solar system Crossword Puzzles

Solar System 2024-05-15

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the fourth planet from the sun
  2. a place in space where gravity pulls so much that even light cannot get out
  3. the second planet from the sun
  4. the seventh planet from the sun
  5. the sun being obscured by the moon
  6. large objects made of dust and ice that orbit the sun
  7. a solid piece of debris from an object
  8. small rocky objects that orbit the sun
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  1. a rocky terrestrial planet
  2. the eighth planet from the sun
  3. giant ball of hot gas
  4. the closest planet to the sun
  5. fifth planet from the sun
  6. The hottest in our solar system
  7. a group of stars forming a pattern
  8. the sixth planet from the sun
  9. a giant spherical shell surrounding our solar system
  10. a streak of light in the sky caused by a meteoroid crashing through Earth's atmosphere
  11. a huge collection of gas ,dust and billions of stars and their solar systems all held together by gravity
  12. an object that orbits a planet

20 Clues: giant ball of hot gas • fifth planet from the sun • a rocky terrestrial planet • the closest planet to the sun • the sixth planet from the sun • the fourth planet from the sun • the eighth planet from the sun • the second planet from the sun • an object that orbits a planet • The hottest in our solar system • the seventh planet from the sun • a group of stars forming a pattern • ...

Solar System 2023-03-10

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. first planet from the sun
  2. the abbreviation for this is AU
  3. fifth planet from the sun
  4. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are all classified as these planets
  5. this is a small body of ice, rock or dust in space
  6. this is the force of attraction between objects due to their masses
  7. No longer considered a planet, but it used to be our ninth planet.
  8. sixth planet from the sun
  9. this is the term used to describe the apparent shift in position of an object when it is viewed from different places
  10. seventh planet from the sun
  11. this is the shape of the galaxy where we live
  12. this is an instrument used to collect and concentrate light from distant objects to make them more visible
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  1. this is space and all of the energy and matter in it
  2. this terms is the path that a particular object follows as it travels around another body in space
  3. second planet from the sun
  4. third planet from the sun
  5. this scientist came up with three laws of motion of objects on Earth and in space
  6. this is the distance that light travels in a vacuum in one year
  7. eighth planet from the sun
  8. this is the name of a small, rocky or metallic body that may be debris left over from when the solar system was formed
  9. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are all classified as these planets
  10. fourth planet from the sun
  11. this is the name of the closest star to us
  12. this is the name of the galaxy we live in
  13. this is a small, irregularly shaped rocky and metallic body that usually orbit the sun in the asteroid belt

25 Clues: first planet from the sun • third planet from the sun • fifth planet from the sun • sixth planet from the sun • second planet from the sun • eighth planet from the sun • fourth planet from the sun • seventh planet from the sun • the abbreviation for this is AU • this is the name of the galaxy we live in • this is the name of the closest star to us • ...

Solar System 2023-05-05

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Mercury is the
  2. Most of these objects are found in the asteroid belt
  3. on it Earth is the only planet to have
  4. Uranus has
  5. How many moons does Pluto have
  6. 3rd brightest planet in the sky
  7. This planet is known to be what
  8. When comets are frozen they are the size of a
  9. Can also at times be known as fireballs
  10. This planet has 62 moons
  11. Saturn has
  12. This dwarf planet can be closer to the sun than Neptune
  13. Mereoroids are
  14. 3,871 is the current known munber of
  15. Jupiter has
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  1. Ganymede is what
  2. Some of these kinds of planets can be found in the Kuiper belt
  3. This planet is known as the sideways planet
  4. What are Dwarf plantes named after
  5. Venus is the
  6. Astroids are mostly made of
  7. Neptune is know as
  8. This planet has the highest volcano in our solar system
  9. Mars is known as
  10. This planet is the fastest to orbit the sun
  11. This planet has a rageing storm that has been going on for more than 300 years
  12. This moon orbits in the opposite direction of the others around it
  13. This is the only planet to have large bodies of cool water

28 Clues: Uranus has • Saturn has • Jupiter has • Venus is the • Mercury is the • Mereoroids are • Ganymede is what • Mars is known as • Neptune is know as • This planet has 62 moons • Astroids are mostly made of • How many moons does Pluto have • 3rd brightest planet in the sky • This planet is known to be what • What are Dwarf plantes named after • 3,871 is the current known munber of • ...

Solar System 2025-03-11

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center
  2. the time needed for one revolution
  3. the belief that the sun was in the center of the solar system
  4. a flattened nebula; shaped like a fried egg; thicker in the center; thin at the edge
  5. property of matter that stays at rest or stays in motion until acted on by a force
  6. point where a planet is closest from the Sun in its orbit
  7. the belief that the Earth was in the center of the universe
  8. the speed at which a planet revolves around a central more massive object
  9. a large, thin cloud of gas and dust; spins when it was hit with the shockwave of a supernova
  10. planets composed mostly of hydrogen or helium
  11. backward motion of a planet
  12. a curved path of an object as it revolves around a star, planet or moon
  13. Law of Universal Gravitation (all objects attract due to gravity)
  14. Laws that explain planetary motion
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  1. colliding and clumping of matter - due to gravity. Smaller pieces form larger pieces
  2. point where a planet is farthest away from the Sun in its orbit
  3. planets that have a compact, rocky surface
  4. an oval shape
  5. moon-sized planetesimals
  6. the solar system formed from a solar nebula
  7. an object in orbit (natural or human-made)
  8. asteroid-like bodies combine (by colliding) to form initial planets

22 Clues: an oval shape • moon-sized planetesimals • backward motion of a planet • the time needed for one revolution • Laws that explain planetary motion • planets that have a compact, rocky surface • an object in orbit (natural or human-made) • the solar system formed from a solar nebula • planets composed mostly of hydrogen or helium • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2025-04-25

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. / Second closest star.
  2. / Discovered Jupiter’s moons.
  3. / Space equilibrium points.
  4. / Proposed heliocentric theory.
  5. / Largest constellation.
  6. / Planet with rings and 146 moons.
  7. / Earth’s radiation belts.
  8. / Polar lights.
  9. / Morning Star; hottest planet.
  10. / Belt beyond Neptune.
  11. / Farthest and windiest planet.
  12. / Another name for universe.
  13. / Neptune’s largest moon.
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  1. / Universe origin theory.
  2. / The Hunter constellation.
  3. / Longest or shortest day.
  4. / Biggest planet.
  5. / Dwarf planet with moon Charon.
  6. / Outer gas layer of Moon.
  7. / Cross-shaped constellation.
  8. / Nearest galaxy to Milky Way.
  9. / Largest moon of Saturn.
  10. / Equal day and night.
  11. / Icy body with a tail.
  12. / Belt between Mars and Jupiter.

25 Clues: / Polar lights. • / Biggest planet. • / Second closest star. • / Equal day and night. • / Belt beyond Neptune. • / Icy body with a tail. • / Largest constellation. • / Universe origin theory. • / Largest moon of Saturn. • / Neptune’s largest moon. • / Longest or shortest day. • / Outer gas layer of Moon. • / Earth’s radiation belts. • / The Hunter constellation. • ...

Solar system 2023-01-22

Solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. … are believed as fragments of meteoroids that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground.
  2. … technology brings many benefits into our life in many aspects, such as new source of energy and engineering.
  3. Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature.
  4. … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
  5. … are made up of similar material as asteroids but are smaller than them.
  6. … cars are one of space technology adaptations in transportation industry.
  7. Some planets have rings of rocks and ice which are called … rings.
  8. When a comet comes close to the Sun, it produces a visible … .
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  1. Meteorites that reach the Earth’s ground may create craters, known as …, which are cool and become solid.
  2. By studying space technology, climatologists can adapt the technique in forecasting the ... on the Earth.
  3. Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … .
  4. The … from the Sun is one related possibility of the period of planet’s revolution.
  5. The planet known as the largest one in the Solar system is called ….
  6. … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice.
  7. Scientists believe that asteroids contain traces of … acids and other organic compounds.
  8. Only the four … planets have planetary rings surrounding them.
  9. … system puts the Sun as the core of the system.
  10. Solar flares in huge amount of energy can increase the amount of … radiation reaching the Earth’s surface.
  11. … is a celestial body for which the nucleus is smaller than a planet.
  12. The second largest planet in the Solar system.

20 Clues: The second largest planet in the Solar system. • … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice. • … system puts the Sun as the core of the system. • Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … . • … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. • Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature. • ...

Solar System 2025-01-24

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. known as the red planet, because of iron oxide
  2. Know as a "dirty snowball"
  3. Largest planet in the solar system
  4. force that governs the motion of objects in Earth's solar system
  5. Orbits a planet
  6. Inner planets are known as
  7. last planet in our solar system
  8. Located in a band between Mars and Jupiter
  9. zone that allows life to exist
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  1. Known for its beautiful rings
  2. Burning object located in Earth's atmosphere
  3. allows life to exist
  4. the revolution length of mercury compared to neptune
  5. to spin on an axis
  6. outer planets are made of this
  7. physical state of water needed for life to exist
  8. to move around an object
  9. happens to temperature when a planet is further away from the sun
  10. composed of hydrogen and helium
  11. an inner planet, known as being "blue"

20 Clues: Orbits a planet • to spin on an axis • allows life to exist • to move around an object • Know as a "dirty snowball" • Inner planets are known as • Known for its beautiful rings • outer planets are made of this • zone that allows life to exist • last planet in our solar system • composed of hydrogen and helium • Largest planet in the solar system • ...

Solar System 2025-02-27

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. fourth planet from the sun
  2. loose balls of rock and ice that have long narrow orbits
  3. fifth planet from the sun
  4. third planet from the sun
  5. a meteoroid that comes through Earth's atmosphere and strikes Earth's surface
  6. The _______ planets are made mostly of rock and metal.
  7. planet closest to the sun
  8. seventh planet from the sun
  9. outer layer of the sun's atmosphere
  10. one of the five known dwarf planets in our solar system
  11. natural satellite
  12. one of the 2 main gases that make up the sun
  13. this is round and orbits the sun
  14. dark areas on the sun
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  1. inner layer of the sun's atmosphere
  2. average distance from the center of the sun to the center of the Earth
  3. accounts for 99.85% of the mass in our solar system
  4. streak of light from meteoroid coming through Earth's atmosphere
  5. chunk of rock or dust smaller than an asteroid
  6. The ______ planets are made mostly of gas and liquid.
  7. second planet from the sun
  8. sixth planet from the sun
  9. outer layer of the sun's interior - _______ zone
  10. furthest planet from the sun
  11. sun,planets,their moons,and a variety of other smaller objects
  12. Many of these are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

26 Clues: natural satellite • dark areas on the sun • fifth planet from the sun • third planet from the sun • sixth planet from the sun • planet closest to the sun • fourth planet from the sun • second planet from the sun • seventh planet from the sun • furthest planet from the sun • this is round and orbits the sun • inner layer of the sun's atmosphere • outer layer of the sun's atmosphere • ...

Solar System 2024-10-31

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the hottest planet
  2. has life
  3. 365 days
  4. 6th planet
  5. Mercury is the _______ planet in order from the sun
  6. Jupiter is the _________ planet in order from the sun
  7. Mars has a lot of _______
  8. 30 times further away from the sun than earth
  9. Mercury is the ____ planet
  10. Earth is the ______ planet in order from the sun
  11. orbits around planets
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  1. Uranus is the ______ planet in order from the sun
  2. Saturn is the ________ planet in order from the sun
  3. the closest planet to the sun
  4. the biggest planet
  5. 24 hours
  6. red planet
  7. Neptune is the ________ planet in order from the sun
  8. Venus is the _______ planet in order from the sun
  9. Mars is the _______ planet in order from the sun
  10. Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it
  11. 4 times bigger than the earth
  12. the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in

23 Clues: has life • 24 hours • 365 days • red planet • 6th planet • the hottest planet • the biggest planet • orbits around planets • Mars has a lot of _______ • Mercury is the ____ planet • the closest planet to the sun • 4 times bigger than the earth • the ___ ___ is what all the planets are in • Jupiter can fit ___ ____ _____ inside of it • 30 times further away from the sun than earth • ...

solar system 2024-11-07

solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. a huge rock that orbits the earth
  2. small non planets
  3. gas planets
  4. the far group of astroids beyond neptune
  5. the planet to have life
  6. biggest moon in the solar systeme
  7. a dwarf planet in between planets
  8. 2nd smallest planet
  9. the planet with the most rings
  10. hottest planet
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  1. the biggest planet
  2. smallest planet
  3. rocky planets
  4. the planet that smells horrible
  5. the belt that is between Mars and jupiter
  6. a huge ball of gas
  7. a dwarf planet that was a classified as a planet
  8. farthest planet from the sun
  9. a force of one thing pulling another
  10. big rocks in space

20 Clues: gas planets • rocky planets • hottest planet • smallest planet • small non planets • the biggest planet • a huge ball of gas • big rocks in space • 2nd smallest planet • the planet to have life • farthest planet from the sun • the planet with the most rings • the planet that smells horrible • a huge rock that orbits the earth • biggest moon in the solar systeme • ...

Solar System 2025-11-04

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the eight planet from the sun
  2. of or pertaining to sun
  3. a system of stars
  4. object made of ice and dust
  5. the planet that holds life
  6. Way, the one we live in
  7. Biggest Planet
  8. Earth Evil Twin
  9. bowl shaped on a planet or moon cause by an object
  10. famous for all its rings
  11. a rock that burns up in earth atmosphere.
  12. when one body moves another,
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  1. of or pertaining to moon
  2. Giant, large red star
  3. the path around an object
  4. rocky object found between Mars and Jupiter
  5. natural satellite
  6. the force that pulls an object towards another.
  7. the layer of gases surrounding a planet
  8. the red planet
  9. Dwarf, very dense star
  10. only planet that spins upside down
  11. Formally a planet but now a dwarf planet.
  12. The star at the center of our solar system
  13. First Planet in solar system

25 Clues: the red planet • Biggest Planet • Earth Evil Twin • a system of stars • natural satellite • Giant, large red star • Dwarf, very dense star • of or pertaining to sun • Way, the one we live in • of or pertaining to moon • famous for all its rings • the path around an object • the planet that holds life • object made of ice and dust • First Planet in solar system • when one body moves another, • ...

Solar System 2025-11-05

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. – The star at the center of the Solar System
  2. – Small rocky object orbiting the Sun, mostly in a belt
  3. – Gas giant famous for its prominent ring system
  4. – Stream of charged particles released from the Sun
  5. – A circular depression caused by an impact on a surface
  6. – A vehicle designed for travel or operation in space
  7. – Natural satellite orbiting a planet
  8. – Our home planet, third from the Sun
  9. – When one celestial body blocks the light of another
  10. – The farthest planet from the Sun in our system
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  1. – The largest planet with a famous Great Red Spot
  2. – Planet known for its thick, toxic atmosphere
  3. – A meteoroid that burns up entering Earth's atmosphere
  4. – The path a planet or object takes around the Sun
  5. – An instrument for observing distant objects in space
  6. – The Red Planet, known for iron oxide on its surface
  7. – Ice giant that spins on its side
  8. – Icy body that develops a glowing tail near the Sun
  9. – The force that attracts objects toward each other
  10. – The smallest and closest planet to the Sun

20 Clues: – Ice giant that spins on its side • – Natural satellite orbiting a planet • – Our home planet, third from the Sun • – The star at the center of the Solar System • – The smallest and closest planet to the Sun • – Planet known for its thick, toxic atmosphere • – Gas giant famous for its prominent ring system • – The farthest planet from the Sun in our system • ...

Solar System 2025-12-04

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The Red Planet
  2. Which planet has the Great Red Spot
  3. Earth’s only natural satellite
  4. Where do we live
  5. Closest to the Sun
  6. An elliptical path around a celestial body
  7. Where comets come from
  8. Beyond Neptune
  9. Known for it’s icy tail
  10. A rocky object floating in space
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  1. between Mars and Jupiter
  2. An asteroid that lands on the ground
  3. The Ice Giant
  4. Known for it’s thick atmosphere
  5. Known for it’s rings
  6. Many on the moon
  7. An asteroid that is in the atmosphere
  8. Astronomer who found the moons of Jupiter
  9. At the center of the Solar System
  10. A force that attracts objects together
  11. Farthest from the Sun
  12. An Ex-Planet

22 Clues: An Ex-Planet • The Ice Giant • The Red Planet • Beyond Neptune • Many on the moon • Where do we live • Closest to the Sun • Known for it’s rings • Farthest from the Sun • Where comets come from • Known for it’s icy tail • between Mars and Jupiter • Earth’s only natural satellite • Known for it’s thick atmosphere • A rocky object floating in space • At the center of the Solar System • ...

