solar system Crossword Puzzles

The Solar System 2013-08-27

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The astronomer to suggest that the sun is the centre of the solar system.
  2. Earth is considered to be one.
  3. A scientist who studies space.
  4. Large rocks that orbit the sun.
  5. The planet famous for its rings.
  6. The planet known as the Red Planet.
  7. Frozen dust and gas which orbits the sun, often seen with a tail.
  8. The smallest of the gas giants.
  9. One of the planets composed only of gas.
  10. Provides all things with life.
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  1. Now known as a 'dwarf planet'.
  2. A natural satellite.
  3. The closest planet to the sun.
  4. The largest planet in our solar system.
  5. A grouping of stars.
  6. The planet known as the Morning Star.
  7. The Italian astronomer who confirmed that the sun is the centre of the solar system.
  8. The only planet that water is in liquid form.
  9. The first astronomer to explain solar and lunar eclipses.
  10. Often seen in the night sky as a shooting star.
  11. The force that holds everything in place.
  12. There are billions of these visible in the night sky.
  13. The organisation that operates the Australia Telescope National Facility.
  14. The abbreviation of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

24 Clues: A natural satellite. • A grouping of stars. • Now known as a 'dwarf planet'. • The closest planet to the sun. • Earth is considered to be one. • A scientist who studies space. • Provides all things with life. • Large rocks that orbit the sun. • The smallest of the gas giants. • The planet famous for its rings. • The planet known as the Red Planet. • ...

The Solar System 2013-12-05

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Has deep canyons and high volcanoes. Surface rocks contain iron.
  2. The "Moon" is one of these.
  3. Hurricane thats the size of 3 earths.
  4. The sun is made of most of this
  5. Only planet known the has water in 3 phases (solid, liquid,and gas).
  6. Atmospheres made of hydrogen and helium.
  7. Millions of these small bodies are orbiting the sun beyond Neptune.
  8. In 2006 was demoted to dwarf planet.
  9. Celestial body that orbits one or more stars.
  10. Ceres is an example of this.
  11. Has storms occuring on the surface all the time.
  12. Rains Sulphuric Acid.
  13. Contains 99% of the entire solar systems mass.
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  1. Dirty snowballs that originate from Kuiper Belt or Oort Cloud.
  2. Smallest planet.
  3. Planets revolve in _________ paths
  4. Atmospheres of carbon and nitrogen (or none at all).
  5. Cloud of tiny icy fragments at the far edge of our solar system.
  6. Largest Planet.
  7. Has rings made of ice particles surronding it.
  8. Rotates on it's axis like a wheel.

21 Clues: Largest Planet. • Smallest planet. • Rains Sulphuric Acid. • The "Moon" is one of these. • Ceres is an example of this. • The sun is made of most of this • Planets revolve in _________ paths • Rotates on it's axis like a wheel. • In 2006 was demoted to dwarf planet. • Hurricane thats the size of 3 earths. • Atmospheres made of hydrogen and helium. • ...

The Solar System 2014-03-27

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The red planet
  2. An object moving around a star
  3. A group of stars, gas and just held together by gravity
  4. The closest planet to the sun
  5. Is far out and cold
  6. A grouping of stars which have been given names by ancient astronomers
  7. Our galaxy
  8. Named after Roman Godess
  9. A meteorite which is stoney
  10. A waterworld with two thirds of the planet covered by ocean
  11. It's basically orbits on it's side
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  1. System The system of planets and other objects orbiting the star sol, which happens to be our sun
  2. A shooting star, observed when a particle of dust enters into the Earths atmosphere
  3. Is known most for it's rings
  4. Is the fifth planet from the sun
  5. Provides life
  6. Any small object in outer space, such as rock, that falls into the Earth and lands on its surface
  7. A small frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun
  8. The gaseous area surrounding a planet or other body
  9. The path one object takes around another

20 Clues: Our galaxy • Provides life • The red planet • Is far out and cold • Named after Roman Godess • A meteorite which is stoney • Is known most for it's rings • The closest planet to the sun • An object moving around a star • Is the fifth planet from the sun • It's basically orbits on it's side • The path one object takes around another • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD 2014-10-26

SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
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  1. RECENTLY NAMED A DWARF PLANET
  2. THIS PLANET TILTS OVER SO FAR ON ITS AXIS THAT IT ROTATES ON ITS SIDE
  3. A ROCKY SPACE OBJECT OF VARYING SIZE
  4. THIS PLANET IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE EVENING STAR
  5. THIRD CLOSEST PLANET FROM THE SUN
  6. THE LARGEST OBJECT IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  7. ALL THE GASES THAT SURROUND THE STARS AND PLANETS
  8. THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  9. A BOWL-SHAPED DEPRESSION FORMED BY THE IMPACT OF A METEOROID
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  1. TO TURN AROUND A CENTER POINT
  2. IRON IN THE SOIL GIVES THIS PLANET ITS RED COLOUR
  3. CAN TRAVEL TO SPACE IN A ROCKET
  4. WHEN THE MOON PASSES IN FRONT OF THE SUN
  5. USE TO VIEW THE STARS AND PLANETS FROM EARTH
  6. THE HUGE SPACE WHICH CONTAINS ALL OF THE MATTER AND ENERGY IN EXISTENCE
  7. THE SECOND LARGEST PLANET WITH MANY RINGS
  8. PLANETS HAVE RINGS
  9. THE LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  10. NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA
  11. THE PATH FOLLOWED BY AN OBJECT IN SPACE AS IT GOES AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT

20 Clues: PLANETS HAVE RINGS • TO TURN AROUND A CENTER POINT • RECENTLY NAMED A DWARF PLANET • CAN TRAVEL TO SPACE IN A ROCKET • THIRD CLOSEST PLANET FROM THE SUN • A ROCKY SPACE OBJECT OF VARYING SIZE • NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA • THE LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • THE LARGEST OBJECT IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM • THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • ...

The Solar System 2015-01-20

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the sideways planet
  2. the red planet
  3. solid rock like mass
  4. dwarf planet
  5. moon with a magnetic field
  6. home sweet home
  7. saturns largest moon
  8. jupiter like planets
  9. the larger martian moon
  10. galilean moon with an atmosphere
  11. closest planets to the sun
  12. most visible rings
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  1. moon of pluto
  2. dirty snowball
  3. largest planet in our solar system
  4. smallest of terrestrial planets
  5. separates the inner planets from the outer planets
  6. the largest shield volcano in the solar system
  7. the great dark spot is on this planet
  8. violent storm on jupiter
  9. shooting star
  10. trans neptunian object
  11. rock or icy fragment travelling in space
  12. meteoroid that strikes the earths surface
  13. atmosphere contains thick clouds of sulfuric acid

25 Clues: dwarf planet • moon of pluto • shooting star • dirty snowball • the red planet • home sweet home • most visible rings • the sideways planet • solid rock like mass • saturns largest moon • jupiter like planets • trans neptunian object • the larger martian moon • violent storm on jupiter • moon with a magnetic field • closest planets to the sun • smallest of terrestrial planets • ...

Our Solar System 2015-06-07

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The smallest planet in our solar system
  2. A large blue- green planet that is seventh from the sun
  3. layer of gases surrounding a planet, star, or moon
  4. Nearly round objects that orbit the stars, it is small than a planet. Think Pluto
  5. A planet with large rings around it, is the sixth planet from the sun
  6. Means to revolve around another object. Moon does this to earth
  7. Planets that's lies inside the asteroid belt
  8. Center of an object
  9. An area of our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune where a group of minor planets and others objects orbit the sun
  10. Large planet that is mainly made up of gases
  11. A body in outer space, made of hot gases, that shine in the night sky
  12. Natural satellite of the earth visible at night from the light from the sun
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  1. The largest planet in our solar system, and fifth from the sun
  2. Planets that lies outside the asteroid belt
  3. Small reddish planet that is fourth from the sun
  4. A dwarf planet, was once considered an planet
  5. Area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit together
  6. A large blue planet that is eighth from the sun
  7. a single turn of something around an axis
  8. Is the second planet from the sun
  9. Third planet from the sun
  10. A group of objects in space that orbit a star, we have8 planets in ours
  11. An irregularly shaped rock that orbits the sun
  12. Area in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit together
  13. The force that pulls all objects toward each other

25 Clues: Center of an object • Third planet from the sun • Is the second planet from the sun • The smallest planet in our solar system • a single turn of something around an axis • Planets that lies outside the asteroid belt • Planets that's lies inside the asteroid belt • Large planet that is mainly made up of gases • A dwarf planet, was once considered an planet • ...

solar system crossword 2015-05-05

solar system crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a monkey who successfully was sent to space
  2. a program to see if humans could function in space.
  3. neptune’s largest moon
  4. last person to walk on the moon
  5. these planets haven’t ¨Cleared their neighborhood¨
  6. the first mission to land a man on the moon
  7. became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle
  8. has over 30 rings
  9. first animal/dog in space
  10. an animal that was sent into space on 9 March 1961
  11. Jupiter's moon that is very close to Earth's moon
  12. about the size of a pebble
  13. has 27 moons
  14. It is the only moon in the entire solar system with a dense atmosphere
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  1. has the big red spot
  2. the second person to walk on the Moon
  3. when they hit the surface of a planet or a moon it is considered a
  4. named after the roman god of Thieves
  5. Earth’s sister planet
  6. NASA's second human spaceflight program
  7. coldest planet in the solar system
  8. first astronaut in space
  9. larger than meteoroids
  10. the only planet with life
  11. the second smallest planet in our solar system
  12. a minor space object that has entered the Earth's atmosphere
  13. Jupiter’s volcanic moon

27 Clues: has 27 moons • has over 30 rings • has the big red spot • Earth’s sister planet • neptune’s largest moon • larger than meteoroids • Jupiter’s volcanic moon • first astronaut in space • the only planet with life • first animal/dog in space • about the size of a pebble • last person to walk on the moon • coldest planet in the solar system • named after the roman god of Thieves • ...

solar system crossword 2015-05-05

solar system crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. an animal that was sent into space on 9 March 1961
  2. has 27 moons
  3. first astronaut in space
  4. last person to walk on the moon
  5. the second smallest planet in our solar system
  6. a minor space object that has entered the Earth's atmosphere
  7. the only planet with life
  8. NASA's second human spaceflight program
  9. neptune’s largest moon
  10. Jupiter’s volcanic moon
  11. has over 30 rings
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  1. coldest planet in the solar system
  2. Earth’s sister planet
  3. the second person to walk on the Moon
  4. the first mission to land a man on the moon
  5. became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle
  6. when they hit the surface of a planet or a moon it is considered a
  7. about the size of a pebble
  8. a program to see if humans could function in space.
  9. larger than meteoroids
  10. these planets haven’t ¨Cleared their neighborhood¨
  11. Jupiter's moon that is very close to Earth's moon
  12. a monkey who successfully was sent to space
  13. named after the roman god of Thieves
  14. has the big red spot
  15. It is the only moon in the entire solar system with a dense atmosphere
  16. first animal/dog in space

27 Clues: has 27 moons • has over 30 rings • has the big red spot • Earth’s sister planet • larger than meteoroids • neptune’s largest moon • Jupiter’s volcanic moon • first astronaut in space • the only planet with life • first animal/dog in space • about the size of a pebble • last person to walk on the moon • coldest planet in the solar system • named after the roman god of Thieves • ...

The Solar System 2015-10-22

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. it keeps you grounded
  2. size of the Sun
  3. Pluto is this
  4. made mostly of gas
  5. life exists here
  6. our galaxy
  7. it takes Earth 365 days
  8. Our Moon's surface
  9. made of rocks and metals
  10. the path around the sun
  11. fourth planet from the sun
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  1. solid rocky surface
  2. Earth's orbit
  3. second planet from the sun
  4. Earth has one, Jupiter has the most
  5. people who study space
  6. it takes Earth 24 hours
  7. Moon's gravitational pull causes these
  8. first planet from the sun
  9. made of dirt and ice
  10. our solar system's star

21 Clues: our galaxy • Earth's orbit • Pluto is this • size of the Sun • life exists here • made mostly of gas • Our Moon's surface • solid rocky surface • made of dirt and ice • it keeps you grounded • people who study space • it takes Earth 365 days • it takes Earth 24 hours • our solar system's star • the path around the sun • made of rocks and metals • first planet from the sun • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-03-23

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. A HOLE IN THE GROUND CAUSED BY A METEROITE HITTING A PLANET
  2. THE PLANET NOW CLASSIFIED AS A DWARF PLANET WITHIN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  3. THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. PLANET CLOSEST TO THE SUN
  5. AN OUTER LAYER OF GAS ON A TERRESTRIAL PLANET
  6. TERMS USED TO DESCRIBE THE OUTER PLANETS 2 WORDS
  7. ONLY PLANET KNOW TO SUPPORT LIFE
  8. ONE OF MANY ROCKS IN A BELT BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER
  9. THE PATH THAT HOLDS PLANETS IN THEIR ORBITS
  10. AN ICY ROCK THAT HAS BRIGHT TAIL WHEN IT COMES CLOSE TO THE SUN
  11. PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS
  12. OUR SUN IS THIS
  13. PLANET NAMED AFTER THE SEA GOD, HAS 13 MOONS
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  1. NAME OF OUR GALAXY
  2. TERM TO DESCRIBE THE SOLID,ROCK INNER PLANETS
  3. BOTH SATURN AND URANUS HAVE
  4. AN INSTRUMENT THAT SCIENTIST USE TO OBSERVE PLANETS
  5. THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  6. THE FORCE THAT HOLDS PLANETS IN THEIR ORBITS
  7. A ROCK THAT CRASHES INTO EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
  8. EARTH'S COMPANION
  9. PLANET IS KNOWN AS THE RED PLANET BECAUSE ITS SOIL CONTAINS RUST
  10. PLANET BETWEEN SATURN AND NEPTUNE

23 Clues: OUR SUN IS THIS • EARTH'S COMPANION • NAME OF OUR GALAXY • PLANET CLOSEST TO THE SUN • BOTH SATURN AND URANUS HAVE • PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS • ONLY PLANET KNOW TO SUPPORT LIFE • PLANET BETWEEN SATURN AND NEPTUNE • THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM • THE HOTTEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • A ROCK THAT CRASHES INTO EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-03-16

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. Uranus largest moon
  2. first person to reach space
  3. the blue planet
  4. largest moon of Saturn
  5. Another moon of Mars
  6. name of our galaxy
  7. meteoroids that land on earth's surface
  8. also called as a shooting stars
  9. the substance common to all Jovian Planet
  10. a dwarf planet
  11. a small robot that mars pathfinder brought to the red planet
  12. name of comet that has been discovered in the year 1973
  13. this member of solar system are formed from some materials left from the formation of planets
  14. the beautiful planet
  15. it is the brightest object you see in the sky at night
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  1. the path a planet takes around the sun
  2. one of the elements that are present in earth's atmosphere
  3. the fastest planet
  4. the red planet
  5. one of the gaseous planet in solar system
  6. the largest planet
  7. the first person to set foot on the moon
  8. these fragments may formed when asteroids collide with one another
  9. these are rocky and metallic objects that orbit the sun
  10. small moon of Mars
  11. the center of the solar system
  12. another call for Gas Giants Planet
  13. one of the Jupiter's moon
  14. Neptune's largest moon
  15. it is also called an evening star

30 Clues: the red planet • a dwarf planet • the blue planet • the fastest planet • the largest planet • name of our galaxy • small moon of Mars • Uranus largest moon • Another moon of Mars • the beautiful planet • largest moon of Saturn • Neptune's largest moon • one of the Jupiter's moon • first person to reach space • the center of the solar system • also called as a shooting stars • ...

Solar system crossword 2021-04-29

Solar system crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. The largest galaxy
  2. a neutron star that emits periodic radiation.
  3. Which is the closest star to the earth after the sun?-
  4. Are regions of the interstellar medium formed by gases.
  5. Which is the brightest star?
  6. Which is the coldest star discovered?
  7. What is the most recently discovered largest star in the universe?
  8. This thing is about two-thirds the diameter of Earth's moon and probably has a rocky core surrounded by a blanket of water ice. Interesting ice like methane and nitrogen cover its surface. Due to its lower density, the mass of this thing is about one sixth that of Earth's moon.
  9. What is the closest star to the earth?
  10. The size of this planet is only slightly smaller than our home planet. The interior of this planet is made of a metallic iron core, and has a molten rock mantle.
  11. this planet is made of a thick soup of water, ammonia, and methane over an Earth-sized solid center. Its atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium, and methane. The methane gives this planet a color blue.
  12. Its atmosphere is composed mainly of hydrogen gas and helium, like the sun. The planet is covered in thick red, brown, yellow, and white clouds. Clouds make the planet appear striped.
  13. What is the closest galaxy?
  14. astronomical source of electromagnetic energy
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  1. Which is the biggest star in the universe?
  2. a type of neutron star powered by an extremely strong magnetic field
  3. it is a gas giant planet with no solid surface; it is 9.45 times wider than Earth and 95 times more massive. It is surrounded by rings consisting of small ice-covered particles and is also home to at least 30 moons, including Titan, the largest moon in the solar system and the only one with an extensive atmosphere.
  4. What is the only known moon of Pluto?
  5. a very compact and highly variable power source
  6. Which is the hottest star discovered so far?
  7. terrestrial planet. It has a solid and active surface with mountains, canyons, plains and much more.
  8. What separates big plants and small planets?
  9. Star discovered so far?
  10. it is a finite region of space in which there is a mass concentration high enough to generate a gravitational field
  11. What is it called when a star dies.
  12. It's a moon of mars
  13. It has a solid surface that is covered in craters like our Moon. It has a fine atmosphere and it has no moons. this planet rotates slowly compared to Earth, so a day lasts a long time.
  14. This planet is made up of fluids of water, methane and ammonia on a small rocky center. Methane makes this planet blue. this planet has rings
  15. The only natural satellite of the earth.
  16. The average temperature on this planet is minus 26 degrees Celsius, well below freezing! Its surface is rocky, with canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds and craters everywhere.

30 Clues: The largest galaxy • It's a moon of mars • Star discovered so far? • What is the closest galaxy? • Which is the brightest star? • What is it called when a star dies. • What is the only known moon of Pluto? • Which is the coldest star discovered? • What is the closest star to the earth? • The only natural satellite of the earth. • Which is the biggest star in the universe? • ...

