solar system Crossword Puzzles

Space Across 2022-11-07

Space Across crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A green man
  2. Phenomenon that produces whenever the moon finds it self in the shadow of Earth
  3. Cosmic structure formed by the gathering of stars
  4. A rock from the solar system
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  1. Physical interaction responsible for attraction on Earth
  2. Object send to space to pick up signals
  3. A star of the solar system
  4. Selestial body composed of plasma
  5. Fifth largest satellite in the solar system
  6. A machine with engine that is made to go in to space

10 Clues: A green man • A star of the solar system • A rock from the solar system • Selestial body composed of plasma • Object send to space to pick up signals • Fifth largest satellite in the solar system • Cosmic structure formed by the gathering of stars • A machine with engine that is made to go in to space • Physical interaction responsible for attraction on Earth • ...

The Solar System 2022-10-20

The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The hottest planet in the solar system
  2. The rings on _________ consist of chunks of ice and rocks.
  3. The planet that rotates on its side
  4. A dark, cold and very windy planet
  5. The smallest planet in our solar system is _____
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  1. This planet is a gas giant without a solid surface
  2. The __________ gravity holds our solar system together
  3. is apart of the milky way
  4. Rovers have went to _______ to take pictures
  5. The only planet that supports life

10 Clues: is apart of the milky way • A dark, cold and very windy planet • The only planet that supports life • The planet that rotates on its side • The hottest planet in the solar system • Rovers have went to _______ to take pictures • The smallest planet in our solar system is _____ • This planet is a gas giant without a solid surface • ...

Space 2023-03-11

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planet is nicknamed the red planet
  2. was a planet but is no longer
  3. a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity
  4. this planet is the last planet in our solar system
  5. A day on this planet is longer than a year.
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  1. regions in space where an enormous amount of mass is packed into a tiny volume.
  2. the planet is nicknamed mostly made of metal
  3. a 4.5 billion-year-old yellow dwarf star – a hot glowing ball of hydrogen and helium – at the center of our solar system.
  4. there are seven of these in the solar system
  5. this planet has rings of space debris
  6. this planet is a habitable for creatures

11 Clues: was a planet but is no longer • this planet has rings of space debris • the planet is nicknamed the red planet • this planet is a habitable for creatures • A day on this planet is longer than a year. • the planet is nicknamed mostly made of metal • there are seven of these in the solar system • this planet is the last planet in our solar system • ...

MedSciSoc 2nd + 3rd Year Camp: Crossword B 2023-06-10

MedSciSoc 2nd + 3rd Year Camp: Crossword B crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Found at the centre of most galaxies
  2. Only planet in solar system not named after a god
  3. Where stars are born
  4. Famous 2014 film about space directed by Christopher Nolan
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  1. Last name of the first person to walk the moon
  2. Unit used to measure long distances in space
  3. Ring of space debris found between Jupiter and Mars
  4. Planet in solar system that rotates on its side
  5. Hottest planet in Solar System
  6. Largest optical telescope in space

10 Clues: Where stars are born • Hottest planet in Solar System • Largest optical telescope in space • Found at the centre of most galaxies • Unit used to measure long distances in space • Last name of the first person to walk the moon • Planet in solar system that rotates on its side • Only planet in solar system not named after a god • ...

The Planet 2021-06-18

The Planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  3. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  4. The sixth planet from the sun which features an extensive ring system
Down
  1. What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?
  2. The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. What is the third planet from the sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the sun? • What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • What is the smallest planet in the solar system? • The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

The Planet 2021-06-19

The Planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  3. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  4. The sixth planet from the sun which features an extensive ring system
Down
  1. What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?
  2. The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. What is the third planet from the sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the sun? • What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • What is the smallest planet in the solar system? • The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

Stability of Planetary Orbits 2022-02-02

Stability of Planetary Orbits crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A description of what could possibly happen.
  2. Roman god of light, name of a planet in our solar system.
  3. In order for Neptune to exist the planet would had to __________.
  4. The cause to a lack of steadiness
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  1. The addition of this component turns the Theory of Special Relativity to General Relativity.
  2. One of two planets that may crash into the Earth according to simulations.
  3. disaster
  4. Tests that help support or debunk theories and scientific ideas.
  5. This theory supports the idea of Accretion during our solar system's formation
  6. The second smallest planet in the Solar System that may crash into the Earth in a few million years
  7. The reason why Uranus and Neptune's positioning in our Solar System doesn't make sense

11 Clues: disaster • The cause to a lack of steadiness • A description of what could possibly happen. • Roman god of light, name of a planet in our solar system. • Tests that help support or debunk theories and scientific ideas. • In order for Neptune to exist the planet would had to __________. • One of two planets that may crash into the Earth according to simulations. • ...

Space 2017-05-31

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The closest star to Earth
  2. The coldest planet in the Solar System
  3. The Roman name for Ares
  4. No longer called a planet
  5. Tiniest planet
  6. Human haven
Down
  1. Super hot
  2. The ringed planet
  3. The largest planet int he Solar System
  4. The blue planet
  5. Earth's only natural orbit

11 Clues: Super hot • Human haven • Tiniest planet • The blue planet • The ringed planet • The Roman name for Ares • The closest star to Earth • No longer called a planet • Earth's only natural orbit • The largest planet int he Solar System • The coldest planet in the Solar System

Planets 2023-06-01

Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. - Red planet
  2. - Dwarf planet
  3. - Farthest planet from the sun
  4. - Our home planet
  5. - Icy object with a tail
  6. - Tilted on its side
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  1. - Famous for its rings
  2. - Largest planet in our solar system
  3. - Center of our solar system
  4. - Closest planet to the sun
  5. - Known as Earth's 'sister' planet

11 Clues: - Red planet • - Dwarf planet • - Our home planet • - Tilted on its side • - Famous for its rings • - Icy object with a tail • - Closest planet to the sun • - Center of our solar system • - Farthest planet from the sun • - Known as Earth's 'sister' planet • - Largest planet in our solar system

The Planet (Seanix) 2021-06-18

The Planet (Seanix) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  3. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  4. The sixth planet from the sun which features an extensive ring system
Down
  1. What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?
  2. The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. What is the third planet from the sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the sun? • What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • What is the smallest planet in the solar system? • The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

The planets 2022-06-19

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  2. system ? Uranus the chemical element uranium was named after what planets?
  3. what planet is nicknamed the red planet ? Earth what is the third planet
  4. the sun ,?
Down
  1. what is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  2. what is the largest planet in the solar system?
  3. what is the smallest planet in the solar system ?
  4. the sixth planet from the sun features an extension

8 Clues: the sun ,? • what is the hottest planet in the solar system? • what is the largest planet in the solar system? • what is the smallest planet in the solar system ? • the sixth planet from the sun features an extension • what planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • what planet is nicknamed the red planet ? Earth what is the third planet • ...

E&E 2022 2022-08-15

E&E 2022 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. what is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. what is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  3. what planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  4. the sixth planet from the sun features an exoensive ring system?
Down
  1. what planet is nick named the red planet?
  2. the chemical element uranus was named after what planet?
  3. what is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. what is the third planet from sun?

8 Clues: what is the third planet from sun? • what planet is nick named the red planet? • what is the hottest planet in the solar system? • what is the largest planet in the solar system? • what is the smallest planet in the solar system? • the chemical element uranus was named after what planet? • what planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

The Planet 2021-06-18

The Planet crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  3. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  4. The sixth planet from the sun which features an extensive ring system
Down
  1. What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?
  2. The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. What is the third planet from the sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the sun? • What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • What is the smallest planet in the solar system? • The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

The Planet (Seanix) 2021-06-18

The Planet (Seanix) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  3. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  4. The sixth planet from the sun which features an extensive ring system
Down
  1. What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?
  2. The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. What is the third planet from the sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the sun? • What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • What is the smallest planet in the solar system? • The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

The Planets 2018-01-31

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the Solar System?
  2. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun?
  3. What planet is nicknamed the 'RED Planet'?
  4. The sixth planet from the Sun features an extensive ring system what planet?
Down
  1. What is the smallest planet in the Solar System?
  2. The chemical element uranium was named after what planet?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the Solar System?
  4. What is the third planet from the Sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the Sun? • What planet is nicknamed the 'RED Planet'? • What is the largest planet in the Solar System? • What is the hottest planet in the Solar System? • What is the smallest planet in the Solar System? • The chemical element uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the Sun? • ...

The solar system 2026-03-21

The solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. defined by mass
  2. Pull or push on an object
  3. anything that takes up space
  4. natural satellite
  5. Planet in the solar system
  6. Scientists who discovered gravity
Down
  1. Every particle in the universe attracts
  2. Group Of planets
  3. What pulls things down
  4. property of matter
  5. Star in the solar system

11 Clues: defined by mass • Group Of planets • natural satellite • property of matter • What pulls things down • Star in the solar system • Pull or push on an object • Planet in the solar system • anything that takes up space • Scientists who discovered gravity • Every particle in the universe attracts

Crossword: The Solar System 2017-04-12

Crossword: The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Named after the Roman God of War
  2. This Galaxy contains our Solar System
  3. Has a very windy atmosphere
  4. Has the longest "day"
  5. "The Sideways Planet"
  6. The largest planet
Down
  1. Orbits Earth
  2. Has 53 moons
  3. Closest planet to the Sun
  4. Habitable for humans
  5. Centre of the Solar System

11 Clues: Orbits Earth • Has 53 moons • The largest planet • Habitable for humans • Has the longest "day" • "The Sideways Planet" • Closest planet to the Sun • Centre of the Solar System • Has a very windy atmosphere • Named after the Roman God of War • This Galaxy contains our Solar System

Outer Space 2025-05-30

Outer Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Balls of hot gas
  2. Constellation with a belt
  3. Floating rocks in space
  4. There are eight of them in our solar system
  5. The dwarf planet
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  1. It circles the earth
  2. _______ ship
  3. The path planets take around the sun
  4. Our planet
  5. It's the largest planet
  6. The center of our solar system

11 Clues: Our planet • _______ ship • Balls of hot gas • The dwarf planet • It circles the earth • It's the largest planet • Floating rocks in space • Constellation with a belt • The center of our solar system • The path planets take around the sun • There are eight of them in our solar system

science revision: solar system 2018-05-21

science revision: solar system crossword puzzle
Across
  1. only planet suitable for life
  2. icy gas giant
  3. eclipse when moon goes into shadow of earth
  4. closest planet to sun
  5. when we can nearly see all of moon
  6. when we can start seeing more of moon
  7. when earth goes into shadow of moon
  8. when southern hemisphere is closest to sun
  9. only place where astronauts have been
  10. coldest planet
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  1. red planet
  2. gas giant next to earth
  3. when we can see all of moon
  4. when we cant see the moon at all
  5. when part of earth you are on is facing sun
  6. largest planet
  7. when northern hemisphere is closest to sun
  8. star
  9. when we can see half of moon
  10. planet with rings
  11. when part of earth you are on is facing away from sun
  12. not considered a planet anymore

22 Clues: star • red planet • icy gas giant • largest planet • coldest planet • planet with rings • closest planet to sun • gas giant next to earth • when we can see all of moon • when we can see half of moon • only planet suitable for life • not considered a planet anymore • when we cant see the moon at all • when we can nearly see all of moon • when earth goes into shadow of moon • ...

Unit 3/Solar System 2022-03-30

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

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

Ch7 The Solar System 2023-01-05

Ch7 The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun, together with smaller bodies in the form of asteroids, meteoroids, and comets.
  2. a portion of a meteor that survives passage through an atmosphere and strikes the ground
  3. the "red" planet and farthest of the terrestrial planets from the sun
  4. measure of the deformity of a solid object from a perfect spherical shape
  5. a small body of icy and dusty matter that revolves about the Sun; when a comet comes near the Sun, some of its material vaporizes, forming a large head of tenuous gas and often a tail
  6. only planet known to have life
  7. planet any of the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, or Mars; sometimes the Moon is included in the list
  8. gravitational separation of materials of different density into layers in the interior of a planet or moon
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  1. any of the planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune in our solar system, or planets of roughly that mass and composition in other planetary systems
  2. objects, from tens to hundreds of kilometers in diameter, that formed in the solar nebula as an intermediate step between tiny grains and the larger planetary
  3. the cloud of gas and dust from which the solar system formed
  4. first planet from the sun
  5. largest of all the planets
  6. time required for half of the radioactive atoms in a sample to disintegrate
  7. process by which certain kinds of atomic nuclei decay naturally, with the spontaneous emission of subatomic particles and gamma rays
  8. farthest planet from the sun and also a gas giant
  9. a stony or metallic object orbiting the Sun that is smaller than a planet but that shows no evidence of an atmosphere or of other types of activity associated with comets
  10. we see today; the comets and some asteroids may be leftover planetesimals
  11. measure of the shape of an orbit. Lower values are circular where larger numbers are more oval
  12. a small piece of solid matter that enters Earth’s atmosphere and burns up, popularly called a shooting star because it is seen as a small flash of light

20 Clues: first planet from the sun • largest of all the planets • only planet known to have life • farthest planet from the sun and also a gas giant • the cloud of gas and dust from which the solar system formed • the "red" planet and farthest of the terrestrial planets from the sun • measure of the deformity of a solid object from a perfect spherical shape • ...

Earth & the Solar System 2022-12-07

Earth & the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. galaxy we live in
  2. the planet on which we live; the world
  3. force of gravity,not even light can escape
  4. object that orbits another larger object
  5. particle of rock,metal,ice traveling in space
  6. suitable for living in or on
  7. 2nd planet from the sun, earth's "twin"
  8. seventh planet from the sun
  9. object that orbits a planet or asteroid
  10. planet that orbits a star other than the sun
  11. object in space passes into shadow of another
  12. shrunken star at the end of its life
  13. all space and everything in it
  14. smallest planet in solar system, closest to sun
  15. huge groups of stars,gas,dust held by gravity
  16. large spherical objects that orbits a star
  17. place beyond earth's atmosphere
  18. sun, planets and other objects that orbit it
  19. orbits around sun, made of dust and ice
  20. fourth planet from the sun, second smallest
  21. path an object takes around another
  22. broken pieces of rock, other materials in space
  23. lands on a planet or moon's surface
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  1. small spacecraft for crew,scientific instruments
  2. rocket powered vehicle
  3. thick layer of hot rock between core and crust
  4. word used for sun
  5. cloud of gas, dust in space where stars are born
  6. force field around a planet,star,or galaxy
  7. fifth planet from sun, largest in solar system
  8. sixth planet from the sun, second-largest
  9. huge glowing sphere,gas, creates energy at its core
  10. one half of a planet or moon
  11. imaginary line halfway between north/south poles
  12. imaginary line through center of a planet, rotates
  13. word used to relate to the moon
  14. outer layer of a rocky planet
  15. eight planet from the sun, farthest known planet
  16. small/rocky planet-like body,orbits the sun
  17. asteroids orbit together
  18. large, bright star at the center of our solar system
  19. central part of a star, planet, or moon
  20. the spinning of a planet around its own axis
  21. force that pulls objects toward each other

44 Clues: galaxy we live in • word used for sun • rocket powered vehicle • asteroids orbit together • seventh planet from the sun • suitable for living in or on • one half of a planet or moon • outer layer of a rocky planet • all space and everything in it • word used to relate to the moon • place beyond earth's atmosphere • path an object takes around another • ...

Planets and Solar System 2021-04-21

Planets and Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a large body of matter in orbit around the sun or a star
  2. the act of rising to an important position or a higher level.
  3. a celestial body resembling a small planet but lacking certain technical criteria that are required for it to be classed as such.
  4. the action or process of moving
  5. relating to or belonging to a planet or planets
  6. An imaginary line is drawn around the earth equally distant from both poles, dividing the earth into northern and southern hemispheres
  7. the angular distance of a point north or south of the celestial equator.
  8. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
  9. the point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is closest to the sun.
  10. a small rocky body orbiting the sun.
  11. a small body moving in the solar system that would become a meteor if it entered the earth's atmosphere.
  12. an obscuring of the light from one celestial body by the passage of another between it
  13. period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles to each other
  14. the partially shaded outer region of the shadow cast by an opaque object.
  15. the moon at any time after new moon and before full moon, so called because its illuminated area is increasing.
  16. a regular oval shape, traced by a point moving in a plane so that the sum of its distances from two other points is constant
  17. cosmic snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbit the Sun.
  18. having or representing the sun as the center
  19. each of the four divisions of the year
  20. have a progressively smaller part of its visible surface illuminated, so that it appears to decrease in size.
  21. a kind of radiation including visible light, radio waves, gamma rays, and X-rays
  22. the star around which the earth orbits.
  23. the alternate rising and falling of the sea
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  1. a unit of measurement equal to 149.6 million kilometers
  2. the natural satellite of the earth
  3. The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth
  4. a tide just after a new or full moon, when there is the greatest difference between high and low water.
  5. the time or date at which the sun crosses the celestial equator
  6. the fully shaded inner region of a shadow cast by an opaque object
  7. a celestial body moving in an elliptical orbit around a star.
  8. having or representing the earth as the center, as in former astronomical systems.
  9. the collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
  10. an optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.
  11. an instance of revolving.
  12. the angular distance of a place north or south of the earth's equator
  13. the force of attraction between all masses in the universe
  14. a meteor that survives its passage through the earth's atmosphere
  15. a group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  16. a small body of matter from outer space that enters the earth's atmosphere
  17. The point in the orbit of a planet, asteroid, or comet at which it is furthest from the sun.
  18. an eclipse in which the sun is obscured by the moon.
  19. the angular distance of a place east or west of the meridian
  20. the movement caused within a fluid by the tendency of hotter and therefore less dense material
  21. the action of rotating around an axis or center.
  22. a blunt-ended surgical instrument used for exploring a wound or part of the body.
  23. a fixed luminous point in the night sky which is a large, remote incandescent body like the sun.

