by little rocks
- A scientist who studies the objects in the sky, including planets, galaxies, black holes, and stars
- Natural, giant, glowing balls of gas
17 Clues: Dwarf plant • Spinning on its axis • how hot or cold something is • a group of stars that make a pattern • a thing you can see in space closely • Natural, giant, glowing balls of gas • the layer of gas that surrounds Earth • a giant camera that takes images of space • a place with a bunch of planets and stars. • Planet a planet that is mostly made of gas • ...
Language 2024-07-16
Across
- the path of a planet around an object that is moving around another thing in space
- not knowing about something
- a fight between armies in a war
- Earth and all the stars, planets, and everything else in space
- a striaght line across a circle, through a center
- a large group of soldiers
- a place that is often underground where a dead person's body is buried
- a nice smell
- a kind of heavy earth that becomes hard when dried
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- how far it is from one place to another
- a person who owns or works in a store that sells flowers
- a box that a dead person's body is put in
- a collection of silver, gold, jewerly, or other things that are worth a lot of money
- a hard green stone that is used in jewelry
- a very large group of stars and planets
- all physical substances or a substance of a particular kind
- the force that pulls everything toward Earth
17 Clues: a nice smell • a large group of soldiers • not knowing about something • a fight between armies in a war • how far it is from one place to another • a very large group of stars and planets • a box that a dead person's body is put in • a hard green stone that is used in jewelry • the force that pulls everything toward Earth • a striaght line across a circle, through a center • ...
The Scientific Revolution Crossword Puzzle 2023-07-15
Across
- German astronomer known for his laws of planetary motion.
- A force of attraction between objects and mass.
- A controlled and systematic procedure used to test a hypothesis and gather data.
- Astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory.
- Political leader that incorporated key ideas of the Enlightenment into the Declaration of Independence.
- Developed laws of gravity and motion.
- An instrument that magnifies small objects, allowing the observation of tiny structures and organisms.
- A logical method created by Francis Bacon that is based on observation and experimentation.
- Scientist who built the telescope to observe planets motion.
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- An optical instrument used to view distant objects,often used by astronomers.
- A testable statement used to make predictions and guide investigations.
- The theory that stated the sun was at the center and planets revolved around it.
- Discovered that blood circulated throughout the body
- A philosophical approach that emphasizes reason.
- Developed the scientific method.
- The intellectual movement that emphasized reason and logic.
- A period of significant transformation or change.
17 Clues: Developed the scientific method. • Developed laws of gravity and motion. • A force of attraction between objects and mass. • A philosophical approach that emphasizes reason. • Astronomer who developed the heliocentric theory. • A period of significant transformation or change. • Discovered that blood circulated throughout the body • ...
EARTH PLACE IN UNIVERSE 2025-12-05
intra- 2015-02-23
8th Grade Science, Part 1 2024-05-14
Across
- model of the universe where the sun is at the center of the revolving planets and stars (C6, L1)
- loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits can be very long, narrow ellipses (C6, L6)
- a packet of light energy (C4, L1)
- the rate at which velocity changes (C1,L1)
- a device that measures small currents (C2, L4)
- a body that orbits a planet (C5, L1)
- the bending of waves due to change in speed (C3, L3)
- a body that orbits the sun, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit (C5, L1)
- areas of gas on the sun's surface that are cooler than the gases around them. (C6, L3)
- a device that transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy (C2, L5)
- when a wave hits a surface, any part of the wave that cannot pass through the surface bounces back (C3, L3)
- model of the universe where Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars (C6, L1)
- a current with charges that flow in one direction (C2, L5)
- the relationship between electricity and magnetism (C2, L3)
- electromagnetic waves with the longest wavelengths and lowest frequencies (C4, L2)
- rocky objects, most of which are too small and too numerous to be considered planets or dwarf planets (C6, L6)
- a measure of the force of gravity on an object (C1, L2)
- a disturbance involving the transfer of energy from place to place (C3, L1)
- the force that two surfaces exert on each other when they rub against each other (C1, L2)
- an oval shape (C6, L1)
- the sun, the planets, their moons and a variety of smaller objects (C6, L2)
- a push or a pull (C1, L1)
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- the combination of all the forces on an object (C1, L1)
- the interaction of waves that meet (C3, L3)
- a force that causes an object to move in a circular path (C1, L5)
- a pattern or group of stars that people imagine represent a figure, animal, or object (C5,L1)
- electromagnetic waves with wavelengths shorter than those of microwaves (C4, L2)
- the maximum distance the medium vibrates from the rest position (C3, L2)
- the area of magnetic force around a magnet (C2, L2)
- a constantly reversing current (C2, L5)
- the attraction or repulsion of magnetic materials (C2, L1)
- a repeated back-and-forth or up-and down motion (C3, L1)
- the rise and fall of ocean water that occurs ever 12.5 hours or so (C5, L3)
- a force that pulls objects toward each other (C1, L2)
- mass X velocity = THIS (C1, L4)
- resistance to change in motion (C1, L3)
- chunks of rock or dust smaller than asteroids (C6, L6)
- the number of waves that pass a given point in a certain amount of time (C3, L2)
- electromagnetic waves that have shorter wavelengths and higher frequencies than radio waves (C4, L2)
- the ability to do work (C3, L1)
- the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave (C3, L2)
41 Clues: an oval shape (C6, L1) • a push or a pull (C1, L1) • mass X velocity = THIS (C1, L4) • the ability to do work (C3, L1) • a packet of light energy (C4, L1) • a body that orbits a planet (C5, L1) • a constantly reversing current (C2, L5) • resistance to change in motion (C1, L3) • the rate at which velocity changes (C1,L1) • the interaction of waves that meet (C3, L3) • ...
