planets Crossword Puzzles
Science Vocab 2020-05-15
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- An explanation of the origin of the universe starting that it started small and expanded over billions of years
- An imaginary line that runs through the middle of an object around which that object rotates; a line at the side or bottom of a graph.
- a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars, that is occupied by a great many solid, irregularly shaped bodies, of many sizes but much smaller than planets, called asteroids or minor planets.
- a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
- the quantity of matter which a body contains, as measured by its acceleration under a given force or by the force exerted on it by a gravitational field.
- the distance that travels in one year.
- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
- The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- all existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. The universe is believed to be at least 10 billion light-years in diameter and contains a vast number of galaxies; it has been expanding since its creation in the Big Bang about 13 billion years ago.
- an artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
- The branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
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- The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally
- Oort cloud, is a theoretical cloud of predominantly icy planetesimals proposed to surround the Sun at distances ranging from 2,000 to 200,000 au.
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
- a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice.
- A scale factor is a number which scales, or multiplies, some quantity. ... In the field of measurements, the scale factor of an instrument is sometimes referred to as sensitivity.
- A natural satellite of a planet; an object that revolves around a planet.
- A region of the electromagnetic radiation spectrum where wavelengths range from about 700 nanometers to 1 millimeter.
- A large system of dust, gas, stars, and other celestial bodies that has a particular shape
- An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.
21 Clues: the distance that travels in one year. • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. • The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally • An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer. • A natural satellite of a planet; an object that revolves around a planet. • ...
Unit 5 & 6 Vocab 2023-11-13
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- Pollution that comes from a single, identifiable source.
- When excess fertilizer runs off of surfaces into the watershed causing algal blooms.
- A rock in space that’s bigger than a dust grain but smaller than an asteroid.
- Pollution that comes from many places so it is impossible to identify a single source.
- The high points on the landscape (like mountain peaks and ridgelines) that divide one watershed from another.
- When water has soaked into the ground.
- Pollution that comes from excess bacteria in the water. This leads to sickness and disease for organisms that live in or drink the water.
- When a space rock enters the atmosphere and starts burning up, creating a streak of light. These are shooting stars!
- Pollution that comes from chemicals getting into surface or groundwater. These chemicals can poison and kill organisms living in the water.
- An area of land that drains all of its waters into a larger body of water
- When water remains on the surface (lakes, oceans, rivers, etc.)
- A chunk of ice and rock originating from the outer solar system, often accompanied by a tail.
- Second planet from the sun
- A large rock in orbit generally between Mars and Jupiter. These rocks are large but smaller than planets.
- When too many nutrients get into the water and cause algal blooms.
- Fourth planet from the sun
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- does not change based on location, measured in kg or g, represents how much matter makes up an object
- When a space rock lands on the earth.
- Water moving through/soaking into the soil.
- Water falling from the sky in the form of rain, snow, sleet, etc.
- When ocean acidification causes coral to die, it is called coral __.
- Third planet from the sun
- changes based on location, measured in N, represents the amount of force on an object due to gravity
- Area beyond Neptune that has comets and dwarf planets such as Pluto.
- Pollution that comes from dirt, minerals, and sand washing into surface water. It blocks sunlight from aquatic plants, clogs fish gills, and buries fish eggs.
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all __ planets
- Sphere-shaped group of small rock and ice that are the furthest objects from the sun
- Eighth planet from the sun
- An area where trash gets stuck in a vortex in the middle of the ocean called the Great Pacific ___ Patch.
- Fifth planet from the sun
- Sixth planet from the sun
- When water moves over the surface of the land.
- Underground rock formation that collects groundwater.
- Mercury, venus, earth, and mars are all __ planets
- When humans catch too many fish and the fish don't have enough time to reproduce/replenish their populations.
- Seventh planet from the sun
- First planet from the sun
37 Clues: Third planet from the sun • Fifth planet from the sun • Sixth planet from the sun • First planet from the sun • Eighth planet from the sun • Second planet from the sun • Fourth planet from the sun • Seventh planet from the sun • When a space rock lands on the earth. • When water has soaked into the ground. • Water moving through/soaking into the soil. • ...
Quarter 1 Science Crossword 2023-09-08
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- states that the true laws of nature always hold
- well-tested explanation that unifies a broad range of observations
- A person's view of the world
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- data that usually consists of numbers combined with units
- when one object moves around another object (revolve,orbit).
- an oval defined by two points, each called a focus. If you take any point on the ellipse, the sum of the distances to the focus points is constant.
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune. Called Gas Giants.
- the action of spinning around an axis or center.
- Scientific work to find explanations for present-day, observable, scientific questions.
- The square of the orbital period of a planet is directly proportional to the cube of the semi-major axis of its orbit
- celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- process by which scientists formulate a hypothesis, gather data by observation and experimentation, and come to a conclusion
- A logical interpretation based on prior knowledge and experience
- Space and all the matter and energy in it
- a luminous ball of gas, mostly hydrogen and helium, held together by its own gravity.
- Small, rocky planets that orbit closest to the sun including Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars
- Data calculated from other data. Raw data are measured or collected
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- Concerned with worldly rather than spiritual matters
- God's command in Genesis 1:28
- a rocking, swaying, or nodding motion in the axis of Earth as it precesses. The axis wobbles because of the gravity of the sun, moon, and other planets.
- Scientific work that attempts to explain natural processes and events in the unobservable past by examining data in the present.
- A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky
- a change in the orientation of the rotational axis of a rotating body from Polaris to Vega and back (Earth's axis precesses once every 26,000 years).
- As a planet moves around its orbit, it sweeps out equal areas in equal times (travelling faster when closer to the sun and slower when farther away).
- Facts, figures, and other evidence gathered through observations.
- The scientific study of earth and the universe around it
- An organized way of gathering and analyzing evidence about the natural world
- A testable prediction, often implied by a theory
- The orbital path of a planet is in the shape of an ellipse, with the sun at one focus.
- Good News
- representations of objects or systems
- a natural satellite of a planet
- Data that describes an observation using words
34 Clues: Good News • A person's view of the world • God's command in Genesis 1:28 • a natural satellite of a planet • representations of objects or systems • Space and all the matter and energy in it • Data that describes an observation using words • states that the true laws of nature always hold • A group of stars that form a pattern in the sky • ...
The Universe 2025-08-05
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- A natural luminous celestial body of great mass which produces energy. They can be seen in the sky especially at night.
- An object that orbits a star. Planets are made up of mostly rock or gas, with a small, solid core.
- A neutron star that emits rapid and periodic pulses of radiation
- Matter that does not emit, reflect, refract, or absorb light.
- The theory for the origin and evolution of our universe. (The explosion of hot and dense state that spread across space, creating time, matter, energy, light etc..
- A planet that orbits a star other than the sun.
- A ball of rock and ice, they usually orbit the sun in paths that allow them to pass by the Sun only once or that repeatedly bring them through the solar system.
- Smaller celestial bodies that orbit around larger celestial bodies. (e.g. moons around planets, small galaxies around large galaxies)
- A binary star system (consisting of a white dwarf and a companion star) that rapidly brightens, then slowly fades back to normal.
- The brightest type of active galactic nucleus, believed to be powered by a supermassive place hole.
- A large body orbiting a planet
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- The hot core of a star that has exhausted its nuclear fuel and expelled its outer layers, forming a planetary nebula. Over billions of years they gradually cool, eventually becoming black dwarfs.
- A celestial body within the Solar System that shares the characteristics of planets. It orbits the sun, is not a moon, and has a spherical or an early spherical shape. Unlike a planet, however, a dwarf planet has not cleared away any loose cosmic rubble from its orbit.
- Rocks floating around in space.
- A geometric pattern of bright stars that appears grouped in the sky.
- The explosive death of a massive star whose energy output causes its expanding gases to glow brightly for weeks or months.
- A large planet with a small, rocky core and a deep atmosphere composed mostly of hydrogen and helium.
- A bright streak of light in the sky is caused when a meteoroid enters the Earth’s atmosphere. The streak of light is produced from heat generated by the meteoroid traveling into the earth’s atmosphere.
- A region of space containing a huge amount of compacted mass in a small volume. Black holes have such a great gravitational influence, not even light can escape it.
- A spiral galaxy that is the home of Earth.
- A cloud of gas and dust located between stars and/or surrounding stars. Nebulae are often places where stars form.
- Matter made up of particles that have the same mass as normal matter, but have opposite properties, like electric charge
- A collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity.
- The Sun and its surrounding matter, including asteroids, comets, planets, and moons held together by the Sun’s gravitational influence.
24 Clues: A large body orbiting a planet • Rocks floating around in space. • A spiral galaxy that is the home of Earth. • A planet that orbits a star other than the sun. • Matter that does not emit, reflect, refract, or absorb light. • A collection of stars, gas, and dust bound together by gravity. • A neutron star that emits rapid and periodic pulses of radiation • ...
The universe 2020-09-14
6 Clues: they shine at night • if you are trying something • you can fly in space with it • we are living on this planet • there are 8 in our solarsystem • includes 8 planets and the sun
Activity 2023-02-07
Across
- Our sun is a yellow ______.
- The _______ is responsible for the change of seasons on the Earth.
- Mercury has been visited by two spacecrafts– Mariner 10 and ________
- Saturn appears ______ in colour.
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- The period of revolution increases as the distance of the planet from the sun _______.
- The simplest method of identifying planets from stars is that stars ________
- ______spins in the opposite direction of earth and most other planets.
- __________ has no satellite of its own
8 Clues: Our sun is a yellow ______. • Saturn appears ______ in colour. • __________ has no satellite of its own • The _______ is responsible for the change of seasons on the Earth. • Mercury has been visited by two spacecrafts– Mariner 10 and ________ • ______spins in the opposite direction of earth and most other planets. • ...
Wonders Unit 3 Week 1 Vocabulary 2025-11-24
Across
- the “state of being warm in temperature or feeling
- a round model of the world or Earth
- the study of the stars, planets, and other outer space objects. globe is a round model of the world or Earth.
- tells how hot or how cold that thing is.
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- how much of that thing there is
- the outside of it.
- system includes Earth and the other planets that orbit the Sun.
