planets Crossword Puzzles
planets 2014-07-17
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- the red planet
- farthest planet in the solar system
- smallest planet in the solar system
- seventh planet from the sun
- way our galaxy
- the blue planet
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- Earth's only natural satellite
- the star at the centre of the solar system
- smaller bodies in orbit around the sun
- morning star
- largest planet in the solar system
11 Clues: morning star • the red planet • way our galaxy • the blue planet • seventh planet from the sun • Earth's only natural satellite • largest planet in the solar system • farthest planet in the solar system • smallest planet in the solar system • smaller bodies in orbit around the sun • the star at the centre of the solar system
Planets 2015-05-02
11 Clues: largest planet • the red planet • smallest planet • orbits the earth • planet with rings • planet we live on • smallest gas giant • 8th planet from the sun • star in our solar system • made out of dust and ice • large rock in outer space
Planets 2022-09-25
11 Clues: biggest • has rings • red planet • we live on • orange ball • dwarf planet • coldest planet • hottest planet • contains water • nearest to sun • contains all planet
Planets 2020-11-19
Planets 2022-11-17
13 Clues: Has rings • Move around • Where we live • Made up of gas • Made up of gas • Has many moons • Made up of Rock • Made up of rocks • How many planets • Made up of Rocks • Giant Objects in space • What we breathe but cannot see • system the sun and the eight planets
planets 2024-03-13
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- the smallest planet in solar system excluding dwarf planets
- the star that is a name of a movie
- the most faumous dwarf planet
- the hottest planet in the solar system
- flipped to its side
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- Elon Musk is trying to go here
- biggest planet in solar system
- the only planet that isn't visible to the naked eye
- it has thousands of rings
- the only planet known with life
- all the planets revolve it in the solar syetem
11 Clues: flipped to its side • it has thousands of rings • the most faumous dwarf planet • Elon Musk is trying to go here • biggest planet in solar system • the only planet known with life • the star that is a name of a movie • the hottest planet in the solar system • all the planets revolve it in the solar syetem • the only planet that isn't visible to the naked eye • ...
Planets 2024-04-21
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- smallest planet in the solar system
- on its side
- earth's best friend
- largest planet in the solar system
- has rings
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- farthest from the sun
- in the middle of the solar system
- used to be a planet, but isn't anymore
- the temperature on this planet is 900 degrees C
- the red planet
- this planet is the only one that has life
11 Clues: has rings • on its side • the red planet • earth's best friend • farthest from the sun • in the middle of the solar system • largest planet in the solar system • smallest planet in the solar system • used to be a planet, but isn't anymore • this planet is the only one that has life • the temperature on this planet is 900 degrees C
Planets 2025-07-05
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- The one with shiny rings made of ice and rock.
- Hotter than any other, even though it’s not closest.
- This place is red, dusty, and might have life.
- This giant has stripes and a swirling red storm. It’s the biggest one, with rings and many moons. A huge red spot spins in its stormy sky.
- It spins on its side and looks pale blue.
- ( ) shines at night and changes its shape.
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- This windy, blue world is farthest from the sun.
- The opposite of night – hot, bright, and golden.
- You live here—it has oceans, trees, and people.
- It’s the smallest world closest to the sun.
- It used to be a planet, but now it's not.
11 Clues: It used to be a planet, but now it's not. • It spins on its side and looks pale blue. • It’s the smallest world closest to the sun. • ( ) shines at night and changes its shape. • The one with shiny rings made of ice and rock. • This place is red, dusty, and might have life. • You live here—it has oceans, trees, and people. • ...
The Planets 2014-10-05
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- Which country is NASA located?
- How many planets are in the solar system?
- What is the name of the first space shuttle to land on the moon?
- What number planet away from the sun is earth?
- Largest planet
- What used to be a planet but is now a dwarf planet?
- What is the name of a large rock in space?
- Planet with the visible rings around it
- How many moons does Earth have?
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- The first name of the first person to walk on the moon?
- Which planet is known as the "red planet"?
- Planet Furthest Away from the sun
- Which planet do we live on?
- Smallest planet
- What is the second planet away from the sun?
- Planet closest to the sun
- What do you call someone who travels into space?
- Biggest Star in our Solar System
- What is the name of our galaxy?
- The only planet to rotate on its side
20 Clues: Largest planet • Smallest planet • Planet closest to the sun • Which planet do we live on? • Which country is NASA located? • What is the name of our galaxy? • How many moons does Earth have? • Biggest Star in our Solar System • Planet Furthest Away from the sun • The only planet to rotate on its side • Planet with the visible rings around it • ...
science 2023-09-01
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- the closer the object the stronger the______
- moon___earth
- inside the milky way
- sun and planets revolve around the earth
- most____burn up when entering the atmosphere
- believed that the earth was the center of the planets spinning on an axis
- chunk of rock and metal found in the solar system
- glowing band of light that spans the sky
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- sun is center of planets
- earth and planets revolve around the sun
- theory of how the universe began
- orbiting around another body
- near the edge of a disk shaped galaxy
- chunk of rock and metal found in space
- chunks of ice and dust that revolve around the sun
15 Clues: moon___earth • inside the milky way • sun is center of planets • orbiting around another body • theory of how the universe began • near the edge of a disk shaped galaxy • chunk of rock and metal found in space • earth and planets revolve around the sun • sun and planets revolve around the earth • glowing band of light that spans the sky • ...
astr 2026-07-03
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- relating to stars or space
- relating to astrology and star signs
- relating to space travel
- a scientist who studies possible life in space
- taking photos of stars, planets or space
- something very bad that causes damage or harm
- a star-shaped cell found in the brain or spinal cord
- a small star-shaped symbol used in writing
- a large rock that moves around the sun
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- a person who travels into space
- causing great damage or trouble
- relating to asteroids
- a person who studies stars and planets to predict events or personality
- the science of how stars, planets and space work
- a scientist who studies space, stars and planets
15 Clues: relating to asteroids • relating to space travel • relating to stars or space • a person who travels into space • causing great damage or trouble • relating to astrology and star signs • a large rock that moves around the sun • taking photos of stars, planets or space • a small star-shaped symbol used in writing • something very bad that causes damage or harm • ...
space 2020-04-05
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- multiple galaxies
- a small star
- what we are made of
- multiple galaxy clusters
- a luminous object
- an extremely magnetic neutron star
- the fastest thing in the universe
- an event at the end of a supergiant stars life, which can shine brighter than the galaxy
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- a tiny planet, smaller than 3000km in diameter
- a large star
- most planets are in these
- planets with a surface
- one of the smallest things in the universe
- a star with great gravity
- everything
- an area in space with so much gravity that not even light can escape
- a planet not in a solar system
- an immensely big star
- planets made of gas
- a really large star
20 Clues: everything • a large star • a small star • multiple galaxies • a luminous object • what we are made of • planets made of gas • a really large star • an immensely big star • planets with a surface • multiple galaxy clusters • most planets are in these • a star with great gravity • a planet not in a solar system • the fastest thing in the universe • an extremely magnetic neutron star • ...
Out of This World Crossword 2024-09-04
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- Shower of falling material outside, usually not involving water
- Organization in charge of space exploration
- Life forms from other planets
- Space explorers
- Popular tv show and theory for how the solar system came to be
- Michael Jackson dance move
- Conspiracy theories about landing on the _____
- Space material and one of Santa's reindeer
- Glowing balls of light
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- Warmest planet in our solar system
- Neil ______; first man on the moon
- Saturn has lots of these
- What you look through to see stars and planets
- No longer a planet
- The center of our solar system
- Items orbiting the sun
- Our galaxy
- Fly to the moon
- When the moon passes between the earth and sun
- Keeps us grounded
20 Clues: Our galaxy • Space explorers • Fly to the moon • Keeps us grounded • No longer a planet • Items orbiting the sun • Glowing balls of light • Saturn has lots of these • Michael Jackson dance move • Life forms from other planets • The center of our solar system • Warmest planet in our solar system • Neil ______; first man on the moon • Space material and one of Santa's reindeer • ...
space 2020-04-05
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- an event at the end of a supergiant stars life, which can shine brighter than the galaxy
- multiple galaxies
- a tiny planet, smaller than 3000km in diameter
- planets with a surface
- most planets are in this
- an immensely big star
- a small star
- multiple galaxy clusters
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- a planet not in a solar system
- an area in space with so much gravity that not even light can escape
- a star with great gravity
- planets made of gas
- a large star
- what we are made of
- a really large star
- the fastest thing in the universe
- one of the smallest things in the universe
- an extremely magnetic neutron star
- everything
- the main light source in the universe
20 Clues: everything • a large star • a small star • multiple galaxies • planets made of gas • what we are made of • a really large star • an immensely big star • planets with a surface • most planets are in this • multiple galaxy clusters • a star with great gravity • a planet not in a solar system • the fastest thing in the universe • an extremely magnetic neutron star • ...
space 2020-04-05
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- multiple galaxies
- a small star
- what we are made of
- multiple galaxy clusters
- the main light source in the universe
- an extremely magnetic neutron star
- the fastest thing in the universe
- an event at the end of a supergiant stars life, which can shine brighter than the galaxy
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- a tiny planet, smaller than 3000km in diameter
- a large star
- most planets are in these
- planets with a surface
- one of the smallest things in the universe
- a star with great gravity
- everything
- an area in space with so much gravity that not even light can escape
- a planet not in a solar system
- an immensely big star
- planets made of gas
- a really large star
20 Clues: everything • a large star • a small star • multiple galaxies • what we are made of • planets made of gas • a really large star • an immensely big star • planets with a surface • multiple galaxy clusters • most planets are in these • a star with great gravity • a planet not in a solar system • the fastest thing in the universe • an extremely magnetic neutron star • ...
Space 2013-11-06
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- has things living on it
- is the closet to the Sun
- is White/Grey
- all are planets and stars are in
- things that float in space
- is part of a rocket
- it orbits Earth
- has mountains and craters on it
- are believed to live on the orther planets
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- also known as the red planet
- is the largest of Mar's moons
- has 64 Moons
- get sent to planets and back to Earth
- a group of stars, dust, gas and dark matters
- a planet full of methane
- rains diamonds
- made ice, rock, co2 or methane mixed with dust
- is the smallest of Mar's moons
- has rings made of ice
- is one of our largest stars
20 Clues: has 64 Moons • is White/Grey • rains diamonds • it orbits Earth • is part of a rocket • has rings made of ice • has things living on it • is the closet to the Sun • a planet full of methane • things that float in space • is one of our largest stars • also known as the red planet • is the largest of Mar's moons • is the smallest of Mar's moons • has mountains and craters on it • ...
Astronomy Practice Crossword Puzzle 2024-09-25
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- Rotates on its side
- Found in between inner and outer planets
- Are called shooting stars
- The farthest from the sun
- planets Smaller and is terrestrial
- The only planet livable right now
- tail points away from the sun
- the center of our solar system, STAR
- phases We sees these every night
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- Depends on the mass of the object
- The biggest planet
- Called the Red planet
- It has & rings and 146 moons
- It has a co2 atmosphere
- The smallest planet
- planets Are nicknamed the gas giants
- How we see things far away in space
- field keeps the earth's atmosphere from escaping
18 Clues: The biggest planet • Rotates on its side • The smallest planet • Called the Red planet • It has a co2 atmosphere • Are called shooting stars • The farthest from the sun • It has & rings and 146 moons • tail points away from the sun • Depends on the mass of the object • The only planet livable right now • phases We sees these every night • How we see things far away in space • ...
Solar system 2023-12-13
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- Principal fuel of our sun (element)
- The sun, like most stars, shines through nuclear _____.
- Planet best known for large ring system
- Number of moons held by all of the inner solar system planets
- Distance between sun and earth: ___ unit
- Elliptical path of revolution by which planets travel around sun
- Separates inner from outer planets: ___ belt
- Weakest of the four fundamental physical forces
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- Planet with most extreme axial tilt in solar system
- Largest planet in the solar system
- Most distant planet in the solar system
- The sun is a yellow ___ type star
- The only planet in the observable universe known to contain life
- Imaginary disc-shaped plane containing the planets' orbits around the sun.