Solar system crossword 2021-04-29

Solar system crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. which is the biggest star in the universe?
  2. it is a gas giant planet with no solid surface; it is 9.45 times wider than Earth and 95 times more massive. It is surrounded by rings consisting of small ice-covered particles and is
  3. It has a solid surface that is covered in craters like our Moon. It has a fine atmosphere and it has no moons. this planet rotates slowly compared to Earth, so a day lasts a long time.
  4. dwarf which is the coldest star discovered?
  5. What is the closest star to the earth?
  6. a very compact and highly variable power source
  7. The only natural satellite of the earth.
  8. Its atmosphere is composed mainly of hydrogen gas and helium, like the sun. The planet is covered in thick red, brown, yellow, and white clouds. Clouds make the planet appear striped.
  9. What is it called when a star dies.
  10. Centauri which is the closest star to the earth after the sun?
  11. which is the brightest star?
  12. a type of neutron star powered by an extremely strong magnetic field
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  1. it is a finite region of space in which there is a mass concentration high enough to generate a gravitational field
  2. what is the most recently discovered largest star in the universe?
  3. astronomical source of electromagnetic energy
  4. terrestrial planet. It has a solid and active surface with mountains, canyons, plains and much more.
  5. What is the closest galaxy?
  6. The largest galaxy
  7. star discovered so far?
  8. A neutron star that emits periodic radiation.
  9. What is the only known moon of Pluto?
  10. The size of this planet is only slightly smaller than our home planet. The interior of this planet is made of a metallic iron core, and has a molten rock mantle.
  11. It's a moon of mars
  12. The average temperature on this planet is minus 26 degrees Celsius, well below freezing! Its surface is rocky, with canyons, volcanoes, dry lake beds and craters everywhere.
  13. which is the hottest star discovered so far?

25 Clues: The largest galaxy • It's a moon of mars • star discovered so far? • What is the closest galaxy? • which is the brightest star? • What is it called when a star dies. • What is the only known moon of Pluto? • What is the closest star to the earth? • The only natural satellite of the earth. • which is the biggest star in the universe? • ...

Solar system assessment 2021-06-10

Solar system assessment crossword puzzle
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  1. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
  2. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning
  3. to look at (something) in a careful way to learn more about it
  4. a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole.
  5. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet
  6. a science that deals with the history of a planet as recorded in rocks
  7. the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation
  8. a situation in which there is much destruction or confusion
  9. existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind
  10. plural) any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
  11. (plural) a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name
  12. everything that exists anywhere
  13. to change level, strength, or value frequently
  14. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
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  1. the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
  2. want something to happen or be the case
  3. a device that requires skill for proper use
  4. having to do with the natural force that causes things to fall towards the earth
  5. a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants
  6. the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers
  7. facts or information used usually to calculate, analyze, or plan something
  8. a device that is used to obtain information from outer space and send it back to Earth
  9. 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
  10. the science or occupation of farming
  11. of or relating to an orbit, that is, he curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else (such as a planet)

25 Clues: everything that exists anywhere • the science or occupation of farming • want something to happen or be the case • a device that requires skill for proper use • not in a state of sleep; completely conscious • to change level, strength, or value frequently • the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet • a situation in which there is much destruction or confusion • ...

The Solar System 2022-05-02

The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. a ______ is made from dust and ice. If it flies close to the sun it warms up and starts to release gasses. This is called gassing.
  2. in space this gas can be a liquid, as one of Saturn's moons called Titan, rains liquefied _______.It is used as a natural gas for a stove.
  3. at night he saw a bright patch in the night sky made of gas and dust, and knew it was a ______
  4. you would use a ____________ if you want to make a diagram of something very large. You would have a key that says the ratio between the physical diagram and how big the thing actually is
  5. ____________ orbit around the Earth and are useful as they give images for maps from an aerial view and even record your location.
  6. small particles of matter distributed throughout space.
  7. I decided to study _________ as I am interested in the physical universe
  8. scientists use the _______ of a planet to predict what could happen in the future
  9. a ______ is a piece of matter from space that enters the Earth's atmosphere and creates a fireball or shooting star.
  10. a ______ contains many solar systems
  11. the the route that the Earth takes around the sun is an ____.
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  1. the Greeks used patterns and groups of stars with a geometric shape and named different ones of what they looked like, e.g. scorpion.
  2. the sun mainly consists of ________ as it is 92.1% ________
  3. how far light can travel in one year
  4. a ________ contains clusters of galaxies
  5. planet Earth is in a solar ______
  6. there are 8 _______ in our solar system. They include, Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
  7. the shape of the orbit axis that the Earth takes around the sun is an __________ shape.
  8. the eight planets in our solar system _____ the sun
  9. _______ keeps us flat on the ground as it battles against the Earth's core
  10. the most amount of ________ that can happen in a year is 7, they include lunar and solar ________
  11. the sun is the ____ that we revolve around in our solar system. Fun fact, 2MASS J2126 is a planet that revolves around its parent ____ at 1 trillion kilometres away, its orbit length is around 900,000 years.
  12. the ISS (International Space Station) is a space _______
  13. scientists believe that the moon was formed after an ________ hit the Earth
  14. the scientists got data on whether UY Scuti would become a supernova or not from their _____. Fun fact, ______ don't have astronauts inside them.

25 Clues: planet Earth is in a solar ______ • how far light can travel in one year • a ______ contains many solar systems • a ________ contains clusters of galaxies • the eight planets in our solar system _____ the sun • small particles of matter distributed throughout space. • the ISS (International Space Station) is a space _______ • ...

Solar System Crossword 2022-11-03

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. the other type of gas that fuses in the Sun
  2. a body of ice, rock and dust that orbits the Sun
  3. to become a planet, the object must clear its _______ ____
  4. meteoroid that entered the Earth's atmosphere
  5. a meteor that struck land in Earth
  6. a ring of gas and dust after a red giant dies
  7. where asteroids can be found; in between Mars and Jupiter
  8. how many miles is a light year?
  9. how many stars are in our galaxy?
  10. the measurement proportion used to enlarge or reduces actual measurement for a model
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  1. a rotating disc of dust and gas that forms around a protostar
  2. what is a star made of?
  3. what do the most massive stars become?
  4. to be a planet, the object must orbit a ____
  5. cloud of dust and gas, helps with star making
  6. how many stars are in our SS?
  7. one type of gas that fuses in the Sun
  8. what is the universe mainly made of?
  9. a small body moving in the SS
  10. what does a star leave behind after a supernova?

20 Clues: what is a star made of? • how many stars are in our SS? • a small body moving in the SS • how many miles is a light year? • how many stars are in our galaxy? • a meteor that struck land in Earth • what is the universe mainly made of? • one type of gas that fuses in the Sun • what do the most massive stars become? • the other type of gas that fuses in the Sun • ...

Our Solar System 2023-05-04

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The four planets farthest from the Sun: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune.
  2. The second planet from the Sun, known for its thick, toxic atmosphere and extremely high surface temperatures.
  3. Icy bodies that orbit the Sun and develop a coma and/or tail when passing close to it.
  4. The largest planet in our solar system, known for its Great Red Spot and numerous moons.
  5. Small celestial bodies that orbit the Sun and are spherical in shape, but have not cleared their orbits of other debris.
  6. Earth's natural satellite, the fifth largest moon in the solar system, and the only one visited by humans.
  7. Small rocky bodies that orbit the Sun, mostly located in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  8. The seventh planet from the Sun, known for its tilted axis and faint rings.
  9. The star at the center of our solar system, the source of light and heat for the planets.
  10. The smallest planet in our solar system, and the closest planet to the Sun.
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  1. The four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
  2. Celestial bodies that orbit the Sun, are spherical in shape, and have cleared their orbits of other debris.
  3. Small rocky or metallic debris that enters the Earth's atmosphere and produces a streak of light.
  4. The third planet from the Sun, and the only known planet to harbor life.
  5. A region beyond Neptune's orbit that is home to many icy objects, including Pluto.
  6. The eighth planet from the Sun, known for its blue color and strong winds.
  7. The sixth planet from the Sun, known for its prominent rings and numerous moons.
  8. A hypothetical cloud of icy bodies thought to surround the solar system beyond the Kuiper Belt.
  9. The fourth planet from the Sun, known for its reddish color and potential for past or present microbial life.
  10. The path an object takes as it revolves around another object, such as a planet around the Sun.

20 Clues: The four planets closest to the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars. • The third planet from the Sun, and the only known planet to harbor life. • The eighth planet from the Sun, known for its blue color and strong winds. • The seventh planet from the Sun, known for its tilted axis and faint rings. • ...

The Solar System 2023-05-04

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. More than ten times larger than Earth
  2. The color of Uranus
  3. Also known as minor planets
  4. Nobody knows the age of this planet's defining feature
  5. Partner of meteor, baby, or head
  6. Brighter than Venus and dimmer than the Sun from Earth
  7. A space rock that hits Earth's surface
  8. Mars is the last of this type of planet
  9. Jupiter's largest moon
  10. A little larger than Earth's moon
  11. Nighttime temperatures on Mercury
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  1. A type of planet that hasn't cleared its orbit of similar objects
  2. ____ and Deimos
  3. Neptune's winds
  4. No longer a member of a very exclusive club
  5. This belt contains dwarf planets
  6. *cue sniggers*
  7. The main asteroid belt is between ___ and Jupiter
  8. Halley's ___
  9. Coldest body in the solar system
  10. Notable feature of a comet
  11. Known as Poseidon by the Greeks
  12. Named for the goddess of love
  13. Home sweet home
  14. These of Saturn are made of ice and rock

25 Clues: Halley's ___ • *cue sniggers* • ____ and Deimos • Neptune's winds • Home sweet home • The color of Uranus • Jupiter's largest moon • Notable feature of a comet • Also known as minor planets • Named for the goddess of love • Known as Poseidon by the Greeks • This belt contains dwarf planets • Coldest body in the solar system • Partner of meteor, baby, or head • ...

Our Solar System 2023-05-04

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What other dwarf planet is about the same size as Pluto?
  2. This ice giant planet's year is 164.81 Earth years.
  3. Jupiter has only a ______ inter core.
  4. Neptune is the _______ giant in our solar system.
  5. What is the name of the planet that is 4.543 billion years old?
  6. The _______ planet in our solar system is Uranus.
  7. What is the smallest planets that doesn't have any rings nor moons?
  8. The Earth orbits the sun at ______ kilometers per second.
  9. Saturn's _____ are the only ones that you can from Earth.
  10. Mercury is the closest planet to the …
  11. First planet discovered with a telescope in 1781 by William Herschel?
  12. The ________ planet in our solar system is Venus.
  13. Meteoroids can be found at the edge of the solar system in the ____ cloud.
  14. What famous moon is popular for its geysers and salty water under frozen shells of ice?
Down
  1. The planet Pluto lies in the ______ belt and is smaller than the Moon.
  2. What planet did the Soviet Union land 10 probes on its surface?
  3. The planet that is made up of the same ingredients as a star but did not grow big enough to ignite is?
  4. What famous moon is habitable for humans because of its environment suitable for life?
  5. Comets have two types of tails the gas tails and the ____ tail.
  6. What is the biggest and second largest known dwarf planet in solar system is named?
  7. ________ are the minor planets of the inner solar system.
  8. Some asteroids are rich in _____ and some could become moon of certain planets.
  9. What planets has 83 moons and only 63 are named?
  10. What are small, rocky or metallic bodies in outer space?
  11. What planet has a thin atmosphere made up of carbon dioxide, nitrogen, and argon?
  12. The biggest moon that orbits Mars is …
  13. The only other planet other than Earth with white-peaked mountain but instead of being made of snow it's made up of methane frost.
  14. What are loose balls of ice and rocks that have long narrow orbits around the sun that help them develop a tail?

28 Clues: Jupiter has only a ______ inter core. • The biggest moon that orbits Mars is … • Mercury is the closest planet to the … • What planets has 83 moons and only 63 are named? • Neptune is the _______ giant in our solar system. • The _______ planet in our solar system is Uranus. • The ________ planet in our solar system is Venus. • ...

The Solar System 2023-11-09

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Third closest planet to the Sun; the only planet in the Solar System known to harbor life.
  2. A moon of Pluto that was discovered in 2005
  3. Sixth planet from the Sun; known for its magnificent system of rings.
  4. Farthest planet in the Solar System and is also blue. It's the coldest planet due to its significant distance from the Sun. Its atmosphere is composed of hydrogen, helium, and methane which gives it its blue color.
  5. A celestial body that lies mostly in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  6. Is one of Jupiter's moons and is the most geologically active body in the Solar System. Its volcanic eruptions can reach great heights, and it has mountains higher than Mount Everest.
  7. Second closest planet to the Sun, has an atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide with a small portion of nitrogen and other trace elements.
  8. Was discovered in the Kuiper belt on the outer regions of the Solar System past the orbit of Neptune; it has two orbiting moons.
  9. Seventh planet from the Sun; it's very blue and has a unique rotation style by rotating on its side.
  10. Is one of Jupiter's moons and is the third largest moon in the Solar System. It has a heavily-cratered surface with a thin atmosphere of carbon dioxide and oxygen.
  11. Is one of Jupiter's moons and is the largest moon in the Solar System. It is larger than the planet Mercury. There is still evidence of geologic activity on Ganymede.
  12. Closest planet to the Sun; lacks an atmosphere completely.
  13. This farthest reaching celestial object was thought to have been the tenth planet in the Solar System. Has a moon
  14. Commonly referred to as "dirty snowballs" because they are composed of ice and rock
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  1. Dwarf planet located in the asteroid belt; was once classified as a comet, then as an asteroid
  2. A moon of Pluto and is half the size of it.
  3. Objects that orbit the Sun at a farther distance than Neptune. These objects are located in the Scattered Disk
  4. The moon of Eris
  5. A moon of Pluto that was discovered in 2005
  6. The third largest dwarf planet behind Pluto and Eris; takes 310 years to make one complete revolution around the Sun.
  7. Is one of Jupiter's moons and is composed of ice and water; slightly smaller than Earth's Moon. The surface of Europa is covered with streaks and cracks.
  8. Most famous dwarf planet; was once considered to be a planet
  9. Fifth planet from the Sun, has the most moons of any planet in our Solar System and is the largest planet.
  10. a small, rocky object from space that is heated up as it enters the Earth’s atmosphere.
  11. Known as the "red planet" for its iron-rich soil; takes 687 Earth days to orbit the Sun.

25 Clues: The moon of Eris • A moon of Pluto and is half the size of it. • A moon of Pluto that was discovered in 2005 • A moon of Pluto that was discovered in 2005 • Closest planet to the Sun; lacks an atmosphere completely. • Most famous dwarf planet; was once considered to be a planet • Sixth planet from the Sun; known for its magnificent system of rings. • ...

Solar system 2 2023-09-27

Solar system 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. stronger with mass weaker with distance
  2. inner planet with 2 moons
  3. cloud on the far reaches of the solar system
  4. a fragment from space that hits earth
  5. a asteroid that has a tail
  6. dust formed around planets like Saturn
  7. outer planet that spins sideways
  8. asteroid belt between Neptune and Pluto
  9. makes gravity stronger
  10. Largest inner planet
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  1. planet with the most rings
  2. orbits a planet starts with an s
  3. inner planet that spins backwards
  4. Outer planet with the most mass
  5. Belt between Saturn and mars
  6. the path a planet follows around the sun
  7. smallest inner planet
  8. Saturn has more than 60
  9. massive area of cloud and gas in outer space
  10. largest think in the solar system
  11. makes gravity weaker

21 Clues: makes gravity weaker • Largest inner planet • smallest inner planet • makes gravity stronger • Saturn has more than 60 • inner planet with 2 moons • planet with the most rings • a asteroid that has a tail • Belt between Saturn and mars • Outer planet with the most mass • orbits a planet starts with an s • outer planet that spins sideways • inner planet that spins backwards • ...

The Solar System 2024-01-26

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Meteorite lacking chondrules
  2. Forms a planet
  3. Many meteors occur in a short space of time
  4. Low-density,hot gas
  5. Point in sky where meteors in showers appear to come
  6. Jupiter and Saturn
  7. Planet that is not orbiting our sun
  8. Pressure Force exerted by radiation on matter
  9. Dwarf Planet
  10. Region where some comets go
  11. Asteroid that crosses Earth´s orbit or is close to
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  1. Regions in the kuiper belt where fewer asteroids are located
  2. Small, solid bodies moving within the Solar System
  3. A ¨shooting star¨
  4. Has tail of dust and gas
  5. Small and rocky
  6. Planet that orbits in the outer solar system
  7. Belt Where most asteroids are located
  8. Where bodies of gas and other elements orbit the Sun
  9. Core of an atom around which the electrons orbit
  10. Plume of gas and dust from a comet
  11. Planet that orbits in the inner solar system
  12. Solid remains of a meteor that falls to Earth
  13. Passage of a celestial body
  14. Uranus and Neptune

25 Clues: Dwarf Planet • Forms a planet • Small and rocky • A ¨shooting star¨ • Jupiter and Saturn • Uranus and Neptune • Low-density,hot gas • Has tail of dust and gas • Passage of a celestial body • Region where some comets go • Meteorite lacking chondrules • Plume of gas and dust from a comet • Planet that is not orbiting our sun • Belt Where most asteroids are located • ...

Solar system crossword 2024-01-30

Solar system crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  2. is the distance from a celestial body within which a second celestial body
  3. a mixture of graphite particles formed in carbon stars and of silicates in oxygen-rich giants
  4. steep cliff
  5. a planet whose orbit lies within the asteroid belt
  6. when a large distribution of matter, such as a galaxy cluster, sits between Earth and a distant light source
  7. a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.
  8. the velocity of a star or other body along the line of sight of an observer.
  9. 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.
  10. A moon that orbits near the edge of a planetary ring
  11. a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune,
  12. a large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium,
  13. the growth in mass of any celestial object due to its gravitational attraction
  14. a body that could or did come together with many others under gravitation to form a planet.
Down
  1. the region in space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  2. a giant planet composed mostly of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium
  3. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  4. states that the Sun, when forming in the nebula, generated planets, asteroids, etc from spinning disk of matter called the accretion disk
  5. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
  6. a small rocky body orbiting the sun
  7. a planet whose orbit lies outside the asteroid belt
  8. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun, a “tail” of gas and dust particles pointing away from the sun.
  9. a theorized group of icy objects collectively called the Oort Cloud coast along their orbits like lazy moths around a porch light.
  10. refers to a celestial object passing in front of another
  11. when two satellites have orbital periods that are related by integer relationships

25 Clues: steep cliff • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars • a small rocky body orbiting the sun • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • a planet whose orbit lies within the asteroid belt • a planet whose orbit lies outside the asteroid belt • A moon that orbits near the edge of a planetary ring • a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system. • ...