- provide what they need
8 Clues: the outside of it. • provide what they need • how much of that thing there is • a round model of the world or Earth • tells how hot or how cold that thing is. • the “state of being warm in temperature or feeling • system includes Earth and the other planets that orbit the Sun. • ...
Review Words 2022-01-11
Across
- a contract between two individuals,
- an economic and political system in which a country's trade and industry are controlled by private owners for profit, rather than by the state.
- series of steps for forming, testing scientific theories
- new way of viewing natural worldbased on observation
- government ruled by three people equally
- mixed in Spanish,
- a distant territory belonging to or under the control of a nation
- the medieval knightly system with its religious, moral, and social code.
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- moon, sun, planets revolve around earth
- trade between three ports or regions.
- the male head of a family or tribe.
- not subject to or bound by religious rule; not belonging to or living in a monastic or other order.
- a conqueror, especially one of the Spanish conquerors of Mexico and Peru in the 16th century.
- A set of laws to help rule the entire Roman Empire
- the astronomical model in which the Earth and planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Universe.
- The period of European history extending from about 500 to 1400–1500 ce
16 Clues: mixed in Spanish, • a contract between two individuals, • the male head of a family or tribe. • trade between three ports or regions. • moon, sun, planets revolve around earth • government ruled by three people equally • A set of laws to help rule the entire Roman Empire • new way of viewing natural worldbased on observation • ...
Space Crossword Puzzle 2022 2022-01-27
Across
- A place containing solar systems, stars, planets and more
- This occurs at the end of a stars life cycle when it explodes
- move or cause to move into a sloping position.
- a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
- An object in space going around another object in space
- a large ball of hydrogen that ranges in color, temperature and size
- A place containing a star or stars, planets and moons
- A planet made of ice that is large
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- An object in space orbiting a star
- A planet made out of gases that is very large
- to move around an axis
- An object in space that could be a planet but is too small
- a planetary surface exploration device designed to move across the solid surface on a planet or other planetary mass celestial bodies.
- Everything including galaxies, solar systems, and more
- An imaginary line at the poles of a planet
- An object in space orbiting a planet
16 Clues: to move around an axis • An object in space orbiting a star • A planet made of ice that is large • An object in space orbiting a planet • An imaginary line at the poles of a planet • A planet made out of gases that is very large • move or cause to move into a sloping position. • A place containing a star or stars, planets and moons • ...
Around the Solar System Vocabulary 2022-10-06
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- a tool that makes faraway objects look bigger and closer
- a star in the center of the solar system that burns gas and gives off heat and light
- system a group of objects in space, including the Sun and everything that moves around it
- a group of stars, planets, dust and gas
- shuttle a craft that is reused to carry people into space and back to Earth
- to spin on a center point
- a force that weighs down objects
- an object that moves around Earth and sends messages and pictures to
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- an imaginary line objects in space follow as they move around a larger object
- us learn about space
- an object that moves around Earth that we see mostly at nighttime in phases
- to move around something in a circular path
- a giant ball of extremely hot gas that burns and gives off heat and light
- a large piece of rock or metal flying in space that is left over from the planets
- a large round object in space that follows a path and moves around a star like the Sun
- everything that can be seen, touched and sensed above Earth’s atmosphere
- a person who travels into space
17 Clues: us learn about space • to spin on a center point • a person who travels into space • a force that weighs down objects • a group of stars, planets, dust and gas • to move around something in a circular path • a tool that makes faraway objects look bigger and closer • an object that moves around Earth and sends messages and pictures to • ...
Astronomy Key Terms 2023-11-13
Across
- In geocentrism, a secondary looping path that a planet makes, which explains retrograde motion
- Moon more than half full
- When the moon passes between the earth and the sun
- When planets appear to loop backwards in their path over several weeks
- Getting smaller (moon)
- Moon less than half full
- When a star moves away from us, its lightwaves get stretched out
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- A theory of the cosmos with the earth stationary at the center, in which all other bodies orbit the earth
- A natural satellite the orbits a planet, not a star
- A force exerted by every object with mass on every other
- When a star moves toward us, its lightwaves get compressed
- When the earth passes between the moon and the sun
- A theory of the cosmos with the sun at the center, orbited by earth and other planets
- Getting larger (moon)
- An body that has strong enough gravity to become a sphere, but is not a star
- A self-luminous sphere held together by gravity which gives off radiation due to nuclear fusion
16 Clues: Getting larger (moon) • Getting smaller (moon) • Moon more than half full • Moon less than half full • When the moon passes between the earth and the sun • When the earth passes between the moon and the sun • A natural satellite the orbits a planet, not a star • A force exerted by every object with mass on every other • ...
age and history or earth 2024-04-26
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- Also known as the Planck Epoch
- age of dinosaurs
- the primordial dust began to coalesce into a disk-shaped configuration as it moved at a high pace
- The ejected matter was in the shape of a cigar and was called Filament from which the planets & other celestial bodies
- a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers
- a powerful and luminous explosion of a star
- age of fishes
- planets originate in a dense disk formed from material in the gas and dust cloud that collapses to give us the Sun
- a physical theory that describes how the universe expanded from an initial state of high density and temperature
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- age of man
- the Universe began to become gravitationally attracted to each other.
- was first proposed by Johannes Kepler in the 17th century
- Most cosmological models suggest that the Universe at this point was filled homogeneously with a high-energy density
- explains the process in which a massive sized disk cools down rapidly
- age of plants
- As the universe continued to decrease in density and temperature, the energy of each particle began to decrease
16 Clues: age of man • age of plants • age of fishes • age of dinosaurs • Also known as the Planck Epoch • a powerful and luminous explosion of a star • was first proposed by Johannes Kepler in the 17th century • a German philosopher and one of the central Enlightenment thinkers • the Universe began to become gravitationally attracted to each other. • ...
Q1 Reflection 2025-10-30
Across
- When snow is falling and temperatures drop
- When the side of the Moon facing toward you is more dark than light
- Sedimentary rock that keeps piling over time
- the invisible force that keeps the universe together
- The name of outer planets, like Neptune and Uranus
- Objects that are buried and preserved in sand or rock
- Loose Earth material, including soil
- When the Moon is between the earth and the sun, causing light to be blocked
- A gigantic thing at the center of every galaxy and nothing can escape it
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- Events starting from first to last, which is used in finding the ages of rocks
- When the side of the Moon facing toward you is more light than dark
- When an object spins on it's axis
- When an object spins around another object
- When the earth is between the sun and the moon, causing the moon to turn red from our sight
- When temperatures are high and people go to the beach
- The name of inner planets, like Earth and Mars
16 Clues: When an object spins on it's axis • Loose Earth material, including soil • When snow is falling and temperatures drop • When an object spins around another object • Sedimentary rock that keeps piling over time • The name of inner planets, like Earth and Mars • The name of outer planets, like Neptune and Uranus • the invisible force that keeps the universe together • ...
Science fiction Jack Lynskey 9J 2022-02-13
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- Ahead of time
- A source of alien transport
- Monsters may have these instead of arms
- Out of this world
- Intelligent man made machine
- Seconds minutes hours
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- Something unordinary
- where aliens come from
- Opposite to friendly
- Large peices of rock
- More developed
- Unusual
- Often seen in spaceships
- Part man part machine
14 Clues: Unusual • Ahead of time • More developed • Out of this world • Something unordinary • Opposite to friendly • Large peices of rock • Part man part machine • Seconds minutes hours • where aliens come from • Often seen in spaceships • A source of alien transport • Intelligent man made machine • Monsters may have these instead of arms
Science fiction Jack Lynskey 9J 2022-02-13
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- Ahead of time
- A source of alien transport
- Monsters may have these instead of arms
- Out of this world
- Intelligent man made machine
- Seconds minutes hours
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- Something unordinary
- where aliens come from
- Opposite to friendly
- Large peices of rock
- More developed
- Unusual
- Often seen in spaceships
- Part man part machine
14 Clues: Unusual • Ahead of time • More developed • Out of this world • Something unordinary • Opposite to friendly • Large peices of rock • Part man part machine • Seconds minutes hours • where aliens come from • Often seen in spaceships • A source of alien transport • Intelligent man made machine • Monsters may have these instead of arms
Astronomy 100 Unit#2 Exam Review Crossword 2023-01-18
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- When certain atmospheric gases trap heat like CO2 absorbing solar radiation.
- Large arches of solar material that is ejected from the surface.
- A planet outside of our solar system.
- A plot of the location and number of sunspots over time that demonstrate the 11 year solar cycle with maximum sunspots at the midway of each butterfly.
- All rings are within this point which is the distance from a celestial body within which a second object will disintegrate as its gravity is overcome.
- The part of the solar atmosphere that produces ‘light’ and is the visible surface.
- The motion of a planet around the Sun, say.
- Large wisps of the solar atmosphere (outermost portion) best viewed during total solar eclipses.
- The wobbling of the Moon on its axis of rotation.
- Large, smooth, flat areas on the Moon made of basalt.
- How fast an object needs to go to escape the gravitational attraction of that celestial body.
- Mountains on the Moon that are heavily cratered.
- This large storm used to be on Neptune.
- A ‘dirty snowball’ or small icy object mixed with rock from the Oort Cloud or Kuiper Belt.
- Trails of ejecta from a meteorite impact, often seen on the Moon.
- A very deep and long canyon on Mars.
- The boundary between terrestrial and jovian planets separating condensation.
- Many meteors that come from the same point in the night sky and are associated with the orbits of known comets.
- The largest volcano in the solar system that is on Mars.
- All Jovian planets have them, but Saturn is the most impressive.
- Small bodies (comets or asteroids) that are large enough to be round.
- The kinds of volcanoes seen on other planets in the Solar System that are flat and broad.
- Donut-shaped region beyond the orbit of Neptune that contains leftover planetesimals from solar system formation.
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- Small bodies formed from condensation and accretion of gas/dust in the solar nebula.
- A meteor that lands on the surface of the Earth.
- The part of the solar atmosphere that produces color.
- Theory that planets condense from an enormous cloud of H and He gas called the solar nebula around the forming Sun.
- This is seen when solar flares or coronal mass ejections enter the Earth’s atmosphere, typically at high latitudes.
- The process of fusing light atoms to form heavier ones powering the Sun.
- Dark spots on the surface of the sun that come in 11 year cycles.
- Volcanic eruptions that produce flat, broad shaped volcanoes.