- Closest planet to the sun
- Gives us our seasons: __ tilt
16 Clues: Closest planet to the sun • Gives us our seasons: __ tilt • The sun is a yellow ___ type star • Largest planet in the solar system • Principal fuel of our sun (element) • Planet best known for large ring system • Most distant planet in the solar system • Distance between sun and earth: ___ unit • Separates inner from outer planets: ___ belt • ...
Space 2020-10-08
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- the warmest planet
- belt where are astroids located
- the second planet in our solar system
- it has the clearest rings in our solar system
- last name of first person on the moon
- planets there are five of them in our solar system
- pieces of space junk smaller than 1mm
- first dog in space
- space junk
- all the planets revolve around it
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- how many miles can space junk fly at
- ISS
- used to be a planet
- how many planets are there
- it has no atmosphere
- it's rings are vertical
- the first animal in space
- first name of the first person in space
- the red planet
19 Clues: ISS • space junk • the red planet • the warmest planet • first dog in space • used to be a planet • it has no atmosphere • it's rings are vertical • the first animal in space • how many planets are there • belt where are astroids located • all the planets revolve around it • how many miles can space junk fly at • the second planet in our solar system • last name of first person on the moon • ...
Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-02
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- A large space rock likely to be near Mars or Jupiter.
- A shooting star.
- The planet with the brightest ring system.
- Used to measure the distances between planets.
- Large planets with low density and no solid surface.
- The orbital speed of planets does this as you move away from the sun.
- A comet could come from here.
- The only planet with liquid water.
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- The planet with the longest year.
- Is tipped over on its side and rotates perpendicular to the sun.
- The planet with the most extreme temperatures because of its thin atmosphere.
- The name of the galaxy our solar system is in.
- The hottest planet because of the greenhouse effect.
- When a planet orbits the sun.
- When a planet spins on its axis.
- What protects Earth from meteoroids.
- Rocky, dense planets with solid surfaces.
- The red planet.
- The only star in our solar system.
- The most massive planet.
- The tail of a comet that always points away from the sun.
- A dirty snow ball.
22 Clues: The red planet. • A shooting star. • A dirty snow ball. • The most massive planet. • When a planet orbits the sun. • A comet could come from here. • When a planet spins on its axis. • The planet with the longest year. • The only star in our solar system. • The only planet with liquid water. • What protects Earth from meteoroids. • Rocky, dense planets with solid surfaces. • ...
Space Vocabulary 2022-11-22
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- This planet V____ is made of gas.
- The planet M____ is the only one we have landed on.
- The sun is a ball of gas called a s_____.
- A group of stars is a c___________.
- The planet S____ has rings made of ice.
- This word means "half" of a sphere. H______.
- This means to travel around something. O____.
- Our solar system has eight planets and the s____.
- This word means to travel around something else.
- This word means to turn around/spin.
- This planet M_____ is closest to the sun.
- We have ________ planets.
- Our galaxy is called the __________.
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- Our _______ is eight planets and the sun.
- The planet U_____spins on its side.
- We live on planet E___________.
- A _____ is how far light can travel in a year.
- You need a t_____ to see planets far away.
- The planet J_____ has a giant red spot.
- We have ___ seasons: fall, winter, spring, summer
- The planet N__________ rains diamonds.
- A g_______ is a collection of stars and dust.
22 Clues: We have ________ planets. • We live on planet E___________. • This planet V____ is made of gas. • The planet U_____spins on its side. • A group of stars is a c___________. • This word means to turn around/spin. • Our galaxy is called the __________. • The planet N__________ rains diamonds. • The planet S____ has rings made of ice. • The planet J_____ has a giant red spot. • ...
Space 2024-06-17
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- What are the inner and outer planets separated by?
- What's the name of a galaxy that's shaped like a elongated sphere?
- What Is a colossal explosion of a star called?
- Where is our sun and entire galaxy located in the Milky Way?
- Which planet orbits closet to the sun?
- What's the name of the only dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt?
- What planet is known as the red planet?
- What's the name of Saturn's largest moon?
- Which planet is the smallest out of the gas giants?
- What is another name for a spiral galaxy?
- Who was the first person to land on the moon?
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- What does NASA stand for?
- Which planet is known as Earths sister planet?
- What force keeps planets in their orbit?
- What planet has the shortest days?
- What is Saturn mostly composed of?
- On what planet are the sunsets blue?
- What's the words frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices?
- What do the planets in our solar system orbit around?
- How many planets are in our solar system? red planet
- Which planet spins sideways?
21 Clues: What does NASA stand for? • Which planet spins sideways? • What planet has the shortest days? • What is Saturn mostly composed of? • On what planet are the sunsets blue? • Which planet orbits closet to the sun? • What planet is known as the red planet? • What force keeps planets in their orbit? • What's the name of Saturn's largest moon? • ...
History of the Solar System Model 2023-02-02
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- Prefix used for "sun"
- This group created many calendars using astronomy
- Westward drift of the planets
- Created the first telescope
- How many planets did we originally believe existed?
- Name of the star the Egyptians used to predict the flooding of the Nile
- Shape of the planets
- The amount time it takes to make one complete rotation
- The ____ a planet is to the Sun, shorter the orbital period
- First person to believe Earth was a sphere
- Smaller circular patterns
- Structure with unknown builders that people visit during summer/winter solstices
- The study of the universe
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- Copernicus said "Earth is a _______"
- The amount of time for Earth to orbit around the sun
- Actually the first Greek to propose Heliocentric model
- Shape of the path around the Sun
- Ancient Greeks believed in this early model
- Kepler's _______ law said planets move faster at perihelion
- This Greek published the first idea of geocentric
- Came up with 3 Laws of Planetary Motion
- Prefix meaning "Earth"
- Aristotle believed the Earth was a sphere because of the curved shadow on the moon
23 Clues: Shape of the planets • Prefix used for "sun" • Prefix meaning "Earth" • Smaller circular patterns • The study of the universe • Created the first telescope • Westward drift of the planets • Shape of the path around the Sun • Copernicus said "Earth is a _______" • Came up with 3 Laws of Planetary Motion • First person to believe Earth was a sphere • ...
Solar System Crossword 2022-02-10
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- second closest planet to the sun
- our earth is always doing this but we can't see
- closest planet to the sun
- we live on it
- this is made in the center of the sun
- earth is the only known planet with ____
- the symbol for this is He
- a stream of protons moving radially from the sun
- where all the other planets, galaxies etc. are
- a place in space where gravity is so strong you can not escape it
- scientists think this planet could sustain life or once did
- there will someday in a very long time be an ___ to the sun and our earth, along with all of us.
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- their are 8 of them in our solar system
- when it's nighttime and clear you can see them
- this phase happens after the red giant
- our earth revolves around it
- the sun will grow to this and eat planets
- the sun is the center and the other planets circle
- what each planet is on the circles the sun
- our earth does this throughout the year
20 Clues: we live on it • closest planet to the sun • the symbol for this is He • our earth revolves around it • second closest planet to the sun • this is made in the center of the sun • this phase happens after the red giant • their are 8 of them in our solar system • our earth does this throughout the year • earth is the only known planet with ____ • ...
Chapter Puzzle 2024-01-26
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- the twin planet of the earth
- when gas cools and it molecules stick together
- a swarm of ice bodies
- distant worlds out of our solar system
- celestial bodies in kupier belt
- the name of an asteroid belt
- gigantic gas body in our system
- large balls of ice shooting across space
- a large whip of energy from the sun
- planet named after the roman harvest god
- large chunks of space rock formed into a body
- planet with a big red spot
- small particles in space
- grains of a fallen meteor
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- a streak following a comet
- debris of dust and gas around a planet
- an enormous amount of space gas
- building blocks of planets
- tiny grains clumped together to move super fast
- when meteors come from the same direction
- the outermost planet in our system
- planets not big enough to be planets
- chunks of space rock shooting down towards earth
- the effect of which keeps gasses in
- empty regions in asteroid belts
25 Clues: a swarm of ice bodies • small particles in space • grains of a fallen meteor • a streak following a comet • building blocks of planets • planet with a big red spot • the twin planet of the earth • the name of an asteroid belt • an enormous amount of space gas • celestial bodies in kupier belt • gigantic gas body in our system • empty regions in asteroid belts • ...
Solar System 2019-08-20
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- This planet needs 3 earth months to revolve
- panets made of rocks, ice and a liquid mixture
- Solid planets
- _____is the only planet that sustains life
- Is the center of the solar system
- Gas and ice giants
- Is a planet associated with blood and war
- Planet's orbit around the sun
- is located in kuiper belt
- King of the gods
- Has extensive lava flows
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- God of sky and heavens
- Planet's movement around it's axis
- Orbits the Jovian planets
- planets made of helium and hydrogen
- Flat of rocky objects
- God of farming and agriculture
- Dwarf planet as big as Texas
- Edge of the solar system
- Where the solar system is located
- God of the sea
21 Clues: Solid planets • God of the sea • King of the gods • Gas and ice giants • Flat of rocky objects • God of sky and heavens • Edge of the solar system • Has extensive lava flows • Orbits the Jovian planets • is located in kuiper belt • Dwarf planet as big as Texas • Planet's orbit around the sun • God of farming and agriculture • Is the center of the solar system • ...
UA 7-8 Vocabulary 2024-03-26
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- to spin on an axis
- to move around an object
- closest planet to the sun
- _____ planets furthest from sun
- the third planet from the sun
- rain, hail, sleet, snow
- where the sun rises
- known as the "sideways" planet
- water vapor cooled down back into a liquid
- where the sun sets
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- comes between the inner and outer planets
- when a liquid turns into a gas
- second closest planet to the sun
- first planet after the asteroid belt
- when water gathers
- synonym to revolution
- second planet after the asteroid belt
- fourth planet closest to the sun
- closest star to earth
- _____ planets closest to sun
- created when an object blocks the suns rays
21 Clues: to spin on an axis • when water gathers • where the sun sets • where the sun rises • synonym to revolution • closest star to earth • rain, hail, sleet, snow • to move around an object • closest planet to the sun • _____ planets closest to sun • the third planet from the sun • when a liquid turns into a gas • known as the "sideways" planet • _____ planets furthest from sun • ...
outer planets 2022-09-28
10 Clues: gas giant • center of planets • planets more dense • rotates on its axis • dictate of altitudes • atmospheric temperature • visible rings of ice primarily • planets made primarily from gas • fastest wind speeds that reach 2000 kph • what separates the inner and outer planets from the outer planets
CROSSWORD PUZZLER 2021-11-17
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- William Harvey discovered that blood was pumped by the ____.
- Isaac Newton developed ____.
- the father of anatomy.
- Johannes Kepler studied the orbits of planets and discovered laws relating to ____.
- Studied by Copernicus.
- said "I think therefore I am."
- Ancient Greek astronomer.
- the study of the human body
- Copernicus's theory.
- Boyle established ____ as a pure science.
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- Newton discovered _____
- the planets move in _____.
- Harvey studied the circulation of ____.
- father of chemistry.
- Ptolemy believed the ______ was the center of the universe
- made the scientific method.
- study of the stars.
- Apple fell on his head.
- to say that one no longer holds an opinion or belief.
19 Clues: study of the stars. • father of chemistry. • Copernicus's theory. • the father of anatomy. • Studied by Copernicus. • Newton discovered _____ • Apple fell on his head. • Ancient Greek astronomer. • the planets move in _____. • made the scientific method. • the study of the human body • Isaac Newton developed ____. • said "I think therefore I am." • ...
Solar System - Estella Budd 2026-01-22
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- The path something takes as it revolves around another object in space.
- The third planet from the sun.
- Made of frozen rock, gasses, and dust they orbit the sun.
