planets Crossword Puzzles
Solar System Crossword 2023-02-01
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- The orbital zone around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life.
- A three-dimensional type of model of an object or system that maintains accurate relationships between the components of the model such as size and distance.
- A region or belt in the solar system roughly located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars that contains millions of irregularly shaped pieces of rock (called asteroids) as well as ice and dust.
- A large region or belt in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit the Sun along with rocks, dust, and ice.
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- All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity.
- An astronomical body that orbits a star, is big enough to have enough gravity to force a spherical shape, and is big enough that its gravity has cleared away any objects of similar size near its orbit.
- A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
- An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
- A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
10 Clues: A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. • A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it. • A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity. • ...
The Solar System 2022-10-11
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- zone, The orbital region around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life.
- model, A three-dimensional representation of an object or system that maintains accurate relationships between the components of the model such as size and distance.
- belt, A region in the solar system roughly located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars that contains millions of irregularly shaped pieces of rock (called asteroids) as well as ice and dust.
- belt, A large region in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit the Sun along with rocks, dust, and ice.
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- All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity.
- An astronomical body that orbits a star, is big enough to have enough gravity to force a spherical shape, and is big enough that its gravity has cleared away any objects of a similar size near its orbit.
- system, A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
- An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
- A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
10 Clues: A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. • system, A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it. • A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity. • ...
Solar System 2021-01-07
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- The heavenly bodies that do not twinkle
- This planet is the closest one to the sun which can be very hard to see.
- These are small rocky objects that orbit the sun.
- The emptiness between and beyond the stars and planets.
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- What kind of satellite is used for telecommunications and providing information about agriculture, environment, and weather forecasting
- Who was the first Indian astronaut to go to space in 1984
- These are smaller heavenly bodies that revolve around the sun with an orbit of their own.
- The heavenly bodies that twinkle are called
- Our earth is a planet. It gets its light from the sun. It moves around the sun. Its movement around the sun is called
- All heavenly bodies exert a force of attraction or a pull on one another. This force is called
10 Clues: The heavenly bodies that do not twinkle • The heavenly bodies that twinkle are called • These are small rocky objects that orbit the sun. • The emptiness between and beyond the stars and planets. • Who was the first Indian astronaut to go to space in 1984 • This planet is the closest one to the sun which can be very hard to see. • ...
Science 2024-09-28
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- the age of universe according to the big bang theory.
- The hypothesis stating that the solar system formed from a collapsing cloud of gas and dust.
- This theory explains planet formation through the merging of small objects into larger bodies.
- according to the oscillating universe theory this event marks the contraction paste of the universe.
- in the nebular hypothesis this became the center of the solar system.
- the small bodies that collided and merged to form planets in the protoplanet hypothesis.
- A theory proposing continuous creation of matter to maintain a uniform density in the expanding universe.
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- This theory suggest the universe goes through cycles of expansion and contraction.
- The theory that describes the universe's origin from a singular point of immense energy.
- A theory that suggest planets were captured by the sun as it moved through space.
10 Clues: the age of universe according to the big bang theory. • in the nebular hypothesis this became the center of the solar system. • A theory that suggest planets were captured by the sun as it moved through space. • This theory suggest the universe goes through cycles of expansion and contraction. • ...
universe 2025-05-18
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- A natural satellite that orbits the Earth and affects tides.
- The force that pulls objects toward each other — it keeps the planets in orbit around the sun.
- A spacecraft that travels beyond Earth to explore space.
- The red planet — known as the fourth planet from the sun.
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- The star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat.
- The planet we live on — it’s the third planet from the sun.
- A huge ball of gas that shines in the night sky and may have planets orbiting it.
- A bright flash seen in the sky when a meteoroid burns in the atmosphere.
- A collection of billions of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity — the Milky Way is one.
- A frozen ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun and sometimes has a glowing tail.
10 Clues: A spacecraft that travels beyond Earth to explore space. • The red planet — known as the fourth planet from the sun. • The planet we live on — it’s the third planet from the sun. • A natural satellite that orbits the Earth and affects tides. • The star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat. • ...
J Letter Sound 2021-08-10
10 Clues: To pour water • Slowly running • To keep you warm • A very fast plane • Deep under the sea • A very fast animal • I eat this with bread • A very jiggly dessert • A drink made out of fruits. • One of the planets in our solar system
Beginning of the world 2018-01-07
10 Clues: blue planet • people are... • noun of proud • day shops are closed • beginning of universe • sth. every creature needs • biggest animal of the world • Venus, Mars and Jupiter are... • things we see during the night • how the beginning of the world is called in the Bible
something 2024-05-10
10 Clues: not apart • keep going • you remember • try out for a job • hang on a Christmas tree • something you like the most • someone who looks over a country • a news _______ something you read • something that only occurs inside • where all the planets and milky way are
SATURN 2024-05-14
10 Clues: biggest moon • has 146 of these • is a giant of this • planet from the sun • expedition to Saturn • has the most of these • most gas on the planet • largest of the planets • is one of three of the most • scientist to see it with telescope
Space 2025-04-09
10 Clues: first man in space • Main rings on Saturn • first woman in space • spacecraft to mercury • known moons on Neptune • rovers active on Venus • Rovers that landed safe on Mars • dwarf planets in our solar system • Mars has________ amount of volcanoes • Jupiters moons recognized by Galileo
Space Words 2024-08-01
10 Clues: Where we live • Natural satellite • The orange planet • A machine in space • A superfast machine • A tool to see planets • A big ball of rock and gas • A person who goes into space • A vehicle that goes into space • An object that orbits a planet
Spellings 2026-01-18
10 Clues: two times • frozen water • a piece of pizza • eat it with curry • you can run to win • you write with this • do it one time only • you know its them talking • it's where the planets are • your eyes, nose and mouth are on it
Collisions Crossword Puzzle 2022-04-29
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- a small solar system body made of ice and dust
- a small body in outer space that could become a meteor
- the smallest of the dwarf planets, near the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars
- the angle at which the something strikes the body it hits, one of the three major factors that determines the characteristics of the impact crater that forms
- a rounded depression in the surface of a body (planet, moon, or solid body)
- a process in which Earth’s rocks (and craters) are broken down into smaller parts
- a process where rocks (and craters) are worn down by wind and water
- rocky/metal-containing body in space that orbits the Sun
- a meteor that reaches Earth’s surface
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- the area beyond Neptune where many icy, rocky dwarf planets are located
- a crater formed by the eruption/explosion of a volcano
- a solar system body that is smaller than a planet
- how fast a body is traveling; one of the three major factors that determines the characteristics of the impact crater that forms
- the bottom of a crater
- the “weight” of a body;-one of the three major factors that determines the characteristics of the impact crater that forms
- a meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere
- a crater formed when an object strikes a planet, moon or solid body
- material thrown out of a crater at impact
- the raised, circular formation surrounding the crater
19 Clues: the bottom of a crater • a meteor that reaches Earth’s surface • material thrown out of a crater at impact • a meteoroid that enters Earth’s atmosphere • a small solar system body made of ice and dust • a solar system body that is smaller than a planet • the raised, circular formation surrounding the crater • a crater formed by the eruption/explosion of a volcano • ...
