solar system Crossword Puzzles
The Solar System 2024-04-23
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- biggest planet in the solar system
- Thought to hold life in the atmosphere
- Most Famous dwarf planet
- Earth's natural satellite
- Millions of thousands in the universe
- Main life holder
- Gas giant that spins like a rolling ball
- Space Rocks
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- 8 orbits the sun
- Last gas giant in the solar system
- Cosmic snowballs
- Closest planet to the sun
- Known for its rings made of ice
- Hot, fiery, glowing ball of fire
- Small, rocky object that orbits the sun
15 Clues: Space Rocks • 8 orbits the sun • Cosmic snowballs • Main life holder • Most Famous dwarf planet • Earth's natural satellite • Closest planet to the sun • Known for its rings made of ice • Hot, fiery, glowing ball of fire • biggest planet in the solar system • Last gas giant in the solar system • Millions of thousands in the universe • Thought to hold life in the atmosphere • ...
Our Solar System 2024-04-24
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- the biggest star in our solar system
- a planet made of gas and very little rock
- planets that are not made of gas but are rocky planets
- this planet is flipped on its side
- happens when the moon casts a shadow from the sun on earth
- known as the red planet
- the planet we live on
- the last planet from the sun
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- the area between Mars and Jupiter with lots of asteroids
- planet next to earth that is a little bit smaller than earth
- has rings
- happens when the earth moves in front of the moon (not a solar eclipse)
- closest planet to the sun
- the planet after the asteroid belt
- the collection of all the planets
15 Clues: has rings • the planet we live on • known as the red planet • closest planet to the sun • the last planet from the sun • the collection of all the planets • the planet after the asteroid belt • this planet is flipped on its side • the biggest star in our solar system • a planet made of gas and very little rock • planets that are not made of gas but are rocky planets • ...
Solar System Crossword 2023-02-07
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- the 'red' planet. Once had liquid water, has a thin atmosphere.
- the name for planets with rocky surfaces
- pluto is located here, a doughnut shaped region that contains trillion of objects including comets and asteroids.
- the force that attracts all objects in the universe to each other.
- the center of our solar system. Has the most mass.
- the gas giant with the largest ring system and many moons
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- a gas giant that orbits on it's side at 90 degrees.
- the only planet with life.
- located between Mars and Jupiter, separates the inner from the outer planets
- the smallest planet in the solar system
- the furthest reaches of our solar system, it extends past 100,000 AU's from the sun.
- the largest gas giant
- a gas giant that is blue due to methane and is the furthest planet
- these planets are large, outside the asteroid belt, have lots of moons and are far apart
- the hottest planet due to the greenhouse effect.
15 Clues: the largest gas giant • the only planet with life. • the smallest planet in the solar system • the name for planets with rocky surfaces • the hottest planet due to the greenhouse effect. • a gas giant that orbits on it's side at 90 degrees. • the center of our solar system. Has the most mass. • the gas giant with the largest ring system and many moons • ...
The Solar System 2023-07-13
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- A large, bowl-shaped cavity on the surface of a planet or moon, typically caused by an impact.
- A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- A sudden release of energy on the Sun's surface, often resulting in a burst of radiation.
- A vast system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity.
- An event where numerous meteors appear to radiate from a specific point in the sky.
- Occurring or situated between stars
- A region beyond Neptune's orbit that contains numerous icy objects, including Pluto.
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- An object that orbits a planet or other celestial body.
- A collection of planets, moons, asteroids, comets, and other celestial bodies that orbit the Sun.
- A celestial body that orbits around the Sun and shines by reflecting light.
- A small rocky or metallic object that travels through space.
- The force that attracts objects towards each other.
- The path followed by a celestial object as it revolves around another object due to gravitational attraction.
- An icy object that orbits the Sun and develops a glowing coma and a tail when it gets close to the Sun.
- A cloud of gas and dust in space, often where stars are born.
15 Clues: Occurring or situated between stars • The force that attracts objects towards each other. • An object that orbits a planet or other celestial body. • A small rocky or metallic object that travels through space. • A cloud of gas and dust in space, often where stars are born. • A vast system of stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity. • ...
solar system crossword 2025-02-05
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- orbits us
- Earth's orbit is shaped like an oval called an
- all planets in our solar system orbit it
- the earth blanks around the sun
- planet/moon spins on its axis
- the north and south poles are connected by
- 1 of earths = 365 days
- the earth is blanked to one side
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- December 21/June 21
- keeps the earth orbiting around the sun
- means equal night
- we have them because of Earth's tilt
- the earth's path around the sun
- we live here
- northern and southern hemispheres are split by the
15 Clues: orbits us • we live here • means equal night • December 21/June 21 • 1 of earths = 365 days • planet/moon spins on its axis • the earth blanks around the sun • the earth's path around the sun • the earth is blanked to one side • we have them because of Earth's tilt • keeps the earth orbiting around the sun • all planets in our solar system orbit it • ...
The Solar System 2025-04-23
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- The solid inner core of a comet
- A chunk of rock or dust in space
- What most of the stars in the HR diagram form
- A doughnut shaped region from Neptune to Jupiter
- A device that breaks light into colors
- A meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere
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- A spherical region of comets that surrounds is up to 1000 times the distance between pluto and the sun
- A meteoroid that hits Earth
- The distance light travels in one year
- Regions in the solar system with a lot of asteroids
- brightness A star's brightness from a standard distance from Earth
- brightness A star's brightness as seen from Earth
- Imaginary patterens of stars
- Clouds of gas and dust form a fuzzy outer layer around this
- A dirty snowball the size of a mountain
15 Clues: A meteoroid that hits Earth • Imaginary patterens of stars • The solid inner core of a comet • A chunk of rock or dust in space • A meteoroid in Earth's atmosphere • The distance light travels in one year • A device that breaks light into colors • A dirty snowball the size of a mountain • What most of the stars in the HR diagram form • ...
The Solar System 2023-05-07
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- - When one celestial object blocks the light from another, such as a solar or lunar eclipse
- - The seventh planet from the Sun, known for its blue-green color and tilted axis
- - The fourth planet from the Sun, known for its red color and potential for habitability
- - The eighth planet from the Sun, known for its deep blue color and strong winds
- - The second planet from the Sun, known for its thick, toxic atmosphere
- - The closest planet to the Sun, known for its extreme temperature swings
- - A hypothetical cloud of icy objects located on the edge of our Solar System, believed to be the source of long-period comets
- - A region of space beyond Neptune, containing many small, icy objects including Pluto
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- - The sixth planet from the Sun, known for its beautiful rings and many moons
- - A dwarf planet located in the Kuiper Belt, once considered the ninth planet in our Solar System
- - The largest planet in our Solar System, known for its many moons and giant storms
- - The star at the center of our Solar System
- - A small, rocky object orbiting the Sun, often found in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
- - The third planet from the Sun and the only known planet with life
- - A small, icy object that travels through space and creates a glowing tail when it passes near the Sun
15 Clues: - The star at the center of our Solar System • - The third planet from the Sun and the only known planet with life • - The second planet from the Sun, known for its thick, toxic atmosphere • - The closest planet to the Sun, known for its extreme temperature swings • - The sixth planet from the Sun, known for its beautiful rings and many moons • ...
Our Solar System 2026-02-24
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- celestial body of hot gases.
- Galaxy that contains our solar system.
- smallest planet
- 2nd planet from the sun.
- largest planet.
- 4th planet from the sun.
- rise and fall of level of water in the ocean.
- 6th planet from the sun.
- large reddish late in its life cycle.
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- understanding of the nature of the universe.
- pattern of stars in the sky.
- all of space and everything in it.
- small rocky body orbiting the sun.
- meteoroid that has hit earths surface.
- 3rd planet from the sun.
15 Clues: smallest planet • largest planet. • 2nd planet from the sun. • 4th planet from the sun. • 3rd planet from the sun. • 6th planet from the sun. • celestial body of hot gases. • pattern of stars in the sky. • all of space and everything in it. • small rocky body orbiting the sun. • large reddish late in its life cycle. • Galaxy that contains our solar system. • ...
Solar System creation 2026-03-25
15 Clues: Flat ring • Path around • Smash/impact • Pulling force • Sun-like body • Gas/dust cloud • Fine particles • Early large body • Small rocky body • Sticking together • Icy body with tail • Easily vaporized__ • Early disk adjective • State of matter: ___ • Small building block
Space 2022-03-08
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- is everything.
- the planet that was a planet but now isn't.
- an event in which a planet's subsolar point passes through its Equator.
- a celestial body of gas that shines by radiation derived from its internal energy sources.
- a luminous envelope of a star from which its light and heat radiate.
- the planet with rings.
- way: our solar system is in the ____.
- the second planet from the sun.
- the dusty cold dessert planet.
- the blue planet.
- a group of stars that create or form a pattern in the sky.
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- even bigger bluer planet.
- the planet with the red dot.
- a luminous envelope of plasma that surrounds the Sun and other celestial bodies. and expands millions of kilometers into space.
- the smallest planet.
- a satellite that orbits around the planet.
- an astronomical event that occurs when an astronomical object or spacecraft is temporarily obscured.
- a minor planet of the inner Solar System that is usually rock.
- the only planet that has water and life.
- an enormous cloud of dust.
- a celestial object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust.
- a gravitationally bound system of stars.
- the star in the center of our solar system.
23 Clues: is everything. • the blue planet. • the smallest planet. • the planet with rings. • even bigger bluer planet. • an enormous cloud of dust. • the planet with the red dot. • the dusty cold dessert planet. • the second planet from the sun. • way: our solar system is in the ____. • the only planet that has water and life. • a gravitationally bound system of stars. • ...
Lunar Cycle Crossword Puzzle 2023-02-28
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- This keeps up on the ground while the Earth is rotating.
- The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- Quarter The seventh kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The revolves around the Earth.
- Every planet in the Solar System revolves around this star.
- The "brightest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- Very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun.
- All planets and moons....(another word for spin)
- The only planet we know of that inhabits life.
- Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..)
- The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
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- The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The "darkest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The planets and sun are in the...(blank system).
- The eighth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- We have 8 of these in our Solar System(used to be nine).
- The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- A lunar cycle resets about every...
- We are learning about the moon...
- The Earth spins on its...
21 Clues: The Earth spins on its... • The revolves around the Earth. • We are learning about the moon... • A lunar cycle resets about every... • Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..) • The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • ...
Earth, Moon, and Sun 2024-09-27
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- the word to describe when the illuminated part of the moon is decreasing
- the Earth does this around itself every 24 hours
- a possible answer to a scientific question
- phase of the moon when less than half of the moon is illuminated
- the type of scientist that specializes in studying systems in space
- the Sun does this to the Moon
- the explanation of how evidence supports the proposed answer to a scientific question
- the border between light and dark on the moon
- the idea that the sun is the center of the solar system
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- the word to describe when the illuminated part of the moon is increasing
- when a place can sustain life
- the information used to support a proposed answer to a scientific question
- features what we can see on the moon, like craters
- the idea that the Earth is the center of the solar system
- smaller parts that work together to form a complex whole
- phase of the moon when more than half of the moon is illuminated
- a giant star that is the center of the solar system
- a rocky sphere that orbits the Earth
- a rocky planet that is habitable
- phases the different ways the moon can appear
- the moon does this around the Earth
21 Clues: when a place can sustain life • the Sun does this to the Moon • a rocky planet that is habitable • the moon does this around the Earth • a rocky sphere that orbits the Earth • a possible answer to a scientific question • the border between light and dark on the moon • phases the different ways the moon can appear • the Earth does this around itself every 24 hours • ...
Voyager Grand Tour of the Outer Planets 2025-10-30
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- The planets and their moons
- Picture sent back from space
- Referring to the outer planets
- Long voyage through space
- Field of study of the universe
- A celestial body's shape
- Ringed jewel of the solar system
- Volcanically active Jovian moon
- Sideways-rotating ice giant
- Feature of gas giants
- Largest moon in the solar system
- Famous astronomer, Sagan
- Moon of Uranus with strange terrain
- Spacecraft that explored outer planets
- Planetary atmospheric light show
- Maneuver to gain speed
- Saturn's largest moon with atmosphere
- Farthest planet in Grand Tour
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- Agency behind the mission
- Prefix for the sun's sphere of influence
- Great Red Spot on Jupiter
- Relating to a planet's magnetic field
- Neptune's largest, retrograde moon
- Geysers observed on Triton
- Robotic spacecraft type
- Icy moon of Jupiter
- To discover new things
- Largest planet visited first
- Narrator of "Cosmos"
- Predecessor mission to Jupiter
- Natural satellite of a planet
- Communication from spacecraft
- Phonograph disc aboard Voyager
- Material of the record carried
- Close approach to a celestial body
- Used for assist maneuvers
- Used to transmit and receive signals
- Information collected by spacecraft
- Type of giant planet
- Pertaining to our star system
40 Clues: Icy moon of Jupiter • Narrator of "Cosmos" • Type of giant planet • Feature of gas giants • To discover new things • Maneuver to gain speed • Robotic spacecraft type • A celestial body's shape • Famous astronomer, Sagan • Agency behind the mission • Great Red Spot on Jupiter • Long voyage through space • Used for assist maneuvers • Geysers observed on Triton • The planets and their moons • ...