- any object that orbits a larger object in space.
- A large celestial body that revolves around the sun.
- The Sun is the only ___ in our solar system.
- We live in the __________ Galaxy.
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- separates the inner and outer planet.
- A natural satellite that orbits planets.
- The four planets farthest from the sun, they are the coldest and made of gas.
- The four planets closest to the sun, they are the hottest and made of rock.
- Large pieces of rock left over from when our solar system was formed.
- The sun and a group of planets that revolve around it.
- The sun's ___ pulls the planets into orbit around it.
14 Clues: The third planet from the sun. • We live in the __________ Galaxy. • separates the inner and outer planet. • A natural satellite that orbits planets. • The Sun is the only ___ in our solar system. • any object that orbits a larger object in space. • A large celestial body that revolves around the sun. • The sun's ___ pulls the planets into orbit around it. • ...
The Planets 2014-10-21
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- beleived to live in space
- the closest planet to the sun
- the only other planet people have walked on
- used to go to space
- sometimes sent to space to take photos
- rises when the sun goes down
- furthest from the sun
- the largest planet
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- the second last planet
- the planet before earth
- used to see the planets
- famous for its rings
- people who go to space
- provides heat and light
- no longer a planet
- rocks that crash on earth
- the planet we live on
- can seem them in the sky at night
18 Clues: no longer a planet • the largest planet • used to go to space • famous for its rings • furthest from the sun • the planet we live on • the second last planet • people who go to space • the planet before earth • used to see the planets • provides heat and light • beleived to live in space • rocks that crash on earth • rises when the sun goes down • the closest planet to the sun • ...
astronomy 2022-06-25
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- -relating to a planet
- - relating to stars
- - relating to a galaxy
- - relating to or using the stars
- - relating to the moon
- -relating to the stars, or measured by the movement of the stars in the sky
- - relating to things that exist on planets other than Earth
- - relating to the planet Mars
- - relating to the planets, stars, space, and the universe in general
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- - relating to the Sun, or coming from the Sun
- - in or relating to the sky, heaven, or space
- - relating to the sky, moon, stars etc
- - relating to the scientific study of the stars and planets
- - travelling or happening between different galaxies (=large groups of stars)
- - from or relating to a meteor
- - travelling or taking place between different planets
16 Clues: - relating to stars • -relating to a planet • - relating to a galaxy • - relating to the moon • - relating to the planet Mars • - from or relating to a meteor • - relating to or using the stars • - relating to the sky, moon, stars etc • - relating to the Sun, or coming from the Sun • - in or relating to the sky, heaven, or space • ...
Outer Planets 2021-04-09
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- made up mostly of liquid heavy metals
- separates inner planets from outer planets
- another name for the outer planets
- layers of clouds made from the same gases found on the outer planets
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- another name for Jovian or outer planets
- surround Saturn and are made up of ice
- a large storm that we can see on Jupiter
- form at a temperature of 150 K
- outer planets have many of these that orbit them
- the kind of orbits that outer planets have
10 Clues: form at a temperature of 150 K • another name for the outer planets • made up mostly of liquid heavy metals • surround Saturn and are made up of ice • another name for Jovian or outer planets • a large storm that we can see on Jupiter • separates inner planets from outer planets • the kind of orbits that outer planets have • ...
The Solar System 2013-12-05
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- Has deep canyons and high volcanoes. Surface rocks contain iron.
- The "Moon" is one of these.
- Hurricane thats the size of 3 earths.
- The sun is made of most of this
- Only planet known the has water in 3 phases (solid, liquid,and gas).
- Atmospheres made of hydrogen and helium.
- Millions of these small bodies are orbiting the sun beyond Neptune.
- In 2006 was demoted to dwarf planet.
- Celestial body that orbits one or more stars.
- Ceres is an example of this.
- Has storms occuring on the surface all the time.
- Rains Sulphuric Acid.
- Contains 99% of the entire solar systems mass.
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- Dirty snowballs that originate from Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud.
- Smallest planet.
- Planets revolve in _________ paths
- Atmospheres of carbon and nitrogen (or none at all).
- Cloud of tiny icy fragments at the far edge of our solar system.
- Largest Planet.
- Has rings made of ice particles surronding it.
- Rotates on it's axis like a wheel.
21 Clues: Largest Planet. • Smallest planet. • Rains Sulphuric Acid. • The "Moon" is one of these. • Ceres is an example of this. • The sun is made of most of this • Planets revolve in _________ paths • Rotates on it's axis like a wheel. • In 2006 was demoted to dwarf planet. • Hurricane thats the size of 3 earths. • Atmospheres made of hydrogen and helium. • ...
Stars and Planetary Systems 2020-10-22
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- occurs after a stellar nebula collapses
- fusion product in main sequence stars
- equilibrium between forces on a star's core
- characteristic of terrestrial planets
- part of the sun that light coms from
- OBAFGKM
- colour of the hottest stars
- element commonly found found in white dwarfs
- terrestrial planets
- magnitude describes a star's ________
- total energy radiated/sec by a star
- abreviation for a unit of measurement
- main sequence star with the longest lifespan
- ____dwarf, end result of main sequence star
- line separating terrestrial & Jovian planets
- Neptune and Uranus are called _____ planets
- temperature unit
- number of credits this standard is worth
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- Betelgeuse is one of these
- end result of a massive supergiant
- the way earth's moon formed
- process of planetesimals joining together
- a failed star is called a __________ dwarf
- shape of captured moons
- circumplanetary disks form these
- characteristic of gas giants
- final fusion product of a supergiant
- removes Hydrogen from the inner solar system
- where fusion takes place
- has no moon
30 Clues: OBAFGKM • has no moon • temperature unit • terrestrial planets • shape of captured moons • where fusion takes place • Betelgeuse is one of these • the way earth's moon formed • colour of the hottest stars • characteristic of gas giants • circumplanetary disks form these • end result of a massive supergiant • total energy radiated/sec by a star • part of the sun that light coms from • ...
Unit 4. Into the Space 2024-03-09
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- The path an object takes around another object in space.
- Earth's natural satellite.
- The galaxy containing our solar system.
- To spin or turn around a central point.
- The huge, empty place above the Earth where the stars and planets are.
- A super tiny planet in space, smaller than regular planets.
- Stories that imagine future scientific advances.
- The time when it's dark, and the sun is not visible.
- A circular band, often around a planet.
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- Small, round, floating air pockets in liquid.
- A planet with a solid surface, like Earth.
- The space above the Earth where the sun, moon, and stars are.
- A vast collection of stars, planets, and cosmic dust.
- A bright object in the sky with a tail, made of ice and dust.
- Someone who studies stars, planets, and space.
- The solid ground on Earth.
- To send something, like a rocket, into the air.
- A round-shaped roof or structure. PLaza Norte 2 has one.
- Moving through the air, like in an airplane.
- The star at the centre of our solar system.
20 Clues: Earth's natural satellite. • The solid ground on Earth. • The galaxy containing our solar system. • To spin or turn around a central point. • A circular band, often around a planet. • A planet with a solid surface, like Earth. • The star at the centre of our solar system. • Moving through the air, like in an airplane. • Small, round, floating air pockets in liquid. • ...
Mars 2019-04-14
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- main difference between our planets
- planet
- system of planets
- suitable or good enough to live in
- not in the ... future
- (CO2)what we need to terraform mars
- without it we would never be able to travel to space
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- mars' nickname
- process of planetary engineering
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- where the planets are
- what we need to travel to space
- our purpose
- is the ..... planet from the Sun
- our planet
15 Clues: planet • our planet • our purpose • mars' nickname • system of planets • where the planets are • not in the ... future • what we need to travel to space • process of planetary engineering • is the ..... planet from the Sun • suitable or good enough to live in • main difference between our planets • (CO2)what we need to terraform mars • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • ...
Space 2023-11-17
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- System Our sun and the celestial bodies, including planets, orbiting around it.
- Hole A region of space with intense gravitational forces, swallowing everything.
- Patterns of stars forming imaginary shapes in the night sky.
- The entirety of space, including galaxies, stars, and planets.
- Optical instruments used for observing distant celestial objects.
- Glowing clouds of gas and dust, creating beautiful cosmic landscapes.
- Radiation High-energy particles traveling through space from various sources.
- Vast collections of stars, planets, and cosmic wonders.
- Small celestial bodies entering Earth's atmosphere, creating streaks of light.
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- Artificial objects orbiting Earth or other celestial bodies.
- Icy bodies with tails, traveling through space in elliptical orbits.
- Rocky bodies orbiting the sun, smaller than planets.
- Exploration The journey and discovery of outer space, conducted by spacecraft.
- Planets located outside our solar system, orbiting other stars.
- Station Habitable structures in space, serving as homes for astronauts.
15 Clues: Rocky bodies orbiting the sun, smaller than planets. • Vast collections of stars, planets, and cosmic wonders. • Artificial objects orbiting Earth or other celestial bodies. • Patterns of stars forming imaginary shapes in the night sky. • The entirety of space, including galaxies, stars, and planets. • ...
SPACE 2023-05-12
15 Clues: the last planet • most known rings • The most gravity • ship tha blew up • the inner planets • first on the moon • the outer planets • what is not rockie • the coldest planet • used to be planets • the hottest planet • only one that has life • the clostest to the sun • only star in solar system • the longest to go around the sun
Solar System 2022-09-25
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- a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
- objects that revolve around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
- a description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun
- the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- a meteoroid that has hit Earths surface
- a system of millions or billions of stars held together by gravitational attraction
- the region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids are found
- a description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around earth
- the attractive force between two objects; its magnitude depends on their masses
- a chunk of rock or dust in space
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- the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- the name given to the four inner planets; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
- a ball of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse
- the spinning motion of a planet from east to west, opposites to the direction of rotation of most planets and moons
- the combining of two atomic nuclei on to a single larger nucleolus, as when two hydrogen atom joined together to form helium releasing energy
- a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earths atmosphere
- the name given to the first four other planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
- any object that revolves around another object in space
18 Clues: a chunk of rock or dust in space • a meteoroid that has hit Earths surface • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • any object that revolves around another object in space • the study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space • the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space • ...
Outer Space 2023-09-24
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- Clouds of gas and dust in space. They can be places where new stars are born or where old ones explode.
- Small rocks or particles in space that can become meteors when they enter Earth's atmosphere.
- Imaginary or speculative beings from other planets or galaxies. People wonder if they exist somewhere in space.
- Icy objects that travel through space and have a bright tail when they come close to the sun. They're like cosmic snowballs.
- Tiny points of light in the night sky that are actually distant suns. They twinkle and form constellations.
- Hole A mysterious region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape from it.
- Vehicles designed for space travel, like rockets and space shuttles. They're used to explore and study space.
- Rocky objects that also orbit the sun but are smaller than planets. Some are in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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- Large, round objects that orbit the sun, like Earth, Mars, and Jupiter. They're different from stars because they don't twinkle.
- Another word for the universe as a whole, including everything in space, like stars, galaxies, and planets.
- Vast collections of stars, planets, and other objects in space. Our Milky Way is one of many galaxies in the universe.
- A tool that helps us see distant objects in space. It makes stars, planets, and galaxies look closer and clearer.
- Man-made objects that orbit Earth or other celestial bodies. They're used for communication, weather forecasting, and more.
- Planets that orbit stars outside our solar system. Scientists search for them to learn about other potential worlds.
- System Our sun and all the objects that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
15 Clues: Small rocks or particles in space that can become meteors when they enter Earth's atmosphere. • Clouds of gas and dust in space. They can be places where new stars are born or where old ones explode. • System Our sun and all the objects that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. • ...
Our Solar System 2024-11-10
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- The largest planet in our solar system is ___.
- Earth has an ____ surface that is constantly changing.
- The moon has ___ temperatures, which are very hot and very cold.
- The first quarter moon has light on the ____ side.
- The sun is made mostly of ___ gas.