Ferguson Vocab 1 2020-08-26
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- connection between events
- a tool that helps us to see planets and stars that are far away
- to pay before
- the opposite of liking
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- not possible
- prefix meaning not or opposite of
- prefix meaning not, example incomplete
- the order in which things happen
- not active
- prefix meaning far away
- prefix meaning before
- prefix meaning not, example import
12 Clues: not active • not possible • to pay before • prefix meaning before • the opposite of liking • prefix meaning far away • connection between events • the order in which things happen • prefix meaning not or opposite of • prefix meaning not, example import • prefix meaning not, example incomplete • a tool that helps us to see planets and stars that are far away
Upper Intermediate, page 16 2014-06-03
12 Clues: an idea • a large heater • to change a bit • the lowest amount • the final product • one of the planets • short time; a second • to show or present something • has a limit, can’t go on forever • having to do with the eyes and sight • an organized list of the main points • to hurt someone’s feelings and upset them
FIN'S MAYAN CROSSWORD 2023-11-07
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- most popular mayan food
- brought to Europe by the Mayans
- country inhabited by the mayans
- continent inhabited by the mayans
- the study of the moon and planets
- ornamental stone used in art
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- tikal is an example of one of these
- kinich Ahau
- invented by the mayans
- site in yucatan in Mexico
- ritual offering to the gods
- Mesoamerican civilization
12 Clues: kinich Ahau • invented by the mayans • most popular mayan food • site in yucatan in Mexico • Mesoamerican civilization • ritual offering to the gods • ornamental stone used in art • brought to Europe by the Mayans • country inhabited by the mayans • continent inhabited by the mayans • the study of the moon and planets • tikal is an example of one of these
Year8SolarPuzzle 2025-04-10
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- energy source
- they move around us
- you use it everyday
- it has a ring around it
- its known as the red planet
- it is the largest planet in the solar system
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- you see them at night
- we live on it
- it helps you see
- earth's it's closest neighbour
- it helps you see
- they guide you at night
- the closet plant to the sun
13 Clues: we live on it • energy source • it helps you see • it helps you see • they move around us • you use it everyday • you see them at night • it has a ring around it • they guide you at night • its known as the red planet • the closet plant to the sun • earth's it's closest neighbour • it is the largest planet in the solar system
Space: Earth, Sun, and Moon 2025-01-13
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- A phase of the moon that appears more than half illuminated but less than full.
- The different shapes the moon appears to take on in its monthly orbit around the Earth, including new moon, crescent moon, quarter moon, gibbous moon, and full moon.
- The four divisions of the year marked by changing weather patterns and the length of daylight, caused by the tilt of the Earth's axis as it revolves around the sun.
- The periodic rising and falling of the Earth's ocean surface caused by the gravitational pull of the moon and the sun.
- A phase of the moon in which a small, curved portion of it is visible.
- The movement of one object around another, such as the Earth's orbital movement around the sun.
- The third planet from the sun in our solar system, on which we live. It is home to a wide variety of living organisms.
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- A celestial event that occurs when the moon passes between the sun and the Earth, blocking the sunlight and casting a shadow on the Earth's surface.
- The natural satellite of the Earth that orbits around it. It reflects sunlight and appears to change shape during its different phases.
- The vast, seemingly infinite expanse that exists beyond the Earth's atmosphere, containing planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial objects.
- A celestial event that occurs when the Earth passes directly between the sun and the moon, casting a shadow on the moon and causing it to darken.
- The spinning of an object around its axis, such as the Earth's rotation on its axis, which causes day and night.
- The star at the center of our solar system, around which the Earth and other planets revolve. It provides heat and light to Earth.
- The force of attraction that exists between any two objects with mass. It is responsible for keeping objects, like planets and moons, in orbit.
14 Clues: A phase of the moon in which a small, curved portion of it is visible. • A phase of the moon that appears more than half illuminated but less than full. • The movement of one object around another, such as the Earth's orbital movement around the sun. • ...
Spelling Bee - Level Two 2014-08-09
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- / precious stone of transparent rich blue
- / abnormal anxiety about one’s health
- / dictionary of synonyms
- / period of 1,000 years
- / scientific study of stars, planets and the physical universe
- / deposit caused by water dripping onto the floor of a cave
- / genuinely
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- / independence, self-rule
- / irrational hostility directed towards an individual
- / group of people with the authority to rule a country or state
- / national legislature
- / benefit; advantage; favour
- / memento; reminder
- / serious, dignified
14 Clues: / genuinely • / memento; reminder • / serious, dignified • / national legislature • / period of 1,000 years • / dictionary of synonyms • / independence, self-rule • / benefit; advantage; favour • / abnormal anxiety about one’s health • / precious stone of transparent rich blue • / irrational hostility directed towards an individual • ...
Space crossowrds 2023-11-15
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- Dark cold planet
- smallest phase of the moon
- has two moons
- someone who researches about space
- A gas planet
- a line that divides the earth in half
- spins in the opposite direction as earth
- the closest star to earth
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- smallest phase of the moon
- planet that orbits sideways
- planet that orbits closer to the moons
- A repeating path for the planets
- the only planet with rings
- person who travels through space
- isn't actually round
15 Clues: A gas planet • has two moons • Dark cold planet • isn't actually round • the closest star to earth • smallest phase of the moon • smallest phase of the moon • the only planet with rings • planet that orbits sideways • A repeating path for the planets • person who travels through space • someone who researches about space • a line that divides the earth in half • ...
Heaven and Earth 2025-04-21
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- A tall woody plant
- The largest and deepest ocean
- Put plants in this
- Science including the study of rocks
- Third planet from the sun
- Where angels are said to live
- Some astronauts land here
- They twinkle in the night sky
- Attract bees and butterflies
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- The Milky Way is our _______
- The highest mountain
- Russian equivalent of an astronaut
- Bodies orbiting round the sun
- A prism in the sky
14 Clues: A tall woody plant • Put plants in this • A prism in the sky • The highest mountain • Third planet from the sun • Some astronauts land here • The Milky Way is our _______ • Attract bees and butterflies • The largest and deepest ocean • Bodies orbiting round the sun • Where angels are said to live • They twinkle in the night sky • Russian equivalent of an astronaut • ...
