planets Crossword Puzzles

Solar system 2022-08-18

Solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. coldest planet
  2. planet with maximum no. of moons
  3. solar system is located in
  4. No. Of planets in our solar system
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  1. dwarf planet
  2. also known as earth's twin
  3. natural satellite of earth
  4. largest planet

8 Clues: dwarf planet • coldest planet • largest planet • also known as earth's twin • natural satellite of earth • solar system is located in • planet with maximum no. of moons • No. Of planets in our solar system

Earth, Sun and Moon 2022-10-05

Earth, Sun and Moon crossword puzzle
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  1. An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
  2. A celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior.
  3. The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature.
  4. The Slant of Earth's axis (23.5*).
  5. A celestial body that revolves around a planet.
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  1. Any of the varying appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth as different amounts of the lunar disk are illuminated by the Sun.
  2. A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object.
  3. The luminous star around which Earth and the other planets revolve.
  4. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.
  5. The imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.

10 Clues: The Slant of Earth's axis (23.5*). • A celestial body that revolves around a planet. • The luminous star around which Earth and the other planets revolve. • A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object. • The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature. • ...

Gustav Holst "The Planets" 2021-02-03

Gustav Holst "The Planets" crossword puzzle
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  1. "The Bringer of Peace" This planet is the hottest in our solar system.
  2. This planet is where we live. A movement was written for it when the composer Jun Nagao transcribed "The Planets" for concert band.
  3. "The Magician" This planet rotates on its side.
  4. "The Mystic" This movement ends with a choir that fades out until the piece is finished.
  5. "The Renewer" This movement was added in 2000 before this place became a dwarf planet.
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  1. "The Winged Messenger" This is the fastest and shortest movement in Holst's original suite.
  2. The first and last name of the composer of "The Planets." Do not use a space between the two names.
  3. "Bringer of Old Age" This planet has the most impressive ring system of any of the gas giants.
  4. "The Bringer of War" This red planet one of Earth's closest neighbors.
  5. "The Bringer of Jollity" This movement includes a famous British church hymn.

10 Clues: "The Magician" This planet rotates on its side. • "The Bringer of Peace" This planet is the hottest in our solar system. • "The Bringer of War" This red planet one of Earth's closest neighbors. • "The Bringer of Jollity" This movement includes a famous British church hymn. • "The Renewer" This movement was added in 2000 before this place became a dwarf planet. • ...

astronomy 2015-10-21

astronomy crossword puzzle
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  1. There are a total of 181 of these in our solar system. Jupiter has got sixty-seven, and Earth has only got one.
  2. a force that pulls something in, or toward the centre.
  3. (two words) P for Pluto was at the end of our mnemonic, until 2006. Now Pluto is considered a ____________________________.
  4. A very large space rock, smaller than a moon. Most in our solar system are in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  5. A body of ice, dust, and rock, no larger than a few kilometres across. Its tails are visible from Earth.
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  1. the gases that surround Earth or other planets.
  2. the name of our galaxy.
  3. a space rock that falls into Earth’s atmosphere, does not completely burn, and part of which hits the ground.
  4. (two words) Another name for the outer planets, because they’re formed from material like hydrogen, rather than rock.
  5. a curved path. Earth’s ____________ around the sun takes 365 days.

10 Clues: the name of our galaxy. • the gases that surround Earth or other planets. • a force that pulls something in, or toward the centre. • a curved path. Earth’s ____________ around the sun takes 365 days. • A body of ice, dust, and rock, no larger than a few kilometres across. Its tails are visible from Earth. • ...

Scientic Revolution 2024-12-16

Scientic Revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. This term describes a period of great advancement in science and mathematics.
  2. This scientist is famous for his work on optics and the nature of light
  3. The theory that the Sun is at the center of the solar system, with planets, including Earth, orbiting around it. It was notably proposed by Nicolaus Copernicus.
  4. Philosopher who emphasized empirical evidence and the scientific method
  5. The telescope was improved by this Dutch spectacle maker, revolutionizing astronomy.
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  1. He proposed that Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun.
  2. An early work of this man laid the groundwork for modern chemistry.
  3. This heliocentric model placed the Sun at the center of the universe
  4. This scientist is known for the theory of planetary motion
  5. An optical instrument that gathers and magnifies light to observe distant objects, typically used in astronomy to view stars, planets, and other celestial bodies.

10 Clues: This scientist is known for the theory of planetary motion • An early work of this man laid the groundwork for modern chemistry. • This heliocentric model placed the Sun at the center of the universe • He proposed that Earth rotates on its axis and revolves around the Sun. • This scientist is famous for his work on optics and the nature of light • ...

Solar System 2025-11-10

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. This planet is orbited by rings of ice and dust and 100s of moons, 63 of which are named.
  2. the hottest planet in our solar system (Hint: covered in clouds)
  3. the planet with a big, red spot
  4. The ____ System (Hint: the sun, earth and surrounding planets)
  5. Because it's the closest planet to the sun, it is not always visible.
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  1. It is the only star in our solar system and by far the biggest thing in the solar system.
  2. The closest planet to Earth. It's red color comes from high iron content in its soil
  3. This blue planet rotates sideways and has lots of storms, with winds at over 1,000 miles per hour.
  4. This is the second to last planet from the sun and has moons named Miranda, Ariel, Umbriel, Titania, and Oberon.
  5. The ______ Belt (Hint: it separates the smaller rocky planets from the gas giants)

10 Clues: the planet with a big, red spot • The ____ System (Hint: the sun, earth and surrounding planets) • the hottest planet in our solar system (Hint: covered in clouds) • Because it's the closest planet to the sun, it is not always visible. • The ______ Belt (Hint: it separates the smaller rocky planets from the gas giants) • ...

Solar System 2025-06-21

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. – The star at the center of our solar system that gives us light and heat.
  2. – A large object in space that moves around a star, like the Earth.
  3. – A round object that moves around a planet; Earth has one.
  4. – A bowl-shaped hole on the surface of a planet or moon, often made by a meteorite hitting it.
  5. – A force that pulls things toward each other; it keeps us on the ground and the planets in orbit.
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  1. System – The sun and all the planets, moons, asteroids, and comets that travel around it.
  2. – A tool that helps us see faraway objects in space.
  3. – A small icy object that travels around the sun and has a bright tail.
  4. – The path an object takes as it goes around another object in space.
  5. – A small rocky object that moves around the sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt.

10 Clues: – A tool that helps us see faraway objects in space. • – A round object that moves around a planet; Earth has one. • – A large object in space that moves around a star, like the Earth. • – The path an object takes as it goes around another object in space. • – A small icy object that travels around the sun and has a bright tail. • ...

Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion 2023-02-21

Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion crossword puzzle
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  1. As the distance from the sun increases, the length of the orbit increases is Kepler's ______ law
  2. Kepler discovered that the planet's orbits were elliptical after observing the orbit of what planet?
  3. Kepler's theories were further proof of what astronomical theory regarding the arrangement of the solar system?
  4. Kepler's laws were important in Sir Isaac _______'s theories on gravity
  5. Point in orbit where a planet is closest to the sun
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  1. Point in orbit where a planet is farthest from the sun
  2. Who proposed that the planets had a constant and consistent velocity and had that be the scientific consensus prior to Kepler's laws
  3. As a planet’s orbit sweeps closer to the sun, the velocities of the orbit increases is Kepler's _____ law
  4. What was the last name of the astronomer who Kepler was an assistant for?
  5. All planets travel in an elliptical orbit is Kepler's _______ law

10 Clues: Point in orbit where a planet is closest to the sun • Point in orbit where a planet is farthest from the sun • All planets travel in an elliptical orbit is Kepler's _______ law • Kepler's laws were important in Sir Isaac _______'s theories on gravity • What was the last name of the astronomer who Kepler was an assistant for? • ...

Scientific revolution 2023-03-28

Scientific revolution crossword puzzle
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  1. sun-centered
  2. a major change in European thought, starting in the mid-1500s, in which the study of the natural world began to be characterized by careful observation and the questioning of accepted beliefs.
  3. earth-centered
  4. a brilliant mathematician, and assistant to Tycho Brahe- who is a Danish astronomer. He discovered that the paths of the planets around the sun are elliptical rather that circular.
  5. Discovered the law of the pendulum. He was the scientist who built the first telescope and proved that planets and moons move. Persecuted for supporting Copernicus' ideas User-contributed
  6. an english politician and writer, developed the scientific method
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  1. helped bring together (Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo) breakthroughs under a single theory of motion.
  2. A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas.
  3. French philosopher and mathematician, he developed analytical geometry which linked algebra and geometry.
  4. A Polish cleric and astronaut.

10 Clues: sun-centered • earth-centered • A Polish cleric and astronaut. • A logical procedure for gathering and testing ideas. • an english politician and writer, developed the scientific method • helped bring together (Copernicus, Kepler, and Galileo) breakthroughs under a single theory of motion. • ...

wordingofthecross 2023-05-11

wordingofthecross crossword puzzle
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  1. A transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
  2. An ancient instrument used for estimating the altitude and predicting the position of celestial objects such as the moon other planets and stars
  3. A scientist who studies the objects in the sky including planets, galaxies, black holes, and stars
  4. A large irregularly shaped object made of rock and metal that orbits our sun or another star
  5. A star shaped character used in printing often to mark something important or as a place to add an additional note
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  1. The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe
  2. A small daisy like plant with a star shaped flower
  3. Inconceivably large or costly of relating to astronomy
  4. The branch of astronomy concerned with the physicals and chemical properties of celestial bodies
  5. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft

10 Clues: A person trained to travel in a spacecraft • A small daisy like plant with a star shaped flower • Inconceivably large or costly of relating to astronomy • The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe • A transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations • ...

4-3 astro, aster 2022-04-15

4-3 astro, aster crossword puzzle
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  1. A large, irregularly shaped object made of rock and metal that orbits our Sun or another star
  2. A star-shaped character (*) used in printing, often to mark something important or as a place to add and additional note.
  3. Inconceivably large or costly; of or relating to astronomy
  4. An ancient instrument used for estimating the altitude and predicting the position of celestial objects, such as the moon , other planets, and stars
  5. The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe
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  1. A transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
  2. A scientists who studies the objects in the sk, including planets, galaxies, black holes, amd stars
  3. A small, daisy like plant with a star shaped flower
  4. The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
  5. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft

10 Clues: A person trained to travel in a spacecraft • A small, daisy like plant with a star shaped flower • Inconceivably large or costly; of or relating to astronomy • The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe • A transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations • ...