- The first and last quarter moons cause ___ tides.
- Earth's revolution on its tilted axis causes the ___.
- The last quarter moon has light on the ____ side.
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- The full and new moons cause ___ tides.
- The inner planets are made mostly of ____.
- The four planets closest to the sun are called the _____ planets.
- The smallest planet in our solar system is ___.
- We know now that all of the gas giants have ____.
- The four planets farthest of the sun are made mostly of ____.
- The ____ is a satellite of Earth.
- When Earth ____, it causes day and night.
- The ___ of the moon and sun affect the tides.
17 Clues: The ____ is a satellite of Earth. • The sun is made mostly of ___ gas. • The full and new moons cause ___ tides. • When Earth ____, it causes day and night. • The inner planets are made mostly of ____. • The ___ of the moon and sun affect the tides. • The largest planet in our solar system is ___. • The smallest planet in our solar system is ___. • ...
Science 2022-11-28
10 Clues: like Earth • A planets range • Circle repeatedly • the hottest planet • the planet we live on • A ____ orbits planets • last of the inner planets • the closest planet to the sun • The last 4 planets in the solar system • The first 4 planets in the solar system
Science 2022-11-28
10 Clues: like Earth • A planets range • Circle repeatedly • the hottest planet • the planet we live on • A ____ orbits planets • last of the inner planets • the closest planet to the sun • The last 4 planets in the solar system • The first 4 planets in the solar system
Outer Space 2023-10-23
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- the orbital motion of a spatial body in a direction that is opposite of what is normal in a given system
- What Pluto is classified as
- a meteor that hits the Earth's surface
- occurs when the Earth passes through the path of comets
- a small rocky or metallic body in space
- a body of gas that was once thought to orbit the Sun during the formation of the solar system
- planets that are mainly made up of hydrogen and helium
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- gaseous hydrogen that is a main constituent of giant planets
- is a collection of small, icy bodies that orbit the sun farther away than Neptune
- planets that are composed of solid, rocky surfaces; the inner planets
- the oval shape of a planet's orbit
- a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas"
- the mean distance from the center of the Earth and Sun
- a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere
- Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds
- the measure of how non-circular a planet's orbit is
- steep slopes found at the margin of a flat or gently sloping area
- Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds
18 Clues: What Pluto is classified as • the oval shape of a planet's orbit • a meteor that hits the Earth's surface • a small rocky or metallic body in space • Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds • a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas" • a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere • Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds • ...
Outer Space 2023-10-23
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- the orbital motion of a spatial body in a direction that is opposite of what is normal in a given system
- What Pluto is classified as
- a meteor that hits the Earth's surface
- occurs when the Earth passes through the path of comets
- a small rocky or metallic body in space
- a body of gas that was once thought to orbit the Sun during the formation of the solar system
- planets that are mainly made up of hydrogen and helium
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- gaseous hydrogen that is a main constituent of giant planets
- is a collection of small, icy bodies that orbit the sun farther away than Neptune
- planets that are composed of solid, rocky surfaces; the inner planets
- the oval shape of a planet's orbit
- a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas"
- the mean distance from the center of the Earth and Sun
- a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere
- Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds
- the measure of how non-circular a planet's orbit is
- steep slopes found at the margin of a flat or gently sloping area
- Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds
18 Clues: What Pluto is classified as • the oval shape of a planet's orbit • a meteor that hits the Earth's surface • a small rocky or metallic body in space • Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds • a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas" • a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere • Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds • ...
Inner Planets 2016-02-21
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- -------- belt divides the inner and outer planets
- ----- planets are the planets inside close to the sun
- biggest object in the asteroid belt
- known s the red planet
- the largest inner planet
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- a large space object which revolves around the sun
- the smallest planet
- there are ---- planets known as the "inner planets"
- the brightest object in the sky w/o the sun and the moon
- where the inner planets revolve
10 Clues: the smallest planet • known s the red planet • the largest inner planet • where the inner planets revolve • biggest object in the asteroid belt • -------- belt divides the inner and outer planets • a large space object which revolves around the sun • there are ---- planets known as the "inner planets" • ----- planets are the planets inside close to the sun • ...
Chapter 28 and 29 Olivia Bonaminio 2022-05-17
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- the sun and planets formed together from a cloud of dust called a
- the 4 planets furthest from the sun
- inner planets are composed of mostly
- the 4 planets closest to the sun
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- earth is composed of mostly
- first of the outer planets
- this planet has easily seen rings
- nearest star to earth
- planets do not travel in a circle but an
- third planet from the sun
10 Clues: nearest star to earth • third planet from the sun • first of the outer planets • earth is composed of mostly • the 4 planets closest to the sun • this planet has easily seen rings • the 4 planets furthest from the sun • inner planets are composed of mostly • planets do not travel in a circle but an • the sun and planets formed together from a cloud of dust called a
Word Wall Test 2023-12-01
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- others the weather
- askjdbc rc
- sdcnbslvbs
- scaru peopeple
- things when people care about things
- serious people kjvbsjvbd
- the maikngsjd
- negatycvie
- selling to mother country
- the numenr sobcsob
- the planets
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- being sensible
- w;ado
- akjdbfoefin
- the people
- acts what the people of the north are
- the elecrtonics
- the answer
- live htings
- event the way people did things
20 Clues: w;ado • askjdbc rc • sdcnbslvbs • the people • negatycvie • the answer • akjdbfoefin • live htings • the planets • the maikngsjd • being sensible • scaru peopeple • the elecrtonics • the numenr sobcsob • others the weather • selling to mother country • serious people kjvbsjvbd • event the way people did things • things when people care about things • ...
Solar System 2025-04-23
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- celestial objects that don't belong with planets
- planets composed mostly of rock and metal
- the hottest planet
- small rocky objects from space
- a young star
- a cloud of dust and gasses
- icy, rocky, objects with two tails
- a planet that has rings
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- area of space beyond the orbit of jupiter
- celestial body that lays on the asteroid belt
- the biggest planet
- matter developing into a planet
- a dwarf planet
- mostly gaseous planets
- a cloud of icy planetesimals
- the only planet that can sustain human life
16 Clues: a young star • a dwarf planet • the biggest planet • the hottest planet • mostly gaseous planets • a planet that has rings • a cloud of dust and gasses • a cloud of icy planetesimals • small rocky objects from space • matter developing into a planet • icy, rocky, objects with two tails • area of space beyond the orbit of jupiter • planets composed mostly of rock and metal • ...
The Solar System 2013-07-25
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- System The sun and all of the objects that orbit around the sun
- This body orbits around the Earth but it does not rotate
- This is the last of the gas planets and the furthest planet from the sun
- Planets These planets have a solid surface made of rock
- The biggest planet in the Solar System
- This is the imaginary line that runs and south that the Earth rotates on
- This is the smallest planet in our Solar System
- This planet has the most rings
- small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun
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- This planet has toxic carbon dioxide in it's atmosphere which makes it impossible for humans to survive in
- Large, round bodies in outer space that revolve around a star
- These bodies are sometimes called shooting stars when they enter the Earth's atmosphere
- Year This is how long it takes the Earth to revolve around the Sun
- Chunks of rock and metal in orbit around the sun
- This planet is sometimes called the topsy-turvy planet because it spins on its side
- This planet has a very thin atmosphere which makes it very, very cold
- Planets These planets have no hard surface
- 2/3 of this planet's surface is covered with water
18 Clues: This planet has the most rings • The biggest planet in the Solar System • Planets These planets have no hard surface • This is the smallest planet in our Solar System • Chunks of rock and metal in orbit around the sun • 2/3 of this planet's surface is covered with water • Planets These planets have a solid surface made of rock • ...
Outer Space 2023-10-23
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- the orbital motion of a spatial body in a direction that is opposite of what is normal in a given system
- What Pluto is classified as
- a meteor that hits the Earth's surface
- occurs when the Earth passes through the path of comets
- a small rocky or metallic body in space
- a body of gas that was once thought to orbit the Sun during the formation of the solar system
- planets that are mainly made up of hydrogen and helium
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- gaseous hydrogen that is a main constituent of giant planets
- is a collection of small, icy bodies that orbit the sun farther away than Neptune
- planets that are composed of solid, rocky surfaces; the inner planets
- the oval shape of a planet's orbit
- a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas"
- the mean distance from the center of the Earth and Sun
- a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere
- Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds
- the measure of how non-circular a planet's orbit is
- steep slopes found at the margin of a flat or gently sloping area
- Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds
18 Clues: What Pluto is classified as • the oval shape of a planet's orbit • a meteor that hits the Earth's surface • a small rocky or metallic body in space • Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds • a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas" • a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere • Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds • ...
Solar System 2021-10-07
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- a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
- path of one object in space around another
- giants, the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
- Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe
- a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
- ,objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
- any object that resolves around another objects in space
- a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
- a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
- burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
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- force of attraction between objects
- planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
- a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
- a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
- a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
- the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
- a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
- belt, these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
- particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...
Astrology Crossword 2024-08-28
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- Star You can wish on them
- Farthest from the sun
- Its a blue planet
- Light cant escape it
- Spins in the opposite direction of most planets
- Closest to the sun
- Orbits Earth
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- They are cold and fast
- Can fit 1.3 million earths inside it
- Home of human life
- has a big red spot
- 6th planet in our solar system
- System Home to our planets
- Some became moons and planets
- Has extinct volcanoes
15 Clues: Orbits Earth • Its a blue planet • Home of human life • has a big red spot • Closest to the sun • Light cant escape it • Farthest from the sun • Has extinct volcanoes • They are cold and fast • Star You can wish on them • System Home to our planets • Some became moons and planets • 6th planet in our solar system • Can fit 1.3 million earths inside it • ...
Space Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-17
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- along distance that contains millios of meters
- when an object moves around another object
- Large planets that contain hydrogen and helium
- center of the earth
- when an planet orbits ouside of the astroid belt
- where meteors are
- collection of eight planets and there moons
- planet a planet that orbits inside the astroid belt
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- mixture of gases that siround the earth
- center where the sun is
- when the moon passes between the earth and sun
- a large ball in space
- planets planets with a bumpy surface
- the force that brings us down when we jump in the air and fall back down
14 Clues: where meteors are • center of the earth • a large ball in space • center where the sun is • planets planets with a bumpy surface • mixture of gases that siround the earth • when an object moves around another object • collection of eight planets and there moons • along distance that contains millios of meters • Large planets that contain hydrogen and helium • ...
History of the solar system 2022-04-28
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- predicted planet movement and eclipses with experiments and data
- the second planet in our universe-one of the planets discovered by the Greeks
- sun centered universe
- his ideas were based on his thinking not experiments
- maintain heliopcentric view but refused to publish work until he was on his deathbed
- developed a heliocentric model with the us of Tycho math
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- earth centered universe
- the red planet-one of the planets discovered by the Greeks
- was placed on house arrest because of his view of a heliocentric universe
- the largest planet that was already known by the Greeks and Romans
- planet close to the sun-one of the planets discovered by the Greeks
- had the most accurate astronomical measurements in history
- developed the ideas needed to explain the physics of our universe
- the number of planets that was already know by the Greeks and Romans without telescopes
- planet with the rings-one of the planets
15 Clues: sun centered universe • earth centered universe • planet with the rings-one of the planets • his ideas were based on his thinking not experiments • developed a heliocentric model with the us of Tycho math • the red planet-one of the planets discovered by the Greeks • had the most accurate astronomical measurements in history • ...
Inner/Outer characteristics 2021-04-29
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- can be a characteristic for planets temperature (outer)
- from the sun can be a characteristic for planets measurement for how far they are from the sun (outer)
- surface is a characteristic for planets feelings (inner)
- a characteristic for planets sizes (inner)
- can be a shared characteristic for planets
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- is a characteristic for planets temperatures (inner)
- can be a characteristic for planets smell (outer)
- is characteristic for planets feelings (inner)
- core can also be a shared characteristic for planets
9 Clues: a characteristic for planets sizes (inner) • can be a shared characteristic for planets • is characteristic for planets feelings (inner) • can be a characteristic for planets smell (outer) • is a characteristic for planets temperatures (inner) • core can also be a shared characteristic for planets • can be a characteristic for planets temperature (outer) • ...