- The spin of a planet on its axis.
- Spherical shaped region far from the Sun with a trillion comets with randomly inclined objects.
- A feature on the surface of Jupiter about twice the diameter of the Earth that is long lived.
- The 4 largest moons of Jupiter that were discovered by Galileo.
- Depressions asteroids or meteorites make on the moon or other planetary bodies.
- There are thousands of these between Mars and Jupiter and are rocky bodies that orbit the Sun like planets.
- A glowing cloud of gas or dust reflecting the light of nearby stars.
- One of the two moons of Mars.
- Small, solid particles that have orbits in the solar system.
- What planetesimals turned into as temperatures cooled during the Heavy Bombardment Period with most craters forming during this time.
- A process that renews the surface of Earth because there is water, for example landslides.
- Brief expulsion of material from the surface of the sun out of a sunspot.
43 Clues: One of the two moons of Mars. • The spin of a planet on its axis. • A very deep and long canyon on Mars. • A planet outside of our solar system. • This large storm used to be on Neptune. • The motion of a planet around the Sun, say. • A meteor that lands on the surface of the Earth. • Mountains on the Moon that are heavily cratered. • ...
The solar system 2022-02-11
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- a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
- a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
- the portion of Earth that is water
- a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
- contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
- a accumulation of matter
- the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
- a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
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- Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
- a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
- a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
- a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
- an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
- a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
- a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae
- one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
- a group of stars bound by gravity
- a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
- a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
- the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
- an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...
Kuiper Belt Objects 2023-02-15
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- Is Pluto a Kuiper Belt object
- The amount of light reflected off of an object
- Only spacecraft to have visited pluto
- A region that stretches far beyond the Kuiper Belt
- Objects with orbits that travel through the spaces between the orbits of Jupiter and Neptune
- The largest asteroid in the Kuiper Belt
- Slingshotted icy bodies far away
- Who was the person who discovered the Kuiper belt
- When was the Kuiper belt discovered
- What does the Kuiper belt orbit
- How many planets are in the Kuiper Belt
- A small, icy body that erodes and forms a trail
- Kuiper Belt Objects are made up of this material
- Forced icy objects into the range of locations of the Kuiper Belt
- What the size of the Kuiper belt
- The unit used to measure the distance from the Earth to the Sun
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- Is the Kuiper belt hot or cold
- Where is Plutos orbit
- The first Kuiper Belt Object discovered since Pluto
- What lies beyond the Kuiper Belt
- Pairs of objects that reside in the Kuiper Belt and are similar in size and mass, that orbit around a shared center mass
- The largest moon of Neptune
- What kind of planets are in the Kuiper belt
- A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt about half the size of Pluto
- One of the largest and most known telescopes launched by NASA
- What color are the objects in the Kuiper belt
- Where does the Kuiper belt start
- The farthest out Kuiper Belt Object
- An icy planetoid orbiting between Saturn and Uranus
- What is the Kuiper belt mostly made up of
- How many Dwarf planets are in the Kuiper object
- When was the first object found in the Kuiper belt
- A detached Kuiper Belt object
- The largest moon of Pluto
- What is bigger the Oort cloud or Kuiper belt
- Kuiper Belt contains this material
- What galaxy is the Kuiper belt located in
- What is the the largest object in the Kuiper belt
- Second largest object in the Kuiper belt
- How many rings are in the Kuiper belt
40 Clues: Where is Plutos orbit • The largest moon of Pluto • The largest moon of Neptune • Is Pluto a Kuiper Belt object • A detached Kuiper Belt object • Is the Kuiper belt hot or cold • What does the Kuiper belt orbit • What lies beyond the Kuiper Belt • Slingshotted icy bodies far away • Where does the Kuiper belt start • What the size of the Kuiper belt • ...
Astronomy 2022-06-10
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- eclipse Occurs when the Moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth and blocks the sun/casts a shadow over part of Earth
- cycle Our moon's cycle ( new moon to full moon to new) is about 1 month long.
- Inner Planets: smaller, rocky, terrestrial
- Planets: large, low-density gas giants, Jovian
- Huge, hot, bright balls of gas that make light/ energy by nuclear fusion (converting Hydrogen to Helium)
- A curved path a planet takes around a star
- pull The force between two objects like the Earth and the Sun and the Earth and the moon.
- Sun the largest star closest to Earth. It is a main sequence star
- Caused by the tilt of Earth on its axis as it revolves around the Sun. Winter solstice:Dec 21, Summer Solstice: June 21
- An escaped asteroid (meteoroid) that has hit earth's surface. (A meteor is the flash of light you see as it burns up in the atmosphere)
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- An object traveling around another on a set path or orbit.
- (of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
- All of space and everything in it
- phases The changing appearance of the Moon as seen from Earth. New moon, waxing crescent, 1st quarter, waxing gibbous,full moon, waning gibbous,last quarter and waning crescent .
- A small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- eclipse Occurs at a full moon when Earth is directly between the moon and the sun.
- becoming less bright, intense, or strong
- A spinning motion of a planet about its axis.
- A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
- the regular rise and fall of the ocean's surface influenced by the moon's gravity pulling on earth
- A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that reflects light from sun
- system sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
- bang The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
- A collection of billions of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity. We live in the spiral shaped MILKY WAY
- of Earth Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted 23.5 degrees; the tilted axis always points toward the North Star (Polaris)
25 Clues: All of space and everything in it • becoming less bright, intense, or strong • Inner Planets: smaller, rocky, terrestrial • A curved path a planet takes around a star • A spinning motion of a planet about its axis. • Planets: large, low-density gas giants, Jovian • A natural satellite that revolves around a planet. • ...
space 2021-07-29
Across
- a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
- any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space
- an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
- a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a ‘tail’ of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- a star round which the earth orbits.
- a spot or patch that appears from time to time on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings.
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- a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is 9.4607 × 1012 km (nearly 6 million million miles).
- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- is a space rocks that come from leftover comets particles and broken asteroids.
- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- it is a small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun
- a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
14 Clues: a star round which the earth orbits. • it is a small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun • any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star. • is a space rocks that come from leftover comets particles and broken asteroids. • ...
space 2021-07-29
Across
- a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
- natural satellite of the earth, visible (chiefly at night) by reflected light from the sun.
- any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space
- an artificial body placed in orbit round the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
- a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star.
- a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a ‘tail’ of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- a star round which the earth orbits.
- a spot or patch that appears from time to time on the sun's surface, appearing dark by contrast with its surroundings.
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- a unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is 9.4607 × 1012 km (nearly 6 million million miles).
- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- is a space rocks that come from leftover comets particles and broken asteroids.
- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit round the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- it is a small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun
- a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
14 Clues: a star round which the earth orbits. • it is a small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun • any fairly small natural object from interplanetary space • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star. • is a space rocks that come from leftover comets particles and broken asteroids. • ...
Vocabulary 1 2023-11-15
Across
- a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity.
- an icy, small Solar System body that warms and begins to release gases when passing close to the Sun
- curved trajectory of an object[1] such as the trajectory of a planet around a star, or of a natural satellite around a planet, or of an artificial satellite around an object or position in space such as a planet, moon, asteroid, or Lagrange point.
- meteoroids enter Earth's atmosphere (or that of another planet, like Mars) at high speed and burn up, the fireballs or “shooting stars” are called
- to move or cause something to move around a central point or line: The earth revolves around the sun.
- Earth's only natural satellite.
- move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center.
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- all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun
- System made up of a star, eight planets, and countless smaller bodies such as dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets
- an astronomical object comprising a luminous spheroid of plasma held together by self-gravity.
- a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage
- path that an object with mass in motion follows through space as a function of time.
- a large, rounded, astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant.
14 Clues: Earth's only natural satellite. • a small, rocky object that orbits the Sun • move or cause to move in a circle around an axis or center. • a large, rounded, astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. • path that an object with mass in motion follows through space as a function of time. • ...
Test 2020-09-04
14 Clues: jigsaw • hometown • "ha ha ___" • Orange and Black • how many crowns? • Little furry guy • bird at the beach • where the planets are • jump in during a homerun • healthiest thing to drink • "Take me out to the ____" • sleeping in the afternoon • where you sleep when camping • A fun place to dig with shovels and buckets
Structure of our Solar System 2024-05-14
Across
- The scientist who published three physical laws of motion in the 1600s.
- A small rocky object that orbits the Sun; it is not a planet nor a comet.
- The force that pulls materials together to form planets and stars. This force also makes celestial objects spherical.
- The gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the celestial bodies that orbit it.
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- planets that are primarily composed of mostly silicate, rock, and metals.
- A celestial object with a center made of ice and dust and a 'tail made of gas and dust particles that point away from the Sun.
- Planets with low densities and are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium.
7 Clues: The scientist who published three physical laws of motion in the 1600s. • planets that are primarily composed of mostly silicate, rock, and metals. • A small rocky object that orbits the Sun; it is not a planet nor a comet. • Planets with low densities and are primarily composed of hydrogen and helium. • ...
sully 8 2024-02-02
12 Clues: planet • orbits • pictures • of stars • atmosphere • rock samples • around object • from the stars • form a pattern • from space rock • system-sun,planets,and moons • visible light and EM radiation
A Wrinkle in Time Crossword 2023-03-07
Across
- The fourth dimension
- Bespectacled and loves to quote
- Meg's friend
- The "wrinkle in time"
- Not a "dumb baby brother"
- Wrote the book
- Says, "Only a fool is not afraid."
- The person Meg must rescue
- The evil brain
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- Drags out her words; mysterious
- Winner of the _____
- The dark planet
- Needed to see, also to rescue one's father
- All wrong for Meg
- How Meg defeated IT
- Engulfs planets
- Weather that reflects Meg's mood
- The protagonist
- "Is my ___ okay?"
19 Clues: Meg's friend • Wrote the book • The evil brain • The dark planet • Engulfs planets • The protagonist • All wrong for Meg • "Is my ___ okay?" • Winner of the _____ • How Meg defeated IT • The fourth dimension • The "wrinkle in time" • Not a "dumb baby brother" • The person Meg must rescue • Drags out her words; mysterious • Bespectacled and loves to quote • Weather that reflects Meg's mood • ...
Space 2023-06-26
Across
- A celestial object made of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun and develops a glowing coma and tail when it approaches the Sun.
