planets Crossword Puzzles
The Planets and Their Dwarfs 2021-11-29
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- Named for the Roman goddess of beauty and love, rotates in the opposite direction of other planets (retrograde motion).
- The first asteroid to be discovered and the largest object in the asteroid between Mars and Jupiter
- Made up of 70% water and 30% land, atmosphere is 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, 0.9% argon, and 0.1% other gases.
- Has record wind speeds approaching 2400 kilometers (1500 miles) per hour encircle the planet, making this one of the windiest places in the solar system.
- Dry, desert world, with a reddish color due to iron oxide (rust).
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- about two thirds the diameter of Earth’s moon and has evidence of a rocky core surrounded by a mantle of water and ice.
- the innermost and smallest planet, revolves around the sun quickly but rotates so slowly on its axis that a day-night cycle lasts 176 Earth days.
- The giant among planets, has a mass 2.5 times greater than the combined mass of all other planets, satellites, and asteroids in the solar system.
- Known as the “elegant planet”, has ring system like a large rotating disk of varying density and brightness.
- The orientation of its axis of rotation is sideways rather than right side up.
- Has the largest orbital period (the time it takes to go around the Sun once). Its orbit is very elliptical and has a tilted axis. Passes through the Kuiper Belt.
11 Clues: Dry, desert world, with a reddish color due to iron oxide (rust). • The orientation of its axis of rotation is sideways rather than right side up. • The first asteroid to be discovered and the largest object in the asteroid between Mars and Jupiter • Known as the “elegant planet”, has ring system like a large rotating disk of varying density and brightness. • ...
zhanes crossword puzzle 2023-12-14
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- established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye)
- used to formulate laws to describe planetary motion.
- believed that scientists needed to reject old assumptions
- was an outspoken supporter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the evolving and believed volving babe liefeved that a better understanding of the natural world will produce practical knowledge thatDescartes believedople’s lDs
- developed the Law of Universal Gravitation; all physical objects are affected equally by the same forces, in space and on earth
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- Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets.
- Most of what was known about the human body was based on Galen’s work with apes and dogs from the 2nd century
- Developed precise thermometers filled merc BoyleBrejectedctede temperature
- rejected the traditional theory that all matter was composed of four elements (earth, fire, water, air) in The Sceptical Chymist
- proved that lightning and electricity disproved disprovednd suggested that buildings could be protected by lightning conduLavoisierisier Disproved the theory of combustion; a substance called phlogiLavoisier disprovedring the process of combustion
- disproved many of Galen’s hypotheses (worked with apes and dogs in the 2nd century) Ex: the liver digested food and processed it into bloodFahrenheit
11 Clues: used to formulate laws to describe planetary motion. • believed that scientists needed to reject old assumptions • Developed precise thermometers filled merc BoyleBrejectedctede temperature • Most of what was known about the human body was based on Galen’s work with apes and dogs from the 2nd century • ...
WORDS 2019-04-07
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- Behaving in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are – used to show disapproval is _________
- The period of time when you are a child is __________
- Having qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagerness is ___________
- Jackson can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky is _____________.
- A scientist who studies the stars and planets is ____________
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- Unfortunately this article is just one example of how they are often treated __________.
- A sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering is ____________
- The couples who have no children is _________________
- Jackson said “ I was very happy as a __________”
- The scientific study of the stars and planets is ____________
10 Clues: Jackson said “ I was very happy as a __________” • The couples who have no children is _________________ • The period of time when you are a child is __________ • The scientific study of the stars and planets is ____________ • A scientist who studies the stars and planets is ____________ • ...
Our Solar System 2021-04-24
6 Clues: The planet where we live. • The biggest item in our Solar System. • The biggest planet in our Solar System • The hottest planet in our Solar System • Eight celestial bodies that orbit the sun • Planet earth has only one but planets like Saturn has over 50.
Solar System Planets Crossword 2023-10-19
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- Has 62 moons
- The name Earth means _____________
- Venus was named after the Roman goddess of __________________
- The windiest planet in the solar system
- Has iron oxide that causes a red tint
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- Mars has rust-like dust that makes it known as the "____________________"
- The stormiest planet in the solar system
- Saturn is called after the ancient Roman god of ___________________
- Neptune was named after the Roman god of the _______
- Earth's sister planet
- Jupiter was named after the ancient Roman ________-god
- Has methane that causes a blue-green tint
- Has no atmosphere
- Has tectonic plates
14 Clues: Has 62 moons • Has no atmosphere • Has tectonic plates • Earth's sister planet • The name Earth means _____________ • Has iron oxide that causes a red tint • The windiest planet in the solar system • The stormiest planet in the solar system • Has methane that causes a blue-green tint • Neptune was named after the Roman god of the _______ • ...
INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS 2023-09-26
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- GRAVITY IS A FORCE
- PULSES OF RADIATION AT EQUAL INTERVAL
- DYEING STAR
- UNIVERSE LOOK SAME AT ALL POINTS
- 2ND PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM
- BIRTH PLACE OF A STAR
- OUR GALAXY
- MAIN SEQUENCE STAR IN SOLAR SYSTEM
- SCIENCE DEALS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE
- THIS PLANET HAS AROUND 95 MOONS
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- RAYS EMITTED FROM HOT SOURCE
- HIGH FREQUENCY RAYS
- THIS EFFECT DEALS CHANGE IN WAVE FREQUENCY
- FROZEN LEFTOVERS FROM THE FORMATION OF SOLARSYTEM
- PLANET WHICH POSSESS LIFE
- MASSLESS AND ELECTRICALLY NEUTRAL PARTICLE
- RELATIVITY THEORY
- INFINITE DENSITY
- RED PLANETS
19 Clues: OUR GALAXY • DYEING STAR • RED PLANETS • INFINITE DENSITY • RELATIVITY THEORY • GRAVITY IS A FORCE • HIGH FREQUENCY RAYS • BIRTH PLACE OF A STAR • PLANET WHICH POSSESS LIFE • 2ND PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM • RAYS EMITTED FROM HOT SOURCE • THIS PLANET HAS AROUND 95 MOONS • UNIVERSE LOOK SAME AT ALL POINTS • SCIENCE DEALS ABOUT THE UNIVERSE • MAIN SEQUENCE STAR IN SOLAR SYSTEM • ...
Random words that you should know 2026-04-16
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- below something
- who can wait, calm
- an open space in a city
- who buys something
- to stop sleeping
- eat in the afternoon/noon
- drink from fruit
- green leaves for salad
- something frequent
- clothing that woman wear
- to cut into organized pieces
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- used with she, he and it
- who serves food
- study stars and planets
- you wear them on your feet
- in the midddle of two things
- purple vegetable
- last and beginning days of the week
- takes money in a store
19 Clues: below something • who serves food • purple vegetable • to stop sleeping • drink from fruit • who can wait, calm • who buys something • something frequent • green leaves for salad • takes money in a store • study stars and planets • an open space in a city • used with she, he and it • clothing that woman wear • eat in the afternoon/noon • you wear them on your feet • in the midddle of two things • ...
Diary Of A Wimpy Kid book 1 2026-05-08
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- a place to learn stuff
- a break time to eat
- gross student
- a book to write secrets
- the people learn the stuff
- a break to play outside
- the person that teaches you stuff
- best friend
- a group of people that cares about you
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- a mean person
- an adjective to describe people
- dont touch it
- ex: 1+1=2
- some on tv some in reality
- oldest brother
- is a time to learn planets
- main character
- a place to read and find books
- baby brother
19 Clues: ex: 1+1=2 • best friend • baby brother • a mean person • dont touch it • gross student • oldest brother • main character • a break time to eat • a place to learn stuff • a book to write secrets • a break to play outside • some on tv some in reality • the people learn the stuff • is a time to learn planets • a place to read and find books • an adjective to describe people • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-01-11
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- One of Jupiter's moons.
- A region of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies.
- The giant planets of the outer Solar System.
- Planets that have a compact, rocky surface.
- Largest object in the main asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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- A large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface.
- Largest planet in the Solar System.
- Name that refers to a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- Second planet from the Sun.
9 Clues: One of Jupiter's moons. • Second planet from the Sun. • Largest planet in the Solar System. • Planets that have a compact, rocky surface. • The giant planets of the outer Solar System. • A large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface. • Largest object in the main asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. • ...
Magnetic fields 2017-05-31
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- On mars there is no inner ______ to create a magnetic field
- What is the first planet that does not have a magnetic field?
- What is one of the planets that is believed their magnetic field is made from hydrogen forming electricity?
- What would reach earth if we had no magnetic field?
- What is the second planet that does not have a magnetic field?
- What is the second planet that their magnetic field is made from hydrogen forming electricity?
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- What streams out of the sun to planets?
- What is the magnetic force that extends into space?
- Sometimes our magnetic fields can create beautiful _______
9 Clues: What streams out of the sun to planets? • What is the magnetic force that extends into space? • What would reach earth if we had no magnetic field? • Sometimes our magnetic fields can create beautiful _______ • On mars there is no inner ______ to create a magnetic field • What is the first planet that does not have a magnetic field? • ...
Planetary Systems 2025-03-20
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- Mars has extinct volcanoes, including a 25km tall one, and a very thin ________.
- Mercury is a rocky planet with no atmosphere, no water, and no _____.
- This rocky planet has 21% oxygen and 78% nitrogen in it's atmosphere.
- Neptune's gas is the _______ of all the gas planets. It also has the highest wind speeds.
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- Venus is a rocky, volcanic planet which has dense clouds of this toxic compound.
- Jupiter is 90% hydrogen, has high winds, and 79 moons including _______.
- Jovian planets are also called this.
- Uranus has high winds, methane and this other gas.
- This planet has a lot of debris, including ice and rock.
9 Clues: Jovian planets are also called this. • Uranus has high winds, methane and this other gas. • This planet has a lot of debris, including ice and rock. • Mercury is a rocky planet with no atmosphere, no water, and no _____. • This rocky planet has 21% oxygen and 78% nitrogen in it's atmosphere. • ...