Solar System 2020-02-14

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. center of our solar system
  2. an object placed in Earth's orbit to collect info
  3. a space rock that reaches our atmo burning up in mesosphere
  4. planets with more gravity have more______
  5. another name for the closest rocky planets
  6. planets far away revolve around the sun ____(faster/slower)
  7. all the planets have different_______due to their spin
  8. farthest planet from the sun in our solar system
  9. model showing the sun in the center of the solar system
  10. the number of planets we have in the solar system
  11. another word for the giant gas planets
  12. another way of saying "revolution" or going around something
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  1. Earth's twin planet; uninhabitable due to atmosphere
  2. what the word "solar" means
  3. all planets ______around the Sun
  4. model showing earth in the center of the solar system
  5. this belt of rocks separate rocky from gas planets
  6. our largest planet
  7. a celestial object revolving around the Earth
  8. the closest planet to the sun
  9. another belt of rocks beyond the farthest planet
  10. the reason why all planets go around the sun
  11. a planet reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006
  12. third planet from sun, rotation is 24 hours
  13. our solar system model changes with new info(true or false)

25 Clues: our largest planet • center of our solar system • what the word "solar" means • the closest planet to the sun • all planets ______around the Sun • another word for the giant gas planets • planets with more gravity have more______ • another name for the closest rocky planets • third planet from sun, rotation is 24 hours • the reason why all planets go around the sun • ...

Solar System 2020-09-30

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Saturn's largest moon
  2. fastest moving planet around the Sun
  3. large storm on Jupiter more than 400 years old is called the ____ ____ spot (two words)
  4. first dwarf planet ever discovered
  5. another name for a moon. Also could be artificial and used for GPS navigation
  6. planet who's orbit is crossed by Pluto
  7. giant storm that was detected on Neptune was the ___ ___ spot (two words)
  8. number of dwarf planets in the solar system
  9. largest crater on Mercury. (two words)
  10. planet with more mass than the rest combined
  11. name of the newest large rover on the surface of Mars
  12. this belt is located beyond Neptune (two words)
  13. largest canyon on Mars. (two words)
  14. largest volcano in the Solar System (two words)
  15. one of the moons of Mars
  16. planet most likely to be visited by humans
  17. only planet with liquid water on its surface
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  1. this belt of objects is located between Mars and Jupiter (two words)
  2. moon of Saturn with tiger stripes and ice geysers
  3. dwarf planet with 2 moons
  4. number of planets with rings
  5. dwarf planet with a repetitive name
  6. he discovered Jupiter's four largest moons
  7. number of ice giant planets
  8. the average distance between the Earth and the Sun (two words)
  9. largest moon in the Solar System
  10. Neptune's largest moon
  11. moon of Uranus that looks like it shattered
  12. planet that is greatly tilted
  13. name of the helicopter on Mars
  14. most heavily cratered moon of Jupiter
  15. dwarf planet with 5 moons
  16. dwarf planet whose discovery led to Pluto's demotion
  17. source of light for the Solar system
  18. one of the moons of Mars
  19. name of the division in Saturn's rings
  20. hottest planet in the Solar System
  21. the most volcanically active moon in the solar system
  22. moon of Jupiter that might have life
  23. planet less dense than water

40 Clues: Saturn's largest moon • Neptune's largest moon • one of the moons of Mars • one of the moons of Mars • dwarf planet with 2 moons • dwarf planet with 5 moons • number of ice giant planets • number of planets with rings • planet less dense than water • planet that is greatly tilted • name of the helicopter on Mars • largest moon in the Solar System • first dwarf planet ever discovered • ...

Solar System 2020-11-24

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. A burst of brilliant light from a black hole
  2. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  3. the seventh planet from the sun
  4. A lump of ice, rock, frozen gas, and dust that orbits the sun
  5. The center of our solar system
  6. The planet on which we live
  7. Used to measure distance in space; equal to the distance light travels in one year
  8. A cloud of dust and gas that becomes a star
  9. A group of stars, gases, and dust held together by gravity and that travels through space
  10. Curved path of a satellite around another body in space
  11. Massive star that has collapsed and pulls everything in, even light.
  12. The planet closest to the sun
  13. Planet recently downgraded to a dwarf planet
  14. Dark area on the sun that is cooler than its surroundings
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  1. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto
  2. Usually the eighth planet from the sun
  3. A small meteroid that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere
  4. The sixth planet from the sun
  5. Our home in space
  6. A ball of gases that gives off light and heat
  7. The largest planet
  8. Nicknamed the “red planet”
  9. Between Mars and Jupiter, where most asteroids are found
  10. The second planet from the sun
  11. Groups of stars that form patterns in the sky

25 Clues: Our home in space • The largest planet • Nicknamed the “red planet” • The planet on which we live • The sixth planet from the sun • The planet closest to the sun • The center of our solar system • The second planet from the sun • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars • the seventh planet from the sun • Usually the eighth planet from the sun • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto • ...

Solar System 2021-10-05

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. The act of force between 2 objects
  2. Earth centered model
  3. Made up of ice, rock, and cosmic dust
  4. The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
  5. Beautiful rings
  6. The study of moon, stars, and other objects in space
  7. Meteoroid that has entered earth's atmosphere
  8. Largest planet in the solar system
  9. Rocky debris that revolves around the sun
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  1. Any object that revolves around another object in space
  2. The Red Planet
  3. Space rock
  4. Meteoroid that hit the earth's surface
  5. A scientist that studies the universe beyond earth
  6. Sun centered model
  7. Changed to a dwarf planet in 2016
  8. Has small dark spots and many moons
  9. Hottest planet
  10. Only planet with life
  11. Orbits the sun on its side
  12. Closest planet to the sun

21 Clues: Space rock • The Red Planet • Hottest planet • Beautiful rings • Sun centered model • Earth centered model • Only planet with life • Closest planet to the sun • Orbits the sun on its side • Changed to a dwarf planet in 2016 • The act of force between 2 objects • Largest planet in the solar system • Has small dark spots and many moons • Made up of ice, rock, and cosmic dust • ...

Solar System 2022-03-25

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. a natural or artificial body that revolves around a planet
  2. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbit of Jupiter and Mars
  3. Any of the nine primary bodies that orbit the sun; a similar body that orbits another star
  4. an object so massive and dense that not even light can escape its gravity
  5. a accumulation of matter
  6. 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
  7. a collection of stars, dust and gas bound together by gravity
  8. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space; plural supernovae
  9. a large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light; the sun is a typical star
  10. one of the highly dense planets nearest to the sun; Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  11. the distance that light travels in one year; about 9.5 trillion kilometers
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  1. a small, hot, dim star that us the leftover center of an old star
  2. 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
  3. a planet that has a deep, massive atmosphere, such as Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune
  4. an event in which the shadow of one celestial body falls on another
  5. contains the sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around in it
  6. a large, reddish star late in it's life cycle
  7. a group of stars bound by gravity
  8. the portion of Earth that is water
  9. 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
  10. 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

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 • ...

solar system 2021-12-02

solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. largest moon of mars
  2. on its side
  3. the earths only moon (english name)
  4. largest planet
  5. most distant dwarf planet currently
  6. shaped like an oval
  7. has very noticeable rings
  8. most famous eTNO
  9. volcanically active moon
  10. hottest planet
  11. jupiters moon that might have life
  12. known as the red planet
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  1. first planet from the sun
  2. has a heart thing on its surface
  3. smallest moon of mars
  4. dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
  5. farthest spacecraft from the earth
  6. farthest planet
  7. planet we live on
  8. largest moon
  9. most cratered object
  10. red dwarf planet

22 Clues: on its side • largest moon • largest planet • hottest planet • farthest planet • most famous eTNO • red dwarf planet • planet we live on • shaped like an oval • largest moon of mars • most cratered object • smallest moon of mars • known as the red planet • volcanically active moon • first planet from the sun • has very noticeable rings • has a heart thing on its surface • ...

Solar System 2022-02-28

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. : only natural satellite
  2. belt
  3. :all existing matter and space considered as a whole
  4. :the fourth planet from the sun
  5. :a minor planet of the inner Solar System
  6. :a planet whose orbit lies outside the
  7. :a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such
  8. :A planet whose orbit lies within the
  9. :relating to the earth
  10. : the biggest star seen to the human eye
  11. :a system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction
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  1. :the sixth planet from the sun
  2. :the second planet from the sun
  3. :the fifth planet from the sun
  4. :a large planet of relatively low density consisting predominantly of hydrogen and helium
  5. :a cloud of comets and other objects.
  6. :the only known planet that can support
  7. :any of the large bodies that revolve around the sun in the solar system
  8. planets Jupiter and Mars
  9. belt
  10. : located roughly between the orbits of
  11. :the closet planet to the sun
  12. :the seventh planet from the sun

23 Clues: belt • belt • :relating to the earth • : only natural satellite • planets Jupiter and Mars • :the closet planet to the sun • :the sixth planet from the sun • :the fifth planet from the sun • :the second planet from the sun • :the fourth planet from the sun • :the seventh planet from the sun • :a cloud of comets and other objects. • :A planet whose orbit lies within the • ...

solar system 2022-02-15

solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. a dwarf planet that used to be considered a main planet
  2. named after a roman goddess meaning love and beauty
  3. an force attraction between to objects revolution the movement of one object in its orbit around another object in space
  4. an envelope of gas surrounding a body in space
  5. known as the gas giant
  6. natural satellite
  7. closest planet to the sun
  8. named after the greek god of the sky
  9. every galaxy come together form this
  10. the planet we are living on
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  1. has the largest mass by far
  2. next closest solar system
  3. hottest star
  4. body of gas that shines by radiation in the sky also called the celestial sphere
  5. minor planet of the inner Solar System
  6. our solar system
  7. large bodies in space that orbit the sun
  8. cosmic clumps of frozen gases, rocks or debris orbiting the sun
  9. the path a satellite follows as it revolves
  10. referred as the red planet
  11. farthest planet from the sun

21 Clues: hottest star • our solar system • natural satellite • known as the gas giant • next closest solar system • closest planet to the sun • referred as the red planet • has the largest mass by far • the planet we are living on • farthest planet from the sun • named after the greek god of the sky • every galaxy come together form this • minor planet of the inner Solar System • ...

solar system 2022-02-15

solar system crossword puzzle
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  1. next closest solar system
  2. the path a satellite follows as it revolves
  3. an envelope of gas surrounding a body in space
  4. referred as the red planet
  5. the planet we are living on
  6. has the largest mass by far
  7. named after a roman goddess meaning love and beauty
  8. areas on the sun that give off less energy
  9. the distance light travels in one yearnebula a cloud of gas and dust in space
  10. hottest star
  11. our solar system
  12. known as the gas giant
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  1. farthest planet from the sun
  2. every galaxy come together form this
  3. cosmic clumps of frozen gases, rocks or debris orbiting the sun
  4. an force attraction between to objects revolution the movement of one object in its orbit around another object in space
  5. natural satellite
  6. large bodies in space that orbit the sun
  7. a dwarf planet that used to be considered a main planet
  8. closest planet to the sun
  9. minor planet of the inner Solar System
  10. body of gas that shines by radiation in the sky also called the celestial sphere
  11. named after the greek god of the sky

23 Clues: hottest star • our solar system • natural satellite • known as the gas giant • next closest solar system • closest planet to the sun • referred as the red planet • the planet we are living on • has the largest mass by far • farthest planet from the sun • every galaxy come together form this • named after the greek god of the sky • minor planet of the inner Solar System • ...

Solar System 2022-02-24

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. no longer classified as a planet
  2. called “the red planet”
  3. one of mars’ moons
  4. god of water
  5. bright fire ball that planets revolve around
  6. has a red spot
  7. smallest planet
  8. Neptune’s most famous moon
  9. our solar system
  10. object that orbits a planet
  11. international space station
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  1. a planet made out of gas
  2. the star in the middle of our solar system
  3. went between Neptune and Uranus in 1989
  4. only planet named after a female god
  5. second largest planet
  6. a type of planet that is made of rock
  7. discovered that the planets orbit the sun
  8. Saturn’s largest moon
  9. 8th planet from the sun
  10. the only planet that supports life

21 Clues: god of water • has a red spot • smallest planet • our solar system • one of mars’ moons • second largest planet • Saturn’s largest moon • called “the red planet” • 8th planet from the sun • a planet made out of gas • Neptune’s most famous moon • object that orbits a planet • international space station • no longer classified as a planet • the only planet that supports life • ...

Solar System 2017-05-03

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Our solar system is part of this galaxy
  2. Planet named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty
  3. A planet with large rings around it that is sixth from the Sun.
  4. The Blue planet
  5. The Earth____ on its axis
  6. Closest star to Earth
  7. A single turn of something around an axis or a fixed point; spinning.
  8. Now called a dwarf planet
  9. A single journey along an orbital path. It takes Earth 365 1/4 days to do this around the sun.
  10. Layer of gas that surrounds a planet
  11. Distance traveled by light in a vacuum in one tropical year
  12. The Earth is the ______ planet from the Sun
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  1. A small reddish planet that is fourth from the Sun; a terrestrial planet,
  2. A large blue-green planet that is seventh from the Sun
  3. must be round, orbit the sun, and have cleared the region of the solar system along its orbit
  4. Covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface
  5. Planet farthest from the sun
  6. Force that keeps a planet moving in orbit
  7. small bodies formed by rock and ice
  8. Smaller bodies in orbit around the Sun
  9. Caused by the Gravitational pull of the sun and moon on the Earth
  10. Largest planet in the Solar System
  11. Earth's only natural satellite
  12. This means to revolve around another object. Our Moon does this to Earth.

24 Clues: The Blue planet • Closest star to Earth • The Earth____ on its axis • Now called a dwarf planet • Planet farthest from the sun • Earth's only natural satellite • Largest planet in the Solar System • small bodies formed by rock and ice • Layer of gas that surrounds a planet • Smaller bodies in orbit around the Sun • Our solar system is part of this galaxy • ...

Solar System 2017-06-16

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Saturns rings are made of dust, rock, and _____
  2. has two moons called Phobos and Deimos
  3. a small dwarf planet found beyond Neptune's orbit
  4. _____ planets - four planets furthest from the sun
  5. One year on this planet lasts 88 days
  6. type of planet found outside our solar; not orbiting a sun
  7. The centre of our solar system
  8. _____ planets are also known as 'Gas Giants'
  9. small rocky bodies floating in space, smaller than Earth' moon
  10. Earth's natural satellite
  11. the biggest planet and has a big red eye
  12. Ceres Pluto Haumea and Eris are these small type of planets
  13. _____ planets - four planets found inside the asteroid belt
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  1. a dwarf planet found in the asteroid belt
  2. Asteroid _____ a region of space between Mars and Jupiter
  3. Second largest planet. It has large rings.
  4. A dirty snowball made of ice, dust, dirt with a bright tail
  5. A US spacecraft visiting Jupiter and Saturn
  6. the coldest of all the planets
  7. _____ Comet - revisits our solar system every 75 years
  8. 10m wide, rocky body, traveling through outer space.
  9. ______ Moons are the 4 largest moons of Jupiter
  10. has 167 large volcanoes and is the hottest of all planets
  11. a planet with 13 moons and a icy atmosphere
  12. _______ Huygens is an orbiter that takes pictures of Saturn
  13. this planet is 70% water

26 Clues: this planet is 70% water • Earth's natural satellite • the coldest of all the planets • The centre of our solar system • One year on this planet lasts 88 days • has two moons called Phobos and Deimos • the biggest planet and has a big red eye • a dwarf planet found in the asteroid belt • Second largest planet. It has large rings. • A US spacecraft visiting Jupiter and Saturn • ...