- Station A large spacecraft in orbit around the Earth where astronauts live and conduct scientific experiments.
- An object that orbits around a planet or other celestial body and is used for communication, weather monitoring, and more.
- A person who travels and works in space, typically aboard a spacecraft.
- System The system comprising the Sun and the celestial bodies that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- A vehicle designed for travel and operation in outer space. It is used to transport astronauts and equipment.
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- A vehicle that is propelled by the force of escaping gases from burning fuels and is used for space travel.
- A celestial body that orbits a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.
- A small particle from outer space that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up, creating a streak of light (shooting star).
- The natural satellite that orbits around the Earth and reflects sunlight.
- A large system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity. The Milky Way is one example of a galaxy.
- An optical instrument that magnifies and enhances the visibility of distant objects in the sky, such as stars and planets.
- The third planet from the Sun, known as the "blue planet" and the only known planet to support life.
- A luminous celestial object made of hot gases, such as hydrogen and helium, that produces its own light.
- The star at the center of our solar system that provides heat and light to the planets.
15 Clues: A person who travels and works in space, typically aboard a spacecraft. • The natural satellite that orbits around the Earth and reflects sunlight. • The star at the center of our solar system that provides heat and light to the planets. • The third planet from the Sun, known as the "blue planet" and the only known planet to support life. • ...
Earth and Sun - Asher Cowan 2022-04-04
11 Clues: turning • orbiting a star • billions of stars • sunrise and sunset • hitting the surface • a star at the center • to estimate accurately • appears in the morning • oxygen and other materials • disappears under the horizon • predictable weather conditions
Space travel 2023-05-25
Across
- take air into their lungs and let it out again
- very far away
- the layer of air or other gases around a planet
- an extremely large group of stars and planets that extends over many billions of light years
- the curved path in space that is followed by an object going round and round a planet, moon, or star
- the whole of space and all the stars, planets, and other forms of matter and energy in it
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- substances that help plants and animals to grow
- the use of natural resources when this use is kept at a steady level that is not likely to damage the environment
- a scientific test which is done in order to discover what happens to something in particular conditions
- increase in size and change physically over a period of time
- gradually change and develop into different forms
- what people and animals eat
- a being from another planet
13 Clues: very far away • what people and animals eat • a being from another planet • take air into their lungs and let it out again • substances that help plants and animals to grow • the layer of air or other gases around a planet • gradually change and develop into different forms • increase in size and change physically over a period of time • ...
The Earth and Space Foundation 2024-12-08
Across
- n [U] the scientific study of stars and planets
- adv mainly
- v [T] to give money, time, space, etc. to be used for a particular purpose
- adj thinking a lot about your own thoughts and feelings and not communicating these to other people
- n [C] an object in space that leaves a bright line behind it in the sky
- v [I/T] to develop
- singular n the sun and planets that move around it
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- n [C] a particular subject or activity that someone controls or deals with
- adj relating to how the bodies of living things work
- v [T] to be responsible for a project or task that will take a long time or be difficult
- v [T] to achieve something
- v [T] to start an organisation, especially by providing money
- n [C] someone who studies rocks and soil and the physical structure of the Earth
- adv mainly
14 Clues: adv mainly • adv mainly • v [I/T] to develop • v [T] to achieve something • n [U] the scientific study of stars and planets • singular n the sun and planets that move around it • adj relating to how the bodies of living things work • v [T] to start an organisation, especially by providing money • n [C] an object in space that leaves a bright line behind it in the sky • ...
Vocab test 2024-08-15
Across
- System. The sun, the planets, that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun.
- the pull between earth and other objects which acts without being touched
- an arrangement of stars recognizable pattern or outline
- the spin, or circular movement of an of an object on an axis.
- an objects orbital motion around another object.
- The length of time it takes earth to orbit the sun one time.
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- something we observed to be similar over and over again.
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light.
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime.
- Only star our solar system.
- a scientist who studies starts planets and other objects in the universe.
11 Clues: Only star our solar system. • an objects orbital motion around another object. • a huge object in space that gives off heat and light. • an arrangement of stars recognizable pattern or outline • something we observed to be similar over and over again. • The length of time it takes earth to orbit the sun one time. • ...
Fun vocab puzzle 2024-08-15
Across
- system: the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- only star in our solar system
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and lights
- an arrangement of stars that form a recognizable pattern or outline
- the pull between Earth and other objects which acts without even touching
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
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- an objects orbital motion around another object
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the spin or circular movements of an object on an axis
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
- the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time
11 Clues: only star in our solar system • an objects orbital motion around another object • a huge object in space that gives off heat and lights • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the spin or circular movements of an object on an axis • the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time • ...
Vocab 2024-08-19
Across
- system The sun, the planets, that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun.
- an object orbital motion around another object.
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light.
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and night time.
- The pull between earth and other objects which acts without being touched.
- The spin or circular movement of an object on an axis.
- The only star in our solar system.
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- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe.
- an arrangement of stars that form a recognizable pattern or outline.
- The length of time it takes earth to orbit the sun one time.
- Something we observe similar over and over again.
11 Clues: The only star in our solar system. • an object orbital motion around another object. • Something we observe similar over and over again. • a huge object in space that gives off heat and light. • The spin or circular movement of an object on an axis. • The length of time it takes earth to orbit the sun one time. • ...
school 2023-01-24
11 Clues: you eat • you sing • you draw • you type • you write • you read books • you play outside • you do multiplication • you do athletic games • you learn about the planets • you learn about the state of the U.S.A
Space 2024-01-24
Across
- Optical instrument that magnifies and observes distant celestial objects, enhancing our ability to study and understand the universe.
- Powerful and explosive event in which a star reaches the end of its life cycle, releasing a burst of energy and creating new elements.
- Interstellar cloud of gas and dust where stars are born, exhibiting vibrant colors and intricate patterns in deep space.
- Luminous celestial body that emits light and heat, often forming the center of a solar system, like our sun.
- Large celestial body orbiting a star, shining by reflected light, with Earth being one of the planets in our solar system.
- Icy celestial object with a glowing tail that orbits the sun, becoming visible when it approaches the sun's vicinity.
- Natural satellite orbiting a planet, reflecting sunlight to Earth, influencing tides, and providing nighttime illumination.
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- Planet located outside our solar system, orbiting a star other than the sun, expanding our understanding of planetary diversity.
- Force that pulls objects with mass toward one another, keeping planets in orbit, and governing the dynamics of celestial bodies.
- Recognizable pattern of stars named after mythical characters, animals, or objects, forming imaginary shapes in the night sky.
- Vast system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, and dark matter bound together by gravity, such as the Milky Way.
- Artificial object or natural moon that orbits a celestial body, often used for communication, observation, or scientific purposes.
- Vast and expanding cosmic space comprising galaxies, stars, planets, dark matter, and energy, forming the entirety of existence.
- Small rocky body that orbits the sun, found mainly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter, varying in size and shape.
- Small celestial body that enters Earth's atmosphere, creating a streak of light due to friction with air particles.
15 Clues: Luminous celestial body that emits light and heat, often forming the center of a solar system, like our sun. • Small celestial body that enters Earth's atmosphere, creating a streak of light due to friction with air particles. • Icy celestial object with a glowing tail that orbits the sun, becoming visible when it approaches the sun's vicinity. • ...
Friday 8/25 Benchmark 1 Review 2017-08-25
Across
- This word means able to support life
- Planets need liquid water and this in order to be habitable
- Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are inner planets and made of this
- This geologic process formed the channel on Mars
- This type of rock was found near the Mars channel and is formed by sediment moved by flowing water
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- All the liquid water and ice on a planet
- The mixture of gases surrounding a planet
- This is one way that scientists can study the landforms, called novae, on Venus
- These are made of gas and ice, Neptune is an example
- The solid part or land of a rocky planet
- A set of interacting parts that form a complex whole
11 Clues: This word means able to support life • All the liquid water and ice on a planet • The solid part or land of a rocky planet • The mixture of gases surrounding a planet • This geologic process formed the channel on Mars • These are made of gas and ice, Neptune is an example • A set of interacting parts that form a complex whole • ...
Vocab test 2024-08-15
Across
- System. The sun, the planets, that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun.
- the pull between earth and other objects which acts without being touched
- an arrangement of stars recognizable pattern or outline
- the spin, or circular movement of an of an object on an axis.
- an objects orbital motion around another object.
- The length of time it takes earth to orbit the sun one time.
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- something we observed to be similar over and over again.
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light.
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime.
- Only star our solar system.
- a scientist who studies starts planets and other objects in the universe.
11 Clues: Only star our solar system. • an objects orbital motion around another object. • a huge object in space that gives off heat and light. • an arrangement of stars recognizable pattern or outline • something we observed to be similar over and over again. • The length of time it takes earth to orbit the sun one time. • ...
Fun vocab puzzle 2024-08-15
Across
- the pull between Earth and other objects which acts without even touching
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
- the spin or circular movements of an object on an axis
- an arrangement of stars that form a recognizable pattern or outline
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and lights
- the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time
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- an objects orbital motion around another object
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- the only star in our solar system
11 Clues: the only star in our solar system • an objects orbital motion around another object • a huge object in space that gives off heat and lights • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the spin or circular movements of an object on an axis • the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time • ...
Space Exploration 2023-09-20
Across
- The force that pulls objects with mass toward one another; it keeps astronauts on the space station and planets in orbit.
- A reusable vehicle used to travel in space.
- A vehicle used to travel in space.
- The path a celestial object takes around another object.
- The American space agency, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
- Related to the Moon, as in "lunar exploration."
- A special suit astronauts wear in space to protect them.
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- A vehicle that uses controlled explosions of fuel to propel itself into space.
- The Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- A specific task or assignment, often referring to a space journey or operation.
- A person trained for traveling in space.
11 Clues: A vehicle used to travel in space. • A person trained for traveling in space. • A reusable vehicle used to travel in space. • Related to the Moon, as in "lunar exploration." • The path a celestial object takes around another object. • A special suit astronauts wear in space to protect them. • ...