46 Clues: an instance of revolving. • the action or process of moving • the natural satellite of the earth • a small rocky body orbiting the sun. • each of the four divisions of the year • the star around which the earth orbits. • the alternate rising and falling of the sea • having or representing the sun as the center • relating to or belonging to a planet or planets • ...

Our Solar System Vocabulary 2021-10-04

Our Solar System Vocabulary crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center.
  2. A planet that is in orbit around the Sun, and that has enough mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it is a nearly round shape. It is has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.
  3. A solid piece of rock or iron that is in the process of falling from space into the Earth’s atmosphere.
  4. The planets Mercury and Venus, so-called because their orbits are inside Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
  5. A small celestial body that revolves around a planet.
  6. A body composed of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun.
  7. A celestial body that is in orbit around the Sun, has enough mass for its self-gravity to overcome rigid body forces so that it is round, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit.
  8. System A group of celestial bodies contained by the gravity of and orbiting around a star.
  9. The orbit of a celestial body around another celestial body.
  10. One of the many thousands chunks of rock or iron that orbit the Sun, also know by the older term, minor planets. Most are between Mars and Jupiter, where they are formed.
Down
  1. The tilt of a planet’s orbit from the ecliptic. Or, the tilt of a moon’s orbit from the plane of the planet’s equator.
  2. The planets Mars through Neptune, so-called because their orbits are beyond Earth’s orbit.
  3. The solid piece of rock or iron that has fallen through the Earth’s atmosphere and landed on the Earth.
  4. A circular depression on the surface of a planet or moon that occurred as a result of an impact by another celestial object, such as a comet or asteroid.
  5. The average distance from the Sun to the Earth, about 150 million kilometers.
  6. An attractive mutual physical force between any two masses.
  7. The spinning of a body on its own axis.
  8. The time an object takes to complete a certain repeating motion and return to it original position.
  9. an area outside the orbit of Neptune at a distance from the Sun of 30 to 100 AU that contains an estimated 35,000 objects with diameters greater than 100 km.
  10. Any motion that is in the opposite sense from the majority of the solar system bodies.
  11. An oval, the shapes of the orbits of the planets of the solar system.
  12. The visible streak of light produced when a solid piece of rock or iron from space falls toward Earth and bursts into flames from the friction caused by passing though the Earth’s atmosphere. Also called a falling star or shooting star.
  13. A collection of objects up to 50,000 AU from the Sun that likely contains billions of non-periodic comets.

23 Clues: The spinning of a body on its own axis. • A small celestial body that revolves around a planet. • A model of the solar system with the Sun at the center. • A body composed of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. • An attractive mutual physical force between any two masses. • The orbit of a celestial body around another celestial body. • ...

Solar System Vocab Crossword 2024-01-23

Solar System Vocab Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. a star that group of planets and other celestial bodies that are held by its gravitational attraction and revolve around
  2. four largest and brightest moons of jupiter
  3. remains of a meteoroids that strike the surface of a planet or moon
  4. group of interacting interrelated interdependent elements forming a complex whole
  5. a regular, repeating path that one object takes around another object or center of gravity
  6. a large celestial body that revolves around a star in a solar system
  7. Objects, such as planets, moons, and stars, that are located in space
  8. a celestial body that revolves around a planet
  9. luminous star around which earth and other planets revolve
  10. on or of earth
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  1. a small object that enters earth's atmosphere from space and burns due to friction
  2. the planets jupiter saturn uranus and neptune whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt
  3. a celestial body consisting of mass of gas held together by its own gravity in which the energy is generated by nuclear reactions in its interior
  4. the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another
  5. The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit the sun
  6. a natural or artificial body in orbit around a planet
  7. a natural chunk of rock or dust existing outside earth's atmosphere
  8. heated dust and vaporized gas
  9. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun; made up of materials similar to those that formed the planets
  10. celestial body of ice dust and rock
  11. the rocky terrestrial planets mercury venus earth and mars whose orbit are inside the asteroid belt

21 Clues: on or of earth • heated dust and vaporized gas • celestial body of ice dust and rock • four largest and brightest moons of jupiter • a celestial body that revolves around a planet • a natural or artificial body in orbit around a planet • luminous star around which earth and other planets revolve • the force that causes objects with mass to attract one another • ...

6th The Solar System 2024-05-06

6th The Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. the outer white glowing area of the sun’s atmosphere
  2. how we measure distance in space
  3. this may form from material leftover from a supernova- small but dense
  4. spirit and ___ are the names of the 2 rovers sent to Mars in 2003
  5. this is the motion of objects against background stars, it Helps determine distance
  6. he, in 1920 discovered that galaxies are moving away from Earth and each other
  7. he, in the 1600’s found the true distance from Earth to the sun and Earth to Venus
  8. the __ ___ ____ states that the universe formed in an instant in an enormous explosion
  9. Russian to first orbit Earth
  10. the average distance from Earth to the sun is ___ AU
  11. beyond Neptune’s orbit in our solar system
  12. these 2 probes 1 & 2 were sent in the 1970s to explore the outer planets
  13. the name of the joint space station launched in the 90s
  14. when large stars run out of fuel, within hours it blazes a million times brighter – this explosion is called this
  15. the first space station made in the 1970s
  16. this layer is the outer layer of the sun
  17. when a star starts to run out of fuel it glows from leftover fuel, it is called this
  18. the ____ brightness of a star is the brightness it would have if it were a standard distance from Earth
  19. these telescopes use mirrors to collect light
  20. flares gases/heat that erupt into space
  21. very large stars may only last 10 ____ years
  22. the inner layer of the sun
  23. area between Mars and Jupiter
  24. The universe is expanding and likely will _____
  25. Massive stars when they die can become this- after a supernova explosion
  26. a craft that carries scientific instrumentation to gather info
  27. a large cloud of gas and dust containing an immense volume of material
  28. what the first formation of planets were called as rock and dust were brought together with gravity
  29. name of the re-usable rocket built in the 80s by the US
  30. the distance of stars is measured in ____ ____
  31. a ___ planet is an object that orbits the sun but does not have its own clear path
  32. 99.85% of the mass of our solar system is the ____
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  1. the densest part of the nebula- a contracting nebula pulling in to form this
  2. waaaay beyond Neptune in our solar system, beyond the Kuiper belt
  3. ___ stars last longer than ___ ones
  4. our sun will last approximately 5 ____ more years
  5. the inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere
  6. the hottest stars are this color
  7. this zone is the middle layer of the sun
  8. huge loops of gases
  9. the ___ of this indicates temperature of the star
  10. These are made up of millions of stars
  11. dog launched into space by the Russian in the 1950s
  12. the ___ _____ of most stars are around 73% Hydrogen, 25 % Helium, 2%other
  13. these are used to determine the types of elements in stars
  14. ice, dust, rock moving around the sun in a large orbit that originates in the Oort cloud
  15. the middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere
  16. areas on the sun that are cooler
  17. scientists belive the universe came into being ___ billion years ago
  18. these telescopes use many lenses
  19. spinning neutron stars
  20. the sun has reactions called nuclear ____ that release heat and light
  21. the ____ brightness of a star is how bright is seems from Earth
  22. this space ship was the ones to carry astronauts to the moon
  23. the name of our galaxy
  24. this lunar module landed on mars with 3 US astronauts
  25. wind electrical particles coming off the sun

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

Solar System Puzzle v4 2025-12-30

Solar System Puzzle v4 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. these rocky objects mostly orbit between Mars and Jupiter
  2. The biggest planet
  3. The Sun is this kind of object.
  4. The only moon with a thick atmosphere
  5. Mars is sometimes called the _____ Planet because of its color.
  6. A word describing the time it takes a planet to rotate one time.
  7. You, plants, and animals are examples of this.
  8. The color of the Sun (don’t look at it or you could hurt your eyes).
  9. The fastest planet around the Sun.
  10. The largest moon of Neptune – it has geysers.
  11. The Moon is ____ when we see the all the lit up side (dayside).
  12. This planet has the most impressive rings.
  13. The time it takes a planet to orbit the Sun once.
  14. Planet with the hottest surface in the Solar System.
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  1. Venus has a thick one of these.
  2. All the planets _____ the Sun.
  3. The color of the sky on the Moon.
  4. The smallest of the Galilean moons of Jupiter. Has a subsurface ocean.
  5. Forms when a fast space rock hits the surface of a planet or moon.
  6. What trees and other plants use for energy.
  7. The gas we need to breathe to live.
  8. The galaxy we live in, the _____ Way.
  9. Pluto, Eris, and Ceres are all classified as _____ planets.
  10. Ingenuity was the small _______ that flew on Mars
  11. This has more than 99% of all the mass (stuff) in the Solar System.
  12. A natural object that orbits a planetary body.
  13. Comets and dogs often have these when they get closer to the Sun.
  14. Its biggest moon is Charon.
  15. This planet is tilted on its side compared to its motion around the Sun.

29 Clues: The biggest planet • Its biggest moon is Charon. • All the planets _____ the Sun. • Venus has a thick one of these. • The Sun is this kind of object. • The color of the sky on the Moon. • The fastest planet around the Sun. • The gas we need to breathe to live. • The only moon with a thick atmosphere • The galaxy we live in, the _____ Way. • ...

Solar System and Beyond 2026-03-19

Solar System and Beyond crossword puzzle
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  1. The relationships between the components in a system. See components and system.
  2. A group of interacting objects or processes. Every system includes components, interactions, and boundaries. See boundaries, components, and interactions.
  3. The stuff that makes up all living and nonliving objects.
  4. Rockets, satellites, probes, space stations, and space shuttles that carry various tools and equipment to gather data about space and space objects.
  5. An advantage, profit, or gain.
  6. Any representation of a system (or its components) used to help one understand and communicate how it works.
  7. The extent of a system, separating those components and processes that are part of the system from those that are not. See components and system.
  8. phases The different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth.
  9. Variation between a measurement and the true value of a quantity.
  10. The mean, or average, distance between Earth and the Sun (149,597,870,700 m).
  11. Someone who pursues understanding of the natural world by using evidence to answer questions.
  12. The substances, materials, and processes that make up a system. See system.
  13. The angle of Earth’s axis (approximately 23.5 degrees from perpendicular) relative to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun.
  14. A sequence of events that repeats.
  15. Information that supports or refutes a claim.
  16. Energy that comes from the sun.
  17. When the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow.
  18. Any product or process made by engineers and scientists.
  19. The change of energy from one type to another, such as from chemical to thermal energy.
  20. The amount of gravitational pull between two objects. See gravity.
  21. Something that happens in a repeated and predictable way.
  22. A scientist who studies objects and events beyond Earth’s atmosphere, such as the movement of stars and planets.
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  1. The systematic study of the natural world.
  2. A unit of mass in the metric system; 1 gram is equal to 1,000 milligrams.
  3. When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun such that the Moon’s shadow causes some places on Earth to experience darkness during daytime.
  4. Any description or measurement gathered by the senses or instruments.
  5. The movement of energy from one object to another.
  6. A star and all of the objects that orbit it.
  7. Information gathered from an experiment or observations.
  8. A push or a pull.
  9. A natural phenomenon that causes objects to be attracted to each other based on each object’s mass and the distance between them.
  10. The International System of Units (from Système Internationale d’Unités) established by international agreement. SI units are widely used in science, industry, and medicine.
  11. The worldwide measuring system used by scientists. Also known as the International System of Units (SI).
  12. The ratio of the size of a real object to the size of a model, map, diagram, or other representation of that object. Can also be used to refer to the general size of objects being referred to, for example molecular scale.
  13. A desirable outcome given up to gain another desirable outcome.
  14. The imaginary line around which an object spins, or rotates. Earth rotates around an axis that runs straight through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  15. The ability to cause objects to change, move, or work.
  16. A flat two-dimensional plane where a space object is at any point in its orbit.
  17. A collection of stars and their solar systems that are gravitationally bound to one another.
  18. A curved path that a space object takes around a star, planet, or moon.
  19. A unit of force in the metric system, equal to 1 kg•m/s2.
  20. The mixture of gases (“air”) that surrounds a planet.
  21. A unit of length in the metric system; 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters or 1,000 millimeters.
  22. The amount of matter in an object.

44 Clues: A push or a pull. • An advantage, profit, or gain. • Energy that comes from the sun. • A sequence of events that repeats. • The amount of matter in an object. • When the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. • The systematic study of the natural world. • A star and all of the objects that orbit it. • Information that supports or refutes a claim. • ...

Solar System Exploration Crossword 2024-12-10

Solar System Exploration Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. This USA program landed on Mars in 1976 and possibly found and killed life.
  2. This USA program recorded the first flybys of Mars, Venus and Mercury
  3. This program was a series of 24 missions by the USSR that would study the moon
  4. This USSR program successfully studied Venus, recording pictures and sounds.
  5. This is the latest mars rover, landing in 2021
  6. The passenger aboard Sputnik 2
  7. This USA program recorded the first flybys of Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune
  8. This USSR program had the first mars rover but also had the first public USSR failure
  9. This is the name of the active Chinese lunar space program
  10. This USA program was broken up into 3 phases and were the first to obtain close up images of the moon and hit the far side.
  11. This USSR program recorded the first lunar flyby
  12. USA's first space orbiter launched in March 1958
  13. This was the first mercury orbiter, discovering water on that planet
  14. Period of geopolitical tension between NATO and the Warsaw Pact
  15. This is the number of Apollo missions
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  1. This is the name of one of the first people to walk on the moon
  2. This was the first person to orbit the earth aboard Vostok 1
  3. This USA program was broken into 2 parts. The first studying the moon and the second studying other planets.
  4. This is the first name of the first woman in space
  5. This USA probe was the first Jupiter orbiter where it studied chemical composition of that planet
  6. This is the first Apollo Mission to land people on the moon
  7. Period of technological and scientific competition between USA and the USSR
  8. This is the first Saturn orbiter and landed the first object on an outer solar system moon, titan
  9. This probe gave the first images of pluto's surface
  10. This USA program identified Volcanism and weather patterns on Venus
  11. The first satellite launched on Oct 4, 1957
  12. This was the first USA mars Rover, it only went 100m
  13. This is the name of the active NASA lunar program, currently planning to establish a lunar base by 2035

28 Clues: The passenger aboard Sputnik 2 • This is the number of Apollo missions • The first satellite launched on Oct 4, 1957 • This is the latest mars rover, landing in 2021 • This USSR program recorded the first lunar flyby • USA's first space orbiter launched in March 1958 • This is the first name of the first woman in space • ...

Activity on Solar System 2025-07-28

Activity on Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. Twin of Earth in size but hotter
  2. Red planet known for dust storms
  3. Rocky objects mostly found between Mars and Jupiter
  4. Moon of Jupiter, believed to have a subsurface ocean
  5. Bright tail-bearing space traveler
  6. Fifth planet from the Sun
  7. Planets made mostly of gas
  8. Coldest and most distant known planet
  9. The star at the center of our solar system
  10. A minor planet, often found in the asteroid belt
  11. Earth's natural satellite
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  1. A dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt
  2. Blue planet with a tilted axis
  3. Largest planet in the solar system
  4. Sixth planet from the Sun
  5. Spacecraft that carries instruments
  6. The planet famous for its rings
  7. The closest planet to the Sun
  8. The path a planet follows around the Sun
  9. The largest moon of Saturn

20 Clues: Sixth planet from the Sun • Fifth planet from the Sun • Earth's natural satellite • Planets made mostly of gas • The largest moon of Saturn • The closest planet to the Sun • Blue planet with a tilted axis • The planet famous for its rings • Twin of Earth in size but hotter • Red planet known for dust storms • A dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt • Largest planet in the solar system • ...