Astronomy Vocab 2023-11-02

Astronomy Vocab crossword puzzle
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  1. the large object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun.
  2. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit the Sun
  3. made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and have different shapes (elliptical, spiral, irregular)
  4. large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun
  5. unit of measurement; used to measure the distance to stars and galaxies in space. The distance in one light year is equal to the distance light travels in one year.
  6. occurs when an object in space passes directly between two other objects or between the object and the viewer.
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  1. a celestial body that revolves around a star.
  2. The spiral galaxy in which you live.
  3. small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun
  4. a star in the Milky Way galaxy located in a spiral arm about two-thirds of the way from the center of the galaxy.

10 Clues: The spiral galaxy in which you live. • small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun • a celestial body that revolves around a star. • large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the Sun • Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit the Sun • ...

Astrophysics 2025-11-18

Astrophysics crossword puzzle
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  1. The region between Mars and Jupiter where most rocky space debris is found.
  2. A large, round object orbiting a star that has cleared its path of smaller debris.
  3. A natural or artificial object that orbits a planet, like the Moon or a space station.
  4. A small, rocky body that orbits the Sun, often called a minor planet.
  5. A "dirty snowball" made of ice and dust that develops a long, bright tail when it gets close to the Sun.
  6. A giant ball of hot, glowing gas that produces its own heat and light; the Sun is one.
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  1. Everything that exists: all matter, energy, planets, and galaxies.
  2. Billions of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity; ours is the Milky Way.
  3. The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it.
  4. The curved path one object takes around a much larger one.

10 Clues: The curved path one object takes around a much larger one. • Everything that exists: all matter, energy, planets, and galaxies. • The Sun and all the planets, moons, and other objects that orbit it. • A small, rocky body that orbits the Sun, often called a minor planet. • The region between Mars and Jupiter where most rocky space debris is found. • ...

other solar system 2021-11-19

other solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. phases of hydrogen behaves like electrical conductor
  2. an asteroid fragment
  3. rocky body orbiting sun
  4. part that hits the ground
  5. atmosphere producing bright streaks of lights
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  1. incandescent matter as a result of friction
  2. a torus shaped region
  3. planet composed of hydrogen and helium
  4. area/region/ section
  5. group of rocks and ice
  6. air polluted with hydrogen carbons and nitroxides
  7. smaller planets orbiting sun

12 Clues: area/region/ section • an asteroid fragment • a torus shaped region • group of rocks and ice • rocky body orbiting sun • part that hits the ground • smaller planets orbiting sun • planet composed of hydrogen and helium • incandescent matter as a result of friction • atmosphere producing bright streaks of lights • air polluted with hydrogen carbons and nitroxides • ...

Light pollution 2023-04-25

Light pollution crossword puzzle
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  1. -a group of stars and planets
  2. -Zeus' strong and handsome son
  3. -a stars that looks like something
  4. - the galaxy we live in
  5. -constellation that looks like a scorpion
  6. -Ursa Major
  7. leader of gods
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  1. -a constellation that looks like a bull
  2. -a group of made-up stories
  3. -a sea animal with claws
  4. -a constellation that looks like a lady
  5. - giant gas balls

12 Clues: -Ursa Major • leader of gods • - giant gas balls • - the galaxy we live in • -Zeus' strong and handsome son • -a group of made-up stories • -a sea animal with claws • -a stars that looks like something • -a group of stars and planets • -a constellation that looks like a lady • -constellation that looks like a scorpion • ...

SPACE 2017-04-26

SPACE crossword puzzle
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  1. planet best known for its rings
  2. Milky Way
  3. Earth's natural satellite
  4. largest planet in our solar system
  5. 60190 days to orbit sun
  6. the path of an object revolving around another object
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  1. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  2. first planet discovered with aid of telescope
  3. smallest of the 8 planets
  4. second planet from the sun
  5. only planet with known lifeforms
  6. the red planet

12 Clues: Milky Way • the red planet • 60190 days to orbit sun • Earth's natural satellite • smallest of the 8 planets • second planet from the sun • planet best known for its rings • only planet with known lifeforms • largest planet in our solar system • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • first planet discovered with aid of telescope • ...

Planets in the Solar System 2021-03-03

Planets in the Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. shiny, expensive and has astronauts inside
  2. the hottest planet
  3. has rings,next to Uranus
  4. between jupiter and mars, has many astroids
  5. the furthest planet from the sun
  6. the biggest planet
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  1. has rings, the coldest planet
  2. the closest planet to the sun
  3. sends images and information to Earth
  4. planet that created rockets and satellites
  5. red, the smallest planet
  6. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Merucry..

12 Clues: the hottest planet • the biggest planet • red, the smallest planet • has rings,next to Uranus • has rings, the coldest planet • the closest planet to the sun • the furthest planet from the sun • sends images and information to Earth • Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Earth, Merucry.. • shiny, expensive and has astronauts inside • planet that created rockets and satellites • ...

Alejandro's Crossword 2022-06-02

Alejandro's Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place for studying
  2. they grows and are green
  3. it has 8 legs and furry body
  4. this smells good
  5. top part of the body
  6. we use this device for gaming
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  1. you can't enter a room until you open it
  2. a boy in a family
  3. this covers our head
  4. there are 7 billion...in the world
  5. bottom part of the body
  6. it produces light

12 Clues: this smells good • a boy in a family • it produces light • a place for studying • this covers our head • top part of the body • bottom part of the body • they grows and are green • it has 8 legs and furry body • we use this device for gaming • there are 7 billion...in the world • you can't enter a room until you open it

Ph scale 2024-11-04

Ph scale crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what dead dinosaurs have made
  2. the planet we live on
  3. hydroxide ions dissolve in water
  4. two atoms physically combined
  5. tells how acidic something is
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  1. a homogenous mixture
  2. hundreds of atoms
  3. there is 8 of them in our solar system
  4. when the triceratops lived
  5. when the T-rex lived
  6. smallest part of an organism
  7. increases how many hydronium ions dissolve in water

12 Clues: hundreds of atoms • a homogenous mixture • when the T-rex lived • the planet we live on • when the triceratops lived • smallest part of an organism • what dead dinosaurs have made • two atoms physically combined • tells how acidic something is • hydroxide ions dissolve in water • there is 8 of them in our solar system • increases how many hydronium ions dissolve in water

vocabulary crossword 2025-02-10

vocabulary crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. being convoce to got to a place
  2. move around something in space
  3. stop having something
  4. expose something
  5. A group of people that work together in space
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  1. a vehicle designed to travel outside space
  2. our planets and sun form this
  3. a russian astronaut
  4. a hole in a planet,satellite, etc.
  5. to extinct
  6. something created by someone and isnt natural
  7. establish somewhere

12 Clues: to extinct • expose something • a russian astronaut • establish somewhere • stop having something • our planets and sun form this • move around something in space • being convoce to got to a place • a hole in a planet,satellite, etc. • a vehicle designed to travel outside space • something created by someone and isnt natural • A group of people that work together in space

Ine 2025-09-20

Ine crossword puzzle
Across
  1. – Who is the trained person that travels into space?
  2. – What vehicle travels into outer space?
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  1. - What is a vast collection of stars, planets, and cosmic dust?
  2. – What is Earth’s natural satellite?
  3. – What object orbits planets to send signals and data?

5 Clues: – What is Earth’s natural satellite? • – What vehicle travels into outer space? • – Who is the trained person that travels into space? • – What object orbits planets to send signals and data? • - What is a vast collection of stars, planets, and cosmic dust?

crossword puzzle 2021-09-24

crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. representing that the earth is the center
  2. other planets far far away
  3. tell that it is night
  4. representing that the sun is the center
  5. thing that holds everything
  6. a special book
  7. tells us that is is day
  8. to say that one no longer hold a belief
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  1. Bellarmine says that we should not tell lies because they follow the bible
  2. someone who studies religion
  3. related to churches
  4. one of the leading of the catholic church
  5. someone who practiced religious practices
  6. religious messenger
  7. someone that teaches in a college
  8. thing we live on
  9. an astronomer

17 Clues: an astronomer • a special book • thing we live on • related to churches • religious messenger • tell that it is night • tells us that is is day • other planets far far away • thing that holds everything • someone who studies religion • someone that teaches in a college • representing that the sun is the center • to say that one no longer hold a belief • ...

Astronomy by Marcus meador 2022-11-01

Astronomy by Marcus meador crossword puzzle
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  1. what earth revolves around
  2. planets!
  3. when the sun goes over the moon
  4. when fall is its coldest
  5. what Stephen Hawkings is always talking bout
  6. bright dot in the sky
  7. a piece of debris that hits earth
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  1. bigger than a galaxy
  2. The title
  3. what am I supposed to put lmao
  4. 5th planet from the sun
  5. the Milky Way is a what
  6. The big cheese in the sky
  7. 2nd planet from the sun
  8. a ball of ice that penetrates the atmosphere
  9. Those bright dots in the sky

16 Clues: planets! • The title • bigger than a galaxy • bright dot in the sky • 5th planet from the sun • the Milky Way is a what • 2nd planet from the sun • when fall is its coldest • The big cheese in the sky • what earth revolves around • Those bright dots in the sky • what am I supposed to put lmao • when the sun goes over the moon • a piece of debris that hits earth • ...

Seasons Crossword Puzzle 2023-10-27

Seasons Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. something that earth tilts on
  2. something that changes year round there are 4
  3. something that the earth revolves around
  4. comes after summer
  5. comes after fall
  6. comes after winter
  7. 365.25 days
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  1. the north star
  2. hemisphere has a pair in the north on the earth
  3. something that the sun produces
  4. hemisphere it has a pair in the south on the earth
  5. revolves around the sun
  6. 24 hours
  7. something that revolves around the earth
  8. something that planets do around the sun
  9. comes after spring

16 Clues: 24 hours • 365.25 days • the north star • comes after fall • comes after summer • comes after winter • comes after spring • revolves around the sun • something that earth tilts on • something that the sun produces • something that the earth revolves around • something that revolves around the earth • something that planets do around the sun • ...

Solar System 2025-06-26

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small, rocky object that goes around the Sun.
  2. A large, round object that moves around a star.
  3. A smaller round object that goes around a planet.
  4. A a big space family. It has a star and lots of objects, like planets and moons, that go around it.
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  1. A ball of ice, rock, and dust. When it gets close to the Sun, it grows a bright tail that shines in the sky.
  2. A space object that is like a planet but smaller. Pluto is an example.
  3. A tool that helps us see faraway things in space, like stars and planets.
  4. A space rock that burns up when it enters Earth’s sky. We call it a "shooting star."
  5. The second planet from the Sun. It's very hot and covered in thick clouds.
  6. The fourth planet from the Sun. It’s red and dusty, and people call it the "Red Planet."
  7. A big ball of hot, glowing gas. It gives off light and heat. Our Sun is a star.