Solar System Unit 2024-05-01

Solar System Unit crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used the telescope to support the heliocentric model
  2. the coolest part of the sun
  3. the thin, middle layer of the sun
  4. surface contains iron and oxygen (iron oxide)
  5. gas ____, another name for the 4 outer planets
  6. the center of the sun
  7. the layer of the sun that we see
  8. icy dirtball
  9. helped Kepler disprove that planets moved in perfect circles
  10. atmosphere consists of carbon dioxide making the surface very hot
Down
  1. largest planet (10x that of Earth's diameter)
  2. space rock that gets through Earth's atmosphere and hits Earth
  3. eruptions of hot gas from the sun's surface
  4. developed the heliocentric system
  5. space rock that gets burned up in Earth's atmosphere
  6. developed the geocentric system
  7. all outer planets have moons and ____
  8. smallest planet
  9. proved the planets orbit was elliptical
  10. sent out to learn more about our solar system and beyond
  11. outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere

21 Clues: icy dirtball • smallest planet • the center of the sun • the coolest part of the sun • developed the geocentric system • the layer of the sun that we see • developed the heliocentric system • the thin, middle layer of the sun • all outer planets have moons and ____ • proved the planets orbit was elliptical • outermost layer of the sun's atmosphere • ...

Jabria's Solar System 2024-09-30

Jabria's Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small rocky objects that orbits the sun
  2. a sun centered model
  3. the first four plants (Mercury, Venus,Earth, Mars)
  4. a large round object that circles the Earth
  5. A path a planet makes around the sun
  6. the universe form in an instant billions of years ago
  7. when one object just as planet or moom passes the other
  8. an object that orbits the planets
  9. A Huge star present at the center of the solar system
  10. a cold mixture of dust and ice that develops long trails of light as it approaches the sun
  11. an earth centered model
  12. an object that orbits the sun
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  1. the distance that light travels in years about 46 trillion km
  2. A force that pulls objects together
  3. a group of stars or patterns that people imagine that represents a figure, animal, or object
  4. nation: a years way of expression numbers written in decimal form
  5. third planet to orbit the sun; planet we live on
  6. a giant ball of superheated gas or plasma compassed of hydrogen or helium
  7. the four hottest planets farthest from the sun(Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus Neptune)
  8. closest planet to the sun,
  9. a streak of light produced when a place of rock or ice bond up as it enters the earths atmosphere
  10. second planet from the sun
  11. to find out or come to a decision by investigating reasoning or calculations
  12. the largest planet in the solar system
  13. all space and everything in it
  14. a group of single star, star system, star cluster, dust, and gas bond together by gravity

26 Clues: a sun centered model • an earth centered model • closest planet to the sun, • second planet from the sun • an object that orbits the sun • all space and everything in it • an object that orbits the planets • A force that pulls objects together • A path a planet makes around the sun • the largest planet in the solar system • A small rocky objects that orbits the sun • ...

The Solar System 2024-12-23

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Formulated three laws to accurately predict planetary motion
  2. The ancient model of the universe with Earth at the center
  3. The circular shaped movement around a celestial body
  4. Large and gaseous planets with strong gravities
  5. Wrote the book call 'The Revolutions', was credited with creating heliocentric theory
  6. An object that appears to be slow down, stop, and back up
  7. A meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
  8. A meteor that strikes the surface of Earth
  9. Built precise instruments to measure the movement of celestial bodies and mentored Kepler
  10. Very similar to planets, but, due to their size, share their orbits
  11. Made of different ices that sublimate when it gets closer to the sun
  12. Observed and studied various celestial bodies using the telescope
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  1. Comes from the Greek word planetos, meaning wanderer
  2. Smallest asteroids in space - from the size of a grain of sand to 1 meter
  3. The idea that the sun is the center of our solar system
  4. Includes the sun and the objects that its gravity holds around it
  5. a slightly flattened circle and the true shape of a planets orbit around the sun
  6. Something in the solar system which is not a planet, moon, or dwarf planet
  7. Rocky planets with densities similar to Earth
  8. Studied the motions of the moon around Earth and developed a mathematical law to describe gravitational force
  9. A natural satellite of a planet
  10. The largest SSSB in the solar system

22 Clues: A natural satellite of a planet • A meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere • The largest SSSB in the solar system • A meteor that strikes the surface of Earth • Rocky planets with densities similar to Earth • Large and gaseous planets with strong gravities • Comes from the Greek word planetos, meaning wanderer • The circular shaped movement around a celestial body • ...

vocab choice board 2022-03-17

vocab choice board crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - a collection of gas, dust, stars, and solar systems that are held together by gravity
  2. - the circular movement of an object around its center (like a top spinning)
  3. - all of space and its contents (including planets, stars, galaxies, and all other forms of energy and matter)
  4. - The moment that the moon orbits directly between the sun and the Earth
  5. - the sun, the planets that orbit the sun, and other objects that orbit the sun
  6. - the force by which all things with mass or energy (including planets, stars, galaxies, and light) are brought towards one another
  7. - a moon outside our solar system
  8. - to shine light on an object and make it visible
  9. - the border between light and dark on the Moon
  10. - something we observe to be similar over and over again
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  1. - when the moon is completely dark
  2. - the tendency of an object to remain at rest or unchanged
  3. - the four parts of the year where weather, ecology, and number of daylight hours change as a result of Earth’s orbit around the sun
  4. - the star that is the main source of light at the center of our solar system
  5. - a moon phase that looks like less than half a circle from Earth
  6. - the amount of time it takes for a planet to complete one orbit around a star or stars
  7. - a planet outside our solar system
  8. - the relative size of things
  9. - a rocky sphere that travels around a planet
  10. - the nearly circular path a smaller object (like the Moon) travels around a larger object like Earth)

20 Clues: - the relative size of things • - a moon outside our solar system • - when the moon is completely dark • - a planet outside our solar system • - a rocky sphere that travels around a planet • - the border between light and dark on the Moon • - to shine light on an object and make it visible • - something we observe to be similar over and over again • ...

The Planets 2015-05-28

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Our solar system
  2. Closest planet to the Sun
  3. Colder temperatures than any other planet in our solar system
  4. The red planet
  5. Furthest planet from the Sun
Down
  1. Largest planet in our solar system
  2. Surrounded by large rings
  3. Hottest planet in our solar system
  4. Provides Earth with heat and light
  5. Earth's natural satellite
  6. Only known planet with intelligent life

11 Clues: The red planet • Our solar system • Surrounded by large rings • Closest planet to the Sun • Earth's natural satellite • Furthest planet from the Sun • Largest planet in our solar system • Hottest planet in our solar system • Provides Earth with heat and light • Only known planet with intelligent life • Colder temperatures than any other planet in our solar system

Space Crossword 2013-06-01

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Highest winds in the solar system
  2. Name of the biggest type of black hole
  3. You’ll find Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system here
  4. spherical cloud of small rocky and icy
  5. What does SOHO study?
  6. Over 70% is covered in water
  7. What happens is you get too close to a black hole
  8. disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
  9. Rock or dust that revolves around the sun
  10. Cassini left in 1997 to travel to which planet?
Down
  1. Sometimes called dirty snowballs
  2. First man in space
  3. Planet that’s cold as ice
  4. Cold, windy, smelly and was going to be called George
  5. How the universe started
  6. Great Bear is an example of one of these
  7. What travels round the earth in 10 milliseconds?
  8. Hottest planet in the solar system
  9. an object that revolves around a planet
  10. Named after the Roman messenger God
  11. The biggest planet in our solar system
  12. Where you would find Eris and Dysnomia.
  13. Name of the first dog to orbit Earth
  14. Red supergiant, binary star and the brightest in the constellation Scorpius
  15. Little green men?

25 Clues: Little green men? • First man in space • What does SOHO study? • How the universe started • Planet that’s cold as ice • Over 70% is covered in water • Sometimes called dirty snowballs • Highest winds in the solar system • Hottest planet in the solar system • Named after the Roman messenger God • Name of the first dog to orbit Earth • Name of the biggest type of black hole • ...

Astrononomy Puzzler 2023-04-18

Astrononomy Puzzler crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one cycle of moon phases
  2. how many official planets are in the solar system
  3. third planet from the sun
  4. the universe is getting ________
  5. astronauts on the ISS _________ because there is no gravity in space
  6. planet that orbits on its side
  7. planet with a large core compared to outer crust
  8. planet most similar to earth in size
  9. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  10. sailed the earth and proved it was round
  11. one earth cycle around the sun
  12. planet with the fastest winds in the solar system
  13. an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon
Down
  1. only place in our solar system humans have set foot on
  2. planets made of gasses rather than rocks
  3. the alternate rising and falling of the sea due to gravity of moon
  4. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria
  5. JWST (for short)
  6. one cycle of a planet
  7. largest planet in the solar system
  8. our galaxy name
  9. the name of the north star
  10. a planet with iron rocky surface
  11. our sun is a ________
  12. a dwarf planet after neptune

25 Clues: our galaxy name • JWST (for short) • one cycle of a planet • our sun is a ________ • one cycle of moon phases • third planet from the sun • the name of the north star • a dwarf planet after neptune • planet that orbits on its side • one earth cycle around the sun • the universe is getting ________ • a planet with iron rocky surface • largest planet in the solar system • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2019-06-18

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. it is the star at the centre of the Solar System
  2. they are rocks that you can find in the space
  3. it is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth
  4. they are astronomical objects that shine
  5. It is the biggest planet of the Solar system
  6. it is the farthest planet from the Sun
  7. it is the fourth planet of the Solar System
  8. way it is our galaxy
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  1. it was the first planet found with a telescope
  2. it is the hottest planet in the Solar System
  3. it is the movement of the planets around the Sun
  4. it is the movement of the planets on themselves
  5. it has rings made up of rocks
  6. it is the planet where we live
  7. it is the closest planet to the sun

15 Clues: way it is our galaxy • it has rings made up of rocks • it is the planet where we live • it is the closest planet to the sun • it is the farthest planet from the Sun • they are astronomical objects that shine • it is the fourth planet of the Solar System • it is the hottest planet in the Solar System • It is the biggest planet of the Solar system • ...

Daily Crossword - May 20, 2023 - Daily Topic: Space 2023-05-20

Daily Crossword - May 20, 2023 - Daily Topic: Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest planet in the solar system
  2. A spacecraft mission to land on the Moon that was successful
  3. The galaxy in which we live in
  4. A star close to Proxima Centauri
  5. The closest galaxy to us besides the Milky Way
  6. The Earth orbits this star
  7. A large hole that sucks in light
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  1. One of the planets in the solar system; it has life
  2. Where the Apollo 11 spacecraft landed on the Moon
  3. The closest star to us besides the Sun
  4. A galaxy that will form in 4.5 billion years
  5. Another planet in the solar system that does not have life
  6. Most likely the coldest planet in the solar system besides Pluto
  7. A big black space with galaxies, stars, planets and more!
  8. The satellite of the Earth

15 Clues: The Earth orbits this star • The satellite of the Earth • The galaxy in which we live in • A star close to Proxima Centauri • A large hole that sucks in light • The largest planet in the solar system • The closest star to us besides the Sun • A galaxy that will form in 4.5 billion years • The closest galaxy to us besides the Milky Way • ...

"To Infinity, and Beyond!" 2014-05-12

"To Infinity, and Beyond!" crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The smallest planet in the Solar System.
  2. Known as the Red Planet.
  3. These stars will die down into either a black hole or a neutron star.
  4. Discovered in December 13, 1781 by William Herschel.
  5. A gaseous planet.
  6. Where Earth and our Solar System are located.
  7. The biggest stars in the universe are called these.
  8. It's the largest planet in the Solar System.
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  1. Has a mountain named Maat Mon.
  2. Flattened at the poles due to a fast rotation on its axis.
  3. Most of the stars in the galaxy, including the Sun, are considered these.
  4. Around 4.6 billion years old according to scientists.
  5. Orbits the Sun on a different plane than the 8 planets, going over them and below them.
  6. Between Jupiter and Mars.
  7. The center of the Solar System.

15 Clues: A gaseous planet. • Known as the Red Planet. • Between Jupiter and Mars. • Has a mountain named Maat Mon. • The center of the Solar System. • The smallest planet in the Solar System. • It's the largest planet in the Solar System. • Where Earth and our Solar System are located. • The biggest stars in the universe are called these. • ...

The Solar System 2021-01-21

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. All of space and everything in it.
  2. An imaginary pattern of stars in the sky.
  3. The study of moons, stars, and other objects in space.
  4. the galaxy we live in
  5. A meteorite that enters the Earth's Atmosphere.
  6. the largest planet
  7. the fuzzy outer layer of a comet
  8. him title
  9. the solid inner core of a comet
  10. A meteor that hits the surface of the earth.
  11. Nature made satellite
  12. The God of War (Planet name)
  13. Rocky objects revolving around the sun that are too small and numerous to be considered a planet.
  14. A dark area of gas on the sun's surface that is cooler that surrounding gases.
  15. mercury, venus, earth and mars
  16. earth's twin planet
  17. farthest planet from the sun
  18. A loose collection of ice, dust, and small rocky particles, typically with a long, narrow orbit.
Down
  1. Bay de Noc game fish
  2. hardest substance
  3. The force that pulls objects towards each other.
  4. The spinning motion of a planet on its axis.
  5. A huge group of a single stars, star systems, star clusters, dusts, and gas bound together by gravity.
  6. I create all the energy in the solar system
  7. dwarf planet
  8. I have rings
  9. An artificial body placed in orbit around the earth or moon or another planet in order to collect information or for communication.
  10. The movement of an object around another object.
  11. six times two
  12. The main surface of the sun.
  13. team from Detroit
  14. third rock from the sun.
  15. NC mascot
  16. The area located between Jupiter and Mars.
  17. new social fad
  18. gravity is so strong that nothing can escape.

36 Clues: him title • NC mascot • dwarf planet • I have rings • six times two • new social fad • hardest substance • team from Detroit • the largest planet • earth's twin planet • Bay de Noc game fish • the galaxy we live in • Nature made satellite • third rock from the sun. • The main surface of the sun. • The God of War (Planet name) • farthest planet from the sun • mercury, venus, earth and mars • ...

our solar system 2021-02-10

our solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the fifth planet from the sun and the biggest
  2. a dwarf planet farther from the sun than neptune
  3. closest planet to the sun
  4. a theoretical stellar remnant, specifically a white dwarf that has cooled sufficiently that it no longer emits significant heat or light.
  5. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  6. fourth planet from the sun
  7. the sixth planet from the sun
  8. a small very dense star that is typically the size of a planet.
  9. second planet from the sun
  10. a ring-shaped nebula formed by an expanding shell of gas around an aging star.
  11. the collapsed core of a massive supergiant star
Down
  1. the eighth planet from the sun
  2. a very large star of high luminosity and low surface temperature
  3. the seventh planet from the sun
  4. a star that suddenly increases greatly in brightness because of a catastrophic explosion that ejects most of its mass.
  5. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.
  6. our home and the third planet from the sun
  7. a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light can not get out.
  8. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  9. separates the inner and outer planets

20 Clues: closest planet to the sun • fourth planet from the sun • second planet from the sun • the sixth planet from the sun • the eighth planet from the sun • the seventh planet from the sun • a small rocky body orbiting the sun. • separates the inner and outer planets • a cloud of gas and dust in outer space • our home and the third planet from the sun • ...

The Solar System 2020-06-08

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Star at the center of our solar system.
  2. The force that holds planets in their orbits.
  3. Our galaxy. (Hint: the answer is two (2) words)
  4. Planet named after the sea god.
  5. Planet known as the evening star.
  6. An icy rock that has a bright tail when it comes close to the sun.
  7. A hole in the ground caused by a meteor hitting a planet.
  8. The kind of planet that Earth and Mars are.
  9. Planet closest to the sun.
  10. Planet famous for its rings.
  11. Earth's companion.
  12. The largest planet in the solar system.
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  1. Planets like Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune. (Hint: the answer is two (2) words)
  2. Our sun is this. (Hint: It rhymes with "car" and "far")
  3. A rock that crashes into Earth's atmosphere.
  4. This planet is known as the red planet.
  5. One of many "rocks" in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  6. An instrument that scientists use to observe planets.
  7. An outer layer of gas on a terrestrial planet.
  8. Our planet.
  9. Something that both Saturn and Uranus have.
  10. Planet between Saturn and Neptune.
  11. The path that a planet takes around the sun.

23 Clues: Our planet. • Earth's companion. • Planet closest to the sun. • Planet famous for its rings. • Planet named after the sea god. • Planet known as the evening star. • Planet between Saturn and Neptune. • Star at the center of our solar system. • This planet is known as the red planet. • The largest planet in the solar system. • The kind of planet that Earth and Mars are. • ...

Solar System Crossword 2022-02-10

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. second closest planet to the sun
  2. our earth is always doing this but we can't see
  3. closest planet to the sun
  4. we live on it
  5. this is made in the center of the sun
  6. earth is the only known planet with ____
  7. the symbol for this is He
  8. a stream of protons moving radially from the sun
  9. where all the other planets, galaxies etc. are
  10. a place in space where gravity is so strong you can not escape it
  11. scientists think this planet could sustain life or once did
  12. there will someday in a very long time be an ___ to the sun and our earth, along with all of us.
Down
  1. their are 8 of them in our solar system
  2. when it's nighttime and clear you can see them
  3. this phase happens after the red giant
  4. our earth revolves around it
  5. the sun will grow to this and eat planets
  6. the sun is the center and the other planets circle
  7. what each planet is on the circles the sun
  8. our earth does this throughout the year

20 Clues: we live on it • closest planet to the sun • the symbol for this is He • our earth revolves around it • second closest planet to the sun • this is made in the center of the sun • this phase happens after the red giant • their are 8 of them in our solar system • our earth does this throughout the year • earth is the only known planet with ____ • ...