Our solar system 2022-07-24
8 Clues: a red planet. • where we live. • has beautiful rings • the center our solar system • the furthest planet from the sun. • the hottest planet in our solar system. • the biggest planet in our solar system. • the smallest planet in our solar system.
CLIL CROSSWORD FERNANDO FIGUEROA 2022-06-28
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- IS AN SPHERICAL OBJECT THATH ORBITS A STAR.
- HIS NAME IS CHARLES....
- IS THE BIGGEST PLANET OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
- IS THE ADAPTATION OF THE BODY OF A SPECIE.
- IS THE CHANGE OF THE HERITABLE TRAITS OF A ESPECIE TROWH THE GENERATIONS.
- IS THE HOTEST PLANET OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
- IS THE PLANET WHERE WE LIVE.
- IS THE STAR OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM.
- OUR SUN IS ONE OF IT.
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- IS THE 4 MORE CLOSEST PLNETS TO THE SUN.
- IS ONE TO PROTECT US FROM THE SUN.
- IS THE 4 MORE FAR AWAY PLANETS FROM THE SUN.
- IS THE GALAXY WHERE WHE LIVE.
13 Clues: OUR SUN IS ONE OF IT. • HIS NAME IS CHARLES.... • IS THE PLANET WHERE WE LIVE. • IS THE GALAXY WHERE WHE LIVE. • IS THE STAR OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. • IS ONE TO PROTECT US FROM THE SUN. • IS THE 4 MORE CLOSEST PLNETS TO THE SUN. • IS THE HOTEST PLANET OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. • IS THE BIGGEST PLANET OF OUR SOLAR SYSTEM. • IS THE ADAPTATION OF THE BODY OF A SPECIE. • ...
Science questions 2023-03-02
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- what contains the solar system
- We live in one on earth, there are many types
- what we learn in Mr longs room
- the one planet on its size
- what animals get when they move to a new environment
- what we look at every night up in the sky
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- there were 9 of them in our solar system at one point
- was once a planet 7 years ago
- the planet we live on
- does not require to objects to touch
- The biggest star in our solar system
- the planet that could be suitable for life in 2029
- the only planet with rings
13 Clues: the planet we live on • the one planet on its size • the only planet with rings • was once a planet 7 years ago • what contains the solar system • what we learn in Mr longs room • does not require to objects to touch • The biggest star in our solar system • what we look at every night up in the sky • We live in one on earth, there are many types • ...
Lunar day 2023-07-21
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- Phobos and Deimos are the Moons of which planet?
- which is the biggest moon in our solar system?
- Which is the world’s first artificial satellite?
- Which space mission took humans to the moon?
- Who is known as the father of modern astronomy?
- The second full moon in a month is known as ........ moon.
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- What is the name of the brightest comet in the solar system?
- What is the name of Saturn's largest moon?
- Which is the densest planet in the solar system?
- Which planet has the most moons?
- What starts working when its fired?
- study of the moon?
- Uranus is the ........th planet from the sun.
13 Clues: study of the moon? • Which planet has the most moons? • What starts working when its fired? • What is the name of Saturn's largest moon? • Which space mission took humans to the moon? • Uranus is the ........th planet from the sun. • which is the biggest moon in our solar system? • Who is known as the father of modern astronomy? • ...
Science final 2024-11-07
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- in the middle of our solar system
- group of stars,gas and dust
- biggest planet
- piece of rock that orbits sun
- the shape of our galaxy
- the type of star the sun is
- cloud of dust and gas
- largest layer of the sun
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- gas eruptions
- visible surface of the sun
- in the middle of the galaxy
- cloud of comets
- our galaxy name
- loop of gas erupting
- cooler areas on surface
- how many planets in the solar system
16 Clues: gas eruptions • biggest planet • cloud of comets • our galaxy name • loop of gas erupting • cloud of dust and gas • cooler areas on surface • the shape of our galaxy • largest layer of the sun • visible surface of the sun • group of stars,gas and dust • in the middle of the galaxy • the type of star the sun is • piece of rock that orbits sun • in the middle of our solar system • ...
Space Exploration 2026-01-08
12 Clues: GPS • Observar • Satelite • Gravedad • - Planeta • Superficie • Astronauta • Constelación • Nave espacial • way Vía lactea • system Sistema solar • station Estación espacial
Our Solar System 2015-05-25
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- The only celestial rock that human beings have landed on.
- The biggest planet in our Solar System.
- The furthest full-sized planet from the sun.
- Large rocks that orbit the sun.
- The planet easily identifiable by it's rings.
- The Galaxy that contains our Solar System.
- Cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock and dust that fly through space.
- A planet that is referred to as the 'Red Planet'.
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- The largest star in our Solar System.
- Disc-shaped region of icy objects that orbit Neptune.
- Chunks of rock or debris that fly through space, also known as a 'Shooting Star'.
- The only planet with a breathable atmosphere.
- The only planet that orbits on a tilted axis.
- The closet planet to the sun.
- The only planet to spin backwards as it's orbiting.
15 Clues: The closet planet to the sun. • Large rocks that orbit the sun. • The largest star in our Solar System. • The biggest planet in our Solar System. • The Galaxy that contains our Solar System. • The furthest full-sized planet from the sun. • The only planet with a breathable atmosphere. • The only planet that orbits on a tilted axis. • ...
The Solar System 2020-01-21
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- A year on this planet is 88 days
- It is named after the roman god of war
- belt This goes beyond N.O. 12
- It is a moon with liquid methane
- It is a belt between N.O. 5 and N.O. 6
- This was changed into a dwarf planet
- Voyager 2 past this planet
- The axis is on its side
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- This will swell up like a balloon billions of years from now
- It was believed that this planet was the center of everything
- It acts like a natural satellite for N.O. 4
- belt It is a belt between N.O. 5 and N.O. 6
- It is the fastest spinning planet in our solar system
- Four space crafts have visited this planet
- A day is longer than a year on this planet
15 Clues: The axis is on its side • Voyager 2 past this planet • belt This goes beyond N.O. 12 • A year on this planet is 88 days • It is a moon with liquid methane • This was changed into a dwarf planet • It is named after the roman god of war • It is a belt between N.O. 5 and N.O. 6 • Four space crafts have visited this planet • A day is longer than a year on this planet • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-01-21
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- WHERE IS THE LARGEST VALCONA IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM?
- THE SMALLEST PLANET
- WHAT ARE COMETS MOSTLY MADE OF?
- ASTRONOMICAL OBJECT CONSISTING OF LUMINOUS SPHEROID OF PLASMA
- A DWARF PLANET IN KUIPER BELT
- ITS ATMOSPHERE IS MADE OF HYDROGEN, HELIUM AND METHANE
- WHAT CAN BE BEST DESCRIBES OF VENUS?
- EARTH'S ONLY NATURAL SATELLITE
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- WHAT IS THE GREAT RED SPOT ON JUPITER?
- WHICH PLANET COVERED LARGELY BY WATER?
- THE FIFTH AND THE LARGEST PLANET IN THE SOLAR SYSTEM
- WHAT IS THE SUN MAINLY MADE FROM?
- WHICH PLANET THE MOON OBERON AND TITANIA BELONGS TO?
- ADORNED WITH A DAZZLING SYSTEM OF ICY RINGS
- HOW MANY MOONS DOES MARS HAVE?
15 Clues: THE SMALLEST PLANET • A DWARF PLANET IN KUIPER BELT • HOW MANY MOONS DOES MARS HAVE? • EARTH'S ONLY NATURAL SATELLITE • WHAT ARE COMETS MOSTLY MADE OF? • WHAT IS THE SUN MAINLY MADE FROM? • WHAT CAN BE BEST DESCRIBES OF VENUS? • WHAT IS THE GREAT RED SPOT ON JUPITER? • WHICH PLANET COVERED LARGELY BY WATER? • ADORNED WITH A DAZZLING SYSTEM OF ICY RINGS • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2021-01-21
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- the fifth and the largest planet in the solar system
- how many moons does mars have?
- what are comets mostly made of?
- which planet covered largely by water?
- what can be best describes of Venus?
- what is the great red spot on Jupiter?
- adorned with a dazzling system of icy rings
- which planet the moon Oberon and Titania belongs to?
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- a dwarf planet in Kuiper belt
- its atmosphere is made of hydrogen, helium and methane
- astronomical object consisting of luminous spheroid of plasma
- what is the sun mainly made from?
- the smallest planet
- earth's only natural satellite
- where is the largest volcano in the solar system?
15 Clues: the smallest planet • a dwarf planet in Kuiper belt • how many moons does mars have? • earth's only natural satellite • what are comets mostly made of? • what is the sun mainly made from? • what can be best describes of Venus? • which planet covered largely by water? • what is the great red spot on Jupiter? • adorned with a dazzling system of icy rings • ...
Solar System Facts 2021-01-21
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- this gas gives Uranus and Neptune a bluish color
- the name of the giant, swirling storm in Jupiter's atmosphere that is twice the size of Earth
- gas giant planets are made primarily of hydrogen and ________
- Pluto's orbit is shared with thousands of other objects in the ______ Belt
- Mars has an atmosphere and ice caps made of frozen ______ _______
- Olympus ______ is the largest volcano in the solar system, located on Mars
- Saturn has 7 main _____; they are made of ice and possibly came from a shattered moon
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- this planet's 4 largest moons were discovered by Galileo
- term that describes the inner planets made of solid rock and metal
- this planet rotates backwards (east to west) and so slowly that a day here is longer than a year
- Earth is an average distance of 1.00 ____ from the Sun
- the largest moon of Saturn and the only moon in the solar system with a dense atmosphere
- temperatures can range from 450°C to -170°C on this planet because it doesn't have an atmosphere
- this planet's orbit is tilted 90° so it appears to "roll" around the Sun
- Because of it's composition and tilted, crowded orbit, Pluto was reclassified as a _________ planet in 2006
15 Clues: this gas gives Uranus and Neptune a bluish color • Earth is an average distance of 1.00 ____ from the Sun • this planet's 4 largest moons were discovered by Galileo • gas giant planets are made primarily of hydrogen and ________ • Mars has an atmosphere and ice caps made of frozen ______ _______ • term that describes the inner planets made of solid rock and metal • ...
The Solar System 2017-04-09
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- A bright ball of gas, seen at night
- Earth's only natural satellite
- A dwarf planet with an unusual orbit around the sun
- The planet with the most notable rings
- A chunk of rock in space
- The only planet which rotates in the opposite direction to other planets
- The biggest gas giant
- The first planet from the Sun
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- A middle aged dwarf star which the planets orbit around
- The term used when a meteoride enters Earth's atmosphere
- Planet named after the Roman god of war
- The only planet to rotate on it's side
- The blue gas giant
- The planet with the only known life in the solar system
- A body of ice and dust that forms a tail of gas when nearing the sun
15 Clues: The blue gas giant • The biggest gas giant • A chunk of rock in space • The first planet from the Sun • Earth's only natural satellite • A bright ball of gas, seen at night • The planet with the most notable rings • The only planet to rotate on it's side • Planet named after the Roman god of war • A dwarf planet with an unusual orbit around the sun • ...
The Solar System 2017-06-18
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- In planets, the imaginary line about which the planet rotates.
- The mixture of gasses surrounding a planet to protect it.
- What is the core of Mars made of?
- The length of a straight line through the middle of a planet.
- The path that a planet goes around the sun.
- The smaller moon of Mars.
- What is the biggest planet in the inner solar system?
- How many months does it take to travel to Mars in a rocket?
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- What is the hottest temeperature on Mars in degrees celsius.
- A natural satelite of a planet.
- The surface of a stream, river, lake, ocean.
- Air in natural motion, as that moving horizontally at any velocity along the earth's surface.
- Mars's biggest moon.
- An imaginary circle around the middle of a planet.
- The Planet known as the red planet.