DeaconGreen-ScientificRevolutionPuzzle 2021-02-15
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- Latin word for revolutions
- phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc
- C. Ideas were considered________
- inside waves
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- All bodies accelerate at the same rate
- A Treatise of the Reflexions
- The planets revolve around the sun
- Gear that helps you see space
- Rotates around a body
- Study of the universe
- sun centered
- all the colors of the rainbow
12 Clues: sun centered • inside waves • Rotates around a body • Study of the universe • Latin word for revolutions • A Treatise of the Reflexions • Gear that helps you see space • all the colors of the rainbow • C. Ideas were considered________ • The planets revolve around the sun • phenomenon of light, radio waves, etc • All bodies accelerate at the same rate
Mailyn's Crossword 2021-06-17
12 Clues: N---e-s (Math) • O--r-t---s (Math) • C---t--i--t (E.C.A) • -r- (E.C.A.) • L--g-a-e (English) • L-a-n (English) • I---t--y (Social Studies) • P---e-s (Natural Science) • S--e-c- (Natural Science) • C--t--e (Social Studies) • R--d--g (Language and literature) • O---o--a--y (Language and literature)
Space 2024-05-08
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- Moon with atmosphere
- Man's best friend
- Largest dwarf planet in the Asteroid Belt
- Flying mammal
- Has a trunk
- The first planet from the sun
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- Used to be the 9th planet
- Large marsupial
- One of Jupiter's moons which is larger than Mercury
- These planets are made of gas
- Coldest planet in the solar system
- Likes to chase mice
12 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • Moon with atmosphere • Used to be the 9th planet • These planets are made of gas • The first planet from the sun • Coldest planet in the solar system • Largest dwarf planet in the Asteroid Belt • One of Jupiter's moons which is larger than Mercury
year 8 space 2025-04-10
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- Smallest planet closest to Sun
- Big round things orbiting stars
- Ringed gas giant planet
- Giant gas planet with storms
- Energy traveling from the Sun
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- Earth's hot cloudy neighbor planet
- thing that comes out in night
- Makes things visible to see
- Huge ball of hot gas
- Ability to do work or move
- Our home planet with life
- The reddish Planet.
12 Clues: The reddish Planet. • Huge ball of hot gas • Ringed gas giant planet • Our home planet with life • Ability to do work or move • Makes things visible to see • Giant gas planet with storms • thing that comes out in night • Energy traveling from the Sun • Smallest planet closest to Sun • Big round things orbiting stars • Earth's hot cloudy neighbor planet
Joshua Galindo 2023-05-09
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- a object speeding up or slowing down
- competing for something
- earth around the earth
- phases of light on the moon
- speed with direction
- makes organ system
- plates of land on earth.
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- the time and object reaches a destination
- the pull of planets
- a force from two forces pushing opposite ways
- made up of organs
- the spinning of the earth
12 Clues: made up of organs • makes organ system • the pull of planets • speed with direction • earth around the earth • competing for something • plates of land on earth. • the spinning of the earth • phases of light on the moon • a object speeding up or slowing down • the time and object reaches a destination • a force from two forces pushing opposite ways
Famous Scientists & Inventions 2025-09-07
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- – Proved lightning is electricity
- – Developed the theory of relativity
- – Discovered pasteurization and germ theory
- – Invented the telephone
- – Invented dynamite, founded Nobel Prize
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- – Perfected the electric light bulb
- – Invented alternating current motor
- – Proposed theory of evolution by natural selection
- – Father of genetics, pea plant experiments
- – Pioneered research on radioactivity
- – Discovered laws of motion and gravity
- – Improved the telescope, studied planets
12 Clues: – Invented the telephone • – Proved lightning is electricity • – Perfected the electric light bulb • – Invented alternating current motor • – Developed the theory of relativity • – Pioneered research on radioactivity • – Discovered laws of motion and gravity • – Invented dynamite, founded Nobel Prize • – Improved the telescope, studied planets • ...
Outergalactic Planetary 2026-03-25
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- — Path a celestial body takes
- — Huge system of stars and planets
- — Celestial lights in night sky
- — A celestial body orbiting a star
- — Icy body that orbits the sun
- — The center of our solar system
- — Natural satellite of Earth
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- — Ice giant planet
- — Planet with rings
- — Smallest planet in solar system
- — Blue distant planet
- — Small rocky body in space
12 Clues: — Ice giant planet • — Planet with rings • — Blue distant planet • — Small rocky body in space • — Natural satellite of Earth • — Path a celestial body takes • — Icy body that orbits the sun • — Celestial lights in night sky • — The center of our solar system • — Smallest planet in solar system • — Huge system of stars and planets • — A celestial body orbiting a star
rter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it) Baco 2023-12-13
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- believed that a better understanding of the natural world would produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives
- Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular orbit
- Mathematically proved the heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
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- Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye
- was an outspoken supporter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
5 Clues: Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye • believed that a better understanding of the natural world would produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives • ...
rter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it) Baco 2023-12-13
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- believed that a better understanding of the natural world would produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives
- Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular orbit
- Mathematically proved the heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
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- Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye
- was an outspoken supporter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
5 Clues: Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye • believed that a better understanding of the natural world would produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives • ...
Topic 1 and 2 Vocabulary 2014-04-11
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- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed.
- Astronomy,Navigation . the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- structure of concepts, values, customs, views, etc., by means of which an individual or group perceives or evaluates data, communicates ideas, and regulates behavior.
- Co-ordinates Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling Earth)
- to subject to refraction.
- having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.
- All objects seen in the sky (the sun, moon, stars, and planets)
- Astronomy . the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon.
- Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
- the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.
- The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
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- an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 b.c. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sextant.
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planets’ elliptical orbits
- having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.
- having or representing the earth as a center: a geocentric theory of the universe.
- (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion.
- having or representing the earth as a center: a geocentric theory of the universe.
- The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
- a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
21 Clues: to subject to refraction. • the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. • All objects seen in the sky (the sun, moon, stars, and planets) • The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope • The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope • Astronomy . the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon. • ...
Crossword - Zak Alvarado - Per. 2 - 10/23/23 2023-10-23
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- A fundamental system in condensed matter sciences and the main constituent of gas giant planets
- A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- A large planet mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen
- A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
- The orbital motion of a spatial body in a direction that is opposite of what is normal in a given system
- A meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground. More than 90 percent of meteorites are of rock, while the remainder consist wholly or partly of iron and nickel.
- Lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun.
- A steep slope or cliff formed by folded or eroded layers of rock.
- A region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice.
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- A small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere, becoming incandescent as a result of friction and appearing as a streak of light.
- The deviation of a planet's orbit from circularity
- A closed curve, consisting of all points whose distances from each of two fixed points add up to the same value
- A number of meteors that appear to radiate from one point in the sky at a particular date each year, due to the earth's regularly passing through a field of particles at that position in its orbit. Meteor showers are named after the constellation in which the radiant is situated
- Any of the five regions of the surface of the Earth that are loosely divided according to prevailing climate and latitude
- Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface
- Any of innumerable small bodies of accreted gas and dust thought to have orbited the Sun during the formation of the planets.