Our Solar System 2022-02-23

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Rover that landed on Mars in 2012
  2. Building housing an astronomical telescope
  3. United States robotic space probe launched 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons
  4. First successful Mars lander in 1976
  5. South region
  6. Shuttle, Comprising of two solid rocket boosters, one external tank and an orbiter (or space plane)
  7. NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus
  8. United States space probe launched in 1972 passing Jupiter and first to leave our solar system
  9. Occuring twice a year and is when the sun reaches maximum or minimum declination resulting in the longest and shortest days
  10. Building with interior that projects the night sky
  11. Four divisions of Earth's orbit around Sol marking changes in weather and daylight hours
  12. Lab, First United States space station launched in 1973
  13. Space Station, Intergovernmental establishment in orbit of Earth comprised of modules
  14. Colloquial grouping of stars on the celestial sphere
  15. NASA program beginning in 1992 to improve understanding of our solar system
  16. Curie, Sojourner's flight spare
  17. Airborne Observatory, Aka KAO jet used by NASA for infrared astronomy
  18. First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit
  19. Failed space shuttle resulting in death of 7 crew members in 1986
  20. Path of Earth's orbit around Sol
  21. Soviet crewed spacecraft resulting Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space
  22. First Mars rover and first wheeled vehicle on another planet that landed in 1997
  23. Occuring twice a year and is when the sun crosses the celestial equator resulting in day and night to be approximate in length
  24. Space probes launched to photograph and study interplanetary matter of Mars and Venus
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  1. Area on celestial sphere representing perceived outline or pattern of stars
  2. Soviet artificial satellites and first launched into orbit in October 1957
  3. Astronomy, traditional practice of observing the sky for time and navigation
  4. Robotic interstellar probes launched in 1977 to collect data of Jupiter and Saturn
  5. Motion, Yearly movement of stars on the celestial sphere
  6. Soviet program that sent spacecraft to our moon for study
  7. Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010
  8. Communication using electromagnetic waves between 30 hertz and 300 gigahertz
  9. Sphere, imaginary sphere around the observer on which celestial objects appear to lie
  10. Global Surveyor, United States space probe launched in 1996 to globally map Mars
  11. robotic lunar rovers made by the Soviets during the Moon race
  12. Device that uses the reverberation of radio waves to sense objects
  13. Tool used to see faraway objects
  14. retired space shuttle that was created after Challenger
  15. point 90 degrees from the horizon directly up
  16. Fixed points in the night sky of object similar to Sol
  17. North region
  18. United States uncrewed space mission in the 1960s to take close photos of Luna
  19. Russian space mission to Venus set to be launched in 2029
  20. Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn
  21. Mission resulting in successful keeping of humans on the ISS since 2000
  22. Third United States spaceflight program resulting in the first humans on Luna
  23. Pathfinder, United States robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1997
  24. Eye, Visual perception without use of assisting factors

48 Clues: South region • North region • Curie, Sojourner's flight spare • Tool used to see faraway objects • Path of Earth's orbit around Sol • Rover that landed on Mars in 2012 • Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010 • First successful Mars lander in 1976 • Building housing an astronomical telescope • point 90 degrees from the horizon directly up • ...

Our Solar System 2022-02-23

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Soviet crewed spacecraft resulting Yuri Gagarin as the first man in space
  2. Third United States spaceflight program resulting in the first humans on Luna
  3. Russian space mission to Venus set to be launched in 2029
  4. Curie, Sojourner's flight spare
  5. Soviet artifical satelites and first launched into orbit in October 1957
  6. Failed space shuttle resulting in death of 7 crew members in 1986
  7. Airborne Observatory, Aka KAO jet used by NASA for infrared astronomy
  8. Lab, First United States space station launched in 1973
  9. NASA program beginning in 1992 to improve understanding of our solar system
  10. Mission resulting in successful keeping of humans on the ISS since 2000
  11. robotic lunar rovers made by the Soviets during the Moon race
  12. Communication using electromagnetic waves between 30 hertz and 300 gigahertz
  13. NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus
  14. retired space shuttle that was created after Challenger
  15. First successful Mars lander in 1976
  16. United States uncrewed space mission in the 1960s to take close photos of Luna
  17. Tool used to see faraway objects
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  1. First Mars rover and first wheeled vehicle on another planet that landed in 1997
  2. First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit
  3. Soviet program that sent spacecraft to our moon for study
  4. Global Surveyor, United States space probe launched in 1996 to globally map Mars
  5. Rover that landed on Mars in 2012
  6. Robotic interstellar probes launched in 1977 to collect data of Jupiter and Saturn
  7. Pathfinder, United States robotic spacecraft that landed on Mars in 1997
  8. United States space probe launched in 1972 passing Jupiter and first to leave our solar system
  9. Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn
  10. United States robotic space probe launched 1989 to study Jupiter and its moons
  11. Shuttle, Comprising of two solid rocket boosters, one external tank and an orbiter (or space-plane)
  12. Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010
  13. Space probes launched to photograph and study interplanetary matter of Mars and Venus
  14. Space Station, Intergovernmental establishment in orbit of Earth comprised of modules
  15. Device that uses the reverberation of radio waves to sense objects

32 Clues: Curie, Sojourner's flight spare • Tool used to see faraway objects • Rover that landed on Mars in 2012 • Mars rover active from 2004 to 2010 • First successful Mars lander in 1976 • First United States spacecraft to achieve orbit • NASA mission that mapped entire surface of Venus • Research mission between NASA and ISA to study Saturn • ...

Solar system assessment 2021-06-10

Solar system assessment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers
  2. a science that deals with the history of a planet as recorded in rocks.
  3. any state or process known through the senses rather than by intuition or reasoning.
  4. a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants.
  5. of or relating to an orbit, that is, he curved path that something (such as a moon or satellite) follows as it goes around something else.
  6. the science or occupation of farming.
  7. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.
  8. the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
  9. a device that is used to obtain information from outer space and send back to earth.
  10. existing in or derived from nature; not made or caused by humankind.
  11. having to do with the natural force that causes things to fall towards the earth.
  12. a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network; a complex whole.
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  1. plural) any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe.
  2. to look at (something) in a careful way to learn more about it
  3. not in a state of sleep; completely conscious.
  4. water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere.
  5. plural) a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name.
  6. the entire range of wavelengths of electromagnetic radiation.
  7. want something to happen or be the case
  8. everything that exists anywhere.
  9. the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet.
  10. a situation in which there is much destruction or confusion
  11. a device that requires skill for proper use.
  12. 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.
  13. facts or information used usually to calculate, analyze, or plan something.

25 Clues: everything that exists anywhere. • the science or occupation of farming. • want something to happen or be the case • a device that requires skill for proper use. • not in a state of sleep; completely conscious. • the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet. • the line at which the sky and Earth appear to meet. • ...

The Solar System 2017-01-15

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Venus is the ___________ night sky object after the Moon.
  2. This word is Greek for "wanderer"
  3. Mars has the largest _____________ in the solar system
  4. Earth’s magnetic field protects us from the effects of the solar _______
  5. The Solar System includes all objects under the Sun’s __________ influence
  6. Gases on Uranus and Neptune are almost all completely ________
  7. The Sun would collapse if the energy released by ______ didn’t balance the force of gravity
  8. Jupiter is mostly made of __________ and helium
  9. Mercury is the ___________ moving planet
  10. This planet is tilted almost completely on its side
  11. This moon of Jupiter has the most volcanoes in the Solar System
  12. Sunspots increase and decrease on ________ year cycles
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  1. Solar flares are caused when the ___________ fields of sunspots connect
  2. The average distance from Earth to the Sun is one __________ Unit
  3. The outer planets are sometimes called _________ which means "like Jupiter"
  4. Earth has the largest ___________ for its size.
  5. The light of the sun is radiated from the ______________
  6. A star’s energy comes from hydrogen being fused into ___________
  7. Mars's red surface is evidence that it once had _________ on its surface.
  8. This moon of Jupiter has liquid water and possibly life
  9. Venus's thick CO2 atmosphere creates a strong __________ effect
  10. Jupiter's Great Red Spot is an enormous __________
  11. Saturn is distinguished by its large __________

23 Clues: This word is Greek for "wanderer" • Mercury is the ___________ moving planet • Earth has the largest ___________ for its size. • Jupiter is mostly made of __________ and helium • Saturn is distinguished by its large __________ • Jupiter's Great Red Spot is an enormous __________ • This planet is tilted almost completely on its side • ...

Solar system formation 2017-11-13

Solar system formation crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest planet
  2. closest planet to sun
  3. our planet
  4. rock from outer space that hits the earth
  5. dirty snowballs
  6. planet gets pulled together by gravity and atmosphere forms
  7. dust grains that burn up in the atmosphere
  8. large gas planets
  9. rock like planets
  10. basis of modern planet formation
  11. dust grains in the solar system
  12. planet that is forming
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  1. heavier elements sink in growing planet
  2. snowball effect in formation of planets
  3. next planet out after earth
  4. large lumpy potatoes like small planets
  5. small objects outside neptunes orbit
  6. long period comets
  7. our star
  8. between mars and Jupiter
  9. closest planet to earth
  10. planet with largest rings

22 Clues: our star • our planet • largest planet • dirty snowballs • large gas planets • rock like planets • long period comets • closest planet to sun • planet that is forming • closest planet to earth • between mars and Jupiter • planet with largest rings • next planet out after earth • dust grains in the solar system • basis of modern planet formation • small objects outside neptunes orbit • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2019-09-09

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Are planets are massive planets usually with a primary composition of gases or ice instead of solid matter such as rocks.
  2. Star composed of 92.1% hydrogen atoms and 7.8% helium atoms, around which the planets gravitate; represents more than 99.8% of the solar system’s total mass.
  3. Earth’s only natural satellite; devoid of water and atmosphere, it displays a highly uneven surface.
  4. A planet known most for its rings and has numerous moons.
  5. is a rock that falls to Earth from space. The vast majority of it are pieces of asteroids.
  6. Are objects that enter Earth’s atmosphere from space. But these are typically pieces of comet dust no larger than a grain of rice—burn up before reaching the ground.
  7. Are planets made up primarily of metals or silicate rocks which constitute most of Earth’s crust, asteroids, and rocky moons.
  8. A sphere of gas massive enough to generate light and heat through nuclear reactions that transform hydrogen into helium in its core.
  9. The closest planet to the sun and is only a bit larger than Earth's moon.
  10. Grouping of stars and interstellar matter linked together by gravitation; each comprises an average of 100 billion stars.
  11. A planet that is terribly hot, even hotter than Mercury. The atmosphere is toxic and the pressure at the surface would crush and kill you. Scientists describe the planet's situation as a runaway greenhouse effect.
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  1. It is unlike other planets in many respects. It is smaller than Earth's moon. Its orbit carries it inside the orbit of Neptune and then way out beyond that orbit.
  2. It is a layer or a set of layers of gases surrounding a planet or other material body, that is held in place by the gravity of that body.
  3. It's huge and is the most massive planet in our solar system. It’s a mostly gaseous world, mostly hydrogen and helium. Its swirling clouds are colorful due to different types of trace gases.
  4. it's the name that we use to describe the collection of all the things that exist in space. It is made of many millions of millions of stars and planets and enormous clouds of gas.
  5. it's an astronomical body orbiting a star or stellar remnant that is massive enough to be rounded by its own gravity, is not massive enough to cause thermonuclear fusion, and has cleared its neighboring region of planetesimals.
  6. A rocky objects smaller than planets that are left over from the formation of our solar system.
  7. It is a path of a body revolving around an attracting center of mass, as a planet around the Sun or a satellite around it.
  8. It is a cold, dusty planet. The dust, an iron oxide, gives the planet its reddish cast. Scientists think it was once wet and warm, though today it’s cold and desert-like.
  9. It is a water world, with two-thirds of the planet covered by ocean. It’s the only world known to harbor life, its atmosphere is rich in life-sustaining nitrogen and oxygen.
  10. Formed at farther distances from the Sun, beyond what we call the frost or snow line and past the orbits of Mars and Jupiter, where temperatures were low enough for water to freeze.
  11. it's the galaxy that contains the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.
  12. It is known for strong winds — sometimes faster than the speed of sound. it's far out and cold. The planet is more than 30 times as far from the sun as Earth and it has a rocky core.
  13. It's an oddball. The only giant planet whose equator is nearly at right angles to its orbit — it basically orbits on its side. Methane in its atmosphere gives a blue-green tint. It has numerous moons and faint rings.

24 Clues: A planet known most for its rings and has numerous moons. • The closest planet to the sun and is only a bit larger than Earth's moon. • is a rock that falls to Earth from space. The vast majority of it are pieces of asteroids. • A rocky objects smaller than planets that are left over from the formation of our solar system. • ...

Sun/Solar system 2014-02-04

Sun/Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place.
  2. the process by which energy is produced in stars.
  3. A unit of distance equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million kilometers.
  4. A dark area of gas on the sun’s surface that is cooler than the surrounding gases.
  5. Dark, flat areas on the moon’s surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.
  6. The inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere that gives off its visible light; the sun’s surface.
  7. One of the small asteroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets.
  8. The effect of trapping heat near a planet’s surface by certain gases in the planet’s atmosphere.
  9. An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
  10. The name often given to the four inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  11. 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.
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  1. Outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere, which looks like a white halo
  2. This zone is the outermost layer of the sun’s interior.
  3. The middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere.
  4. A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid
  5. A zone of very tightly packed gas in the sun’s interior where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
  6. A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.
  7. A stream of electrically charged particles that emanate from the sun’s corona.
  8. The system consisting of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it.
  9. An eruption of gas from the sun’s surface that occurs when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect.
  10. A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun’s surface, linking parts of sunspot regions.

21 Clues: The middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere. • the process by which energy is produced in stars. • A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid • This zone is the outermost layer of the sun’s interior. • The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place. • Outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere, which looks like a white halo • ...

The Solar System 2015-05-26

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Methane in this planets atmosphere gives it its blue tint
  2. Surname of the first astronaut to walk upon the moon
  3. The planet which takes 365 days to orbit the sun
  4. The government agency of the USA which researches space and sends astronauts on missions
  5. The planet closest to the sun
  6. The term which means the planet is spinning in the opposite direction to other planets
  7. The gas giant that is furthest from the sun
  8. The term given to the model of solar system that puts the sun at the middle
  9. This planet is most famous for its set of rings
  10. Now known as a dwarf planet
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  1. The largest planet in the Solar System
  2. Planet covered in clouds of sulphuric acids and spins in retrograde
  3. This red planet was named after the Roman god of war
  4. The term given to a scientist who studies planets
  5. The moon does not have one of these, therefore it has no protection against cosmic rays, meteors or solar winds
  6. The type of planets that are closest to the sun
  7. A piece of stony or metallic debris that travels in outer space
  8. The galaxy in which Earth belongs
  9. Name of the instrument used to look at planets, stars and objects in space
  10. This planet controls the tides on Earth

20 Clues: Now known as a dwarf planet • The planet closest to the sun • The galaxy in which Earth belongs • The largest planet in the Solar System • This planet controls the tides on Earth • The gas giant that is furthest from the sun • The type of planets that are closest to the sun • This planet is most famous for its set of rings • ...

Solar System Crossword 2014-09-05

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This planet is between Earth and Jupiter
  2. belt What seperates the inner and the outer solar system
  3. Everything revolves around this
  4. This is the 7th planet from the sun
  5. This planet has rings around it
  6. What do all planets do around the sun?
  7. What can be used to view planets in space
  8. The name given to earth's moon
  9. This is the dwarf planet that comes after Neptune
  10. This is the largest planet in the solar system
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  1. The closest planet to the sun, it takes 88 days for this planet to orbit the sun!
  2. What is the name of the people who go into space?
  3. Rocketships go into outer......?
  4. The study of outer space
  5. There are billions and billions of these in the galaxy
  6. What is earths only natural satellite?
  7. The second planet from the sun
  8. This use to be considered the 2nd last planet from the sun, but is now considered the last
  9. The planet we live on
  10. How many planets are there in our solar system

20 Clues: The planet we live on • The study of outer space • The second planet from the sun • The name given to earth's moon • Everything revolves around this • This planet has rings around it • Rocketships go into outer......? • This is the 7th planet from the sun • What is earths only natural satellite? • What do all planets do around the sun? • This planet is between Earth and Jupiter • ...

The Solar System 2014-04-10

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. hole An area in space that has a strong gravitational force
  2. A strong force that pulls objects closer to the other object
  3. Natural satellites that orbit around a planet
  4. An instance of revolting
  5. Earth's "sister" planet
  6. The hottest planet
  7. The largest planet in our solar system
  8. Planet with the most rings
  9. An area in space made of dust and gas
  10. The center of our solar system
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  1. A celestial body that orbits around a star
  2. A giant ball of fire and gas
  3. belt A group of asteroids that orbit around the sun
  4. The red planet
  5. The action of rotating around on an axis
  6. A gas planet
  7. The furthest planet from the sun
  8. An imaginary line in which a body rotates on
  9. The curved path of a celestial body around a star
  10. The water planet

20 Clues: A gas planet • The red planet • The water planet • The hottest planet • Earth's "sister" planet • An instance of revolting • Planet with the most rings • A giant ball of fire and gas • The center of our solar system • The furthest planet from the sun • An area in space made of dust and gas • The largest planet in our solar system • The action of rotating around on an axis • ...

Our Solar System 2016-02-12

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The center of our Solar System
  2. Mars has a abundant amount of what in its surface
  3. What planet is known as the red planet
  4. Jupiter has how mnay known moons
  5. what is the belt that has icy rocks in it
  6. Home many satellites surround Earth
  7. Between Mars and Jupiter
  8. Mercury's what has been blown off by solarwind
  9. Venus has a thin atmosphere of what
  10. is the largest moon of Jupiter
  11. How much percentage of Earth covered in water
  12. Venus has been visited by hoe many satellites
  13. is the closest dwarf planet to the sun
  14. Jupiter has how many moons
Down
  1. How hot is mercury at daytime
  2. A stream of energized charged particles
  3. Has no moons, no rings and is the closet planet to the sun h
  4. The sun has how many layers
  5. Intense electromagnetic flare which causes radio interruption on earth.
  6. Pluto is the what from the sun
  7. What planet do we live on
  8. Uranus is tilted on its what
  9. The second closes planet to the sun

23 Clues: Between Mars and Jupiter • What planet do we live on • Jupiter has how many moons • The sun has how many layers • Uranus is tilted on its what • How hot is mercury at daytime • The center of our Solar System • Pluto is the what from the sun • is the largest moon of Jupiter • Jupiter has how mnay known moons • Home many satellites surround Earth • ...