Space tourism 2023-11-14
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- Armstrong First person on the moon
- Protects us from Solar Radiation
- Hold the atmosphere and Earth together
- Coldest planet in our solar system
- Known for their rings
- One of the ice planets
- dioxide Greenhouse gas in our atmosphere
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- Largest star
- Necessity for habitable zone
- Biggest gas giant
- Movement around the sun
- Closest to the sun
- Hottest planet
- Dwarf planet
14 Clues: Largest star • Dwarf planet • Hottest planet • Biggest gas giant • Closest to the sun • Known for their rings • One of the ice planets • Movement around the sun • Necessity for habitable zone • Protects us from Solar Radiation • Coldest planet in our solar system • Armstrong First person on the moon • Hold the atmosphere and Earth together • dioxide Greenhouse gas in our atmosphere
The Universe 2021-05-26
14 Clues: has big rings • a blue planet • way our galaxy • biggest planet • ball of gasses • cluster of stars • we have 8 of them • giant heat source • closest to the sun • home to humans/life • 4th planet from the sun • second closest to the sun • orbits a planet our moon is one • when the moon casts a shadow on earth
SCIENCE WORD CROSS!- impossble 2026-05-13
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- it is rocky and orbits planets
- the hottest planet
- it rotates on its side
- the farthest planet
- way contains everything ever created
- where astronauts go
- what we live on hint not earth
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- it shows up every night
- the fastest planet
- the only planet with visual rings
- The only planet with life
- the biggest planet
- every planet orbits it
- earths twin
14 Clues: earths twin • the fastest planet • the hottest planet • the biggest planet • the farthest planet • where astronauts go • every planet orbits it • it rotates on its side • it shows up every night • The only planet with life • it is rocky and orbits planets • what we live on hint not earth • the only planet with visual rings • way contains everything ever created
Space Crossword Puzzle 2024-03-24
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- The planet that is blue and green due to large amounts of methane is?
- _______ is the first planet that was discovered using math and is the farthest from the sun.
- A meteoroid is a piece of metal or rock that is smaller than an asteroid.
- Most comets have two tails ; gaseous tail and dust tail.
- ______ is the sixth planet from the sun, second biggest and nicknamed the jewel of our solar system.
- To be considered a planet a celestial object must orbit around a ____.
- _______ is known as the king of the planets in our solar system.
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- This planet is also known as the red planet and is the fourth from the sun.
- The planet Jupiter is ______ than all of the other planets combined.
- Most asteroids lie in the asteroid ____.
- The smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the sun.
- Uranus appears to spin ________.
- The hottest planet in our solar system and nicknamed earth's twin sister.
- _____ is our home world, the only planet with water, and sustainable for life.
- A _________ is a solid piece of debris from a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid.
- Mercury moves around the ___ every eighty-eight earth days.
16 Clues: Uranus appears to spin ________. • Most asteroids lie in the asteroid ____. • Most comets have two tails ; gaseous tail and dust tail. • Mercury moves around the ___ every eighty-eight earth days. • _______ is known as the king of the planets in our solar system. • The smallest planet in our solar system and the closest to the sun. • ...
Q1 Reflection 2025-10-30
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- This is a huge collection of gas, dust, dark matter, stars, and solar systems
- This is the remains of ancient organisms preserved in rock
- The time it takes for the Earth to complete a full rotation
- This is only possible because of both Earths tilt and the revolution of Earth around the Sun
- Another name for this is Terrestrial
- This was originally formed from dust and gas
- This doesn't happen every month because of the Moons wobble while orbiting Earth
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- Caused by the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans
- An object moving around another
- Another name for this is Jovian
- The effect of this force depends on mass and distance
- The Moon has 8 __ because of the unlit side appearing to move from Earth
- A law that says that in undisturbed land the youngest strata will be on top and the oldest strata will be on the bottom
- This type of fossil has to be widespread, short lived, and Easily recognizable
- the time it takes for Earth to complete a revolution around the Sun
- An object spinning on its axis
16 Clues: An object spinning on its axis • An object moving around another • Another name for this is Jovian • Another name for this is Terrestrial • This was originally formed from dust and gas • The effect of this force depends on mass and distance • Caused by the Moon's gravitational pull on Earth's oceans • This is the remains of ancient organisms preserved in rock • ...
Scientific Revolution and Enlightenment 2026-02-05
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- A step-by-step process used to investigate questions through observation, experimentation, and reasoning
- Developed the laws of motion and gravity
- Enlightenment thinkers who used reason to criticize traditional authority and promote reform
- Supported freedom of speech, religion, and thought
- Descartes Promoted reason and logic and said “I think therefore I am”
- Discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits
- The belief that Earth is the center of the universe and everything revolves around it
- A major and often rapid change in ideas, government, or society
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- An 18th-century intellectual movement that emphasized observation & reason, science, individual rights, and progress
- The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe and planets revolve around it
- The idea that governments exist to protect the rights of the people, and people agree to obey laws in exchange for protection
- Ancient Greek astronomer who supported the geocentric model of the universe
- Proposed the heliocentric model, placing the Sun at the center of the universe
- Used a telescope to support heliocentric theory and improved scientific experimentation
- Proposed separation of powers into branches of government
- Believed government should reflect the will of the people
16 Clues: Developed the laws of motion and gravity • Discovered that planets move in elliptical orbits • Supported freedom of speech, religion, and thought • Proposed separation of powers into branches of government • Believed government should reflect the will of the people • A major and often rapid change in ideas, government, or society • ...
7.1 Soft C and G 2022-05-24
10 Clues: Two times • Very easy • Politeness • Frozen water • How old it is • A raised floor • Getting desired results • It has eyes, nose, and a mouth • Where planets and stars are found • Smallest part of a living organism
April 28 2017-04-26
10 Clues: area • not want • have faith • competition • put together • go or bring back • electronic device • small parts of living things • people who belong to a certain group • made up of all we know, including planets and stars
Work 2023-09-01
10 Clues: Circular • Has Arms • Ball of gas • Contains Galaxies • A hot glowing ball • A system of planets • A broad band of light • Not like anything else • System is Billions of stars • Typical of a person, place or thing
scientific revolution 2024-04-22
10 Clues: scientific method • heliocentric theory • studied pig anatomy • three laws of motion • law of orbit of planets • important church official • primary religion of Europe • created the social contract • thought of dividing governments • revival of Graeco-Roman literature
1st Year Autumn Science Test - Celestial Bodies 2023-11-16
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- : A huge group of stars and other space stuff held together by gravity.
- : Smaller than a regular planet, not quite a planet, like Pluto.
- : A big, hot ball of gas that gives off light and heat.
- : A small rock or debris in space.
- : Something in space, like a planet, star, or moon.
- : The path something takes as it goes around another object in space.
- : A big thing in space that orbits a star (like Earth orbits the Sun).
- : A space snowball with a glowing tail when it gets close to the Sun.
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- : A star (like the Sun) and all the things (planets, moons, etc.) that orbit around it.
- : A natural object that orbits a planet.
- : A big rock floating in space, usually between planets.
- : A space rock that burns up when it enters Earth's atmosphere, often called a shooting star.
- : Something that orbits a planet or star, like a moon or a human-made object.
13 Clues: : A small rock or debris in space. • : A natural object that orbits a planet. • : Something in space, like a planet, star, or moon. • : A big, hot ball of gas that gives off light and heat. • : A big rock floating in space, usually between planets. • : Smaller than a regular planet, not quite a planet, like Pluto. • ...
Hubble telescope 2023-03-09
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- The smallest planet in our solar system
- the distance between successive crests of a wave, especially points in a sound wave or electromagnetic wave.
- It is where stars, moons and planets are located
- meaning international space station it is the biggest space organization in the world.
- it is a build-up of gases leaving earth but entering space.
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- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
- Bright big balls that contain hydrogen and helium.
- a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
- interstellar gas is held together by gravity to hold planets, stars, and moons.
- an object that can make distant things look bigger.
10 Clues: The smallest planet in our solar system • It is where stars, moons and planets are located • Bright big balls that contain hydrogen and helium. • an object that can make distant things look bigger. • it is a build-up of gases leaving earth but entering space. • interstellar gas is held together by gravity to hold planets, stars, and moons. • ...
Science Chapter 28. Test 2022-05-20
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- these are the four planets closest to the sun that are composed of high-density solid rocks
- what is at the center of our galaxy, and what do all of the planets orbit around(also the nearest star to Earth)
- a meteoroid that strikes Earth's atmosphere
- a cloud of gas and dust
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- a meteoroid that survives the trip through the Earth's atmosphere and land on Earth's surface
- the gas that the sun is mostly made from
- the center part of the nebula's disk when a nebula is being formed
- a type of eclipse that occurs when Earth's shadow is on the moon
- a type of eclipse occurs when the moon's shadow is on the Earth
- what orbits the Earth and impacts our tides and oceans
10 Clues: a cloud of gas and dust • the gas that the sun is mostly made from • a meteoroid that strikes Earth's atmosphere • what orbits the Earth and impacts our tides and oceans • a type of eclipse occurs when the moon's shadow is on the Earth • a type of eclipse that occurs when Earth's shadow is on the moon • ...
science 2025-01-05
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- What is the organ that allows us to think, learn, and control the body?
- What is the process where plants use sunlight to make food?
- What do you call the smallest unit of an element?
- What is the force that keeps planets in orbit and pulls objects toward the ground?
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- What is the system in the human body that pumps blood?
- A source of light that forms a rainbow when passing through a prism.
- What is the study of stars, planets, and the universe?
- What is the name of the tool used to see tiny objects like cells?
- Who is the scientist who proposed the law of gravity?
- What is a state of matter with no fixed shape, like oxygen or nitrogen?
10 Clues: What do you call the smallest unit of an element? • Who is the scientist who proposed the law of gravity? • What is the system in the human body that pumps blood? • What is the study of stars, planets, and the universe? • What is the process where plants use sunlight to make food? • What is the name of the tool used to see tiny objects like cells? • ...
Exploration 2023-12-27
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- Celestial bodies that orbit a star, such as Earth, Mars, and Jupiter
- An object that orbits a planet or other celestial body and is used for communication, navigation, or scientific research
- A tool used for navigation that shows direction relative to the Earth's magnetic poles
- The area beyond the Earth's atmosphere where the stars and planets are
- The process of planning and controlling the movement of a vehicle or vessel
- Diagrams or representations of an area or place, often used for navigation
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- The act of traveling to new or unknown places to discover or learn about them
- The act of finding something new or previously unknown
- An instrument used to observe distant objects in space
- People who travel in space
10 Clues: People who travel in space • The act of finding something new or previously unknown • An instrument used to observe distant objects in space • Celestial bodies that orbit a star, such as Earth, Mars, and Jupiter • The area beyond the Earth's atmosphere where the stars and planets are • Diagrams or representations of an area or place, often used for navigation • ...
astronomy 2023-12-04
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- when an object in space passes directly between two other object
- way the galaxy which you live in
- the movement of an object in a circular course around another object
- rise and fall of surface levels of the earths ocean water caused by gravity
- made of gas, dust, and billions of stars- has 3 different shapes
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- made of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas that orbit the sun
- unit of measurment for distance to stars and galaxys in space
- chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planets atmosphere
- a star in the milky way in a spiral arm 2/3 of the way to the center of the galaxy
- the spinning of a planet on its axis
10 Clues: way the galaxy which you live in • the spinning of a planet on its axis • chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planets atmosphere • unit of measurment for distance to stars and galaxys in space • when an object in space passes directly between two other object • made of gas, dust, and billions of stars- has 3 different shapes • ...