Outer Space 2023-10-23
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- the orbital motion of a spatial body in a direction that is opposite of what is normal in a given system
- What Pluto is classified as
- a meteor that hits the Earth's surface
- occurs when the Earth passes through the path of comets
- a small rocky or metallic body in space
- a body of gas that was once thought to orbit the Sun during the formation of the solar system
- planets that are mainly made up of hydrogen and helium
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- gaseous hydrogen that is a main constituent of giant planets
- is a collection of small, icy bodies that orbit the sun farther away than Neptune
- planets that are composed of solid, rocky surfaces; the inner planets
- the oval shape of a planet's orbit
- a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas"
- the mean distance from the center of the Earth and Sun
- a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere
- Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds
- the measure of how non-circular a planet's orbit is
- steep slopes found at the margin of a flat or gently sloping area
- Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds
18 Clues: What Pluto is classified as • the oval shape of a planet's orbit • a meteor that hits the Earth's surface • a small rocky or metallic body in space • Jupiter's light bands that are rising clouds • a small icy body that has a long tail of "gas" • a meteorite that enters the Earth's atmosphere • Jupiter's dark bands and that are sinking clouds • ...
Outer Planets 2023-02-28
10 Clues: lower temperature • outer planets have • solar system has 8 • greek word for Saturn • greek name for Jupiter • greek word for Neptune • outer planets are made of • the outer planets are called the • inner and outer are separated by the • what are the four farther planets called
SOL 6.3 - Space 2022-10-01
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- a scientist who studies the universe beyond earth
- A ball of rock and ice who's orbit is usually a long, narrow ellipse
- a region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are found
- The attractive force between two objects; its magnitude depends on their masses and the distance between them.
- The combining of two atomic nuclei onto a single larger nucleus, as when two hydrogen atoms join together to for helium, releasing energy.
- A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around Earth.
- Planets The name given to the four inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
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- A chunk of rock or dust in space.
- Any object that revolves around another object in space.
- Objects that revolve around the sun that are too small and too numerous to be considered planets
- The path of an object as it revolves around another planet in space.
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
- The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- A meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface.
- a description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun.
- A system of millions or billions of stars held together by gravitational attraction
- The name given to the first four outer planets: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
17 Clues: A chunk of rock or dust in space. • A meteoroid that has hit Earth's surface. • a scientist who studies the universe beyond earth • Any object that revolves around another object in space. • The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space • The path of an object as it revolves around another planet in space. • ...
Celestial Objects Vocabulary 2021-08-02
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- Small meteoroid that burns upon entry of Earth's atmosphere
- The amount of mater in an object or substance
- The region of interplanetary space between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit around the Sun
- The law that says every object in the universe attracts every other object
- A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object in space
- A natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside Earth's atmosphere
- Any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt
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- The four largest and brightest moons of Jupiter discovered by Galileo
- Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon
- the force of attraction that pulls objects toward each other
- The Sun together with the group of planets that are held by its attraction and revolve around it
- The luminous celestial body around which Earth and other planets revolve, and receive heat and light
- Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the Solar System
- Any of the rocky, terrestrial planets of Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars whose orbits range is within the asteroid belt
- Piece of rock or metal made up of material similar to that which formed the planets that orbit the Sun
- Consists primarily of ice, dust, and rock whose orbit is a long narrow eclipse
- Earth's natural satellite that revolves around Earth from west to east
17 Clues: The amount of mater in an object or substance • Small meteoroid that burns upon entry of Earth's atmosphere • the force of attraction that pulls objects toward each other • Remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of Earth or the Moon • A natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside Earth's atmosphere • ...
SOL 6.2 Space 2023-09-21
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- Fusion The combining of two atomic nuclei onto a single larger nucleus, as when two holver atoms join together to form gas realeasing energy
- A meteoroid that hit Earth's surface
- A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around earth
- belt The region of the solar system between the orbits of mars and jupitar where many asteroids are found
- The attractive force between two objects its magnitude depends on their masses and the distance between them
- A system of millions or billions or stars held together by gravitional attraction
- A chunk of rock or dust in space
- Rotation The spinning motion of a planet from east to west opposite to the direction of rotation of most planets and moons
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- A description of the solar system in which all of the planets revolve around the sun
- Any object that revolves around another object in space
- Planets The name given to the four inner planets mercury venus earth and mars
- A streak of meteor in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
- A ball of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow
- The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- Giants The name given to the first four outer planets Jupitar, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
- The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space
- A scientist who studies the universe beyond earth
17 Clues: A chunk of rock or dust in space • A meteoroid that hit Earth's surface • A scientist who studies the universe beyond earth • Any object that revolves around another object in space • The study of the moon, stars, and other objects in space • A ball of ice and dust whose orbit is usually a long, narrow • ...
Space & Planets 2025-02-03
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- What planet is the smallest and closet to the sun?
- What orbits Earth?
- How many planets are in the solar system?
- What is in the center of the solar system?
- Time it takes earth to rotate on it's axis
- What is the largest planet? (It's also called the gas giant)
- Time it takes earth to revolve around the sun
- What do all planets do around the sun?
- What planet has life on it?
- What planet has rings?
- What planet is the ice giant? (it's the 7th planet from the sun)
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- What used to be a planet?
- What is the red planet? (it's the 4th planet from the sun)
- What keeps the planets in orbit?
- What is the coldest planet? (it's farthest from the sun)
- What do all planets do on their axis?
- What is the hottest planet? (it's the 2nd planet from the sun)
17 Clues: What orbits Earth? • What planet has rings? • What used to be a planet? • What planet has life on it? • What keeps the planets in orbit? • What do all planets do on their axis? • What do all planets do around the sun? • How many planets are in the solar system? • What is in the center of the solar system? • Time it takes earth to rotate on it's axis • ...
Planets Crossword 2023-04-06
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- A dwarf planet in the Asteroid Belt
- Term for moon phase that's "growing"
- The study of space and celestial objects in space
- When a star violently explodes it results in this
- No longer considered a planet
- Rocky object orbiting the Sun
- The least dense planet; known for its prominent rings
- A dwarf planet alongside Pluto in the Kuiper Belt
- Rocky planet with the longest day; atmosphere thick with toxic gas
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- Ice giant planet that rotates sideways
- A force of attraction between objects with mass
- Term for moon phase that's "shrinking"
- The third planet from the Sun
- The Milky Way is one of these
- Humans have sent many rovers to the surface of this planet
- The largest planet
- Planet with the shortest year
- The planet with the longest year
18 Clues: The largest planet • The third planet from the Sun • The Milky Way is one of these • No longer considered a planet • Planet with the shortest year • Rocky object orbiting the Sun • The planet with the longest year • A dwarf planet in the Asteroid Belt • Term for moon phase that's "growing" • Ice giant planet that rotates sideways • Term for moon phase that's "shrinking" • ...
The Planets 2014-10-21
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- beleived to live in space
- the closest planet to the sun
- the only other planet people have walked on
- used to go to space
- sometimes sent to space to take photos
- rises when the sun goes down
- furthest from the sun
- the largest planet
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- the second last planet
- the planet before earth
- used to see the planets
- famous for its rings
- people who go to space
- provides heat and light
- no longer a planet
- rocks that crash on earth
- the planet we live on
- can seem them in the sky at night
18 Clues: no longer a planet • the largest planet • used to go to space • famous for its rings • furthest from the sun • the planet we live on • the second last planet • people who go to space • the planet before earth • used to see the planets • provides heat and light • beleived to live in space • rocks that crash on earth • rises when the sun goes down • the closest planet to the sun • ...
THE PLANETS 2014-10-30
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- Where we live
- Very windy planet
- Famous for its rings
- The Big Bang
- A dirty snowball
- Spins on its side
- The Milky Way
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- No longer a planet
- Unknown entity
- Visited by man in 1969
- Explorer of space
- The largest planet
- All the planets revolve around it
- Forces the pulls you toward the centre of the Earth
- Planet closest to the Sun
- Bright and fiery
- The hottest planet
- Home of "Martians"
18 Clues: The Big Bang • Where we live • The Milky Way • Unknown entity • Bright and fiery • A dirty snowball • Explorer of space • Very windy planet • Spins on its side • No longer a planet • The largest planet • The hottest planet • Home of "Martians" • Famous for its rings • Visited by man in 1969 • Planet closest to the Sun • All the planets revolve around it • ...
INNER PLANETS 2025-04-25
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- Venus takes about 8 months to rotate on its ________________
- Many of the planets contain this gas in the atmosphere
- A landform found on every inner planet
- Venus is called Earth's sister______
- The planet that is half the diameter of Earth
- The planet that has water in three different forms
- The polar ice caps on Mars shrink in the _______________
- Mercury is the planet closest to the __________
- Earth has the only suitable _____________ in the solar system to sustain life
- The ______________ of Mercury can get hotter than 420 degrees celsius
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- Venus’s atmosphere has droplets of________
- The surface of Mars is primarily __________________
- Earth has at atmosphere primarily composed of _________________
- The ___________________ on Mars is about 1% of that on Earth
- The planet that has no atmosphere
- The orange color on Mars comes from the ______________ of iron
- The planet with carbon dioxide and acid rain clouds
- Many of the rocky planets are covered in ______________
18 Clues: The planet that has no atmosphere • Venus is called Earth's sister______ • A landform found on every inner planet • Venus’s atmosphere has droplets of________ • The planet that is half the diameter of Earth • Mercury is the planet closest to the __________ • The planet that has water in three different forms • The surface of Mars is primarily __________________ • ...
Space Exploration Vocabs 2014-04-09
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- a model of the universe that places earth in the center with the sun, moon, and plants revolving around it
- celestial bodies in our solar system
- locates a celestial body relative to a fixed earth
- determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
- set of any axes used to describe the position or the motions of things
- a model of the universe that places the sun at the center with earth, moon, and planets revolving aroung it
- a telescope that has a mirror for its objective
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- device used to measure the altitude of an object
- Newton's law state that all objects attract all other objects; and provides an explanation for the planets elliptical orbits
- a model of the universe that places the sun at the center with earth, moon, and planets revolving around it
- device used to measure an objects azimuth
- the lens through where you view a magnified object using a telescope
- group of stars that makes pattern that appear like objects
- the angle measured clock-wise from north
- the angle measured above the horizon in degrees
- all objects seen in the sky
- the large lens at the front of a telescope
- a model of the universe that places earth at the center with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
- the lens through where you view a magnified object using a telescope
- a telescope that has a lens for the objective
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle
21 Clues: all objects seen in the sky • celestial bodies in our solar system • the angle measured clock-wise from north • device used to measure an objects azimuth • the large lens at the front of a telescope • a figure that looks like a squashed circle • a telescope that has a lens for the objective • the angle measured above the horizon in degrees • ...
Beyond Earth 2025-10-21
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- The farthest distance from the sun.
- “shooting star”
- asteroid made up of nickel and silicate
- When several meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere at great speeds.
- formed when a comet gets closer to the Sun
- the biggest asteroid
- The small bodies being part of the Solar system are referred as _____.
- It is the system of stars.
- the asteroids that are bright
- when it hits the Earth’s ground
- The four planets closest to the sun are the ____ solar system.
- It is a diagram that shows the sun is the center.
- “dirty snowballs”
- the task force who assigns names to meteor showers
- “planetoid / miniature planets”
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- asteroids that cross but spend most of their time outside Earth’s orbit
- asteroids that approach but do not cross Earth’s orbit.
- It is composed of the sun and the eight planets.
- It separates the eight planets into half.
- The four planets farther to the sun are the ____ solar system.