Solar System Crossword 2023-10-31

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The natural satellite of the earth (other planets have them too).
  2. The sun is composed of hydrogen and __.
  3. Sphere-shaped group of small rock and ice that are the furthest objects from the sun.
  4. The third planet from the sun.
  5. The closest planet to the sun
  6. The farthest planet from the sun
  7. Debris from comets that would be meteors if they enter earth's atmosphere.
  8. These orbit the sun and are located between Mars and Jupiter.
  9. When an object spins on its axis
  10. Disk-shaped group of small rock and ice beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  11. Force of attraction between two objects due to their masses.
Down
  1. The process in which plants create oxygen and chemical energy, which is one reason why life exists on earth.
  2. The earth is 78% __.
  3. These burn when entering the atmosphere, causing light.
  4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all __ planets.
  5. The earth is 21% __.
  6. These form large tails of gas and dust, melt when they near the sun, and originate from the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud.
  7. The largest and hottest object in our solar system.
  8. When an object moves around another object.
  9. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
  10. Mercury, venus, earth, and mars are all __ planets.
  11. The collection of planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around the sun.

22 Clues: The earth is 78% __. • The earth is 21% __. • The closest planet to the sun • The third planet from the sun. • The farthest planet from the sun • When an object spins on its axis • The sun is composed of hydrogen and __. • When an object moves around another object. • The largest and hottest object in our solar system. • Mercury, venus, earth, and mars are all __ planets. • ...

Solar System Fun 2023-10-11

Solar System Fun crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A system of millions or billions of stars.
  2. The name for the four inner planets
  3. This is the largest planet
  4. The Planet that we live on
  5. Mars has these that are extinct
  6. Mercury doesn't have this
  7. This planet is red.
  8. This is the hottest planet
  9. Study of the moon,stars, and other objects.
  10. Mercury has a surface similar to this
  11. The path of an object as it revolves around another object
  12. This is the great red spot on Jupiter
Down
  1. It often rains this type of acid on Venus
  2. A scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  3. A gas giant made of hydrogen,helium, and methane.
  4. Saturns rings are made of dust and this
  5. This gives Uranus
  6. The outer planets
  7. Saturn has a lot of these
  8. A chunk of rock or dust in space
  9. Six planet from the Sun
  10. Rocky debris revolving around the Sun
  11. Energy source for all the planets
  12. This planet rotates on it's sides and has any moons
  13. The closest planet to the Sun.

25 Clues: This gives Uranus • The outer planets • This planet is red. • Six planet from the Sun • Saturn has a lot of these • Mercury doesn't have this • This is the largest planet • The Planet that we live on • This is the hottest planet • The closest planet to the Sun. • Mars has these that are extinct • A chunk of rock or dust in space • Energy source for all the planets • ...

solar system - kylah 2024-01-26

solar system - kylah crossword puzzle
Across
  1. mercury
  2. old star
  3. light deflection
  4. kirkwood gaps
  5. bright blue color
  6. trail emerges from a cloud
  7. a force acts repeatedly
  8. yellowish apperance
  9. no clouds
  10. rocky, dusty, grey color
  11. lumpy structure
  12. neptune
  13. "shooting star"
  14. dwarf planet
  15. tiny dust particles
Down
  1. giant dust and gas
  2. dark blue color
  3. jupiter
  4. H2O clouds
  5. radii disance
  6. our star
  7. rocky metallic bodies
  8. venus carbon dioxide
  9. grains
  10. blood red color
  11. neptune

26 Clues: grains • jupiter • mercury • neptune • neptune • old star • our star • no clouds • H2O clouds • dwarf planet • radii disance • kirkwood gaps • dark blue color • blood red color • lumpy structure • "shooting star" • light deflection • bright blue color • giant dust and gas • yellowish apperance • tiny dust particles • venus carbon dioxide • rocky metallic bodies • a force acts repeatedly • rocky, dusty, grey color • ...

The Solar System 2023-11-23

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Small, Cold, Hard and Rocky Planet
  2. powerful and luminous explosion of a star
  3. large telescope
  4. giant cloud of dust and gas in space
  5. the universe is ...
  6. Ziggy __________ OR David Bowie
  7. remote incandescent body like the sun
  8. an area of activity, interest, or influence
  9. particle of matter that uniquely defines a chemical element
  10. all existing matter and space considered as a whole
  11. most abundant element found in the sun and in the allende meteorite
Down
  1. system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
  2. You cannot walk on this planet, rather you would float.
  3. Formed when supernovas explode
  4. Cosmic background radiation explorer
  5. force that attracts a body towards the centre of the earth
  6. developing planets
  7. the only planet to roll around the sun in its orbit. The rest spin.
  8. H2
  9. new Star
  10. Planet like asteroids
  11. Italian astronomer, physicist and engineer, sometimes described as a polymath
  12. new planet
  13. another name for the universe
  14. H1

25 Clues: H2 • H1 • new Star • new planet • large telescope • developing planets • the universe is ... • Planet like asteroids • another name for the universe • Formed when supernovas explode • Ziggy __________ OR David Bowie • Small, Cold, Hard and Rocky Planet • Cosmic background radiation explorer • giant cloud of dust and gas in space • remote incandescent body like the sun • ...

Solar System Review 2023-02-27

Solar System Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The wide, outermost layer of a star's atmosphere.
  2. The distance light travels in 1 year (two words).
  3. The true brightness of an object.
  4. A large ball of gas held together by gravity with a core so hot that nuclear fusion occurs.
  5. A graph that plots luminosity vs. temperature of stars (2 initials and word).
  6. A process that occurs when the nuclei of several atoms combine into one larger nucleus (two words).
  7. Where hot gas moves up toward the surface and cooler gas moves deeper into the interior (two words).
  8. The apparent surface of a star.
  9. Theory that the universe began from one point billions of years ago and has been expanding ever since (3 words).
  10. A cloud of gas and dust.
  11. An object whose gravity is so great that no light can escape (2 words).
Down
  1. A measure of how bright an object appears from Earth (two words).
  2. The average distance between Earth and the Sun, about 150 million km (two words).
  3. A hot, dense, slowly cooling sphere of carbon (2 words).
  4. Matter that emits no light at any wavelength.
  5. A shell of cooler hydrogen above a star's core (two words).
  6. Huge collections of stars.
  7. The orange-red layer above the photosphere.
  8. The shift to a different wavelength (2 words).
  9. Spreads light into different wavelengths.
  10. An enormous explosion that destroys a star.
  11. A dense core of neutrons that remains after a supernova (2 words).

22 Clues: A cloud of gas and dust. • Huge collections of stars. • The apparent surface of a star. • The true brightness of an object. • Spreads light into different wavelengths. • The orange-red layer above the photosphere. • An enormous explosion that destroys a star. • Matter that emits no light at any wavelength. • The shift to a different wavelength (2 words). • ...

Solar System Crossword 2023-03-17

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only planet with one moon.
  2. The smallest planet.
  3. Pluto's largest moon.
  4. One of Mar's moons.
  5. A huge canyon on Mars's surface.
  6. A dark blue planet with incredibly strong winds.
  7. The largest of the dwarf planets.
  8. The word for the point in space that the binary Pluto-Charon system revolves around.
  9. The number of tails most comets have as they approach the inner solar system.
  10. The nearest celestial body to the Earth.
  11. The first dwarf planet discovered and the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.
  12. A planet that appears to "roll" through the solar system.
  13. The largest volcano on Mars.
  14. The huge area of icy bodies where most short period comets come from.
  15. A small chunk of asteroid that burns up in Earth's amtmosphere.
  16. The only moon in the solar system that revolves retrograde, or opposite, of the planet's (Neptune) motion.
  17. The largest planet.
  18. A small celestial body made primarily of rocky material.
Down
  1. A chunk of asteroid big enough that doesn't entirely burn up and strikes Earth.
  2. One of Mar's moons.
  3. The shape of all celestial bodies that revolve around the sun.
  4. A Galilean moon that definitely has water ice.
  5. The most massive dwarf planet.
  6. A small celestial body made primarily of icy material.
  7. A massive storm on Jupiter that's at least hundreds of years old.
  8. This planet would float in a bathtub
  9. The largest moon in the solar system.
  10. The giant spherical zone of icy bodies that houses long period comets and overlaps with the same zone from the next star.
  11. The hottest planet.
  12. One of Uranus's moons that's named after an impish creature from A Midsummer Night's Dream
  13. A moon of Saturn that has organic molecules on it.
  14. The location of the majority of the asteroids.
  15. The reddest planet.
  16. The number of moon's of Pluto.
  17. A small asteroid chunk that hasn't yet entered Earth's atmosphere.
  18. The third largest moon of Jupiter.
  19. The number of planets revolving around the sun.

37 Clues: One of Mar's moons. • One of Mar's moons. • The hottest planet. • The reddest planet. • The largest planet. • The smallest planet. • Pluto's largest moon. • The largest volcano on Mars. • The only planet with one moon. • The most massive dwarf planet. • The number of moon's of Pluto. • A huge canyon on Mars's surface. • The largest of the dwarf planets. • ...

Crossword Solar System 2024-03-07

Crossword Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a small rocky or metallic body in outer space
  2. the largest of the inner satellites of Jupiter
  3. one of the celestial bodies floating berween galaxies
  4. when the entire umbral shadow of the earth falls over the moon, so that the sun, earth and moon are exactly on the same line
  5. movement in trajectory
  6. the planet with the hottest temperature
  7. The object that revolves around the planet
  8. the rotational movement of the planet Earth on its axis
Down
  1. A planet that is located the farthest from the sun
  2. the fifth planet from the sun and the largest in the solar system
  3. A planet that has the most satellites
  4. planet known as the red planet
  5. A planet that has no satellites
  6. a planet outside the solar system
  7. the planet where we live
  8. the coldest planet
  9. a celestial body that is in orbit around the sun
  10. celestial bodies that revolve around the sun in an orbit
  11. celestial bodies that are in the form of small fragments and move around the sun
  12. the center of the solar system

20 Clues: the coldest planet • movement in trajectory • the planet where we live • planet known as the red planet • the center of the solar system • A planet that has no satellites • a planet outside the solar system • A planet that has the most satellites • the planet with the hottest temperature • The object that revolves around the planet • ...

The Solar System 2024-05-28

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Galilean (I)
  2. The Star
  3. Black and White
  4. Son of Poseidon
  5. Galilean (G)
  6. Outer Belt
  7. Shape-Shifting
  8. Sea
  9. Luna
  10. Funny Name
  11. King of the Fairies
  12. Snowy Land
  13. War
  14. Panic
  15. The Mermaid
  16. Dense Atmosphere
  17. Death
  18. Home
Down
  1. Daughter of Prospero
  2. Strife
  3. Largest
  4. Rings
  5. Of The Lock
  6. Fear
  7. Queen of the Fairies
  8. Speed
  9. Galilean (E)
  10. Sea Nymphs
  11. Love
  12. Galilean (C)
  13. Inner Belt

31 Clues: Sea • War • Fear • Luna • Love • Home • Rings • Speed • Panic • Death • Strife • Largest • The Star • Outer Belt • Funny Name • Sea Nymphs • Snowy Land • Inner Belt • Of The Lock • The Mermaid • Galilean (I) • Galilean (G) • Galilean (E) • Galilean (C) • Shape-Shifting • Black and White • Son of Poseidon • Dense Atmosphere • King of the Fairies • Daughter of Prospero • Queen of the Fairies

The Solar System 2023-06-08

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Only Planet With Life
  2. People Who Go To Space
  3. The closest star
  4. The Sideways Planet
  5. A Rock Between Mars And Jupiter
  6. A Small Object That Orbits A Planet
  7. Rocky And Red
  8. The Coldest Planet
  9. A Space Station People Live In
  10. The First Gas Planet
  11. First Planet
Down
  1. First Man On The Moon
  2. A Giant Storm On Jupiter
  3. Planets And The Sun Created This
  4. Bright And Hot
  5. Ice And Dust With A Blue Tail
  6. _____ Is A Dwarf Planet
  7. A Person Who Discovered The Earth Is Spinning
  8. A Team That Launched Astronauts
  9. The Galaxy We Live In
  10. Created Everything
  11. Famous For Its Rings

22 Clues: First Planet • Rocky And Red • Bright And Hot • The closest star • The Coldest Planet • Created Everything • The Sideways Planet • Famous For Its Rings • The First Gas Planet • First Man On The Moon • Only Planet With Life • The Galaxy We Live In • People Who Go To Space • _____ Is A Dwarf Planet • A Giant Storm On Jupiter • Ice And Dust With A Blue Tail • A Space Station People Live In • ...

The solar System 2023-04-13

The solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. : The path that an object takes as it revolves around another object under the influence of gravity.
  2. : The largest planet in the solar system, with a distinctive striped appearance and many moons.
  3. : A massive, luminous ball of gas held together by its own gravity that produces light and other forms of radiation.
  4. : The collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other objects that orbit around the sun.
  5. : The second planet from the sun and the brightest natural object in the night sky after the moon.
  6. : A hypothetical region of the solar system far beyond the orbit of Pluto that is thought to contain many icy objects and comets.
  7. : The eighth and farthest known planet from the sun, with a deep blue coloration and many storms, including the Great Dark Spot.
Down
  1. : The seventh planet from the sun, with a tilted axis of rotation that causes it to appear to roll on its side.
  2. : A small icy object that orbits the sun and produces a visible coma or tail when it approaches the sun.
  3. : A region of the solar system beyond Neptune that contains many small icy objects, including dwarf planets like Pluto.
  4. : The force of attraction between objects that has a mass, which causes them to move toward each other.
  5. : The fourth planet from the sun, also known as the Red Planet due to its reddish appearance in the night sky.
  6. : The sixth planet from the sun, known for its iconic rings made up of ice particles and debris.
  7. : The smallest planet in the solar system and the one closest to the sun.
  8. : A small rocky or metallic object that orbits the sun and is often found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
  9. : A dwarf planet and the largest known object in the Kuiper Belt, located beyond Neptune.
  10. : The third planet from the sun and the only known planet with an atmosphere and liquid water on its surface, making it capable of supporting life.
  11. : A large group of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity, with the Milky Way being the galaxy that includes the solar system.
  12. : The natural satellite of Earth, which orbits around it and causes tides on the planet's surface.
  13. : The star at the center of the solar system, around which the planets and other objects orbit.

20 Clues: : The smallest planet in the solar system and the one closest to the sun. • : A dwarf planet and the largest known object in the Kuiper Belt, located beyond Neptune. • : The largest planet in the solar system, with a distinctive striped appearance and many moons. • ...

Solar System Vocab 2023-01-24

Solar System Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The amount of gravitational pull between two objects.
  2. A collection of stars and their solar systems that are gravitationally bound to one another.
  3. A scientist who studies objects and events beyond Earth’s atmosphere, such as the movement of stars and planets.
  4. A star and all of the objects that orbit it.
  5. A sequence of events that repeats.
  6. The different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth.
  7. A push or a pull.
  8. A natural phenomenon that causes objects to be attracted to each other based on each object’s mass and the distance between them.
  9. The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet.
  10. Information that supports or refutes a claim.
  11. When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun such that the Moon’s shadow causes some places on Earth to experience darkness during daytime.
Down
  1. When the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow.
  2. A flat two-dimensional plane where a space object is at any point in its orbit.
  3. The angle of Earth’s axis(approximately 23.5 degrees from perpendicular) relative to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun.
  4. The amount of matter in an object.
  5. A desirable outcome given up to gain another desirable outcome.
  6. The imaginary line around which an object spins, or rotates.
  7. Rockets, satellites, probes, space stations, and space shuttles that carry various tools and equipment to gather data about space and space objects.
  8. The ratio of the size of a real object to the size of a model, map, diagram, or other representation of that object.
  9. the mean, or average, distance between Earth and the Sun.
  10. Something that happens in a repeated and predictable way.
  11. Any description or measurement gathered by the senses or instruments.
  12. A curved path that a space object takes around a star, planet, or moon.

23 Clues: A push or a pull. • The amount of matter in an object. • A sequence of events that repeats. • When the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. • A star and all of the objects that orbit it. • The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet. • Information that supports or refutes a claim. • The different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth. • ...

7H Solar System 2022-05-18

7H Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The rocky object which orbits the earth
  2. The closest planet to the Sun
  3. The Earth is tiled on its ____
  4. The closest galaxy to The Milky Way
  5. An object which orbits something else
  6. The period in 24h when the sun is on the same side of the earth as you
  7. A word which describes the shape of the northern or southern region of the Earth
  8. The largest star in our solar system
  9. Objects look smaller as their _________ increases
  10. This increases or decreases depending on closeness to the sun
  11. A word to describe objects such as stars, which give off their own light
  12. Caused by the northern and southern hemispheres pointing towards or away from the sun
Down
  1. A collection of stars
  2. The force which pulls objects towards the centre of the Earth
  3. Used to be classed as a planet, but is now classed as a dwarf planet
  4. The period in 24h when the sun is on the opposite side of the earth to you
  5. the length of time it takes Earth to orbit the sun fully
  6. This decreases on planets with weaker gravity and increases on planets with stronger gravity
  7. The largest type of star
  8. An objects which allows us to see objects further away than the eye can see
  9. The fourth planet from the sun
  10. The seventh planet from the sun

22 Clues: A collection of stars • The largest type of star • The closest planet to the Sun • The Earth is tiled on its ____ • The fourth planet from the sun • The seventh planet from the sun • The closest galaxy to The Milky Way • The largest star in our solar system • An object which orbits something else • The rocky object which orbits the earth • ...