Science Project 2022-10-20
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- Made out of gas, dust, and billions of stars
- Main body or head and a tail that emerges as it gets closer to the sun
- The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star.
- is Made up of the planets, moons, and asteroids that orbit the sun
- May have either rocky surfaces or gaseous surface
- Chunks of rocks that burn upon entering a planet's atmosphere
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- When the Sun and Moon are aligned so that the moon is between the Sun and the Earth
- It is made of rocks and their movements are based on the revolution of the sun
- The Galaxy that you live in
- It occurs when the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth
10 Clues: The Galaxy that you live in • Made out of gas, dust, and billions of stars • May have either rocky surfaces or gaseous surface • Chunks of rocks that burn upon entering a planet's atmosphere • It occurs when the moon passes directly between the Sun and Earth • The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star. • ...
Vocabulary 2022-07-04
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- : UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT
- : space immediately outside the earth's atmosphere
- coming from another world : EXTRATERRESTRIAL
- :any of the heavenly bodies except planets which are visible at night and look like fixed points of ligh
- :the galaxy of which the sun and the solar system are a part
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- : a unit of length in astronomy equal to the distance that light travels in one year or about 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers)
- : to take away (a person) by force
- any large heavenly body that orbits a star (as the sun)
- : any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
- :the sun and the planets, asteroids, comets, and meteors that revolve around it
10 Clues: : UNIDENTIFIED FLYING OBJECT • : to take away (a person) by force • coming from another world : EXTRATERRESTRIAL • : space immediately outside the earth's atmosphere • any large heavenly body that orbits a star (as the sun) • :the galaxy of which the sun and the solar system are a part • : any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe • ...
Astronomy crossword 2022-11-15
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- Unit of measurement used to measure the distance to stars and galaxies in space.
- A star in the Milky Way galaxy located in a spiral arm about two-thirds of the way from the center of the galaxy
- The spiral galaxy in which you live on
- Studied in relation to the planet they orbit
- Belt between Mars and Jupiter
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- Space rocks smaller than an asteroid floating randomly in space
- may have either a terrestrial/rocky surface or a gaseous surface
- Made up of the planets, moon, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit the sun
- Most are rocky bodies that orbit in a region in the solar system know as the
- made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and have different shapes
10 Clues: Belt between Mars and Jupiter • The spiral galaxy in which you live on • Studied in relation to the planet they orbit • Space rocks smaller than an asteroid floating randomly in space • may have either a terrestrial/rocky surface or a gaseous surface • made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and have different shapes • ...
Astronomy Project Crossword 2022-12-09
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- A system filled with millions of stars, gas, dust, and planets, held together by a gravitational pull.
- a celestial object in orbit around a star
- a star in the Milky Way galaxy located in a spiral arm about two-thirds of the way from the center of the galaxy.
- a natural satellite of a planet.
- unit of measurement; is used to measure the distance between stars and galaxies in space.
- The spinning of a planet on its axis. For Earth, it takes 24 hours to complete 1 ____.
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- The galaxy you live in
- Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas that orbit the Sun
- The Earth completes 1 ____ every 365 days
- chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planet’s atmosphere.
10 Clues: The galaxy you live in • a natural satellite of a planet. • The Earth completes 1 ____ every 365 days • a celestial object in orbit around a star • chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planet’s atmosphere. • Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust, and gas that orbit the Sun • ...
my crossword 2021-10-04
mega lesson 3 bk 3 2014-04-28
12 Clues: idea • bacteria • red planet • our planet • big hot star • create, make • space scientist • planets, sun, moon • no longer living, like dinosaurs • what SETI scientist listen for in space • long object with lens use to look at the stars • the number of years it takes to travel across the universe
Word Study - Taylor 2021-04-11
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- - extremely large group of stars and planets
- - a fruit grown in warm climates
- - to control
- - materials and supplies; used with purpose
- - taught in school
- - snacks; foods
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- - rubber material; stretches & returns to size
- - showing growth; improving
- - mountain that erupts; hot, melted rock
- - lack of respect
- - a fancy suite
- - a tune; music
12 Clues: - to control • - a fancy suite • - a tune; music • - snacks; foods • - lack of respect • - taught in school • - showing growth; improving • - a fruit grown in warm climates • - mountain that erupts; hot, melted rock • - materials and supplies; used with purpose • - extremely large group of stars and planets • - rubber material; stretches & returns to size
Greek Roots 2024-05-07
Across
- medicine that fights against bacteria
- greek root meaning "self"
- person who studies people
- greek root meaning "time"
- works by itself
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- greek root meaning "against"
- greek root meaning "book"
- greek root meaning "people"
- the study of stars/planets
- a person's signature
- greek root meaning "life"
- greek root meaning "star"
12 Clues: works by itself • a person's signature • greek root meaning "book" • greek root meaning "self" • greek root meaning "life" • person who studies people • greek root meaning "star" • greek root meaning "time" • the study of stars/planets • greek root meaning "people" • greek root meaning "against" • medicine that fights against bacteria
Solar System 2024-02-13
12 Clues: An ice giant • A ring of ice • The dwarf planet • Spins on its side • Has the most rings • Creates Earths tides • Planet with known life • Closest planet to the sun • Days are longer than years • Possiblity of supporting life • What all the planets orbit around • Largest planet in our solar system
Science Knowledge 2023-08-21
12 Clues: flying mammal • our home planet • control our movement • make up our skeleton • all the rocks on earth • all the water on earth • process the information • found in the outer space • subject you're solving now • gasses surrounding the earth • all the living things on earth • many substances mixed together
A Trip Through Space 2021-11-07
12 Clues: Halley is one • Some have rings • Rocks that burn • Rocks that orbit • Spinning on axis • Star in Milky Way • Gas,dust,and stars • Visualization tool • Not just a candy bar • Earth between Sun and Moon • used when unsafe for humans • Moon between Sun and Earth Home to us
solar system 2024-11-06
12 Clues: 4th planet • hottest planet • the biggest planet • nearest to the sun • planet with the rings • furthest from the sun • only planet with lives • 7th planet from the sun • a path for planets to follow • planet a smaller planet • a giant ball of burning gasses • layer of gasses surrounding a planet
Science 2021-07-05
Scientific Revolution 2020-08-27
Across
- The theory that the planets revolve around the earth
- to decide as a result of thinking or reasoning
- the theory that the planets revolve around the sun
- the process of looking at specific facts and making general principles or rules based on those facts
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- The belief that knowledge is gained by thinking things through using reason without resort to experience
- theory that all knowledge is gained through experience and observing with the senses
- a belief that is rejected by official church doctrine
- the method of using observation, experiments, and careful reasoning to gain new knowledge
- a written source, such as a book, magazine, or newspaper
9 Clues: to decide as a result of thinking or reasoning • the theory that the planets revolve around the sun • The theory that the planets revolve around the earth • a belief that is rejected by official church doctrine • a written source, such as a book, magazine, or newspaper • theory that all knowledge is gained through experience and observing with the senses • ...
hubble telescope 2023-03-03
Across
- Bright big balls that contain hydrogen and helium.
- interstellar gas is held together by gravity to hold planets, stars, and moons. Wavelengths
- Meaning the international space station, it is the biggest space organization in the world
- An object that can make distant things look bigger.
- The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft round a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.
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- it is a build-up of gases leaving earth but entering space.
- it is where the moon and planets are located.
- A region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
- The smallest planet in our solar system
9 Clues: The smallest planet in our solar system • it is where the moon and planets are located. • Bright big balls that contain hydrogen and helium. • An object that can make distant things look bigger. • it is a build-up of gases leaving earth but entering space. • Meaning the international space station, it is the biggest space organization in the world • ...
Ch1 Star Gazing Vocabularly 2025-02-26
Across
- a large group of stars and their solar system
- a large, spherical object in space that travels around a star
- a group of objects in space revolving around a star because of gravitational attraction to the star
- a scientists who studies space, planets, and stars
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- is artificial light that interferes with the light given off by stars
- a cluster of gas that gives off energy and light
- the galaxy that contains Earth, our suns, and all of its solar system
- a device for viewing distant objects by focusing light rays with mirrors or lenses
- the path an object in space takes to travel around another object
9 Clues: a large group of stars and their solar system • a cluster of gas that gives off energy and light • a scientists who studies space, planets, and stars • a large, spherical object in space that travels around a star • the path an object in space takes to travel around another object • is artificial light that interferes with the light given off by stars • ...
Unit 2 Vocabulary 2022-09-22
Across
- Term describing a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
- The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean.
- An object that orbits a planet.
- An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
- One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
- The darkest part of a shadow.
- The movement of an object around another object.
- Term describing a model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- An imaginary line that passes through a planet’s center and it’s north and south poles, about which the planet rotates.
- A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or object.
- The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
- Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
- The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
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- The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.
- The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
- An oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular; the shape of the planets’ orbits.
- The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
- The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.
- The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
- The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.
- A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in long, narrow orbit.
- A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
- Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
- The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth’s atmosphere.
25 Clues: The darkest part of a shadow. • An object that orbits a planet. • The spinning motion of a planet on its axis. • The movement of an object around another object. • The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part. • The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. • The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean. • ...
Space System Vocabulary 2020-05-05
Across
- A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
- A large system of dust, gas, stars, and other celestial bodies that has a particular shape.
- A method for reducing measurements by the same amount to achieve the proportions of the scale model.
- An imaginary line that runs through the middle of an object around which that object rotates; a line at the side or bottom of a graph.
- A spherical shell of cometary bodies believed to surround the sun far beyond the orbits of outermost planets and from which some are dislodged when interrupted and fall towards the sun.
- The curved path of one object, such as a planet or moon, around a central object, such as a star or a planet ; To move in a circular or elliptical path around a central object.
- The natural satellite of the Earth, visible, by reflected light from the sun.
- The theory of the solar system (or universe) where Earth is assumed to be the center of it all.