Living by the Maramataka L3 Nov 2022 2025-06-09
GRADE 6- MINI PT 2021-04-12
Across
- it is the time when the orbit of the Earth is near from the sun
- is oval-shaped with two points called foci
- It is a rover that was brought by Mars Pathfinder to explore the Martian landscape
- Center of the Solar system
- Named after the Roman Goddess of Beauty
- Discovered that 85% of the Planet Mercury is made up of Iron
- it is the time when the orbit of the Earth is farthest away from the sun
- the Most abundant gas in the atmosphere
- Name of the Moon found on Planet Mars
- Named the innermost planet
- PLANTES, Another term for Gaseous Planets
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- Another term for Moons
- The process of converting sunlight, water, and carbon dioxide to food
- The third planet in the Solar System
- described gravity as the force that always pulls objects together.
- was launched to check if there are microbes that are present on the planet mars
- Named after the Roman God of War
- MONS The biggest/tallest Volcano in the solar system
- PLANETS, Made up of rocky materials
19 Clues: Another term for Moons • Center of the Solar system • Named the innermost planet • Named after the Roman God of War • PLANETS, Made up of rocky materials • The third planet in the Solar System • Name of the Moon found on Planet Mars • Named after the Roman Goddess of Beauty • the Most abundant gas in the atmosphere • PLANTES, Another term for Gaseous Planets • ...
scientific revolution 2026-04-28
Across
- the theory that the sun was the center of the universe and planets revolved around it
- a Danish Astronomer who studied the movements of planets for many years
- the belief that earth is an immovable object at the center of the universe
- a scientist who discovered gravity
- the force that every object in the universe has and is affected by the distance and mass
- the logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas
- the study of space
- bacon he believed and modernized the idea of gathering evidence based on experiments
- the scientist who revolutionized the study of anatomy
- the study of life
- Kepler the assistant to Tycho Brahe
- mad about the heliocentric theory being spread
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- an astronomer who ived in Poland and had the idea that the sun was at the center of the universe
- a change in how people understood the world
- study of chemicals
- developed analytical geometry
- an astronomer who discovered the valleys and hills of the moon
- A biologist from the Netherlands who made microscopes
- an array of tiny lenses that magnetified tiny living creatures
19 Clues: the study of life • study of chemicals • the study of space • developed analytical geometry • a scientist who discovered gravity • Kepler the assistant to Tycho Brahe • a change in how people understood the world • mad about the heliocentric theory being spread • the logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas • A biologist from the Netherlands who made microscopes • ...
Chapter 1 Part 1 2013-10-20
Across
- A body of rocky materials orbiting around the sun. Smaller than a planet. Are often found and formed in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Largest known asteroid (called Ceres) is classified as a dwarf planet.
- A localised volume of the Sun`s outer layers in w2hich enhanced magnetic fields give rise to transient phenomena in the sun spots and prominences. Such regions are associated with Flares.
- backward (clockwise ) movement of planets orbiting the sun eg Venus and Uranus( which is also tipped on its side.)
- any equation in which size of one quantity is inversely proportional to the square of another quantity. Newtons Law of Gravity is an example of Inverse square Law as is the relationship between brightness and distance eg., a 100w light bulb seen at a distance of 300m is 9x less bright than at a 100m. In other words the further the distance the broarder the light beam but less powerful.
- A large rocky or icy body in orbit around the sun that does not fill the criteria of being classed as a planet because it has not swept out a clear path on it`s orbit.
- forward (anticlockwise) movement of planets orbiting the sun. (all except Venus and Uranus.
- solar system bodies that have average distances from the Sun further than Neptune eg, the Kuiper Belt where the comet Pluto is found (billions of km away from the sun whereas the Earth is 150 million) and the Oort cloud (13.9 trillion km away from the sun) Where Halley`s comet is found.
- A spurt of hot solar material extending outwards from the edge of the Sun.
- A relatively cool region of the Sun`s photosphere that appears as a dark spot on images of the sun.