15 Clues: Mars's biggest moon. • The smaller moon of Mars. • A natural satelite of a planet. • What is the core of Mars made of? • The Planet known as the red planet. • The path that a planet goes around the sun. • The surface of a stream, river, lake, ocean. • An imaginary circle around the middle of a planet. • What is the biggest planet in the inner solar system? • ...
Our Solar System 2019-07-10
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- A dwarf planet; furthest from the sun
- A blue planet; 8th planet and has very small rings
- Used to look at the planets and stars
- Our star and the biggest object in our solar system
- A rock not big enough to be a planet; Makes a belt between Mars and Jupiter
- The smallest planet; grey and closest to the Sun
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- The only satellite of Earth
- The planet with big rings; 6th planet from the sun and has 62 moons
- A light blue planet; 7th planet and revolves sideways from other planets
- The biggest planet; 5th planet from the sun
- The golden planet; yellow and second closest to Sun
- Our planet; the only place we can live.
- A giant burst of fire and gas from the sun
- A ball of ice and rock that rarely comes through solar system
- The fire planet; red and further from the sun than Earth
15 Clues: The only satellite of Earth • A dwarf planet; furthest from the sun • Used to look at the planets and stars • Our planet; the only place we can live. • A giant burst of fire and gas from the sun • The biggest planet; 5th planet from the sun • The smallest planet; grey and closest to the Sun • A blue planet; 8th planet and has very small rings • ...
The Solar System 2018-11-21
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- a bright moving object in space which has a tail of gas and dust
- a Latin name for an adjective meaning “having to do with” the sky
- people are sending these vehicles in space to explore it
- when two moving things crash into each other (v)
- the star from which we get light and warmth
- an extremely large region in space far far away from where the events of Star Wars happen
- the planet which has life on its surface
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- they did it to Pluto naming it a dwarf planet (v)
- between stars (adj)
- a rather big round celestial object which doesn’t satisfy the criteria of a planet
- an accident near Tunguska river in 1908 was caused by this object
- a massive rock that moves around in space
- very large round object that is gravitationally locked and rotates near a star
- Way might be a chocolate bar but not in this context
- a very large hot ball of gas that we see as a tiny dot in the sky
15 Clues: between stars (adj) • the planet which has life on its surface • a massive rock that moves around in space • the star from which we get light and warmth • when two moving things crash into each other (v) • they did it to Pluto naming it a dwarf planet (v) • Way might be a chocolate bar but not in this context • people are sending these vehicles in space to explore it • ...
Solar System 2 2021-04-07
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- Eclipse, An eclipse where the moon passes directly between the earth and sun
- The lighter portion of the shadow
- A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet
- When an object in space comes between the sun and a third object it casts a shadow on that object
- The shape of the illuminated portion of the Moon as seen by an observer on Earth
- Tides, A tide when there is the least difference between high and low water
- Eclipse, An eclipse where the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow
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- The alternate rising and falling of the sea due to the attraction of the moon and sun
- The darkest portion of the shadow
- A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid
- When the moon appears to get smaller
- When the moon appears to get larger
- Satellite, An artificial body placed in orbit in order to collect information or for communication
- Ring Theory, A planet-sized object collided with Earth and a piece formed the moon
- Tides, A tide that occurs when the difference between high and low tide is greatest
15 Clues: The darkest portion of the shadow • The lighter portion of the shadow • When the moon appears to get larger • When the moon appears to get smaller • A large round pit caused by the impact of a meteoroid • A celestial body orbiting the earth or another planet • Eclipse, An eclipse where the moon passes into the Earth’s shadow • ...
Solar System Crossword 2024-04-26
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- Our only star
- The "Red Planet"
- belt divides outer planets and inner planets
- Biggest planet
- Closest planet to the sun
- Dwarf planet
- Blue "Gas Giant"
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- Very icy and gassy
- Second closest to sun
- The force of weight
- Earth's natural satellite
- Where we live
- The average distance from the Earth to sun.
- The chemicals in a planets air
- Planet with rings
15 Clues: Dwarf planet • Our only star • Where we live • Biggest planet • The "Red Planet" • Blue "Gas Giant" • Planet with rings • Very icy and gassy • The force of weight • Second closest to sun • Earth's natural satellite • Closest planet to the sun • The chemicals in a planets air • The average distance from the Earth to sun. • belt divides outer planets and inner planets
Solar System Crossword 2024-04-30
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- A planet is a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun,
- four of them, closest to the sun
- between mars and jupiter
- repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
- planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals.
- the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
- planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
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- made up of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity
- small planetary mass subject
- relation to the center of the sun.
- a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
- four of them, furthest from sun
- The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by anothe
- relation to the center of the earth
- is a unit of length defined to be exactly equal to 149,597,870,700 m.
15 Clues: between mars and jupiter • small planetary mass subject • four of them, furthest from sun • four of them, closest to the sun • relation to the center of the sun. • relation to the center of the earth • a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. • planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium • A planet is a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun, • ...
The solar system 2023-05-14
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- the smallest planet in our solar system
- the farthest planet from the sun
- a body in space that gives off its own light
- once a regular planet but now a dwarf planet
- a planet's natural satellite
- also called a minor planet
- the star at the center of our solar system
- a collection of stars
- planet with the most rings
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- the path of a planet's movement around the sun
- holes on the moon
- a special instrument used to observe heavenly bodies
- known as the mother planet
- the shape a planet must be
- a body that orbits another in space
15 Clues: holes on the moon • a collection of stars • known as the mother planet • the shape a planet must be • also called a minor planet • planet with the most rings • a planet's natural satellite • the farthest planet from the sun • a body that orbits another in space • the smallest planet in our solar system • the star at the center of our solar system • ...
The Solar System 2025-02-09
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- The name of our galaxy
- The phenomenon when the Moon blocks the Sun
- The largest planet in our Solar System
- The red planet
- The largest moon of Jupiter
- The smallest and coldest dwarf planet
- A celestial body that orbits a planet
- The only planet known to support life
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- The planet known for its tilt and rolling rotation
- The closest planet to the Sun
- The region between Mars and Jupiter filled with rocky bodies
- The star at the center of our Solar System
- The second planet from the Sun, known for its thick atmosphere
- The planet with the Great Dark Spot
- The gas giant with the most extensive ring system
- The natural satellite of Earth
16 Clues: The red planet • The name of our galaxy • The largest moon of Jupiter • The closest planet to the Sun • The natural satellite of Earth • The planet with the Great Dark Spot • The smallest and coldest dwarf planet • A celestial body that orbits a planet • The only planet known to support life • The largest planet in our Solar System • The star at the center of our Solar System • ...
Ou solar system ! 2024-09-24
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- mixture of frozen gases and dust
- small rocky bodies that orbit around the sun.
- what is between the rocky planets and gas giants .
- what are the inner planets called
- what are the outer planets called .
- natural satellites of planets .
- the biggest planet .
- the main dwarf planet .
- the center of our solar system
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- where we live .
- The closest to the the sun.
- objects of rock, metal , and ice.
- a piece of rock from space that turns into
- the planet with the most rings .
- the most farthest from the sun .
15 Clues: where we live . • the biggest planet . • the main dwarf planet . • The closest to the the sun. • the center of our solar system • natural satellites of planets . • mixture of frozen gases and dust • the planet with the most rings . • the most farthest from the sun . • objects of rock, metal , and ice. • what are the inner planets called • what are the outer planets called . • ...
charlottes solar system 2023-10-19
15 Clues: very hot • very cold • quite rare • make a wish • fith closest • sixth closes • we live there • closest to sun • eighth closest • second closest • seventh closest • see them at night • revolves our planet • fourth closest to sun • can be made with the sun
The Solar System 2024-11-13
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- The largest planet in the Solar system. It is size partners with Saturn
- Our “space neighborhood”
- Led to the debate where it was decided what a planet was.
- Contains multiple star systems
- The only planet that supports life currently.
- The coldest planet and the furthest
- Known for rotating sideways and its name
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- Was once considered a Planet before 2006 when it became classified a dwarf planet
- The largest object in the asteroid belt
- This is the hottest planet
- This planet once had a water system, but is now a cold dessert.
- The 2nd brightest object in the Kuiper Belt
- The smallest planet in the Solar System
- The only planet that can float on water.
- Nicknamed Santa
15 Clues: Nicknamed Santa • Our “space neighborhood” • This is the hottest planet • Contains multiple star systems • The coldest planet and the furthest • The largest object in the asteroid belt • The smallest planet in the Solar System • The only planet that can float on water. • Known for rotating sideways and its name • The 2nd brightest object in the Kuiper Belt • ...
The Solar System 2024-11-15
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- sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun
- A unit of length used for distances within the solar system equal to the average distance between the earth and the sun
- An object that orbits the sun and is spherical, but has not cleared the area of its orbit.
- a small rocky body orbiting the sun
- A natural satellite that revolves around a planet.
- A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere.
- The star at the center of our solar system
- A ball of frozen dust and rock that orbits the sun and has a tail that glows
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- The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion
- the region around a star in which planets could potentially have surface temperatures at which liquid water could exist
- The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- A large body in space that orbits a star and does not produce light of its own
- A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
- a spherical region that surrounds the solar system, that extends from the Kuiper Belt to almost halfway to the nearest star, and that contains billions of comets
- the makeup of something
- a region of the solar system beyond the orbit of Neptune, believed to contain many comets, asteroids, and other small bodies made largely of ice.
16 Clues: the makeup of something • a small rocky body orbiting the sun • The star at the center of our solar system • A meteoroid that has entered Earth's atmosphere. • A natural satellite that revolves around a planet. • The tendency of an object to resist a change in motion • sun, planets, and all the other objects that revolve around the sun • ...
The Solar System 2024-04-16
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- small rocky object that orbits the sun in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
- object made of gas dust and ice that moves around the Sun in an oval shaped orbit
- round depression formed by the impact of a meteorite on the surface of a planet moon or other space object
- examination
- path an object follows as it moves around another object
- meteroid that strikes a planet or moon
- average distance from Earth to the Sun about 150 million km
- four largest moons of Jupiter
- time it takes an object to travel once around the sun
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- inner planet that is made of rock and metallic materials and has a solid outer layer
- streak of light in Earth's atmosphere made by a glowing meteroid
- when a planet's atmosphere traps solar energy and causes the surface temperature to increase
- time it takes an object to complete on rotation
- object in space made of gases in which nuclear fusion reactions occur that emit energy
- small rocky particle that moves through space
15 Clues: examination • four largest moons of Jupiter • meteroid that strikes a planet or moon • small rocky particle that moves through space • time it takes an object to complete on rotation • time it takes an object to travel once around the sun • path an object follows as it moves around another object • average distance from Earth to the Sun about 150 million km • ...
The Solar System 2025-12-09
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- A stage/period
- Old greek philosopher
- Views
- Old guy (1610)
- Even older guy (1543)
- Math teachers want this
- A large celestial object in space
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- Definitly not where we live on
- Around and Around
- Earth as the centre of our solar system
- different word for star
- Sun as the centre of our solar system
- 168CE first geocentric model
- Tool to view stuff in the sky
- A diagram to represent the stuff
15 Clues: Views • A stage/period • Old guy (1610) • Around and Around • Old greek philosopher • Even older guy (1543) • different word for star • Math teachers want this • 168CE first geocentric model • Tool to view stuff in the sky • Definitly not where we live on • A diagram to represent the stuff • A large celestial object in space • Sun as the centre of our solar system • ...
The Solar System 2025-09-08
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- the Earth has only one ______ that orbits around it. Other planets have many of them.
- huge balls of hot gas that can be seen in the sky at night
- the sun and nine planets make up our _______
- to sent back, like a mirror
- the farther a planet is from the sun, the _____ the temperature
- the planet we live on
- a curved path which the planets move around
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- the closer a planet is to the sun, the _____ the temperature
- the imaginary line around the center of Earth
- made of ice, gas, and dust that travels to the edge of the solar system
- a tiny planet-like object in space made of rock and metal
- the southernmost point on earth
- a group of stars that make patterns looking like objects, people, and animals
- the northernmost point on Earth
- a pull between the sun and the planets
15 Clues: the planet we live on • to sent back, like a mirror • the southernmost point on earth • the northernmost point on Earth • a pull between the sun and the planets • a curved path which the planets move around • the sun and nine planets make up our _______ • the imaginary line around the center of Earth • a tiny planet-like object in space made of rock and metal • ...
The Solar System 2025-09-13
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- Earth’s “twin” planet; hottest in the solar system.
- Famous for its icy and rocky rings.
- The farthest planet; has the strongest winds.