Solar Energy Crossword Puzzle 2020-04-26

Solar Energy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. interconnected assembly of solar cells; also called a panel.
  2. energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
  3. ratio of light reflected from a surface.
  4. photovoltaic modules connected together to provide a single electrical output.
  5. light from the sun; also called solar radiance.
  6. an electric current in which electrons flow in one direction only.
  7. method of harnessing solar energy for thermal energy (heat).
  8. technology and research that relates to the application of solar cells for energy by converting radiant energy directly to electricity.
  9. standard unit of voltage; one volt produces one ampere of current when acting a resistance of one ohm.
  10. device that converts DC electricity into AC electricity.
  11. a solar array that follows the path of the sun to maximize the solar radiation incident on the photovoltaic surface.
  12. rate of flow of electric charge, measured in amperes.
  13. basic unit of a photovoltaic panel.
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  1. energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.
  2. distribution of energy emitted by the sun arranged in order of wavelengths.
  3. an electric current that reverses direction at regular intervals.
  4. a system which uses solar cells to convert light into electricity; consists of multiple components, including solar cells, mechanical and electrical connections and mountings and means of regulating and/or modifying the electrical output.
  5. measure of solar radiation energy received on a given surface area in a given time.
  6. potential energy that makes the electrical current flow in a circuit by pushing the electrons around (pressure).
  7. the unit of electric power, or amount of work (J), done in a unit of time. One ampere of current flowing at a potential of one volt produces one watt of power.
  8. (1) of or pertaining to the sun. (2) utilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy. (3) manufacturing or providing solar power.
  9. height of the sun above the horizon.
  10. unit of electric current (refers to flow of current); one ampere corresponds to a certain number of electrons passing a fixed point each second.

23 Clues: basic unit of a photovoltaic panel. • height of the sun above the horizon. • ratio of light reflected from a surface. • light from the sun; also called solar radiance. • rate of flow of electric charge, measured in amperes. • device that converts DC electricity into AC electricity. • energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation. • ...

Solar Energy Crossword Puzzle 2020-04-26

Solar Energy Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. interconnected assembly of solar cells; also called a panel.
  2. energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.
  3. ratio of light reflected from a surface.
  4. photovoltaic modules connected together to provide a single electrical output.
  5. light from the sun; also called solar radiance.
  6. an electric current in which electrons flow in one direction only.
  7. method of harnessing solar energy for thermal energy (heat).
  8. technology and research that relates to the application of solar cells for energy by converting radiant energy directly to electricity.
  9. standard unit of voltage; one volt produces one ampere of current when acting a resistance of one ohm.
  10. device that converts DC electricity into AC electricity.
  11. a solar array that follows the path of the sun to maximize the solar radiation incident on the photovoltaic surface.
  12. rate of flow of electric charge, measured in amperes.
  13. basic unit of a photovoltaic panel.
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  1. energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy.
  2. distribution of energy emitted by the sun arranged in order of wavelengths.
  3. an electric current that reverses direction at regular intervals.
  4. a system which uses solar cells to convert light into electricity; consists of multiple components, including solar cells, mechanical and electrical connections and mountings and means of regulating and/or modifying the electrical output.
  5. measure of solar radiation energy received on a given surface area in a given time.
  6. potential energy that makes the electrical current flow in a circuit by pushing the electrons around (pressure).
  7. the unit of electric power, or amount of work (J), done in a unit of time. One ampere of current flowing at a potential of one volt produces one watt of power.
  8. (1) of or pertaining to the sun. (2) utilizing, operated by, or depending on solar energy. (3) manufacturing or providing solar power.
  9. height of the sun above the horizon.
  10. unit of electric current (refers to flow of current); one ampere corresponds to a certain number of electrons passing a fixed point each second.

23 Clues: basic unit of a photovoltaic panel. • height of the sun above the horizon. • ratio of light reflected from a surface. • light from the sun; also called solar radiance. • rate of flow of electric charge, measured in amperes. • device that converts DC electricity into AC electricity. • energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation. • ...

The Planets 2021-06-19

The Planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  3. What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  4. The sixth planet from the sun which features an extensive ring system
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  1. What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”?
  2. The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. What is the third planet from the sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the sun? • What planet is nicknamed the “Red Planet”? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • What is the smallest planet in the solar system? • The chemical element Uranium was named after what planet? • What planet in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

The planets 2019-02-27

The planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What is the largest planet in the solar system?
  2. What planets in the solar system is farthest from the sun?
  3. What planets is nicknamed the 'red planet'?
  4. What the sixth planet form the sun feather an extensive ring system?
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  1. What is the smallest planet in the solar system?
  2. The chemical element uranium was named after what planets?
  3. What is the hottest planet in the solar system?
  4. What is the third planet from the sun?

8 Clues: What is the third planet from the sun? • What planets is nicknamed the 'red planet'? • What is the largest planet in the solar system? • What is the hottest planet in the solar system? • What is the smallest planet in the solar system? • The chemical element uranium was named after what planets? • What planets in the solar system is farthest from the sun? • ...

Earth and space 2020-06-12

Earth and space crossword puzzle
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  1. the leading theory on how the universe began
  2. the result of disturbances in the magnetosphere caused by solar wind
  3. when the moon casts a shadow on a portion of the earth which partially or fully blocks sunlight
  4. medium sized star
  5. a gas giant
  6. planet far from earth
  7. huge star
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  1. an astronomical unit of length which equals about 9.46 trillion km
  2. what we call our the planets in the milky way orbiting the sun
  3. a system of stars and other matter bound together by gravity
  4. small rocky/metallic body in space
  5. icy body which orbits the sun
  6. small star
  7. planet close to earth

14 Clues: huge star • small star • a gas giant • medium sized star • planet close to earth • planet far from earth • icy body which orbits the sun • small rocky/metallic body in space • the leading theory on how the universe began • a system of stars and other matter bound together by gravity • what we call our the planets in the milky way orbiting the sun • ...

science 2025-10-03

science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. furthest planet from the sun
  2. most are between mars and Jupiter
  3. known for its rings
  4. center of solar system
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  1. largest planet
  2. smallest planet
  3. chunk of rock floating through space
  4. dirty snowball
  5. planet smaller then a normal planet
  6. orbiting companion
  7. only habitable planet in the solar system

11 Clues: largest planet • dirty snowball • smallest planet • orbiting companion • known for its rings • center of solar system • furthest planet from the sun • most are between mars and Jupiter • chunk of rock floating through space • planet smaller then a normal planet • only habitable planet in the solar system

Crossword Science 2023-05-01

Crossword Science crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The Earth is considered to be the center of the solar system
  2. The temperature at which the substance changes from a solid to a liquid
  3. The average distance between Earth and the Sun
  4. The only star in our solar system
  5. A substance that has no fixed size or shape
  6. The Sun is considered to be the center of the solar system
  7. A substance that flows freely but is of constant volume
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  1. Force by which a planet or other body draws objects toward its center
  2. A state of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined
  3. Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun
  4. The circular motion of an object around its center
  5. The force exerted by magnets when they attract or repel each other
  6. A dimensionless quantity representing the amount of matter in a particle or object
  7. All of space, and all the matter and energy that space contains
  8. The distance light travels in one year
  9. The degree of hotness or coldness of an object
  10. Mass of a unit volume of a material substance

17 Clues: The only star in our solar system • The distance light travels in one year • Small, rocky objects that orbit the Sun • A substance that has no fixed size or shape • Mass of a unit volume of a material substance • The average distance between Earth and the Sun • The degree of hotness or coldness of an object • The circular motion of an object around its center • ...

Planets 2025-09-10

Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. The force that keeps planets in orbit around the sun.
  2. A small, rocky body that orbits the sun, often found between Mars and Jupiter.
  3. The planet famous for its rings.
  4. A sudden, powerful burst of energy from the sun's surface.
  5. The phase of the moon when we can see the entire illuminated side.
  6. A large, frozen ball of rock and ice that develops a "tail" as it approaches the sun.
  7. The imaginary line that the Earth rotates on.
  8. The planet we call home.
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  1. A collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars.
  2. The group of eight planets, along with their moons, asteroids, and comets, that orbit the sun
  3. The largest planet in our solar system.
  4. The name of our home galaxy.
  5. The period of time it takes for a planet to orbit the sun once.
  6. The second smallest planet in our solar system, named after the Roman god of war.
  7. A celestial body that orbits a planet.
  8. The center of our solar system.
  9. The star at the center of our solar system.
  10. The path a celestial body takes as it orbits another.

18 Clues: The planet we call home. • The name of our home galaxy. • The center of our solar system. • The planet famous for its rings. • A celestial body that orbits a planet. • The largest planet in our solar system. • The star at the center of our solar system. • The imaginary line that the Earth rotates on. • A collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars. • ...

Enlightment 2022-02-22

Enlightment crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a person who rules with absolute power
  2. a system in witch multiple groups share a decision making power, the system is designed to ensure that one person or group does not abuse its power
  3. He wanted freedom of speech
  4. an agreement between the government and the people
  5. proved coernicuss theorys
  6. man from france that made analytical geometry
  7. who made the modern-day telescope who makes it easier to study space
  8. separation from britin
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  1. a form of art
  2. theory that the earth is the center of the solar system
  3. he made the table of elements
  4. to know something one did not know before
  5. a man who benefited us to better understand gravity
  6. theory that the sun is the center of our solar system
  7. She was an early feminist
  8. parties where people met to discuss new ideas
  9. who made vaccines to better our health

17 Clues: a form of art • separation from britin • She was an early feminist • proved coernicuss theorys • He wanted freedom of speech • he made the table of elements • a person who rules with absolute power • who made vaccines to better our health • to know something one did not know before • parties where people met to discuss new ideas • man from france that made analytical geometry • ...

Astronomy crossword 2024-09-26

Astronomy crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A large group of smaller galaxy clusters or galaxy groups
  2. The outer asteroid belt of the solar system is known as the ______ belt
  3. Cosmic clouds of gas and dust
  4. The distance at which one astronomical unit subtends an angle of one arcsecond
  5. Considered the smallest structure in the universe, being roughly 1.2×10^-10 m in radius
  6. The most common/abundant atom in the universe
  7. Which planet has a diameter 11 times the diameter of Earth?
  8. The Number of planets in the Solar System
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  1. An astronomical object of very high luminosity found in the centres of some galaxies and powered by gas spiraling at high velocity into an extremely large black hole
  2. Milky Way is falls under this classification of galaxy types
  3. Energy emitted as electromagnetic radiation persecond
  4. Second most common/abundant atom in the universe
  5. The fastest speed in the universe is the speed of _____
  6. Pluto is classified as a _____ planet
  7. The Earth’s radius is about 3.666 times larger than the ____
  8. Cloud which marks the border of the Solar System
  9. Which planet has a radius of 6,378 km?

17 Clues: Cosmic clouds of gas and dust • Pluto is classified as a _____ planet • Which planet has a radius of 6,378 km? • The Number of planets in the Solar System • The most common/abundant atom in the universe • Second most common/abundant atom in the universe • Cloud which marks the border of the Solar System • Energy emitted as electromagnetic radiation persecond • ...

Solar System Planets and Stars 2023-06-21

Solar System Planets and Stars crossword puzzle
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  1. It used to be the ninth planet but is now considered a dwarf planet.
  2. It is known for its prominent ring system made of ice and dust.
  3. It is a bright star in the constellation Lyra.
  4. It is often called the "Red Planet."
  5. It is a red supergiant star in the constellation Orion.
  6. It is our home planet with land and water.
  7. It is the largest planet in our solar system with a giant storm called the Great Red Spot.
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  1. It is the largest planet in our solar system with a giant storm called the Great Red Spot.
  2. It is also known as the North Star and helps in navigation.
  3. It is known for its prominent ring system made of ice and dust.
  4. It is a star that provides light and heat.
  5. It is a red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius.
  6. It is the hottest planet in our solar system.
  7. It is the smallest planet in our solar system.
  8. It is the brightest star in the night sky.
  9. It is a gas giant planet that spins on its side. Neptune It is a blue planet and the farthest planet from the Sun.

16 Clues: It is often called the "Red Planet." • It is a star that provides light and heat. • It is our home planet with land and water. • It is the brightest star in the night sky. • It is the hottest planet in our solar system. • It is a bright star in the constellation Lyra. • It is the smallest planet in our solar system. • ...

Space Crossword Puzzle 2024-04-25

Space Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. is known for having rings
  2. the smallest planet in our solar system
  3. Belt the belt that sperates the inner planets from the outer planets
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  1. the hottest planet in our solar system
  2. is the largest planet in our solar system
  3. gives us light and is our star
  4. the only planet in our solar system that has life
  5. it is the 4th planet from the sun

8 Clues: is known for having rings • gives us light and is our star • it is the 4th planet from the sun • the hottest planet in our solar system • the smallest planet in our solar system • is the largest planet in our solar system • the only planet in our solar system that has life • Belt the belt that sperates the inner planets from the outer planets

planets 2023-07-26

planets crossword puzzle
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  1. Exploration The act of sending spacecraft or astronauts into space to study and learn more about planets and other celestial bodies. Space exploration helps us understand the universe and our place in it.
  2. A dwarf planet that used to be considered the ninth planet in our solar system. Pluto is very far from the Sun and has a surface covered in ice. It was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
  3. The sixth planet from the Sun and known for its beautiful ring system made of ice and dust particles. Saturn is a gas giant, like Jupiter, and its rings make it one of the most recognizable planets in our solar system.
  4. The closest planet to the Sun. It is a small and rocky planet, with a surface that is covered in craters and has extreme temperatures. It has no atmosphere to trap heat, making it very hot during the day and freezing cold at night.
  5. A large celestial body that orbits around a star, like our Sun. Planets are round in shape and do not produce their own light but reflect the light of the star they orbit. There are eight planets in our solar system.
  6. Planet A celestial body that orbits the Sun and shares some characteristics with planets but is smaller. Dwarf planets, like Pluto, are not considered full-fledged planets because they have not "cleared their orbits" of other debris.
  7. The star at the center of our solar system. It is a big ball of hot gases that gives us light and heat. The Sun's gravity keeps all the planets in their orbits and provides energy for life on Earth.
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  1. The second planet from the Sun and often called Earth's "sister planet" due to its similar size. Venus has a thick atmosphere, mostly made of carbon dioxide, which causes a runaway greenhouse effect, making it the hottest planet in our solar system. It also rains sulfuric acid on its surface.
  2. The largest planet in our solar system and the fifth from the Sun. It is a gas giant, mostly made up of hydrogen and helium. Jupiter has a famous feature called the "Great Red Spot," a massive storm that has been raging for hundreds of years.
  3. System A system that includes a star (like our Sun) and all the celestial bodies (planets, moons, asteroids, comets) that orbit around it. Our solar system is just one of many in the universe.
  4. The path that a planet follows as it goes around the Sun. Planets move in elliptical orbits, meaning they are slightly oval-shaped. The Sun's gravity keeps them in their orbits and prevents them from flying off into space.
  5. The eighth and farthest planet from the Sun. Like Uranus, it is an ice giant. Neptune has a vivid blue color, and it has strong winds and storms in its atmosphere, including the fastest winds in the solar system.
  6. Known as the "Red Planet" because of its reddish appearance. It is the fourth planet from the Sun and has a thin atmosphere. Scientists believe it may have had liquid water in the past, making it a target for the search for extraterrestrial life.
  7. The seventh planet from the Sun and an ice giant. Uranus is unique because it rotates on its side, unlike other planets. It has a bluish color due to the presence of methane gas in its atmosphere.
  8. Our home planet! It is the third planet from the Sun and the only known planet to support life. It has an atmosphere that provides us with oxygen, water, and a moderate climate that allows us to live here.

15 Clues: A dwarf planet that used to be considered the ninth planet in our solar system. Pluto is very far from the Sun and has a surface covered in ice. It was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006. • ...

Solar System Planets and Stars 2023-06-21

Solar System Planets and Stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. It used to be the ninth planet but is now considered a dwarf planet.
  2. It is known for its prominent ring system made of ice and dust.
  3. It is a bright star in the constellation Lyra.
  4. It is often called the "Red Planet."
  5. It is a red supergiant star in the constellation Orion.
  6. It is our home planet with land and water.
  7. It is the largest planet in our solar system with a giant storm called the Great Red Spot.
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  1. It is the largest planet in our solar system with a giant storm called the Great Red Spot.
  2. It is also known as the North Star and helps in navigation.
  3. It is known for its prominent ring system made of ice and dust.
  4. It is a star that provides light and heat.
  5. It is a red supergiant star in the constellation Scorpius.
  6. It is the hottest planet in our solar system.
  7. It is the smallest planet in our solar system.
  8. It is the brightest star in the night sky.
  9. It is a gas giant planet that spins on its side. Neptune It is a blue planet and the farthest planet from the Sun.

16 Clues: It is often called the "Red Planet." • It is a star that provides light and heat. • It is our home planet with land and water. • It is the brightest star in the night sky. • It is the hottest planet in our solar system. • It is a bright star in the constellation Lyra. • It is the smallest planet in our solar system. • ...