- The average distance from the Earth to the Sun, approximately 93,000,000 miles
- A large-scale linear or curved array of mineral deposits
18 Clues: Lumps of rock or iron that orbit the sun. • The deviation of a planet's orbit from circularity • A large planet mostly composed of helium and/or hydrogen • A large-scale linear or curved array of mineral deposits • Earth-like planets made up of rocks or metals with a hard surface • A steep slope or cliff formed by folded or eroded layers of rock. • ...
dhjg 2022-01-04
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- Planet blue and has 27 moons
- The hottest
- Compendium of all galaxies
- satellite of the earth
- has large rings
- Anstron First person to reach the moon
- Neighbor of the earth
- Lumbrera major of the day
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- Home of humanity
- Galaxy millions of kilometers from Earth
- System Set of stars and planets
- The eighth of the solar system
- dwarf planet
- Acronym for NASA's Modular Station in Space
- Place where Martians are believed to be
- The largest planet
- luminous stars that adorn the sky
17 Clues: The hottest • dwarf planet • has large rings • Home of humanity • The largest planet • Neighbor of the earth • satellite of the earth • Lumbrera major of the day • Compendium of all galaxies • Planet blue and has 27 moons • The eighth of the solar system • System Set of stars and planets • luminous stars that adorn the sky • Anstron First person to reach the moon • ...
News in the media 2014-07-08
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- funny drawings
- famous people answer questions in these
- predictions about the future based on the position of the planets
- you can see these on National Geographic
- information about something that has just happened
- crosswords are examples of these
- opinions about films, books,...
- usually about the lives of famous people
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- predictions about the weather
- someone who speaks officially for a person/ organisation
- you send these to the editor
- pieces of writing
- the titles of newspapers articles
- you answer questions in these
- word puzzles
- tips
- to set free
17 Clues: tips • to set free • word puzzles • funny drawings • pieces of writing • you send these to the editor • predictions about the weather • you answer questions in these • opinions about films, books,... • crosswords are examples of these • the titles of newspapers articles • famous people answer questions in these • you can see these on National Geographic • ...
Science vocabulary 2023-10-18
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- science about IT
- science about
- science about past
- the study about different laws of nature
- sicence about money
- science about ways of teaching students
- science about controlling people
- science about people's behaviour
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- science about creating things
- science about care of nature, recycling and reusing things
- the study about living organisms
- science about stars and planets
- science about present and governments
- science the study about our planet
- science about natural objects, economics and nationalities
- science about your body, illnesses
- the study about different elements in the world
17 Clues: science about • science about IT • science about past • sicence about money • science about creating things • science about stars and planets • the study about living organisms • science about controlling people • science about people's behaviour • science the study about our planet • science about your body, illnesses • science about present and governments • ...
kaitlyn buckmaster 13 2023-10-27
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- a living species
- a plant that clears our air
- all the rocks
- tiny droplets in earths atmosphere
- the gas around earth
- all life and plants including animals
- a natural power that exerts force to o work
- all the water
- a gass in our planets air
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- a gas we breath
- a elevation from earths ground
- a solid shape
- a gas substance we can breathe
- a solid with a chemichal
- its ice and snow from solid precipitation
- the ground
- an unsalid matter
17 Clues: the ground • a solid shape • all the rocks • all the water • a gas we breath • a living species • an unsalid matter • the gas around earth • a solid with a chemichal • a gass in our planets air • a plant that clears our air • a elevation from earths ground • a gas substance we can breathe • tiny droplets in earths atmosphere • all life and plants including animals • ...
Topic 5 2024-05-06
8 Clues: motion • the force • the suns rays • the vast void • big ball of gas • spheres in space • another word for space • thing in the middle of the solar system
Topic 1 and 2 Vocabulary 2014-04-11
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- having or representing the earth as a center: a geocentric theory of the universe.
- having or representing the earth as a center: a geocentric theory of the universe.
- having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.
- Co-ordinates Locate a celestial body relative to a fixed earth (as though the celestial bodies are circling Earth)
- The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
- Newton’s law states that all objects attract all other objects and provides an explanation for the planets’ elliptical orbits
- any of various groups of stars to which definite names have been given, as Ursa Major, Ursa Minor, Boötes, Cancer, Orion.
- having or representing the sun as a center: the heliocentric concept of the universe.
- Astronomy . the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon.
- an instrument for determining directions, as by means of a freely rotating magnetized needle that indicates magnetic north.
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- the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected.
- All objects seen in the sky (the sun, moon, stars, and planets)
- an astronomical instrument for taking the altitude of the sun or stars and for the solution of other problems in astronomy and navigation: used by Greek astronomers from about 200 b.c. and by Arab astronomers from the Middle Ages until superseded by the sextant.
- to subject to refraction.
- structure of concepts, values, customs, views, etc., by means of which an individual or group perceives or evaluates data, communicates ideas, and regulates behavior.
- Astronomy,Navigation . the arc of the horizon measured clockwise from the south point, in astronomy, or from the north point, in navigation, to the point where a vertical circle through a given heavenly body intersects the horizon.
- (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed.
- Optics. the ability of an optical device to produce separate images of close objects.
- a plane curve such that the sums of the distances of each point in its periphery from two fixed points, the foci, are equal. It is a conic section formed by the intersection of a right circular cone by a plane that cuts the axis and the surface of the cone. Typical equation: ( x 2 / a 2 ) + ( y 2 / b 2 ) = 1. If a = b the ellipse is a circle.
- The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope
21 Clues: to subject to refraction. • the act of reflecting or the state of being reflected. • All objects seen in the sky (the sun, moon, stars, and planets) • The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope • The lens through which you view a magnified object using a telescope • Astronomy . the angular distance of a heavenly body above the horizon. • ...
china inventions 2020-05-10
planets. 2013-09-11
4 Clues: the star closest to Earth • a large object that moves around the sun • a ball of rock that moves around the Earth • an object in the sky that makes its own light
planets. 2013-09-11
4 Clues: the star closest to Earth • a large object that moves around the sun • a ball of rock that moves around the Earth • an object in the sky that makes its own light
Planets 2020-11-09
4 Clues: Planet 3rd from the sun • Start at the center of the Milky Way. • Planet 4th from the sun. also called the red planet • ajsldfjalsdfjlaskdfjl asdjfaskasldfjlasjdfasdf asldfjladasldkjfasdfjasldfj asdjflasd
Planets 2020-11-09
4 Clues: Planet 3rd from the sun • Start at the center of the Milky Way. • Planet 4th from the sun. also called the red planet • ajsldfjalsdfjlaskdfjl asdjfaskasldfjlasjdfasdf asldfjladasldkjfasdfjasldfj asdjflasd
planets 2021-05-09
Planets 2022-04-13
4 Clues: The third planet of the solar system • The first planet of the solar system • The second planet of the solar system • The fourth planet of the solar system
Planets 2022-05-16
Planets 2025-01-21
4 Clues: Home, sweet home • No longer officially a planet • The biggest planet in the solar system. • ______centauri The closest star system to our own system.
