planets Crossword Puzzles
ASTER/ASTRO 2016-10-17
Across
- scientist in the field of astronomy who concentrates their studies on a specific question or field outside of the scope of Earth
- the sphere of the stars
- a study of the stars as having influence on human destiny
- a theology based upon the observation of the heavens
- an instrument to observe the positions of the heavenly bodies
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- a person trained by a human spacefliht program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft
- astronomy and physics combined to understand the heavens
- the science of creating spaceworthy vehicles
- a photogenic telescope
- a piece of rock or metal made up of material similar to that which formed the planets
- the study of stars and planets, and the universe.
- a tiny star; used in printing to note something special
12 Clues: a photogenic telescope • the sphere of the stars • the science of creating spaceworthy vehicles • the study of stars and planets, and the universe. • a theology based upon the observation of the heavens • a tiny star; used in printing to note something special • astronomy and physics combined to understand the heavens • ...
6th Grade Vocab Crossword Puzzle 2022-08-11
Across
- An invisible line that goes through the north and south poles
- A devise to make distant thing such as stars appear much closer
- All planets,moons,and other celestial objects as a whole
- when an object travels around another
- Studies of space beyond earth
- A planet or moon spinning around its axis
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- A hole caused by a rock hitting the surface of a planet or moon
- An invisible force pulling objects made of matter towards the surface of a planet or moon
- A person who studies planets,moons,stars,and other galaxies
- A theory in which the earth is the center of the universe
- The path around a sphere on which another follows
- A theory in which our sun is the center of the solar system
12 Clues: Studies of space beyond earth • when an object travels around another • A planet or moon spinning around its axis • The path around a sphere on which another follows • All planets,moons,and other celestial objects as a whole • A theory in which the earth is the center of the universe • A person who studies planets,moons,stars,and other galaxies • ...
Sci.: Patterns of Earth and Sky 2021-06-07
Across
- An object that is buried or hidden that helps us study people from long ago
- It includes the sun and the planets that orbit the sun
- The pull between Earth and other objects
- The only star in our solar system
- An arrangement of stars that form a pattern in the sky
- This determines how bright a star appears to Earth
- Something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
- Something that we observe to be similar over and over again
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- This affects our ability to see stars in the sky
- To make a picture in your mind using information from different sources
- A scientist that studies stars, planets, and other objects in space but not the Earth
- A huge object in space that gives off heat and light
12 Clues: The only star in our solar system • The pull between Earth and other objects • This affects our ability to see stars in the sky • This determines how bright a star appears to Earth • A huge object in space that gives off heat and light • It includes the sun and the planets that orbit the sun • An arrangement of stars that form a pattern in the sky • ...
Space DMS 2024 2024-05-06
Across
- one full orbit around another object
- the force that tries to keep rockets from leaving Earth's atmosphere
- a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
- the force that the Earth has on the moon
- this is at the center of our solar system
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- a piece of rock or other matter from space that produces a bright light as it travels through the atmosphere(like a shooting star)
- an icy, small Solar System body that release gases when passing close to the Sun
- what the inner planets are made of
- an orbit that is oval shaped
- A relatively small, inactive, rocky body orbiting the sun, many are found between Mars and Jupiter
- to spin on an axis
- what the outer planets are made of
12 Clues: to spin on an axis • an orbit that is oval shaped • what the inner planets are made of • what the outer planets are made of • one full orbit around another object • the force that the Earth has on the moon • this is at the center of our solar system • the force that tries to keep rockets from leaving Earth's atmosphere • ...
Space 2022-12-05
Across
- the heavenly body in our solar system whose light makes our day and around which the planets revolve
- is a broad band of light that stretches across the sky
- the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it
- a small bright heavenly body that develops a cloudy tail as it moves in an orbit around the sun
- any large heavenly body that orbits a star
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- a broad band of light that stretches across the sky and is caused by the light of a very great number of faint stars
- thing that everything is in
- Sucks everything into it
- things that make up the universe
- made the dinosaurs extinct
- a smaller body that revolves around a planet
- how fast light travels
12 Clues: how fast light travels • Sucks everything into it • made the dinosaurs extinct • thing that everything is in • things that make up the universe • any large heavenly body that orbits a star • a smaller body that revolves around a planet • is a broad band of light that stretches across the sky • the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it • ...
l 2025-02-14
10 Clues: – Space rock • – Orbits Earth • – Orbits a star • – Circular path • – Star collection • – Small space rock • – Glowing space ball • – Keeps planets moving • – Center of solar system • – Magnifies space objects
science 2023-01-06
10 Clues: eyes • flames • topic now • best teacher • joint in knee • earth and mars • school subject • plant and animal • a wall to stop contamanation • carry's oxygen around the body
Izzy 8 2024-02-02
11 Clues: everything • maps planet • sun,planets • grouping of stars • path around object • gathers rock sample • measures atmosphere • stars form a pattern • gathers visible light • craters holes from space rocks • radiation energy from the stars
Spelling week 5 ^^ 2022-11-07
Across
- plural for quake
- plural for abdominal
- plural for plateau (hint: ends in x)
- plural for aqua
- plural for child
- plural for stair
- plural for planet
- plural for invertebrate
- plural for quiz (hint: two z)
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- plural for population
- plural for quality
- plural for kid
- plural for decade
- plural for stare
- plural for analogy (hint: add 3 letters)
- plural for antique
16 Clues: plural for kid • plural for aqua • plural for quake • plural for stare • plural for child • plural for stair • plural for decade • plural for planet • plural for quality • plural for antique • plural for abdominal • plural for population • plural for invertebrate • plural for quiz (hint: two z) • plural for plateau (hint: ends in x) • plural for analogy (hint: add 3 letters)
chron,ment, arium,orium 2022-10-18
13 Clues: time • other • in order • to agree • laws or doc • a large store • events in order • a watch or clock • and plants can live. • continuing or occuring • a judgment about something • images of stars, planets,etc are shown • a glass or plastic container in which fish
Birthday Surprise! 2023-12-31
13 Clues: big ben • an ice house • I choose you! • bleedin’ genius • one of my tattoos • he needs one dance • one of the planets • smells like man flesh • biggest flightless bird • stupid little hobbitses • he has a massive hammer • lover of the Russian queen • don’t make unnecessary journeys
Mayan Civilization 2019-01-26
13 Clues: Main • Fight • Local • Illness • Collapse • Synonymfor area • Different kinds • To give gifts to god • People live in a ... • Synonym for flourish • To build a city, village • Study about the sky, planets and stars • The two major achievements of the Mayans are Art and ...
Asher CW p6 2023-01-31
13 Clues: everything • maps planet • smaller orbits • takes pictures • energy from stars • grouping of stars • measures atmosphere • gathers rock samples • hole from space rock • stars form a pattern • path around the object • sun, planets, and moons • gathers visible light And em rating
willem 2025-02-24
13 Clues: to talk • a month • a store • a animal • its bright • we live in one • something you eat • there's lots of them • something planets do • something a duck dose • something you do for free • something that holds us down • to take something and give it back
Galaxy Games 2013-09-26
9 Clues: Unpoetic • Hitchhiker • Translator • Depressed being • Builder of planets • Last surviving human • Answer to everything • President of the universe • President's transportation
Space 2021-01-10
Across
- Collection of stars held together by gravity
- A model of the solar system with the sun at the centre
- Time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis
- Any Large body that orbits a star in a solar system
- Path taken by one object moving around another larger object
- The distance light travels in a year
- Sun and the planets and other bodies in an orbit around it
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- Changes in the temperature during the year as the Earth moves around the sun
- Planets that orbit a star outside a solar system
- Lumps Of Rock Orbiting the sun left over from when the solar system was formed
- Length of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun
- The imaginary line that the Earth spins around
12 Clues: The distance light travels in a year • Collection of stars held together by gravity • The imaginary line that the Earth spins around • Planets that orbit a star outside a solar system • Any Large body that orbits a star in a solar system • Length of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun • A model of the solar system with the sun at the centre • ...
Space 2021-01-10
Across
- Collection of stars held together by gravity
- A model of the solar system with the sun at the centre
- Time it takes a planet to make one full spin on its axis
- Any Large body that orbits a star in a solar system
- Path taken by one object moving around another larger object
- The distance light travels in a year
- Sun and the planets and other bodies in an orbit around it
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- Changes in the temperature during the year as the Earth moves around the sun
- Planets that orbit a star outside a solar system
- Lumps Of Rock Orbiting the sun left over from when the solar system was formed
- Length of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun
- The imaginary line that the Earth spins around
12 Clues: The distance light travels in a year • Collection of stars held together by gravity • The imaginary line that the Earth spins around • Planets that orbit a star outside a solar system • Any Large body that orbits a star in a solar system • Length of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun • A model of the solar system with the sun at the centre • ...