- the speed of light within a vacuum is the same no matter the speed at which an observer travels.
- A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
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- The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally.
- A natural or artificial object that orbits around another object in space.
- Where the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun at the center of the Solar System.
- The space between the orbits of Jupiter and Mars where most asteroids are found.
- a celestial object consisting of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- The total amount of mass in an object.
- The branch of science that studies the stars, planets, and other objects in space.
- An optical instrument that makes distant objects appear larger and brighter using lenses or curved mirrors.
- All existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos.
- The distance that light travels in one year.
- A band of small celestial bodies beyond the orbit of Neptune from which many short-period comets are believed to originate.
21 Clues: The total amount of mass in an object. • The distance that light travels in one year. • A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. • All existing matter and space considered as a whole; the cosmos. • The most widely accepted and used civil calendar internationally. • A natural or artificial object that orbits around another object in space. • ...
Solar System, chapters 8-11 2024-01-27
Across
- a planet not orbiting our sun.
- dissociation: the breaking apart of a molecule via intense radiation
- a small spherical grain embedded in a meteorite.
- Planet: A planet orbiting the outer part of the solar system. Said planets are Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- grains: microscopic solid dust particles in outer space.
- cliffs formed where the crust has shifted that run for hundreds of kilometers across a planet’s or moon’s surface.
- Nebula Theory: the theory that the solar system developed from a cloud of gas and dust, aka the solar nebula.
- velocity: the velocity of a body along the line of sight.
- the bright trail of light created by small solid particles entering Earth’s atmosphere and burning up. A “shooting star.”
- limit: the distance from an astronomical body at which its gravitational force can pull apart another astronomical body.
- a condition in which the repetitive motion of one body interacts with the repetitive motion of another so as to reinforce the motion.
- System: A cosmic structure consisting of the sun and the planets that revolve around it
- satellites: satellites that by their gravitational attractions prevent particles in a planet’s rings from spreading out and dispersing.
- greenhouse effect: greenhouse effect in which heat trapping grows as temperature rises, so the planet’s atmosphere becomes extremely hot, as has occurred on Venus.
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- the solid remains of a meteor that fall to Earth.
- Planet: an object that orbits the sun and is massive enough that its gravity compresses it into a spherical shape.
- cloud: a cloud of dust and gas in between the stars.
- Planet: A planet orbiting the inner part of the solar system. Said planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- planet: a rocky planet similar to Earth in size and structure. These planets are Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- a meteorite containing small spherical grains called chondrules.
- the passage of a celestial body such as a planet across the face of a larger body such as a star.
- disk: a disk of gas and dust surrounding a young star out of which planetary systems form.
- the technical name for the small, solid bodies moving within the Solar System
- conversion of free gas atoms or molecules into a liquid or solid.
- lensing: the bending of light from a distant object to form an image, usually distorted by the gravitation of a mass between a distant object and the observer.
25 Clues: a planet not orbiting our sun. • a small spherical grain embedded in a meteorite. • the solid remains of a meteor that fall to Earth. • cloud: a cloud of dust and gas in between the stars. • grains: microscopic solid dust particles in outer space. • velocity: the velocity of a body along the line of sight. • ...
The Scientific Revolution 7th Grade 2024-04-04
Across
- The invention that allowed scientists to magnify at very small objects.
- The Greek doctor who dissected animals because he was not allowed to dissect humans.
- The ancient Greek philosopher who classified plants and animals into groups.
- The last name of the scientist who created the scientific method.
- The study of the movement of the stars and planets.
- The tests used to determine if a hypothesis is true or false.
- The system of numbers that we use today.
- The invention that was added to the clock to make it more accurate.
- The belief that logic or reason is the main source of knowledge.
- The last name of the scientist who invented a calculating machine.
- The language that many Greek and Roman works were translated into in the Islamic empire.
- The period in which Europeans began to use mathematics and experiments to make scientific advances.
- The German astronomer who believed the planets moved in oval paths instead of circular paths.
- The proposed explanation of the facts in the scientific method.
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- The invention that helped to prove that the Earth revolves around the sun.
- The first name of the Italian scientist who conducted experiments and was a great inventor of the scientific revolution.
- The theory that the Earth has a force that pulls everything towards it.
- The last name of the doctor who began human dissection.
- The book in which Newton's three laws of motion were published.
- The last name of the mathematician who made scientific publications after supposedly watching an apple fall to the ground.
- The belief that the Sun is the center of the solar system.
- An explanation for how or why something happens.
- The invention that measures air pressure.
- The belief that the Earth is the center of our solar system.
- The astronomer who believed that the sun and planets moved around the Earth.
- The last name of the scientist and philosopher who wrote "I think, therefore I am."
- Schools in which students from all over the world came to learn science.
- The Polish astronomer who developed the theory that the Sun is the center of the solar system.
- The old European system of numbers.
- The last name of the Dutch merchant who discovered bacteria.
30 Clues: The old European system of numbers. • The system of numbers that we use today. • The invention that measures air pressure. • An explanation for how or why something happens. • The study of the movement of the stars and planets. • The last name of the doctor who began human dissection. • The belief that the Sun is the center of the solar system. • ...
Earth Science - Semester Review 2024-12-16
Across
- the most distant object visible with the unaided eye
- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune are ___
- Galaxy formed when Milky Way crashes into the Andromeda Galaxy.
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- sixth planet from the Sun, has a large noticacable ring.
- A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
- A chunk of rock or dust in space
- Small red terrestrial Planet.
- largest planet, first gas giant in order from the sun
- A meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
- Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt.
- Closest planet to the sun. smallest planet.
- the process of becoming a fossil
- A region just beyond neptune that contains many asteroids and dwarf planets.
- sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
- 8th planet from sun, blue color
- Term for Sun
- Orbits a star, has a sphere shape by gravity, dominates orbit.
- particles with the same properties but opposite charge, not much known
- actual remains of an organism
- a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and creates the border of our solar system.
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- Things that can become a fossil
- A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
- a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking criteria to be a planet.
- Plant we live on
- A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface.
- A satellite that revolves around a planet.
- Earth is 14___ years old
- the region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where many asteroids are founds
- provide evidence of the activities of ancient organisms
- 2nd planet from the sun
- The star at the center of our solar system
- Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
- A galaxy that has arms of stars, dust and gas curving away from its center in a spiral motion.
- compactness of a substance
- 7th planet from the sun
- Anything that has mass and takes up space
- Way the name of our galaxy
- The theory that the universe originated in a huge explosion that released all matter and energy.
39 Clues: Term for Sun • Plant we live on • 2nd planet from the sun • 7th planet from the sun • Earth is 14___ years old • compactness of a substance • Way the name of our galaxy • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Small red terrestrial Planet. • actual remains of an organism • Things that can become a fossil • 8th planet from sun, blue color • A chunk of rock or dust in space • ...
Unit 1 Vocabulary 2025-09-03
Across
- , All of space and everything in it, including stars, galaxies, and planets.
- , A range of wavelengths of light or other electromagnetic radiation.
- spectrum , All types of electromagnetic radiation, including light, radio waves, and X,rays.
- , The point in a planet’s orbit where it is closest to the Sun.
- , A large cloud of gas and dust in space; often where new stars form.
- , The distance between two peaks in a wave; used to identify different types of electromagnetic waves.
- Unit (AU) , The average distance from Earth to the Sun; used to measure distances in our solar system.
- , Small building blocks of planets formed from dust and gas.
- , The distance light travels in one year; used to measure distances in space.
- system , The Sun and all the objects that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- disk , A disk where planets form around a young star.
- , The point in a planet’s orbit where it is farthest from the Sun.
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- fusion , The process that powers stars; atoms combine to form a new element and release energy.
- , A massive explosion that occurs when a star dies.
- , A huge system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity; we live in the Milky Way galaxy.
- , A large object that orbits a star and has cleared other objects from its orbit.
- , A shift in the light from distant galaxies toward the red end of the spectrum, showing they are moving away.
- disk , A rotating disk of gas and dust surrounding a new star.
- , The apparent shift in position of a nearby object when viewed from different angles.
- , A model of the solar system where the Sun is at the center.
- , The path an object takes as it moves around another object in space.
- Microwave Background (CMB) , Weak radiation left over from the Big Bang.
- nebula , A cloud of gas and dust from which the solar system formed.
- Bang theory , The idea that the universe began from a single point and has been expanding ever since.
- giant , A large planet made mostly of gases like Jupiter and Saturn.
- planet , A rocky planet like Earth, Mercury, Venus, or Mars.
- , An older model where Earth is at the center of the universe.
27 Clues: , A massive explosion that occurs when a star dies. • disk , A disk where planets form around a young star. • , Small building blocks of planets formed from dust and gas. • planet , A rocky planet like Earth, Mercury, Venus, or Mars. • , A model of the solar system where the Sun is at the center. • disk , A rotating disk of gas and dust surrounding a new star. • ...
Space Crossword 2026-04-29
Across
- Shaped like an oval or a flattened circle.
- A reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo to and from space.
- A huge ball of burning gas (mostly hydrogen and helium) that produces its own light and heat.
- Energy that travels through space as waves or particles, like light or heat.
- A large, round object that orbits a star and has cleared its own path of debris.
- The distance light travels in one year (about 9.5 trillion kilometres).
- An imaginary line through the centre of an object (like Earth) around which it rotates.
- A colourless, odourless gas found on some planets and moons (like Titan).
- The branch of science that studies stars, planets, and space.
- A regular or repeating way in which something happens or is arranged.
- A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
- When one heavenly body moves into the shadow of another, blocking its light.
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- The force that pulls objects toward each other; it keeps planets in orbit.
- A "dirty snowball" of ice and dust that develops a glowing tail when it gets close to the Sun.
- An object that orbits a planet; can be natural (like the Moon) or man-made.
- diagram: A drawing that shows a real object with its sizes reduced or enlarged by a specific amount (the scale).
- The layer of gases surrounding a planet or moon.
- The lightest and most abundant chemical element; it’s the main "fuel" for stars.
- All of space, time, matter, and energy that exists.
- A giant cloud of gas and dust in space, often where new stars are born.
- The curved path an object takes around a star, planet, or moon.
- A group of related objects or parts that work together (e.g., the Solar System).
- A massive system of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- A streak of light caused by a piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere (a "shooting star").
- A group of stars that forms a recognisable pattern or shape in the sky.
- An unmanned spacecraft sent to explore and gather data from space.
- dust: Tiny particles of matter floating in space.