Solar System 2012-11-21

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  1. is a physical model,of an object that is larger or smaller than the actual size of the object, which seeks to maintain the relative proportions of the physical size of the original object.
  2. the clockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole
  3. a gigantic explosion in which a massive star collapses and throws its outer layers into space
  4. the average distance between the earth and the sun approximately 150 million km
  5. a large spherical celestial body that regularly rotates around a star
  6. the counterclockwise spin of a planet or moon as seen from above the planet's North Pole
  7. rough measurement using depth perception as how something far something far from the viewer looks small
  8. a small, rocky object that orbits the sun, usually in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  9. The distance that light travels in one year; 9.46 trillion km
  10. a natural or artificial body tht revolves around a planet
  11. area of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter filled with astroids.
  12. a relatively small,rocky body that travels through space
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  1. a large,reddish star late in its life cycle
  2. a region in space where stars are born or where stars explode at the end of their lives
  3. The distance that light travels in one minute;18,000,000km
  4. a small,hot,dim star that is the leftover center of an old star
  5. a small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  6. one of highly dense planets nearest the sun:Mercury,Venus,Earth,and Mars
  7. a planet that has a deep,massive atmosphere,such as Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus,or Neptune
  8. celestial body that is nearly spherical but doesn't meet requirement to be a planet
  9. a meteoroid that reaches the Earth's surface without burning up completely
  10. a bright streak of light that results when a meteoroid burns up in the Earth's atmosphere
  11. a collection of stars,dust,and gas bound together by gravity
  12. a mixture of gasses that surrounds a planet or moon
  13. the sun, the planets,and many more small objects
  14. width of a circle

26 Clues: width of a circle • a large,reddish star late in its life cycle • the sun, the planets,and many more small objects • a mixture of gasses that surrounds a planet or moon • a relatively small,rocky body that travels through space • a natural or artificial body tht revolves around a planet • The distance that light travels in one minute;18,000,000km • ...

solar system 2014-03-23

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. when our view of an object is blocked by either another object or the Earths shadow
  2. when the moon is more than half full but less than completley full
  3. takes about 365 days to orbit the sun
  4. shortest days of the year (June22 and December22)
  5. beautiful lights seen over the polar regions
  6. an object moving around a star
  7. a meteorite that is stoney
  8. a small,frozen cluster of dust which orbits the sun
  9. known as the red planet
  10. a self-luminous object
  11. a shooting star
  12. the study of the universe
  13. farthest planet from the sun
  14. fifth planet from the sun
  15. Meaning equal day and equal night
  16. center of solar system
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  1. an imaginary line on which an object rotates
  2. the distance in which a ray of light would travel in one year
  3. our galaxy
  4. famous for its rings
  5. a group of stars given names by ancient astronomers
  6. a small rocky body orbiting the sun
  7. when something is moving in a circle around another object
  8. darkening of the moon
  9. a brief eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface
  10. when an object is spinning it is said to be rotating
  11. closest planet to the sun
  12. dwarf planet
  13. dark spots on the sun
  14. a group of stars, gas and dust that is held together by gravity
  15. known as our twin

31 Clues: our galaxy • dwarf planet • a shooting star • known as our twin • famous for its rings • darkening of the moon • dark spots on the sun • a self-luminous object • center of solar system • known as the red planet • closest planet to the sun • the study of the universe • fifth planet from the sun • a meteorite that is stoney • farthest planet from the sun • an object moving around a star • ...

Solar System 2023-03-12

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. made of ice rock and dust
  2. hottest planet due to its thick CO2 atmosphere
  3. the planet most like Earth
  4. robot explorers
  5. farthest planet from the sun
  6. closest planet to the sun
  7. large chunks of rock and metal mostly between Mars and Jupiter
  8. the only planet that can support life
  9. a meteoroid that enters Earth's atmosphere aka shooting star
  10. manned spacecraft that leaves for long time
  11. satellites that orbit sun
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  1. manned spacecraft for shorter stays
  2. largest collection of telescopes found here
  3. the largest planet and has bands of blowing winds
  4. small pieces of rock and metal that break off comets or asteroids
  5. sideways tilted planet with unusual color of gases
  6. tool made by Galileo to look into space
  7. planet with rings of rock and ice
  8. best known dwarf planet
  9. unmanned spacecraft
  10. a meteor that reaches Earth's surface
  11. how planets stay in orbit
  12. tendency to keep moving in a straight line
  13. object that orbits around another object

24 Clues: robot explorers • unmanned spacecraft • best known dwarf planet • made of ice rock and dust • closest planet to the sun • how planets stay in orbit • satellites that orbit sun • the planet most like Earth • farthest planet from the sun • planet with rings of rock and ice • manned spacecraft for shorter stays • a meteor that reaches Earth's surface • ...

Solar System 2024-02-29

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A small reddish planet that is fourth from the Sun
  2. The smallest plane in our solar system and the closet to the Sun
  3. An irregulary shaped rock that orbits the Sun
  4. A large planet that is mainly made up of gases
  5. A single turn of something around an axis or a fixed point;spinning
  6. The center of an object
  7. Earth's only natural satellite
  8. A large blue planet that is eighth from the Sun
  9. The largest planet in our system and the fifth from the Sun
  10. The are in space between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids orbit together
  11. An are of our solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune where a group of minor planets and other objects orbit the Sun
  12. The third planet from the Sun
  13. system A group of objects in space that orbit a Star
  14. A dwarf planet that was discovered in 1930 and was once considered a planet
  15. A single journey along an orbital path
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  1. A nearly rounded object that orbits, a star, and not big enough to be a planet
  2. A space object made of ice and dust that orbits a star and develops a long, bright tail as it nears its star
  3. A large bluish-green planet that is seventh from the Sun
  4. A planet with large rings around it that is sixth from the Sun
  5. A layer of gases surrounding a planet star, or moon
  6. A body in outer space made of hot gasses
  7. The force that pulls all objects toward each other
  8. A hole in the ground caused by the impact of an object from space
  9. This means to revolve around another object
  10. planets Rocky Earth sized planets

25 Clues: The center of an object • The third planet from the Sun • Earth's only natural satellite • planets Rocky Earth sized planets • A single journey along an orbital path • A body in outer space made of hot gasses • This means to revolve around another object • An irregulary shaped rock that orbits the Sun • A large planet that is mainly made up of gases • ...

Solar System 2023-04-20

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ____________ ____________ _____________, is twice as wide as Earth with winds peaking at about 400 mph
  2. One year here lasts 682 Earth days and has two satellites
  3. The largest satellite of Saturn
  4. One year here last 248 Earth years
  5. Planets that are small and rocky—Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  6. A cloud of gas and/or dust in space
  7. One day here lasts 243 Earth days because the planet spins backwards
  8. ___________ is the most obvious difference between the terrestrial and Jovian planets.
  9. One day here lasts 10 hours and 33 minutes on Earth, and one year here is 25 Earth years
  10. The substances that make up the planets are divided into three groups: gases, rocks, and __________.
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  1. The Jovian planets have very thick __________ of hydrogen, helium, methane, and ammonia.
  2. One year here lasts 88 Earth days and has no satellites
  3. According to the nebular________, the sun and planets formed from a rotating disk of dust and gases.
  4. One year here is 165 Earth years, and it has 14 satellites
  5. Small, irregularly shaped bodies formed by colliding matter
  6. Unlikely Saturn’s icy rings full of large icy and rock chunks, they are composed of small ____________ ____________.
  7. The planet that rotates on its sides
  8. Mercury has the greatest _____________ extremes of any planet.
  9. The huge gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  10. __________ has a mass that is 2 1/2 times greater than the mass of all the other planets and moons combined.

20 Clues: The largest satellite of Saturn • One year here last 248 Earth years • A cloud of gas and/or dust in space • The planet that rotates on its sides • One year here lasts 88 Earth days and has no satellites • The huge gas giants—Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • One year here lasts 682 Earth days and has two satellites • ...

Solar System 2022-11-11

Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. region of dust and comets and the end of the Solar System
  2. 8th planet
  3. the append of the Solar System
  4. 2nd planet
  5. 4th planet
  6. 2nd dwarf planet
  7. In the middle of Mars and Jupiter
  8. 3rd dwarf planet
  9. 5th dwarf planet
  10. 4th dwarf planet
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  1. 7th planet
  2. the 1st dwarf planet
  3. 6th dwarf planet
  4. 7th dwarf planet
  5. 1st planet
  6. 3rd planet
  7. The centre and star of our Solar System
  8. region of comets and dwarf planets
  9. 5th planet
  10. the end of the Heliosphere
  11. 6th planet
  12. The largest celestial body in the asteroid belt

22 Clues: 7th planet • 8th planet • 1st planet • 3rd planet • 2nd planet • 5th planet • 4th planet • 6th planet • 6th dwarf planet • 7th dwarf planet • 2nd dwarf planet • 3rd dwarf planet • 5th dwarf planet • 4th dwarf planet • the 1st dwarf planet • the end of the Heliosphere • the append of the Solar System • In the middle of Mars and Jupiter • region of comets and dwarf planets • ...

Solar system 2023-01-22

Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. … technology brings many benefits into our life in many aspects, such as new source of energy and engineering.
  2. … is a celestial body for which the nucleus is smaller than a planet.
  3. … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
  4. When a comet comes close to the Sun, it produces a visible … .
  5. The second largest planet in the Solar system.
  6. Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … .
  7. Only the four … planets have planetary rings surrounding them.
  8. Solar flares in huge amount of energy can increase the amount of … radiation reaching the Earth’s surface.
  9. Some planets have rings of rocks and ice which are called … rings.
  10. The … from the Sun is one related possibility of the period of planet’s revolution.
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  1. … are made up of similar material as asteroids but are smaller than them.
  2. … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice.
  3. … are believed as fragments of meteoroids that enter the Earth’s atmosphere and reach the ground.
  4. The planet known as the largest one in the Solar system is called ….
  5. Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature.
  6. Scientists believe that asteroids contain traces of … acids and other organic compounds.
  7. … cars are one of space technology adaptations in transportation industry.
  8. … system puts the Sun as the core of the system.
  9. Meteorites that reach the Earth’s ground may create craters, known as …, which are cool and become solid.
  10. By studying space technology, climatologists can adapt the technique in forecasting the ... on the Earth.

20 Clues: The second largest planet in the Solar system. • … planets are dominantly made up of gas and ice. • … system puts the Sun as the core of the system. • Mercury and Venus don’t have moons or natural … . • … are found between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. • Venus is the … planet due to its highest temperature. • ...

Solar System 2022-10-14

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The only mission to do a fly-by of all the outer planets
  2. Largest moon of our solar system
  3. space mission to saturn
  4. Only moon in solar system to have a thick atmosphere and a rock surface
  5. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas? Methane, water vapor, Helium and Carbon Dioxide
  6. The most abundant element in the molecular cloud
  7. Only planet in our solar system which was first discovered theoretically
  8. Long range comets originate from this cloud which is beyond Kuiper Belt Object
  9. This planet has a retrograde rotation similar to Venus
  10. Which of the following is not a Galilean moon? Phobos, Io, Ganymede and Callisto
  11. This space mission observed collision of a comet on planet Jupiter
  12. Closest space mission to planet Jupiter
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  1. Water geyser on this moon
  2. The following is not a dwarf planet, Pluto, Ceres, UltimaThule, Makemake, Haumea, Eris
  3. This element gives the distinct red color to planet mars
  4. The most common unit of temperature used by astronomers
  5. This gas give the distinct blue color to planet Uranus and Neptune
  6. Pluto is not a planet because it has not cleared its ___________
  7. The only dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt
  8. Future space mission to this Galilean moon
  9. Hottest planet in the solar system
  10. The hypothesis in the formation of the solar system
  11. This rocky planet has almost the same axial tilt as the earth

23 Clues: space mission to saturn • Water geyser on this moon • Largest moon of our solar system • Hottest planet in the solar system • Closest space mission to planet Jupiter • Future space mission to this Galilean moon • The only dwarf planet in the main asteroid belt • The most abundant element in the molecular cloud • The hypothesis in the formation of the solar system • ...

Solar System 2023-05-19

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the process of a dying star
  2. brightest star in the night sky
  3. stellar core left of a star after it has died
  4. place in space where gravity pulls so much nothing can get out
  5. cloud of hydrogen gas
  6. group of stars that can create a shape
  7. nebula flattened disk of gas and dust
  8. measures radiation at regular intervals
  9. the force between objects and in space
  10. amount of matter in an object
  11. colossal explosion of a star
  12. objects in space that can be made of dust and small ateroids
  13. tool to show a stars temperature
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  1. matter that does not change unless affected by external force
  2. how bright an object would be if seen from measured distance
  3. how bright and object appears in the sky from earth
  4. two stars that orbit around a center of mass
  5. the kind of galaxy the milky way is
  6. ball of ice and dust that orbits the sun
  7. rocky objects that orbit the sun
  8. displacement of an object caused by observers view

21 Clues: cloud of hydrogen gas • the process of a dying star • colossal explosion of a star • amount of matter in an object • brightest star in the night sky • rocky objects that orbit the sun • tool to show a stars temperature • the kind of galaxy the milky way is • nebula flattened disk of gas and dust • group of stars that can create a shape • the force between objects and in space • ...

Solar System 2023-05-05

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The windiest of the planets
  2. Second largest near-Earth object
  3. Saturn is what kind of planet
  4. Best known for its icy/rocky rings
  5. Dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  6. Named after the Greek myth of son of the sun god Helios.
  7. This asteroid has been seen more than 4.5 billion years of history
  8. Called the RED PLANET
  9. Comet Arguably the most famous comets in history
  10. Most massive and second largest known dwarf planet
  11. Uranus takes how many years to orbit the sun
  12. Venus rotates what way?
  13. Saturn's largest moon/second-largest in the solar system
  14. Know as the king of planets
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  1. Neptune is what kind of planet
  2. Smaller than Earths moon
  3. Known as the SIDEWAYS planet
  4. Pluto's surface is covered with
  5. 70% covered in water
  6. Mercury is closet to__?
  7. Jupiter is the first __ planet
  8. This object has the most elliptical orbit
  9. Discovered from the ground by the Australian astronomer Terry Lovejoy
  10. Like Earth it has weather and seasons
  11. Earth is the only known planet to host__?
  12. Hottest planet
  13. Largest meteorite found in Mexico and the third largest in the Americas
  14. First Neptunian moon discovered and orbits in the direction opposite to its planet

28 Clues: Hottest planet • 70% covered in water • Called the RED PLANET • Mercury is closet to__? • Venus rotates what way? • Smaller than Earths moon • The windiest of the planets • Know as the king of planets • Known as the SIDEWAYS planet • Saturn is what kind of planet • Neptune is what kind of planet • Jupiter is the first __ planet • Pluto's surface is covered with • ...

Solar System 2023-05-04

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 7th planet and has vertical rings
  2. 8th and last planet color blue
  3. how many moons does Saturn have?
  4. closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet
  5. center of the solar system
  6. home to human life and 3rd planet from the sun
  7. any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation that comes from within the internal energy sources
  8. 4th planet from the sun and is red
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  1. collection of solar
  2. Ray, a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays
  3. 5th planet in the solar system; largest planet and a gas giant
  4. sent into space for looking into deep space or close by planets in our solar system
  5. orbits Earth
  6. planet, what kinda planet is Pluto
  7. a force where a planet or body is pulled toward the center of the object.
  8. dust ice and rock orbiting a planet
  9. 6th planet in the solar system; second largest and a gas giant
  10. 2nd planet in our solar system
  11. Giant, large planet mostly made of hydrogen and helium
  12. belt, what orbits between Mars and Jupiter

20 Clues: orbits Earth • collection of solar • center of the solar system • 8th and last planet color blue • 2nd planet in our solar system • how many moons does Saturn have? • 7th planet and has vertical rings • planet, what kinda planet is Pluto • 4th planet from the sun and is red • dust ice and rock orbiting a planet • belt, what orbits between Mars and Jupiter • ...

Solar System 2025-04-08

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. any object that orbits another in space
  2. closest to the Sun
  3. each orbit around the sun
  4. path of an object in space
  5. "ringed planet"
  6. caused by the Earth's tilt as it revolves around the sun
  7. first man to walk on the moon
  8. sun's atmosphere
  9. how the moon is able to be seen; it ___ the Sun's light
  10. eclipse where the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun
  11. Space Station used by multiple countries
  12. most violent weather
  13. planets including Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
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  1. helped developed rockets for space travel
  2. reusable space vehicle to transport people and equipment
  3. solar storms seen as dark spots on the sun
  4. belt where Pluto is
  5. planets that have solid surfaces
  6. energy in the form of colorful lights
  7. outermost part of the sun
  8. surface of the sun
  9. spin of a planet or object on its axis
  10. brightest object in the morning sky
  11. belt between Mars and Jupiter
  12. has the Great Red Spot
  13. first liquid-fueled rocket
  14. only survivable planet
  15. most like Earth
  16. unmanned research spacecraft

29 Clues: "ringed planet" • most like Earth • sun's atmosphere • surface of the sun • closest to the Sun • belt where Pluto is • most violent weather • has the Great Red Spot • only survivable planet • outermost part of the sun • each orbit around the sun • path of an object in space • first liquid-fueled rocket • unmanned research spacecraft • belt between Mars and Jupiter • ...