Space 2021-11-09
10 Clues: iron • planet • U,Hg,Au • our universe • center of sun • center of star • make up galaxies • sun and family of planets • beginning of the universe • universe expanding and cooling
Occupations 2024-08-08
10 Clues: dance music • help people • help animals • care the city • teach students • work in a plane • run in a stadium • make experiments • wear red and yellow • see planets and space
Ancient India 2024-01-28
10 Clues: create • rebirth • a religion • avoid violence • seasonal patterns • actions on a soul • focusing on the mind • famous language in India • smaller than a continent • study of stars and planets
November 19th 2021-11-17
Across
- to meet or make known
- makes you uncomfortable
- not suitable
- don't fully believe
- moving around the sun (earth is one)
- to peek a little bit
- opposite of same
- what is this puzzle?
- want to know
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- a discussion
- say you'll do something
- part of a club
- cannot stop
- cooking outdoors
- what you do with your brain
- to give assistance to
- not as bad as
- something is moving
18 Clues: cannot stop • a discussion • not suitable • want to know • not as bad as • part of a club • cooking outdoors • opposite of same • don't fully believe • something is moving • to peek a little bit • what is this puzzle? • to meet or make known • to give assistance to • say you'll do something • makes you uncomfortable • what you do with your brain • moving around the sun (earth is one)
Astronomical terms 2014-11-09
6 Clues: SATELLITES OF STARS • SATELLITES OF PLANETS • SPECTACULAR LIGHT SHOW • PIECES OF ROCK OR METAL THAT ORBIT THE SUN • HOLE REGION IN SPACE THAT LIGHT CANNOT ESCAPE • THE BELIEF THAT OUR LIVES ARE INFLUENCED BY STARS
Our Solar System Vocabulary 2021-10-04
Across
- A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center.
- A planet that is in orbit around the Sun, and that has enough mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it is a nearly round shape. It is has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.
- A solid piece of rock or iron that is in the process of falling from space into the Earth’s atmosphere.
- The planets Mercury and Venus, so-called because their orbits are inside Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
- A small celestial body that revolves around a planet.
- A body composed of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun.
- A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun, has enough mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it is round, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.
- System A group of celestial bodies contained by the gravity of and orbiting around a star.
- The orbit of a celestial body around another celestial body.
- One of the many thousands chunks of rock or iron that orbit the Sun, also know by the older term, minor planets. Most are between Mars and Jupiter, where they are formed.
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- The tilt of a planet’s orbit from the ecliptic. Or, the tilt of a moon’s orbit from the plane of the planet’s equator.
- The planets Mars through Neptune, so-called because their orbits are beyond Earth’s orbit.
- The solid piece of rock or iron that has fallen through the Earth’s atmosphere and landed on the Earth.
- A circular depression on the surface of a planet or moon that occurred as a result of an impact by another celestial object, such as a comet or asteroid.
- The average distance from the Sun to the Earth, about 150 million kilometers.
- An attractive mutual physical force between any two masses.
- The spinning of a body on its own axis.
- The time an object takes to complete a certain repeating motion and return to it original position.
- an area outside the orbit of Neptune at a distance from the Sun of 30 to 100 AU that contains an estimated 35,000 objects with diameters greater than 100 km.
- Any motion that is in the opposite sense from the majority of the solar system bodies.
- An oval, the shapes of the orbits of the planets of the solar system.
- The visible streak of light produced when a solid piece of rock or iron from space falls toward Earth and bursts into flames from the friction caused by passing though the Earth’s atmosphere. Also called a falling star or shooting star.
- A collection of objects up to 50,000 AU from the Sun that likely contains billions of non-periodic comets.
23 Clues: The spinning of a body on its own axis. • A small celestial body that revolves around a planet. • A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center. • A body composed of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. • An attractive mutual physical force between any two masses. • The orbit of a celestial body around another celestial body. • ...
Science Terms Review 2025-02-13
Across
- The vibration rate of sound and descriptions like high and low are used to describe it.
- The first four planets from the sun that are smaller, warmer, orbit sun faster, less moons, no rings and solid.
- The center of a solar system, made of gas, gives off heat and light.
- The last four planets from the sun that are bigger, orbit sun slower, colder, have rings, more moons and made of gas.
- __________ planets are solar system objects that are sphere shaped orbit the sun only but do not clear their orbital path. Pluto is one of these.
- Small piece that breaks off of asteroid or comet and stays in space.
- Consumer that only eats other consumers.
- Small piece of asteroid or comet that burns up in earth's atmosphere leaving a streak of light.
- Solar system object irregular in shape and are made of rock and metal.
- Living thing that gets energy from the sun.
- _________ or shiny surfaces reflect light.
- Solar system objects that are sphere shaped, orbit the sun only, and clear their orbital path. There are 8 in our solar system.
- A relationship between two organisms where they both benefit from each other.
- A relationship between two or more organisms that are trying to get energy from the same thing.
- The energy the sound has and is described by how loud or quiet the sound is.
- The earth ________ or revolves around the sun once every year.
- Surfaces that absorb sound vibrations.
- The star at the center of our solar system that is just medium in size and brightness but appears from earth to be the biggest and brightest.
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- A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is harmed.
- When light goes through and surface and bends a little.
- _________/prey relationship is where one consumer hunts and kills another consumer.
- Living thing that gets energy from other living things.
- Consumer that only eats producers (plants).
- Consumer that eats both plants and animals/insects.
- Solar system objects irregular shaped made of ice, dust and frozen gasses. It gets a vapor tail when it gets closer to the sun.
- Surfaces that reflect sound vibrations.
- Small piece of asteroid or comet that lands on earth's surface.
- A species that is introduced to a new ecosystem and disrupts it.
- Surfaces that absorb light.
- A relationship between two organisms where one benefits and the other is unaffected.
- Solar system objects that orbit a planet.
- The earth ________ or spins once every 24 hours which causes us to experience day and night.
- ____________ Way is the name of the galaxy our solar system is in. Which is a group of billions of stars and solar systems.
33 Clues: Surfaces that absorb light. • Surfaces that absorb sound vibrations. • Surfaces that reflect sound vibrations. • Consumer that only eats other consumers. • Solar system objects that orbit a planet. • _________ or shiny surfaces reflect light. • Consumer that only eats producers (plants). • Living thing that gets energy from the sun. • ...
Q1 Reflection 2025-10-30
Across
- The law that says the oldest rock is on the bottom and the youngest rock is on the top
- The season when the temperatures are the highest of the year
- The planets that are rocky and are hotter
- Gravity makes you do this in order for you to stay on Earth
- When the moon covers up the light from the sun
- When something is left behind from something
- The season when people like to do things like skiing and sledding
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- The phase of the moon where you can see the whole illuminated side of the moon
- The remains or impressions of ancient organisms
- The planets that are made of gas and are more dense
- The force that holds the universe together
- The movement of one object going around another object
- The phase of the moon where you can't see any of it
- The movement of an object spinning on its axis
- When the Earth blocks the sunlight from the moon
- The rock that is the layers of sedimentary rock
16 Clues: The planets that are rocky and are hotter • The force that holds the universe together • When something is left behind from something • When the moon covers up the light from the sun • The movement of an object spinning on its axis • The remains or impressions of ancient organisms • The rock that is the layers of sedimentary rock • ...
Q1 Reflection 2025-10-30
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- Gravity does this to get you to stay on the ground
- The rock that is the layers of sedimentary rock
- When you can see the whole side of the moon that is illuminated
- The planets that are made of gas and are more dense
- When the Earth blocks the sunlight from the sun on the moon
- The season when people like to do things like skiing and sledding
- The remains or impressions of ancient organisms
- When something is leftover or left behind by something
- The force that holds the universe together
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- When the moon covers up the light from the sun
- The law that says the oldest rock is on the bottom and the youngest rock is on the top
- The movement of an object spinning on its axis
- The planets that are rocky and are hotter
- The movement of one object going around another object
- When you can not see the illuminated side of the moon at all
- The season when the temperatures are the highest of the year
16 Clues: The planets that are rocky and are hotter • The force that holds the universe together • When the moon covers up the light from the sun • The movement of an object spinning on its axis • The rock that is the layers of sedimentary rock • The remains or impressions of ancient organisms • Gravity does this to get you to stay on the ground • ...
Structure of a Solar System Crossword. 2024-05-20
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- An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and is large enough to dominate or impact those within its orbit.
- Planets composed made mostly of rocks and metals, have solid surfaces, with atmospheres that range from very thick (on Venus) to very thin (on Mercury); the four smaller inner planets in the solar system-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- A meteoroid that impacts or reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely.
- A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice, rock and dust; when near the sun, a "tail" of gas and dust particles form pointing away from the sun.
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- A naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists outside of Earth's atmosphere that can be found in the observable universe; i.e. planets, moon, stars, asteroids, comets, etc.
- A large planet that consists mostly of gases hydrogen and helium in a dense form; the four large outer planets in the solar system- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- Any of numerous small solid celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the Sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).
- The remnants of a comet, asteroid or planet that has broken free and is floating around at extremely high speeds in space.
- A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky as it burns.
9 Clues: A meteoroid that impacts or reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely. • A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky as it burns. • The remnants of a comet, asteroid or planet that has broken free and is floating around at extremely high speeds in space. • ...
Gravity and the Solar System 2023-01-31
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- planets - They are within the asteroid belt
- - Red Dust
- - Relating to the Earth
- - Layers of Gases
- - Natural Satellite
- - Planet of rings
- - Famous for volcanoes
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- - Force of Attraction
- - The first planet in our solar system
- - Last Planet of the solar system
- - The goldilocks planet
- - Biggest Planet
- - Path of a Celestial Object
- - Giant of Ice
14 Clues: - Red Dust • - Giant of Ice • - Biggest Planet • - Layers of Gases • - Planet of rings • - Natural Satellite • - Force of Attraction • - Famous for volcanoes • - The goldilocks planet • - Relating to the Earth • - Last Planet of the solar system • - Path of a Celestial Object • - The first planet in our solar system • planets - They are within the asteroid belt
Space 2023-09-02
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- ISS stands for ___
- Furthest from sun
- Coldest Planet
- Only planet with plant life
- Closest to sun
- Our solar system
- Sucks stuff in
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- Biggest planet in solar system
- Earth's only natural satellite
- Planet with Highest temperature
- Third space destination for humans
- Star in milky way
- Between Terrestrial Planets and Gas giants
- Known for rings
14 Clues: Coldest Planet • Closest to sun • Sucks stuff in • Known for rings • Our solar system • Star in milky way • Furthest from sun • ISS stands for ___ • Only planet with plant life • Biggest planet in solar system • Earth's only natural satellite • Planet with Highest temperature • Third space destination for humans • Between Terrestrial Planets and Gas giants
crosswords 2024-09-14
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- Planet closest to our sun
- Largest ocean mammal
- Lives are cats said to have
- Stop sign shape
- Planets are in our solar system
- Primary Colors
- Human's largest organ
- The largest continent
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- Galaxy we live in
- First man in space from
- "konnichiwa" mean
- Highest mountain peak
- Largest desert in the world
- Capital of China
14 Clues: Primary Colors • Stop sign shape • Capital of China • Galaxy we live in • "konnichiwa" mean • Largest ocean mammal • Human's largest organ • The largest continent • First man in space from • Highest mountain peak • Planet closest to our sun • Lives are cats said to have • Largest desert in the world • Planets are in our solar system
Why do we explore space? 2023-08-15
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- This word means a long journey, especially one taken through space. Astronauts embark on such journeys to explore and learn about distant places.