27 Clues: Shaped like an oval or a flattened circle. • The layer of gases surrounding a planet or moon. • dust: Tiny particles of matter floating in space. • All of space, time, matter, and energy that exists. • The branch of science that studies stars, planets, and space. • The curved path an object takes around a star, planet, or moon. • ...
Space crossword 2026-04-29
Across
- The force that pulls objects toward each other; it keeps planets in orbit.
- All of space, time, matter, and energy that exists.
- A reusable spacecraft designed to transport people and cargo to and from space.
- A large, round object that orbits a star and has cleared its own path of debris.
- An imaginary line through the centre of an object (like Earth) around which it rotates.
- Energy that travels through space as waves or particles, like light or heat.
- A huge ball of burning gas (mostly hydrogen and helium) that produces its own light and heat.
- An object that orbits a planet; can be natural (like the Moon) or man-made.
- A colourless, odourless gas found on some planets and moons (like Titan).
- A regular or repeating way in which something happens or is arranged.
- A "dirty snowball" of ice and dust that develops a glowing tail when it gets close to the Sun.
- A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found between Mars and Jupiter.
- When one heavenly body moves into the shadow of another, blocking its light.
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- A group of stars that forms a recognisable pattern or shape in the sky.
- The lightest and most abundant chemical element; it’s the main "fuel" for stars.
- A giant cloud of gas and dust in space, often where new stars are born.
- The distance light travels in one year (about 9.5 trillion kilometres).
- An unmanned spacecraft sent to explore and gather data from space.
- dust Tiny particles of matter floating in space.
- diagram A drawing that shows a real object with its sizes reduced or enlarged by a specific amount (the scale).
- A massive system of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- Shaped like an oval or a flattened circle.
- The branch of science that studies stars, planets, and space.
- The layer of gases surrounding a planet or moon.
- A group of related objects or parts that work together (e.g., the Solar System).
- A streak of light caused by a piece of space rock burning up in Earth’s atmosphere (a "shooting star").
- The curved path an object takes around a star, planet, or moon.
27 Clues: Shaped like an oval or a flattened circle. • The layer of gases surrounding a planet or moon. • dust Tiny particles of matter floating in space. • All of space, time, matter, and energy that exists. • The branch of science that studies stars, planets, and space. • The curved path an object takes around a star, planet, or moon. • ...
Day to Day 2024-02-21
Across
- laptop, tablet etc
- important peope in my life
- Emma Nationality
- Rain or sunshine, cloudy or cold
- typical weather in Portugal
- close associates, at school, gym, work, etc
- Closest planet to the earth
- where i study
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- where i live
- Isareal and Ukraine have this at the moment
- Sandy coastline
- Greeting somebody
- snoopy, Scooby Doo, ziggy & Mel
- Total number of planets ( not stars or suns)
- feeling no enery and need to sleep.
- Capital of USA
- Capital of France
17 Clues: where i live • where i study • Capital of USA • Sandy coastline • Emma Nationality • Greeting somebody • Capital of France • laptop, tablet etc • important peope in my life • typical weather in Portugal • Closest planet to the earth • snoopy, Scooby Doo, ziggy & Mel • Rain or sunshine, cloudy or cold • feeling no enery and need to sleep. • Isareal and Ukraine have this at the moment • ...
chron,ment, arium,orium 2022-10-18
10 Clues: in order • laws or doc • the same time • a large store • events in order • a watch or clock • continuing or occuring • a judgment about something • a glass or plastic container • images of stars, planets,etc are shown
Among Us Task - solve ONE word 2022-08-08
Across
- A bunny's name inspired by space
- Is the worst and also the best
- An evil crewmate with a knife
- Jobs crewmates have to complete
- Something Illegal
- Earth, Mars, and More!
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- A famous alien
- When the sun is gone
- An unknown creature from outer space
- Electricity transportation
- This is where our ship is
- A weapon used by imposters
- Sand
- Off-brand Isabelle
14 Clues: Sand • A famous alien • Something Illegal • Off-brand Isabelle • When the sun is gone • Earth, Mars, and More! • This is where our ship is • Electricity transportation • A weapon used by imposters • An evil crewmate with a knife • Is the worst and also the best • Jobs crewmates have to complete • A bunny's name inspired by space • An unknown creature from outer space
outer space 2023-05-04
14 Clues: our home • Dwarf planet • the red planet • sideways planet • belt - large rocks • closest to the sun • our moon and Triton • King of the planets • can be small as dust • size of a small town • direct orbit of the Sun • Named after the goddess of love • Planet with 14 moons and 6 rings. • 62 moons and known as the jewel planet
Jazmin's Science Crossword Puzzle 2022-01-25
6 Clues: System • A dirty snowball • biggest planet in our solar system • small rocky body orbiting the sun (not a planet) • collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun • gives off heat planets orbit it and it's the only star in our solar system
inner planets 2026-02-16
General Knowledge 2024-11-27
9 Clues: National Bird • National Animal • Gods own Country • Capital of Kerala • Capital of Karnataka • Capital of Maharashtra • Prime minister of India • Capital of Madhya Pradesh • How many planets are there
Letterland Units 4 & 5 2023-12-19
Across
- I smell with my
- to give someone guidance
- " I ____ it will snow on Christmas!"
- the front part of a persons head
- to do something by accident
- give a bright light
- "____ your name on your paper"
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- the cost of something
- to be by yourself
- the planets are in outer ______
- more than one mouse
- a snow________
- blocking of the sun
- to switch with someone else
- opposite of open
- we are in 2nd ______
- opposite of mean
- a part of your leg
- She will ____ the present
19 Clues: a snow________ • I smell with my • opposite of open • opposite of mean • to be by yourself • a part of your leg • more than one mouse • blocking of the sun • give a bright light • we are in 2nd ______ • the cost of something • to give someone guidance • She will ____ the present • to switch with someone else • to do something by accident • "____ your name on your paper" • ...
Rovers Crossword 2025-01-12
Across
- Tool used to study rocks
- Type of power rovers use
- The red planet rovers explore
- Sends and receives messages
- Where lunar rovers drive
- What rovers do on planets
- Person who designs rovers
- Spins to help rovers move
- Covers rovers on Mars
- When pieces separate during landing
- A big hole on Mars or Moon
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- What a rover basically is
- Scientists study these
- Protection during landing
- Where rovers travel
- Related to Earth's moon
- Takes pictures on Mars
- To look around new places
- Sample that rovers collect
19 Clues: Where rovers travel • Covers rovers on Mars • Scientists study these • Takes pictures on Mars • Related to Earth's moon • Tool used to study rocks • Type of power rovers use • Where lunar rovers drive • What a rover basically is • Protection during landing • What rovers do on planets • Person who designs rovers • To look around new places • Spins to help rovers move • ...
The Scientific Revolution 2023-02-09
Across
- In what book did Newton formulate the mechanical laws of motion and attraction that govern celestial and terrestrial objects?
- Who used Galileo's, Copernicus', and Kepler's findings into a single theoretical system?
- Who discovered three laws of planetary motion that greatly advanced astronomical knowledge?
- Who used mathematics to support his theories?
- "Beside the planet there were three _____, small indeed, but very bright."
- What did these scientific thoughts contradict?
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- Which book in the bible did Martin Luther point out in attacking Copernicus?
- What planet did Galileo Galilei closely investigate?
- _____ was annoyed that the movements of the planets were not fully understood by philosophers.
- Who supposed the earth moved in Cicero?
- Galilei used the _____ lens to perceive objects three times closer and nine times larger than when seen by the naked eye.
- What are Heavenly Spheres?
- Galilei constructed an instrument that made object appear one thousand times larger and over _____ times closer than when seen by the naked eye.
13 Clues: What are Heavenly Spheres? • Who supposed the earth moved in Cicero? • Who used mathematics to support his theories? • What did these scientific thoughts contradict? • What planet did Galileo Galilei closely investigate? • "Beside the planet there were three _____, small indeed, but very bright." • ...
aero-, aster, hydr 2023-05-09
Across
- any one of thousands of small planets that circle around the sun
- the qualities of an object that affect how easily it is able to move through the air
- a science that deals with airplanes and flying
- using oxygen
- of or relating to the production of electricity by using machines that are powered by moving water
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- to slide on a wet road because a thin layer of water on the road causes the tires to lose contact with it
- a person who travels in a spacecraft into outer space
- something that has a very bad effect or result
- a pipe usually in the street that provides water especially for putting out fires
- to remove water or moisture from (something, such as food)
- a symbol * that is used in printed text especially to tell someone to read a note that can be found at the bottom of a page
- the scientific study of stars, planets, and other objects in outer space
- performed in the air
13 Clues: using oxygen • performed in the air • something that has a very bad effect or result • a science that deals with airplanes and flying • a person who travels in a spacecraft into outer space • to remove water or moisture from (something, such as food) • any one of thousands of small planets that circle around the sun • ...
Chapter 21 lesson 1-2 Crossword Puzzle 2017-04-19
Across
- what is in mars's soil that makes it a reddish color
- the average distance from Earth to the sun
- planets planets made of rock and metal with a solid outer layer
- What is the the time it takes an object to make a complete rotation called?
- What is made of gas, dust and ice and moves around the sun in oval orbit?
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- What occurs when a planet's atmosphere traps the suns heat and causes the planet to heat up?
- The time it takes an object to travel around the sun once
- what is the closest planet to the sun?
- What are small rocky objects that orbit the sun between Mars and Jupiter?
- planet that is half the size of Earth
10 Clues: planet that is half the size of Earth • what is the closest planet to the sun? • the average distance from Earth to the sun • what is in mars's soil that makes it a reddish color • The time it takes an object to travel around the sun once • planets planets made of rock and metal with a solid outer layer • ...
solar system 2023-08-21
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- Heavenly bodies revolving around the sun in the same belt with the Ceres.
- An ice giant and the most distant planet in our solar system.
- The largest planets in the solar system with faint rings.
- The outer most layer of the sun's atmosphere.
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- One of the dwarf planets located within the Kuiper belt.
- One of the most explored by man planet in our solar system.
- A small piece of matter that falls from space producing a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere.
- A planet called Earth’s twin because it has similar size and density like the Earth.
- A dwarf planet a lot far beyond the inner Solar System.
- The fifth largest planet in the solar system.
10 Clues: The fifth largest planet in the solar system. • The outer most layer of the sun's atmosphere. • A dwarf planet a lot far beyond the inner Solar System. • One of the dwarf planets located within the Kuiper belt. • The largest planets in the solar system with faint rings. • One of the most explored by man planet in our solar system. • ...