- way We are in this galaxy.
- asteroids mostly made up of carbon
- the amount of light reflected by a celestial object
- asteroids spends most of their time in Earth’s orbit
- coined the term “asteroid”
- It means that the orbits are not confined to the plane of the solar system.
- small chunks of space debris
- the solid mass in a comet
- the cloud where most comets come from
- The center of our solar system.
- The closest distance from the sun.
31 Clues: “shooting star” • “dirty snowballs” • the biggest asteroid • the solid mass in a comet • way We are in this galaxy. • It is the system of stars. • coined the term “asteroid” • small chunks of space debris • the asteroids that are bright • when it hits the Earth’s ground • The center of our solar system. • “planetoid / miniature planets” • asteroids mostly made up of carbon • ...
Cosmic Crossword 2025-07-12
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- Large celestial bodies that orbit a star (our solar system has eight of them)
- A vacuum where there’s no air, sound, or atmosphere
- Saturn’s largest moon, known for its thick atmosphere and methane rain cycles.
- A massive system made up of stars, planets, gas, and dust
- A giant ball of burning gases around which planets orbit.
- A spacecraft designed to carry astronauts and equipment into space.
- Natural objects that orbit planets (Earth has just one)
- Fragments of asteroids that enter Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, often seen as shooting stars.
- he powerful, explosive death of a massive star.
- A device used to view distant objects in the night sky from Earth.
- The totality of everything that exists - all galaxies, stars, planets, and space itself
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- Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun (sometimes found in a belt)
- A habitable laboratory orbiting Earth where astronauts from multiple countries live and work.
- Once considered the ninth planet, now classified as a dwarf planet, and named after the Roman god of the underworld.
- A region in space where gravity is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
- Massive, glowing balls of hot gas (billions fill the night sky)
- The galaxy that contains our solar system
- An object placed in orbit to relay signals or capture images from space
- The path one object takes around another in space, like Earth around the Sun.
- The third planet from the Sun and our home.
20 Clues: The galaxy that contains our solar system • The third planet from the Sun and our home. • he powerful, explosive death of a massive star. • A vacuum where there’s no air, sound, or atmosphere • Natural objects that orbit planets (Earth has just one) • A massive system made up of stars, planets, gas, and dust • ...
Solar System Crossword 2024-02-26
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- All planets travel around the Sun in this direction (page 200).
- This is an object in our solar system that orbits the Sun, is massive enough that its gravity compresses it into an approximately spherical shape, but has not swept its orbital region clear of other objects.
- These icy bodies orbit the Sun from very far away and grow huge tails of gas and dust when they get closer to the Sun.
- This, also known as the IAU, was responsible for classifying Pluto and other celestial bodies, as dwarf planets in 2006.
- These are large rocky or metallic bodies, which the largest being the dwarf body Ceres.
- The planets of Mercury to Mars are also classified as _____________ due to their resemblance to the Earth.
- The planets of Jupiter to Neptune are also classified as __________ due to their resemblance to Jupiter.
- Most comets orbit far beyond Neptune in a region of the Solar System known as this.
- These objects are small, planet-like bodies that collide to form our planets!
- This planet's rotational axis is so large that it spins backward, technically known as retrograde rotation. (Page 200)
- This is the classification of the planets that are small rocky bodies with relatively thin or no atmospheres.
- It takes millions of years for an interstellar cloud to collapse and become a rotating disk, known as a ____________________ ____________.
- This process occurs when tiny particles that condensed from the nebula begin to stick together, similar to making a snow ball!
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- This celestial body is not classified as a planet due to its small size, composition of ice and rock, and its odd orbit.
- The Sun's second most abundant element is this at 27% (found on page 197).
- This theory of how the Solar System was born states that it originated from a rotation cloud, known as a nebula.
- The Sun is mostly this element at 71% (found on page 197).
- Most asteroids orbit the Sun in this large gap between Mars and Jupiter.
- This is a method of finding an exoplanet, in which an exoplanet's orbit is in front of a star, and thus transits it.
- The modern form of the solar nebula theory proposes that the Solar System was born 4.6 billion years ago from an ___________ ________.
- This is the process of detecting the bending of light from a distant star as the star's light traveled past our Sun. This is a common technique for detecting exoplanets.
- This type of force is the reason why the planets are held in orbit around the Sun and have consistent orbital patterns (page 197).
- This is the classification of the planets that are gaseous and liquid.
- Beyond Neptune is the _________ ________, where objects held here are mostly icy bodies.
- These are known as planets orbiting stars other than our Sun.
25 Clues: The Sun is mostly this element at 71% (found on page 197). • These are known as planets orbiting stars other than our Sun. • All planets travel around the Sun in this direction (page 200). • This is the classification of the planets that are gaseous and liquid. • Most asteroids orbit the Sun in this large gap between Mars and Jupiter. • ...
Space 2024-11-07
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- A ___________ is when the Moon is not visible from Earth because its sunlit side is facing away.
- Earth’s ___________ is the layer of gases that surrounds it, providing air for us to breathe.
- ___________ are natural satellites that orbit around planets, like Earth’s own Moon.
- When the Moon appears to be getting smaller, we say it is ___________.
- The ___________ of the Moon are the different shapes we see as it orbits Earth.
- A ___________ Moon is when most of the Moon is visible, but it’s not completely full.
- A ___________ is an icy object in space that develops a glowing tail when it gets close to the Sun.
- The ___________ are the four planets farthest from the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- Our ___________ includes the Sun and everything that orbits around it, like planets, moons, and asteroids.
- An ___________ is the path a planet takes as it travels around the Sun.
- The ___________ includes all of space, stars, planets, and galaxies.
- We see the ___________ from the Sun every day, which makes the daytime bright.
- The rise and fall of the ocean’s surface, called ___________, are caused by the Moon’s gravitational pull.
- The Sun is a ___________, a huge ball of burning gas that gives off light and heat.
- The Sun gives off ___________, which warms Earth and allows life to survive.
- A ___________ Moon looks like a small sliver of light in the night sky.
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- The ___________ is when the entire sunlit side of the Moon is visible from Earth.
- The ___________ are the four rocky planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- Earth’s ___________ reflects sunlight and goes through different phases every month.
- The ___________ is the star at the center of our solar system that provides light and heat to Earth.
- The outer planets are known as the ___________ because they are large planets made mostly of gas.
- Saturn is famous for its ___________, which are made of ice, dust, and rock orbiting the planet.
- An ___________ is a large rock that orbits the Sun, often found between Mars and Jupiter.
- Earth’s ___________ helps protect us from harmful radiation from the Sun.
- An ___________ is a scientist who studies space and uses telescopes to observe stars, planets, and galaxies.
- The inner planets are also called the ___________ because they are made mostly of solid rock.
- Earth is an example of a ___________, which is a large object that orbits a star.
- The ___________ of a star depends on how much light it gives off and how far away it is from us.
- ___________ is the force that pulls objects toward the ground on Earth or toward a planet in space.
- ___________ describes how far apart two objects, like Earth and the Sun, are from each other.
- When the Moon appears to be growing larger, we say it is ___________.
31 Clues: The ___________ includes all of space, stars, planets, and galaxies. • When the Moon appears to be growing larger, we say it is ___________. • When the Moon appears to be getting smaller, we say it is ___________. • An ___________ is the path a planet takes as it travels around the Sun. • A ___________ Moon looks like a small sliver of light in the night sky. • ...
Marcos's Solar System 2022-01-26
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- debris that orbits the sun, has a tail, and is made of ice, snow, and rock.
- the planet farthest from the sun
- large pieces of debris that orbit the sun
- large planets that are far away from the sun and made mostly of gas
- the largest planet
- the second largest planet that also has Rings
- the hottest planet and Earth's sister
- the only planet with life
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- a group of planets close to the sun that are made of rock
- all of the planets, dwarf planets, and the Sun
- the planet closest to the sun
- a large ball of flaming gas that holds our Solar system together
- the red planet
- matter from outer space that enters earth's atmosphere
- the coldest planet
15 Clues: the red planet • the coldest planet • the largest planet • the only planet with life • the planet closest to the sun • the planet farthest from the sun • the hottest planet and Earth's sister • large pieces of debris that orbit the sun • the second largest planet that also has Rings • all of the planets, dwarf planets, and the Sun • ...
The Solar System 2024-04-24
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- objects made of ice, dust, and rock that have long orbits around the sun
- the planet in our solar system that rotates at about 90 degrees from vertical
- the planet closest in size to earth in our solar system
- a ball of hot gas, mostly hydrogen and helium
- consists of the sun, the planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects
- a round object in space that orbits a sun, but does not have a clear orbit
- the furthest planet in our solar system
- the unit used to measure distances in the solar system
- the smallest planet in our solar system
- the planet who's orbit takes about twice the amount of time as earth's
- very small chunks of rock and dust that form when asteroids or comets break apart
- an object that orbits a planet
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- the first four planets in the solar system, also called the inner planets
- a round object in space that orbits a sun and has a clear orbit
- the planet with the most visible rings in our solar system
- the last four planets in the solar system, also called the outer planets
- a region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter that contains many small, rocky objects
- small, irregularly shaped, rocky objects that orbit the sun
- the largest planet in our solar system
19 Clues: an object that orbits a planet • the largest planet in our solar system • the furthest planet in our solar system • the smallest planet in our solar system • a ball of hot gas, mostly hydrogen and helium • the unit used to measure distances in the solar system • the planet closest in size to earth in our solar system • ...
Solar System 2021-10-07
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- a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
- giants the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
- the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
- a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
- a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
- a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
- planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
- belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
- particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
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- any object that resolves around another objects in space
- a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
- force of attraction between objects
- objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
- a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
- a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
- path of one object in space around another
- a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
- a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
- a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe
19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...
Solar System 2021-10-07
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- a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
- giants the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
- the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
- a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
- a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
- a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
- planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
- belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
- particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
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- any object that resolves around another objects in space
- a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
- force of attraction between objects
- objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
- a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
- a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
- path of one object in space around another
- a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
- a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
- a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe
19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...
planets 2023-08-23
sol 2 stars n objects in space 2025-05-02
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- how the sun and other stars produce energy
- The most common form of measurement in space
- the theory that explains how the universe was formed
- This belt is at the edge of our solar system and is where Pluto is found
- As stars move across the HR Diagram from left to right they get (cooler/hotter)
- Pluto’s orbit is more elliptical or __________ than the rest of the planets
- The largest stars end begin to end their life with a large explosion called a __________
- most massive stars produce ... elements
- average sized stars will end their life as
- Moons are natural _____________ of planets
- ___________ can break off asteroids and burn up in our atmosphere.
- the size of the sun
- collections of billion of stars held together by gravity
- Our solar system is located in the _______ _______ galaxy
- Hubble and Galileo’s Telescope
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- the inner/rockey plants have cores made of ... elements
- the theory that explains how starts and solar system form
- where stars are born
- the age of the universe
- The outer planets are called
- the inner planets are...
- Comets orbit
- The _____ of a star determines its evolution, lifespan and fate.
- Hubble's law sometimes called red shift explains the the universe is ..
- Asteroids are rocky objects that are ___________ than planets.
- a classification system for stars based on magnitude and brightness
- stars fuse... into....
- Comets are made of ______ and sometimes called __________ ___________
28 Clues: Comets orbit • the size of the sun • where stars are born • stars fuse... into.... • the age of the universe • the inner planets are... • The outer planets are called • Hubble and Galileo’s Telescope • most massive stars produce ... elements • how the sun and other stars produce energy • average sized stars will end their life as • Moons are natural _____________ of planets • ...