11 Clues: A small, rocky object that goes around the Sun. • A large, round object that moves around a star. • A smaller round object that goes around a planet. • A space object that is like a planet but smaller. Pluto is an example. • A tool that helps us see faraway things in space, like stars and planets. • ...

space 2021-01-19

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it holds all the planets
  2. wow Neil Armstrong has been there!
  3. energy rays
  4. wow that’s big!
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  1. wow what’s that bright thing?
  2. something is going to space..
  3. hot planet!
  4. the place for survival

8 Clues: energy rays • hot planet! • wow that’s big! • the place for survival • it holds all the planets • wow what’s that bright thing? • something is going to space.. • wow Neil Armstrong has been there!

Science 2019-02-08

Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. biggest star
  2. burns through skin and substances
  3. has a ph of 8-14
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  1. dwarf planet
  2. keeps the planets in orbit
  3. natural occurring acid
  4. third planet from sun
  5. has a ph of 1-6

8 Clues: dwarf planet • biggest star • has a ph of 1-6 • has a ph of 8-14 • third planet from sun • natural occurring acid • keeps the planets in orbit • burns through skin and substances

Space 2019-12-03

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hottest star
  2. they broadcast signals
  3. red hot rocks that come to earth
  4. home to humans
  5. they are like crystals
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  1. Home to all planets
  2. First planet
  3. creatures that have not been seen

8 Clues: First planet • home to humans • the hottest star • Home to all planets • they broadcast signals • they are like crystals • red hot rocks that come to earth • creatures that have not been seen

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT 2020-09-13

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT crossword puzzle
Across
  1. producing a feeling of loneliness
  2. scientist who studies the stars and planets
  3. failure to do something
  4. shining; glowing
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  1. disliking other human beings
  2. earthly; of this world
  3. like a maze; complicated
  4. like a star

8 Clues: like a star • shining; glowing • earthly; of this world • failure to do something • like a maze; complicated • disliking other human beings • producing a feeling of loneliness • scientist who studies the stars and planets

Chapter 1 Vocabulary 2021-09-14

Chapter 1 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a huge object in space that gives off heat and light
  2. something scientists make to answer questions about the real world
  3. the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
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  1. the only star in our solar system
  2. a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe
  3. to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources

6 Clues: the only star in our solar system • a huge object in space that gives off heat and light • something scientists make to answer questions about the real world • to make a picture in your mind using information from different sources • a scientist who studies stars, planets, and other objects in the universe • ...

SPACE MISSION 2013-11-26

SPACE MISSION crossword puzzle
Across
  1. large group of planets
  2. look around
  3. far away
  4. get lost from sight
  5. a person that works in science
Down
  1. area outside the Earth
  2. a person that helps you
  3. the song of a movie

8 Clues: far away • look around • the song of a movie • get lost from sight • area outside the Earth • large group of planets • a person that helps you • a person that works in science

Jobs 2023-12-09

Jobs crossword puzzle
Across
  1. grow planets and seeds
  2. go to sea a space
  3. help sick people
  4. help sick animals
Down
  1. keep people safe in the road
  2. use net and catch fish
  3. lead students in classroom
  4. drive a plane

8 Clues: drive a plane • help sick people • go to sea a space • help sick animals • grow planets and seeds • use net and catch fish • lead students in classroom • keep people safe in the road

Space Telescope Lab space 2022-07-14

Space Telescope Lab space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The group that studies space
  2. A group of stars and planets
  3. How to see space
  4. Our president
Down
  1. A place beyond the clouds
  2. Our planet
  3. The people studying the photos
  4. A picture of something

8 Clues: Our planet • Our president • How to see space • A picture of something • A place beyond the clouds • The group that studies space • A group of stars and planets • The people studying the photos

Left Hand of Darkness 2022-06-14

Left Hand of Darkness crossword puzzle
Across
  1. complex and different for every nation
  2. the left hand of darkness
  3. The protagonist
  4. new format unique to this book
  5. one of the official religions
  6. a defining characteristic of the protagonist
  7. the name for the secret police
Down
  1. an important building block for the society
  2. alternate name for the setting
  3. the genre this book helped pioneer
  4. the government of some planets
  5. where the story takes place
  6. the king that doesn't want change

13 Clues: The protagonist • the left hand of darkness • where the story takes place • one of the official religions • alternate name for the setting • the government of some planets • new format unique to this book • the name for the secret police • the king that doesn't want change • the genre this book helped pioneer • complex and different for every nation • ...

Solar System 2014 - 2015 2014-11-10

Solar System 2014 - 2015 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
  2. the center of our solar system
  3. the fifth planet from the sun
  4. our type of galaxy
  5. gas giants farthest from the sun
  6. rocky planets closest to the sun
  7. the galaxy where our solar system is found
Down
  1. the red planet
  2. the hottest planet
  3. the largest planet
  4. found between mars and Jupiter
  5. planet with a lot of methane
  6. the largest rocky planet

13 Clues: the red planet • the hottest planet • the largest planet • our type of galaxy • the largest rocky planet • planet with a lot of methane • the fifth planet from the sun • found between mars and Jupiter • the center of our solar system • gas giants farthest from the sun • rocky planets closest to the sun • the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt • ...

Baaj 2016-02-09

Baaj crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what do you read
  2. what planet are we on
  3. what type of puzzle is this
  4. where do you sleep
  5. tenth guru
Down
  1. what device are you on
  2. balraj in short
  3. jasmeet in short
  4. Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?
  5. what says meow
  6. _____ is how many planets there are in our solar system
  7. what says woof
  8. how many spaces are there

13 Clues: tenth guru • what says meow • what says woof • balraj in short • what do you read • jasmeet in short • where do you sleep • what planet are we on • what device are you on • how many spaces are there • what type of puzzle is this • _____ is how many planets there are in our solar system • Poor people have it. Rich people need it. If you eat it you die. What is it?

Space 2024-01-10

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Composed of the sun, 8 planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  2. A spiral galaxy made up of over 100 billion stars that range in size and age.
Down
  1. A force that keeps all planets in their proper positions around the sun.
  2. An object that revolves around another object in space.
  3. Far away suns that look like points of lights.
  4. A celestial body that reflects light from the sun.

6 Clues: Far away suns that look like points of lights. • A celestial body that reflects light from the sun. • An object that revolves around another object in space. • Composed of the sun, 8 planets, moons, asteroids, and comets. • A force that keeps all planets in their proper positions around the sun. • ...

What's out there? 2024-03-17

What's out there? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the collection of billions of stars together that includes the solar system
  2. people trained to travel to space
  3. the part of the universe near the sun including the sun, eight planets and the moon
Down
  1. the power that attracts bodies to the centre of the Earth
  2. an object placed around a planet to collect information or for communication
  3. Earth, Mars & Neptune are all examples of this word

6 Clues: people trained to travel to space • Earth, Mars & Neptune are all examples of this word • the power that attracts bodies to the centre of the Earth • the collection of billions of stars together that includes the solar system • an object placed around a planet to collect information or for communication • ...

Space Vocabulary 2017-03-16

Space Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a star and the planets that go round it, especially the Sun and the group of planets that includes the Earth
  2. someone who travels in a motor vehicle, aircraft, train, or ship but is not the driver or one of the people who works on it
  3. the part of a space vehicle in which people travel
  4. a vehicle shaped like a tube that travels in space
Down
  1. used for describing a building or machine that does not have any staff there to manage or operate it
  2. someone who travels and works in space
  3. relating to the moon
  4. an important piece of work that a person or group of people has to do for a government or large organization, especially one that involves travel
  5. a machine that you travel in or on, especially one with an engine
  6. a group of people with a particular skill who work together

10 Clues: relating to the moon • someone who travels and works in space • the part of a space vehicle in which people travel • a vehicle shaped like a tube that travels in space • a group of people with a particular skill who work together • a machine that you travel in or on, especially one with an engine • ...

Unit 1 vocab crossword puzzle 2024-05-28

Unit 1 vocab crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around its axis.
  2. The motion of a celestial body, such as a planet, around another celestial body, such as a star.
  3. A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  4. An imaginary line around which a celestial body, such as a planet, rotates.
Down
  1. A celestial body that orbits around a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.
  2. The curved path followed by a celestial body, such as a planet, around another celestial body, such as a star.
  3. The force of attraction between two objects due to their mass.
  4. The entirety of space, time, matter, and energy, including all planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies.
  5. A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies that orbit around a star, the Sun.
  6. The amount of matter in an object.

10 Clues: The amount of matter in an object. • The force of attraction between two objects due to their mass. • The spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around its axis. • An imaginary line around which a celestial body, such as a planet, rotates. • The motion of a celestial body, such as a planet, around another celestial body, such as a star. • ...

Astronomy Section Vocab. 2025-11-11

Astronomy Section Vocab. crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closest to the object with more mass.
  2. The spinning of a body, such as Earth, about its axis causes day and night to occur.
  3. Increases as the foci (or focal point) increases = more elongated elliptical shape
  4. Tide Occurs with the first and third quarter moon phase
  5. Law Differences in eccentricity cause the orbital paths of planets with the sun as the focal point.
Down
  1. Law Explains the relationship between orbital speed and distance from the sun.
  2. Tide Occurs with a new moon and a full moon, has the strongest tides.
  3. The center of mass between two or more bodies, usually orbiting around each other.
  4. The motion of one body about another, as Earth about the sun; causing variations in sunlight intensity, day length, and affects weather patterns and climate zones on Earth. Ex: Seasons
  5. Law Equation that shows planets closer to the sun move faster in their orbits than those farther away.

10 Clues: closest to the object with more mass. • Tide Occurs with the first and third quarter moon phase • Tide Occurs with a new moon and a full moon, has the strongest tides. • Law Explains the relationship between orbital speed and distance from the sun. • The center of mass between two or more bodies, usually orbiting around each other. • ...

Scientific_Revolution_SS_MidTerm_Project_Aditya_M 2025-12-02

Scientific_Revolution_SS_MidTerm_Project_Aditya_M crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It is when People on Earth study science and space to determine the right things about them. Example: Copernicus found the Heliocentric Theory (the earth and other planets revolve around the sun).
  2. a type of logic that involves drawing a broad, general conclusion from a set of specific observations.
  3. a body of law or a specific principle held to be derived from nature and binding upon human society in the absence of or in addition to positive law
  4. principles and procedures for the systematic pursuit of knowledge involving the recognition and formulation of a problem, the collection of data through observation and experiment, and the formulation and testing of hypotheses
  5. It is a theory stating that the Sun revolves around the Earth.
  6. a theory that reason is in itself a source of knowledge superior to and independent of sense perceptions
  7. an optical instrument consisting of a lens or combination of lenses for making enlarged images of minute objects
  8. oval-shaped paths objects take around a central body, like planets around a star.
Down
  1. It is a theory stating that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun.
  2. The laws of science which never fail as a theory according to Newton's laws. The 1st Law says " An object at motion remains at motion until an external force interrupts the object. The 2nd Law states "the acceleration of an object is directly proportional to the net force acting on it and inversely proportional to its mass". The 3rd Law states "there is an equal and opposite reaction, meaning forces always come in pairs.".
  3. a usually tubular optical instrument for viewing distant objects by means of the refraction of light rays through a lens or the reflection of light rays by a concave mirror
  4. declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil
  5. the gravitational attraction of the mass of the earth, the moon, or a planet for bodies at or near its surface

13 Clues: declared to be reprehensible, wrong, or evil • It is a theory stating that the Sun revolves around the Earth. • It is a theory stating that the Earth and other planets revolve around the Sun. • oval-shaped paths objects take around a central body, like planets around a star. • ...