Asteroids, Meteors, and Comets crossword puzzle 2023-11-11
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- A disc like region at the outer ends of the Solar System containing millions of comets.
- A spherical region surrounding the Kuiper Belt and Sun made up of Comets.
- Small objects made of ice and dust that orbit the Sun
- irregularly shaped chunks of rock in space
- Most solid and central part of a Comet
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- Region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found orbiting the sun
- Rocks that enter a planets atmosphere without being burned and crashing
- Small pieces of rock that can range from a grain of dust to 1 meter rocks
- When Comets face solar radiation, they spew gasses that extend for thousands of miles.
- When a rock enters a planets atmosphere and burns causing a streak of light
10 Clues: Most solid and central part of a Comet • irregularly shaped chunks of rock in space • Small objects made of ice and dust that orbit the Sun • Rocks that enter a planets atmosphere without being burned and crashing • Small pieces of rock that can range from a grain of dust to 1 meter rocks • A spherical region surrounding the Kuiper Belt and Sun made up of Comets. • ...
WORDS 2019-04-07
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- couples who have no children is _________________
- in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are – used to show disapproval is __________
- can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky is _____________.
- period of time when you are a child is __________
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- qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagerness is ____________
- scientist who studies the stars and planets is ____________
- scientific study of the stars and planets is ____________
- this article is just one example of how they are often treated __________.
- said “ I was very happy as a __________”
- sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering is ____________
10 Clues: said “ I was very happy as a __________” • couples who have no children is _________________ • period of time when you are a child is __________ • scientific study of the stars and planets is ____________ • scientist who studies the stars and planets is ____________ • can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky is _____________. • ...
WORDS 2019-04-07
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- The scientific study of the stars and planets is ____________
- Jackson said “ I was very happy as a __________”
- The period of time when you are a child is __________
- The couples who have no children is _________________
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- Jackson can be seen at night as a point of light in the sky is _____________.
- Behaving in a silly way that makes you seem much younger than you really are – used to show disapproval is _________
- A scientist who studies the stars and planets is ____________
- Unfortunately this article is just one example of how they are often treated __________.
- Having qualities that are typical of a child, especially positive qualities such as innocence and eagerness is ___________
- A sudden event such as a flood, storm, or accident which causes great damage or suffering is ____________
10 Clues: Jackson said “ I was very happy as a __________” • The period of time when you are a child is __________ • The couples who have no children is _________________ • A scientist who studies the stars and planets is ____________ • The scientific study of the stars and planets is ____________ • ...
The Solar System 2021-05-08
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- they orbit around the Sun
- luminous ball of gas
- closest planet to the Sun
- biggest star
- natural satellite
- the system around the Sun
- the largest planet
- the amount of plants in the solar system
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- the furthest planet
- the coldest planet
- the hottest planet
- the Red planet
- one object in space going around the other object
- planet with life
14 Clues: biggest star • the Red planet • planet with life • natural satellite • the coldest planet • the hottest planet • the largest planet • the furthest planet • luminous ball of gas • they orbit around the Sun • closest planet to the Sun • the system around the Sun • the amount of plants in the solar system • one object in space going around the other object
Space crossword puzzle 2022-03-29
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- first human to be on the moon
- third from the sun
- Unidentified Flying Object
- the red planet
- the galaxy we live in
- the biggest planet
- space rocks
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- the one with the rings
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- we see this at night
- has the 8 planets
- The first to reach the moon
- a dwarf planet
- what made space travel possible
14 Clues: space rocks • the red planet • a dwarf planet • has the 8 planets • third from the sun • the biggest planet • we see this at night • the galaxy we live in • the one with the rings • Unidentified Flying Object • The first to reach the moon • first human to be on the moon • what made space travel possible • National Aeronautics and Space Administration
HowStuffWorks Puzzle, June 24/21 2021-06-21
Across
- All 50 states have farms that produce this
- Currency
- Standard ‘hardness’ scale
- Apply it to your skin
- Pasteurized rather than homogenized "ice cream"
- Sweet crystalline substance
- Educational summer program about planets, stars, and the cosmos
- Rhyming verses
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- Bottle stopper
- Deviates from what is expected
- Tree that makes a pancake topping
- Custard capital of U.S.
- Indicators of climate change
- Breath of ___
14 Clues: Currency • Breath of ___ • Bottle stopper • Rhyming verses • Apply it to your skin • Custard capital of U.S. • Standard ‘hardness’ scale • Sweet crystalline substance • Indicators of climate change • Deviates from what is expected • Tree that makes a pancake topping • All 50 states have farms that produce this • Pasteurized rather than homogenized "ice cream" • ...
Space tourism 2023-11-14
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- Armstrong First person on the moon
- Protects us from Solar Radiation
- Hold the atmosphere and Earth together
- Coldest planet in our solar system
- Known for their rings
- One of the ice planets
- dioxide Greenhouse gas in our atmosphere
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- Largest star
- Necessity for habitable zone
- Biggest gas giant
- Movement around the sun
- Closest to the sun
- Hottest planet
- Dwarf planet
14 Clues: Largest star • Dwarf planet • Hottest planet • Biggest gas giant • Closest to the sun • Known for their rings • One of the ice planets • Movement around the sun • Necessity for habitable zone • Protects us from Solar Radiation • Coldest planet in our solar system • Armstrong First person on the moon • Hold the atmosphere and Earth together • dioxide Greenhouse gas in our atmosphere
Sky Science Scramble 2026-05-13
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- home
- a ball of ice and dust fromthe kuiper belt or oort cloud
- ball of burning gas
- rocky, metallic thing in the asteroid belt
- temperature jumper planet
- planet with the most moons
- furthest reaches of the sun's gravity
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- a orb of pure gravity that nothing escapes.
- Earth's twin
- sideways planet
- biggest planet
- last inner planet
- order of the planets
- methane planet
14 Clues: home • Earth's twin • biggest planet • methane planet • sideways planet • last inner planet • ball of burning gas • order of the planets • temperature jumper planet • planet with the most moons • furthest reaches of the sun's gravity • rocky, metallic thing in the asteroid belt • a orb of pure gravity that nothing escapes. • a ball of ice and dust fromthe kuiper belt or oort cloud
Words from space and from earth 2018-10-11
13 Clues: water • water • a ball is ... • go down the ... • people in space • synonym for rocket • learn about planets • we live in the 21st ... • Person who goes to space • make the screen work again • nature, everything around us • a game with a racket and shuttlecock • a game with a small ball and a stick
Video Game Setting 2025-01-07
12 Clues: Large hills. • Where 회사원 work. • Sandy landscape. • Where fish live. • Where students go. • Where Santa lives. • Where you can buy things. • Place with lots of trees. • Where there are cows and pigs • Where people go to see animals • Where there are stars and planets • Where there are lots of tall buildings.
Earth's Orbit & Rotation 2025-09-12
12 Clues: big dipper • stars shift • "sun""Center" • additional day • "Earth""Center" • 24 different zones. • 8 planets, a sun, and moon • ancient tool using a shadow • moves in a circle around sun • dark shape when object blocks light • action of earth turning or spinning • heavy weight hanging from a long wire
Space 2021-01-29
Holiday on T7 2018-12-14
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- Someone who buys something.
- Paying to use something, but not buying it.
- An ......... storm has lightning.
- He ................ a question.
- I walked ........... the supermarket.
- Wet forest with many trees.
- Something that is wrong.
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- A ........ program is used for robots.
- Fire on a mountain.
- Feeling scared!
- A loud, high sound when someone is afraid.
- Used for lights and machines.
- When I was sick, I ............
- Very interesting.
- Feeling afraid.
- Used to keep your head safe.
- Places like the Earth.
17 Clues: Feeling scared! • Feeling afraid. • Very interesting. • Fire on a mountain. • Places like the Earth. • Something that is wrong. • Someone who buys something. • Wet forest with many trees. • Used to keep your head safe. • Used for lights and machines. • When I was sick, I ............ • He ................ a question. • An ......... storm has lightning. • ...
UNIT 2 PREP 2025-01-17
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- Came up with the heliocentric theory
- Created the scientific method
- wanted rights for women
- Studied the sky by using a telescope
- Believed in absolutism
- Separation of powers
- Discovered gravity
- Made the first vaccine
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- Made the barometer
- Mainly focused on crime and punishment
- Discovered the planets move in electrical orbits
- Made the first thermometer
- Believed the general will of society
- Made the first telescope
- mainly focused on economics
- "I think therefore I am"
- Believed in tolerance
17 Clues: Made the barometer • Discovered gravity • Separation of powers • Believed in tolerance • Believed in absolutism • Made the first vaccine • wanted rights for women • Made the first telescope • "I think therefore I am" • Made the first thermometer • mainly focused on economics • Created the scientific method • Came up with the heliocentric theory • Studied the sky by using a telescope • ...
Long "a" patterns #2 2023-10-10
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- where a belt goes on your body
- a red vegetable
- tear a muscle but not broken
- where the planets are
- ____ and eggs
- red and white striped candy
- a type of race
- another word for insane
- at the end of your finger
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- a water bottle _____ water
- where one goes hiking
- another word for swap
- top of an angel's head
- under the ____ of a tree
- the ripples in the sea
- opposite of man
- frightened
17 Clues: frightened • ____ and eggs • a type of race • a red vegetable • opposite of man • where one goes hiking • another word for swap • where the planets are • top of an angel's head • the ripples in the sea • another word for insane • under the ____ of a tree • at the end of your finger • a water bottle _____ water • red and white striped candy • tear a muscle but not broken • ...
Earth Moon Sun System 2020-01-19
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- the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill
- one of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth
- the tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides
- either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator
- the path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- a chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid
- a pattern or grouping of starts that people imagine to represent a figure or object
- the darkest part of a shadow
- term describing a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars
- a group of parts that work together as a whole
- the periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean
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- an object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit
- an imaginary line that passes through a planet’s center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates
- a ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion
- the attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill
- either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun
- an oval shape-the shape of the planets’ orbits
- the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part
- the spinning motion of a planet on its axis
- term describing a model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
- the tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides
- any object that orbits around another object in space (i.e. the moon)
- the movement of an object around another object
- the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- the partial or total blocking of one object in space by another
- a streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth’s atmosphere
- a loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit
27 Clues: the darkest part of a shadow • the spinning motion of a planet on its axis • an oval shape-the shape of the planets’ orbits • a group of parts that work together as a whole • the movement of an object around another object • the part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part • the tendency of an object to resist a change in motion • ...