planets 2025-12-03
STAR CHARM PUZZLE 2021-05-24
8 Clues: DWARF PLANET • HAS MOST MOONS • MADE OF PLASMA • HOTTEST PLANET • HAS RING AROUND IT • USED TO HAVE WATER • system HAS 8 PLANETS • HAS OVER OF 200 BILLION STARS
Week 4 Year 5 Vocab 2022-02-17
8 Clues: killing • many people • came/started • an invisible line • a subject at school • the plant we live on • where the planets are located • the study of land and animals
The Solar System 2024-02-16
8 Clues: Biggest Planet • The Red Planet • The Dead Planet • Terrestrial Planet • All planets orbit it • How did the Universe start • First astronaut on the moon • Earths only natural satellite
alphabet and planets stars 2019-09-01
13 Clues: a n • a h • an a • a fork • a straw • three lines • a blue star • a w in French • my fav planet • two mountains • an o on a line • a Italian alphabet • a b with a strait line
Chapters 28 and 29 Astronomy Lydia Gleckler 2022-05-12
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- _____________ is a well-known constellation. The pairs of stars at the end of its bowl point to Polaris, the North Star.
- the planets closest to the sun in our solar system
- Nearest start to earth mostly made out of hydrogen in the plasma state
- cools for eons until it is too cold to emit light. is part of a binary star, it pulls matter from its partner, which can lead to a nuclear blast (nova).
- groups of stars that have regularly recognized positions.
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- the intrinsic brightness, independent of how bright it appears
- the brightness as it appears to us
- the Sun and planets formed together from a cloud of gas and dust What a star begins as
- this person's Geocentric model was known as the Earth centered solar system
- this person's heliocentric model was known as the sun centered solar system
10 Clues: the brightness as it appears to us • the planets closest to the sun in our solar system • groups of stars that have regularly recognized positions. • the intrinsic brightness, independent of how bright it appears • Nearest start to earth mostly made out of hydrogen in the plasma state • this person's Geocentric model was known as the Earth centered solar system • ...
The Solar System 2024-01-16
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- a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid, or meteoroid, that originates in outer space and survives its passage through the atmosphere to reach the surface of a planet or moon.
- small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
- the average distance between Earth and the Sun
- located in kuiper belt
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- the distance light travels in one Earth year
- an asteroid that has entered earths atmosphere
- an oval-shaped path, like a slightly elongated circle. This is due to the gravitational interactions among the Sun, planets, and other celestial bodies that move in elliptical paths.
- stars, planets, satellites, asteroids, meteorids and comets.
- the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution
- a large, dusty atmosphere surrounding the nucleus, made up of sublimated gas mixed with dust
10 Clues: located in kuiper belt • small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. • the distance light travels in one Earth year • an asteroid that has entered earths atmosphere • the average distance between Earth and the Sun • stars, planets, satellites, asteroids, meteorids and comets. • a large, dusty atmosphere surrounding the nucleus, made up of sublimated gas mixed with dust • ...
comets, asteroids, and meteors 2024-01-18
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- a spherical shell of small icy bodies (as comets) that orbit the sun far beyond Pluto
- the area around everything that exists, continuing in all directions
- a layer of gas and suspended solids extending from the Earth's surface up many thousands of miles
- disk-shaped region between mars and Jupiter filled with asteroids
- small objects that orbit our sun composed of ice and dust
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- pieces that break off comets or asteroids that float through space
- a doughnut-shaped region of icy objects beyond the orbit of Neptune. It is home to Pluto and most of the known dwarf planets and some comets.
- meteors that hit the earths surface
- small irregularly shaped chunks of rock that orbit the sun but are much too small to be considered planets
- pieces that break off comets or asteroids that enter earths atmosphere
10 Clues: meteors that hit the earths surface • small objects that orbit our sun composed of ice and dust • disk-shaped region between mars and Jupiter filled with asteroids • pieces that break off comets or asteroids that float through space • the area around everything that exists, continuing in all directions • ...
Celestial events 2022-09-22
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- a celestial event in which a number of meteors are observed to radiate, or originate, from one point in the night sky.
- Type of solar eclipse occurs when the Moon is positioned farthest from the earth.
- what is it called when the sun, moon and Earth are aligned?
- Close appearance of celestial objects seen from earth.
- the best time/day to observe outer planets
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- what is the day called when the Earth is closest to the sun?
- A celestial even occur when a big object like the moon, moves in front of a smaller appearing object, like a planet.
- The best time/day to observe inner planets
- A celestial even occur when a planet passes between a star and its observer?
- The sun is positioned directly above the equator of the Earth is called?
10 Clues: The best time/day to observe inner planets • the best time/day to observe outer planets • Close appearance of celestial objects seen from earth. • what is it called when the sun, moon and Earth are aligned? • what is the day called when the Earth is closest to the sun? • The sun is positioned directly above the equator of the Earth is called? • ...
Lesson 2 Gravity and the Solar System 2022-02-09
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- the law in which each planet's orbit about the Sun is a deformed circle or an ellipse.
- inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path
- a small body from which a planet originated in the early stages of development of the solar system
- planets formed from the collisions and mergers of rocky planetestimals
- the cloud from which the solar system is formed
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- planets that formed in the outer disk and have rocky or metallic cores and deep atmospheres of gas and ice
- where the central star, our sun, is formed
- the path that a body follows and it travels around another body in space
- a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and their distances between them
9 Clues: where the central star, our sun, is formed • the cloud from which the solar system is formed • inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path • planets formed from the collisions and mergers of rocky planetestimals • the path that a body follows and it travels around another body in space • ...
Lesson 2 Gravity and the Solar System 2022-02-09
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- inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path
- the law in which each planet's orbit about the Sun is a deformed circle or an ellipse.
- planets formed from the collisions and mergers of rocky planetestimals
- the cloud from which the solar system is formed
- a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and their distances between them
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- planets that formed in the outer disk and have rocky or metallic cores and deep atmospheres of gas and ice
- where the central star, our sun, is formed
- a small body from which a planet originated in the early stages of development of the solar system
- the path that a body follows and it travels around another body in space
9 Clues: where the central star, our sun, is formed • the cloud from which the solar system is formed • inward force that causes an object to move in a circular path • planets formed from the collisions and mergers of rocky planetestimals • the path that a body follows and it travels around another body in space • ...