- A person who studies the stars, planets, galaxies, and other celestial bodies in the universe.
- The motion of an object, like a satellite or a planet, as it revolves around another object in space, usually a star.
- The action of sending a spacecraft or other vehicle into space.
- A special task or assignment, especially one involving space travel, exploration, or research.
- Refers to the space between stars in a galaxy.
- These are like invisible ripples that travel through space, carrying energy. They can be light or radio signals and are used by astronomers to learn about the universe.
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- A vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space. Can be manned (with humans) or unmanned (without humans).
- A scientist who studies the physical properties and interactions of celestial objects like stars, planets, and galaxies.
- An object that orbits a larger celestial body (like a planet) in space. Can be natural (moon) or artificial (man-made).
- This is the act of traveling to new or unfamiliar places to learn about them. In space, it involves sending spacecraft to study planets, moons, and other celestial bodies.
- Describes a spacecraft or vehicle that operates without humans on board.
- To create a model or imitation of a real situation to understand how it works. Often used in space exploration to predict outcomes.
- Information collected from observations or experiments, often used to analyze and draw conclusions.
14 Clues: Refers to the space between stars in a galaxy. • The action of sending a spacecraft or other vehicle into space. • Describes a spacecraft or vehicle that operates without humans on board. • A person who studies the stars, planets, galaxies, and other celestial bodies in the universe. • ...
8th 1.1 Movement in Space 2024-08-22
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- a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth’s atmosphere
- a pattern or grouping of stars that suggest the outline of a figure or object
- term describing a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars
- an oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular; the shape of the planets’ orbits
- a ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion
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- term describing a model of the solar system in which Earth and the outer planets revolve around the sun
- an object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit
- 1) an object that orbits a planet. 2) Any object that orbits around another object in space
- a loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit
9 Clues: a pattern or grouping of stars that suggest the outline of a figure or object • a ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion • a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth’s atmosphere • a loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit • ...
The Moon Crossword 2016-09-20
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- The path of an object as it revolves around another object due to their mutual gravitational attraction.
- When an object blocks the light from the Sun. The Moon is an object which moves between the Earth and the Sun, blocking out the Sun's rays creating this.
- When applied to the Moon, this refers to the cycle of different ways we see it illuminated. These include New, Waxing Crescent, First Quarter, Waxing Gibbous, Full, Waning Gibbous, Third Quarter Waning Crescent and New.
- The line which determines the boundaries of night and day on a celestial body. The Moon's phases illustrate this.
- The rising and falling levels of the ocean a result of gravitational forces of the Sun and Moon upon the planet.
- Do other planets have moons?
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- The natural satellite in orbit around the planet Earth other planets also have natural satellites simular.
- An arrangement of lenses, or curved mirrors and lenses, which collect and focus rays of light resulting in a magnified image.
- Can be an artificial or natural object which orbits.
- The Moon is not a perfect sphere, but has both mountains and depressions, these depressions can be formed by impact or volcanos and are called?
- The attractive force which governs the motion of the celestial bodies, controlling the orbits of all planets in our solar system.
- Half the diameter of any sphere or circle.
12 Clues: Do other planets have moons? • Half the diameter of any sphere or circle. • Can be an artificial or natural object which orbits. • The path of an object as it revolves around another object due to their mutual gravitational attraction. • The natural satellite in orbit around the planet Earth other planets also have natural satellites simular. • ...
best crossword 2016-06-22
Across
- its a month
- they are sometimes are cute
- Likes to chase mice
- its something you can whach something on it
- Has a trunk
- is a name
- a sphere shape
- its a games
- Flying mammal
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- they are cute
- is fun and boring
- they are in space
- Large marsupial
- it an famous person
- its a book you can read
- Man's best friend
- its a since lab
17 Clues: is a name • its a month • Has a trunk • its a games • they are cute • Flying mammal • a sphere shape • Large marsupial • its a since lab • is fun and boring • they are in space • Man's best friend • it an famous person • Likes to chase mice • its a book you can read • they are sometimes are cute • its something you can whach something on it
Famous Scientists 2024-08-22
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- Edison, Discovered electricity
- Darwin, Discovered evolution
- Franklin, British chemist
- G Bell, Discovered the telephone
- Franklin, Founding father and scientist
- Lovelace, Mathematician and writer
- Carson, Marine Biologist
- Galilei, Discovered the plants
- Newton, Discovered gravity
- C Hodgkin, Female chemist
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- Johnson, American female mathematician
- Hernandez, Discovered ...
- Curie, Discovered radium
- Tesla, Discovered AC/DC
- Seagar, Discovered many new planets
- Einstein, Father of physics
- Goodall, Zoologist who worked with chimps
- Pasteur, French pharmacist discovered vaccines
- DaVinci, Painter and scientist
19 Clues: Tesla, Discovered AC/DC • Curie, Discovered radium • Carson, Marine Biologist • Hernandez, Discovered ... • Franklin, British chemist • C Hodgkin, Female chemist • Newton, Discovered gravity • Einstein, Father of physics • Darwin, Discovered evolution • Edison, Discovered electricity • Galilei, Discovered the plants • DaVinci, Painter and scientist • G Bell, Discovered the telephone • ...
switch two 2023-03-02
9 Clues: were there • breathable • little robot • not yet a star • invisible line • mars's nickname • planets in order • rotates around us • one of jupiters moons
Space 2022-11-05
10 Clues: star • planet • with rings • of planets • of red planet • ……. The earth • is Latin for … • nearest to earth • which goes into space • stops us falling off earth
ASTRONOMICAL TERMS 2014-11-13
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- year the distance that light would travel in a full year
- huge spheres of burning gas
- a group of stars which appear to form a pattern or picture in the night sky
- belt a belt of asteroids orbiting the sun that exists between mars and Jupiter
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- a region in space that has such an enormous force of gravity that light can not escape
- a person who travels and works in space
- the layer of gases that surround many planets and other bodies
- a description of direction. Usually given as a compass direction
- is the study of stars, planets and space
- our closest star that provides us with light and heat
- a measurement of time that goes for 24 hours
11 Clues: huge spheres of burning gas • a person who travels and works in space • is the study of stars, planets and space • a measurement of time that goes for 24 hours • our closest star that provides us with light and heat • year the distance that light would travel in a full year • the layer of gases that surround many planets and other bodies • ...
PHY 115: Nebular Theory Crossword Name: 2017-02-04
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- Electrostatic followed by gravity lead to microscopic particles aggregating into much larger objects.
- A once uniform object becomes layered by density
- Small, normally misshapen object, composed largely of metals or rocks and metals
- A measure of the resistance of an object to being accelerated
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- Imaginary boundary inside of which it was too hot to condense ices (two words)
- Small, normally misshapen object, composed largely of ices, left over after accretion
- Formation of solid particles out of the nebula
- ________ planets did not clear the space around them
- We now think that the sun, planets, moons, asteroids and comets all formed from a single huge _________ of gas and dust.
- How much space some object takes up
- Mass divided by volume
11 Clues: Mass divided by volume • How much space some object takes up • Formation of solid particles out of the nebula • A once uniform object becomes layered by density • ________ planets did not clear the space around them • A measure of the resistance of an object to being accelerated • Imaginary boundary inside of which it was too hot to condense ices (two words) • ...
Fun vocab puzzle 2024-08-15
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- system: the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
- only star in our solar system
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and lights
- an arrangement of stars that form a recognizable pattern or outline
- the pull between Earth and other objects which acts without even touching
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
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- an objects orbital motion around another object
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
- the spin or circular movements of an object on an axis
- a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
- the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time
11 Clues: only star in our solar system • an objects orbital motion around another object • a huge object in space that gives off heat and lights • something we observe to be similar over and over again • the spin or circular movements of an object on an axis • the length of time it takes for Earth to orbit the sun one time • ...
Vance 2024-08-19
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- the length of time it takes for the earth to orbit the sun one time
- the spin, circular movement of an object on an axis
- an object motion around another object
- The sun the planets that orbit the sun and other objects that orbit the sun
- something we observe to be similar over and over again
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- the pool between earth and other objects which acts without even touching
- an arrangement of stars that form a recognizable pattern or outline
- the only star in our solar system
- a scientist who studies, stars planets and objects in the universe
- a period of time that is 24 hours long and includes daytime and nighttime
- a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
11 Clues: the only star in our solar system • an object motion around another object • the spin, circular movement of an object on an axis • a huge object in space that gives off heat and light • something we observe to be similar over and over again • a scientist who studies, stars planets and objects in the universe • ...
Language Arts 8 2023-07-14
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- loud sky noise
- 2, not 1, not 3
- dogs have them
- carries its house everywhere
- resting without school or work
- a fast movement
- break something
- when the ocean moves
- the things you remember
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- when you get rid of your money
- water at 0C
- opposite of happy
- how much $
- they fly for money
- do it with your tongue
- the stuff you eat
- where the planets are
17 Clues: how much $ • water at 0C • loud sky noise • dogs have them • 2, not 1, not 3 • a fast movement • break something • opposite of happy • the stuff you eat • they fly for money • when the ocean moves • where the planets are • do it with your tongue • the things you remember • carries its house everywhere • when you get rid of your money • resting without school or work
Long Vowels a i o 2025-04-13
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- fired from a bow
- a person unknown to you
- thrown in winter
- grizzle
- who it belongs to
- most liked
- a type of game animal
- to break the law and commit one
- to exist
- most important
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- control centre of the body
- an indoor game with pins
- sun provides
- two halves make this
- found in a playground
- is there life on other planets?