Solar System 2025-10-30

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Which terrestrial planet has a thick atmosphere and extreme heat?
  2. What type of planets are large, gaseous, and have many moons?
  3. Which type of planets typically have more moons?
  4. Which terrestrial planet supports life?
  5. What is the region between Mars and Jupiter where many asteroids orbit?
  6. What icy object has a tail and orbits the Sun?
  7. What cloud of gas and dust did the solar system form from?
  8. What type of planets are small, rocky, and have solid surfaces?
  9. Which terrestrial planet is closest to the Sun?
  10. What path do planets follow around the Sun?
  11. Where are most asteroids found in the solar system?
  12. What system includes the Sun and everything that orbits it?
  13. What process caused planetesimals to grow into planets?
  14. What is the spinning of a planet on its axis called?
  15. Which Jovian planet is famous for its prominent rings?
  16. Which Jovian planet has strong winds and dark storms?
  17. What is the solid center of a comet called?
  18. Which terrestrial planet is known as the Red Planet?
Down
  1. What event can create meteoroids from asteroids?
  2. Which type of planets have a solid surface?
  3. What do Jovian planets have that terrestrial planets mostly lack?
  4. What shape did the solar nebula take during formation?
  5. What is the central part of a terrestrial planet called?
  6. What is a meteoroid often made from?
  7. Which Jovian planet rotates on its side?
  8. What feature is formed when a meteoroid hits a planet?
  9. What small rocky body can become a meteor or meteorite?
  10. What small bodies formed from dust and rock in the early solar system?
  11. What force caused the solar system to collapse into a disk?
  12. What is one major difference between terrestrial and Jovian planets?
  13. How did the solar system begin to form?
  14. What forms when a comet gets close to the Sun?
  15. What type of tail does a comet have besides an ion tail?
  16. What causes meteoroids to enter Earth’s atmosphere?
  17. What imaginary line do planets rotate around?
  18. What formed at the center of the solar nebula?
  19. Which Jovian planet is the largest in the solar system?
  20. Which type of planets often have ring systems?
  21. Which type of planets have higher average density?
  22. What are terrestrial planets primarily made of?
  23. What are Jovian planets primarily made of?

41 Clues: What is a meteoroid often made from? • Which terrestrial planet supports life? • How did the solar system begin to form? • Which Jovian planet rotates on its side? • What are Jovian planets primarily made of? • Which type of planets have a solid surface? • What path do planets follow around the Sun? • What is the solid center of a comet called? • ...

Solar System 2025-12-02

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. red planet
  2. furthest planet
  3. biggest planet
  4. Neptune is famous for this
  5. used to be a planet but not anymore
  6. Jupiter’s big ________
  7. habitable
  8. known for rings
  9. smaller planet
  10. closest to sun
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  1. a small, icy objects that orbits the sun
  2. beyond Neptune (belt)
  3. coldest planet
  4. spins clockwise
  5. between Mars and Jupiter
  6. in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
  7. streak of light
  8. beyond Neptune (cloud)
  9. Saturn is famous for this
  10. center of solar system

20 Clues: habitable • red planet • coldest planet • biggest planet • smaller planet • closest to sun • spins clockwise • furthest planet • streak of light • known for rings • beyond Neptune (belt) • beyond Neptune (cloud) • Jupiter’s big ________ • center of solar system • between Mars and Jupiter • Saturn is famous for this • Neptune is famous for this • used to be a planet but not anymore • ...

Our Solar System 2023-03-27

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Known for its rings
  2. Region of our solar system where Pluto can be found
  3. Planet with the strongest gravity
  4. Center of our solar system
  5. Farthest reaches of our solar system
  6. In size, Mercury is the _____ planet in our solar system.
  7. Mars aka "The _____ Planet"
  8. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  9. Has an axial tilt of 98 degrees, meaning it rotates on its side
  10. Ice giant farthest from the sun
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  1. Houses the largest volcano in our solar system
  2. Region separating Mars and Jupiter
  3. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  4. Only planet in our solar system known to support life
  5. Jupiter has a giant _____ on its surface called the Great Red Spot.
  6. Hottest planet in our solar system
  7. Has the fastest orbit and is closest to the sun

17 Clues: Known for its rings • Center of our solar system • Mars aka "The _____ Planet" • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars • Ice giant farthest from the sun • Planet with the strongest gravity • Region separating Mars and Jupiter • Hottest planet in our solar system • Farthest reaches of our solar system • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • ...

Solar System 2024-10-17

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. earths satelite
  2. galaxy where our solar system is
  3. first man on moon
  4. largest planet in solar system
  5. A streak of light in the sky when an asteroid hits Earth
  6. coldest planet in solar system
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  1. largest satelite in solar system
  2. planet with rings that we can see from telescope
  3. center of our solar system
  4. smallest planet in solar system
  5. hottest planet in solar system
  6. only planet with live in solar system
  7. farthest planet from sun
  8. red planet

14 Clues: red planet • earths satelite • first man on moon • farthest planet from sun • center of our solar system • hottest planet in solar system • largest planet in solar system • coldest planet in solar system • smallest planet in solar system • largest satelite in solar system • galaxy where our solar system is • only planet with live in solar system • ...

Solar System 2019-11-12

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / This planet is tilted sideways and spins sideways too
  2. / Planets like Jupiter,Saturn,Uranus and Neptune
  3. / The sun is this
  4. / You use this to see into space
  5. / This is the air that surrounds a planet
  6. / Hottest and biggest star in our solar system
  7. / Our planet
  8. / This is caused by stars in the sky connecting to form pictures
  9. / The force that holds the planets in orbit and keeps us from floating into space
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  1. / Comes out at night
  2. / Hottest planet in the solar system
  3. / This machine sends you into space
  4. / The path a planet takes around the sun
  5. / The biggest planet in our solar system
  6. / This planet is famous for its beautiful ring
  7. / Known as the red planet
  8. / Planets like Mercury,Venus,Earth and Mars
  9. / First planet from the sun
  10. / These are almost holes that asteroids make when they hit the moon
  11. / Farthest planet from the sun

20 Clues: / Our planet • / The sun is this • / Comes out at night • / Known as the red planet • / First planet from the sun • / Farthest planet from the sun • / You use this to see into space • / This machine sends you into space • / Hottest planet in the solar system • / The path a planet takes around the sun • / The biggest planet in our solar system • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2020-03-17

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Oval shaped with two points
  2. Red planet
  3. Elliot Scientist who studied the uranian atmosphere
  4. Small robot used to explore the Martian landscape
  5. Essential to living things
  6. Mars belongs to this group
  7. Blue planet
  8. Largest moon
  9. Backward rotation
  10. Mass of swirling storm of clouds
  11. Comes from decaying plants and animals, as well as, from volcanic eruptions
  12. Cloudlike mass that surrounds the nucleus
  13. Newton English mathematician and physicist
  14. Small fragments and dust
  15. Shooting stars
  16. Beautiful planet with its system of rings
  17. Evening and morning star
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  1. Smaller moon
  2. Robotic spacecraft sent by NASA to orbit the planet Mercury
  3. Orbits the sun but too small to be considered planets
  4. Landed on Mars on July 4, 1997
  5. Fastest planet
  6. Venus
  7. Another term for the four moons
  8. Thick clouds that surround planet Venus
  9. Greek term for comet
  10. Largest planet
  11. Moves in elliptical orbit around the sun
  12. Planets that are much bigger but less dense than the rocky planets
  13. Formed from some materials left from the formation of the planets
  14. Star at the center of the solar system
  15. One possible mission to Mars

32 Clues: Venus • Red planet • Blue planet • Smaller moon • Largest moon • Fastest planet • Largest planet • Shooting stars • Backward rotation • Greek term for comet • Small fragments and dust • Evening and morning star • Essential to living things • Mars belongs to this group • Oval shaped with two points • One possible mission to Mars • Landed on Mars on July 4, 1997 • Another term for the four moons • ...

Solar System 2020-08-30

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the star closest to the earth
  2. to turn on an axis
  3. large planet known for the Great Red Spot
  4. third planet from the sun; only planet people have walked on
  5. number of planets in our solar system
  6. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus, and Neptune have _______ around them
  7. planet with the brightest rings
  8. the red planet; humans have sent robots here
  9. furthest planet from the sun
  10. number of stars in our solar system
  11. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the...
  12. our sun and the objects that orbit around it
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  1. place where astronauts live and work in space
  2. an American space traveler
  3. warmest planet; cloudy planet
  4. it takes Earth 365 days to ______ the sun
  5. the force that pulls you towards the center of a planet or star
  6. planet that rotates on its side
  7. instrument used for seeing stars and planets clearly
  8. dwarf planet with two moons
  9. planet closest to the sun

21 Clues: to turn on an axis • planet closest to the sun • an American space traveler • dwarf planet with two moons • furthest planet from the sun • the star closest to the earth • warmest planet; cloudy planet • planet with the brightest rings • planet that rotates on its side • number of stars in our solar system • number of planets in our solar system • ...

Solar-System 2020-09-02

Solar-System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. ................. dust is dust which exists in space.
  2. A ............ is a large rocky body orbiting the sun.
  3. The Earth has …………. moon.
  4. This dwarf planet was considered as a planet
  5. A celestial body that orbits the sun or a planet
  6. 24 hours make a ....... on the earth
  7. The solar-system is found in the …………. part of the Milky Way galaxy
  8. If half of the earth is day the other half would be …………
  9. The smallest planet in our solar-system and orbits the sun in 88 days
  10. Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called the …………… planets because they have solid , rocky surfaces.
  11. A planet that is found between the orbit of Mercury and Earth
  12. An optical instrument with a lens for each eye, used for viewing distant objects.
  13. Our home planet is a called …………………………
  14. A rock that is floats in space is a .........
  15. Our solar system is the …………… one
  16. The sun is a …………..
  17. These fixed luminous points in the night sky are thought to be twinkling
  18. This planet is the sister ice giant to Uranus.
  19. This planet is known as the red planet.
  20. Puerto Rico has the largest .......... telescope.
  21. Uranus and Neptune are known as …… giants.
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  1. A planet rotates on its .........
  2. belt A disc-shaped belt found beyond the orbit of Neptune.
  3. A well-known dwarf planet is called C……….
  4. A device that is used observe celestial bodies
  5. A well-known asteroid is ………
  6. the ………………. is made up of billions of galaxies.
  7. belt A belt made up of asteroids ad is found between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter
  8. A fine powder consisting of tiny particles found in Space.
  9. A celestial body that can be found in the Kuiper belt and is made up of dust and ice.
  10. The 7th planet from the sun.
  11. He is thought to be the first man on the moon.
  12. How many planets are there in the solar system
  13. The closest celestial body to the earth.
  14. Jupiter and Saturn are known as ………. giants.
  15. The earth ……………. around the sun that’s why we have day and night.
  16. The Sun is made up of …………..(About 70%) and helium (about 28%)
  17. A planet with a ring
  18. The largest celestial body in our solar-system
  19. probe A ………………… travels through space and collects information (MAN MADE SATELLITE)

40 Clues: The sun is a ………….. • A planet with a ring • The Earth has …………. moon. • A well-known asteroid is ……… • The 7th planet from the sun. • A planet rotates on its ......... • Our solar system is the …………… one • 24 hours make a ....... on the earth • Our home planet is a called ………………………… • This planet is known as the red planet. • The closest celestial body to the earth. • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-04-06

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The smallest planet
  2. Planetary companion
  3. The biggest natural satellite in Jupiter
  4. Lunar eclipse where it's look so red
  5. Dwarf planet
  6. Planet with slowest revolution time
  7. Planet that rotate on its side
  8. Planet with biggest ring
  9. The path where planet turn around the Sun
  10. Planet with rusty iron
  11. Gases that made up of Sun (make nuclear reaction)
  12. Meteroid when enter atmosphere
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  1. Planet with great red spot
  2. Planets spin on their own axis
  3. The first animal that go to space
  4. Star with tail
  5. obscuration of light
  6. Saturn's biggest satellite
  7. the closest neighbour of Earth
  8. Solar eclipse where it's look like a ring
  9. The biggest star in solar system
  10. Minor planet
  11. Blue planet that support living thing to live
  12. Morning or evening star / Earth's sister planet

24 Clues: Dwarf planet • Minor planet • Star with tail • The smallest planet • Planetary companion • obscuration of light • Planet with rusty iron • Planet with biggest ring • Planet with great red spot • Saturn's biggest satellite • Planets spin on their own axis • the closest neighbour of Earth • Planet that rotate on its side • Meteroid when enter atmosphere • The biggest star in solar system • ...

Solar System 2021-04-21

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. radiation: a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays.
  2. moon at any time after new moon and before full moon, so called because its illuminated area is increasing.
  3. oval
  4. an imaginary line drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles.
  5. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer.
  6. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator.
  7. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian at Greenwich.
  8. small rocky body orbiting the Sun.
  9. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun.
  10. tide: period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other.
  11. the force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth.
  12. the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
  13. the time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator.
  14. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
  15. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern.
  16. a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated.
  17. that earth orbits.
  18. a way in which heat travels causing hot air to rise and cold air to sink.
  19. system: the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun.
  20. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  21. tide:a tide just after a new or full moon
  22. single-stranded sequence of DNA.
  23. the natural satellite of the earth, visible by reflected light from the Sun.
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  1. the act of rising to an important position or a higher level.
  2. action by a celestial body of going round in an orbit.
  3. motion: Kepner's law.
  4. a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere such that part of it strikes the ground.
  5. unit: the average distance from the center of the earth to the center of the Sun.
  6. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that orbit the Sun.
  7. representing the sun as the center.
  8. shadow cast by the earth or moon over an area experiencing a partial eclipse.
  9. planet: a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking a certain criteria that is required for it to be classed as such.
  10. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
  11. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  12. a large body of matter in orbit around the sun/star thought to be developing into a planet
  13. eclipse: an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
  14. and falling of the sea due to the moon.
  15. representing the earth as the center.
  16. small body from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere.
  17. autumn, spring, winter, summer
  18. burning ball of gas.
  19. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object.

42 Clues: oval • that earth orbits. • burning ball of gas. • motion: Kepner's law. • autumn, spring, winter, summer • single-stranded sequence of DNA. • small rocky body orbiting the Sun. • representing the sun as the center. • representing the earth as the center. • and falling of the sea due to the moon. • tide:a tide just after a new or full moon • ...

Solar System 2023-03-15

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. salah satu bagian struktur teks eksposisi
  2. kumpulan data yang disusun berdasarkan baris dan kolom
  3. planet yang berwarna kemerahan
  4. tari yang berasal dari papua
  5. maha terpuji
  6. satelit alami bumi
  7. syarat wajib puasa
  8. planet yang terbesar dalam tata surya
  9. pusat sistem tata surya
  10. data yang sering banyak muncul
  11. menahan diri dari segala sesuatu
  12. planet yang dijuluki sebagai bintang kejora
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  1. Planet yang dihuni oleh manusia
  2. kumpulan dari beberapa fakta atau informasi
  3. nama bulan setelah ramadhan
  4. contoh penerapan pancasila sila pertama
  5. lari bersambung
  6. planet yang memiliki cincin yang mengitarinya
  7. planet yang terkecil dalam tata surya
  8. hal yang membatalkan puasa

20 Clues: maha terpuji • lari bersambung • satelit alami bumi • syarat wajib puasa • pusat sistem tata surya • hal yang membatalkan puasa • nama bulan setelah ramadhan • tari yang berasal dari papua • planet yang berwarna kemerahan • data yang sering banyak muncul • Planet yang dihuni oleh manusia • menahan diri dari segala sesuatu • planet yang terkecil dalam tata surya • ...