SPACE BOII 2021-05-19

SPACE BOII crossword puzzle
Across
  1. this lets us live on earth
  2. the ____ of Neptune looks blue
  3. the _____ pulls things in
  4. a gassy planet
Down
  1. the nature of something's ingredients
  2. a freeway that asteroids travel on
  3. Everything is in the _____
  4. Planets Are Inside a ____
  5. a very cold planet

9 Clues: a gassy planet • a very cold planet • Planets Are Inside a ____ • the _____ pulls things in • this lets us live on earth • Everything is in the _____ • the ____ of Neptune looks blue • a freeway that asteroids travel on • the nature of something's ingredients

space 2023-06-16

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I am the red planet
  2. Our sun is a
  3. I am cold and small
  4. We live on?
  5. Im an icy rock flying through the sky
Down
  1. Milkyway
  2. They travel space
  3. All of our planets are in a
  4. I am a orange gas giant

9 Clues: Milkyway • We live on? • Our sun is a • They travel space • I am the red planet • I am cold and small • I am a orange gas giant • All of our planets are in a • Im an icy rock flying through the sky

Science Starter task 2023-07-18

Science Starter task crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth natural satellite
  2. There are four different ..... in a year.
  3. Our terrestrial planet
  4. Planets form our .......
  5. Another word for a rock planet
  6. Contains billions of stars
  7. The solar systems biggest planet
Down
  1. a group of stars
  2. The planet next to Earth further from the Sun
  3. Earth spins on this
  4. A gas giant planet with many rings
  5. Planet closest to the Sun
  6. The force that keeps us on the ground

13 Clues: a group of stars • Earth spins on this • Our terrestrial planet • Earth natural satellite • Planets form our ....... • Planet closest to the Sun • Contains billions of stars • Another word for a rock planet • The solar systems biggest planet • A gas giant planet with many rings • The force that keeps us on the ground • There are four different ..... in a year. • ...

Bryce 2021-04-20

Bryce crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Place Bryce loves to ...
  2. favorite cousin that shares 4 days of the same age
  3. best auntie ever
  4. Lake that Bryce visits even in the Fall
  5. favorite cousin 18 months older
  6. favorite sport
Down
  1. name like a kitty Bryce has
  2. county Bryce was born in
  3. has hundreds of
  4. 11 big pots of birthday
  5. favorite beach
  6. number of planets in the solar system, also his next birthday
  7. favorite fast food burrito

13 Clues: favorite beach • favorite sport • has hundreds of • best auntie ever • 11 big pots of birthday • county Bryce was born in • Place Bryce loves to ... • favorite fast food burrito • name like a kitty Bryce has • favorite cousin 18 months older • Lake that Bryce visits even in the Fall • favorite cousin that shares 4 days of the same age • ...

elvie 2025-02-18

elvie crossword puzzle
Across
  1. different
  2. when you speak more then one language
  3. a vehicle with 2 wheels
  4. a 8 sided shape
  5. where all the planets are
  6. a month of the year
Down
  1. a 6 sided shape
  2. a 3 sided shape
  3. a bike with one wheel that is often used in the circus
  4. an outfit children wear to school
  5. join together
  6. a cookie people eat with their tea
  7. a fictional animal with 1 horn

13 Clues: different • join together • a 6 sided shape • a 3 sided shape • a 8 sided shape • a month of the year • a vehicle with 2 wheels • where all the planets are • a fictional animal with 1 horn • an outfit children wear to school • a cookie people eat with their tea • when you speak more then one language • a bike with one wheel that is often used in the circus

Solar System 2024-11-13

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mercury’s “size partner”
  2. our “space neighborhood”
  3. this planet has the second shortest day of any planet
  4. this planet has the most moons
  5. the hottest planet
  6. ours is shaped like a swirl
  7. famous for it’s tilted orbit
  8. has the fastest winds of any planet
Down
  1. 0.4 AU from the sun
  2. it creates waves
  3. all the planets orbit around this
  4. the fifth largest planet in our solar system
  5. it’s slowly growing larger

13 Clues: it creates waves • the hottest planet • 0.4 AU from the sun • mercury’s “size partner” • our “space neighborhood” • it’s slowly growing larger • ours is shaped like a swirl • famous for it’s tilted orbit • this planet has the most moons • all the planets orbit around this • has the fastest winds of any planet • the fifth largest planet in our solar system • ...

Types of Science 2025-12-02

Types of Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Study of organisms and their environment
  2. Study of weather and the atmosphere
  3. Study of insects
  4. Study of planets and stars
  5. Study of dinosaurs and prehistoric life
  6. Study of the human brain and human interactions
  7. Study of life and living organisms
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  1. Study of matter and chemical reactions
  2. Study of animals
  3. Study of volcanos
  4. Study of the structure of the Earth
  5. Study of plants
  6. Study of energy and forces

13 Clues: Study of plants • Study of animals • Study of insects • Study of volcanos • Study of planets and stars • Study of energy and forces • Study of life and living organisms • Study of weather and the atmosphere • Study of the structure of the Earth • Study of matter and chemical reactions • Study of dinosaurs and prehistoric life • Study of organisms and their environment • ...

Space Exploration 2020-04-07

Space Exploration crossword puzzle
Across
  1. system the part of the universe near the sun including the sun, eight planets and their moons
  2. what keeps you on the ground and what causes objects to fall
  3. a satellite is an object that has been intentionally placed into orbit.
Down
  1. Earth, Mars, Neptune and Jupiter are all examples of this word
  2. An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
  3. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity
  4. The person who goes to space on the spaceship

7 Clues: The person who goes to space on the spaceship • what keeps you on the ground and what causes objects to fall • Earth, Mars, Neptune and Jupiter are all examples of this word • a satellite is an object that has been intentionally placed into orbit. • An orbit is a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one • ...

Scientific 2020-11-05

Scientific crossword puzzle
Across
  1. best remembered for prospering that the earth rotates on its axis, from west to east, every 24 hours
  2. Theory the astronomical model in which the earth and planets revolve around the sun
  3. Newton recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time
  4. Kepler best known for his laws of planetary motion
Down
  1. Galilei has been called the "father of modern physics"
  2. Copernicus formulated a model of the universe that placed the sun rather than earth at the center
  3. Theory a theory that states that the planets orbit the sun

7 Clues: Kepler best known for his laws of planetary motion • Galilei has been called the "father of modern physics" • Theory a theory that states that the planets orbit the sun • Newton recognized as one of the most influential scientists of all time • Theory the astronomical model in which the earth and planets revolve around the sun • ...

Space words 2024-08-26

Space words crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A round object that orbits a planet.
  2. A big ball of hot, glowing gas that shines in the sky.
  3. A big round object in space that goes around a star, like Earth goes around the Sun.
  4. A chunk of ice and dust that travels around the Sun, with a glowing tail when it gets close.
Down
  1. Everything that exists, including all stars, galaxies, planets, and space.
  2. A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, usually found between Mars and Jupiter.
  3. A huge group of stars, planets, and dust all held together by gravity.

7 Clues: A round object that orbits a planet. • A big ball of hot, glowing gas that shines in the sky. • A huge group of stars, planets, and dust all held together by gravity. • Everything that exists, including all stars, galaxies, planets, and space. • A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, usually found between Mars and Jupiter. • ...

Module 12 2021-09-03

Module 12 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the force that keeps astronomical bodies from coasting off in a straight line
  2. can be used to calculate gravitational forces between any two particles and has been determined experimentally
  3. the third Kepler's law of planetary motion is also referred to as Law of ________
  4. the minimum speed a body must have in order to escape or be free from the gravitational field of Earth without ever falling back
Down
  1. characterized as either a parabolic or hyperbolic in shape
  2. the orbiting body will eventually return to the same angular position it began at
  3. the region of space surrounding a body in which another body experiences a force of gravitational attraction
  4. discovered three empirical laws that accurately describe the motions of the planets
  5. the total gravitational force exerted on the body by all other bodies in the universe
  6. the type of orbits of the planets around the sun

10 Clues: the type of orbits of the planets around the sun • characterized as either a parabolic or hyperbolic in shape • the force that keeps astronomical bodies from coasting off in a straight line • the orbiting body will eventually return to the same angular position it began at • the third Kepler's law of planetary motion is also referred to as Law of ________ • ...

Astronomy unit vocab 2021-11-11

Astronomy unit vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. may have either a terrestrial/rocky surface or a gaseous surface.
  2. unit of measurement used to measure the distance to stars and galaxies in space. The distance in one light year is equal to the distance light travels in one year.
  3. made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and have different shapes
  4. Most are rocky bodies that orbit in a region in the solar system known as the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  5. chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planet's atmosphere
Down
  1. Tool that uses convex lenses to bend and focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
  2. The galaxy in which you live
  3. Made up of the planets, moons, asteroids, comets, dust and gas that orbit the Sun
  4. Tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images of objects in space
  5. studied in relation to the planet they orbit

10 Clues: The galaxy in which you live • studied in relation to the planet they orbit • chunks of rock that burn upon entering a planet's atmosphere • may have either a terrestrial/rocky surface or a gaseous surface. • made up of gas, dust, and billions of stars and have different shapes • Tool that uses mirrors to focus light rays to produce images of objects in space • ...

4-3 astro, aster 2022-04-12

4-3 astro, aster crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large, irregularly shaped object made of rock and metal that orbits our Sun or another star
  2. A star-shaped character(*) used in printing, often to mark something important or as a place to add and additional note
  3. Inconceivably large or costly; of or relating to astronomy
  4. An ancient instrument used for estimating the altitude and predicting the position of celestial objects, such as the moon, other planets, and stars
  5. The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe
Down
  1. A transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations
  2. A scientist who studies the objects in the sky, including planets, galaxies, black holes, and stars
  3. A small, daisy like plant with a star shaped flower
  4. The branch of astronomy concerned with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
  5. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft

10 Clues: A person trained to travel in a spacecraft • A small, daisy like plant with a star shaped flower • Inconceivably large or costly; of or relating to astronomy • The branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and universe • A transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator can make celestial observations • ...