Space 2022-12-05
Across
- the heavenly body in our solar system whose light makes our day and around which the planets revolve
- is a broad band of light that stretches across the sky
- the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it
- a small bright heavenly body that develops a cloudy tail as it moves in an orbit around the sun
- any large heavenly body that orbits a star
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- a broad band of light that stretches across the sky and is caused by the light of a very great number of faint stars
- thing that everything is in
- Sucks everything into it
- things that make up the universe
- made the dinosaurs extinct
- a smaller body that revolves around a planet
- how fast light travels
12 Clues: how fast light travels • Sucks everything into it • made the dinosaurs extinct • thing that everything is in • things that make up the universe • any large heavenly body that orbits a star • a smaller body that revolves around a planet • is a broad band of light that stretches across the sky • the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it • ...
kaylie 2024-02-02
13 Clues: everything • maps planet • smaller orbits • takes pictures • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • gethers rock samples • stars from a pattern • crater hole from space rock • radiation energy from the stars • system sun, planets and moons • gethers visible light and em radiation
Isabella M. hour 8 2024-02-02
13 Clues: everything • maps planet • takes photo • group of stars • smaller orbits • path around object • measures atmosphere • stars form a pattern • gathers rock samples • hole from space rock • sun,planets,and moons • energy from the stars • gathers visible light and EM radiation
Micah M 8Grey 2024-02-02
13 Clues: Everything • Maps planet • Smaller orbits • Takes pictures • Measures atmosphere • Gather rock samples • Stars from a pattern • Hole from space rock • Energy from the stars • Sun, planets, and moons • Path around another object • grouping of billions of stars • Gathers visible light and EM radiation
Outer Space Crossword 2022-07-21
13 Clues: nomo • tocem • xaalgy • astenpl • reiodast • Our planet • solar_____ • is very hot • someone from outer space • unidentified flying object • a person who travels in space • what do we use to travel to the moon? • There are millions of these things in the sky at night
Dylan1 2023-01-31
13 Clues: everything • maps planet • takes pictures • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • hole from spce rock • stars form a pattern • gathers rock samples • energy from the stars • sun, planets, and moons • gathers visible light and EM radiation
Prefixes and Suffixes 2022-03-11
Across
- how we talk to people far away
- read again
- the study of the earth
- the study of myths
- how we see far away stars and planets
- wrongly understand
- heat before
- to fly now
- the study of life
- half sweet
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- characteristic of being happy
- the state of being serious
- half circle
- build again
- write again
- the study of the ocean
- full of color
- the state of being dark
- not tied
- to swim now
20 Clues: not tied • read again • to fly now • half sweet • half circle • build again • write again • heat before • to swim now • full of color • the study of life • the study of myths • wrongly understand • the study of the earth • the study of the ocean • the state of being dark • the state of being serious • characteristic of being happy • how we talk to people far away • how we see far away stars and planets
LA Adj. crossword 2022-03-28
Across
- easy to squeeze
- see through
- orange fruit
- if you don't learn you are__
- Opposite of large
- the opposite of dumb
- color of the grass
- The wight boards are____
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- a knife is normally ___
- the stove is __
- the ground is __
- opposite of short
- the things in the solar system
- some walls are ___
- clay is ____
- some roads are___
- paper is __
- not dark
- forms small creases or wrinkles
- the snow is___
20 Clues: not dark • see through • paper is __ • orange fruit • clay is ____ • the snow is___ • easy to squeeze • the stove is __ • the ground is __ • opposite of short • some roads are___ • Opposite of large • some walls are ___ • color of the grass • the opposite of dumb • a knife is normally ___ • The wight boards are____ • if you don't learn you are__ • the things in the solar system • ...
Jerusalem Crossword 2013-05-28
Across
- toe the line
- end of school
- past education
- students assignments
- field of study
- unit of work
- best school in Jerusalem
- career
- to whom profs proffer ideas
- Venus and mars
- holiday
- theatre productions
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- teaching load
- midterm and final
- educator
- tanning agent
- where the school day starts
- where kids become educated
- People from all over the world
- where many tests are given
- the holy city
- where many columns are found
- hit the books
23 Clues: career • holiday • educator • toe the line • unit of work • teaching load • end of school • tanning agent • the holy city • hit the books • past education • field of study • Venus and mars • midterm and final • theatre productions • students assignments • best school in Jerusalem • where kids become educated • where many tests are given • where the school day starts • to whom profs proffer ideas • ...
Roman crossword 2022-11-28
Across
- Roman god of the sky
- names of the Roman gods
- language that was spoken
- first emperor
- all of the Roman
- one of the enemies of Romans
- Roman god of war
- first king
- name given to kings
- Rome is in
- office of a pope
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- a Roman musical instrument
- fighter
- god of sea
- god of god
- wore in war
- symbol of the Roman Empire
- Celt that fought Romans
- capital of Italy
- group of Celts in Europe
20 Clues: fighter • god of sea • god of god • first king • Rome is in • wore in war • first emperor • all of the Roman • capital of Italy • Roman god of war • office of a pope • name given to kings • Roman god of the sky • names of the Roman gods • Celt that fought Romans • language that was spoken • group of Celts in Europe • a Roman musical instrument • symbol of the Roman Empire • one of the enemies of Romans
Random 2 2023-11-14
Across
- Lung disease
- Lester backwards
- Avoid
- With space inside
- Anti-Hero singer
- Jurassic Park author
- ___ Freeman
- The most common last name in the USA
- Female chicken
- Number of planets in our solar system
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- Number after 8
- Ethan Hunt actor
- The game where you can fight the Enderdragon
- What PC is short for
- Canine pet
- Magician
- Skibidi ___
- The most common first name in the USA
- What a V-6 is
- Feline pet
20 Clues: Avoid • Magician • Canine pet • Feline pet • Skibidi ___ • ___ Freeman • Lung disease • What a V-6 is • Number after 8 • Female chicken • Ethan Hunt actor • Lester backwards • Anti-Hero singer • With space inside • What PC is short for • Jurassic Park author • The most common last name in the USA • The most common first name in the USA • Number of planets in our solar system • ...
Space 2024-11-22
Across
- Shooting star
- Bright gas fueled light
- methane ice crystals
- Planets, stars, and gas pulled together with gravity
- Small star
- _____ explores Mars’ surface
- Chocolate
- Red Planet
- Large ring
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- large Sphere
- rock that survives passing through Earth’s atmosphere
- hottest planet in the Milkyway
- Diamond rain
- Supermassive black whole
- Largest thing in existence
- 3 water forms
- Largest planet in solar system
- The ______ Orbits the Earth
- Closest to the Sun
- Hole Vacuums anything in space
20 Clues: Chocolate • Small star • Red Planet • Large ring • large Sphere • Diamond rain • Shooting star • 3 water forms • Closest to the Sun • methane ice crystals • Bright gas fueled light • Supermassive black whole • Largest thing in existence • The ______ Orbits the Earth • _____ explores Mars’ surface • hottest planet in the Milkyway • Largest planet in solar system • Hole Vacuums anything in space • ...
For Wura 2025-03-15
Across
- sports channel
- neat
- journalism award
- rescue
- stick
- sweet meal course
- billionaire capitalist dream
- photo lab
- Italian designer
- Caribbean girl
- set
- clean
- "lovely _______ we're having"
- people of Eywa
- Machu _____
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- famous writer of the Ogoni Nine (3 wds.)
- in front of
- slang for lying
- Ottoman cap
- baby goat
- boy
- pre-teen
- cool
- nothing
- Earth, Mars etc.
- smart
- secret police
- a drop of sun
- farm implement
- suspicion
30 Clues: boy • set • neat • cool • stick • smart • clean • rescue • nothing • pre-teen • baby goat • photo lab • suspicion • in front of • Ottoman cap • Machu _____ • secret police • a drop of sun • sports channel • Caribbean girl • farm implement • people of Eywa • slang for lying • journalism award • Earth, Mars etc. • Italian designer • sweet meal course • billionaire capitalist dream • "lovely _______ we're having" • ...
Forces, Newton’s Laws, and Circular Motion 2025-12-09
Across
- Pull in a rope
- The overall sum
- -9.81m/s
- Prevents the start of sliding
- A picture of all pushes/pulls
- Force Center-seeking net force
- The fake "outward" feeling
- Why you lurch forward when braking
- Slows sliding motion
- The famous F=ma
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- Why planets attract
- Constant speed, changing direction
- Equal and opposite
- Acceleration towards the center
- A measure of "roughness"
- Gravity's pull
- A push or a pull
- Opposes motion
- Resistance to change
- Surface support
20 Clues: -9.81m/s • Pull in a rope • Gravity's pull • Opposes motion • The overall sum • The famous F=ma • Surface support • A push or a pull • Equal and opposite • Why planets attract • Slows sliding motion • Resistance to change • A measure of "roughness" • The fake "outward" feeling • Prevents the start of sliding • A picture of all pushes/pulls • Acceleration towards the center • ...
Trivia 2022-02-18
Bianca P1 2023-10-24
Across
- a source of comets, as it very slowly erodes itself away.
- a measure of how much a conic section deviates from being circular.
- long cliffs on mercury's surface
- Kepler's First Law: each planet's orbit about the Sun is an _______
- 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.
- When a meteoroid survives a trip through the atmosphere and hits the ground
- celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
- The planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars, are called _______ because they have a compact, rocky surface like Earth's terra firma.
- 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.
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- a fundamental system in condensed matter sciences and the main constituent of gas giant planets.
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
- a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
- cloud structures on jupiter
- a solid object arising during the accumulation of orbiting bodies whose internal strength is dominated by self-gravity and whose orbital dynamics is not significantly affected by gas drag.
- the distance from a star that allows liquid water to persist on its surface
- an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun
- These are also called the Jovian planets.
- a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
18 Clues: cloud structures on jupiter • long cliffs on mercury's surface • These are also called the Jovian planets. • a source of comets, as it very slowly erodes itself away. • a measure of how much a conic section deviates from being circular. • Kepler's First Law: each planet's orbit about the Sun is an _______ • ...