Solar System 2023-04-01

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This is an apparent motion of planets moving back and forth in the night sky.
  2. The coolest part and visible surface of the sun.
  3. The two types of meteors are ____ and _____.
  4. The only asteroid large enough to be considered a dwarf planet.
  5. This model of the solar system shows the sun at the center.
  6. Abbreviation for large eruptions of gasses that take a few days to reach Earth.
  7. The dwarf planet with a 17 degree tilted orbit.
  8. The shape of the planets orbits.
  9. The astronomer discovered 4 of Jupiter’s moons and that Venus has phases.
  10. The planet that rotates on its side.
  11. Irregularly shaped planetary bodies found between Mars and Jupiter.
  12. Planet often considered to be Earth’s twin.
  13. The layer of the sun that can only be seen during an eclipse.
  14. The planet that is sometimes further from the sun than Pluto.
  15. The stream of energized gases emitted by the sun that travels throughout the solar system. (2 words)
  16. The percent of the solar systems mass that is made up by the sun. (2 words)
  17. Another term for gas giant or Jovian planets.
  18. Space rocks that strike the Earth’s surface.
  19. This scientist was the first to publish the heliocentric model.
  20. The planet with the shortest day.
  21. This model of the solar system shows the Earth at the center.
  22. The largest of the dwarf planets.
  23. Dark areas on the sun that are caused by an increased magnetic field.
  24. A comets tail always points ______ from the sun.
  25. The point on an orbit farthest from the sun.
  26. The layer of the sun where energy travels out in waves.
  27. The only other planet to have had a water cycle and evidence of possible life.
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  1. Venus is the _______ planet (temperature wise).
  2. Streams of gases that fall back to the sun, often along magnetic field lines.
  3. The planet with the widest temperature range.
  4. Another name for shooting stars – rocks that burn up in our atmosphere.
  5. The direction all planets orbit the sun.
  6. The unit of distance that represents the distance between the Earth and Sun. (2 words)
  7. The number of dwarf planets in our solar system.
  8. The layer of the sun where hot gases rise and cool gases sink.
  9. The point on an orbit closest to the sun.
  10. The center part of a comet that consists of solid rock and ice.
  11. Venus’s ____ is longer than its _____. (2 words)
  12. The number of major planets in our solar system.
  13. This astronomer discovered the orbits were elliptical with the sun off center.
  14. The solar system is five _______ years old.
  15. The trail of dust from a comet.
  16. The vapor cloud that surrounds the nucleus of a comet.
  17. Large eruptions that shoot charged particles into space at the speed of light (2 words).
  18. Rocks that float in space.
  19. The center layer of the sun.
  20. The planet with the most rings.
  21. Bodies of rock and ice that orbit the sun.
  22. The type of energy created in the sun.2 (2 words).
  23. Another term for inner planets.
  24. Are where many comets originate from. (2 words)
  25. Glowing gases in our atmosphere (also called the Northern Lights).

52 Clues: Rocks that float in space. • The center layer of the sun. • The trail of dust from a comet. • The planet with the most rings. • Another term for inner planets. • The shape of the planets orbits. • The planet with the shortest day. • The largest of the dwarf planets. • The planet that rotates on its side. • The direction all planets orbit the sun. • ...

Solar System 2023-05-03

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. 7th planet and has vertical rings
  2. 6th planet in the solar system; second largest and a gas giant
  3. collection of solar
  4. Ray a form of electromagnetic radiation with wavelength shorter than that of visible light, but longer than X-rays.
  5. 4th planet from the sun and is red
  6. how many moons does Saturn have
  7. man made tech sent into space for looking into deep space or closer by in our solar system
  8. orbits Earth
  9. home to human life and 3rd planet from the sun
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  1. 2nd planet in our solar system
  2. a force where a planet or body is pulled toward the center of the object.
  3. planet what kinda planet is Pluto
  4. 5th planet in the solar system; largest planet and a gas giant
  5. swarms of objects orbiting a central planet with vertical motions that are small compared to their motions within a common plane
  6. center of the solar system
  7. 8th and last planet color blue
  8. belt what orbits between Mars and Jupiter
  9. Giant large planet mostly made of hydrogen and helium
  10. any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation that comes from within the internal energy sources
  11. closest planet to the sun and the smallest planet

20 Clues: orbits Earth • collection of solar • center of the solar system • 2nd planet in our solar system • 8th and last planet color blue • how many moons does Saturn have • planet what kinda planet is Pluto • 7th planet and has vertical rings • 4th planet from the sun and is red • belt what orbits between Mars and Jupiter • home to human life and 3rd planet from the sun • ...

Solar System 2023-05-16

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - 5th planet (The biggest planet in our solar system)
  2. - Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun.
  3. - A region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun.
  4. - 7th planet (Coldest planet)
  5. - 4th planet (The red planet)
  6. - Any massive self-luminous celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources.
  7. - The force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
  8. - 2nd planet (hottest planet)
  9. - A celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  10. - A regular, repeating path that one object in space takes around another one.
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  1. - Move in a circle on a central axis.
  2. - The Galaxy we are in.
  3. - 8th planet (Further-est planet)
  4. - 1st planet (smallest planet)
  5. - The Star of our Solar-System
  6. - The action of rotating around an axis or center.
  7. - Radiant energy emitted by the Sun.
  8. - 3rd planet (Our planet Home)
  9. - 6th planet (Has rings)
  10. - Each of the lines in which light and heat may seem to stream from the sun or any luminous body, or pass through a small opening.
  11. - An imaginary line about which a body rotates.

21 Clues: - The Galaxy we are in. • - 6th planet (Has rings) • - 7th planet (Coldest planet) • - 4th planet (The red planet) • - 2nd planet (hottest planet) • - 1st planet (smallest planet) • - The Star of our Solar-System • - 3rd planet (Our planet Home) • - 8th planet (Further-est planet) • - Radiant energy emitted by the Sun. • - Move in a circle on a central axis. • ...

Solar System 2023-06-02

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. is a spiral arm of our galaxy is a spiral arm of our galaxy.
  2. astronomical object luminous
  3. It is a rock a little smaller than the size of a planet.
  4. is the second planet of the sun
  5. is a solid piece of debris from an object, such as a comet, asteroid
  6. This is no longer considered a planet
  7. planet closest to the sun
  8. the only planet with life
  9. the layer that covers the planet
  10. our solar system is part of this galaxy
  11. third largest planet in our solar system
  12. It is an imaginary line that joins the two geographic poles of the planet.
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  1. It is a spherical region that extends from the Sun to 16.3 light years
  2. planet furthest from the sun
  3. largest planet in our solar system
  4. is an interstellar cloud roughly 30 light-years across, through which the Solar System is moving
  5. is a celestial body made up of dust, rocks, and ice particles
  6. force that keeps a planet moving in orbit
  7. It is a circumstellar disk of the solar system that lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.
  8. It is a celestial body that orbits around a planet.
  9. covers 70 percent of the Earth's surface
  10. a star and the planets orbiting around it
  11. its Earth's only natural satellite
  12. the planet with a ring
  13. "the red planet"
  14. The largest star in the Solar System

26 Clues: "the red planet" • the planet with a ring • planet closest to the sun • the only planet with life • planet furthest from the sun • astronomical object luminous • is the second planet of the sun • the layer that covers the planet • largest planet in our solar system • its Earth's only natural satellite • The largest star in the Solar System • This is no longer considered a planet • ...

Solar System 2013-06-02

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the amount of planets
  2. the smallest planet
  3. _____ Armstrong first man on the moon
  4. star the north star (2 words)
  5. the planet with spectacular rings around it
  6. closest planet to the sun
  7. the nearest star to the sun ( 2 words)
  8. 75% nitrogen,25% oxygen
  9. comes out at night time
  10. 9 moons
  11. the moon goes over the sun when this happens
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  1. similar size to earth
  2. the pattern in the sky created by stars
  3. shuttle the only space vehicle
  4. produces light and heat
  5. the biggest planet
  6. invisible to the naked eye
  7. mars is known as the ___ planet
  8. red soft soil
  9. star distances are measured in _____ years

20 Clues: 9 moons • red soft soil • the biggest planet • the smallest planet • similar size to earth • the amount of planets • produces light and heat • 75% nitrogen,25% oxygen • comes out at night time • invisible to the naked eye • closest planet to the sun • shuttle the only space vehicle • mars is known as the ___ planet • star the north star (2 words) • ...

solar system 2013-06-21

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planet tilted on its side
  2. Centre of our solar system
  3. Only planet with liquid water, oxygen and living organisms
  4. Instrument used to observe space
  5. Surface of the Earth is covered by land masses and ___________.
  6. The sun is made up of helium and _________.
  7. Largest moon in the solar system
  8. Earth's sister planet
  9. Recently demoted to a dwarf planet
Down
  1. Large planet with magnificent ring
  2. Number of planets in our solar system
  3. Between Mars and Jupiter is a band of rock called __________.
  4. Largest planet in solar system
  5. Gas responsible for colour of Neptune
  6. Metal responsible for colour of Mars
  7. Name of our galaxy
  8. Force that keeps objects grounded
  9. Planet most similar to Earth
  10. Smallest and closest planet to sun
  11. Four moons of Jupiter are: Callisto, IO, Ganymede, and _________.

20 Clues: Name of our galaxy • Earth's sister planet • Planet tilted on its side • Centre of our solar system • Planet most similar to Earth • Largest planet in solar system • Instrument used to observe space • Largest moon in the solar system • Force that keeps objects grounded • Large planet with magnificent ring • Smallest and closest planet to sun • Recently demoted to a dwarf planet • ...

SOLAR SYSTEM 2018-01-10

SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. / Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the...
  2. / large planet known for the Great Red Spot
  3. / the star closest to earth
  4. way / galaxy where the Solar System found
  5. / the force that pulls you towards the center of a planet or Star
  6. / planet with the brightest rings
  7. / third planet from the sun; only planet people have walked on
  8. / the red planet
  9. / an American space traveler
  10. / warmest planet/cloudy planet
  11. / dwarf planet with two moons
Down
  1. / it takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun.
  2. / planet closest to the sun
  3. System / our sun and the objects that orbit around it
  4. / planet that rotates on its side
  5. / number of planets in our solar system
  6. / instrument used for seeing stars and planets clearly
  7. / farthest planet from the sun
  8. / Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have ___ around them.
  9. / turn on an axis

20 Clues: / the red planet • / turn on an axis • / planet closest to the sun • / the star closest to earth • / an American space traveler • / dwarf planet with two moons • / farthest planet from the sun • / warmest planet/cloudy planet • / planet that rotates on its side • / planet with the brightest rings • / it takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun. • ...

Solar System 2021-12-16

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the moon does this with sunlight
  2. the distance light travels in 1 year
  3. circle another object
  4. spin on an axis
  5. solar energy is thermal and what other type of energy
  6. the force that brought everything together
  7. path an object follows when revolving around another object
  8. between new moon and quarter moon
  9. a start and everything caught in its gravity
  10. when the shaded side of the moon is increasing
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  1. when we see half the lighted side and half the shadow side of the moon
  2. when we see 100% of the lighted side of the moon
  3. how long it takes the earth to orbit the sun
  4. another way to say heat energy
  5. made of billions of solar systems
  6. how many days it takes the moon to orbit the earth
  7. when all we see from Earth is the shadow part of the moon
  8. line that circle around the middle of the Earth
  9. between a quarter and full moon
  10. made of billions of galaxies
  11. when the lighted side of the moon is increasing
  12. the only thing that creates light in a solar system
  13. imaginary line through the middle of a planet

23 Clues: spin on an axis • circle another object • made of billions of galaxies • another way to say heat energy • between a quarter and full moon • the moon does this with sunlight • made of billions of solar systems • between new moon and quarter moon • the distance light travels in 1 year • the force that brought everything together • how long it takes the earth to orbit the sun • ...

Solar System 2023-10-30

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Large pieces of rock with irregular shape floating between mars and jupiter
  2. This field of rocks lies between mars and jupiter
  3. In 2006 this planet was classified as a dwarf planet.
  4. The first person to walk on the moon
  5. This planet has at least 24 moons
  6. The first migrant farmworker to become an astronaut
  7. A huge group of stars
  8. A day on this planet takes slightly more than an Earth year
Down
  1. 70% of the surface is covered by water
  2. A small rock that usually burns up when entering the Earth's atmosphere
  3. This occurs when the moon passes between the sun and Earth
  4. One million Earths can fit inside this celestial body
  5. This planet completed only 1 orbit around the since its discovery
  6. This planet has the strongest pull of gravity in the Solar System
  7. This occurs when the Earth passes between the sun and moon
  8. A small body made out of dust, rock, gas and ice
  9. This planet has the largest volcano in the Solar System
  10. This object causes the tides on Earth
  11. A force that pulls all objects toward each other
  12. The closest planet to the sun
  13. This is the only planet in our Solar System to rotate on its side.

21 Clues: A huge group of stars • The closest planet to the sun • This planet has at least 24 moons • The first person to walk on the moon • This object causes the tides on Earth • 70% of the surface is covered by water • A small body made out of dust, rock, gas and ice • A force that pulls all objects toward each other • This field of rocks lies between mars and jupiter • ...

Solar System 2024-02-13

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the invisible line the Earth spins on
  2. the planet with a thin atmosphere, canyons & riverbeds
  3. the outer planets
  4. if the northern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what season is the southern hemisphere experiencing
  5. the spinning motion the Earth does that causes day & night
  6. the amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate
  7. how long does a moon phase take to complete
  8. when the entire moon is illuminated
  9. to light up
  10. the planet that looks like our moon and is the smallest
  11. the mnemonic device to remember the size order of planets
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  1. when the right side of the moon is illuminated
  2. the inner planets that are made from rock
  3. when none of the moon is illuminated
  4. the mnemonic device to remember the order of the planets
  5. the planet that has a cloud blanket that traps thermal energy
  6. the circular motion the Earth does that causes seasons
  7. the amount of time it takes for the Earth to revolve
  8. if the southern hemisphere is tilted toward the Sun, what season is the northern hemisphere experiencing
  9. Quarter when the left side of the moon is illuminated

20 Clues: to light up • the outer planets • when the entire moon is illuminated • the invisible line the Earth spins on • when none of the moon is illuminated • the inner planets that are made from rock • how long does a moon phase take to complete • when the right side of the moon is illuminated • the amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate • ...

Solar System 2025-04-15

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large celestial body orbiting a star (like Earth or Mars).
  2. Planet orbiting closest to the Sun.
  3. The curved path a planet takes around the Sun.
  4. The star at the center of our solar system.
  5. A small rocky body orbiting the Sun, many in a belt beyond Mars.
  6. Our home planet, the third from the Sun.
  7. Deep blue ice giant, the farthest major planet from the Sun.
  8. Known as the "Red Planet" due to iron oxide.
  9. Natural satellites that revolve around planets (like Earth's Moon).
  10. Hottest planet in our solar system, covered in clouds.
  11. Type of very large planet, often made of gas or ice (Gas ____).
  12. Ice giant planet that rotates nearly on its side.
Down
  1. The layer of gases surrounding a planet.
  2. A bowl-shaped depression on a planet's surface, often from an impact.
  3. The largest planet, a gas giant with a Great Red Spot.
  4. Our Sun and everything orbiting it (Solar ____).
  5. Jupiter's Great Red ____, a huge, long-lasting storm.
  6. Bands made of ice, rock, and dust circling planets like Saturn.
  7. Classification for smaller celestial bodies like Pluto (____ Planet).
  8. Gas giant planet famous for its prominent rings.

20 Clues: Planet orbiting closest to the Sun. • The layer of gases surrounding a planet. • Our home planet, the third from the Sun. • The star at the center of our solar system. • Known as the "Red Planet" due to iron oxide. • The curved path a planet takes around the Sun. • Our Sun and everything orbiting it (Solar ____). • Gas giant planet famous for its prominent rings. • ...