- An object in orbit around a larger one eg the moon or space probe.
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- Large rocky or gaseous body in orbit around the sun.
- small hot star left behind when a red giant throws off it`s outer layers as a planetary nebula. A white dwarf has a mass similar to that of the sun but a radius similar to Earth. A white dwarf is supported against gravity by an effect of Quantum physics known as electron degeneracy pressures (quantum physics-Study of behaviour of matter and energy at the molecular/atomic/ nuclear/small microscopic levels.
- a smaller planet compared to Earth composed of rocky material.
- Small body of icy and rocky materials found and formed in the Oort cloud and Kupier belt and some enter the solar system.
- A large, cool start that is going through subsidiary (less imp) stages of nuclear reactions, having exhausted it`s hydrogen fluid supply.
- Sun and all bodies that orbit around it (planets and their satellites, comets and asteroids)
- The luminous surface of the sun and stars. The Sun`s photosphere is 500km thick.(London to Scottish border).
- Lower part of the Sun`s atmosphere situated immediately above the photosphere.
- Giants planet larger than Earth composed of mainly hydrogen and helium. Also called Giant planets.
- A highly energetic form of solar activity, lasting a few hrs, caused by a sudden release of magnetic energy in the corona(upper part of the Sun`s atmosphere-very hot)
20 Clues: Large rocky or gaseous body in orbit around the sun. • a smaller planet compared to Earth composed of rocky material. • An object in orbit around a larger one eg the moon or space probe. • A spurt of hot solar material extending outwards from the edge of the Sun. • Lower part of the Sun`s atmosphere situated immediately above the photosphere. • ...
Solar System Crossword- Jaiah 2023-10-24
Across
- Summer, Spring, Autumn and Winter are all classified as what?
- A large arrangement of billions of stars and planets
- A rare event where and object in space blocks another view
- The galaxy our Solar System is in
- Jupiter and Saturn are both classified as what kind of planet?
- A rock or natural object that orbits a planet
- The large star in the centre of the heliocentric model
- The time it takes a planet to completely orbit the Sun
- ______ model; the Sun is placed in the centre
- The motion of an object around another; caused by gravity
Down
- All of the planets and the Sun exist in what system?
- The time it takes for a planet to rotate once
- An attractive force between any objects that have mass
- Uranus and Neptune are classified as what kind of planet?
- ______ model; the Earth is placed in the centre
- The representation of an idea, object or system
- A large rock in space that revolves around the Sun
17 Clues: The galaxy our Solar System is in • The time it takes for a planet to rotate once • A rock or natural object that orbits a planet • ______ model; the Sun is placed in the centre • ______ model; the Earth is placed in the centre • The representation of an idea, object or system • A large rock in space that revolves around the Sun • ...
The Inner Planets Crossword 2021-09-22
Across
- Venus is known as Earth's _____ Planet
- This is the closest planet to the sun
- The inner planets are all _____
- This planet's atmosphere is so thick, it would crush a human.
- How many moons does Earth have?
- How many moons does Mars have?
- It takes 24 hours for Earth to ____on it's axis.
- Earth's _____ is 365.25 days long.
- Earth's surface is 70% ____
- The only known planet that supports life
Down
- The volcano on Mars that is as big as Arizona
- An imaginary line that runs from the North Pole to the South Pole
- Earth is ______ 23.5 degrees on its axis
- "The Red Planet"
- Humans are planning to _____ Mars
- Venus rotates backwards. This is called a ______ rotation.
- The Earth's tilt causes the _____
- Which gas is in the atmosphere along with Oxygen?
- This word means "Earth"
19 Clues: "The Red Planet" • This word means "Earth" • Earth's surface is 70% ____ • How many moons does Mars have? • The inner planets are all _____ • How many moons does Earth have? • Humans are planning to _____ Mars • The Earth's tilt causes the _____ • Earth's _____ is 365.25 days long. • This is the closest planet to the sun • Venus is known as Earth's _____ Planet • ...
gtpt55c 2021-09-18
Across
- in a way that relates to things that can be touched or seen
- one half of the earth
- to find a direction across along or over an area of water or land
- completely accurate , no more and no less
- a building with a telescope for scientists to watch the planets
- a building with lights on the ceiling that represent planets and stars
- to move or be around sth
Down
- exactly
- an area of the world where time is calculated as a number of hours ahead of or behind gmt
- bot established ; not to be changed
- to achieve or possess sth that is very good
- a group of buildings, or a large building with many parts, used for a particular purpose
- an area next to a building surrounded by a wall
- exact
- bending or changing the direction of a ray of light
15 Clues: exact • exactly • one half of the earth • to move or be around sth • bot established ; not to be changed • completely accurate , no more and no less • to achieve or possess sth that is very good • an area next to a building surrounded by a wall • bending or changing the direction of a ray of light • in a way that relates to things that can be touched or seen • ...