Monster of the Milky Way 2022-12-14

Monster of the Milky Way crossword puzzle
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  1. The largest object in our solar system
  2. To travel around a star, planet, or another object in space
  3. Every major ____ bears the signature of a supermassive black hole.
  4. Matter and light fall into a black hole in a ____ like water going down a drain
  5. A black hole does this to everything that enters it
  6. The largest planet in our solar system
  7. The closest planet to the sun
  8. Astronomical unit of distance
  9. The brightest spot in a galaxy, packed with stars
  10. Believed that space and time were curved, woven together in a flexible fabric
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  1. A form of light invisible to the naked eye
  2. There are many ____ systems in every galaxy
  3. The strangest phenomenon in the cosmos
  4. The death of a star
  5. A hypothetical structure of space time envisioned as a long, thin tunnel
  6. Orbit around most stars
  7. Within a black hole is trapped light and ____.

17 Clues: The death of a star • Orbit around most stars • The closest planet to the sun • Astronomical unit of distance • The largest object in our solar system • The strangest phenomenon in the cosmos • The largest planet in our solar system • A form of light invisible to the naked eye • There are many ____ systems in every galaxy • Within a black hole is trapped light and ____. • ...

The Planets 2017-05-15

The Planets crossword puzzle
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  1. I am the flattest planet.
  2. I have the tallest mountain in the Solar System.
  3. I am the smallest planet in our Solar System.
  4. I have the shortest day of all planets.
  5. I am the densest planet in our Solar System.
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  1. I am the hottest planet in our Solar System.
  2. I make one trip around the Sun every 84 Earth years.
  3. I have 14 Moons.

8 Clues: I have 14 Moons. • I am the flattest planet. • I have the shortest day of all planets. • I am the hottest planet in our Solar System. • I am the densest planet in our Solar System. • I am the smallest planet in our Solar System. • I have the tallest mountain in the Solar System. • I make one trip around the Sun every 84 Earth years.

Earth 2023-01-17

Earth crossword puzzle
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  1. The component for terrestial planet
  2. The component for Jupiter and Saturn
  3. one of the example for human environment
  4. Having 4 seasons in a year
  5. Molten rock
  6. Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars
  7. The season rainging from december to march in the southern hemisphire
  8. Only having 2 seasons in a year
  9. The planet that has the longest period for revolution
  10. The season rainging from september to december in the northern hemisphire
  11. the barier between terrestial planet and jovian planet
  12. The thinnest layer of the earth's crust
  13. dwarf planet
  14. The hottest planet on our solar system
  15. When the planets spinning around on their axis
  16. The largest continent in the world
  17. the Closest planet to the sun
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  1. The purposeful clearing of forested land
  2. the biggest planet in our solar system
  3. the thickest layer of the earth's structure
  4. Gas that protects earth from sun radiaton
  5. North Polar
  6. the component for uranus and neptune
  7. The largest substance in the world
  8. the main core for our solar system
  9. The planet that has the shortest peroiod for revolution
  10. the imaginary lines start form north south
  11. changing ..... is the effect of revolution
  12. The upper part of the mantle approximately 80 km deep
  13. South Polar
  14. the Farthest planet to the sun
  15. When earth is moving around the sun in an electical shape
  16. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune
  17. one of the example for physical environemnt
  18. Synonym word of sun
  19. The season rainging from march to june in the northern hemisphire
  20. The season rainging from june to september in the southern hemisphire

37 Clues: Molten rock • North Polar • South Polar • dwarf planet • Synonym word of sun • Having 4 seasons in a year • Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars • the Closest planet to the sun • the Farthest planet to the sun • Only having 2 seasons in a year • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune • The largest substance in the world • the main core for our solar system • The largest continent in the world • ...

Space 2025-09-24

Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the hottest planet in the solar system
  2. region located between Mars and Jupiter
  3. the star at the centre of the solar system
  4. the closest planet to the sun
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  1. the earliest stage of a star's formation
  2. model where the sun is at the centre of the solar system
  3. spins on its side like a rolling ball
  4. was considered the ninth planet in the solar system until 2006

8 Clues: the closest planet to the sun • spins on its side like a rolling ball • the hottest planet in the solar system • region located between Mars and Jupiter • the earliest stage of a star's formation • the star at the centre of the solar system • model where the sun is at the centre of the solar system • was considered the ninth planet in the solar system until 2006

All about space 2024-01-07

All about space crossword puzzle
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  1. particles from comets, asteroids, and other bodies that are generally smaller than 0.1mm in diameter
  2. a U.S. government agency that is responsible for science and technology related to air and space
  3. a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other
  4. the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it
  5. a belt around the heavens extending 9° on either side of the ecliptic, the plane of Earth's orbit and of the Sun's apparent annual path
  6. rocky remnants left over from the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago
  7. a region of space between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter where most of the asteroids in our Solar System are found orbiting the Sun
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  1. a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth
  2. a celestial body that -orbits the sun, has enough mass to assume a nearly round shape, has not cleared the neighborhood around its orbit and is not a moon
  3. the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere
  4. An unidentified form of matter that accounts for galaxies rotating faster than their visible mass should cause
  5. frozen leftovers from the formation of the solar system composed of dust, rock, and ices
  6. a spherical rocky body, probably with a small metallic core, revolving around Earth in a slightly eccentric orbit at a mean distance of about 384,000 km (238,600 miles)
  7. About 13.8 billion years ago, the universe sprang into existence

14 Clues: a large spacecraft in orbit around Earth • the outermost part of the Sun's atmosphere • About 13.8 billion years ago, the universe sprang into existence • the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the objects that orbit it • a system of two stars that are gravitationally bound to and in orbit around each other • ...

Our Solar System 2024-01-11

Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The ____ is the center of the Solar System.
  2. ____ is the largest planet in the solar system.
  3. The sun is a ____.
  4. The solar system is a part of The ____ Way.
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  1. Millions of small chunks of metal and rock called ____.
  2. Our solar system has ____ planets.
  3. All planets and the Sun in the Solar System are shaped like ____.

7 Clues: The sun is a ____. • Our solar system has ____ planets. • The ____ is the center of the Solar System. • The solar system is a part of The ____ Way. • ____ is the largest planet in the solar system. • Millions of small chunks of metal and rock called ____. • All planets and the Sun in the Solar System are shaped like ____.

Eclipses 2019-11-13

Eclipses crossword puzzle
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  1. the earths orbit is....
  2. tide formed moon at 90 degree angle to the sun.
  3. Sun then the moon then the earth.
  4. biggest planet in the solar system.
  5. Sun and moon cause this tide.
  6. the fourth closest planet to the sun it comes after the earth.
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  1. When the hemisphere is facing away from the sun.
  2. In the shade of another celestial body.
  3. planet closest to the sun.
  4. the planet furthest from the sun in our solar system.
  5. When the hemisphere is facing toward the sun.
  6. Sun then the earth then the moon.

12 Clues: the earths orbit is.... • planet closest to the sun. • Sun and moon cause this tide. • Sun then the moon then the earth. • Sun then the earth then the moon. • biggest planet in the solar system. • In the shade of another celestial body. • When the hemisphere is facing toward the sun. • tide formed moon at 90 degree angle to the sun. • ...

Space Review 2013-06-12

Space Review crossword puzzle
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  1. Another name for a shooting star
  2. An object that travels around a planet or a dwarf planet
  3. The name of the first gas planet after the asteroid belt
  4. The process through which the Sun generates heat and light
  5. Astronauts in space lose about ____ percent of their bone mass each month they are in space
  6. What separates the inner and outer solar system
  7. Gases and charged particles expelled above an active sunspot
  8. The name of our Galaxy
  9. What a small to medium size star will become when it runs out of fuel
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  1. The term used to describe the longest or shortest days of the year
  2. Large chunks of ice, dust and rock that orbit the sun
  3. Piece of rock or metal in the solar system smaller than an asteroid
  4. A big star that explodes might form a ______________
  5. that the Universe began in an incredibly hot, dense expansion about 13.7 billion years ago
  6. ___________ can cause astronauts to experience bone loss, stroke symptoms and changes in blood cell shape
  7. What a star becomes after it is a Red Giant
  8. A star begins as a __________
  9. The unit used to measure distances beyond our Solar System
  10. The planet between Venus and Mars
  11. The Northen Hemisphere is point _______ from the Sun during the winter

20 Clues: The name of our Galaxy • A star begins as a __________ • Another name for a shooting star • The planet between Venus and Mars • What a star becomes after it is a Red Giant • What separates the inner and outer solar system • A big star that explodes might form a ______________ • Large chunks of ice, dust and rock that orbit the sun • ...

The Space Crossword 2023-09-19

The Space Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. NASA’s rover on Mars (9)
  2. India’s first satellite (9)
  3. Freckles on our Moon’s surface caused due to absence of atmosphere (7)
  4. Powerful and luminous explosion of a star (9)
  5. A dwarf planet (4)
  6. Blue planet named after Greek God of Sea (7)
  7. Slowest rotating planet (5)
  8. Shapes of galaxies: ________, Spiral and Irregular (9)
  9. Mars’s moons: ______ and Deimos (6)
  10. The unseen astronomical body at centre of our galaxy (9)
  11. Our galaxy (8)
  12. The North Star is called (7)
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  1. Jupiter’s super smooth icy moon (6)
  2. The largest known star in the universe (7)
  3. A planet outside our Solar System (9)
  4. The comet that visits us every 75-79 years (7)
  5. Largest moon of solar system (8)
  6. A planet knocked off its orbital path (5)
  7. Planet rotating on its side (6)
  8. The force that holds the universe together (7)
  9. Colossal storm on Jupiter: Great ___(3) ____ (4)
  10. Largest moon of Saturn (5)
  11. India’s rover on moon (7)
  12. Distance travelled by light in 1 year (9)
  13. Luminescent giant cloud of dust and gas in space (6)
  14. The first animal to make an orbital spaceflight (5)
  15. Name of cloud of icy debris predicted at extremities of our solar system (4)

27 Clues: Our galaxy (8) • A dwarf planet (4) • NASA’s rover on Mars (9) • India’s rover on moon (7) • Largest moon of Saturn (5) • India’s first satellite (9) • Slowest rotating planet (5) • The North Star is called (7) • Planet rotating on its side (6) • Largest moon of solar system (8) • Jupiter’s super smooth icy moon (6) • Mars’s moons: ______ and Deimos (6) • ...

Our Place in Space 2026-03-10

Our Place in Space crossword puzzle
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  1. the path the Sun appears to move across the sky
  2. natural objects that orbit planets
  3. the path an object takes around another object in space
  4. a small celestial body that orbits the Sun but is not considered a full planet
  5. Moon phase where the entire visible side is illuminated
  6. very large planets mostly made of gas
  7. Moon phase when the Moon cannot be seen from Earth
  8. energy that travels as waves such as visible light, radio waves and X-rays
  9. the force that attracts objects with mass toward each other
  10. the time it takes Earth to travel around the Sun once
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  1. oval shaped paths that planets follow when orbiting the Sun
  2. a model of the solar system with the Sun at the centre
  3. planets that exist outside our solar system
  4. region in space where gravity is so strong that even light cannot escape
  5. darker cooler areas on the surface of the Sun
  6. the time it takes a planet to complete one orbit around the Sun
  7. the full range of all types of electromagnetic radiation
  8. a model of the solar system with Earth at the centre
  9. a year with 366 days that occurs every four years
  10. imaginary line the Earth spins around

20 Clues: natural objects that orbit planets • very large planets mostly made of gas • imaginary line the Earth spins around • planets that exist outside our solar system • darker cooler areas on the surface of the Sun • the path the Sun appears to move across the sky • a year with 366 days that occurs every four years • Moon phase when the Moon cannot be seen from Earth • ...

Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2016-05-02

Solar System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. A large space rock likely to be near Mars or Jupiter.
  2. A shooting star.
  3. The planet with the brightest ring system.
  4. Used to measure the distances between planets.
  5. Large planets with low density and no solid surface.
  6. The orbital speed of planets does this as you move away from the sun.
  7. A comet could come from here.
  8. The only planet with liquid water.
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  1. The planet with the longest year.
  2. Is tipped over on its side and rotates perpendicular to the sun.
  3. The planet with the most extreme temperatures because of its thin atmosphere.
  4. The name of the galaxy our solar system is in.
  5. The hottest planet because of the greenhouse effect.
  6. When a planet orbits the sun.
  7. When a planet spins on its axis.
  8. What protects Earth from meteoroids.
  9. Rocky, dense planets with solid surfaces.
  10. The red planet.
  11. The only star in our solar system.
  12. The most massive planet.
  13. The tail of a comet that always points away from the sun.
  14. A dirty snow ball.

22 Clues: The red planet. • A shooting star. • A dirty snow ball. • The most massive planet. • When a planet orbits the sun. • A comet could come from here. • When a planet spins on its axis. • The planet with the longest year. • The only star in our solar system. • The only planet with liquid water. • What protects Earth from meteoroids. • Rocky, dense planets with solid surfaces. • ...

SUN AND SOLAR SYSTEM 2016-01-05

SUN AND SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
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  1. a dwarf planet with oval shaped orbit
  2. small chunks of ice and dust revolving around the sun
  3. meteoroid making a streak of light
  4. largest planet in solar system
  5. the plant we live on
  6. in solar system every thing revolves around it
  7. galaxy we belong to
  8. instrument to observe the night sky
  9. a small body revolving around the bigger body
  10. second largest planet
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  1. this planet appears to be like bluish star with binoculars
  2. this planet spins on its side
  3. planet very close to the sun
  4. first artificial satellite
  5. the brightest star in night sky
  6. large piece of rock or metal
  7. this star appears most stationary to us
  8. brightest object in night sky
  9. easily identifiable constellation on the noght sky
  10. planet visible with naked eye

20 Clues: galaxy we belong to • the plant we live on • second largest planet • first artificial satellite • planet very close to the sun • large piece of rock or metal • this planet spins on its side • brightest object in night sky • planet visible with naked eye • largest planet in solar system • the brightest star in night sky • meteoroid making a streak of light • ...

Observing the Solar System 2015-11-05

Observing the Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Huge, reddish loops of gas that connect sunspots
  2. "solar sneeze"; eruptions of gas from the sun in space
  3. Sun-centered model of the universe; Galileo Galilei was persecuted because of this theories about this.
  4. center of a planet, moon, or star
  5. This trapping of heat by the atmosphere
  6. outermost layer of the sun’s interior
  7. oval-shaped orbit of a planet
  8. middle layer of the sun’s atmosphere; gives the reddish glow of the sun during a solar eclipse
  9. rocky objects within the asteroid belt
  10. inner layer of the sun’s atmosphere; the "surface" of the sun we can see
  11. region of sun between the core and the convection zone; energy can take more than 100,000 years to move through it
  12. center of a comet
  13. belt region of the solar system between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  14. Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune, Uranus; known for being large, gaseos, and having many moons and at least 1 ring
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  1. areas of gas on the sun’s surface that are cooler than the gases around them
  2. outer layer of the sun's atmosphere; the whitish part of the sun we can see during a solar eclipse
  3. source of energy within the sun; hydrogen atoms join together to form helium
  4. movement of solar energy from the sun to outer space
  5. inner planets, known for being small and rocky satellites of the sun
  6. fuzzy, outer layer of a comet
  7. chunk of rock or dust in space coming from comets and asteroids
  8. Earth-centered model of the universe; proposed by Aristole
  9. thin disk of small particles of ice and rock orbiting a planet
  10. "dirty snowball"; loose collections of ice, dust, and small rocky particles whose orbits are usually very long, narrow ellipses
  11. doughnut-shaped region that extends from beyond Neptune’s orbit; place where Pluto and most of the dwarf planets are found
  12. spherical region of comets that surrounds the solar system out to more than 1,000 times the distance between Pluto and the sun; place where comets are found

26 Clues: center of a comet • fuzzy, outer layer of a comet • oval-shaped orbit of a planet • center of a planet, moon, or star • outermost layer of the sun’s interior • rocky objects within the asteroid belt • This trapping of heat by the atmosphere • Huge, reddish loops of gas that connect sunspots • movement of solar energy from the sun to outer space • ...