The Solar System 2024-11-06

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a little chunk of rock in space
  2. a planet that floats between stars or one that orbits a star outside our solar system
  3. Objects that are round and orbit the sun, just like planets do.
  4. the curved path that a planet, satellite or spacecraft moves
  5. the circle around a planet or moon that is the same distance from its north pole and its south pole
  6. Percy Jackson's dad
  7. the streak of light caused when a meteoroid enters a planet's atmosphere
  8. a natural object that travels around a bigger natural object
  9. big hunks of rock and metal
  10. the gases held by gravity around a planet
  11. a large body in space that circles around the sun or another star
  12. the star at the center of our solar system
  13. one of the largest moons in the solar system
  14. source of long-term comets
  15. a force that pulls matter together
  16. Exists thanks to Jupiter
Down
  1. source of short-term comets
  2. a meteoroid that lands on the surface of a planet
  3. Where you live
  4. Dirty snowballs
  5. the other Martian moon
  6. Has 4 Galilean Moons
  7. a large bowl shaped dent in the ground caused by a meteorite
  8. the constant stream of particles and energy emitted by the sun
  9. The Red Planet
  10. Roman Goddess of Beauty
  11. The planet closest to the Sun
  12. one of Mars moon's
  13. A Disney dog
  14. The Jupiter moon that has more water than Earth
  15. Beyonce would love this planet
  16. Stop pronouncing it wrong

32 Clues: A Disney dog • Where you live • The Red Planet • Dirty snowballs • one of Mars moon's • Percy Jackson's dad • Has 4 Galilean Moons • the other Martian moon • Roman Goddess of Beauty • Exists thanks to Jupiter • Stop pronouncing it wrong • source of long-term comets • source of short-term comets • big hunks of rock and metal • The planet closest to the Sun • Beyonce would love this planet • ...

Space Crossword 2013-06-01

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Highest winds in the solar system
  2. Name of the biggest type of black hole
  3. You’ll find Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in our solar system here
  4. spherical cloud of small rocky and icy
  5. What does SOHO study?
  6. Over 70% is covered in water
  7. What happens is you get too close to a black hole
  8. disk-shaped region of minor planets outside the orbit of Neptune
  9. Rock or dust that revolves around the sun
  10. Cassini left in 1997 to travel to which planet?
Down
  1. Sometimes called dirty snowballs
  2. First man in space
  3. Planet that’s cold as ice
  4. Cold, windy, smelly and was going to be called George
  5. How the universe started
  6. Great Bear is an example of one of these
  7. What travels round the earth in 10 milliseconds?
  8. Hottest planet in the solar system
  9. an object that revolves around a planet
  10. Named after the Roman messenger God
  11. The biggest planet in our solar system
  12. Where you would find Eris and Dysnomia.
  13. Name of the first dog to orbit Earth
  14. Red supergiant, binary star and the brightest in the constellation Scorpius
  15. Little green men?

25 Clues: Little green men? • First man in space • What does SOHO study? • How the universe started • Planet that’s cold as ice • Over 70% is covered in water • Sometimes called dirty snowballs • Highest winds in the solar system • Hottest planet in the solar system • Named after the Roman messenger God • Name of the first dog to orbit Earth • Name of the biggest type of black hole • ...

Planets and Moons 2023-10-26

Planets and Moons crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Another planet that is very small
  2. The largest unconfirmed planet
  3. The smallest planet in our solar system
  4. Is a saturn moon but also has a very large crater
  5. A large but similar planet to Earth
  6. The lowest on the Earth similarity index, it is the husk of what once was a gas giant
  7. The largest semi-confirmed planet
  8. An extremely dark planet
  9. The second largest semi-confirmed planet
  10. The smallest known exoplanet
  11. The largest moon in our solar system
  12. A moon of Saturn that could hold basic life and water
Down
  1. Was once the smallest known moon, it is a moon of Saturn at only 660 m
  2. An extremely hot and fast orbiting planet around its star
  3. A blue and green familiar planet
  4. Among one of the largest planets, it has a spot like Jupiter
  5. The planet with the largest rings
  6. One of the largest planets
  7. Has a 40-km thick ice layer before possibly transitioning to a large ocean
  8. A hypothetical planet near or in our solar system
  9. The smallest round object in our solar system. It also has a very large crater

21 Clues: An extremely dark planet • One of the largest planets • The smallest known exoplanet • The largest unconfirmed planet • A blue and green familiar planet • Another planet that is very small • The planet with the largest rings • The largest semi-confirmed planet • A large but similar planet to Earth • The largest moon in our solar system • The smallest planet in our solar system • ...

Space 2022-11-01

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a place found between mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our solar system are found orbiting the sun
  2. fourth planet from solar system
  3. small rocky things that orbit the sun
  4. gasses that surrounding the earth
  5. An infinite amount of space
  6. Hole found on planets
  7. eighth planet from solar system
Down
  1. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases
  2. A thing that sucks planets, stars, and traps light
  3. the fifth from solar system
  4. A space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere
  5. a giant star

12 Clues: a giant star • Hole found on planets • the fifth from solar system • An infinite amount of space • fourth planet from solar system • eighth planet from solar system • cosmic snowballs of frozen gases • gasses that surrounding the earth • small rocky things that orbit the sun • A space rock that enters the earth's atmosphere • A thing that sucks planets, stars, and traps light • ...

Spaceship Earth - Science Unit Crossword 2023-01-23

Spaceship Earth - Science Unit Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The seventh farthest planet in our solar system.
  2. The name of the second Mars rover. Nicknamed "Oppy"
  3. The distance from a star where a planet could have liquid water.
  4. A group of stars that make up an image.
Down
  1. A planet outside of our solar system.
  2. The name for a scientist who studies space.
  3. A clock that uses shadows to tell time.
  4. A burning sphere of energy out in space.
  5. An invisible force that keeps us on Earth.
  6. This dwarf planet takes 284 years to orbit our sun.
  7. A rotation around a star or planet.
  8. The center of our solar system.
  9. The center of Earth's rotation. It is diagonal.
  10. A planet made up of mostly heavy gasses.
  11. The third farthest planet in our solar system.

15 Clues: The center of our solar system. • A rotation around a star or planet. • A planet outside of our solar system. • A clock that uses shadows to tell time. • A group of stars that make up an image. • A burning sphere of energy out in space. • A planet made up of mostly heavy gasses. • An invisible force that keeps us on Earth. • The name for a scientist who studies space. • ...

Science Ch. 6 Review Guide 2024-05-21

Science Ch. 6 Review Guide crossword puzzle
Across
  1. all natural objects in space are called
  2. the system of stars our solar system is a part of
  3. Orion, the Big Dipper, and the Little Dipper are all examples of _____.
  4. Who was the first man to step onto the moon?
  5. the Red Planet
  6. It takes the moon about one _____ to orbit Earth.
  7. large storm on Jupiter's surface
  8. earth's closest star that produces light and heat energy
  9. what Saturn's rings are made up of
  10. What makes the seasons?
  11. Earth's natural satellite
  12. a hole on the surface of a moon or planet made by asteroids and meteoroids have hit it
  13. only planet tipped on its side
  14. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars all have this common characteristic
  15. the hottest and brightest planet
  16. number of planets in our solar system
  17. the sun's _____ helps all the planets of the solar system orbit it
Down
  1. planet that is 300 times larger than Earth
  2. How do we account for the extra 1/4 day that it takes Earth to orbit the sun?
  3. planet with the longest orbit around the sun
  4. the earth rotates on its _____
  5. a tool that tells time by using the sun
  6. Earth is different from all other planets because it is _____
  7. What does the gravity of the moon pull that is on Earth?
  8. a giant ball of hot, glowing gas
  9. We send ______ to other planets and places that humans cannot explore
  10. another name for the outer planets
  11. the first four planets in the solar system
  12. The moon _____ the sun's light
  13. smallest planet in the solar system

30 Clues: the Red Planet • What makes the seasons? • Earth's natural satellite • the earth rotates on its _____ • The moon _____ the sun's light • only planet tipped on its side • a giant ball of hot, glowing gas • large storm on Jupiter's surface • the hottest and brightest planet • another name for the outer planets • what Saturn's rings are made up of • ...

Solar System crossword puzzle 2020-11-24

Solar System crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a HUGE collection of stars and planets
  2. gases surrounding a celestial body
  3. 7th planet from the sun, coldest planet
  4. first country in space
  5. hottest planet in the solar system
  6. explosion of a star
  7. first country to land on the moon
  8. controls Earth's gravity
  9. a hot ball of gas shines brightly
  10. planet with rings around it
  11. small rocky object orbiting the sun
  12. person who travels in space
  13. object made of ice and dust which leaves a trail
  14. elliptical path of a celestial body
  15. planet that humans live on
Down
  1. force that keeps things grounded on earth
  2. cloud of dust or gas found between stars
  3. robot used to collect samples on mars
  4. takes up a large part of our solar system, very hot!
  5. machine designed to fly in outerspace
  6. a body orbiting a star
  7. event in which an object is temporarily obscured
  8. expert who studies celestial objects
  9. dwarf planet in our solar system
  10. galaxy that we live in
  11. manmade object placed into orbit
  12. largest planet in the solar system
  13. farthest planet from the sun
  14. closest planet to the sun
  15. most explored planet, the red planet

30 Clues: explosion of a star • first country in space • a body orbiting a star • galaxy that we live in • controls Earth's gravity • closest planet to the sun • planet that humans live on • planet with rings around it • person who travels in space • farthest planet from the sun • dwarf planet in our solar system • manmade object placed into orbit • first country to land on the moon • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2022-06-07

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. FARTHEST PLANET TO THE SUN
  2. - RED PLANET
  3. - BRIGHTEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. - SMALLEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM
  5. - BLUE PLANET IN SOLAR SYTEM
Down
  1. - COLDEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM
  2. - LARGEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM
  3. - LARGEST SATELLITE IN SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. - PLANET WITH LARGE NUMBER OF MOONS

9 Clues: - RED PLANET • FARTHEST PLANET TO THE SUN • - BLUE PLANET IN SOLAR SYTEM • - COLDEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM • - LARGEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM • - SMALLEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM • - BRIGHTEST PLANET IN SOLAR SYSTEM • - LARGEST SATELLITE IN SOLAR SYSTEM • - PLANET WITH LARGE NUMBER OF MOONS

lawson's planet crossword 2023-12-14

lawson's planet crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the biggest planet
  2. a area with one of the only dwarf planets
  3. the farthest planet in the solar system
  4. the biggest star in our solar system
  5. the planet that has been explored the most
Down
  1. this planet has the most moons
  2. a now dwarf planet
  3. the planet that orbits in 365 days
  4. one of the ice giants in the solar system
  5. the hotist planet in the solar system
  6. the smallest planet
  7. a big circular rock that we see every day

12 Clues: a now dwarf planet • the biggest planet • the smallest planet • this planet has the most moons • the planet that orbits in 365 days • the biggest star in our solar system • the hotist planet in the solar system • the farthest planet in the solar system • one of the ice giants in the solar system • a area with one of the only dwarf planets • ...

Space Week 2020 2020-01-25

Space Week 2020 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. I am the path of which planets and satellites follow
  2. I am a chunk of ice the flies through the solar system
  3. I am a large rock that flies through the solar system
  4. I am the collection of planets that surround the sun
  5. I am found in the middle of a planet
  6. I am the power that holds planets from floating away into space
  7. Astronauts use me to get into space.
  8. I am a person who studies the stars
  9. you can use me to see deep into space
Down
  1. in my are billions of solar systems
  2. we are large sources of heat at the center of a solar system
  3. I am the Earth's only natural satellite
  4. I am a collector of billions of solar systems
  5. I am the building that holds telescopes
  6. I am another word for looking in places never seen before
  7. I am a space rock that has landed on earth
  8. I am a hole that was made from a meteorite that hit land.

17 Clues: in my are billions of solar systems • I am a person who studies the stars • I am found in the middle of a planet • Astronauts use me to get into space. • you can use me to see deep into space • I am the Earth's only natural satellite • I am the building that holds telescopes • I am a space rock that has landed on earth • I am a collector of billions of solar systems • ...

Space (write the answers with no space) 2023-06-18

Space (write the answers with no space) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. biggest galaxy in the world
  2. first person to land in moon
  3. hottest planet in the solar system
  4. the Star of the solar system
  5. biggest mountain in the solar system
  6. used to be a planet but was removed in 2006
Down
  1. when a star collapses
  2. has the biggest rings in he solar system
  3. coldest planet in the world
  4. biggest planet in the solar system

10 Clues: when a star collapses • biggest galaxy in the world • coldest planet in the world • first person to land in moon • the Star of the solar system • hottest planet in the solar system • biggest planet in the solar system • biggest mountain in the solar system • has the biggest rings in he solar system • used to be a planet but was removed in 2006

Space (write the answers with no space) 2023-06-18

Space (write the answers with no space) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. biggest galaxy in the world
  2. first person to land in moon
  3. hottest planet in the solar system
  4. the Star of the solar system
  5. biggest mountain in the solar system
  6. used to be a planet but was removed in 2006
Down
  1. when a star collapses
  2. has the biggest rings in he solar system
  3. coldest planet in the world
  4. biggest planet in the solar system

10 Clues: when a star collapses • biggest galaxy in the world • coldest planet in the world • first person to land in moon • the Star of the solar system • hottest planet in the solar system • biggest planet in the solar system • biggest mountain in the solar system • has the biggest rings in he solar system • used to be a planet but was removed in 2006

Astronomy 2018-10-25

Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the second smallest planet in the solar system?
  2. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  3. What is the coldest planet?
  4. What is the second largest planet in the solar system?
  5. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  6. What is the biggest planet in the solar system?
  7. What planet is considered a dwarf planet?
Down
  1. What is the biggest star?
  2. What planet has a ring around it?
  3. What is 1 of the 3 main types of rocks in space?
  4. What planet has animals, land, and water?

11 Clues: What is the biggest star? • What is the coldest planet? • What planet has a ring around it? • What planet has animals, land, and water? • What planet is considered a dwarf planet? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the biggest planet in the solar system? • What is 1 of the 3 main types of rocks in space? • ...

The Solar System 2012-12-05

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A word that best describes the texture of an asteroid
  2. A body from outer space that is able to pass through the Earth's atmosphere and strike at the ground
  3. The envelope of gases surrounding Earth or another planet
  4. The red planet
  5. A small part broken off of something
  6. Not even or balanced
  7. A straight line that goes directly through a circle of sorts
  8. When two or more objects crash into each-other
  9. The planet that is 'exactly right for humans'
  10. The giant star in which the planets orbit around
Down
  1. Was named a dwarf planet in 2006
  2. To move in a circular motion around something
  3. What an object is made out of
  4. The planet closest to the sun
  5. A celestial object made of ice and dust
  6. The largest gas giant
  7. A planet that is most famous for its bright rings
  8. One of the names for the three types of galaxies
  9. When this body from outer space enters Earth's atmosphere, it becomes ablaze
  10. Earth's sister planet
  11. The natural satellite of the Earth
  12. The largest asteroid ever found

22 Clues: The red planet • Not even or balanced • The largest gas giant • Earth's sister planet • What an object is made out of • The planet closest to the sun • The largest asteroid ever found • Was named a dwarf planet in 2006 • The natural satellite of the Earth • A small part broken off of something • A celestial object made of ice and dust • ...

Our Solar System 2013-02-04

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the blue planet
  2. German astronomer that determined planets orbit in a ellipse, rather than a circle
  3. oval shape that is centered on two points
  4. _____________ 10 was the probe that collected most data of Mercury
  5. one of mars's moons
  6. (2wds) the apparent backward motion of a planet
  7. (2wds) the largest volcano on Mars
  8. belt in the region around Pluto where large object orbit
  9. Jupiter has more _________ than any other planet in the solar system
  10. force than pulls spinning objects inward
  11. Kepler's _______ Law states that planets orbit faster near the sun
  12. the earliest stage of a planet's development
  13. (2wds) another name for the outer planets
  14. the largest moon of Neptune
  15. largest planet in the solar system
  16. strong force that keeps the planets orbiting the sun
  17. on Jupiter the high, light-colored clouds that rise
Down
  1. type of planet classification of Pluto and Ceres
  2. the brightest planet in the sky
  3. the cliffs on Mercury
  4. another name for the inner planets--those closest to the sun
  5. Venus' atmosphere has a _____________ effect similar to Earth
  6. another name for sun-centered
  7. the red planet
  8. Polish scientist who suggested the sun was the center of the universe
  9. (2wds) average distance from the Earth to the sun
  10. on Jupiter the low, warm, dark-colored clouds that sink
  11. Saturn's most striking feature
  12. Jupiter has an unusual layer of liquid metallic ______________
  13. these caps cover the polar regions of MArs
  14. the planet closest to the sun
  15. the clouds on Venus are made of _______________ acid
  16. Italian scientist that used a telescope to observe the sky
  17. Saturn's moon that is larger than the planet Mercury

34 Clues: the red planet • the blue planet • one of mars's moons • the cliffs on Mercury • the largest moon of Neptune • another name for sun-centered • the planet closest to the sun • Saturn's most striking feature • the brightest planet in the sky • (2wds) the largest volcano on Mars • largest planet in the solar system • force than pulls spinning objects inward • ...

Our Solar System 2013-04-03

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planets _______ the sun.
  2. The sun is a ________ sized star.
  3. It pulls everything towards the centre of the planet.
  4. Most of the planets were named after _________.
  5. The centre of our solar system.
  6. The second planet from the sun.
  7. Our galaxy is called the _________.
  8. It takes 1 day for the Earth to _________ on it's axis.
  9. The dwarf planet.
  10. The only planet where life has been found.
  11. Saturn is famous for it's ________ that surround it.
Down
  1. Mars is often called the _____ planet.
  2. The smallest planet.
  3. There is _____ gravity on the moon than on Earth.
  4. It orbits the Earth.
  5. The planet with the largest mass.
  6. It has 27 moons.
  7. The sixth planet from the sun.
  8. The sun is not a planet it is a _______.
  9. There are __________ planets in our solar system.

20 Clues: It has 27 moons. • The dwarf planet. • The smallest planet. • It orbits the Earth. • The planets _______ the sun. • The sixth planet from the sun. • The centre of our solar system. • The second planet from the sun. • The sun is a ________ sized star. • The planet with the largest mass. • Our galaxy is called the _________. • Mars is often called the _____ planet. • ...