Solar System 2025-02-11

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The boundary in the early solar system beyond which ice could form, leading to gas giants.
  2. The tendency of a spinning object to keep spinning; it helped shape the solar system.
  3. The spinning of a planet on its axis, which causes day and night.
  4. A distant shell of icy objects surrounding the solar system, where long-period comets come from.
  5. The idea that the solar system formed from a spinning cloud of gas and dust.
  6. Large planets like Jupiter and Saturn that are made mostly of gas and have thick atmospheres.
  7. A piece of rock from space that survives its fall and lands on Earth’s surface.
  8. The movement of a planet around the Sun, which determines its year.
  9. Small space rocks that stuck together to form planets in the early solar system.
  10. Planets like Uranus and Neptune that are made of ice, gas, and have deep atmospheres.
  11. A region beyond Neptune that contains icy objects, including Pluto.
  12. A large object that orbits a star and has enough gravity to be round and clear its orbit.
Down
  1. A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
  2. Rocky planets like Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars that are found in the inner solar system.
  3. A force that pulls objects toward one another; it keeps planets in orbit around the Sun.
  4. A tool that helps scientists see faraway objects in space.
  5. The Sun and all the objects that orbit around it, including planets, moons, asteroids, and comets.
  6. When one space object moves into the shadow of another, like a solar or lunar eclipse.
  7. A region between Mars and Jupiter that contains many small, rocky objects called asteroids.
  8. A small, round object that orbits the Sun but does not clear its orbit of other objects.
  9. A piece of rock or metal from space that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere, also called a “shooting star.”
  10. The path an object takes as it moves around another object, like Earth orbiting the Sun.
  11. A ball of ice, rock, and dust that orbits the Sun and forms a tail when it gets close.
  12. An oval-shaped path that planets and other objects follow around the Sun.
  13. A small, rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt.

25 Clues: A planet that orbits a star outside our solar system. • A tool that helps scientists see faraway objects in space. • The spinning of a planet on its axis, which causes day and night. • The movement of a planet around the Sun, which determines its year. • A region beyond Neptune that contains icy objects, including Pluto. • ...

Solar System 2025-03-13

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The name of the asteroid that the spacecraft Psyche is travelling to.
  2. Venus is a ____ planet.
  3. The name of the mannequin inside Elon Musk's Red Roadster Tesla.
  4. Has 6 rings but they are very hard to see.
  5. The amount of years that voyager 1 lasted for in space.
  6. The ISS has a volume of a ____ bedroom house.
  7. More pieces were added to the ISS over the next __ years.
  8. Was accidentally classified as an asteroid and a possible threat to Earth this year.
  9. A curved path around another object.
  10. Every __ minutes the ISS orbits the Earth.
  11. Psyche spacecraft may be able to show us Earths _____.
  12. The number of planets in the Solar System.
  13. Discovered active volcanoes on Jupiter's moon.
  14. Helium and ___ make up the sun.
  15. 1.3 million __ can fit into the sun.
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  1. The amount of hours that one day on Neptune is equal to.
  2. Voyager 1 is currently more than __ billion kilometres from Earth.
  3. The Solar System's only star.
  4. Number of days that one year on Mercury is equal to.
  5. The fastest planet in the Solar System.
  6. On Voyager 1 you would find a ____.
  7. Furthest planet from the Sun and last planet in the solar system.
  8. Voyager 1 hasn't looked back at Earth in a really long time because it takes too much __ to look back.
  9. The first man-made object to leave our solar system.

24 Clues: Venus is a ____ planet. • The Solar System's only star. • Helium and ___ make up the sun. • On Voyager 1 you would find a ____. • A curved path around another object. • 1.3 million __ can fit into the sun. • The fastest planet in the Solar System. • Has 6 rings but they are very hard to see. • Every __ minutes the ISS orbits the Earth. • ...

Solar System 2025-10-17

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Comet
  2. Supernova
  3. Pluto
  4. Venus
  5. Mars
  6. Orbit
  7. Neptune
  8. Mercury
  9. Asteroid
  10. Jupiter
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  1. Meteor
  2. Earth
  3. Star
  4. Planet
  5. Space
  6. Uranus
  7. Moon
  8. Saturn
  9. Dwarf
  10. Sun

20 Clues: Sun • Star • Moon • Mars • Comet • Earth • Pluto • Venus • Space • Orbit • Dwarf • Meteor • Planet • Uranus • Saturn • Neptune • Mercury • Jupiter • Asteroid • Supernova

Solar System 2025-09-19

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An icy space object that forms a tail when it passes near the Sun
  2. A chunk or rock or dust in space
  3. A piece of rock that has fallen to the ground from outer space
  4. Nicknamed the "Red Planet"
  5. A region beyond Neptune containing many meteoroids and comets
  6. The outer planets are made up of ...
  7. All planets are located in the ...
  8. A large space rock orbiting the Sun
  9. The largest planet
  10. The hottest planet in the Solar System
  11. This planet is farthest away from the Sun
Down
  1. A space rock that enters Earth's atmosphere
  2. Earth rotates on an ....
  3. A sphere of meteoroids and comets far beyond Pluto
  4. The smallest planet
  5. All 8 planets ____________ around the Sun
  6. This planet is tilted on its side
  7. A region between Mars and Jupiter where many small and large asteroids are found
  8. The only planet known to support life
  9. The sixth planet from the Sun

20 Clues: The largest planet • The smallest planet • Earth rotates on an .... • Nicknamed the "Red Planet" • The sixth planet from the Sun • A chunk or rock or dust in space • This planet is tilted on its side • All planets are located in the ... • A large space rock orbiting the Sun • The outer planets are made up of ... • The only planet known to support life • ...

Solar System 2025-11-12

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a ball of hot gas
  2. is the seventh planet from the sun
  3. Large and rounded
  4. a natural satellite
  5. a group of stars
  6. a scientist who studies the universe
  7. is the fifth planet from the sun
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  1. fourth planet from the sun
  2. tiny planet
  3. the sixth planet from the sun
  4. doesn't belong in the solar system anymore
  5. inhabited
  6. the second closest planet to the sun
  7. an icy rock
  8. the furthest away from the sun
  9. a collection of things in space
  10. centre of the solar system
  11. the region beyond Earth's atmosphere
  12. closest planet to the sun
  13. the path of a celestial body

20 Clues: inhabited • tiny planet • an icy rock • a group of stars • a ball of hot gas • Large and rounded • a natural satellite • closest planet to the sun • fourth planet from the sun • centre of the solar system • the path of a celestial body • the sixth planet from the sun • the furthest away from the sun • a collection of things in space • is the fifth planet from the sun • ...

Solar System 2025-11-27

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The closest to the sun
  2. The planet of love
  3. The planet that spins on its side
  4. Human-made machines launched into orbit
  5. Substance that makes up most of giant planets like Jupiter and Saturn
  6. Distant dwarf planet whose discovery led to Pluto’s reclassification.
  7. Largest moon of Saturn, known for its thick atmosphere.
  8. Where we live
  9. What orbits around the planets of our solar system
  10. The farthest from the sun
  11. The star at the center of our solar system
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  1. The biggest planet in our solar system
  2. Icy bodies that develop glowing tails when near the Sun.
  3. Tiny particles floating in space, often forming clouds between stars.
  4. The red planet
  5. Dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, named after a Rapa Nui god.
  6. Small rocky body orbiting the sun
  7. Egg-shaped dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, known for its rapid rotation.
  8. The ringed planet
  9. Largest object in the asteroid belt, classified as a dwarf planet.
  10. Was one known as the ninth planet

21 Clues: Where we live • The red planet • The ringed planet • The planet of love • The closest to the sun • The farthest from the sun • The planet that spins on its side • Small rocky body orbiting the sun • Was one known as the ninth planet • The biggest planet in our solar system • Human-made machines launched into orbit • The star at the center of our solar system • ...

Outer Space Crossword puzzle 2023-05-05

Outer Space Crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Giant Jupiter
  2. moon Triton
  3. millions in the solar system
  4. On the edge of the solar system
  5. to Sun Mercury
  6. Coldest body in solar system
  7. Day Venus
  8. of our solar system Saturn
Down
  1. Huge ring system
  2. smaller than earths moon
  3. known planets Dwarf planets
  4. Giant dust storms
  5. five percent water Earth
  6. rotation Mercury
  7. planets Havent cleared orbital path
  8. Moon has no atmosphere
  9. Known Rings Uranus
  10. Fastest are 26 miles per second

18 Clues: Day Venus • moon Triton • Giant Jupiter • to Sun Mercury • Huge ring system • rotation Mercury • Giant dust storms • Known Rings Uranus • Moon has no atmosphere • smaller than earths moon • five percent water Earth • of our solar system Saturn • known planets Dwarf planets • millions in the solar system • Coldest body in solar system • On the edge of the solar system • ...

The Solar System 2014-10-26

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on.
  2. The “Red Planet”
  3. What holds us on the Earth.
  4. The smallest planet in the solar system.
  5. A Layer of gasses surrounding a planet.
  6. Earth’s natural satellite.
  7. The largest planet in the solar system.
  8. The 2nd largest planet.
  9. The planet 2nd from the Sun.
Down
  1. Known as “shooting stars”.
  2. A system consisting of stars.
  3. The Earth spins on this.
  4. The planets do this around the Sun.
  5. Most common include solar and luna.
  6. These surround Saturn.
  7. Also known as “minor planets”.
  8. The 7th planet in the Solar System.
  9. The planet with the highest temperature.
  10. The 8th planet in the Solar System.
  11. The star with the highest temperature.

20 Clues: The “Red Planet” • The planet we live on. • These surround Saturn. • The 2nd largest planet. • The Earth spins on this. • Known as “shooting stars”. • Earth’s natural satellite. • What holds us on the Earth. • The planet 2nd from the Sun. • A system consisting of stars. • Also known as “minor planets”. • The planets do this around the Sun. • Most common include solar and luna. • ...

The Planets 2014-10-29

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet we live on.
  2. The star with the highest temperature.
  3. Also known as “minor planets”.
  4. The 2nd largest planet.
  5. A Layer of gasses surrounding a planet.
  6. The Earth spins on this.
  7. The 8th planet in the Solar System.
  8. Known as “shooting stars”.
  9. The “Red Planet”.
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  1. The 7th planet in the Solar System.
  2. Most common include solar and luna.
  3. planet with the highest temperature.
  4. The smallest planet in the solar system.
  5. The planets do this around the Sun.
  6. What holds us on the Earth.
  7. The largest planet in the solar system.
  8. Earth’s natural satellite.
  9. The planet 2nd from the Sun.
  10. These surround Saturn.
  11. A system consisting of stars.

20 Clues: The “Red Planet”. • The planet we live on. • These surround Saturn. • The 2nd largest planet. • The Earth spins on this. • Earth’s natural satellite. • Known as “shooting stars”. • What holds us on the Earth. • The planet 2nd from the Sun. • A system consisting of stars. • Also known as “minor planets”. • The 7th planet in the Solar System. • Most common include solar and luna. • ...

Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2025-02-15

Solar System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Of Mars' two moons this has the outermost orbit.
  2. This orbits the earth.
  3. The smallest of Jupiter's four Galilean moons.
  4. The planet that we live on.
  5. This dwarf planet used to be considered the ninth planet in our solar system.
  6. This is the largest asteroid in the asteroid belt that doesn't count as a dwarf planet.
  7. The largest moon in our solar system.
  8. This belt is between the orbit of Mars and Jupiter.
  9. This dwarf planet is in the asteroid belt.
  10. Jupiter's second largest moon.
  11. This planet is known for its bright and extensive system of rings.
  12. The largest planet in our solar system.
Down
  1. Pluto's moon.
  2. The largest moon of Uranus
  3. The innermost of Jupiter's four Galilean moons.
  4. The second largest moon in our solar system.
  5. This belt is home to several dwarf planets.
  6. The planet in our solar system that is furthest from the sun.
  7. This planet's orbit is between Earth's and Jupiter's.
  8. The planet with the largest axial tilt.
  9. Of Mars' two moons this has the innermost orbit.
  10. The smallest planet in our solar system.
  11. This is the third largest asteroid in the asteroid belt.
  12. Neptune's largest moon.
  13. This is the larger of the two planets in our solars system that have no moons.
  14. The most massive known dwarf planet in our solar system.
  15. the center of our solar system.

27 Clues: Pluto's moon. • This orbits the earth. • Neptune's largest moon. • The largest moon of Uranus • The planet that we live on. • Jupiter's second largest moon. • the center of our solar system. • The largest moon in our solar system. • The planet with the largest axial tilt. • The largest planet in our solar system. • The smallest planet in our solar system. • ...

The Solar System 2023-05-03

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is found on the edge of the solar system.
  2. What type of atmosphere does Jupiter have?
  3. What can't you do on Venus?
  4. What part of earth do meteoroids burn.
  5. Saturn is made of hydrogen and what other gas.
  6. which planet is the smallest in our solar system
  7. What's the last planet in the solar system.
  8. How many dwarf planets are there in the solar system.
  9. Is Mercury the Largest or smallest planet in the solar system.
  10. How long is a day on earth?
  11. where does Pluto lie in?
  12. How many rings does Neptune have?
  13. What type of temperature does Venus have.
  14. Which planet is a dwarf planet.
Down
  1. What planet is cover in swirling cloud stripes?
  2. What does Mars have that gives it seasons.
  3. There are million of these in our solar system
  4. What's the temperature of Uranus in the solar system.
  5. Which planet is the fourth closest from the sun
  6. What's Jupiter famous that has its own magnetic field.
  7. What type of gas are comets made of.
  8. This planet was named after a roman goddess.
  9. There are about a trillion of these in the Oort cloud.
  10. Which planet has spectacular and complicated rings.
  11. Asteroids contain water and what other solid.
  12. What is mercury closest to in the solar system.
  13. What's mars famous moon also known as the largest.
  14. Which planet isn't flat but not perfectly round either.
  15. Which planet has the third largest diameter in our solar system

29 Clues: where does Pluto lie in? • What can't you do on Venus? • How long is a day on earth? • Which planet is a dwarf planet. • How many rings does Neptune have? • What type of gas are comets made of. • What part of earth do meteoroids burn. • What type of temperature does Venus have. • What does Mars have that gives it seasons. • What type of atmosphere does Jupiter have? • ...

Space 2023-08-22

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The planet farthest from the sun in the solar system
  2. The coldest planet in the solar system
  3. Huge glowing balls of gases
  4. The largest planet in the solar system
  5. Vehicle that takes people into space
  6. Large natural objects that orbit around Sun in space
  7. The hottest and the brightest planet in the solar system
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  1. Someone who travels in space
  2. The planet closest to the sun in the solar system
  3. Instrument that allows people to see distant objects
  4. A group of planets and other bodies that revolve around the Sun
  5. A group of stars
  6. The planet with the nickname "Red Planet"
  7. The closest star to Earth
  8. The only known planet to support life
  9. The sixth planet from the sun in the solar system
  10. A dwarf planet in the solar system

17 Clues: A group of stars • The closest star to Earth • Huge glowing balls of gases • Someone who travels in space • A dwarf planet in the solar system • Vehicle that takes people into space • The only known planet to support life • The coldest planet in the solar system • The largest planet in the solar system • The planet with the nickname "Red Planet" • ...

Solar System Crossword 2017-05-17

Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The number of planets in the Solar System
  2. The sixth planet in our Solar System
  3. The rocky body that orbits the Earth
  4. The seventh planet in our Solar System
  5. The most common Dwarf-Planet
  6. The first planet in our Solar System
  7. The second planet in our Solar System
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  1. The third planet in our Solar System
  2. The star at the centre of our Solar System
  3. The fourth planet in our Solar System
  4. The fifth planet in our Solar System
  5. The eighth planet in our Solar System
  6. Our sun is a _______

13 Clues: Our sun is a _______ • The most common Dwarf-Planet • The third planet in our Solar System • The sixth planet in our Solar System • The rocky body that orbits the Earth • The fifth planet in our Solar System • The first planet in our Solar System • The fourth planet in our Solar System • The eighth planet in our Solar System • The second planet in our Solar System • ...

Times to Review! 2024-08-04

Times to Review! crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars are grouped into ... planets based on their physical characteristics.
  2. Earth's ... can cause changes in seasons.
  3. The eight planets orbit around the Sun in ... orbits.
  4. The ... satellites are human's made satellite.
  5. The biggest planet in our solar system is ...
  6. Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are grouped into ... planets based on Earth's orbit as the boundary.
  7. Uranus is a ... planet in solar system.
  8. Venus is the ... planet.
  9. Source of light in our solar system
  10. Make-make, Ceres, Pluto, Haumea, Eris are ... planets.
  11. Comets are ... that is why when comets come close to the Sun, the frozen water and gases heat up, creating a tail of gas and dust particles.
  12. Sun is composed mostly of hydrogen and ...
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  1. Planets in the solar system are grouped into inner and outer planets based on boundary set by the ...
  2. Uranus rotates in ... direction and it rotates on its side.
  3. Mercury and ... have no moon.
  4. The red planet in our solar system is ...
  5. Earth takes 24 hours to ... in own axis.
  6. Venus has a high amount of ... in their atmosphere.
  7. The sixth planet in our solar system is ...
  8. The smallest planet in our solar system is ...