Space Crossword 2017-04-13

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth's natural satellite that shines by the sun's reflected light, revolves about the earth from west to east
  2. Everything we can touch, feel, sense, measure or detect. It includes living things, planets, stars, galaxies, dust clouds, light, and time
  3. Dusty white band of stars stretching across the sky. A collection of stars, dust, and clouds of gas
  4. Glowing sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity
  5. Gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  6. A repeating path that one object takes around another, occurs in an egg shape
Down
  1. A collection of eight planets and their moons that orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets
  2. Physical area beyond the Earths surfaces
  3. Billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
  4. A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star

10 Clues: Physical area beyond the Earths surfaces • Gases surrounding the earth or another planet • Glowing sphere of plasma held together by its own gravity • A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit round a star • A repeating path that one object takes around another, occurs in an egg shape • ...

Unit 1 Astronomy Crossword 2024-05-28

Unit 1 Astronomy Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A collection of millions and billions of stars (their systems), dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  2. Contains all of the star systems, galaxies, gas and dust, plus all the matter and energy
  3. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
  4. An imaginary line that passes through Earth's center and the North and South poles, about which Earth rotates
  5. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  6. The spinning of Earth on its axis
Down
  1. 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.
  2. Wobble in Earth's rotational axis
  3. A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
  4. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses.

10 Clues: Wobble in Earth's rotational axis • The spinning of Earth on its axis • A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses. • The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space • A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun • ...

Puzzle #48 ( astronomy) 2023-02-05

Puzzle #48 ( astronomy) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - an extremely luminous explosion of a star
  2. unit - a standard unit of length used in astronomy to describe distances within our solar system
  3. hole - a region in space where the gravitational field is so strong that nothing, not even light, can escape
  4. - a large collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity
Down
  1. system - a group of planets, dwarf planets, and other objects orbiting around a star
  2. - the study of the universe and celestial objects
  3. microwave background - the afterglow of the Big Bang, a pervasive glow of microwave radiation throughout the universe
  4. - a luminous celestial object consisting of a mass of gas held together by gravity
  5. - a cloud of gas and dust in space, often visible as a bright patch in the night sky
  6. - a unit of astronomical distance equal to the distance light travels in one year

10 Clues: - an extremely luminous explosion of a star • - the study of the universe and celestial objects • - a unit of astronomical distance equal to the distance light travels in one year • - a luminous celestial object consisting of a mass of gas held together by gravity • - a large collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity • ...

solar system 2025-04-07

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the four inner planets with solid, rocky surfaces
  2. the force that attracts mass to other mass
  3. a large, gaseous planet that does not have a solid rocky surface
  4. a small, icy body that has an eccentric orbit around the Sun
  5. a stream of charged particles released from the Sun that can strip away planetary atmospheres if not protected by a magnetic field
Down
  1. the magnetic field surrounding a planet that protects it from solar radiation
  2. metallic or silicate-rich object that orbits the Sun in between Mars and Jupiter
  3. unit of measurement used to find distances between the Sun and a planet in its orbit
  4. the process where a planet separates into layers (core, mantle, crust) based on density, usually early in its formation
  5. the process by which dust and gas particles clump together under gravity to form larger bodies, like planets

10 Clues: the force that attracts mass to other mass • one of the four inner planets with solid, rocky surfaces • a small, icy body that has an eccentric orbit around the Sun • a large, gaseous planet that does not have a solid rocky surface • the magnetic field surrounding a planet that protects it from solar radiation • ...

Using the Sky to Navigate 2025-01-28

Using the Sky to Navigate crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An envelope of gasses that surround a planet.
  2. The path a celestial object takes around the star or a planet.
  3. A grouping of stars that form a pattern in the sky when viewed from Earth.
  4. Consists of the Sun and all the objects that orbit around it including the planets, asteroids, comets, and other objects.
Down
  1. Plan and direct the route or course of a ship, aircraft, or other form of transportation, especially by using instruments or maps.
  2. The study of science of outer space, celestial bodies, and the universe.
  3. A system consisting of a large number of stars bound together by gravity.
  4. Everything that exists including the stars, planets, matter, energy, and time.
  5. A large celestial object that has rounded due to its gravity and cleared its nearby region of other smaller objects.
  6. A giant ball of hot gas and plasma that generates huge amounts of energy through nuclear fusion.

10 Clues: An envelope of gasses that surround a planet. • The path a celestial object takes around the star or a planet. • The study of science of outer space, celestial bodies, and the universe. • A system consisting of a large number of stars bound together by gravity. • A grouping of stars that form a pattern in the sky when viewed from Earth. • ...

Space crossword 2025-11-14

Space crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A part of a comet
  2. A meteoroid that makes it into the Earth's atmosphere called a shooting star that doesn't hit Earth's surface
  3. There are hundreds of thousands of asteroids in a disk-shaped region between Mars and Jupiter
  4. a disk of icy bodies outside of Neptune orbit
  5. spherical shell of icy objects that surrounds the solar system at a vast distance, extending far beyond Pluto
Down
  1. small objects made from ice and dust that orbits the sun
  2. A meteor that hits earth surface
  3. a celestial body that orbits the Sun, is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, and has cleared its orbital neighborhood of other objects
  4. a curved path it takes around something like a planet
  5. Are small,irregularly shaped chunks of rock that orbit the sun and are much too small to be considered planets.

10 Clues: A part of a comet • A meteor that hits earth surface • a disk of icy bodies outside of Neptune orbit • a curved path it takes around something like a planet • small objects made from ice and dust that orbits the sun • There are hundreds of thousands of asteroids in a disk-shaped region between Mars and Jupiter • ...

space 2023-06-16

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Hole A region in space with extremely strong gravity that nothing, not even light, can escape from. Black holes form when massive stars collapse.
  2. 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.
  3. A small rock or particle in space. When a meteoroid enters Earth's atmosphere and burns up, it is called a meteor.
  4. A term used in some countries for an astronaut or a person who travels and works in space. It is commonly used in Russian-speaking countries.
  5. An instrument used to observe distant objects in space. Telescopes gather and focus light, allowing us to see celestial bodies more clearly.
  6. A person who travels and works in space. Astronauts undergo extensive training to be able to live and work in microgravity conditions.
  7. A cloud of gas and dust in space. Nebulas are often the birthplaces of stars and can have beautiful, colorful shapes and patterns.
Down
  1. A scientist who studies celestial objects such as stars, planets, galaxies, and other phenomena in the universe.
  2. A vehicle that is propelled by engines and carries spacecraft into space. Rockets provide the necessary thrust to overcome Earth's gravity.
  3. 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.
  4. The curved path followed by an object, such as a planet or a satellite, as it revolves around another object, usually a star.
  5. System A system consisting of a star (the Sun) and the celestial objects that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  6. A massive collection of stars, dust, and gas held together by gravity. Galaxies can be spiral, elliptical, or irregular in shape.

13 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. • ...

the Age of Enlightenment 2022-09-07

the Age of Enlightenment crossword puzzle
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  1. the treaty that ended the thirty years war
  2. writer of "Faust"
  3. writer of the "Common Sense"
  4. term for unrestrained monarchial power
  5. the century of the age of enlightenment
  6. creator of "Calculus"
  7. austrian family known for their jaw
  8. the capital of the age of enlightenment
  9. german philosopher and physicist
  10. the writer of "the wealth of Nations"
  11. writer of the Encyclopédie
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  1. empress of russia during the movement
  2. the first person to understand lightning
  3. german composer of this era
  4. father of liberalism
  5. galileo's discovery during this age
  6. french for "enlightenment"
  7. discoverer of Carbon Dioxide
  8. voltaire's famous work

19 Clues: writer of "Faust" • father of liberalism • creator of "Calculus" • voltaire's famous work • french for "enlightenment" • writer of the Encyclopédie • german composer of this era • writer of the "Common Sense" • discoverer of Carbon Dioxide • german philosopher and physicist • galileo's discovery during this age • austrian family known for their jaw • ...

eletric animals and places people from moveis 2020-12-16

eletric animals and places people from moveis crossword puzzle
Across
  1. don`t know how big milions of planets
  2. Man's best friend
  3. Large marsupial
  4. Flying mammal
  5. Likes to chase mice
Down
  1. mavel he has a sheild and is a man
  2. Has a trunk
  3. kill eat big and scary
  4. smart cool eletrical and take over

9 Clues: Has a trunk • Flying mammal • Large marsupial • Man's best friend • Likes to chase mice • kill eat big and scary • mavel he has a sheild and is a man • smart cool eletrical and take over • don`t know how big milions of planets

SPACE 2021-01-27

SPACE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A round and smooth galaxy
  2. a disc-shaped galaxy with"arms"
  3. Scattered clusters of planets
Down
  1. the system that is made of planets, asteroids, moons, and stars
  2. a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems

5 Clues: A round and smooth galaxy • Scattered clusters of planets • a disc-shaped galaxy with"arms" • a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems • the system that is made of planets, asteroids, moons, and stars

Star wars 2024-04-30

Star wars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Weapon Of A Jedi
  2. The Princess
  3. Who Played Princess Leia In The Original Star Wars Trilogy?
  4. Han Solo’s Friend
  5. Han Solo's Ship
  6. White Guys With Guns
  7. Slug-like alien
  8. Who Played Han Solo In The Original Star Wars Trilogy?
  9. Who Owned Anakin?
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  1. Who Created Star Wars
  2. Ship That Blows Up Planets
  3. Bad Guy In Black
  4. Home Of The Wookies
  5. Vader’s Name Before He Turned Bad
  6. The First Star Wars Movie
  7. Green Guy With Big Ears Who Uses The Force
  8. What Type Of People Can There Only Be 2 Of?
  9. Han Solo’s Son
  10. Little Brown Hooded Guys

19 Clues: The Princess • Han Solo’s Son • Han Solo's Ship • Slug-like alien • Bad Guy In Black • Weapon Of A Jedi • Han Solo’s Friend • Who Owned Anakin? • Home Of The Wookies • White Guys With Guns • Who Created Star Wars • Little Brown Hooded Guys • The First Star Wars Movie • Ship That Blows Up Planets • Vader’s Name Before He Turned Bad • Green Guy With Big Ears Who Uses The Force • ...