The solar system 2013-04-18

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Way Our Galaxy. (The word "Galaxy" actually means milky way in Greek).
  2. An imaginary straight line on which an object rotates.
  3. radiation Weak microwave radiation coming from space in all directions. It is believed to be the remnant of the Big Bang.
  4. A small, frozen mass of dust and gas revolving around the sun.
  5. A sensitive radiation detector.
  6. Region around an object where the influence of the object's magnetic field can be felt.
  7. The outermost part of the Earth's atmosphere.
  8. lights seen over the polar regions which are caused when energized particles from the Sun react with the Earth's magnetic field.
Down
  1. The hazy-looking patch surrounding the nucleus of a comet.
  2. star A star which is actually made up of two stars orbiting each other.
  3. Year The distance which a ray of light would travel in one year. This is about 6,000,000,000,000 (6 trillion) miles.
  4. The gaseous area surrounding a planet or other body.
  5. star which suddenly flares up to many times its original brightness before fading again.
  6. When our view of one object in the sky is blocked by either another object or the Earth's shadow.
  7. When the Moon is more than half full, but less than completely full.
  8. March 21st and September 22nd. Twice a year when the day and night are the same amount of time all around the world.
  9. A shooting star, observed when a particle of dust enters into the Earth's atmosphere.
  10. A rock, or Minor Planet orbiting the Sun.
  11. The path one object takes around another.
  12. A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity.

20 Clues: A sensitive radiation detector. • A rock, or Minor Planet orbiting the Sun. • The path one object takes around another. • The outermost part of the Earth's atmosphere. • The gaseous area surrounding a planet or other body. • An imaginary straight line on which an object rotates. • A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity. • ...

The Solar System 2014-04-29

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The area where Pluto is located
  2. How many asteroids are discovered each month(2 words)
  3. What may cause asteroids to break up
  4. Asteroids that cross the Earths orbit(2 words)
  5. Direction a comet tail always points in relation to the Sun
  6. What would happen if Saturn were put in a giant bathtub
  7. Also known as falling or shooting stars
  8. What happens when Earth passes through a comet tail(2 words)
  9. Olympus Mons compared to Mt.Everest(3 words)
  10. Only planet known to have life
  11. The kind of pull that Neptune has on Uranus
  12. The type of acid in the clouds of Venus
  13. Where short-period comets come from(2 words)
  14. Closest planet to the Sun
  15. Planet named after the god of the sea
  16. How many times is the air pressure on Venus compared to the Earth
  17. Planet most likely to be visited first by humans
  18. Largest planet in the Solar System
  19. Planet most famous for its rings
Down
  1. Planet with the strongest winds
  2. What causes a meteor to vaporize
  3. Process that makes Venus so hot (2 words)
  4. Substance that gives Mars its red color
  5. The biggest moon in the Solar System
  6. A substance in the clouds of Jupiter
  7. Why Mercury has such long days(2 words)
  8. Where long-period comets come from(2 words)
  9. How many Earth days make up a year on Mercury(2 words)
  10. Rocks from space that hit the surface of the Earth
  11. Writer that has moons named after his characters
  12. Rocky bodies usually located between Mars and Jupiter
  13. Moon of Jupiter that may have liquid water
  14. What causes the gaps in Saturns rings
  15. Type of machines moving on the Martian surface right now
  16. Planet closest in size to the Earth
  17. A moon that orbits its planet opposite to how the planets goes
  18. Moon with an atmosphere much like an early Earth
  19. The unusual way that Uranus rotates
  20. The mass of Pluto compared to our Moon(2 words)
  21. Planet most joked about
  22. Gas that causes Uranus to look blue-green
  23. A moon of Pluto

42 Clues: A moon of Pluto • Planet most joked about • Closest planet to the Sun • Only planet known to have life • Planet with the strongest winds • The area where Pluto is located • What causes a meteor to vaporize • Planet most famous for its rings • Largest planet in the Solar System • Planet closest in size to the Earth • The unusual way that Uranus rotates • ...

Sun + Solar System 2014-02-04

Sun + Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
  2. A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid
  3. the process by which energy is produced in stars.
  4. The name often given to the four inner planets: Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  5. This zone is the outermost layer of the sun’s interior.
  6. A huge, reddish loop of gas that protrudes from the sun’s surface, linking parts of sunspot regions.
  7. The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place.
  8. One of the small asteroid-like bodies that formed the building blocks of the planets.
  9. A dark area of gas on the sun’s surface that is cooler than the surrounding gases.
  10. An eruption of gas from the sun’s surface that occurs when the loops in sunspot regions suddenly connect.
  11. 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.
Down
  1. A zone of very tightly packed gas in the sun’s interior where energy is transferred mainly in the form of electromagnetic radiation.
  2. Dark, flat areas on the moon’s surface formed from huge ancient lava flows.
  3. The effect of trapping heat near a planet’s surface by certain gases in the planet’s atmosphere.
  4. The middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere.
  5. A unit of distance equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun, about 150 million kilometers.
  6. A chunk of rock or dust in space, generally smaller than an asteroid.
  7. The inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere that gives off its visible light; the sun’s surface.
  8. The system consisting of the sun and the planets and other objects that revolve around it.
  9. Outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere, which looks like a white halo
  10. A stream of electrically charged particles that emanate from the sun’s corona.

21 Clues: The middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere. • the process by which energy is produced in stars. • A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid • This zone is the outermost layer of the sun’s interior. • The central region of the sun, where nuclear fusion takes place. • Outer layer of the sun’s atmosphere, which looks like a white halo • ...

The Solar System 2014-03-16

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / the natural satellite
  2. / the sixth planet from the sun
  3. / the second planet from the sun
  4. / a region of space having a gravitational field so intense not even life can get out
  5. / a fixed luminous point in the sky
  6. / fifth planet from the sun
  7. / a fictional being from anther world
  8. / no longer considered a planet
  9. / a small body of matter from outer space
Down
  1. / this star sustains life on earth
  2. / the path taken by a planet or a moon
  3. / forth planet from the sun
  4. / the seventh planet from the sun
  5. / the planet closest to the sun
  6. / small rocky body orbiting he sun
  7. / make up our solar system
  8. / the physical universe beyond the earths atmosphere
  9. / the eight planet from the sun
  10. / a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust
  11. / the planet we live on

20 Clues: / the natural satellite • / the planet we live on • / make up our solar system • / forth planet from the sun • / fifth planet from the sun • / the planet closest to the sun • / the sixth planet from the sun • / the eight planet from the sun • / no longer considered a planet • / the second planet from the sun • / the seventh planet from the sun • / this star sustains life on earth • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD 2014-10-26

SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. THIS PLANET IS SOMETIMES CALLED THE EVENING STAR
  2. THE LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  3. RECENTLY NAMED A DWARF PLANET
  4. THE PATH FOLLOWED BY AN OBJECT IN SPACE AS IT GOES AROUND ANOTHER OBJECT
  5. ALL THE GASES THAT SURROUND THE STARS AND PLANETS
  6. THE SECOND LARGEST PLANET WITH MANY RINGS
  7. IRON IN THE SOIL GIVES THIS PLANET ITS RED COLOUR
  8. USE TO VIEW THE STARS AND PLANETS FROM EARTH
  9. PLANETS HAVE RINGS
  10. THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
Down
  1. WHEN THE MOON PASSES IN FRONT OF THE SUN
  2. NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA
  3. THE LARGEST OBJECT IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. CAN TRAVEL TO SPACE IN A ROCKET
  5. THE HUGE SPACE WHICH CONTAINS ALL OF THE MATTER AND ENERGY IN EXISTENCE
  6. TO TURN AROUND A CENTER POINT
  7. THIS PLANET TILTS OVER SO FAR ON ITS AXIS THAT IT ROTATES ON ITS SIDE
  8. A ROCKY SPACE OBJECT OF VARYING SIZE
  9. THIRD CLOSEST PLANET FROM THE SUN
  10. A BOWL-SHAPED DEPRESSION FORMED BY THE IMPACT OF A METEOROID

20 Clues: PLANETS HAVE RINGS • TO TURN AROUND A CENTER POINT • RECENTLY NAMED A DWARF PLANET • CAN TRAVEL TO SPACE IN A ROCKET • THIRD CLOSEST PLANET FROM THE SUN • NAMED AFTER THE ROMAN GOD OF THE SEA • A ROCKY SPACE OBJECT OF VARYING SIZE • THE LARGEST OBJECT IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM • THE LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • THE SMALLEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • ...

The Solar system 2015-01-12

The Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A hot star in the middle of the solar system
  2. A planet that does not gravitional dominence in its orbit
  3. The planet with an axis that is so tilted it looks like its on its side
  4. The national aeronautics and space administration
  5. Name of the first man to walk on the moon
  6. The theory of how the galaxy was created
  7. A storm or eruption of hot gases on the sun
  8. The hottest planet
  9. The dark blue planet
  10. The name for the distance light can travel in one year
Down
  1. Scientist who discovered gravity
  2. The largest planet in the solar system
  3. The name of the largest planet with rings
  4. The name for a section of the apollo space craft designed to land on the moon
  5. The name of the orbit that most asteriods take
  6. The force that pulls you towards earth
  7. The planet where we live
  8. The closest planet to the sun
  9. The name for a large ball of dirty ice and snow in outer space
  10. The planet nicknamed "the red planet"

20 Clues: The hottest planet • The dark blue planet • The planet where we live • The closest planet to the sun • Scientist who discovered gravity • The planet nicknamed "the red planet" • The largest planet in the solar system • The force that pulls you towards earth • The theory of how the galaxy was created • The name of the largest planet with rings • ...

solar system crossword 2015-05-04

solar system crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. first animal/dog in space
  2. first astronaut in space
  3. named after the roman god of Thieves
  4. NASA's second human spaceflight program
  5. when they hit the surface of a planet or a moon it is considered a ...
  6. about the size of a pebble
  7. an animal that was sent into space on 9 March 1961
  8. last person to walk on the moon
  9. has 27 moons
  10. neptune’s biggest moon
  11. a minor space object that has entered the Earth's atmosphere
Down
  1. these planets haven’t ¨Cleared their neighborhood¨
  2. became the first American woman in space aboard the space shuttle
  3. the only planet with life
  4. has the big red spot
  5. coldest planet in the solar system
  6. the first mission to land a man on the moon
  7. larger than meteoroids
  8. a program to see if humans could function in space.
  9. Jupiter’s volcanic moon
  10. has over 30 rings
  11. the second person to walk on the Moon
  12. Jupiter's moon that is very close to Earth's moon
  13. a monkey who successfully was sent to space
  14. Earth’s sister planet
  15. the second smallest planet in our solar system
  16. It is the only moon in the entire solar system with a dense atmosphere

27 Clues: has 27 moons • has over 30 rings • has the big red spot • Earth’s sister planet • larger than meteoroids • neptune’s biggest moon • Jupiter’s volcanic moon • first astronaut in space • the only planet with life • first animal/dog in space • about the size of a pebble • last person to walk on the moon • coldest planet in the solar system • named after the roman god of Thieves • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-04-03

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The dominat gas in Venus' atmosphere
  2. It needs 687 days to revolve the Sun
  3. One of the Uranus' moons
  4. It has 13 moons
  5. The number of moons Jupiter has
  6. One of the gases that Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune have in their atmosphere
  7. One of the Mars' moons
  8. The temperature of this planet is -224 degrees Celcius
  9. The diameter of this planet is 4879.4 km
Down
  1. One of the gases that most planets have in their atmosphere
  2. One of the gases that Jupiter and Uranus have in their atmosphere
  3. The greatest percentage of gas in Earth's atmosphere
  4. One of the gases that most planets have in their
  5. It needs 10 hours 42 minutes to rotate about its axis
  6. The biggest planet in the Solar System
  7. The distance between this planet and the Sun is 107.48 km
  8. The planet that has the greatest percentage of oxygen in its atmosphere
  9. The number of moons Mercury and Venus have
  10. One of the gases that Venus and Jupiter have in their atmosphere
  11. One the gases Mercury has in its atmosphere

20 Clues: It has 13 moons • One of the Mars' moons • One of the Uranus' moons • The number of moons Jupiter has • The dominat gas in Venus' atmosphere • It needs 687 days to revolve the Sun • The biggest planet in the Solar System • The diameter of this planet is 4879.4 km • The number of moons Mercury and Venus have • One the gases Mercury has in its atmosphere • ...

The Solar System 2019-02-05

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The fourth planet from the sun a.k.a. the red planet
  2. Almost a full moon
  3. The first planet from the sun
  4. When we can’t see any of the moon
  5. The fifth planet from the sun, a gas giant
  6. The first visible half of the moon
  7. When earth gets in between the moon and sun
  8. The first small sliver of the moon
  9. When we can see all of the moon
  10. An elongated circle or oval shape, how the planets orbit the sun
  11. Declared as an official dwarf planet
  12. The seventh planet from the sun which is tilted and also has rings
Down
  1. When there is a little less of the moon
  2. The last quarter we see of the moon
  3. The star in the solar system that gives us light
  4. The second planet from the sun
  5. The last bit we see if the moon before it’s another new moon
  6. The gray sphere that goes through phases and revolves around earth
  7. The eighth and last planet form the sun
  8. The sixth planet that has a lot of rings
  9. When the moon gets in between earth and the sun
  10. The third planet from the sun where we live
  11. When the planets move around the sun

23 Clues: Almost a full moon • The first planet from the sun • The second planet from the sun • When we can see all of the moon • When we can’t see any of the moon • The first visible half of the moon • The first small sliver of the moon • The last quarter we see of the moon • Declared as an official dwarf planet • When the planets move around the sun • ...

Solar system assessment 2021-06-10

Solar system assessment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. animal animal that hunts at night
  2. a device that requires skill for proper use
  3. an imaginary line about which a body rotates.
  4. the relationship that exists between the size, number, or amount of two things and that is often represented by two numbers
  5. (plural) any one of the very large groups of stars that make up the universe
  6. the act or process of moving or turning around a central point
  7. plural) the size, length, or amount of something, as established by measuring
  8. everything that exists anywhere
  9. a transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form images
  10. (plural) a group of stars that forms a particular shape in the sky and has been given a name
  11. of first rank or importance or value
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  1. a group of animals or plants that are similar and can produce young animals or plants
  2. to change level, strength, or value frequently
  3. having to do with the natural force that causes things to fall towards the earth
  4. the science or occupation of farming
  5. a system that includes a star and all of the matter which orbits that star, including planets and their moons
  6. a situation in which there is much destruction or confusion
  7. to look at (something) in a careful way to learn more about it
  8. extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
  9. extend in scope or range area
  10. of or relating to or evolving
  11. a science that deals with the history of a planet as recorded in rocks
  12. ideas that are believed by many people but that are not true
  13. 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.
  14. something seen or learned for the first time
  15. a device that is used to obtain information from outer space and send it back to Earth

26 Clues: extend in scope or range area • of or relating to or evolving • everything that exists anywhere • animal animal that hunts at night • the science or occupation of farming • of first rank or importance or value • a device that requires skill for proper use • something seen or learned for the first time • an imaginary line about which a body rotates. • ...

Solar System Review 2021-04-23

Solar System Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Seventh planet out from the Sun
  2. Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt
  3. A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
  4. Belt A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
  5. Cloud a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and contains billions of comets
  6. to spin on an axis
  7. Belt Collection of asteroids and other debris located between Mars and Jupiter
  8. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
  9. Second-largest planet in Solar System; large ring systemq
  10. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
  11. A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
  12. Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  13. a small, rocky body that travels through space
Down
  1. "The Red Planet," with four moons and an iron-rich crust
  2. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)
  3. Planet, 1930-2006
  4. Closest planet to the Sun
  5. Farthest-out major planet
  6. system the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
  7. Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons.
  8. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, and that increases in proportion to their masses
  9. All of space and everything in it
  10. A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
  11. Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  12. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  13. "Earth's Twin," except for the enormous air pressure and toxic atmosphere
  14. to move around another object in a circular path

27 Clues: Planet, 1930-2006 • to spin on an axis • Closest planet to the Sun • Farthest-out major planet • Seventh planet out from the Sun • All of space and everything in it • Planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt • Planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons. • ...

Solar System Review 2021-04-23

Solar System Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. to spin on an axis
  2. A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere.
  3. to move around another object in a circular path
  4. Collection of asteroids and other debris located between Mars and Jupiter
  5. Closest planet to the Sun
  6. A region of the solar system that is just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains small bodies made mostly of ice
  7. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  8. a small, rocky body that travels through space
  9. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  10. A model of the universe in which Earth is at the center of the revolving planets and stars.
Down
  1. the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
  2. Second-largest planet in Solar System; large ring systemq
  3. Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt
  4. A loose collection of ice and dust that orbits the sun, typically in a long, narrow orbit.
  5. All of space and everything in it
  6. Farthest-out major planet
  7. A collection of stars, dust, and gas bound together by gravity
  8. A meteoroid that passes through the atmosphere and hits Earth's surface.
  9. a spherical region that surrounds the solar system and contains billions of comets
  10. Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons.
  11. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses, and that increases in proportion to their masses
  12. Planet, 1930-2006
  13. A model of the solar system in which Earth and the other planets revolve around the sun
  14. Seventh planet out from the Sun
  15. "The Red Planet," with four moons and an iron-rich crust
  16. "Earth's Twin," except for the enormous air pressure and toxic atmosphere
  17. any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter)

27 Clues: Planet, 1930-2006 • to spin on an axis • Farthest-out major planet • Closest planet to the Sun • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • Seventh planet out from the Sun • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • All of space and everything in it • Dwarf planet found in the Asteroid Belt • Rings, the Great Red Spot, and many moons. • a small, rocky body that travels through space • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2022-03-25

THE SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. DEVELOPED THREE LAWS ABOUT PLANETARY MOTION
  2. OBSCURRING OF LIGHT FROM A CELESTIAL BODY AND ITS SOURCE OF ILLUMINATION
  3. THE FORCE THAT HOLDS ALL CELESTIAL OBJECTS IN THEIR ORBITS
  4. PLANET WITH THE LONGEST ORBITAL PERIOD
  5. CIRCULAR MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS
  6. EARTH'S ONLY NATURAL SATELLITE
  7. GAS GIANTS DON'T HAVE THESE BECAUSE THEY LACK A SOLID SURFACE
  8. NEAREST STAR TO EARTH
  9. PLANETS THAT HAVE A SOLID SURFACE
  10. CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN
  11. THE PATH A PLANET FOLLOWS AS IT REVOLVES AROUND THE SUN
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  1. SUN-CENTERED
  2. DWARF PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  3. LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM
  4. THE SPEED OF EARTH AS IT GETS CLOSER TO THE SUN IN ITS ORBIT
  5. JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE
  6. SMALL OBJECT THAT ENTERS EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE FROM SPACE AND BURNS UP DUE TO FRICTION
  7. ECLIPSE WHEN THE MOON IS ALIGNED DIRECTLY BETWEEN THE SUN AND EARTH BLOCKING ALL OR PART OF THE SUN
  8. STUDY OF THE PHYSICAL UNIVERSE BEYOND EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE
  9. A CELESTIAL BODY OF ICE, DUST AND ROCK WITH AN ELONGATED AND ELLIPTICAL ORBIT
  10. METEOROID THAT PASSES THROUGH THE ATMOSPHERE AND HITS THE EARTH'S SURFACE
  11. SMALL ROCKY BODY ORBITING THE SUN MANY FOUND IN A REGION OF SPACE BETWEEN MARS AND JUPITER

22 Clues: SUN-CENTERED • NEAREST STAR TO EARTH • CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN • JUPITER SATURN URANUS NEPTUNE • EARTH'S ONLY NATURAL SATELLITE • CIRCULAR MOVEMENT ABOUT AN AXIS • DWARF PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • PLANETS THAT HAVE A SOLID SURFACE • LARGEST PLANET IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM • PLANET WITH THE LONGEST ORBITAL PERIOD • DEVELOPED THREE LAWS ABOUT PLANETARY MOTION • ...