Science Puzzle M. 2022-01-19
Across
- watermelon
- the planet that has things around it
- your last name
- the sun
- a disease
- big planet
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- stars that draw stuff
- woman
- a planet, light blue
- rocks that rock
- a planet, blu :>
- milky
- the second red planet I think
- disregard
- the planet that has lIVING things on it
- smol beans that circle planets
- a planet, red like red
17 Clues: woman • milky • the sun • disregard • a disease • watermelon • big planet • your last name • rocks that rock • a planet, blu :> • a planet, light blue • stars that draw stuff • a planet, red like red • the second red planet I think • smol beans that circle planets • the planet that has things around it • the planet that has lIVING things on it
Planets Scavenger Hunt 2020-11-12
Across
- is known as the sideways planet because it rotates on its side.
- the only planet billions of people have walked on.
- Scientist decided I was too small. Now I am known as the dwarf planet.
- has more volcanoes than any other planet.
- I was of the first people to walk on the moon.
- carry the name of the Roman god of war and are often referred to as the "Red Planet."
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- The sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the solar system.
- there is only one star in our solar system. The galaxy has a million stars.
- is the stormiest out of all the planets.
- It takes me eight minutes to travel from the sun to earth.
- the closest planet to the sun.
11 Clues: the closest planet to the sun. • is the stormiest out of all the planets. • has more volcanoes than any other planet. • I was of the first people to walk on the moon. • the only planet billions of people have walked on. • It takes me eight minutes to travel from the sun to earth. • is known as the sideways planet because it rotates on its side. • ...
The Planets Crossword 2015-04-20
Across
- star and planets orbit around it
- largest planet
- no longer a planet
- force that keeps the planets in orbit
- the hottest planet
- closest star to the earth
Down
- also known as the red planet
- takes 365 days to orbit the sun
- full of stars gas and dust
- closest planet to the sun
- Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on this
- famous for its rings
12 Clues: largest planet • no longer a planet • the hottest planet • famous for its rings • closest planet to the sun • closest star to the earth • full of stars gas and dust • also known as the red planet • takes 365 days to orbit the sun • star and planets orbit around it • force that keeps the planets in orbit • Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on this
Planets and Space 2024-02-22
Across
- Theres Living Beings inside this planet!
- Our Giant Red Planet
- Gentle Blue Giant
- absorbs things, it also has a huge gravitational force
- just say, it is HOT!
- This Planet is Light BLUE!
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- Ringed Beauty
- A Fire Ball like rock
- The Planet that escaped the Solar system
- Big and Has a INFINITE distance of travel
- A Galaxy we live in
11 Clues: Ringed Beauty • Gentle Blue Giant • A Galaxy we live in • Our Giant Red Planet • just say, it is HOT! • A Fire Ball like rock • This Planet is Light BLUE! • Theres Living Beings inside this planet! • The Planet that escaped the Solar system • Big and Has a INFINITE distance of travel • absorbs things, it also has a huge gravitational force
planets and stars 2024-02-26
11 Clues: dwarf planet • biggest planet • the biggest star • cyan greenish planet • the planet near earth • the planet we live on • named after a greek god • the planet closest to the sun • what happens when stars align? • planet named after a love goddess • the planet with the most known rings
planets and stars 2024-02-26
11 Clues: dwarf planet • biggest planet • cyan greenish planet • the planet near earth • the planet we live on • named after a greek god • the planet closest to the sun • what happens when stars align? • planet named after a love goddess • the provider of daylight on earth • the planet with the most known rings
Vocabulary November 15th 2021-11-12
Across
- the path an object follows as it moves around another one
- An ancient model of the solar system which we know today is not correct. It puts earth at the center of the solar system and says that everything orbits around the earth.
- A tool that provides evidence that the earth is rotating. It is made of a heavy weight hanging from a long wire which swings back and forth.
- An ancient tool used to tell time during the day. Part of it casts a shadow onto a flat surface marked in hours. It works due to Earth’s rotation.
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- A model of the solar system which puts the Sun at the center and says that the planets orbit around the sun.
- A group of stars that form a recognizable shape
- The apparent shift of position of some stars through the year.
- The action of the earth turning or spinning around its center.
- Our solar system is made up of the sun, 8 planets and their moons. The planets all orbit around the sun and moons orbit around a planet.
- A year with one additional day added
10 Clues: A year with one additional day added • A group of stars that form a recognizable shape • the path an object follows as it moves around another one • The apparent shift of position of some stars through the year. • The action of the earth turning or spinning around its center. • ...
Scientific Revolution 2023-12-14
Across
- His discoveries frightened the Catholic and Protestant Churches (they promoted the geocentric theory); worried that people would start to question other Church teachings
- Disproved many of Galen’s hypotheses (worked with apes and dogs in the 2nd century) Ex: the liver digested food and processed it into blood
- Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular orbits
- Developed precise thermometers filled with mercury to measure temperature
- Developed analytic geometry; algebraic procedures are applied to geometry
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- Mathematically proved the heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
- Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye)
- Helped develop the scientific method (1. Observe 2. Hypothesis 3. Experiment 4. Analyze data to prove or disprove the hypothesis)
- Dissecting human bodies was illegal; studying animals was the accepted method of learning about the human body
- Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation; all physical objects are affected equally by the same forces, in space and on earth
10 Clues: Developed precise thermometers filled with mercury to measure temperature • Developed analytic geometry; algebraic procedures are applied to geometry • Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye) • ...
Topic 13.6 2024-10-10
Across
- The system of the universe in which the planets, including Earth, revolve around the sun
- The shape of an ellipse, which is an elongated circle, stretched into an oval
- The first European to make regular observations of the heavens using a telescope; this person made a series of remarkable discoveries: mountains on Earth's moon, four moons revolving around Jupiter, and sunspots
- Any of the concentric, revolving, spherical transparent shells in which, according to ancient astronomy, the stars, sun, planets, and moon are set
- A person who studies and tries to explain the world; a scholar or a thinker
- A system of planetary motion in which the sun, moon, and other planets revolve around Earth
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- A systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence that was crucial to the evolution of science in the modern world
- A system of thought expounded by René Descartes based on the belief that reason is the chief source of knowledge
- Born in England in 1642; is often considered the greatest genius of the Scientific Revolution
- The theory that says knowledge is achieved through observation
10 Clues: The theory that says knowledge is achieved through observation • A person who studies and tries to explain the world; a scholar or a thinker • The shape of an ellipse, which is an elongated circle, stretched into an oval • The system of the universe in which the planets, including Earth, revolve around the sun • ...
Space 2020-08-02
11 Clues: icerock • fireball • our planet • space facility • round and round • study of planets • an infinite space • people in spacesuits • possible planet for life • cave shield for planting • Way giant gather of stars
Soft c and g 2017-10-18
11 Clues: huge • pennies • small animals • found in books • precious stones • how old you are • places to exercise • a very tall person • a piece of something • how much something costs • where stars and planets are
Science 2025-10-20
11 Clues: spin • big thing • a lung diese • small planet • around earth • space creature • where Earth is • we live on this • going around a sun • fear of long words • altering a planet to make it habitable
Space 2021-06-24
12 Clues: our star • our planet • the red planet • the solar system • earth's satelite • first man on moon • British astronaut • number of planets • its around jupiter • its the blue planet • nearest planet to the sun • coldest planet in solar system
Unit 6.5 2023-12-01
12 Clues: really big • not a square • happy feeling • how old you are • found in a book • opposite of mean • really big person • being very careful • what you write with • another name for town • where the planets are • small, medium, _______
For Lucy 2025-11-13
Across
- Your brother
- The color of a violet
- Number of planets
- An enclosure for growing plants
- A daily game
- Meal in the morning
- Our planet
- "Give me a _____."
- Your sister
Down
- Something Scott doesn't like to eat
- Wood you claim is painted
- The number of planets
- Stop a car
- A kind of bee
- A favorite fruit for Lucy
- Not slow
- Valentines' Day Symbol
17 Clues: Not slow • Stop a car • Our planet • Your sister • Your brother • A daily game • A kind of bee • Number of planets • "Give me a _____." • Meal in the morning • The color of a violet • The number of planets • Valentines' Day Symbol • Wood you claim is painted • A favorite fruit for Lucy • An enclosure for growing plants • Something Scott doesn't like to eat
Ainsley and Nikki's Planets 2023-11-01
Across
- God of Jupiter
- closest to the sun
- Earth or worldly
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are what kinds of planets?
- The only habitable planet
- What planet has a side spin?
- Neptune and Uranus
- How long is Jupiter's storm?
- Venus's Atmosphere
Down
- Saturn's god
- Coldest planet
- What does celestial mean?
- What was Olympus Mons made from?
- What planet is thought to have water 400 years ago?
- How fast is Neptune's winds?
- What are Saturn's rings made out of?
16 Clues: Saturn's god • Coldest planet • God of Jupiter • Earth or worldly • closest to the sun • Neptune and Uranus • Venus's Atmosphere • What does celestial mean? • The only habitable planet • How fast is Neptune's winds? • What planet has a side spin? • How long is Jupiter's storm? • What was Olympus Mons made from? • What are Saturn's rings made out of? • ...
DGS Yr7 Space 2023-06-28
Across
- huge snowballs that orbit our star
- the star and all the planets (2)
- man-made objects that orbit the Earth (2)
- orbits a star, big enough to have enough gravity to force it into a spherical shape, big enough that its gravity cleared away any other objects of a similar size near its orbit around the star.