Literature 7 Vocabulary Unit 4 2022-04-20

Literature 7 Vocabulary Unit 4 crossword puzzle
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  1. The emission of energy that can be harmful to humans
  2. Living space for a certain person or animal
  3. The gasses that surround planets
  4. An inspiration for someone
  5. Another word for management
  6. In a delicate or clever way
  7. To stay in one place
  8. To be very depressed or sad
  9. To group together in a specific area
  10. Very important or necessary
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  1. Making steps towards something
  2. Energy created by heat
  3. To include
  4. Important or famous
  5. Has many good qualities for you
  6. To slowly back away
  7. An item that sways back and forth
  8. Forever and ever
  9. Warm and inviting

19 Clues: To include • Forever and ever • Warm and inviting • Important or famous • To slowly back away • To stay in one place • Energy created by heat • An inspiration for someone • Another word for management • In a delicate or clever way • To be very depressed or sad • Very important or necessary • Making steps towards something • Has many good qualities for you • The gasses that surround planets • ...

Star, Planets and Constelations 2021-10-15

Star, Planets and Constelations crossword puzzle
Across
  1. we call this planet home
  2. godess of love
  3. rings!
  4. north star
  5. makes up the core of the earth
  6. not a planet any mmore
Down
  1. god of war
  2. known as the bull
  3. hotest planet
  4. large gas giant
  5. dwarf planet
  6. best known for his belt

12 Clues: rings! • god of war • north star • dwarf planet • hotest planet • godess of love • large gas giant • known as the bull • not a planet any mmore • best known for his belt • we call this planet home • makes up the core of the earth

THE PLANETS by:Abigail camargo 2015-11-30

THE PLANETS by:Abigail camargo crossword puzzle
Across
  1. degree of warmth
  2. to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
  3. to tie one's shoes.
  4. good health; poor health.
  5. late frosts; a late spring
  6. a pistol, revolver, or other firearm.
  7. to effect a cure.
Down
  1. a late business meeting
  2. a neat person.
  3. unpleasant heat.
  4. a person or thing that heals.
  5. to undo the string or cords of.

12 Clues: a neat person. • degree of warmth • unpleasant heat. • to effect a cure. • to tie one's shoes. • a late business meeting • good health; poor health. • late frosts; a late spring • a person or thing that heals. • to undo the string or cords of. • to tie a tin can on a dog's tail. • a pistol, revolver, or other firearm.

PLANETS BY MCKENNA PETERSON 2023-12-04

PLANETS BY MCKENNA PETERSON crossword puzzle
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  1. NEPTUNE HAS THE ____ SPOT
  2. A SEASON ON ________ LAST 21 YEARS
  3. SOME OF SATURN'S VOLCANOES ERUPT LIQUID ____
  4. NEPTUNE AND URANUS ARE ____
  5. URANUS IS ___ ON ITS SIDE
  6. SATURNS RINGS ARE MADE OF ___
  7. JUPITER HAS A GREAT ___ SPOT
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  1. URANUS HAS 27
  2. HAS THE LARGEST MOON
  3. IS KNOWN AS THE ICE PLANET
  4. JUPITER IS SO BIG THAT OVER 900 ____ COULD FIT INSIDE IT
  5. BIGGEST PLANET

12 Clues: URANUS HAS 27 • BIGGEST PLANET • HAS THE LARGEST MOON • NEPTUNE HAS THE ____ SPOT • URANUS IS ___ ON ITS SIDE • IS KNOWN AS THE ICE PLANET • NEPTUNE AND URANUS ARE ____ • JUPITER HAS A GREAT ___ SPOT • SATURNS RINGS ARE MADE OF ___ • A SEASON ON ________ LAST 21 YEARS • SOME OF SATURN'S VOLCANOES ERUPT LIQUID ____ • JUPITER IS SO BIG THAT OVER 900 ____ COULD FIT INSIDE IT

Earth, Sun and Moon 2022-09-30

Earth, Sun and Moon crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A celestial body consisting of a mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior.
  2. The luminous star around which Earth and
  3. Any of the varying appearances of the Moon as seen from Earth as different amounts of the lunar disk are illuminated by the Sun.
  4. The imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  5. planets revolve.
  6. An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
Down
  1. The slant of earth's axis (23.5*).
  2. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
  3. A celestial body that revolves around a planet.
  4. The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature.
  5. A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object

11 Clues: planets revolve. • The slant of earth's axis (23.5*). • The luminous star around which Earth and • A celestial body that revolves around a planet. • A curved path followed by a satellite as it revolves around an object • The four natural divisions of the year based on changes in temperature. • The imaginary line through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole. • ...

Ch12 Investigating space 2015-04-20

Ch12 Investigating space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small bodies which orbit the sun in elongated elliptical orbits; they usually have long glowing tails.
  2. Pieces of rock or metal from space that crash into planets or moons
  3. Similar to a planet, but smaller, and shares its orbital space with other bodies of a similar size (two words)
  4. An astronomical unit that is used to measure the huge distances between stars; it is the distance light travels in one year (two years)
  5. An exploding star, much brighter than a normal star
  6. A large group of stars that is separated from other similar groups by empty space
Down
  1. The path followed by the Sun, planets and the constellations of the zodiac in their apparent movement across the sky
  2. A group of stars that forms an unchanging pattern in the sky
  3. Tiny chunks of metallic rock found orbiting the sun in a wide belt between Mars and Jupiter
  4. Small fast-moving objects from space that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere
  5. A huge mass of dust and gas in space remaining after a supernova

11 Clues: An exploding star, much brighter than a normal star • A group of stars that forms an unchanging pattern in the sky • A huge mass of dust and gas in space remaining after a supernova • Pieces of rock or metal from space that crash into planets or moons • Small fast-moving objects from space that burn up in the Earth's atmosphere • ...

unit one vocab review 2024-05-28

unit one vocab review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The curved path followed by a celestial body, such as a planet, around another celestial body, such as a star.
  2. A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
  3. The entirety of space, time, matter, and energy, including all planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies.
  4. The belief that the sun is at the center of the universe
  5. The motion of a celestial body, such as a planet, around another celestial body, such as a star.
  6. An imaginary line around which a celestial body, such as a planet, rotates.
  7. A celestial body that orbits around a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.
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  1. The spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around its axis.
  2. The belief that the earth is at the center of the universe
  3. A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies that orbit around a star, the Sun.
  4. The amount of matter in an object.

11 Clues: The amount of matter in an object. • The belief that the sun is at the center of the universe • The belief that the earth is at the center of the universe • The spinning of a celestial body, such as a planet, around its axis. • An imaginary line around which a celestial body, such as a planet, rotates. • ...

CAREERS IN SCIENCE 2021-06-03

CAREERS IN SCIENCE crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Designs houses
  2. Studies molecules and reactions
  3. Someone who practices medicine
  4. The study of living things
  5. They hand out the drugs
  6. Study of the planets stars etc
  7. The study of chemistry in living things
  8. This person designs engines, bridges, pretty much everything
Down
  1. The study of weather
  2. The study of rocks
  3. You take a sick dog to this person
  4. The study of chemicals
  5. Study of matter, forces, energy and motion

13 Clues: Designs houses • The study of rocks • The study of weather • The study of chemicals • They hand out the drugs • The study of living things • Someone who practices medicine • Study of the planets stars etc • Studies molecules and reactions • You take a sick dog to this person • The study of chemistry in living things • Study of matter, forces, energy and motion • ...

The Jovian Planets 2022-05-16

The Jovian Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The scien
  2. Other ice giant
  3. Big and Blue
  4. What all gas giants have
Down
  1. Red dot
  2. Ring
  3. The four planets farthest from the Sun

7 Clues: Ring • Red dot • The scien • Big and Blue • Other ice giant • What all gas giants have • The four planets farthest from the Sun

Things in Space 2024-10-08

Things in Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Connect the stars
  2. What killed the dinosaurs?
Down
  1. Smaller planets
  2. Space snowballs
  3. Rocks in space between mars and Jupiter
  4. Crab
  5. It controls the tide

7 Clues: Crab • Smaller planets • Space snowballs • Connect the stars • It controls the tide • What killed the dinosaurs? • Rocks in space between mars and Jupiter

Ark Favorite Things 2021-04-20

Ark Favorite Things crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Place Bryce loves to ...
  2. favorite cousin that shares 4 days of the same age
  3. best auntie ever
  4. Lake that Bryce visits even in the Fall
  5. favorite cousin 18 months older
  6. favorite sport
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  1. name like a kitty Bryce has
  2. county Bryce was born in
  3. has hundreds of
  4. 11 big pots of birthday
  5. favorite beach
  6. number of planets in the solar system, also his next birthday
  7. favorite fast food burrito

13 Clues: favorite beach • favorite sport • has hundreds of • best auntie ever • 11 big pots of birthday • county Bryce was born in • Place Bryce loves to ... • favorite fast food burrito • name like a kitty Bryce has • favorite cousin 18 months older • Lake that Bryce visits even in the Fall • favorite cousin that shares 4 days of the same age • ...

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword Dominic 2019-01-29

Chapter 7 & 8 Crossword Dominic crossword puzzle
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  1. which ocean is the warmest
  2. early steps of organisms forming organic building blocks
  3. what chemical element made the planets, stars, oceans,etc
  4. who experience with atmosphere gases
  5. the star collapse explosion
  6. how many galaxies are there
  7. our galaxy name
Down
  1. when was the earth form
  2. why stars shine
  3. how long did the accretion period last
  4. which land is the smallest
  5. one of the galaxy shapes
  6. the northern ocean

13 Clues: why stars shine • our galaxy name • the northern ocean • when was the earth form • one of the galaxy shapes • which ocean is the warmest • which land is the smallest • the star collapse explosion • how many galaxies are there • who experience with atmosphere gases • how long did the accretion period last • early steps of organisms forming organic building blocks • ...

SHEILA KINANTI ADHANA 8C 2024-05-02

SHEILA KINANTI ADHANA 8C crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The red planet
  2. The 7th planet from the sun
  3. Earth's only natural satellite
  4. A pulling force between every object in the
  5. The largest planet
  6. Our solar system
  7. The planet we live on
  8. The study of stars, planets, and other objects in
Down
  1. The senter of our solar system
  2. The person who travels in outer space
  3. The 6th planet from the sun
  4. The blue planet
  5. Smallest planet in the solar system

13 Clues: The red planet • The blue planet • Our solar system • The largest planet • The planet we live on • The 7th planet from the sun • The 6th planet from the sun • The senter of our solar system • Earth's only natural satellite • Smallest planet in the solar system • The person who travels in outer space • A pulling force between every object in the • ...

english quiz time 2022-11-03

english quiz time crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large cyclinder shaped vehicle used in space, moves very fast
  2. instrument to look for things that are very far
  3. that revolves around the earth
  4. the motor of vehicle
  5. where moon sun planets are found
  6. go out of place
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  1. who travels in spacecraft
  2. very intense
  3. an instance of coming to land from air
  4. very huge
  5. terrifying
  6. celestial body moving in orbit round the sun.
  7. to travel in universe

13 Clues: very huge • terrifying • very intense • go out of place • the motor of vehicle • to travel in universe • who travels in spacecraft • that revolves around the earth • where moon sun planets are found • an instance of coming to land from air • celestial body moving in orbit round the sun. • instrument to look for things that are very far • ...