Our Solar System 2022-02-23

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. point 90 degrees from the horizon directly up
  2. Unit, Distance between center of Earth and center of Sol
  3. Galaxy formation of oval shape
  4. Celestial object small and rocky
  5. North region
  6. Path of Earth's orbit around Sol
  7. Galaxy formation of no distinct shape
  8. Astronomy, traditional practice of observing the sky for time and navigation
  9. Eye, Visual perception without use of assisting factors
  10. Colloquial grouping of stars on the celestial sphere
  11. Gravity bound system of stars, planets, gas, dust and dark matter
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  1. Celestial object of ice and dust
  2. Building with interior that projects the night sky
  3. Four divisions of Earth's orbit around Sol marking changes in weather and daylight hours
  4. Clouds of dust and gas occupying space
  5. Galaxy formation of one or more arms
  6. Sphere, imaginary sphere around the observer on which celestial objects appear to lie
  7. Fixed points in the night sky of object similar to Sol
  8. Area on celestial sphere representing perceived outline or pattern of stars
  9. Building housing an astronomical telescope
  10. Motion, Yearly movement of stars on the celestial sphere
  11. Occurring twice a year and is when the sun crosses the celestial equator resulting in day and night to be approximate in length
  12. Occurring twice a year and is when the sun reaches maximum or minimum declination resulting in the longest and shortest days
  13. South region

24 Clues: North region • South region • Galaxy formation of oval shape • Celestial object of ice and dust • Celestial object small and rocky • Path of Earth's orbit around Sol • Galaxy formation of one or more arms • Galaxy formation of no distinct shape • Clouds of dust and gas occupying space • Building housing an astronomical telescope • point 90 degrees from the horizon directly up • ...

The Solar System 2022-11-08

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. If you were on this planet, you would be frigid and would bring a giant umbrella
  2. a dwarf planet that is 5th closest to the sun
  3. a dwarf planet that completes one orbit around the sun every 11400 years
  4. this planet is named after a roman god who was the god of thunder
  5. Spins so fast that there is 4 hours a day on this dwarf planet, 2 hours in daytime, 2 hours a nighttime
  6. A 900 degree Fahrenheit planet
  7. planet next to jupiter
  8. at the speed of _____!
  9. pluto was discovered in _____
  10. The only planet with thriving individuals that scientists know of
  11. the farthest belt
Down
  1. I am a dwarf planet, and my name sounds like I am a bell
  2. how many earths could fit in the sun?
  3. this dwarf planet lives in the belt between mars and jupiter
  4. It was a planet, but now it is not
  5. a trans-neptunian dwarf planet
  6. "the ruler of the solar system," or that's what it says in the book.
  7. What planet's axis is at 90 degrees?
  8. how many moons does jupiter have?
  9. The one with famous rings
  10. orcus' large moon
  11. the belt between mars and jupiter
  12. 800 degrees Fahrenheit planet

23 Clues: orcus' large moon • the farthest belt • planet next to jupiter • at the speed of _____! • The one with famous rings • 800 degrees Fahrenheit planet • pluto was discovered in _____ • a trans-neptunian dwarf planet • A 900 degree Fahrenheit planet • how many moons does jupiter have? • the belt between mars and jupiter • It was a planet, but now it is not • ...

The solar system 2022-02-11

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  2. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
  3. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
  4. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  7. a group of stars bound by gravity
  8. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  9. the change in the illuminated area of one celestial body as seen from another celestial body;phases of the moon are caused by the position of Earth,the sun,and the moon
  10. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  11. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust loosely packed together that follows an elliptical orbit and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  12. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
Down
  1. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
  2. a accumulation of matter
  3. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  4. a large cloud of dust and gas in interstellar space; a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  5. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  6. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  7. a model for the formation of the solar system in which the sun and planets condense from a cloud (or nebula) of gas and dust
  8. the portion of Earth that is water
  9. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae

21 Clues: a accumulation of matter • a group of stars bound by gravity • the portion of Earth that is water • a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle • a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet • a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity • a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star • ...

The Solar System 2022-04-27

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small particles of debris floating
  2. emission of energy
  3. everything in existence is inside this.
  4. a form of transport that travels regularly between two places.
  5. all planets _____ around the sun.
  6. a system of millions or billions of stars.
  7. the act of studying out of space
  8. a group of stars forming a shape or object
  9. a gas produced by cow poo
  10. gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  11. used to portray a smaller or larger object
Down
  1. an invisible force pulling everything towards the ground
  2. a large ball of heat
  3. a man-made object orbiting the Earth
  4. surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body
  5. the distance light travels in 365 days
  6. a set of things working together
  7. a large celestial body orbiting the sun
  8. an imaginary line about which a body rotates
  9. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice
  10. a colourless, odourless, highly flammable gas
  11. using or involving ellipsis.
  12. a series of shapes or symbols repeating
  13. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  14. a cloud of gas and dust in outer space
  15. a body of matter that has entered the earth's atmosphere

26 Clues: emission of energy • a large ball of heat • a gas produced by cow poo • using or involving ellipsis. • a set of things working together • the act of studying out of space • all planets _____ around the sun. • small particles of debris floating • a man-made object orbiting the Earth • a small rocky body orbiting the sun. • the distance light travels in 365 days • ...

The Solar System 2023-05-04

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Comets grow ___ from being heated up.
  2. How many times per day does Mar's largest moon orbits the planet?
  3. Venus has a thick and ___ atmosphere that would make it impossible to live on.
  4. The third brightest object in the sky viewed from earth.
  5. Uranus is named after the Greek god of what?
  6. The fifth largest planet in the Milky way.
  7. Is the largest moon to Mars.
  8. NASA sends ____ to Mars.
  9. This planet has seasons, volcanos, and polar ice caps.
  10. In history, meteors were known for great _____.
  11. Jupiter has no ___ so you would fall to the inside of the planet.
  12. This planet's moons are named after characters from Shakespeare's and Alexander Pope's works.
  13. Like the moon, Mercury has many ___ on its surface.
  14. One of the largest known dwarf planets in our solar system.
  15. This moon's orbit is opposite of its planet's.
Down
  1. If the Sun were as tall as a typical front door, Earth would be the size of a ____.
  2. The total mass of all the ______ combined are less than that of our moon.
  3. Are most commonly known as shooting stars.
  4. Jupiter's moon has ___ all over the surface because of the volcanos.
  5. How old was the person who named the dwarf planet, Pluto?
  6. This planet has the fastest rotation.
  7. Pluto and it's moon, ____, orbit each other.
  8. Saturn is the namesake for what day of the week?
  9. Jupiter's moon that is slightly larger than Earth's moon and volcanic.
  10. These rocks in the sky are made of dust and ice.
  11. Has short days, but VERY long years.
  12. Neptune has the most ____ weather out of all the other planets.
  13. This dwarf planet can either be farther or closer to earth than Neptune.
  14. This planet has a thin atmosphere and does not have any moons.
  15. The atmosphere on the largest dwarf planet is so frozen, it collapses on the surface as what?
  16. Nine Earths can fit into this planet.
  17. Asteroids are rich in what material.

32 Clues: NASA sends ____ to Mars. • Is the largest moon to Mars. • Has short days, but VERY long years. • Asteroids are rich in what material. • Comets grow ___ from being heated up. • This planet has the fastest rotation. • Nine Earths can fit into this planet. • Are most commonly known as shooting stars. • The fifth largest planet in the Milky way. • ...

The Solar System 2023-09-18

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The solar system is located in the outer spiral arm of the ____________ galaxy.
  2. the four Outer Planet are the four farthest planets fom the sun and are also known as what?
  3. an ice giant whose atmosphere consists of hydrogen and helium, some methane, and small amounts of ammonia and water.
  4. the largest planet.
  5. the only planet able maintain sustainable life.
  6. Our ______________ consists of the sun, planets and their moons, and a variety of smaller celestial objects including asteroids, meteors, comets, and many more.
  7. More massive objects have ___________ gravitational pull than less massive ones.
  8. the hottest planet
  9. a regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
  10. the four Inner planets are the four closest planets to the sun and are also known as what?
  11. a ring of icy bodies located beyondvNeptune where Pluto was discovered.
  12. the only planet that has rings made up of billions of chunks of ice and rock — from tiny, dust-sized grains to a few particles as large as mountains.
Down
  1. the approximate distance between Earth and the sun. An AU is approximately 93 million miles (150 million km).
  2. the smallest planet in our solar system.
  3. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars which is held together by gravity.
  4. the __________ two objects are from each other, the weaker is the force of gravity between them.
  5. a large celestial body that revolves around a star.
  6. a planet also spins on its own axis. This movement is known as ___________.
  7. the stream of charged particles released from the upper atmosphere of the sun.
  8. force of attraction between objects that have mass.
  9. a region in the solar system that is occupied by many irregularly shaped, solid bodies known as asteroids.
  10. also known as the Red Planet due to its bloody brick-red colored surface mainly because of the presence of iron oxide on rocks.
  11. Planets and moons are examples of natural ____________.
  12. an ice giant and the furthest planet from the sun?

24 Clues: the hottest planet • the largest planet. • the smallest planet in our solar system. • the only planet able maintain sustainable life. • an ice giant and the furthest planet from the sun? • a large celestial body that revolves around a star. • force of attraction between objects that have mass. • Planets and moons are examples of natural ____________. • ...

6th solar system 2024-05-06

6th solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The universe is expanding and likely will _____
  2. beyond Neptune’s orbit in our solar system
  3. the ___ _____ of most stars are around 73% Hydrogen, 25 % Helium, 2%other
  4. the sun has reactions called nuclear ____ that release heat and light
  5. this space ship was the ones to carry astronauts to the moon
  6. the inner layer of the sun
  7. he, in 1920 discovered that galaxies are moving away from Earth and each other
  8. spirit and ___ are the names of the 2 rovers sent to Mars in 2003
  9. Russian to first orbit Earth
  10. this is the motion of objects against background stars, it Helps determine distance
  11. what the first formation of planets were called as rock and dust were brought together with gravity
  12. the distance of stars is measured in ____ ____
  13. a large cloud of gas and dust containing an immense volume of material
  14. a craft that carries scientific instrumentation to gather info
  15. the outer white glowing area of the sun’s atmosphere
  16. the name of our galaxy
  17. the inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere
  18. how we measure distance in space
  19. spinning neutron stars
  20. flares gases/heat that erupt into space
  21. huge loops of gases
  22. this layer is the outer layer of the sun
  23. these are used to determine the types of elements in stars
  24. wind electrical particles coming off the sun
  25. name of the re-usable rocket built in the 80s by the US
  26. this zone is the middle layer of the sun
  27. when a star starts to run out of fuel it glows from leftover fuel, it is called this
  28. this may form from material leftover from a supernova- small but dense
  29. when large stars run out of fuel, within hours it blazes a million times brighter – this explosion is called this
Down
  1. these telescopes use mirrors to collect light
  2. waaaay beyond Neptune in our solar system, beyond the Kuiper belt
  3. the __ ___ ____ states that the universe formed in an instant in an enormous explosion
  4. 99.85% of the mass of our solar system is the ____
  5. scientists belive the universe came into being ___ billion years ago
  6. the densest part of the nebula- a contracting nebula pulling in to form this
  7. the hottest stars are this color
  8. These are made up of millions of stars
  9. these 2 probes 1 & 2 were sent in the 1970s to explore the outer planets
  10. the name of the joint space station launched in the 90s
  11. the ____ brightness of a star is the brightness it would have if it were a standard distance from Earth
  12. dog launched into space by the Russian in the 1950s
  13. the average distance from Earth to the sun is ___ AU
  14. our sun will last approximately 5 ____ more years
  15. ___ stars last longer than ___ ones
  16. this lunar module landed on mars with 3 US astronauts
  17. very large stars may only last 10 ____ years
  18. area between Mars and Jupiter
  19. Massive stars when they die can become this- after a supernova explosion
  20. he, in the 1600’s found the true distance from Earth to the sun and Earth to Venus
  21. these telescopes use many lenses
  22. ice, dust, rock moving around the sun in a large orbit that originates in the Oort cloud
  23. the first space station made in the 1970s
  24. areas on the sun that are cooler
  25. the middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere
  26. the ____ brightness of a star is how bright is seems from Earth
  27. a ___ planet is an object that orbits the sun but does not have its own clear path
  28. the ___ of this indicates temperature of the star

57 Clues: huge loops of gases • the name of our galaxy • spinning neutron stars • the inner layer of the sun • Russian to first orbit Earth • area between Mars and Jupiter • the hottest stars are this color • these telescopes use many lenses • areas on the sun that are cooler • how we measure distance in space • ___ stars last longer than ___ ones • These are made up of millions of stars • ...

Solar System Crossword 2023-10-25

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The natural satellite of the earth (other planets have them too).
  2. The sun is composed of hydrogen and __.
  3. Sphere-shaped group of small rock and ice that are the furthest objects from the sun.
  4. The third planet from the sun.
  5. The closest planet to the sun
  6. The farthest planet from the sun
  7. Debris from comets that would be meteors if they enter earth's atmosphere.
  8. These orbit the sun and are located between Mars and Jupiter.
  9. When an object spins on its axis
  10. Disk-shaped group of small rock and ice beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  11. Force of attraction between two objects due to their masses.
Down
  1. The process in which plants create oxygen and chemical energy, which is one reason why life exists on earth.
  2. The earth is 78% __.
  3. These burn when entering the atmosphere, causing light.
  4. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all __ planets.
  5. The earth is 21% __.
  6. These form large tails of gas and dust, melt when they near the sun, and originate from the Kuiper belt or Oort cloud.
  7. The largest and hottest object in our solar system.
  8. When an object moves around another object.
  9. the curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet, or moon
  10. Mercury, venus, earth, and mars are all __ planets.
  11. The collection of planets, moons, and other objects that orbit around the sun.

22 Clues: The earth is 78% __. • The earth is 21% __. • The closest planet to the sun • The third planet from the sun. • The farthest planet from the sun • When an object spins on its axis • The sun is composed of hydrogen and __. • When an object moves around another object. • The largest and hottest object in our solar system. • Mercury, venus, earth, and mars are all __ planets. • ...

The solar system 2024-11-21

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Most of what astronomers know about mercury has come from
  2. Axis of rotation is tilted at an angle of about 90 degrees
  3. Trapping of heat by the atmosphere is called the
  4. Meteoroids that pass through the atmosphere and are found on Earth’s surface are called
  5. Region beyond the kuiper belt stretches out more than 1,000 times the distance between the sun and Neptune
  6. Clouds of gas and dust that form a fuzzy outer layer on a comet's heaad
  7. The largest planet that revolves around the sun
  8. The inner planets are often called the
  9. Jupiter's largest moon
  10. A thin disk of small particles of ice and rock
  11. Its atmosphere contains visible clouds
Down
  1. A giant impact almost broke this moon apart
  2. Region beyond Neptune's orbit that extends to about 100 time Earth's distance from the sun
  3. The region of the solar system between Mars and Jupiter
  4. The solid inner core of a comet
  5. Are chunks of rock or dust smaller than asteroids
  6. Atmosphere is so heavy and thick that would crush a human
  7. Called the red planet
  8. Has no atmosphere
  9. 70% is covered with water
  10. Loose collections of ice, dust and small rocky particles
  11. A dwarf planet that orbits around Neptune
  12. Jupier, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are...
  13. Meteoroid enters Earth’s atmosphere, friction with the air creates heat and produces a streak of light known as a

24 Clues: Has no atmosphere • Called the red planet • Jupiter's largest moon • 70% is covered with water • The solid inner core of a comet • The inner planets are often called the • Its atmosphere contains visible clouds • A dwarf planet that orbits around Neptune • Jupier, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are... • A giant impact almost broke this moon apart • ...

Darans Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-18

Darans Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a system of stars
  2. A regular repeating path that one object
  3. second largest in solar system
  4. has 5 moons
  5. The universe is all of space and time and their contents
  6. the fourth planet from the sun
  7. eighth and most distant from the sun
  8. A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma
Down
  1. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  2. the closest planet to the sun
  3. brightest celestial object
  4. one of 2 ice giants outer solar system
  5. the fifth planet from the sun
  6. an ever expanding ecosystem
  7. star at the center of the solar system
  8. Venus the second planet from the sun and earths neighbor

16 Clues: has 5 moons • a system of stars • brightest celestial object • an ever expanding ecosystem • the closest planet to the sun • the fifth planet from the sun • second largest in solar system • the fourth planet from the sun • eighth and most distant from the sun • one of 2 ice giants outer solar system • star at the center of the solar system • A star is a luminous spheroid of plasma • ...

Solar System 2016-06-19

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. something that comes out a night time
  2. is the second coldest planet in the solar system
  3. is where a human being live on
  4. is the biggest planet in the solar system and it has 67 moons
  5. something that lights the sky up during the day
Down
  1. is not a planet anymore in the solar system
  2. is the second closest to the sun
  3. is red plant
  4. is the coldest planet in solar system
  5. is second biggest planet in the solar system
  6. is the closest to the sun

11 Clues: is red plant • is the closest to the sun • is where a human being live on • is the second closest to the sun • something that comes out a night time • is the coldest planet in solar system • is not a planet anymore in the solar system • is second biggest planet in the solar system • something that lights the sky up during the day • ...