20 Clues: Venus is the ... planet. • Mercury and ... have no moon. • Source of light in our solar system • Uranus is a ... planet in solar system. • Earth takes 24 hours to ... in own axis. • Earth's ... can cause changes in seasons. • The red planet in our solar system is ... • Sun is composed mostly of hydrogen and ... • The sixth planet in our solar system is ... • ...

The Solar System 2013-12-06

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the hottest Planet in our solar system?
  2. What is another name for "dirty snowballs" that are composed of ice, rock and gas?
  3. What is the Earth's "Rotation"?
  4. What is the Earth's "Revolution"?
  5. What is it called when there are leftovers rocks from the formation of the solar system?
  6. What is the farthest planet in our solar system today?
  7. How old is our solar system?
  8. What/How does the Earth rotate by?
  9. What is the fastest rotation Planet?
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  1. What is the longest Rotation in our solar system?
  2. What is the farthest planet in our solar system before 2006?
  3. How many planets are in our solar system?
  4. Why is there a ring around Saturn, what are those?
  5. What is the closest Planet to the Sun?
  6. What is it called when a planet goes around the sun once?
  7. What are the gas bubbles/explosions on the surface of the sun called?
  8. What is our galaxy name?
  9. What is another name for the moon?
  10. How was our galaxy created?

19 Clues: What is our galaxy name? • How was our galaxy created? • How old is our solar system? • What is the Earth's "Rotation"? • What is the Earth's "Revolution"? • What is another name for the moon? • What/How does the Earth rotate by? • What is the fastest rotation Planet? • What is the closest Planet to the Sun? • How many planets are in our solar system? • ...

Stars & Planets 2025-04-26

Stars & Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large, round object in outer space that orbits a star
  2. an invisible force that pulls any object down, toward the center of a planet, moon, or other object
  3. the sixth planet from the Sun in our solar system
  4. zone the area around a star that is not too hot or too cold for liquid water to exist
  5. the air that surrounds a planet
  6. an image that helps you understand information
  7. the fourth planet from the Sun in our solar system
  8. dioxide a type of gas that plants sometimes take in and that animals release when they breathe
  9. a tool used to make very distant objects look closer, often used to look at space
  10. the second planet from the Sun in our solar system
  11. the first planet from the Sun in our solar system
  12. to separate into smaller parts or groups
  13. all the planets and other objects that orbit around a star
  14. the eighth planet from the Sun in our solar system
  15. the third planet from the Sun in our solar system
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  1. describes when there is a lot of visible light; the opposite of dim
  2. a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system
  3. the amount of matter an object has
  4. the seventh planet from the Sun in our solar system
  5. energy from the Sun that can warm things up and be made into electricity; a renewable resource
  6. a scientist who studies outer space
  7. a number that you get when you add up a set of numbers and then divide by how many numbers there are in that set
  8. describes when there is not a lot of visible light; the opposite of bright
  9. a place with conditions where a living thing can survive
  10. a push or a pull
  11. a rocky object in outer space
  12. to add a number to itself a certain number of times
  13. a panel that can absorb the Sun's light to use as a source of energy
  14. the amount of space between two things
  15. the fifth planet from the Sun in our solar system

30 Clues: a push or a pull • a rocky object in outer space • the air that surrounds a planet • the amount of matter an object has • a scientist who studies outer space • the amount of space between two things • to separate into smaller parts or groups • an image that helps you understand information • the sixth planet from the Sun in our solar system • ...

Solar system 2022-03-03

Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an object that is placed in orbit around the planet
  2. has the most noticeable ring in the solar system
  3. the smallest planet in the solar system
  4. a minor planet of the inner solar system
  5. named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty
  6. the densest planet in the solar system
  7. a galaxy that the solar system is in
  8. the only star in the solar system
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  1. the densest among giant planet
  2. the smallest of the four Galilean moon
  3. the largest planet in the solar system
  4. the seventh planet from the sun
  5. the curved path of a celestial object
  6. fundamental particle which participates in the strong nuclear force
  7. named after the Roman god of war
  8. earth’s only natural satellite

16 Clues: the densest among giant planet • earth’s only natural satellite • the seventh planet from the sun • named after the Roman god of war • the only star in the solar system • a galaxy that the solar system is in • the curved path of a celestial object • the smallest of the four Galilean moon • the largest planet in the solar system • the densest planet in the solar system • ...

The Solar System 2014-10-27

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a star found at the center of the Solar System
  2. Famous for the beautiful rings that surround it
  3. A relatively small solar system body that orbits the Sun
  4. The number Earth is from the moon
  5. Also known as planetoids or minor planets
  6. The planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun
  7. A small rock or particle of debris in our solar system
  8. The name of the force holding us to the Earth
  9. The smallest planet in the Solar System
  10. The seventh planet from the Sun
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  1. What orbits the Earth every 27.3 days
  2. The planet that no longer exists
  3. The name of the 2nd biggest planet in our solar system
  4. The hottest planet in our solar system
  5. The planet is known as the red planet
  6. Famous for its big red spot on it
  7. The surname of the first person to walk on the moon
  8. The number of planets in our solar system
  9. a massive, bright, sphere of very hot gas called plasma which is held together by its own gravity

19 Clues: The seventh planet from the Sun • The planet that no longer exists • The number Earth is from the moon • Famous for its big red spot on it • What orbits the Earth every 27.3 days • The planet is known as the red planet • The hottest planet in our solar system • The smallest planet in the Solar System • Also known as planetoids or minor planets • ...

solar system 2020-07-14

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. an icy dwarf planet in the kuiper belt
  2. the star that the earth revolves around
  3. a small celestial body made up of rock and metal
  4. a shield of gases surrounding the earth or another planet
  5. a small body of matter from outer space
  6. relating to the sky
  7. a huge system of stars held together by gas and dust
  8. all existing matter in space
  9. the emission of energy from electromagnetic waves
  10. the branch of science which deals with celestial objects, space, and the physical universe as a whole.
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  1. a celestial body consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust
  2. a celestial body revolving around the sun
  3. the fifth planet from the sun, a gas giant
  4. a celestial body revolving around another
  5. a highly flammable gas
  6. a prominent constellation located on the celestial equator
  7. the sixth planet from the sun
  8. second planet from the sun
  9. the fourth planet from the sun

19 Clues: relating to the sky • a highly flammable gas • second planet from the sun • all existing matter in space • the sixth planet from the sun • the fourth planet from the sun • an icy dwarf planet in the kuiper belt • the star that the earth revolves around • a small body of matter from outer space • a celestial body revolving around the sun • ...

Solar System 2015-01-23

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planet with a hot surface and most like Earth in size
  2. planet closest to the sun
  3. dust particles, frozen water, methane, ammonia
  4. property of water most important for living organisms
  5. the model of the solar system with the sun in the middle
  6. Roman god of the sea
  7. the planet with the highest temperature
  8. huge cloud of gas and dust from which stars are formed
  9. one of the elements that make up the sun
  10. the moon is closest to this planet
  11. the asteroid belt occurs between these two planets
  12. the planet that contains oceans and ice caps
Down
  1. the reason the earth has tides
  2. planet likely to be visited by humans in future
  3. the sun appears to move across the sky due to earth's ____
  4. light blue planet named for the Roman god of the sea
  5. the phase of the moon during which a lunar eclipse occurs
  6. the phase of the moon when it cannot be seen
  7. what makes Earth unique compared to other planets
  8. a light year is a measurement of _______
  9. what Earth's rotations cause

21 Clues: Roman god of the sea • planet closest to the sun • what Earth's rotations cause • the reason the earth has tides • the moon is closest to this planet • the planet with the highest temperature • one of the elements that make up the sun • a light year is a measurement of _______ • the phase of the moon when it cannot be seen • the planet that contains oceans and ice caps • ...

Solar System 2022-05-26

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and that decreases as the distance between the objects increases
  2. Planet closest to pluto
  3. the planet closest to the sun
  4. has magnitude and direction
  5. A rotating disk of dust and gas that surrounds the core of a developing solar system.
  6. an oval shape defined by points for which the sum of the distances to two fixed points(foci is a constant;
  7. an action exerted on a body that tends to change the body's state of rest or motion;
  8. a stream of high-speed,
  9. The red planet
  10. the location within Earth along a fault at which the first motion of an earthquake occurs; one of the two central defining points of an ellipse
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  1. the path of a body as it moves around another body due to their mutual gravitational attraction
  2. the degree of elongation of an elliptical orbit
  3. a dark area of the photosphere of the sun that is cooler than the surrounding areas and that has a strong magnetic field
  4. a gas composed of molecules that absorb and radiate infrared radiation
  5. The big blue planet
  6. evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures;
  7. a center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred
  8. the dwarf planet
  9. the motion of the axis of a spinning body, such as the wobble of a spinning top,
  10. a large cloud of gas and dust in interstellar space; a region in space where stars form

20 Clues: The red planet • the dwarf planet • The big blue planet • Planet closest to pluto • a stream of high-speed, • has magnitude and direction • the planet closest to the sun • the degree of elongation of an elliptical orbit • evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures; • a center line to which parts of a structure or body may be referred • ...

Solar System 2024-01-17

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Noche
  2. Tierra​​​​
  3. Neptuno​​
  4. Hidrosfera
  5. Sistemasolar
  6. Geosfera​​
  7. Otoño
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  1. Invierno​​​
  2. Atmósfera​​
  3. Marte
  4. Mercurio
  5. Venús
  6. Día
  7. ​Urano​​
  8. Verano​​​
  9. Sol
  10. Saturno
  11. Jupiter​​​​
  12. Primavera

19 Clues: Día • Sol • Marte • Noche • Venús • Otoño • Saturno • Mercurio • ​Urano​​ • Neptuno​​ • Verano​​​ • Primavera • Tierra​​​​ • Hidrosfera • Geosfera​​ • Invierno​​​ • Atmósfera​​ • Jupiter​​​​ • Sistemasolar

Solar System 2025-12-02

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. red planet
  2. Saturn is famous for this
  3. used to be a planet but not anymore
  4. between Mars and Jupiter
  5. habitable
  6. furthest planet
  7. known for rings
  8. a small, icy objects that orbits the sun
  9. center of solar system
  10. smaller planet
  11. Neptune is famous for this
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  1. in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
  2. Jupiter’s big ________
  3. streak of light
  4. beyond Neptune (belt)
  5. beyond Neptune (cloud)
  6. spins clockwise
  7. closest to sun
  8. coldest planet
  9. biggest planet

20 Clues: habitable • red planet • closest to sun • coldest planet • biggest planet • smaller planet • streak of light • spins clockwise • furthest planet • known for rings • beyond Neptune (belt) • Jupiter’s big ________ • beyond Neptune (cloud) • center of solar system • between Mars and Jupiter • Saturn is famous for this • Neptune is famous for this • used to be a planet but not anymore • ...

Solar System 2025-12-02

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closest to sun
  2. used to be a planet but not anymore
  3. Saturn is famous for this
  4. coldest planet
  5. Jupiter’s big ________
  6. furthest planet
  7. a small, icy objects that orbits the sun
  8. habitable
  9. streak of light
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  1. beyond Neptune (cloud)
  2. smaller planet
  3. beyond Neptune (belt)
  4. biggest planet
  5. between Mars and Jupiter
  6. spins clockwise
  7. Neptune is famous for this
  8. in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
  9. center of solar system
  10. known for rings
  11. red planet

20 Clues: habitable • red planet • smaller planet • biggest planet • closest to sun • coldest planet • spins clockwise • furthest planet • known for rings • streak of light • beyond Neptune (belt) • beyond Neptune (cloud) • Jupiter’s big ________ • center of solar system • between Mars and Jupiter • Saturn is famous for this • Neptune is famous for this • used to be a planet but not anymore • ...

Solar System 2025-12-02

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. used to be a planet but not anymore
  2. Neptune is famous for this
  3. red planet
  4. habitable
  5. coldest planet
  6. a small, icy objects that orbits the sun
  7. smaller planet
  8. Saturn is famous for this
  9. in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
  10. beyond Neptune (cloud)
  11. spins clockwise
  12. center of solar system
Down
  1. streak of light
  2. furthest planet
  3. beyond Neptune (belt)
  4. closest to sun
  5. biggest planet
  6. between Mars and Jupiter
  7. Jupiter’s big ________
  8. known for rings

20 Clues: habitable • red planet • closest to sun • coldest planet • biggest planet • smaller planet • streak of light • furthest planet • known for rings • spins clockwise • beyond Neptune (belt) • Jupiter’s big ________ • beyond Neptune (cloud) • center of solar system • between Mars and Jupiter • Saturn is famous for this • Neptune is famous for this • used to be a planet but not anymore • ...

Solar System 2025-12-02

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. spins clockwise
  2. between Mars and Jupiter
  3. red planet
  4. used to be a planet but not anymore
  5. Neptune is famous for this
  6. closest to sun
  7. a small, icy objects that orbits the sun
  8. smaller planet
  9. center of solar system
Down
  1. beyond Neptune (cloud)
  2. beyond Neptune (belt)
  3. streak of light
  4. habitable
  5. in the belt between Mars and Jupiter
  6. biggest planet
  7. known for rings
  8. Saturn is famous for this
  9. furthest planet
  10. coldest planet
  11. Jupiter’s big ________

20 Clues: habitable • red planet • biggest planet • closest to sun • coldest planet • smaller planet • streak of light • spins clockwise • known for rings • furthest planet • beyond Neptune (belt) • beyond Neptune (cloud) • Jupiter’s big ________ • center of solar system • between Mars and Jupiter • Saturn is famous for this • Neptune is famous for this • used to be a planet but not anymore • ...

Solar System 2021-04-20

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A chunk of frozen gases, ice, and rock with an elongated and elliptical orbit.
  2. –a spherical ball of rock and/or gas that orbits a star (Sun).
  3. – a regular curved path that revolves around an object.
  4. planets – rocky and terrestrial planets that orbit between the Sun and the Asteroid Belt: Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars.
  5. – remains of meteoroids that strike the surface of the Earth or the Moon.
  6. Planets – gaseous planets that orbit beyond the Asteroid Belt: Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune.
  7. Belt - an area of space between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit the Sun. Planet, larger than a meteoroid.
  8. – the pull that all objects with mass exert (put) on other matter.
  9. Objects – objects located in the sky: planets, moons, stars, comets, asteroids, meteors.
  10. – a ball of mostly hydrogen and helium gas that makes its own heat and light.
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  1. System –made of the 8 planets and numerous other objects that orbit the Sun.
  2. - a natural chunk of rock or dust that comes from outside of Earth’s atmosphere.
  3. planet - Jovian planets are made up of gasses and are not solid.
  4. Planets– Terrestrial planets are like Earth and are made of solid materials.
  5. – a natural satellite that orbits a planet.
  6. – a small object that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns due to friction; gives off light.
  7. – rocky objects orbiting the Sun between the inner and outer planets; smaller than a planet, larger than a meteoroid.
  8. – the glowing, heated dust and vapor that surrounds the icy nucleus of a comet as it moves near the Sun. Solar winds cause a tail to form away from the Sun.
  9. –the closest star that provides light and heat for our solar system.

19 Clues: – a natural satellite that orbits a planet. • – a regular curved path that revolves around an object. • –a spherical ball of rock and/or gas that orbits a star (Sun). • planet - Jovian planets are made up of gasses and are not solid. • – the pull that all objects with mass exert (put) on other matter. • ...

Solar System 2021-10-28

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The largest planet in the solar system.
  2. The ____ belt is located between Mars and Jupiter.
  3. The closest planet to the Sun, and it is also the hottest.
  4. The time it takes a planet to rotate on its _____ is equal to a day on that planet.
  5. The seventh planet from the Sun.
  6. This planet takes the longest to travel around the Sun.
  7. This lasts 365 days on the Earth.
  8. These objects are believed to be left over from the beginning of the solar system.
  9. The path the planets take when traveling around the Sun.
  10. The Earth has one, but other planets have many of them.
  11. This planet takes about the same time as the Earth to rotate on its axis one time.
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  1. The beginning of the solar system was about 4.6 _______ years ago.
  2. The galaxy our solar system is located.
  3. This planet has the longest day, taking 243 Earth days to rotate one time.
  4. The Sun and the objects that travel around it.
  5. It is the closest star to Earth made up of mostly helium and hydrogen.
  6. The planet famous for its many rings.
  7. This planet is inhabited by people, 93 million miles from the Sun.
  8. The total number of planets.