- Called the “Red Planet”; has two moons, Phobos and Deimos.
- A streak of light in the sky caused when a space rock burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
- A small rocky object that orbits the Sun, mostly found in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
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- Earth’s only natural satellite; it affects the tides.
- The largest planet; home to the Great Red Spot.
- A large object that orbits a star, like the Sun.
- If it enters Earth’s atmosphere, it becomes a meteor.
- The center of the solar system.
- A dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, once considered the ninth planet.
- Rotates on its side. Has a bluish-green color due to methane in its atmosphere.
- The smallest planet and closest to the Sun.
- Third planet from the sun. The only planet known to support life.
15 Clues: The center of the solar system. • Famous for its icy and rocky rings. • The smallest planet and closest to the Sun. • The farthest planet; has the strongest winds. • The largest planet; home to the Great Red Spot. • A large object that orbits a star, like the Sun. • Earth’s “twin” planet; hottest in the solar system. • ...
Solar System Crossword 2026-01-05
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- What type of planet is Jupiter
- What is a shooting star
- a large chunk of ice, dust and rock that orbits the Sun. It has two tails – the dust tail and the ion tail.
- Moon completes all phases This takes about 29.5 days.
- when a full moon is closest to the earth
- What is located between Mars and Jupiter
- when the moon is "growing"
- Where do comets spend most of their time
- When is the earth closest to the Sun
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- What type of planet is Earth
- When an astronomical object casts a shadow on another
- when the moon is "shrinking"
- big bowl-shaped hole
- Difference between meteors, meteorites, and meteoroids
- The Moon must be in which phase for a solar eclipse to occur
15 Clues: big bowl-shaped hole • What is a shooting star • when the moon is "growing" • What type of planet is Earth • when the moon is "shrinking" • What type of planet is Jupiter • When is the earth closest to the Sun • when a full moon is closest to the earth • What is located between Mars and Jupiter • Where do comets spend most of their time • ...
Physics crossword puzzle 2021-03-11
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- Least amount of inputs to achieve the highest amount of output.
- A fuel formed by natural processes, such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms
- the law of ____ of energy states that energy can be converted in form, but not created or destroyed.
- My teacher calls himself
- Pounds per square inch.
- way Our planet is located in this galaxy?
- Newton's first law is often referred to as the principle of ____.
- The _____ System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it.
- The ______ belt is located roughly between the orbits of the planets Jupiter and Mars.
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- Largest of Jupiter moon
- Force due to gravity
- My name is
- A _____ machine doesn't have a motor, it's self powered.
- A measure of how fast something moves in a particular direction.
- _____ energy ends up as heat.
- In our solar system, it is the planet closest to the sun.
- When antimatter and matter meet, they ______ each other.
- _____ energy is stored up energy capable of doing work.
- The _____ belt is a circumstellar disc in the outer Solar System, extending from the orbit of Neptune.
- Newton's ____ law states that all forces between two objects exist in equal magnitude and opposite direction
20 Clues: My name is • Force due to gravity • Largest of Jupiter moon • Pounds per square inch. • My teacher calls himself • _____ energy ends up as heat. • way Our planet is located in this galaxy? • _____ energy is stored up energy capable of doing work. • A _____ machine doesn't have a motor, it's self powered. • In our solar system, it is the planet closest to the sun. • ...
Lunar Cycle Crossword Puzzle 2025-03-13
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- This keeps up on the ground while the Earth is rotating.
- The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- Quarter The seventh kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The revolves around the Earth.
- Every planet in the Solar System revolves around this star.
- The "brightest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- Very long-period waves that move through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun.
- All planets and moons....(another word for spin)
- The only planet we know of that inhabits life.
- Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..)
- The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- An obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it and the observer or between it and its source of illumination.
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- The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The "darkest" kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- The planets and sun are in the...(blank system).
- The eighth kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- We have 8 of these in our Solar System(used to be nine).
- The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle.
- A lunar cycle resets about every...
- We are learning about the moon...
- The Earth spins on its...
21 Clues: The Earth spins on its... • The revolves around the Earth. • We are learning about the moon... • A lunar cycle resets about every... • Our Solar System is in a ...(uni..) • The third kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The sixth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The second kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • The fourth kind of moon in the lunar cycle. • ...
Carlos Inner & Outer Planets Vocabulary Assignment 2026-01-16
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- mars moon
- steep slope
- Largest moon of Saturn,liquid methane lakes
- Outer planets
- Largest moon of Neptune,retrograde orbit
- limit were planet tear thing apart
- radio detection
- Largest moon of Jupiter,larger than mercury
- impact in mercury
- Largest volcano in solar system located in mars
- structures of dust, ice, and rock orbiting giant planetsGalileanMoons
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- inner planets
- separation of water and methane
- mars moon
- Largest Cannon in solar system located in mars
- Fast Flowing air current
- highland region on venus
17 Clues: mars moon • mars moon • steep slope • inner planets • Outer planets • radio detection • impact in mercury • Fast Flowing air current • highland region on venus • separation of water and methane • limit were planet tear thing apart • Largest moon of Neptune,retrograde orbit • Largest moon of Saturn,liquid methane lakes • Largest moon of Jupiter,larger than mercury • ...
Solar system crossword 2020-10-16
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- Which planet do scientists think formed first?
- The rocky planets are made of chunks of rock and________
- Just like humans and animals which may move from one place to another, planets moved closer and further from the Sun in their early lifetime-we call this___________
- What do we call planets which orbit other stars?
- Our solar system is thought to be about 4.5 ____ years old
- What are the rocky leftover pieces of rock in the Solar System called?
- Which object was the first to form in the solar system?
- Which planet is spinning in the opposite direction to all the others?
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- Scientists think that perhaps water was brought to the Earth by___________
- What are large pieces/the building blocks of planets called?
- Our sun formed from a huge cloud of material which was pulled together and planets are kept in orbit around the Sun. Which force is responsible for both these things?
- Jupiter swallowed up lots of materials around it-which planet is smaller in size than expected as a result?
- Objects which were captured by planets and now orbit around them are called ___________
- There are two ice giant planets. Uranus is one, which is the other?
- Which planet was knocked onto its side by an impact?
15 Clues: Which planet do scientists think formed first? • What do we call planets which orbit other stars? • Which planet was knocked onto its side by an impact? • Which object was the first to form in the solar system? • The rocky planets are made of chunks of rock and________ • Our solar system is thought to be about 4.5 ____ years old • ...
Solar System Crossword 2017-03-31
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- Planet with rings
- A fuzzy ball of ice and dust with a tail
- The biggest planet
- Neptune's largest moon
- The 3rd planet from the sun
- The planet between Earth and Jupiter
- A dwarf planet starting with "P"
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- Pluto's moon
- The closest planet to the sun
- The 8th planet from the sun
- ..., Ganymede, Europa and Callisto
- The planet we live on
- The planet between Saturn and Neptune
- Saturn's largest moon
- The Great Red... (on Jupiter)
15 Clues: Pluto's moon • Planet with rings • The biggest planet • The planet we live on • Saturn's largest moon • Neptune's largest moon • The 8th planet from the sun • The 3rd planet from the sun • The closest planet to the sun • The Great Red... (on Jupiter) • A dwarf planet starting with "P" • ..., Ganymede, Europa and Callisto • The planet between Earth and Jupiter • ...
The Solar System 2017-04-25
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- Smallest planet, closest to the Sun; does not have a true atmosphere; has a surface with many craters and high cliffs.
- Second planet from the Sun; similar to Earth in mass and size; has a thick atmosphere
- Usually the eighth planet from the Sun; is large and gaseous, has rings that vary in thickness, and is bluish-green in color.
- a surface with craters, fault-like cracks, and volcanoes.
- System of eight planets, including Earth, and other objects that revolve around the Sun.
- Third planet from the Sun; has an atmosphere that protects life and surface temperatures that allow water to exist as a solid, liquid, and gas.
- A piece of rock or metal made up of material similar to that which formed the planets;mostly found in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
- Second-largest and sixth planet from the Sun; has a complex ring system, at least 31 moons, and a thick atmosphere made mostly of hydrogen and helium.
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- Giant, high-pressure storm in Jupiter's atmosphere
- Space object made of dust and rock particles mixed with frozen water, methane, and ammonia that forms a bright coma as it approaches the Sun.
- A meteoroid that strikes the surface of a moon or planet.
- Seventh planet from the Sun; is large and gaseous, has a distinct bluish-green color, and rotates on an axis nearly parallel to the plane of its orbit.
- Dwarf planet that takes 248 years to complete one orbit around the Sun; has a thin atmosphere and a solid, icy-rock surface with 3 moons.
- A meteoroid that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere.
- Fourth planet from the Sun; has polar ice caps, a thin atmosphere, and a reddish appearance caused by iron oxide in weathered rocks and soil.
15 Clues: A meteoroid that burns up in Earth’s atmosphere. • Giant, high-pressure storm in Jupiter's atmosphere • A meteoroid that strikes the surface of a moon or planet. • a surface with craters, fault-like cracks, and volcanoes. • Second planet from the Sun; similar to Earth in mass and size; has a thick atmosphere • ...
The Solar System 2023-12-20
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- An object that orbits another object in space
- The imaginary line around which a planet rotates
- Occurs when the moon passes through the shadow of the Earth
- Planets where surfaces are made up of mostly gas
- Research space craft sent beyond Earth’s orbit
- Bright clouds of gas on the photosphere
- Beautiful light shows formed by Earth trapping the electrically charged particles at the north and south poles
- The phase on an eclipse where the moon appears to cover the sun completely
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- Similar to planets, but they share their orbit with other objects
- Rocky, dense, and Earthlike
- Rare event when the moon passes between Earth and the sun and casts a shadow on Earth
- An object in the solar system that orbits the sun and is big enough for its own gravity to keep it in the shape of a sphere
- (ISS) a facility that orbits Earth and is maintained and used by astronauts from sixteen different countries
- Each orbit a planet makes around the sun
- One rotation is equal to one day
15 Clues: Rocky, dense, and Earthlike • One rotation is equal to one day • Bright clouds of gas on the photosphere • Each orbit a planet makes around the sun • An object that orbits another object in space • Research space craft sent beyond Earth’s orbit • The imaginary line around which a planet rotates • Planets where surfaces are made up of mostly gas • ...
Solar system trivia 2024-03-09
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- the planet with the funniest name
- the name of our sun
- the 8th planet
- the furthest dwarf planet from the sun
- the red planet
- Saturn's biggest moon
- the 1st-4th planets are this
- The name of Earth's moon
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- the 5th and 6th planets are this
- Largest moon in the solar system
- The biggest planet
- the hottest planet in the solar system
- the 7th and 8th planets are this
- Neptune's biggest moon
- the dwarf planet that was once the 9th planet
15 Clues: the 8th planet • the red planet • The biggest planet • the name of our sun • Saturn's biggest moon • Neptune's biggest moon • The name of Earth's moon • the 1st-4th planets are this • the 5th and 6th planets are this • Largest moon in the solar system • the 7th and 8th planets are this • the planet with the funniest name • the hottest planet in the solar system • ...
Solar System Crossword 2024-04-30
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- A planet is a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun,
- four of them, closest to the sun
- between mars and jupiter
- repeating path that one object in space takes around another one
- planet that is composed primarily of silicate, rocks or metals.
- the force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center.
- planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium
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- made up of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity
- small planetary mass subject
- relation to the center of the sun.
- a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth.
- four of them, furthest from sun
- The partial or total blocking of light of one celestial object by anothe
- relation to the center of the earth
- is a unit of length defined to be exactly equal to 149,597,870,700 m.
15 Clues: between mars and jupiter • small planetary mass subject • four of them, furthest from sun • four of them, closest to the sun • relation to the center of the sun. • relation to the center of the earth • a mixture of gases that surrounds the Earth. • planet composed mainly of hydrogen and helium • A planet is a celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun, • ...
The Solar System 2024-04-23
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- biggest planet in the solar system
- Thought to hold life in the atmosphere
- Most Famous dwarf planet
- Earth's natural satellite
- Millions of thousands in the universe
- Main life holder
- Gas giant that spins like a rolling ball
- Space Rocks
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- 8 orbits the sun
- Last gas giant in the solar system
- Cosmic snowballs
- Closest planet to the sun
- Known for its rings made of ice
- Hot, fiery, glowing ball of fire
- Small, rocky object that orbits the sun
15 Clues: Space Rocks • 8 orbits the sun • Cosmic snowballs • Main life holder • Most Famous dwarf planet • Earth's natural satellite • Closest planet to the sun • Known for its rings made of ice • Hot, fiery, glowing ball of fire • biggest planet in the solar system • Last gas giant in the solar system • Millions of thousands in the universe • Thought to hold life in the atmosphere • ...