season crossword puzzle 2021-03-25
10 Clues: rain • summer • a slight turn • a circular motion • a half of the earth • energy the suns energy • a line at the middle of the earth • what the planets do around the sun • a line that runs through the earth • rays the suns energy pointed straight
Unit 7 Kerttu and Kamilla 2022-03-02
10 Clues: neste • bensiini • vetoketju • You sleep on this • You can run on this • When you need to live • When something cost very much • Cars, trains, planes, bikes... • We need this to live and we breath this • Every planets and suns and stars are here
Can you find my spellings? 2025-01-17
10 Clues: double trouble • planets live here • I melt in the sun • I'm a type of food • stories start with me • a challenge you can do • something a person has • you can create using me • you need to use me often • something you can do to food
Aztec Sacrifice 2021-10-27
10 Clues: a present • a giant star • when you owe money • when you give money • the man the myth the- • where you feel things • the ones that sees all • what you are here to do • the liquid in your body • where all the planets live
Layers of the Atmosphere 2023-01-25
10 Clues: where humans live • protects the earth • weather and clouds layer • Airplanes and Ozone layer • 5 layers of the atmosphere • Satelites orbit earth layer • inside of thermosphere layer • Meteors burn up and coldest layer • Aurora borealis and hottest layer • outside of earth where other planets are
Astronomers 2022-12-06
10 Clues: solar ... • the sun is a ? • it orbits the sun • the earth orbits it • third planet from the sun • a person who travels space • the moon goes through eight • the planet surrounded by rings • the fourth planet from the sun • saturn, earth, and venus are...
Astronomers 2022-12-06
10 Clues: solar ... • the sun is a ? • it orbits the sun • the earth orbits it • third planet from the sun • a person who travels space • the moon goes through eight • the planet surrounded by rings • the fourth planet from the sun • saturn, earth, and venus are...
Sydney's Crossword 2025-09-25
10 Clues: water • the same thing • a thing that changes • something we walk on • lowest place on earth • 2nd lowest place in space • gasses around the planets • 2nd highest place in space • the place where meteors burn up • water ,land ,and lots of things that live
Swiftwalker: Space Adventure 2019-04-21
9 Clues: a red planet • the coldest planet • a mountain of fire • a subject at school • Saturn's biggest moon • a flying rock in space • Neptune's largest moon • holes on the surface of planets • something we use to fly to space
Earth like Planets 2023-04-13
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- Much like earth mars has_______
- this erosion is also known as wind erosion
- this planet is closest to earth
- Venus' wind speeds are relatively___
- This color was the reason mars was the god of war to romans
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- largest mountain in the solar system
- this planets ______ is not visible due to dense clouds
- terrain that looks like a brain
- who discovered venus has a full range of phases
9 Clues: Much like earth mars has_______ • terrain that looks like a brain • this planet is closest to earth • largest mountain in the solar system • Venus' wind speeds are relatively___ • this erosion is also known as wind erosion • who discovered venus has a full range of phases • this planets ______ is not visible due to dense clouds • ...
The planets Aimar 2020-03-12
9 Clues: The largest planet. • Famous for its rings. • Closest planet to Earth. • Closest planet to the sun. • Known as the "Red Planet". • The farthest planet from the sun. • Coldest planet in the solar system. • longer a officially considered a planet. • Takes approximately 365 days to rotate around the sun.
The Planets, Aimar 2020-03-14
9 Clues: The largest planet • Famous for its rings • Closest planet to Earth • Closest planet to the sun • Known as the "Red Planet" • The farthest planet from the sun • coldest planet in the solar system • No longer a officially considered a planet • Takes approximately 365 days to rotate around the sun
Planets Edremit bilsem 2022-11-03
9 Clues: last planet • lergest planet • the red planet • coldest planet • hottest planet • smallest planet • living things live • removed from the planet • 6th planet closest to the sun
Alex planets puzzle 2023-12-12
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- this planet is NOT as hot as venus
- this planet is blue because of methane
- this planet is closest to the sun
- this planet is sidways
- nasa has landed rovers here
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- this planet is farthist frome the sun
- the hotist planet is the soular system
- nasa sent this to mars
- this planet has a storm
- this planet has rings
- we live here
11 Clues: we live here • this planet has rings • nasa sent this to mars • this planet is sidways • this planet has a storm • nasa has landed rovers here • this planet is closest to the sun • this planet is NOT as hot as venus • this planet is farthist frome the sun • the hotist planet is the soular system • this planet is blue because of methane
Space and planets 2024-10-21
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- a red planet that's smaller than Earth
- Sun every planet in our solar system is rotating around this star
- the biggest planet in our solar system
- a brown-ish planet that has rings around it
- a dwarf planet beyond Neptune
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- a blue planet very far away from the Sun
- the planet closest to the Sun
- a planet that's almost the same size as Earth
- Milky Way the galaxy that we live in
- the planet closest to Neptune
10 Clues: the planet closest to the Sun • the planet closest to Neptune • a dwarf planet beyond Neptune • a red planet that's smaller than Earth • the biggest planet in our solar system • a blue planet very far away from the Sun • Milky Way the galaxy that we live in • a brown-ish planet that has rings around it • a planet that's almost the same size as Earth • ...
Earth,Moon and Sun 2025-03-10
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- the shape of the illuminated part of the Moon as it appears from the Earth
- something we see again and again
- the size of things
- a full moon which is a circle which we can see it from earth
- a moon that looks more than a half moon
- the source of light which produces light to the planets
- when we see the moon in half a circle from the Earth
- the pair of asteroids orbits the sun and doesn't pose any threat to our planet
- a moon phase which means we cannot see the moon from the Earth
- the line between the light and the dark on the Moon
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- a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
- a planet which is not in our solar system
- a moon is called a lunar eclipse when it is dark The model is an object which is done on computers or on paper so that it is easier to see
- a spotlight to spot a dancer on the stage so that the dancer is visible
- a moon that looks less than a half moon from earth
- a model is an object done on a computer or on a paper so that it is easier to see
- the place where we can see all the planets like the Earth,Moon and Sun
- a moon which is outside our solar system
- the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
19 Clues: the size of things • something we see again and again • a moon that looks more than a half moon • a moon which is outside our solar system • a planet which is not in our solar system • a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • a moon that looks less than a half moon from earth • the line between the light and the dark on the Moon • ...
Astronomy 2024-10-17
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- the outer planets are larger and are known as _______ giants
- the path a celestial object follows as it revolves around another object
- imaginary line that runs through the center of the Earth from pole to pole
- moon phase where the moon looks a bit like a hunchback
- a large system composed of gasses, stars, planets, moons and other celestial objects
- the pole that receives 24 hours of daylight when the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the sun
- the gravitational pull between two objects is determined by their mass and...
- movement of Earth around its axis
- changes in the amount of light reflected off the moon as it revolves around Earth
- imaginary line around the center of the Earth dividing north and south
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- a measure of the amount of matter in an object
- seasons on earth are a result of the tilt of Earth on its axis and this type of movement
- occurs every four years to make up for the 365 1/4 days it takes Earth to revolve
- a lunar cycle where the light is increasing on the right
- gravitational pull between two objects as a result of their _________ to each other
- we only ever see the ________ side of the moon
- season that occurs when the Earth is tilted away from the sun
- type of eclipse that occurs when the moon is between the sun and the Earth
- the two hemispheres receive ________ amounts of light during the spring and fall
19 Clues: movement of Earth around its axis • a measure of the amount of matter in an object • we only ever see the ________ side of the moon • moon phase where the moon looks a bit like a hunchback • a lunar cycle where the light is increasing on the right • the outer planets are larger and are known as _______ giants • ...