- the earth is shaped as this
- downward path
18 Clues: grizzle • to exist • most liked • sun provides • downward path • most important • fired from a bow • thrown in winter • who it belongs to • two halves make this • found in a playground • a type of game animal • a person unknown to you • an indoor game with pins • control centre of the body • the earth is shaped as this • is there life on other planets? • to break the law and commit one
heliocentric 2020-02-20
7 Clues: did galileo make a • what dos that mean sun • he made the scientific method • did copernicus make a model of the • did kepler think the planets moved in • did copernicus think if the planets circled the sun • was looking around jupiter he was looking at the moons
Science Mania (know our Galaxy) 2021-04-25
8 Clues: the blue Planet, • the planet nearest to Earth, • the planet with most satellites • which planets do not have moons? • Which planet is closest to the sun? • which planet has the most volcanoes? • who was the first woman to reach space? • Which is the coldest and smallest of all planets?
firmament 2023-04-13
THE COVEN QUIZ 2022-01-27
Test Puzzle 2023-02-09
10 Clues: on to it • is black • by mistake • to the word • best of luck • this is sadss • this is mussiz • This is one word • This is third word • this is second word
Solar System 2023-08-23
10 Clues: Red Planet • Earth-like • Gas Giants • Smallest Planet • Terrestrial Planets • Earth's sister planet • Only planet with life • Moved repeatedly around • Gases that surround the planet • Celestial object that orbits a planet
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-06-04
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- huge balls of burning gases
- a natural satellite, and a space object that orbits a planet.
- a person who studies stars, sky and space.
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- a big star, present in the centre of the solar system.
- movement of the Earth around the Sun.
- large natural objects that orbit, or travel around, stars.
- path on which planets move around the Sun.
7 Clues: huge balls of burning gases • movement of the Earth around the Sun. • a person who studies stars, sky and space. • path on which planets move around the Sun. • a big star, present in the centre of the solar system. • large natural objects that orbit, or travel around, stars. • a natural satellite, and a space object that orbits a planet.
space 2023-06-15
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- A celestial object composed of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun. When a comet gets close to the Sun, it develops a glowing coma and a tail.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often illuminated by nearby stars or glowing due to the emission of light from hot gases.
- An object that orbits around a planet or another celestial body. Artificial satellites are man-made objects used for communication, observation, or scientific research.
- A vehicle that is propelled by engines, used for launching spacecraft into space. Rockets generate thrust by expelling exhaust gases at high speeds.
- Hole A region in space where gravity is extremely strong, causing anything that enters it to be pulled in with great force. Black holes have such a strong gravitational pull that not even light can escape.
- System The system consisting of a star (usually referring to the Sun) and all the celestial bodies that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- A large celestial body that orbits around a star, such as the Earth, Mars, or Jupiter. Planets are usually spherical in shape and do not produce their own light.
- The entirety of space, including all matter, energy, galaxies, and other celestial objects. The universe is believed to be vast and ever-expanding.
- Relating to the Moon. Lunar refers to anything associated with or happening on the Moon, such as lunar eclipses or lunar landings.
- The force that attracts objects toward each other. Gravity is what keeps planets in orbit around the Sun and gives weight to objects on Earth.
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- A group of stars that form a recognizable pattern or shape. Constellations are often named after mythological figures or objects and can help navigate the night sky.
- A massive collection of stars, gas, dust, and other celestial objects bound together by gravity. Our Milky Way is an example of a galaxy.
- An optical instrument used for observing distant objects in the sky. Telescopes can magnify and enhance the visibility of stars, planets, and galaxies.
- A person who travels and works in space. Astronauts are specially trained to operate spacecraft and perform experiments in microgravity.
- A small piece of rock or metal that enters the Earth's atmosphere and burns up due to friction, creating a streak of light in the sky.
- A bright point of light in the night sky, often seen as a twinkling object. Stars are massive balls of hot gas that emit their own light.
16 Clues: A cloud of gas and dust in space, often illuminated by nearby stars or glowing due to the emission of light from hot gases. • Relating to the Moon. Lunar refers to anything associated with or happening on the Moon, such as lunar eclipses or lunar landings. • ...
Outer Planets 2021-10-20
7 Clues: Gas giants • The ice giant that rotates on its side • The largest planet in the solar system • Clouds with a temperature of 150 Kelvin • The least dense planet in the solar system • The coldest and windiest planet in our solar system • A core in the center of all outer planets made of liquid heavy metal
The Solar System 2024-01-30
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- the only planet known to support life because of its temperature, the amount of water on and below its surface, and the mix of gases in its atmosphere all make life possible. (p. 3)
- the smallest of the terrestrial planets and the one that is closest to the sun. (p. 2)
- The planet that tilts almost completely on its side (p. 5)
- A __________ system is a system of objects in space that includes at least one star, planets, their moons, asteroids, comets, and other space debris (p. 1)
- the largest planet in our solar system and has seventy-nine different moons that we know of! (p. 4)
- The planet most famous for its rings with moons that maybe able to support life. (p. 4)
- sometimes called the “red planet” because large amounts of iron in the soil give it a reddish color. (p. 3)
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- The farthest planet from the sun. (p. 5)
- It is the hottest planet because it has a very dense atmosphere. (p. 2)
- The four closest planets to the sun are made up mainly of rock and metal. Each has a solid surface and is known as a _____________ planet. (p. 2)
- Objects are held in orbit by the force of _________. (p. 1)
- the oval-shaped path an object follows as it revolves around another object in space (p. 1)
12 Clues: The farthest planet from the sun. (p. 5) • The planet that tilts almost completely on its side (p. 5) • Objects are held in orbit by the force of _________. (p. 1) • It is the hottest planet because it has a very dense atmosphere. (p. 2) • the smallest of the terrestrial planets and the one that is closest to the sun. (p. 2) • ...
Alice stuff 2025-12-22
9 Clues: new elf • yellow pup • six plus four • pretend friend • softest cheeks • planets with rings • Springfield’s state • double decker bus town • packers quarterback Jordan
NEW Crossword 2021-11-22
Across
- hamburger,salad,eggs
- computer,phone,keyboard,internet
- soccer,basketball,rugby
- employees,bosses,entrepeneurs
- airplanes,trains,busses
- call of duty, rocket league, minecraft
- numbers,addition,division
- rain,snow,sun,clouds,cold,hot
- planets,stars,moons
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- pots,pans, spatula
- violin, guitar, drums
- happy birthday, imagine dragons, sound
- leaves, roots, dirt
- books,classes,students,teachers
- doctor,cardio,vegetables
- toy story,cameras,theaters
- clocks,watches,timers
- dog,cat,lion,tiger,elephant
- chemicals,explosions,theories
19 Clues: pots,pans, spatula • leaves, roots, dirt • planets,stars,moons • hamburger,salad,eggs • violin, guitar, drums • clocks,watches,timers • soccer,basketball,rugby • airplanes,trains,busses • doctor,cardio,vegetables • numbers,addition,division • toy story,cameras,theaters • dog,cat,lion,tiger,elephant • employees,bosses,entrepeneurs • chemicals,explosions,theories • ...
Reading Explorer 2024-01-04
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- Something you think of.
- 100 years.
- To be fit or move around.
- Can erupt.
- To be injured or hurt.
- Emotions.
- Smart.
- way of doing something.
- Not in a special way.
- Has 8 legs.
- A feeling of being scared or nervous.
- New or like today.
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- There are 8 of them now.
- A country.
- Eats other animals.
- Something you listen to.
- Similar or almost the same.
- To know something already.
- Get better at something.
19 Clues: Smart. • Emotions. • A country. • 100 years. • Can erupt. • Has 8 legs. • New or like today. • Eats other animals. • Not in a special way. • To be injured or hurt. • Something you think of. • way of doing something. • There are 8 of them now. • Something you listen to. • Get better at something. • To be fit or move around. • To know something already. • Similar or almost the same. • ...
solar system 2023-07-05
13 Clues: yellow clouds • how many planets • how many galaxys • people live here • has the most moons • closest to the sun • what coulour is mars • has a ring around it • considered as a star • farthest from the sun • very thin atmostphere • not considered as a planet • 7th planet in the solar system
Space Cross word puzzle 2021-07-31
Across
- Solar halo
- first space based telescope
- group of stars
- huge, dirty snowball
- Falling star
- northern and southern lights
- Small rocky body orbiting the sun
- largest moon of Saturn
- the hunter
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- king of the planets
- Birth place of stars
- A dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
- hole Place where gravity pull is so high
- twin sister of earth
- red planet
- Exploding star
- planet’s path
17 Clues: Solar halo • red planet • Falling star • planet’s path • the hunter • group of stars • Exploding star • king of the planets • Birth place of stars • twin sister of earth • huge, dirty snowball • largest moon of Saturn • first space based telescope • northern and southern lights • A dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt • Small rocky body orbiting the sun • hole Place where gravity pull is so high
Solar System 2021-06-08
13 Clues: most moons • ice planet • Earth’s sister • planet with life • biggest gas giant • last outer planet • the big dot on Jupiter • second smallest planet • biggest moon of Neptune • the biggest space station • small planet with no moons • home of the biggest volcano • how many planets in the solar system
Grade 8 Science SOL Review 3 2025-05-06
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- A collection of millions or billions of stars held together by gravity.
- A point at which the kinetic energy of individual particles is zero
- The total kinetic and potential energy of all the particles of an object. The higher the temperature of an object, the more thermal energy the object has
- The expansion of matter when it is heated
- How hot or cold something is; a measure of the average kinetic energy of the particles of a substance
- The change in state that occurs when particles in a gas lose enough thermal energy to form a liquid
- A statement that describes what scientists expect to happen every time under a particular set of conditions and is generally accepted as true.
- Small, dense, and have rocky surfaces. They are often called the terrestrial planets
- a well-tested explanation for a wide range of observations and experimental results. Can be changed or discarded as new information is collected
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- There are 8 planets in our solar system that orbit the sun.