Solar System Vocabulary 2023-08-30
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- The spinning motion of a planet about its axis
- Getting larger, stronger, fuller, etc
- The darkest part of a shadow
- The daily rise and fall of earth's waters on shore
- The two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees south or 23.5 degrees north
- The part of the shadow surrounding the darkest part
- An unmanned space craft sent out to investigate planets and other objects in outer space
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteoroid in earth's atmosphere
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- satellite A natural object that revolves around another object in space
- The path of an object as it revolves around another object in space
- Getting smaller, weaker, dimmer, etc
- The movement of an object around another object
- A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface
- eclipse The blocking of sunlight to earth that occurs
- system The sun and all of the planets,asteroids,comets,ect. that move around it
- A chunk of rock or dust in space
16 Clues: The darkest part of a shadow • A chunk of rock or dust in space • Getting smaller, weaker, dimmer, etc • Getting larger, stronger, fuller, etc • A meteoroid that has hit earth's surface • The spinning motion of a planet about its axis • The movement of an object around another object • The daily rise and fall of earth's waters on shore • ...
Solar System Stuff 2022-05-17
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- this is the hottest planet in our solar system with an average temperature of 900 degrees ferenheight
- Massive icy rocks hurdling through space, also known as dirty snowballs
- This celestial body used to be classified as a planet until 2006
- this agency focused on aeronautics and space research
- This is a ring of large rocks in between the terrestrial and jovian planets
- These types of planets are hard and rocky
- this is the result of a celestial body that almost became a star but failed due to a lack of mass to start nuclear fusion
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- This is a cluster of rocks floating beyond Neptune and houses the dwarf planet pluto
- these types of planets are gaseous and typically very large
- This is the state of a space rock after it collides with the surface of the earth
- This series of two spacecraft was launched in 1977.
- A rock flying through space
- This planet is well known for its massive rings and yellowish color
- these can be considered star nurseries
- we call this blue and green planet home
15 Clues: A rock flying through space • these can be considered star nurseries • we call this blue and green planet home • These types of planets are hard and rocky • This series of two spacecraft was launched in 1977. • this agency focused on aeronautics and space research • these types of planets are gaseous and typically very large • ...
The Solar System 2024-10-29
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- Rotation or —— is when an object moves on its axis.
- The moon takes 28 days/1 —- to rotate on its axis.
- It takes the Earth 1 year to —- around the sun.
- Marks the beginning of summer and winter.
- Revolution or —— is when an object moves around another object.
- What is responsible for the orbit of planets around the sun?
- The —- is a natural satellite of the earth.
- The moon takes 28 —-/1 month to revolve around Earth.
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- The —- receives the most direct sunlight.
- The rotation of the Earth causes day and —-.
- The tilt of the Earths axis , relative to the Sun determine the Earths —-
- Tilt mostly toward/away from the Sun.
- 12 hour of day and 12 hours of night.
- The rotation of the Earth on its axis takes 24 —-/1 day.
- The revolution of the Earth around the sun takes 365 days/1—.
15 Clues: Tilt mostly toward/away from the Sun. • 12 hour of day and 12 hours of night. • The —- receives the most direct sunlight. • Marks the beginning of summer and winter. • The —- is a natural satellite of the earth. • The rotation of the Earth causes day and —-. • It takes the Earth 1 year to —- around the sun. • The moon takes 28 days/1 —- to rotate on its axis. • ...
Space 2023-12-07
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- planet that rolls rather than spins
- large group of stars held together by gravity
- planet surrounded by a system of rings
- planet that is similar in size to Earth
- a dwarf planet that used to be considered the planet furthest from our sun
- the planet in our solar system that’s closest to the sun
- large object that circles around the sun or any other star
- small or large rocks that float around in space
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- the planet in our solar system that’s furthest from the sun
- the force that pulls what everything is made of together
- gases around the Earth and other planets that are held there by gravity
- dust or gas cloud you find between stars
- the biggest planet in our solar system
- the fourth planet from our sun sometimes called the Red Planet
14 Clues: planet that rolls rather than spins • planet surrounded by a system of rings • the biggest planet in our solar system • planet that is similar in size to Earth • dust or gas cloud you find between stars • large group of stars held together by gravity • small or large rocks that float around in space • the force that pulls what everything is made of together • ...
The space 2019-09-26
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- public transport
- natural satellite of the Earth
- large water extent
- people going to space
- the opposite of high
- vehicle that has four wheels
- the opposite of dark
- objects in the sky that glow at night
- vehicle that flies and has blades
- largest planet in the solar system
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- the nearest star
- third planet of the solar system
- vehicle that has two wheels
- vehicle for the water
- instrument to see the stars
- the opposite of day
16 Clues: public transport • the nearest star • large water extent • the opposite of day • the opposite of high • the opposite of dark • vehicle for the water • people going to space • vehicle that has two wheels • instrument to see the stars • vehicle that has four wheels • natural satellite of the Earth • third planet of the solar system • vehicle that flies and has blades • ...
dhjg 2022-01-04
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- System Set of stars and planets
- The hottest
- Home of humanity
- The largest planet
- Compendium of all galaxies
- Place where Martians are believed to be
- dwarf planet
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- Anstron First person to reach the moon
- Galaxy millions of kilometers from Earth
- has large rings
- Lumbrera major of the day
- The eighth of the solar system
- luminous stars that adorn the sky
- Neighbor of the earth
- Acronym for NASA's Modular Station in Space
- Planet blue and has 27 moons
- Satellite Moon
17 Clues: The hottest • dwarf planet • Satellite Moon • has large rings • Home of humanity • The largest planet • Neighbor of the earth • Lumbrera major of the day • Compendium of all galaxies • Planet blue and has 27 moons • The eighth of the solar system • System Set of stars and planets • luminous stars that adorn the sky • Anstron First person to reach the moon • ...
Planets 2023-12-17
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- All the planets revolve around it.
- It is the closest one to the sun.
- It is the icy planet in our solar system.
- It has the highest mountain in our solar system.
- It is the planet that we live on.
- It has outer rings.
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- It is the biggest planet in our solar system.
- It is the hottest planet in our solar system.
- It has too many storms in its atmosphere.
9 Clues: It has outer rings. • It is the closest one to the sun. • It is the planet that we live on. • All the planets revolve around it. • It is the icy planet in our solar system. • It has too many storms in its atmosphere. • It is the biggest planet in our solar system. • It is the hottest planet in our solar system. • It has the highest mountain in our solar system.
Solar System Crossword 2022-12-06
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- A small piece of asteroid or a comet, could be smaller or larger, and often created from a collision.
- Sometimes called minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago.
- any minor planet in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a greater average distance than Neptune.
- A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun and has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it keeps a nearly round shape.
- made of dust from the disintegrating nucleus on a comet.
- The large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun.
- A dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi.
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- The most visible part of a comet; encompasses the streams of dust and gas.
- How many dwarf planets are there?
- How many planets are there in our solar system?
- Which objects lies mostly in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- a small piece of matter that falls from space with great speed, producing a bright light as it enters the earth's atmosphere.
- The largest asteroid known to date. Roughly as big as Alaska and rotates around the sun once every 1,678 Earth days.
- What Dwarf planet is located in the Kuiper belt and used to be a regular planet.
- Frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices.
- Located in the center of a comet, composed of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases.
17 Clues: How many dwarf planets are there? • How many planets are there in our solar system? • made of dust from the disintegrating nucleus on a comet. • Which objects lies mostly in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. • The most visible part of a comet; encompasses the streams of dust and gas. • ...
The Solar System 2022-11-21
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- when several meteors enter the Earth's atmosphere at one time
- when an asteroid travels and crashes into another solar object
- once the meteor has made its way to the Earth's surface and collided, it is a..
- wide, curved and consists of gas and dust
- most visible part of a comet
- small, rocky object from space before it enters Earth's atmosphere
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- center of a comet
- passes Earth's orbit every 76 years
- an area of space beyond the orbit of Neptune
- a cloud of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun
- small, rocky object from space that is heated up as it enters the Earth's atmosphere
- thin, blue and linear (the result of ultraviolet radiation ejecting electrons off particles)
- most famous dwarf planet
- lies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter
- referred to as "dirty snowballs"
15 Clues: center of a comet • most famous dwarf planet • most visible part of a comet • referred to as "dirty snowballs" • passes Earth's orbit every 76 years • wide, curved and consists of gas and dust • an area of space beyond the orbit of Neptune • a cloud of icy planetesimals surrounding the sun • lies in the asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter • ...
Our Solar System 2019-08-06
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- The line from north to south pole
- The force that keeps the planets and moons in orbit
- The hottest of all the planets
- When the sun does down at night
- Another name for our galaxy
- The biggest star in the solar system
- Orbits some planets
- When the sun comes up in the morning
- The season with the longest days
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- The season with the shortest days
- Another word for orbit
- The line in the middle of Earth
- There are four ________ in the year
- The oldest of the planets
- The planet with Rings of ice and rock
15 Clues: Orbits some planets • Another word for orbit • The oldest of the planets • Another name for our galaxy • The hottest of all the planets • The line in the middle of Earth • When the sun does down at night • The season with the longest days • The season with the shortest days • The line from north to south pole • There are four ________ in the year • ...
The Solar System 2020-07-03
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- Planet named after the Roman Sea God
- Known as the red planet
- An icy rock that has a bright tail when it comes closer to the Sun
- Planet closest to the Sun
- Our galaxy
- The farthest planet from the Sun
- Planet known as the evening star
- The largest planet in the solar system
- The path that a planet takes around the Sun
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- Star at the centre of our solar system
- Our Sun is this
- Our planet
- The many rocks in a belt between Mars and Jupiter
- Planet famous for its rings
- Earth's sister planet
- An instrument used to observe outer space
- Planet between Saturn and Neptune
17 Clues: Our planet • Our galaxy • Our Sun is this • Earth's sister planet • Known as the red planet • Planet closest to the Sun • Planet famous for its rings • The farthest planet from the Sun • Planet known as the evening star • Planet between Saturn and Neptune • Planet named after the Roman Sea God • Star at the centre of our solar system • The largest planet in the solar system • ...
THE SOLAR SYSTEM 2023-02-27
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- The Red Planet
- The satellite of the Earth
- The movement of the planet by spinning on its axis
- Streak of light seen when meteoroids heat up in the atmospher
- The rocky body is smaller than the planet and orbits the Sun
- The hottest planet
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- imaginary line about which an object rotates
- The movement of the planet to move around the Sun
- Outer part of a shadow
- Icy object that releases gasses
- The name of the dwarf planet that reclassified in 2006
- The Closest planet to the Sun
- The furthest planet from the Sun
- way name of Our galaxy
- Heat and light source of the Earth
15 Clues: The Red Planet • The hottest planet • Outer part of a shadow • way name of Our galaxy • The satellite of the Earth • The Closest planet to the Sun • Icy object that releases gasses • The furthest planet from the Sun • Heat and light source of the Earth • imaginary line about which an object rotates • The movement of the planet to move around the Sun • ...
Our solar system 2023-03-03
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- A person who invented the telescope 1608.
- A thing which is a known candidate for another dwarf planet.
- A person who the theory that the earth wasn't the center of the universe.
- A thing which is unknown objects from space, the abbreviation.
- A thing which isn't a planet since 2006.
- A person who is from space and isn't from the earth.
- A person was the first people in the universe.
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- A thing which is the biggest planet in our solar system.
- A thing which is a galaxy and we live in.
- A person who was the first person at the moon.
- A thing which with the astronauts flying in the universe.
- A thing that revolves around our earth.
- A person who deals with the universe.
- A thing which is the begin of our live.
- A thing which is a planet between venus and mars.
15 Clues: A person who deals with the universe. • A thing that revolves around our earth. • A thing which is the begin of our live. • A thing which isn't a planet since 2006. • A thing which is a galaxy and we live in. • A person who invented the telescope 1608. • A person who was the first person at the moon. • A person was the first people in the universe. • ...
the solar system 2014-05-12
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- we live on it
- the entire celestial cosmos.
- has micro organisms
- large ball of gas
- hottest planet
- the smallest planet
- way the galaxy we live in.
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- gas planet
- many of these in the universe
- the study of all physical object beyond earth.
- rotates on its side
- the biggest planet
- has a ring
- system 8 planets in our galaxy are called this.