Astronomy 2023-08-17

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet having five moons is
  2. Ocean tides
  3. farthest planet
  4. one revolution of sun around the centre of galaxy is called______ year.
  5. Earth’s Twin?
  6. ‘Watery Planet’
  7. unit of measuring distances between the stars is known as
  8. Saturn rings were discovered by
  9. the sun rise in the west and set in the east in which planet?
Down
  1. looks reddish in the night sky?
  2. Comets revolve around
  3. The planet having no moon is
  4. Asteroids have their orbits between the planets Mars & _________
  5. Morning Star
  6. brightest star in the sky

15 Clues: Ocean tides • Morning Star • Earth’s Twin? • farthest planet • ‘Watery Planet’ • Comets revolve around • brightest star in the sky • The planet having no moon is • looks reddish in the night sky? • The planet having five moons is • Saturn rings were discovered by • unit of measuring distances between the stars is known as • ...

Science- Astrobiology 2023-12-11

Science- Astrobiology crossword puzzle
Across
  1. study of life in outer space
  2. Made up of several gases
  3. stuff you get from food
Down
  1. moving around
  2. to make energy
  3. to get bigger and older
  4. Study Of Living Things
  5. Planets that orbit around other stars
  6. how you perceive everything around you

9 Clues: moving around • to make energy • Study Of Living Things • to get bigger and older • stuff you get from food • Made up of several gases • study of life in outer space • Planets that orbit around other stars • how you perceive everything around you

why do we read fiction 2024-01-08

why do we read fiction crossword puzzle
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  1. to be so...that for a while we forget
  2. we read fiction to be
  3. to
  4. fiction...the senses
  5. the point of fiction is to...a spell
  6. to
  7. to
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  1. to...to strange new planets
  2. to...who done it?
  3. we read fiction to be...
  4. to
  5. we are

12 Clues: to • to • to • to • we are • to...who done it? • fiction...the senses • we read fiction to be • we read fiction to be... • to...to strange new planets • the point of fiction is to...a spell • to be so...that for a while we forget

Scientific Revolution 2024-03-12

Scientific Revolution crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The _______ Theory is that sun was the center of the universe and everything revolved around it
  2. The Church thought that the Earth was _____
  3. A series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period
Down
  1. Invented the first modern telescope to discover other planets
  2. the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
  3. Isaac ____ discovered that objects at rest stay at rest and those in motion stay in motion unless a new force intervenes
  4. Johannes Kepler proved that planets do not orbit in perfect ______

7 Clues: The Church thought that the Earth was _____ • Invented the first modern telescope to discover other planets • Johannes Kepler proved that planets do not orbit in perfect ______ • the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center. • A series of events that marked the emergence of modern science during the early modern period • ...

Science 11 2020-09-03

Science 11 crossword puzzle
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  1. he stated that the sun’s companion star colliding with another to form a proto-planet that breaks up to form Jupiter and Saturn.
  2. a theory that fails to account for the distribution of angular momentum in the solar system
  3. they are made of materials with high melting points
  4. they are called the gas giants
Down
  1. he proposed the accretion theory that the Sun passed through a dense interstellar cloud and emerged with a dusty, gaseous envelope that eventually became the planets
  2. A Nobel prize winner won the compositional studies on meteorites in the 1950s
  3. a space probe built by the European Space Agency and launched on 2 March 2004
  4. part of the galaxy that the sun and the planets are around it
  5. refers to an object that spins in the same direction as its orbit
  6. located in the Milky Way galaxy a huge disc- and spiral-shaped aggregation of about at least 100 billion stars and other bodies

10 Clues: they are called the gas giants • they are made of materials with high melting points • part of the galaxy that the sun and the planets are around it • refers to an object that spins in the same direction as its orbit • A Nobel prize winner won the compositional studies on meteorites in the 1950s • ...

Unit 12 Vocabulary 2022-04-10

Unit 12 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. A large, irregularly shaped object made of rock or metal that orbits our Sun or another star
  2. a star-shaped character (*) used in printing, often to mark something important or as a place to add an additional note
  3. inconceivably large or costly; of or relating or to astronomy
  4. an ancient instrument used for estimating the altitude and predicting the position of celestial objects, such as the moon, other planets, and stars
  5. the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe
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  1. a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator makes celestial observations
  2. A scientist who studies the objects in the sky, including planets, galaxies, black holes, and stars
  3. a small, daisy like plant with a star shaped flower
  4. the branch of astronomy that deals with the physical and chemical properties of celestial bodies
  5. a person trained to travel in a spacecraft

10 Clues: a person trained to travel in a spacecraft • a small, daisy like plant with a star shaped flower • inconceivably large or costly; of or relating or to astronomy • the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe • a transparent dome on top of an airplane where the navigator makes celestial observations • ...

Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion 2023-02-21

Kepler's Laws of Planetary Motion crossword puzzle
Across
  1. As the distance from the sun increases, the length of the orbit increases is Kepler's ______ law
  2. Kepler discovered that the planet's orbits were elliptical after observing the orbit of what planet?
  3. Kepler's theories were further proof of what astronomical theory regarding the arrangement of the solar system?
  4. Kepler's laws were important in Sir Isaac _______'s theories on gravity
  5. Point in orbit where a planet is closest to the sun
Down
  1. Point in orbit where a planet is farthest from the sun
  2. Who proposed that the planets had a constant and consistent velocity and had that be the scientific consensus prior to Kepler's laws
  3. As a planet’s orbit sweeps closer to the sun, the velocities of the orbit increases is Kepler's _____ law
  4. What was the last name of the astronomer who Kepler was an assistant for?
  5. All planets travel in an elliptical orbit is Kepler's _______ law

10 Clues: Point in orbit where a planet is closest to the sun • Point in orbit where a planet is farthest from the sun • All planets travel in an elliptical orbit is Kepler's _______ law • Kepler's laws were important in Sir Isaac _______'s theories on gravity • What was the last name of the astronomer who Kepler was an assistant for? • ...

Gravity Crossword 2023-02-03

Gravity Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe.
  2. famous scientist
  3. a measure of the gravitational pull on that object
  4. a property of matter by which it remains at rest or in unchanging motion unless acted on by some external force
Down
  1. system the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  2. the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  3. force that pulls objects together
  4. how much space an object is made of
  5. the cloud of dust and gas where our solar system originated
  6. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon, especially a periodic elliptical revolution.

10 Clues: famous scientist • force that pulls objects together • how much space an object is made of • a measure of the gravitational pull on that object • the cloud of dust and gas where our solar system originated • the envelope of gases surrounding the earth or another planet • The force of gravity acts between all objects in the universe. • ...

Universe 2023-06-23

Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A person who travels and works in space, typically aboard a spacecraft.
  2. A vehicle designed for travel and operation in outer space.
  3. A natural satellite that orbits around a planet and reflects light from the Sun.
  4. A large celestial body that orbits around a star and does not produce its own light.
  5. An optical instrument used for observing distant objects in the sky, such as stars, planets, and galaxies.
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  1. A celestial object consisting of ice, dust, and gas that orbits around the Sun, often developing a visible tail.
  2. All existing matter, energy, space, and time, including all the planets, stars, galaxies, and everything in between.
  3. The star at the center of our solar system, which provides light and heat to Earth.
  4. A luminous sphere of hot plasma, held together by its own gravity, which emits light and heat energy.
  5. A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held together by gravitational forces.

10 Clues: A vehicle designed for travel and operation in outer space. • A person who travels and works in space, typically aboard a spacecraft. • A natural satellite that orbits around a planet and reflects light from the Sun. • The star at the center of our solar system, which provides light and heat to Earth. • ...

astronomy crossword puzzle 2024-11-21

astronomy crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the star around which the planets revolve, from which they receive heat and light.
  2. small galaxies composed of a few billion stars.
  3. any of the large bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system.
  4. a rock that falls to Earth from space.
  5. small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun.
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  1. a group of planets and other bodies that revolve around a star.
  2. a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out.
  3. an enormous cloud of dust and gas occupying the space between stars and acting as a nursery for new stars.
  4. it happens when the Moon passes between the Sun and Earth, casting a shadow on Earth that either fully or partially blocks the Sun's light in some areas.
  5. the large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun.

10 Clues: a rock that falls to Earth from space. • small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun. • small galaxies composed of a few billion stars. • a group of planets and other bodies that revolve around a star. • any of the large bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system. • a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out. • ...

crossword puzzle tittle 2025-04-30

crossword puzzle tittle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. only planet that supports life
  2. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets. The planets of the solar system are (in order of distance from the sun) Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  3. body that orbits our planet.
  4. an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other
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  1. a celestial body distinguished from the fixed stars by having an apparent motion of its own (including the moon and sun), especially with reference to its supposed influence on people and events.
  2. the spiral galaxy that contains our solar system, including the Sun and Earth.
  3. belt of asteroids between Mars and jupiter
  4. giant star in the center of the solar system
  5. Earth's natural satellite, a rocky, cratered
  6. a large, luminous celestial body composed of glowing gas,primarily hydrogen and helium

10 Clues: body that orbits our planet. • only planet that supports life • belt of asteroids between Mars and jupiter • giant star in the center of the solar system • Earth's natural satellite, a rocky, cratered • an invisible force that pulls objects toward each other • the spiral galaxy that contains our solar system, including the Sun and Earth. • ...

Boundries 2025-03-28

Boundries crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A fracture in Earth's Lithosphere
  2. Innermost part of the Earth
  3. The outermost layer of the earth
  4. Squeezing
  5. What the earth's made out of
  6. Another name for mantle
  7. When 2 plates slide past each other
  8. When plates move
  9. A liquid layer of molten iron
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  1. How the planets layers can be affected during stress
  2. When the denser plate sinks
  3. A name for asthenosphere
  4. Idea proposed by Alfred Wegner
  5. Plates that move over time
  6. When plates move apart
  7. When 2 plates pull towards each other
  8. Robert Hess
  9. Layer of earth's atmosphere located above the stratosphere and below the thermosphere
  10. Another name for lithosphere

19 Clues: Squeezing • Robert Hess • When plates move • When plates move apart • Another name for mantle • A name for asthenosphere • Plates that move over time • When the denser plate sinks • Innermost part of the Earth • Another name for lithosphere • What the earth's made out of • A liquid layer of molten iron • Idea proposed by Alfred Wegner • The outermost layer of the earth • ...