Age of Exploration, Sci Rev, and Enlightenment 2018-11-13
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- A trade route in which manufactured goods were taken to Africa in exchange for slaves, slaves were then taken to the Americas to trade for raw goods, and finally those materials were taken back to Europe to be manufactured into more goods.
- Defined the universal law of gravitation explaining why objects in space and on Earth move
- Came up with the heliocentric universe where the planets revolved around the sun
- Sailed west to find a shorter route to Asia than around Africa and accidentally found the American continent
- Belief that reason is the main or chief source of knowledge
- Women's Rights activist that argued enlightenment ideas of freedom and equality should apply to women
- From 1500-1800 European nations explored to find and control new lands and precious natural resources.
- a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence
- Father of rationalism; he established that we know we can exist because we can think about our existence
- Said people were born with a blank mind, Tabula Rasa, and were molded by their experiences
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- a period when philosophers believed that they could apply the scientific method and use reason to explain human nature logically and help society
- A closed trade system to benefit the Mother Country forced colonies to sell their raw materials and buy manufactured goods only to and from the Mother Country.
- Conquerors of the Americas.
- making general conclusions from particular observations
- Ptolemaic Theory of the earth being the center of the universe
- Wrote about the social contract; believed society came together to be governed by the general will of the people which was freedom
- Used the telescope to find planets were made of material substance, like the Earth
- Someone who studies wisdom; the love to study
- Showed orbits of planets were elliptical confirming the heliocentric universe with his laws of planetary motion
- A large movement of new species of plants and animals between Europe and the Americas. Ideas and people moved as well.
- Copernican Theory of the sun being the center of the universe
- Developed the scientific method and pushed people to use inductive reasoning instead of relying on ancient ideas
- Spanish explorer who found the western route to Asia and is known for circumnavigating the globe.
23 Clues: Conquerors of the Americas. • Someone who studies wisdom; the love to study • making general conclusions from particular observations • Belief that reason is the main or chief source of knowledge • a systematic procedure for collecting and analyzing evidence • Copernican Theory of the sun being the center of the universe • ...
Chapters 8-11 Astronomy Crossword Puzzle 2024-01-26
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- A small spherical grain embedded in a meterorite.
- The breaking apart of a molecule by intense radiation
- The solid remains of a meteor that falls to Earth.
- A planet not orbiting our Sun
- Greenhouse effect in which heat trapping grow temperature rises, so the planet's atmoshphere becomes extremely hot, as has occurred on venus.
- A planet whose orbit lies in the outer part of the Solar System. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are outer planets.
- A cloud of gas and dust in between the stars. Such clouds may be many light-years in diameter.
- The sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the sun.
- A type of meteorite containing many tiny spheres (chondrules) of rocky or metallic material stuck together by carbon-rich material.
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- A reddish colored region in Jupiter's atmosphere, larger than Earth. It appears to be a stable atmospheric vortex, having been seen since some of the earliest telescopic obervations in the 1600s.
- Satellites that by their gravitational attraction prevent particles in a planet's rings from spreading out and dispersing. Saturn's F-ring is held together by shepherding satellites.
- A rocky planet similar to Earth in size and structure, The terrestrial planets are Mercury, Venus. Earth and Mars.
- A planet orbiting in the inner part of the Solar System. Sometimes taken to mean Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- The distance from an astronomical body at which its gravitational force can pull apart another astronomical body.
- The bending of light from a distant object to form an image, usually strongly distorted by the gravitation of a mass between the distant object and the observer.
- the velocity of a body along the line of sight. That is, the part of its motion directly toward or away from the observer
- The bright trail of light created by small solid particles entering Earth's atmosphere and buning up. A "shooting star".
- A meteorite containing small spherical grains called chondrules
- A white ban in a Jovian planet's atmosphere, encircling the planet. It appears that in these zone gas is rising and cooling forming cloud particles.
- A dark band in a Jovian planet's atmosphere, encircling the planet. Gas in the belts appears to be descending and warming.
20 Clues: A planet not orbiting our Sun • A small spherical grain embedded in a meterorite. • The solid remains of a meteor that falls to Earth. • The breaking apart of a molecule by intense radiation • A meteorite containing small spherical grains called chondrules • The sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the sun. • ...
Topic 11 Vocabulary 2026-02-05
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- Term describing a model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
- The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean.
- An object that orbits a planet.
- An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared the area of its orbit.
- One of the different apparent shapes of the moon as seen from Earth.
- The darkest part of a shadow.
- The movement of an object around another object. 19
- Term describing a model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun.
- An imaginary line that passes through a planet’s center and its north and south poles, about which the planet rotates.
- A pattern or grouping of stars that people imagine to represent a figure or object.
- The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
- Either of the two days of the year on which the sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator.
- The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion.
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- The partial or total blocking of one object in space by another.
- The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space.
- An oval shape, which may be elongated or nearly circular; the shape of the planets’ orbits.
- The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
- The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part.
- The tide with the least difference between consecutive low and high tides.
- The attractive force between objects; the force that moves objects downhill.
- A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
- A ball of hot gas, primarily hydrogen and helium, that undergoes nuclear fusion.
- Either of the two days of the year on which neither hemisphere is tilted toward or away from the sun.
- The tide with the greatest difference between consecutive low and high tides.
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
25 Clues: The darkest part of a shadow. • An object that orbits a planet. • The spinning motion of a planet on its axis. • The part of a shadow surrounding the darkest part. • The movement of an object around another object. 19 • The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion. • The periodic rise and fall of the level of water in the ocean. • ...
Space 2026-06-21
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- – The angle at which a planet's axis leans, which stays constant as it travels along its orbital path.
- – The specific period of early morning just before sunrise when Matariki is observed rising.
- Shape** – A perfect, round ball shape achieved by massive objects due to the strength of their own gravity.
- Belt** – A cold, icy ring of space debris and dwarf planets located beyond the orbit of Neptune.
- – Weather and temperature patterns throughout the year caused by the changing direction a hemisphere leans relative to the Sun.
- – The prominent star cluster whose reappearance marks the start of the Māori New Year.
- – The line where the Earth's surface meets the sky, where stars and the Sun appear to rise.
- – The imaginary line that runs through the middle of a planet from pole to pole, around which it spins.
- Effect** – The process where a dense atmosphere traps solar heat on a planet's surface and keeps it from escaping.
- Belt** – The large ring of small, rocky space debris orbiting the Sun between Mars and Jupiter.
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- – The spinning of a planet on its imaginary axis, which takes 24 hours on Earth and causes day and night.
- – The exact compass direction observers must look toward to find Matariki rising in the winter sky.
- – The thick layer of gases that surrounds a planet, holding in heat or protecting its surface.
- – The path a space object takes as it travels completely around another object, such as a planet moving around the Sun.
- – The traditional Māori lunar calendar used to track months, planting cycles, and the New Year.
- – One half of the Earth, usually divided by the equator into Northern and Southern halves.
- Planet** – A round space object orbiting the Sun that has not cleared other debris from its surrounding orbital path, like Pluto.
- Giants** – The four large planets outer planets made primarily of hydrogen and helium gas: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
- is a vocabulary list of **20 key terms** taken directly from your Year 9 Space Test and its assessment schedule, excluding *Wellington* and *New York*:
- – The invisible pull or force of attraction that draws massive space bodies into a round shape.
- Dioxide** – The specific gas that makes up the bulk of Venus's heavy atmosphere.
21 Clues: Dioxide** – The specific gas that makes up the bulk of Venus's heavy atmosphere. • – The prominent star cluster whose reappearance marks the start of the Māori New Year. • – One half of the Earth, usually divided by the equator into Northern and Southern halves. • – The line where the Earth's surface meets the sky, where stars and the Sun appear to rise. • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-01-11
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- One of Jupiter's moons.
- A region of the Solar System beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies.
- The giant planets of the outer Solar System.
- Planets that have a compact, rocky surface.
- Largest object in the main asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
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- A large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface.
- Largest planet in the Solar System.
- Name that refers to a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- Second planet from the Sun.
9 Clues: One of Jupiter's moons. • Second planet from the Sun. • Largest planet in the Solar System. • Planets that have a compact, rocky surface. • The giant planets of the outer Solar System. • A large, bright feature extending outward from the Sun's surface. • Largest object in the main asteroid belt that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. • ...
Planent 2023-12-05
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- Giant Term for Jupiter and Saturn due to their predominant composition.
- While not a planet, it's the center of our solar system and provides light and heat to all the planets.
- It spins on its side, making it unique among the planets.
- The "Red Planet" known for its rusty appearance.
- The farthest known planet from the sun in our solar system.
- Our home planet where life thrives; the third rock from the sun.
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- The second planet from the sun, often called Earth's "sister" due to its similar size.
- This planet is famous for its stunning ring system.
- Largest planet in our solar system, known for its massive size and colorful bands.
- The closest planet to the sun; it has extreme temperatures.
- Once considered the ninth planet, it was later reclassified as a dwarf planet.
11 Clues: The "Red Planet" known for its rusty appearance. • This planet is famous for its stunning ring system. • It spins on its side, making it unique among the planets. • The closest planet to the sun; it has extreme temperatures. • The farthest known planet from the sun in our solar system. • Our home planet where life thrives; the third rock from the sun. • ...
planets of the solar system 2021-06-10
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- each of the four divisions of the year
- imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles
- force that pulls a body toward earth
- angular distance of a body's hour circle east of the vernal equinox
- a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star
- the sun, earth,and moon in alignment
- the action of rotating around an axis or center
- the point in the orbit of a planet
- angular distance of a place east or west
- distance from the earth to the sun
- celestial body of going round in an orbit or elliptical course
- the action or process of moving or being moved
- angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
- the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
- space of partial illumination
- meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- relating to or belonging to a planet or planets
- large round object that circles the Earth
- action or process of conveying
- optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- Earth and other planets revolve around Sun
- frozen gases, rock and dust
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- kind of radiation including different wave lengths
- time of new and full moon when the Sun and Moon are in syzygy
- center of the earth
- the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator
- the point in the orbit of a planet
- smaller than a regular planet
- fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large
- moon during the lunar cycle between the new moon and the full moon
- celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star
- an atmospheric phenomenon
- moon gets between Earth and the sun
- phase between a new moon and a full moon
- angular distance of a body north or south of the celestial equator
- the star around which the earth orbits
- conspicuous configurations of objects or creatures in the sky
- period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
- part of a shadow in which all light from a given source
- single-stranded sequence of DNA or RNA
- a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor
- eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- alternate rising and falling of the sea
- squashed circle with two focus points
45 Clues: center of the earth • an atmospheric phenomenon • frozen gases, rock and dust • smaller than a regular planet • space of partial illumination • action or process of conveying • the point in the orbit of a planet • the point in the orbit of a planet • distance from the earth to the sun • moon gets between Earth and the sun • a small rocky body orbiting the sun • ...