Astronomy 2021-10-11
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- The rock that orbits most planets
- where asteroids sit between two planets
- How The universe started
- Eclipse. When the earth gets in front of the moon
- When a rock enters earth atmosphere
- The planet With a icy ring around it
- the exploded star in the middle of our solarsystem where the sun and planets are
- The galaxy that we live in
- When a rock hits the floor of earth
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- when the moon gets between the sun and earth
- The Circles That orbit The Sun
- Measuring from earth to sun
- The closest Planet to the sun
- The planet that we live in
14 Clues: How The universe started • The planet that we live in • The galaxy that we live in • Measuring from earth to sun • The closest Planet to the sun • The Circles That orbit The Sun • The rock that orbits most planets • When a rock enters earth atmosphere • When a rock hits the floor of earth • The planet With a icy ring around it • where asteroids sit between two planets • ...
Unit 5 2025-11-19
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- Planets: Celestial bodies that orbit the Sun, are massive enough to be rounded by their own gravity, but have not cleared their orbital neighborhood of other debris.
- hypothesis: The leading theory of solar system formation, suggesting the Sun and planets formed from a spinning disk of gas and dust.
- dust: Small particles of dust found throughout the solar system.
- Small rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the Sun.
- The curved path an object takes around a star or moon, held in place by gravity.
- The fundamental force that holds the solar system together, causing objects to orbit the Sun and driving the formation of planets from smaller bodies.
- Large celestial bodies that orbit the Sun, including the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars) and outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
- The star at the center of our solar system.
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- Larger bodies that grow from planetesimals and continue to accumulate mass, eventually becoming planets or dwarf planets.
- Small, planet-like bodies that formed from the accretion of dust and gas.
- The process where dust and gas in the nebular disk clump together, growing from microscopic grains to larger planetesimals through collisions.
- Icy, rocky bodies that develop a tail as they get closer to the Sun.
- Rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system. They are mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
13 Clues: The star at the center of our solar system. • Small rocky or metallic bodies that orbit the Sun. • dust: Small particles of dust found throughout the solar system. • Icy, rocky bodies that develop a tail as they get closer to the Sun. • Small, planet-like bodies that formed from the accretion of dust and gas. • ...
Terrestial Planets 2018-03-26
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- Venus is the ____ planet.
- Mars has______ ice caps.
- Venus has ____ rain.
- What covers Mercury?
- Which planet is closest to the sun?
- Earth moves over time and is divided into ______.
- Earth takes 365.3 days in______.
- Mars is similar to Earth in ____ and mass?
- Does Mercury shrink?
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- Which planet has 2 moons?
- Mars has ____ minerals.
- Venus has craters and ______.
- Mars is a red, ____ planet?
- Mercury has barely any _______.
- Mercury has a long iron _____.
- Which of the 4 planets has water and a moon?
- Which planet has highlands and plains?
- Earth is made up of _____,CO2, and nitrogen.
18 Clues: Venus has ____ rain. • What covers Mercury? • Does Mercury shrink? • Mars has ____ minerals. • Mars has______ ice caps. • Which planet has 2 moons? • Venus is the ____ planet. • Mars is a red, ____ planet? • Venus has craters and ______. • Mercury has a long iron _____. • Mercury has barely any _______. • Earth takes 365.3 days in______. • Which planet is closest to the sun? • ...
The Planets 2014-10-27
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- It takes approximately 365 days to rotate around the sun.
- What is the coldest planet in the solar system?
- The closest planet to the Earth.
- A planet famous for having a big red spot on it?
- Which galaxy is Earth located in?
- The seventh planet from the sun.
- Is the sun a star or planet?
- Rises at night.
- What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
- They make-up our Solar System
- What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
- All the planets orbit around it.
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- A planet O----- around the sun.
- Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
- Is Neptune bigger then Earth?
- What is the furthest planet from the sun?
- What is the second smallest planet in the Solar System?
- Known as the 'Red Planet"
- Can Human's breathe normally in space like they can on Earth?
- What is the second largest planet in the Solar System?
20 Clues: Rises at night. • Known as the 'Red Planet" • Is the sun a star or planet? • Is Neptune bigger then Earth? • They make-up our Solar System • A planet O----- around the sun. • The closest planet to the Earth. • The seventh planet from the sun. • All the planets orbit around it. • Which galaxy is Earth located in? • What is the furthest planet from the sun? • ...
Animals & Planets 2021-06-20
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- The NASA is discovering if we can live in it
- it lives in the ice & it's a bear
- it's in the movie of Flora & Ulises & it climbs trees
- it's very big it has big ears & a trunk
- we live in it & it has meny more contrys
- it lives with people and says woof
- it lives the ice & it's a bird that can't fly
- it's blue and it's next tu Saturn
- it's the king of the amazonas and it has spots
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- it's the bigest planet in the solar system
- it's next to the Sun
- it has a long neck
- it lives with people and says meow
- it has a ring and it's very famous
- it's the last planet & it's very cold
- it has a mane & it's the king of the savannah
- it has white, black & orange stripes & it's the king of the jungle
- it's the hottest planet in the solar system
18 Clues: it has a long neck • it's next to the Sun • it lives in the ice & it's a bear • it's blue and it's next tu Saturn • it lives with people and says meow • it has a ring and it's very famous • it lives with people and says woof • it's the last planet & it's very cold • it's very big it has big ears & a trunk • we live in it & it has meny more contrys • ...
Celestial Profiles 1 2022-07-11
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- The titan of the Earth
- These planets are large gas-filled planets further from the Sun
- A meteor that has not hit the planet after entering the atmosphere
- An object in the sky that takes months to sweep through the solar system
- Descartes' proposal for the ___ hypothesis calls on common, gradual processes to produce the Sun and the planets
- Commonly called "shooting stars", are small bits of rock and metal falling into Earth's atmosphere
- A collection of roughly a thousand small, dark, icy bodies orbiting the outer fringes of the solar system beyond Neptune
- Small rocky worlds which orbit the Sun in a belt between Mars and Jupiter
- Buffon's proposed hypothesis that calls on unlikely, sudden events to produce the solar system
- The titan of love
- Destroys the universe to allow it to be started anew in the Hindu religion
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- The titan of the underworld
- Preserves the world and human beings in the Hindu religion
- These planets are small, rocky planets close to the Sun
- This hypothesis was proposed by Laplace by combining Descartes' vortex theory and Newton's gravity
- A meteor that has hit the Earth's surface
- Rene ___, a French philosopher and mathematician who proposed the first physical theory for Earth's origin
- The creator of the universe in the Hindu religion
- This mass is equivalent to the mass of the sun, useful for shorthand
- In the beginning there was only ____ according to Greek Mythology
20 Clues: The titan of love • The titan of the Earth • The titan of the underworld • A meteor that has hit the Earth's surface • The creator of the universe in the Hindu religion • These planets are small, rocky planets close to the Sun • Preserves the world and human beings in the Hindu religion • These planets are large gas-filled planets further from the Sun • ...
Space Exploration Vocabs 2014-04-09
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- the lens through where you view a magnified object using a telescope
- determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
- a model of the universe that places earth in the center with the sun, moon, and plants revolving around it
- group of stars that makes pattern that appear like objects
- all objects seen in the sky
- a telescope that has a mirror for its objective
- locates a celestial body relative to a fixed earth
- celestial bodies in our solar system
- a telescope that has a lens for the objective
- a model of the universe that places earth at the center with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
- the angle measured above the horizon in degrees
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle
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- set of any axes used to describe the position or the motions of things
- Newton's law state that all objects attract all other objects; and provides an explanation for the planets elliptical orbits
- the angle measured clock-wise from north
- the lens through where you view a magnified object using a telescope
- a model of the universe that places the sun at the center with earth, moon, and planets revolving around it
- the large lens at the front of a telescope
- a model of the universe that places the sun at the center with earth, moon, and planets revolving aroung it
- device used to measure the altitude of an object
- device used to measure an objects azimuth
21 Clues: all objects seen in the sky • celestial bodies in our solar system • the angle measured clock-wise from north • device used to measure an objects azimuth • the large lens at the front of a telescope • a figure that looks like a squashed circle • a telescope that has a lens for the objective • a telescope that has a mirror for its objective • ...
Space Exploration Vocabs 2014-04-09
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- a model of the universe that places the sun at the center with earth, moon, and planets revolving aroung it
- the lens through where you view a magnified object using a telescope
- group of stars that makes pattern that appear like objects
- the lens through where you view a magnified object using a telescope
- Newton's law state that all objects attract all other objects; and provides an explanation for the planets elliptical orbits
- the angle measured clock-wise from north
- the large lens at the front of a telescope
- all objects seen in the sky
- set of any axes used to describe the position or the motions of things
- device used to measure the altitude of an object
- a model of the universe that places earth in the center with the sun, moon, and plants revolving around it
- a telescope that has a mirror for its objective
- a figure that looks like a squashed circle
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- a model of the universe that places the sun at the center with earth, moon, and planets revolving around it
- locates a celestial body relative to a fixed earth
- device used to measure an objects azimuth
- determines the fineness of detail a telescope can produce of an object in view
- the angle measured above the horizon in degrees
- celestial bodies in our solar system
- a model of the universe that places earth at the center with the sun, moon, and planets revolving around it
- a telescope that has a lens for the objective
21 Clues: all objects seen in the sky • celestial bodies in our solar system • the angle measured clock-wise from north • device used to measure an objects azimuth • the large lens at the front of a telescope • a figure that looks like a squashed circle • a telescope that has a lens for the objective • the angle measured above the horizon in degrees • ...
Physics Chapter 11 2024-11-19
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- Year - A unit of distance used to measure how far light travels in a year (9 letters)
- - The curved path of a celestial object around another due to gravity (5 letters)
- Bang - The theory describing the universe’s explosive beginning (7 letters)
- Planets - Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are collectively called this (12 letters)
- - The explosive death of a massive star (10 letters)
- Shift - The observed increase in wavelength of light from objects moving away (8 letters)
- - Natural satellites that orbit planets (5 letters)
- Giants - Large planets like Jupiter and Saturn, mostly made of hydrogen and helium (9 letters)
- System - The Sun and all objects bound to it by gravity (11 letters)
- - Icy bodies that develop tails when near the Sun (6 letters)
- - Small rocky bodies mostly found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter (9 letters)
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- - Large celestial bodies that orbit a star (7 letters)
- - Massive systems of stars, dust, and gas bound by gravity (8 letters)
- - Often called “shooting stars,” these burn up in Earth’s atmosphere (7 letters)
- - The force of attraction between two masses (7 letters)
- - Space rocks that survive the atmosphere and land on Earth (10 letters)
- Effect - The change in frequency or wavelength of a wave relative to an observer
- Planets - The gas giants and ice giants in the Solar System (12 letters)
- - The shape of most planetary orbits (7 letters)
- - Objects, natural or artificial, that orbit a planet (10 letters)
20 Clues: - The shape of most planetary orbits (7 letters) • - Natural satellites that orbit planets (5 letters) • - The explosive death of a massive star (10 letters) • - Large celestial bodies that orbit a star (7 letters) • - The force of attraction between two masses (7 letters) • - Icy bodies that develop tails when near the Sun (6 letters) • ...
celestial bodies 2024-04-23
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- a planet made of gas and ice
- a celestial body that orbits a star
- large lump of ice and dust that orbit the sun
- _________objects generate their own light
- this orbits a planet or another celestial body that is not a star
- the sun and all the celestial bodies that orbit it
- __________ bodies are any natural objects found outside earths atmosphere
- non-contact force that pulls two objects towards eachother
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- ___________ planets -the 4 inner planets made of rock and metals
- does not emit light
- planet closest to the sun
- furthest planet from the sun
- amoung of matter in an object (unit= kg)
- a luminous oject made of gas e.g the sun
- the brightest oject in the earths sky and primary source of energy on earth
- downward force due to gravity (unit =N)
- system of billions of stars, planets, gas and dust held by gravity
- large lump of rock and metal smaller than planets that orbit the sun
18 Clues: does not emit light • planet closest to the sun • a planet made of gas and ice • furthest planet from the sun • a celestial body that orbits a star • downward force due to gravity (unit =N) • amoung of matter in an object (unit= kg) • a luminous oject made of gas e.g the sun • _________objects generate their own light • large lump of ice and dust that orbit the sun • ...