- A unit of astronomical distance equivalent to the distance that light travels in one year, which is 9.4607 × 10^12 km (nearly 6 trillion miles)
- the region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found. Separates inner and outer planets
- A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume
- The change in state from a liquid to a solid. Kinetic energy is removed, particles slow down and vibrate in place
- The measurement of how much mass of a substance is contained in a given volume. Represented by the formula Mass/Volume. Unit: (g/ml or g/cm³)
- Earth has seasons because its axis is tilted as it revolves around the sun
- An object that naturally revolves around any planet, like a satellite. Each planet varies in the number of moons it has
17 Clues: The expansion of matter when it is heated • There are 8 planets in our solar system that orbit the sun. • A point at which the kinetic energy of individual particles is zero • A state of matter that has no definite shape but has a definite volume • A collection of millions or billions of stars held together by gravity. • ...
Healthful Living -Brynne, Taylor, Jayla 2018-01-11
Across
- radiation from planets surface
- skin doctor
- procedure on someone who suffered cardiac arrest
- no mouth procedure
- skill in a specific field
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- container for chemical reactions
- first aid procedure
- disorder that causes seizures
- where trash goes
- unusually acidic precipitation
- destroying substance
- causes high blood glucose
- in earths stratosphere
13 Clues: skin doctor • where trash goes • no mouth procedure • first aid procedure • destroying substance • in earths stratosphere • causes high blood glucose • skill in a specific field • disorder that causes seizures • radiation from planets surface • unusually acidic precipitation • container for chemical reactions • procedure on someone who suffered cardiac arrest
to nini 2023-04-06
13 Clues: flat fish • nini's mom • they erupt • striped animal • checker like game • I think therefore • American ninja ____ • apple operating system • layered italian entree • how many planets there are • where Nancy lives in the summer • there are 7 of them in the world • furry friend that lives with mark and barb
the Outer Planets 2025-02-07
6 Clues: very cold and windy • is the biggest planet • it has rings around it • it is what they are made of • it is known as the ice giant • it is between the inner planets and the outer planets
The Earth in the Universe 2025-02-02
6 Clues: : cloud of gas and dust • : a very famous telescope • : a satellite that maps stars • : the path planets follow around a star • : scientists use this to map the universe • : a massive collection of stars, planets, gas, and dust
universe 2022-05-16
Across
- center mass gain, nuclear fusion, and gravity compressed matter form
- transformed into quarks of electrons and other pre-atomic particles called matter
- gasses surrounding forming rotating disk; masses gathering material that soon solidify together
- minor planets that are metallic or rocky bodies without an atmosphere
- as time passes and planetesimals collect material matter forms
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- body of matter from outer space that enters earth's atmosphere looking like a streak of light
- ball of leftover material from the solar system made of dirt, rocks and ice
- The other fit elements created from transformed energy
- Event that occurred 13.8 billion years ago
- cloud of debris held by gravity stars center mass gain, nuclear fusion, and gravity compressed matter forming
- orbiting gas giants in the solar system with the sun in the middle
- One of the first elements created from transformed energy
12 Clues: Event that occurred 13.8 billion years ago • The other fit elements created from transformed energy • One of the first elements created from transformed energy • as time passes and planetesimals collect material matter forms • orbiting gas giants in the solar system with the sun in the middle • center mass gain, nuclear fusion, and gravity compressed matter form • ...
Scientific Revolution/Enlightenment 2025-03-20
Across
- discovered the laws of gravity and laws of motion
- Supported the heliocentric theory by building his own telescope, discovered the law of the pendulum
- key contributor/helped to develop the scientific method
- This theory stated that the earth was at the center of the universe, and the sun rotated around the earth
- A new method used by scientists to experiment and provide proof
- Developed the heliocentric theory
- Time period during the mid-late Renaissance that focused on new ideas surrounding math & science
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- developed the idea that planets rotate around the sun in elliptical orbits
- The new ideas developed during the Scientific Rev. caused conflict with THIS institution
- This theory stated that the sun was at the center of the universe, and planets rotated around the sun
- studied the functions of the human heart & blood vessels
- developed the smallpox vaccine
12 Clues: developed the smallpox vaccine • Developed the heliocentric theory • discovered the laws of gravity and laws of motion • key contributor/helped to develop the scientific method • studied the functions of the human heart & blood vessels • A new method used by scientists to experiment and provide proof • ...
The Planets 2015-06-05
PLANETS-SRIVEE 2017-04-24
7 Clues: The Red Planet • Earth's Neighbour • The living planet • The only planet with rings • The farthest planet from the sun • The biggest planet in our Solar System • The smallest planet in our Solar System
The Planets 2021-12-09
7 Clues: the largest planet • Closest planet to the sun • known as the "Red Planet" • coldest planet in the solar system • the farthest planet from the sun • takes approximately 365 days to rotate around the sun • ...
the planets 2025-05-11
Dwarf planets 2025-05-17
Across
- сколько официально признанных карликовых планет
- Какое название карликовой планеты созвучно с японской едой
- двойная карликовая планета:плутон и …
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- карликовая планета,названная в честь греческой богини раздора
- Какая карликовая планета имеет вытянутую форму эллипсоида
- Какая карликовая планета потеряла статус планеты в 21 веке
- Единственная карликовая планета, расположенная в поясе астероидов
7 Clues: двойная карликовая планета:плутон и … • сколько официально признанных карликовых планет • Какая карликовая планета имеет вытянутую форму эллипсоида • Какая карликовая планета потеряла статус планеты в 21 веке • Какое название карликовой планеты созвучно с японской едой • карликовая планета,названная в честь греческой богини раздора • ...
crossword 4 2013-05-09
Across
- change to ice
- answer to a problem
- capital city of Canada
- likeness,might be spitting
- capital of Hungary
- participated in games
- card game with 4 players/structure spanning a gap
- famous rock in Co Tipperary
- armed conflict
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- transgression of the law
- dependable
- paths of the planets
- poles carved by Native Americans
- firmly fixed or balanced
- valuable/treasured
- baked pastry dish
- port in Co. Cork
- prize/mark of recognition
18 Clues: dependable • change to ice • armed conflict • port in Co. Cork • baked pastry dish • capital of Hungary • valuable/treasured • answer to a problem • paths of the planets • participated in games • capital city of Canada • transgression of the law • firmly fixed or balanced • prize/mark of recognition • likeness,might be spitting • famous rock in Co Tipperary • poles carved by Native Americans • ...
Solar System 2021-06-08
13 Clues: most moons • ice planet • Earth’s sister • planet with life • biggest gas giant • last outer planet • the big dot on Jupiter • second smallest planet • biggest moon of Neptune • the biggest space station • small planet with no moons • home of the biggest volcano • how many planets in the solar system
solar system 2021-03-30
12 Clues: Pluto • ice chunks • the dark spot • beautiful rings • the big red spot • big pieces of rock • reddest of them all • rolling on it's side • smallest of them all • greenest of the rocky • hottest in the system • star of the solar system
Time Quill: Glossary Words 2023-12-07
Across
- A Polish astronomer--1473–1543.
- The study of outer space which includes earth, sun, planets and stars.
- The language used by Arabs.
- Member of a dynasty of Khalifa based in Damascus, Syria that ruled from 661 to 750 A.D.
- One of the largest religions in the world such as Christianity and Judaism.
- The Arabic word for a ruler or king.
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- Characteristics of things in space like the sun, moon, and stars.
- The place in outer space our Earth is located in.
- The time period when Muslims were making discoveries in sciences, medicine, geography and many other subjects.
- An imaginary band in the heavens centered on the ecliptic that holds the paths of all the planets and is divided into 12 constellations or signs.
- Claudius Ptolemaeus a 2nd century Alexandrian astronomer.
- People who believe in Islam.
12 Clues: The language used by Arabs. • People who believe in Islam. • A Polish astronomer--1473–1543. • The Arabic word for a ruler or king. • The place in outer space our Earth is located in. • Claudius Ptolemaeus a 2nd century Alexandrian astronomer. • Characteristics of things in space like the sun, moon, and stars. • ...
The Scientific Revolution 2025-09-02
Across
- The scientist who proposed the heliocentric model
- A belief that knowledge comes from sensory experiences.
- One of the first modern Rationalists during the Scientific Revolution.
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- The scientist known for proposing the 3 Laws of Motion and the Universal Law of Gravitation.
- A model that states the earth and other planets revolve around the sun.
- The scientist known for creating the scientific method.
- The astronomer known for various discoveries, especially the improvement of the telescope.
- The scientist known for proposing the 3 Laws of Planetary Motion.
- A logical problem-solving approach used by scientists.
- A period in which modern science emerged during the early modern period.
- A belief that we come to knowledge through use of logic and reason.
- The previously believed idea that stated the sun and other planets revolved around earth.
12 Clues: The scientist who proposed the heliocentric model • A logical problem-solving approach used by scientists. • The scientist known for creating the scientific method. • A belief that knowledge comes from sensory experiences. • The scientist known for proposing the 3 Laws of Planetary Motion. • A belief that we come to knowledge through use of logic and reason. • ...
unit 11 vocab grade 6 2023-05-30
Across
- a tube by which you can see stars and planets faraway.
- the sun and all the planets.
- an object that looks like a bright star and has a tail.
- a person who travels into space.
- a group of stars that has a name.
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- a place where people live and work in space.
- a plane that carries people from and to space.
- a piece of rock that burns with light when it get nearer to the earth.
8 Clues: the sun and all the planets. • a person who travels into space. • a group of stars that has a name. • a place where people live and work in space. • a plane that carries people from and to space. • a tube by which you can see stars and planets faraway. • an object that looks like a bright star and has a tail. • ...
Our Universe Crossword 2025-04-25
Across
- planets are only found around these.
- this type of galaxy has a distorted appearance, with no distinct center or arms.
- this type of galaxy has a smooth featureless appearance.
- dark matter cannot absorb, reflect, or emit this.
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- the Milky Way is this type of galaxy.
- The type of waves scientist are using to try to communicate with life on other planets.
- the most common explanation for the universe’s origin.
- this type of matter makes up most of the universe.
8 Clues: planets are only found around these. • the Milky Way is this type of galaxy. • dark matter cannot absorb, reflect, or emit this. • this type of matter makes up most of the universe. • the most common explanation for the universe’s origin. • this type of galaxy has a smooth featureless appearance. • ...