19 Clues: The total number of planets. • The seventh planet from the Sun. • This lasts 365 days on the Earth. • The planet famous for its many rings. • The galaxy our solar system is located. • The largest planet in the solar system. • The Sun and the objects that travel around it. • The ____ belt is located between Mars and Jupiter. • ...

Solar system 2023-11-08

Solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. provides earth with seasons
  2. the planet with an eccentricity of 0.047
  3. the trend between distance from the sun and period of revolution
  4. the 2nd smallest planet
  5. the planet with the greatest density
  6. group of planets furthest from the sun
  7. a solar system model where the sun is in the center
  8. a solar system model where the sun and planets revolve around the earth
  9. the deflection of objects to the right as they travel north
  10. the planet that spins the fastest
  11. provides earth with day and night
Down
  1. the planet that would float in water
  2. the planet with the longest day
  3. the planet closest to the sun
  4. group of planets with a smaller diameter
  5. the planet with the longest year
  6. refers to the size of the planet
  7. these change throughout the year which proves that earth revolves around the sun
  8. made a pendulum to prove that earth rotates

19 Clues: the 2nd smallest planet • provides earth with seasons • the planet closest to the sun • the planet with the longest day • the planet with the longest year • refers to the size of the planet • the planet that spins the fastest • provides earth with day and night • the planet that would float in water • the planet with the greatest density • group of planets furthest from the sun • ...

Solar System 2022-01-09

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Number of inner planets in our solar system?
  2. Name of the rover that landed on Mars in Febraury of 2021?
  3. Number of stars in our solar system?
  4. Current number of satellites in Earth's orbit?
  5. name of Neptune inner most ring?
  6. First manned space ship to the land on the moon?
  7. First astronaut to orbit the Earth, completing 3 orbits?
  8. Largest plant in the solar system?
  9. Number of planet in our solar system?
Down
  1. Number of confirmed moons for Jupiter?
  2. Smallest plant in our solar system?
  3. Person that accompanied Niel Armstrong to the moon?
  4. Former Soviet Union's first satellite launched into Earth's orbit?
  5. America's first satellite launched into Earth's orbit?
  6. Space shuttle orbitor that exploded upon take off due to two small o-rings?
  7. Color of Mars?
  8. Number of rings for the planet Saturn?
  9. Neil Armstrong stated, "that's on small step for man,_________for mankind?
  10. Largest star in our solar system?
  11. Name of the galaxy all the stars and plants reside?

20 Clues: Color of Mars? • name of Neptune inner most ring? • Largest star in our solar system? • Largest plant in the solar system? • Smallest plant in our solar system? • Number of stars in our solar system? • Number of planet in our solar system? • Number of confirmed moons for Jupiter? • Number of rings for the planet Saturn? • Number of inner planets in our solar system? • ...

Solar System 2022-01-09

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Name of the galaxy all the stars and plants reside?
  2. First manned space ship to the land on the moon?
  3. Number of stars in our solar system?
  4. Smallest plant in our solar system?
  5. Number of rings for the planet Saturn?
  6. Neil Armstrong stated, "that's on small step for man,_________for mankind?
  7. Number of confirmed moons for Jupiter?
  8. Person that accompanied Niel Armstrong to the moon?
  9. Color of Mars?
Down
  1. Current number of satellites in Earth's orbit?
  2. First astronaut to orbit the Earth, completing 3 orbits?
  3. America's first satellite launched into Earth's orbit?
  4. Space shuttle orbitor that exploded upon take off due to two small o-rings?
  5. Former Soviet Union's first satellite launched into Earth's orbit?
  6. Number of inner planets in our solar system?
  7. Name of the rover that landed on Mars in Febraury of 2021?
  8. Number of planet in our solar system?
  9. Largest plant in the solar system?
  10. name of Neptune inner most ring?
  11. Largest star in our solar system?

20 Clues: Color of Mars? • name of Neptune inner most ring? • Largest star in our solar system? • Largest plant in the solar system? • Smallest plant in our solar system? • Number of stars in our solar system? • Number of planet in our solar system? • Number of rings for the planet Saturn? • Number of confirmed moons for Jupiter? • Number of inner planets in our solar system? • ...

Solar System 2025-06-25

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Area of space beyond neptune which contains small rocky bodies
  2. The name for a meteor before it enters Earth’s atmosphere
  3. Objects that orbit the sun at a farther distance than Neptune
  4. Almost all asteroids lack an _______
  5. The orbit of a comet is not circular, but more oval, in the shape of an _______
  6. Has two parts: the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud
  7. The most famous Dwarf planet
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  1. This famous comet passes Earth's orbit every 76 years
  2. Small rocky objects from space that are heated as they enter Earth’s atmosphere
  3. The term for the center of a comet
  4. The most visible part of a comet that surrounds the nucleus
  5. A type of comet tail that is made of disintegrating dust from the nucleus
  6. When several meteors enter Earth’s atmosphere at the same time
  7. A cloud of icy planetesimals the orbit the sun farther than Neptune
  8. The asteroid belt lies between Mars and ______
  9. Once a meteor has collided with the Earth it is called a _______
  10. Objects that orbit the sun but are too small to be considered planets and are not spherical
  11. These celestial objects are commonly referred to as “dirty snowballs”
  12. A type of comet tail that is made of evaporated gases from the nucleus

19 Clues: The most famous Dwarf planet • The term for the center of a comet • Almost all asteroids lack an _______ • The asteroid belt lies between Mars and ______ • Has two parts: the Kuiper belt and the Oort cloud • This famous comet passes Earth's orbit every 76 years • The name for a meteor before it enters Earth’s atmosphere • ...

Histories of lives 2021-10-08

Histories of lives crossword puzzle
Across
  1. natural satellite of earth
  2. India got _________ (freedom’s synonym) in 1947
  3. the coldest planet in the sola system
  4. earth spinning
  5. number of planets in the solar system
  6. the rusty red planet in the solar system
  7. closest star to the earth
  8. the land of the rising sun
  9. the biggest planet in the solar system
Down
  1. earth spining around the sun
  2. the continents on earth
  3. Japan started the Tokyo ________ in 1964
  4. the last planet in the solar system
  5. the biggest continent on earth
  6. the fixed path which earth use to revolve around the sun
  7. capital of Canada
  8. the lightest planet in the solar system
  9. the planet which has air,water,sunlight,plants and living organisams on it
  10. the belt between Mars and Jupiter

19 Clues: earth spinning • capital of Canada • the continents on earth • closest star to the earth • natural satellite of earth • the land of the rising sun • earth spining around the sun • the biggest continent on earth • the belt between Mars and Jupiter • the last planet in the solar system • the coldest planet in the sola system • number of planets in the solar system • ...

Solar System 2023-09-29

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ________ cloud is outside the Trans-Neptunian region that contains trillion of objects
  2. Smallest planet in the solar system
  3. Largest planet in the solar system
  4. The ____________ belt is located outside of Neptune
  5. Coldest planet in the solar system
  6. ___________ is the reason that planets are round
  7. The ________ contains over 99% of all of the mass in the solar system
  8. Planet known for its distinct ring system
  9. The _________ mission is where U.S. astronauts stepped foot on the moon
  10. The solar system is approximately 4.6 ___________ years old
Down
  1. Pluto is considered a _________ __________
  2. Iron oxide dust gives this planet its red hue
  3. The space race was between United States and the ________ _______
  4. ___________ is the reason scientist were able to predict where Neptune was located
  5. Planet that is rotating at almost a 90 degree angle
  6. 2/3 of this planet is covered in water
  7. Hottest planet in the solar system
  8. The ____________ belt is located between Mars and Jupiter
  9. There is a possibility that Planet Nine is a primordial _________ __________

19 Clues: Largest planet in the solar system • Coldest planet in the solar system • Hottest planet in the solar system • Smallest planet in the solar system • 2/3 of this planet is covered in water • Planet known for its distinct ring system • Pluto is considered a _________ __________ • Iron oxide dust gives this planet its red hue • ...

Solar System 2017-03-21

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. powers the sun
  2. only takes 88 days to go around the Sun
  3. the two days of the year with equal day and night
  4. makes Neptune and Uranus look blue
  5. floating rock in space
  6. the two days of the year that are the shortest and longest
  7. 93 million miles
  8. second largest planet
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  1. hottest planet
  2. this is the second most common element in the sun
  3. men landed here in 1969
  4. can hold 1000 earths
  5. biggest of the rocky planets
  6. the sun is made mostly of this element
  7. rotates on its side
  8. Earth is at 23.5 degrees
  9. the only spaceship to go by Uranus
  10. has polar ice caps
  11. now a dwarf planet

19 Clues: hottest planet • powers the sun • 93 million miles • has polar ice caps • now a dwarf planet • rotates on its side • can hold 1000 earths • second largest planet • floating rock in space • men landed here in 1969 • Earth is at 23.5 degrees • biggest of the rocky planets • makes Neptune and Uranus look blue • the only spaceship to go by Uranus • the sun is made mostly of this element • ...

Solar System 2022-11-18

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. meteor that reaches the atmosphere of earth
  2. spinning on its axis
  3. day and night are almost the same length
  4. path in a circular motion
  5. pattern of stars in the sky
  6. can be inhabited
  7. a group of billions of stars
  8. force that pulls us down to earth
  9. longest and shortest days of the year
Down
  1. orbit around the sun
  2. the sun and everything that orbits it
  3. imaginary line that divides the earth
  4. snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust
  5. small rocky objects orbiting the sun
  6. study of space
  7. one of two halves of the earth
  8. used to express distance in space
  9. pertaining to bodies or objects in space
  10. all of space including galaxies

19 Clues: study of space • can be inhabited • orbit around the sun • spinning on its axis • path in a circular motion • pattern of stars in the sky • a group of billions of stars • one of two halves of the earth • all of space including galaxies • used to express distance in space • force that pulls us down to earth • small rocky objects orbiting the sun • the sun and everything that orbits it • ...

solar system 2023-11-06

solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
  2. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids and comets
  3. a small, rapidly moving meteor burning up on entering the earth's atmosphere.
  4. a region of space having a gravitational field so intense that no matter or radiation can escape.
  5. the planet on which we live; the world.
  6. The eighth planet from the Sun and the fourth largest, with a diameter almost four times that of Earth
  7. the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun
  8. the fifth planet from our Sun and is, by far, the largest planet in the solar system
Down
  1. It's dry, rocky, and bitter cold. The fourth planet from the Sun,
  2. is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second-largest in the Solar System
  3. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  4. a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust and, when near the sun,
  5. a cloud-swaddled planet named for a love goddess, and often called Earth's twin
  6. the star around which the earth orbits.
  7. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.
  8. a continuous area or expanse which is free, available, or unoccupied.
  9. a hypocycloid with four cusps
  10. a number of meteors that appear to radiate from one point in the sky
  11. the seventh planet from the Sun. It is a gaseous cyan-coloured ice giant

19 Clues: a hypocycloid with four cusps • the star around which the earth orbits. • the planet on which we live; the world. • a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star. • the smallest planet in our solar system and nearest to the Sun • It's dry, rocky, and bitter cold. The fourth planet from the Sun, • ...

Solar System 2023-03-20

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Seventh planet from the Sun, known for its extreme tilt and unusual magnetic field
  2. - Earth's natural satellite
  3. - Second planet from the Sun, known for its thick atmosphere and hot surface
  4. - Event where one celestial body passes in front of another, blocking its light
  5. - Study of the origins, evolution, and nature of the universe.
  6. - Center of our solar system
  7. - Instrument used to view distant objects in space
  8. - Study of the positions and movements of celestial bodies in relation to human affairs
  9. - Dwarf planet once considered the ninth planet in our solar system
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  1. - Fifth planet from the Sun, known for its massive size and colorful atmosphere
  2. - Explosive death of a star that can briefly outshine an entire galaxy
  3. - Fourth planet from the Sun, also known as the Red Planet
  4. - Large system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity
  5. - Sixth planet from the Sun, known for its beautiful rings
  6. - Astronomical object made of ice and dust that orbits the Sun
  7. - The path an object takes as it revolves around another object in space
  8. - Small rocky object that orbits the Sun, often found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
  9. - Eighth planet from the Sun, named after the Roman god of the sea
  10. - The universe considered as a whole

19 Clues: - Earth's natural satellite • - Center of our solar system • - The universe considered as a whole • - Instrument used to view distant objects in space • - Fourth planet from the Sun, also known as the Red Planet • - Sixth planet from the Sun, known for its beautiful rings • - Astronomical object made of ice and dust that orbits the Sun • ...

Solar System 2022-12-21

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Largest Planet in Solar System
  2. relating to the sun
  3. one of a planet's natural satellites,
  4. Third planet from Sun
  5. Planet with most Moons
  6. to turn around a center point, or axis,
  7. the attractive force of a body.
  8. small object moving around a larger object.
  9. a person who travels in space.
Down
  1. the path an object moves around another object
  2. body an object that is located in outer space
  3. a spherical object that orbits a central star
  4. Seventh planet away from Sun
  5. Closest planet to sun
  6. planet a space body too small to be called a plane
  7. Fourth planet from sun
  8. the motion of one object around another.
  9. Furthest planet from sun
  10. second planet from Sun

19 Clues: relating to the sun • Closest planet to sun • Third planet from Sun • Planet with most Moons • Fourth planet from sun • second planet from Sun • Furthest planet from sun • Seventh planet away from Sun • Largest Planet in Solar System • a person who travels in space. • the attractive force of a body. • one of a planet's natural satellites, • to turn around a center point, or axis, • ...

Solar System 2025-09-05

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. icy bodies that orbit the Sun.
  2. the force of attraction between all objects in the universe.
  3. an oval.
  4. system a star and the objects that orbit it.
  5. dust, small asteroids, comets, or moons.
  6. belt a belt that orbits the sun outside of the solar system.
  7. meteors that reach the ground; comprised of rock, iron, and nickel.
  8. the layers of gasses surrounding a planet, moon, or sun.
  9. belt a group of asteroids that orbit the sun.
Down
  1. an object orbiting a star that is round, not itself a star, and large enough to have cleared the orbital path of small space objects.
  2. rocky bodies orbiting the Sun.
  3. cloud a collection of comets that surround the solar system in a spherical shape.
  4. giants the 2 outermost planets; large planets comprised primarily of frozen gasses.
  5. the path of one body around another body, such as the path of Earth around the Sun or the Moon around the Earth, or stars around the galactic center.
  6. giant 5th and 6th planets from the sun; large planets composed mainly of gas.
  7. visible part of the atmosphere of gas giants is considered part of the planet itself.
  8. planet any of the four planets farthest from the Sun (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune).
  9. planet any of the four planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars). Also called “terrestrial planet.”
  10. a space object that enters the Earth’s atmosphere and usually burns up before reaching the ground.

19 Clues: an oval. • rocky bodies orbiting the Sun. • icy bodies that orbit the Sun. • dust, small asteroids, comets, or moons. • system a star and the objects that orbit it. • belt a group of asteroids that orbit the sun. • the layers of gasses surrounding a planet, moon, or sun. • the force of attraction between all objects in the universe. • ...

Solar System 2021-10-07

Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a meteoroid that has fallen to earth
  2. giants the name given to the outer planets (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, & Neptune)
  3. the study of the moon , stars, and other objects in space
  4. a model that believes that the sun is the center of the universe. " sun centered model"
  5. a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere
  6. a model that believes that the earth is the center of the universe " earth centered model"
  7. planets, name given to to the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, & Mars)
  8. belt these are large rocky objects found mostly between the Mars & Jupiter
  9. particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun
Down
  1. any object that resolves around another objects in space
  2. a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth
  3. force of attraction between objects
  4. objects that revolve around the sun that are too small to be considered planets
  5. a Italian astronomer, first one to create and use a telescope at night to observe night sky
  6. a Polish astronomer, who put the sun as the center of the solar system and that the planets revolved around it
  7. path of one object in space around another
  8. a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light
  9. a Greek astronomer, who believed the Earth was the center of universe
  10. a Egyptian astronomer , who believed the earth was the center of universe

19 Clues: force of attraction between objects • a meteoroid that has fallen to earth • path of one object in space around another • a burning meteoroid that shows a streak of light • a scientist who studies the universe beyond Earth • particles of dust, ice and gases orbiting the sun • a chuck of rock or dust in space or Earth's atmosphere • ...