- natural satellite the revolves around larger bodies.
15 Clues: gas planet • has a ring • we live on it • hottest planet • large ball of gas • the biggest planet • rotates on its side • has micro organisms • the smallest planet • way the galaxy we live in. • the entire celestial cosmos. • many of these in the universe • the study of all physical object beyond earth. • system 8 planets in our galaxy are called this. • ...
the solar system 2015-05-26
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- : a theory when the earth is the center of the solar system.
- : neap tides happen in first and _____ quarter moons.
- : the earth is tilted on its ____ at an angle of 23.5.
- : large flares of energy that loop back to earths surface.
- : ______ means to grow.
- : when earth cast a shadow on the moon that's a _____ eclipse.
- : 1 rotation equals ___ day.
- : when the moon moves between the earth and sun that is called a _____ eclipse.
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- : ______ means to shrink.
- : a theory when the sun is the center of the solar system.
- : ________ are areas on the suns surface that appear darker because of low temperature.
- : spring tides happen in ___and full moons.
- : _________ are burst of energy that flash off earths surface.
- way : earth in the ________ galaxy.
- : if its winter in he northern hemisphere its ______ southern hemisphere.
15 Clues: : ______ means to grow. • : ______ means to shrink. • : 1 rotation equals ___ day. • way : earth in the ________ galaxy. • : spring tides happen in ___and full moons. • : neap tides happen in first and _____ quarter moons. • : the earth is tilted on its ____ at an angle of 23.5. • : a theory when the sun is the center of the solar system. • ...
Marcos's Solar System 2022-01-26
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- debris that orbits the sun, has a tail, and is made of ice, snow, and rock.
- the planet farthest from the sun
- large pieces of debris that orbit the sun
- large planets that are far away from the sun and made mostly of gas
- the largest planet
- the second largest planet that also has Rings
- the hottest planet and Earth's sister
- the only planet with life
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- a group of planets close to the sun that are made of rock
- all of the planets, dwarf planets, and the Sun
- the planet closest to the sun
- a large ball of flaming gas that holds our Solar system together
- the red planet
- matter from outer space that enters earth's atmosphere
- the coldest planet
15 Clues: the red planet • the coldest planet • the largest planet • the only planet with life • the planet closest to the sun • the planet farthest from the sun • the hottest planet and Earth's sister • large pieces of debris that orbit the sun • the second largest planet that also has Rings • all of the planets, dwarf planets, and the Sun • ...
Solar System Exploration 2023-08-07
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- A journey or voyage undertaken for a specific purpose, often in space exploration.
- A vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space.
- A robotic spacecraft designed to explore the surface of a planet or moon.
- An unmanned spacecraft designed to explore distant planets or celestial bodies.
- A specific task or operation, often related to space exploration.
- The United States' space agency responsible for space exploration.
- A garment designed to protect astronauts in the vacuum of space.
- A person trained to travel and work in space.
- A spacecraft that lands on the surface of a planet or moon.
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- An optical instrument used to observe distant objects in space.
- Relating to travel or exploration between planets.
- An artificial object that orbits a celestial body, often used for communication or observation.
- A spacecraft that orbits a celestial body, gathering data and images.
- Relating to or located in space or the universe.
- The act of sending a spacecraft into space.
15 Clues: The act of sending a spacecraft into space. • A person trained to travel and work in space. • Relating to or located in space or the universe. • Relating to travel or exploration between planets. • A vehicle designed for travel or operation in outer space. • A spacecraft that lands on the surface of a planet or moon. • ...
Solar system Crossword 2023-08-29
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- the sun and all of the planets, asteroids, comets, etc. that move around it
- A streak of light in the sky produced by the burning of a meteroid in earths atmosphere
- the blocking of sunlight to earth that occurs when the moon is directly between the sun and the earth
- the movement of an object around another object
- the part of the shadow surrounding the darkest part
- a natural object that revolves around another object in space
- getting larger, stronger,fuller,etc.
- a chunk of rock or dust in space
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- the two days of the year on which the noon sun is directly overhead at either 23.5 degrees south or 23.5 degrees north
- the daily rise and fall of earths water on shore
- the darkest part of a shadow
- a meteoroid that has hit earths surface
- an unmanned spacecraft sent out to investigate planets and other objects in outer space
- the spinning motion of a planet around its axis
- getting smaller, weaker, dimmer, etc.
15 Clues: the darkest part of a shadow • a chunk of rock or dust in space • getting larger, stronger,fuller,etc. • getting smaller, weaker, dimmer, etc. • a meteoroid that has hit earths surface • the movement of an object around another object • the spinning motion of a planet around its axis • the daily rise and fall of earths water on shore • ...
science solar system 2023-10-19
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- an imaginary line through an object
- the galaxy in which the solar system is located
- where one objects block another one from view
- orbits the planets and stars
- an attraction forces between any 2 objects
- a group of millions and billions of stars
- the hottest season
- the phrase when the sunlit side is facing away from the earth
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- a ball of gas that releases light and heat
- regular rising and falling of the sea
- the coldest season
- it takes 365 day to orbit the sun
- an imaginary line between the north and south pole
- a planet made of mostly ice
- the time it takes for aa planet to rotate once
15 Clues: the coldest season • the hottest season • a planet made of mostly ice • orbits the planets and stars • it takes 365 day to orbit the sun • an imaginary line through an object • regular rising and falling of the sea • a group of millions and billions of stars • a ball of gas that releases light and heat • an attraction forces between any 2 objects • ...
Our Solar System 2023-11-18
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- How many dwarf planets are there?
- Made up of dust from the disintegrating nucleus on a comet.
- Leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ice.
- The most visible part of a comet; encompasses the streams of dust and gas.
- A dwarf planet in the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. It was the first asteroid discovered, on 1 January 1801, by Giuseppe Piazzi.
- A small piece of asteroid or a comet, could be smaller or larger, and often created from a collision.
- A celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
- Located in the center of a comet, composed of rock, dust, ice, and frozen gases.
- Some minor planets in the Solar System that orbits the Sun at a larger average distance than Neptune.
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- How many planets are there in our solar system?
- The large round object that circles the Earth and that shines at night by reflecting light from the sun.
- Are called minor planets and are rocky,
- Which objects lies mostly in a belt between Mars and Jupiter.
- The largest asteroid known to date. Roughly as big as Alaska and rotates around the sun once every 1,678 Earth days.
- A small piece of matter that falls from space with q
- A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun and has sufficient mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it keeps a nearly round shape.
- What Dwarf planet is located in the Kuiper belt and used to be a regular planet.
17 Clues: How many dwarf planets are there? • Are called minor planets and are rocky, • How many planets are there in our solar system? • A small piece of matter that falls from space with q • Made up of dust from the disintegrating nucleus on a comet. • Which objects lies mostly in a belt between Mars and Jupiter. • ...
Our Solar System 2024-03-18
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- THE LAST PLANET
- THE EARTH ROTATES ON ITS___
- THE SUN'S RAYS ___ ON THE MOON
- THERE ARE ____ PLANETS IN OUT SOLAR SYSTEM
- A PLANET THAT LAYS ON ITS SIDE
- AN ICE GIANT
- THE MOON ____ THE EARTH
- PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM ORBIT THE
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- EART'S NATURAL SATELLITE IS CALLED THE
- THE ONLY PLANET WITH LIFE
- A PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS
- IS NOT CONSIDERED A TRUE PLANET ANYMORE
- VENUS IS A _____ PLANET (HINT: LAND)
- THE 4TH PLANET FROM THE SUN
- A GAS GIANT
- THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN
16 Clues: A GAS GIANT • AN ICE GIANT • THE LAST PLANET • THE MOON ____ THE EARTH • THE ONLY PLANET WITH LIFE • THE EARTH ROTATES ON ITS___ • THE 4TH PLANET FROM THE SUN • A PLANET FAMOUS FOR ITS RINGS • THE CLOSEST PLANET TO THE SUN • THE SUN'S RAYS ___ ON THE MOON • A PLANET THAT LAYS ON ITS SIDE • VENUS IS A _____ PLANET (HINT: LAND) • PLANETS IN OUR SOLAR SYSTEM ORBIT THE • ...
Solar System crossoword 2023-10-30
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- Is the future mission to Saturn (specifically Titan)
- A Galilean moon
- Kepler's second law associates equal time with equal.
- This spacecraft is shaped like a fidget spinner
- Humans mostly emit.
- Plumes of water were found on this moon of Saturn
- This is the most volcanically active object in the solar system
- This moon has a very thick atmosphere of mostly nitrogen
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- Uranus was almost named as.
- Is more energetic than visible light
- Is more energetic than x-rays.
- Has lakes and rivers of methane
- Rotates on the side
- Newton's first law is also called the law of.
- Is the least dense planet
- This moon of jupiter is covered in ice and has blood red lines running through the ice
16 Clues: A Galilean moon • Rotates on the side • Humans mostly emit. • Is the least dense planet • Uranus was almost named as. • Is more energetic than x-rays. • Has lakes and rivers of methane • Is more energetic than visible light • Newton's first law is also called the law of. • This spacecraft is shaped like a fidget spinner • Plumes of water were found on this moon of Saturn • ...
Our solar system 2024-09-25
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- It is natural satellites for planets
- tiny little particles
- what does my very educated mother stand for ?
- what is the outer planets called ?
- What is the planet we live on ?
- it is the center of our solar system ?
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- it is know as a dirty snowball ?
- piece of rock that's becomes a metoir ?
- What is the biggest planet in our solar system ?
- objects of rock , ice , and metal
- what is the planet with the most visible rings ?
- This the main dwarf planet we know
- What is the farthest planetv from the sun ?
- What is the closets planet to the sun ?
- What is the inner planets called ?
15 Clues: tiny little particles • What is the planet we live on ? • it is know as a dirty snowball ? • objects of rock , ice , and metal • This the main dwarf planet we know • What is the inner planets called ? • what is the outer planets called ? • It is natural satellites for planets • it is the center of our solar system ? • piece of rock that's becomes a metoir ? • ...
Solar system vocabulary 2024-05-17
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- Big gas star
- total blocking of light of one celestial object
- closest planet to sun
- Small frozen mass that travels around sun
- gas giant planet
- Blue planet
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- system of stars, dust and gas
- Famous for its rings
- system made up of our star and everything bound around it by gravity
- second planet closest to sun
- Smallest planet but no longer a planet
- spins on its side
- Orbits earth 27 days
- takes aproxx 365 days to rotate around sun
- orange red planet
15 Clues: Blue planet • Big gas star • gas giant planet • spins on its side • orange red planet • Famous for its rings • Orbits earth 27 days • closest planet to sun • second planet closest to sun • system of stars, dust and gas • Smallest planet but no longer a planet • Small frozen mass that travels around sun • takes aproxx 365 days to rotate around sun • ...
Solar System Crossword 2024-04-26
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- Our only star
- The "Red Planet"
- belt divides outer planets and inner planets
- Biggest planet
- Closest planet to the sun
- Dwarf planet
- Blue "Gas Giant"
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- Very icy and gassy
- Second closest to sun
- The force of weight
- Earth's natural satellite
- Where we live
- The average distance from the Earth to sun.
- The chemicals in a planets air
- Planet with rings
15 Clues: Dwarf planet • Our only star • Where we live • Biggest planet • The "Red Planet" • Blue "Gas Giant" • Planet with rings • Very icy and gassy • The force of weight • Second closest to sun • Earth's natural satellite • Closest planet to the sun • The chemicals in a planets air • The average distance from the Earth to sun. • belt divides outer planets and inner planets
Solar System Review 2024-04-18
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- rotates on a different tilt
- biggest planet
- center of the solar system
- a planet's journey around the sun
- Earth's slightly smaller twin
- caused by the moon
- causes day and night
- half the diameter of Earth
- used to be a planet
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- a dwarf planet
- second biggest planet
- shape of Earth's orbit
- coldest planet
- smallest planet
- causes seasons
15 Clues: a dwarf planet • biggest planet • coldest planet • causes seasons • smallest planet • caused by the moon • used to be a planet • causes day and night • second biggest planet • shape of Earth's orbit • center of the solar system • half the diameter of Earth • rotates on a different tilt • Earth's slightly smaller twin • a planet's journey around the sun
The Solar System 2024-12-19
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- Known as the red planet, its dry surface is rusty due to iron in the rocks that make up its crust. The fourth planet from the Sun.
- The largest planet in our solar system, about 1000 earths could fit inside this planet. There's a large storm on this planet, known as the great red spot that has been observed for hundreds of years.