- bits of dust or rock that burn up as they move through the Earth’s atmosphere
- the closest collection of stars to our own
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- bits of rock that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground
- the first letters of the planets that most people can see with the naked eye
- a collection of stars
- our star (2)
- our only natural satellite (2)
- the collection of stars in which our star sits (2)
12 Clues: our star (2) • a collection of stars • our only natural satellite (2) • the star and all the planets (2) • huge snowballs that orbit our star • man-made objects that orbit the Earth (2) • the closest collection of stars to our own • the collection of stars in which our star sits (2) • bits of rock that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground • ...
Space Technology 2024-01-01
Across
- rover's lifespan
- provide information about Earth's clouds, oceans, land and air
- small, mobile robot that scientists send to moons and planets to land on their surfaces and explore.
- space craft that lands softly and then stays there at rest and does all other functions which it has to do.
- most famous type of orbiter
- spacecrafts designed to orbit a celestial body without landing on its surface.
- first telescope discovered by this man in 1608
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- path a spacecraft follows past a planet or other body in space to get information about it
- most famous type of rover
- most recent type of flyby
- By studying ______________, scientists can learn about the properties and behavior of celestial objects, such as planets, stars, and galaxies.
- an instrument that allows people to see distant objects.
12 Clues: rover's lifespan • most famous type of rover • most recent type of flyby • most famous type of orbiter • first telescope discovered by this man in 1608 • an instrument that allows people to see distant objects. • provide information about Earth's clouds, oceans, land and air • spacecrafts designed to orbit a celestial body without landing on its surface. • ...
Space Exploration 2024-09-10
Across
- The force that keeps planets in orbit and pulls objects toward each other.
- A large spacecraft where astronauts live and work in space.
- Protective clothing worn by astronauts during space missions.
- The United States government agency responsible for space exploration.
- A device used to observe distant objects in space.
- A massive system of stars, planets, and gas bound together by gravity.
Down
- The fourth planet from the Sun, often called the Red Planet.
- A vehicle used to propel astronauts and equipment into space.
- Earth’s natural satellite and the site of the first human landing.
- A person trained to travel and work in space.
- An object that orbits a planet or star, used for communication or observation.
- A region of space with gravitational forces so strong that nothing can escape.
12 Clues: A person trained to travel and work in space. • A device used to observe distant objects in space. • A large spacecraft where astronauts live and work in space. • The fourth planet from the Sun, often called the Red Planet. • A vehicle used to propel astronauts and equipment into space. • Protective clothing worn by astronauts during space missions. • ...
Space 2012-10-17
13 Clues: big rocks • everything • a big star • spacemobile • shining rings • sucks everything in • name of a chocolate • the plant we live in • people that go to space • the local stars to earth • people from other planets • the closest object to earth • largest planet in the solar system
Alex 1 2024-02-02
13 Clues: everything • maps planet • takes pictures • smaller orbits • grouping of stars • path around object • measures atmosphere • stars from a pattern • gathers rock samples • hole from space rock • sun planets and moons • energy from the stars • gathers visible light and EM radiation
Solar System Crossword 2022-11-16
Across
- Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets
- The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another
- A large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system
- A star and the group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around it
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- A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object
- The attraction between two objects due to the invisible force of gravity; the gravitational pull from the Moon is primarily responsible for the tides that form on Earth
- A celestial body that revolves around a planet
- The luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
8 Clues: A celestial body that revolves around a planet • The force that causes objects with mass to attract one another • A large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system • A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object • The luminous star around which Earth and other planets revolve; composed mainly of hydrogen and helium • ...
A New Earth 2023-02-06
7 Clues: the gas humans breathe • or gas (e.g., the Earth) • going around a planet or star • the solid part of the Earth or a planet • people who study the planets and stars in • large round objects in space made of rock and • a large round object of burning gas in space(e.g., the sun)
Solar system vocabulary check 2023-03-16
7 Clues: A piece of rock in space • Our solar system is inside it! • it includes the stars and planets! • It shines brightest during the night • It pushes and pulls in the universe! • These bodies in space go around stars as they are smaller • The fancy word we use to explain planets going around a star
The Solar System 2024-06-09
7 Clues: A body that orbits a planet. • A body that gives out light. • Made up of billions of galaxies. • Collection of stars held together by gravity. • The path that all planets take around the Sun. • A planet that orbits a star outside our Solar System. • The Sun and planets and other bodies in orbit around it.
2nd Grade 2025-02-12
7 Clues: The planet that we live on • A streak of light in the sky • A space rock that lands on earth • Space rocks that are smaller than planets • Temperature of an asteroid entering the atmosphere • A person that studies meteorites to learn about space • Gives earth heat and light. Other planets orbit around it
Hinduism Crossword 2025-03-25
Across
- kingdom that Rama ruled
- Liberation and release from the cycle of rebirth
- warrior goddess of power and energy
- nine planets
- adopted mother of Krishna
- moon god
- brother of Gandhi
- wife of king Dhritarashra
- Krishna's brother
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- set Lanka on fire
- remover of obstacles
- 3rd Pandava
- righteousness and duty
- goddess of wealth and prosperity
- Sun God
15 Clues: Sun God • moon god • 3rd Pandava • nine planets • set Lanka on fire • brother of Gandhi • Krishna's brother • remover of obstacles • righteousness and duty • kingdom that Rama ruled • adopted mother of Krishna • wife of king Dhritarashra • goddess of wealth and prosperity • warrior goddess of power and energy • Liberation and release from the cycle of rebirth
Space Cross word 2021-04-05
10 Clues: Big divot • orbits earth • zero gravity • biggest planet • coldest planet • Hottest planet • Big floating rock • All planets orbit • 4th smallest planet • 4th smallest planet
Solar System Special Facts 2018-01-30
Across
- Titan is this planet's largest moon
- 'Red planet'; Color of the dust on this planet
- Has a red spot that is believed to be a raging storm
- Shape of the planets
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- Planet with thick and heavy atmosphere that can crush a human if they were to land on this planet
- The methane gas above the cloud layers gives it a blue-green color
- Number of planets in the solar system that have a ring structure
- Planet with metals such as nickel and iron
- Planet that resembles Luna
9 Clues: Shape of the planets • Planet that resembles Luna • Titan is this planet's largest moon • Planet with metals such as nickel and iron • 'Red planet'; Color of the dust on this planet • Has a red spot that is believed to be a raging storm • Number of planets in the solar system that have a ring structure • ...
Addie Ricker 2022-05-17
Across
- The solar system consists of _ _ _.
- According to the nebular theory, the Sun and planets formed together from a cloud of gas and dust _ _ _ _ _ _.
- between materials in the cloud pulled it inward _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.
- Planets are divided into two classes _ _ _ _ _.
- The Sun is the nearest star to _ _ _ _ _.
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- The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cloud conformed to the shape of a spinning disk.
- When the cloud was pulled inward, its spin increased in _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ with the conservation of angular momentum.
- _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ is fused to helium by thermonuclear fusion in the Sun's core.
- Planets are divided into two classes _ _ _ _ _.
- A _ _ _ _ fraction of this energy reaches and sustains Earth.
10 Clues: The solar system consists of _ _ _. • The Sun is the nearest star to _ _ _ _ _. • Planets are divided into two classes _ _ _ _ _. • Planets are divided into two classes _ _ _ _ _. • A _ _ _ _ fraction of this energy reaches and sustains Earth. • The _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ cloud conformed to the shape of a spinning disk. • ...
Space and objects in space 8th 2025-01-23
Across
- the amount of energy that is given off the surface of a star
- appears to have a bulge in the center and arms in a spiral
- do not have regular shapes
- are shaped like round or flattened balls
- a giant ball of hot gas made up of mostly of hydrogen and helium
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- something that the characteristics of a group or type
- the sun and all the planets are called
- the distance that light travels in one year
- is a huge system composed of stars, dust, gas, planets, and other objects bound by gravity.
9 Clues: do not have regular shapes • the sun and all the planets are called • are shaped like round or flattened balls • the distance that light travels in one year • something that the characteristics of a group or type • appears to have a bulge in the center and arms in a spiral • the amount of energy that is given off the surface of a star • ...
Patterns of Earth and Sun Vocabulary chap 1 2025-08-21
Across
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- a huge object in space that gives of heat and light
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
- an attempt to find out about something
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- a description of how something works or why something happens
- to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources
- something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
- the only star in our solar system
- observations or measurements recorded in an investigation
9 Clues: the only star in our solar system • an attempt to find out about something • a huge object in space that gives of heat and light • observations or measurements recorded in an investigation • a description of how something works or why something happens • something scientists make to answer questions about the real world • ...
Kaylani's Scientific Revolution Crossword 2023-12-12
Across
- German astronomer and mathematician; assistant to Brahe Used Brahe’s data to formulate laws to describe planetary motion.