Solar System and Astronomy 2021-03-18

Solar System and Astronomy crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the planets nearest the sun have the _______ revolution periods
  2. a small rocky body in space, typically smaller than an asteroid
  3. a natural satellite that revolves around a planet
  4. instrument used for seeing stars and planets clearly
  5. the distance between planets ________ after Mars
  6. to travel around another object, like the planets around the sun
  7. the number of stars in our solar system
  8. the inner and outer planets are separated by the asteroid _____
  9. a person who travels into space
  10. the average distance from the center of the sun to the center of the earth (about 156 million km)
  11. the star at the center of our solar system
  12. a ball of superheated gas that undergoes nuclear fusion
  13. one full trip around the sun
  14. the coldest planet
  15. the distance light travels in one year (9.5 trillion km)
  16. the planets farthest from the sun have the most _____
  17. planet tilted on its side
  18. also known as the North Star
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  1. a group of stars that form a pattern
  2. the largest planet in the solar system, big red spot
  3. a rocky body in space that orbits around the sun
  4. the warmest planet, also very cloudy
  5. rust makes this planet look reddish, the Persistence was sent there
  6. an object that objects the sun and has enough gravity to become rounded and has cleared its orbital path
  7. a loose ball of ice and dust that revolves around the sun with a long, narrow orbit
  8. all _______ come from stars
  9. tendency of an object to remain in constant motion, prevents planets from falling into the sun
  10. a system with a star and planets and other objects revolving around it
  11. to spin or turn on an axis
  12. because it has not cleared its orbit pluto is now considered a ______ planet
  13. planet known for its extensive ring system
  14. the outer gas giants all have _____ systems around them
  15. a person who studies the stars and other space objects
  16. American space program that launches missions to space
  17. the only planet known to support life, lots of liquid water
  18. the closest planet to the sun
  19. the force that keeps planets in orbit
  20. dwarf planet with two moons

38 Clues: the coldest planet • planet tilted on its side • to spin or turn on an axis • all _______ come from stars • dwarf planet with two moons • one full trip around the sun • also known as the North Star • the closest planet to the sun • a person who travels into space • a group of stars that form a pattern • the warmest planet, also very cloudy • the force that keeps planets in orbit • ...

Beyond Our Solar System 2022-01-12

Beyond Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Sudden brightening of a star
  2. The distance light travels in one year
  3. Stars with masses four times that of the sun that end in a brilliant explosion
  4. States that the farthest galaxies are retreating the fastest
  5. The remnants of supernova events
  6. How bright a star actually is
  7. The remains of low-mass and medium-mass stars
  8. A star's brightness as it appears from Earth
  9. An important tool used by astronomers to study stars
Down
  1. Galaxies that are grouped together
  2. The name for the universe beginning as a violent explosion from which the universe continues to expand, evolve, and cool
  3. Pairs of stars pulled toward each other by gravity
  4. About 90% of all stars
  5. Dense objects with gravity so strong that not even light can escape their surface
  6. A group of very bright stars
  7. A developing star not yet hot enough to engage in nuclear fusion
  8. Stars that get brighter and fainter in a regular pattern
  9. Large groups of stars, dust, and gases held together by gravity
  10. A designated area of the sky that contains a specific pattern of stars
  11. A spinning neutron star that appears to give off pulses of radio waves
  12. Extremely large stars

21 Clues: Extremely large stars • About 90% of all stars • A group of very bright stars • Sudden brightening of a star • How bright a star actually is • The remnants of supernova events • Galaxies that are grouped together • The distance light travels in one year • A star's brightness as it appears from Earth • The remains of low-mass and medium-mass stars • ...

Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2021-12-10

Solar System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. To move in an orbit or circle around something
  2. Having to do with the Sun
  3. A piece of stone or metal from space that falls to Earth's surface
  4. a rocky space object of varying size
  5. The third closest planet to the Sun
  6. This planet tilts over so far on its axis that it rotates on its side
  7. An object that moves around a larger object
  8. Astronauts often live on the International Space _________
  9. The huge space which contains all of the matter and energy in existence
  10. When the Sun blocks the moon, or the moon blocks the Sun
Down
  1. A big ball of dirty ice and snow in outer space
  2. This planet is sometimes called the evening star and is the closest planet to Earth
  3. The most popular Canadian astronaut
  4. This planet has a moon called Triton
  5. Iron in the soil gives this planet its red color
  6. The path followed by an object in space as it goes around another object
  7. The second smallest planet in our solar system
  8. This planet is surrounded by over 1000 rings made of ice and dust
  9. This planet is so large that all of the other planets could fit inside it
  10. To turn around a centre point
  11. All the gases which surround a star or a planet
  12. The smallest planet (no longer considered a planet)
  13. Earth has one of these

23 Clues: Earth has one of these • Having to do with the Sun • To turn around a centre point • The most popular Canadian astronaut • The third closest planet to the Sun • This planet has a moon called Triton • a rocky space object of varying size • An object that moves around a larger object • To move in an orbit or circle around something • ...

Earth Science - Solar System 2021-04-13

Earth Science - Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the 7th planet from the Sun that rotates horizontally on its axis
  2. when a meteoroid makes contact with a planet's atmosphere and burns up
  3. the head or solid part of a comet
  4. small pieces of rock or metal that travel through space
  5. the 4th planet from the Sun, sometimes called the 'Red Planet'
  6. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune
  7. when the Earth is closest to the Sun
  8. a curved path of an object around another object in space
  9. the 6th planet from the Sun best known for its rings
  10. Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars
  11. region beyond Neptune made of small icy 'bodies'
  12. small pieces of a meteor that contact a planet's surface
  13. the closest planet to the Sun
  14. the gas cloud that surrounds the nucleus of the comet
Down
  1. area made of asteroids that separates the inner and outer planets
  2. the 2nd planet from the Sun that spins in the opposite direction of other planets
  3. a spinning cloud of gas and dust
  4. a lump of ice, frozen gas, and dust with a large orbit around the Sun
  5. planet-like objects that orbit the sun
  6. the 8th planet from the Sun that is also the windiest planet
  7. the Sun and all the objects that orbit it
  8. the 3rd planet from the Sun that has oceans of liquid water
  9. the 5th planet from the Sun and also the largest
  10. a large chunk of rock or metal that orbits the sun
  11. when the Earth is furthest from the Sun
  12. the long, ribbon-like trail of comet dust and gas

26 Clues: the closest planet to the Sun • Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars • a spinning cloud of gas and dust • the head or solid part of a comet • Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune • when the Earth is closest to the Sun • planet-like objects that orbit the sun • when the Earth is furthest from the Sun • the Sun and all the objects that orbit it • ...

THE SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD 2021-06-25

THE SOLAR SYSTEM CROSSWORD crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Warmest planet; cloudy,
  2. To turn on an axis,
  3. Dwarf planet with two moons
  4. Planet that rotates on its side
  5. Furthest planet from the sun
  6. Third planet from the sun; only planet people have walked on
  7. Our sun and the objects that orbit around it
  8. Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the …
  9. The force that pulls you towards the center of a planet or star
Down
  1. It takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun.
  2. Place where astronauts live and work in space
  3. Planet closest to the sun
  4. Planet with the brightest rings
  5. Large planet known for the Great Red Spot
  6. The red planet; humans have sent robots here
  7. Number of stars in our solar system
  8. Number of planets in our solar system
  9. An American space traveler
  10. The star closest to Earth
  11. Saturn, Jupiter, Uranus and Neptune have ___ around them.
  12. Instrument used for seeing stars and planets clearly.

21 Clues: To turn on an axis, • Warmest planet; cloudy, • Planet closest to the sun • The star closest to Earth • An American space traveler • Dwarf planet with two moons • Furthest planet from the sun • Planet with the brightest rings • Planet that rotates on its side • Number of stars in our solar system • Number of planets in our solar system • It takes Earth 365 days to __ the sun. • ...

Solar System & the Universe 2025-05-05

Solar System & the Universe crossword puzzle
Across
  1. land on planets to analyze materials on the surface
  2. the range of wavelengths of electromagnetic waves
  3. this keeps objects in their orbits
  4. electromagnetic radiation that can be seen with the unaided eye
  5. use multiple lenses to collect light
  6. the largest volcano in our solar system
  7. take pictures to analyze and atmosphere or a planet
  8. these have collected a great deal of information about parts of our solar system
  9. gravity pulled in gas, dust, ice, and rock causing the solar systems...
  10. the largest and furthest from the sun planets are made up of
  11. rocky object revolving around the sun that is too small to be considered a planet
  12. primarily use mirrors to collect light
  13. the hottest planet
  14. a natural satellite that orbits a planet
  15. the smallest four inner planets are made of
  16. the convection zone, radiative zone, and the core make up the suns...
  17. people have landed on or orbited the moon
Down
  1. the energy transferred through space by electromagnetic waves
  2. are large and detect radio waves from objects in space and have curved, reflecting surfaces
  3. solar flares, prominences, and sun spots are some of the sun's...
  4. the system consisting of the sun, the planets, and other objects that revolve around the sun
  5. this planet is tilted on it's side
  6. the distance between two corresponding parts of a wave, such as the distance between two crests
  7. the smallest planet
  8. this planet has beautiful rings around it
  9. object that orbits the sun and has enough gravity to be spherical, but it has not cleared the area of its orbit
  10. the photosphere, chromosphere, and corona make up the sun's...
  11. these use mirrors to collect and focus visible light to make distant objects appear larger and brighter
  12. a chunk of rock or dust in space, smaller than an asteroid
  13. this planet's orbital period is 687 days
  14. this plant has extremely strong winds
  15. this planet has 67 moons
  16. an optical instrument that forms enlarged images of distant
  17. a unit of distance equal to the average distance between Earth and the sun
  18. only planet with life
  19. a large, gaseous body at the center of the solar system

36 Clues: the hottest planet • the smallest planet • only planet with life • this planet has 67 moons • this planet is tilted on it's side • this keeps objects in their orbits • use multiple lenses to collect light • this plant has extremely strong winds • primarily use mirrors to collect light • the largest volcano in our solar system • this planet's orbital period is 687 days • ...

The Solar System Review 2026-02-17

The Solar System Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Venus’ atmosphere is ____________ time denser than Earth’s
  2. a dwarf planet in the Kuiper belt that is egg shaped and named for a hawaiian goddess
  3. Venus is so hot due to the runaway _____________ effect
  4. Mercury has a larger than average _____
  5. one criteria to be a classical planet is to be roughly a ________ under its own gravity
  6. the reddish/brown color on Mars comes from the abundance of ____________
  7. saturn’s rings are only ______ meters thick
  8. Venus’ high albedo is caused by its ________
  9. the icy galilean moon
  10. Mercury is only visible in our sky when the Sun is _____ the horizon
  11. comets usually have 2 tails: a dust tail and an _____ tail
  12. the dwarf planet discovered in the early 1900s that used to be a classical planet
  13. the safer (for humans) galilean moon
  14. the dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt with a name that is a word repeated twice
  15. the ________ scale is used to measure the danger level of potential impacts on Earth
  16. the big galilean moon
  17. the discoverer of saturn’s rings and the name of the orbit that crashed into the planet
  18. comets usually have 2 tails: an ion tail and a _____ tail
  19. long term comets (with orbits longer than 200 years) spend most of their time in the
  20. one criteria to have a magnetic field
  21. the soviet mission that landed on Venus
  22. Venus has more ____________ than any other planet in the solar system
  23. the molecule that gives uranus and neptune their light blue/green color
Down
  1. venus is _______ as big as Earth
  2. one criteria to be a classical planet is to orbit _________ directly
  3. this moon of Saturn has liquid methane lakes
  4. one of the moon’s of Mars (fear)
  5. the massive impact crater on Mercury is called _________ Basin
  6. the interior pressure of Jupiter causes ________ to act like a metal instead of a gas
  7. Saturn’s north pole has a massive storm in the shape of a ___________ (the bestagon)
  8. water on the rocky planets likely came from
  9. the most recent rover sent to Mars
  10. asteroids that orbit a little ahead or behind a planet are called _______ asteroids
  11. the volcano-y galilean moon
  12. a common molecule in Venusian rain
  13. the dwarf planet in the asteroid belt
  14. this planet has the fastest winds in the solar system because it “isn’t done forming”
  15. one of the moons of Mars (panic)
  16. the orbiter currently hanging out by Jupiter
  17. the “fuzzy” part of a comet is called the _______
  18. the tallest mountain on Mars (and in the solar system)
  19. the moon of Saturn most like Europa
  20. the dwarf planet named for a chinese water deity
  21. the dwarf planet originally named Xena but changed by the IAU
  22. one criteria to have a magnetic field (2 words)
  23. the planet that is tilted over 90 degrees
  24. the only moon in the solar system with a significant atmosphere
  25. how many moons Venus has
  26. the moons of this planet are named after Shakespearean characters
  27. the largest object in the asteroid belt that isn’t a dwarf planet

50 Clues: the icy galilean moon • the big galilean moon • how many moons Venus has • the volcano-y galilean moon • venus is _______ as big as Earth • one of the moon’s of Mars (fear) • one of the moons of Mars (panic) • the most recent rover sent to Mars • a common molecule in Venusian rain • the moon of Saturn most like Europa • the safer (for humans) galilean moon • ...

Solar System Crossword v5 2026-01-05

Solar System Crossword v5 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. You, plants, and animals are examples of this
  2. Smallest of Jupiter's Galilean moons. Has subsurface ocean
  3. Object with most of the mass (stuff) in the Solar System
  4. Color of the sky on the Moon
  5. Comets often have these when they get closer to the Sun
  6. The only moon with a thick atmosphere
  7. Venus has a thick one of these
  8. The time for a planet to orbit the Sun once
  9. The time it takes a planet to rotate one time
  10. Mars is called the _____ Planet because of its color
  11. This planet is tilted on its side as it goes around the Sun
  12. The Sun is this kind of object.
  13. Forms when a fast space rock hits the surface of a planet
  14. The galaxy we live in The _____ Way.
Down
  1. Color of the Sun (don’t look at it or your eyes could get hurt)
  2. The Moon is ____ when we see the all the lit-up day side
  3. The largest moon of Neptune – it has geysers
  4. The biggest planet
  5. Its biggest moon is Charon
  6. these rocky objects mostly orbit between Mars and Jupiter
  7. Pluto, Eris, and Ceres are all classified as _____ Planets
  8. The fastest planet around the Sun
  9. The gas we breathe to live
  10. A natural object that orbits a planetary body
  11. What trees and other plants use for energy.
  12. Planet with the hottest surface in the Solar System
  13. This planet has the most impressive rings
  14. All the planets _____ the Sun

28 Clues: The biggest planet • Its biggest moon is Charon • The gas we breathe to live • Color of the sky on the Moon • All the planets _____ the Sun • Venus has a thick one of these • The Sun is this kind of object. • The fastest planet around the Sun • The galaxy we live in The _____ Way. • The only moon with a thick atmosphere • This planet has the most impressive rings • ...

Unit 3 2025-04-04

Unit 3 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. särav
  2. ringtee
  3. kanalisatsiooni süsteem
  4. jalgratta rajad
  5. halvas seisukorras
  6. vanamoeline
  7. rannik
  8. elav
  9. linnaline
Down
  1. jalakäijate ala
  2. eluasemelaen
  3. asfalt
  4. äärelinn
  5. linnapea
  6. maaliline
  7. jätkusuutlik
  8. slumm
  9. keskaeg
  10. elanik
  11. päikese paneelid

20 Clues: elav • särav • slumm • asfalt • rannik • elanik • keskaeg • ringtee • äärelinn • linnapea • maaliline • linnaline • vanamoeline • eluasemelaen • jätkusuutlik • jalakäijate ala • jalgratta rajad • päikese paneelid • halvas seisukorras • kanalisatsiooni süsteem

practice 2015-05-05

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

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

The Sun & Stars 2024-10-10

The Sun & Stars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The closest neighboring star system.
  2. The energy that shoots out from the sun, in the forms of heat & light.
  3. The largest star by diameter...just under 2,000 solar radii
  4. A red supergiant, located in Orion constellation. It may supernova soon.
  5. One who studies space & the stars.
  6. Our sun is this type of star.
  7. The color of the sky.
  8. The only star in our solar system.
  9. Closest stellar nursery.
  10. It lights the Earth, but does not produce the light, only reflects it.
Down
  1. The brightest star in our sky.
  2. A soup of ionized atoms.
  3. The root word that means "light".
  4. The Greek word part for "sun".
  5. The pattern of the sun's maximums & minimums of sunspots.
  6. An instrument used to see stars better (bigger).
  7. Greek for "equal to Mars" because it also appears red.
  8. A catastrophic explosion of a dying star.
  9. The galaxy our sun & solar system is in.
  10. The outermost layer of the sun's atomosphere.
  11. An interstellar cloud of gas & dust.
  12. The Latin word part for "sun".
  13. The most massive star, R136a1, is in this nebula.
  14. When hydrogen atoms COMBINE to form helium atoms at the core.
  15. The Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram categorizes stars based on their...

25 Clues: The color of the sky. • A soup of ionized atoms. • Closest stellar nursery. • Our sun is this type of star. • The brightest star in our sky. • The Greek word part for "sun". • The Latin word part for "sun". • The root word that means "light". • One who studies space & the stars. • The only star in our solar system. • The closest neighboring star system. • ...