Planets of the solar system 2021-04-23
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- orbits of planets around the Sun
- representing the earth as the center(former)
- during full or new moon, the Sun, the Moon and Earth are all aligned
- body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star and thought to be a planet
- fading or becoming less strong or powerful
- distance in degrees North and South of the equator.
- a small fragment of an orbiting body that has fallen to Earth, generating heat
- transfer of thermal energy
- imaginary line that lies at 0 degrees latitude
- tool that astronomers use to see faraway object
- fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large
- a gradual decrease in magnitude or extent
- force a force that attracts any two objects with mass.
- rising position
- the star around which the earth orbits
- natural satellite of the earth
- a space of partial illumination
- the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
- periodic rise and fall of sea level
- has not cleared the area of its orbit of smaller debris
- attracts a body toward the center of the earth
- a kind of radiation including visible light
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- time of year during which Earth’s axis is at a 90 degree angle to the Sun
- obscuring of the light from one celestial body
- distance in degrees East and West of the prime meridian.
- point of orbit of a planet closest to the sun
- body made of rock and ice
- when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun and the Moon casts a shadow on Earth, blocking Earth’s view of the Sun
- spacecraft that travels through space to collect science
- tide that occurs during the first- or third-quarter Moon, when the Sun, the Moon, and Earth form a right angle
- celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit
- optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
- point of orbit is further from the sun
- the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
- short-term periods with specific weather conditions
- representing the sun as the center(current)
- metallic object
- the dark central part of a sunspot
- group of stars that form a pattern
- he time taken by a celestial body to make a complete round in its orbit.
- piece of interplanetary material that falls toward Earth and enters its
- action of rotating
42 Clues: rising position • metallic object • action of rotating • body made of rock and ice • transfer of thermal energy • natural satellite of the earth • a space of partial illumination • orbits of planets around the Sun • the dark central part of a sunspot • group of stars that form a pattern • periodic rise and fall of sea level • point of orbit is further from the sun • ...
Space 2024-12-22
6 Clues: to send rocket into space • to travel in a curved path • :a group of planets which go around the sun • someone who travels and works in a spacecraft • a scientist who studies the stars and planets • piece of equipment which is used to make objects look bigger
Comets, Meteors, and Asteroids 2020-10-22
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- to break down
- the disk shaped region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found
- the system which included planets and a star
- is a meteor that actually lands on Earth
- made up of ice, dust and frozen gases that had a tail and and goes around the sun in an elliptical orbit
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- an irregularly shaped space rock that orbits the sun and is found in between Mars and Jupiter
- the movement or path a space object takes in our solar system
- the type of orbit comets are in
- a piece of ans asteroid or comet that is still in space
- a piece of an asteroid or comet that is in a planets atmosphere and is also refereed to as a shooting star
10 Clues: to break down • the type of orbit comets are in • is a meteor that actually lands on Earth • the system which included planets and a star • a piece of ans asteroid or comet that is still in space • the movement or path a space object takes in our solar system • the disk shaped region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found • ...
EXOPLANETS 2022-02-28
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- _________________ means humans are able to live there because there is liquid water
- ________ are the slight dimming of light from a star when its tiny planet passes between it and our telescopes
- ______________ imaging is when the scientist sees a planet through a telescope
- The worlds ________________ other stars are called “exoplanets”
- Most planets that we can see with direct imaging are gas _________
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- this word means less visible
- planets need the correct type of ___________ to support liquid water
- ____________ Centauri b - the closest exoplanet - is about four light-years away
- exoplanets are difficult to see mainly because they don't produce their own __________
- most exoplanets are found using ___________ imaging which means scientists measure the dimming light of a planet's star as the planet passes in front of it
10 Clues: this word means less visible • The worlds ________________ other stars are called “exoplanets” • Most planets that we can see with direct imaging are gas _________ • planets need the correct type of ___________ to support liquid water • ______________ imaging is when the scientist sees a planet through a telescope • ...
ExoPlanets 2022-03-01
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- The worlds ________________ other stars are called “exoplanets”
- ________ are the slight dimming of light from a star when its tiny planet passes between it and our telescopes
- planets need the correct type of ___________ to support liquid water
- exoplanets are difficult to see mainly because they don't produce their own __________
- ________________ means humans are able to live there because there is liquid water
- Most planets that we can see with direct imaging are gas _________
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- imaging is when the scientist sees a planet through a telescope
- this word means less visible
- most exoplanets are found using ___________ imaging which means scientists measure the dimming light of a planet's star as the planet passes in front of it
- ____________ Centauri b - the closest exoplanet - is about four light-years away
10 Clues: this word means less visible • imaging is when the scientist sees a planet through a telescope • The worlds ________________ other stars are called “exoplanets” • Most planets that we can see with direct imaging are gas _________ • planets need the correct type of ___________ to support liquid water • ...
Planet Earth - Chapter 2 2021-08-13
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- made up of icy dust particles and frozen gases, they look like bright balls with long feathery tails
- number of planets known to orbit the sun in our solar system
- made up of the hydrosphere, lithosphere, and atmosphere, this is the part of the Earth where all life exists
- small round bodies that orbit the sun and are too small to be considered (2 words)
- ocean containing the deepest known depression on Earth
- largest of the inner planets in the solar system
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- number of continents on Earth
- small, irregularly shaped, planet-like objects found mainly between Mars & Jupiter
- continent where both the highest point on Earth the the lowest land point can be found
- gas that composes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere
10 Clues: number of continents on Earth • largest of the inner planets in the solar system • gas that composes 78 percent of Earth's atmosphere • ocean containing the deepest known depression on Earth • number of planets known to orbit the sun in our solar system • small, irregularly shaped, planet-like objects found mainly between Mars & Jupiter • ...
Changing Earth Crossword 2022-01-04
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- The breaking down or dissolving of rocks and minerals on the surface of the Earth
- where two plates move away from each other
- when plates move towards each other and collide
- The most outer shell of a terrestrial planet
- The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior
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- The solid material found in the centre of some planets at extremely high temperature and pressure
- the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice
- The hot liquid material found near the centre of some planets, distinct from the solid inner core
- to change into another form of energy
- The geological process in which earthen materials are worn away and transported by natural forces such as wind or water
10 Clues: to change into another form of energy • The mostly-solid bulk of Earth's interior • where two plates move away from each other • The most outer shell of a terrestrial planet • when plates move towards each other and collide • the laying down of sediment carried by wind, flowing water, the sea or ice • ...
Sun, Moon, and Stars Vocabulary 2023-12-14
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- the force of attraction that exists between two objects with mass
- when something moves around something else
- includes the Sun, planets, and all of the objects that orbit around the Sun due to its gravity
- a group of stars that create a recognizable shape
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- a spinning motion
- made up of everything that exists, including planets, stars, galaxies and all forms of matter and energy
- of, on, or relating to Earth
- an imaginary line through the Earth that allows it to rotate
- a huge system of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity. Some form in different shapes like elliptical and spiral. Earth is located in the Milky Way galaxy which is spiral shaped
- a path that an object travels as it goes around something
10 Clues: a spinning motion • of, on, or relating to Earth • when something moves around something else • a group of stars that create a recognizable shape • a path that an object travels as it goes around something • an imaginary line through the Earth that allows it to rotate • the force of attraction that exists between two objects with mass • ...
Gravity 2023-02-03
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- this is what the law of gravity is called.
- a thing that keeps going in a straight line until it is acted upon by an external force
- the gravitational pull on an object
- it has a big gravitational pull that holds the planets in orbit around it
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- who discovered gravity
- a planet in orbit of the sun that has a single moon orbiting around it because of its superior gravitational pull.
- something that orbits around the Earth rather than the sun because of the Earth's proximity to it.
- the path planets take while moving around the Sun as it holds them in the same line because of its gravitational pull.
- the force that pulls objects towards each other
- how much space an object takes up
10 Clues: who discovered gravity • how much space an object takes up • the gravitational pull on an object • this is what the law of gravity is called. • the force that pulls objects towards each other • it has a big gravitational pull that holds the planets in orbit around it • a thing that keeps going in a straight line until it is acted upon by an external force • ...
Muslim Crossword 2021-02-05
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- Contains zeros and decimals
- Contained the house of wisdom
- Preparation of medicine
- Was used in the dark ages
- Muslims used to find direction
- Study of planets and stars
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- Designing buildings
- Momentum, gravity, and optics
- Study of history
- Known as Sufis in Muslim
- Writing and decorative
- Studying whatever things god created
12 Clues: Study of history • Designing buildings • Writing and decorative • Preparation of medicine • Known as Sufis in Muslim • Was used in the dark ages • Study of planets and stars • Contains zeros and decimals • Momentum, gravity, and optics • Contained the house of wisdom • Muslims used to find direction • Studying whatever things god created
Words from space and from earth 2018-10-11
13 Clues: water • water • a ball is ... • people in space • go down the ... • synonym for rocket • learn about planets • we live in the 21st ... • Person who goes to space • make the screen work again • nature, everything around us • a game with a racket and shuttlecock • a game with a small ball and a stick
Try This 2022-08-14
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- Plaything Tale 1995
- Maker of TVs, computers, etc
- small earth shakes in 1990
- passing Outlandish by
- little Link called them I-forgots
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- midwest expression of dismay
- "What's poppin', ____?"
- it helps the medicine go down
- kicked out of the planets club
- Inara _____
- Last survivor's only hope
- plastic triangle finger tip
12 Clues: Inara _____ • Plaything Tale 1995 • passing Outlandish by • "What's poppin', ____?" • Last survivor's only hope • small earth shakes in 1990 • plastic triangle finger tip • midwest expression of dismay • Maker of TVs, computers, etc • it helps the medicine go down • kicked out of the planets club • little Link called them I-forgots
IPC Daily Cross Word 2025-06-02
12 Clues: Yearly • Homely star • Popular Game • 4 Down times 5 • Military Planet • Everyone lives in one • The name of our company • These can be superimposed • An aquarium but for planets • Currency you might use...or save • Ms.Herta might be interested in these • Used to hold important information, 3 down makes these