- an English statesman and writer Believed that a better understanding of the natural world will produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives
- Polish astronomer Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around circular orbits)o9
- a Danish astronomer established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye)
- Flemish anatomist and surgeon Considered the father of modern anatomy
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- an Italian astronomer and physicist was an outspoken supporter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
- English philosopher and mathematician Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation; all physical objects are affected equally by the same forces, in space and on earth
- English physician Disproved many of Galen’s hypotheses
- French philosopher and mathematician Believed that scientists needed to reject old assumptions
- German physicist and engineer Developed precise thermometers filled with mercury to measure temperature
10 Clues: English physician Disproved many of Galen’s hypotheses • Flemish anatomist and surgeon Considered the father of modern anatomy • French philosopher and mathematician Believed that scientists needed to reject old assumptions • German physicist and engineer Developed precise thermometers filled with mercury to measure temperature • ...
space 2022-09-22
Across
- the system that includes all our planets and the sun
- this planet heats up to 1400 degrees
- we have labeled jupiter and saturn this because of how the terrain is
- organisms that we believe live in space and that they are green and short
- it has 14 moons and is known for being super blue
- this spaceship brought Neil armstrong to the moon
- the biggest planet in our solar system made of gas
- the largest moon of saturn
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- a region of spacetime where gravity is so strong that nothing can escape from getting sucked into it
- we sent these to the moon and mars to explore the rocky terrain
- this planet has rings and is a gas planet
- floating pieces of rock that travel through space
- a day in this planet is a year on earth and it is the 2nd planet to the sun
- the planet we are trying to live on
- the galaxy that our solar system is in
- humans have landed on this and it is considered a satellite for earth
- it is no longer considered a planet
- the energy source of all planets
- is the home to 7 billion organisms
- known for its funny name and it has small rings
20 Clues: the largest moon of saturn • the energy source of all planets • is the home to 7 billion organisms • the planet we are trying to live on • it is no longer considered a planet • this planet heats up to 1400 degrees • the galaxy that our solar system is in • this planet has rings and is a gas planet • known for its funny name and it has small rings • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 2019-01-29
Across
- ___ TYPES OF MAPS USED IN THE STUDY OF CONTINENTS AND BASINS
- AMOUNT OF EARTH COVERED IN ICE
- WORLD'S OCEAN IS DIVIDED INTO ___ MAJOR OCEAN BASINS
- INCLUDES ALL THE COUNTRIES SOUTH OF PANAMA
- PLANETS, STARS, OCEANS, AND ORGANISMS ARE MADE OF ______
- THE___ IS A TYPICAL STAR
- MILLER'S EXPERIMENT CREATED _________
- MAP MAKERS
- STAR'S CORE WILL EVENTUALLY COLLAPSE IN AN EXPLOSION-______
- ____ ARE MASSIVE SPHERES OF INCANDESCENT GAS
- THERE ARE ___ TYPES OF REFERENCE LINES
- INCLUDES EUROPE AND ASIA
- CLOUD OF COLD DUST AND GAS WITHIN A GALAXY
- WHY STARS SHINE
- OUR GALAXY IS THE ____
- PERCENT OF OCEAN COVERED IN ICE
- EARLY STEPS OF ORGANISMS FORMING FROM ORGANIC BUILDING BLOCKS
- RELEASE OF VOLATILE SUBSTANCES AND WATER VAPOR
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- INNER MATERIAL CONCENTRATED INTO A ____
- OUTER MATERIAL FORMED ______
- LATITUDINAL LINE OF REFERENCE
- DISTANCE MEASURED BY MARINE & AIR NAVIGATORS IS IN ___ MILES
- PERCENT OF LAND COVERED IN ICE
- THE SUN WILL BURST AND ENGULF OTHER PLANETS IN HOW MANY YEARS
- SMALLEST OF THE CONTINENTS
- IMAGINARY LINE RUNNING ALONG 180 MERIDIAN
- LASTED 50-70 MILLION YEARS
- INCLUDES CANADA, UNITED STATES, MEXICO AND CENTRAL AMERICA
- LONGITUDINAL LINE OF REFERENCE
- ____ CAN BE ELLIPTICAL, IRREGULAR, AND SPIRAL
- CONTINENT OF THE SOUTH POLE
- EARTH ROTATES DAILY ON ITS ____
32 Clues: MAP MAKERS • WHY STARS SHINE • OUR GALAXY IS THE ____ • THE___ IS A TYPICAL STAR • INCLUDES EUROPE AND ASIA • SMALLEST OF THE CONTINENTS • LASTED 50-70 MILLION YEARS • CONTINENT OF THE SOUTH POLE • OUTER MATERIAL FORMED ______ • LATITUDINAL LINE OF REFERENCE • AMOUNT OF EARTH COVERED IN ICE • PERCENT OF LAND COVERED IN ICE • LONGITUDINAL LINE OF REFERENCE • ...
Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword 2019-01-29
Across
- what general shape is the earth
- how long did the accretion last
- what is our galaxy name
- includes united states Canada and Mexico
- lines are also known as
- what color can penetrate the ocean waters the deepest
- how old are the oldest fossils
- early steps of organisms forming organic building blocks
- what does gravity hold together
- what ocean is the largest
- who experience with atmosphere gases
- what planets formed through
- how much land is covered in ice
- the name of the continent of the south pole
- which land is the smallest
- what chemical element made the planets, stars, oceans
- which ocean is the warmest
- the northern ocean
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- at what angle is the earth's axis tilted
- the reference line drawn around the earth that connect the prime meridian
- the star collapse explosion
- who suggest that heat from the thermal vents in the sea
- when was the earth form
- what polItical boundary that separates north and south America
- one of the galaxy shapes
- why stars shine
- how many galaxies are there
- how much of the earth is water
- what ocean connects the polar waters
- when the stars energy rises and the star swells up
30 Clues: why stars shine • the northern ocean • what is our galaxy name • when was the earth form • lines are also known as • one of the galaxy shapes • what ocean is the largest • which land is the smallest • which ocean is the warmest • the star collapse explosion • how many galaxies are there • what planets formed through • how old are the oldest fossils • how much of the earth is water • ...
Space 2013-06-08
Across
- Minor Planets that are not comets
- A small particle from a comet or asteroid
- An area in the Earth's upper atmosphere which absorbs many of the lethal radiations coming from space
- Second planet closest to the sun
- When our view of one object in the sky is blocked by either another object or the Earth's shadow
- The distance which a ray of light would travel in one year. This is about 6,000,000,000,000 (6 trillion) miles.
- The star that it is in the centre of the solar system
- Second biggest planet, also a gas giant and is surrounded with icy rings
- A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
- Described as the "Red Planet", named after the Roman God of war
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- A cloud of gas and dust
- Negative particle which orbits an atom
- Biggest planet and is a gas giant
- Scientists that study about space and astronomy
- Smallest and closest planet to the Sun
- The planet that can sustain living creatures
- Icy small Solar System Body
- A special kind of elongated circle. The orbits of the solar system planets form ellipses.
- A dwarf planet that used to be a part of the solar system
- Seventh planet from the sun
20 Clues: A cloud of gas and dust • Icy small Solar System Body • Seventh planet from the sun • Second planet closest to the sun • Biggest planet and is a gas giant • Minor Planets that are not comets • Negative particle which orbits an atom • Smallest and closest planet to the Sun • A small particle from a comet or asteroid • The planet that can sustain living creatures • ...
PASS Review 2 2014-04-28
Across
- the distance light travels in one year
- a graph that shows how distance and time are related to the motion of an object
- space debris that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere
- a type of wave that needs a medium to travel
- a type of wave that moves at a right angle
- how far an object is from the original starting point
- space debris that impacts Earth's surface
- terrestrial, rocky planets
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- educated guess, if-then statement
- have two properties, magnitude and direction
- a repeated disturbance or vibration that transmits energy, but not matter
- the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- a material through which waves can travel
- a type of wave that does not require a medium to move
- planets known as the gas giants
- the highest point on a wave
- how far an object has traveled
- v=d/t, distance over time
- the name of the galaxy we live in
- a type of wave that moves in the same direction as the energy
- a force that slows objects to a stop, depends on the type of surface
- a collection of stars, gas, and dust
- gravitational attraction to Earth
23 Clues: v=d/t, distance over time • terrestrial, rocky planets • the highest point on a wave • how far an object has traveled • planets known as the gas giants • educated guess, if-then statement • the name of the galaxy we live in • gravitational attraction to Earth • a collection of stars, gas, and dust • the distance light travels in one year • ...
The Solar System 2014-10-30
Across
- Known as the "Red Planet"
- Causes the tides on Earth
- Scientific theory of the origin of the universe
- Furthest planet from the Sun
- Another name for the Inner Planets - eg Mercury, Venus, Earth & Mars
- Often called a shooting star
- A region of spacetime from which gravity prevents anything, including light, from escaping
- An explosion that marks the end of a star's life
- What makes Earth have its seasons
- Remains of a meteroid that survives the fall to Earth and hits the ground
- Only life sustaining planet in our solar system
- Piece of solid rocky and/or metallic debris that travels in outer space
- Hottest Planet
- The Milky Way is one
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- Only star in our solar system
- Largest planet in our solar system
- Coldest planet in our solar system
- A group of stars that form a pattern in the night sky
- The _____ Planets - Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus & Neptune
- The total sum of all matter and energy ie everything within and between all galaxies
- Lightest planet
- The belt that extends far outwards from Neptune
- Its tail always pointing away from the Sun
- The Main ________ Belt lies between Mars and Jupiter
- A large ball of hot gas
- Fastest moving planet
26 Clues: Hottest Planet • Lightest planet • The Milky Way is one • Fastest moving planet • A large ball of hot gas • Known as the "Red Planet" • Causes the tides on Earth • Furthest planet from the Sun • Often called a shooting star • Only star in our solar system • What makes Earth have its seasons • Largest planet in our solar system • Coldest planet in our solar system • ...
cross word (science edition) 2018-05-15
Across
- is the part of earth where life exist
- is an organism that eats animals
- are all the population of species that live in the same habitat and interact with each other
- the planets,sun,moon,stars,and everything that exist in space
- is a small body that orbits around a larger body
- is a community of organism and their abiotic environment
- can be summer rain or wind
- either of the two times each year when there is an equal length of day and night
- an object bigger than an asteroid orbiting a star
- is a star,the star at the center of our solar system
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- are the irregular shape rocks smaller than planet
- is a group of billions of stars
- is a celestical body that revolves around the planets
- is a group of organsims of the same species that live in a specific geographical area
- the point in the year at which the sun is farthest
- is the capacity to do work
- is the path the moon,planet,astroids and conets follow as they travel around the sun
- are the rise an fall of ocean water
- is an living organism
- is the salt water covering aproximatly 75 percent of he earths surface
20 Clues: is an living organism • is the capacity to do work • can be summer rain or wind • is a group of billions of stars • is an organism that eats animals • are the rise an fall of ocean water • is the part of earth where life exist • is a small body that orbits around a larger body • an object bigger than an asteroid orbiting a star • ...