Chapter 12 Vocab 2023-01-12

Chapter 12 Vocab crossword puzzle
Across
  1. largest planet that has giant red spot and over 61 moons
  2. small pieces of comet when they move throughout space
  3. closest planet to the sun that has many craters and cliffs
  4. planet that is similar to Earth in size and mass that has an extremely dense atmosphere of clouds
  5. small meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere
  6. area between mars and jupiter where most asteroids lie
  7. Planet known for its rings
  8. this happens when Earth's orbit passes through a group of meteoroids that enter the atmosphere
  9. category of planets that are large and lighweight
  10. meteoroid that strikes Earth
Down
  1. this planet is large and gaseous with a moon called Triton
  2. sun centered model of the solar system
  3. earth centered model of the solar system
  4. Now known as a dwarf planet
  5. This planet has an axis nearly parallel to its plane of orbit
  6. German mathematician that discovered that the planets' orbits were elliptical
  7. rocks similar to the ones that formed planets
  8. This planet has the largest volcano in the solar system and is the last of the inner planets
  9. more than 70% of this planet's surface is covered in water
  10. category of planets that are small and rocky with iron cores

20 Clues: Planet known for its rings • Now known as a dwarf planet • meteoroid that strikes Earth • sun centered model of the solar system • earth centered model of the solar system • rocks similar to the ones that formed planets • category of planets that are large and lighweight • small meteoroid that burns up in Earth's atmosphere • ...

Solar System Puzzle 2023-06-27

Solar System Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Has the fastest winds in the solar system. Sometimes reaching speeds of 1,000 mph! Eighth and last planet from the sun.
  2. This planet is red because it has rusty iron in in the ground. Fourth planet from the sun.
  3. This planet rotates on its side! Seventh planet from the sun.
  4. Largest planet in the solar system. It has a gigantic storm that is larger than the entire Earth! Fifth planet from the sun.
Down
  1. Smallest planet in our solar system. Closest planet to the sun.
  2. Hottest planet in our solar system. Second planet from the sun.
  3. This planet has the largest ring system in the solar system. Sixth planet from the sun.
  4. Only planet in the solar system that is capable of supporting life. Third planet from the sun.

8 Clues: This planet rotates on its side! Seventh planet from the sun. • Smallest planet in our solar system. Closest planet to the sun. • Hottest planet in our solar system. Second planet from the sun. • This planet has the largest ring system in the solar system. Sixth planet from the sun. • ...

space 2023-05-09

space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An object's orbital motion around another object
  2. largest planet on the solar system
  3. Space vehicle meant to travel in outer space at high speeds
  4. Spacecraft manufactured from America called Space Exploration Technologies Corporation
  5. The fully shaded region of a shadow that is casted by an opaque object
  6. Stars and the solar system held together by gravity
  7. An object placed in orbit to capture information about things happening in space
  8. A curved path of a spacecraft around the earth or moon
  9. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  10. Phase when the moon is getting bigger and gets completely illuminated
Down
  1. planet with disney character name
  2. The partially shaded region of a shadow that is casted by an opaque object
  3. A luminous celestial object made out of gas and shines
  4. smallest planet on the solar system
  5. The time or date that happens each twice a year when the sun is measured it’s maximum and minimum declination
  6. Cloud of dust and ice floating in space
  7. The action of rotating around a center or an axis
  8. Instrument used to see things nearer
  9. The time or date that happens each twice a year when the sun crosses the celestial equator
  10. Phase when the moon is getting smaller, this happens between the full moon and the new moon

20 Clues: planet with disney character name • largest planet on the solar system • smallest planet on the solar system • Instrument used to see things nearer • Cloud of dust and ice floating in space • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • An object's orbital motion around another object • The action of rotating around a center or an axis • ...

When Is a Planet Not a Planet? 2023-05-19

When Is a Planet Not a Planet? crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Not on the plane, not flat
  2. Elon Musk wants us to go there
  3. Shape of most planets' orbits
  4. The telescope that took pictures on p411
  5. Pluto's moon
  6. The only planet with known biology
  7. The disc around our sun before planets were formed
  8. Hottest planet in our solar system
  9. Discovered Pluto's moon
  10. The coldest planet
  11. Nebula 1500 ly away
  12. Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus* & Neptune*
  13. First planet from the Sun
  14. Scientists studying the stars & planets
  15. Was once considered a planet
  16. The solid outer layer of a rocky planet
Down
  1. Imaginary flat disc that shows where the planets and other objects travel around the sun
  2. Space cloud of dust, ice, gas and rocks
  3. The line from one side to the other through the center of a circle
  4. Nebula pictured on title page
  5. The 8th planet
  6. The "A" in IAU
  7. The center or middle of an object or planet
  8. Has the widest rings in our solar system
  9. Made of rocks and dirt
  10. Energy visible from our star
  11. Force that keeps objects orbiting
  12. An important star
  13. What Pluto's core is probably made of
  14. Shape of Pluto's orbit
  15. The largest planet in our solar system

31 Clues: Pluto's moon • The 8th planet • The "A" in IAU • An important star • The coldest planet • Nebula 1500 ly away • Made of rocks and dirt • Shape of Pluto's orbit • Discovered Pluto's moon • First planet from the Sun • Not on the plane, not flat • Energy visible from our star • Was once considered a planet • Nebula pictured on title page • Shape of most planets' orbits • ...

Science vocabulary 2 2024-09-11

Science vocabulary 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The star at the center of our solar system.
  2. hole A place in space where gravity is so strong that not even light can escape.
  3. Celestial body that orbits a star.
  4. Oval shape that describes planetary orbits.
  5. planets Planets farthest from the Sun (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune).
  6. Small rocky object that orbits the Sun.
  7. Path an object follows around another in space.
  8. Icy, dusty object that orbits the Sun with a bright tail.
  9. Imaginary line that a planet spins around.
  10. Group of stars that form a recognizable pattern in the sky.
  11. Massive collection of stars, planets, and dust bound by gravity.
Down
  1. Cloud of gas and dust where stars are born.
  2. Movement of one object around another, like Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
  3. Small piece of rock or metal that travels through space.
  4. year Distance light travels in a year.
  5. Spinning of a body on its axis.
  6. Explosion of a large star at the end of its life.
  7. Natural object that orbits a planet.
  8. system The Sun and all objects that orbit it.
  9. planets Planets closest to the Sun (Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars).
  10. Way The galaxy containing our solar system.
  11. Giant ball of hot gas that produces light.

22 Clues: Spinning of a body on its axis. • Celestial body that orbits a star. • Natural object that orbits a planet. • year Distance light travels in a year. • Small rocky object that orbits the Sun. • Imaginary line that a planet spins around. • Giant ball of hot gas that produces light. • The star at the center of our solar system. • Cloud of gas and dust where stars are born. • ...

study crossword 2025-11-13

study crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun
  2. Sun’s rays hit Earth at a steep angle, making energy more concentrated
  3. one of the hottest planets in the solar system
  4. the thing the keeps us on the ground and keeps the planets order so they don't crash into each other
  5. takes the earth 365 day to orbit the sun
  6. The two times of year when the Sun is at its greatest distance from the equator (summer and winter).
  7. the bottom Hemisphere
  8. The imaginary line dividing Earth into two hemispheres
  9. the hottest season
Down
  1. the top Hemisphere
  2. which planet has the most gravity in our solar system
  3. the planet that we live on
  4. Sun’s rays hit at a slanted angle, spreading energy over a larger area
  5. Half of Earth (Northern or Southern)
  6. The imaginary line Earth spins around
  7. the the planets do around the sun
  8. the farthest planet from the sun
  9. the coldest season
  10. has the slowest rotation speed and also moves the slowest in the solar system
  11. The two times of year when day and night are about equal in length
  12. the planets with the least amount of gravity and the closest to the sun
  13. The Earth is tilted 23.5° from vertical

22 Clues: the top Hemisphere • the coldest season • the hottest season • the bottom Hemisphere • the planet that we live on • the farthest planet from the sun • the the planets do around the sun • Earth’s yearly orbit around the Sun • Half of Earth (Northern or Southern) • The imaginary line Earth spins around • The Earth is tilted 23.5° from vertical • ...

Global worming 2018-10-02

Global worming crossword puzzle
Across
  1. sademetsä
  2. ilmaston lämpeneminen
  3. ilmansaaste
  4. hiilidioksidipäästö
  5. aurinko-
  6. lisääntyä
  7. sukupuutto
  8. kasvisto
  9. otsonikerros
  10. suojelualueet
Down
  1. kasvihuoneilmiö
  2. eläimistö
  3. jätteet
  4. ilmakehä
  5. asuttavaksi kelpaamaton
  6. maaperä
  7. ekosysteemi
  8. nouseva veden taso
  9. happosade
  10. salametsästäjä
  11. uusiutuva

21 Clues: jätteet • maaperä • ilmakehä • aurinko- • kasvisto • eläimistö • sademetsä • happosade • lisääntyä • uusiutuva • sukupuutto • ilmansaaste • ekosysteemi • otsonikerros • suojelualueet • salametsästäjä • kasvihuoneilmiö • nouseva veden taso • hiilidioksidipäästö • ilmaston lämpeneminen • asuttavaksi kelpaamaton

Day 7 2025-08-06

Day 7 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Planet that rotates on its side
  2. Planet famous for its prominent rings
  3. Shape of every planet's orbit
  4. Type of universe that will expand forever
  5. Third rock from the Sun
  6. Spin on one's axis
  7. Like giant clouds where stars are born
  8. Light from galaxies moving away appears more red
  9. Of our local star
  10. Sunlight reflected by the Moon
  11. Explosive stellar endings
  12. Orbit around a central body
  13. Planet whose day is longer than its year
  14. Large collection of billions of stars
Down
  1. Measure of an orbit's deviation from circular
  2. Solar system's largest planet
  3. ___'s law relates galaxy distance to recession velocity
  4. Instrument that analyzes starlight by wavelength
  5. Type of extremely dense star remnant
  6. Season of maximum solar heating
  7. Outermost planet in our solar system
  8. Icy visitors with glowing tails
  9. What a meteorite is while traveling through the atmosphere
  10. The Red Planet
  11. Study of the universe's origin and evolution
  12. ___ star (what our Sun will become)
  13. ___ craters are left by meteorites
  14. Astrophotographer's camera type
  15. Solar system's innermost planet

29 Clues: The Red Planet • Of our local star • Spin on one's axis • Third rock from the Sun • Explosive stellar endings • Orbit around a central body • Solar system's largest planet • Shape of every planet's orbit • Sunlight reflected by the Moon • Planet that rotates on its side • Season of maximum solar heating • Icy visitors with glowing tails • Astrophotographer's camera type • ...

Solar System Part 2 2022-02-24

Solar System Part 2 crossword puzzle
Across
  1. nickname for Earth's moon
  2. this belt is located beyond Neptune (two words)
  3. Saturn's moon with a fully formed atmosphere
  4. Eris' only moon
  5. Neptune's moon with an atmosphere and retrograde orbit
  6. planet with the largest ring system
  7. Pluto's largest moon
  8. largest moon in the Solar System
  9. planet with the same temperature day or night
  10. dwarf planet namded for the Hawaiian goddess of childbirth,
  11. planet with an 88 day year
  12. dwarf planet whose discovery led to Pluto's demotion
  13. Haumea's moon with an apostrophe in the name
  14. one of the moons of Mars
  15. planet entirely inhabited by robots
  16. this belt of objects is located between Mars and Jupiter (two words)
  17. moon of Saturn with ice geysers
  18. moon of Jupiter with the closest orbit
  19. most heavily cratered moon of Jupiter
Down
  1. blue planet that is the farthest of the ice giants
  2. Saturn's Death Star moon
  3. dwarf planet with a repetitive name
  4. moon of Uranus that looks very jumbled
  5. pale blue planet tipped on its side
  6. Haumea's moon without an apostrophe in the name
  7. dwarf planet that used to be an asteroid
  8. Pluto's moon named after the 3 headed canine guard of the underworld
  9. moon of Jupiter with a liquid ocean under teh ice
  10. planet with 79 moons
  11. Pluto's moon named after a many headed monster
  12. Pluto's moon named after the river in the underworld
  13. one of Pluto's moons discovered in 2005
  14. only planet with liquid water on its surface
  15. planet discovered in 1930 and named by a child
  16. one of the moons of Mars

35 Clues: Eris' only moon • Pluto's largest moon • planet with 79 moons • Saturn's Death Star moon • one of the moons of Mars • one of the moons of Mars • nickname for Earth's moon • planet with an 88 day year • moon of Saturn with ice geysers • largest moon in the Solar System • dwarf planet with a repetitive name • pale blue planet tipped on its side • planet with the largest ring system • ...

SUN AND SOLAR SYSTEM 2016-01-05

SUN AND SOLAR SYSTEM crossword puzzle
Across
  1. small chunks of ice and dust revolving around the sun
  2. planet visible with naked eye
  3. in solar system every thing revolves around it
  4. first artificial satellite
  5. instrument to observe the night sky
  6. brightest object in night sky
  7. this planet spins on its side
  8. planet very close to the sun
  9. meteoroid making a streak of light
  10. a dwarf planet with oval shaped orbit
Down
  1. the plant we live on
  2. this star appears most stationary to us
  3. large piece of rock or metal
  4. largest planet in solar system
  5. galaxy we belong to
  6. this planet appears to be like bluish star with binoculars
  7. easily identifiable constellation in the night sky
  8. a small body revolving around the bigger body
  9. second largest planet
  10. the brightest star in night sky

20 Clues: galaxy we belong to • the plant we live on • second largest planet • first artificial satellite • large piece of rock or metal • planet very close to the sun • planet visible with naked eye • brightest object in night sky • this planet spins on its side • largest planet in solar system • the brightest star in night sky • meteoroid making a streak of light • ...

Our Solar System & Space 2023-03-23

Our Solar System & Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Serves as a satellite for planets
  2. "I'm bout to explode" -Star
  3. The form of matter the Sun is made of
  4. Forgotten
  5. The red dwarf that's supposed to go supernova soon
  6. Element was named after it
  7. Got knocked onto its side
  8. What killed the dinosaurs
  9. A bundle of stars orbiting a supermassive black hole
  10. That one god from Spongebob
Down
  1. Earth's sister
  2. What keeps us safe from the Sun
  3. The end result of the Big Bang
  4. The most potent and destructive blast of energy in the Universe
  5. They liked it so they put a ring on it
  6. What keeps us on the ground and revolving around the Sun
  7. 1.3 million Earths fit inside it
  8. The thing that makes up the Sun
  9. Has terrible acne
  10. Aliens probably live there
  11. We live there
  12. Something that's too small to identify as a star or planet

22 Clues: Forgotten • We live there • Earth's sister • Has terrible acne • Got knocked onto its side • What killed the dinosaurs • Element was named after it • Aliens probably live there • "I'm bout to explode" -Star • That one god from Spongebob • The end result of the Big Bang • What keeps us safe from the Sun • The thing that makes up the Sun • 1.3 million Earths fit inside it • ...

Solar system and planets 2024-05-18

Solar system and planets crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Force that attracts objects to each other, keeps planets in orbit
  2. Region beyond Neptune's orbit, home to dwarf planets and icy objects
  3. Group of stars that forms a recognizable pattern in the night sky
  4. Brightest planet, with a thick atmosphere and high temperatures
  5. Tilted planet, with a blue-green color due to methane in its atmosphere
  6. Dwarf planet in the Kuiper Belt, once considered the ninth planet
  7. Path followed by an object around another object in space
  8. Our home planet, the only one known to support life
  9. Group of planets, moons, and other objects orbiting the Sun
  10. Bright streak of light in the sky caused by a space rock burning up
  11. Coldest and windiest planet, with dark storm systems
Down
  1. Natural or artificial object orbiting a planet, like the Moon
  2. Rocky object orbiting the Sun, mostly found in the Asteroid Belt
  3. Largest planet, a gas giant with many moons and a Great Red Spot
  4. Central star of our solar system, a hot ball of gas
  5. Icy object that forms a tail when it nears the Sun
  6. Instrument used to observe distant objects in space
  7. Planet famous for its beautiful rings made of ice and rock
  8. Smallest and closest planet to the Sun
  9. Red planet, with polar ice caps and ancient river valleys

20 Clues: Smallest and closest planet to the Sun • Icy object that forms a tail when it nears the Sun • Central star of our solar system, a hot ball of gas • Instrument used to observe distant objects in space • Our home planet, the only one known to support life • Coldest and windiest planet, with dark storm systems • Path followed by an object around another object in space • ...