Solar System + Gravity Crossword Puzzle 2024-05-16

Solar System + Gravity Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  2. A celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice, rock and dust; when near the sun, a "tail" of gas and dust particles form pointing away from the sun.
  3. A unit of measurement used to describe distances between celestial objects, equal to 3.26 light years.
  4. A small, blue-white hot core of a dim star that is the leftover center of an old star.
  5. A naturally occurring physical entity, association, or structure that exists outside of Earth's atmosphere that can be found in the observable universe; i.e. planets, moon, stars, asteroids, comets, etc.
  6. Distance greater than 35,785 km above sea level in which some artificial satellites orbit Earth.
  7. A natural phenomenon by which all things with mass or energy, including planets, stars, galaxies and even light, are attracted to (or gravitate toward) one another.
  8. A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler than surrounding gases.
  9. The scientific law that states that every object in the universe attracts every other object.
  10. A flattened rotating disk of gas and dust grains surrounding a newly formed protostar or star in which, over time, collisions within the disk tends to lead to planet formation.
  11. The distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion km or 5.8 trillion miles.
  12. A huge cloud of gas that is created when the outer layers of a red giant star drift out into space.
  13. A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light in the sky as it burns.
  14. An object that is thrown, propelled, or launched and the only force acting upon it is gravity.
  15. A satellite that orbits in the same direction around Earth and whose speed is equal to Earth's rotational period of 23 hours and 56 minutes.
  16. An object that orbits a star, is large enough to have become rounded by its own gravity, and is large enough to dominate or impact those within its orbit.
  17. The apparent change in position of an object when you look at it from different locations.
  18. A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface associated with magnetic disturbances on the sun's surface.
  19. A reaction that occurs when lighter nuclei are forced together to produce heavier nuclei; typically occurs within stars.
  20. A geosynchronous (rotational rate 23 hours and 56 minutes) high earth orbit (35,785 km) satellite whose rotational rate and height allows it to remain above the same spot on Earth's surface.
Down
  1. Distance between 160 ‐ 2,000 km above sea level in which some artificial satellites orbit Earth.
  2. The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  3. When there are no net flows of matter or energy to or away from a system and no net changes in the matter and energy in that system; in regards to stars it is the balance between gravity collapsing the star and nuclear fusion within the star holding it up.
  4. Any object, natural or artificial, that orbits around another object in space.
  5. A form of matter that does not give off electromagnetic radiation nor emits light at any known wavelength and is believed to make up 90 percent of the matter in the universe.
  6. The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere.
  7. The average distance between Earth and the Sun, about 150 million km often used in Solar System distance calculations.
  8. Any of numerous small solid celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the Sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter).
  9. A very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature; red giants are thought to occur in the latter stage of a star's life when no hydrogen remains in the core to fuel nuclear fusion.
  10. Planets composed made mostly of rocks and metals, have solid surfaces, with atmospheres that range from very thick (on Venus) to very thin (on Mercury); the four smaller inner planets in the solar system-Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
  11. A huge group of single stars, star systems, star clusters, dust, and gas bound together by gravitational attraction.
  12. A meteoroid that impacts or reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely.
  13. A large cloud of dust and gas in space from which solar systems are formed.
  14. The remnants of a comet, asteroid or planet that has broken free and is floating around at extremely high speeds in space.
  15. A large planet that consists mostly of gases hydrogen and helium in a dense form; the four large outer planets in the solar system- Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.

35 Clues: The inner layer of the sun's atmosphere. • The outer layer of the sun's atmosphere. • The middle layer of the sun's atmosphere. • A large cloud of dust and gas in space from which solar systems are formed. • Any object, natural or artificial, that orbits around another object in space. • ...

Astronomy 2025-08-08

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The explosive death of a massive star.
  2. A luminous ball of gas, held together by its own gravity. Stars are powered by nuclear fusion in their cores.
  3. A building equipped with telescopes and other instruments for astronomical research.
  4. A vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity.
  5. A building or room with equipment that projects images of the stars and planets onto a dome.
  6. A rocky or metallic object that orbits the Sun, typically found in the asteroid belt.
  7. A celestial object consisting of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
  8. An interstellar cloud of gas and dust. Nebulae are often regions where new stars are forming.
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  1. A luminous ball of gas, held together by its own gravity. Stars are powered by nuclear fusion in their cores.
  2. A group of stars that appear to form a pattern in the sky, often named after mythological figures or objects.
  3. A celestial body that orbits a star. Earth is a planet in our solar system.
  4. A natural satellite that orbits a planet. Earth has one moon, and some planets have many.
  5. The totality of all space, time, matter, and energy.

13 Clues: The explosive death of a massive star. • The totality of all space, time, matter, and energy. • A celestial object consisting of ice and dust that orbits the Sun • A celestial body that orbits a star. Earth is a planet in our solar system. • A vast system of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter held together by gravity. • ...

Solar System Crossword 2023-09-27

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It's known as the "9th" planet, but is really a dwarf planet that co-exist with multiple other dwarf planets.
  2. It rotates at an almost 90 degree angle from its plane of orbit.
  3. The biggest planet in our solar system that has a big red spot bigger than Earth.
  4. The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun.
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  1. The only planet in our solar system with a ring.
  2. The hottest planet, and it rotates opposite from most planets.
  3. It's the 8th planet from the Sun, and it's known as Poseidon the Greek.
  4. The only planet that currently have life on it. The surface consist mostly of water.
  5. There is a NASA machine put on the planet, and is the only planet other than earth that might have a chance to sustain life.

9 Clues: The smallest planet and the closest to the Sun. • The only planet in our solar system with a ring. • The hottest planet, and it rotates opposite from most planets. • It rotates at an almost 90 degree angle from its plane of orbit. • It's the 8th planet from the Sun, and it's known as Poseidon the Greek. • ...

Sun, Moon and Earth 2022-03-26

Sun, Moon and Earth crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Centre of universe
  2. When the moon grows larger
  3. Force that keeps you on the ground
  4. Spinning motion around axis
  5. 4 per year involving changing temperatures
  6. Invisible line Earth rotates on
  7. Celestial body orbiting around a planet or star
  8. Contains trillions of stars
  9. Has an atmosphere
  10. Earth's natural satellite
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  1. Path of one object around another
  2. Where planets, moons and stars live together
  3. Moon passing in front of Sun
  4. When the moon grows smaller
  5. Giant balls of hot gasses
  6. Mass of gasses surrounding Earth
  7. Group of stars forming a pattern
  8. Object with a "tail"
  9. Called the "Red Planet"

19 Clues: Has an atmosphere • Centre of universe • Object with a "tail" • Called the "Red Planet" • Giant balls of hot gasses • Earth's natural satellite • When the moon grows larger • When the moon grows smaller • Spinning motion around axis • Contains trillions of stars • Moon passing in front of Sun • Invisible line Earth rotates on • Mass of gasses surrounding Earth • ...

Gabys amazing crossword ;) chapter 5 2023-03-10

Gabys amazing crossword ;) chapter 5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to show or point out
  2. to write, print, or engrave
  3. to sign ones name
  4. The study of stars, planets, and other heavenly bodies
  5. a long, loose outer garment
  6. to stand up too
  7. to wander
  8. a person who belongs to the same time period as another
  9. to purify of free from sin
  10. having to do with the moon
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  1. to tremble
  2. a long, adventurous
  3. to copy or imitate
  4. delay leaving
  5. to show or point out
  6. out of the ordinary
  7. to confuse or to puzzle
  8. serious
  9. a simple story that teaches a moral lesson
  10. A large display of people or things

20 Clues: serious • to wander • to tremble • delay leaving • to stand up too • to sign ones name • to copy or imitate • a long, adventurous • out of the ordinary • to show or point out • to show or point out • to confuse or to puzzle • to purify of free from sin • having to do with the moon • to write, print, or engrave • a long, loose outer garment • A large display of people or things • ...

orions super 67 41 puzzle 2025-12-17

orions super 67 41 puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ancient civilization with the great wall
  2. paper used in ancient egypt
  3. God of sun
  4. system that arranged people in ancient india
  5. tall tower with hieroglyphs
  6. thing that make up solid, liquids and gases
  7. level of water through the day
  8. process of mummification
  9. ancient place with pyramids
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  1. mesopotamia had the first of it
  2. eclipse of the moon and earth
  3. built as tombs for the pharoahs
  4. eclipse with the moon and sun
  5. ancient civilization
  6. holds the planets
  7. stars arranged that look like something
  8. biggest river in the world
  9. age that king tut died at
  10. died at 19 and was the youngest pharoah

19 Clues: God of sun • holds the planets • ancient civilization • process of mummification • age that king tut died at • biggest river in the world • paper used in ancient egypt • tall tower with hieroglyphs • ancient place with pyramids • eclipse of the moon and earth • eclipse with the moon and sun • level of water through the day • mesopotamia had the first of it • ...

Cells 2024-08-17

Cells crossword puzzle
Across
  1. unit (AU): the mean distance from the center of the Earth to the center of the sun used to measure distances in the solar system
  2. dioxide: a gas in the air made of carbon and oxygen atoms. The atmosphere of Venus is made of carbon dioxide, which traps heat
  3. an imaginary line that an object spins or revolves around
  4. an instrument used to make objects in space look bigger
  5. Belt: an asteroid belt in the solar system beyond the planets where many small, icy bodies are located
  6. a force that exists between any two objects that have mass. Holds planets in their orbits
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  1. hypothesis: the theory that a solar system evolves from a hot gaseous nebula
  2. system: a system of objects that revolve around a star
  3. everything that exists in, on and around the Earth
  4. a brief streak of light in the sky that is a piece of rock or metal from space that strikes Earth's surface
  5. layers of gas that surround a planet
  6. flares: large solar eruptions that occur near sunspots
  7. the circular path of an object as it revolves around another object

13 Clues: layers of gas that surround a planet • everything that exists in, on and around the Earth • system: a system of objects that revolve around a star • flares: large solar eruptions that occur near sunspots • an instrument used to make objects in space look bigger • an imaginary line that an object spins or revolves around • ...

Astronomy 2024-05-28

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity
  2. Energy from the sun that is converted in to thermal energy
  3. The center of celestial body that orbit around one another
  4. System A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies that orbit around a star, the Sun.
  5. The force of attraction between to objects due to their mass
  6. The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe.
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  1. The spinning of celestial body, such as planet around another celestial body such as a star
  2. The entirety of space, time, matter, and energy, including all planets, stars, galaxies, and other celestial bodies.
  3. The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe.
  4. A system of millions or billions of stars, along with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
  5. A celestial body that orbits around a star, is spherical in shape, and has cleared its orbit of other debris.

11 Clues: The belief that the Sun is the center of the universe. • The belief that the Earth is the center of the universe. • Energy from the sun that is converted in to thermal energy • The center of celestial body that orbit around one another • The force of attraction between to objects due to their mass • ...