Science Review 2021-12-02
Across
- This color of star is cooler and darker than other stars
- Evidence based solely on fact
- Pluto, Ceres, and Makemake are all examples of this kind of planet
- The sun is made of this
- When you prefer one thing over another
- This is the outermost layer of a star
- Evidence based on a story someone told you
- This color of star is hotter and brighter than other stars
- This kind of telescope bends light toward the viewer
- The outer planets are all made of this
- The faster a particle moves, the ____ it gets
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- The moon has large, dark sections of igneous rock called what?
- The most dangerous part of the EM spectrum
- We use this part of the EM Spectrum for thermal imaging, Bluetooth, and remote controls.
- A substance made of only one kind of atom
- This kind of telescope bounces light towards the viewer
- This man used the Doppler effect to figure out that stars were moving
- The solar system is heliocentric. Helio means what?
- The center of a star is called...
- A ball of ice and rock that flies in a predictable orbit around the sun
- The tail of a comet always points this direction from the sun
- The inner planets are all made of this
22 Clues: The sun is made of this • Evidence based solely on fact • The center of a star is called... • This is the outermost layer of a star • When you prefer one thing over another • The inner planets are all made of this • The outer planets are all made of this • A substance made of only one kind of atom • The most dangerous part of the EM spectrum • ...
Origin of Modern Astronomy Vocabulary Practice 2022-05-10
Across
- When the moon is farthest from the earth.
- When the moon is closest to the earth.
- The science that studies the universe.
- A change in the amount of moon that appears lit.
- Elongated streaks that radiate outward for hundreds of kilometers and are still visible.
- The motion of a body such as a planet or moon along its orbit around some point in space.
- A model showing earth and the other planets orbiting the sun.
- The turning or spinning of a body on its axis.
- The most obvious features of the lunar surface.
- The slight cone shaped movement of where earth's axis points.
- Occurs during full moon phases.
- Occurs during new moon phases.
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- An oval shaped path.
- This rather odd apparent motion actually results from the combination of the motion of earth and the planets own motion around the sun.
- When earth is the farthest from the sun.
- Earth was a sphere that stayed motionless at the center of the universe.
- When earth is closest to the sun.
- The path of an object as it goes around another object.
- Features on the moon that look alot like river valleys.
- The average distance between earth and the sun.
20 Clues: An oval shaped path. • Occurs during new moon phases. • Occurs during full moon phases. • When earth is closest to the sun. • When the moon is closest to the earth. • The science that studies the universe. • When earth is the farthest from the sun. • When the moon is farthest from the earth. • The turning or spinning of a body on its axis. • ...
History of Solar System 2025-01-21
Across
- Early Greek Centre of the known Universe.
- German Astonomer who helped solidify the Heliocentric Model.
- Energy that is carried in the form of waves.
- What path do the planets follow in the Copernican Model.
- Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation.
- Came up with the model of the Universe that placed the Sun at the Centre.
- Sun Centred Universe.
- He was able to declare that the Sun was a huge ball of fire.
- Modern Centre of our Universe.
- Early philosopher who pondered the origins of the Universe.
- Said the earth floats on water.
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- Seen as the Supreme holder of Knowledge.
- Mathematician who proved the model of the Universe proposed by Copernicus.
- Egyptian Sun God.
- Earth Centred Universe.
- One who studies the Universe.
- An area such as the sea world, land world, spirit world and the sky world.
- Italian Scientist who was excommunicated because of his beliefs.
- Explain the retrograde motion of planets as seen from Earth.
- Early Greek astronomer who charted 850 stars.
- The force that keeps us stationary on Earth.
- An approach that takes into account the Spiritual and Physical Realms.
- The event that describes the Origins of the Universe.
- Proposed the Earth Centred Universe.
24 Clues: Egyptian Sun God. • Sun Centred Universe. • Earth Centred Universe. • One who studies the Universe. • Modern Centre of our Universe. • Said the earth floats on water. • Proposed the Earth Centred Universe. • Seen as the Supreme holder of Knowledge. • Early Greek Centre of the known Universe. • Developed the Law of Universal Gravitation. • ...
Saturn: Celestial Masterpiece of the Solar System 2025-05-01
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- Six-sided geometric storm feature at the ringed planet's north pole.
- Sixth planet from the sun, known for its prominent circling structures.
- Second most abundant element on gas giants, after hydrogen.
- Mass per unit volume; famously low for the ringed planet.
- Solid, frozen water; the primary component of the ringed planet's adornments.
- Flat discs of ice and rock particles orbiting the sixth planet.
- A spacecraft's flight past a celestial body without orbiting or landing.
- A natural satellite orbiting a planet.
- Term describing the larger planets mostly made of hydrogen and helium.
- Saturn's largest moon, possessing a thick nitrogen atmosphere.
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- Vast body of saline water, possibly hidden beneath Enceladus's crust.
- An unmanned exploratory spacecraft sent into space (like Huygens).
- Scattered fragments or wreckage, possibly the origin of the famous rings.
- State of matter composing most of the giant planets (like hydrogen or helium).
- A rising column of water vapor and ice, erupting from Enceladus.
- Extremely delicate and light, seeming too perfect for this world.
- A major atmospheric disturbance (like the Great White Spot).
- Famous NASA/ESA mission that orbited the sixth planet for 13 years.
- The curved path of a celestial object around a star, planet, or moon.
- Moon famous for a large crater resembling a fictional space station.
20 Clues: A natural satellite orbiting a planet. • Mass per unit volume; famously low for the ringed planet. • Second most abundant element on gas giants, after hydrogen. • A major atmospheric disturbance (like the Great White Spot). • Saturn's largest moon, possessing a thick nitrogen atmosphere. • Flat discs of ice and rock particles orbiting the sixth planet. • ...
Vocabulary - Geography chapter 13 2020-05-04
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- Revolution
- Reducing period
- Belt of broken rocks and debris
- Revolves around planets
- Family
- In the sky
- Big hole made by fallen meteor
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- Pluto or Ceres
- Boundless expanse where matter exists
- Pieces of rock in the sky
- Recognizable pattern of stars in the sky
- Rotation
- Growing period
- Means the sun
- Ball of dust, ice, and frozen gas
15 Clues: Family • Rotation • Revolution • In the sky • Means the sun • Pluto or Ceres • Growing period • Reducing period • Revolves around planets • Pieces of rock in the sky • Big hole made by fallen meteor • Belt of broken rocks and debris • Ball of dust, ice, and frozen gas • Boundless expanse where matter exists • Recognizable pattern of stars in the sky
Space terms 2024-04-30
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- Icy small solar system body
- Earth's satellite
- belt divided outer and inner planets
- Life on____
- Biggest planet
- Red dot
- Farthest from the sun
- 13 rings
- Hottest planet
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- The mixture of gases that surround planet
- 8 Main Rings
- Neil Armstrong
- Closest to the Sun
- Star
- The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
15 Clues: Star • Red dot • 13 rings • Life on____ • 8 Main Rings • Neil Armstrong • Biggest planet • Hottest planet • Earth's satellite • Closest to the Sun • Farthest from the sun • Icy small solar system body • belt divided outer and inner planets • The mixture of gases that surround planet • The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
Space terms 2024-04-30
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- Icy small solar system body
- Earth's satellite
- belt divided outer and inner planets
- Life on____
- Biggest planet
- Red dot
- Farthest from the sun
- 13 rings
- Hottest planet
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- The mixture of gases that surround planet
- 8 Main Rings
- Neil Armstrong
- Closest to the Sun
- Star
- The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
15 Clues: Star • Red dot • 13 rings • Life on____ • 8 Main Rings • Neil Armstrong • Biggest planet • Hottest planet • Earth's satellite • Closest to the Sun • Farthest from the sun • Icy small solar system body • belt divided outer and inner planets • The mixture of gases that surround planet • The average distance from the Earth to the Sun
astronomy 2025-02-01
15 Clues: huge • cosmos • heavenly • small planets • way our galaxy • opposite of inner • synonym of distant • opposite of bright • opposite of natural • related to the moon • a force of attraction • go discover new things • go from place to another • to let a rocket go to space • the path one object takes around another in space.
crossword 2023-12-03
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- currency of feudal japan
- when its cold; "The Road Not Taken"
- c
- athenian tragedy by sophocles
- capital of czech
- kevin's not allowed to dance
- shakesphere's many plays about this man
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- storage, digestion, filled with fluid
- world tree
- its 9 o'clock on a saturday
- telegraph
- by gustav holst
- jane eyre's school
- "The Raven"
- language for handling data
15 Clues: c • telegraph • world tree • "The Raven" • by gustav holst • capital of czech • jane eyre's school • currency of feudal japan • language for handling data • its 9 o'clock on a saturday • kevin's not allowed to dance • athenian tragedy by sophocles • when its cold; "The Road Not Taken" • storage, digestion, filled with fluid • shakesphere's many plays about this man
U6 ANNA CASABÓ 2022-05-02
15 Clues: be • buy • tidy • light • begin • xarxa • teach • bomber • oficina • caritat • a person who has a lot of money is... • when you don't sleep a lot you are... • in the aqua park you can find a lots of... • a person who doesn't have a lot of money is... • a person who studies planets and stars is an...