The Solar System 2022-01-26
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- model A three-dimensional representation of an object or system that maintains accurate relationships between the components of the model such as size and distance.
- A large region in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit the Sun along with rocks, dust, and ice.
- An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
- An astronomical body that orbits a star, is big enough to have enough gravity to force a spherical shape, and is big enough that its gravity has cleared away any objects of a similar size near its orbit.
- belt A region in the solar system roughly located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars that contains millions of irregularly shaped pieces of rock (called asteroids) as well as ice and dust.
- A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
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- The orbital region around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life.
- All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity.
- a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
10 Clues: a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. • A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it. • An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-07-01
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- A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
- An astronomical body that orbits a star, is big enough to have enough gravity to force a spherical shape, and is big enough that its gravity has cleared away any objects of a similar size near its orbit.
- An attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects towards its center.
- All of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- A region in the solar system roughly located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars that contains millions of irregularly shaped pieces of rock (called asteroids) as well as ice and dust.
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- A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity.
- The orbital region around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life.
- A three-dimentional representation of an object or system that maintains accurate relationships between the components of the model such as size and distance.
- A large region in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit the Sun along with rocks, dust, and ice.
- A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
10 Clues: A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. • A gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it. • A huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity. • ...
Solar System 2023-09-21
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- a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems held together by gravity.
- an astronomical body that orbits a star, is big enough to have enough gravity to force a spherical shape, and is big enough that its gravity has cleared away any objects of a similar size near its orbit.
- a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
- a three-dimensional representation of an object or system that maintains accurate relationships between the components of the model such as size and distance.
- all of space and time and their contents, including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of matter and energy.
- a region in the solar system roughly located between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars that contains millions of irregularly shaped pieces of rock (called asteroids) as well as ice and dust.
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- a gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it.
- the orbital region around a star in which an Earth-like planet can possess liquid water on its surface and possibly support life.
- a large region in the solar system past Neptune where Pluto and other dwarf planets orbit the Sun along with rocks, dust, and ice.
- an attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center
10 Clues: a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one. • a gravitationally bound system consisting of a sun and the objects that orbit it. • an attractive force between two masses by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center • ...
rter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it) Baco 2023-12-13
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- believed that a better understanding of the natural world would produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives
- Developed the heliocentric system (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it in circular orbit
- Mathematically proved the heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
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- Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye
- was an outspoken supporter of Copernicus's Heliocentric theory (the Sun is at the center of the universe, with all the planets and stars revolving around it)
5 Clues: Established observatories to chart the movements of the stars and planets. (no telescope… only the naked eye • believed that a better understanding of the natural world would produce practical knowledge that could improve people’s lives • ...
Space Games 2021-05-31
12 Clues: Our home • Uranus' twin • Neptune's twin • The Red Planet • Planet with no moons • Has at least 7 rings • We make wishes on these • Closest planet to the sun • Biggest planet in our solar system • When the sun is asleep, I am awake • Big star that gives our planet heat • Where all of our planets and stars live
Classical Composers 2022-10-21
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- Known as the "Father of the Symphony"
- Russian composer with very large hands
- Famous for his nocturnes
- Composed 32 piano sonatas
- French impressionist composer
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- Famous for his atonality
- Russian composer famous for his ballets
- Austrian classical era composer
- Composer of the Well-Tempered Klavier
- Known for composing technically challenging piano pieces
- 19th century virtuoso violinist
- Composer of The Planets
12 Clues: Composer of The Planets • Famous for his atonality • Famous for his nocturnes • Composed 32 piano sonatas • French impressionist composer • Austrian classical era composer • 19th century virtuoso violinist • Known as the "Father of the Symphony" • Composer of the Well-Tempered Klavier • Russian composer with very large hands • Russian composer famous for his ballets • ...
Space 2023-12-29
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- closest planet from sun
- the center of the solar system
- number of planets in the solar system
- densest planet
- Who discovered of Uranus
- Famous Indian space scientist
- named after the Roman goddess of love
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- Biggest planet
- The sun will become a...
- shape of the Milky Way
- First man in space
- named after the roman god of war
12 Clues: Biggest planet • densest planet • First man in space • shape of the Milky Way • closest planet from sun • The sun will become a... • Who discovered of Uranus • Famous Indian space scientist • the center of the solar system • named after the roman god of war • number of planets in the solar system • named after the Roman goddess of love
Crossword thing 2023-10-19
12 Clues: 24 hours • 365.25 days • planet made of ice • planet made of gas • see them in the sky • when the moon is full • the galaxy that we are in • in the middle of the earth • what the earth does to the sun • small version of the solar system • keeps planets in the solar system • rock in space, not dinosaurs friend
space 2023-06-16
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- Hole A region in space with extremely strong gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape from. Black holes form when massive stars collapse.
- An instrument used to observe distant objects in space. Telescopes gather and focus light, allowing us to see celestial bodies more clearly.
- A vehicle that is propelled by engines and carries spacecraft into space. Rockets provide the necessary thrust to overcome Earth's gravity.
- A small rock or particle in space. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it is called a meteor.
- A large celestial body that orbits around a star. Planets are round and do not produce their own light but reflect the light of the star they orbit.
- A massive collection of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity. Galaxies can be spiral, elliptical, or irregular in shape.
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- A celestial object made up of ice, dust, and gas that orbits the Sun. When a comet gets close to the Sun, it develops a glowing coma and a tail.
- A scientist who studies celestial objects such as stars, planets, galaxies, and other phenomena in the universe.
- System A system consisting of a star (the Sun) and the celestial objects that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
- An object that orbits around a planet or a star. Satellites are used for communication, weather observation, navigation, and scientific research.
- The curved path followed by an object, such as a planet or a satellite, as it revolves around another object, usually a star.
- A person who travels and works in space. Astronauts undergo extensive training to be able to live and work in microgravity conditions.
12 Clues: A scientist who studies celestial objects such as stars, planets, galaxies, and other phenomena in the universe. • A small rock or particle in space. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it is called a meteor. • ...
Space 2023-06-24
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- The force that pulls objects towards each other. It keeps planets in orbit, gives weight to objects, and is responsible for many phenomena in space.
- A vehicle designed for travel and exploration in outer space. They are used to transport astronauts, satellites, and scientific equipment.
- A person who travels and works in space. It undergo special training and wear spacesuits to survive in the extreme conditions of outer space.
- An event in which one celestial body partially or completely blocks the light from another.
- A celestial object made of ice, dust, and rock that orbits the sun. When it gets closer to the sun, it develops a glowing coma and a tail.