Solar System and Beyond 2022-05-10

Solar System and Beyond crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The closest planet to the Sun
  2. A large group of stars held together by gravitation and separated from other groups of stars by large regions of space
  3. The region between the inner and outer planets where most asteroids orbit the Sun
  4. Home galaxy
  5. Earthlike
  6. The seventh planet from the Sun
  7. Any of the planets whose orbits lie beyond the asteroid belt
  8. A celestial body of ice, dust, and rock with an elongated tail and elliptical orbit
  9. A ball of gas in space that produces its own light and heat
  10. Any of the rocky, terrestrial planets whose orbits are inside the asteroid belt
Down
  1. Objects such as planets, moons, and stars that are located in space
  2. Large and small rocks or metallic masses orbiting the Sun
  3. The fifth planet from the sun
  4. The second planet from the Sun
  5. The fourth planet from the Sun
  6. The sixth planet from the Sun
  7. The path one object takes as it revolves around another object in space
  8. The eight planet from the Sun
  9. A natural Satellite that orbits a planet
  10. The third planet from the Sun
  11. Any of the large celestial bodies that revolve around the Sun in the solar system
  12. The star at the center of the solar system that supplies heat and light to Earth; its enormous gravity keeps the solar system in orbit

22 Clues: Earthlike • Home galaxy • The closest planet to the Sun • The fifth planet from the sun • The sixth planet from the Sun • The eight planet from the Sun • The third planet from the Sun • The second planet from the Sun • The fourth planet from the Sun • The seventh planet from the Sun • A natural Satellite that orbits a planet • ...

Solar System and Beyond 2022-05-16

Solar System and Beyond crossword puzzle
Across
  1. What percentage of the moon is lit by the Sun?
  2. A flat two-dimensional plane where a space object is at any point in its orbit.
  3. Rockets, satellites, probes, space stations, and space shuttles.
  4. The ability to cause objects to change, move, or work.
  5. The substances, materials, and processes that make up a system.
  6. The imaginary line around which an object spins or rotates.
  7. When the moon passes into Earth's shadow.
  8. A natural phenomenon that causes objects to be attracted to each other based on each objects mass and the distance between them.
  9. Any product or process made by engineers.
  10. The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet
  11. The different shapes of the moon visible from Earth.
  12. The extent of a system, separating those components and processes that are part of the system from those that are not
Down
  1. A collection of stars and their solar systems that are gravitationally bound to one and other.
  2. What is the angle of Earth's tilt?
  3. A star and all of the objects that orbit it.
  4. new moon on oct 9and nov 6, what phase is on Oct 24?
  5. how long does one cycle of the moon phases take?
  6. Energy that comes from the sun.
  7. A group of interacting objects or processes. Every system includes components, interactions, and boundaries.
  8. When the moon passes between the Earth and the Sun such that the Moon's shadow causes some places on Earth to experience darkness during daytime.
  9. A curved path that a space object takes around a star, planet, or moon.
  10. astronomical unit
  11. studies objects beyond Earth's atmosphere

23 Clues: astronomical unit • Energy that comes from the sun. • What is the angle of Earth's tilt? • When the moon passes into Earth's shadow. • Any product or process made by engineers. • studies objects beyond Earth's atmosphere • A star and all of the objects that orbit it. • The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet • What percentage of the moon is lit by the Sun? • ...

Solar system crossword puzzle 2023-05-17

Solar system crossword puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. closest planet to the sun
  2. it's what orbits our planet
  3. earth is the most _________ planet in the solar system
  4. the air that we breathe on earth is what makes up the _________
  5. this is the circular path that a planet follows around the sun
  6. this is the fifth planet, also the largest
  7. the planet known for its rings is _________
  8. the color that the surface of venus looks like because of the clouds
  9. we call the sun and the planets the solar _______
  10. the hottest planet
Down
  1. there are thousands of these on venus, along with mountains and valleys
  2. our home planet
  3. also known as the red planet, it's next to earth
  4. -dioxide, the gas that's part of what makes up the atmosphere on venus
  5. this planet orbits the sun at a distance of 2.8 billion miles
  6. the _________ on mars is much less than earth, a 220 pound person on earth would weigh 83 pounds on mars
  7. this planet was discovered in 1930, and is much smaller than any other planet in the solar system. Now it's known as a dwarf planet
  8. this planet is next to saturn and has a bluish color
  9. there is a _______ on jupiter that is at least 2 times larger than the earth!
  10. this is the actual name of our sun

20 Clues: our home planet • the hottest planet • closest planet to the sun • it's what orbits our planet • this is the actual name of our sun • this is the fifth planet, also the largest • the planet known for its rings is _________ • also known as the red planet, it's next to earth • we call the sun and the planets the solar _______ • ...

Earth & The Solar System 2024-11-13

Earth & The Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A relatively small, rocky body that travels through space
  2. A rotating cloud of gas and dust from which the sun and planets formed
  3. The path that a body follows as it travels around another body in space
  4. One complete orbit
  5. The spin of a body on its axis
  6. A region of the solar system that starts just beyond the orbit of Neptune and that contains dwarf planets and other small bodies made mostly of ice
  7. A small, rocky object that orbits the sun; most asteroids are located in a band between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  8. The warming of the surface and lower atmosphere of Earth that occurs when water vapor, carbon dioxide, and other gases absorb and reradiate energy
  9. A large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light
  10. A celestial body that orbits the sun, is round because of its own gravity, and has cleared the neighborhood around its orbital path
  11. A celestial body that revolves around a body that is greater in mass; a natural satellite
  12. A force of attraction between objects that is due to their masses and that decreases as the distance between the objects increases
Down
  1. 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
  2. The _____________ point is the temperature and pressure at which a solid becomes a liquid
  3. A natural or artificial body that revolves around a celestial body that is greater in mass
  4. A mixture of gases that surrounds a planet, moon, or other celestial body
  5. Distance from the sun that allows for liquid water
  6. A bright streak of light that results when a meteoroid burns up in Earth's atmosphere
  7. A small body of ice, rock, and cosmic dust that follows an elliptical orbit around the sun and that gives off gas and dust in the form of a tail as it passes close to the sun
  8. The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it
  9. The ___________ point is the temperature and pressure at which a liquid becomes a gas
  10. The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves

22 Clues: One complete orbit • The spin of a body on its axis • The transfer of energy as electromagnetic waves • Distance from the sun that allows for liquid water • A relatively small, rocky body that travels through space • A large celestial body that is composed of gas and emits light • The sun and all of the planets and other bodies that travel around it • ...

Solar System (Hard Mode) 2025-09-25

Solar System (Hard Mode) crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Ha ha very funny...
  2. Oldest object
  3. a reddish dwarf planet
  4. SALTY
  5. Could have a subsurface ocean
  6. its interior is expanding
  7. Inclined orbit
  8. has the building blocks for life
  9. Never forgotten... (1930-2006)
  10. it's a song with... questionable lyrics...
  11. Cracked all over
  12. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
  13. orbits backwards
  14. Very dark
  15. Possible rings
  16. Just gonna stand there and watch me burn
  17. DEATH STAR MOON
Down
  1. Two toned surface
  2. the planetesimal asteroid
  3. Caused the worst demotion in history!
  4. O V A L
  5. Not actually as blue as you thought
  6. MAGNETIC TORNADOES!?
  7. filled with rayed pits
  8. Weirdly Spherical
  9. Very Bright!
  10. Evidence of past life Found!
  11. S Q U A R E
  12. Has a magnetic field of its own
  13. Its storm is shrinking
  14. has liquid on its surface
  15. Polar hexagon
  16. makes a double system with its partner
  17. Very much reflective
  18. actually has an atmosphere
  19. its RICH in volcanoes
  20. Literally just a rubble pile... thats it..

37 Clues: SALTY • O V A L • Very dark • S Q U A R E • Very Bright! • Oldest object • Polar hexagon • Inclined orbit • Possible rings • DEATH STAR MOON • Cracked all over • orbits backwards • Two toned surface • Weirdly Spherical • Ha ha very funny... • MAGNETIC TORNADOES!? • Very much reflective • its RICH in volcanoes • filled with rayed pits • a reddish dwarf planet • Its storm is shrinking • the planetesimal asteroid • ...

Solar System and Beyond 2026-03-19

Solar System and Beyond crossword puzzle
Across
  1. The relationships between the components in a system. See components and system.
  2. A group of interacting objects or processes. Every system includes components, interactions, and boundaries. See boundaries, components, and interactions.
  3. The stuff that makes up all living and nonliving objects.
  4. Rockets, satellites, probes, space stations, and space shuttles that carry various tools and equipment to gather data about space and space objects.
  5. An advantage, profit, or gain.
  6. Any representation of a system (or its components) used to help one understand and communicate how it works.
  7. The extent of a system, separating those components and processes that are part of the system from those that are not. See components and system.
  8. phases The different shapes of the Moon visible from Earth.
  9. Variation between a measurement and the true value of a quantity.
  10. The mean, or average, distance between Earth and the Sun (149,597,870,700 m).
  11. Someone who pursues understanding of the natural world by using evidence to answer questions.
  12. The substances, materials, and processes that make up a system. See system.
  13. The angle of Earth’s axis (approximately 23.5 degrees from perpendicular) relative to Earth’s orbital plane around the Sun.
  14. A sequence of events that repeats.
  15. Information that supports or refutes a claim.
  16. Energy that comes from the sun.
  17. When the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow.
  18. Any product or process made by engineers and scientists.
  19. The change of energy from one type to another, such as from chemical to thermal energy.
  20. The amount of gravitational pull between two objects. See gravity.
  21. Something that happens in a repeated and predictable way.
  22. A scientist who studies objects and events beyond Earth’s atmosphere, such as the movement of stars and planets.
Down
  1. The systematic study of the natural world.
  2. A unit of mass in the metric system; 1 gram is equal to 1,000 milligrams.
  3. When the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun such that the Moon’s shadow causes some places on Earth to experience darkness during daytime.
  4. Any description or measurement gathered by the senses or instruments.
  5. The movement of energy from one object to another.
  6. A star and all of the objects that orbit it.
  7. Information gathered from an experiment or observations.
  8. A push or a pull.
  9. A natural phenomenon that causes objects to be attracted to each other based on each object’s mass and the distance between them.
  10. The International System of Units (from Système Internationale d’Unités) established by international agreement. SI units are widely used in science, industry, and medicine.
  11. The worldwide measuring system used by scientists. Also known as the International System of Units (SI).
  12. The ratio of the size of a real object to the size of a model, map, diagram, or other representation of that object. Can also be used to refer to the general size of objects being referred to, for example molecular scale.
  13. A desirable outcome given up to gain another desirable outcome.
  14. The imaginary line around which an object spins, or rotates. Earth rotates around an axis that runs straight through Earth from the North Pole to the South Pole.
  15. The ability to cause objects to change, move, or work.
  16. A flat two-dimensional plane where a space object is at any point in its orbit.
  17. A collection of stars and their solar systems that are gravitationally bound to one another.
  18. A curved path that a space object takes around a star, planet, or moon.
  19. A unit of force in the metric system, equal to 1 kg•m/s2.
  20. The mixture of gases (“air”) that surrounds a planet.
  21. A unit of length in the metric system; 1 meter is equal to 100 centimeters or 1,000 millimeters.
  22. The amount of matter in an object.

44 Clues: A push or a pull. • An advantage, profit, or gain. • Energy that comes from the sun. • A sequence of events that repeats. • The amount of matter in an object. • When the Moon passes into Earth’s shadow. • The systematic study of the natural world. • A star and all of the objects that orbit it. • Information that supports or refutes a claim. • ...

Other Objects Solar System 2026-04-20

Other Objects Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. a famous short period comet visible from Earth about every 76 years
  2. a meteorite that lacks chondrules and formed from melted rock
  3. comet the solid icy core of a comet
  4. Chondrites dark meteorites rich in carbon and organic materials
  5. the point in the sky from which meteors appear to originate
  6. the process of solid ice turning directly into gas
  7. the astronomer who discovered Ceres
  8. an asteroid with an orbit that brings it very close to the Sun
  9. a small rock or particle traveling through space
  10. stony meteorites containing small round particles
  11. small rocky objects that orbit the Sun mostly between Mars and Jupiter
  12. comet streams of gas and dust that extend from a comet away from the Sun
  13. a small asteroid visited and photographed by a spacecraft
  14. a stream of charged particles flowing outward from the Sun
  15. a distant spherical region filled with icy comet like objects
  16. a large cloud of hydrogen gas surrounding a comet
Down
  1. a region beyond Neptune containing icy bodies and comets
  2. the location linked to the impact that contributed to dinosaur extinction
  3. a streak of light caused by a meteoroid burning in Earth’s atmosphere
  4. light produced when gas glows after absorbing solar energy
  5. an icy body that releases gas and dust as it nears the Sun
  6. Object an object that exploded over Siberia in 1908 causing massive damage
  7. regions in the asteroid belt with few asteroids due to Jupiter’s gravity
  8. crossing asteroids asteroids whose orbits bring them close to Earth
  9. a glowing cloud of gas and dust surrounding a comet’s nucleus
  10. shower an event where many meteors appear from the same radiant
  11. pressure the force exerted by sunlight pushing particles away
  12. a comet that orbits the Sun in less than 200 years
  13. the largest object in the asteroid belt and classified as a dwarf planet
  14. Tail a curved tail of dust particles reflecting sunlight
  15. a group of asteroids near Earth asteroids that cross Earth’s orbit
  16. pieces of space rock that reach Earth’s surface
  17. small spherical grains found inside some meteorites
  18. the region between Mars and Jupiter where most asteroids are found

34 Clues: comet the solid icy core of a comet • the astronomer who discovered Ceres • pieces of space rock that reach Earth’s surface • a small rock or particle traveling through space • stony meteorites containing small round particles • a large cloud of hydrogen gas surrounding a comet • the process of solid ice turning directly into gas • ...

Solar System and Space 2021-01-05

Solar System and Space crossword puzzle
Across
  1. A large chunk of rock that orbits the Sun
  2. A planet with a thick, poisonous, stormy and hot atmosphere
  3. A system of billions of stars, planets, dust, and gas
  4. An instrument in space that takes pictures of the Universe
  5. A big ball of gas that gives off light through nuclear fusion
  6. the star that Earth and the other planets orbit
  7. A planet that has 70% of its surface covered in water
  8. The Sun and planets with their moons in orbit around the Sun
  9. a region between Mars and Jupiter where many rocky bodies are found
  10. the natural satellite of Earth
Down
  1. A big, gassy, deep blue planet
  2. All of space and all the matter within it
  3. A craft used to transport humans into orbit around earth and back
  4. A big gassy, light blue planet that spins on its side
  5. The light when a space rock burns in the atmosphere
  6. A very hot planet with almost no atmosphere
  7. A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern
  8. The largest planet with a great red spot
  9. An object of ice and dust that forms a tail when close to the Sun
  10. A giant planet with large rings made of gas and dust
  11. A person trained to travel in a spacecraft
  12. A red planet with the largest volcanoes and the highest mountains

22 Clues: A big, gassy, deep blue planet • the natural satellite of Earth • The largest planet with a great red spot • A large chunk of rock that orbits the Sun • All of space and all the matter within it • A person trained to travel in a spacecraft • A very hot planet with almost no atmosphere • A group of stars forming a recognizable pattern • ...

Our Solar System Crossword 2018-10-11

Our Solar System Crossword crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Method of finding extrasolar stars using the Doppler Effect.
  2. Planets that are made largely of gaseous material.
  3. Name of the first successful flyby of Mars (excluding the number).
  4. The process of a star's brightness decreasing due to a planet passing in front of it.
  5. Measuring a star's position in the sky and observing how that position changes over time.
  6. Planets that are further away from the sun than the asteroid belt.
  7. Part of the debris left over from the formation of the solar system (aka space trash).
  8. A device that lands on a celestial body to obtain data.
  9. Type of planet that is orbiting a star other than our sun.
  10. Acronym for the union that is in charge of defining a planet.
  11. Pluto is considered an icy _____ planet.
  12. Known as a planet's suitability for supporting life.
  13. A flight of a spacecraft past a celestial body to gain scientific data.
  14. Spacecraft that orbits a celestial body to gain data.
Down
  1. The name of the first rover used in the 90's to gain data on Mars.
  2. A vehicle that is able to move about and collect data on a celestial body.
  3. The widely accepted theory about how the solar system was formed.
  4. Planets that are closer to the sun than the asteroid belt.
  5. The shape of the orbit of a planet around the Sun.
  6. The measure of how much an orbit deviates from roundness.
  7. Another term for rotating neutron stars.
  8. Planets that are largely made of rock.
  9. Solid objects moving through space made of a mixture of metal, rock and ice.
  10. Our solar system began as a could of gas and then this forced acted upon it to make it collapse upon itself.
  11. Same as a meteoroid but bigger in size.

25 Clues: Planets that are largely made of rock. • Same as a meteoroid but bigger in size. • Another term for rotating neutron stars. • Pluto is considered an icy _____ planet. • Planets that are made largely of gaseous material. • The shape of the orbit of a planet around the Sun. • Known as a planet's suitability for supporting life. • ...