Jobs (I have a dream) 2021-02-02
11 Clues: I like food • I like jokes • I like music • I like teeth • I like bread • I like acting • I like school • I like planets • I like flowers • I like animals • I like painting
vocab memory 2023-05-26
11 Clues: plan • a push • barrier • lose control • fall rapidly • sudden growth • stars and planets • reducing over time • brown. grow plants in it • kayaks are a kind of this • a huge amount of people (or bees)
SPACE 2022-01-26
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- an object in outer space, made of hot gases, that can be seen in the night sky
- to revolve around another object
- a large, round object that travels around a star
- Earth's only natural satellite
- to move in a circle around something
- a large group of stars, planets, gases and dust
- all things that exist in space
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, comets, and other things found in space
- one complete circle made by a planet along its orbital path around another celestial body
- the closest star to Earth and the center of this solar system
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- an imaginary line around which an object, such as Earth, rotates
- a natural or human-made object that orbits Earth or another object
- to turn on a center or axis; spin
- a small, rocky object that orbits the sun
- a space object made of ice and dust that develops a long, bright tail as it nears the star it orbits
- a single turn of something around an axis or a fixed point; spinning
- a person trained to travel and work in space
- the natural force that tends to pull objects toward each other
18 Clues: Earth's only natural satellite • all things that exist in space • to revolve around another object • to turn on a center or axis; spin • to move in a circle around something • a small, rocky object that orbits the sun • a person trained to travel and work in space • a large group of stars, planets, gases and dust • a large, round object that travels around a star • ...
8th Grade Unit 2 Practice Test 2024-10-06
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- a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
- one of the most common elements in a star
- nuclear fusion takes place in a star's ______
- space and all matter and energy in it
- is the brightness of stars if they were all moved to the same distance from Earth (10 parsecs)
- coldest stars are this color
- a relatively large spherical body that orbits a star
- there are ____ planets in our solar system
- actual brightness of an object such as a star
- our galaxy is not an elliptical or irregular galaxy it is a ____ galaxy
- one of the most common elements in a star
- this planet is special because it has the perfect atmosphere and water which makes it habitable
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- the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
- average distance between Earth and the Sun
- hottest stars are this color
- a large celestial body that is composed of gas and that emits light
- if you know a star's temperature, then you know a star's _____
- is the brightness of a star as seen from Earth (not absolute magnitude)
- name of the galaxy we live in
19 Clues: hottest stars are this color • coldest stars are this color • name of the galaxy we live in • space and all matter and energy in it • one of the most common elements in a star • one of the most common elements in a star • average distance between Earth and the Sun • there are ____ planets in our solar system • nuclear fusion takes place in a star's ______ • ...
Visible Light and the Solar System 2012-12-11
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- An image that can be projected onto a screen
- A device for bending light rays
- A wave where the vibration is perpendicular to the direction of travel
- Suggests that all objects orbit the Earth
- A collection of planets orbiting a star
- The increase in size of an image from a telescope
- A device that allows objects in the sky to be magnified
- The distance between a lens and a focussed image
- The distance between two equal parts of a wave
- A device for splitting light into its separate components
- An image that can be seen but not projected onto a screen
- A vibration that transfers energy but not material
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- Maximum displacement of a wave
- The Universe contains all of space
- The bending of a wave as it travels from one material to another at an angle
- A wave where the vibrations are in line with the direction of travel
- Suggests that all objects orbit the Sun
- The lens of a telescope placed closest to the eye
- The lens that is pointed towards the object to be viewed
- The number of waves that pass a certain point each second
- A local collection of stars and planets orbiting a central point
21 Clues: Maximum displacement of a wave • A device for bending light rays • The Universe contains all of space • Suggests that all objects orbit the Sun • A collection of planets orbiting a star • Suggests that all objects orbit the Earth • An image that can be projected onto a screen • The distance between two equal parts of a wave • ...
Words from Section 13 Chapter 5 2013-12-05
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- English chemist who refined the alchemists' view of chemicals as basic building blocks.
- Englishman who was a "Revolutionary Thinker".
- step-by-step process of discovery.
- developed a new and more effective ointment for preventing infections in the early 1540s.
- a person who is an expert in the study of knowledge.
- as the best road to understanding thought of by Descartes.
- on Method published in 1637 Descartes explains the decision to discard all traditional authority.
- Danish astronomer provided evidence towards Copernicus' theory.
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- Frenchman who was a "Revolutionary Thinker".
- sun-centered model of the universe.
- force that keeps the planets in orbit.
- to go against something.
- polish Scholar who published "On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres".
- published "On the Structure of the Human Body" in 1543.
- Brache's assistant used his data to calculate lengths and distances of the planets.
- he devoured the works of the leading scientists of his day while being a student in England.
- an English scholar who described the circulation of the blood for the first time in the in the early 1600s.
- a branch of mathematics partially developed by Newton.
- use reasoning to to propose a answer that is logical.
- made an astronomical telescope and observed the four moons of Jupiter.
20 Clues: to go against something. • step-by-step process of discovery. • sun-centered model of the universe. • force that keeps the planets in orbit. • Frenchman who was a "Revolutionary Thinker". • Englishman who was a "Revolutionary Thinker". • a person who is an expert in the study of knowledge. • use reasoning to to propose a answer that is logical. • ...
Introduction to Astrology 2015-02-26
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- the scientist who gave us the telescope, and sun-centered theory.
- the science of heavenly bodies effect on people.
- the condition or quality of being correct.
- to tell in advance what is going to happen.
- the largest heavenly body in our solar system.
- astrology which is not vedic or lunar.
- what a planet does around its sun.
- he began to organize early astronomers.
- having to do with the weather or climate.
- the effect a heavenly has on a person.
- what a planet does on its axis.
- to offer for the use of others.
- the closest heavenly body in our solar system.
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- the force of attraction exerted by celestial bodies.
- forming a part of the material universe, especially outside of the earth.
- considered the father of modern astrology.
- having to do with the sun, stars, and planets.
- a method of studying the nature of something.
- the number of planets considered within our solar system.
- a great physicist who used astrology in daily life.
- can be proven and duplicated for verification.
- recognized the powers of astrology. He was a great psychologist.
- standardized to a code or uniform condition.
- an assembly or meeting place to exchange ideas.
- astrology methodology which relies heavily on secrecy.
25 Clues: what a planet does on its axis. • to offer for the use of others. • what a planet does around its sun. • astrology which is not vedic or lunar. • the effect a heavenly has on a person. • he began to organize early astronomers. • having to do with the weather or climate. • considered the father of modern astrology. • the condition or quality of being correct. • ...
Introduction to Astrology 2015-02-26
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- the scientist who gave us the telescope, and sun-centered theory.
- the science of heavenly bodies effect on people.
- the condition or quality of being correct.
- to tell in advance what is going to happen.
- the largest heavenly body in our solar system.
- astrology which is not vedic or lunar.
- what a planet does around its sun.
- he began to organize early astronomers.
- having to do with the weather or climate.
- the effect a heavenly has on a person.
- what a planet does on its axis.
- to offer for the use of others.
- the closest heavenly body in our solar system.
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- the force of attraction exerted by celestial bodies.
- forming a part of the material universe, especially outside of the earth.
- considered the father of modern astrology.
- having to do with the sun, stars, and planets.
- a method of studying the nature of something.
- the number of planets considered within our solar system.
- a great physicist who used astrology in daily life.
- can be proven and duplicated for verification.
- recognized the powers of astrology. He was a great psychologist.
- standardized to a code or uniform condition.
- an assembly or meeting place to exchange ideas.
- astrology methodology which relies heavily on secrecy.
25 Clues: what a planet does on its axis. • to offer for the use of others. • what a planet does around its sun. • astrology which is not vedic or lunar. • the effect a heavenly has on a person. • he began to organize early astronomers. • having to do with the weather or climate. • considered the father of modern astrology. • the condition or quality of being correct. • ...
The Solar System 2019-02-05
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- The fourth planet from the sun a.k.a. the red planet
- Almost a full moon
- The first planet from the sun
- When we can’t see any of the moon
- The fifth planet from the sun, a gas giant
- The first visible half of the moon
- When earth gets in between the moon and sun
- The first small sliver of the moon
- When we can see all of the moon
- An elongated circle or oval shape, how the planets orbit the sun
- Declared as an official dwarf planet
- The seventh planet from the sun which is tilted and also has rings
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- When there is a little less of the moon
- The last quarter we see of the moon
- The star in the solar system that gives us light
- The second planet from the sun
- The last bit we see if the moon before it’s another new moon
- The gray sphere that goes through phases and revolves around earth
- The eighth and last planet form the sun
- The sixth planet that has a lot of rings
- When the moon gets in between earth and the sun
- The third planet from the sun where we live
- When the planets move around the sun
23 Clues: Almost a full moon • The first planet from the sun • The second planet from the sun • When we can see all of the moon • When we can’t see any of the moon • The first visible half of the moon • The first small sliver of the moon • The last quarter we see of the moon • Declared as an official dwarf planet • When the planets move around the sun • ...