- A small rock or particle from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere. When it burns up, it produces a bright streak of light.
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- A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas, dust, and other celestial objects, bound together by gravity.
- A luminous celestial object made of hot gases, such as hydrogen and helium. It emit light and heat, and our sun is an example of a star.
- The vast expanse of space that includes galaxies, stars, planets, and everything that exists.
- A large celestial body that orbits a star. Planets are round and can be rocky or gaseous. It is a part of a solar system and may support life.
- An instrument used to observe distant objects in space. It helps scientists study galaxies, stars, and other celestial phenomena.
- An object that orbits a planet or star. They can be natural (like the moon) or artificial (man-made) and are used for communication and observation.
12 Clues: An event in which one celestial body partially or completely blocks the light from another. • The vast expanse of space that includes galaxies, stars, planets, and everything that exists. • A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas, dust, and other celestial objects, bound together by gravity. • ...
Harrietts first crossword 2025-11-02
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- how many dwarf planets are there in our solar system?
- what’s the tallest mountain in planet earth?
- what’s a colourful arch in the sky made from rain and sunshine?
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- this character from your books has Winnie the cat as a pet
- what is the biggest planet in our solar system?
- what looks like a mountain and sometimes has lava spurting out?
- planet earth has one of these and other planets have more. It comes up as the sun goes down and we revolve around it
7 Clues: what’s the tallest mountain in planet earth? • what is the biggest planet in our solar system? • how many dwarf planets are there in our solar system? • this character from your books has Winnie the cat as a pet • what looks like a mountain and sometimes has lava spurting out? • what’s a colourful arch in the sky made from rain and sunshine? • ...
Space Science-Andrew Howell 2026-03-04
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- rock that strikes Earth's surface.
- of rock,metal and ice that are smaller than planets and revolve around the sun.
- Study of planets,stars,galaxies,and all other objects in space.
- object made of ice and dust that orbits a star and develops a long, bright tail as it nears its star.
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- pieces of rock and dust.
- Belt-The region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found.
- of rock that burns up when it hits Earth's atmosphere.
7 Clues: pieces of rock and dust. • rock that strikes Earth's surface. • of rock that burns up when it hits Earth's atmosphere. • Study of planets,stars,galaxies,and all other objects in space. • of rock,metal and ice that are smaller than planets and revolve around the sun. • Belt-The region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most asteroids are found. • ...
Scientific Revolution 2018-04-03
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- Irish scientist Robert Boyle proved that all matter is made up of
- This revolution changed how Europeans understood science and how they searched for knowledge
- wrote the book called On the Revolution of Celestial Spheres. This publish was what marked the beginning of the Scientific Revolution
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- developed the scientific method
- found that the planets actually orbited in an elliptical or oval shape. He proved Copernicus was right.
- sun-centered; the theory of the universe
- was the first person to study the sky with a telescope
- made theories, which were proven so many times that they called them laws. He had 4 of these laws
- is the pull of the Earth or other bodies in space on objects that are on or near them
- Kepler added the idea that the planets move in oval paths
10 Clues: developed the scientific method • sun-centered; the theory of the universe • was the first person to study the sky with a telescope • Kepler added the idea that the planets move in oval paths • Irish scientist Robert Boyle proved that all matter is made up of • is the pull of the Earth or other bodies in space on objects that are on or near them • ...
The solar system 2024-10-31
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- A natural satellite that orbits a planet.
- The spinning of a planet on its axis, which causes day and night.
- The angle at which a planet's axis is tilted, affecting its seasons.
- The movement of a planet around the Sun, completing one full orbit.
- The force that attracts objects toward each other, keeping planets in orbit around the Sun.
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- A massive, luminous sphere of plasma, like the Sun, that generates energy through nuclear fusion.
- The path a planet takes as it travels around a star.
- A small rocky body that orbits the Sun, primarily found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- A celestial body that orbits a star and has cleared its orbit of other debris.
- System The collection of the Sun and all the celestial bodies that orbit it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
10 Clues: A natural satellite that orbits a planet. • The path a planet takes as it travels around a star. • The spinning of a planet on its axis, which causes day and night. • The movement of a planet around the Sun, completing one full orbit. • The angle at which a planet's axis is tilted, affecting its seasons. • ...
hi 2025-12-11
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- rock in space
- applied to the body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering appearance
- scientific study of celestial objects (like stars, planets, galaxies, comets) and phenomena that originate beyond Earth's atmosphere, using physics, math, and chemistry to understand the universe's origin, evolution, and workings, from our solar system to the farthest reaches of space
- sudden, calamitous event causing great damage, loss, or destruction
- to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth
- plant of the daisy family that has bright rayed flowers, typically of purple or pink.
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- practitioner who interprets the positions and movements of celestial bodies (sun, moon, planets) to understand and predict human personality, life events, and earthly affairs
- universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious system, but it can also refer to order itself or a complete, harmonious system
- sailor,
- to a star or stars
10 Clues: sailor, • rock in space • to a star or stars • to the universe or cosmos, especially as distinct from the earth • sudden, calamitous event causing great damage, loss, or destruction • plant of the daisy family that has bright rayed flowers, typically of purple or pink. • applied to the body for cleansing, beautifying, promoting attractiveness, or altering appearance • ...
How the World Works Vocabulary 2021-01-18
10 Clues: hot, cold • The biggest star • Venus, Earth, Mars • raining, thunderstorms • year occurs every 4 years • happens in the early morning • Halos, Northern Lights are all • winter, autumn, summer, spring • what makes things fall and not float • zone I was jet lagged because it’s a different .
Future 2020-12-10
10 Clues: Glows at night. • In need of a drink • Other name for smart • Singers record these. • Other name for rocket. • Visiting other places. • Life is on this planet. • The Sun is one of these. • It's 4th planets from sun. • Take a thing for some time
Solar System 2020-12-14
10 Clues: Red planet • Our planet • Also called a moon • Known as a dirty snowball • Gases surrounding a planet • also called a shooting star • Magnetic field around planets • rocky objects that orbit the sun • where long term comets come from • Line in which a planet rotates on
Dream Team🐉🐉🐉 2021-05-04
10 Clues: reasonable • to stand up • serious, earnest • to delay leaving • to wander at random • a moment of trembling • a long, loose outer garment • to copy or imitate by speech • A large display of people or things • The study of stars,planets,and other heavenly bodies
Aztec Sacrifice 2021-10-27
10 Clues: a present • a giant star • when you owe money • when you give money • the man the myth the- • where you feel things • the ones that sees all • what you are here to do • the liquid in your body • where all the planets live
China grows first plant on the moon 2019-01-23
10 Clues: something you grow • planets orbit here • comes out at night • china is located here • the moon orbits a _____ • communist country in asia • shirts are made out of_______ • the first plants to grow on mars • when something sprouts up it _____ • the area surrounding our solar system