- The last planet in our solar system, beyond this planet are the Kuiper belt objects like Pluto and other dwarf planets. Its blue color is due to trace amounts of methane in the atmosphere.
- The name we give the 4 planets closest to the Sun. These planets are rocky, have solid surfaces, are generally small, have few to no moons, and no rings.
- A light blue planet named for the god of the sky. This planet rotates on its side because its axis is tilted at a 90 degree angle from its orbit. The seventh planet from the Sun.
- A gas giant with an immense ring system, sixth planet from the Sun.
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- The hottest planet in our solar system, but not the planet closest to the Sun. It's hot because of its dense atmosphere made mostly of carbon dioxide which holds lots of heat from the Sun.
- An object that orbits the Sun, is spherical due to its high mass and strong gravity, and has cleared its orbit of other similar objects.
- The name we give the 4 planets furthest from the Sun. They are mostly gas with no solid surface, are generally large, have many moons, and all have rings.
- The only planet we know to have life, the third planet from the Sun.
- A dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt, it has a very elliptical orbit that can occasionally bring it closer to the Sun than Neptune.
- The closest planet to the Sun, with very hot days and very cold nights, due to its lack of atmosphere.
- The invisible force keeping all of the objects in the solar system bound to each other.
- The only star in our solar system, around which everything orbits.
- The _________ belt can be found between Mars and Jupiter. This band of rocks and ice orbiting the Sun are thought to be remnant pieces of a planet that never formed.
15 Clues: The only star in our solar system, around which everything orbits. • A gas giant with an immense ring system, sixth planet from the Sun. • The only planet we know to have life, the third planet from the Sun. • The invisible force keeping all of the objects in the solar system bound to each other. • ...
Solar System Vocab 2025-10-30
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- Mid-sized star at the center of the solar system
- Flares, Eruptions caused by energy that heats plasma on the sun to millions of degrees Celsius
- System, Consists of the sun, the planets, their moons, and a variety of smaller objects
- The outer layer of the sun
- Something that is round, orbits the sun, and has cleared out the region of the solar system along its orbit
- Huge loops of plasma that are polarized
- Chunks of rock or dust smaller than asteroids
- Earth- centered model
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- Areas of plasma that are cooler than the plasma around them
- Planet, Objects that orbit the sun, but cannot clear objects in their orbit
- Sun-centered model
- The inner layer of the sun
- a unique trait or characteristic
- of Universal Gravitation Every object in the universe attracts every other object.
- Wind, Streams of electrically charged particles from the corona
- The force that attracts all objects toward each other
- Better known as a natural satellite
17 Clues: Sun-centered model • Earth- centered model • The inner layer of the sun • The outer layer of the sun • a unique trait or characteristic • Better known as a natural satellite • Huge loops of plasma that are polarized • Chunks of rock or dust smaller than asteroids • Mid-sized star at the center of the solar system • The force that attracts all objects toward each other • ...
Solar System and Earth's Cycle 2022-11-26
Across
- Which planet is called as Ice Giant?
- What is the main source of light?
- which planet is the largest in our solar system?
- Which planet do we live on?
- Which planet has rings around it?
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- Which planet is the hottest in our solar system?
- How long is one day in Earth?
- How many planets are there in our solar system?
- Which planet is the coldest planet in our solar system?
9 Clues: Which planet do we live on? • How long is one day in Earth? • What is the main source of light? • Which planet has rings around it? • Which planet is called as Ice Giant? • How many planets are there in our solar system? • Which planet is the hottest in our solar system? • which planet is the largest in our solar system? • ...
Space Keywords 2026-02-20
Across
- The distance light travels in one year.
- The star in the centre of our solar system.
- Path taken by a satellite, planet or star moving around a larger body. Earth completes one orbit of the Sun every year.
- The planet known for its rings.
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- Collection of stars held together by gravity. Our galaxy is called the Milky Way.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- Bodies which give out light, and which may have a solar system of planets.
- Planet that orbits a star outside our solar system.
- The number of planets in our solar system.
9 Clues: The planet known for its rings. • The largest planet in our solar system. • The distance light travels in one year. • The number of planets in our solar system. • The star in the centre of our solar system. • Planet that orbits a star outside our solar system. • Bodies which give out light, and which may have a solar system of planets. • ...
Unit 2 Test 2023-11-02
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- object orbiting around another object
- ___________ and Ptolemy were supporters of the Geocentric model
- the large mass at the center of the accretion disk becomes the _________
- bowl shaped depression
- gravity of the sun and moon effect on bodies of water
- ___________ theory, idea for the formation of our solar system
- step before planets, increased mass of planetesimals cause more collisions
- _______________ and Copernicus were supporters of the Heliocentric model
- dark flat planes of the moon
- first step of the Giant-Impact Theory
- ratio that tells the shape of an orbit
- distance between the two foci
- the moon is a natural ______________ of Earth
- cloud of gas and dust
- model of the solar system with the sun at the center
- when the eccentricity is closer to ________ the shape is more flattened
- a ___________ mass has less gravitational pull
- layers of gas that surround a planet
- model of the solar system with the Earth at the center
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- when the eccentricity is closer to ________ the shape is more round
- gravity is the ___________ that draws objects toward the center
- a word to describe the gaseous outer planets
- small "baby" planets formed from the collision of dust
- the amount of "stuff" something is made of
- two types of eclipses solar and __________
- the name of an orbit
- a word to describe the rocky inner planets
- spinning around a central axis
- widest point of an ellipse
- one of the foci could represent the sun while the other is ________ space
- ____________ space station
- as the dust and gas spin, it begins to flatten near the edges creating the _______ disk
- partial or complete obscuring of light
- elevated, light colored planes of the moon
- a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system
- gravity pulling on the "stuff" something is made of
- an object that is __________ has more gravitational pull
37 Clues: the name of an orbit • cloud of gas and dust • bowl shaped depression • widest point of an ellipse • ____________ space station • dark flat planes of the moon • distance between the two foci • spinning around a central axis • layers of gas that surround a planet • object orbiting around another object • first step of the Giant-Impact Theory • ratio that tells the shape of an orbit • ...
Unit 2 Test 2023-11-02
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- object orbiting around another object
- ___________ and Ptolemy were supporters of the Geocentric model
- the large mass at the center of the accretion disk becomes the _________
- bowl shaped depression
- gravity of the sun and moon effect on bodies of water
- ___________ theory, idea for the formation of our solar system
- step before planets, increased mass of planetesimals cause more collisions
- _______________ and Copernicus were supporters of the Heliocentric model
- dark flat planes of the moon
- first step of the Giant-Impact Theory
- ratio that tells the shape of an orbit
- distance between the two foci
- the moon is a natural ______________ of Earth
- cloud of gas and dust
- model of the solar system with the sun at the center
- when the eccentricity is closer to ________ the shape is more flattened
- a ___________ mass has less gravitational pull
- layers of gas that surround a planet
- model of the solar system with the Earth at the center
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- when the eccentricity is closer to ________ the shape is more round
- gravity is the ___________ that draws objects toward the center
- a word to describe the gaseous outer planets
- small "baby" planets formed from the collision of dust
- the amount of "stuff" something is made of
- two types of eclipses solar and __________
- the name of an orbit
- a word to describe the rocky inner planets
- spinning around a central axis
- widest point of an ellipse
- one of the foci could represent the sun while the other is ________ space
- ____________ space station
- as the dust and gas spin, it begins to flatten near the edges creating the _______ disk
- partial or complete obscuring of light
- elevated, light colored planes of the moon
- a planet that orbits a star outside of our solar system
- gravity pulling on the "stuff" something is made of
- an object that is __________ has more gravitational pull
37 Clues: the name of an orbit • cloud of gas and dust • bowl shaped depression • widest point of an ellipse • ____________ space station • dark flat planes of the moon • distance between the two foci • spinning around a central axis • layers of gas that surround a planet • object orbiting around another object • first step of the Giant-Impact Theory • ratio that tells the shape of an orbit • ...
astronomy 2024-12-23
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- Now called a dwarf planet.
- way Our solar system is part of this galaxy.
- The largest planet in our solar system.
- system T he collection of 8 planets and their moons in orbit round the Sun, together with smaller bodies.
- The branch of science dealing with celestial objects , space and the physical universe as a whole.
- Covers 70% of Earth’s surface.
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- An event in which two or more bodies exert forces on each other in a short time. It is closer in meaning to impact.
- closest planet to the Sun.
- Layer of gas that surrounds a planet.
- The force that keeps a planet moving and not falling.
- Small particles of masher in the solar system that enter Earth’s atmosphere and can be bright light in the night sky, also known as shooting stars.
- Named the red planet.
12 Clues: Named the red planet. • Now called a dwarf planet. • closest planet to the Sun. • Covers 70% of Earth’s surface. • Layer of gas that surrounds a planet. • The largest planet in our solar system. • way Our solar system is part of this galaxy. • The force that keeps a planet moving and not falling. • ...
dhjg 2022-01-04
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- Neighbor of the earth
- Anstron First person to reach the moon
- luminous stars that adorn the sky
- Acronym for NASA's Modular Station in Space
- Compendium of all galaxies
- Galaxy millions of kilometers from Earth
- The hottest
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- The largest planet
- satellite of the earth
- The eighth of the solar system
- has large rings
- dwarf planet
- Lumbrera major of the day
- Place where Martians are believed to be
- System Set of stars and planets
- Planet blue and has 27 moons
- Home of humanity
17 Clues: The hottest • dwarf planet • has large rings • Home of humanity • The largest planet • Neighbor of the earth • satellite of the earth • Lumbrera major of the day • Compendium of all galaxies • Planet blue and has 27 moons • The eighth of the solar system • System Set of stars and planets • luminous stars that adorn the sky • Anstron First person to reach the moon • ...
dhjg 2022-01-04
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- Planet blue and has 27 moons
- The hottest
- Compendium of all galaxies
- satellite of the earth
- has large rings
- Anstron First person to reach the moon
- Neighbor of the earth
- Lumbrera major of the day
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- Home of humanity
- Galaxy millions of kilometers from Earth
- System Set of stars and planets
- The eighth of the solar system
- dwarf planet
- Acronym for NASA's Modular Station in Space
- Place where Martians are believed to be
- The largest planet
- luminous stars that adorn the sky
17 Clues: The hottest • dwarf planet • has large rings • Home of humanity • The largest planet • Neighbor of the earth • satellite of the earth • Lumbrera major of the day • Compendium of all galaxies • Planet blue and has 27 moons • The eighth of the solar system • System Set of stars and planets • luminous stars that adorn the sky • Anstron First person to reach the moon • ...
dhjg 2022-01-04
Across
- Neighbor of the earth
- Anstron First person to reach the moon
- luminous stars that adorn the sky
- Acronym for NASA's Modular Station in Space
- Compendium of all galaxies
- Galaxy millions of kilometers from Earth
- The hottest
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- The largest planet
- satellite of the earth
- The eighth of the solar system
- has large rings
- dwarf planet
- Lumbrera major of the day
- Place where Martians are believed to be
- System Set of stars and planets
- Planet blue and has 27 moons
- Home of humanity
17 Clues: The hottest • dwarf planet • has large rings • Home of humanity • The largest planet • Neighbor of the earth • satellite of the earth • Lumbrera major of the day • Compendium of all galaxies • Planet blue and has 27 moons • The eighth of the solar system • System Set of stars and planets • luminous stars that adorn the sky • Anstron First person to reach the moon • ...
Space Challenge 2021-03-18
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- This planet is home to many people.
- This famous constellation consists of seven bright stars.
- The name of the Galaxy that contains the Solar System.
- The first spaceflight to land humans on the moon.
- A group of stars that form well known patterns in the sky.
- This star accounts for 99.86% of the mass in the solar system.
- This planet was discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
- A system of billions of stars, gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
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- A year on this planet lasts 165 Earth days.
- This planet has the most craters in the Solar System
- A day on this planet is about 40 minutes longer than a day on Earth.
- The first person to set foot on the moon.
- This is the Earth's only natural satellite.
- This planet has 67 moons.
- This is a spiral Galaxy that is 2.73 million light-years away from Earth.
- This planet orbits the sun every 29.4 Earth years.
- This planet is named after the Roman goddess of love and beauty.
17 Clues: This planet has 67 moons. • This planet is home to many people. • The first person to set foot on the moon. • A year on this planet lasts 165 Earth days. • This is the Earth's only natural satellite. • The first spaceflight to land humans on the moon. • This planet orbits the sun every 29.4 Earth years. • This planet has the most craters in the Solar System • ...