Solar System Test Review 2024-02-24

Solar System Test Review crossword puzzle
Across
  1. An area on the Sun's surface that has cooled
  2. The largest planet in the solar system.
  3. A transparent layer between the corona and photosphere that is part of the Sun's atmosphere.
  4. Densest layer of the Sun. Heat is produced in waves.
  5. Sun's atmosphere that gives off its reddish glow.
  6. The outside layer of a planet that is above its surface. Mercury and the Moon do not have one. Venus has a thick one that contains carbon dioxide.
  7. The first satellite to ever be successfully launched into space.
  8. Part of Sun where gases are heated, rise and then cool and sink.
  9. The only satellite to orbit Earth
  10. First American Woman in space.
  11. The last planet in our solar system
  12. "The Red Planet"
  13. The gas giants are also known as this
  14. First American to orbit around the Earth.
  15. Occurs when sunspot regions connect and release large amounts of electromagnetic energy.
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  1. Twin missions that have been in space for over 45 year and gave scientists their first glimpses to the outer planets and beyond our solar system.
  2. "Hottest planet"
  3. A revolution of 88 Earth days.
  4. Pluto is considered one of these
  5. A large, bright red plasma that extends outward of the Sun's surface.
  6. The only planet known to have liquid water.
  7. Any celestial object that has its own orbit and clears is neighborhood.
  8. Group of planets that are found between the Sun and asteroid belt.
  9. Astronomer who was the first to state that planets revolve around the Sun rather than Earth.
  10. The part of the Sun that can only be seen during a solar eclipse.
  11. The largest object in the asteroid belt.
  12. Planet that has a solid metal core and solid rock surface.
  13. The type of chemical reaction that powers the Sun.
  14. A celestial object that orbits around the Sun, is made of rock, dust and ice. When heated it glows and gives off two tails.
  15. Inertia and gravity are the two _____ that hold planets in orbit.

30 Clues: "Hottest planet" • "The Red Planet" • A revolution of 88 Earth days. • First American Woman in space. • Pluto is considered one of these • The only satellite to orbit Earth • The last planet in our solar system • The gas giants are also known as this • The largest planet in the solar system. • The largest object in the asteroid belt. • First American to orbit around the Earth. • ...

Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2022-05-20

Solar System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
Across
  1. the atmosphere a comet is called this
  2. The sunrise on this planet looks like it happens twice a day
  3. This is the big thick bubble around the solar system
  4. One criteria for planets is that they are ___ in shape
  5. This is the name of the giant storm on Jupiter
  6. This planet would float in a bathtub
  7. This Mars rover's goal is to look for signs of ancient life
  8. ___ every 29.5 years we can't see Saturn's rings from earth
  9. The could on Venus are made up of this toxic compound
  10. Scientists believe that the objects in the Kuiper belt are the ____ from the formation of the solar system
  11. The discovery of this dwarf planet led to changes in the definition of planets.
  12. This planet is the only dwarf planet located between Mars and Jupiter
  13. Mars and ___ can occasionally knock an asteroid out of orbit and towards earth
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  1. By studying these we can learn about the early conditions in our solar system
  2. Our sun is this type of star
  3. ___comets originate in the Oort Cloud
  4. This planet was declassified as a planet in 2006
  5. This planet was predicted before it was discovered
  6. The Kuiper belt looks like a puffed-up ___
  7. On this planet a day is longer than a year
  8. This chemical compound makes some planets blue in color
  9. Neptune is the ___ faster than the speed of sound
  10. The oxidation of the iron in rocks would make them look this color
  11. This planet has a unique sideways rotation
  12. Earth is the only planet with liquid ___ on its surface

25 Clues: Our sun is this type of star • This planet would float in a bathtub • the atmosphere a comet is called this • ___comets originate in the Oort Cloud • The Kuiper belt looks like a puffed-up ___ • On this planet a day is longer than a year • This planet has a unique sideways rotation • This is the name of the giant storm on Jupiter • ...

CH23 - Our Solar System 2024-04-02

CH23 - Our Solar System crossword puzzle
Across
  1. he applied gravity to planetary movement (first and last name)
  2. most meteors ___ completely before reaching Earth's surface
  3. he discovered that Venus has phases like the moon (fist and last name)
  4. asteroids, comets, and meteoroids are all considered to be ___
  5. these planets are similar to Earth. They are close to the sun and have rocky surfaces
  6. mercury has high surface temperatures because of its ___ and distance from the sun
  7. the collection of small solar system bodies that lie beyond Neptune's orbit
  8. a planet displays this when it appears to stop its forward motion, move backwards, and then returns to its forward motion
  9. generally, the main difference between an asteroid and a meteoroid is its ___
  10. he proposed deferents and epicycles (last name)
  11. Copernicus believed the Ptolemaic system was too ___ to represent the actual arrangement of the heavens
  12. the most unusual feature of Uranus compared with the other planets in the solar system is its ___
  13. this mission to Pluto and beyond is intended to provide evidence for the secular theories of the solar system's origins
  14. a superior planet's retrograde motion is just an ___
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  1. he predicted a comet later named in his honor (first and last name)
  2. the early assumption of the heliocentric theory that caused inaccuracies is that the planets moved in ___ orbits
  3. the planet Mars is classified as ___ and terrestrial
  4. only inferior planets are observed to pass in front of the sun, an event known as a ___
  5. the planets that are beyond Earth's orbit are called ___ planets
  6. the ___ lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter
  7. he introduced the heliocentric model (last name)
  8. the scientific name for a shooting star
  9. the great philosophical shift in the importance of humans in the universe that followed acceptance of the heliocentric theory
  10. because of its distance from the sun, this is the fastest revolving planet
  11. he formulated the three laws of planetary motion (last name)
  12. astronomers designate comets that appear two or more times as ___ comets
  13. these planets are sometimes called the "gas giants"
  14. certain Christian philosophers in the Middle Ages argued the ___ model agreed with the Bible because it seemed to support the central importance of man and the earth
  15. this theory was useful because it provided a workable model of the sky and the most important objects in it
  16. Saturn and the other gas giants are classified as ___ planets
  17. planetary models were greatly improved by the precise and accurate observations of the astronomer ___ (first and last name)

31 Clues: the scientific name for a shooting star • he proposed deferents and epicycles (last name) • he introduced the heliocentric model (last name) • the ___ lies between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter • these planets are sometimes called the "gas giants" • the planet Mars is classified as ___ and terrestrial • a superior planet's retrograde motion is just an ___ • ...

Solar System Crossword Puzzle 2022-03-09

Solar System Crossword Puzzle crossword puzzle
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  1. The lower region of the atmosphere
  2. Small rock that orbits the Sun
  3. A celestial body passes in front of a second celestial body as seen from a third celestial body
  4. The part of the Sun that is the central region where nuclear reactions consume hydrogen to form helium
  5. Only planet with known life and water
  6. Snowballs of frozen gases, rock, and dust that orbits the Sun
  7. The outer atmosphere of the Sun
  8. A giant star in the middle of the solar system
  9. One of the largest planets with a giant red dot
  10. Cloud of gas an dust in outer space
  11. The outside of the inner Core of the sun at a distance approximately 0.25 to 0.7 solar radii
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  1. The deepest layer of the Sun that we can observe directly
  2. Dwarf: Stars that have burned up all of the hydrogen they once used as nuclear fuel
  3. Giant: A star that has low surface temperature and a diameter that is large relative to
  4. The outer-most layer of the solar interior
  5. Flare: An intense burst of radiation coming from the release of magnetic energy associated with sunspots
  6. Earths natural satellite
  7. Winds: The continuous flow of charged particles from the Sun which permeates the solar system
  8. A planets with big bright rings
  9. Systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe
  10. Small luminescent ball of gases

21 Clues: Earths natural satellite • Small rock that orbits the Sun • The outer atmosphere of the Sun • Small luminescent ball of gases • A planets with big bright rings • The lower region of the atmosphere • Cloud of gas an dust in outer space • Only planet with known life and water • The outer-most layer of the solar interior • A giant star in the middle of the solar system • ...

Space Review Crossword 2013-06-12

Space Review Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. An object that travels around a planet or a dwarf planet
  2. The name of the first gas planet after the asteroid belt
  3. The process through which the Sun generates heat and light
  4. Gases and charged particles expelled above an active sunspot
  5. A star begins as a __________
  6. Another name for a shooting star
  7. The planet between Venus and Mars
  8. Piece of rock or metal in the solar system smaller than an asteroid
  9. What a small to medium size star will become when it runs out of fuel
  10. The Northen Hemisphere is point _______ from the Sun during the winter
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  1. Large chunks of ice, dust and rock that orbit the sun
  2. What a star becomes after it is a Red Giant
  3. The unit used to measure distances beyond our Solar System
  4. ___________ can cause astronauts to experience bone loss, stroke symptoms and changes in blood cell shape
  5. that the Universe began in an incredibly hot, dense expansion about 13.7 billion years ago
  6. What separates the inner and outer solar system
  7. A big star that explodes might form a ______________
  8. The term used to describe the longest or shortest days of the year
  9. The name of our Galaxy
  10. Astronauts in space lose about ____ percent of their bone mass each month they are in space

20 Clues: The name of our Galaxy • A star begins as a __________ • Another name for a shooting star • The planet between Venus and Mars • What a star becomes after it is a Red Giant • What separates the inner and outer solar system • A big star that explodes might form a ______________ • Large chunks of ice, dust and rock that orbit the sun • ...

Space Crossword 2014-09-15

Space Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. A cloud of gas and dust
  2. An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer
  3. Earth's only natural satellite
  4. What Jupiter, Saturn, Neptune and Uranus are made of
  5. A person who goes into space
  6. The only known planet to have life
  7. The gaseous area surrounding a planet or other body
  8. The curved path of a celestial object or spacecraft around a star, planet or moon
  9. Large rocks in outer space
  10. The tilt the Earth has that created the seasons
  11. The brightest star in our Solar system
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  1. A group of stars, gas and dust held together by gravity
  2. An exploding star
  3. The most famous dwarf planet
  4. The main gas in our solar system
  5. A large, bowl-shaped cavity in the ground or on the surface of a planet
  6. An object consisting of a nucleus of ice and dust with a tail
  7. The force that pulls all bodies of matter together
  8. The collection of eight planets and their moons in orbit around the sun
  9. Smaller rocks in space
  10. A scientist who specialises in the universe
  11. The galaxy our solar system is in
  12. The event in which Earth or the moon passes through a shadow of another body

23 Clues: An exploding star • Smaller rocks in space • A cloud of gas and dust • Large rocks in outer space • The most famous dwarf planet • A person who goes into space • Earth's only natural satellite • The main gas in our solar system • The galaxy our solar system is in • The only known planet to have life • The brightest star in our Solar system • ...

Astronomy Chapter 1 2022-08-17

Astronomy Chapter 1 crossword puzzle
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  1. internal ability to know something without being taught
  2. A scientist who studies the planets, stars, and everything else in outer space
  3. Is made by man and sent in to space to orbit Earth
  4. I cause the tides
  5. National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  6. The first person to use a telescope to see far distances into space, he helped prove Nicolaus Copernicus was correct about the Sun being the center of the solar system
  7. The number of phases of the moon
  8. An object in space which orbits around another object
  9. The study of outer space
  10. How sailors used the sun, moon, and stars to know which direction to sail
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  1. The center of our solar system
  2. I travel around the earth and am made by God - you could also call the moon by this name
  3. Knowledge of
  4. Star
  5. someone trained to travel in a spaceship into outer space
  6. One of the first people to believe that the Sun was the center of the solar system
  7. Patterns of stars
  8. How to tell the time from the position of shadows
  9. is an invisible force which pulls objects together
  10. Everything that exists everywhere
  11. The pull that planes and other objects have on each other
  12. Our galaxy

22 Clues: Star • Our galaxy • Knowledge of • I cause the tides • Patterns of stars • The study of outer space • The center of our solar system • The number of phases of the moon • Everything that exists everywhere • National Aeronautics and Space Administration • How to tell the time from the position of shadows • Is made by man and sent in to space to orbit Earth • ...

The Sun and the Solar System 2021-06-22

The Sun and the Solar System crossword puzzle
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  1. cloud of dust and gas from which stars can form
  2. one of the terrestrial planets
  3. indicator of a terrestrial planet
  4. one of the elements in a gas giant
  5. another phase of matter; gas is super charged with energy so electrons are knocked off and the gas has a charge
  6. form of energy related to magnetism
  7. name of galaxy we live in
  8. fused into helium in the sun
  9. gas and ice giants
  10. reaction that turns hydrogen into helium and generates all of the sun's energy
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  1. force that holds the sun together and allows the solar system to stay together
  2. one of the chemicals in the liquid on an ice giant
  3. indicator of a jovian planet
  4. name of the arm of our galaxy where our solar system is
  5. sign that the sun's magnetic field is interacting with a planet's atmosphere
  6. mark indicating a strong magnetic field on the sun's surface
  7. what pluto is; a chunk of material too small for a planet and too large for an asteroid
  8. what the sun will become when it runs out of hydrogen
  9. another name for the magnetic field formed by convection in our sun
  10. outer edge of the solar system; cloud of icy debris

20 Clues: gas and ice giants • name of galaxy we live in • indicator of a jovian planet • fused into helium in the sun • one of the terrestrial planets • indicator of a terrestrial planet • one of the elements in a gas giant • form of energy related to magnetism • cloud of dust and gas from which stars can form • one of the chemicals in the liquid on an ice giant • ...

Celestial Bodies Crossword 2024-11-20

Celestial Bodies Crossword crossword puzzle
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  1. This is the galaxy that our solar system is in.
  2. This planet rotates on its side and its poles face the Sun.
  3. This force holds the planets into the sun's orbit.
  4. This is the largest of all the planets.
  5. If a meteoroid enters a planet’s atmosphere, it is called a ________.
  6. If the meteor hits the surface of a planet, it is called a _________.
  7. This is the only star in our solar system.
  8. These are large pieces of rock that orbit the sun.
  9. This is the farthest planet from the sun.
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  1. These are natural satellites that orbit planets.
  2. This is a region of space between Mars and Jupiter that contains millions of asteroids.
  3. This was a planet at one time, but is now called a dwarf planet.
  4. These are small chunks of rock or dust that break off asteroids or comets.
  5. These bodies are made of three parts: a nucleus, a coma, and a tail.
  6. This planet has over 1,000 rings.
  7. This planet is sometimes called "The Red Planet".
  8. This is the smallest of all the planets.
  9. This word means "to travel around."
  10. This planet has only one moon.
  11. This is the hottest planet in our solar system.

20 Clues: This planet has only one moon. • This planet has over 1,000 rings. • This word means "to travel around." • This is the largest of all the planets. • This is the smallest of all the planets. • This is the farthest planet from the sun. • This is the only star in our solar system. • This is the galaxy that our solar system is in. • ...

Unit 4 Vocabulary 2025-12-01

Unit 4 Vocabulary crossword puzzle
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  1. the top layer of the Earth where plants grow
  2. a hill of sand shaped by the wind
  3. a bright object in space with a long tail
  4. a vehicle used to travel in space
  5. the sun and the planets that orbit it
  6. a large hole on a planet or moon
  7. an object that orbits a planet
  8. a dark blue, windy planet
  9. a planet that rotates on its side
  10. a scientist who studies stars and planets
  11. the largest planet in our solar system
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  1. a dwarf planet far from the sun
  2. a thick layer of ice covering land
  3. the hottest planet in our solar system
  4. the smallest planet closest to the sun
  5. a streak of light made by a burning rock in the sky
  6. a tool used to see faraway objects
  7. a building where people watch the sky
  8. a huge group of stars and planets
  9. a person trained to travel in space
  10. a large round object that orbits a star
  11. the star at the center of our solar system
  12. a planet with large rings
  13. the planet we live on
  14. the red planet
  15. a hard piece of the Earth’s surface
  16. a strong metal found in space rocks

27 Clues: the red planet • the planet we live on • a planet with large rings • a dark blue, windy planet • an object that orbits a planet • a dwarf planet far from the sun • a large hole on a planet or moon • a hill of sand shaped by the wind • a huge group of stars and planets • a vehicle used to travel in space • a planet that rotates on its side • a thick layer of ice covering land • ...

Earth and Mars 2022-04-27

Earth and Mars crossword puzzle
Across
  1. Mars is smaller than ______ with a diameter of 4217 miles.
  2. mars is home to the tallest ____ in our solar system
  3. Earth is a _____ planet
  4. earth has ____ moon
  5. There is only one natural ____ of the planet Earth
  6. system The Earth is the densest planet in the ____
  7. The planet is constantly ____
  8. the planet moves around the ___
  9. Earth's ___ isn't uniform
  10. Earth is the only planet not named after a ___
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  1. earth has an uneven _____ field
  2. mars has two ___
  3. Earth is about 4.54 ___ years old.
  4. the ___ was once believed to be the centre of the universe
  5. mars is named after a ___
  6. earth has powerful ____
  7. ___ is the fourth planet from the sun

17 Clues: mars has two ___ • earth has ____ moon • earth has powerful ____ • Earth is a _____ planet • mars is named after a ___ • Earth's ___ isn't uniform • The planet is constantly ____ • earth has an uneven _____ field • the planet moves around the ___ • Earth is about 4.54 ___ years old. • ___ is the fourth planet from the sun • Earth is the only planet not named after a ___ • ...