Space Crossword 2017-05-12
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- The galaxy our solar system is located
- A small body composed of rock and metal
- Often referred to as a 'Shooting Star'
- The hottest planet in the solar system
- Has the most beautiful rings
- The measurement for distance between planets
- The galaxy that is one of the closet to Earth
- Space contains millions and billions of these
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- Nothing escapes this, not even light
- Mercury Venus Earth and Mars are what sort of planets?
- Uranus and Neptune are given this name because they are the coldest planets
- A natural satelite for the Earth
- Takes approximately 365 days to orbit the sun
- Planets orbit around this star
- Jupiter and Saturn are a type of planet
15 Clues: Has the most beautiful rings • Planets orbit around this star • A natural satelite for the Earth • Nothing escapes this, not even light • The galaxy our solar system is located • Often referred to as a 'Shooting Star' • The hottest planet in the solar system • A small body composed of rock and metal • Jupiter and Saturn are a type of planet • ...
Space 2024-07-11
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- a group of stard,dust,gas and dark matters
- has 64 Moons
- orbits the Earth
- are things that float in space
- is the smallest moon on Mars
- are sent into space
- is one of our largest stars
- are believed to live on other planets
- get sent to planets and back
- known as the red planet
- is the hottest planet
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- is a planet full of methane
- is the closet to the Sun
- is White/Grey colour
- are made of ice,co2 or methane mixed with dust
- has living things on it
- all our planets and stars are in it
- has rings made of ice
- is the largest moon on Mars
- rains diamonds
- is prat on a Rocketship
21 Clues: has 64 Moons • rains diamonds • orbits the Earth • are sent into space • is White/Grey colour • has rings made of ice • is the hottest planet • has living things on it • is prat on a Rocketship • known as the red planet • is the closet to the Sun • is a planet full of methane • is the largest moon on Mars • is one of our largest stars • is the smallest moon on Mars • ...
Q1 reflection 2025-10-30
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- there are four of them in a year
- the effect the moons gravity has on earth
- the scientific name of the outer planets
- you cant see the moon from earth
- the rock layers that show periods of time
- types of fossils that are very recognisable, are seen world wide, and only existed for a short period of time
- a object spinning on its axis
- the scientific name of the inner planets
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- the remains of a organism from many years ago
- eclipses the moon is casting a shadow on the earth
- a planets orbit around another planet
- the earth is facing the sun
- you can see the whole moon from earth
- eclipses the moon is in earth's shadow
- it keeps planets in orbit
- the type of rock fossils are formed in
16 Clues: it keeps planets in orbit • the earth is facing the sun • a object spinning on its axis • there are four of them in a year • you cant see the moon from earth • a planets orbit around another planet • you can see the whole moon from earth • the type of rock fossils are formed in • eclipses the moon is in earth's shadow • the scientific name of the outer planets • ...
Solar system by Katlynn 2024-10-30
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- Earth has one of these
- Uranus and Neptune are____ ____
- has seasons
- rocky planets
- the largest planet in our solar system
- Pluto is a ____ planet
- Jupiter, Uranus, Neptune, and Saturn are this
- all planets rotate around this
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- the 8 planets we know are part of the ____ ____
- only planet not visible without a telescope
- Earths twin
- the planet we live on
- made mostly of hydrogen and helium
- the first planet seen through a telescope
- a belt of asteroids
15 Clues: Earths twin • has seasons • rocky planets • a belt of asteroids • the planet we live on • Earth has one of these • Pluto is a ____ planet • all planets rotate around this • Uranus and Neptune are____ ____ • made mostly of hydrogen and helium • the largest planet in our solar system • the first planet seen through a telescope • only planet not visible without a telescope • ...
inner planets 2023-08-23
10 Clues: like earth • our planet • hottest planet • red planet • what planets do • 2nd hottest planet • orbits around planets • planets, first 4 planets • gasses that surround plantes • zone,perfect place for life in solar system
Astronomy 101 Chapter 7 Crossword 2019-01-12
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- Our sister planet
- Four outer gas planets
- This planet is tipped on its side
- The Sun is composed mainly of this element
- Icy leftovers from the formation of the solar system
- Home
- In this type of mission, something is brought back
- Mercury looks a lot like our ___________
- First planet from the Sun
- Pluto is now a ____________
- This object has five moons
- This planet has the most spectacular rings
- This planet is home to the Galilean Moons
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- Home planet to the moon Triton, a moon that orbits backwards
- Venus has a very thick ____________________
- The red planet
- Rocky leftovers from the formation of the solar system
- Four inner rocky planets
- Type of planetology that compares planets
- Most massive object in our solar system
20 Clues: Home • The red planet • Our sister planet • Four outer gas planets • Four inner rocky planets • First planet from the Sun • This object has five moons • Pluto is now a ____________ • This planet is tipped on its side • Most massive object in our solar system • Mercury looks a lot like our ___________ • Type of planetology that compares planets • ...
Origins of Galaxy and Solar System 2017-08-06
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- Explains how we know that galaxies are moving farther and farther away from us
- point in Earth's orbit when it's farthest from the Sun
- explains how the solar system formed 4.6 billion years ago
- the Milky Way's nearest neighboring galaxy
- model that says that the planets orbit the Sun
- all existing matter and space
- how elliptical a planet's orbit is
- type of planets made of gas
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- point in Earth's orbit when it's closest to the Sun
- shape of Earth's orbit
- idea that the universe started out as a single point in space that expanded
- galaxy we live in
- planet in our solar system closest to the Sun
- type of planets made of rock
- model that says that the moon, sun and planets orbit Earth
- planet in our solar system furthest from the Sun
16 Clues: galaxy we live in • shape of Earth's orbit • type of planets made of gas • type of planets made of rock • all existing matter and space • how elliptical a planet's orbit is • the Milky Way's nearest neighboring galaxy • planet in our solar system closest to the Sun • model that says that the planets orbit the Sun • planet in our solar system furthest from the Sun • ...
PA II - Unit 3 Vocabulary 2026-06-08
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- We see a lot of them at night.
- That mountain is 196 kilometres ____
- We see it only in the day.
- (2 words) A group of planets that go around a star.
- A space rock that travels and has a bright tail.
- The ocean is 289 kilometres ____
- The planet we live in.
- 1.000.000
- That house is 10 meters ____
- 1.000
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- Astronauts wear it in space.
- The solar system has right.
- We use it to look at planets and stars
- 100
- (2 words) Astronauts live here.
- Astronauts use it to go to space.
- Astronauts use it to work in space.
- It goes around planets. Earth has one.
- That person is 179 centimetres ____
19 Clues: 100 • 1.000 • 1.000.000 • The planet we live in. • We see it only in the day. • The solar system has right. • Astronauts wear it in space. • That house is 10 meters ____ • We see a lot of them at night. • (2 words) Astronauts live here. • The ocean is 289 kilometres ____ • Astronauts use it to go to space. • Astronauts use it to work in space. • That person is 179 centimetres ____ • ...
Beyond Earth 2024-11-13
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- Is the amount of light reflected by a planet or any celestial objects
- Composed of ice, frozen gas, rocks and dust
- tail forms as gases and plasma escape from the nucleus
- Planets that are farthest from the sun
- shower is a celestial event in which several meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere
- The other planets that orbit the sun lie near the plane of Earth’s orbit
- survives frictional heating with Earth’s atmosphere and strikes the ground
- kuiper named kuiper belt
- are small chunks of outer space debris that are attracted by Earth’s gravity.
- originates from the constellation Orion.
- Planets that are nearer to the sun
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- That extends from the nucleus
- originates from the debris of the asteroid 2003EH1
- Belt comes from another region closer to the sun lying roughly near the Neptune and some distance beyond pluto.
- Oort The name of a dutch astronomer
- Solar System Includes the four terrestrial planets—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- A large bright cloud of dust and gas
- Cloud Is a large spherical cloud around the orbits of the planets
- it is also called “shooting star” or “falling star”
- originates from the constellation Perseus.
- Belt Between the inner and outer solar systems
- originates from the constellation Leo.
- originates from the debris of an asteroid named 3200 Phaeton
- Comet is the most popular and famous short-period comet
- tail Long visible, glowing tail that forms when the comet is near the sun.
25 Clues: kuiper named kuiper belt • That extends from the nucleus • Planets that are nearer to the sun • Oort The name of a dutch astronomer • A large bright cloud of dust and gas • Planets that are farthest from the sun • originates from the constellation Leo. • originates from the constellation Orion. • originates from the constellation Perseus. • ...
The Planets 2014-10-28
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- Planets orbit.
- Not a planet but can be seen clearly at night.
- Our planet.
- Planet famous for its rings.
- Considered a dwarf-planet.
- Planet named after the sea god.
- The name of our galaxy
- Planet closest to the sun.
- A hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting a planet.
- Something that both Saturn and Uranus have.
- Planet known as the evening star.
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- Our sun is this.
- This planet is known as the red planet.
- The coldest Planet.
- A rock that crashes into Earth's atmosphere.
- The force that holds planets in their orbits.
- The largest planet in the solar system.
- Planet between Saturn and Neptune.
- The hottest planet in the Solar System.
- The path that a planet takes around the sun.
20 Clues: Our planet. • Planets orbit. • Our sun is this. • The coldest Planet. • The name of our galaxy • Considered a dwarf-planet. • Planet closest to the sun. • Planet famous for its rings. • Planet named after the sea god. • Planet known as the evening star. • Planet between Saturn and Neptune. • This planet is known as the red planet. • The largest planet in the solar system. • ...
Science Vocabulary Topic 1 and 2 Hannah P. 9-13 2014-04-10
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- Angle measured above horizon
- Star groupings that forms patterns
- Figure that looks like a squashed circle, planets move in an elliptical orbit
- Lens where you view a magnified object
- Model of universe that places earth in the center with the other planets revolving around it
- Telescope that has a lens for objective
- Lens Large lens a front of telescope
- Bodies Objects seen in the sky
- Device to measure the azimuth of an object
- of Reference Set of axes that are used to describe positions of things.
- Celestial bodies that orbit our sun
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- Angle measured clock-wise from north
- Model of universe that places sun in the center with the other planets revolving around it
- Co-ordinates Locate celestial bodies
- Telescope that has a mirror for objective
- Model of universe that places earth in the center with the other planets revolving around it
- Model of universe that places sun in the center with the other planets revolving around it
- Power Determines fineness of detail a telescope can produce
- Lens Lens where you view a magnified object
- Device used to measure the altitude of an object
20 Clues: Angle measured above horizon • Bodies Objects seen in the sky • Star groupings that forms patterns • Celestial bodies that orbit our sun • Angle measured clock-wise from north • Co-ordinates Locate celestial bodies • Lens Large lens a front of telescope • Lens where you view a magnified object • Telescope that has a lens for objective • ...
SOLAR SYSTEM by Emery 2024-10-30
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- Pluto is one of these
- Another name for rocky
- Separates the terrestrial planets from the Gas giants
- All the other primary planets can fit into this planet
- This planet has the thinnest atmosphere in the solar system
- This planet is the hottest planet in our solar system
- Coral reefs are this planet's largest living structure
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- People used to think the Earth was this (Hint: Planets orbit around Earth)
- Planets after the Asteroid Belt are these
- Has 7 main rings with spaces in between them
- This planet has 13 moons
- How many moons does Uranus have?
- Uranus and Neptune are these
- This planet is sometimes called the Red Planet
- This planet is the coldest planet
15 Clues: Pluto is one of these • Another name for rocky • This planet has 13 moons • Uranus and Neptune are these • How many moons does Uranus have? • This planet is the coldest planet • Planets after the Asteroid Belt are these • Has 7 main rings with spaces in between them • This planet is sometimes called the Red Planet • Separates the terrestrial planets from the Gas giants • ...