Outergalactic Planetary 2026-03-25
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- — Path a celestial body takes
- — Huge system of stars and planets
- — Celestial lights in night sky
- — A celestial body orbiting a star
- — Icy body that orbits the sun
- — The center of our solar system
- — Natural satellite of Earth
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- — Ice giant planet
- — Planet with rings
- — Smallest planet in solar system
- — Blue distant planet
- — Small rocky body in space
12 Clues: — Ice giant planet • — Planet with rings • — Blue distant planet • — Small rocky body in space • — Natural satellite of Earth • — Path a celestial body takes • — Icy body that orbits the sun • — Celestial lights in night sky • — The center of our solar system • — Smallest planet in solar system • — Huge system of stars and planets • — A celestial body orbiting a star
Unit 6 Terms 2024-02-20
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- reconciled the Heliocentric model with the church and developed the Law's of Planetary Motion
- Way, our galaxy!
- Interpretation, “Days” in the Hebrew text can be interpreted as longer periods of time, ‘epochs’, extends the creation process from literal days to longer times, aligning with modern evidence for age of the planet
- the path which a planet within the solar system follows around the center, similar to what we call orbits
- A model of the solar system with Earth at the center
- one of the first astronomers to develop a truly heliocentric model of the solar system
- created a geocentric model of the solar system that explained this apparent motion of the planets
- Discourse concerning the stars, mystical, superstitious
- of Age Interpretation, Recent creation in the last 10,000 years, Earth and universe created to ‘appear’ millions/billions of years old, aligns age of Earth with scientific evidence for Earth’s age
- Book published by Ptolemy presenting his model of the solar system
- solstice, day when the sun is most directly over head and the first day of summer
- The scientific study of the planets and stars of the universe, their movements, patterns, composition, and evolution
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- the model developed by Copernicus based on his 7 axioms, sun in the center
- Earth Interpretation, Creation took place over six 24 hour days, age of Earth is 6,000-10,000 years based on OT genealogy,
- Interpretation, Translates ‘days’ as not actual amounts of time, but references for communicating better with the audience of the time, views Genesis more as a narrative, rather than a text to be taken literally, topical, not chronological
- a secondary path of movement that planets follow in addition to their deferent
- measured the circumference of Earth using a stick and a shadow
- Clusters, spherical groups of older stars that are found in the halo
- Eclipse, evidence for earth being a sphere where Earth casts a curved shadow on the moon
- stars, stars in the sky that did not move in perfect circles, known today as planets
- a statement or proposition which is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true
21 Clues: Way, our galaxy! • A model of the solar system with Earth at the center • Discourse concerning the stars, mystical, superstitious • measured the circumference of Earth using a stick and a shadow • Book published by Ptolemy presenting his model of the solar system • Clusters, spherical groups of older stars that are found in the halo • ...
Astronomy and Space Exploration 2023-03-31
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- The scientist who agreed with Copernicus' heliocentric model of the solar system
- The organization created in 1958 to oversee US space missions
- The model that states the sun is the center of the solar system
- Unmanned spacecrafts that are sent to collect data from other objects in space
- The scientist who discovered that the planets' orbits were ellipses
- An Earth orbiting research lab where astronauts can stay for extended periods of time
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- The first scientist to come up with the heliocentric model of the solar system
- Earth orbiting objects that transmit TV, radio, and cell phones signals and more
- The model that states the Earth is the center of the solar system
- Vehicles that transport spacecrafts into space
- The first mission to put man on the moon
- The scientist who discovered and explained the forces of gravity and inertia
12 Clues: The first mission to put man on the moon • Vehicles that transport spacecrafts into space • The organization created in 1958 to oversee US space missions • The model that states the sun is the center of the solar system • The model that states the Earth is the center of the solar system • The scientist who discovered that the planets' orbits were ellipses • ...
Space Crossword 2017-06-15
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- Third biggest planet in the solar system
- Closest planet to the sun
- This planet has 69 moons
- Borealis/ Beautiful colors seen throughout the northern sky at night
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Biggest Star in our solar system
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- Galaxy/ Closest galaxy to earth
- In space there is no _____.
- This planet is now considered a dwarf planet
- A planet humans will be moving to in 2020
- Giants/ The four biggest planets in the solar system
11 Clues: This planet has 69 moons • Closest planet to the sun • In space there is no _____. • Galaxy/ Closest galaxy to earth • Biggest Star in our solar system • Third biggest planet in the solar system • A planet humans will be moving to in 2020 • This planet is now considered a dwarf planet • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • ...
Nature’s promise for pure power; Endless power resource for everyone. 2025-06-28
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- Gas produced from anaerobic digestion
- Converts DC to AC in solar systems
- Measure of useful energy output
- Type of fuel renewables aim to replace
- Converts water to steam in biomass plants
- Power outage due to high demand
- Key challenge in renewable energy
- Country with major solar initiatives
- Mechanism to control turbine overspeed
- Layer affected by pollution
- Systems not connected to main grid
- Energy from surface water motion
- Key element in modern batteries
- Regulates angle of turbine blades (5+7)
- Cells that convert sunlight into electricity
- Used for inductive energy storage
- Energy from ocean tides
- Monitoring system for energy networks
- Multi-stage energy conversion system
- Nadu Leading Indian state in wind power
- Energy system not reliant on a central grid
- Instrument to synchronize alternators
- Network that delivers electricity
- Measures wind speed
- Blade angle adjustment in wind turbines
- Follows sun for better solar efficiency
- Converts AC to DC
- Stores electrical energy in circuits
- Local, small-scale grid
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- Controls turbine speed in hydro systems
- Total capacity already set up
- Combining two or more energy sources
- Fraction of time a device operates (4+5)
- Electricity from moving water
- Power that can be supplied on demand
- Energy from the sun
- Electrical power cycles per second
- Type of energy that is environmentally friendly
- Element whose dioxide causes global warming
- Not continuously available (e.g., solar, wind)
- Type of solar thermal reflector
- Energy that naturally replenishes
- Clean fuel with water as byproduct
- One billion watts
- Device that rotates to produce electricity
- Indian renewable energy financing agency
- Isolated operation of distributed systems
- What renewable energy reduces
- Resistance opposing wind turbine motion
- Splits water to produce hydrogen
- Power generated by moving air
- Organic material used as fuel
- Converts energy from one form to another
- Heat energy from beneath the Earth
- Converts mechanical to electrical energy
- A group of connected solar panels
- Sell back excess power (3+8)
57 Clues: One billion watts • Converts AC to DC • Energy from the sun • Measures wind speed • Energy from ocean tides • Local, small-scale grid • Layer affected by pollution • Sell back excess power (3+8) • Total capacity already set up • Electricity from moving water • What renewable energy reduces • Power generated by moving air • Organic material used as fuel • Measure of useful energy output • ...
Ch 8-11 2024-01-30
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- a large, gas-rich planet that grew primarily through the accretion of ice-rich planetesimals.
- a planet not orbiting our Sun.
- a planet whose orbit lies in the outer part of the Solar System. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune are outer planets.
- the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun.
- a small, generally rocky, solid body orbiting the Sun and ranging in diameter from a few meters to hundreds of kilometers.
- a small body in orbit around the Sun, consisting of a tiny, icy core and a tail of gas and dust.
- a meteorite containing small spherical grains called chondrules.
- the distance from an astronomical body at which its gravitational force can pull apart another astronomical body.
- an object that orbits the Sun and is massive enough that its gravity compresses it into an approximately spherical shape
- a dark band in a Jovian planet’s atmosphere, encircling the planet.
- a reddish colored region in Jupiter’s atmosphere, larger than Earth.
- a planet orbiting in the inner part of the Solar System. Sometimes taken to mean Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars.
- the velocity of a body along the line of sight.
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- a small spherical grain embedded in a meteorite.
- cliffs formed where the crust has shifted that run for hundreds of kilometers across a planet’s or moon’s surface.
- a planet that grew largely by gravitationally attracting gas from the disk of gas out of which a planetary system form.
- a vast region in which comet nuclei orbit. This cloud lies far beyond the orbit of Neptune.
- a region between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter in which most of the Solar System’s asteroids are located.
- the technical name for the small, solid bodies moving within the Solar System.
- the bright trail of light created by small solid particles entering Earth’s atmosphere and burning up.
- a condition in which the repetitive motion of one body interacts with the repetitive motion of another so as to reinforce the motion.
21 Clues: a planet not orbiting our Sun. • the velocity of a body along the line of sight. • a small spherical grain embedded in a meteorite. • a meteorite containing small spherical grains called chondrules. • the Sun, planets, their moons, and other bodies that orbit the Sun. • a dark band in a Jovian planet’s atmosphere, encircling the planet. • ...
Planet Crossword 2025-03-10
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- The planet known for its rings.
- Biggest planet in our Solar System.
- The planet with the most tilted axis, causing extreme seasons.
- Hottest planet in the Solar System.
- The only planet where life is known to exist.
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- The planet known as the "Red Planet."
- The only natural satellite of Earth.
- Which planet is the farthest from the Sun?
- Star at the center of our Solar System.
- Way, Name of our Galaxy
- Closest planet to the Sun.
11 Clues: Way, Name of our Galaxy • Closest planet to the Sun. • The planet known for its rings. • Biggest planet in our Solar System. • Hottest planet in the Solar System. • The only natural satellite of Earth. • The planet known as the "Red Planet." • Star at the center of our Solar System. • Which planet is the farthest from the Sun? • The only planet where life is known to exist. • ...
Space Crossword 2017-06-15
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- Biggest Star in our solar system
- Closest galaxy to earth
- In space there is no _____.
- This planet is now considered a dwarf planet
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration
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- This planet has 69 moons
- Third biggest planet in the solar system
- Closest planet to the sun
- A planet humans will be moving to in 2020
- Borealis/ Beautiful colors seen throughout the northern sky at night
- Giants/ The four biggest planets in the solar system
11 Clues: Closest galaxy to earth • This planet has 69 moons • Closest planet to the sun • In space there is no _____. • Biggest Star in our solar system • Third biggest planet in the solar system • A planet humans will be moving to in 2020 • This planet is now considered a dwarf planet • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • ...
Planets 2021-04-29
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- What planet has the shortest year
- How long is a year on mars in days?
- the solar system?
- What planet do we live on?
- What is the biggest thing in the solar system?
- What planet has the slowest rotation?
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- What is the smallest plant in our solar system?
- What is the smallest gas giant in our solar system?
- What is the biggest planet in our solar system?
- What planet has the fastest rotation?
- What planet is the 2nd closest to the sun?
11 Clues: the solar system? • What planet do we live on? • What planet has the shortest year • How long is a year on mars in days? • What planet has the fastest rotation? • What planet has the slowest rotation? • What planet is the 2nd closest to the sun? • What is the biggest thing in the solar system? • What is the smallest plant in our solar system? • ...
ASTRONOMY 2025-02-20
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- The longest and shortest days of the year.
- Tint dwarf planet at the end of the solar system.
- The hottest planet in the solar system.
- The 2 days of the year that have equal hours at day and night.
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- Armstrong The first person on the moon.
- The last planet in the solar system.
- The star in the solar system.
- The biggest planet in the solar system.
8 Clues: The star in the solar system. • The last planet in the solar system. • Armstrong The first person on the moon. • The biggest planet in the solar system. • The hottest planet in the solar system. • The longest and shortest days of the year. • Tint dwarf planet at the end of the solar system. • The 2 days of the year that have equal hours at day and night.
Mercury and Venus 2022-10-21
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- Venus is the ________ planet in the solar system
- Mercury has _________ moons
- In terms of size, Mercury is the __________ planet in the solar system
- Mercury is one of the 4 inner or ________ planets
- Mercury is named after the Roman ________ god
- Mercury's axis is only tilted _____ degrees
- the atmosphere on Venus is so hot because CO2 is a ___________ gas
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- Mercury has an extremely thin ___________
- Life may exist in the ________ of Venus
- Unlike Earth, Mercury does not have __________
- The length of one year on Mercury is _________ than the length of one year on Earth
- Because it is so bright, Venus is often mistaken as a _________
- Mercury is the _________ planet from the Sun
- In terms of speed, Mercury is the _________ planet in the solar system
- Mercury is similar in size and appearance to the _________
- Day/Night temperatures on Mercury are very _______
16 Clues: Mercury has _________ moons • Life may exist in the ________ of Venus • Mercury has an extremely thin ___________ • Mercury's axis is only tilted _____ degrees • Mercury is the _________ planet from the Sun • Mercury is named after the Roman ________ god • Unlike Earth, Mercury does not have __________ • Venus is the ________ planet in the solar system • ...