Lunar Cycle Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-28
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- This keeps up on the ground while the Earth is rotating.
- The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- Quarter The seventh kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The revolves around the Earth.
- Every planet in the Solar System revolves around this star.
- The "brightest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- Very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun.
- All planets and moons....(another word for spin)
- The only planet we know of that inhabits life.
- Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..)
- The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
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- The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The "darkest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The planets and sun are in the...(blank system).
- The eighth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- We have 8 of these in our Solar System(used to be nine).
- The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- A lunar cycle resets about every...
- We are learning about the moon...
- The Earth spins on its...
21 Clues: The Earth spins on its... • The revolves around the Earth. • We are learning about the moon... • A lunar cycle resets about every... • Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..) • The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • ...
Science Review 2021-12-02
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- The center of a star is called...
- The moon has large, dark sections of igneous rock called what?
- This color of star is hotter and brighter than other stars
- The faster a particle moves, the ____ it gets
- Pluto, Ceres, and Makemake are all examples of this kind of planet
- When you prefer one thing over another
- A ball of ice and rock that flies in a predictable orbit around the sun
- Evidence based on a story someone told you
- Evidence based solely on fact
- The most dangerous part of the EM spectrum
- This kind of telescope bends light toward the viewer
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- This is the outermost layer of a star
- A substance made of only one kind of atom
- The sun is made of this
- This color of star is cooler and darker than other stars
- This kind of telescope bounces light towards the viewer
- This man used the Doppler effect to figure out that stars were moving
- The inner planets are all made of this
- The tail of a comet always points this direction from the sun
- The outer planets are all made of this
- We use this part of the EM Spectrum for thermal imaging, Bluetooth, and remote controls.
- The solar system is heliocentric. Helio means what?
22 Clues: The sun is made of this • Evidence based solely on fact • The center of a star is called... • This is the outermost layer of a star • The inner planets are all made of this • When you prefer one thing over another • The outer planets are all made of this • A substance made of only one kind of atom • Evidence based on a story someone told you • ...
Third Nine-Weeks Science Review 2024-03-26
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- this is the most valuable mineral found in Virginia
- these animals should not graze near rivers
- an instrument that measures temperature
- the average weather over a period of time
- this planet is 4th from the sun
- this is what planets do around the sun
- this is the smallest planet
- it takes this long for the earth to complete one revolution around the sun
- this is an area of land where water does this to a common location
- thunderstorms usually happens when the temperature is this
- stormy, billowing clouds
- this type of moon is the one that we do not see
- grey clouds that cover the sky
- light, feathery clouds
- this planet is 3rd from the sun
- this planet is 6th from the sun
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- this type of moon looks like a big, round circle of bright light
- the rivers that we learned to locate on a map are part of this watershed
- this and earth's revolution around the sun causes seasons
- this is what planets do on their axis
- violent,twisting storms, shaped like a funnel
- puffy clouds with flat bottoms
- this is Virginia's most abundant natural resource
- an instrument that measures atmospheric pressure
24 Clues: light, feathery clouds • stormy, billowing clouds • this is the smallest planet • puffy clouds with flat bottoms • grey clouds that cover the sky • this planet is 4th from the sun • this planet is 3rd from the sun • this planet is 6th from the sun • this is what planets do on their axis • this is what planets do around the sun • an instrument that measures temperature • ...
Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-09
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- The lower region of the atmosphere
- Small rock that orbits the Sun
- A celestial body passes in front of a second celestial body as seen from a third celestial body
- The part of the Sun that is the central region where nuclear reactions consume hydrogen to form helium
- Only planet with known life and water
- Snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbits the Sun
- The outer atmosphere of the Sun
- A giant star in the middle of the solar system
- One of the largest planets with a giant red dot
- Cloud of gas an dust in outer space
- The outside of the inner Core of the sun at a distance approximately 0.25 to 0.7 solar radii
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- The deepest layer of the Sun that we can observe directly
- Dwarf: Stars that have burned up all of the hydrogen they once used as nuclear fuel
- Giant: A star that has low surface temperature and a diameter that is large relative to
- The outer-most layer of the solar interior
- Flare: An intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots
- Earths natural satellite
- Winds: The continuous flow of charged particles from the Sun which permeates the solar system
- A planets with big bright rings
- Systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe
- Small luminescent ball of gases
21 Clues: Earths natural satellite • Small rock that orbits the Sun • The outer atmosphere of the Sun • Small luminescent ball of gases • A planets with big bright rings • The lower region of the atmosphere • Cloud of gas an dust in outer space • Only planet with known life and water • The outer-most layer of the solar interior • A giant star in the middle of the solar system • ...
space 2022-04-22
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- the US orbital navigation satellites
- the first satellite to orbit the earth
- the repurposed ICBM whose second version launched Gemini
- the Russian space agency
- the series of probes to use a once-in-a-lifetime planetary alignment to do flybys of a ton of outer planets and leave the solar system
- US probes that went to mercury, venus, mars, and that did first flybys and orbits of planets
- soviet program to land on the moon, went from before the US did it to after apollo
- russia's current manned capsule
- the atlas used a stage and a ____ design
- JFK's ____ speech, famous for declaring america will go to the moon before the 1960's end
- the most recent US rover to land on mars's nickname
- what did allan Shepard play on the moon?
- the oldest satellite in orbit
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- intercontenital _________ missile
- the rocket that launched the first US satellite
- repurposed Saturn V third stage, first US space station
- the US's program to return to the moon
- the mars helicopter's nickname
- first working rover, first wheeled rover, and first rover to not be attached to its lander
- a type of rocket that does not enter orbit
- Boeings still-being-tested capsule
21 Clues: the Russian space agency • the oldest satellite in orbit • the mars helicopter's nickname • russia's current manned capsule • intercontenital _________ missile • Boeings still-being-tested capsule • the US orbital navigation satellites • the US's program to return to the moon • the first satellite to orbit the earth • the atlas used a stage and a ____ design • ...
Earth-Sun-Moon System 2022-12-08
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- the greater the ___ the greater the pull of gravity
- the direction the position of stars shifts
- a body that orbits a planet
- area of shadow sun is partially blocked
- he revolutionized the science of astronomy
- the measure of the force of gravity on an object
- giant ball of superheated gas
- the sun is in the center of this model
- the force that keeps earth in orbit
- this eclipse occurs during a full moon
- a pattern or group of stars
- tide with most significant difference
- the orbit of each planet is this oval shape
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- gravity is affected by the ____ of two objects
- this is tilted at 23.5 degrees
- the tendency of an object to resist change
- discovered moons around jupiter
- type of light during summer
- this planets phases supported heliocentric model
- the different shapes of the moon
- one orbit around the sun
- rise and fall of ocean water every 12.5 hours
- darkest shadow light from sun completely blocked
- earth spinning on its axis
- during a ___ moon the moon is between sun and earth
- earth is in the center of this model
- type of light during winter
- tide during first and third quarter
- a scientist said planets moved in epicycles
29 Clues: one orbit around the sun • earth spinning on its axis • type of light during summer • a body that orbits a planet • type of light during winter • a pattern or group of stars • giant ball of superheated gas • this is tilted at 23.5 degrees • discovered moons around jupiter • the different shapes of the moon • the force that keeps earth in orbit • tide during first and third quarter • ...
Aristotle and Ptolemy 2025-08-27
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- Stellar _____: the appearance of movement of a star as a result of the Earth moving around the sun
- Centered on Earth
- _____ Sphere: A set of seven nested rings used to predict the positions of planets
- Earth astronomy 'computer' used to determine the positions of planets
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- Used 'epicycles' to explain the motion of planets
- Used logical arguments to demonstrate, incorrectly, that the Earth is at the center of the solar system
6 Clues: Centered on Earth • Used 'epicycles' to explain the motion of planets • Earth astronomy 'computer' used to determine the positions of planets • _____ Sphere: A set of seven nested rings used to predict the positions of planets • Stellar _____: the appearance of movement of a star as a result of the Earth moving around the sun • ...
Revision Crossword - Year 5 Science 2020-10-09
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- The Process where a liquid turns into a gas.
- When light reflects off a smooth, shiny surface, it changes _____.
- The Earth rotates on its _____ every 24 hours.
- This is a device we can use to look at the moon, stars and planets
- Fertilisation is the process where the _____ joins with the pollen to make a seed.
- The process where plants make more of themselves is called _____.
- If one side of the Earth is experiencing day, the other will be experiencing _____.
- In the water cycle, water evaporates and turns into water vapour. As it rises, it cools and _____ to form clouds.
- The opposite of evaporation.
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- Shadows change _____ and size as the sun moves across the sky.
- Seeds with hooks are usually dispersed by _____.
- Flowers have bright _____ to attract insects.
- The boiling point of a liquid is the _____ at which that liquid boils.
- Light intensity refer to the _____ of light.
- The tilting of the Earth and its revolution around the sun causes _____.
- Seeds dispersed by _____ are light and dry and have wing-like structures.
- Heated Water Vapour is called _____.
- Evaporation happens faster in a _____ place.
- A type of robot used to explore other planets.
19 Clues: The opposite of evaporation. • Heated Water Vapour is called _____. • The Process where a liquid turns into a gas. • Light intensity refer to the _____ of light. • Evaporation happens faster in a _____ place. • Flowers have bright _____ to attract insects. • The Earth rotates on its _____ every 24 hours. • A type of robot used to explore other planets. • ...
